Union Chain Bridge, Northumberland. From England to Scotland. When it opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 137 metres (449 ft), & the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom. Recently refurbished.

I have a ridiculous amount of affection for these films

Knitted with yarn from New Lanark

This was last weekend where I live. No idea what the theme was supposed to be, but the creations were all some sort of monster

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Further to the last pod, this from new

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Pimms & #TestMatchSpecial

It is indeed. The Abbey Girls Win Through. Poor Joy doesn't actually know her husband is dead, & she's about to have twins.

Electric Arc Furnaces are the *older* technology. Scunthorpe blast furnaces are for the Basic Oxygen Furnace process, from the 1960s. My late OH, a senior steel metallurgist, explains:

Like this
(Cranford)

EAF is the older method, as my late OH a senior steel metallurgist would have told you:

I think my late OH - a senior steel metallurgist would have enjoyed your article. Here are some comments he made in the past on the subject:

My epg seems to have found a new place for Rick Stein to explore 🙂

The Tory that survived 🤨