My thesis was about Midland novelist Robert Bage who was also a paper-mill owner. His eldest son Charles was a wine-merchant, surveyor and later a pioneer in structural iron. He designed the oldest iron-structured building in England which still stands today and is a listed building. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditherington_Flax_Mill His father was a supporter of equal-rights, education... Continue Reading →
Crates and Cranes (9/11)
Photocredit: commons.wikimedia.org I am attempting here to demonstrate simply why the Twin Towers and Building 7 could not have fallen in on themselves as they appeared to do without some kind of controlled demolition. The tragedy of that fateful day in September 2001 will never be forgotten and the families of victims should learn the... Continue Reading →