2018
NY8892 : Tenter hooks on a tenter frame at Otterburn Mill
taken 6 years ago, near to Otterburn, Northumberland, England
Tenter hooks on a tenter frame at Otterburn Mill
Washed cloth was hooked onto the tenter hooks and the bottom rail of hooks was released to stretch the cloth as it dried in the sun and wind before further processing.
These are believed to be the last remaining tenter frames in the world and these frames date back to the early eighteenth century. From this method of stretching the cloth, the expression was created;
'To be on Tenter Hooks.' i.e. To be in a state of uncomfortable suspense.
These are believed to be the last remaining tenter frames in the world and these frames date back to the early eighteenth century. From this method of stretching the cloth, the expression was created;
'To be on Tenter Hooks.' i.e. To be in a state of uncomfortable suspense.
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- Grid Square
- NY8892, 32 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Russel Wills (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 4 May, 2018 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 4 May, 2018
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NY 8877 9272 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:13.7140N 2:10.6859W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NY 88778 92729
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
