Sad day for Glasgow

stevestrat · 23rd May 2014, 19:09

The iconic Charles Rennie MacIntosh designed Glasgow School Of Art has been devastated by fire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-27541883

klarzy · 23rd May 2014, 19:12

A great shame, full of true art and beautiful things, glad it would seem that no one was hurt...

stevestrat · 23rd May 2014, 20:02

I studied there in the late '70s, the interior was truly stunning.

FLYER · 23rd May 2014, 20:32

The overwhelming smell across the city centre was that of burning paper .

Yep a sad day for an iconic building.

Astraeus · 23rd May 2014, 22:33

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Originally Posted by FLYER

The overwhelming smell across the city centre was that of burning paper .

Yep a sad day for an iconic building.

Indeed mate very sad. Scary too! One of my little fears is fire. Hate it, very dangerous and unpredictable. Hats off to the guys fighting it.

Chris

Jules · 23rd May 2014, 23:47

Mmm terrible shame.
Apparently an over head projector overheated.
Wonder when it was last serviced ?

Any device with a fan running gets blocked with dust.

It probably had the yearly electrical safety PAT test but I've always thought most of those procedures are a money making farce

Sprinter · 24th May 2014, 06:44

A beautiful building, so sad to see it in this state. Hopefully the main structure is still sound and it can be saved.

klarzy · 24th May 2014, 07:08

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Originally Posted by Jules

Mmm terrible shame.
Apparently an over head projector overheated.
Wonder when it was last serviced ?

Any device with a fan running gets blocked with dust.

It probably had the yearly electrical safety PAT test but I've always thought most of those procedures are a money making farce

PAT test would only check the flex, earth and plug of a portable appliance Jules.
Ok if its not spur wired it should be tested but they would not look at fans, filters and general condition, just plug the lead in, press test and put a sticker on it.... £15 quid each please....

stevestrat · 24th May 2014, 09:45

Now saying they have saved a lot more of the building than initially feared, 90% of the structure and 70% of the contents safe.

Graham1961 · 24th May 2014, 11:31

It looks a beautiful building, it would be a terrible loss if it was destroyed.

Hopefully it will be restored as soon as possible.

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Sprinter Posted a thing or two Jag S-Type 4.2 V8 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 1,645 Thanks: 271 Thanked 427 Times in 293 Posts	A beautiful building, so sad to see it in this state. Hopefully the main structure is still sound and it can be saved. __________________ “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”

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stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,465 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Now saying they have saved a lot more of the building than initially feared, 90% of the structure and 70% of the contents safe. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

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