January 15th 2017
Final day at Windrush
- Transporter
Bridge, Newport, built 1906
The 14
Locks, Monmouthshire Canal, Newport - Sherborne
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Hey! Hey! Watcha readin'
Our final day at Windrush |
Is it 'Cat in the Hat' or 'Puss in Boots'?
Our final day at Windrush |
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Hey dog! get in behind
Our final day at Windrush |
So what you waiting for, cat?
Our final day at Windrush |
Introducing Heidi the Cat and Doorstop the Dog
Our final day at Windrush |
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C19th Rood Screen
St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
Holdich Organ, 1870
St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
Memorial to James
Bradley, d.1762
St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
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Monument to
Sir John Dutton by M. Rysbrack Baronet, d.1742 St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
Monument to James and Jane Dutton, d.1776 by Richard
Westmacott the Elder and dated 1791
St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
Monument to
John Dutton d.1656 St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
White and Grey Marble Monument to
Frances Bariatinsky, d.1807 St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
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James
Henry Legge Dutton
St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
C19th Octagonal Font
St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
Edward
Lennox Dutton
St Mary Magdalene, Sherborne, Gloucestershire |
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The Gondola and Trolley together weigh 51.5 tons
and has been tested with a load of 120 tons.
Transporter Bridge, Newport |
Opened in 1906, the steel cables are tested to
550 tons breaking strain
Transporter Bridge, Newport |
278 steps to the top. Can withstand winds up to
110 mph
Transporter Bridge, Newport |
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14
Locks - 167 foot rise in half a mile
Monmouthshire Canal, Newport |
The 14 Locks were started in 1795
Monmouthshire Canal, Newport |
Gillian locking good at the 14 Locks
Monmouthshire Canal, Newport |
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The 14 Locks, Monmouthshire Canal, Newport
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