Where in the world

**Thetyim** · 20-10-2008, 05:32 PM

Is it a smoke house ?

**Happyman** · 20-10-2008, 05:33 PM

It is a Victorian pump house for a dry dock at Bristol I think.

I have seen the bugger but can't remember where !

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Is it a smoke house ?

No it isn't.

Originally Posted by Happyman

It is a Victorian pump house for a dry dock at Bristol I think.

No it isn't.

**Begbie** · 20-10-2008, 06:00 PM

Sark ...the poo yai bahn's offfice

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Begbie

Sark ...the poo yai bahn's offfice

Strangely not.

**Thetyim** · 20-10-2008, 06:05 PM

The Tower, Starcross, Devon

Built by Brunel

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

The Tower, Starcross, Devon Built by Brunel

LOL. very good but what is it?

**Thetyim** · 20-10-2008, 06:08 PM

It was used as the pumping station for the atmospheric railway.

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:09 PM

Very good and what is it now?

**Thetyim** · 20-10-2008, 06:09 PM

I was brought up in Croydon which is the only other place in UK to have an atmospheric railway as far as I know

**Thetyim** · 20-10-2008, 06:12 PM

Museum to the railway

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:12 PM

Struggle, spin, turn on the end of the rope................

You've got it right though.

Railway station at Starcross.

The base of the tower is now used by the Starcross Sailing club to store dinghies and stuff. Gets broken into once a month. Shit hole of a club, and a lousy mooring on the River Exe.

Over to you. Well done.

**Thetyim** · 20-10-2008, 06:13 PM

Hang on

"Note that the Brunel pumphouse now houses the Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club rather than a museum dedicated to the atmospheric railway, as quoted in many guide books."

**Happyman** · 20-10-2008, 06:13 PM

^
If so then is it something to do with his Atmospheric Railway that ran from Exeter to Newton Abbot ?

SHIT TOO LATE !!!

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:14 PM

Here's an idea.........

If you get the answer right you've got to show / post your source. Wiki or whatever. Just adds to the learning curve, wot.

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:15 PM

Thetyim's got it.

**Norton** · 20-10-2008, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Thetyim's got it.

Is it contagious!

**Happyman** · 20-10-2008, 06:19 PM

It was a vaccum system - the trains were sucked along- my uncle Bill rented part of the Totnes depot to repair tractors in the 50's!!

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:20 PM

Absolutely......... Scampys' got it. We all have. .......

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by Happyman

It was a vaccum system

Originally Posted by Happyman

my uncle Bill rented part of the Totnes depot to repair tractors in the 50's!!

There's another thread about this if I'm not mistaken.

**Happyman** · 20-10-2008, 06:23 PM

^

vaccum system ??? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!! you mean the one about the BJ Bars

**Thetyim** · 20-10-2008, 06:24 PM

Where is it, what was its original use, and what is it used for now ?

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by jandajoy

my uncle Bill rented part of the Totnes depot to repair tractors in the 50's!!

My great great grandfather, allegedly, did the brick work.

**Happyman** · 20-10-2008, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Originally Posted by jandajoy

my uncle Bill rented part of the Totnes depot to repair tractors in the 50's!!

My great great grandfather, allegedly, did the brick work.

As with that pic you posted of my grans farm at Princetown it is indeed a small world !!!

**jandajoy** · 20-10-2008, 06:40 PM

Scary WOT.

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