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  1. 02-21-2012, 02:32 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by apicius9 View Post
    Dave, I agree, but I am looking at the girls and you Are probably looking at the machine of which I don't even know what it is...

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  2. 02-21-2012, 02:43 AM #12
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    Sort of like Save Our Heritage here in the states.

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    Stuart Mitchell is still making kitchen knives from the works, there is a petition to try and save it and all signatures count

    http://www.gopetition.com/petition/43409.html
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  4. 02-22-2012, 12:34 AM #14
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  5. 02-22-2012, 12:39 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by PierreRodrigue View Post
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  6. 02-22-2012, 01:26 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by steeley View Post
    This.

    If it hasn't already- should win a big frikken art/photography/historical architecture- composition award.

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  7. 02-22-2012, 12:56 PM #17
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  8. 03-05-2012, 08:27 PM #18
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    Here is the Portland Works site. It seems they have fought off the developers and are trying to get enough investment to buy the buildings between a group of parties and shareholders in order to keep the place alive for the creative and engineering businesses now using it. Lots of info here.
    http://www.portlandworks.co.uk/
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  9. 03-05-2012, 08:31 PM #19
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    nice shares for a 100 lbs. I as-sum-e that is reasonable in England. May have to budget for a donation.

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