tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post7647877751244556859..comments2024-03-11T16:49:27.614+00:00Comments on The Happy Pontist: London Bridges: 18. Helix Bridge, PaddingtonThe Happy Pontisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-77519822568224442522017-02-05T20:31:42.517+00:002017-02-05T20:31:42.517+00:00I was on this build and didn't once meet or se...I was on this build and didn't once meet or see Davy Markham. The main contractor was Kvaerner and I was working for Beck and Pollitzer...Adam Walkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-15243722845122854272012-08-26T18:31:38.508+01:002012-08-26T18:31:38.508+01:00Hi,
talking about guards - I made exactly that exp...Hi,<br />talking about guards - I made exactly that experience when I went to Paddington Basin this summer.<br />I had wanted to take a look at Thomas Heatherwick's Rolling Bridge (I love bridges, too!) and ended up spending quite a while there, wandering up and down and having a close look at all the buildings, and the blue bridge, too. <br />When I told the guard that I was interested in Thomas Heatherwick's works and taking a stroll along his London works that day he looked confused and a bit incredulous, obviously never heard that name before. But when I told him about the exhibition in V&A he calmed down. His explanation: "This is private ground, and the house behind you (one of those between the Blue and the Rolling Bridge) is a governmental building". No idea if that is true - but even if it was it's no reason for treating obviously harmless people as terrorists. I was really annoyed by his grumbly lurking while I was trying to find a good angle to take photos. Why did they invest into an embellishment of the area if they don't want people who look at it?TinaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989734249032611336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-52492426302716761892011-12-08T12:23:11.868+00:002011-12-08T12:23:11.868+00:00What a disappointing end for the bridge - and I wo...What a disappointing end for the bridge - and I wonder who will pay for the new one?bridgewebhttp://www.bridgeweb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-19923283885970896822011-12-08T10:42:46.586+00:002011-12-08T10:42:46.586+00:00Re "Im a pontist not a terrorist", the s...Re "Im a pontist not a terrorist", the same phenomenon is widespread in HK. Public spaces are taken over by developers, private "security" personal are constantly on the prowl, video cameras are everywhere. I notice in your photo that there is no seating provided for passers-by in this barren space. Normal human beings are not welcome?Davidhttp://sites.google.com/site/constructivedevelopments/noreply@blogger.com