Reflections of a Clanger. by JeffG7BRJ
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I went down to the local Fire Station last Sunday, they had an open day of sorts. Unusual to have one at this time of year, with it being so cold and wet, it usually takes place in August.
They are having problems at the momment with the local(Rochdale) council, they have slapped a preservation notice on the Fire Station and it will require about £2.5 million spending on it to bring it up to standard as the council have stipulated that only certain materials can be used. The Fire Service can have a brand new modern Fire Station built for £2.00 million, so it looks like the present one will close in about two years. One of the problems is that the new station will not have room for the Fire Service Museum, which is currently at Rochdale.
'Watch this space for updates'
I took a few pics whilst there and with quite a few reflection pics being posted I thought I would upload this one. The Drill Tower seen in the reflections is the main case for putting the preservation order on the Station which was built by the way in 1933. I will be posting more from here over the next few days.
Thanks for stopping by for a look and for any comments you care to make, I do appreciate each and every one.
May the sun shine down on you, where ever you are.
Comments (34)
Nice shot. You have to love bureaucracies and the joy they bring.
Wonderful reflections, great capture ;O)
Excellent capture Jeff! I can just make out your distorted reflection at the rim of the bell! Brilliant title!!lol!
Peel a boo! I see you. A wonderful shot and reflection, dear Jeff Interesting information too. Where would we all be without our brave firefighters. Superb work. Sunshine hugs from a bitterly cold Bay... :-) Diane.
Very nice shot! Well reflection!
Ding Dong Jeff! Thats a shiney one! This kind of local council / Government stupidity never ends. Excellent image Jeff! 5++
Oh yes, the powers that be, such intelligent people!! Great foto!!
Wow! a very impressive POV, looks great Zoomed-in and on the lower rim of the bell the reflection shows YOURSELF and the WHOLEYARD clearly. I have a mate that worked 30 years in the fire service, most served here in Rochdale, he retired early. He said there was great comradeship all worked hard and played hard. Roger took me round there one day just to see a mate of his but I've still never been round the Museum part for a close look.
i with alan ,i think this is impressive aswell .you can see that bell has had some down the years .excellent capture jeff mick
Excellent and very interesting image, and info!
Fantastic work my friend :) Sorry for late comment, my cold got much heavier than I thought..
Nice shot! Your explanation is interesting. Maybe they'll save it in another way~
Good afternoon my dear friend, Precious and brilliant photography, Impressive!! Congratulations!! All you artwork is Very Beautiful!! It is a real pleasure to visit your gallery. A million stars from me.************** (Thanks you very much for you comments, very encoraging for my, thanks you) Have a wonderful Thursday, Hug and kiss in Your heart.Luminous Blessings.Ludy Sorry to have that to write the same thing in English to all, but are few the words that I have in English to say
Very nice shot! Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROBY ;O)
Magic shot Jeff!
A wonderful poignant image!! I love the reflection on the bell and the most interesting about.It's sad sometimes when the old has to make way for the new:-(
Bells and buzzers adn gongs are so irresistable! I just want to reach out and whack this a good one! Fabulous shot!
EXCELLENT CAPTURE , COLORS & BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
great shot!
Splendid reflections... a great capture Jeff!
Fantastisch gemacht!!!!!
love th e combination of colors,great contrasts
real shiny there. cool shot
must be very old to still have a bell.excellent pov
it is really superb, great contrasts and wonderful colors, excelent !
What a wonderful reminder of happy childhood days as my late Father was a fireman he told me the Dennis fire-engines were all his after his name lol!!
Beautiful capture Jeff and thanks for the text.
Love the reflections! Very cool shot. Full view is totally awesome - I just rolled around in it for a while. Nice work, my friend!
Wow! Very cool reflection and I love the composition of the whole thing! Excellent photo, Jeff!
very beautiful shot: