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The Clock Tower is a prominent structure in the centre of Epsom .
From the days of Epsom Spa until 1847, a weatherboarded Watch House stood by the pond in Epsom High Street. The traveller Celia Fiennes praised its clock in 1711, although even by this date the building was thought to be old-fashioned. Like its counterpart in Ewell, the watch house was divided by a partition into a fire engine house and a temporary lock-up. The village constable was paid by the parish vestry for escorting prisoners to trial at the nearest town after they had been locked up overnight.
In 1847 the vestry resolved to pull down the Watch House and sell its materials, including the clock and the old fire engine. William Andrews, whose father (the caretaker of the old building) had died the year before, sat on the rebuilding committee and had hoped for the architect's contract. In response to the advertisement for a clock tower - not more than 40 feet high, costing less that ÂŁ350 - plans and estimates had to be prepared in nine days. To Andrews' chagrin, however, the winning design was submitted by two London architects, James Butler and Henry Hodge. 'The extreme height of the building is 70 feet', reported The Builder magazine, 'and the openings for the dials are 4 feet 6 inches. It is to be built of red and Suffolk bricks, the external faces rubbed and finished freely. The four lions, bearing shields, are to be of Caen stone'.
On 19th November 1847 the foundation stone was laid by Thomas Tompson. He was chairman of the rebuilding committee, a linendraper in private life . After the ceremony, his committee retired to a sumptuous dinner at the nearby Kings Head, while hundreds of enthusiastic locals celebrated with beer in the streets.
The heraldic lions had disappeared from the corners of the tower by 1902, and were replaced first by electric lanterns, and then in the late 1920s by globe lights. At the same time the toilets were constructed east and west of the present building. The new fire engine was still kept at the base of the tower; in 1869 it was arranged that the bell at the top (a new addition, from the foundry of G.E. Mears) should be rung by a hammer as a fire alarm. In the 1870s Epsom received a fire escape from the Royal Society for the protection of Life from Fire, and for about thirty years this was left leaning against the tower, always at the ready.
All public events in Epsom involved the Clock Tower, along with processions, a bonfire, patriotism, endless supplies of bunting and a large committee of local worthies. Particularly successful were the Diamond Jubilee of 1897, the Coronation of 1902 (when an ox was roasted at the foot of the tower), the Silver Jubilee of 1935, and the Coronation of 1937. In September 1937 the Clock Tower had its proudest hour when the charter declaring that Epsom and Ewell formed a Borough was handed over at its foot.
Great Northern Depot. Grand Forks, North Dakota. Postcard.
Unposted.
St. Paul Souvenir Co.
St. Paul, Minnesota
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nrhp # 76000813- Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District- The first courthouse for Winneshiek County was a two-story building completed in 1858 for $18,000.[3] The sheriff's residence and jail were located in the stone basement, offices were located on the first floor, and the courtroom occupied the second floor.
The movement to replace the courthouse began about 1890, but there was not enough citizen support until 1902. To pass the referendum the county Board of Supervisors asked for approval to spend $75,000, even though they knew it would cost more.[4] After construction of the present courthouse was underway they asked for an additional $50,000, which was nearly defeated because of resentment over the way the situation was handled. The cornerstone was laid in 1903 and the building was completed in 1904.
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Another view of some of the cars in Guildhall Square. If we'd wanted a closer look we could have paid to go in, but considering you can see the VW show on the Common in the summer for free, we decided not to bother. We could see quite a lot from the outside!
Kings Cross station throat from Gasworks Tunnel. Main line platforms on the left, suburban on right. St Pancras station clock tower visible in the background. It was possible to get a good view ahead from the front seat of suburban DMUs (probably the only thing good about them!) Photo 1973.
The Schloss Drachenburg first captured my imagination over a year ago when I stumbled upon it in my Twitter feed. My first question was - is this even real? I was shocked I had never seen the beautiful structure before, and from that moment on, I was pretty well set on bringing this hidden gem to life.
I've been told several times that I'm "obsessed" with this castle, and perhaps that's true. I started by making several Minecraft variants of the structure, one of which is one of (if not the tallest) structure ever made in the game at 671 blocks tall. If I could make a massive version in Minecraft in 9 months, surely I could make a LEGO one in under a year!
So I started designing this in LDD shortly after Brickworld 2018. That was my first mistake. I've never made a MOC in LDD before, and it's hard to get a sense of scale in the program, and also hard to know which bricks you do and don't have. Also, owning 2 modular Town Halls made me realize that dark orange is not as common as I thought. Thus the Bricklink orders ensued, as well as the random E-Bay hauls. Dark orange and medium dark flesh was a far more limited brick palette than I'm used to, but I think it's in those limitations that I was able to make this build something special.
The final model comes out to approximately a 4 x 2 foot base, with the clocktower being 3 feet tall. The 30,000 piece count makes this my second largest MOC, behind the behemoth that was the Tunnels Project in 2016.
Yet in what probably adds up to about 20 days total of build time, I was able to pull off what I regard as my best MOC. Without further ado, a proudly present my rendition of German's Schloss Drachenburg.
Come see it at Brickworld Chicago 2019!
Clockface on the Daniels & Fisher Clocktower, Denver....
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Stark: I'm not saying I'm responsible for this countries longest run of uninterrupted peace in 35 years! I'm not saying that from the ashes of captivity, never has an American saying been more personified, I'm not saying Uncle Sam can kick back on a long chair sipping on an ice tea because I haven't come across anyone man enough to face me on my best day!
--"Iron Man 2" (2010)
The Wendover Clock Tower, a Grade II listed building in Buckinghamshire, was built in 1842 to house the parish fire engine and provide a lock-up, and is located at the corner of High Street and Tring Road.
Daniels & Fisher Clocktower North Face seen from the 17th floor...
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Penny: Do you have any idea what time it is?
Sheldon: Of course I do. My watch is linked to the atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. It's accurate to one-tenth of a second. But as I'm saying this, it occurs to me that, once again, your question may have been rhetorical.
--"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Ametzola is a train and metro station in the barrio de Amézola in Bilbao. The station and its clock tower companion was opened in May 2000.
Public Clocks by Arjan Richter
Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Church of St. Nicholas), most commonly known as Storkyrkan (The Great Church) and Stockholms domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral), is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic. (Source: Wikipedia).
Stockholm Cathedral is the the oldest building that is still in use in Stockholm, the first part of the Cathedral can be traced back to 1306. The Stockholm Cathedral is the residence of the bishop of Stockholm and is a royal coronation, wedding and burial church. The Church is open to the public and has ceremonies every Sunday. (Source: stockholmgamlastan.se)
Public Clock Photography by Arjan Richter
Established in 1930, this fireproof storage warehouse had a unique feature, a clocktower to illuminate the sky.
Late evening sun and cloud behind the Clocktower which is just beginning to be lit with its own lights.
3 shot tone compressed in Photomatix
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Established by settlers in November 1807, the area of the future Giles County was considered to be part of Williamson County. Two years after the formation of Maury County, Giles County was created from southern portions of Maury on November 14, 1809 by an act of the Tennessee State Legislature. Nearly half of the new county lay in Chickasaw territory until September 1816. Giles County is named after William Branch Giles, a Senator from Virginia who sponsored the admission of Tennessee as the sixteenth state into the Union. He also sponsored the building of the city and courthouse, which has burned four times. One of Giles County's local heroes is James McCallum, who served as Grandmaster of the Tennessee Masons, a member of the Confederate Congress, and mayor.
The current courthouse, located in the county seat of Pulaski, Tennessee, was originally designed by Architect Adolphus Heiman and built in 1859 by the George Moore and Sons Company. It cost about thirty thousand dollars to complete. Though it stood through the Civil War, it suffered much damage. Further damage by fire in 1907, Architect Benjamin B. Smith redesigned the building and it was rebuilt by the original contractor in 1909. The courthouse has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
nrhp # 76000813- Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District- The first courthouse for Winneshiek County was a two-story building completed in 1858 for $18,000.[3] The sheriff's residence and jail were located in the stone basement, offices were located on the first floor, and the courtroom occupied the second floor.
The movement to replace the courthouse began about 1890, but there was not enough citizen support until 1902. To pass the referendum the county Board of Supervisors asked for approval to spend $75,000, even though they knew it would cost more.[4] After construction of the present courthouse was underway they asked for an additional $50,000, which was nearly defeated because of resentment over the way the situation was handled. The cornerstone was laid in 1903 and the building was completed in 1904.
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What a fun night!
After getting to Denver and dropping my stuff off at Felicia's we hit the mall. I really didn't need to get anything, but I could always hunt for my white whale: a bright metallic teal cocktail dress. No luck on that front, but I did find an amazing skirt that Felicia and Bev convinced me that I had to have. Since the store was buy one, get one half off I had to look for something else... and I found two things so I had to get one more!
After shopping we stopped for a pleasant dinner at PF Chang's. Then, back to Felicia's to change and head downtown to Lannie's Late Night Clocktower Cabaret. The entryway was pretty neat so we had to grab a picture from above and below to show it all off.
The preacher's sign says 'Believe on the the Lord...' - the more usual 'Believe in...' seemingly does not do the job here in Leicester if you want to be saved.
Feb. 18, 2017
City of Green Administration Building
Fuji GX680 III -50mm. lens
Fuji Acros 100 - APH09 - 1:50
The masked figure in Neapolitan costume who strikes the hour on the clocktower is Pulcinella. The English Punch and Danish Mester Jakel both derive from the character Pulcinella in the Italian Commedia dell’Arte, a staged comedy going back to at least the 16th century. Pulcinella is normally presented as a Naples bumpkin named after the Italian for a young chicken due to his beaklike nose and disoriented stupidity. His basic characteristics are a mean, vicious temperament and a propensity to knock everyone – including his wife – around. These characteristics reappear of course in the English Punch version.
The Torre di Pulcinella has been standing in Montepulciano for several hundred years. Some claim it was erected by a bishop from Naples longing for and eager to share some of his hometown folklore.
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I believe these are two of those clocks that only agree twice per day.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sepia toned infrared. See also adjacent photo for a historical version: www.flickr.com/photos/marlinharms/27951120095/
Steve's link below to the song by the band Chicago reminds me to attribute the title to that band.