18th Century Pub magically goes on fire and demolishes itself
- Thread starter Mr Pigeon
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Can I ask where (totally understand if you don’t want to say online!)
I studied archaeology at UCL but never went into it professionally. Though I know lots of people that did.
yeah, would rather not disclose that online but a major county so there is a lot of work.
don’t blame you for not going into it, I think about leaving the profession daily!The furniture, the knickers in a tin the list is endless
It was brilliant, first went in there around 1984/85 when I was 19ish. Used to meet mates there before going to watch bands , good memories from a very different time.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...y/manchesters-famous-tommy-ducks-pub-22892981
They are seriously unlucky people, TWO FIRES - what are the chances?
Came to post this, what a coincidence!
I was in there the night before it was demolished.
It closed has normal, during the night it was demolished, the manager did not even know, he thought it was the start of a refurbishment.
https://confidentials.com/mancheste...o the tragic demise,side of the Midland Hotel.
Ah the famous self-combustion, auto-demolish phenomena.
You did that in the EU4 Experiment, as I recall.
, I did it with more style!These magical fires appear to be happening in my home town as well now. Three fires (actually five fires if you talk to anyone in the local police force) in the space of a year for this unfortunate listed building that the new owners want to turn into flats.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66703312
It's in the center of town, in the "affluent" area where the beautiful old buildings are being regularly torn down to build shitty flats.
Arseholes. I got my first blowy in that building ffs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66703312
It's in the center of town, in the "affluent" area where the beautiful old buildings are being regularly torn down to build shitty flats.
Arseholes. I got my first blowy in that building ffs.
@Mr Pigeon Have you ever left Fife?
How dare you. I lived in Perth for three whole years and that's at least an hour's drive.
Anyway. Calling it right now; this will be the next building in my town that will magically have a fire (forcing the land owners to tear it down and be left with no choice but to build some metal and glass monstrosities).
Why would he need to? He persevered and got his first blowie in an abandoned night club called Kitty's just last year. Just imagine if he sticks it out for another 30 odd years. What further magic awaits @Mr Pigeon ?
How did it taste?
Fixed.
all that friction caused the fire didn't it?The owners have allegedly been arrested.
I shouldn’t get worked up about things like this, but I hope they really throw the book at them. This kind of historical vandalism (I’d like to trade mark that phrase) makes my blood boil. The owners must be wishing to god that they could put the clock back. The amount of media attention will mean that this can’t be brushed under the carpet
Don't google historic trees whatever you do.
Just seen that story.
They've just arrested a 16 year old boy.
Oh God, I saw that earlier and am already enraged. What the hell are some people like? I do t know how you can grow up giving that little of a sh1t about things around you.
Not ‘you’ personally, unless you’ve got something you’d like to share with the group?
That's where I can sympathise with some. If you grow up in environment where no one gives a shit about you, why would you give a shit about some tree realistically? Hypothetical of course.
I’m actually fuming at this. It was on my bucket list to see it, I’m a massive Treedophile. What a nasty little cnut the kid that did it must be.
Yeah I suppose so. If you and everyone and everything are round you are treated as worthless, you’ll end up mirroring that principle. Still pretty annoyed though.
Likewise, although for slightly different reasons. My best friend and I grew up watching Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves on repeat, in which it appears, and have always said we'd visit it some day. Livid doesn't even cover it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66952980
Arrested a 16-year-old.
What a fecking scrote.
Kevin Costner once climbed that tree. Show some goddamn respect.
Arrested a 16-year-old.
What a fecking scrote.
Kevin Costner once climbed that tree. Show some goddamn respect.
That’s a weird one, cause in some weird way, it’s just a tree, but an iconic one.
What can the charges be, and for what length of time.
Humans live less years than this tree did
What can the charges be, and for what length of time.
Humans live less years than this tree did
I hate historical vandalism (credit @NicolaSacco).