decepticon

going on from last nights pub conversation, there are well known 7 wonders of the world but what about top 10 great building/construction achievements of good ole Britain? and give a decent reason if poss
From me:
Houses of Parliment (hugh construction project with incredible detailing built by true craftsmen)
Sewer system of London (engineered completely by hand and using 318million bricks, saved the capital city, countless lives and still in working order 200 years later)
cheers

Nate

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My shed .... A work of art

rossyboy

iTrader: (8)

Forth Rail Bridge, obviously.

Channel Tunnel.

Brun

You lot sound fun for a night on the beer..............

mart360

york minster

any of the castles dotted around the GB

Palmerstons follies i so want one of them


Mart

Rudolph Hooker

Hoses of Parliament were not built by Hugh Construction, I think it was Pugin.

Odds on

JimmyBFC

what about the Humber Bridge - was the longest one at the time...no

Petem95

Some fairly obvious ones like Stone Henge and Heidrians (sp?) Wall and no doubt loads of castles and catherdrals as well.

David Lock

Charles Clarke's ears?

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859)

could have a thread of his own about achievements in this subject area.

dl

the big yim

My dinner could be one. 8 sausages, 6 eggs, 4 rounds of toast and a tin of beans. Topped off with a nutragrain bar (healthy) and a good ol cuppa!!

ScoTTyB

LOL, that is what I call a proper dinner!

The Dogs B******s

Greedy Bas,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

BOB.T

Good work One time when Sal left me on my own I had a mince beef and onion pie on a bed of sausages served with chips and beans

Scoobychick

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The Haribo Shop in Pontefract

I haven't been yet because it would have a catastrophic effect on my waistline but it's got to be one of the most marvellous places in the world besides the Cadbury Factory

Mifo

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so its a healthy meal with the nutrigrain??





what about Iron bridge and stonehenge?

Markus

Thames Barrier?

DYK

im drunk so cant really think right now.but what about britains canal's

Odds on

A few recent ones that haven't been mentioned:

Falkirk Wheel.
The Dome.
The London Eye.
Eden Project.

DYK

the Dome are you having a laugh.more like the Doom..ive flown over it,as im sure alot of people have..it looks like a big white umbrella..

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It might have been a disaster once opened, but alot of experts said it couldn't be done.

little-ginge

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Sewers of london

SS Great Britain( doesn't have to be a building does it??)

speye91

Northumbrian Coastline.

paulwrxboro

blacklpool tower

paulwrxboro

the angel of the north

chocolate_o_brian

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hopefully not the same experts that said petrol wont reach £2.00 p/l this year

i think gordon brown is no. 1 on my list. how can someone with one answer to every question lead this country makes me wonder

davegtt

Humber Bridge?
Dartford Tunnel.

Admittedly the first 2 I thought of when I read the thread title was Stonehenge and Hadrians Wall. What about

Giants Causeway?
Warwick Castle?

David Lock

Not sure that counts as a feat of human engineering

PeteBrant

Stone Henge
Clifton Suspension Bridge
St Pauls Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
The Tower of London
The Gherkin
The Humber Bridge
Edinburgh Castle
The Channel Tunnel

davegtt

Funny how the tallest building hasnt had a mention yet.

Canery Wharf?

Boundary Park?

Edinburgh Castle?