MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: tidal

IMG 6908-001-Shelter & Swimming Pool

IMG 6908-001-Shelter & Swimming Pool

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Feb 2020 211
When I arrived in Margate and walked by the Nayland Rock Shelter at mid-day, the tide was high and there was no sign of the the tidal swimming pool. Late afternoon, on my way back to the station, it was revealed at low tide.
IMG 6905-001-Tidal Swimming Pool

IMG 6905-001-Tidal Swimming Pool

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Feb 2020 1 224
When I arrived in Margate and walked by the Nayland Rock Shelter at mid-day, the tide was high and there was no sign of the the tidal swimming pool. Late afternoon, on my way back to the station, it was revealed at low tide. I'd never seen anything like it before. Are there tidal swimming pools in other seaside towns?
Setts & Bollards

Setts & Bollards

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 1 1 519
Outside the House Mill, Three Mills Island. Grain was brought in through the door in the center, and the sacks were hauled up by rope to the floors above.
Olympic Park from House Mill

Olympic Park from House Mill

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 2 304
Looking north to the Olympic Park (the stadium and the Orbit Tower) from the top floor of the House Mill, Three Mills Island.
House Mill 8

House Mill 8

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 2 1 319
Mill stone in the House Mill, Three Mills Island.
House Mill 5

House Mill 5

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 1 347
Grain came down from the floor above through wooden chutes into the grist mills. Because the grain dust is highly flammable, all the moving pieces of the machinery in the mill were made of wood (metal parts would have caused sparks). The squatters thought these things were worthless and left them in the mill.
House Mill 7

House Mill 7

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 1 321
Grist mills in the House Mill, Three Mills Island.
House Mill 6

House Mill 6

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 2 311
Grist mills in the House Mill, Three Mills Island.
House Mill 4

House Mill 4

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 1 316
The top floor of the House Mill. Sacks of grain were hoisted up to this level. We had a great tour of the mill from bottom to top and back down again. Our docent Tony was fabulous.
House Mill 3

House Mill 3

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 1 358
Restoration on the House Mill began in 1989, using 18th century brick to restore the bomb damage to the 1776 facade. www.housemill.org.uk/trust_history.html
House Mill 2

House Mill 2

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 2 283
The facade of the House Mill sustained bomb damage during the blitz. It was later a squat for many years, and the squatters took away anything they could sell. Fortunately, the millstones and various wooden parts of the machinery were either too big to carry away or had no value as scrap, so the squatters left them behind.
House Mill 1

House Mill 1

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 1 1 402
The House Mill is Grade I listed and dates from 1776. It is the largest tidal mill in the world (the tide on the River Lee turned huge water wheels beneath the mill). It was in operation as a grain mill until 1941. www.housemill.org.uk/history_housemill.html
Clock Mill

Clock Mill

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 342
The Clock Mill, built in 1817, is Grade II listed. This mill operated until 1952.
House Mill & Clock Mill

House Mill & Clock Mill

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
29 Mar 2014 2 332
There have been mills on Three Mills Island since Saxon times, and the site was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086).