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36 photos and 8 illustrations tagged robert, from 15 members of Flickr Commons.

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2021

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beachcomber australia said:
Betting on 1898 for the date! I prefer the photo with Mr Merry and his barrow. Or is it one of his lads? catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000589979
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
beachcomber australia I thought it was a bit blurry, so went for this one and its Seville oranges.
beachcomber australia said:
All four Merry's house photos were taken at different times - see the displays in the doorway. And the blinds and curtains ...
beachcomber australia said:
Yikes! Merry's is still going strong. Since 1868 - merrys.ie/our-story/ Edit - still going strong in Dungarvan. nb similar typeface in streetview - goo.gl/maps/cCEcVoPEtAaefxen6
O Mac said:
www.flickr.com/photos/oxfordshirechurches/33994835794/in/... "FP stands for fire plug. Prior to fire hydrants firemen would dig down to the water main and bore a hole in it – the hole would fill with water that they could use for firefighting. Once the fire was extinguished they would hammer a bung or ‘plug’ into the pipe and backfill the hole, leaving an FP mark on the building for future reference. The term stuck when hydrants were introduced and their locations were marked with FP signs. ". in this case 32ft off wall.

pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935), governor of Rhode Island: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Livingston_Beeckman
Anne (LOC P&P) said:
pennylrichardsca: Thanks for uncovering Beeckman's full name. We'll include it next time we update.

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pellethepoet said:
Oh no! Dare I say part of another p------a? beachcomber australia will get no sleep tonight! :)
beachcomber australia said:
pellethepoet Ha! I am not sure it is a panorama, but have often wondered what that strange old tower was. I think it was in Valentine Lane (now street) opposite Christ Church St Lawrence. It shows up in this 1844 illustration - acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=411367, and I think in a John Rae drawing. Does anyone know?
BobMeade said:
I'm not saying it is, but it might be a shot tower. In a shot tower, molten lead was carried or hauled to the top then poured out into the void of space. As it fell to the ground it formed droplets which were gathered and used for shot. As in shot to be fired from a shotgun.
BobMeade said:
A better description of the shot making process is here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_tower
beachcomber australia said:
BobMeade That's a good idea, but maybe a little too short?