Porcy Mane Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) Apparently, the only other photoghaper around that day only had black and white film in his camera. Grampus 14s.jpg Maybe he was a singleton, a fast runner (and a good flyer?) and had one of rosewood frame, twin camera holder thingies so beloved by railway photographers? Edited August 24, 2018 by Porcy Mane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Giles Posted August 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2018 Baldwin at rest at Denton Brook Factory url="https://flic.kr/p/2at2pKM"][/url]IMG_2410 by giles favell, on Flickr 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted August 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2018 A couple more of Louville Lane from the Frank Drake collection. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LNWR18901910 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Photoshop effects, methinks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post PMP Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2018 A gap between the curtains of rain sweeping through the heads of the valleys 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2018 A typical bit of valleys subsidence under that water tower, too.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2018 Nah, the wind's blown it over. It gets a bit gnarly up there sometimes... Lot of atmosphere in that photo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 A typical bit of valleys subsidence under that water tower, too.... Nah; prototype for everything. Coal before housing then nobody needs a spirit level! Mining Subsidence Tipton by Geoff Dowling, on Flickr 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2018 Photoshop effects, methinks. I used Irfanview only to change it to greyscale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2018 Nah; prototype for everything. Coal before housing then nobody needs a spirit level! Mining Subsidence Tipton by Geoff Dowling, on Flickr Note how the outhouse/extension hasn't subsided. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2018 The outhouse has subsided but not as much as the house. Look a the family group who are, presumably, stood upright! What I liked, about the photo, was the horse worked tramway. The cobbles were only laid where the horse needed traction and not across the whole width of the road. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2018 The outhouse has subsided but not as much as the house. Look a the family group who are, presumably, stood upright! What I liked, about the photo, was the horse worked tramway. The cobbles were only laid where the horse needed traction and not across the whole width of the road. Kev. The cobbles for the horse drawn tramway were a legal requirement imposed on the tramway companies as it was considered that the tram horses would wear a groove in the road. The act was never repealed and tram operators were still required to maintain the roads around their tracks even when trams were mechanically powered. Note that the cobbles around the tram tracks form a better road than the rest of the road. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2018 Mining subsidence would be rare in the 'Heads of the Valleys' area, which is right on the northern rim of the coalfiled where the coal bearing strata come to the surface; coal extraction here is by open cast methods. Limestone is also quarried just to the north, and iron ore was during the early years of the industrial revolution, but is long worked out now. So the water tower must have blown over! Or the ground on one side is wetter than the other and it has started to sink; it's pretty boggy in places up there as well! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 The outhouse has subsided but not as much as the house. Look a the family group who are, presumably, stood upright! The guy on the left is definitely showing signs of subsiding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 (edited) Hi all, Talking about spirits Phil, Have you noticed that the man on the left his leg is translucent. You can see right through it. Plus his clothing looks more 1970's that 1870's. There is a bungalow in my village where both ends of the front wall have stayed in place, But the middle of the front of the house as actually moved up by what looks like 9-10 ins. Looks like it is frowning Do not know if this counts a subsidence or something else....lol Edited August 29, 2018 by cypherman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tricky Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Hi all, Talking about spirits Phil, Have you noticed that the man on the left his leg is translucent. You can see right through it. Plus his clothing looks more 1970's that 1870's. There is a bungalow in my village where both ends of the front wall have stayed in place, But the middle of the front of the house as actually moved up by what looks like 9-10 ins. Looks like it is frowning Do not know if this counts a subsidence or something else....lol Also, that sheet looks as white as a ghost... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Note how the outhouse/extension hasn't subsided. The outside lav. Always the most upright part of any home where most deep thinking would have taken place and most crucial decisions made. I reckon this is the approx location today. https://goo.gl/maps/Fe7AYLK3ynC2 Looking at the 1887 OS map there is no way I would live there. There's more shafts than a DJM J94/Austerity chassis. https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/396691/294249/12/100599 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 29, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 29, 2018 (edited) Hi all, Talking about spirits Phil, Have you noticed that the man on the left his leg is translucent. You can see right through it. Plus his clothing looks more 1970's that 1870's. There is a bungalow in my village where both ends of the front wall have stayed in place, But the middle of the front of the house as actually moved up by what looks like 9-10 ins. Looks like it is frowning Do not know if this counts a subsidence or something else....lol Thats called 'heave', it usually occurs when a large tree has been removed. Trees soak up an enormous amount of water, several hundred litres of water in a DAY. Once the tree is removed the surrounding soil swells and can damage nearby buildings. Edited August 29, 2018 by PhilJ W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I was going through some old photographs this evening and came across this interesting one. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve45 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 0919C752-1C87-4799-A063-9040A3776D1A.jpeg very realistic figures, where did you get them from? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve45 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Nah; prototype for everything. Coal before housing then nobody needs a spirit level! Mining Subsidence Tipton by Geoff Dowling, on Flickr That's why they call it Tipton 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) And I thought it was to do with the piles of waste materials from the coal mines and nearby Limstone workings ???? Or was it a good place to be a waitress in a cafe????? Edited August 30, 2018 by Sarahagain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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