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Post by dogless on May 31, 2024 10:38:07 GMT
Out walking last night and comparing the beautiful 19th century railway viaduct at Harefield with the new utilitarian HS2 railway viaduct. Just not the same obvious pride in the work is there. Rog
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Post by Clinton Cool on May 31, 2024 10:44:06 GMT
Out walking last night and comparing the beautiful 19th century railway viaduct at Harefield with the new utilitarian HS2 railway viaduct. Just not the same obvious pride in the work is there. Rog Nasty stuff is concrete. I wonder if it will still be there, 200 years from now?
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Post by on May 31, 2024 11:01:07 GMT
It would be great to get Isambard's views on this.
I wonder if he would be a fan of the concrete stuff.
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Post by dogless on May 31, 2024 11:23:55 GMT
Supposed to have been designed around the idea of a stone being skimmed across water.
Some photos on line to view the scale of it.
I do prefer the skew brick arches and the ornate design of the earlier viaduct personally, apparently built in 1904.
Rog
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Post by Jim on May 31, 2024 11:40:54 GMT
Out walking last night and comparing the beautiful 19th century railway viaduct at Harefield with the new utilitarian HS2 railway viaduct. Just not the same obvious pride in the work is there. Rog Nasty stuff is concrete. I wonder if it will still be there, 200 years from now? there's still Roman concrete around. The old swimming baths in Rochdale where The circus was based for years had cast in situ balconies and stairs in 1862, an early example. Was still going strong when it was demolished in '15.
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Post by Murgatroyd on May 31, 2024 11:42:13 GMT
In some ways it's a reflection of technology and how things have developed...if someone were to design Tower Bridge today then it probably wouldn't involve cast iron, and certainly not in the chain-link braces that keep it standing. But for the Victorians, cast-iron was at the cutting edge of design possibilities. So expecting a modern structure to stay within the confines of tech from 200 years ago is unrealistic. I'm not saying I'm a huge fan of tall buildings but you can't build them if you did. There is an explanation of why the Egyptians built pyramids that doesn't involve space aliens; it was the only method available at the time to construct something hundreds of feet high.
I find older architecture far more pleasing as well but I suspect Brunel would have found the possibilities of steel-reinforced concrete quite exciting.
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Post by on May 31, 2024 11:44:15 GMT
High speed trains are noisy blighters when they get going.
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Post by dogless on May 31, 2024 11:58:07 GMT
More than just the materials though, don't you think greater effort was put into ornamentation and embellishment, just to look good and grand ?
Rog
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Post by Murgatroyd on May 31, 2024 12:00:15 GMT
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Post by Murgatroyd on May 31, 2024 12:15:57 GMT
More than just the materials though, don't you think greater effort was put into ornamentation and embellishment, just to look good and grand ? Rog Absolutely; Crossness pumping station is a wonder to behold, especially if you visit on a steam-up day, but the purpose was simply to move a lot of shit.
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Post by brummieboy on May 31, 2024 12:52:06 GMT
More than just the materials though, don't you think greater effort was put into ornamentation and embellishment, just to look good and grand ? Rog And just think of all the hanging gardens we are missing out on.
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Post by Murgatroyd on May 31, 2024 13:55:28 GMT
More than just the materials though, don't you think greater effort was put into ornamentation and embellishment, just to look good and grand ? Rog And just think of all the hanging gardens we are missing out on. But the Colossus of Twat lives on
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Post by dogless on May 31, 2024 15:49:56 GMT
Walked back to Black Jack's lock then up the hill to the Old Orchard pub. Lovely place and an incredible view to the rear. That light line through the trees is the HS2 Colne Valley viaduct. An incredible piece of engineering I'm sure, and cutting edge technology too no doubt. It is massive. Continued our walk back through Harefield which is a nice little place. Worth a visit. Rog
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 31, 2024 16:33:02 GMT
Another week (and month) at work over. Payday today, a chuck of money I wouldn't normally get at this time of year. Last month was quite expensive what with blacking and Winter coal to pay for so it will come in handy.
Going to see my Mum tomorrow, she's still very poorly and definitely near the end now. Boys are travelling up too so will be good to see them as well.
Have everything needed to start painting the boat roof, will start on that on Sunday if the weather is right.
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Post by Telemachus on May 31, 2024 17:39:38 GMT
Payday for me today, but I didn't have to do any work. That nice Mr Rishi sent me £946 so do please keep working as someone needs to fund my state pension.
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