The Royal Hospital Demolition Liverpool extra update. Building Collapse

[@Mitch-Hendren]

Im ancient enough to remember it getting built . Full of delays due to construction issues.5 years late opening fully (sound familiar ?) Maybe not as strong as they thought it was. State of the art at the time . Dental hospital too . Pure brutalist concrete . The royal infirmary which it replaced stayed for nearly a century , this monolith lasted for only 53 years .. boiler house was fascinating though 😉

[@Papario1113]

Brilliant. Thanks for sharing. At 3.01 into the video am I going crazy or does a long arm appear to reach across ?

[@steveb6027]

that was someone closing the window it was being recorded through

[@veryhighguy]

yes it was a reflection

[@Papario1113]

I thought I was going mad and a huge arm came down haha. Need to stay off the meds lol. Thanks!

[@keithdouglas7154]

Another great video. Does anyone know what will happen with the site.

[@veryhighguy]

it will become a training and teaching complex for future doctors

[@keithdouglas7154]

@@veryhighguy thank-you

[@christopherpitchford8859]

What comes shooting out at the three minute mark?

[@veryhighguy]

it was a reflection from the window.

[@kenbuckley2211]

The NHS Trust said it was a controlled demolition, tell that to any people walking by with all that dust

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

I don't think the big machine would had been close if it was a controlled demolition at the time. Definitely something went wrong.

[@veryhighguy]

it seemed well under control today when i had a look but i do think something went wrong. I am no expert but if you look on the video the wall gave way two floors down where it was windows (1:36). i personally thing they gave way.

[@stephensmith4480]

Something definitely went wrong there, maybe stress cracks that just gave way to the downward force of all that weight above. Nobody hurt, that's the main thing.

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

Yeah i watched it very closely it looked like wall closed in and the whole lot went with it.​@veryhighguy

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

​@@stephensmith4480I think so too be lots of stress and weight on it and just gave way.

[@dominicboyle3485]

Been watching this for the last 5 weeks, some dodgy pushing of concrete pillars over during that time, surely better doing top to bottom, one floor at a time. Dont fancy their chances when working right behind Clatterbridge etc

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

A scary monent there hope the operator is ok. Might had gived him a fright

[@veryhighguy]

iv heard no reports of anyone hurt

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

@@veryhighguy That's good then!

[@Bassisace1]

Let’s hope that no individuals were hurt. I would think that site safety will be really tightened up after this. Hopefully, the works will progress smoothly, from here on in.

[@robfalcon3404]

That dust ell be bad wow

[@veryhighguy]

Full of asbestos

[@johntyrrell6591]

There will be some Health & Safety Investigation there. Lucky there weren't any demolition guys around when that fell

[@heavyhaulage1]

@@veryhighguy all asbestos would have been removed

[@veryhighguy]

@@heavyhaulage1 it was all in the concrete

[@JamesAnt-tp8mp]

Just one of them things dsm are leading demo company old building can’t control every thjnk.

[@GarryMcHugh-w8b]

I im a high reach operator that was reckless, leaving the gabble 4 story's high not tied in and cutting a column bellow, I seen it before it happened

[@dominicboyle3485]

Dont think that water spray helped much lol

[@tommysandford16]

lol