There is always something fascinating and a bit sad at capturing the end of a building.
Even more so when, as here Andy, was on hand to record what was left in the derelict building.
Visions of the Mari Celeste jump to mind, or the fragment from that Stephen Spender poem,"Pylons, those pillars Bare like nude giant girls that have no secret”.*
But enough of such literary stuff.
The pictures are of the demolition of the building fronting Skirton Street and were taken by Andy on Saturday.**
He has been regularly going back to the site of what was once the Arkady Soya Mill, and will continue to do.
Recording first the end of the old block and then bit by bit, the work to clear the place, after which it will the story of the builders breaking the ground and the rise of something new.
So, lots to look forward to.
Location; Skirton Road
Pictures; demolition in progress, 2019 from the collection of Andy Robertson
*Pylons, Stephen Spender
**Of tennis courts, a Soya Mill and a new project …….. down by Old Trafford, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/09/of-tennis-courts-soya-mill-and-new.html
Visions of the Mari Celeste jump to mind, or the fragment from that Stephen Spender poem,"Pylons, those pillars Bare like nude giant girls that have no secret”.*
But enough of such literary stuff.
The pictures are of the demolition of the building fronting Skirton Street and were taken by Andy on Saturday.**
Recording first the end of the old block and then bit by bit, the work to clear the place, after which it will the story of the builders breaking the ground and the rise of something new.
So, lots to look forward to.
Location; Skirton Road
*Pylons, Stephen Spender
**Of tennis courts, a Soya Mill and a new project …….. down by Old Trafford, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/09/of-tennis-courts-soya-mill-and-new.html
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