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Something strange appears – Tuesday 20th May

New York

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.

A large drill bit emerging from the Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn.


London

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

© Matthew Andrews

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

© Matthew Andrews

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

© Matthew Andrews

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

© Matthew Andrews

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

A large drill bit emerging from the ground on the south side of the river near to Tower Bridge.

© Matthew Andrews

Amazing discoveries…

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Alexander Stanhope St George, inventor of the Telectroscope, was inspired by a chance meeting with the great British engineer Brunel when he was still a child. St George’s great–grandson found this photograph after his grandmother’s death.