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daverichardson

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Drewf is 100% correct
I did not know you resided there?
I was a ware of the metropole and the overseas territories and Corsica but I phrased the question badly
Over to you mon ami
 
drewf

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Yes indeed, I partly reside between Geneva and Chamonix, as well as in Lincs - some of the SM chaps called in on the way to Modena, so we had a nice collection of Masers on the lawn :)

There's famously a very large fountain in Lake Geneva, driven by turbines.

Where is the largest fountain in England, and how high does the water jet go?
 
highlander

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drewf said:
Yes indeed, I partly reside between Geneva and Chamonix, as well as in Lincs - some of the SM chaps called in on the way to Modena, so we had a nice collection of Masers on the lawn :)

There's famously a very large fountain in Lake Geneva, driven by turbines.

Where is the largest fountain in England, and how high does the water jet go?
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no idea, but was it built by a Scot by any chance? LOL
 
StuartW

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Is it the Princess Diana fountain in Hyde Park? I know it doesn't go high but it goes long instead?
 
2b1ask1

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Gravity fed is the tough bit as it limits it to a Victorian or older, fairly hilly location, not at Alton Towers is it?
 
drewf

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Not happening is it?

It's at Stanway House & Fountain, near Cheltenham - built in 2004 by The Fountain Workshop (based in Kent apparently), which sounds like a fantastic if fairly limited profession to have :D

The fountain rises to over 300', making it the highest gravity fountain in the world. It's impressive, for sure - you can get pretty close to it. Well worth seeing, if you don't have a full bladder.

Going to be out for most of the day at the SM meet, so no question from me. Anyone else wish to ask one?
 
GeoffCapes

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drewf said:
It's at Stanway House & Fountain, near Cheltenham - built in 2004 by The Fountain Workshop (based in Kent apparently), which sounds like a fantastic if fairly limited profession to have :D
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I would imagine it's built by a guy called David, who I met at a Kent/Sussex Maserati meet last Friday.
He's a really nice guy and designs, builds and maintains fountains all over the world. Owns a QP, a 1935 Aston MKII, a 1936 Lagonda (when they designed and built cars without a ruler) and various other beauties.
I believe he's also a member on here.
 
drewf

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GeoffCapes said:
I would imagine it's built by a guy called David, who I met at a Kent/Sussex Maserati meet last Friday.
He's a really nice guy and designs, builds and maintains fountains all over the world. Owns a QP, a 1935 Aston MKII, a 1936 Lagonda (when they designed and built cars without a ruler) and various other beauties.
I believe he's also a member on here.
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Correct :)
 
StuartW

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drewf said:
Not happening is it?

It's at Stanway House & Fountain, near Cheltenham - built in 2004 by The Fountain Workshop (based in Kent apparently), which sounds like a fantastic if fairly limited profession to have :D

The fountain rises to over 300', making it the highest gravity fountain in the world. It's impressive, for sure - you can get pretty close to it. Well worth seeing, if you don't have a full bladder.

Going to be out for most of the day at the SM meet, so no question from me. Anyone else wish to ask one?
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Very interesting, it sounds quite a sight to see.

I'll have a bash then - Why are door knobs commonly made out of brass?
 
daverichardson

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Brass is an alloy of Copper and Zinc and one of its properties are that it does not corrode easily so it is good for exterior use
 
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