mark one Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 I am surprised that no one has brought this up But the hangers at Burtonwood are within weeks of being demolished. While I understand there is a lot of idle land that should be put to better use, I feel one or two of the hangers should be left as reminder. Its part of Warringtons history. While the hangers do not look much on the outside on the inside they are amazing. I have some pics but take a look at this link the photos are considerably better then mine. http://www.nwex.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42 How are they not protected is beyond me Edited because of mistakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 I am surprised that no one has brought this up Probably because no one else is bothered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Original Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 It has been brought up on numerous occasions and most are not really bothered about saving them... a shame but thats the way it is.. now if there were a few Spitfires in there on display that might be a different story.. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 As Steve says it has been brought up on many occasions over the years and we have helped support campaigns to preserve one of the buildings witht he Burtonwood Association (of which I am a member). But sadly it all fell on deaf ears and they will be no more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Original Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 On the brighter side, they should fetch a few quid as scrap though... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Great pics 'Mark one'... always wondered what the hangers looked like inside. Sadly although they are an obvious part of Warrington's past history history they fall into the category of simply 'being in the way' and being replaceable. We've just had a beautiful large locally listed school building ripped apart and every bit (apart from the new slates on the roof) was crushed into a piles of unusable rubble on site so there's not much chance for your hangers I'm afraid... sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Sadly, Warrington don't seem to appreciate their history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark one Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Sadly, Warrington don't seem to appreciate their history. Maybe not, however it does not explain why they are not protected or graded No expert on buildings/hangers but because of the history and because of the build should they not be graded/protected? Is that not why the system is their for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 It's alright "grading" them, but there's no money from Government at the end of the day to fund repairs/renovation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark one Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 It's alright "grading" them, but there's no money from Government at the end of the day to fund repairs/renovation. Lots of spare land around their to fund the restoration of one of them and iis not as if they couldn't be put to use afterwards The government both local and national want to tax use to death in the name of saving the environment. Its far more governmentally friendly to refurbish building then to tear themm down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBain Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Mark One, I love your attempt to spell demolition That said, the hangars are amazingly redundant and have been "divorced" from the main airport infrastructure for donkey's years. As for Listing them, what "architectural merit" do they display None. Historically they are far from unique as well since there are loads of similar ones down south being used to store high-performance cars that are never driven. Maybe they could be converted into "A", "B" and "C" wings of the Titan prison that's coming to the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark one Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 lol OK sorry for the spelling They seem quite impressive inside I guess they may not be unique but they still are a symbol of what once was their And why not convert them to wings of a prison Watched a film from Poland where they converted a factory or something to a prison at a cost of something like ?750,000 ON a different note remember the school near sainsburys that got demolished - name slips my mind - can any one think of why it was necessary now the housing estate is built maybe the first occupant of the new prison should be a few councillors Appolgies for spelling mistakes past, present and future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Don't worry about the spelling; not everyone can be perfect like Peter.... The old School was the Boteler Grammar School and it was apparently knocked down to provide suitable acces to the new housing estate. As for jailing councillors responsible for these crimes against Warrington; frankly, I would have them shot for taking away these buildings. On far too many occasions, past councillors have shown such contempt for the local area that it would beg the question what they would have gained from knocking down the older buildings to allow new ones to be built by developers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Don't worry about the spelling; not everyone can be perfect like Peter....: or even Baz J. What are you picking on me for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Mark One, I love your attempt to spell demolition As the originator of the topic, Mark One can....if he wants correct the spelling by editing his original post....I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 They are amazing pics, and it is a sad loss of yet more warringtons herritage, which no doubt will soon be affordable housing or diy superstores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Don't worry about the spelling; not everyone can be perfect like Peter....: or even Baz J. What are you picking on me for? Cos I have always been a rebel and had a distrust for those in a position of power Peter!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 That makes two of us. Power??? It's nowt to do with power, more a no-win situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 I'm connected with the website the OP linked (thank you!). We were all gutted to see the hangars go. I'm pleased I got to see them when I did. There are a few of us keen to preserve and document Warrington's hetitage with photographs. We managed to get some good photos of Greenings Wire Works, Garnett's Mill and RAF Croft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrdy Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 We managed to get some good photos of Greenings Wire Works, Garnett's Mill and RAF Croft. Put 'em up in the photo section on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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