lordarmstrong

Still waiting for your write up as I say this but.. were the guns 'proven' on Tyneside or taken elsewhere for testing? I can't imagine huge bangs along the river! Mind, stranger things happened..

Hi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyeye] this one was taken at Silloth-on-Solway, although Ridsdale in Northumberland was also frequently used.

I remember when I played Silloth Golf Club somebody told me that their was a firing range

Another great industrial image. Some of the worlds greatest battleships were built at Elswick.

Your wonderful capture was seen in Black & White Photos
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The boiler on the left appears to be under a steam test with pressure gauge, water level sight glass and temporary regulator handle. A fascinating photograph.

Preassure testing yes, but with water. It was much safer.

Armstrong, Tyneside repaired ex W.D. - R.O.D.'s post war, this may be what we are looking at, some of them were on sold to China. Whoops, looks like 'Tags' look like a brain-storming session! Nor can I see a 'train anywhere, and only barely half a locomotive.

Fabulous coachwork, I wonder who the builder was and what make of wagon chassis was used?

The Burton Mail ran a piece recently when they were trying to trace these advertising vehicles including TOM 888 - check out www.burtonmail.co.uk/Search-continues-iconic-bottle-vehic...

A right old mix that thing! I've always wondered what came of vehicles like these too.

Well the front wings look like Land Rover but the rest. .. Wonder if you got more than 3d for returning the bottle!

Seeing life through the bottom of a bottle