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The Crows Nest @ Victoria Cross

thejuggler · 2014-05-12 14:57:38

Anyone know what is the story on the former Crows Nest pub at Victoria Cross? It lay derelict (following a fire) protected by a skeleton of scaffolding for around a decade until earlier this year when the roof was replaced and the scaffolding was removed. In my own mind the work appeared to coincide with the sale of the…

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#32 19-11-2019 7:54pm
fonecrusher1

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I like it too. Not sure why its upsetting some people but each to their own.

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#33 19-11-2019 11:55pm
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Just read the blurb....San Gimignano....? WTF?

('tis far from San Gimignano you were reared boy!)

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#34 20-11-2019 4:47pm
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Passed there at lunchtime, half the terrace of houses are gone. Things are moving quickly enough now that they've started.

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#35 20-11-2019 4:57pm
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Can someone put up step by step photos if they are nearby, even the sight of the terraced houses is something i can't picture

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#36 25-11-2019 3:20pm
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Everything is pretty much demolished there today.

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#37 25-11-2019 3:25pm
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opus wrote: »

Everything is pretty much demolished there today.

Still a tiny piece of facade of the other side remains. Drove by here this morning. Good to see the cranes around the city again

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#38 25-11-2019 3:51pm
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Yeah deliberately drove past it the other day. Its really kicking off now. I think its really going to be quite striking when its finished. In a good way.:)

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#39 10-01-2020 1:19pm
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Some serious excavations kicking off now.

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