Comments on: Tomorrow the World? http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html Mildly Sarcastic Since 2002 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:47:43 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Birmingham Conservation Trust Blog » Sacred Landscapes. The heritage of religion and belief. http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-1432 Birmingham Conservation Trust Blog » Sacred Landscapes. The heritage of religion and belief. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:02:14 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html#comment-1432 [...] good to see them in an area of Birmingham which some believe warrants such a status. (Others have mixed feelings and still others don’t see the [...] [...] good to see them in an area of Birmingham which some believe warrants such a status. (Others have mixed feelings and still others don’t see the [...]

]]> By: Tom http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-716 Tom Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:18:15 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html#comment-716 It's got very little tangible benefit if you ask me either for conservation or money-generating purposes, not much use other than as a marketing campaign. Also it's spectacularly unlikely to happen, far too many hoops to jump through and other better candidates. I've been talking to people about this all day, and not managed to find much to get excited about. More <a href="http://tomscotney.com/2008/01/17/why-the-jewellery-quarter-doesnt-need-to-be-a-world-heritage-site/" rel="nofollow">here</A>. It’s got very little tangible benefit if you ask me either for conservation or money-generating purposes, not much use other than as a marketing campaign. Also it’s spectacularly unlikely to happen, far too many hoops to jump through and other better candidates.

I’ve been talking to people about this all day, and not managed to find much to get excited about. More here.

]]> By: Why the Jewellery Quarter doesn’t need to be a World Heritage Site « Tom Scotney http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-715 Why the Jewellery Quarter doesn’t need to be a World Heritage Site « Tom Scotney Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:11:03 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html#comment-715 [...] seems, and certainly nothing particulary tangible. This has already been discussed on some of the usual places but I’ve been writing and talking to people about it all day (see in full here and [...] [...] seems, and certainly nothing particulary tangible. This has already been discussed on some of the usual places but I’ve been writing and talking to people about it all day (see in full here and [...]

]]> By: Created in Birmingham » Jewellery Quarter on the World Heritage map? http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-713 Created in Birmingham » Jewellery Quarter on the World Heritage map? Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:53:55 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html#comment-713 [...] is bubbling up today that the council wants to make the Jewellery Quarter a World Heritage Site. B:INS and Adrian have [...] [...] is bubbling up today that the council wants to make the Jewellery Quarter a World Heritage Site. B:INS and Adrian have [...]

]]> By: Paul Ashton http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-712 Paul Ashton Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:31:16 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2008/01/tomorrorw-the-world.html#comment-712 At first sight this seems a great idea. I welcome it in principle. But before everybody thinks this is the be all and end all, it isn't! Take one of the most important WHSs in the UK, the Jurassic Coast, as an example. It is so precious they allowed the Napoli to be beached, allowed morons to spread salvage all over the place, then managed to cut off the floating bit and tow it away, leaving the bridge end stuck less than a mile offshore where it remains over a year later. At first sight this seems a great idea. I welcome it in principle. But before everybody thinks this is the be all and end all, it isn’t! Take one of the most important WHSs in the UK, the Jurassic Coast, as an example. It is so precious they allowed the Napoli to be beached, allowed morons to spread salvage all over the place, then managed to cut off the floating bit and tow it away, leaving the bridge end stuck less than a mile offshore where it remains over a year later.

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