317 Comments for Ryhope Pumping Station

That assembly is a governor to regulate speed

Like always you did an amazing job.

I would love this as a wallpaper!!

Absolutely Stunning!

Definitely excellent. Looking at these galleries is like stepping into a freaky time machine, it a wonderful way to just get away from it all without actually going anywhere.

Could be copper, it reminds me of the Statue of Liberty that green coloring.

I was just about to ask what that thing was, it was in the previous "under construction" pic too.

My best friend designs pool covers for looplock, he would have a field day with this!

Incredible, the choice of B&W was inspired!

I know the feeling, I've been dealing with some serious stuff myself and an NO INTERNET! (That's pretty serious on its own) Cant tell ya how much i'm looking forward to these new galleries, their so escapist.

This is just a guess, but it could be that the feet dial actually does hit the center of the fathom dial every revolution. Since there are 6 feet in a fathom, every time the foot dial contacts the base of the fathom dial it could hit a gear thats just under the center of the dial. If the gear had ten teeth and the contact was just right, each passing of the foot dial would move the fathom dial one tenth. Kind of like a mechanical car odometer when you roll a zero digit it rolls the dial next to it one tenth. This would also explain the clockwise/counterclockwise rotation noted above.

It's a beam that moved up and down to create the pumping action used to draw water from the wells.

Looks like the feet gauge rotated counterclockwise, and the fathom gauge rotated clockwise. Just my observation.

Not gonna find replacement parts for this on eBay

Damn, Motts, I like the way you seem to take a step backwards and tilt your head to gain perspective before you take a shot. The photos are gorgeous, and the camera angles really show off the creativeness you have.