farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
That'd do - a nice rope swing bridge that sways every step across it.
Hammersmith Bridge closed to motor vehicles "indefinitely"
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farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Yes - and now at the end of its life so demolish it and start again. Nothing lasts forever.
andysays
Love and solidarity
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Here's a suitable bridge design to replace it.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
We should put all the spoil in your bedroom.Here's a suitable bridge design to replace it.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Major disagree. When done right it's as durable as all hell, which is precisely what you want in transport infrastructure.
Personally I think concrete can also look great (Brutalism is underrated), but that's secondary to its unmatched utility.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It already is
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
The cleanest river in the world dude.It already is
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Pantheon
Good point actually; concrete architecture doesn't have to consist of hulking monolithic blocks, towering over the surroundings like an abstract sculpture of a stony thunderhead. You can still have arches and columns and vaults and domes.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Super Sewer being dug under it tho...
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I was referring to its location
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Ghost of motorway future for the U.K. right there.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Arse!I was referring to its location
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I know, but it is funny watching people fuming when someone disses their town
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
hash tag
Reaching out
CITY!I know, but it is funny watching people fuming when someone disses their town
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
As if to prove my point...
T & P
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So it’s nearly November and as well as Hammersmith Bridge’s closure, which is the only one that can’t be helped or rushed along, London and Vauxhall Bridges remain closed to traffic, and Wandsworth Bridge still has a lane restriction for good measure because fuck you road users.
Went to Watford and back on our motorbike today and witnessed long tailbacks on both Battersea and Chelsea Bridges. Felt sorry for the poor bastards on both cars and buses trying to cross those bridges, not to mention people living along those routes.
Went to Watford and back on our motorbike today and witnessed long tailbacks on both Battersea and Chelsea Bridges. Felt sorry for the poor bastards on both cars and buses trying to cross those bridges, not to mention people living along those routes.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
This would probably be the cheapest overall solution to replacing the knackered old bridge. People might need to wear wellies depending how deep the river is at that point.
Think you spelled 'HELLHOLE' incorrectly.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
This would probably be the cheapest overall solution to replacing the knackered old bridge. People might need to wear wellies depending how deep the river is at that point.
Think you spelled 'HELLHOLE' incorrectly.
Dovedale
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Yes, a infinitely nicer place than London.Dovedale
Doodler
You're quite nice when you smile
Hammersmith Bridge is the spiritual omphalos of London and the fulcrum of its principal axis, which runs east to west and not north to south as supposed by the ignorant.
To the west lies the Arcadian Thames and the English Dream-time of houseboats, Eel Pie Island, to the east the City and eventually the wider world. The bridge also made important appearances in Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective and the end credits of Minder.
Demolishing Hammersmith Bridge would be sacrilege.
To the west lies the Arcadian Thames and the English Dream-time of houseboats, Eel Pie Island, to the east the City and eventually the wider world. The bridge also made important appearances in Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective and the end credits of Minder.
Demolishing Hammersmith Bridge would be sacrilege.
skyscraper101
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I still don’t see why they cant knock it down and then reconstruct it so it looks aesthetically the same but is actually built stronger to withstand proper traffic.
If it means demolishing it for a short time then fine.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
And Minder’s a red herring here, have you tried watching it recently? Hasn’t aged well I’m afraid...
Doodler
You're quite nice when you smile
Yes but I don't care. I haven't aged well either.
ETA: George Cole is still a pleasure to watch as is Patrick Malahide as the well-observed sarcastic DI Chisholm: "Perhaps you'd like a lift to the station in one of our special cars with the flashing blue light on top."
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