The Wreck of the 'Sandford'

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 2:44 pm

R.I.P. The Sandford Arms - November 2007.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 2:49 pm

Another one bites the dust eh? Nice set of pics Drapsey. You picked a good blue sky day to record it! Get them submitted to Leodis when the place has gone mate. There a good record of it. nice one

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 2:51 pm

All we need is scardey cat Jane to find the air raid shelter now. Put that bacon sarnie down girl & get out there

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 2:54 pm

Cheers for that Phill. Actually I had a scout round the waste ground at the back - but couldn't see any evidence of a shelter.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 2:59 pm

I like the plated over bulbous end of the bay window shot you got there drapsey.. As with all air raid shelters there pretty hard to find if they've been filled in with 50 years of mother nature at work.. It needs a local with the knowledge to pin point it i reckon...

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 3:05 pm

Phill_d wrote: I like the plated over bulbous end of the bay window shot you got there drapsey.. As with all air raid shelters there pretty hard to find if they've been filled in with 50 years of mother nature at work.. It needs a local with the knowledge to pin point it i reckon... I liked that view too - in fact heres another pic I didnt post originally that shows it even better. (incidentally - the picture resizer you recommended is a godsend).

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 3:09 pm

There's something strange happens to buildings when they close.. It's a surreal sad feeling to them. It looks like the Sandford will get flattened a.s.a.p, but i love when you get mother nature start to get a hold inside as well. There far better photos to be had than say walking around the park snapping flowers i think..

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 7:37 pm

Good work drapesy.Well captured.Brewery Hill won't look the sameonce the Sandford gets levelled.There was a magnificent view from the large bay window all the way down the valley to the city centre and beyond.

jane666 · Post by **jane666** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 9:16 pm

love those pics, what a beautiful day it was, i go to work in the dark and come home in the dark, so how long do you think i'd last behind the pub looking in the undergrowth at 7pm? even at my quietest, my scaredy knees knocking would give me away!

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 10:05 pm

jane666 wrote: love those pics, what a beautiful day it was, i go to work in the dark and come home in the dark, so how long do you think i'd last behind the pub looking in the undergrowth at 7pm? even at my quietest, my scaredy knees knocking would give me away! Not to mention falling down a big hole when the torch goes out! Certainly was a lovely day, everything looks so crisp when photograhed in this light, tied to the office most of the day though.(....looking carefully through the undergrowth around the Sandford, wondering if Jane's other nick-name has anything to do with her only coming out in the dark )