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wilfandrowlf

603 posts

211 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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I think it's a metal plaque with the number forty three on it.
HTH biggrin

Upatdawn

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2,182 posts

147 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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wilfandrowlf said:
I think it's a metal plaque with the number forty three on it.
HTH biggrin
what makes you think that?

CedGTV

2,538 posts

253 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Upatdawn said:
wilfandrowlf said:
I think it's a metal plaque with the number forty three on it.
HTH biggrin
what makes you think that?
I think the 4 before the 3 give it away.........


Ray Luxury-Yacht

8,910 posts

215 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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It's an Aster weed plant.


StuntmanMike

11,671 posts

150 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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What canal is it? And that will be bridge 43, not 43 valve thingy.

kowalski655

14,599 posts

142 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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White paint I reckon,not clear if its Dulux or Crown from the picture

Puggit

48,354 posts

247 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Not sure, but is this you?


mildmannered

1,231 posts

152 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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kowalski655 said:
White paint I reckon,not clear if its Dulux or Crown from the picture
No, I reckon it's calcification/efflorescence

john2443

6,324 posts

210 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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The topmost bit - tapered square stub - is for fitting a handle on to turn it, so it's a valve? for something, can't work out what though.

BristolRich

545 posts

132 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Gas valve for gas lighting?

sday12

5,053 posts

210 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Seagull baffled


38911

764 posts

150 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Flux capacitor dispenser. Became obsolete in 1984, hence rusty.

They go for quite a premium on eBay.

theshrew

6,008 posts

183 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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BristolRich said:
Gas valve for gas lighting?
I have 2 big long canal tunnels near where I live and I don't think they have ever had lights in them
( although I might be wrong ) if its just a bridge you have no need for lights in them so doubt that to.


AJS-

15,366 posts

235 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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No idea, but I like these threads.

Urban Sports

11,321 posts

202 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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I know exactly where it is and I know exactly what it is!

Roverload

850 posts

135 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Tow hitch, I believe that canal was a very secretive portable prototype, can be moved anywhere, if you rig a few shire horses up to it and give it a good pull and get back to us...

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Four canal. How strange.

theshrew

6,008 posts

183 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Im sure I've seen something like that before and some of the bridges / tunnels around here are made out of that colour brick.

Like someone else said that looks like the bit on the top if for turning something.

We need some Fred Dibnah type to solve this one I think


mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Urban Sports said:
I know exactly where it is and I know exactly what it is!
[BlasterBates]But FFS, tell us who it is[/BlasterBates}

TheEnd

15,370 posts

187 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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john2443 said:
The topmost bit - tapered square stub - is for fitting a handle on to turn it, so it's a valve? for something, can't work out what though.
Yep, same fixing as on a water stopcock, which is what it is likely to be related to somehow.