tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post3262528319188551267..comments2024-03-29T16:49:36.066+13:00Comments on Timespanner: From billiard cue to dentists' drillTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-68479705139514778652009-06-29T12:47:12.297+12:002009-06-29T12:47:12.297+12:00That's a very good question, Jayne. Apart from...That's a very good question, Jayne. Apart from Wellington, where it seems in 1902 they had a by-law (or at least considered it) restricting the height of buildings due to ability at the time of fire fighting services to cope, there doesn't appear to have been a consideration of fires in the way buildings were planned in other centres. The first restriction appears to have been due to Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-2624865753347210442009-06-29T12:27:32.237+12:002009-06-29T12:27:32.237+12:00I like both styles of building, can't pic whic...I like both styles of building, can't pic which I prefer lol.<br /><br />Been meaning to ask - did NZ cities have a height restriction on buildings like Melbourne (and probably other Oz cities) due to the length of the reach of firemen's ladders from way back in the Victorian era until the early 20th century?Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.com