Monday 2 June 2014

Thwart, Tabernacle, Taffrail


I may have mentioned once or twice that there's a new swing bridge in town on Scale Lane Statithe. Well to go with this Scale Lane itself has been given a makeover with seating and plants and these little inserts in the pavement highlighting parts of sailing ships.


So as you walk down this short stretch you go up the rigging of some tall ship, well anyway that's the idea, but I guess most people won't even know these things are there and will just walk over them. I did think the one below sounded painful until I looked up what it was.
 

4 comments:

  1. Breast hook? Is that where you hang your shirts when your wardrobe is full? Elsie! Get yer top off and stand over here will ye love?

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  2. I had to look it up after seeing your post. I was quite relieved when I realized it was not some sort of pirate torture!

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  3. Oh, yes... that would sound painful! Off to look up what it actually means.

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  4. I thought it might be a brassiere, but I would thwart anyone who tried to carve it into a brick.

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