Campaign to save York's industrial riverside crane (From York Press)
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Campaign to save York's industrial riverside crane
10:15am Thursday 27th December 2012 in News
TALKS should be held to try to save a riverside crane in York from demolition, it has been said.
The Press reported earlier this month that York Sea Cadets have applied to City of York Council for permission to tear down an iron gantry attached to their Skeldergate building next to the River Ouse. They say it is now considered dangerous and the move would save maintenance costs.
Micklegate planning panel has now written to the city council saying its loss would be “deeply regretted” as it is “a reminder of the industrial past of the area”. The panel has asked for discussions to be held about whether the gantry can be preserved “in any way”.
The crane, believed to be more than a century old, stands in Queen’s Staith and the council is expected to decide early in the New Year whether it should be removed.
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lezyork1966
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11:42am Thu 27 Dec 12
Jazzper
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1:40pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Jazzper
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1:41pm Thu 27 Dec 12
bolero
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3:56pm Thu 27 Dec 12
Paul Meoff
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11:24pm Thu 27 Dec 12
bolero wrote:I'll spend whatever I want on Mrs Meoff thank you very much.
Stop wasting even more money on useless relics. This is the 21st century. Spend our money sensibly on what we need and what is useful in this day and age.
bolero
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10:48am Fri 28 Dec 12
Paul Meoff wrote:At last, a sense of humour amongst these postings.
bolero wrote: Stop wasting even more money on useless relics. This is the 21st century. Spend our money sensibly on what we need and what is useful in this day and age.I'll spend whatever I want on Mrs Meoff thank you very much.
twigger
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10:55pm Fri 28 Dec 12
mel_drew says...
11:03am Thu 27 Dec 12
Of course, that crane is not the main relic of the staith's industrial past. The much larger one attached to the Woodsmill building is far more prominent. Nevertheless, it would be a shame to lose it, but if they can't afford it, and the council will be hard pushed to justify taking on the financial responsibility for it, then it will probably become another victim of the present financial situation.