View allAll Photos Tagged static
Question of the day: Why does an accumulation of trash and discarded building materials look almost majestic when held below the surface of stagnant water, with a developing skim layer of ice?
Statement of the day: I believe information provided via Flickr is *not* admissible in court. So, with that feeling of indemnity, I hereby acknowledge my intention on becoming a full-fledged stalker of Neko Case. I am beyond smitten:
♫ ♪ ~~ Tune by Neko Case - “Hold On, Hold On” ~~ ♪♫ (don’t worry mate…opens in new window…click it!)
Static Harrier T4, but remembering those forced into retirement 15th December 2010 when the UK Harrier force was retired
Static is feeling very Patriotic and decided to dress up for the occasion, she wears her Red, Whites and Blues proudly.
As a child in the 1960s these, and similar, fading signs were still relatively commonplace but now, over 80 years after they were painted on walls and buildings across the country they're relatively rare. "Static Water", and with an arrow pointing right, was a direction for a fire fighting water source during the Second World War. Static tanks, marked "EWS" for Emergency Water Supplies, were constructed but often other water features such as, here in Lancashire, cotton mill lodges or reservoirs were utilised. This stands on a surviving building amidst the desolation of Mumps in Oldham and points up towards Garden St and Bell St where there once stood Paradise Mills and its associated reservoirs and so this sign may relate to something similar.
This fine building, almost a lone survivor now amidst the desolation of Mumps, was once home to the Mumps Bazaar, an early 'department' store.