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Master Barmmie
From the post by Morturn of the Keith Berry Photos thread…
45. River Tame's old railings
Here's the River Tame at Witton, not many inches below street level. Taken at the time of the old wrought iron railings.
Taken on the last days of the old railings. They are about to be replaced by a four foot wall with shorter railings akin to scaffolding poles on top. Not as attractive, but much more effective at keeping the water out of houses, shops and shoes. Both banks were also replaced by steel cages full of big stones and covered in earth to better resist erosion by the water flow. They looked fairly natural in a few weeks, but no...
Here's the River Tame at Witton, not many inches below street level. Taken at the time of the old wrought iron railings.
Taken on the last days of the old railings. They are about to be replaced by a four foot wall with shorter railings akin to scaffolding poles on top. Not as attractive, but much more effective at keeping the water out of houses, shops and shoes. Both banks were also replaced by steel cages full of big stones and covered in earth to better resist erosion by the water flow. They looked fairly natural in a few weeks, but no...
