tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123717808605297864.post7933149016293744192..comments2023-03-17T09:34:44.177+00:00Comments on Making My 11th Doctor Costume: Eleven TARDISES for Eleven DoctorsSteven Ricks Tailoringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549983020683092455noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123717808605297864.post-22275081412595738232012-02-10T22:04:11.061+00:002012-02-10T22:04:11.061+00:00A post was recently erected - late 2011 - (in comm...A post was recently erected - late 2011 - (in commemoration of fallen comrades presumably) outside of Huntingdon Police Station. No details of the type of post at present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123717808605297864.post-58263112074996272662011-04-03T04:24:58.158+01:002011-04-03T04:24:58.158+01:00Its a great summary you have here.
I can see some ...Its a great summary you have here.<br />I can see some of my notes peaking through, mostly the PA450 bits. <br /><br />PA 450 was the telecommunications system they used inside the Posts and at the Police station. If you manage to get a peak at GPO documentation it will say PA XXX somewhere on the drawing. If you see somehting older you might see PA 350, or really old like 1932 or earlier it would be PA 150.<br /><br />Although as a classification tool its not bad, but when describing the age it is actually more clear to go with the manufacturing details. Which would make all the Police Posts PA No.3; except for Grosvenor Square and Northwood which are actually PA No.2 posts. The Ericsson Pillar from the early 1930s is a PA No.1 in case you were wondering.<br /><br />Now within the Pa No.3 group there are two age markers. The 1955 style, and the 1963 style. Where the Victoria Embankment Post is from somewhere around 1955 to 1963, the Piccadilly Circus Post is from 1963 to the end of the era in 1970 or so when radios ended Police Telephone dependency.<br /><br />The easiest way to tell where they fall in the range is to look at the lantern. If the lantern rods attach directly to the stepped base then you have a 1963 style post. However if the rods connect to the stepped base with an bar bracket then its from the 1955 style. <br /><br />Co-incidentally the older 1937 style like Northwood has the bracket on the lantern as well. Which stands to reason as the 1955 style was really there to lighten the design by making it modular panels for erection on site. Its something like 780lbs vs 560lbs for the new design. As well the change in cap designs in 1963 was to make a cleaner casting and presumably make it easier to access the light bulbs. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm not sure if you are aware but your map is a bit low on Police Posts. There is actually a few more around London. There are two in Sidcup, and then one more in Greenwich area, and another in front of the Metropolitan police Museum.<br /><br />Pity about Liverpool street. It was a fine Post, I wonder why they removed it. Do you have any photos of the area? Was there road work done recently.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />~StarcrossStarcrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944923259829640374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123717808605297864.post-43878524025602093122011-04-03T04:22:10.840+01:002011-04-03T04:22:10.840+01:00Its a great summary you have here.
I can see some ...Its a great summary you have here.<br />I can see some of my notes peaking though, mostly the PA450 bits. <br /><br />PA 450 was the telecommunications system they used inside the Posts and at the Police station. If you manage to get a peak at GPO documentation it will say PA XXX somewhere on the drawing. If you see somehting older you might see PA 350, or really old like 1932 or earlier it would be PA 150.<br /><br />Although as a classification tool its not bad, but when describing the age it is actually more clear to go with the manufacturing details. Which would make all the Police Posts PA No.3; except for Grosvenor Square and Northwood which are actually PA No.2 posts. The Ericsson Pillar from the early 1930s is a PA No.1 in case you were wondering.<br /><br />Now within the Pa No.3 group there are two age markers. The 1955 style, and the 1963 style. Where the Victoria Embankment Post is from somewhere around 1955 to 1963, the Piccadilly Circus Post is from 1963 to the end of the era in 1970 or so when radios ended Police Telephone dependency.<br /><br />The easiest way to tell where they fall in the range is to look at the lantern. If the lantern rods attach directly to the stepped base then you have a 1963 style post. However if the rods connect to the stepped base with an bar bracket then its from the 1955 style. <br /><br />Co-incidentally the older 1937 style like Northwood has the bracket on the lantern as well. Which stands to reason as the 1955 style was really there to lighten the design by making it modular panels for erection on site. Its something like 780lbs vs 560lbs for the new design. As well the change in cap designs in 1963 was to make a cleaner casting and presumably make it easier to access the light bulbs. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm not sure if you are aware but your map is a bit low on Police Posts. There is actually a few more around London. There are two in Sidcup, and then one more in Greenwich area, and another in front of the Metropolitan police Museum.<br /><br />Pity about Liverpool street. It was a fine Post, I wonder why they removed it. Do you have any photos of the area? Was there road work done recently.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />~StarcrossStarcrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944923259829640374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123717808605297864.post-16885343859983811692010-11-30T13:36:38.642+00:002010-11-30T13:36:38.642+00:00Great blog post - very informative. You can see a ...Great blog post - very informative. You can see a picture of ours here:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/beamishmuseum/4687642153/Beamish Museumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882485328441807924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123717808605297864.post-30611551026581506552010-11-26T03:11:18.100+00:002010-11-26T03:11:18.100+00:00Nice one! Good to see so much history remains inta...Nice one! Good to see so much history remains intact.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326818528491535384noreply@blogger.com