Siren found on a roof.
Bill
http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o63/G8IAY/?action=view¤t=Siren1.
jpg
I wonder if any one knows its vintage, the contact I was speaking to
said he knew nothing of its history.
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Bill
Les.
"Bill" <Bi...@birchnet.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:8JkuEHab...@birchnet.demon.co.uk...
I would have put it as WW2 from the shape, but it does seem in remarkably
good condition.
Have you liberated it?
Les.
Dave Liquorice
> I would have put it as WW2 from the shape, but it does seem in
> remarkably good condition. Have you liberated it?
Might still be attached and available for use... Quite a few areas have
sirens for flood warning or chemical/industrial "accidents".
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Cheers
Dave.
Neill
wrote:
At a glance, I would say the building dates from later than WW2. I'll
post the link again to a the siren I found in a barn in Wiltshire last
while sheltering from a thunderstorm
http://neillwood3163.fotopic.net/c215769.html
Neill
Bill
<a0a2ab4a-d5d7-417d...@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
Neill <wormw...@hotmail.com> writes
>At a glance, I would say the building dates from later than WW2. I'll
>post the link again to a the siren I found in a barn in Wiltshire last
>while sheltering from a thunderstorm
>
>http://neillwood3163.fotopic.net/c215769.html
>
>Neill
If you look closely on my photo you can see where the cable that
fed it has been cut, small square box in the centre of the side facing
the camera, so no it isn't in use any more. The building is allegedly
pre war, the engineer I was working with was talking about some of the
bomb damage still being visible in parts!!
In answer to the question "Have you liberated it?" no, it was a bit
heavy and some 60'+ above ground and accessible only via ladder! The
location it is in is not one that has a lot of visitors and so it hasn't
been touched or seen by many for a long time.
If any one is truly interested I will contact the guy I know
there and see if he is willing to chat about its future.
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Bill
Neill
> In message
> <a0a2ab4a-d5d7-417d-8971-1aa651474...@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
> Neill <wormwood...@hotmail.com> writes
It looks in very good condition if it dates from WW2. What was the use
of the building then? Some large factory sites had their own sirens to
warn workers in outlying parts. They must have got it up there
somehow, but it sounds like it would be a difficult and expensive job
to retrieve it.
Neil
Bill
<8929eec3-db91-437e...@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
Neill <wormw...@hotmail.com> writes
>
>It looks in very good condition if it dates from WW2. What was the use
>of the building then? Some large factory sites had their own sirens to
>warn workers in outlying parts. They must have got it up there
>somehow, but it sounds like it would be a difficult and expensive job
>to retrieve it.
>
>Neil
Not a lot of signs of corrosion. It is on top of a theatre. The wall it
is mounted on overlooks a street so a long rope would be a possibility.
After cordoning off the road etc. H&S would have a field day if they
spotted that!
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Bill
google...@trashmail.net
> heavy and some 60'+ above ground and accessible only via ladder! The
> location it is in is not one that has a lot of visitors and so it hasn't
> been touched or seen by many for a long time.
> If any one is truly interested I will contact the guy I know
> there and see if he is willing to chat about its future.
>
Well I wouldn't advocate "nicking it" but surely it would be better in
the hands of someone who would look after it, rather than one day
someone chucking it on a skip!
Bill
<c6b21459-f47a-4368...@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
google...@trashmail.net writes
>Well I wouldn't advocate "nicking it" but surely it would be better in
>the hands of someone who would look after it, rather than one day
>someone chucking it on a skip!
Neither would I.
But as I said :-
>>If any one is truly interested I will contact the guy I know
>> there and see if he is willing to chat about its future.
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Bill
Darren Griffin
Could it be one of the sirens that were used to provide the warning in
the event of a nuclear attack?
We used to have the boxes in our nick and there were sirens installed
in a great many locations IIRC ready to sound the alarm.
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Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
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Peter King
> Neill <wormwood...@hotmail.com> writes
>
>
>
> >It looks in very good condition if it dates from WW2. What was the use
> >of the building then? Some large factory sites had their own sirens to
> >warn workers in outlying parts. They must have got it up there
> >somehow, but it sounds like it would be a difficult and expensive job
> >to retrieve it.
>
> >Neil
>
> Not a lot of signs of corrosion. It is on top of a theatre. The wall it
> is mounted on overlooks a street so a long rope would be a possibility.
> After cordoning off the road etc. H&S would have a field day if they
> spotted that!
>
Looks like the top of the Apollo, if so wouldn't the nearby TA
barracks or Telephone Exchange be better places for a civil defense
siren.
Bill
<504da28c-e437-4701...@d45g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
Peter King <peter....@gmail.com> writes
>
>Looks like the top of the Apollo, if so wouldn't the nearby TA
>barracks or Telephone Exchange be better places for a civil defense
>siren.
No idea about the other buildings, what sort of age are they?
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Bill