“Slag heap” or a great tourist attraction?

[Deleted member 1258]

Been done before, 1068 apparently. They charge for this too, but this looks better !

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Whats left of York Castle?

 

[lazybloke]

Funny thing I noticed is that people especially visitors will climb stairs, walk thru a maze that goes thru a gift shop etc. Even more if there is a fee.

After getting royally screwed by the World of Beatrix Porter in the Lake District nearly 18 years, never again. Or I thought. Sadly had to do same thing to see the Sistine Chapel.

Sounds like a trip to Ikea- a place I try to avoid as it usually costs me far more than £4.50

 

[matticus]

Whats left of York Castle?

Which side are you looking from?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Which side are you looking from?

I'm looking at the picture that Fossyant put up, it looks like the Keep from York Castle.

 

[Drago]

Thats an age old retailers trick to revitalise footfall - build a pile of scaffold and cover it in artificial grass.

Not.

 

[BoldonLad]

The solution seems obvious then. Build a Waitrose on top of it!

Sounds about right.

In this area, the clamour would be for a Primark

 

[matticus]

I'm looking at the picture that Fossyant put up, it looks like the Keep from York Castle.

I believe it is - but I still can't tell you what is to the left of it!

 

[BoldonLad]

Been done before, 1068 apparently. They charge for this too, but this looks better !

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Cliffords Tower, York?

 

[BoldonLad]

I can see why 2 Dutch architects might be fascinated by the concept of hills. It must sound really exotic to have more than one contour line.

Why did they have to choose Dutch Architects, don't we have any British Architects who can design an eyesore?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Cliffords Tower, York?

Yes.

 

[BoldonLad]

We used to have a vast collection of slag heaps in this area, before the Coal Mines closed, what ever that monstrosity looks like, it does not look like any slag heap I have ever seen. Examples.

 

[PeteXXX]

Teletubby Hill, as it's been dubbed..

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Teletubby Hill, as it's been dubbed..

I can certainly see the Dipsy and Po connection, and the La la too come to that.

 

[Cycleops]

We used to have a vast collection of slag heaps in this area, before the Coal Mines closed, what ever that monstrosity looks like, it does not look like any slag heap I have ever seen. Examples.

They call it that because Larndoners have never seen a slag heap.

 

[Blue Hills]

Well if it wasn't in the area I wouldn't be bothered but I quite like the idea of views of Hyde Park and a new perspective of the Marble Arch.
Or more generally, I like things which are a bit weird. This certainly ticks that box.

£4.50 for a work lunchbreak sounds fair. Less than a pint of beer.

I enjoyed the Millennium Dome experience too (maybe I'm not so discerning)!

you amaze me.
I trust you have no connection with this.
I'm pretty sure whoever thought this up is hiding somewhere.
Under a hill of shredded brainstorming ideas maybe.