Public art & sculpture · East Midlands
Road Roller
In or near Isham.
Road Roller — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Les Harvey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kettering · 2.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Road Roller is a public art located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A road roller (sometimes called a roller-compactor, or just roller) is a compactor-type engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction of roads and foundations. Similar rollers are used also at landfills or in agriculture. Road rollers are frequently referred to as steamrollers, regardless of their method of propulsion.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
-powered roller]] diesel-powered road roller]] The first road rollers were horse-drawn, and were probably borrowed farm implements (see Roller). Since the effectiveness of a roller depends to a large extent on its weight, self-powered vehicles replaced horse-drawn rollers from the mid-19th century. The first such vehicles were steam rollers. Single-cylinder steam rollers were generally used for base compaction and run with high engine revs with low gearing to promote bounce and vibration from the crankshaft through to the rolls in much the same way as a vibrating roller. The double-cylinder or compound steam rollers became popular from around 1910 onwards and were used mainly for the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4119, -0.7389
- District
- North Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Kettering Town
- Postcode
- NN16 8PZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kettering
- Nearest railway station
- Kettering — 2.1 km
Sources
- osm: node/9243312149 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Road roller (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Road Roller?
- Road Roller is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN16 8PZ), in the parish of Kettering Town.
- What is Road Roller?
- Road Roller — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Road Roller?
- The nearest railway station is Kettering, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NN16 8PZ.
- Is Road Roller a protected site?
- Yes — Road Roller is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Road Roller free to visit?
- Yes, Road Roller is free to enter.
- How do I get to Road Roller?
- The nearest railway station is Kettering, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NN16 8PZ.