Richard Trevithick – Father of the Steam Locomotive – Died on 22 April 1833

Richard Trevithick was a tireless inventor and he constantly developed new ideas. He didn’t feel too bad if things went wrong, but moved forward. The list of his patents is long. Money was a secondary matter to him, and thus it’s not a big surprise that he died as a poor man in 1833. In...

Tolkkinen Pulp Mill, Part 14/Tolkkisten sellutehdas, osa 14

This time I show the best colour shots that I took inside the oldest part of the cookery./Tällä kertää näytän parhaimmat väriotokset, jotka otin keittämön vanhimman osan sisätiloista. The original pulp mill, including the cookery was a wooden structure. It's probably in 1897, when the mill premises were transformed into brick structures. Company's financial situation...

Three photos of the S/S Great Eastern Launch Ramp

I will come back sometimes later to S/S Great Eastern, as she definitely is worth that. But the 31 January 1858 is mentioned as her launch date, so I decided to show my three photos I managed to take. The remains of the launch ramp can be found in Millwall.  I was taken to see...

Eiffel Tower in Photos

I missed Eiffel Tower's anniversary year of 2019 (she was opened on 31 March 1889) that would have been a perfect time to share my Eiffel Tower photos, so I decided to share them now, on the birthday anniversary of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. He was born on 15 December 1832. Of course I could...

A Trip to Ulkokalla in October 2006

On 11 October 2006 I visited Ulkokalla in a small group of people in order to make some photos there. Ulkokalla lighthouse turned 150 years old on 28 September this year, but its birthday is celebrated also today (29 October) as the Finnish Lighthouse Society releases today a massive book about Bay of Bothnia and...

Smeaton’s Tower in Plymouth – a Photo Story

So-called Smeaton’s Tower or Smeaton’s Light in Plymouth was the third lighthouse standing on the Eddystone Rocks. It was replaced by the current lighthouse in 1882. But instead of demolishing the former lighthouse, it was moved to Plymouth Hoe. In September 1884 it was opened for visitors. I publish this little photo story to commemorate...

S/S Moss Brow, Part One

One year ago, I published “a prologue” for the series of the S/S Moss Brow saga and thought that I would have published several parts of the series by this point, but it didn’t happen. But it’s again the anniversary day, so it’s time to write a bit. In the case you don’t have an...

British Painter Samuel Scott 1702–1772

A British landscape and marine painter Samuel Scott died on 12 October 1772. I found him only last year, but I started liking his works at once. Here I want to show a couple of his paintings that I like. Most of them he made in London. A British painter Samuel Scott had specialized in...

A Short Story About John Blenkinsop’s Locomotives

According to my source, exactly 210 years ago, on 12 August 1812, John Blenkinsop's locomotives began running on the railway between Middleton and Leeds. The engine was probably Salamanca, at least I would like to think that way. This is a short story about her and her sister engines. Samuel Smiles writes in The Life...