n 1910 a 42ft unmanned lighthouse was built, a circular metal-framed tower with acetylene gas lamps. In 1975 the tower—the most northerly land-based lighthouse in England—was discontinued and the new electric light was placed on top of the adjoining acetylene fuel store building.

Geologically speaking, Iceland is very young and bears many signs of still being in the making. It appears on the whole roughly hewn, abrupt and jagged, without that softness of outline that characterizes a more mature landscape. Its average height above sea level is 1640.42ft (500 m), and its highest point, Hvannadalshnukur in the glacier Öræfajökull, reaches 6952ft (2,119 m). One-quarter of the country lies below 656ft (200 m) and these lowlands represent strandflats, a result of marine abrasion and glacier erosion during the Pleistocene era.

Designed by the North Eastern Railway’s architect Thomas Prosser, York Railway Station opened for business in 1877. At the time the station was described as 'a monument to extravagence'.

The 800ft-long roof is held 42ft above the curved platforms by iron columns.

In 1795 the Rev. John Swete in his Illustrated Journals of Georgian Travels in Devon gave the first description of the bridge, "tis impossible to form an impression of a Structure, more simple than this, or better adapted to the situation..."

The actual bridge consists two central posts (piers) upon which is laid a single slab of granite from each bank and two smaller slabs in the middle. The four slabs of granite span a length of 42ft 6" (12.95m) and at the widest point measure 9ft (2.7m) It has been estimated that the two side slabs weigh anything between 6.5 and 8 tons each with the two central sections coming in at around 2 tons apiece.

There have been two suggestions as to where the granite slabs came from; Robert Burnard considered that they were taken from Bellever tor which is about a mile and a half away. However, Jack Warne, a one-time moorman suggests Lower White tor as the source, this is around two miles away. The actual geological make-up of the slabs are different as the feldspar content of the two central slabs differ from that of the side ones, possibly suggesting two separate sources. Either way it was no mean feat to transport such heavy slabs of granite from whatever distance and would have certainly involved the use of sleds and ponies.

The main supporting piers are built from large stone blocks and consist of 5 - 6 courses. The eastern pier is the one that experiences the largest force of the flowing river and so has a pointed 'cutwater' to help deflect the water. Sometime in the 1800's large wooden beams were suspended by chains from downstream side of the bridge to act as cattle barriers, Greeves & Stanbrook, 2004.

Zokbar-2 “Rally”

Zokbar World Defense's final attempt at an honest colonial police cruiser before distributing its weapons to megacorporations. The light starfighter was not designed for true space combat and lacked decent armor. This, paired with now mostly redundant dual jet engines and outdated systems made it an all-around terrible choice for any corporation.

Zokbar-2 light starfighter

Crew: 1

Propulsion: 2x E-1331 retro-fambulator rocket engines, 2x Gorrister NK-9002 turbofan engines

Length: 42ft

Height: 9ft

Armament: 2x forward-facing rotary cannons, various internally carried short-range missiles

The Henrichenburg shiplift was able to lift canal vessels up to 600 tons. The difference of the water levels between the lower and the upper part of the canal (Dortmund-Ems-Kanal) was 14 meters (42ft). The shiplift was put into service in 1899 and replaced by a larger and more modern construction in 1970. Today the entire site is a museum. Here you see the powerhouse of the site with a reflection of the shiplift construction. Better don't ask me for technical details, but the mechanism of the device somehow made clever use of the buoyancy force.

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In 1906 two concrete piers (792ft apart) were constructed to support the two range lights. The piers are 12.8 meters (42ft) at the base and 7.6 meters (25ft) at the top, 8.5 meters (28ft) high.

The rear light was no longer needed and was replaced by a skeletal tower erected at Île a la Bague.

Tower Height: 11 meters (36ft)

Focal Plane: 10.7 meters (35ft) above water level

Light: Fixed Green

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In the background is the CSL Assiniboine, a self discharging bulk carrier. It was built in 1977 and converted in 2005. It is 225.5 meters (739.1ft) in length. The width is 24 meters (78.7ft). Draught is 8.1 meters (26.6ft)

On a gloomy day in 1988, Irish Rail GM 182 heading a beer keg liner train (remember them) meets a up anhydrous ammonia Marino Point (Cork) - Shelton Abbey (Arklow) train just east of Sallins station Co kildare. Both freight flows no longer run & GM 182 was scrapped sometime after 1998.

This ones for Fred Dean who sadly passed last week too young and was a very active well known member on the flicker Irish transport community. RIP Fred.

Kodak T-Max 400 ASA - Red Filter - Nikkormat/Nikkor 28mm - 1988 Scan from Neg.

The water feature in front of the SKA Organisation HQ building provides an opportunity for a double view of the University of Manchester's Lovell Telescope and 42ft Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory.

The Lovell Telescope is currently in the middle of engineering works to replace the original 1957 surface which has acted as a back surface to the telescope following the installation of a new reflecting surface in the early 1970s (which was itself replaced in the early 2000's).

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In 1906 two concrete piers (792ft apart) were constructed to support the two range lights. The piers are 12.8 meters (42ft) at the base and 7.6 meters (25ft) at the top, 8.5 meters (28ft) high.

The rear light was no longer needed and replaced by a skeletal tower erected at Île a la Bague.

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In the background is the Laviolette Bridge is an arch bridge connecting the city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada to Bécancour on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Total length: 2,707 meters (8,881 ft)

Laviolette Bridge is the only bridge that spans the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City, providing an important connection between the North and South shores of the river.

The construction of Laviolette Bridge started 1964. On September 7, 1965, during construction, a caisson failed due to water pressure, killing 12 workers.

The bridge was inaugurated on December 20, 1967. In 2005, a three-year major renovation project was started and completed in2007.

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Start of a trip along the North Shore of New Brunswick, mainly to get more lighthouses, The main reason to go get lighthouses was to get out of the house and go to places that I would have minimum contact with anyone and not get the Covid-19 virus.

I got to add more lighthouses to my book. it can be viewed (preview every page) on line (I am not trying to sell it) www.blurb.com/b/10884769-eastern-canadian-lighthouses

This is on private property.

The rear tower of the Cape Tormentine Entrance Range (Indian Point) is an enclosed, square, pyramidal, wooden towers, topped by square wooden lanterns. The rear tower, located 303 meters (331yds) from the front light, is 12.8 meters (42ft) tall. Was painted white and had a vertical red stripes on the seaward face to indicate the range line.

The Cape Tormentine Pier Range Lights were discontinued in 1997 but the Cape Tormentine Entrance Range Lights, remained in service until 1998.

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In 1906 two concrete piers (792ft apart) were constructed to support the two range lights. The piers are 12.8 meters (42ft) at the base and 7.6 meters (25ft) at the top, 8.5 meters (28ft) high.

The rear light was no longer needed and was replaced by a skeletal tower erected at Île a la Bague.

Tower Height: 11 meters (36ft)

Focal Plane: 10.7 meters (35ft) above water level

Light: Fixed Green

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The original tower was constructed in 1937. This concrete tower replaced it at some time around 1955. The area is fenced off but it is easy to gain access.

Location: On northwest point of Cheticamp Island

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height: 22.3 meters (73ft) above water level

Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia, Canada

The train is returning to The Rail Motor Society base at Paterson as the 'Dungog Tour' after reversing via Paterson Loop.

CPH Railmotors date from 1923 in their original form. Designed as light weight vehicles to operate on branch lines with 'pioneer' standard infrastructure. They feature all welded under-frames and timber bodies. Originally powered by petrol engines, replaced by diesels later.

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A light was first established here in 1869. The current tower is from 1908 and decomissioned in 1967. The light is on private property but very close to the road, it is owned and maintained by the decendents of the last lightkeeper. The light sits on a high bluff which is some distance back from the river's edge.

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Focal Height: 30.5 meters (100ft) above water level

This light is not operational.

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The historic River Tamar sailing barge SHAMROCK seen at her home port of Cotehele Quay.

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River Tamar sailing barge SHAMROCK was built in the Stonehouse yard of Frederick Hawke as a Ketch rigged Tamar sailing barge in 1899.

SHAMROCK is 17.5m (57ft 6in) long, has a beam of 5.51m (18ft 1in), a hold depth of 1.62m (5ft 4in) and was initially registered as of 31.71 tons gross. Her hold is 6.7m (22ft) by 3.5m (11ft) and main mast is 12.5m (42ft) high.

After a long varied working life she ended up being used as a scrap iron store in Hooe Lake Plymouth. She was acquired by the National Maritime Museum and, in conjunction with the National Trust, taken to Cotehele Quay in 1973 as a restoration project.

The restoration restored Shamrock to as she was after being converted to a coastal vessel in the early 1920's and was completed in 1979. She now has the distinction of being the last working Tamar Sailing barge.

SHAMROCK was named after the unsuccessful Irish challenger for the 10th America's Cup Race in 1899. She is considered to be the most advanced Tamar sailing barge ever built - it was a conscious effort to design a vessel which would carry the maximum cargo for her size on the minimum draft and at the lowest operating and maintenance costs.

Shamrock is now permanently berthed at Cotehele Quay, a National Trust property, and still has occasional trips up and down the river.

SHAMROCK is listed on the National Trust Collections website, and has inventory number 348277. She is also listed on the UK National Historic Ships Register, maintained by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, and has Certificate number 665.

Cookeville, TN

Tennessee Technological University

Overall Length 42ft. 4ins.

Overall Width 11ft. 4ins.

Overall Height 12ft. 2ins.

Max. Depth of Cut 13.1 ins.

Width of Cut 9ft. 9ins.

Total Operating Weight--Empty 70,746.3 lbs.

Max Forward Speed 31.7mph

Helliar Holm Lighthouse, Orkney photographed from Fred Olsen Lines BLACK PRINCE. On August 11, 2008

The Lighthouse is 42ft / 13m tall.

The island is uninhabited and the keepers' accommodation derelict.

The building is a Category B Listed Building with Historic Scotland.

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Helliar Holm Lighthouse is located off the southern coast of Shapinsay in Orkney.

The lighthouse was established in 1893 and was designed by Charles and David A Stevenson for the Northern Lighthouse Board.

It was manned until its automation in 1967.

Following automation, the lighthouse was passed on Orkney Council.

Orkney Marine Services are responsible for the maintenance of the lighthouse.

Though the tower is in good repair, the house is derelict and in poor condition.

Singapore's Changi Airport Group (CAG) Airport Emergency Service (AES) has taken delivery of 2 Rosenbauer E8000/E3000 emergency escape stairs trucks. They are built on Scania P360 6x4 chassis and are equipped with a Rosenbauer N25 pump capable of 2000 LPM (500 GPM) as well as a 1400 litre water tank (370 US Gallons)

Specs:

Length - 12.7m (42ft)

Width - 3m (10ft)

Height - 4.2m (14ft)

Max Weight - 31 tonnes (68,350lb)

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Ok, so one year ago this is what we were doing.

Home in the background, Mr. Monkey watching

while no# 1 wife appears as the "Straw Boss."

Off to the right our one very tall nephew is

doing as The Straw Boss tells him 2 do.

Alright, this next part is going to be real hard to say.

But, I screwed up, not big time but still, screwed up.

Thinking it was December and not totally understanding

that it is only November I pumped-up the bike tires with

the compressor, mounted said 2 wheeled bike and took

off. 42ft or maybe 46 feet later the power was cut and I

bailed off the bike. Immediately, like even faster than

that no# 1 is in my face! Lower lip protruding head

held low I took a well-deserved verbal beating ;(

So now I can't even look at another bike

let alone even touch one. The cool part?

December, not 2 far off, this was only a test run;)

Jon&Crew.

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This is the "42 ft" radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory, taken during an interesting sunset last week. The telescope has been recently repainted and is now back observing objects such as the Crab Pulsar, that lies at the centre of the Crab Nebula.

Excerpt from stuff.co.nz:

Built in 1903.

The building is in the main oblong in form, but a suggestion of the ecclesiastical cruciform ground plan is provided by lateral projections containing vestries and porches, and in the general aspect of the building this suggestion is also given by a slight but wide projection from the general line of each side wall, carried up into a gable and cross- ridge roof.

The distinguishing feature of the structure exteriorly is a tower and spire, occupying the central third of the north end.

The tower is to be 70ft high, and from the top rises a spire which, with a tall ornamental finial measures 50ft more, making the total height 120ft.

The elevation plan gives the impression of height; the walls being 30ft to the eaves, and the roof-ridge is 54ft from the ground.

The material of the walls is to be brick, cemented outside, and lined as ashlar work.

Each angle will be strengthened by buttresses in the line of each conjoining wall, and similar buttresses will be placed at intervals along the main walls to relieve these of the lateral thrust of the roof.

The spire will be of wooden framing, covered with patent interlocking zinc tiles.

The tower at the north end is balanced, architecturally, by a group of structures at the south end - a projecting choir chancel with splayed roof at the end, and two gables near it on each side of different heights, one of a vestry the other of the transept projection before mentioned - the balance giving the impression of a finished building.

The tower is pierced with several lights, and half above and half below the level of the roof ridge, there are large louvres for a bell-chamber.

There are three entrances, the principal one being through the base of the tower.

The doorways of this are on each side, so that a weather side door may be closed when necessary to make a sheltered porch.

The other two are one each under the vestry roofs, giving access to the vestries as well as to the front seating of the church.

The building is 112ft long over all, and 66ft wide. The main floor is 72ft long and 42ft wide.

A portion of this length is cut off to give access to the gallery stairs, and a further portion, 16ft wide, is partitioned off to form a class-room, 16ft square, on each side of a central vestibule 8ft wide.

The partitions are made to swing, in such wise that the class-rooms can be thrown into the church, or the two rooms and vestibule converted into one large room.

The seating space in the nave is 50ft by 42ft.

An important feature of the internal structure is a large gallery, extending over and beyond the class-rooms, the front of it, in fact, being about mid-way of the building, and so large that while the floor space is to be seated for about 360, the gallery will be seated for about 240.

Access to the gallery is gained from the towers entrance, by two flights of stairs, each 5ft wide, and broken by three landings.

Care has been taken in designing the gallery so as to ensure a good acoustic quality. Another striking feature of the interior is the piercing of the southern end wall with a large and handsome Gothic arch, behind which is the choir chancel 25ft by 22ft.

The floor of the chancel is level and raised 3ft above the floor of the nave.

The front portion, projecting about 5ft in front of the arch, will be the minister's platform, the choir being seated behind the minister, facing the audience.

The organ, when obtained, will be placed behind the choir, and the arch will make, so to speak, a framed picture of them that should look very well.

The church will be lofty, with a coved ceiling. The ceiling will be a handsome one, divided into bold panels filled with painted Lincrusta Walton.

Beneath each roof principal will descend supports in cut sweeps and moulded wall posts which will relieve the blank walls between the windows. In keeping with the ceiling the gallery front, which will present a series of graceful curves, will be decorated with a design in fibrous plaster.

The seating will be of ordinary character, with book-rack instead of book-shelf.

The floor will rise 12 inches from the front to the back at the class room partition.

The lighting arrangements are novel and should be efficient and also look well.

The principal lights are large triple windows, one on each side near the southern end; northwards of these are a double series of smaller windows, a lower to light the space beneath the gallery and the class-rooms, the higher to light the gallery.

The total window space is large, and the light will be reduced by the use of cathedral glass throughout.

There are also windows in the sides of the chancel.

The interior of the church will be plastered, fine finished and coloured.

Careful attention has been paid to the two important requisites of ventilation and acoustic properties. The former is secured by two exit trunks through the ridge, capped by Boyle's ornamental exhausts, and inlets are provided by a series of Tobin tubes.

The architect's plans promise a building of which the congregation may well be proud, and an opportunity will, we understand, be given to the public in the course of a day or two, to form an opinion on the subject by the display in some window of a perspective drawing.

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The original tower was constructed in 1937. This concrete tower replaced it at some time around 1955. The area is fenced off but it is easy to gain access.

Location: On northwest point of Cheticamp Island

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height: 22.3 meters (73ft) above water level

Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia, Canada

The train is returning to The Rail Motor Society base at Paterson as the 'Dungog Tour'.

CPH Railmotors date from 1923 in their original form. Designed as light weight vehicles to operate on branch lines with 'pioneer' standard infrastructure. They feature all welded under-frames and timber bodies. Originally powered by petrol engines, replaced by diesels later.

Singapore's Changi Airport Group (CAG) Airport Emergency Service (AES) has taken delivery of 2 Rosenbauer E8000/E3000 emergency escape stairs trucks. They are built on Scania P360 6x4 chassis and are equipped with a Rosenbauer N25 pump capable of 2000 LPM (500 GPM) as well as a 1400 litre water tank (370 US Gallons)

Specs:

Length - 12.7m (42ft)

Width - 3m (10ft)

Height - 4.2m (14ft)

Max Weight - 31 tonnes (68,350lb)

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In 1906 two concrete piers (792ft apart) were constructed to support the two range lights. The piers are 12.8 meters (42ft) at the base and 7.6 meters (25ft) at the top, 8.5 meters (28ft) high.

The rear light was no longer needed and replaced by a skeletal tower erected at Île a la Bague.

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In the background is the Laviolette Bridge is an arch bridge connecting the city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada to Bécancour on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Total length: 2,707 meters (8,881 ft)

Laviolette Bridge is the only bridge that spans the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City, providing an important connection between the North and South shores of the river.

The construction of Laviolette Bridge started 1964. On September 7, 1965, during construction, a caisson failed due to water pressure, killing 12 workers.

The bridge was inaugurated on December 20, 1967. In 2005, a three-year major renovation project was started and completed in2007.

Postbridge is best known for its ancient clapper bridge over the East Dart river. The bridge was built in the 13th century to enable pack horses to cross the river, carrying tin to the stannary town of Tavistock.

The term ‘clapper bridge’ is a term used on Dartmoor for a bridge which has one or more flat slabs of stones which rest on stone piers and thus spans a river or stream. The Dartmoor term for the slabs are ‘posts’ which is how Postbridge acquired its name.

The actual bridge consists two central piers which have a single slab of granite from each bank and two smaller slabs in the middle. The four slabs span a length of 42ft 6ins (12.95m) and the two side slabs weigh anything between 6.5 and 8 tons each with the two central sections coming in at around 2 tons apiece. The geology of the granite shows a different feldspar content for the two central slabs to that of the side ones, suggesting two separate sources - Bellever Tor which is about a mile and a half away, and Lower White Tor around two miles away.

Sometime around 1825 a local farmer came up with the idea to tip the bridge slabs into the river, these would fall on their edges thus forming a dam which in turn would form a pond for his ducks. The first slab to get dumped in the river was the upstream or northerly of the two central slabs, but unfortunately this landed face-down on the river bed thwarting the farmers plans. In October 1879 major restoration work was carried out to recover the fallen slab from the river bed and it was placed back in-situ - the total cost of the operation came to £4 8 shillings...

I was made a MOD for Giants of SL! 😍

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Join us to throw your pics in, Giant sightings, or if you are one yourself...Fantasy Faire is 4/20!

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The sun was starting to set and the lighthouse was getting a orange glow. The metal structure in front is the fog horn.

The original tower was constructed in 1937. This concrete tower replaced it at some time around 1955. The area is fenced off but it is easy to gain access.

Location: On northwest point of Cheticamp Island

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height:22.3 meters (73ft) above water level

Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail

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The original tower was constructed in 1937. This concrete tower replaced it at some time around 1955. The area is fenced off but it is easy to gain access.

Location: On northwest point of Cheticamp Island

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height: 22.3 meters (73ft) above water level

Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail

#BBW #TALLGIRL #GIANT #Giantess #GiantMeshAvatar #Rins #42FT #Squad #Friends

Behind every successful Giant are Krazee friends giving her Looney ideas

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In 1906 two concrete piers (792ft apart) were constructed to support the two range lights. The piers are 12.8 meters (42ft) at the base and 7.6 meters (25ft) at the top, 8.5 meters (28ft) high.

The rear light was no longer needed and was replaced by a skeletal tower erected at Île a la Bague.

Tower Height: 11 meters (36ft)

Focal Plane: 10.7 meters (35ft) above water level

Light: Fixed Green

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A light was first established here in 1869. The current tower is from 1908 and decomissioned in 1967. The light is on private property but very close to the road, it is owned and maintained by the decendents of the last lightkeeper. The light sits on a high bluff which is some distance back from the river's edge.

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Focal Height: 30.5 meters (100ft) above water level

This light is not operational.

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The green light from an aurora behind the SKAO HQ Building at Jodrell Bank Observatory, with the Lovell Telescope and 42ft telescope.

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This is after I got through the fence surrounding the site.

The original tower was constructed in 1937. This concrete tower replaced it at some time around 1955. The area is fenced off but it is easy to gain access.

Location: On northwest point of Cheticamp Island

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height:22.3 meters (73ft) above water level

Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail

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The sun was starting to set and the lighthouse was getting a orange glow. I took this angle to capture some of the water in the shot unlike the one below. You can guess the next and last one is a sunset.

The original tower was constructed in 1937. This concrete tower replaced it at some time around 1955. The area is fenced off but it is easy to gain access.

Location: On northwest point of Cheticamp Island

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height: 22.3 meters (73ft) above water level

Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail

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The sun was in the wrong place (shooting into the sun) when I arrived but it was easy to get past the fence that surrounded the site to get a shot with better light - to follow.

The original tower was constructed in 1937. This concrete tower replaced it at some time around 1955. The area is fenced off but it is easy to gain access.

Location: On northwest point of Cheticamp Island

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height: 22.3 meters (73ft) above water level

Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail

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My first view of the lighthouse, this was one I really wanted to see and photograph. I am going to post a few of this lighthouse (4 more sets) in different lighting conditions. As you can see by the waves it was very windy when I was there.

The original tower was constructed in 1937. This concrete tower replaced it at some time around 1955. The area is fenced off but it is easy to gain access.

Location: On northwest point of Cheticamp Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height: 22.3 meters (73ft) above water level

Scenic Drive: Cabot Trail

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I saw this lighthouse by accident and never knew it was there. I just noticed a white thing on the horizon and thought it might be a ship. Not the best shot but it is another lighthouse for my collection....

The first lighthouse was built here in 1877, it was 16.46 meters (54ft) high. The original lighthouse was replace in 1977 with the one now on the island, a octagonal concrete tower that is painted white.

Location: West end of island, entrance to Forchu Bay

Tower Height: 12.8 meters (42ft)

Light Height: 16.15 meters (53ft) above water level

See more photos of this, and the Wikipedia article.

Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy | Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay":

Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons.

On August 6, 1945, this Martin-built B-29-45-MO dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, Bockscar (on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio) dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Enola Gay flew as the advance weather reconnaissance aircraft that day. A third B-29, The Great Artiste, flew as an observation aircraft on both missions.

Transferred from the United States Air Force.

Manufacturer:

Boeing Aircraft Co.

Martin Co., Omaha, Nebr.

Date:

1945

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Dimensions:

Overall: 900 x 3020cm, 32580kg, 4300cm (29ft 6 5/16in. x 99ft 1in., 71825.9lb., 141ft 15/16in.)

Materials:

Polished overall aluminum finish

Physical Description:

Four-engine heavy bomber with semi-monoqoque fuselage and high-aspect ratio wings. Polished aluminum finish overall, standard late-World War II Army Air Forces insignia on wings and aft fuselage and serial number on vertical fin; 509th Composite Group markings painted in black; "Enola Gay" in black, block letters on lower left nose.

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Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat:

The Grumman F6F Hellcat was originally conceived as an advanced version of the U.S. Navy's then current front-line fighter, the F4F Wildcat (see NASM collection). The Wildcat's intended replacement, the Vought F4U Corsair (see NASM collection), first flown in 1940, was showing great promise, but development was slowed by problems, including the crash of the prototype.

The National Air and Space Museum's F6F-3 Hellcat, BuNo. 41834, was built at Grumman's Bethpage, New York, factory in February 1944 under contract NOA-(S)846. It was delivered to the Navy on February 7, and arrived in San Diego, California, on the 18th. It was assigned to Fighter Squadron 15 (VF-15) on USS Hornet (CV12) bound for Hawaii. On arrival, it was assigned to VF-3 where it sustained damage in a wheels-up landing at NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii. After repair, it was assigned to VF-83 where it was used in a training role until February 21, 1945. After numerous transfers 41834 was converted to an F6F-3K target drone with the installation of sophisticated radio-control equipment. It was painted red with a pink tail that carried the number 14. Its mission was to be used in Operation Crossroads - the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. It flew on June 24, 1946, with a pilot, on a practice flight and was launched, unmanned, soon after the first bomb test. Instrumentation on board and photographic plates taped to the control stick obtained data on radioactivity. Three more manned flights preceded the final unmanned flight on July 25, 1946, which evaluated the first underwater explosion. Records indicate that exposure of this aircraft to the radioactive cloud was minimal and residual radiation is negligible.

F6F-3K 41834 was transferred to NAS Norfolk and logged its last flight on March 25, 1947, with a total of 430.2 flying hours. It was assigned to the National Air Museum on November 3, 1948, and remained at Norfolk until October 4, 1960, when it was moved by barge to Washington and placed in storage. In 1976 this Hellcat was loaned to the USS Yorktown Museum at Charleston, South Carolina. A superficial restoration was performed at the museum, but because of the harsh environment and its poor condition the Hellcat was returned to NASM on March 16, 1982. In 1983, it was sent to Grumman Aerospace where a team of volunteers completely restored the aircraft. In 1985, it was shipped back to the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration and Storage Facility in Suitland, Maryland, and put in storage. NASM's F6F-3 Hellcat is scheduled to be displayed in the new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center at Dulles International Airport in Virginia in 2004.

Transferred from the United States Navy.

Manufacturer:

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation

Date:

1943

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Dimensions:

Overall: 338 x 1021cm, 4092kg, 1304cm (11ft 1 1/16in. x 33ft 5 15/16in., 9021.2lb., 42ft 9 3/8in.)

Physical Description:

Heavy armor plate, reinforced empennage, R-2800-10W engine, spring tabs on the ailerons (increased maneuverability), could carry rockets as well as bombs.

Joderall Bank radio telescope Cheshire

History: The North American T-6 Texan was known as "the pilot maker" because of its important role in preparing pilots for combat. Derived from the 1935 North American NA-16prototype, a cantilever low-wing monoplane, the Texan filled the need for a basic combat trainer during WW II and beyond. The original order of 94 AT-6 Texans differed little from subsequent versions such as the AT-6A (1,847) which revised the fuel tanks or the AT-6D(4,388) and AT-6F (956) that strengthened as well as lightened the frame with the use of light alloys. In all, more than 17,000 airframes were designed to the Texan standards.

North American's rapid production of the T-6 Texan coincided with the wartime expansion of the United States air war commitment. As of 1940, the required flights hours for combat pilots earning their wings had been cut to just 200 during a shortened training period of seven months. Of those hours, 75 were logged in the AT-6.

U.S. Navy pilots flew the airplane extensively, under the SNJ designation, the most common of these being the SNJ-4, SNJ-5 and SNJ-6.

British interest in the Texan design was piqued as early as 1938 when it ordered 200 under the designation Harvard Mk I or "Harvard As Is" for service in Southern Rhodesia training under the Commonwealth Air Training Program. As the Harvard Mk I (5,000+) design was modeled after the early BC-1 design, the subsequent Harvard Mk II utilized the improvements of the AT-6 models. During 1944, the AT-6D design was adopted by the RAF and named the Harvard MK III. This version was used to train pilots in instrument training in the inclement British weather and for senior officers to log required airtime. Much to the chagrin of the Air Force High Command, the Harvard "hack" was often used for non-military activities like joy-riding and unofficial jaunts across the English countryside.

During 1946, the Canadian Car and Foundry company developed the Harvard Mk IV trainer and produced 285 of them for the USAF Mutual Aid Program. Designated the T-6G, the Texan saw major improvements in increased fuel capacity, an improved cockpit layout, as well as a steerable tailwheel. U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy forces in the Korean War modified the Texan under the LT-6G designation and employed it in battlefield surveillance.

Although the US retired the T-6 from active duty by the end of the 1950's, several nations, including Brazil, China, and Venezuela, utilized "the pilot maker" as their basic trainer well into the 1970's. Today, over 350 T-6 Texans remain in airworthy condition. Most of the former "hacks" are based in North America and are a reminder of the importance of simplicity in training and function.

Nicknames: Pilot Maker; Old Growler (USA); Window Breaker (UK); Mosquito (Korean war USAF LT-6G Forward Air Control aircraft); J-Bird (SNJ)

Specifications (SNJ-5):

Engine: One 600-hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 radial piston engine

Weight: Empty 4,158 lbs., Max Takeoff 5,300 lbs.

Wing Span: 42ft. 0.25in.

Length: 29ft. 6in.

Height: 11ft. 9in.

Performance:

Maximum Speed: 205 mph

Ceiling: 21,500 ft.

Range: 750 miles

Armament: None

Number Built: 17,000+

Number Still Airworthy: 350+

Best viewed Original size.

Blue livereied LMS 42ft bogie "Luggage & Parcels Van" (GUV) M37881M (built Wolverton 1935, Diag 1870, Lot 864) at Reading - c.1969.

Note the loss of much of the original bodyside beading.

© 2017 - 53A Models of Hull Collection. Scanned from the original 35mm colour transparency; photographed by John Senior.

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Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield

The Jodrell Bank Observatory (originally the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, then the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories from 1966 to 1999) is a British observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes, and is part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester. The observatory was established in 1945 by Sir Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer at the University of Manchester who wanted to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar during the Second World War. It has since played an important role in the research of meteors, quasars, pulsars, masers and gravitational lenses, and was heavily involved with the tracking of space probes at the start of the Space Age.

The main telescope at the observatory is the Lovell Telescope, which is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world. There are three other active telescopes located at the observatory; the Mark II, as well as 42ft (13m) and 7m diameter radio telescopes. Jodrell Bank Observatory is also the base of the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN), a National Facility run by the University of Manchester on behalf of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

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Engagement 2,600+

Former City of Glasgow Police 42ft Nelson Patrol Craft

Constructed in 1971 in the Holy Loch by Robertsons Boatyard

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Stranraer Harbour

SEMPER VIGILO 11 until 1991

The 42ft fountain by Kara Walker at the Tate Modern.

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Mark III - 42ft (13m) Telescope