Monthly Archives: September 2009

Woof’s off…

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Shades

A few more photos from Whitby in the Summer. Hover for a narrative, click for a bigger pic.

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Transformation

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Shades

Transformation is the name of the project to restore the Leeds Grand Theatre and to provide a permanent home for Opera North. Now I’m not too bothered about Opera but I love theatres. I went round the building in January … Continue reading →

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Oddball Inside

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Shades

By the way, the conserved walking dragline goes by the name of “Oddball” because it needs 60Hz mains and the guts are made by General Electric rather than Westinghouse. Not exactly a noble nickname. Edit- I’d misfiled these two after … Continue reading →

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The iron behemoth

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Shades

Trawling the Heritage weekend site for places to visit this weekend, I was surprised to find something monumental in the industrial archaeology stakes that I wasn’t aware of not too far from us. It is a preserved giant Steam Shovel, … Continue reading →

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Moving up

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Shades

R David started at big school last Friday- he looked very smart. He managed to come home looking pretty much how he went, unlike Electro-Kevin’s offspring- before and after. (Last one possibly NSFW).

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