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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on October 28, 2005, 10:11:07
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Once again, a small Church to the north-east of Bradford is on the move.
Telegraph & Argus (http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/2003/12/9/105025.html)
I've often wondered about this buildings history, as it is so out of place with its location.
I originally thought that it had been brought from Scandinavia, Switzerland or New England by a Bradfordian woollen magnate as a (kind of) folly, but then it wouldn't be a folly as it would be serving a purpose.
St James. 2 (http://community.webshots.com/photo/283075273/394149109YnocgP)
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The title to this thread is perfect! :lol:
I'm not suprised you have a picture of that one BTM, it looks odd for England (but I like it!).
Do you know why they are moving it, the article doesn't really seem to say, I guess its somehting to do with foundations.
Or have I missed something?
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The title to this thread is perfect! :lol:
I'm not suprised you have a picture of that one BTM, it looks odd for England (but I like it!)
Thanks, as I stated, it's fascinated me for almost 30years since I first saw it, & is a beautiful building (if totally unexpected)
It's very near where one of the regulars, otherwise known as the; 'missing Mudder' (http://forums.mud-club.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=8) works
Do you know why they are moving it, the article doesn't really seem to say, I guess its somehting to do with foundations.
Or have I missed something?
The land is (as usual :roll: ) being sold for restoration for use as housing as it's on quite a large plot & there's no attached graveyard to disturb.
I've gone past on a few occassions & seen people photographing it out of curiosity, as it's fairly close (http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=416500.999999603&Y=439000.952201391&width=500&height=300&gride=416399.999999603&gridn=438999.952201391&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=1&scale=25000) to Esholt (http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=418000.999999527&Y=440500.952770656&width=500&height=300&gride=418199.999999527&gridn=440299.952770656&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=1&scale=25000), where 'Emmerdale Farm' (http://community.webshots.com/photo/283075273/394148939ofeulY) was filmed for a number of years
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some thing similar here
http://www.exeter.uk.net/exeter/gallery/gallpages/house_that_moved.htm
"The house that moved" was shunted about 20 yards back in the mid 70's to make way for new ring road.
I grew up in exeter so its always been in present possition since I was around but my dad worked for local council when it was moved and helped to lay new foundations
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some thing similar here
http://www.exeter.uk.net/exeter/gallery/gallpages/house_that_moved.htm
I've seen that one when we've been down there, it's a lovely house, & quite a well executed job.
Thankfully it's a not over the top restoration like some in York are.
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Thats impressive, i wanted to go to Kiruna in Scandinavia as the whole town is being moved, I saw the signs but never made it. Bummer, Maybe next time.
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some thing similar here
http://www.exeter.uk.net/exeter/gallery/gallpages/house_that_moved.htm
I've seen that one when we've been down there, it's a lovely house, & quite a well executed job.
Thankfully it's a not over the top restoration like some in York are.
shop was a jewlers and think the uper half was lived in. Dont know about now though.
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shop was a jewlers and think the uper half was lived in. Dont know about now though.
I'm reasonably sure that it's a National Trust/Tourist Information office now :?
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easy on the eye that there church-hope it gets saved