This is another one of those anmalous pics that to me does not make sense, from the vehicles it is 1970.
The Glasgow railway building Underground, Stenoch, Corp HQ
The Glasgow railway building Underground, Stenoch, Corp HQ
Glasgow subway construction photo
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This is where the pic is from,
Glasgow Subway | SPT | Corporate Information | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
What i can't figure out is how that very modern looking concrete form got underneath that 18/19 century building!
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Enoch, how interesting.
The tunnels may have already been there, and been expanded upon. Otherwise, "they" have a secret technology for moving buildings up or down, float them across water...
Would have to get under there and look.
Stenoch? Sounds positively DEVILISH. Or at least demonic. St Enoch?
Yes my mistake, it is St Enoch!Enoch, how interesting.
The tunnels may have already been there, and been expanded upon. Otherwise, "they" have a secret technology for moving buildings up or down, float them across water...
Would have to get under there and look.
Stenoch? Sounds positively DEVILISH. Or at least demonic. St Enoch?
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Not derailing here, but did you see the size of the SF, CA, US train station in that old video before it burned down? It was raised above street level on arches big enough for traffic and trains to pass under. Must have been a popular thing. Whether subways or not.
I'm guessing there's iron or steel in those supports.
Under the building is a reinforced concrete, you can see the tension bars and the tightening bolts!
Raising building or even moving them was quite a thing and have seen many vids of the practise of lifting via jacks(has to be a level lift though), but i don't think that is the case here as the building looks to integrated with that bit of concrete, also no mention in the history of the movement of structures.
Also this building has no foundations, it just seems to have been plonked on top of the concrete!
Yes they are rather large and very close together but i am guessing they are taking most of the load from the concrete platform!
No more pics of construction but the building is still there, costa coffee shop, oh dear!
Some big old bricks in this build!
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More pictures here, found by startpage images search string glasgow underground construction (weird how wikiwaki states is Glasgow subway)
Glasgow Underground Construction
For what it's worth my guess is that building isn't as old as it looks and it is actually steel framed bolted stright onto the reinforced concrete structure underneath it.
I know its only waki but it says its a red sandstone building and was jacked up at some point!
St Enoch subway station - Wikipedia
I have seen jacking of wooden structures but never stone, wood has a bit of give but stone has mortar in-between and if it's not level then it cracks!
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Says it was jacked up during the reconstruction which probaby means the installation of the concrete pillars and beams, or maybe not. Seems there were various tunnelling methods used but maily cut a trench, lay the track roof he tunnel in and backfill to the surface level.
http://www.engwonders.byethost9.com/e081.html?i=1
Seems it was jacked up in 1977/8.
This probably means nothing but the architect was also responsible for the
Glasgow International Exhibition (1901) - Wikipedia
James Miller (architect) - Wikipedia
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Why's it always the "Palace of Fine Arts" that gets left? ARTiface?
