HILLTOP NURSING HOME, Manchester Road, Acc - Page 4

DaveinGermany · 16-01-2011, 15:48

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Originally Posted by park381

Don't think they are red brick kate, look similar to the bricks used on the existing building.
Suggestion - why don't they leave the existing buildings up do a complete internal strip out including all internal walls and start again using the existing building shell just as they would coverting an old mill to flats, would that not solve all the problems.

Sounds far to sensible for that to be an option !

jaysay · 17-01-2011, 09:12

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Originally Posted by park381

Don't think they are red brick kate, look similar to the bricks used on the existing building.
Suggestion - why don't they leave the existing buildings up do a complete internal strip out including all internal walls and start again using the existing building shell just as they would coverting an old mill to flats, would that not solve all the problems.

Have you ever been in one of these purpose built homes for the elderly Park, would think it would be a none starter, just like Peel House was in Ossy

park381 · 17-01-2011, 18:54

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Have you ever been in one of these purpose built homes for the elderly Park, would think it would be a none starter, just like Peel House was in Ossy

Have been in a lot of purpose built homes for the elderly in Lancashire, that is why I said do a complete internal strip out. All the homes were bulit on a "unit" size, take out the inside and your left with a good shell, did you mean Peel Court in ossy? that was a different style to Acorn Lodge and Hill Top. Peel Court was similar style to Woodlands at C-L-M.In saying all that Peel Court provided excellent care for the elderly during the time it was open, as did Hill Top.

jaysay · 18-01-2011, 09:19

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Originally Posted by park381

Have been in a lot of purpose built homes for the elderly in Lancashire, that is why I said do a complete internal strip out. All the homes were built on a "unit" size, take out the inside and your left with a good shell, did you mean Peel Court in ossy? that was a different style to Acorn Lodge and Hill Top. Peel Court was similar style to Woodlands at C-L-M.In saying all that Peel Court provided excellent care for the elderly during the time it was open, as did Hill Top.

Must agree, I used to be on the inspection team for LCC Social Services Liaison committee, but Peel Court would not have been suitable to stripe out, it was a two story building, I honestly can't see what anybody would use it for, which was highlighted by the fact that nobody seemed to want it

park381 · 18-01-2011, 09:35

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Must agree, I used to be on the inspection team for LCC Social Services Liaison committee, but Peel Court would not have been suitable to stripe out, it was a two story building, I honestly can't see what anybody would use it for, which was highlighted by the fact that nobody seemed to want it

The sheltered housing further down union road is no different, Peel Court could have been adapted, but I think at the time LCC were selling off a lot of
property.

jaysay · 18-01-2011, 10:05

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Originally Posted by park381

The sheltered housing further down union road is no different, Peel Court could have been adapted, but I think at the time LCC were selling off a lot of
property.

Nobody wanted it, I'm sure if it could have been adapted somebody would have come along and bought for that purpose Park, as I said I've been round this home on many occasions I wouldn't have liked to even try myself and I have a good building trade background

park381 · 18-01-2011, 10:11

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Nobody wanted it, I'm sure if it could have been adapted somebody would have come along and bought for that purpose Park, as I said I've been round this home on many occasions I wouldn't have liked to even try myself and I have a good building trade background

only thing wrong was the location, but it served a purpose at the time

jaysay · 18-01-2011, 10:26

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Originally Posted by park381

only thing wrong was the location, but it served a purpose at the time

Ya it was purpose built but unsuitable for anything else

park381 · 18-01-2011, 10:36

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Ya it was purpose built but unsuitable for anything else

It provided a home for a lot of elderly

jaysay · 18-01-2011, 10:45

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It provided a home for a lot of elderly

That's the purpose it was built for Park

park381 · 18-01-2011, 10:52

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That's the purpose it was built for Park

It could have been put to other uses, other than demolish it, I could think of several, but it may not have suited local residents

jaysay · 18-01-2011, 17:54

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Originally Posted by park381

It could have been put to other uses, other than demolish it, I could think of several, but it may not have suited local residents

They probable couldn't get a suitable madam to run the shop Park

mind you don't think the folk in Ossy are too keen on broth these days either

park381 · 18-01-2011, 18:32

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They probable couldn't get a suitable madam to run the shop Park

mind you don't think the folk in Ossy are too keen on broth these days either

Twisted minds !!! no I was thinking of a fibre glass dome, would have looked good next to the "town hall" shame it was demolished

jaysay · 18-01-2011, 18:36

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Twisted minds !!! no I was thinking of a fibre glass dome, would have looked good next to the "town hall" shame it was demolished

Tealeaf wouldn't allow it Park

park381 · 18-01-2011, 18:39

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Tealeaf wouldn't allow it Park

If HBC granted PP he would have to like it, or move