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Victorian Legacy
« on: September 18, 2020, 01:16:57 PM »
This is an old Victorian pumping station near me which lay disused for may years until being bought up a few years back and developed into a nice (and very unusual) apartment block.  It just happens also to be located on a popular biking road and right on a tasty near-right angle bend!
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Re: Victorian Legacy
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2020, 01:42:10 PM »
Cool!
I was expecting to see a vintage BP or SHELL "station" with old gas "pumps"!
...so, I was very impressed -- 'till I figured it out....

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« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2020, 02:47:03 PM »
I deliberately omitted to mention what was pumped... as I don't know if it would have been water or sewage!
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Re: Victorian Legacy
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2020, 03:20:13 PM »
Neat old building. I always liked the look of the Batter sea power station made famous on Pink Floyd Animals.
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2020, 03:30:39 PM »
I would be curious as to what the apartments go for when compleated? Looks like it was a steam powered pumping station by the stack.
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Re: Victorian Legacy
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2020, 07:50:41 AM »
Quote from: Kansas kymco on September 18, 2020, 03:20:13 PM
Neat old building. I always liked the look of the Batter sea power station made famous on Pink Floyd Animals.
Me too KK, iconic building; so glad they didn’t bulldoze it in the end!


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« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2020, 08:02:22 AM »
Quote from: Kansas kymco on September 18, 2020, 03:30:39 PM
I would be curious as to what the apartments go for when compleated? Looks like it was a steam powered pumping station by the stack.

Guessing you’re right about it being steam driven back in the day. As for asking prices (the apts are already occupied), google tells me around the £250K mark for 3 bedroom ones?  That’s in the grey modern section, can’t find any info on the main building so maybe it’s listed and can’t be converted?


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Re: Victorian Legacy
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2020, 08:15:23 AM »
Quote from: Neil955i on September 19, 2020, 07:50:41 AM
Me too KK, iconic building; so glad they didn’t bulldoze it in the end!


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My understanding is it's in a state of extreme disrepair.  There were plans on making apartments out of it but financing fell through. Haven't read up on it in a few years maybe things have changed. Years ago Triumph Motorcycles used it as a backdrop in their advertising.

I love old architecture. On my Romeo rides you see some old buildings in these small towns.
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Re: Victorian Legacy
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2020, 08:22:09 AM »
Quote from: Stig / Major Tom on September 18, 2020, 01:42:10 PM
Cool!
I was expecting to see a vintage BP or SHELL "station" with old gas "pumps"!
...so, I was very impressed -- 'till I figured it out....

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You mentioned old gas stations in Cloquet  Minnesota is the only Frank Lloyd Wright designed gas station.
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Re: Victorian Legacy
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2020, 09:00:19 AM »
Quote from: Kansas kymco on September 19, 2020, 08:15:23 AM
My understanding is it's in a state of extreme disrepair.  There were plans on making apartments out of it but financing fell through. Haven't read up on it in a few years maybe things have changed. Years ago Triumph Motorcycles used it as a backdrop in their advertising.

I love old architecture. On my Romeo rides you see some old buildings in these small towns.
Seems it’s moved on from that situation KK. The whole area redeveloped to incorporate the power station structure?

https://cdn.batterseapowerstation.co.uk/_default_upload_bucket/image-thumb__3748__web-optimised/phase-b-highlight_3-o.jpeg


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Re: Victorian Legacy
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2020, 01:48:21 PM »
Quote from: Kansas kymco on September 19, 2020, 08:22:09 AM
You mentioned old gas stations in Cloquet  Minnesota is the only Frank Lloyd Wright designed gas station.
Yeah, but don't stop there for gas if it's raining.

We've a FLW house in our little burg. Elderly ladies spent a bundle bringing it back after it sat, chopped into ugly apartments, for years.
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