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Boarded Windows

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Wow, I love the shapes of those windows.
Jude
Mon 08-07-2006
Reminds me of stories of Aladin and his flying carpet and magic lamp or 1001 Arabian Nights.
Ladyhawke04008
Mon 08-07-2006
awesome
markymark
Wed 08-09-2006
love to have those in my house
Joe
Thu 08-10-2006
Ladyhawke, you keep beating me to it! I was thinking the same thing!!!!
Tony C.
Fri 08-11-2006
Tony C. ~ "Great minds think alike!"
LOL! : )
Ladyhawke04008
Fri 08-11-2006
Looking at this again, I noticed the 3 small holes at the bottom of this wall. Pretty uniform in their sizes to each other.
Any ideas what would have been there?
I'm guessing whatever was in the holes was worth taking, but I can't imagine what it could have been.
Ladyhawke04008
Fri 08-11-2006
It looks like there was flooring there. There is a wall of bricvks, and what look to be flooring supportsgoing in towards the window. Whatever went through the wall was under that. This all could have been an addition too, added on in later years, hence the holes. We may never know what they were for.
Tony C.
Fri 08-11-2006
That makes sense! Thanks, Tony C. : )
Ladyhawke04008
Fri 08-11-2006
Tony, I was thinking the same thing.

*snip*!
Jude
Sat 08-12-2006
Could the holes have had vents in to provide airflow for damp proofing?
Honie
Mon 08-14-2006
wow great shot. very nice!
joe
Fri 08-18-2006
Those are some neat windows! I know everyone before me has said it, but I'll say it again! ;)
saywardstudio
Fri 08-18-2006
I believe at one time, people used to heat large stones and place them under the floors in order to heat the rooms. It is quite possible the holes are where large paddles holding the heated stones would enter the building and placed underneath the floors.
Jade
Fri 09-15-2006
Crawl spaces for getting to pipes, heating areas, etc.
DanMnz
Thu 10-05-2006
My brother died in that hospital in 1982 and I have some trouble giving a damn about the architecture. I remember several turds who called themselves doctors ignoring my brother's basic needs because he didn't feel anything since he was retarded! One turd of a doctor actually verbalized that kind thought to my father. But I will give credit to one real doctor who did his best to make my brother comfortable during his last days on earth. And that kind man did his best to comfort my family.
joe
Thu 11-09-2006
What windows!!!!! They just don't make windows like that anymore!!!!!!!!
NEVERMORE
Thu 11-09-2006
These photos are so different from your American ones (which were mostly beautiful,
but depressing)...These are sad, because of the loss of granduer, but achingly beautiful.
Inspiring work Motts.
dixinites
Wed 12-13-2006
Living or not living both are a great loss.
C-Note
Mon 04-16-2007
These windows seem out of place. Something so mid-eastern in the middle of something so gothic. Threw me for a loop.
Taubin
Sun 11-18-2007
The scot family owned a vast area of great barr.this can be seen by the gate houses which are on the birmingham road and ueslett road near scot arms
david salt
Sun 01-06-2008
I remember large cast iron grids over these holes and would think that they were just for air circulation
david salt
Sun 01-06-2008
Yeh there were cast iron grids for ventilation but also there were large steel girders in this front room above the cellar humps from when they started to restore it the first time, it looks to me like someone has removed all the steel.
Solomon92
Sat 11-01-2008
david salt - i am doing my own little project on gb hall and would love to hear some more of ur knowledge please email me or anyone with any knowledge to k.a.t84@hotmail.co.uk solomon92 aswell maybe?.....please x
ilove gb hall
Sun 12-14-2008
I live 2 minutes away from here,the modern world is ruining everything we have.This could have been saved.
yarnie66
Thu 12-18-2008
esta chido este hospital
orochomaru
Tue 04-14-2009
Those windows are fabulous! I want them in my house, although I am not sure they will look good on a raised ranch!
Kathy W.
Thu 11-12-2009

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