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This used to be Prestonwood theater, then a club then demolished for a retirement home, which sits sits here now. This was Amc Prestonwood 5 according to cinema treasures. It was torn down in 2005 or 2006. I don't know who tore it down. Thanks to Randy Carlisle for the info!! I took this in 2002
NON-NUCLEAR COMPONENT STORES BUILDING 59 (demolished) –
The function of the non-nuclear component stores was to hold the high explosive part of the bomb and its outer casing. The casing could probably be split into two units, the tail and forward part containing the high explosive and electronics. The bombs, minus their fissile components, were housed in three almost identical stores buildings 59-61, known as Storage Building Type 'D-D'. These are arranged in an arrowhead pattern, and are accessed from the internal loop road, and are all surrounded by 14ft 6in high earth traverses, revetted by a reinforced concrete retaining wall against the roadway.
The western store, building 59 was gutted by a fire during the 1980's and has subsequently been demolished. Its floor plan remains visible on the remaining concrete floor slab. The two remaining stores, buildings 60 and 61 are rectangular in plan, and are constructed from reinforced concrete columns and beams. Internally there are two rows of columns, 13in², which support the roof beams, 2ft by 9in, which carry the 9in thick reinforced concrete roof slab which is covered with bituminous felt. The rainwater gutters and down pipes are cast asbestos.
The wall sections are filled with 18in by 9in by 9in precast concrete blocks, internally the main storage area measures 190ft 2½in by 60ft. It is divided longitudinally into eleven 17ft by 3ft bays and cross ways into three bays the outer bays measure 17ft 6in and the central bay is 25ft wide. The maximum clear internal height was 12ft from the floor to the underside of the roof beams. The floor is surfaced with a hard gritless asphalt with the patent name 'Ironite'. The walls are painted pale green colour and the ceiling cream. in store building 61 the bay letters 0, N, M, and L are visible on the rear columns on the eastern side, suggesting the store was divided into 22 bays along the outer walls.
Abutting on to the front of the stores, and flanking the entrances, are plant and switch rooms, which originally contained heating and air conditioning plant to maintain a stable environment within the stores. A raised air extract duct is placed asymmetrically on the roofs of the stores. Entry into the stores is through a 10ft wide door opening with 12ft high doors. In the rear wall of the stores is a single door width, outward opening emergency exit. The first nuclear weapon the store was designed to hold was relatively large, a ''Blue Danube'' bomb measured 24ft in length and weighed 10,000lbs.
The problems of handling such large objects are reflected in the provision of substantial lifting gantries at the entrance to each store. Two variants are found, the simplest, exemplified by the middle store building 60 comprises a straight gantry. Over the roadway the gantry is supported by four 24in by 18in reinforced concrete columns, which support two 51in by 24in reinforced concrete beams. The upper beams of the gantry taper towards the entrance to the store where they are suppurted by two reinforced concrete columns. On the underside of the gantry is attached a 20in by 6½in rolled steel joist runway beam which runs to the entrance to the building. This was originally fitted with a 10 ton hoist. The gantry is covered by asbestos sheeting to provide a dry working area.
On the eastern and western stores the gantries were set at 30° to the front of the stores. In this variant an extra set of columns was placed at the 30° dogleg. Internally there is no evidence for a runway beam, so it presumed the bombs were lifted off a road transporter and loaded onto a bomb trolley for storage. It is not known how many bombs were kept in each store, or if the tail units were separated from the front part of the bomb for storage. Subsequent to the site being relinquished by the RAF a central corridor has been created in the stores by the insertion of breeze block walls. Doors in these walls give access to workshops along either side of the buildings. External windows have also been inserted in some of the bays.
Information sourced from English Heritage.
Demolishing Myer's Lonsdale Street store - the building is being gutted so a new shopping centre can be built in the middle.
The rotten inside of an old wooden cooling tower which used to belong to a now demolished blast furnace.
McFarlane's boatyard at Jenkins Steet, Port Adelaide. Evicted and demolished in the name of progress.
I’ve been complaining for years that there’s surprisingly little industrial sites to explore in Cardiff, well, I’m pleased to say I’ve finally found one!
Late 1930’s engineering works, empty as it’s due to be demolished to make way for ‘mixed-use redevelopment’.
This area was just the muddy banks of the tidal Taff before it was reclaimed and a timber pond built in 1890s. Timber ponds were used to store imported timber for pit props etc. The pond was drained in 1937/38 and land reclaimed proper. Around ten large structures were built and used as foundries, factories, engineering works etc during the second world war to manufacture all sorts of metal products, including munitions and tank components. Most of these were owned by the Curran family of businesses who had set up 'Edward Curran Engineering Co' in 1903 at Hurman Street, not far from Clarence Bridge.
"In 1915 Curran's converted a building next to their iron foundry into a plant for manufacturing shell casings. Production of brass howitzer shell casings started in 1916, continuing until the end of the war with over seven million 41⁄2‑inch shell casings produced. After the First World War the business diversified and it products included enamelled metalware. These were manufactured using the staff and equipment previously used for shell casing production. By the 1930s Curran's was virtually the only British company with significant munitions manufacturing capability, and it took a leading role in the British re-armament" (wiki)
Soon after the Second World War, some of these new buildings were surplus to Curran's needs, so they were sold on.
This building was taken over by 'Renold Chain' in 1947 to manufacture sprockets.
"The upper part of both buildings were offices. Pattern shop, canteen, chauffer's garage & boiler house below. The factory was fully open inside with a common walkway running down the middle (under the roof valley). Bottom left part of factory closest to the river was heat treatment with fenced off areas for each department inside. I trained as a Turner/Toolmaker but worked in every department as part of my apprenticeship"
"During my time, it was known as Renold Gears, Renold Power Transmission, Renold Couplings, Clutches & Wheels to name a few."
(These two quotes are from an ex employee on facebook)
Renold Couplings moved out in the 1990's (possibly a gradual move as different dates have been mentioned) and the building had multi occupancy from then on with internal walls being built. See below for some of the businesses who were based at the building in the later years. Renold Couplings are still trading, they’re based in Wentloog.
I believe that the building was bought for £805,000 in 2017. The building was due to be demolished in 2020 so that the whole area can be redeveloped (Covid postponed demolition). The site is a 10min walk to the city centre, plus on bank of the Taff, I’m surprised that it’s lasted so long.
"Demolition of existing buildings and structures and the comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of land at Curran Embankment to provide up to 2,500 new homes, business space and a mix of complementary leisure, food and drink, hospitality, retail and health and wellbeing uses, creation of new open space (including a new riverside park and water taxi stop); new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular access points, pedestrian footbridge; vehicular and cycle parking facilities; landscaping; public realm and other associated ancillary and highways works"
Looking in from the outside, I assumed it was going to be a featureless shell, a quick explore, but ended up spending all afternoon in there before it got a little chilly. Returned a week later to take some external shots. Bumped into security while taking external shots!
Atlantic Box (bought by DiamondPak, Pontypool?)
Taylor Sheppard Engineering Ltd
Ryan International Ltd (Dissolved September 2018)
Aluminium R.W. Supplies Ltd (Administrators January 2019)
Hanson South Wales Ltd
Finebran Ltd (Scrap Metal Merchants)
Direct Storage
Very old hotel, used to be the Palentine hotel.
Demolished since this picture was taken to make room for yuppie flats.
The Bedouin community of Al Jiftlik, in the Jordan Valley, Palestine on the 28th January 2013 had their homes and animal shelters demolished by the Israeli army. In total 12 homes and 4 animal shelters were destroyed, some with live stock still in them.
The Decepticon Demolishor prepared for battle at the Shanghai Watefront.
From Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Located along Queen City Avenue in Cincinnati's South Fairmount neighborhood, these buildings are among the last bits of what was once a vibrant community. The two mixed-use buildings are solid examples of mixed-use architecture, similar to what is found in Over-the-Rhine, but with a space between them that could eventually become a neat outdoor space. These buildings are some of the remaining historic urban fabric along Queen City Avenue in the South Fairmount neighborhood of Cincinnati, following the mass-demolition of urban fabric for the Lick Run Project on the opposite side of the street. Dating to the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, the buildings include many mixed-use structures with ornate cornices and cast iron storefront pilasters, a common element in many of the city’s mixed-use buildings. There also is quite a bit of variation in the styles and details, with the Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Renaissance Revival styles. These buildings are the nucleus around which a neighborhood revitalization would occur, as they would be ideal for small businesses, residences, offices, and apartments like those seen in similar buildings in Over-the-Rhine, which has gone through a massive transformation. Hopefully, these buildings will hold out until the time in which they can once again be brought to life and be a part of a vibrant community.
195 Flatbush Avenue at Dean Street
Prospect Heights
Brooklyn, New York
The Mobil gas station has been completely demolished for Atlantic Yards.
"Closing after 44 years".
The building, a 110 year old remnant of the first community to appear at 12th and Pike in Seattle, will be demolished in a few months.
The corner shop I've been cycling past for the last couple years is making way for a new housing development
Built as a holiday camp for the sons of miners from the South Wales Coalfield in the early 1920s, the Boys Village opened on 8th August 1925. It offered an escape from the polluted atmosphere of the south Wales valleys. It was also close to the nearby Leys (Gileston) beach. Buildings in the pictures include the sports Hall and Church, together with the site of the swimming pool which no longer has a roof. The site operated until 1940 when it was requisitioned for military use. It returned to civilian use in 1946 and in 1962 it was refurbished and a youth hostel opened on site.
In 1990 the Boys' Clubs of Wales went into administration forcing closure.
The site has been offered for sale on a number of occaisions, it currently has planning permission for several houses, however no development has yet to take place and the buildings have fallen into a state of ruin.
This is one of the last buildings left standing on the lorenzo drive site.Practically all of the main bakery ,offices and delivery van parking area and loading bays have all been demolished.This once thriving liverpool bakery employed many hundreds of people.In june 2008 all buisness was transfered to the hampsons bakery in bolton.Now sadly this site within a few weeks will be flatened and sayers will become another one of them "remember them" companys.
A street-side view of Page House looking toward the York River. Page House serves as the headquarters of the Graduate Student Association at VIMS. © David Malmquist/VIMS.
A Norwegian Air Shuttle, Boeing 737 - 300 at Værnes Airport Trondheim. In the background the old demolished control tower in Værnes Airport. The new is three times higher and is located behind the terminal.
A manor house existed on this site in the C17th, possibly earlier. The first recorded family names living here from the late C17th included the Liddells and the Stockdales. By the C19th the hall was home to the Cass family. This building was on the site of the C17th manor, and possibly retained some of the interior walls of the earlier structure. Green Hammerton hall was a simple rectangular block with a mansard roof, allowing for accommodation in the attic space. This view is the west end of the hall, showing the service block to the left which extended out to the NW of the building. Two of the outbuilding structures still survive today, dating to pre-1850. The south garden front overlooked a wide terrace, the park, and then the village green, so would have been clearly visible to the local villagers from their houses. It was demolished sometime after 1958 according to ordnance survey maps of Green Hammerton. The site today is covered by a modern furniture retailer premises, YO26 8BQ.
November 2007.
The former Flamingo's Club and the building next door have been demolished.
A 1989 view: www.flickr.com/photos/44435674@N00/2196649155/
After many years of discussions an old traffic device called "Slussen" (English: The floodgate) is teared down.
Steep Holm is a small island in the Bristol Channel, about five miles west of Weston-super-Mare, and since the 14th century the southernmost point of Bristol. Since 1976 it has been owned by a conservation trust.
Samsung backhoe grapple bites a chunk out of building being demolished. Water sprayed from hose from right decreases dust and other air contamination from demolition. YMCA, Ann Arbor, 2003