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Post by jackaitch on Jul 27, 2011 10:48:25 GMT -1
Very interesting article in Manchesteronline...Blackpool tower being made over...Anything to attract visitors...also a wall with all the "famous" sayings by the comedians that have played Blackpool over
the years....maybe worth going in the fall
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Post by crabbygit on Jul 27, 2011 11:18:03 GMT -1
What a coincidence jackaitch, because on my Facebook page each day I publish a photograph I have taken and give some information about it. Last week I chose Blackpool Tower, so here is what i found. It was built after one of the Mayors of the town saw the Eiffel Tower during a visit to Paris and decided Blackpool should have a tower.So work was started in 1891 and finished in 1894. Unfortunately it was not painted properly and it started to corrode so between 1921 and 1924 it was taken down and all the steelwork replaced. It is repainted every seven years, normally dark red but in it's centenary year, 1994, was painted gold. For safety the tower has to be closed if winds exceed 45mph, but it was designed so that if it ever did collapse it would fall into the sea, which is re-assuring for those at the top if that ever happens!
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Post by jackaitch on Jul 27, 2011 12:43:20 GMT -1
Maybe those at the top would fall into the sea....how about the poor b*****s at the base?  ? Did your source of information tell you how long it takes to paint the tower? ? One of the famous bridges in the world Sydney OZ by the time they finish painting the last section it is time to start again....never be out of a job.....York minister is the same for stone masons |
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