.... 23 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Bestwood colliery being demolished: The winding house is still there, Compo (and visitable). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Is the headgear still there too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Is that a "Rediffusion" box on the back wall of teh house on the left of the Denman St photo? Anyone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Is the headgear still there too? Yes it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bestwood_Colliery_winding_engine_house_and_headstocks_-_geograph.org.uk_-_639091.jpg http://www.virtutour.com/jobs/bestwoodwindinghouse/virtual_tour/tour.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Is the headgear still there too? The engine house complete with the vertical steam engine and headgear are now preserved Compo. There is the Brinsley Colliery tandem headgear restored and returned to it's original location at Brinsley too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Ah, the "Bod Tod Pit" Brinsley. I remember the headgear whilst in operational order. I worked at neighbouring Moorgreen for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Stone beer jars: A local one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Aluminium tubes for toothpaste, glue, etc.. They still have them for tomato paste though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Cock-on-a-stick that actually LOOKS like a cock. As a kid I remember them being well made and looking like a cockerel. The last one I had looked like a smear of rock with some stripes on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Here is an ACTUAL chain. It has a government inspector's note attached saying "Checked 24/8/61 3½ " too long". I was two months old then !! (And they still say that about me !!.................... ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Can you remember the old football boots, the ones where you had to nail the leather studs to the boot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Cock-on-a-stick that actually LOOKS like a cock. As a kid I remember them being well made and looking like a cockerel. The last one I had looked like a smear of rock with some stripes on it It's an Arnold man/family behind them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/09/16/goose_fair_cock_on_a_stick_ray_whitehead_feature.shtml 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 ... and the reason the "chain" is 3-1/2" too long is because to use it properly, it had to be hung "in catenary" - that is it was slung between two posts so it formed a shallow inverted arch - which would shorten its effective length! All sorts of complicated arithmetic and stuff went along with it - including the tension on the chain. Once set up, the "chain" was used as the base for a triangulation survey of an area. This was very rarely done as the OS kindly did it for us and laid out the "benchmarks" - from which all subsequent surveys were derived! With modern electronic (and GPS) surveying equipment, trilateration has replaced triangulation - and a GPS survey can be accurate to about 5mm! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Seeing the stone beer jar reminded me of the stone hot water bottles we used to have. I saw one in a bric-a-brac store in Worthing on my last visit. I am always on the limit for weight in my luggage, or else I'd have bought one back with me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 cudda put a shoulder strap on it and said it was your handbag....lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 In Scotland they call them "China Pigs" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Interesting about the 3½" chain length Limey. I didn't know that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hands up if you had one of these: or these: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 A kid around the corner from us in Arnold had one like the top photo - and I lusted over it! I think they were pretty expensive for the time and my mum & dad couldn't even get close! Had to make-do with a handed down tricycle! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I had a variation on the model Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I had a tricycle with what looked like a metal bread bin on the back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 That will probably have been a 1950's Triang tricycle Kev, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted November 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 There's some great images here; http://www.google.com/search?q=triang+tricycle&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=G&tbo=u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&tbm=isch&source=univ&ei=OEOqUK3jFcqoiQLw_oGQCA&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1264&bih=630 Raleigh also made the 3 wheel bike with the 'breadbin' on the back, I know because when I worked there, I got one at a discount for a friend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 The local store used to sell cans of Mushy Peas , I must have bought them all as they dont have anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I had a second hand version of the racing car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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