"Darby Selflock" access cover, Whitehead
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"Darby Selflock" access cover, Whitehead
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 27 Apr 2013
A Darby “Selflock” access cover at the Islandmagee Road end of Rasnevyn Drive. My amateur research (which might be completely wrong) suggests that the name originated with Abraham Darby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Darby_I and after closure was acquired by Glynwed http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=41158277 which is now part of the PAM Saint-Gobain Group Image The specification “D400” refers to “access covers and gratings capable of withstanding a 40 tonnes test load. For use in areas where cars and lorries have access, including carriageways, hard shoulders and pedestrian areas”.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.758266
Longitude
-5.711502