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A gin pole derrick (also known as standing derrick or pole derrick) is a derrick without a boom and with single tower or mast supported by four guy wires (two side guys, a fore guy and a rear guy). Its guys are so arranged from its top as to permit leaning the mast in any direction.
Denny Chimes is a 115-foot (35 m) tall campanile tower on the south side of The Quad at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.The tower was named in honor of George H. Denny, who served as university president from 1912 to 1936 and again as interim president from 1941 through 1942. [2]
Boot houses were houses built in the United Kingdom after World War I to accommodate the housing boom following the war. [1] They were named after Henry Boot, whose construction company (Henry Boot Limited), produced an estimated 50,000 houses between the end of World War I and the start of World War II. [2]
A gin pole used to install a weather vane atop the 200-foot steeple of a church Roof trusses being assembled with gin poles. The gin pole is derived from a gyn, and considered a form of derrick, called a standing derrick or pole derrick, [2] distinguished from sheers (or shear legs) by having a single boom rather than a two-legged one.
Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. [1] [2] (born January 4, 1994) [1] is an American professional football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed " King Henry ", [ 3 ] [ 4 ] he is known for his imposing style of play and larger build than the average running back.
Why Derrick Henry joined the Ravens The NFL's active rushing leader joined Baltimore this offseason on a two-year deal as the Titans moved on from the Henry-Mike Vrabel-Ryan Tannehill era over the ...
The Dallas Cowboys couldn't afford Derrick Henry, Jerry Jones said. That was after the owner of the most valuable franchise in sports watched Henry, wearing a Baltimore Ravens uniform, ...
The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower, constructed by Henry between 1512 and 1514, overlooking the Camber anchorage and the entrance to Rye Harbour. In 1539, increasing tensions with France encouraged Henry to rethink his coastal defence plans, and Camber Castle was rebuilt and extended over the next year under ...