Angel of the North - Page 2

Avulon · 6th October 2014, 17:44

I do wonder how much Redcar pier cost the town, I was surprised at how cheaply the Angel was done for £850,000, and thousands of people visit it. I guess that not so many make special pilgrimage to Redcar Pier (which has such a wonderful view of the offshore windfarm.

reworht · 6th October 2014, 17:51

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Originally Posted by Avulon

I do wonder how much Redcar pier cost the town, I was surprised at how cheaply the Angel was done for £850,000, and thousands of people visit it. I guess that not so many make special pilgrimage to Redcar Pier (which has such a wonderful view of the offshore windfarm.

Don't tell everyone - they'll be flocking up here to see it

Whoops - sorry,I forgot - it's currently closed as the multi-coloured stairway around the outside is going rusty

That'll be the same offshore windfarm which has ceased operating on a number of occasions to cure 'teething troubles' - one of which was rumoured to be rusty bolts in the columns under the surface

suzublu · 6th October 2014, 17:53

I thought it looked like a Helta Skelta Rod

HarryM1BYT · 6th October 2014, 18:19

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Originally Posted by suzublu

I thought it looked like a Helta Skelta Rod

We were parked opposite it last week and that is what I assumed it to be as well

reworht · 6th October 2014, 20:52

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Originally Posted by suzublu

I thought it looked like a Helta Skelta Rod

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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT

We were parked opposite it last week and that is what I assumed it to be as well

It's a joke - built primarily to feed the egos of the ruling group on the Council and their leader in particular

Polly · 9th October 2014, 20:00

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Polly · 9th October 2014, 20:01

Mmmm see what you mean, it doesn't work.

coolcat · 9th October 2014, 20:23

Sounds like the Folly that is the water fountains in the town square that our council wasted countless council tax payers pounds on!

When I moved here in the early eighties there was an underground toilet block in the square, it was frequented by undesirable types and had a rather unique aroma that emitted from it.
A few years after I moved here the council decided to change the one way system in the town and at the same time closed and filled in the entrance to the underground toilets!

So a decade or so have passed and the council hatch a plan to have a water feature in the square to attract the tourists and have them all flockin back to Clacton to see this modern marvel

Seems that someone forgot about the underground toilets as half the ground collapsed when installing it and once they finally sorted that out a few months after opening it was switched off due to hygiene concerns

It was re opened with much fan fare with loads of fencing round it to stop the kids playing in the water spouts !
We wouldn't want anyone getting legionnaires disease would we

Honestly, you couldn't make this stuff up!

Still, we've had a by-election today, wonder what we might get and what might change

Grabbed this off Google:

suzublu · 9th October 2014, 20:29

We have a fountain in our little square too Jeff, every week end it's frothing all over the square, as the revellers fill it with washing powder

coolcat · 9th October 2014, 20:31

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We have a fountain in our little square too Jeff, every week end it's frothing all over the square, as the revellers fill it with washing powder

At least your is on so they can have fun

More often than not ours is switched off.....along with the street lighting

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coolcat This is my second home Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere Posts: 51,164 Thanks: 9,890 Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts	Sounds like the Folly that is the water fountains in the town square that our council wasted countless council tax payers pounds on! When I moved here in the early eighties there was an underground toilet block in the square, it was frequented by undesirable types and had a rather unique aroma that emitted from it. A few years after I moved here the council decided to change the one way system in the town and at the same time closed and filled in the entrance to the underground toilets! So a decade or so have passed and the council hatch a plan to have a water feature in the square to attract the tourists and have them all flockin back to Clacton to see this modern marvel Seems that someone forgot about the underground toilets as half the ground collapsed when installing it and once they finally sorted that out a few months after opening it was switched off due to hygiene concerns It was re opened with much fan fare with loads of fencing round it to stop the kids playing in the water spouts ! We wouldn't want anyone getting legionnaires disease would we Honestly, you couldn't make this stuff up! Still, we've had a by-election today, wonder what we might get and what might change Grabbed this off Google: __________________ Jeff. Last edited by coolcat; 9th October 2014 at 20:29..

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suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,921 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	We have a fountain in our little square too Jeff, every week end it's frothing all over the square, as the revellers fill it with washing powder