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  1. QWOP

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    Aaah home :)
     
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  2. skalpel

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    Well, I fold.

    Seriously though that bus lane screw up is just perfect <laugh>. I'll wager that there's a policeman parked alongside the road daily just waiting for somebody to snap.
     
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  3. QWOP

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    I have to admit, all these lovely structures make me want to go back into engineering..... Starting to miss working in that environment now :(
     
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    This one takes some beating.




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  5. skalpel

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    <laugh> 9 or 10 is seriously good going. It was always the 12% Westmalles that ended my nights.

    This is amazing.

    I lived just off Micklegate inside the walls a few years ago, York is just crammed full of gorgeous English architecture. I think I'm alone on this one, nobody else agreed with me, but I think the Aviva building on the river is actually amazing as hell. One of my favourite buildings in the city (barring the cathedral obviously).
     
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    I just love this building for some reason
     
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    I quite like the Aviva building too. It does fit in with the usual architecture that you find here.
     
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    Course it will, they sell beer <cheers>
     
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    Books, music, architecture?? What a cultured lot we are!!:)
     
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    I quite like the newest of the Aviva buildings. There is something about it, it has character. The old one is a bit of an eyesore!
     
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    Great stuff. You take this yourself when you were there?
     
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    Was up the top of the Burj about three weeks ago . Amazing views. Then went to see Mission Impossible to find out they filmed their scenes there.
     
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    Anyone for some spaghetti?
     
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    So good to see the Holgate Windmill in York fully restored!

    Looks wonderful

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    Yeah this is the one I like:

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    As QWOP says, fits in neatly with the surrounding buildings while making sure its modernism is printed onto the riverside.
     
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    Nope, I was going to post one with me in it. But, I look trolled. So, I settled with a nice one off google. Definetley a highlight of the tour.
     
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    Does it actually function or is it there to look pretty? The best thing Strensall has is a small shopping annex with a clock on top!
     
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    I think its there to just look pretty. Although, I think it is capable of being fully functioning. They should turn it into a nice little museum. Then Holgate will become a tourist heaven. What with the Cold War Bunker, the Windmill, and people obviously wanting to see the areas in which Eternal Law was filmed
     
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    Apologies if this has been posted - I can't get on the first page of comments as my filter at work reckons there's porn in it - wouldn't put it past you lot. Anyway, this is the most amazing building I've ever seen, I was stood just staring at it for good 5 mins totally speechless. Unfortunately pictures don't do it justice, go see it if you get a chance.

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