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May 12 2010, 01:43 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ May 12 2010, 02:21 PM) I see there is a report that JD Wetherspoons want to demolish the quaint little cottage behind the Hatchet.
Booooooooo!
I wonder if it will 'go on fire' as Piloti calls it. What is special about this particular cottage? When they demolished the neighbouring cottages no one objected.
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May 12 2010, 01:46 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ May 12 2010, 02:43 PM) What is special about this particular cottage? When they demolished the neighbouring cottages no one objected. Before my time. Doesn't make it right though, does it?
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May 12 2010, 04:33 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ May 12 2010, 02:46 PM) Before my time. Doesn't make it right though, does it? What makes it wrong?
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May 12 2010, 05:17 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ May 12 2010, 05:33 PM) What makes it wrong? what do you think?
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May 12 2010, 10:27 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ May 12 2010, 06:17 PM) what do you think? Nothing. Bulldoze it.
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May 12 2010, 10:34 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ May 12 2010, 02:43 PM) What is special about this particular cottage? When they demolished the neighbouring cottages no one objected. When were they demolished? To have something very old amongst all the new is a wonderful thing to see. It gives us a visual reminder of what the town used to be like before the bulldozers took hold. There is nothing worse than modernism for modernism's sake. If it was not worth keeping, then the council would not hold fire on any decision. It is 18th century, surely that speaks volumes. Sorry Strafin, I have to disagree with the 'bulldoze it'. Heritage is very important.
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May 13 2010, 08:12 AM
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QUOTE (JMH @ May 13 2010, 09:03 AM) Do you think they could demolish the old post office building at the same time? An eyesore of a structure which really (imho) spoils Newbury!
I thought it was a shame when they demolished that little old pub (Rising Sun?) near where KFC is now. Now if you mean the concrete block that used to be the telephone exchange then I agree with you. It would seem that there is not enough commercial interest in developing this site otherwise it would have gone long ago. I believe that it is de-commissioned? The next major developement in newbury should include the demolition of this building.
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May 13 2010, 08:39 AM
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QUOTE (Bloggo @ May 13 2010, 09:12 AM) Now if you mean the concrete block that used to be the telephone exchange then I agree with you. It would seem that there is not enough commercial interest in developing this site otherwise it would have gone long ago. I believe that it is de-commissioned? The next major developement in newbury should include the demolition of this building. Yes, that's the one! Hideous!
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May 13 2010, 09:16 AM
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QUOTE (Bloggo @ May 13 2010, 09:12 AM) Now if you mean the concrete block that used to be the telephone exchange then I agree with you. It would seem that there is not enough commercial interest in developing this site otherwise it would have gone long ago. I believe that it is de-commissioned? The next major developement in newbury should include the demolition of this building. Nope - it's still the telephone exchange. Although with the reduced size of modern equipment compared with when it opened in 1974 much of the space inside is unused. To demolish it would mean providing another one somewhere at great cost. (It ain't cheap to move all those cables!)
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May 13 2010, 09:33 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 13 2010, 10:16 AM) Nope - it's still the telephone exchange. Although with the reduced size of modern equipment compared with when it opened in 1974 much of the space inside is unused. To demolish it would mean providing another one somewhere at great cost. (It ain't cheap to move all those cables!) Thanks for the up-date. Yes, I can understand that the new digital stuff is still there. What a pity.
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May 13 2010, 10:36 AM
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QUOTE (spartacus @ May 12 2010, 10:30 PM) sorry, but that hovel doesn't come under the definition of 'quaint little cottage'. It's an old building but it ain't quaint.... Renovated it would be.
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May 13 2010, 10:37 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 13 2010, 10:16 AM) . (It ain't cheap to move all those cables!) Nor the enormous generator in the basement.
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May 13 2010, 10:56 AM
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QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ May 13 2010, 11:45 AM) I think we'd all agree the exchange is an eyesore though. The worst building in Newbury I'd say. Out of kilter with the rest of the town. I think this has been agreed many times before in various surveys and I side with you. Unfortunately the cost of moving it to enable it to be demolished is prohibitive. I cannot foresee anyone stumping up the cost to enable this to happen. (I should imagine there is a very nice view of the little cottage at the back of the Hatchet from it though! )
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May 13 2010, 02:00 PM
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QUOTE (x2lls @ May 12 2010, 11:34 PM) When were they demolished? To have something very old amongst all the new is a wonderful thing to see. It gives us a visual reminder of what the town used to be like before the bulldozers took hold. There is nothing worse than modernism for modernism's sake. If it was not worth keeping, then the council would not hold fire on any decision. It is 18th century, surely that speaks volumes.
Sorry Strafin, I have to disagree with the 'bulldoze it'. Heritage is very important. Unsure, but if you look at the wall in the car park you can still see where they were. This isn't the only one in the area. There are several in Queens hotel car park and one in Drewet & Neate car park. Just because something is old it is not necessarily beautiful or worth keeping (except me of course). There have been recent calls to preserve buildings on Sterling Estate.
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May 13 2010, 04:18 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ May 13 2010, 03:00 PM) There have been recent calls to preserve buildings on Sterling Estate. the Counting House, at Sterling, is worth preserving.
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