Dorman Long Tower - Listed Building Status

JackG said:
I think it's probably the right outcome but I think the whole process seems fairly shabby and arbitrary. The original listing was based on a set of criteria that fall far short of reflecting the broader costs and benefits of keeping the building. The timescale of the delisting and subsequent demolition suggests that Nadine Dorries possesses administrative superpowers hitherto unsuspected.
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It took 65 years for people of Teesside to have The Dorman Long Tower listed, then 5 days and 19 hours after that it was de-listed by someone less than 4 hours into their job, just 60 hours and 16 minutes later our heritage asset is no more.

From Grade 2 Listed Building to Rubble - 8 days, 7 hours and 29 minutes.. GONE.
 
My issue is less with the demolition of the tower, and more with how quickly the listed status was removed and demolition was confirmed without a proper conversation and process.

I have an inherent dislike for tories, as do most in the North-East, and for good reason. Based on that dislike, this could have been seen as an attack.
 
newyddion said:
It took 65 years for people of Teesside to have The Dorman Long Tower listed, then 5 days and 19 hours after that it was de-listed by someone less than 4 hours into their job, just 60 hours and 16 minutes later our heritage asset is no more.

From Grade 2 Listed Building to Rubble - 8 days, 7 hours and 29 minutes.. GONE.
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Wonder how quickly the mayor will profit from it?
 
newyddion said:
It took 65 years for people of Teesside to have The Dorman Long Tower listed, then 5 days and 19 hours after that it was de-listed by someone less than 4 hours into their job, just 60 hours and 16 minutes later our heritage asset is no more.

From Grade 2 Listed Building to Rubble - 8 days, 7 hours and 29 minutes.. GONE.
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It took a day or two for someone to get it listed. They had 65 years to bother with it before then.
 
Scrote said:
No one had suggested demolishing it prior to that.

Should we apply to get every building in the country listed 'just in case' or would that be a massive waste of time, money and energy that could be spent on better things?
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It would be a waste of time money and energy, If the transporter was deemed unsafe and expensive to repair I would have no qualms about demolishing that, I don't even know why we bought it back off Ozz and the lads.
 
The South Tees Development Board was granted £71 million from the government for the "wider" demolition to be carried out in the area. Some "interesting" names on the board

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I wonder who made the phone call to Ms Dories to get the Listed Status rescinded? Probably the first thing she did in office.

It's gone now so the argument over whether it should have been saved is moot. The seemingly indecent haste does make one rather suspicious though.
 
Muttley said:
The South Tees Development Board was granted £71 million from the government for the "wider" demolition to be carried out in the area. Some "interesting" names on the board

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I wonder who made the phone call to Ms Dories to get the Listed Status rescinded? Probably the first thing she did in office.

It's gone now so the argument over whether it should have been saved is moot. The seemingly indecent haste does make one rather suspicious though.
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Good to see Gibbo on there, a man who knows the history of the area,has its interests at heart, and knows what it needs to take it forward him being a successful international business man himself.
 
LaPennaBianca said:
For those happy about the demolition and so not that bothered about the manner in which it came about, a word of warning: it could happen to something you care about one day.
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And if the circumstances where the same I'd have to swallow it, One of the last acts of the TDC was to push through the planning and building of the Riverside without Middlesbrough council involvement who were dragging their feet., If it were left to them it would still be at the planning application stage.
 
I think people would be able to swallow the loss if the truth about it stopping the re-development of the area and creating 2000+ extra jobs were true.
In reality its bullshlt! The whole thing stinks. Someone will profit from this and it wont be the public of teesside.
 
Ex pfc wintergreen said:
And if the circumstances where the same I'd have to swallow it, One of the last acts of the TDC was to push through the planning and building of the Riverside without Middlesbrough council involvement who were dragging their feet., If it were left to them it would still be at the planning application stage.
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Not building something isn't the same as destroying something.
 
Scrote said:
No one had suggested demolishing it prior to that.

Should we apply to get every building in the country listed 'just in case' or would that be a massive waste of time, money and energy that could be spent on better things?
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If you want to keep it, yes? Or do buildings only have historical significance if threatened with demolition? Surely it's either significant or it isn't, if it is it should be applied for as a matter of course to preserve it.
 
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