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« on: March 07, 2008, 21:41:06 »

A 145ft (44.2m) church spire in Swindon is to be lit up at night to give rail passengers and visitors a "new and positive landmark" for the town (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7284233.stm

The lights will be officially switched on at St Mark's church in the railway village in a ceremony on Saturday.

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Vous devez ĂȘtre impitoyable, parce que ces gens sont des salauds - https://looka.com/s/78722877
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« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2008, 08:30:34 »

Maybe they could floodlight the derelict shell of the sorting office next to Temple Meads and give visitors to Bristol an "old and negative" view of the city as they arrive.
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« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2008, 13:44:33 »

Its an eyesore!

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l50/liamy_2006/swr/wba1.jpg
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« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2008, 17:34:01 »

No, it's a pair of Class 20s ... ?

OH! I see what you mean!  Grin

Yes, it IS an eyesore - and it's getting worse, as more graffiti appears and the weather takes its toll on the windowless structure. There's a lot of work going on in the adjoining site of the old Bath Road Depot (which is welcome - and grossly overdue!), but nothing seems to be happening with the old sorting office. I would have thought it was another prime site for redevelopment??
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« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2008, 17:40:03 »

OMG (Oh My doG )- it's a box, it's square, it's dirty, it's concrety, it's and eye sore, it's a blot......  Shocked Shocked

It needs to go!  Angry
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« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2008, 17:43:33 »

Quite, why I took a photo of it I don't know  Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2008, 18:14:33 »

Well, it certainly didn't look so bad in 2004: see http://www.bugpics.co.uk/143619-6.php

Amazing what four years of weather, vandalism, graffiti spraying and copper stripping can do ...  Angry Angry Angry
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