Market Hall Refurbishment - Page 40

walkinman221 · 08-10-2010, 19:00

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Originally Posted by flashy

what the hell is that stone flag floor all about? i'd not noticed it till i went in with a pram today, my poor niece was bounced all over the place, it won't be long before someone has an accident walking on that, it's shabby, uneven and it's not even finished in some places, i was going to let my 13 month old niece out of the pram so should could have a run around in the big open space in the market hall but i changed my mind as soon as the pram started wobbling

whoever thought of putting that floor down should be shot, it's a death trap

i just hope it isn't someone old who has an accident

Him that put the floor down will never get another headache never mind get shot.

katex · 08-10-2010, 19:26

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Originally Posted by walkinman221

Him that put the floor down will never get another headache never mind get shot.

Wasn't put down Walkinman ... was the original floor which was discovered under the overlay (or whatever you call it). Again, I think great stuff in preserving our heritage.

SPUGGIE J · 08-10-2010, 19:42

Andybody know a decent builder who could do some pointing on it?

DaveinGermany · 08-10-2010, 19:46

Seeing as it is part of the buildings fabric & heritage, could they not smooth down the rough edges & snags thereby allowing unimpeded movement to prams/trolleys etc. & ensuring no one trips, but enables the floors integrity to remain ?

Beats covering it in concrete or some equivalent gunk ! Sure it won't cost more than some of the ideas for the place !

walkinman221 · 08-10-2010, 20:15

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Originally Posted by katex

Wasn't put down Walkinman ... was the original floor which was discovered under the overlay (or whatever you call it). Again, I think great stuff in preserving our heritage.

It was put down when the market hall was built i would think so the person that did it will be long dead hence he will never get another headache.

Bonnyboy · 08-10-2010, 20:51

When they discovered the original flagged floor under the asphalt floor I believe English Heritage put quite a few thousand pounds into the pot ( 80k was what I was told ) on the understanding that it was cleaned up and returned to its original state. There is supposed to be a 4mm height tolerance across the hall floor, which is obviously not the case. I expected to see some sort of machine in there skimming the floor but instead saw some poor sod breaking his back with an angle grinder taking the high bits off a few of the flags.

Under the carpets at three entrances there are no flags, it’s concrete from when the entrances were re-floored prior to the old asphalt going down. The carpets got put there as a quick fix for the “Re-opening Ceremony” earlier in the year. The concrete was supposed to be dug up and new flags installed. Heard that there was no cash left, the cost would be 16k and that the Council had no intent of paying.

A few members of the public have already fallen either tripping on the carpets at the entrances or on the flags themselves. Dunno if any compensation claims have been lodged.

lancsdave · 08-10-2010, 20:56

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Originally Posted by Bonnyboy

Heard that there was no cash left, the cost would be 16k and that the Council had no intent of paying.

Well I can think where they could have found half of it

Bonnyboy · 08-10-2010, 21:09

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Well I can think where they could have found half of it

It's bloody criminal Dave.

You noticed that the glass cellar skylights on the Hall floor have still not been sorted out, just covered with bits of cardboard or plywood taped to the floor. Christ, some of the glass blocks are completely missing.

A few claims going in might gee them up but that would mean someone would have to have been hurt and it shouldn't have come to come to that.

Hope someone drags the H&S Executive in

garinda · 08-10-2010, 22:04

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Well I can think where they could have found half of it

By not employing Z-list celebrities like Dildo Zilly?

Cancel cheesy Martin Platt next week, and hey presto, new flags.

lancsdave · 08-10-2010, 22:09

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Cancel cheesy Martin Platt next week, and hey presto, new flags.

I would think the chances of that happening are zero. A certain councillor will need a sample of cheese to finish off one of the recipes in her new cookery book

garinda · 08-10-2010, 22:21

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

I would think the chances of that happening are zero. A certain councillor will need a sample of cheese to finish off one of the recipes in her new cookery book

The whole thing has a worse stench than a Stinking Bishop.

Still, as long as Cllr. Haworth is happy with her pound of flesh, whoops...cheese, everything is hunky-dory in the Market Hall in La-la land.

Atarah · 08-10-2010, 22:22

Didnt even know the actor had turned cheese maker, until I read it on Accyweb. Details here:-

Saddleworth Cheese Co - Sean Wilson Cheese

garinda · 08-10-2010, 22:24

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Originally Posted by Atarah

Didnt even know the actor had turned cheese maker, until I read it on Accyweb. Details here:-

Saddleworth Cheese Co - Sean Wilson Cheese

I don't think even Gail and David know.

They still think he's nursing in Liverpool.

jaysay · 09-10-2010, 08:51

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Originally Posted by JCB

that the mess was part of a global economic disaster

Other countries were not as reckless with their sending for 11 years previous to the down turn, they went on a spend, spend, spend binge, just like a demented pools winner, with no financial plan in place for the future, now we are paying the price in a big way

flashy · 09-10-2010, 09:40

was talking to one of the ladies at Slacks yesterday and she couldn't believe it when i told her how much Aldo Zilli charges for appearances, lets hope it's got around the market