| Posted by Jennibel |
1/13/2005 1:19 AM | remove |
Very nice picture...I love that door!
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| Posted by SoupMeister |
1/13/2005 11:55 AM | remove |
All the ironwork doors (except the basement bar one) were stolen since this photo was taken. :-(
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| Posted by Jennibel |
1/13/2005 11:14 PM | remove |
Stupid vandals... Cant leave anything alone!
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| Posted by Armchair Traveller |
4/21/2005 7:52 AM | remove |
Don't get me wrong, I don't side with the
vandals and taggers and punks who smash every piece of glass they can find.
I do't condone the wonton destruction of abandoned buildings by gangs of merauding youths who are bored and have nothing better to do. To me, a just punishment for vandals, if caught, would be to have to go back and clean up the damage and mess they've caused.
But if people are stripping away all of the fixtures and iron work, knowing that if the building is to be torn down and these items will end up in a landfill, then I can't say that I blame them for removing anything salvageable.
It's a comment I've made before, to me it's a victimeless crime and if it keeps these guys from going out and mugging someone to survive, then honestly speaking, if all they're doing is removing fixtures and anything salvageable, more power to them.
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| Posted by SoupMeister |
4/21/2005 1:43 PM | remove |
I think you raise a valid point... and from a more romantic point of view, some of the building survives this way.
I still can't help but feel bitter about a building I know and love being in such a horrible state.
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| Posted by IIVQ |
5/29/2005 1:56 PM | remove |
Yeah, and they actually save natural resources by stealing those things.
I wonder if scavengers are more professionals, or that they're mostly just people driving by who know someone is building a house. I gamble on professionals.
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| Posted by SoupMeister |
5/29/2005 9:23 PM | remove |
They're pretty well-equipped to remove heavy machinery as well as doors and fixtures. My money's on them being professionals too.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
7/9/2005 2:41 AM | remove |
I agree and intend to extend the idea to money and electrical goods!
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| Posted by IIVQ |
8/28/2005 10:39 AM | remove |
In Gent we met professional cable strippers. Nearly all abandonments would have plastic cable insulation cut in a very distinct way on the floor. In some places the power was even on...
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| Posted by SoupMeister |
8/29/2005 6:52 AM | remove |
Bastards! After this location and Lennox Castle, I have a special hatred for these people.
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| Posted by IIVQ |
8/30/2005 9:55 PM | remove |
They were more scared of us than we were of them...
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| Posted by SoupMeister |
8/30/2005 10:51 PM | remove |
I've a mind to hide in this abandonment one day to wait for people to come round. Then I can jump out of one of those weird Lovecraftian corners and scare the living daylights out of them.
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/14/2007 2:10 AM | remove |
Even better in twilight.
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