Couldn't help noticing last night that in "Europe's premier arts centre" the flooring consists of crosscut 4" x 2" softwood, including the burn marks where the resin has melted on the saw blade. If I laid that in my work room I'd be ashamed. The walls are distressed concrete which look as though someone has tried to demolish them with an sds and given up. And a pint of San Miguel is £7. I knew I should have stayed at home.
Trendy decor at The Barbican
May 31, 2009
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"Trendy" is pushing it a bit - it was done it 1971.
I haven't need there for some time, but it always struck me that they must have run out of money just after pouring the concrete.
In those days it would have been "groovy"
Was it? Opened in 1982 I thought. The flooring (such as it is) certainly looks newer than that, and I can't see softwood end grain lasting that long in a heavy traffic area.
Sod the bloody wood and concrete thats disgusting!!!!
Kind of puts you off ever going back, which doesn't seem like good economics to me. Law of diminishing returns in action.
I had a very nice pint in a pub at Covent garden .. Fullers London pride for 2-25 the other week:)
I just bought 12 x 330ml bottles for £10 in my local garage, thats nearly 7 pints.
San Miguel or concrete ?
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