Beetham Developments

I made another trip up the Beetham West crane, just for the view - it's unbeatable. Also went back up the tower itself, but unfortunately the access to the roof was locked off. Nevermind, I still had the penthouse balconies... For those wondering, the yellow thing you can see at the top of the tower is (I think) a window-cleaning hoist. It appears to have a telescopic rotary arm, obviously because the section of the building is irregular in shape.

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Great stuff, rather you than me :PDT11

How long does it take you to climb that?

Crane and tower probably take about 15 minutes each. The crane is easier though as it is ladders - the stairs in the tower really take it out of you!

Can't see the crane being there for much longer, now the cladding's nearly finished too.

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Originally Posted by snappel

Crane and tower probably take about 15 minutes each. The crane is easier though as it is ladders - the stairs in the tower really take it out of you!

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Yet more of your brill photo,s, well done.... :PDT11

Thanks for the comments guys.

Yes, the crane will be gone soon I'm sure. I don't know how they're going to lower it with the climbing frame. The crane will have very little room to move as the building is in the way now. And of course, when the crane has gone, there will no longer be the rare opportunity to get a 'birds eye' view of the tower!!

I can't see any images.. Just white boxes with a red cross, and your site is down. Unless its just my I.P? :(

Try again now, should work.

great photos :handclap::handclap::handclap:

Mandy :)

31st May 2007

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Very nice, Kev.
I also took some snaps today.

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Hi KJ, welcome to the site, love the pic hence the invite to join us. Hope u can share some more :PDT_Piratz_26:

As much as I like the beetham towers, there is one thing I can't stand about both of them, the backs!! Both towers look very impressive from the mersey, but from the back (where most people see them from) they are less than impressive. They just look like lumps of concrete.
Too much focus has been given to the fronts so that the waterfront looks nice and the back has just been neglected. This is in contrast to buildings like Unity and the planned King Edward tower that are impressive from all angles.

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