Claret and Blue gasholders.

[dave shelley]

Genuine question.  What's the difference between the gasometers in Nechells and those at the Oval cricket ground in London which are Grade 11 listed buildings?  Those in London are approx thirty years older which, in the overall scheme of things is nothing.

[The Edge]

Genuine question.  What's the difference between the gasometers in Nechells and those at the Oval cricket ground in London which are Grade 11 listed buildings?  Those in London are approx thirty years older which, in the overall scheme of things is nothing.

Good question. The ones at the Oval look the same just a different colour. Maybe there's an influential blue nose on BCC who's getting them taken down just because he can.

[Bad English]

an influential blue nose

Good use of oxymoron.

[rjp]

There's also the ones near St Pancras where they built the flats within them.  Didn't someone say it was going to be student flats?

[cdward]

The old GasWorks building in Dublin, converted to residential apartments, not far from Lansdowne Road  (Aviva stadium)

[DC1874]

I saw the top of that whilst there for the rugby last Saturday and thought what the heck is that?! Nice idea...

[cdbearsfan]

I like those. Much more imaginative than just wrecking everything.

[The Edge]

an influential blue nose

Good use of oxymoron.

What's an oxy?

[The Edge]

I like those. Much more imaginative than just wrecking everything.

True but this is Birmingham City Council we're talking about

[Brazilian Villain]

an influential blue nose

Good use of oxymoron.

What's an oxy?

Someone that talks a load of bull.

[Lastfootstamper]

Do they go up and down, depending on the weather and time of day? If they don't, pah, they're just round buildings built on the site of something that was round anyway, and then had some steel put round them. Borrrriiiing.

[Exeter 77]

Genuine question.  What's the difference between the gasometers in Nechells and those at the Oval cricket ground in London which are Grade 11 listed buildings?  Those in London are approx thirty years older which, in the overall scheme of things is nothing.

Good question. The ones at the Oval look the same just a different colour. Maybe there's an influential blue nose on BCC who's getting them taken down just because he can.

More to do with National Grid than BCC.