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Thursday 5 December 2019

Boiler & Wall

Ian using the dumper to drag Horden's boiler out of the shed
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Peter lighting the first fire in Horden's firebox for nearly half a century
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Smoke rises from the repaired chimney
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Geoff & Ian erecting more scaffold
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Dave ......
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
..... & Ian getting near to the working height on the wall
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Dave taking blocks for the wall
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)
Geoff & Dave cutting blocks to size
(photos courtesy of Dave Dixon & Geoff Lowe)

Trevor keeping the shed tidy
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Ian checking Horden's gauge .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
..... as the boiler comes up to working pressure .....
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
..... & the safety valves lift - but remedial work was found to be needed on a joint
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

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