Butterley Ironworks Trust-Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1173670.Created to formulate a vision for the sites northern part -our 'Tunnel Vision'.
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16 Mar 2023
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6 Jul 2024
The Butterley Ironworks Trust has a stall at the Codnor Fete on 7th July 2024 from 12 to 4. Come and say 'Ey up me duck'!
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Butterley Ironworks Trust. retweeted
30 Oct 2023
Harnessing the power of water to create green energy 💧💚! We’re getting closer to completeting the installation of a 5m waterwheel & hydro-turbine, CREATING renewable energy for our community. 🌎ow.ly/yUyO50Q1MZl
We need YOUR help to make our vision become a reality 🙏 💸
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In 1947, 2 special trains were used by the #ButterleyCompany Ltd; to load 600 tons ( almost 61,000kg) of steelwork which was the
"1st span of a 7 span lattice bridge to carry a double track railway over the #RiverNile at Kafr-el-Zyatt on the main Cairo-Alexandra line about 80mile
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31 Oct 2023
The employees who had worked on the bridge at Butterley Ironworks.1947.( T. Castledine).
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Names of the employees in this image ( courtesy of Tim Castledine).
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Butterley Ironworks Trust. retweeted
2 Oct 2023
Butterley also built Marine Station in my home town of #Dover. The listed building is now Cruise Terminal 1 @Port_of_Dover
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12 Sep 2023
The #ButterleyIronworksTrust had a stall at the #WaingrovesShow last weekend which was great!
ALT Fly past by a Lancaster bomber. Sir Barnes Wallis was born in Ripley and Lancasters were used in the low flying Operation Chastise raids on the Ruhr Valley dams in WW2 with Wallis's 'Bouncing Bombs'.
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24 Aug 2023
These images show the "rolling into position" of the New Tinsley Marshalling Yard bridge in Jan 1963 ( Ad Rem, 1963). The 7 million pound contract was won by Henry Boot & Sons( #CivilEngineering) & the #ButterleyCompany was a sub-contractor.
The 1st photo shows the #ButterleyCo
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canal & basin, at 166ft long & formed part of the railway connecting loop from the main lines to the New Tinsley Marshalling Yard.
The 2nd image shows the deck units being erected using the 60 ton lorry mounted mobile crane.
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24 Aug 2023
The 3rd & 4th images show the centre section of the new #bridge being lifted into position.
The fifth photograph shows the bridge in "its final position ready for jacking down on to bearings."
( Ad Rem, Spring 1963)
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23 Aug 2023
The #Bridgeyard at the #ButterleyIronworks was very busy. This is shown in 1 particular photograph.
It shows in the foreground the "trial erection of Whetstone #Railway Bridge for British Railways, London Midland Region" which carried the Great Central line over the #M1 a few
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22 Aug 2023
By 1866 the #CannonStreet Railway Station, opened in 1863, had 9 lines with 5 platforms. The bridge over the River Thames was over 700ft long, with 5 spans ( 3 of 147 ft & 2 of 135ft) of 'the continuous #girder system.'
The popularity of the Cannon St; Station made it necessary
ALT Image - Cannon Street Railway Station bridge ( Illustrated London News - Saturday 24 February 1866).
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reconstructed without stopping traffic for a single minute" whilst this procedure was performed.
( Ad Rem, Spring, 1963)
Whilst the edition of #AdRem in Spring of 1963 was compiled, the #ButterleyCompany proudly announced that they were engaged in another reconstruction of the
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22 Aug 2023
Cannon Street Station which was estimated to take 18 months to complete.
Image - #CannonStreet Railway Station bridge & #StPaulsCathedral in the background( CC A SA 3.0 Unported license).
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