General Photo Thread

[Bikin Glynn]

4 random churches, just because Ill prob never get round to doing a report on them

 

[paulpowers]

Haha!! I gave @Alley specific instruction to not drive over that section! We were wincing as someone bounced along as we sat chatting.

Nicely lit

I got back to the car and noticed everyone driving through the bungalows drive, pretty sure the bungalow is empty

 

[tigger]

Out for a walk.....
Looks like a pumphouse

Has a cathchment and feedpipe

Unfortunately the interior a bit far gone

 

[tigger]

I got back to the car and noticed everyone driving through the bungalows drive, pretty sure the bungalow is empty

Surprisingly it is...but someone mows the grass occasionally. Big plot must be worth a mint there.

 

[westernsultan]

remains of 08 shunter - Wishaw Aug 2022

 

[westernsultan]

10t 4w Oil Tank - Ex Ford - Ex, North East Essex Transport Group Yeldham, to Colne Valley Railway 01/2015, to Tarka Valley Railway Group by 8/15

 

[tigger]

Remembered from childhood...a 2foot incline/decline which was operated using a portable cable winch.
I didn't remember how steep the little rascal was

Concrete block for winch attachment (above this was a derrick for which the mounts remain).

Going down

Features three sets of catch points

Installed during construction of a reservoir in the 1930s (the records of which imply it took a very long time to build but in reality that was because a German chap stole the workforce)

 

[mookster]

Popped into North Weald Redoubt the other day as I was delivering some stuff for work a few miles down the road, it hasn't changed much since my visit a few years ago. The water level was surprisingly low though, I guess it still hasn't quite recovered from the summer drought.

 

[urbanchemist]

Stanley Dock Warehouses.
Quick once round with the phone as a break from Christmas shopping.
A small section of this is now occupied, but the rest is largely unchanged from a couple of years ago.

 

[tigger]

It will get it's own report but not just yet.

 

[westernsultan]

Amberley 2022

This 1937 built Smith Rodley, self-propelled steam crane came from a sawmills at Charlton and doesn't look as good as on a previous visit. More information about the manufacturer at Thomas Smith & Sons (Rodley) Ltd - part of their main building may still be seen accoring to Former Smith's Crane Works, Rodley © Stephen Craven cc-by-sa/2.0

 

[westernsultan]

Bristol March 2022 – Permission visit

Built in 1948 by Leyland, C4044 worked from Eastville depot, Bristol for most of its life with Bristol Tramways and its successor Bristol Omnibus Co. Ltd. Its ECW body was given a major overhaul in 1957 by ECW, returning to service in May 1957. It was withdrawn from service in July 1962 and sold to Stoneman, Nanpean, Cornwall in September 1962 who used it for nearly 10 years.

It was purchased for preservation in March 1972 and was restored to its 1957 condition including contemporary advertisements, the condition in which it is still to be seen. The 1972 restoration of the wooden framing of the body had gradually deteriorated and the bus was taken out of use. It returned to the road briefly after several years’ absence in October 2007. It is in good running order but is now undergoing major rebuilding of the timber frame, which is progressing slowly.

 

[dansgas1000]

The Cricket Pavilion, Norfolk.

 

[tigger]

This will also get a proper post when I've had another pint of tea:

 

[urbanchemist]

Did you do the lead mine(s) round the hill?