Comments on: Architecture 100 :: 17 – Cooling Towers http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sat, 02 May 2026 21:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18068 CherryPie Tue, 01 May 2012 17:36:37 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18068 Well what do you think? Did he acheive his aim? Well what do you think? Did he acheive his aim?

]]> By: james higham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18058 james higham Tue, 01 May 2012 10:40:04 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18058 I was going to comment but you said it for me: I will let you judge for yourselves whether or not the architect achieved his aim in merging the structure into the surrounding landscape. I was going to comment but you said it for me:

I will let you judge for yourselves whether or not the architect achieved his aim in merging the structure into the surrounding landscape.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18044 CherryPie Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:59:36 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18044 They are rather distinctive aren't they? They are rather distinctive aren’t they?

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18043 CherryPie Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:59:02 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18043 From this side they aren't too unpleasant but they do spoil the countryside. I have always wondered how they got planning permission to build them there next to a world heritage site... From this side they aren’t too unpleasant but they do spoil the countryside. I have always wondered how they got planning permission to build them there next to a world heritage site…

]]> By: wean http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18041 wean Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:33:56 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18041 I thought I recognised those cooling towers ! Wean from Shropshire I thought I recognised those cooling towers !
Wean from Shropshire

]]> By: Jailhouselawyer http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18040 Jailhouselawyer Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:48:33 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18040 I am tempted to ask, what cooling towers as they have blended in so well with their surroundings? Standing out like four sore thumbs... I am tempted to ask, what cooling towers as they have blended in so well with their surroundings? Standing out like four sore thumbs…

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18034 CherryPie Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:07:38 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18034 Yes... but it was a long time ago and I don't remember the theatre!! Yes… but it was a long time ago and I don’t remember the theatre!!

]]> By: London Caller http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18031 London Caller Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:37:41 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18031 Have you been to Ilfracombe, C? These towers remind me of their famous theatre! Have you been to Ilfracombe, C?
These towers remind me of their famous theatre!

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18030 CherryPie Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:32:12 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18030 From the cooling tower side, it is quite aesthetically pleasing but when you move around the other side it looks quite hideous in my opinion! From the cooling tower side, it is quite aesthetically pleasing but when you move around the other side it looks quite hideous in my opinion!

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/29/architecture-100-17-cooling-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-18029 CherryPie Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:30:42 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8138#comment-18029 The power is a necessity but I jut wonder about the best places to build the structures... The power is a necessity but I jut wonder about the best places to build the structures…

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