Grimsby Dock tower (2) , aerial view by Drone, DJI Phantom 3 Pro 4K. HFPH4K
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- The tower was built to provide water pressure to power the hydraulic machinery (for cranes, lock gates and sluices) at the Grimsby Docks. The tower was built to carry a tank 200 feet (61 m) above the ground with a direct feed into the machinery. Small pumps topped up the tank as the hydraulic machinery drew off water. The tower system was brought into use in 1852 working the machinery of the lock gates, dry-docks and fifteen quayside cranes, and also to supply fresh water to ships and the dwelling houses on the dock premises. The water was obtained from a well, fifteen feet in diameter and forty-seven feet deep, with a boring of five inches in diameter to the chalk rock in the centre, situated near to where the Grimsby Evening Telegraph has its present offices. The well was also fed by seven borings of five inches in diameter, at intervals in a length of three hundred feet, which discharged into the well by a brick culvert three feet in diameter.
Water was conveyed from the well to the tower in a cast iron pipe thirteen inches in diameter when it was then forced into the tank by two force pumps, each of ten inches in diameter, worked by a duplicate, horizontal engine of twenty-five horse power. All the engines, pumps and pipes and the whole of the machinery were made by Mr Mitchell of the Perran Foundry, Cornwall.
During the building of the tower, Armstrong developed another system using weighted accumulators, which at once was found to have great advantages. The working hydraulic pressure was greater, permitting more compact and cheaper machinery and everything was at ground level. The first such installation was at New Holland dock and pier, actually brought into use more than a year before the Grimsby system.
Architectural design, construction and opening:
The tower was designed by James William Wild who based its appearance on that of the Torre del Mangia on the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. It was built under the supervision of J. M. Rendel, who was the civil engineer in charge of construction of the Royal Dock.
The ground floor of the tower was lined with pink, white and blue drapery when Queen Victoria came with Prince Albert to visit the dock and 'open' the tower in October 1854. Her Majesty gave permission for Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal to accompany Mr Randel in the hydraulic lift to the gallery running around the tower above the water tank, from which a clear view of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and the mouth of the River Humber is obtained.
The tower is 309 feet (94 m) high, 28 feet (8.5 m) wide at the base, and tapers gradually to 26 feet (7.9 m) below the first projection; its walls are 4 feet (1.2 m) thick and narrow to 3 feet (0.91 m) at the string course under the corbels. The bricks of this plain brick tower were made from clay obtained from excavations in the marsh adjoining the docks, and are set in blue lime mortar. Hoop iron bond is used in the walls to a considerable extent. The foundation of the tower is a solid masonry wall built upon a timber bearer piling. Approximately one million bricks were used in its construction.
Local legend has it that the tower was built on a foundation of cotton wool, the story likely has its origins in the profitable import of cotton to West Yorkshire which an impetus to the building of the Royal Dock and the tower.
Brilliant - love this - liked and Subbed - Dock Tower is 170 years old in March 2022 ABP have a right paddy over drones now - used my M3 to get some footage - yours is super
That tower really does look good and you can see it from so far around. I live on the north bank of the Humber virtually opposite Grimsby in a small village and I can see the tower very clearly on this side of the river, really good!
The tower is an amazing building, the history around it is also very interesting
I love these videos of Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Great videos - and editing.
Beautiful building and great photography.
You nailed that shoot fella .
Slow and close . Awesome .
Great job, excellent video and audio. Really like how you captured the tower.
Lovely shots.
Fantastic footage of the dock tower, what's the chances of letting us use some of your footage for a TH-cam channel?
Great video & presentation.
Very nice footage. Smooth shots and therefore very beautiful. Keep up the great work and greetings from the Netherlands !!
This is stunning... did you have to get permission to film down the docks?
Now more than ever if you are filming anything which is classed as part of the infastructure of the country or possibly a sensitive area, you really do need to get permission from the landowner concerned and keep to the CAA regs. Although the space above most of the country has no actual restrictions, being over careful is the best approach.
Yeah... don't want the Russians getting hold of this ;)
Docks board have tightened up so much since this was filmed and won't give any further permission to film anything else which is a shame.
The Docks Board are miserable, pathetic tossbags. I asked ages ago for the chance to photograph all around and inside Corporation Bridge - no go. No reason why not either. They are power hungry wasters.
Would it be ok for me to use part of this footage on my youtube channel, i will link to your original footage, would save me flying my drone , thanks :)
No problem
Great stuff, still afraid to fly my DJI over water..
Hello, we are a local IT firm based in Grimsby and would like to discuss the possibility of using a 5 second snippet from your video for use on our business website that is currently under development. We want to showcase local landmarks which will help represent the areas that we can cover.
we can discuss vids no probs
Hi, If you email me on "info@skyfpv.co.uk"
@High Flyer - we're making a short documentary about Grimsby docks and we'd be really keen to use a bit of aerial footage. Is there any chance you'd be interested in working with us?
No problem using the video, glad to help in any way
Brilliant! Might be cool to talk via email? I'm reachable at aron[at]budapestproductions.com
Hi High Flyer - can you send me a message (I can't seem to send you one) about using this video? Thanks!
Strange, neither can I to you, direct contact is info@skyfpv.uk
Thanks for the quick reply; can I just confirm that email address one more time? It is telling me it is not valid - I tried skyfpv.co.uk as well but that din't work. Thanks!
Or, perhaps easier, you can email me at george.henton@bbc.co.uk- thanks!