Category: History

Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian’s Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also known as the Roman Wall, Picts’ Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Running from Wallsend on the River Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west,… Continue reading Hadrian’s Wall

Electr.i{n}.city

STOCKHOLMS ELVERK The image was taken on Pilgatan, Stockholm. Stockholm Energi hade sina rötter i Stockholms Gaslysnings AB. Gasverkets elektriska avdelning startade sin verksamhet 1883 i samband med Brunkebergsverkets idrifttagande. Dåvarande Stockholms Elektricitetsverk var delägare i några kraftverk, exempelvis vattenkraftstationen Untraverket. Bygget av Untraverket beslutades av Stockholms stadsfullmäktige den 27 november 1911, men fördröjdes av… Continue reading Electr.i{n}.city

Foggy Road

The road is so foggy, the road is foggy, it’s so foggy, the road… fog all over… foggy road. Ref: Burning Spear – Rocking Time – Studio One – SOL 1123 – 1974 02/11/2021 09:06 GMT+1

After The Fire

The structure had been scheduled for demolition for quite some time and then there was a rather large incendiary event/fire. The rest of the surrounding buildings have been left to become more or less derelict by the owner; apart from the former head office of Beckers and a culture institution called: Färgfabriken. It is housed… Continue reading After The Fire

Not On The Wall XXII

JOHN BULL REPAIR OUTFIT MADE FOR THE MAN WHO WILL GET THE BEST JOHN BULL RUBBER CO. LTD EVINGTON VALLEY MILLS, LEICESTER RIDE JOHN BULL TYRES and you will have practically no use of this Outfit! MADE IN ENGLAND INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPAIRING PUNCTURES — Locate puncture, marking position with indelible pencil by drawing two lines… Continue reading Not On The Wall XXII