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« Reply #2895 on: October 20, 2014, 22:14:44 » |
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Good to see, and when this is finished it will be great news for a mate of mine who now runs "The Greyfriar" Pub, which you can see in the background of the second shot above.
He has set it up as a proper "beer-drinkers pub" and hopefully the opening-up of that access will really see it come to life.
You put forward a formidable case, T-C! What time is the next rain from BRI» ? Next event night at The Greyfriar is an evening "Hogs Back Brewery Tap Takeover" on Weds 5th Nov - I may well be there myself ;-) To get a general flavour of whats on offer, have a look at "The Greyfriar, Reading" page in FB. |
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« Reply #2896 on: October 21, 2014, 15:10:29 » |
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Path definitely open seen looking towards station:
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« Reply #2897 on: October 21, 2014, 16:35:59 » |
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Later tonight...it's going to be very wet! :/)
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« Reply #2898 on: October 21, 2014, 16:45:34 » |
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no typo....:-)
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« Reply #2899 on: October 21, 2014, 17:04:57 » |
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no typo....:-)
Sorry I meant my inadvertent meteorological request. |
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« Reply #2900 on: October 23, 2014, 14:20:26 » |
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The one remaining unused 'room' at the London end of P8/9 now has 'Delice de France' posters up on the windows.
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« Reply #2901 on: October 23, 2014, 14:46:01 » |
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The one remaining unused 'room' at the London end of P8/9 now has 'Delice de France' posters up on the windows.
Another nice, local, independent offering then.  |
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« Reply #2902 on: October 23, 2014, 16:04:32 » |
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The one remaining unused 'room' at the London end of P8/9 now has 'Delice de France' posters up on the windows.
Nearly exactly where they were before the upheaval then. Maybe they've always had reserved rights for that unit... Paul |
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« Reply #2903 on: October 24, 2014, 01:25:38 » |
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The one remaining unused 'room' at the London end of P8/9 now has 'Delice de France' posters up on the windows.
Another nice, local, independent offering then. I considered a response in French, but we've had enough of that on the forum in recent days. Besides which, 'Delice de France' is about as French as something not very French. Actually part of a multinational food business with its strongest roots in Ireland. Vive la France to be sure. Sorry.  |
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« Reply #2904 on: October 29, 2014, 18:24:59 » |
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I considered a response in French, but we've had enough of that on the forum in recent days. Besides which, 'Delice de France' is about as French as something not very French. Actually part of a multinational food business with its strongest roots in Ireland. Vive la France to be sure. Sorry. No need for a soup^on of the old franglais there, BNM - frangturk^e will do. "Delice" is a Turkish word, meaning "Insane". In frangturk^e (or is it turkcais?) Delice de France could be translated as "Those crazy French". G^zel! |
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« Reply #2906 on: October 31, 2014, 15:30:35 » |
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Outside the south western entrance the direct steps down to the subway and the new taxi rank and car drop off point all came into use last night. About three quarters of the full area outside the Three Guineas is open to the public - it seems quite massive now it's all opened up. Even the space directly outside the barrier line, (as far as the wall that overlooks the steps), seems much bigger than I anticiapted... Also noticed this morning that there's yet another small coffee shop (Caff^ Ritazza for a change...) going in at the west end of the London end building on the P10/11 island - presumably facing the escalators to catch the Paddington commuters after their mad dash through the station, ignoring all the other coffee outlets.  Paul |
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« Reply #2907 on: October 31, 2014, 17:59:15 » |
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Outside the south western entrance the direct steps down to the subway and the new taxi rank and car drop off point all came into use last night. About three quarters of the full area outside the Three Guineas is open to the public - it seems quite massive now it's all opened up. Even the space directly outside the barrier line, (as far as the wall that overlooks the steps), seems much bigger than I anticiapted...
Paul
Yes, I thought that yesterday, even looking through the mesh fencing panels (which they were starting to unbolt). And the south side is still hoarded off pending demolition works. I wonder what will fill up all this new space? People (I mean traders and local councils in particular) seem unable to see a large open area without filling it with stuff. And other people will presumably want to "perform" (in the most general sense) there. Another point your second photo shows is that they've removed the laminated timber capping from the concrete walls alongside the ramps. I did hear a while ago that was a temporary solution - wonder what the final design will be?
You may have spotted the new concrete coping, still being fitted. Its striking feature is the slope across it. Now, is that to discourage walking along it, and falling off on the downstairs side? There a biggish drop. |
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« Reply #2908 on: October 31, 2014, 22:29:20 » |
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One other thing I found out is that the lower level newly opened space, ie west of the steps, includes a few built-in pits to allow for some instant mature trees to be installed.
Or is that planted? Not my specialist subject...
Paul
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