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Bricklayer construction workers, Norway ca. 1935. Film unknown, taken with an unknown 6x9 folding camera.
Kim Larsen: Vi er dem (1986)
Vi er dem, de andre ikke må lege med
Vi er det dårlige selskab
Vi har en svag karakter og en billig fantasi
The “protoromanica” abbey of St. Bartolomew was built by a group of monks (also experienced bricklayers) AD. 1050 over a pre-existing Romanesque Crypt dating back to AD 900.
I took the two images not having a tripod, but leaning my camera on a pew. Hence the inaccurate composition of the works, especially in the second one.
Moreover a strong spotlight on the crucifix caused problems about the exposure.
I post these images for their historic and artistic interest.
Happy WeekEnd to all of you, my friends
Bricklayer hands ! rough week for the old hands, been using sand/lime renovating mortar which sucks the life out of your hands. Hate wearing gloves, so awkward to work with, barrier cream helps as does every cream in the world but rest is the best action but a weekend of washing the dishes will soften then up ready for Monday ;-)). ,
Taken from a print in my collection, no further details known.
SECR P class, built at Ashford entering service February 1910. SR A178 July 1924, later 1178. Renumbered 31178 May 1951. Withdrawn June 1958 and sold to Bowaters Lloyds, Sittingbourne their PIONEER II. To the Bluebell Railway October 1968.
Taken from a print in my collection, no further details known.
SE$CR L class 763, built by Beyer Peacock entering service August 1914. Became SR A763 September 1924. Temporarily named 'Betty Baldwin' during the 1926 General Strike after the actress who had cleaned this loco, named removed May 1927. Later became SR 1763. Renumbered 31763 November 1948 and withdrawn April 1960.
Glendale, CA; this sign was part of a larger sign installed at Midway Building Materials which was "midway" between Ontario and Pomona, CA. The sign was donated to the Museum of Neon Art in 2002. The sign is currently on display at the Signs Geeks exhibit at MONA (Glendale, CA). Lots more photos from the exhibit opening at my blog here:
Ten facts about this iconic structure
1) The bridge, which spans the Avon Gorge and River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset, weighs 1,500 tonnes, spans 702 feet, and sits 245 feet above the water below at high tide.
2) Described by Brunel as “My first love, my darling”, the bridge took 33 years to complete. The initial funding for the bridge was generated in 1754 by Bristol wine merchant William Vick, who left £1,000 in his will to go towards the construction of a toll-free stone bridge across the Avon Gorge.
3) In 1829, a competition was launched to find someone to design the bridge. Because a suitable plan could not be found, a second competition was held, and eventually 23-year-old Isambard Kingdom Brunel was appointed as project engineer.
4) According to Brunel’s original plans, both towers were to have an Egyptian style. “They were going to be decorated with iron panels showing the story of the bridge being built, and each one would have had two sphinxes sitting on top,” Laura Hilton from Clifton Suspension Bridge told BBC News. “When they started building they realised it was never going to be possible to put the decoration on, and Brunel redesigned the bridge in a plain format.”
5) Brunel died in 1859 aged 53. With financial help from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), work resumed on the bridge in 1862 under the supervision of Sir John Hawkshaw and William Henry Barlow, who modified Brunel’s original plan by widening the roadway and by increasing the suspension chains from two to three on each side. Construction was completed in the summer of 1864.
6) The bridge is made up of 3,500 load bearing bolts and vast chains that stretch 20 miles underground. The bridge’s wrought iron chains are those of the Hungerford chain suspension bridge that was demolished in 1860.
7) The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a Grade I-listed building.
8) It was estimated that up to 150,000 people packed the city streets to watch a procession marking the opening of the bridge in 1864. The celebrations began with a military display in Queen Square at 9.30am, and an hour later troops began a march along Broad Quay, Park Street, Brandon Hill and the Downs. Meanwhile, the procession of Trades and Friendly Societies – including the police, fire brigades, bricklayers and iron ship builders – assembled in the Old Market.
9) Until the 1930s, ‘daredevil pilots’ occasionally flew beneath the bridge in bi-planes. After this time, with the creation of faster planes, the practice became too dangerous.
10) Originally designed to cater for horse-drawn traffic, Clifton Suspension Bridge today serves as a crossing for more than four million vehicles every year.
Taken from a print in my collection, no further details known.
SER B class, built at Ashford entering service numbered 13 October 1898. To SECR in 1899. Fitted with Top Feed between October 1920 and May 1923. Became SR A13, later 1013 after the 1923 grouping. Rebuilt as class B1 February 1926. Withdrawn September 1948 not receiving allocated number 31013.
Taken from a photograph by H C Cassderley in my collection.
SER F class, built at Ashford entering service numbered 205 December 1883. SECR 205 in 1899. Rebuilt to class F1 November 1908. SR A205, later 1205, after the 1923 grouping. Withdrawn March 1947.
The lower deck rear window on these is an odd size and shape. When I look at it I can't help but be reminded of, erm, a "rectal area".
That's my grandfather's lunchbox. I speculate that he had it from the 1920s and, perhaps, earlier. It spent some time in New York back then when grandad was working there as a bricklayer. He possibly worked on the Empire State Building. If he did, this lunchbox was likely up there too.
I added textures in ON1.
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In April 1982 the huge Bricklayers Arms goods depot was in its final stages of closure and I participated in a special visit.
One shed seemed to function as a distribution depot for Holsten beer. They had an RT bus parked there. A bus of that height is illegal in Germany. Don't know where the registration number came from.
33050 passing the sewage farm on the approach to Paddock Wood with a Dover to Bricklayers Arms van train on 15 May 1981. This was the return working of one the early morning down paper trains. The track on the right is the old branch line to Hawkhurst, closed in 1961, still being used as a siding.
Boots don't last long in the building game, cement rots the stitches & laces then they just fall to bits.
When I started in 1980 the gang of bricklayers I was put with came from Burnley & lads in their late 50's, I just had to laugh when they walked towards me wearing big heavy clogs !! looking at my Doc martins I felt so trendy until we hit the footings. Within an hour my feet were saturated & the reality of what industry I had come into dawned on me. Vinnie & Phil's clogs were bone dry !! first lesson learned "always look after your feet " I watched the lads every night meticulously clean each clogg & smash the wax on them every Friday,
" Why all the fuss ?? where the thoughts in my head"
No wonder my feet ache !!! ;-((((
Three Moments from This Morning – Morning Labors of Nature: From Puddle to Nest — In Mud, Wings, and Stillness -
Each morning brings surprises we cannot foresee — and as your fellow writer, I find joy in translating those surprises into words.
Among the many swallow species that migrate thousands of miles from Africa each year, the Red-rumped Swallowparticularly fascinates me. Their nest-building technique — using clay and mud before the breeding season — always reminds me of Irish bricklayers. Both male and female birds pick up small lumps of sand, including beach sand, shaping it with their beaks and moistening it to a cement-like consistency before flying swiftly back to the nest site. They are as industrious as bees.
This morning, after I washed the stone-paved area of our garden, a Red-rumped Swallow couple was drawn to the puddles. I watched as one of them — I believe the female — gently landed, gathered a small mud ball at the tip of her beak, and flew back to continue building the nest, only to return moments later. It reminded me once again: Wetlands are essential not only for drinking water but also for providing critical materials for nest construction, especially for migratory birds.
I am sure some of you on Flickr have witnessed similar behavior. I hope when you look closely at the first photo and see the tiny lump of mud at her beak, you’ll imagine the dedication behind this remarkable nest-building process.
In the second photo, you’ll see a Nuthatch in its typical posture, resting under the soft shade of fig leaves — still and alert.
Wishing you all a beautiful day, and I hope you enjoy these moments as much as I did while witnessing them.
I've captured some unforgettable moments with my camera, and I hope you feel the same joy viewing these images as I did while shooting them.
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Lens - With Nikon TC 14E II - hand held or Monopod and definitely SPORT VR on. Aperture is f8 and full length. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Nikon Cross-Body Strap or Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod - Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Really Right Stuff LCF-11 Replacement Foot for Nikon AF-S 500mm /5.6E PF Lense -
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Taken from a print in my collection, no further details known.
SE CR C class 0-6-0, built by Neilson Reid entering service numbered 685 June 1900. Rebuilt as an 0-6-0ST October 1917. SR A685, later 1685, after the 1923 grouping. Withdrawn September 1951 not receiving allocated number 31685.
Taken from a print in my collection, no further details known.
SECR C class, built at Ashford entering service numbered 253 January 1903. SR A253, later 1253, after the 1923 grouping. Renumbered 31253 May 1949, withdrawn October 1959.
Standing at Chichester station 34027 Taw Valley is taking on water, the fireman is standing on top of the tender and the driver is leaning on the water column ready to close the valve. Both men are taking the stop as a cigarette break. To the left of Taw Valley there is a glimpse of a guards van at the tail of a passing freight, I wonder if Peter photographed it?
34027 Taw Valley is a Bulleid West Country, it entered service in April 1946 for the Southern Railway as 21C127, it was built at Brighton Works. The loco was withdrawn 09/08/1964 and arrived for scrapping at Barry in December 1964. Taw Valley left Barry in April 1980, it has been fully restored and has been a regular performer in preservation on the Severn Valley Railway.
At the time of Peter's picture (13/06/1961) it was a 73B Bricklayers Arms based loco.
Peter Shoesmith 13/06/1961)
Copyright Geoff Dowling & John Whitehouse; all rights reserved
I had to repair the brick wall at my home - I'll never make it as a bricklayer, but it's up :) I like the light and shadows in this image.
My old trusty canoe in the foreground.
Leica M3
50mm Summicron lens
Fuji ISO 200
Taken from a print in my collection, no further details known.
LBSCR C2 class, built by the Vulcan Foundry entering service numbered 552 February 1902. SR B552, later 2552 after the 1923 grouping. Rebuilt class C2X January 1940. Renumbered 32552 March 1950 and withdrawn June 1961.
Taken from a print in my collection, no further details known.
SR Schools class, built at Eastleigh entering service April 1930. Later numbered 902. Renumbered 30902 January 1949 and withdrawn December 1962.