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The old Jobcentre.
- Thread starter Tumble weed
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airbusA346
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I can't find any planning applications for this.
Pooryorick
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Old dole office looks close to dereliction now. Nov 5th brought forward?
kyoto49
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That whole block should be demolished while they are building the new units imo.
Tilly
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Why stop there?
Castletown looks a bit ropey, Pennycroft a bit drab, Rangers ground would make a lovely car showroom, Top of the World has seen better days.
Raze
darben
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It looks like it is knowingly being used as a squat, I wouldn’t be shocked if it came to the same fate as the Westway !
Perrier
Banned
Thats what happens when this government makes people homeless.
Bet they hate it being used for shelter as much as they hate foodbanks
darben
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Or when rich people use poor people for insurance jobs! It makes my stomach churnThats what happens when this government makes people homeless.
Bet they hate it being used for shelter as much as they hate foodbanks
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Thats what happens when this government makes people homeless.
Bet they hate it being used for shelter as much as they hate foodbanks
At least it's finally helping someone!
kyoto49
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Because they are being used legitimately for more than window smashing practice. No one will ever use this building at the cost of renovating it before rent and rate costs are added and it has zero architectural merit. Castletown is cool....
Tumble weed
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Tbh the place has a chance of being riddled with aspestos , so even pulling it down would cost a small fortune.
Pooryorick
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The local pyromaniacs will find it hard to start the blaze, then.
Feed The Goat
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The accommodation has suspended ceilings with recessed and surface mounted Category 2 lighting, is carpeted and is heated throughout by a gas-fired system with some air-conditioning in place.
Previously occupied by the Department of Works and Pensions and HMRC, the availability of the property offers an ideal opportunity for a company with a headquarters requirement to acquire premises in a highly prominent fringe of town centre position.
Sounds lovely.... where do I sign?
Previously occupied by the Department of Works and Pensions and HMRC, the availability of the property offers an ideal opportunity for a company with a headquarters requirement to acquire premises in a highly prominent fringe of town centre position.
Sounds lovely.... where do I sign?
Tilly
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Pooryorick
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... premises in a highly prominent fringe of town centre position.
It'll certainly be prominent when it's engulfed by flames.
It'll certainly be prominent when it's engulfed by flames.
Tumble weed
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Hasn’t most of those ceilings now been pulled down though ? Tbh , it’s value decreases every day it’s left empty, plus winter is round the corner and with the majority of the windows put through, the place is going to start getting very damp inside too. The remedial works now to be done to get it up to spec are probably already in the tens of thousands. No ones going to take it on, we can’t even shift empty brand new buildings.
I fully expect to walk past it one day and see it engulfed in flames.
Tumble weed
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I wonder if the “some air conditioning” comment is down to the missing windows 
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Would that really be such a shame? Hardly an architectural gem, is it.