Magnificent.
I even liked the owners, and that's saying something.

On 17/10/2012 22:02, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
Magnificent.
I even liked the owners, and that's saying something.

The tower itself was OK - but the glass thing by the side was, as so
often, hideous, I'm afraid.

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Rod

On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:05:16 PM UTC+1, polygonum wrote:
On 17/10/2012 22:02, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

Magnificent.
I even liked the owners, and that's saying something.

Just got round to watching the recording; I agree.

The tower itself was OK - but the glass thing by the side was, as so
often, hideous, I'm afraid.

Whereas I really liked it. It was clearly modern, but to my eyes,
it fitted well with the original (completely unlike the boat house
by the sides of the Thames in the previous episode - OK as a
standalone object, but really oppressive for the neighbours.)

Martin Bonner wrote:

On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:05:16 PM UTC+1, polygonum wrote:
On 17/10/2012 22:02, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

Magnificent.
I even liked the owners, and that's saying something.

Just got round to watching the recording; I agree.

The tower itself was OK - but the glass thing by the side was, as so
often, hideous, I'm afraid.

Whereas I really liked it. It was clearly modern, but to my eyes,
it fitted well with the original

I rather liked it too. Couldn't help but think of Trellick Tower
with its separate lift shaft. They certainly weren't afraid to
throw money at the project - it clearly makes a lot of problems
disappear.

http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/trellick/

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 06:42:56 -0700 (PDT), Martin Bonner
wrote:

On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:05:16 PM UTC+1, polygonum wrote:
On 17/10/2012 22:02, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

Magnificent.
I even liked the owners, and that's saying something.

Just got round to watching the recording; I agree.

The tower itself was OK - but the glass thing by the side was, as so
often, hideous, I'm afraid.

Whereas I really liked it. It was clearly modern, but to my eyes,
it fitted well with the original (completely unlike the boat house
by the sides of the Thames in the previous episode - OK as a
standalone object, but really oppressive for the neighbours.)

The Thames boathouse started out as something that potentially might be very
good but ended up looking like a few stacked mobile homes mainly due to the
expensive but naff cladding and the boxy look.

The rest of the properties around it looked like **** anyway so it blended in
very well. It was one tiny step away from the gothic arch galvanised sheet
houseboat.

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On 17/10/2012 22:02, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

Magnificent.

Yes, truly astonishing... even if its not your personal taste, you can't
help being somewhat wowed by it.

I even liked the owners, and that's saying something.

Yup, if he could bottle some of that get up and go, he would have it
paid for in no time ;-)

Makes you wonder what it must be worth now. I could quite easily see
someone being prepared to pay obscene amounts of money to buy it now.


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Cheers,

John.

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John Rumm wrote:
On 17/10/2012 22:02, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

Magnificent.

Yes, truly astonishing... even if its not your personal taste, you can't
help being somewhat wowed by it.

I even liked the owners, and that's saying something.

Yup, if he could bottle some of that get up and go, he would have it
paid for in no time ;-)

Makes you wonder what it must be worth now. I could quite easily see
someone being prepared to pay obscene amounts of money to buy it now.

I hope they move out before one of them needs a wheelchair.

Bill

On 18/10/2012 02:58, Bill Wright wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
On 17/10/2012 22:02, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

Magnificent.

Yes, truly astonishing... even if its not your personal taste, you
can't help being somewhat wowed by it.

I even liked the owners, and that's saying something.

Yup, if he could bottle some of that get up and go, he would have it
paid for in no time ;-)

Makes you wonder what it must be worth now. I could quite easily see
someone being prepared to pay obscene amounts of money to buy it now.

I hope they move out before one of them needs a wheelchair.

I wonder if one would fit in that lift?

Still not that it would help much since it does not go all the way to
the top floor.



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John.

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