bamber 128 Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Which Nottingham landmark building, rumoured to be under threat of demolition, was once described as "Britain's most Fascist Building"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Got Me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Its architect was also responsible for: Nottingham YMCA Home Ales at Daybrook The Vale Hotel Raleigh Offices Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 I think that was T, Cecil Howitt 1889-1969, he also disigned the Home Brewery head Office.... regarding your question i like mick haven't at this time a clue.....but i'm working on it.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted January 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 C'mon chaps. Won't anyone have an educated guess? Cheers, Bamber Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Do we need some of those Newsgroup Bods in here to sort it? I feel a posting coming on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Alright, an even more ovious clue as to the identity of Britain's most Fascist building. This building was the apple of T.Cecil Howett's eye. Pity he's still not around. He'd make a far better job of designing new buildings than the present lot of rubbish they're throwing up around Nottingham . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 General Hospital?????? Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 After the Council House this is, without doubt, Nottingham's most distinctive building. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tutanic 8 Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 The modern buildings take some beating for being eyesores. The Revenue building on Castle Meadow is a fine example of a building looking like a car park from the outside and a prison from the in. Have you seen the Amenity building, it looks like a giant alien from space buried up to his neck. A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 The IR building is a classic example of penny pinching.The original design specified the use of white concrete but to cut costs they went for the cheaper grey instead. The landscaping of the site also leaves a lot to be desired.And as for the revolutionary ventilation system: it broke down soon after opening and hasn't worked since.I'll put you out your misery. Britain's most Fascist building is Trent Uni's Newton Building. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tutanic 8 Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 The heating system caused a lot of problems, the people that warked there were in danger of getting sick building syndrome. The system was designed to return the warm air to the base of the building and then filter it through and round again. Therefore, if anyone sneezed on the top floor then the rest of the building got a cold. The turrets on the corners were designed to rise and fall as the temperature rose, the only problem was the Pigeons. They would get in when the cap was up and then when it went down they couldn't get out. Having worked there for about 10 years there are some things that don't bare repeating. A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Britain's most Fascist building is Trent Uni's Newton Building. Why would this be? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Johnson 24 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Could it be that the nearest pub was the "Spread Eagle" near the old Playhouse, where the Moseley supporters were said to hold meetings on Goldsmith Street? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,378 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 There is a building in town that has a frieze of swastikas, is that it? Can't post a pic for some weird reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 terrible weather so spending a musical evening with the Skellingtons......must get out more. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 42 minutes ago, IAN123. said: With the piano..Thought it was the Strolling Bones! The Strolling Bones ???? I actually meant to post in "owt about nowt" but never mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Staythorpe chimneys were a bugger to ladder, you had to splice the ladders three times because the guys that built it had put the L B1s at the wrong spacing. Approx 1 million bricks per stack, and 425ft tall. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 7 hours ago, IAN123. said: Granted..Staythorpe was a tad brutal. Staythorpe A won architectural design awards when it was opened in 1950. It was quite an imposing structure. Staythorpe B followed in 1962 on an adjoining site and was a much more industrialised building. The current gas fired Staythorpe power station is a hideous industrial blot on the landscape and spoils the views from miles around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Nice one Ian, but laddering with skid ladders(16ft) usually used up North, is totally different to laddering with 10ft ladders. When I instructed at the C.I.T.B. i did invite Fred to the place to show him other techniques, he declined. On a steel stack, i would get up it quicker with 10ft(termed, Yorkshire ladders) than someone using 16ft(termed Lancashire ladders). Fred wasn't anyone specs ,just a a guy that was in the right place at the right time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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