@CoenKrom @NoContextBrits “Then you’re British by birth?” “Birth, nature, and inclination.”—John Steed, _Quick-Quick Slow Death_, 1966.
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kenshirriff The Bendix Central Air Digital Computer (CADC) was introduced in 1955. It was a critical component of fighter planes, using tiny gears to compute parameters such as airspeed and altitude. It contained 46 synchros, 511 gears, 820 ball bearings, and a total of 2,781 major parts. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/yD6D3NUEB3
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Anyway. I’m off to the library to pick up my reserved copy of _A Celebration of the New Cut_ which will at least give me something to do while I’m waiting for the path to re-open. #Bristol 4/4 pic.twitter.com/CG8nkj5sjs
The five-year anniversary of the closure seems to be particularly pointed, given that the entire New Cut was dug in five years, with work starting 1 May 1804 and certified complete 1 May 1809. Then again, I suppose Bristol can’t afford thousands of navvies these days… 3/4 pic.twitter.com/SroXhZSQCV
Work continues to restore the Chocolate Path. For those who don’t know #Bristol, it’s called the Chocolate Path because its paving looks like a bar of Dairy Milk. It runs alongside the artificial “New Cut” of the Avon. 2/4 pic.twitter.com/g0k2QQ64AC
On the five-year anniversary of the closure one of my favourite walking routes, #Bristol’s Chocolate Path, here are a few photographic reminders of why I miss it. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/mSxPJagmm1