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Not done a report for a few weeks but going to put that right now. Just back from a family holiday in the south of France. Limited to local where-we-were-staying explores in the early morning so nothing spectacular by any means, but still fun. Managed to check out a number of places I came across in the locality.
The first place I came across was this bijou industrial site. It was sat on the banks of the River Aude just outside where we were staying. No history on the place but it looks it was used to dredge the sediment up from the river for possible industrial use or maybe to keep the river navigable (?). Anyhow – like I said, a very small site but quite photogenic and hence meritous of a ‘full’ report. On with da pix.
After walking through one of the area’s many vine yards on a glorious March morn the plant looms up at you like some kind of strange monster:
img4307 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Now surrounded by trees:
img4322 by HughieDW, on Flickr
All supported by a series of stilts:
img4309 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img4324 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some of the obligatory local’s graff:
img4310 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Close-up of two of the loading hoppers:
img4311 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some sort of winding gear?
img4312 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Here’s the buckets-on-a-chain bit of the system:
img4314 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And the tower to raise the silt up:
img4313 by HughieDW, on Flickr
From this angle it looks like some medieval war machine:
img4318 by HughieDW, on Flickr
A one of the storage areas above the loading hoppers:
img4315 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Steps up to the top of the plant:
img4316 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Not too much to report up here:
img4319 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Finally some poignant graff on the road bridge that overlooks the site:
img4320 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The first place I came across was this bijou industrial site. It was sat on the banks of the River Aude just outside where we were staying. No history on the place but it looks it was used to dredge the sediment up from the river for possible industrial use or maybe to keep the river navigable (?). Anyhow – like I said, a very small site but quite photogenic and hence meritous of a ‘full’ report. On with da pix.
After walking through one of the area’s many vine yards on a glorious March morn the plant looms up at you like some kind of strange monster:
img4307 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Now surrounded by trees:
img4322 by HughieDW, on Flickr
All supported by a series of stilts:
img4309 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img4324 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some of the obligatory local’s graff:
img4310 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Close-up of two of the loading hoppers:
img4311 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some sort of winding gear?
img4312 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Here’s the buckets-on-a-chain bit of the system:
img4314 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And the tower to raise the silt up:
img4313 by HughieDW, on Flickr
From this angle it looks like some medieval war machine:
img4318 by HughieDW, on Flickr
A one of the storage areas above the loading hoppers:
img4315 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Steps up to the top of the plant:
img4316 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Not too much to report up here:
img4319 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Finally some poignant graff on the road bridge that overlooks the site:
img4320 by HughieDW, on Flickr