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Offline jane l

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Any Idea What These Might Be
« on: Tuesday 29 November 11 17:37 GMT (UK) »
I found this photo today and would like to know what they might be  ???
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Re: Any Idea What These Might Be
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 29 November 11 17:47 GMT (UK) »
Pylons or telegraph "poles"? A bit short & stumpy but.....  ???
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Re: Any Idea What These Might Be
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 29 November 11 18:05 GMT (UK) »
Could they have something to do with water?
Some sort of irrigation system

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Re: Any Idea What These Might Be
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 November 11 18:08 GMT (UK) »
that would be some irrigation system  :o  ;D but who knows  ???
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Re: Any Idea What These Might Be
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 29 November 11 18:36 GMT (UK) »
Early oil/gas pumping post drilling rigs.

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Re: Any Idea What These Might Be
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 29 November 11 18:48 GMT (UK) »
Early oil/gas pumping post drilling rigs -would you have so many close together ??? o/h thinks rada?
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Re: Any Idea What These Might Be
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 29 November 11 19:11 GMT (UK) »
Are they in Dorset?
Nursall   ~    Buckinghamshire
Avies ~   Norwich

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Re: Any Idea What These Might Be
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 29 November 11 19:25 GMT (UK) »
hi i know nothing  about this photo- i just found it whilst rumaging in Huddersfield market today. i bought some great pic's of some sailors/boats and some of salt mill saltaire /haggas's mill etc. then also bought some -indentures+a couple of conveyances. as all of these were from  liversedge  yorkshire then maybe this was in the yorkshire area??????????
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Re: Any Idea What These Might Be
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 29 November 11 21:02 GMT (UK) »
Inside the hut there are a series of valves,outside what looks like an accumulator(to maintain pressure) & a valved pipe into the ground.I'd go along with gas.

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