OneGuyFromBarlick

I remember Petes Yards. It had a series of lean to's where he stored his ladders. That was a long time ago. I think Peters dad was running the business then.

No question about the Brickies Stanley. I wonder how many layers in they go?

If it was in a windy area it could be used to tunnel the moving air.

Stanley, My father Ronnie Bamford worked on this chimney twice in the 1950s. Indeed, it was at this site that he severely burnt his hands. They had put chains around the top of the stack for safety (because of the stacks height). When the wind blew too strongly they would grab the chains. They turne...

Stanley,
Your spot on about Garfields stack. The boiler house was behind the engines and the stack was to the right front of the engine house almost parallel to the drum. It must have had a very small flue.

Stanley,
Being Octagon shaped would have helped with displacing its weight.

Stanley,
Looking at the above photo of the CWS soap works at Irlam. I see many similarities of the architecture with the Trafford Park Salford Docks buildings

Stanley, There are many similarities between Marine Oil and Steam Engines. The Boiler on board was used to create steam for the Donkey pumps to feed the boilers and steam was used for the calorifiers purifiers and off course the proverbial ships horn. I need to find time to write and explain ships s...

Normal Practice when stating up. The jackets have been warmed up for a few hours to get them up to temp with steam from the boiler. 2nd Engineer on the wickets (Starter Controls). Aux engineer checking temps etc. Junior engineer on the tops or cocks. There are valves on each cylinder head. When the ...

Interesting point. When a ships systems have been completely shut down it is a slow process to get them back on line. This starts with a little one or two pot Perkins or Lister compressor. This creates enough compressed air to start up a generator, usually around 80 PSI. The generators have an air d...

Thomo, I would be a poor chief Engineer, if I didn't know how to start a ships engine. LOL I was going to make up some elaborate story about starting them up with a piece of string . Then thought better of it. The motor on the Sulzer engine above is called the Turning Gear. It is used to turn the en...

Compressed air. There is an air distributor that selects the piston closest to TDC. When the valve is opened it forces compressed air into the selected cylinder and revolves the engine.

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Havnt got the knack yet. The link is to a photograph of Ellenroad and Garfield Mills

The Seamans strike was totally unrelated to the Dockers wildcat strikes. If you remember a certain politician called John Prescott, was President of the NUS at the time. I remember jetisoning perishable cargo at the command of the union. The payback of course came with Thatcherism. Two extremes with...

There are some Ellerman ships in that line up Stanley. Do you remember the Seamens strike in 1971. There were ships moored all over the place anywhere they could berth. Sometimes tied together in the river.

Yes Stanley, they have some great equipment. Their Engineers devise some amazing salvage operations.

A sister of the Red Funnel ferries in Southampton. They had Z Drives. The engines revolved 180 degrees. It saved having to turn the ferry every time it docked.

I would'nt want to stand on that after it had been raining!

Interesting.
The interior of the Lustania was used to decorate the interior of Nont Sarahs on Saddlewoth moor near Huddersfield.

Looks like a Forging Hammer in front of the chimney Stanley

Interesting drawing of Ellenroad stack. You can see the courses taper off as it increases in height.

Yes
The sea can be very cruel sometimes, but if you give it respect it will give it back. The true force of nature.

Nice Job

Monas Queen,
Crossed over to the IOM a few times on the old Lady. She was of the Ben My Chree Class, along with Monas Isle. They where phased out because the IOMSPco viewed them as obsolete because they where side loaders.