More of this weeks theme can be found in the ’still life’ gallery.
Archive for the tag 'Blists Hill Museum'
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2012
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Squatter Cottage
This cottage has only three rooms and was once home to a family of nine. Originally the cottage would have had an earth floor, this was subsequently bricked over and later tiled. Where the cottage was originally situated, the nearest supply of fresh water was from a well that was half a mile away.
18 Comments CherryPie on Jun 2nd 2012
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Elegance on the Incline
For those who are interested in the technical details:
The Hay Inclined Plane connects the canal at Blists Hill with the canal at Coalport, lifting boats 63m using a combination of steam power and gravity. The inclined plane was opened in 1792 and remained in use until the end of the nineteenth century. It survives today [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2012
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PhotoHunt – Scoop
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
14 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2012
