Water Tower Scaffolding
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Water Tower Scaffolding
I see that there is scaffolding at the top half of the Water Tower and am wondering if any member here knows when it is scheduled to be removed.
The reason I ask is because I have a ticket for a 'Hot Air Balloon' flight. If we can get the right wind direction to track over the school it would be better to wait for the scaffolding to be removed before we fly - It would spoil the photographs of the very place I used to go with my 'master key' - all those years ago - Ha!
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The reason I ask is because I have a ticket for a 'Hot Air Balloon' flight. If we can get the right wind direction to track over the school it would be better to wait for the scaffolding to be removed before we fly - It would spoil the photographs of the very place I used to go with my 'master key' - all those years ago - Ha!
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Thanks for the information Matt, I guess I will just have to go ahead as the ticket is only valid for another six months or so...Great Plum wrote:I think it is quite a long term project - I believe that the water tanks inside the tower have become rusty and were threatening to come away from the walls which could bring the whole thing down...
If I remember correctly, it was a long time ago, the sides of the steel tanks had quite a big space between them and the inside wall of the tower. There are two tanks, one above the other supported on steel beams. - I wonder if they are cutting holes in the brickwork to get inside to do the patching.
I remember the first time I climbed up there, quite frightening with all water (and adrenalin) pumping...
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I believe water has not been kept up there for a few years - they drained it when they realised it would be unnecessary, owing to the internal systems run throughout the school.
Of course, Sharpenhurst is also empty...has anyone been in it? I think perhaps it is a goal to be achieved...
Of course, Sharpenhurst is also empty...has anyone been in it? I think perhaps it is a goal to be achieved...
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Lots of people went to Sharpenhurst in the past - I believe they have now concreted over the entrance...darthmaul wrote:I believe water has not been kept up there for a few years - they drained it when they realised it would be unnecessary, owing to the internal systems run throughout the school.
Of course, Sharpenhurst is also empty...has anyone been in it? I think perhaps it is a goal to be achieved...
As for the water tower, it may well be for the next 6 months...
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That's terrible. It's one CH thing I never did and wish I had. There was a fantastic story about it on the web back in 97ish which could be found by searching for "Christ's Hospital" on Alta Vista. Don't know if it's still findable (yes, that's a word).Great Plum wrote:Lots of people went to Sharpenhurst in the past - I believe they have now concreted over the entrance...darthmaul wrote:I believe water has not been kept up there for a few years - they drained it when they realised it would be unnecessary, owing to the internal systems run throughout the school.
Of course, Sharpenhurst is also empty...has anyone been in it? I think perhaps it is a goal to be achieved...
As for the water tower, it may well be for the next 6 months...
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It's the one place that I nver went into and I wish I had!Ruthie-Baby wrote:That's terrible. It's one CH thing I never did and wish I had. There was a fantastic story about it on the web back in 97ish which could be found by searching for "Christ's Hospital" on Alta Vista. Don't know if it's still findable (yes, that's a word).Great Plum wrote:Lots of people went to Sharpenhurst in the past - I believe they have now concreted over the entrance...darthmaul wrote:I believe water has not been kept up there for a few years - they drained it when they realised it would be unnecessary, owing to the internal systems run throughout the school.
Of course, Sharpenhurst is also empty...has anyone been in it? I think perhaps it is a goal to be achieved...
As for the water tower, it may well be for the next 6 months...
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as far as i knew the tanks were lead lined and they were taken out of use because of a worry of legionares desiese (unsure of spelling) and obviously because of the lead.
i believe that the steel supports are pulling severely on the inside of the building and are causing some quite serious damage. i believe that the tanks are being cut up and removed.
this is stuff i have heard from staff and others around site but i am unsure of how reliable it is.
as for how long it is going to be up i dont know anything other than it is long term.
i believe that the steel supports are pulling severely on the inside of the building and are causing some quite serious damage. i believe that the tanks are being cut up and removed.
this is stuff i have heard from staff and others around site but i am unsure of how reliable it is.
as for how long it is going to be up i dont know anything other than it is long term.
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Thanks for the information 'Moulam'... very interesting.Moulam wrote:as far as i knew the tanks were lead lined and they were taken out of use because of a worry of legionares desiese (unsure of spelling) and obviously because of the lead.
I am surprised to hear you say that the tanks were lead lined as I would have thought the steel alone would have done the job OK. But, seeing that they were built a few years before the Titanic that maybe explains it.
So I guess that the scaffolding is there so they can knock holes in the sides of the tower to remove the pieces of the tanks as they cut them up.
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half of me agrees with this but common sense say take the tanks out from the inside to prevent having to put holes in building. so i am unsure of quite why, maybe there is some external problems that need to be sorted out using the scafolding. if i see a builder i will ask him/her for some info.John Knight wrote:So I guess that the scaffolding is there so they can knock holes in the sides of the tower to remove the pieces of the tanks as they cut them up.
i do know that they were doing some work in the tube below the tower at the begining of the term and somhow caused a fire in the tube which is never a good idea as the gas pipes run down there.