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| allanphillips |
Pollokshaws DemolitionI don't know if there is any truth in the rumours I have seen on a few sites, stating that the date for demolition on the other flats at Pollokshaws is the 30th Aug. Anyone heard any different? |
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| fastnet |
allan................I am not back to work until friday but could find out for you then. | ||
| Alex Glass |
I understand they keep changing the date. Will see what I can find out. | ||
| Scary |
They do and it`s one of the reasons i never see the blowdowns as i need a bit of notice 
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| maximusmop |
demolition datei think it may happen this sunday as the signs are up for a 5 week road closure nxt to the blocks, will confirm this tommorow! |
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| james73 |
Re: demolition date
The latest I heard was its Sunday 30 August. James H |
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| maximusmop |
i work on the buses and had it confirmed for the 30th as the 23 is being diverted for 5 weeks while shawbridge flats are knocked down and cleared! | ||
| james73 |
12pm for this I've heard, unless anyone knows different...
James H |
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| james73 |
James H |
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| james73 |
Landmark city tower blocks razed in just 8 seconds (Evening Times)
HUNDREDS of people watched as two 40-year-old tower blocks in Glasgow's south side were reduced to rubble in seconds. The demolition of the 23-storey landmarks at 124 and 142 Shawbridge Street, Pollokshaws, took place at noon yesterday, watched by crowds who gathered on a grass verge overlooking the site. It took just eight seconds and 30 kilos of explosives to turn the towers into a pile of dust and concrete as onlookers cheered. More than 200 households within the 150m radius of the exclusion zone had to be evacuated and spent the day at a rest centre where breakfast, lunch and entertainment, including films and bingo, were provided. Built in 1967 at a cost of around £1m, the properties were once home to 210 households. However, Glasgow Housing Association decided to demolish the blocks in 2005 following a decline in demand for high-rise homes. By October 2007 all tenants had been relocated. Two nearby blocks, in Riverford Road and Riverbank Street, were also razed last year as part of a major overhaul of the area by GHA. James H |
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| maximusmop |
help please!i missed the demoltion and the stv and bbc news reports for the demolition any chance someone could find both links and post them here!!!
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| danielbhoy |
i found this on youtube hope u like it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTGjNF-H5v4 |
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| norrie |
Hi james, thanks for posting those photos, I forgot all about the demolition, silly me 
To think that they demolished loads of tenements in that area to build high rise and they never lasted as long as the old buildings. There is a web site showing Pollokshaws as it was and it was criminal to have destroyed a community. Bye for now, norrie |
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| Jock58 |
Hi All
Have i said before ?? I was born in Greenview street across from the bank building that's still standing. We were moved out for regeneration of the area, less than 50 years its all happening again. Can't wait to see what they do 50 years from now 
Jock58 |
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