Rising Main 6, The Quay, Penzance

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CISMAS
Source
Sketchfab
Polygon Count
49,999
Release Date
2020-05-09
License
CC BY 4.0
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This 13 inch rising main has been reused as a mooring bollard at The Quay in Penzance Harbour. It was probably originally used as part of the drainage system in a Cornish mine and was installed on The Quay sometime in the 19th century. Rising mains are usually 9 feet long – so most of the pipe is buried in the ground. Note the curved reinforcing fillets beneath the flange.