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Rupert Bear – Not Much of an Engineer????
Dr Fred Starr will be give his lecture to the Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society on Tuesday, January 8th. The idea for the talk came from comments made by some members of Newcomen, when the phrase “Rupert Bear Engineering” is used to describe half baked inventions
Lower Vartry Reservoir
Lower Vartry Reservoir The Lower Vartry Reservoir has provided Dublin with clean drinking water since the early 1860s and, although enlarged, is essentially unchanged since its construction.Previously, the [...]
Dublin Port Diving Bell
Dublin Port Diving Bell In the 1860s, more traffic and bigger ships led to a requirement for deeper water and bigger retaining walls / quaysides in Dublin harbour. [...]
Steam locomotives of British Railways
Steam locomotives of British Railways The below text is from Wikipedia's entry for the Steam Locomotives of British Railways The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by [...]
The Ardnacrusha HEP Station
The Ardnacrusha HEP Station The below text is from Wikipedia's entry for the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme (Ardnacrusha HEP Station). The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by [...]
Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station The below text is from Wikipedia's entry for Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank [...]