Millgarth Police Station 2nd Floor Front Office?

[RaggyTash]

Phill_dvsn wrote: chameleon wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Well i'd like to find out more if there's any truth in the story. I must say he sounded most convincing.Usually there's a few rumours about this sort of thing. It's the first i've heard of it.Isn't it funny how we have loads of subways we think nothing of. Then as soon as there closed and blocked off they become some hidden secret place you can't get too.It always makes me laugh about the forbiden attraction here.     I can imagine it arriving somewhere at the Centre, maybe even the large pathway between Royal Exchange and the old church but, I can't think where it might sit at the station end - any thoughts?Wonder why this hasn't surfaced before? (that's bsd now I look at it ) Yes i imagine it coming out near the esculator too.As you say there was a fair amount of 'traffic avoidance' when the Bond street was built. The bridges and walkways e.t..Perhaps csnosi might be able to poke his nose into the station end so to speak.See what he finds out?      Ok,You,re going to hear it from the horse`s mouth now-I worked on "The Bond Street Centre",I was the Apprentice Joiner on site&started work on the site as the foundations were going down&stayed with the job until it finished(around 2 years).There is No underground subway&in All the time that I was there,I dont remember Ever hearing about the construction of one-Why is it that there is suddenly all these rumours of one?yet no-one heard anything about it at the time?surely,something as big as that scale would have been the talk of the City.Just think about what it would have entailed-YOU WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENING-IF,it was at all possible,it would have been a bigger job than the shopping complex itself-involving large heavy machinery that could go deep underground so as not to disrupt foundations of buildings in its path-not to mention the bill of construction which would have run into millions-and all that just to save us from having to cross a few busy roads?is it really worth it?The only talk I recall of a connection being made is a flyover to the City Square-and that happened-and if you really think about what is being said,surely you can see that it would have been easier,quicker and cheaper to just build a flyover connection to the station rather than churn away thousands of tons of foundation.

[RaggyTash]

Cardiarms wrote: There may be something in what they would like to have done but I doubt any one got a spade dirty. IIRC there was controversey about the cost of the escalators up from Boar Lane, £500k comes to mind. Knock a nought off and you wont be far out,"The Bond Street Centre"was a 6 million pound contract,the escalator at the time was said to be the biggest in England,it was imported from Germany and was fitted by German fitters.

[chameleon]

RaggyTash wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: chameleon wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Well i'd like to find out more if there's any truth in the story. I must say he sounded most convincing.Usually there's a few rumours about this sort of thing. It's the first i've heard of it.Isn't it funny how we have loads of subways we think nothing of. Then as soon as there closed and blocked off they become some hidden secret place you can't get too.It always makes me laugh about the forbiden attraction here.     I can imagine it arriving somewhere at the Centre, maybe even the large pathway between Royal Exchange and the old church but, I can't think where it might sit at the station end - any thoughts?Wonder why this hasn't surfaced before? (that's bsd now I look at it ) Yes i imagine it coming out near the esculator too.As you say there was a fair amount of 'traffic avoidance' when the Bond street was built. The bridges and walkways e.t..Perhaps csnosi might be able to poke his nose into the station end so to speak.See what he finds out?      Ok,You,re going to hear it from the horse`s mouth now-I worked on "The Bond Street Centre",I was the Apprentice Joiner on site&started work on the site as the foundations were going down&stayed with the job until it finished(around 2 years).There is No underground subway&in All the time that I was there,I dont remember Ever hearing about the construction of one-Why is it that there is suddenly all these rumours of one?yet no-one heard anything about it at the time?surely,something as big as that scale would have been the talk of the City.Just think about what it would have entailed-YOU WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENING-IF,it was at all possible,it would have been a bigger job than the shopping complex itself-involving large heavy machinery that could go deep underground so as not to disrupt foundations of buildings in its path-not to mention the bill of construction which would have run into millions-and all that just to save us from having to cross a few busy roads?is it really worth it?The only talk I recall of a connection being made is a flyover to the City Square-and that happened-and if you really think about what is being said,surely you can see that it would have been easier,quicker and cheaper to just build a flyover connection to the station rather than churn away thousands of tons of foundation. Which has to beg the question of why an official professional surveyor should even mute the possibility?

[liits]

RaggyTash wrote: Cardiarms wrote: There may be something in what they would like to have done but I doubt any one got a spade dirty. IIRC there was controversey about the cost of the escalators up from Boar Lane, £500k comes to mind. the escalator at the time was said to be the biggest in England,it was imported from Germany and was fitted by German fitters. Sure, if you forget some of the one already in place for many, many years on London Underground.

[RaggyTash]

chameleon wrote: RaggyTash wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: chameleon wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Well i'd like to find out more if there's any truth in the story. I must say he sounded most convincing.Usually there's a few rumours about this sort of thing. It's the first i've heard of it.Isn't it funny how we have loads of subways we think nothing of. Then as soon as there closed and blocked off they become some hidden secret place you can't get too.It always makes me laugh about the forbiden attraction here.     I can imagine it arriving somewhere at the Centre, maybe even the large pathway between Royal Exchange and the old church but, I can't think where it might sit at the station end - any thoughts?Wonder why this hasn't surfaced before? (that's bsd now I look at it ) Yes i imagine it coming out near the esculator too.As you say there was a fair amount of 'traffic avoidance' when the Bond street was built. The bridges and walkways e.t..Perhaps csnosi might be able to poke his nose into the station end so to speak.See what he finds out?      Ok,You,re going to hear it from the horse`s mouth now-I worked on "The Bond Street Centre",I was the Apprentice Joiner on site&started work on the site as the foundations were going down&stayed with the job until it finished(around 2 years).There is No underground subway&in All the time that I was there,I dont remember Ever hearing about the construction of one-Why is it that there is suddenly all these rumours of one?yet no-one heard anything about it at the time?surely,something as big as that scale would have been the talk of the City.Just think about what it would have entailed-YOU WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENING-IF,it was at all possible,it would have been a bigger job than the shopping complex itself-involving large heavy machinery that could go deep underground so as not to disrupt foundations of buildings in its path-not to mention the bill of construction which would have run into millions-and all that just to save us from having to cross a few busy roads?is it really worth it?The only talk I recall of a connection being made is a flyover to the City Square-and that happened-and if you really think about what is being said,surely you can see that it would have been easier,quicker and cheaper to just build a flyover connection to the station rather than churn away thousands of tons of foundation. Which has to beg the question of why an official professional surveyor should even mute the possibility? For attention?He,s winding you all up-it seems his little prank has got you all biting at the bit.

[BJF]

The plan in the University library is the "Chamberlain plan".The intention was to link the new developements at the university with the city centre.The main level of the physics /admin building is "Red Route" and was level 11 in the plan.Level 0 was city square and all the walkways in that area were intended to link together and link to the university and the hospital.    

[chameleon]

RaggyTash wrote: chameleon wrote: RaggyTash wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: chameleon wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Well i'd like to find out more if there's any truth in the story. I must say he sounded most convincing.Usually there's a few rumours about this sort of thing. It's the first i've heard of it.Isn't it funny how we have loads of subways we think nothing of. Then as soon as there closed and blocked off they become some hidden secret place you can't get too.It always makes me laugh about the forbiden attraction here.     I can imagine it arriving somewhere at the Centre, maybe even the large pathway between Royal Exchange and the old church but, I can't think where it might sit at the station end - any thoughts?Wonder why this hasn't surfaced before? (that's bsd now I look at it ) Yes i imagine it coming out near the esculator too.As you say there was a fair amount of 'traffic avoidance' when the Bond street was built. The bridges and walkways e.t..Perhaps csnosi might be able to poke his nose into the station end so to speak.See what he finds out?      Ok,You,re going to hear it from the horse`s mouth now-I worked on "The Bond Street Centre",I was the Apprentice Joiner on site&started work on the site as the foundations were going down&stayed with the job until it finished(around 2 years).There is No underground subway&in All the time that I was there,I dont remember Ever hearing about the construction of one-Why is it that there is suddenly all these rumours of one?yet no-one heard anything about it at the time?surely,something as big as that scale would have been the talk of the City.Just think about what it would have entailed-YOU WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENING-IF,it was at all possible,it would have been a bigger job than the shopping complex itself-involving large heavy machinery that could go deep underground so as not to disrupt foundations of buildings in its path-not to mention the bill of construction which would have run into millions-and all that just to save us from having to cross a few busy roads?is it really worth it?The only talk I recall of a connection being made is a flyover to the City Square-and that happened-and if you really think about what is being said,surely you can see that it would have been easier,quicker and cheaper to just build a flyover connection to the station rather than churn away thousands of tons of foundation. Which has to beg the question of why an official professional surveyor should even mute the possibility? For attention?He,s winding you all up-it seems his little prank has got you all biting at the bit. I've learnt on here to keep an open mind and found that however convinced one is about something, very often in the fullness of time, someone appears with auditable evidence to show differently - you never know    

[buffaloskinner]

Here is the Park Row walkway courtesy of Leodishttp://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIde ... SPLAY=FULL

[chameleon]

You'll find more in this thread - http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... ht=1Scroll to the bottom of this pic and the walk way across Park Row can be seen.http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielrobo ... 048827351/

[jukimo]

hi just found this on flickr of a model of the bank of england building with the planned walkway clearly continuing on.http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielrobo ... 048827351/