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Author: John RowlandJohn Rowland Date: Jul 26, 2008 08:25
In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway bridge is an
alley called Post Office Alley which contains a small old floodgate at the
river end. Set into one wall of this alleyway is a line of solid metal knobs
which are shaped like carpentry dovetails. The line is level (i.e. level
with a spirit level rather than level with the rather sloping ground). There
is nothing in the other side of the alley. I presume they serve some flood
defence purpose but I can't figure it out. Any clues?
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Author: Tony HaynesTony Haynes Date: Jul 26, 2008 09:04
On Jul 26, 4:25 pm, "John Rowland"
journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:> In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway bridge is an
> alley called Post Office Alley which contains a small old floodgate at the
> river end. Set into one wall of this alleyway is a line of solid metal knobs
> which are shaped like carpentry dovetails. The line is level (i.e. level
> with a spirit level rather than level with the rather sloping ground). There
> is nothing in the other side of the alley. I presume they serve some flood
> defence purpose but I can't figure it out. Any clues?
How big are they? Which way round are they? Dovetail joints are
corner joints, so it would imply that some kind of wooden or metal
board hung vertically from these if the dovetails are in line. Some
kind of wall protection? Was this area once used for loading/unloading
of barges?
Tone
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Date: Jul 26, 2008 09:32
"John Rowland" journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote in
message news:g6ffl1$omo$1$830fa7b3@news.demon.co.uk...>
> In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway
> bridge is an alley called Post Office Alley which contains a
> small old floodgate at the river end. Set into one wall of this
> alleyway is a line of solid metal knobs which are shaped like
> carpentry dovetails. The line is level (i.e. level with a
> spirit level rather than level with the rather sloping ground).
> There is nothing in the other side of the alley. I presume they
> serve some flood defence purpose but I can't figure it out. Any
> clues?
Photograph here:
http://americangrey.co.uk/index.php?showimage=489
It looks to me like they may just have been some sort of fixing
for shuttering when the render was applied to the brickwork - but
why is the rendering higher on that wall than the opposite wall?
Either that, or there's a mezzanine floor inside the building,
and the dovetail joints are exactly that!
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Author: Richard J.Richard J. Date: Jul 26, 2008 15:14
John Rowland wrote:
> In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway bridge
> is an alley called Post Office Alley which contains a small old
> floodgate at the river end. Set into one wall of this alleyway is a
> line of solid metal knobs which are shaped like carpentry dovetails.
> The line is level (i.e. level with a spirit level rather than level
> with the rather sloping ground). There is nothing in the other side
> of the alley. I presume they serve some flood defence purpose but I
> can't figure it out. Any clues?
I can't help with your question, but just to correct one point in your post:
Thames Road is not "aka" Strand on the Green. The name Strand on the Green
is applied both to (a) the riverside village just downstream from Kew
Bridge, and (b) within that village the highway along the river bank. That
highway starts as a road but the road soon veers away from the river at
which point it becomes Thames Road. Strand on the Green (the highway)
continues along the river bank as a mere towpath, but still has houses
fronting on to it (with postal addresses of xx Strand on the Green) whose
land reaches back as far as Thames Road, sometimes with separate buildings
fronting on to Thames Road.
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Author: Adrian StottAdrian Stott Date: Jul 27, 2008 01:12
On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:25:19 +0100, "John Rowland"
journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway bridge is an
>alley called Post Office Alley which contains a small old floodgate at the
>river end. Set into one wall of this alleyway is a line of solid metal knobs
>which are shaped like carpentry dovetails. The line is level (i.e. level
>with a spirit level rather than level with the rather sloping ground). There
>is nothing in the other side of the alley. I presume they serve some flood
>defence purpose but I can't figure it out. Any clues?
Great that MatSav found the photo:
http://americangrey.co.uk/index.php?showimage=489
but unfortunately it doesn't show the knobs very clearly.
ISTM that is unlikely they are anything to do with flood control.
Could they be the terminals of rods holding the wall in? If so, the
higher rendering on that side could be concealing wall repair work.
On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:14:13 GMT, "Richard J."
blueukder.co.yon> wrote:
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Author: John RowlandJohn Rowland Date: Jul 27, 2008 05:24
MatSav wrote:
> "John Rowland" journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote in
> message news:g6ffl1$omo$1$830fa7b3@news.demon.co.uk...>>
>> In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway
>> bridge is an alley called Post Office Alley which contains a
>> small old floodgate at the river end. Set into one wall of this
>> alleyway is a line of solid metal knobs which are shaped like
>> carpentry dovetails. The line is level (i.e. level with a
>> spirit level rather than level with the rather sloping ground).
>> There is nothing in the other side of the alley. I presume they
>> serve some flood defence purpose but I can't figure it out. Any
>> clues?
Thanks!
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Author: John RowlandJohn Rowland Date: Jul 27, 2008 07:11
Richard J. wrote:
> John Rowland wrote:
>> In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway bridge
>> is an alley called Post Office Alley which contains a small old
>> floodgate at the river end. Set into one wall of this alleyway is a
>> line of solid metal knobs which are shaped like carpentry dovetails.
>> The line is level (i.e. level with a spirit level rather than level
>> with the rather sloping ground). There is nothing in the other side
>> of the alley. I presume they serve some flood defence purpose but I
>> can't figure it out. Any clues?
>
> I can't help with your question, but just to correct one point in
> your post:
> Thames Road is not "aka" Strand on the Green. The name Strand on the
> Green is applied both to (a) the riverside village just downstream
> from Kew Bridge, and (b) within that village the highway along the
> river bank. That highway starts as a road but the road soon veers
> away from the river at which point it becomes Thames Road. Strand on
> the Green (the highway) continues along the river bank as a mere
> towpath, but still has houses fronting on to it (with postal ...
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Author: Richard J.Richard J. Date: Jul 27, 2008 16:14
John Rowland wrote:
> Richard J. wrote:
>> John Rowland wrote:
>>> In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway
>>> bridge is an alley called Post Office Alley which contains a small
>>> old floodgate at the river end. Set into one wall of this alleyway
>>> is a line of solid metal knobs which are shaped like carpentry
>>> dovetails. The line is level (i.e. level with a spirit level rather
>>> than level with the rather sloping ground). There is nothing in the
>>> other side of the alley. I presume they serve some flood defence
>>> purpose but I can't figure it out. Any clues?
>>
>> I can't help with your question, but just to correct one point in
>> your post:
>> Thames Road is not "aka" Strand on the Green. The name Strand on the
>> Green is applied both to (a) the riverside village just downstream
>> from Kew Bridge, and (b) within that village the highway along the
>> river bank. That highway starts as a road but the road soon veers
>> away from the river at which point it becomes Thames Road. Strand on
>> the Green (the highway) continues along the river bank as a mere ...
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Author: michael adamsmichael adams Date: Jul 28, 2008 06:02
"John Rowland" journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:g6hvmo$h8a$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...> Richard J. wrote:
>> John Rowland wrote:
>>> In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway bridge
>>> is an alley called Post Office Alley which contains a small old
>>> floodgate at the river end. Set into one wall of this alleyway is a
>>> line of solid metal knobs which are shaped like carpentry dovetails.
>>> The line is level (i.e. level with a spirit level rather than level
>>> with the rather sloping ground). There is nothing in the other side
>>> of the alley. I presume they serve some flood defence purpose but I
>>> can't figure it out. Any clues?
>>
>> I can't help with your question, but just to correct one point in
>> your post:
>> Thames Road is not "aka" Strand on the Green. The name Strand on the
>> Green is applied both to (a) the riverside village just downstream
>> from Kew Bridge, and (b) within that village the highway along the
>> river bank. That highway starts as a road but the road soon veers
>> away from the river at which point it becomes Thames Road. Strand on ...
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Author: michael adamsmichael adams Date: Jul 28, 2008 06:11
"John Rowland" journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:g6hvmo$h8a$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...> Richard J. wrote:
>> John Rowland wrote:
>>> In Thames Rd aka Strand On The Green, just west of the railway bridge
>>> is an alley called Post Office Alley which contains a small old
>>> floodgate at the river end. Set into one wall of this alleyway is a
>>> line of solid metal knobs which are shaped like carpentry dovetails.
>>> The line is level (i.e. level with a spirit level rather than level
>>> with the rather sloping ground). There is nothing in the other side
>>> of the alley. I presume they serve some flood defence purpose but I
>>> can't figure it out. Any clues?
>>
>> I can't help with your question, but just to correct one point in
>> your post:
>> Thames Road is not "aka" Strand on the Green. The name Strand on the
>> Green is applied both to (a) the riverside village just downstream
>> from Kew Bridge, and (b) within that village the highway along the
>> river bank. That highway starts as a road but the road soon veers
>> away from the river at which point it becomes Thames Road. Strand on ...
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