Should I nominate this lifting beam that I believe was made in the industrial revolution in england. This lifting beam more than likely would’ve been made in the later 1800s as thats when this village got it’s industrial era and the building that it’s on was built somehwere in the mid 1800s, since the buildings been built I believe it’s been a warehouse or some sort of storage facility.
If anyone can read what’s on the metal than it’ll give a better time frame of when it was built. Im guessing it was built around the 1880s-1890s as the village got a railway station in 1899 and it rapidly expanded some years before the railway station due to loads of industrial businesses like mines and textile.
The coordinates are 52.830049,-1.183284 if you want to check. It’s not private property as the whole area there is businesses aswell.
I can’t really help here. Without knowing the history and with the necessary supporting info, I don’t know how successful this will be. If the company who owns the building has some info, they can point you in the right direction.
Hi @NotASmurfTorb
If you can’t find an interesting story, or proof of it’s historical relevance, I wouldn’t nominate it.
I asked myselve “would I take a friend from outside to that?” My personal answer would be no. Exercise and/or socialize no
I wouldn’t take a friend to see the various Victorian Stinkpipes that I have found in my local area, or see the red postboxes… Once you see one, you see them all and I don’t know many people who get excited on these 2 local attractions.
The only information I have myself is that it would’ve been used to pick things up from a delivery and store them in a warehouse of some sort in the late 1800s
I think a lot of people misunderstand Historic as old. Yes, Old stuff can be Historic but not everything thats super old has history let alone one worth exploring. In this case, if there isnt any history on it then Id say its not eligible. Now if you can find history on it, then providing that will help this and other Historical submissions get through.
Much as I love industrial archaeology, the lifting beam is a utility part of the building. I wouldn’t consider it special in its own right. It’s a common feature in various factories and warehouses.
Is there a case to be made for this building being of interest?
I highly doubt it. My only chance would be to actually go to it and read what it says on the metal, but that might be the company who made it. The original company wasn’t marked on the old maps that I was looking at either. It might just be a case where I have to ask a local and take there word for it.
I’m erring on the side of caution. I would look for something else to submit and hope one day you bump into someone who can tell you some interesting history about this site.
Yes, but for this instance there probably isn’t a lot off these 1800 - early 1900 lifting machines left in england as they’ve been replaced by modern ones leaving the industrial era ones to be destroyed or left alone. They’re something that you don’t see often nowadays and especially in villages.
This type was common about 100 years ago yes but the majority of them have more than likely been destroyed to be replaced by modern ones so I would say it’s something rare to see nowadays.
The building isn’t listed and I wouldn’t say it’s interesting as it’s just a block
