Far away

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The water tower and old buildings of Stobhill Hospital in the Springburn area of Glasgow. Designed by Thomson and Sandilands, and opened in 1904, Stobhill Hospital is one of the few remaining large complexes built as a Poor Law Hospital to care for those who could not afford to pay for treatment before the creation of the National Health Service.

Old Water Tower
Missouri Mines State Historic Site
Park Hills, Missouri, USA

This ingenious #watertower doubles as a #habitat for #birds and #bats

https://www.fastcompany.com/91269378/this-ingenious-water-tower-doubles-as-a-habitat-for-birds-and-bats

VIDEO: Water tower scheduled for demolition falls in unplanned direction

"An abandoned water tower in Independence, Missouri, that was scheduled for demolition didn't go down without a fight.

"The tower came down, but it struck a car as it landed and narrowly missed a home."

#watertower #demolition

https://www.ketv.com/article/independence-missouri-abandoned-water-tower-torn-down/63607503?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

The old water tower

Canon 300v, Canon ef 40mm STM
Kodak vision3 320T

#myfotokempi

My #lego Watertower moc from 2020, for "Lüneburg aus LEGO ": 19 kg and 21k parts

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Concrete UFO https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54179650425/in/dateposted/

Glasgow's brutalist water towers. Built in the post-war years, these hulking giants are like an aliens invasion force surrounding the north of the city. They're at at Cranhill (top left) Garthamlock and Craigend (top right), Drumchapel (bottom left) and Bishopbriggs (bottom right).

Drumchapel Water Tower. It was built in 1954 to provide consistent water pressure to the (then) new housing development of Drumchapel on the western edge of Glasgow. There's a number of similar towers around the city, and I always find them rather alien-looking.

Some of my images hung at a local Restaurant. These are the largest prints I have ever had done.

The Watertower is 2ft X 4ft
The Old Farm is 4ft x 6ft.
Hannah Covered Bridge 4ft X 6ft

The Water Tower in Market Square Grand Prairie Texas Pen Sketch and Watercolor

https://nickoprints.com/featured/the-water-tower-in-market-square-grand-prairie-texas-pen-sketch-and-watercolor-nicko-prints.html

Even if DCC promises that you need only two wires for your whole layout, of course they are going to be in the way. I had made a cut-out in the water tower base to avoid moving the bus wires. However, there was no way to steer clear of the wire for my under-layout desk lighting, and a couple of frog wires. I made a big hole in the joist to accommodate them along with any reasonable future cables.

The water tower base itself just barely fits between the joist and the Bullfrog turnout throw for turnout number 9. Indeed, I thought briefly that I would have to bend the leads for the limit switch. There are round holes for final screws after I’m ready to commit to the position. However, a thoughtful designer back in January made big slotted holes in the water tower base to facilitate alignment; they are even low enough that I could use a long screwdriver to get at them, rather than trying to manipulate a stubby in that confined space. That guy thought of everything!

https://pembroke87.ca/2024/10/01/installing-the-water-tower/

My goal when designing the controls for Pembroke has been to simulate the actions of real railroaders, but smaller and lighter. Real railroading is heavy, dangerous work, after all!

When it comes to the Pembroke water tower, this means there is, of course, no button. Almost nothing had a button in 1905, except for the fly of your pants. Even today, when a fireman encounters one of the few remaining operating water towers, it is a two step process. First, they must pull on a chain to lower the spout and line it up with the hatch in the tender. Often, they’ll hold it there with their foot while they pull on a rope that passes over the rim of the tank and connects to a valve at the bottom of the tank, releasing the flow of water.

On my water tank, the operator lowers the spout by pulling on a piece of chain that is connected to a fishing line. The fishing line passes beneath a plunger that is connected in turn to the spout by a thread that passes over the lip of the tank, representing the valve rope on the real tank. I considered motorizing this linkage briefly, but decided not to because I wanted the operator’s muscles to be connected to the spout. If the operator moves the chain slowly, the spout should move slowly.

To release the flow of water, the operator pulls a rope that is connected to a switch. This switch starts the sound of water and moves the slider on the linear actuator down. A second plunger rests on the slider and is connected via a magnet to the ball float. When the operator releases the rope, the switch opens and the sound of water stops. The linear actuator then slowly moves slider back to the end of its travel.

https://youtu.be/6Qyh_IPW45E?si=OxIWFZCj4nvuWUL1

https://pembroke87.ca/2024/09/24/water-tower-mechanism-in-action/

With the last gremlin exorcised from the electronics project board, I’ve turned the workbench back to physical mode. During testing, I found that the limit switch was not in fact making contact with the linear actuator. I considered hacking it, but it was easier to tweak the design of the bracket and print a fresh version. The new new version includes a clip to trap the motor wires, and I also printed some additional clips to tame the wires on their way to the board. Once the linear actuator and its limit switch were secured by a couple of M3 screws, I captured all the wires under the clips and hot-glued the clips to the base structure. A little tidiness almost makes it look as if I know what I’m doing.

https://pembroke87.ca/2024/09/21/water-tower-electronics-installed/