STEEPLEJACK'S CORNER 2012

[Tripps]

At least he's not wearing the brown brogues. See Sep15th.

[Stanley]

Well spotted David. I was wearing old El Cheapo trainers because I had to go in some heavy contamination and wanted to throw them away afterwards. I'm still wearing the Regent Brogues, you can't beat a good pair of boots and giving them TLC. I think they cost £14 when I bought them....



Here's what Peter was doing. He used to use a Box Brownie to take pics of his work for reports but asked me one day why all of a sudden they were out of focus. I had a look, the lens had dropped out! I had an old Praktika with a 50mm lens and gave it to him. He used it for all his pics after that. I loved that man.... and his work. Young Tom is no slouch either, apart from his nose he was a handsome lad in October 1985.....

[Steeplejerk]

Hahaha,iam still a handsome lad Stanley

[Stanley]

You are indeed Tom....



Here's the proof.... (Time you called in again)

[Stanley]

Mind you..... Bancroft stack 2012.

[Stanley]

John Pope on India Mill stack, Darwen, in about 1960.

[Stanley]

Dick Bevington on India stack in 1960.

[Stanley]

No pic today as ability to post pics has gone AWOL temporarily until Ian fixes it!

[Stanley]

Pete Dolman on India Stack c1960.

[Stanley]

India Mill stack in 1979.

[Stanley]

Work on India Mill stack in September 2003.

[Stanley]

See this LINK for more information.

[Stanley]

I don't know where I got this image but it's certainly an interesting pic. Donaldson's, steeplejacks, Salford. Around 1900?

[Stanley]

J Smith, the 'Lancashire Steeplejack'. See this LINK for his story in Rare Texts.

[Stanley]

[Stanley]

One of the pin-ups from the original site. Swifty about his daily tasks.

[Stanley]

Damart at Bingley.

[Stanley]

[Stanley]

Remember the pics of bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong? Now who was it posted them.....

[Stanley]

Classic sign of chimney bands under pressure because of corrosion building up behind the bands. This was taken in 1987 at Queen Street Harle Syke after the stack had been expertly refurbished. Not impressed!

[Stanley]

Harry, Sammy and Trevor Brooks at Mutual Mill in 1980

[Stanley]

Brook shed Earby in 1989(?)

[Stanley]

Sweeping the chimney at Hey Farm in 1977. I've lost count of the number of times people have asked me how factory chimneys were swept!

[Stanley]

You always get a good view from the top of a stack but this one from Masson Chimney in 1992 when Brooke Edgeley were doing a complete refurb must be one of the best there is. Just to the left of the head race to the turbines you can see a square structure. This is the strong room Tootals (Who Owned Sir William Arkwright Ltd) built to keep all their records safe during WW2.

[Bodger]

A quick and tidy wat to drop a stack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDM0nii4bPs