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Post boxes in India, presumably dating back to the days of British rule, are probably more characterful than our ones in the UK. But no clues to where they were cast #industrialarchaeology #letterboxes

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Wonderful (and eventful) day on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. At times the engine seemed on the cusp of failure - look at it venting steam through the cab here! But made it to Kurseong #industrialarchaeology #darjeeling #railways

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Here's our loco for tomorrow on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, warming up at Siliguri shed #industrialarchaeology #railway #darjeeling

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India's first passenger trains started operating in the 1850s. It wasn't until 1895 that India built (rather than assembled) its first locomotive, F-734, now preserved at the National Rail Museum #industrialarchaeology #railways

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A very rare sight! A monorail steam train at India's National Railway Museum. It had three driving wheels, two of which were double-flanged, plus the side stabiliser wheels. Made in Germany in 1909 #industrialarchaeology #railways #monorail

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Hydraulic buffers at Kalka station in India, made by Ransomes and Rapier of Ipswich in 1927. The hydraulic buffer was not patented until 1880, by Alfred A Langley, chief engineer of the Great Eastern Railway #industrialarchaeology

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Let's praise the wheel! This is at the workshops of the Kalka - Shimla Railway, a spectacular 2ft 6in gauge railway climbing over 4,500ft into the foothills of the Himalayas #industrialarchaeology #railways

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Before it became an airport Heathrow was plain old Hounslow Heath across which General Roy set his baseline for surveying Britain by triangulation. The NW end is marked by this cannon, just outside the airport perimeter #industrialarchaeology #OrdnanceSurvey

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The Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation connects this point in Chelmsford with the sea at Heybridge, 14 miles away. It opened in 1797 and was used for trade until 1972 #industrialarchaeology #canal

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Amazing to think the Three Mills site in East London was threatened with demolition in the 1970s. It's now one of the premier industrial archaeology sites in London. The House Mill of 1776 is the world’s largest surviving tidal mill. This is the Clock Mill #industrialarchaeology

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Islington's Screen on the Green always looks better at night, I think. Over a hundred years old and still going strong

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Former Docklands warehouses in Wapping. I actually used to work here for a bit when Rupert Murdoch held sway #industrialarchaeology

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Weren't railway station signs much more characterful back in the day? This one is now on display in Ely Museum #industrialarchaeology #ElyMuseum

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My IA handbook refers to this 'minor oddity' at 5 Waterside in Ely as an inscribed brick 'on which a brickmaker has scrawled some numbers before firing, presumably some sort of daily score' #industrialarchaeology

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I don't know a great deal about this hulk of a building, towering over the Fens at Chettisham, Ely. I presume it's a grain silo. Unless anyone knows otherwise #industrialarchaeology #Ely

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An old crane adorns the quayside at Burnham-on-Crouch, a reminder of the fishing industry that operated at this small Essex quay #industrialarchaeology #essex

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Woodbridge Tide Mill, one of only a handful in the world still producing flour on a regular basis. There has been a mill on this site in Suffolk for over 850 years #industrialarchaeology #suffolk #woodbridge

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Lovely ironwork at Thetford station #industrialarchaeology #railways

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Signal boxes are fast becoming a thing of the past. This one in Thetford has seen better days #industrialarchaeology #railways

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The old mills of Long Eaton, Derbyshire are large and spectacular. The factory is 550ft long and at one time had 26 lacemaking tenants. #industrialarchaeology

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Looking down the Five Rise Locks to the mills of Bingley. This is the steepest staircase lock in Britain, raising vessels 59ft 2in over 320ft on the Leeds Liverpool Canal #industrialarchaeology

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How do you fancy owning a bit of industrial history? Kirk Mill in Chipping, Lancashire is currently for sale. In fact, it is one of the oldest surviving former cotton mills in the country, dating from 1785 #industrialarchaeology

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Whalley Viaduct, with 48 arches, required over six million bricks and over 12,000 cubic yards of stone to complete #industrialarchaeology #railways

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An appropriate boat for a frozen-over Leeds Liverpool Canal in Skipton #industrialarchaeology #canal

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Lead mining meer stones represented leases to miners, approximately 27m x 14m. This one is on display outside the Craven Museum in Skipton #industrialarchaeology

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John Smedley's Mill at Lea Bridge is the last working mill in the Derwent Valley World Heritage Site, producing high quality knitwear. Established in 1784, they can justifiably claim to be the oldest manufacturing factory in the world #industrialarchaeology #JohnSmedley

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The old and the new. A modern wind turbine towers above the stump of an old windmill near Hopton, Derbyshire #industrialarchaeology

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These rather fine cast-iron columns by Andrew Handyside of Derby probably count as industrial archaeology. You can find them in the Church of St John in Ashbourne #industrialarchaeology #churches

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Middleton Top engine house used to haul wagons up an incline just over 700 yards long at an angle of 1 in 8¼ on the Cromford & High Peak Railway #industrialarchaeology

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The Cromford & High Peak Railway (1831) was a remarkable feat of early railway engineering, crossing the Pennines for over 30 miles with inclines, tight curves and embankments like this one at Minninglow #industrialarchaeology #railways

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The Monsal Trail follows the route of the former Midland Railway line through the Peak District for 8½ miles through six tunnels like these at Chee Tor. Now an excellent cycling/walking route #industrialarchaeology #MonsalTrail

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Leawood Pump House, built to supply water to the Cromford Canal #industrialarchaeology

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Arkwright's pioneering mill in Cromford, arguably the world's first modern factory #industrialarchaeology

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Shardlow, an 18th-century inland port on the River Trent, Britain's most complete surviving example of a canal village #industrialarchaeology

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My Christmas present - Jaques' Counties of England game which was introduced in 1866 and published well into the 20th century. Some nice depictions of industry! #industrialarchaeology

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Former toll houses are quite easy to spot, usually jutting out close to the roadside, and often at junctions. This octagonal design is on the road from Bury St Edmunds to Long Melford at Sicklesmere #industrialarchaeology

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Budapest Metro, opened in 1896, is the world's second oldest electrified underground railway (after the City and South London Railway). It's also a world heritage site! #industrialarchaeology #Budapest #subway

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Interesting ironwork at Budapest Nyugati railway station, courtesy of the Gustave Eiffel Company - 1877, thus predating his tower by ten years #industrialarchaeology

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The funicular railway in Budapest claims to be the second oldest in the world (1870). It was destroyed in the Second World War and only restored in 1986 #industrialarchaeology #funicular

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The Chain Bridge in Budapest was designed by English engineer William Tierney Clark and built by Scottish engineer Adam Clark. In fact it is a larger version of Tierney Clark's Marlow Bridge, across the River Thames in Marlow #industrialarchaeology #budapest

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Budapest's spectacular Liberty Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge with a suspended middle span. It was opened in 1896 #industrialarchaeology #budapest

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Do you think those against current onshore wind proposals objected to windmills like this one at Thorpeness back in the day? By 1840 there were more than 10,000 windmills in England, 2,000 more than in Holland. #industrialarchaeology #windmill

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St Miles or Coslany Bridge in Norwich may well be the oldest metal bridge in East Anglia (1804). I think the red curved spout allowed steam lorries to draw water from the river. #industrialarchaeology #norwich

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Why would anyone want to steal these? Cambridge's lovely 'Richardson candles', an early form of municipal street lighting before everything became dull and standardised www.bbc.com/news/article...

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I do like mining art, particularly the work of Norman Cornish who worked down the pits before becoming a professional artist. The town hall in Spennymoor is a good place to become acquainted with his work #industrialarchaeology #spennymoor #NormanCornish

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Newton Cap Viaduct was once a splendid railway viaduct; now it has been adapted to carry the A689 road near Bishop Auckland #industrialarchaeology

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This building, at Heighington, is the oldest surviving building at any operational station in Britain. In fact, it might even be the world's oldest passenger station #industrialarchaeology

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There are many tunnels under the Thames but you can actually walk under the river at Greenwich and Woolwich (pictured) #industrialarchaeology

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