Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses request for £1.6million for Cladding a Car Park

[Albert Tatlock]

3 minutes ago, Amadeus said:

Because the signage is due a replacement anyway so it’s good timing. We also want to enable the library to better communicate that they do a lot more than just books. 

I don't think Henry Bloom Noble should be forgotten, he did a lot for the island...there again, people don't usually become rich by being nice on the journey e.g. Gubay.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bloom_Noble

 

[The Voice of Reason]

The City Council need to read the room

[Amadeus]

8 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said:

I don't think Henry Bloom Noble should be forgotten, he did a lot for the island...there again, people don't usually become rich by being nice on the journey e.g. Gubay.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bloom_Noble

 

He isn’t being forgotten. We obviously raised the point of dropping his name but the library wasn’t set up by him and only quite recently named after him. So it seemed good to give the team the opportunity to highlight all their services as part of the rebranding. The team does fantastic work every day. 

[Dirty Buggane]

They must of lost the claim against the the contractor who did the rebuild and did not put any ties into the concrete core  of the building to hold brick work, a bit like Pevril buildings  or what its called. You know where Noah bakery is now, used to have large lumps of steel outside so as to prevent cladding falling till they had the rather natty white finish. Only difference they did not lose the claim.

[lfc84]

7 minutes ago, Dirty Buggane said:

They must of lost the claim against the the contractor who did the rebuild and did not put any ties into the concrete core  of the building to hold brick work, a bit like Pevril buildings  or what its called. You know where Noah bakery is now, used to have large lumps of steel outside so as to prevent cladding falling till they had the rather natty white finish. Only difference they did not lose the claim.

Such inspections at the time of construction would come under building control. ie. Douglas City Council

[The Voice of Reason]

26 minutes ago, Amadeus said:

He isn’t being forgotten. We obviously raised the point of dropping his name but the library wasn’t set up by him and only quite recently named after him. 

ie. He’s had his fifteen minutes of fame.

[Harry Lamb]

22 hours ago, Maugholdmafia said:

Remedial suggests that there is a fault with the building 

'Remedial' suggests the council.

[Roger Mexico]

1 hour ago, The Voice of Reason said:

ie. He’s had his fifteen minutes of fame.

Well apart from the Hospital.  And the Park.  And the School.  And the Trust.

Given that the Library was about the only thing that Noble didn't provide for Douglas (he also gave them public baths and the Villa Marina) it seems perverse to name it after him - and fairly recent perhaps when it moved out of the Town hall in 2003[1].  But I still don't see how changing it again is a meaningful rebrand.

[1]  Officials needed new offices, councillors needed a big relaxing room.  Who needs books?

[The Voice of Reason]

35 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said:

Well apart from the Hospital.  And the Park.  And the School.  And the Trust.

 

Well yes apart from those, what did he ever do for us?

[John Wright]

15 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said:

Well yes apart from those, what did he ever do for us?

He was responsible for the IoM population being described as alcoholics clinging to a rock in the Irish Sea.

[John Wright]

55 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said:

Well apart from the Hospital.  And the Park.  And the School.  And the Trust.

You’ve forgotten the Hall.

[Passing Time]

8 hours ago, John Wright said:

No. Was rebuilt in 1990

Pretty sure it was before 1990

[WTF]

its probably had more rebuilds than jordans tits.

[John Wright]

1 minute ago, Passing Time said:

Pretty sure it was before 1990

Shaws Brow was demolished in the early 1950’s, I think. Originally the car park was sloping shale and gravel. It was then made into two levels and tarmacced. 

Im pretty sure a second level was built later near to the back of the Lord Street flats. Perhaps that’s what we are remembering. I now agree the new car park was 2003

[Whiskey]

11 hours ago, John Wright said:

No. Was rebuilt in 1990

Ah, I’ve confused my Shaw with my Chester.