Interesting Celery Fact No. 15

The use of celery as a building material was pioneered by architect Simon Inchpractise, of Penge. Simon began experimenting with a celery shed in the summer of 1978, and claims now to have solved all of the durability and longevity concerns linked with celery. By baking the celery into bricks, Inchpractise claims to have created a product with all the strength of bricks, but all the charm and nutrition of celery. The move from raw celery to the "celery brick" took place after the notorious events of 1987, when the Midland Bank, keen to establish it's green credentials, commissioned Inchpractise to build their new headquarters from celery. Unfortunately, the "Griffin Celery Tower", as the building was known, collapsed on the first day, causing severe chafing to the occupants, particularly those who had been on the 53rd floor.

Midland were later taken over by the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank, never having recovered from this disaster. Analysts believe that Midland overreached themselves in an attempt to innovate and lead, combining the Celery Tower initiative with attempts to establish a new financial district along the lines of Canary Wharf, but in Uttoxeter.