The 4th Picture of the 8th Wonder of the World

By El Patron -

No words can describe my joy…so I won’t add any text – here she IS – the holy apex peeking above those right hand rooftops………:-

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  1. ghost of mensforthWednesday, January 27, 2010 at 7:22:00 PM GMT

    I wonder what % of our beautiful pyry is visible in this photo?...I guess about 25%...

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  2. ghost of mensforthWednesday, January 27, 2010 at 8:50:00 PM GMT

    Note the thin slit bathroom/toilet windows in the 2 blocks of flats in the forground at the bottom of Ryal Walk, where the second step pyramid is...they must be the thinnest of all toilet/bathroom windows of any type of housing on the estate do you think?...did they ever open?...wonder if there had been a big storm...the fence to the left is propped with a log? to keep it up...

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  3. ShadesFriday, January 29, 2010 at 6:09:00 PM GMT

    This picture is in the Ryder & Yates book, which arrived today. Also a three house views, namely split level top row, some Mallowburn Crescent 3 beds (Viewed on the the mound through the trees) and one of the three flat Cubes (probably also on Mallowburn Cres)

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  4. ghost of mensforthFriday, January 29, 2010 at 6:59:00 PM GMT

    I wonder if there is a way we can up these new images)shades indicates there are 3) on the blog?...I presume we will need permission from the publishers...I will look into it master...

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  5. ShadesTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 1:15:00 PM GMT

    I imagine the photos are either from the Ryders archive or Jolyon has them. It might be worth trying to track down the author Rutter Carroll who is also an architect.

    According to the footnotes, there was a big feature on Kenton bar in the Northern Echo which may well have been illustrated.

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  6. ghost of mensforthTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 6:49:00 PM GMT

    Thanks Shades, I will investigate the Northern Echo lead on behalf of the master...as for the other suggestion from noble shades...master, you have the contacts!

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