Bicycle Tag of bike

I've been wanting to use that location as a Tag for ages, I love the cycleway round there, its really pretty.

The bell itself is inscribed too - "I AM RUNG BY THE TIDES" apparently, although it seems that noone can work out quite how...

http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/corp/hs.xsl/6272.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Wandle give a bit more info, and there is more I believe at the Wandle Industrial Museum - http://www.wandle.org/ which I need to visit, as its just round the corner from me.

really interesting, loving the history...

ok I think I need a better clue on the gatehouse tag

• "I AM RUNG BY THE TIDES" apparently, although it seems that noone can work out quite how...
  
  

Ok, call me a massive geek if you may, but this one got me curious, I went down there today to find out more.

The mechanics of the bell intrigued me. I have since seen that the gate is also referred to as a 'micro hydro turbine' and this kind of makes more sense. You can see there's a single wire linking the bell to a wooden box next to the left hand gate. Housed in the box is a little bit like a giant toilet float. I imagine there's also some kind of dynamo inside whereby as the tide forces the float to rise, the energy is harnessed, converted to electric current, which then powers the bell. It theoretically would ring every time the tide comes in and out.

It seems the bell and the carvings were an art project called DELTA by a group called Platform in 1993 info

Looking at the right hand gate, I don't think it can open any more now that the bell has been installed, as the bell is in the way of the rotating screw axle of the gate, odd though.

anyway enough, happy to be proven wrong, but that's my interpretation..
Completely stumped on the gatehouse.

ok I think I need a better clue on the gatehouse tag

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Completely stumped on the gatehouse.

The gatehouse is 'palatial' in that it is the gatehouse to a palace- real but not royal. From the carved heraldic emblems you only need to read the obvious generic clue and this will also confirm the genus of the palace owners (and the name of the neighbouring park). None of this explanation is cryptic.

I hope someone can enjoy tagging this in the sunshine, tomorrow.

Got it! Good clues. Not sure when I'll be able to go out and tag it, though - will be cycling near there a few times this week, but mostly v early morning. This could take a little planning ...

Right, found it too, it mitre gone by the time you get there KT! ;-)

Ho ho

I got the tag yesterday morning, but the picture for my follow-up is a bit of night-time, grainy number that I daren't post, so

Post it and then revisit and take a nicer one?

1. Take Grainy night time shot
   
2. Post to Bicycle Tag of Bike thread
   
3. ?????????????
   
4. Profit.
   

I know, I know ... well if Oat44 doesn't beat me to it, I'll post tonight .... but don't say I didn't warn you ...

This all depends if any of my students hold me up after the lesson... if they don't I'm going for it

doh! pesky blighters... Have a feeling this might be yours KT

this thread has inspired the australians over at fixed.org

^ Nice!

Melbourne Bike Tag

KT Bee's not going to like me for this...

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Fulham Palace Gatehouse, next to Bishop's Park

NEW:

Clue: Well, he was a bit vertically challenged...

Nice visual clue!

Damn you and your decent camera that can take acceptable photos in the dark

Anyway, I know where the new one is - not too far from the office...

Well done on Fulham Palace KTB and Oat44.

Nick was clearly very eager to introduce his rubber-footwear- clue;
Earl of Sandwich's buttering block?

Oh - and just to show I did actually make it there:

Vastly inferior photo, though.

glad the boots are back with the new one...
New tag with a welly too?

excellent new tag. great forethought.

Welly good photo's there Oat
Nice

Wellington's leg up in Waterloo Place...

Why didn't he just get a smaller horse?

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