jmr Posted July 23, 2006 Share #1 Â Posted July 23, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Christ Church in Tintwistle and, at the bottom right, a rather modest hydro-electric generator. Â [ATTACH]3206[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Hi jmr, Take a look here The Church and Power. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Findus Posted July 24, 2006 Share #2 Â Posted July 24, 2006 I realize that posting "very nice" is a bit dim, but I find this picture very nice, comforting and atmospherical, you could just stare at it and wait untill Miss Marple comes padling down the river in a Canadian canoe .... Â anyway a very nice picture, wish I would of taken it .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_dufour Posted July 24, 2006 Share #3 Â Posted July 24, 2006 A funny title for a perfect composition, John Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share #4 Â Posted July 24, 2006 Thanks for the kind comments guys. Â I do consider myself very fortunate to have this kind of thing not 100 yards from my front door. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm1912 Posted July 31, 2006 Share #5 Â Posted July 31, 2006 I'm interested in the hydro generator. Has it got a story to it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share #6 Â Posted July 31, 2006 Ilan, Â indeed it has. Â The current installation dates from 2,000 when it was introduced as one of three hydro-turbines in the Longdendale Valley. Collectively they contribute some 240kW to the National Grid. The one shown in the photo was originally used to power a narrow-gauge electric railway along the side of the valley. This took over from the earlier steam powered system which was used in the original construction of the reservoirs from 1848 to 1877. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm1912 Posted July 31, 2006 Share #7 Â Posted July 31, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks JR. It's nice to know that the government invests in a variety of energy sources to supply the national grid. The idea of a small hydro station sounds very interesting to me (comming from the West Coast of Canada, where huge Hydro dams power the province -- and parts of California too). Â Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejd Posted August 2, 2006 Share #8 Â Posted August 2, 2006 Miss Marple? More Captain Webb, maybe. Although Tintwistle is not in Shrophire, the picture brings to mind John Betjeman's poem A Shropshire Lad: Â The gas was on in the Institute, The flare was up in the gym, A man was running a mineral line, A lass was singing a hymn, When Captain Webb the Dawley man, Captain Webb from Dawley, Came swimming along the old canal That carried the bricks to Lawley. Swimming along - Swimming along - Swimming along from Severn, And paying a call at Dawley Bank while swimming along to Heaven. Â Rgds, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share #9 Â Posted August 2, 2006 John, Â thanks for the poem. Although Tintwistle usually has some heavenly qualities, it's been as hot as hell recently. Oh well, at least it's started to rain now - that'll fill the reservoirs up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 2, 2006 Share #10 Â Posted August 2, 2006 Interesting spot and story behind the shot. Thanks for sharing, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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