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Post by thebfg on Jan 4, 2018 22:51:30 GMT
At one time I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time working round Hatton Garden. The company I worked for made a bit of kit for gold/ silver/platinum etc etc electro plating. A small power pack with a lead to connect to the workpiece plus another lead that fitted in what was a felt tip pen containing the electrolyte. The jewellers used these to "illusion plate" ring settings . I would be in a "factory" (a single room) and a geezer would come in and ask if they wanted anything today, a response of "a kilo would have the geezer reach inside his coat to one of dozens of pockets and pull out 4 x 1/4 kg bars of gold and off he would go, no money or paperwork changed hands Another geezer come in same procedure except this time it would be diamonds a selection would be made and as before off he would toddle. The guys worked at benches with half moon cut outs with leather apron attached which was worn so nothing fell to the floor. Even the polishing mops had extractor so every grain of gold was recovered. When one of these buildings was sold they were gutted and all the floor boards treated to recover all the gold ground into the wood, the basements were vacuumed within an inch of their life to recover all the gold dust that had percolated down. These buildings fetch well over the market price Phil When in Birmingham go to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, it costs about £7 and is a fascinating insight into the Jewellery industry, when the owners retired in 1980 they just shut the doors, it is just as they left it. We moored just up from gas street near broad street and we wondered around and visited the library which was lovely. We made the bull ring but did not realise how close we were to the jewellery quarter. If I had I would of taken the in laws. Looks good.
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Post by thebfg on Jan 4, 2018 22:55:18 GMT
When in Birmingham go to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, it costs about £7 and is a fascinating insight into the Jewellery industry, when the owners retired in 1980 they just shut the doors, it is just as they left it. We moored just up from gas street near broad street and we wondered around and visited the library after Nicks glowing recommendation. Even my ten year old boy was amazed at the place. We walked to the bull ring but did not realise how close we were to the jewellery quarter. If I had I would of taken the in laws. Looks good.
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Post by leo326 on Jan 5, 2018 1:05:31 GMT
At one time I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time working round Hatton Garden. The company I worked for made a bit of kit for gold/ silver/platinum etc etc electro plating. A small power pack with a lead to connect to the workpiece plus another lead that fitted in what was a felt tip pen containing the electrolyte. The jewellers used these to "illusion plate" ring settings . I would be in a "factory" (a single room) and a geezer would come in and ask if they wanted anything today, a response of "a kilo would have the geezer reach inside his coat to one of dozens of pockets and pull out 4 x 1/4 kg bars of gold and off he would go, no money or paperwork changed hands Another geezer come in same procedure except this time it would be diamonds a selection would be made and as before off he would toddle. The guys worked at benches with half moon cut outs with leather apron attached which was worn so nothing fell to the floor. Even the polishing mops had extractor so every grain of gold was recovered. When one of these buildings was sold they were gutted and all the floor boards treated to recover all the gold ground into the wood, the basements were vacuumed within an inch of their life to recover all the gold dust that had percolated down. These buildings fetch well over the market price Phil I too spent time in Hatton Garden and remember the half moon cutouts, the filtering of washing water and burning the mat once a year just to recover the gold and deliver the scrap to Johnson and Mathey's. As you say, no money changed hands, there was no paperwork, just "I'm from...". I must have delivered jewellery and gold worth over a million pounds in my time there, not bad for a fifteen year old kid 55 years ago. My hobbies this winter are Sous Vide cooking and building boat oriented microprocessor based electronics. I try to change hobbies every couple of years as it keeps life more amusing and I enjoy learning subjects that I know little about. Last one was writing apps for phones which actually turned into a small business for a short while.
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Post by dyertribe on Jan 5, 2018 13:10:46 GMT
I’ve got a sous vide too! Feel free to share your best recipes
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2018 14:25:32 GMT
Has anyone got interesting hobbies. I know There is a few things going on. After much discussion a friend and I are going to start urban exploration. Tonight I recced an empty tower block, it used to be a student block but is attached to a grade two listed mansion. So knocking it down is a bit if an issue. It's been empty for twelve years. The plan was to just climb the scaffolding outside but I found a way in so Sunday morning were going in. We're going to do it properly(I hope) Take only photos, leave only footsteps. That and wild camping. In fact we may of found some abandoned properties we can wild camp in the grounds and explore the property. That and walking, mountain climbing, building recumbents and the usual golf, fishing cycling etc A good place to start! www.28dayslater.co.uk/
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Post by Delta9 on Jan 5, 2018 15:52:07 GMT
I like a bit of urban exploration/trespassing. I wanted to get into, and explore the length of Catesby tunnel, but couldn't convince any of my friends to come with me. Now they are developing it into a test track for cars, so I missed my opportunity. Careful with the country houses, I ended up getting arrested after exploring one once, it looked abandoned but someone obviously still had an interest in it and reported my car numberplate to police.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2018 16:41:34 GMT
I like a bit of urban exploration/trespassing. I wanted to get into, and explore the length of Catesby tunnel, but couldn't convince any of my friends to come with me. Now they are developing it into a test track for cars, so I missed my opportunity. Careful with the country houses, I ended up getting arrested after exploring one once, it looked abandoned but someone obviously still had an interest in it and reported my car numberplate to police. Couple of weaknesses there. Go alone. And don't take a car !
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Post by Saltysplash on Jan 5, 2018 17:51:23 GMT
Has anyone got interesting hobbies. I know There is a few things going on. After much discussion a friend and I are going to start urban exploration. Tonight I recced an empty tower block, it used to be a student block but is attached to a grade two listed mansion. So knocking it down is a bit if an issue. It's been empty for twelve years. The plan was to just climb the scaffolding outside but I found a way in so Sunday morning were going in. We're going to do it properly(I hope) Take only photos, leave only footsteps. That and wild camping. In fact we may of found some abandoned properties we can wild camp in the grounds and explore the property. That and walking, mountain climbing, building recumbents and the usual golf, fishing cycling etc Good luck with the exploring and stay safe. Some of those urban explorer websites are impressive. Don't forget the pics and trip report
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Post by thebfg on Jan 5, 2018 18:37:34 GMT
I like a bit of urban exploration/trespassing. I wanted to get into, and explore the length of Catesby tunnel, but couldn't convince any of my friends to come with me. Now they are developing it into a test track for cars, so I missed my opportunity. Careful with the country houses, I ended up getting arrested after exploring one once, it looked abandoned but someone obviously still had an interest in it and reported my car numberplate to police. We've scouted a few places but the car remains far away and walk in. If we go rural the bikes will be loaded so we can still park some distance away. I'm really annoyed as we have missed some great places. The ordnance survey building was literally a five minute walk from my place and we never went in. There are so many places we could of done but left it so long they had been smashed up. That's not what we want to see so we are aiming to be quicker. We will be videoing to prove we haven't broken in and have not vandalised or stolen anything. We have three abandoned police stations here. They will be a good test. In fact one of the local urbex YouTubers was caught in a property and the copper had recognised him and new he's been in the local Nick, that's all they chatted about.
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Post by leo326 on Jan 5, 2018 20:48:41 GMT
I’ve got a sous vide too! Feel free to share your best recipes Not really any specific recipes to share. My experience is cook, any meat or fish and it comes out great. Adding flavouring to vegetables such as honey to parsnips makes them much more interesting. Still want to to try pigeon breast, venison and wild boar. I cooked up 3 whole pork fillets sloshed with Maple syrup, cranberries and brie wrapped up in a streaky bacon lattice a few days ago. Only comment by my foodie friends was "Oh my god". It is too easy to cook perfect food while just throwing bits together.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2018 20:53:15 GMT
I like a bit of urban exploration/trespassing. I wanted to get into, and explore the length of Catesby tunnel, but couldn't convince any of my friends to come with me. Now they are developing it into a test track for cars, so I missed my opportunity. Careful with the country houses, I ended up getting arrested after exploring one once, it looked abandoned but someone obviously still had an interest in it and reported my car numberplate to police. We've scouted a few places but the car remains far away and walk in. If we go rural the bikes will be loaded so we can still park some distance away. I'm really annoyed as we have missed some great places. The ordnance survey building was literally a five minute walk from my place and we never went in. There are so many places we could of done but left it so long they had been smashed up. That's not what we want to see so we are aiming to be quicker. We will be videoing to prove we haven't broken in and have not vandalised or stolen anything. We have three abandoned police stations here. They will be a good test. In fact one of the local urbex YouTubers was caught in a property and the copper had recognised him and new he's been in the local Nick, that's all they chatted about. I quite like a look on 28dayslater, subterrania etc. Here's a sadly gone building that I boated past in 2011 www.28dayslater.co.uk/cincinnati-machine-tools-birmingham-june-2014.t90610Loads of good stuff about on Cincinnati what a place that must have been to work!
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Post by thebfg on Jan 6, 2018 12:08:48 GMT
I don't know if I mentioned it before but my 6 year girl recently took her first ballet exam. Got the results today. She got a distinction scoring 80 out of 100. So pleased for her. *********warning cute child photos************
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Post by patty on Jan 6, 2018 15:50:41 GMT
I don't know if I mentioned it before but my 6 year girl recently took her first ballet exam. Got the results today. She got a distinction scoring 80 out of 100. So pleased for her. *********warning cute child photos************ love the pic ...fab..well done to her Ballet is something Ive never tried...apparently there is a class for those getting close to crumbly status and I'm tempted to have a go...
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 6, 2018 17:35:57 GMT
As Magnetman and Delta have talked about metal detecting, I thought this might be of interest. I had not heard about this before. The Middleham Jewel: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleham
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Post by thebfg on Jan 7, 2018 15:12:21 GMT
Well that was an awesome morning.
We entered the building and went up the steps and found a big wooden locked door.
I did manage to climb up the scaffolding to about the 13th floor. But it was windy and cold up there. At seven o'clock this morning.
On my way down I climbed through a balcony and explored a whole floor. Tiny student apartments.
As that did not take long we thought we'd check out a school that has been closed for around 5 years.
Entered easily and explored the whole place it was a technical collage so loads of classrooms dedicated to electrics, plumbing and stuff. Loads of stuff still there.
We were amazed that it had been shut so long and is on one of the roughest estates in the city yet there was little damage. No graffiti. Even all the electric stuff, some brand new was just lying around.
We did find a room for the security guards and we did spot a parked car. When we were on the second floor but we never saw a sole.
We missed half of the ground floor due to spotting the car and deciding to leave but over all we were happy.
After that we decided to visit a local ROC. A Royal observer corp monitoring post. It's a bunker. there are hundreds of them all over the country and that was a nice little find. It ws small but worth the visit.
We sa some derelict buildings near by so we were about to investigate when we saw the tractor so we left.
We going to knock on his door and ask permission to have a look hopefully he is nice then we can also ask to go hammockinh on his woods, which will be a result.
We did take the go pros and the cheap kit vision so will need to sit down and edit a short video.
We enjoyed it so much we are planning pur next video.
David Gilmores former mansion near reading.
Photos to follow.
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