| Year | 2007 |
| Date | 16-Feb |
| Volume | 198 |
| Issue | 4,293 |
| Page | 221 |
| Category | General |
| Part | 5 |
| Title | Lifting and Shifting Long Ago |
| Author | John Ditchfield |
| Notes | Concludes with a look at problems met with past techniques; reviews Cravens of Manchester. Risk of overloading, downfall, a scotch derrick, Fowler traction engine with lifting device, horse drawn steam driven crane by Priestman of Hull, in the real world, shifting, about town, apprehension, Palmers shipyard in Jarrow, James Watson, hair-raising, Craven Bros. Ltd., historic pattern, a Fowler ploughing engine and improvised gantry, and finally à |