Stephen CA
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Sobeton Mill, Meon Valley - 18th Century former Watermill
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Little Deuce Coupe
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Gorgeous, thanks for sharing
chris68coupe
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I'm guessing it is water powered and probably by the River Meon. However, I can't see the river in the pictures. Any more info?
Stephen CA
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Yes, it's just past the pumping station as you go north on the A32. Powered by the Meon as you say. Quite unusual as the machinery was mounted horizontally.
Will
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Fantastic stuff!
I sometimes wonder what our climate and atmosphere would be like today if we'd stuck with such technology lol
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What will happen to that watermill? is it a protected building? will it be partially renevated for people to visit?
Stephen CA
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It's Grade II listed And attached to a residential property. They want to convert it into accommodation but I'm worried about the impact on the building. My task for today is to write my comments up for the Planning Officer.
Will
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I was a big fan of Fred Dibnah and always found anything he did most fascinating. I've seen this many times before and it always amazes me. So I thought I'd share it on here. Fred was incredibly knowledgeable and this reinforces just how fearless he was too. Makes my stomach go over every time! lol
chris68coupe
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How do you do a risk assesment on that? What if H&S was like that today?
Will
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Yeah I know what you mean lol. There's no way he would be allowed to do that today is there! It was incredibly dangerous.
saleen 192
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Less stressful times and happier at work had fun but to much H@S and politic spend more time doing paperwork. OK Joe fekking public don't either.
Stephen CA
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Fred Didnah is one of my heroes. And as everyone rightly says you would never be allowed to do what he did these days. The old way of demolishing chimneys by hand using just hand tools and pit props was incredible. Ironically he apparently hated doing it as it erased another piece of industrial heritage.
saleen 192
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loads of empty churches and chapels around these parts,
Stephen CA
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Haven’t been anywhere interesting for ages, but had a site meeting here this morning….
Use to do shows in Fort Nelson a long lon time ago. This was back in 2002.
Wonder how they mow the grass, wouldn't want to be on a ride on mower, a long way to fall.
Wonder how they mow the grass, wouldn't want to be on a ride on mower, a long way to fall.
Stephen CA
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Use to do shows in Fort Nelson a long lon time ago. This was back in 2002.
Wonder how they mow the grass, wouldn't want to be on a ride on mower, a long way to fall.
I am now working directly with the museum director, so, if we want to think about future shows it’s probably up for discussion as they’re looking to increase visitor numbers.
chris68coupe
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Use to do shows in Fort Nelson a long lon time ago. This was back in 2002.
Wonder how they mow the grass, wouldn't want to be on a ride on mower, a long way to fall.
Maybe like this.....
Stephen CA
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Funnily enough we also had this conversation as well. One of the weirdest meetings I ever had was in one of the smaller forts in Gosport. Standing in the central courtyard and were suddenly surrounded by a load of goats looking over the parapet. Apparently, Defence Estates have a herd of goats they move around to keep the grass down on the roof. It’s been suggested for Fort Nelson.
Wow, all them places to park. Great seeing old videos like this, 38 years ago. How large would the video camera be back then?This isn't exactly architectural, but is quite interesting if you've known Portsmouth for a while. It's a drive around Southsea filmed from a car in 1983!
And there are actually 2 yanks in it parked up in two separate places!
Some of the roads havn't change much at all, even along th seafront, the padestrian crossing are in the same spot. Parking has changed a little, lot more spaces then and few cars, now people have more card, but they have arraged the spaces to be longways to have a cycle path between the wall and parked cars.
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