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there is a tower of some sort, but i dont know what it is exactly. perhaps i shall look later on

― gareth (gareth), Sunday, 15 June 2003 09:49 (twenty-two years ago)

its a water mill i think

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:10 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.kbsm.org/pictures/tower.jpg

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:11 (twenty-two years ago)

isn't it a shot tower, like the one near chelsea barracks?

(ie they droped molten lead from it into water: by the time it had fallen that far, it had formed into near-exact spheres = perfect musket-balls)

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:14 (twenty-two years ago)

The splendid brick tower, which is the museum’s dominant feature, is in fact a Stand Pipe tower, not a chimney, dating from 1867. Visitors can find out more about its purpose during a guided tour or from our Guide Book and leaflets available in the museum’s book shop.

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:18 (twenty-two years ago)

= we don't say what a "stand pipe tower" is, to make you hand over money for our guide book

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:20 (twenty-two years ago)

can we post pictures of nice towers here now?

http://www.biderman.net/shottower/shotwrsg.gif

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:23 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.biderman.net/shottower/shotwr1.gif

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:24 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.epfl.net/exhibits/catorprints/images/large/cator004.jpg

― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 15 June 2003 10:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Im pretty sure it's the steam museum.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 15 June 2003 11:35 (twenty-two years ago)

yep! http://www.kbsm.org/

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 15 June 2003 11:38 (twenty-two years ago)

"Steam? Isn't that a bit.. ephemeral as exhibits go?"

"Museum rockist"

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 15 June 2003 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/images/0006/P6121263.jpg

― james (james), Sunday, 15 June 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

A standpipe functions a safety valve, basically you have a column of water that works like a manometer, when the pressure is too high it blows the water outout the top of the pipe, this then rushes down into the firebox quenching the fire and cooling the boiler.

― Ed MEng (hons) (dali), Sunday, 15 June 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

why arent you camping?

― gareth (gareth), Sunday, 15 June 2003 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm back

― Ed (dali), Sunday, 15 June 2003 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Did you celebrate pagan rites by means of concluding your degree?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 15 June 2003 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I drank some beer and lazed in an ex army canvas water tank in the sunshine if that's what you mean?

― Ed (dali), Sunday, 15 June 2003 19:40 (twenty-two years ago)

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