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City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
#architecture #victorian #CastIron #brighton
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ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ@fesshole
Not it isn't fine and you're a fucking idiot.
(Which I suppose is the real fess here.)
Pirtatogna
(Very new to thrifting) Bought a smooth 80s cast iron pan and noticed some silver specks only after getting home.
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar"You can't weld cast iron!!!111" the internet says.
Well, it was half right. The big nut cracked when tightening. The other part, which is a sort of bushing fixed into the wheel that had both ends broken off remains intact, even with the impact driver tightening the bolts.
The wheel nut is not strictly necessary on these wheels, so unless I find a suitable replacement nut laying around somewhere I'll consider my log hauling contraption wheel repaired.
ExhibitExplorerPot, Dolly, Mining, 1865-1950
A cast iron 'dolly pot', used like a large mortar and pestle in mining to crush specimens and samples before panning. As this is an enclosed cylinder it may be the pestle. This one was used at the Round Hill Gold Mine. Gold mining in the Longwoods of Western Southland began in the mid 1860s and by the 1870s, it had extended to the Round Hill area. Ground abandoned by Europeans was taken over by Chinese miners, with good results. Water was supplied to the claims by water races, the largest of which was Ports Race. The first section was competed in 1877, by H. H. Port, to supply water to his claim. The Chinese asked Port to extend the race to Round Hill and a partnership was formed, the race being extended using Chinese labour. Larger creeks were crossed by using timber flume structures as flooding would destroy a simple log structure. The races picked up water from the surrounding streams, but lack of water in the summer often constrained operations, despite some large storage dams being constructed. With the advent of hydraulic sluicing in the 1890s, and purchase of mining rights from the smaller prospectors, the Chinese were gradually squeezed out. The Round Hill Mining Company Ltd (which was financed from London) became a major player, covering a lot of ground and employing many men. They operated five elevators and their gold saving tables were able to collect very fine gold. They worked their claims 24 hours of the day using an electric lighting plant, obtained from England. They acquired most of the water rights and owned more than 85 mining rights. Mining in the area continued intermittently until the 1950's when it was abandoned and the sites fell into disrepair.
Te Hikoi Museum via DigitalNZ
This Is My GlasgowI've only ever found this design on the roads leading into Glasgow from the north (from Drymen and Aberfoyle), but I presume they were also used on roads leading in from other directions as well. I have no idea if any of them are protected in any way, but they don't seem to be.
The remaining mile markers of this style are all situated on the side of the road heading towards Glasgow, and were presumably erected by the city's Royal Exchange (as this is the location the distances are give to). These cast-iron ones replaced older stone ones, which gave distances to Glasgow Cross (and as far as I know, only one of these stone ones remains).
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A cast-iron mile marker on the road between Glasgow and Aberfoyle (to use the modern spelling). Originally placed every mile, I know of six, out of of what was presumably originally around 27, that are left in situ along this road. This design seems to be unique to Glasgow, and the ones giving distances to Stirling and to major towns south of Glasgow follow different designs.
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