Old Rusty

[draggin]

It is in fact a crane, which according to its builders plate is over 90 years old

http://www.windfreaks.co.uk/myimages/img_4429.jpg

It sits on the cliff top (about 50ft above the sea) at Portland Bill, Dorset and is used to lower boats into the water (12 - 15feet boats). Much of the workings have rusted solid and I don't think it would ever pass any modern day tests that cranes are supposed to take to prove they are safe to operate.

Hope you enjoy

Tim

[InsuredDisaster]

I'd love to see some more shots of this if you have any. I bet this thing is really cool. Do you have any of the whole crane?

[chuckinsocal]

Looks really cool. I'd like to see more shots of that operation, or non operation as it were, myself.

[draggin]

I have a couple, will post tonight as I of out shortly.

Tim

[Skippy]

It is in fact a crane, which according to its builders plate is over 90 years old


It sits on the cliff top (about 50ft above the sea) at Portland Bill, Dorset and is used to lower boats into the water (12 - 15feet boats). Much of the workings have rusted solid and I don't think it would ever pass any modern day tests that cranes are supposed to take to prove they are safe to operate.

Hope you enjoy

Tim

Rusty is such a cool thing, well maybe not in a car it's not,
but photographically it creates great texture shots.

I'd be tempted to clone out that bit of buiding in the bottom left hand corner of the image.

Good Shot :thumb ... Skippy :D
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[draggin]

OK a couple more of Old Rusty

This is a modded version of the origanal with the cottage roof cropped out

http://www.windfreaks.co.uk/myimages/img_4429_v2.jpg

I tried to get all of Old Rusty in the picture but was unable to step back any further as I was on the edge!!

http://www.windfreaks.co.uk/myimages/img_4426.jpg

Completely rusted, I think this was the drum for raising and lowering the boom which is now fixed height via a chain

http://www.windfreaks.co.uk/myimages/img_4427.jpg

I could not get a clear shot hear but you can see the built date of 1917

http://www.windfreaks.co.uk/myimages/img_4425.jpg

Here is a view of Old Rusty from a distance, I think the crane was used in the quarry around the area (Portland Stone) and probably bought by the fishermen at some stage and moved to the top of the cliff, alternatively it may have been built here and used for loading the boats to take it to Weymouth, there is a very steep hill to negotiate even if it is downhill, if the stone was taken by road.

http://www.windfreaks.co.uk/myimages/img_4397.jpg

I hope you have enjoyed them

Tim

[Dogdots]

Very good :clap