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I always thought that 40 Rosemount Street was too dangerously close to the motorway for them to risk a blowdown and it would get nibbled.....but apparently not. Unless they are going to do a quick closure of the M8 or something which I can't see the police allowing.
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:52 pm
by cumbo
The Police closed M8 for the Red Road fiasco.It was just 2 police cars and outriders doing a slow down from about a mile in each direction. Dependant on weather I would think the dust cloud would be the main problem.
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:41 am
by RapidAssistant
cumbo wrote:The Police closed M8 for the Red Road fiasco.It was just 2 police cars and outriders doing a slow down from about a mile in each direction. Dependant on weather I would think the dust cloud would be the main problem.
I've often wondered how and who makes the call over what method is chosen, either explosives, nibble down or a deconstruction. I guess each method has its pros and cons in terms of cost and the risk of collateral damage to neighboring structures.
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:31 am
by Vinegar Tom
99 Prospecthill Circus is now being demolished by long reach machine; this one is being tackled from the front face unlike Sighthill where they are munching from the side. 111 Prospecthill is still being stripped out.
Last men standing – the people who live in almost empty demolition-targeted Glasgow tower blocks By Darren Hercher, Director / Producer
The very first time I visited Sighthill in Glasgow was about a decade ago. The estate had just began a long regeneration project, which involved demolishing all the blocks and eventually rebuilding the community.....
Interviews with some of the last residents - its on BBC2 tonight (10th Jan).
Been a while since we last revisited this thread - any more blocks that people know of that are about to come down?
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:08 pm
by Vinegar Tom
From what I have heard from GHA / Wheatley, the current demolition programme is complete. The blocks at Sighthill and Toryglen were the last planned demolitions for now.
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:17 am
by nirmitpatel
Great Information.
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 8:37 am
by RapidAssistant
I read somewhere that they had been talking about taking down the three Cranhill blocks (Longstone Place - you know by the motorway) - by 2020.
Can anyone substantiate this?
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 10:23 pm
by Vinegar Tom
Not heard anything yet, I usually hear through work, but it is not foolproof.
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:34 pm
by BTJustice
Its taken 5 years but my project to follow the demolition and rebuilding of Prospecthill circus is complete;
Dave
Re: Tower Block Demolitions - Rolling Updates!
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:12 am
by RapidAssistant
Just saw that the two remaining Hutchesontown D towers on Caledonia Road are now also in the process of being cleared out - two were brought down in 2006 and the remaining two recladded.
Think they said that the cladding is now substandard (by that I mean that it is Grenfell-combustible?), and it is too expensive to strip it off and start again....hence demolition is now justified. Hmmm....what a waste of money IMHO.