Beetham Developments

[Max]

I don't have a fear of heights.

[lindylou]

I don't have a fear of heights either.

...... don't think I'd like to try that tho'

[Max]

I would.

[Gazzab]

Is he holding a christmas tree? Look how casual they are at any minute they could fall to their death. Its probably not a good thing to have no fear of heights, I wouldn't want to act too casual hundreds of meters in the sky with no harness.

I don't know if you have seen some of the old pics when they were building the Rockefeller Center. Some of them were lying down resting or sleeping on the girders. Must be mental.

[Max]

On the completed Beetham Tower what is this little house looking building for?

[Kev]

On the completed Beetham Tower what is this little house looking building for?

The little house forms part of the bar area I believe. It was rebuilt brick by brick.

[shytalk]

I remember reading about this when it was in the planning stage. I can't remember the reason but rhese cottages were of historic interest.

[Kev]

They are described as the Canal Cottages. Part of these buildings were/ are approximately 200 years old and were originally used as coal merchant's offices. They stood on the side of Clarkes Basin, which, at the turn of the eighteenth century, was a terminus of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The buildings were last used as laboratories in connection with the old St Paul's Eye Hospital which was demolished to make way for a surface car park which later became the Beetham Tower.

Check this out: Click here (Liverpool NDO)

[Kev]

Here are a few of my own pics:

[snappel]

Didn't realise the historical significance of the building, but I'm glad it's been kept. I was wondering about it last time I walked along Old Hall Street, so that's another mystery cleared up!

[Max]

Once I get a new bike wheel, I am going to out picture take Kev.

[Kev]

Yes,that's correct...'Mohawk' Tribe from New York State....They still use them on

'Skyscraper' erections.

Not the Mohawk tribe but brave

men:

[snappel]

Well,

here's a different take on things... some views from the

crane...

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[shytalk]

Great pics. I've asked before if you are very brave or just nuts, gotta be nuts!

[twiz]

Nice one Snappel



Love the one looking straight down, you see how tall the building really is, and consequently how high up you must have been??

Hope you don't

mind but I posted the pics on the Skyscrapercity forum, theres people who will love this on

there...
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...8#post10271748