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TheFunk
June 29th, 2006, 10:19
Well underway and worth a look if in the area and like a bit of destruction :D

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/DSC00904.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/DSC00899.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/DSC00909.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/DSC00911.jpg
TheFunk
June 30th, 2006, 09:46
This mornings destruction

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/DSC00928.jpg
TheFunk
July 3rd, 2006, 12:05
3 July

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/DSC01072.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/DSC01076.jpg
TheFunk
July 11th, 2006, 15:52
Todays action from the top of a 211 bus. I've been working out of town these past few days but normal service will now resume.

What's left still looks very do-able to me...

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/west.jpg
TheFunk
July 12th, 2006, 11:51
This morning

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/west-1.jpg
TheFunk
July 13th, 2006, 13:23
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/west-2.jpg
TheFunk
July 17th, 2006, 09:54
Yeah they should have raised cabs like port cranes.

This morning...

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/west-3.jpg
TheFunk
July 20th, 2006, 15:35
This demolition is becoming rather addictive! Watched for over an hour this morning as the nibbler worked its way along pipework on the roof. Then pulled a metal tank from the roof.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/IMG_4008_1.jpg

The first of the pipes come down:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/IMG_4018_2.jpg

A water or air conditioning tank is revealed:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/IMG_4051_3.jpg

and is soon on the edge of the abyss:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/IMG_4063_4.jpg

The jaws of the nibbler struggled to get hold of the tank but once they got a got a grip it soon collapsed and was dragged off the roof.

Watch the vid (http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/?action=view&current=westminster_edit.flv) (which photobucket has compressed the arse off) Sorry for camera shake but Spielberg I aint ;)

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/IMG_4076_5.jpg
TheFunk
July 25th, 2006, 15:26
They've been busy

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/west-4.jpg
c33kay
August 19th, 2006, 13:58
They've been busy

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/PaulGibbins/westminster/west-4.jpg

Just a lil update. Don't appear to have been as busy this month, must be the hosepipe ban slowing them down :D
http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006136.jpg


http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006132.jpg
http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006133.jpg
http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006134.jpg
http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006135.jpg
http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006137.jpg
http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006138.jpg

Also a lil nibbling vid (mp4)... http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006003.mp4 (http://www.c33kay.co.uk/28dl/08082006003.mp4)

They're phone pix so sorry for the not so good quality!
Martay
August 20th, 2006, 16:19
My own view of Westminster Bridge demolition - taken from the London Eye on Friday:
http://www.atomic-album.com/showPic.php/23004/OWBridgedemo.jpg
http://www.atomic-album.com/showPic.php/23004/OWBridgedemo1.jpg
Oxygen Thief
January 9th, 2007, 23:26
BTW this site is completely flat as of last month. There was a digger sat on a pile of rubble and that was it.
Oxygen Thief
January 9th, 2007, 23:34
Robsey and Zero...

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=675
retrogeezer
January 9th, 2007, 23:58
Cheers Oxygen thief..:thumb

Cool pic from the air here: http://www.coleman-co.com/projects/12.html