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BenCooper wrote:The attic had lots of lovely old plans - I only photographed a few. The two parts of the building were separated by a wall and fire doors, so it might be possible to save the front part, though I doubt they'll do that.
the researcher wrote:damn shame that about the plans in the attic they should have been rescued and handed into the mitchell library or the archive centre to be preserved and allowed to be looked at now they are gone forever
were they plans of co-op buildings?
potatojunkie wrote:Got a phonecall from a friend telling me that something "pretty big" was on fire "west of Sauchiehall Street" because that's where the huge plume of smoke had reached. Dashed down to Charing Cross and was able to follow it from there. Another friend told me you could smell it in Ruchill.
yoker brian wrote:the researcher wrote:damn shame that about the plans in the attic they should have been rescued and handed into the mitchell library or the archive centre to be preserved and allowed to be looked at now they are gone forever
were they plans of co-op buildings?
Yes it is a shame if the plans were lost to the fire, however to encourage someone to "rescue" the plans is basically the same as encouraging stealing - and urban explorers like Ben and many others on here are careful not to get caught up in such illegalities whilst enjoying their hobby.
I'm sure that any reputable Archivist or Librarian particularly those at the Mitchell would not accept any material in that manner, without knowing the person handing the items over had legal ownership and the authority to to make the deposit - I know I wouldn't
Doorstop wrote:Now, it may be my suspicious nature but if, as I'm reliably informed, this building was a nightmare to navigate inside then it's fairly safe to say that it'd be a money pit when trying to renovate it for any contemporary usage. Yes?
Now that's a *very* good reason for it to simply "be damaged beyond repair" and demolished leaving a lovely prime bit of waterfront real estate ready for development free of the incumbent costs of re-jigging a labyrinthine interior built when over engineering was the norm.
Delmont St Xavier wrote:Absolutely stunning very difficult to single one out, but I did - the fireman on the high rise has to be a classic and should go on to become a historic record on par with those taken of Cheapside Street fire and 9/11
Well done!
yoker brian wrote:Yes it is a shame if the plans were lost to the fire, however to encourage someone to "rescue" the plans is basically the same as encouraging stealing - and urban explorers like Ben and many others on here are careful not to get caught up in such illegalities whilst enjoying their hobby.
I'm sure that any reputable Archivist or Librarian particularly those at the Mitchell would not accept any material in that manner, without knowing the person handing the items over had legal ownership and the authority to to make the deposit - I know I wouldn't
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