I wish we could still build practical and beautiful.

A Bastion of when Beauty for Beauties sake was more important than Profit for Profits sake. As a metal worker, i can only imagine the sympathy for metal required to form such beauty, especially in the era and the tools available......I can only applaud the builders

I love your restoration. Especially two of the engines have been kept in rusty condition. rust tells the history of the engines well rather than documents. I really want to visit there.greetings from japan

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Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I love how detailed it is. We need some of these old manufacturing techniques back!

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Жыл бұрын

We do too!

Lovely video! Really infomative to put the engines into context and wonderful to see so many of you doing all this restoration.

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23 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

बहुत पुराणा और मजबुत प्लांट सुनियोजीत काम

Fabulous video H.E. From the good old days when the phrase 'MADE IN ENGLAND' actually meant something of the best quality. These days where 'most' things are made in China we have dangerous crap with exploding batteries on electric scooters! Subscribed!

Thank you 😊 🙏

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15 күн бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Das ist ein eindruckvolles Monument für die Notwendigkeit guter Ausbildung jeder Generation!!!

just stunning well done you guys

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2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Everything the Victorians described and made is beautiful , everything is cheap and nasty nowadays.

20 years to restore. Amazing that it was built in 6 years 1859-1865

What an Incredible building. I know it for the sewers. But So nice inside wow

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Жыл бұрын

We agree!

I know it would take a lot of grease but if they painted grease on nice and thick with the unrestored engines it would halt corrosion for many years maybe decades. It acts the same way as any coating like paint to prevent moisture from contacting the metal. There are four things necessary for corrosion: Anode, a cathode, metal path (all present in metal), and an electrolyte (water). I would propose preserving them in a layer of grease, only needs to be touched up once every ten years or so.

I remember a visit by our Industrial Society, in a 52 seater coach, back around 1972. It was the very early days, everything had been closed for decades and the interior just a rust colour! I'd love to go back again to see the difference these volunteers have made.

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7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

You can see on the map that there’s another one north of the river, at Bow.

Very interesting, informative and enjoyable - thank you.

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7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I was there when you guys were recording we made up the “ beautiful and stinky “ 😂😂

Informação espetacular e de suma importância para a preservação do patrimônio, bem como auxiliar a propagação da informação e da engenharia. Assim caminha a humanidade! Wonderfull!

Dang. That's one site where funding should be a non issue...c'mon folks- Surry Virginia

Love this, very informative. Could you do some episodes on old guildhall such as Coventry or York

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2 жыл бұрын

Hi Maryus 👋 we're pleased you enjoyed the video, and thank you for your suggestions!

If you stop it at 1:42 you can see the cylinder and walking beam of the second engine sitting outside. Probably they are there being worked on.

Wonderful British pride in their work!

That’s a long time on restoration I wonder how long it took to build the whole building in the first place.

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Жыл бұрын

Hi John, the London sewer system was built in stages, starting in 1859. Crossness pumping station was built in 1865.

Old Hydro Power Station from the Real Past.