Elswick Newcastle – research notes
November 13th, 2017
I was planning to write this up and perhaps one day I will. But the closer I look the more the subject grows and the less I actually know about the district. You can see my walk above and I met some interesting people but life is taking over and this will have to wait. Likewise Byker. So I’ll leave these notes here for anybody else planning to go.
Further to Grenfell – Guardian
November 10th, 2017
Click image link – I am Flamingo Wader
Click link for Hatherley Jacobin article.
For clarity I am not opposing the views of the London Fire Brigade that sprinklers save lives, and indeed I would not dream of disagreeing with that simple fact, but in this specific case of concrete high rise tower blocks built to contain a fire inside one flat then sprinklers are not required in my opinion. Once the occupants are outside the flat and have closed the front door the fire will be contained.
Conclusion
For safety in a tower block circulate hot water from a ground floor boiler room – not gas to individual boilers.
Jesmond – schools, big houses, 4x4s, and students in Tyneside flats
November 9th, 2017
My walking route from Sainsburys High Heaton. Yellow pins points of interest, many missed though later research found them.
Jesmond – research notes
November 8th, 2017
Faulkner, Beacock and Jones (<£10 on Amazon)
A building list in the order in which they appear in the book – with notes from Pevsner Northumberland when found.
“Jesmond was no more than a village up to the middle of the C19th when it became the residential suburb for the wealthiest inhabitants. The monuments reflect both these aspects.” p254/5 [1]
IKEA 25m2 and 35m2 flat layouts – MetroCentre – Gateshead
November 2nd, 2017
IKEA MetroCentre Gateshead has two dwelling layouts the first 25m2 the second 35m2 of which the latter looks bearable habitable space for a single adult. This is the 25m2.
Let’s deal with the inadequate dwelling first. Bear in mind that both dwellings are over furnished because they are laid out in a shop. At least this one (25m2) has the plumbing in one duct i.e. kitchen and bathroom adjacent, not the plumber’s nightmare of the 35m2 which has them on opposite sides of the dwelling.