newyddion
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Whoever is responsible could face two years' imprisonment or an unlimited fine.
Dorman Long Tower - Listed Building Status
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Ex pfc wintergreen
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Rode the black path from the Navi to the trunk road specifically to have a look at the tower, really confirmed what I thought, it's an interesting design for an industrial coal bunker and in another place might have some merit. Unfortunately it doesn't warrant the capital cost of renovation and maintenance. I Was surprised to read it hadn't been in use since 1975/6 and wasn't commissioned until 1955,I thought it was a thirties relic. We could see the furnace on the horizon, it looked like Godzilla coming ashore. I might have a drive to the gare next week to have a walk down memory lane, but that's all it is. Ore terminal,pellet plant,sinter plant,coke oven,the furnace. All state of the art when the complex opened, old and worn and no longer needed now,(bit like me.,
)And those towers at the amonium nitrate plant shouldn't be keep for nostalgia's sake either.
newyddion
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why would it have to be in another place to have some merit?Rode the black path from the Navi to the trunk road specifically to have a look at the tower, really confirmed what I thought, it's an interesting design for an industrial coal bunker and in another place might have some merit. Unfortunately it doesn't warrant the capital cost of renovation and maintenance. I Was surprised to read it hadn't been in use since 1975/6 and wasn't commissioned until 1955,I thought it was a thirties relic. We could see the furnace on the horizon, it looked like Godzilla coming ashore. I might have a drive to the gare next week to have a walk down memory lane, but that's all it is. Ore terminal,pellet plant,sinter plant,coke oven,the furnace. All state of the art when the complex opened, old and worn and no longer needed now,(bit like me.,
And those towers at the amonium nitrate plant shouldn't be keep for nostalgia's sake either.
Ex pfc wintergreen
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I meant some merit in saving it,not in its design. It's in a place they have earmarked for windturbine manufacturing..No point in picking up with me all the time,I don't make the decisions but in this case I think it the right one.
Centralscrutinizer
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I "think" the pellet plant got demolished 25+ years ago. I was there monitoring it.Rode the black path from the Navi to the trunk road specifically to have a look at the tower, really confirmed what I thought, it's an interesting design for an industrial coal bunker and in another place might have some merit. Unfortunately it doesn't warrant the capital cost of renovation and maintenance. I Was surprised to read it hadn't been in use since 1975/6 and wasn't commissioned until 1955,I thought it was a thirties relic. We could see the furnace on the horizon, it looked like Godzilla coming ashore. I might have a drive to the gare next week to have a walk down memory lane, but that's all it is. Ore terminal,pellet plant,sinter plant,coke oven,the furnace. All state of the art when the complex opened, old and worn and no longer needed now,(bit like me.,
And those towers at the amonium nitrate plant shouldn't be keep for nostalgia's sake either.
newyddion
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English Heritage don’t think it’s the right decision. That site is huge and DLT takes up a relatively small part of it.
Ex pfc wintergreen
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I was listing the plants that where built there but no longer operate, I don't think the pellet plant was utilised and they brought the pellets in ,the coke ovens were rebuilt.because they never worked efficiently when commissioned.
Centralscrutinizer
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my memory is a bit hazy about some of the plants 
Simply red
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The graffiti is further along ' -------- is a grass ' - not a good image
Corcaigh_the_Cat
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The same as you. You've believed a report without seeing any evidence. It's how they mop people up.
Ex pfc wintergreen
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It was an independent report, not a give us what we want to hear report. No one has gave a hoot about its condition for 45 years, Now all of a sudden it needs saving. I was there on Sunday, it won’t be missed by most now and everyone else in six months. Can’t wait for the furnace to go, even as scrubland it will improve the area.
rob_fmttm
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If anyone want's to check out what the transporter bridge was supposed to look like.. well.. here it is:
rob_fmttm
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The Transporter Bridge was cutting edge technology when built. You forget we were well before the age of automobiles. If you want a comparison look at Tower Bridge, London that was a very expensive solution to the same problem, a large span of water to cross with sailing ships with incredibly high masts and both sides of the river totally flat.
Who wanted to cross the Tees at that time? It was workers going on foot to and from work and home. It was a massive step up from the ferry boat.
It took another 20 years before more new technology was brought into operation at Newport for the heaviest bridge in the world, a vertical lifting bridge. By then there was a lot of need for road transport to cross the Tees between all the industry. But it took over a decade to build because of arguments about the massive cost.
The Transporter might have been a cheaper option than the bridge you picture but it was realy bold new technology and was a big, big success. It is just that priorities changhed within a decade, end of sailing ships, rise of road transport. It is still rightly an icon of Teesside and a beautiful bridge.
Who wanted to cross the Tees at that time? It was workers going on foot to and from work and home. It was a massive step up from the ferry boat.
It took another 20 years before more new technology was brought into operation at Newport for the heaviest bridge in the world, a vertical lifting bridge. By then there was a lot of need for road transport to cross the Tees between all the industry. But it took over a decade to build because of arguments about the massive cost.
The Transporter might have been a cheaper option than the bridge you picture but it was realy bold new technology and was a big, big success. It is just that priorities changhed within a decade, end of sailing ships, rise of road transport. It is still rightly an icon of Teesside and a beautiful bridge.
Erimus74
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I love the tower, everytime I cycle between the steelworks to the Riverside I can't get enough of just standing there looking at the tower with the massive lettering, I also love the iconic ICI Billingham tower & so wished the ICI letters were still on display high up, it may not be for everyone's liking & like Newy Ive never worked at the steelworks, I have worked at ICI plant since 1986 & for me the tower should remain
birkbeck_dj
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I did not see the post above newyddion which my tweet repeated the main points
I did not see the post above newyddion which my tweet repeated the main points
The_Unicorn
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Nadine Dorries first job as Culture Secretary _ has rescinded the grade 2 listing at Ben Houchens request, will be demolished Sunday.
uncle_rico
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That’s classic Teesside graffiti though
uncle_rico
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Whilst it doesn’t sit easy with me how easy the decision was overturned, I think it is the right decision given the supposed costs associated with securing and maintaining it.
It would be nice if something could be built locally though to commemorate the tower.
A bit off topic but one thing that does concern me, and it’s something that many so called environmentalists dismiss, is the disposal of spent wind turbine blades. It’s all good and well putting turbines up everywhere, but at present the blades cannot be reused or recycled and end up being buried in the ground.
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Norman_Conquest
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I didn’t know that about the blades, what are they of?
Edit: I’ve just read this article.
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