There are some buildings that just should NOT face demolition.
Amidst the worst recession in recent memory, I guess, any demolition workload should be greeted like the prodigal son returned from his travels to distant lands. And yet there just seems something plain wrong about the demolition of a village pub. Even setting aside the demolition industry’s long love affair with alcohol in all its glorious forms, the demolition of a pub is akin to ripping the heart out of a community.
Personally, I blame the town planners, brow-beaten do-gooders to a man: the type that will go to a pub and order tea; and who probably see the demolition of such an establishment as a way of curing the UK nation of its binge-drinking excesses.
So, for all the town planners out there, Demolition News brings you this unique and easy-to-use Good Demolition/Bad Demolition guide:
Bad Demolition
Demolition of pubs, clubs, breweries, vineyards and distilleries
Demolition of live music venues
Demolition of football (soccer) stadia (unless they belong to Arsenal, Millwall or Spurs, in which case sudden, overnight demolition without prior warning is actively encouraged)
Demolition of restaurants unless they sell Greek food, in which case, please refer to Good Demolition (below)
Demolition of anything that will make way for a new tax office, call centre or Government “think-tank” – refer to Good Demolition (below)
Good Demolition
Demolition of 70s tower blocks held together only by graffiti
Demolition of any building that has the word “Tax” in its title
Demolition of double-glazing company headquarters
Demolition of call centres
Demolition of buildings owned by companies that claim to “do a bit of demolition”
If readers would like to extend this guide with their own suggestions for what constitutes Good Demolition or Bad Demolition, please use the comments area below.
