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Some photographs of a water tower in the Bedfordshire countryside at what was Thurleigh airfield. It has many different names now. More importantly to the plant enthusiast is the fact that in 1952 Kier Construction dragged the water tower 810' to its present location. Having been built in 1935 it wa...

In 1988 Transco ran a new gas pipe line from Werrington, Peterborough to a Compressor station? at Kimbolton. It ran through our parish of Great Gidding in Cambridgeshire. Murphys were the contractors. It was the first time we had seen large scale works and was very interesting and pleased to report ...

Its a job to decide which thread to post under so having successfully spelt miscellaneous, here's a selection of photographs that have sat on a hard disc and need to be aired. Nothing that old just plant seen in different place that you as enthusiasts might know a lot more about than I do as a casua...

Different day, different weather http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/63810_PZAUBA3QGMJO1467289669.jpg Plenty of natural dust suppression without adding to it http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/63810_1UI8SH7WZK78C1467289669.jpg http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/...

One from a very wet and windy Hillhead

I'm sure many of you know the S.E Davis yard at Astwood Bank. This was taken at the June 2016 old machinery gathering.

This old Cat sits beside a bridleway near Morton, Lincs.
Photographed in June 2011

A Cat sitting on the former forecourt of the Heron/Texaco service station at the junction of the B660 with the A1 in Huntingdonshire. The demolition of the Wimpy/Happy Eater was about to follow on as this was the beginning of the A1 upgrade between Alconbury and Peterborough which commenced in April...

Trenching machines at work on two Gas pipeline projects that passed through the Parish of Great Gidding in 1988 and 1997. The first project was carried out by Murphy's and the second was a joint venture between Entrepose and Laing.

First post on this site. The web link is to Geograph and in particular a forum thread called "abandoned heavy metal" and if all goes according to plan you should see a fair number of abandoned plant and machinery. http://www.geograph.org.uk/discuss/index.php?&action=vthread&forum=6...