OneGuyFromBarlick

Paul Golding was my firebeater for a couple of months i I think it was 1977. He was a bit of a mystery, well bred, very intelligent, obviously not your usual factory fodder. He was a good worker and learned well. I nagged him to find something better for his talents and I think had an effect on him. I always thought that there was a bit of a story behind him but never pushed, it was nothing to do with me. I liked him and I hope he did well.....
[PS. I've tried a search on Google but you get swamped by the far right leader of Britain First....]

This is where old ferry boats go to die in the San Francisco Bay area. If I remember rightly it was near Sausalito.

I decided Terry Gissing deserved an engine of his own so I made this one for him. I made it out of my head using a cylinder I had about my person....

The large trap door under the teagle. This was used for getting tape machine cylinders down to the loading dock in the warehouse so they could be transported for whatever reason.

The fireplace in the front room at Hey farm in 1976. The result of 20 years of improvements.

A Stockport tram in about 1950 ascending Wellington Road and heading for Hazel Grove. This was my transport to school almost every day and looking at it makes me realise how old fashioned this must look today. Not surprising, it was 80 years ago......

London Class E/1 Tram. Introduced by the London County Council the E/1 was probably the most widespread and some in the 1930s were updated with platform doors and other changes. The body design looked more modern than most probably due to the straighter sides below the waistrail

I am not sure where pictured could be ex trolleybus/tram depot at Clapham South London which was the home of one of the Transport Museums of the Department of Science and Industry , it could also be Acton Tram Depot that was out of use but used for London Transport Store of historic items (other places used included Stonebridge Park bus garage and Twickenham Bus Garage (some at Reigate) Prior to a purpose built Museum at Syon Park West London when Clapham closed with most railway items there passing to Swindon or York Railway Museums

Abbey Wood South East London Tram Depot (later Bus Garage) showing three E/1s and a traverser

Early tram in Albert Road, Colne.

A Horace Green 1 Horse Power single phase electric motor. This was bought by Johnny Pickles from Green's at Cononley to run his big ornamental lathe in 1956. Built far heavier than modern motors they are famous for their longevity. I think this one might see me out.....

Is this something interesting for the archives
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It's already archived by the Telegraph and now the link to it is on here Cathy so I think it's safe.
What interests me about this image is that I think it was taken at Gill Brow and not Bankfield.

Stanley wrote: ↑15 Dec 2025, 06:59 What interests me about this image is that I think it was taken at Gill Brow and not Bankfield.

No doubt about that, definitely Gill Brow. The pic looks to have been taken from inside the gates looking towards the golf club.
This is the same location in 2023

Stanley wrote: ↑15 Dec 2025, 02:04

A Horace Green 1 Horse Power single phase electric motor. This was bought by Johnny Pickles from Green's at Cononley to run his big ornamental lathe in 1956. Built far heavier than modern motors they are famous for their longevity. I think this one might see me out.....

Very useful with the choice of belt gear to select.
I always think that something to vary the voltage input to run motors at different speeds could be useful - sometimes slower is better, but do 240v AC motors have a sweet spot of RPM ?

Thanks for the confirmation Kev....

The large Beam Engine at Dalton Mills Keighley after a smash had destroyed the gear drive, The engine was built by the Bracewell foundry at Burnley and was replaced by two smaller Yates horizontal engines.

A fire pump made by the Bracewell foundry at Burnley. Found in a cellar at Wellhouse Mill by Silentnight during their refurbishment of the mill and donated to the Lancashire Textile Museum at Helmshore which is where it is today. This is the only artefact I have found made at the foundry.....

Charlie Sutton's man Jack entering the water side of the Lancashire Boiler at Bancroft Shed to clean scale off rivet heads ready for the boiler surveyor. The temperature in there was about 130F. Only hard men need apply.

See THIS photographic essay by Daniel Meadows. A full description of Charlie Sutton and Weldone fluers....

Sutton Coldfield show in 1976.

There was a time fifty years ago when we weren't afraid of the sun..... Catalina Island.

That’s quite a tan Stanley, I’ve lived under the sun for 61years and I still burn , then go back to white.

You're right Cathy. The story is that somewhere in my ancestry there's a full blood Aborigine and from the way I used to tan I can well believe it.

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Stanley, have you got this pick? Silentnight and Barnsey Mill 1964.
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Barnoldswick Talk - Jean Marshall.

No Cathy and it's a good one, never seen it before. In 1964 these were both weaving sheds, Barnsey in the foreground was being run by the same firm as Long Ing shed on the right, you can just see a corner of it. Moss was weaving also, it was before they sold to Silentnight. Another item of interest and the only image I have of it is the original canal bridge. Well done, straight into the archive! You've made my day Cathy!
What a good pic for forgotten corners! I'm not going to compete against it.

Gus' picture of Long Ing and Barnsey that goes well with the one Cathy found.