Hamish Harvey
@hamishharvey.bsky.social
Engineer, masonry bridges and tunnels. Bill Harvey Associates Ltd. (consultancy, photogrammetric survey) and Obvis Ltd. (Archie-M software).
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Tories scrapped half of HS2, which without the other half would actually make many train times worse.
People said “why don’t you focus on electrification of existing lines then” so now Labour, eager to proven they’re different from Tories, have scrapped all of that too.
People said “why don’t you focus on electrification of existing lines then” so now Labour, eager to proven they’re different from Tories, have scrapped all of that too.
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tories scrapped half of HS2, which without the other half would actually make many train times worse.
People said “why don’t you focus on electrification of existing lines then” so now Labour, eager to proven they’re different from Tories, have scrapped all of that too.
People said “why don’t you focus on electrification of existing lines then” so now Labour, eager to proven they’re different from Tories, have scrapped all of that too.
A wonderfully complex piece of masonry, lost in Reading.
The abbey arch is all that remains of Reading's abbey mill. Today it is hidden away and dominated by steel, glass and imposing buildings.
October 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
A wonderfully complex piece of masonry, lost in Reading.
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There seems to be a big deal about 'eco-bricks' made from stone in the UK..., meanwhile in Italy, almost every building supplies outlet sells these.
October 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
There seems to be a big deal about 'eco-bricks' made from stone in the UK..., meanwhile in Italy, almost every building supplies outlet sells these.
It's 2025. I could buy a multifunction printer without wifi. Or one with wifi and a fax machine.
October 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's 2025. I could buy a multifunction printer without wifi. Or one with wifi and a fax machine.
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And the flip-side to the lintel that wants to pass as an arch is the hidden key. Where the limitations of the stone call for an arch, but the appearance of an arch is unwanted, we get an arch in denial, with flat soffit and apparently vertical—not radial—joints.
October 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
And the flip-side to the lintel that wants to pass as an arch is the hidden key. Where the limitations of the stone call for an arch, but the appearance of an arch is unwanted, we get an arch in denial, with flat soffit and apparently vertical—not radial—joints.
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For thousands of years we’ve been building with trabeated stone. For thousands of years it’s been chewed at, chased to abstraction. Repeatedly exhumed and revived, even after Roman concrete, even after Gothic vaults, after Rundbogenstil and Candela’s shells. Keeps coming back from the dead.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For thousands of years we’ve been building with trabeated stone. For thousands of years it’s been chewed at, chased to abstraction. Repeatedly exhumed and revived, even after Roman concrete, even after Gothic vaults, after Rundbogenstil and Candela’s shells. Keeps coming back from the dead.
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And yes, getting past the random giant picture of three happy students laughing at a salad at the top of the course page counts as one of those swipes.
August 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
And yes, getting past the random giant picture of three happy students laughing at a salad at the top of the course page counts as one of those swipes.
Bridge of the Month 164: We found Fatherford Viaduct on a walk around Okehampton, after following the East Oakment river down through a beautiful wooded valley. The heavy crusting of calcium carbonate tells some interesting stories.
www.billharveyassociates.com/bom/164-fath...
www.billharveyassociates.com/bom/164-fath...
164. Fatherford Viaduct — Bill Harvey Associates Limited
We found Fatherford Viaduct on a walk around Okehampton, after following the East Oakment river down through a beautiful wooded valley. The heavy crusting of calcium carbonate tells some interesting s...
www.billharveyassociates.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Bridge of the Month 164: We found Fatherford Viaduct on a walk around Okehampton, after following the East Oakment river down through a beautiful wooded valley. The heavy crusting of calcium carbonate tells some interesting stories.
www.billharveyassociates.com/bom/164-fath...
www.billharveyassociates.com/bom/164-fath...
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I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying.
I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
August 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying.
I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
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This is a thought provoking, bite sized little piece that boils down to, "don't give feedback on EVERYTHING, because not everything matters! give feedback on things that have impact."
I think it's a *great* exercise for the feedback-giver to think through the impact they want their advice to have.
I think it's a *great* exercise for the feedback-giver to think through the impact they want their advice to have.
How much of your feedback is actually about performance vs. personal preference?
If you can't point to specific impact, maybe the behavior that needs changing is yours.
terriblesoftware.org/2025/07/18/w...
If you can't point to specific impact, maybe the behavior that needs changing is yours.
terriblesoftware.org/2025/07/18/w...
Why Most Feedback Shouldn’t Exist
Before giving feedback, ask yourself: is there measurable impact? Most manager feedback is just personal preference disguised as professional development. Stop policing personality.
terriblesoftware.org
July 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This is a thought provoking, bite sized little piece that boils down to, "don't give feedback on EVERYTHING, because not everything matters! give feedback on things that have impact."
I think it's a *great* exercise for the feedback-giver to think through the impact they want their advice to have.
I think it's a *great* exercise for the feedback-giver to think through the impact they want their advice to have.
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Imagine thinking wind turbines are ecocide where over five years fossil fuel tankers create 90,411 oil spills *and only bother to report 474 of them* - satellite analysis exposes high density "slick belts" coinciding with shipping lanes.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Only 0.5% of 90,000 oil slicks reported over five-year period, analysis finds | Shipping industry | The Guardian
Pollution incidents reported between 2014 and 2019 were compared against scientific study that used satellite imagery to count slicks
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Imagine thinking wind turbines are ecocide where over five years fossil fuel tankers create 90,411 oil spills *and only bother to report 474 of them* - satellite analysis exposes high density "slick belts" coinciding with shipping lanes.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Every UK petition is like this
July 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Every UK petition is like this
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In "Legitimate Concerns" news.
41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence.
For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence.
For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In "Legitimate Concerns" news.
41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence.
For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence.
For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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when i have 6 to 8 enemies coming by the house
July 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
when i have 6 to 8 enemies coming by the house
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Most days, when im out filming, I come across a little joy or two.
Todays was this gorgeous Packhorse looking bridge along the fosse way.
Todays was this gorgeous Packhorse looking bridge along the fosse way.
July 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Most days, when im out filming, I come across a little joy or two.
Todays was this gorgeous Packhorse looking bridge along the fosse way.
Todays was this gorgeous Packhorse looking bridge along the fosse way.
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A bridge widened. Underneath Laverock Bridge, Mealbank, Cumbria. The left side once good for pack horses but then cars were invented.
#BridgesThursday
#BridgesThursday
June 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A bridge widened. Underneath Laverock Bridge, Mealbank, Cumbria. The left side once good for pack horses but then cars were invented.
#BridgesThursday
#BridgesThursday
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Heidi Alexander's decision to remove the safeguarding of HS2's route from Birmingham to Leeds is short-sighted in the extreme. This is the most beneficial part of the whole HS2 scheme - as we said at the time that the construction of the leg was cancelled. www.placeyorkshire.co.uk/govt-axes-de...
Govt axes development safeguards on eastern leg of HS2 - Place Yorkshire
In news that may disappoint but not surprise Yorkshire's rail-users and property industry, the secretary of state for transport, Heidi Alexander, has lifted development restrictions along what would h...
www.placeyorkshire.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Heidi Alexander's decision to remove the safeguarding of HS2's route from Birmingham to Leeds is short-sighted in the extreme. This is the most beneficial part of the whole HS2 scheme - as we said at the time that the construction of the leg was cancelled. www.placeyorkshire.co.uk/govt-axes-de...
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🧵Learning to build by taking things apart:
Some 19th c theorists like Viollet-le-Duc were fond of banging on about the structural and constructional logic of the Gothic style, terms that feel inappropriate when applied to elements that seem purely aesthetic, like the cusps & featherings of tracery.
Some 19th c theorists like Viollet-le-Duc were fond of banging on about the structural and constructional logic of the Gothic style, terms that feel inappropriate when applied to elements that seem purely aesthetic, like the cusps & featherings of tracery.
July 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🧵Learning to build by taking things apart:
Some 19th c theorists like Viollet-le-Duc were fond of banging on about the structural and constructional logic of the Gothic style, terms that feel inappropriate when applied to elements that seem purely aesthetic, like the cusps & featherings of tracery.
Some 19th c theorists like Viollet-le-Duc were fond of banging on about the structural and constructional logic of the Gothic style, terms that feel inappropriate when applied to elements that seem purely aesthetic, like the cusps & featherings of tracery.
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Same, medieval dudes. Same.
April 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Same, medieval dudes. Same.
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i like my mid-to-late 12thc Anglo-Norman Romanesque S doors like I like my coffee.
Well actually I prefer them freely accessible primarily, but covered in bees is fun too
Well actually I prefer them freely accessible primarily, but covered in bees is fun too
July 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
i like my mid-to-late 12thc Anglo-Norman Romanesque S doors like I like my coffee.
Well actually I prefer them freely accessible primarily, but covered in bees is fun too
Well actually I prefer them freely accessible primarily, but covered in bees is fun too
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I think of Bill Harvey working on its build whenever I see anything of the Humber Bridge, @hamishharvey.bsky.social, including the comments in this case!
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Thanks @mikeachim.bsky.social
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Thanks @mikeachim.bsky.social
Breakfast Under The Bridge
On finding awe in deeply uncomfortable things.
everythingisamazing.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I think of Bill Harvey working on its build whenever I see anything of the Humber Bridge, @hamishharvey.bsky.social, including the comments in this case!
everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/breakfast-...
Thanks @mikeachim.bsky.social
everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/breakfast-...
Thanks @mikeachim.bsky.social
Grr. Originally a James Brindley structure. Several generations of masonry replacement visible, the original stone only in the abutments. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Canal bridge crash near Wolverhampton to cost charity £80k
The bridge near Dimmingsdale, Staffordshire, is hit for the fifth time in 14 years, a charity says.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Grr. Originally a James Brindley structure. Several generations of masonry replacement visible, the original stone only in the abutments. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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From 1911
Materials influence design and application. Here concrete is reducing the detail achievable, in this instance, it refers to concrete cast in-situ.
Materials influence design and application. Here concrete is reducing the detail achievable, in this instance, it refers to concrete cast in-situ.
June 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
From 1911
Materials influence design and application. Here concrete is reducing the detail achievable, in this instance, it refers to concrete cast in-situ.
Materials influence design and application. Here concrete is reducing the detail achievable, in this instance, it refers to concrete cast in-situ.