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The old WW2 control tower at Shepherd's Grove in Suffolk - this was demolished a few weeks later. I was quite possibly one of the last people to go inside.. (apart from the people who demolished it).
James Wadham photos - the first Mission Motorsport Launch Control event. All images are available for use - please credit Mission Motorsport / Launch Control in any use.
Bridge control tower on island.
Barton-upon-Irwell, Salford.
When the Bridgewater Canal was built it had no locks, but ran on one level from Worsley into the centre of Manchester. It crossed the River Irwell on a masonry aqueduct that was built alongside an ancient, stone road-bridge at Barton.
However, when the Manchester Ship Canal was constructed (1887-1893), that part of the River Irwell was canalised and incorporated into the new waterway. The old road-bridge was replaced by a steel swing-bridge. The aqueduct, despite being much higher than the road-bridge, was not high enough above the new waterway to facilitate the ocean-going merchant ships that would be passing to and from between the Mersey Estuary and the Port of Manchester. A proposal to construct double sets of locks and raise the Bridgewater Canal was rejected on the grounds of a need for water conservation. A decision was taken to build a swing-bridge that could isolate a section of the canal and swing it clear of Ship Canal traffic. Both the swing-bridges were to be controlled from a brick-built tower that would be on an island created in the Ship Canal for that purpose.
Both bridges are Grade II listed buildings and are still functional.
To celebrate Barbara's birthday we went to Vienna for a a couple of days. Bolar hats, horses, rain, art, cocktails. We took it all in. Here's a few pics from last weekend.