Old Gasometers. South Denes. Gt Yarmouth.

These Gasometers have been redundant for as long as I can remember. They were built in 1884 or at least it said so on the Steel plate on the side. I loved the decaying grandeur and Metalwork some of which was quite ornate. this was a weird one with stairs leading to nothing. this shot made me dizzy! I was wondering how many Rivetts it took to hold this together! The stairs that lead to nothing.

excellent structures aren't they

pdtnc said:

excellent structures aren't they

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Yeah very majestic. Made my neck hurt trying to shoot them. They are well over 100 foot tall.

Love these! Love the workmanship and attention to detail that went into building them.
Great to see them, Black.

Great landmark and historical site very nicely captured

Foxylady said:

Love these! Love the workmanship and attention to detail that went into building them.
Great to see them, Black.

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Yeah and now they stand as a testament to our ingenuity. Seems in Victorian Times there was so much pride put into the workmanship. To be honest with you Foxy I do not know why there are still standing, what with the price of scrap being up. Do you think these are Cast Iron or steel.?

Thanks for that mate. Like I said to Foxy, why are they not on the ground by now?!

Black Shuck said:

To be honest with you Foxy I do not know why there are still standing, what with the price of scrap being up. Do you think these are Cast Iron or steel.?

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I was wondering the same earlier, as I'm sure there can't be too many left standing now. I'm glad these are.
I'm guessing...and it's only a guess, mind...that they'd be cast iron. Only because they look like it and because of the time they were made. The design reminds me of Victorian lamp posts, in a way.

nothing wierd about the stairs - the tanks expand/contact depending how full they are

kernowexpeditionary said:

nothing wierd about the stairs - the tanks expand/contact depending how full they are

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Ah I never realised that they expanded and contracted as they were used.

Foxylady said:

I was wondering the same earlier, as I'm sure there can't be too many left standing now. I'm glad these are.
I'm guessing...and it's only a guess, mind...that they'd be cast iron. Only because they look like it and because of the time they were made. The design reminds me of Victorian lamp posts, in a way.

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They have been in the same sort of state for as long as I can remember. Honestly thought someone would have been trying to hack bits off and sell it here and there. It would be a massive job to try and bring them down coz of all the Iron work. Just best to leave them the way they are.

Nice one

Black,I love the last shot...I think these tanks are floating on water,and sink more or less to ground level when empty,so overnight,they take in gas to be stored for the next days usage,then they go down etc etc..interesting thread too

Stu

Some info

Have a look at this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/264609.stm

Thanks a lot Chelle. I guess I was testing out my new Finepix! I have always liked these Gasometers in my town and used to stand in awe of them when Iwas a nipper.

Cracking photos BS,what do you think to that Fuji then? nice to see one with the outside framework, shows its an old'un.
there used to be some similar ones outside St Pancras station,painted black and red,dont know if there still there though

Oh, yes. The ones by St. Pancreas are definitely still there. I can think of others in Watford, Battersea and Wood Green, London. There used to be one near my local park until about ten or twelve years ago. I wish I'd taken a photograph now.

I really like gas holders, The framework will be cast iron sections riveted together. The scrap price of cast will be nothing once you factor in the cost of decontaminating the site. Its not like its made of copper!

ricasso said:

Cracking photos BS,what do you think to that Fuji then? nice to see one with the outside framework, shows its an old'un.
there used to be some similar ones outside St Pancras station,painted black and red,dont know if there still there though

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Yes it was an old one . there was a date on the side saying 1884. The Fuji is good although I am not a photographer by any means I am still trying to find my way around it! but yeah it is fun.

LiamCH said:

Oh, yes. The ones by St. Pancreas are definitely still there. I can think of others in Watford, Battersea and Wood Green, London. There used to be one near my local park until about ten or twelve years ago. I wish I'd taken a photograph now.

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they must look pretty smart all painted up. An attempt to blend them into the landscape.!

Reaperman said:

I really like gas holders, The framework will be cast iron sections riveted together. The scrap price of cast will be nothing once you factor in the cost of decontaminating the site. Its not like its made of copper!

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I should imagine it would take an eternity to decontaminate a site like this. Probably why they are still standing then?