Chimney on rhyddings street - Page 5

Rob249 · 02-01-2010, 12:32

Be interesting to see what they do with this chimney, with all this snow now, especially if it freezes.

cashman · 02-01-2010, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob249

Be interesting to see what they do with this chimney, with all this snow now, especially if it freezes.

will probaby be safer.................... until it thaws.

Rob249 · 02-01-2010, 13:15

I imagine they will do something this week.I dont think the global centre will be to happy with the main entrance being closed off for to long.I wonder how long it would take to take a chimney down that size brick by brick.Be interesting to know how much it would cost, maybe retlaw might know.

K.S.H · 02-01-2010, 13:57

They did the one on Lonsdale St brick by brick, they even counted them as there was a competition going at the time to guess how many bricks there was, I never did here the amount

Retlaw · 02-01-2010, 14:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob249

I imagine they will do something this week.I dont think the global centre will be to happy with the main entrance being closed off for to long.I wonder how long it would take to take a chimney down that size brick by brick.Be interesting to know how much it would cost, maybe retlaw might know.

Haven't a clue, its a while since I helped me old mate Fred on Chimneys.
First it will take 3-4 men to ladder the thing and put the scaffold up, next they will need a chute to drop the bricks down, then wagons to sift the rubble (100,000 bricks) and men to load the wagons, how much does that come to in wages,
at todays rates for a fortnights work.
More than likely try to get away with reducing it to about 20/30 ft and leave it, theres not much room to work round the bottom of that site.
Fred and I laddered the chimney from the back alley that runs from Rhyddings St to Charles St.

Retlaw.

Rob249 · 02-01-2010, 20:36

They wouldnt be able to get to bottom of the chimney because they have breeze blocked the open unit off where the chimney is.It got called the filing cabinet because allsorts got chucked in there, when i worked there.

Rob249 · 04-01-2010, 11:12

Its on LET website about chimney.

Neil · 04-01-2010, 11:29

Link here Oswaldtwistle street cordoned off over Chimney fears (From Lancashire Telegraph)

jaysay · 04-01-2010, 11:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil

Link here Oswaldtwistle street cordoned off over Chimney fears (From Lancashire Telegraph)

beat me to it Neil

Neil · 04-01-2010, 13:29

Its an age thing

Nice story in the LET, Peter the hero has saved the day

Bernard Dawson · 04-01-2010, 13:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil

Its an age thing

Nice story in the LET, Peter the hero has saved the day

It's not really what happened Neil, but it doesn't do any harm to to let him think that he's sorted it all out.

katex · 04-01-2010, 13:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil

Its an age thing

Nice story in the LET, Peter the hero has saved the day

Well, at least he has acted on concerns from people like Rob, which is good to see. So brownie point to him.

Rob249 · 04-01-2010, 14:09

Is the chimney taller than the one at woodnook which they brought down the other week.

Neil · 04-01-2010, 14:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob249

Is the chimney taller than the one at woodnook which they brought down the other week.

Not sure but if they are going to remove the lower bricks, prop it up with wood then set fire to it I want to watch

Rob249 · 04-01-2010, 14:39

lol, doubt they will do that, tho the whole mill site is a mess.They could do alot with all that land if they put it to good use and started again.Even oswald house looks like its fallin to bits.