Rusted relics

[Farside]

"Where's me dumper, where's me dumper?"

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

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On a Garden centre near Worthing.

Just sat there, slowly going home.

Since those images were taken.
The chimney has been removed.
The site wants to remove it to be preserved.
But NIMBYS want it to stay.
As it is history

 

[selectedgrub]

Not too much rust but a nice relic.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Since those images were taken.
The chimney has been removed.
The site wants to remove it to be preserved.
But NIMBYS want it to stay.
As it is history

A few more sad images as this old engine is left to rot.

The site wants to sell it, but can not find a buyer.
The Nimbies want it to remain.

 

[mechman]

One for the stationary engine buffists. This is about a mile from where I live, been abandoned for donkeys years maybe even longer. ID plates etc long gone. It's (was) a twin cyl diesel by the looks of it.
Norm.

 

[mechman]

All so never seen a pump shaft coming out of the heel (think that's right) of a bend before.

 

[Olderisbetter]

A few more sad images as this old engine is left to rot.

The site wants to sell it, but can not find a buyer.
The Nimbies want it to remain.

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If i win the lottery one of my ideas is to buy things like that steam vehicle and put them on a farm so you can come and stay for the weekend and learn how to be a Fred Dibnah, Being a part of something and seeing it become a working thing again as part of a community with all that teaching and learning would be great.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Found today, on a visit to a new site, 2 old oil furnaces.
Last used in the late 80's

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The tanks are still in place, something is in them. I didn't investigate that far.
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Over the years the sire grew up round the 2 monsters. To a state now to remove them they have to be striped down completely. So they remain.

Had to go back yesterday.

The site has had a new roof fitted, so they hired a crane.



All been removed, cut up and scraped.
A waste.

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[arther dailey]

Like the Vincent pic, as a apprentice the engineer invited me and brother over his too meet wifey and kids, he was busy building a yatch at the time, he showed me pics of a traction engine he made annoyed with himself as he had sold it , why? , well he said the guy kept offering more monies and when he offered enough to pay his mortgauge of couldnt really refuse , he was in his forties then..as always I digress...indoors I said nice airfix of a vincent too be greated by much fury , he removed the glass case, he had built it to scale from his own vincent, engine kicked over , even had micro link chain ,it was stagerringly good ,he had made everything including the chain was a piece of art the guy never realised how talented he was absolute brilliant , never passed his car test though so ran around in a ratty three wheel reliant that made del boys look tidy , never touched it as considered a a waste of time ! as long as it ran .

 

[selectedgrub]

Thanks for sharing your story.

 

[arther dailey]

Thanks for sharing your story.

ah, not a story ,fact , know what you mean tho , his yatch he was making out of concrete thats why I got the invite as a lad I thought he was taking the ### out of me ,so he said come and look , his old cottage was loverly , he had knocked a hole through wall between kitchen and main room, fitted a large fish tank ,around the border a antique picture frame I took a second look and realised it wast a 3d picture when a fish moved, to this day I can relive and see the whole layout including his vincent as if it were yesterday , the photo s of his steam traction engine .certainly his can do attitude towards life and unstinting enthusiasm for making "stuff" was I geuss somewhat infectious. the funny bit was my brother and I went on our motorbikes , he said his youg kids spent the whole week end trying to mimick us pulling wheelies on their push bikes and could stop talking about that !!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Saved from 2 dead saws.

Kind of pretty in a odd way.

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[Westfield-builder]

Fantastic!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

From the pillows/cushions in the window, and the sticker there too, it looks like that could be in use as tourist accommodation?

 

[selectedgrub]

I'd live in it.

 

[Morrisman]

In a village near me, been there a while.....

 

[Olderisbetter]

In a village near me, been there a while.....
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Sad to see but it might have a story.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Sad to see but it might have a story.

All the 'foliage' looks to be in trays/boxes so would be instantly removable. Maybe it's a runner under all that?