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03-19-2008, 11:01 AM
| | |  Bridge & clock to be removed from King's Cross station
A 100-year-old clock, along with the bridge that is famous as Harry Potter's entrance to the imaginary platform nine and three quarters, at King's Cross Station in London, England, are set to be knocked down as a part of major expansion plans.
Protesters have started gathering to campaign against the destruction, and Ptolemy Dean, an architect and TV presenter, had the following to say: Quote:
"King's Cross will lose its rather beautiful and lovely structure which characterises it's views. It's a gateway to the north really and one feels very sad that it's going."
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03-19-2008, 11:10 AM
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| | Pygmy Puff
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Aww, why're they removing it?
They shouldn't!
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03-19-2008, 11:20 AM
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| | Bundimun
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They shouldn't do that! It is the main part of Harry Potter life.
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03-19-2008, 11:25 AM
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They shouldn't do that!
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03-19-2008, 11:27 AM
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| | Puffskein
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should not remove it till all HP films are done!!c'mon!king's cross is an important dH feature too...we need tht clock/bridge!
why oh why did anyone say they're doin this?
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03-19-2008, 01:12 PM
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|  George's EarJarvey
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:O NOOOOOOOOOOO! CAN'T THEY ATLEAST WAIT UNTIL THE FILMS ARE DONE!?
They can not knock that down until I have been down there to see it!! XD
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03-19-2008, 01:13 PM
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|   SS Featured AuthorTürk BilginiBugbear
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They shouldn't remove the clock. I mean, one hundred years... It's so old, it must be like a landmark. 
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03-19-2008, 01:17 PM
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| | Flobberworm
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they shouldn't do that!!! they are so important to the HP movies!!!!
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03-19-2008, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by fallen-angel  :O NOOOOOOOOOOO! CAN'T THEY ATLEAST WAIT UNTIL THE FILMS ARE DONE!?
They can not knock that down until I have been down there to see it!! XD i agree with this completely!!!!! after the films are done and ive seen it, do what u want!!
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03-19-2008, 01:34 PM
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| | Re'em
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Oh no. That sucks
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03-19-2008, 01:45 PM
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They seriously shouldn't do that  Especially if the clock is so old.
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they're gonna try and tell me this wasn't, that none of this happened,
but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
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03-19-2008, 02:01 PM
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Noooooooooooooooo! They can't do that! *protests*
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03-19-2008, 02:07 PM
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Why do people insist on ruining things that are old and historical? It's really sad and unnecessary. And the fact that it's the oldest working clock in the UK..COME ON!! How can you get rid of that without feeling like you're doing something wrong??
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03-19-2008, 02:16 PM
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The world is so modern now.
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03-19-2008, 02:24 PM
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I hope that they don't remove the bridge and clock from the station. It's a historical landmark and, even bette, a great place for Potter fans to visit. If they really want to take it down, they should wait after they've completed filming all the Potter movies.
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03-19-2008, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RemusBlack The world is so modern now. The world is TOO modern now..There's no respect for anything with history. If they were smart they could expand and still keep the bridge and clock. Just dismantle the thing and move it somewhere where it could still be useful. I hope that's what the plan is..I didn't look into it all that much.
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03-19-2008, 02:27 PM
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| | Puffskein
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they should figure out a way to keep it until the films are done and then, display it for Potter fans to visit forever!!! IF they MUST take it down.... (sad)
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03-19-2008, 02:33 PM
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| | Imp
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they shouldnt remove the clock.....i mean 100 years!
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03-19-2008, 02:39 PM
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I bet WB will have to pay them too keep it up there for the HP movies.
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03-19-2008, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RiddleMeThis I bet WB will have to pay them too keep it up there for the HP movies. Yeah, I'm thinking this as well, and it's a 100 year old clock, so they'd probably have to pay loads of money...:arg:
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03-19-2008, 03:15 PM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
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NO! That's horrible!
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03-19-2008, 04:02 PM
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| | Doxy
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That is a shame that it will disappear.
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03-19-2008, 04:14 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Are the landmark laws in the UK the same as in America? here if it is declared a landmark, it is untouchable... and with all the HP exposure and following, then there wouldn't be a problem declaring it a landmark.... don't know how it works over there...
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03-19-2008, 04:49 PM
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| | Plimpy
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OMG I didn't know it was THAT bridge that was in the HP films. I cross that bridge to catch my train home. I use platform 8!!! They can't remove it. It is huge, and so beautiful. And the clock is amazing. I refuse to let them, even if I have to sit on that bridge!
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03-19-2008, 04:55 PM
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| | Imp
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I think that they shoudn't do construction of the station until after all of the HP films are done being filmed...if they take it out beforehand and it's supposed to be in the film...how will they do it again to make it look the same way, I mean I know that they can built a replica, but it's still just not the same...
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