{"id":876,"date":"2011-08-29T23:03:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T23:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/paul.hodgkinson\/wordpress\/?p=876"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:36:19","slug":"ryhope-thirsk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2011\/08\/ryhope-thirsk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryhope & Thirsk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryhope pumping engine<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"RyhopeBoilers\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ryhope pumping station<\/a> is a former water pumping station that is now maintained by volunteers and put into action on a limited number of “steaming days” through the year. The picture above shows the enormous “Lancashire boilers<\/a>” used to provide the steam.<\/p>\n

\"RyhopeValves\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Valves at the top of the piston. These can be driven manually e.g. to start the engine.<\/p>\n

\"RyhopeBeams\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The pumping engine beams<\/a> had these curious meters which were clocking up the number of beam swings.<\/p>\n

\"RyhopeForge\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The forge.<\/p>\n

\"RyhopeMap2\"<\/a> \"RyhopeMap\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These enormous maps were presumably used at large shareholder meetings before the days of individual information packs!<\/p>\n

\"SeahamHarbour\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A detour via Seaham<\/a> and its rather depressing harbour.<\/p>\n

Thirsk<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ThirskChurchExt\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ThirskChuchDoor\"<\/a> \"ThirskChuch\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Pictures from St. Mary’s, the parish church of the North Yorkshire market town of Thirsk<\/a>. The old church door was particularly striking – its small\u00a0 inner door allows the warden to enter and exit once the main door is bolted.<\/p>\n

\"ThirskMuseum\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Kitchen from the tiny, and very quaint Thirsk Museum<\/a>. The suspended chair at the top left is the\u00a0 “haunted” Busby Stoop chair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ThirskHerriotDisp2\"<\/a> \"ThirskHerriotDisp\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The dispensary at the World of James Herriot, a museum \/ tourist attraction which is based in the former surgery of vet Alf Wight, who is better known under his name of James Herriot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ThirskHerriotLetter\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A very un-PC letter from Alf Wight’s publisher!<\/p>\n

\"ThirskSowerbyChurch\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The picturesque village of Sowerby<\/a> merges into Thirsk – St Oswald<\/a>‘s is its parish church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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