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KNOCKER WHITE is a traditional Thames tug, built in 1924 by T. van Duivendijk, Lekkerkerk, Netherlands as CAIRNROCK, for Harrisons Lighterage Company, London. She was traditionally steam-powered. She later passed into the ownership of W. E. White & Sons, Rotherhithe, and in 1960 was renamed with the nickname of one of the White family. She was converted to diesel power with the installation of Petters engines, and alterations were made to both the funnel and wheelhouse. In November 1982, she was sold for scrap, and parts of her engines were removed. In 1984, after a 60 year working life, she was reprieved and became part of the Museum of London Docklands. In 2016, she was acquired by Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust and transferred to Trinity Buoy Wharf.
Ich habe in der letzten Woche in einem alten Gasthof übernachtet und einige Fotos mitgebracht.
I stayed at an old inn for the last week and brought back some photos.
Picture made in calle Real (Royal Street), Calatañazor, Soria, Spain
A door knocker, also known as a latch or knocker, is a hinged metal piece located on the exterior doors of houses, used to summon the occupants by striking the door.
The earliest door knockers in the Middle Ages consisted of small hammers suspended from the outside of the door.
The most typical and oldest form is a ring or hoop, made of iron in the oldest examples, generally attached to a bronze head.
These knockers were struck against a fairly large nail head.
These knockers also served as handles, and on the doors of some churches, they were a sign of asylum, which could be sought by grasping the ring. (Data Source: Wikipedia)
ALDABA, 2025
Foto hecha en la calle Real, Calatañazor, Soria, España.
Una aldaba, picaporte o llamador es una pieza articulada de metal situada en las puertas exteriores de las casas que sirve para llamar a sus ocupantes por medio de golpes en la puerta.
Las primeras aldabas en la Edad Media consistían en martillitos suspendidos de las hojas de las puertas por la parte exterior.
La forma más típica y más antigua es la de argolla o aro, de hierro en las más antiguas, generalmente unida a una cabeza de bronce.
Se golpeaba con ellas sobre una cabeza de clavo bastante gorda.
Estas aldabas servían además como tiradores y en las puertas de algunas iglesias eran un signo de asilo que se requería asiéndose de dicha anilla. (Fuente de datos: Wikipedia)