middlec Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 At Latchford Locks c.2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlec Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 At Latchford Locks c.1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 The view has changed a bit in 35 years!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Definately looked better in the older pic and what a shame they knocked the tower down as it looks impressive next to the bridge. Any idea when it was knocked down Middlec and I bet they wouldn't be allowed to knock it down now had it still been standing. What is the large building infront of the tower ? You wouldn't get me walking across the narrow lock walkway/bridge though. I did once and it freaked me out me and I've never been back since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Definately looked better in the older pic and what a shame they knocked the tower down as it looks impressive next to the bridge. Any idea when it was knocked down Middlec and I bet they wouldn't be allowed to knock it down now had it still been standing. What is the large building infront of the tower ? You wouldn't get me walking across the narrow lock walkway/bridge though. I did once and it freaked me out me and I've never been back since Not sure of the exact date Dizz, but the developers knocked it down to make way for an access road for the new apartments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlec Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Definately looked better in the older pic and what a shame they knocked the tower down as it looks impressive next to the bridge. Any idea when it was knocked down Middlec and I bet they wouldn't be allowed to knock it down now had it still been standing. What is the large building infront of the tower ? You wouldn't get me walking across the narrow lock walkway/bridge though. I did once and it freaked me out me and I've never been back since Dizzy: People still do cycle and walk over the small lock bridge, but have you seen the condition of what's underneath? The smaller lock is unused, and the gates are rotting away and falling apart. I agree with Algy regarding the water tower, but I have no idea what the large building was in front of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Middlec, that was the Latchford Locks engineers fitting shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Goog grief Middlec... that last picture will give me nightmares I wonder how on earth it is still intact as it looks rotten and in a very bad state especially with those stray bits of wood sticking out. Considering it's age and the amount of use it's had and the amount of water which has flowed in an out of it though I guess that in understandable. I don't know why it is but locks just scare me and after seeing that perhaps I'm not as daft as my other half thinks Re: what you said Algy about the tower being knocked down for the access road to the new appartments.. shame eh? Maybe they should have left it there as I bet someone with a bit of imagination would have loved to have converted it into a narrow but unique 4/5 storey well built apartment with character and style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wireboy Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Goog grief Middlec... that last picture will give me nightmares I wonder how on earth it is still intact as it looks rotten and in a very bad state especially with those stray bits of wood sticking out. Considering it's age and the amount of use it's had and the amount of water which has flowed in an out of it though I guess that in understandable. I don't know why it is but locks just scare me and after seeing that perhaps I'm not as daft as my other half thinks Re: what you said Algy about the tower being knocked down for the access road to the new appartments.. shame eh? Maybe they should have left it there as I bet someone with a bit of imagination would have loved to have converted it into a narrow but unique 4/5 storey well built apartment with character and style You see a few towers converted in Grand Designs and they do come up nice when finished. It is a shame the tower went. I don't remember it but it looks good on the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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