StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: information board

aav - Walk over the arches : 28Oct2024 {7 of 9}

30 Oct 2024 30
Somewhat worse for wear / the weather is this interpretation board - the historic images make it most informative ...

NRMv - gaunless bridge {2 of 2}

13 Oct 2024 30
The interpretation board for the re-erected Gaunless Bridge, now at Locomotion, Shildon. [At least it is somewhat closer to the original site than when it was on display at the NRM York]. Stephenson's design has some very interesting features. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaunless_Bridge

lfp - Watson : 47ft : The Robert {2 of 3}

21 May 2024 45
Watson : 47ft : The Robert {ON 955} Information Board Built 1960 at a cost of £35,500.00. Served in all four nations :- Broughty Ferry [Scotland] - 1960 to 1978 ; converted to fully self-righting in 1976/77 ; Baltimore [Ireland] 1978 to 1984 ; Lytham St Annes [England] 1985 to 1988 ; Beaumaris [Wales] 1989 to 1991 . Probably her most famous service was in 1979, she was the first lifeboat launched to the rescue during Fastnet Race disaster, she was on service for over 24 hours. The station displays a special framed certificate of thanks for the 1979 Fastnet Race service. Sold out of service in 1992, and now berths in Kingswear, Devon [largely unaltered as a pleasure boat].

hin[22] - blackboard

20 Jul 2022 1 84
Blackboard describing the only swallowtail butterfly species to be found in the UK. The area around Horsey Wind Pump is reputed to have quite a few swallowtail butterflies, but unfortunately, I have failed to see any during my various visits. Wild caterpillars tend to favour "milk parsley" in the Norfolk Broads, UK. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_machaon ]

ccc - Merryweather [3 of 3]

20 Jul 2022 84
Information panel for the Merryweather fire engine "Princess Alice"

ssm - Waddon pump info

20 Jul 2022 1 77
Detail of the information board for the Waddon engine. [next two images >>>]

ssm - RP info

20 Jul 2022 62
Interpretation / information board for "The Champion" Found out whilst looking for some other information that that RP was a predecessor company to Rushton Hornsby ...

ssm - info board for Garrett

20 Jul 2022 1 76
Information board for Garrett "Lou Lindy" - probably now unique as originally built as a prototype. [next images --->>]

mrw - old trees in Miltonrigg

28 Feb 2022 148
Information board explaining the significance of ancient trees in the landscape, especially their contribution in supporting wildlife.

mrw - pond's information

28 Feb 2022 129
To summarise, the pond was dug in the 1990s and it has become naturalised into the landscape. Wildlife quickly adopted the pond and the islands.

mrw - Welcome ! [1 of 19]

28 Feb 2022 131
Information board, just inside the gate at Miltonrigg Woods. There are several paths you can follow, depending on how far you want to walk.

JBT - Dark Age house [1 of 2]

26 Aug 2021 77
The information board on the side of the reconstructed Dark Age house. Thanks to some misbegotten vandals, it was locked shut.

JBT - info RAF [2 of 2]

26 Aug 2021 64
Information board "RAF Milfield Training Units & Aircraft" - unfortunately, this is suffering from the ravages of time & weather, as well as the unwelcome attentions of vandals.

JBT - welcome board

26 Aug 2021 67
Informative start to our walk around the site. Unfortunately, there were several indications that vandals had visited ... [the main damage was the removal - theft - of the memorial plaque to the RAF Milfield personnel]

JBT - info RAF [1 of 2]

26 Aug 2021 64
Information board "The Men & Women at RAF Milfield" - unfortunately, this is suffering from the ravages of time & weather, as well as the unwelcome attentions of vandals.

DyF - main info board

17 Feb 2021 1 147
Talking about the choice to use local charcoal & water power but import the iron ore - from Cumbria - and then export the finished iron. It claims that one mature tree could provide enough charcoal to make two tons of iron. However, this site probably used coppiced woodland to supply the charcoal burners.