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Post by themanfromatlantis on May 3, 2024 7:54:45 GMT 1
Just reading the article in the last bastion of local journalism, the Examiner.
Demolished this summer apparently, along with the gas tower.
I know a few on here were hoping for a reopening as a venue.
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Post by chriseastwood on May 3, 2024 8:01:44 GMT 1
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Post by rockwall on May 3, 2024 8:09:07 GMT 1
Such a shame as the building along with its car park has so much potential to be a success.
Perfect location too.
Was great on a matchday.
Wonder if Kev ever looked at taking it on.
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Post by garyroberts'leftfoot on May 3, 2024 8:10:40 GMT 1
I quite like the gas holder. Some in London have been incorporated into redevelopments and it’s a shame the same can’t happen here.
It appears that no one is going to spend any money on the site though, it will be a depressing walk down gasworks street to the ground.
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Post by ben1987 on May 3, 2024 8:13:28 GMT 1
Gutted
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Post by exberlinerterrier on May 3, 2024 8:22:26 GMT 1
What a shame. Loved a pint in there before wandering over to the stadium. How long has it been closed now? I've been in Berlin for 6 years, but I remember it was open the first couple of times I was home to visit.
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Post by ram on May 3, 2024 11:46:50 GMT 1
Wasn,t there a pair if Peregrine Falcons nesting at the top of the gasholder at one time? Are they still there?
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Post by Uddersfeeled on May 3, 2024 12:05:03 GMT 1
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on May 3, 2024 12:05:10 GMT 1
Wasn,t there a pair if Peregrine Falcons nesting at the top of the gasholder at one time? Are they still there? One would hope not if they are to be demolished. |
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Post by conman on May 3, 2024 12:25:21 GMT 1
Not as gutted as the gas club.. |
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Post by Uddersfeeled on May 3, 2024 12:37:59 GMT 1
Not as gutted as the gas club.. or the peregrine falcons  Could this be a real estate development opportunity for our philanthropic chairman  |
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Post by wigster on May 3, 2024 12:44:51 GMT 1
Does that affect the parking ?
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Post by themanfromatlantis on May 3, 2024 12:45:39 GMT 1
We might see ‘em in the floodlights at the JSS then… I’m not sure what they’ll do with the land. They generally don’t knock buildings down unless there’s some sort of cost benefit in the future. Why waste money on demolition if the building/structure isn’t actually a health hazard. It’s like those bastards at the water companies, they just wanted to see off land for housing, which they have done to great effect over the last few years. But I’m really not sure what would go on this site? Retail? It’s dying on its arse in bricks & mortar. Leisure? Car park? Cable car station? As for the land, I’m no expert, but would the land there be classed as contaminated at all? I’m sure any development opportunity would be aware of that anyway, just curious if a gas holder pollutes the ground underneath as much as a chemical plant? |
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Post by DeepSpace on May 3, 2024 12:50:49 GMT 1
Student flats. You can never have enough of them. Apparently.
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Post by Uddersfeeled on May 3, 2024 13:01:30 GMT 1
We might see ‘em in the floodlights at the JSS then… I’m not sure what they’ll do with the land. They generally don’t knock buildings down unless there’s some sort of cost benefit in the future. Why waste money on demolition if the building/structure isn’t actually a health hazard. It’s like those bastards at the water companies, they just wanted to see off land for housing, which they have done to great effect over the last few years. But I’m really not sure what would go on this site? Retail? It’s dying on its arse in bricks & mortar. Leisure? Car park? Cable car station? As for the land, I’m no expert, but would the land there be classed as contaminated at all? I’m sure any development opportunity would be aware of that anyway, just curious if a gas holder pollutes the ground underneath as much as a chemical plant? Stadium for the Giants (??) 'The application from Northern Gas Networks says that there are “no plans to restore or remediate” it once work is completed but that the void below the gas holder will be filled to ground level.' but I would have thought there would be need for some remediation works. My understanding is the owner of the land that is contaminated or the original polluter will usually be expected to pay for any site remediation (clean-up) costs. |
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Post by Mastercracker on May 3, 2024 13:10:15 GMT 1
Student flats. You can never have enough of them. Apparently. If so lets hope they don't put Grenfell cladding on them this time then spend 5 years taking it off. |
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Post by mosher on May 3, 2024 13:41:50 GMT 1
Just reading the article in the last bastion of local journalism, the Examiner. Demolished this summer apparently, along with the gas tower. I know a few on here were hoping for a reopening as a venue. Did your autocorrect change it from "lazy bastard"?  |
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Post by andyboothscat on May 3, 2024 13:47:17 GMT 1
Its a wonder the club lasted as long as it did really in all honesty though.
Its an odd location, not close enough Town nor particularly close to residential homes and a venue will never survive solely on the basis of a football club when its going to be busy for 3 hours at a time, 25 or so times a year.
Same goes with ropewalk so if anyone's building their hopes up there I think they'll be disappointed - they had associated custom from the cinema as well and still couldn't make a go of it.
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Post by leroy212 on May 3, 2024 14:33:00 GMT 1
There had been times I'd been into ropewalk on non match days and it seemed fairly busy. Match days was always rammed, so I'm surprised it went tbf
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Post by bluebeard on May 3, 2024 14:47:14 GMT 1
All the old Gas holders are slowly being demolished but it is a massive job due to the amount of industrial waste they create including arsenic. When you think back about how industrial it all was down Leeds Road and over the years old mills have been demolished along with the massive chimney and cooling towers of the old Huddersfield power station, it was one of the first things you noticed about Huddersfield when coming in on the train.
Its a crying shame about the old Gas Club, i use to drink in there when it was used by all the lads who worked on the roads in the 80's. These days they call it progress, i call it a crying shame that we are losing so many of the old drinking establishments.
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on May 3, 2024 14:59:23 GMT 1
Student flats. You can never have enough of them. Apparently. That ship has long sailed |
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Post by dbterrier32 on May 3, 2024 15:16:08 GMT 1
Does that affect the parking ? Depends if your car is there when they start knocking it down I suppose |
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Post by BlueValour on May 3, 2024 20:29:52 GMT 1
There had been times I'd been into ropewalk on non match days and it seemed fairly busy. Match days was always rammed, so I'm surprised it went tbf When did the Rope Walk close? |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on May 3, 2024 21:56:14 GMT 1
All the old Gas holders are slowly being demolished but it is a massive job due to the amount of industrial waste they create including arsenic. When you think back about how industrial it all was down Leeds Road and over the years old mills have been demolished along with the massive chimney and cooling towers of the old Huddersfield power station, it was one of the first things you noticed about Huddersfield when coming in on the train. Its a crying shame about the old Gas Club, i use to drink in there when it was used by all the lads who worked on the roads in the 80's. These days they call it progress, i call it a crying shame that we are losing so many of the old drinking establishments. If you check maps from around 1900 the site was actually an 'Electricity Works' and the Gas Works was actually on the opposite side of Gas Works Street. I suspect the gas holder was built at a later date so I would imagine contamination was low on that site. |
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Post by uptownfunk on May 4, 2024 0:30:06 GMT 1
There had been times I'd been into ropewalk on non match days and it seemed fairly busy. Match days was always rammed, so I'm surprised it went tbf When did the Rope Walk close? I would say a good couple of years now. |
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Post by keefer on May 4, 2024 1:24:29 GMT 1
When I was the treasurer of the Huddersfield Referees Association, one of my duties was to organise the Presidents Night. This involved the hiring of a comedian/MC and 2 or 3, ahem, exotic dancers/strippers/dirty lasses. This was always held at the Gas Club and was one of the RA's main fund raisers. I know a lot of local footballers attended and I would imagine one or two of our esteemed DATM membership lent their support to the local refs. It was an ideal venue for that type of event, being a rather seedy type of place. It nevertheless gave pleasure to a lot of young and not so young men
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Post by rubicon on May 4, 2024 5:44:38 GMT 1
There's been some right shit pollution down Leeds Road in the past. My grandad on dad's side, died at age 57, riddled with cancer. As dad and my aunt said, no bloody surprise. He worked at I.C.I. dye works, came home every bloody colour under the sun just about every day.
Not much health and safety around back in 1959 when he died. ( He'd been ill on and off a good while by then.)
Much as we moan about it, health and safety is needed in many industries. Hope the gasworks gets cleaned up.
It pretty much amazes me, they got all those conifers to grow on Dalton bank. So different to the 60s, when you could watch the game from up there, because bugger all would grow there.
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Post by covterrier on May 4, 2024 8:26:10 GMT 1
There had been times I'd been into ropewalk on non match days and it seemed fairly busy. Match days was always rammed, so I'm surprised it went tbf When did the Rope Walk close? It didn't re-open after the Covid restrictions were lifted. |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2024 8:58:10 GMT 1
Gas club has been closed 4 years,Ropewalk a bit less maybe?
Area is not a place most people visit apart from match days.Could a major redevelopment of the area be a success?
Edit- Ropewalk longer than i thought then
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Post by detox on May 4, 2024 9:08:29 GMT 1
more likely another car showroom..
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