Globe Centre "Artwork"
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Hmmm... I am actually reconsidering my vote. I'm a bit unhappy that this 30,000 is not going towards the hollywood style accrington sign on the coppice or a UFO. Now if they said they would get the money for that AS WELL as this, I would be a happy chappy.
I've no problem with the landscaping scheme...just keep it nice & simple. Nor do I have a problem with some form of vandal-proof artwork outside the building - providing that the ratepayer does'nt pay for it.....there are far greater priorities around Hyndburn - beginning with Broadway.
But I have a second objection to this scheme, as far as I understand it. The concept of the large wheel being taken from an otherwise complete (although in pieces) steam engine and dumped in concrete is no less than a crime of unwarrented vandalism of the first degree. That engine was left (more than 20 years ago) to the people of Church on condition it was displayed somewhere prominently in the town. I don't mind if it is to go elsewhere in Hynburn - BUT IT SHOULD REMAIN INTACT. I can only say the artist whose concept this is is a moron (the few artists I know would raise their hands in horror over this)...of course, it is possible this has been though up by a committee, which appears much more likely, given our present council.
We will be losing a major piece of our industrial heritage if this happens...it has to be stopped.
But I have a second objection to this scheme, as far as I understand it. The concept of the large wheel being taken from an otherwise complete (although in pieces) steam engine and dumped in concrete is no less than a crime of unwarrented vandalism of the first degree. That engine was left (more than 20 years ago) to the people of Church on condition it was displayed somewhere prominently in the town. I don't mind if it is to go elsewhere in Hynburn - BUT IT SHOULD REMAIN INTACT. I can only say the artist whose concept this is is a moron (the few artists I know would raise their hands in horror over this)...of course, it is possible this has been though up by a committee, which appears much more likely, given our present council.
We will be losing a major piece of our industrial heritage if this happens...it has to be stopped.
ok, I obviously don't know the full story.. steam engine? 20 years ago? large wheel? the globe? 30,000? Putting all this together has made my head hurt... please explain more, i haven't read the observer or telegraph due to location! If they have got a steam engine then it certainly should be kept intact...
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The thumbnail is a similar engine - in this case, it used to be in a mill in Burnley. It now has pride of place inside the entrance of the Science Museum in London. Our Council - in all their infinite wisdom - have decided that, having obtained their "own" engine, they are now going to take the huge fly wheel and dump it in concrete outside their HQ; the rest of the machine will invariably be scrapped. Just to give you an indication of scale, each of the"spokes" on the wheel are about 8ft long
Do you not see now why this is madness?
The thumbnail is a similar engine - in this case, it used to be in a mill in Burnley. It now has pride of place inside the entrance of the Science Museum in London. Our Council - in all their infinite wisdom - have decided that, having obtained their "own" engine, they are now going to take the huge fly wheel and dump it in concrete outside their HQ; the rest of the machine will invariably be scrapped. Just to give you an indication of scale, each of the"spokes" on the wheel are about 8ft long
Do you not see now why this is madness?
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So, this 30,000 is making a sculpture/landscaping out of the flywheel from an old steamengine? Man, that is crazy. 30,000 on nice gardens fine. But plonking a piece of an old steam engine there is stupid. The steam engine should be plonked on the middle of the roundabout under the viaduct, as a complete unit and nice and high up like a statue. That would be a great centrepiece for good old industrial accy! 
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My own opinion says assemble it somewhere along Dunkenhalgh Way/Hyndburn Road...so it stays in Church - as was the original bequest - and it has an impact for people driving into the town (this is the main route into Accy now).....that way, as a stranger entering the town for the first time, you get the first "wow" when you see the assembled engine and the second "wow" when you see the viaduct and drive round...the engine by the viaduct, togeather, could be to much of a distraction and possibly cause accidents.
My own opinion says assemble it somewhere along Dunkenhalgh Way/Hyndburn Road...so it stays in Church - as was the original bequest - and it has an impact for people driving into the town (this is the main route into Accy now).....that way, as a stranger entering the town for the first time, you get the first "wow" when you see the assembled engine and the second "wow" when you see the viaduct and drive round...the engine by the viaduct, togeather, could be to much of a distraction and possibly cause accidents.
If the council go ahead with this scheme, can we have another vote as to how soon it will take to be vandalised.The council just love wasting tax payers money, i'm still waiting for my council tax bill.Maybe the money they have saved there will pay for the new sculpture.
Have you seen the artist's impression in this weeks Observer? It looks like one of the kids from the Junior League has done it!!! I do think that the site needs improving after the fountains - if only the council had put a bit of thought into that idea, it wouldn't need pulling up so soon after it was built. I certainly agree that Broadway is more of a priority at the moment.
If you will pardon my intervention at this juncture, I have had a look at the "Engine" and in my humble opinion it appears to have several parts missing. For one thing there is no flywheel. The peices are behind the old Coach House/Stables up at Howarth Art Gallery and after twenty years in the open they are in a pretty sorry condition, what with rust and saplings growing round and through them. The flywheel could, of course, be inside the Coach House, but what would be the sense of putting some parts under cover and leaving the rest outdoors.
I agree with Roys initial argument that any cosmetic work has got to be a good thing. But the borough as a whole is in desperate need of such work. It strikes me that it always seems to be the council's comfort that comes top of the list when there is spare cash. In the last thirty years we have seen HBC move from the Town Hall's in various part of the borough to steadily grander accomodation, culminating in the new building attached to the Globe Centre. If the costs had not been so disproportionate and had the thing any chance at all of working we would now see HBC housed in a vast purpose built office complex on what was the site of Accy Colliery. They wasted £350,000 on feasability studies on that one.
And then what about the paving bricks fiasco in front of the Market Hall and Town. Hall? They spent god alone knows how much having the road laid with paving bricks and then allowed buses to continue using the road, resulting in considerable damage to the road surface. This then had to be taken up again and relaid with tarmac.
I agree with Roys initial argument that any cosmetic work has got to be a good thing. But the borough as a whole is in desperate need of such work. It strikes me that it always seems to be the council's comfort that comes top of the list when there is spare cash. In the last thirty years we have seen HBC move from the Town Hall's in various part of the borough to steadily grander accomodation, culminating in the new building attached to the Globe Centre. If the costs had not been so disproportionate and had the thing any chance at all of working we would now see HBC housed in a vast purpose built office complex on what was the site of Accy Colliery. They wasted £350,000 on feasability studies on that one.
And then what about the paving bricks fiasco in front of the Market Hall and Town. Hall? They spent god alone knows how much having the road laid with paving bricks and then allowed buses to continue using the road, resulting in considerable damage to the road surface. This then had to be taken up again and relaid with tarmac.
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Having walked past the engine in question for many years it would be a sin if it were not to be rebuilt. Amazing how they can always find money for their pet projects ( like changing offices every few days/months/years ) but not for real worthy ones with good support. As usual they may consult but go ahead with their plans regardless treating "the public" with disdain.
Having walked past the engine in question for many years it would be a sin if it were not to be rebuilt. Amazing how they can always find money for their pet projects ( like changing offices every few days/months/years ) but not for real worthy ones with good support. As usual they may consult but go ahead with their plans regardless treating "the public" with disdain.
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