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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
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Hawks to deter birds ahead of car park demolition
Hawks are being used to discourage seagulls and pigeons from nesting in a multi-storey car park which is set to be demolished. Abbey Walk car park, in Grimsby, has been closed since May 2024 because of structural issues caused by water penetrating some of the beams. Plans have been approved to demolish the car park, which was built in 1969. However, should any habitable nests be found, the plans would have to be postponed until the chicks were able to leave the nest. North East Lincolnshire Council said trained hawks Mavric and Chief were being deployed to fly at low levels throughout the car park twice a week to provide a deterrent against birds wanting to nest there. The hawks were also being employed around vacant units on Osborne Street, which are also due to be demolished, the council added. A town centre improvement plan for the area includes a new transport hub and a 120-space surface car park. A spokesperson said the hawks were well trained, would not attack other birds and were purely used as a deterrent. The pillars of the Abbey Walk car park feature modernist reliefs by artist and sculptor Harold Gosney, which a conservation team has scanned using 3D technology so they can be reprinted in the future. It followed a campaign to preserve the artworks by the Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society. The council said the demolition work would start in the coming months. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Work begins on preserving car park's 1960s art Plans to demolish artwork car park win approval Car park demolition threat to sculptor's artworks North East Lincolnshire Council
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Hawks to deter birds ahead of Grimsby car park demolition
Hawks are being used to discourage seagulls and pigeons from nesting in a multi-storey car park which is set to be demolished. Abbey Walk car park, in Grimsby, has been closed since May 2024 because of structural issues caused by water penetrating some of the have been approved to demolish the car park, which was built in 1969. However, should any habitable nests be found, the plans would have to be postponed until the chicks were able to leave the East Lincolnshire Council said trained hawks Mavric and Chief were being deployed to fly at low levels throughout the car park twice a week to provide a deterrent against birds wanting to nest there. The hawks were also being employed around vacant units on Osborne Street, which are also due to be demolished, the council added.A town centre improvement plan for the area includes a new transport hub and a 120-space surface car park. A spokesperson said the hawks were well trained, would not attack other birds and were purely used as a pillars of the Abbey Walk car park feature modernist reliefs by artist and sculptor Harold Gosney, which a conservation team has scanned using 3D technology so they can be reprinted in the future. It followed a campaign to preserve the artworks by the Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic council said the demolition work would start in the coming months. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Work begins on preserving car park's 1960s art
Work has begun to preserve "important" artworks on a multi-storey car park that is earmarked for demolition. Abbey Walk car park in Grimsby, which was built in 1969, has been closed since May 2024 because of structural issues caused by water penetrating some of its beams. The pillars of the car park feature modernist reliefs by artist and sculptor Harold Gosney, which North East Lincolnshire Council has said it will attempt to conserve before the four-storey structure is removed and replaced with a ground-level car park. A conservation team is using 3D technology to scan the artworks and create a digital model so they can be reprinted in the future, the authority has said. The four abstract concrete reliefs depict parts of a car, which were inspired by drawings in the handbook of the artist's Austin Cambridge estate car, and were installed when the building was constructed. There are 40 concrete panels on the structure, each featuring one of four designs in a repeated fashion. The council hopes to save all four original artworks if it is financially viable and safe to remove them. Councillor Stewart Swinburn said: "This is a great opportunity to preserve one of the most important artworks in the borough. "With this 3D scan, we can ensure the amazing work by Mr. Gosney is something that generations will see and learn about," he added. The University of Lincoln's conservation team said they were using a handheld scanner to collect a series of images, known as frames, in a process called tracking. The frames would then be merged together in a computer software to form a 3D model. The authority said a planning application for the demolition of the car park had been submitted and was being processed. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Car park demolition threat to sculptor's artworks Plans to demolish artwork car park win approval North East Lincolnshire Council
BBC News
02-03-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Grimsby car park's 1960s artworks being preserved with 3D scanner
Work has begun to preserve "important" artworks on a multi-storey car park that is earmarked for Walk car park in Grimsby, which was built in 1969, has been closed since May 2024 because of structural issues caused by water penetrating some of its pillars of the car park feature modernist reliefs by artist and sculptor Harold Gosney, which North East Lincolnshire Council has said it will attempt to conserve before the four-storey structure is removed and replaced with a ground-level car park.A conservation team is using 3D technology to scan the artworks and create a digital model so they can be reprinted in the future, the authority has said. The four abstract concrete reliefs depict parts of a car, which were inspired by drawings in the handbook of the artist's Austin Cambridge estate car, and were installed when the building was are 40 concrete panels on the structure, each featuring one of four designs in a repeated council hopes to save all four original artworks if it is financially viable and safe to remove Stewart Swinburn said: "This is a great opportunity to preserve one of the most important artworks in the borough."With this 3D scan, we can ensure the amazing work by Mr. Gosney is something that generations will see and learn about," he University of Lincoln's conservation team said they were using a handheld scanner to collect a series of images, known as frames, in a process called tracking. The frames would then be merged together in a computer software to form a 3D authority said a planning application for the demolition of the car park had been submitted and was being to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
