Adrodd fel Amhriodol
Testun Gwreiddiol (Anodiad: EAW028825 / 770287)
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Sheerlegs. The back leg was attached to a slide, and could be moved back and forth to move the top. When forwards, engines could lifted out of ships and the sheerlegs' rear leg was moved back to lower the engine onto the quay. They were demolished in the 1960s by knocking out the pin securing the rear leg to the slide, causing the structure to topple into the river. The legs were then pulled out slowly as sections were cut off. '