General Photo Thread

[tigger]

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

Many times over the years, and caving up there this week subject to water levels. Today was a route march not a caving/IA day though.

 

[Lenston]

 

[urbanchemist]

Jumbles Quarry Steam Crane

Stopped by on a driech day on the way up to the Pennines.
It’s a well known artefact even if it hasn’t featured on here.

History copied from www.ipernity.com/doc/302581/21132473:
The construction of the Stocks Reservoir was undertaken by the Fylde Water Board between 1921 and 1932. Stone for culvert arches and elsewhere in the works was obtained from Jumbles Quarry which was opened out high up above the reservoir site.
A three foot gauge railway was constructed to move the stone and a standard gauge steam rail crane by Smith of Rodley was installed in the quarry. Stone for aggregate was first exposed here in September 1925 and larger stones were being quarried by March 1926.
On completion of the reservoir the quarry was abandoned and now…the tracks and crane are still there. Apart from the cylinders which have been removed, the crane is remarkably intact, probably due to the remote and inaccessible location.

See www.leedsengine.info/leeds/histjb.asp for information about cranes made in Leeds, including this one.

 

[westernsultan]

Thank you for making the effort to get there and photograph the crane - much appreciated

 

[westernsultan]

South Yorkshire - permission visit January 2023

Former Leon Motor Services in Finningley Alexander bodied Daimler Fleetline HKU361W is seen on the jacks. It was new in 1980

Yorkshire Traction 922 - DHE 353 - a Leyland Royal Tiger with Brush Body. It was new in 1951

 

[ash47]

Couple shots from a few wonky nights in Belgium and The Netherlands

 

[Blackeyed]

Medieval farm that’s falling apart. Won’t be around for much longer.

 

[Lenston]

 

[mookster]

It's not worth making another thread on it at all as it's one of the most photographed of all places inside the M25, but after nearly 14 years of exploring I finally saw and photographed Harefield Limeworks, home of the hanging monkey - and his younger friend in a kayak now sporting a Ukrainian flag - which is less than an hour away from me.

He's still hanging in there, although looking a lot more battered and forlorn nowadays.

 

[tigger]

Another "not worth making a report" post. Phone snapographs of Twin inward flow turbine from (Charles) W(illiam) Gunther & Sons

Detour was purely to check access as I want to get some detailed photos and measurements before it gets scrapped.

 

[ash47]

chilly one

 

[dansgas1000]

A lesser-seen part at Cranebank British Airways Training Centre featuring some pipework and machinery. This room is located at one of the upper floors in the notorious plane simulator part.

 

[Mikeymutt🐶]

What was part of the original Lotus factory set over a few sections. Later used as Lotus classic cars to show the collection of Lotus cars over the years. A new purpose built building as been built next to it leaving this redundant. I looked late last year and got in one section but it's a stripped shell. No old Lotus cars inside sadly. Went back recently and they had locked the bit I got in. The rest is still very secure.

 

[tigger]

More turbine goodliness. These two replaced a waterwheel in a woollen mill around 100 years ago.

 

[westernsultan]

Taunton in 2015 and request for help

My picture from 2015 shows the GWR fencing at the point where the main line left for access to the engineers yard and the concrete works on the East side of Taunton railway station. This has all been replaced with modern fencing and the concrete works is now a housing estate although remains of the footpath between the two sites can still be found. I'm interested if anyone has pictures of the concrete works - interior or exterior as my father worked there for over 20 years. I didn't have a camera and anyway you don't tend to take pictures of things you grow up with. Most people would have headed to the west side of the station as that was where the the railway depot and sidings could be found. Centred on ST23122560 the concrete works were built by the GWR and closed on 31st March 1992. The biggest collection of pictures can be found at Taunton Concrete Works - the site making 100s of concrete items from small moulded ones to large reinforced bridges. Any pictures you find are for my own use.