Derek R. Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 So who were Maud and Frederick Fellows of Daisy Bank? Workers for the canal? Relations of FMC Fellows? or civilians sharing the name and had the misfortune to be killed in or near thier home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2016/01/31/black-country-zeppelin-raids-100-years-on/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 Thank you. Just a foretaste of what technology was to bring. Graf Von Zeppelin never conceived his aircraft to be used in warfare, the German government did that. His was a dream of commercial flights, and to that end one actually circumnavigated the globe in the late 1920's when Zeppelin was in his 90's. https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 57 minutes ago, Derek R. said: Thank you. Just a foretaste of what technology was to bring. Graf Von Zeppelin never conceived his aircraft to be used in warfare, the German government did that. His was a dream of commercial flights, and to that end one actually circumnavigated the globe in the late 1920's when Zeppelin was in his 90's. https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/history/ That website disagrees with you. According to https://www.airships.net/airship-people/count-ferdinand-von-zeppelin/ Zeppelin viewed his invention as primarily for military use, and it was the army and navy chiefs who were less enthusiastic. He viewed commercial use with disdain. And he never saw the 1929 circumnavigation - he died aged 78 in 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted December 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) Where the Bradley depot is has a long history and that history goes back to the time of John Wilkinson when he extended his original iron furnace operation up to the canal. The pumping plant that originated in Wilkinson's time was improved at the time of the South Staffordshire Mine Drainage. Edited December 18, 2022 by Heartland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 6 hours ago, David Mack said: That website disagrees with you. According to https://www.airships.net/airship-people/count-ferdinand-von-zeppelin/ Zeppelin viewed his invention as primarily for military use, and it was the army and navy chiefs who were less enthusiastic. He viewed commercial use with disdain. And he never saw the 1929 circumnavigation - he died aged 78 in 1917. I have misread part of the website that suggested to me Zeppelin was in his 90's. It was in 1928 that he WOULD have been in his 90's. As to his military intentions, he was indeed thinking of his crafts efforts in wartime use, but prior to, it was passenger carrying that took precedence, as it did after WWI. It seems he fell out with the decisions of the military and naval chiefs. This I also read elsewhere some long time ago, which may have led me up a 'wrong' road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted December 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 Happy Christmas to all Where was this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Heartland said: Happy Christmas to all Where was this ? Looks like it is probably in one of the Dudley tunnel caverns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john6767 Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 Where is this water point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 On the Northern line? or - In the wrong place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john6767 Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 29 minutes ago, Derek R. said: On the Northern line? or - In the wrong place? Clue, it’s in Birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pegg Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, john6767 said: Clue, it’s in Birmingham My first thought was Brentford but that’s not in Birmingham. Second thought was Holliday St wharf, which is, so that’s my guess. Edited December 25, 2022 by Captain Pegg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 I don't think it is Holliday St wharf as the tap there isn't on a corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john6767 Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 OK I will come clean, you were fooled by thinking of places by the canal, it is on New Street. It just tickled me that it was the same type as CRT were installing at the time I spotted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pegg Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Rob-M said: I don't think it is Holliday St wharf as the tap there isn't on a corner. It was too mundane an answer to make it worthy of a quiz question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted December 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Looks like it is probably in one of the Dudley tunnel caverns. Ok which one? And what is the significance of the boat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Heartland said: And what is the significance of the boat ? It’s an early example of a pedalo. You’ll find by the 1850’s a swan’s neck was introduced to the front. And by the 1870’s this particular model had swan wings too. Unfortunately by the turn of the century Health and Safety had restricted passenger number to just 2 or 4. Edited December 26, 2022 by Goliath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 17 hours ago, john6767 said: OK I will come clean, you were fooled by thinking of places by the canal, it is on New Street. It just tickled me that it was the same type as CRT were installing at the time I spotted it. Yes but its got a lock on it so it couldn't be CRT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted December 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 It would seem that Goliath has put the answer in a box on Boxing day, pity it is the wrong box- may he looks again at a previous post of a David Cox painting The image is Castle Mill Basin when parties were taken to the Limestone Tunnels using one of the craft used to convey limestone out of the mines. These craft were much smaller than a narrow boat and rate recognition as a separate type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 I did make the connection with the boats 👍 So perhaps I should have made the connection with Castle Mill too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarboat Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 On 21/06/2022 at 14:55, Heartland said: In response to GOLIATH Any ideas as to this view. The clue being near single locks that replaced a James Brindley Triple Riser As to the painted water cans, it is interesting to see no boat name on them and also ponder on how often a mop handle was painted The source of the image is RCHS Collection It took me a while to recognise this view of Middlewich as the buildings in the background have either changed dramatically with a faux half-timber frontage, or been demolished. The Boar's Head to the left of the white-fronted building is still recognisable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 where am I? I’m not sure I am where I think I am, I was expecting to see something more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pegg Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Goliath said: where am I? I’m not sure I am where I think I am, I was expecting to see something more? Old Main Line in Oldbury. Whimsey Bridge in the background. Were you thinking you were going to find a boatyard at Valencia Wharf? Or maybe a fishing tackle shop? Edited January 9, 2023 by Captain Pegg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said: Old Main Line in Oldbury. Whimsey Bridge in the background. Where you thinking you were going to find a boatyard at Valencia Wharf? but what was opposite the wharf? what was I expecting to see? which is why I’m wondering if I were where I thought I were Edited January 9, 2023 by Goliath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Goliath said: but what was opposite the wharf? what was I expecting to see? which is why I’m wondering if I were where I thought I were The eastern end of the Oldbury Loop. Virtually no trace now remaining. Edited January 9, 2023 by David Mack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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