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[OM] Re: Wadenhoe Northamptonshire #11

Subject: [OM] Re: Wadenhoe Northamptonshire #11
From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:43:27 -0400

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From: "GeeBee" <geebee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, 17 November, 2004 04:33 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Wadenhoe Northamptonshire #11


>
> Hi Joel,
>
> At one time there would have been a water wheel  to drive millstones for
> grinding corn. These days it is a very swish private residence.

I'm guessing in the 500,000+++ UKP price range

John Hudson

in Nova Scotia where 500,000+++ UKP would buy you a place half the size of
Blenheim Palace.


>
> Andrew has it right about the shot and also about some old mills having
the
> water run under the building rather than to the side. This was taken when
> the water level was low but at times it positively bursts through with
> terrific force and I imagine with a lot of noise too. Again this is now a
> private residence.
>
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/p09.html
>
>
> I did not choose wisely for my first outing. The first half a mile or so
was
> along a hillside at a sharp angle. The ground was very muddy and combined
> with the slope a fall was inevitable. When the fall came is was quite
> spectacular and resembled the old silent movie pratfalls. Legs thrown high
> into the air with a one point landing on the arse in the mud.
>
> I was very lucky not to injure myself but the only post operative pain I
> felt was from having to stifle laughter because it was my wife who took
the
> fall :-)  I thought about taking a shot of her trying to get up but I
> concluded that it may have resulted in my returning to the hospital so I
> made do with a location shot:
>
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/Olympus/Wadenhoe_11a.htm
>
>
> Graham
> http://geebeephoto.com
>
> > On 17/11/2004, at 1:41 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >> http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/Olympus/Wadenhoe_11.htm
> > >
> > > Is that a dock or landing platform just left of the building?  It
looks
> > > like a stream is flowing in right under it, and with a fair volume to
> > > it.  I live on a river, but that still looks a bit close for comfort!
>
>
> From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: Wadenhoe Northamptonshire #11
> > Indeed he has - nice to see that you can lift that big heavy Oly again
> > Graham, as well as that thing with the red spot!
> > Looks like an old mill with a footbridge and a sluice gate on the side.
> > With some of these, the mill race ran under the building, not just to
> > the side. Is there a wheel in there somewhere G. or is it all just for
> > show now?
> > AndrewF
>
>
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