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Shell

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This one is great for a wallpaper.

Overall, GREAT gallery this time!! :)

Location: Château de Mesen  Gallery: Break

Fleeting Shadows

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Great set, as always. Nice color and light in this set, I do say. :)

Location: Hendrik Monastery  Gallery: Squared

Pillars

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I enjoy how the chimney is used as a column there, and it looks like the plaster left behind the arches over each opening.

Location: Hendrik Monastery  Gallery: Squared

Gears

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Oh, gods.. a clock innards. I love it. I wanna poke at it, fix it up.. Please. :)

Location: Château de Noisy (Miranda)  Gallery: Grey Days

Steel Reflections

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I believe everything over on the other side of the pond is dust-free. It rains 99% of the time there, right? And when it's not raining, it's windy. :)

The basket-o-tools in the background draws my attention. Some of those look pretty.. Frankenstein-ish.

Location: Kingsley Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Faded Memories

Toward the Thames

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Ooh, I see a clock..

Location: Normansfield Hospital  Gallery: Vapor

Banister

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Tho... yeah, it would really suck if someone fell down the stairs and out the window.

nice shot, I like the depth, looking down at the landing below.

Location: Normansfield Hospital  Gallery: Vapor

Down

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Nice depth! All that needs to be said. :)

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

Pivot

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Interesting. It APPEARS as if the original railings (the rounded pipes on either side of the pivot point) had to be 'upgraded' (OSHA, anyone?) with a second, newer railing. (The square-tube). I could be wrong, since I can't see the whole thing, but I like that little fact. :)

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

Machinery

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More of the intricate painting in the metalwork...

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

Feet and Fathoms

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What an impressive gauge!! You NEVER see this anywhere anymore, and never saw it often back then! You KNOW that if the two hit each other (3 feet, 10 fathoms), you had a definite problem. :)

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

Spheres

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Those are impressive. The little curled nuts on top of the balls. (Okay, jokes go here.) I CAN say that I bet those are bigger than you think, because there's no comparison nearby.

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

Dull Shine

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Looks like it's connected to a crankshaft - the crankshat spins around and pushes that rod up, then pulls it down. Whatever the other end of the rod was connected to either also spun in a circle, or had another rod on the far opposite end that was opposit of this. (When this one was up, the other side was down), and so on.

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

Governor

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Heh.. Speed limiter. Governor. Connected to the machine's output (be it a belt, gear box, etc., it would turn faster, causing the balls to spin. The balls would lift up (due to centrifugal force) and create drag on the engine, causing it to slow. Usually they were adjustable, so that you could have the engine 'settle' at a certain speed.

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

Arms

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As someone who likes to focus on old machinery, I like the contrast between the red paint and the shiny oil-streaked metal.

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

Columns

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Up there, on the walkway.. it looks like a person there...

Location: Ryhope Pumping Station  Gallery: Victorian Industry

The Good Doctor

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...I'd hate to see the bad doctor.

Location: Cherry Knowle Hospital  Gallery: Overnight

Ramp

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NICE brick/tile work!!

Location: North Wales Hospital (Denbigh Asylum)  Gallery: The Castle and the Asylum

Avery Scale

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Yeah, the scale's plate was in the floor. They use them in large-animal vet hospitals and such.. tho not sure why there'd be on here? :)

Location: North Wales Hospital (Denbigh Asylum)  Gallery: The Castle and the Asylum

Projector

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Waaa!!! I want! Pshew. I hope someone gets those and displays them for folks before any of this is torn down or destroyed.

The blue walls helped with low-light conditions for the projectionist, (blue reflects low light better'n red) so they can get the next reel in and such.

Location: North Wales Hospital (Denbigh Asylum)  Gallery: The Castle and the Asylum

Poisons For Internal Use

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Even if it was S4, it still wouldn't be centered. The 'For Internal Use' perhaps means that whatever it is can't be taken outside the premises of the hospital?

Location: North Wales Hospital (Denbigh Asylum)  Gallery: The Castle and the Asylum

Single Shingle

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Sorry.. but I LOVE the title to this one...

Location: North Wales Hospital (Denbigh Asylum)  Gallery: The Castle and the Asylum

Control Panel

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Whack of Dials.. ROFL. Sorry. That was funny. I'm callin' them all that now. And, jeez. That's an ugly blue the control panel's painted..

Location: Eagle River Power Station  Gallery: Corrosive Industry

Foreman

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I like the fact that the "randomly blinking lights" on teh conrtol panel on the right. Also, part of the huge arch through the mucky glass is eeeeery.

Location: Eagle River Power Station  Gallery: Corrosive Industry

Vast

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I'd REALLY be interested to see a historic pic of this room..

Location: Gravesend Asylum  Gallery: Thorazine Dream