Local landmark disappearing...

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Permalink Reply by EMC2 on February 28, 2017 at 15:34

A few years ago when it was operational...

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Permalink Reply by John D on February 28, 2017 at 17:43

Thanks, EMC2, for the reminder of just what an eyesore these things were.

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Permalink Reply by andy h on February 28, 2017 at 19:34

I think it's a shame to lose all our industrial heritage. Know that it may have messed up the general area plan(and would certainly cost more to build) but I'm sure they could have used the outer structures with new build within.

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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on March 1, 2017 at 21:04

Good riddance I say. It was neglectful to wait this long.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Craine on March 3, 2017 at 8:50

Come on! Where's your soul? Your sense of history. Juxtaposition and contrast within a landscape and all that. Remember the King's Cross gasholders and the wonderful silhouettes they created at sunset walking west down Wharf Road. Remember all the gritty, grimy, Lottery-funded Brit films they appeared in as latter day signifiers replacing hackneyed Big Ben and Tower Bridge. They were ruined by being used as flats and the Hornsey ones could quite possibly have earned their keep as film locations. I mourn their passing.

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Permalink Reply by Madeline on March 3, 2017 at 11:19

Landmark, not an eyesore.

I remember coming home to London on our 72ft narrowboat and as soon as we saw the Kings Cross gasometers we knew we were nearly home. 

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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on March 5, 2017 at 11:24

Never liked them myself. The idea that we are bulldozing countryside and making people commute back to London whilst keeping those ugly things up is beyond me.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Craine on March 5, 2017 at 15:00

This sounds appalling. Is that really the reason- to get a better view from the High Road? A better view of what? Perhaps the High Road could be demolished to give the residents of Mayes Road a better view. 

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Permalink Reply by Mark Smith on March 7, 2017 at 12:28

Could do this: https://gasholderslondon.co.uk/

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on March 7, 2017 at 13:07

Or you could just build a nice building without the ugly framework which brings nothing to the party except unnecessary expense

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Permalink Reply by Mark Smith on March 7, 2017 at 15:01

Industrial heritage, innit.

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on March 7, 2017 at 17:10

Repurposing Battersea Power Station into Tate Modern - that's industrial heritage...or converting old factories into flats or adapting them into modern usable spaces.  These are just rusting inverted metal buckets that used to hold gas.... there are 1000s of them.  They are neither unique or attractive and there's no need to preserve every single one like it was a palace.  I'm very glad they're going.

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