We have just preserved one of these in Brisbane, part of a $2 billion dollar mixed use development on the Brisbane River. The structure has been protected and repainted, and now forms an arena for open-air performance, and somewhere to sit and have a coffee!
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Friday, 30 January 2015 3:22 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: The Poetics of Gas Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works Nostalgia is all very well, of course, but it must have been a bit grim for the people who lived nearby: http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/greenwich/assets/galleries/greenwich-peninsula /greenfell-street-1-1970 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
