ABLE Crane coming down

[Norfolkred1]

Maybe old news, but not to me:

Landmark crane near Riverside Stadium set to be brought down

The well-known Able UK structure will be demolished on Sunday, subject to weather conditions

www.gazettelive.co.uk

 

[fmttmadmin]

What a shame.
End of an era.

 

[newyddion]

Maybe old news, but not to me:

Landmark crane near Riverside Stadium set to be brought down

The well-known Able UK structure will be demolished on Sunday, subject to weather conditions

www.gazettelive.co.uk

I thought it was better than Anish Kapoor's effort!

 

[thewanderer]

Thank god. Another eyesore gone from the Teesside skyline.

 

[Marineboysmoggy]

Must be running out of things to blow up...

 

[40FootRoad]

I worked at Whessoe Dock Point in the eighties, and the place was a disgrace even then. No tears from me to see it gone. I noticed Gary Lineker had it and the Temenos as a backdrop during the build up to the Boro v Spurs match the other night. Makes a change from the ICI towers though
And before anyone jumps in, I know it's not ICI anymore.

 

[redjohnnie]

Whessoe, SLP, Odebrecht had many days / night shifts down on that yard.

 

[Anton_Berg]

I worked at Whessoe Dock Point in the eighties, and the place was a disgrace even then. No tears from me to see it gone. I noticed Gary Lineker had it and the Temenos as a backdrop during the build up to the Boro v Spurs match the other night. Makes a change from the ICI towers though
And before anyone jumps in, I know it's not ICI anymore.

Love the DL logo.

 

[Coluka]

It wont be the only thing demolished at the Riverside, Chelsea will be next

 

[Anton_Berg]

The long-running argument about industrial landscapes. Eventually there'll be nothing left to argue about.

Some people, were they living in Glasgow or Belfast, would see those cranes as 'eyesores'.

 

[DrummerMan]

I'm still mad about the Dorman Long Tower

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

I worked at Whessoe Dock Point in the eighties, and the place was a disgrace even then. No tears from me to see it gone. I noticed Gary Lineker had it and the Temenos as a backdrop during the build up to the Boro v Spurs match the other night. Makes a change from the ICI towers though
And before anyone jumps in, I know it's not ICI anymore.

'Makes a change from the ICI towers though '

Standard shot before any televised game at AP.

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Someone's probably trying to get it listed as we speak so it can be turned into a bungee jumping platform with cafe and visitors centre

 

[Norfolkred1]

Can we make it it look like a keep net like the other croc O Shoite.

 

[Capybara]

Has this happened?

 

[Middlesbrough123]

Hears me thinking it was art like a big monumental goal

 

[boynogg]

Well its survived the explosions!

 

[Hap]

Still up yesterday

 

[junos_boots]

Here is the gazette live report on the first failure

LIVE: Second time lucky as landmark crane bites the dust

The structure has been brought down after a failed first attempt

www.gazettelive.co.uk

 

[TheBoroBuzzard]

Built to last..proper old school engineering..even a controlled explosion can’t bring it down