I have written elsewhere that I am a big fan of modernistic architecture and therefore I absolutely love these buildings at Dudley - from and architectural and esthetical point of view. I would hate to see them destroyed. I am totally aware of the fact that today they are useless as enclosures for tigers or bears etc, but surely they could be made into practical and good exhibits for smaller animals?
When I look at this particular building, I get the idea to for instance keep red pandas in it. Place some very high tree stumps/logs in the middle so the pandas can climb up and have a 360 degree outlook on theirs surroundings.
Then furnish the rest of the enclosure in an appropriate way for red pandas, with different substrates, bushes, rocks etc and there you have it!
If small animals include primates, if a cover was put over the pit and the floor furnished with bushes, logs, climbing ropes, etc, I think it could be used for gibbons or howler monkeys, among others. Heck, if it kept the water pit, it could hold crabeater macaques.
If small animals include primates, if a cover was put over the pit and the floor furnished with bushes, logs, climbing ropes, etc, I think it could be used for gibbons or howler monkeys, among others. Heck, if it kept the water pit, it could hold crabeater macaques.
From your comments I get the feeling you do not understand the UK's protected Building Laws,as because of the level of protection of these buildings,they cannot be altered in away that changes the design and look of the building!The previous person in charged tried to get a large metal dome built over the top so it could be used,for Orangs but this was rejected as it would have altered the building to much!!!
