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Stanley
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This is a continuation of Steeplejack's Next Corner. Click on this link for the older topic:
Jacks Corner Part 3
Stanley Challenger Graham
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stanley at barnoldswick.freeserve.co.uk
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Bradders
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Posted - 25/02/2009 : 22:39
Bob ..That really is a beltin' picture .......did you have to crop it?
I'd love to see a bit more detail of the old Douglas Bike , if there is any.
Bradders
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Posted - 25/02/2009 : 22:41
Don't be daft Tom ...Don't you recognise a SPANIARD when you see one!
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Stanley
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 06:55
My dad had a belt drive Douglas and he once told me that an essential part of the equipment was a pocket full of something to drop on the belt in wet weather because they used to slip.
The pic of the wall: I'm still looking for the horse! Interesting thing to me is that the squaddies were most likely reclaiming the bricks for building bunkers. There was a tremendous amount of construction and re-cycling done on the Western Front. Nothing was allowed to go to waste. Think of the quantities of building materials used to make the underground structures and revetting the trenches.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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bob hulin
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 07:18
 orig photo ww1. a mule waiting to be shod in stocks.  Bradders, i didn't crop the pic of the bike thats it's full size. 
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softsuvner
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 08:18
Can't resist sticking me 'oar in (from work)!
The Douglas, made in Bristol, was one of the two firms who had the main contracts to make the dispatch riders bikes for the British Army in the First War. The other firm was Triumph.
The big advantageof the Duggie was that they were very light, which was just as well since they didn't have a clutch, just a two speed gear.
With their low powered "flat twin" engine you could paddle them off on the exhaust lifter. I am a bit biased here because I've got a 1914 Triumph of the model used as Don R bikes - big rorting single not like the Duggie.
The original Douglas bike was marketed as "The Fairy" - soon got changed that!
Douglas went bust at least 3 times, but they made bikes right up to the 1950's, their big problem then was that they were a small firm up against the big boys like BSA. The (restructured) company carried on making aircraft "tugs" into recent times.
Talking about aircraft.........better get off and do some work!
Malcolm
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 15:27
Do i recall that later models of Douglas were shaft driven ?
"You can only make as well as you can measure"
Joseph Whitworth
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 16:19
"Shod",I have a different name for it,hehe,the mule as his eye on those bellows ,what have they been doing to the poor beast, 
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 16:24
Aye Bradders,at least that dog had a better name than Douglas Barders black Labrador,hehe..
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Stanley
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Posted - 27/02/2009 : 07:11
I've posted this before but I came across it again while I was doing a book. It's interesting because it shows two long gone stacks in about 1890. Long Ing Shed directly behind the bridge and the square stack at New Coates Mill on the horizon to the right.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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softsuvner
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Posted - 27/02/2009 : 07:56
Back to the Douglas chaps:
Stanley,
there were various patent jollopes for treating bike drive belts, the favourite one was resin ( like violin bows !). Then Mr Whittle and Mr Brammer came out with their rubber/canvas linked belts and belt slip became a thing of the past. Mind you if you get the belt tension wrong you end up straining the bearings!
Bodger
I am sure that Douglas experimented with shaft drive but all their production bikes were chain drive up to the end. Often confused with BMW ( who were shaft drive ) because of the same "flat twin" engine arrangement.
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blokman
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Posted - 27/02/2009 : 08:29
Nice photo, Stanley, this will definitely make an excellent subject for a painting....... it has all the essential elements, water, bridges, buildings and of course a couple of stacks.
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Stanley
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Posted - 27/02/2009 : 10:22
I like the way the curve of the canal drags you into the pic. You can't do the shot now because they re-aligned the canal.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Stanley
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Posted - 27/02/2009 : 11:04
This is taken from the same spot. Everything has changed and the changes obscured by trees.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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blokman
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Posted - 27/02/2009 : 11:32
Was there a branch off the main canal under the bridge to the right?
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victorjack
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Posted - 27/02/2009 : 17:49
Stanley,
Sorry I have not replied earlier to your encouraging response on getting my stories published. We have had boiler problems that even had British Gas trying to solve the problem of our lack of hot water by fitting new parts here and there and taking days up before they finally sent a manager along to assist the engineer who had to conclude it was residue from the copper pipes that was fouling the system. So, the new parts were not ncessary and after being faced with a massive bill for the multiple hours involved we were told we needed a 'filter' to clear the trouble which would cost £250 . Can any of you let me use your bath? I have by the way set in motion my book publishing (with some help) and we will see how it goes. I am now well on with a real good steeplejack piece that should go down well I hope. Thanks again Stanley .
Best Regards to all on S.C.
Vic
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