September: Annual General Meeting 1-11 October 2015 – Rubble in Glasgow – TV Centre Rubble
Demolition in Mile End
S.P.A.R AGM – Annual General Meeting 1-11 October 2015
‘The Poor Door’ Exhibition at the A-Side B-Side Gallery, 1-11 October
Opening Night Thursday 1 October 6-9pm
Gallery opening hours: 12-6pm Weds-Sun
Artlicks Weekend: 2-4 October
Speak to S.P.A.R General Secretary Brian Guest on
Thursday 1 October (6-9pm) and Saturday 10 October (1-5pm)
A-side B-side Gallery
Amhurst Terrace (Hackney Downs Studios Yard), London E8 2BT
A collective exhibition tackling London’s housing crisis
Curated by Tinsel Edwards
With: Alison Berry, Rebecca Byrne, Tinsel Edwards, Mikey Georgeson,
Mars Gomes, Kin, Lee Maelzer, Reena Makwana,
Society for the Preservation of Admirable Rubble (with Brian Guest),
Tom Rizutto, Julia Russell
We hope to see members and prospective members there!
Invite is below:
Rubble in Glasgow – September 2015
A member visiting Glasgow saw this Victorian Building on Lumsden Street in the West End
of the City and correctly suspected there would be rubble found nearby
There had clearly been a serious fire in the past, further research was required
Sadly this Steiner School had a major fire in April 2013 and the school was relocated,
the building is in much the same state as that time
We were surprised by the rare order of the Rubble throughout the site,
this allowed inspection of each material to be conducted easily, here is an impressive stone pile
Here, a profusion of red bricks, there is some fire damage
but considering the serious nature of the fire many of these are remarkably intact
There has been discussion as to if these burnt wooden beams are ‘rubble’, however
in the context of the demolition they could certainly be argued as so
The Steiner School site is now being advertised as a ‘development opportunity’
so it seems anything is possible, ‘offers of over £100,000 are invited’, the Society would
like some of this rubble to be transferred to the new building whatever it becomes
TV Centre Rubble, White City, London
A member gained access to the Drama block of the old BBC Television Centre in White City
London and saw this massive rubble creation through a tear in the fabric of the building
This site is being advertised as ‘New homes, offices and television studios, Independent
restaurants and cinema. Hotel and members’ club by Soho House’
It is across the road from Westfield Shopping Centre, White City
There is no mention yet of plans for any affordable or social housing within the development
The Society will be keeping an eye on this rubble, as it is only going to increase!
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