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cheshire police hq demolition

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I've previously taken some photos of the old Cheshire Police HQ. It was vacated sometimes in 2004, as the HQ moved to Winsford, in the middle of Cheshire. In September 2006, demolition of the old HQ began, to make way for a new development by Liberty PLC. I work just down the road from the old Cheshire Police HQ, so have been taking some photos of the demolition. It's a surreal sight - seeing this old, huge building which has become part of the Chester skyline being chewed up and spat out by huge diggers with their mechanical jaws.

Peeping Jaws Heads up Leafy nestling Cedar of Lebanon Jump! Sun-spot Tree Guardian Glamour Shot Behind the fence, Carnage Tree eyes Damage Chipped Scooped, Alternative Angle Scooped Bad Day at the Office Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere Before / After Bashed about a bit

 

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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Peeping
Notes: A lady, using the conveniently placed spy holes, spies on the scene of the demolition.
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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Jaws
Notes: A large mechanical device wreaks havoc in the office, trying to work out where it left its damned bic pen!
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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Heads up
Notes: A man looks on, unable to resist the compelling sight of complete destruction.
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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Leafy nestling
Notes: Meanwhile in Chester, a building was seen hiding in the woods, giving old ladies and tourists threatening looks.
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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Cedar of Lebanon
Notes: A Cedar of Lebanon, with a Lebanese scene circa July 2006 in the background.
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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Jump!
Notes: Scared by the scene of destruction to the left, the contents of one office jumps out of the window, while up above, another weeps tears of sadness at the prospect of impending death.
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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Sun-spot
Notes: Nestling between fine October foliage, a tall building decays at speed.
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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Tree Guardian
Notes: A tree, still keeping an eye on things...
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Location/Date: Chester, October 2nd 2006
Title: Glamour Shot
Notes: The sun came out, to make this look most glamorous.
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Behind the fence, Carnage
Notes: And behind the fence lies destruction, shattered windows, and emails lost in cyberspace.
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Tree eyes Damage
Notes: A lone tree surveys the damage, ready to call 999 at the slightest hint of suspicious behaviour.
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Chipped
Notes: And so it stood, proud against the skyline, with a big mouthful bitten from it by a passing monster of Bureaucracy.
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Scooped, Alternative Angle
Notes: Scooped again, slightly different angle
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Scooped
Notes: You get a good idea here of how the digger just chips away at the building - the scoop to the left was the result of a good day in the digger for Bob the Builder
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Bad Day at the Office
Notes: Demolition Mayhem!
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
Notes: Not being demolished, but nearby, keeping an eye out for Health and Safety issues
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Before / After
Notes: Lower floors, after, upper, before.
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Location/Date: Ex Cheshire Police HQ, Chester. September 27th 200
Title: Bashed about a bit
Notes: Snippet of the building, spied between trees
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