Chipmonk Mountain cranes

[fatherted]

The 2 blokes who are up there remind me of Fred Dibnah and his mate Harry who used to go up chimneys all over Lancashire with a ladder a couple of ropes and a lump hammer. The good old days before the health and safety boys shut the UK down.

Fred would'nt have bothered with a lump hammer he'd a slung a couple of acy bottles and a cutting torch on his back and the next thing you know a voice in the distance shouting;-

BELOW

[Globetrotter]

The 2 blokes who are up there remind me of Fred Dibnah and his mate Harry who used to go up chimneys all over Lancashire with a ladder a couple of ropes and a lump hammer. The good old days before the health and safety boys shut the UK down.

Fred would'nt have bothered with a lump hammer he'd a slung a couple of acy bottles and a cutting torch on his back and the next thing you know a voice in the distance shouting;-

BELOW

Think they are trying not to destroy them and keep them for better times, cough, cough.

[Globetrotter]

UPDATE 24/04/2014
Work started on the last crane, arms are now off, just the tower remaining.

[Mr G]

As of lunchtime today, the last bit of old crane has been removed.
Still using the new mobile crane to move a few bits about, but those eyesores have now all gone, hopefully all clear by the end of the day.
Another improvement for Caleta, one of many recent improvements..

[Spike On Q]

Fred Dibnah - a convoy of steam engines closed Bolton town centre as they escorted his body to be interned, another GREAT English man

[Can the Man]

As of lunchtime today, the last bit of old crane has been removed.
Still using the new mobile crane to move a few bits about, but those eyesores have now all gone, hopefully all clear by the end of the day.
Another improvement for Caleta, one of many recent improvements..

Great News, can't wait till I get back out again and look at the mountain.

[Globetrotter]

As of lunchtime today, the last bit of old crane has been removed.
Still using the new mobile crane to move a few bits about, but those eyesores have now all gone, hopefully all clear by the end of the day.
Another improvement for Caleta, one of many recent improvements..

Great News, can't wait till I get back out again and look at the mountain.

If you cant wait here it is in all its glory, sorry the pic is not great quality.

[Can the Man]

Thanks Globetrotter 

[woe10]

LEST WE FORGET

[isleswing]

It seems almost a shame to see the cranes go - while they stood, there always seemed hope that the development might get finished. Now it will probably just stand there as a testament to somebody's failed greed, and investors losses. It'll take probably take tens of thousands of years for nature to reclaim the site.

[woe10]

Here's a way to get rid of them. DYNAMITE 

http://youtu.be/7r2U4BGiRBw