A pointless identify the man on a bus quiz.

[tikay]

Just done a bit more research, and can tell you the name of the photographer and the year it was taken:

L. S. Lowry Sketching Stockport Viaduct, 1961, by Crispin Eurich (1936-76).

And, 47 years on, that Viaduct remains in use to this day, still carrying the West Coast Main-Line.

I was the RC Subbie in the 70's for a hideously ugly office block alongside that River, almost underneath the Viaduct, (I think it's the Mersey), which I doubt still stands.

[tikay]

More of these sort of Threads please Tonji, it's wonderful, & evocative.

[tikay]

By the bye, Stockport dignitaries claim that their Viaduct is the 2nd largest brick-built structure in Europe, but personally, I very much doubt it's in the Top Ten.

I thought you'd be fascinated by that.

[tikay]

My friend google tells me that the Stockport Viaduct was constructed in 1847.

161 years old, & still doing the job is was designed to do.

Typical Victorian engineering.

[booder]

My friend google tells me that the Stockport Viaduct was constructed in 1847.

161 years old, & still doing the job is was designed to do.

Typical Victorian engineering.

bit like you then really

[kinboshi]

My friend google tells me that the Stockport Viaduct was constructed in 1847.

161 years old, & still doing the job is was designed to do.

Typical Victorian engineering.

bit like you then really

[tikay]

My friend google tells me that the Stockport Viaduct was constructed in 1847.

161 years old, & still doing the job is was designed to do.

Typical Victorian engineering.

bit like you then really

Never mind that, go turn your System Restore off. It was so obviously "Sysetm Restore", I'm amazed you never thought of that, sigh.

Never worry about my age & stamina, I can still go like a train. It just takes a bit of time, that's all. Especially to recover.

[Graham C]

Oh Lowry the painter   I was wondering where in the UK Lowry was

[Tonji]

Just done a bit more research, and can tell you the name of the photographer and the year it was taken:

L. S. Lowry Sketching Stockport Viaduct, 1961, by Crispin Eurich (1936-76).

yep, I sold the prints last week.

[WYSINWYG]

nice work

[wader leg]

Tonji, I don't know whether you're just interested in old photo's or old photographic bits and pieces in general but I worked in the photographic business  for a good few years and collected one or two things that you might find interesting.

Here's a couple of old exposure meters I managed to pick up.

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I don't think they are worth a great deal but they look nice.

[Tonji]

Hi Wader, interesting bits, but not really my line of business though, I buy & sell the images, not equipment. Try looking at finished Ebay auctions to get an idea of value if your looking to sell them.

[wader leg]

Hi Wader, interesting bits, but not really my line of business though, I buy & sell the images, not equipment. Try looking at finished Ebay auctions to get an idea of value if your looking to sell them.

Sorry mate did it sound like a sales pitch, not after selling them just thought you might have been into that sort of stuff too.
Got quite a few glass negs as well, collected them more out of interest than for selling on tbh.

Here's a squashed bike

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and a squashed plane

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I've got a lot of views and scenery too and 1 or 2 of cricketers late 1920's early '30s i'd guess.

[bolt pp]

Dunno about the guy in the hat, but the other guy looks just like Fagin from the film 'Oliver'

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LVeJwXUg98Q&feature=related

my favorute song from a musical ever

[Dingdell]

Hi Wader, interesting bits, but not really my line of business though, I buy & sell the images, not equipment. Try looking at finished Ebay auctions to get an idea of value if your looking to sell them.

Sorry mate did it sound like a sales pitch, not after selling them just thought you might have been into that sort of stuff too.
Got quite a few glass negs as well, collected them more out of interest than for selling on tbh.

Here's a squashed bike

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That will be another 3 points for Tikay then...