by Sally Long | 9 Jun 2015 | building works, news |
Cricklewood Library (1929) is leaving us, being dismantled from the inside out… and from the rubble a new building will be born.
demolished from within
The building is shrouded in white plastic sheeting and scaffolding, and set back behind black hoardings. So what can you see? Nothing. We’ve got a couple of photos from an insider, risking life and limb and sporting a safety helmet, having signed a waiver about liability.
It’s a dirty process, and sad to see our old friend disappear. The building has been left to fall apart for some time, and the plaque was removed by persons unknown before the new owner took possession. Perhaps this pile will be recycled into something beautiful, in due course.
by Sally Long | 8 Jun 2015 | building works, events, news |
The roof of the library building is being dismantled today and the whole demolition process will take around four weeks, assuming no hidden treasure or remains of former regents is discovered.
The library was built in 1929, by the community. A new library will be part of the mixed development, due to be completed in March 2016.
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