Something for the weekend - Part 151 - Watching the clock

[davescm]

This is the dock clock tower at Middlesbrough in the North East of England. It was built in 1847 and served as both a clock for the dock area and a water tower for the hydraulic dock gates. It only has three clock faces as, reputedly, one dockside business did not want its employees clock watching! In the background is the Tees transporter bridge , but that might be a subject for another day.

Enough of the history. Can you now put the tower to a new use?

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Dave

[EuanWilliamson]

It reminded me of another sort of abandoned structure and the Planet of the Apes.

[davescm]

Nicely done Euan. Thanks for getting us started this weekend.

Dave

[EuanWilliamson]

Thank you. It's was about time I was first 😉

[Trevor.Dennis]

I did a Planet of the Apes a while back, but I can't remember which one

I like the Leaning Tower of Middlesburough.  Those Geordies will do anything to attract tourists! 😉

Best regards Euan

By @EuanWilliamson

Blimey Euan.  That's unfathomably polite for a bloke from Oz. 😉

[Ussnorway]

I assume what he actually said had the word 'fish' in it so the forum nanny cleaned it up 😉

[Semaphoric]

I like the Leaning Tower of Middlesburough.  Those Geordies will do anything to attract tourists! 😉

By @Trevor.Dennis

Near Chicago, we have the Leaning Tower of Niles:

It was originally built in the 1920s to conceal a water tower. More information about it here. 

[Rafael Aviles]

Very interesting! I did not know about this replica. Thanks, Semaphoric!

[War Unicorn]

"No Particular Dream"

[davescm]

That looks about as cold as the weather here has been in the last week. It would make a good lighthouse in that scene. 🙂

Dave

[Jacob Bugge]

Click/RightClick to see in full (and Click to get closer), or Click Here to see in Chrome 

[davescm]

You've discovered our secret weapon Jacob 🙂

Dave

[DeanUtian]

Tower of the blocks

[Ussnorway]

i like how it bens... as in Big

[DeanUtian]

I was trying to get the persepctive right and have updated it a few times. 

[davescm]

All ready for the ball in the background to knock it down 🙂

Dave

[J E L]

[davescm]

Haha - I had to look twice Jain 🙂

Dave

[Rafael Aviles]

He was badly misunderstood...

[davescm]

I like it. I wonder if the last SFTW's jet should be in there too? 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

This was an interesting one to make.

[EDIT] Hey, I've just realised. We are not to far away from Christmas. 😀  Apparently this was a favourite of Prince Charles, but this is a man that talks to his plants (allegedly).

[davescm]

Moonwalking 🙂

Dave

[Derek Cross]

Where did it all go wrong Dave?

[davescm]

That was the worst headache I'd had for a while 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

The problem with Fred is that he comes from too far back for there to be decent images of him, but he was a national treasure.