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March 17th was a Tuesday. I assume you mean the 18th
I do, sorry
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The photo on this story shows what I expected they would do - there are a couple of people on an elevated platform, presumably removing each stone in turn from the top of the facade wall. That way they should be reasonably unscathed if anything collapses during the work.
They are breaking up the sandstone blocks with a kango hammer so limited scope for reuse.Demolition begins on building facade after Glasgow fire
Demolition workers are using hand tools to dismantle the remaining facade of a B-listed Victorian building in Glasgow which went up in flames.
The photo on this story shows what I expected they would do - there are a couple of people on an elevated platform, presumably removing each stone in turn from the top of the facade wall. That way they should be reasonably unscathed if anything collapses during the work.
I guess it's possible this might leave something that can be re-assembled later. But it may take a while to reduce it enough to allow the station entrances below it to re-open.
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A lot of heat damage to that stonework judging from the colour distortion, and also to the various bits of ironwork
It's the stonework behind the fire escape I'd be worried about, that's clearly an exterior wall and it has been heated enough to discolour the stone and burn off the historic smoke pollution. Stone could be weakened and mortar could be shot. Presumably that's what the roof is cantilevered off. Need to remove the debris & rubble to get a closer look
I'm sure you're right. Many years ago I stayed in the hotel to the left of the Union Street entrance (used to be called Duncan's Hotel) From the bathroom you could see out of the window that there certainly was a gap of about six feet between the back of the hotel and the side wall of the station.
From the city council website, as the earlier two photos, this gives a reasonable view of the space between the buildings. I’ll add a link below for anyone wanting to see the whole set:
If there were any danger of structural failure of a wall of the station, particularly one supporting any of the roof, I doubt they’d have opened any of the High Level at all.
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BBC News - Glasgow Central exit to reopen as demolition work nears end
Glasgow Central exit reopens as demolition work nears end
The reopening of a second exit on Hope Street is another step towards getting the station back into operation.
Hope Street exit is going to be opened
I walked passed around midday today and most of the top and 2nd floor facade was gone (the only remaining section was the one that faces West towards Hope St above Blue Lagoon).
I saw that too, but surely that’s only referring to the outward facing facade? There must still be that back wall to come down, although I suppose that’s not likely to fall across the street. But then there’s also the hidden gable end adjoining the station hotel - behind the bit you mentioned above the Blue Lagoon - will that potentially have the same issues with the chimney stack as the southern boundary?
