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Demolition of the day: Buckingham Palace

In April 2014, David bulldozed a house in London SW1, giving three reasons and a proposal for reusing the land:

Buckingham Palace

– Falls foul of the bedroom tax

– Too big for 1 family

– Symbol of imperialist colonialism

– Replace with affordable housing

 

 

Demolition of the day: a footprint in Hyde Park

In April 2014, Alexis tore up an area of turf in Hyde Park in the shape of a giant footprint. Here’s her story:

Tour out a shape of a footprint out of Hyde Park. Reason is that I was in Hyde Park one day reading peacefully until one old man bothered me about taking photos & feeling my bare feet. He had a collection of photos, a strange foot fettish!

 

There’s a lesson in there somewhere but we’re not sure what it is.

 

Demolition of the day: Huddleston Rd, N7

In April 2014, ANON wiped Huddleston Rd in Tufnell Park off the map, with the explanation:

Waiting to be arrested for some thing that happened there.

 

It’s okay now, ANON, you can relax – all the evidence of your crime has been eliminated. And we certainly won’t tell anyone.

Demolition of the day: Apt 2.5, Pattern House

In August 2013 Carla demolished Apt. 2.5 Pattern House, which seems to be in St John Street EC1. She gave the laconic and intriguing reason:

The home of Dr. Evil

 

– and signed off with three kisses. We hope Dr Evil doesn’t move to a secret lair in a volcano near us now that he’s homeless.

Demolition of the day: the new US embassy

In April 2014, Thea demolished the new US embassy, explaining in a redacted note:

Sad attempt to replicate NY landmarks with overpriced apartments. & small parks surrounded by commercial xxxxxxxxx chains.

 

We have no idea what the censored part of the note says or who blacked it out. Perhaps the NSA knows.

Demolition of the day: Liverpool Street

In August 2013, Jelodina took Liverpool Street away, saying simply: “GONE”. She gave a list of reasons for her action:

because it is

– full of drunk pp eating rubbish food

– it is THE CITY (death)

– full of suit wearing idiots x x

– no cool bars

– I hate the Vodafone shops, Mcdonald, boots …

– Nut-bars!!!

We are not sure which of these reasons tipped the balance – we like to think it was either (death) or Nut-bars.

Demolition of the day: Blackheath deer park

In April 2014, Holly carefully excavated Blackheath deer park, complete with deer, and moved it to a golf course near Kew Gardens. She gave her reasons as follows:

I removed the deer park from Blackheath and transplanted it in the Old Deer Park below Kew Gardens which has become a golf course.

The deer park in Blackheath was too small, and I wanted to give the deer back their home.

 

Enjoy your new home, deer. Watch out, golfers.

Demolitions of the day: Hampstead Ladies Pond + Admiralty Arch

In April 2014, Anna started a major home renovation project by uprooting both the women’s pond on Hampstead Heath and Admiralty Arch in the Mall and moving them to Seven Sisters. She explained her actions thus:

I cut out the ladies bathing pond from Hampstead Heath and put it next door to my house. And I cut out Admiralty Arch from the top of The Mall and stuck it over my house so I can live in there instead. Seven Sisters = up and come.

 

Maybe she will let you visit them if you ask her nicely.