His breath mask looked tiny and inadequate on his massive form, but it was a necessary component for a ship suspended in such an alien atmosphere and even the small form would keep the Wookiee alive. Tawrro, strapped in next to her in the ship's tiny passenger compartment, looked even more out of place. Why was she going on this? Daiya was no engineer nor was she very fond of space. The name even sounded wrong to her, and so did the idea of a starship caught in the gravity well of a gas giant. Genon, a system she had never heard of, tucked out of the way and infamous for reasons long since faded from history. Not on Denon, or one of the more well-known Corporate worlds, but a place that sounded like a cheap knock-off. It was one of the last things Daiya had expected to pick up, given the location of the job. <\Your reward is anything you can carry off the shipĪ salvage job. <\Go to the derelict, re-establish contact with the forward team, and wait for the tug to pull it to safety <\A heavy tug has been contracted and will arrive in two days to pull the ship out into orbit <\Contact was lost with the forward team sent in to secure the interior <\The ship is sinking slowly, and within a few months will finish sinking below accessible layers of the atmosphere <\Normal starships with deflector shields should be able to make the trip down into the thin atmosphere, but seatbelts and breathing masks are advised <\A derelict, and long-abandoned, we think <\In the upper atmosphere of the gas giant Genon VII there is an ancient warship <\Darkwire, the opportunity for adventure and treasure awaits! Acquiring an inexpensive, untraceable starship meant that Darkwire could challenge the Corporate Authorities along the trade lanes directly, instead of having to wait until a target appeared planetside -if it ever did. It wasn't until a report, retrieved amid the riches and artifacts from a vault on Cato Neimoidia by a raiding group, detailed confirmation of the story that raised the interests of Darkwire.Īn old warship, even in a neglected status, would be a great find for the largely-decentralized group of ne'er-do-wells. So the story from a drunken smuggler, oft-repeated in many a bar along the Hydian Way, that he found an old warship hiding in the atmosphere of a gas giant was just dismissed as the boast of a verse-addled spacer. Additionally, a white and green-tiled spiral staircase link the floors below the tower which was a nice feature.Space traffic in the neglected Genon system barely ever ventured into the system, much less its outer planets. Upstairs there were some interesting offices and spaces with bright painted walls and interesting textures to photograph. The basement vault and safe area was of particular interest (albeit pitch black and requiring some creating torch-work to illuminate). I explored most of this Edwardian Baroque Bank during my visit. To the right of the entrance vestibule portico, there are two smaller/simpler porticos framing doors leading to two small offices. Above the columns rests a pediment, broken at the apex (a popular Baroque style). The tall black columns flanking the double doors are Composite order (Corinthian columns, with Ionic volutes at the top of the capital). Looking back towards the entrance vestibule, there is a wonderful decorative portico. Sadly, these have all been removed which leaves the banking hall a rather empty void. Once there was a 15m long mahogany counter, as well as various desks and kiosks. The walls are a black and lighter off-white marble, the now dirty floor is mosaiced. The ceiling is very high, decorated with ornate plasterwork. Stepping into the huge banking hall, the scale of this space is impressive. However, the most eye-catching feature for me was the coat of arms mosaic on the floor. The walls and internal doors have white and black marble slabbing. The heavy dark wooden double doors lead into a small but beautifully decorated vestibule. Customers would enter through a main entrance, flanked with polished pink granite columns and below the iconic domed tower. This architectural style draws upon Classical, Renaissance and Baroque influences.įrom the outside, this Edwardian Baroque Bank has a beautiful stone and granite facade. This type of architecture is often called Edwardian Baroque, or Neo-Baroque. Exploring an abandoned English Edwardian Baroque Bank bank As a result, this beautiful building faces and uncertain future. Plans were filed a few years ago to redevelop this bank and the surrounding land, but the plans were later withdrawn. I explored this location on a cold a wet day, early in 2022. The bank closed nearly two decades ago when a merging of branches rendered this building surplus to requirement. This Edwardian Baroque Bank is a beautiful example of early 20th Century British architecture.
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