Welwyn Garden City, WGC, Hertfordshire
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Welwyn Garden City, WGC, Herts. See the Demolition of the Shredded Wheat Factory in 2018 to make way for lovely new affordable homes. Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council making sure they adhere to the Garden City Ethos. Octopus Real Estate. Higgins.
I have a, very, personal connection, to this place. My mum used to work, here, in the 1970's through to 1981. She's, still, in touch with some of those she used to work with. In, July 2021, I drove her and my elder sister down there to see the remains of her, old, workplace. I can remember, many a night, when, my, late, dad would drive her to work (when, we lived in Hatfield). And, when, we moved to Stevenage, I can remember my dad driving here to work, if, she missed the bus. I can remember she used to bring home a bag of biscuits (I used to love 'Oatmeal Crunch'). Great, memories.
My late mother, who'd have been 93 this year, used to work there during school holidays. Much of the time packing the 'biscuits' into cartons on a conveyor belt. You had to work quickly & they had completions with prizes for the fastest.
Always think of her & happy days spent with grandparents every time I see a box of Shredded Wheat.
An excellent record.
What a tragic end to such an icon of the town.
Relax, they aren't tearing down the entire factory. 18 of the 27 silos and the factory itself as well as the boiler house are going to be restored and repurposed. There are even plans to retain some of the original equipment and machinery on site. Some of the silos, the warehouses and other non-listed structures are the only buildings being torn down.
I lived in Welwyn garden city for a year.
Great place.
Great people.
I remember these buildings.
Shame.
I grew up around the factory and a year before they started demolishing it, me and a friend explored it
I would cut through their car park on my way to the Argos warehouse every day and remember the good smells in the air.
I used to love the smell from this place on my way to work at Argos warehouse
Me to I used to work there.
I spent 21 years in the Transport section of Nabisco starting 1959 until 1980
People need houses to live in, if the industry is no longer viable, the land can be put to better use. The reasons and thought they had when they made the town is no longer the case, when many of the affordable properties totally unaffordable for any one on a normal income. The old WGC houses are often £600k+ with many being around a million. If new houses are not built the demand only rises and along with it the prices.
these wont be affordable housing - regarless of what it says in the planning application :-(
This year Welwyn Garden celebrates its centenary. Over 100 events throughout the year, including a carnival on the 11th of July: www.wgc100.org
They can build all they want, it doesn’t stop all the teenagers walking around wgc all night saying I’m bored
Exactly right, there’s not much for teenagers to do in WGC or many places nowadays.
My Great Grandfather helped build that.
Wow I have respect for him x
Love Shredded Wheat is it still made in the UK this is sad to watch if this a listed building how can this happen?
They can destroy the building. But, they CANNOT destroy the memories!
they cant destroy the building either bc its listed 😂
They've destroyed most of it.
My mother used to work there (mid-1970's - early, 1980's).
Remember, her bringing home all kinds of goodies (oatmeal crunch biscuits).
She's, still, in touch with one of her, former, workmates.
Remember, my dad driving her to work (when, she missed the coach).
Great, memories.
@@barjumbo1969 wait i think its the silons that r listed acc and i think they also ran out of money to destroy the rest, i kinda wish theyd leave it tho, i think it looks pretty, plus abandoned places have a certain sweet melancholy to them
wdy think?
Don't, really, care.
It's the memories that count.
I stood on top of them silos. I’m genuinely confused why they demolished a listed building.
I think I’m right in stating that only the original building and original silos from the 1920s were listed, the 1950s eastward extension housed later ovens and packaging equipment. There is a gap in the silo block (visible in this video) between the two phases of construction.
Another part of my youth gone. Sat many a time eating my Shredded Wheat looking at the gleaming white factory on the box. :(
How could they demolish a Grade II listed building !!
i remember me and my mates used to explore about 5 years ago damn
what a trjedy they should have bee listed such a part of the tow's history
Half of it is still standing
Look! It's Mikhail Gorbachev at 2:22!
The EU is to blame for this ... ripped the sole out of Britain
Neither Nestle nor Cereal Partners are British owned and neither have their Head Quarters in the EU.
It's actually the banking industry that treated housing as assets rather than basic human necessities and so no one can afford housing on ordinary wages. Nothing to do with the EU.
I live right next to it near a park
I understand that Elisabeth Scott, FRIBA 1898-1972 had a hand in the design of this building in the early years of her career. She went on to become famous for her design of the Royal Shakespeare Theater, Stratford upon Avon,( now much altered,) and Bournemouth Pier Theatre
In my hood.
Ruin every town. For the great reset