IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Compton Close, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4RE
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Compton Close, SO50 4RE by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (56 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Approaching the junction of Bosville and Clandon Drive
Image: © Basher Eyre
Taken: 12 Dec 2009
0.10 miles
6
Pylons are bigger than you think (3)
The old righthand insulator assembly has been lowered to the ground and the new one is being fixed at the top. Porcelain insulators are used for the replacement because they are less vulnerable to vandalism. However, they are heavier than glass ones and therefore have to be installed in two sections. Each of the white rings weighs 12 Kg and the full complement of 23 weighs 282 Kg.
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Image: © Peter Facey
Taken: 8 Apr 2008
0.10 miles
7
Pylons are bigger than you think (2)
The insulators are rated at 42,000 lbs strain, so having a couple of men standing on them is no problem.
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Image: © Peter Facey
Taken: 8 Apr 2008
0.10 miles
8
Pylons are bigger than you think (1)
This 400 KV pylon in Boyatt Wood, Eastleigh has been damaged by vandals. The glass insulators are vulnerable to catapults or air guns. In preparation for replacing them the electric power on the near side of the pylon has been turned off, safety earthing wires have been attached, and a winch has been used to remove the load from the insulators.
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Image: © Peter Facey
Taken: 8 Apr 2008
0.10 miles
9
Pylons are bigger than you think (4)
After replacing the righthand insulator string, the whole process is repeated for the lefthand one. Here the old insulator is being lowered to the ground. A hydraulically operated capstan winch on a Landrover below is used for the lifting tasks.
The metal hoop within which the lower man is standing is a precaution against the wires being struck by lightning. In that event an arc will pass from the hoop through the air onto the metal of the pylon, rather than arcing over the surface of the insulators and damaging them.
For beginning of this sequence, see Image
Image: © Peter Facey
Taken: 8 Apr 2008
0.10 miles
10
Approaching the junction of Bosville and Kenilworth Drive
Image: © Basher Eyre
Taken: 12 Dec 2009
0.11 miles