Originally Posted by
chasevans
Thanks for your reply, Ged. My views are not clouded by UNESCO WHS or the Liverpool Preservation Society ( in fact I'd never heard of LPS till it was named by yourself). I can't give my opinion on the LPS man until I know a bit more about him.
I didn't need UNESCO to tell me this city is beautiful, it was already a wondrous place to me. Can't say I'm not glad they've intervened in Peel's proposals though.
You've missed the point of my previous post so I'll make it clear.
Tommy the plasterer
The quality of workmanship in most modern buildings in Merseyside is sub standard. As long as workmen can pass their Level X and conform to a timetable the agency gets the job. Slapdash construction with maximum profit the only motivation.
Merseyside deserves better. Merseysiders have had to suffer the town planning and architectural disasters in the past. The new museum and black apartments squat like vultures in the city. If PEEL gets the go ahead there’ll be a new waterfront trio, The Three Disgraces.
I’ll leave out my thoughts on Liverpool One, that battle is fought and lost.
PEEL is the focus of this thread so I’ll say it again.
PEEL are in it for one thing, TO MAKE MONEY. If Merseyside surrenders to Peel Holdings we’ve a lot more to lose than money
The pyramids are tombs from a past civilization. Their very creation is a wonder to all. My cold eyes see only emptied tombs.The contents of the pyramids are far more beautiful to my eyes, telling their stories of the Egyptian empire. Pyramids might be fantastic and enigmatic, but the world has far more beautiful tombs.
Which brings me full circle. Peel’s towering structures and empire building, …………
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Affably,
Chas
I'm not sure that "quality of workmanship" is to blame.
If the architect specified cheap drywall (plasterboard in the UK?) instead of a full plaster job with nice details moulded in the corners, then it's a design issue, not a quality issue.
The workmansip may be poor, but even good workmanship on a cheap design still gets you a cheap building...
I blame the architects/interior designers.
PS - having owned a house with drywall and a 40's house with lath and plaster, the drywall one is easier to maintain...
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