tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post2249992079222769020..comments2024-03-29T05:16:16.874+00:00Comments on HERBIE!: Why Birmingham is built in the wrong placeNeil Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198251427537653059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-46854286168392390992013-03-08T03:22:07.212+00:002013-03-08T03:22:07.212+00:00The SAS Raddison has 39 floors and is 399ft tall t...The SAS Raddison has 39 floors and is 399ft tall the BT tower has 31 floors the post office wanted to go higher(600ft) but the ministry of Aviation said NO so it stands at 499ftEddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01259133977657830880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-28947144494286939792013-03-04T13:13:39.350+00:002013-03-04T13:13:39.350+00:00This is why we go 'down the North' when to...This is why we go 'down the North' when to everyone else it's up.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759448161130667128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-5530004488162452642013-03-03T22:55:03.856+00:002013-03-03T22:55:03.856+00:00Andy
Interesting about the free market. As to the...Andy <br />Interesting about the free market. As to the height of buildings. The CAA stipulates a max altitude of 242m above sea level, which according to what I read would limit buildings in Birmingham to a max 40storeys.<br /><br />See http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=450<br /><br />Neil<br />Neil Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198251427537653059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20974756.post-24725362045748795882013-03-03T20:33:05.032+00:002013-03-03T20:33:05.032+00:00What about the SAS Raddison - its nearly as tall a...What about the SAS Raddison - its nearly as tall as the BT Tower!<br />As for the reason for its prosperity - its due to the free market called the Bull Ring which attracted custon and because of its remoteness its people specialised in metal trinkets and then with the arroval of canals this morphed into heavy metal bashing using local ironstone and coal from the surface leley 30 ft seamAndy Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com