Reply to: Something worth seeing in the Wail

[Mich the Tester]

Why hasn't my thread got a casual sexism tag?

I demand a casual sexism tag!

[Mich the Tester]

Another heritage triumph for Swansea:

BBC News - Bush Hotel: Demolition risk for pub Dylan Thomas drank in

Been around for centuries, survived the attentions of the Luftwaffe.

Doomed by some flybynight property company.

Yes, but remember that many of the Luftwaffe pilots were not really very committed Nazis.

[Pondlife]

Another heritage triumph for Swansea:

BBC News - Bush Hotel: Demolition risk for pub Dylan Thomas drank in

Been around for centuries, survived the attentions of the Luftwaffe.

Doomed by some flybynight property company.

Could be worse.

BBC News - Developers destroy ancient Peru pyramid

[alluvial]

definitely the winning hand!

The view from Saltdean is out over the sea so its actually quite an experience. Beautiful building glad its being saved.

I am glad it's being saved, I used to spend some of my summer holidays in that pool, although us lads would generally prefer to go to the beach and show off by jumping off the undercliff walk into the sea at high tide (tombstoning these days I think).

I'm actually not a fan of the art deco style of building, I could never warm to these big concrete buildings. Just up the road from the Saltdean Lido was one of the biggest in the Ocean Hotel and can be seen in some of the photos of the Lido. I worked there in various roles when it was owned by Butlins. That has gone the way of many old buildings in being redeveloped into flats although the main part of the building does remain.

[Mich the Tester]

Who started the posting of pictures of floozies?

No idea. Whodunnit?

[alluvial]

This was a respectable thread about fine buildings until you bastards hijacked it!

Who started the posting of pictures of floozies?

[vetran]

This was a respectable thread about fine buildings until you bastards hijacked it!

definitely the winning hand!

The view from Saltdean is out over the sea so its actually quite an experience. Beautiful building glad its being saved.

[Mich the Tester]

This was a respectable thread about fine buildings until you bastards hijacked it!

[alluvial]

I see your mock vintage strumpet (nice as she is) and raise you with Diana Dors, winner of 'Modern Miss Venus Weston-super-Mare 1945', though I can't find a picture of her there so this will have to do:



I saw her playing crazy golf with her boy in the early 80's.

Ah I fold.
Best I could manage was a picture of my big sister at the Saltdean Lido 2011 Fun Day (and no she isn't MTT's mock vintage strumpet).

[gingerjedi]

I see your mock vintage strumpet (nice as she is) and raise you with Diana Dors, winner of 'Modern Miss Venus Weston-super-Mare 1945' (at the pool), though I can't find a picture of her there so this will have to do:



I saw her playing crazy golf with her boy in the early 80's.

[Mich the Tester]

I see your art deco swimming pool and raise you one art deco swimming pool with impressive art deco building.

Similar story although it does appear that the locals may have managed to save it.

[alluvial]

This place: The Tropicana - a History

I see your art deco swimming pool and raise you one art deco swimming pool with impressive art deco building.

Similar story although it does appear that the locals may have managed to save it.

[gingerjedi]

Not Saltdean Lido by any chance?

This place: The Tropicana - a History

[alluvial]

I think people do, but what say do they have?

In my home town there's a magnificent Art Deco open air pool that the local council are determined to demolish despite almost universal opposition from the local population, every proposal to re-develop the site has been vetoed as they's rather have even more beach parking space at £8 a day.

Not Saltdean Lido by any chance?

[gingerjedi]

That's a shame; amazing that people flock to twee old villages at the weekends but don't seem to see the value in early 20th century architecture.

I think people do, but what say do they have?

In my home town there's a magnificent Art Deco open air pool that the local council are determined to demolish despite almost universal opposition from the local population, every proposal to re-develop the site has been vetoed as they'd rather have even more beach parking space at £8 a day.