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Commencée en 1143 selon la volonté de Georges d'Antioche, l'église possède un admirable décor de style byzantin. Agrandie de deux travées au XVIe siècle, elle a reçu des fresques baroques au XVIIIe siècle.
Week commencing Monday 31st August 2020 sees the final week of booked Class 91 workings by LNER on Anglo Scottish services between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross.
1E17 the 1330 Departure from Edinburgh is the final service from Scotland which is operated by class 91 sets.
Tuesday 01st September 2020 sees 91101 making her visit working 1S08 and 1E17 turns today.
Commencée au milieu du XIIe siècle, achevée vers 1220, la cathédrale de Saint-Paul est un des plus beaux exemples d'art roman provençal.
Classée monument historique depuis 1840.
Buffet d'orgue de 1704.
With a winter storm commencing, the Nevada Northern Railway's snow train sets off from the yards in East Ely, ready to stay ahead of snow accumulations and keep ore train traffic flowing from the mines district in Ruth to the smelters up north in McGill.
This image was captured during the February 2013 winter photo shoot at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Depicted here are Rotary Plow "B", being pushed by the mighty Alco Consolidation #93, with Outfit Car #06 as the caboose/crew quarters. Although Rotary B was not operable at the time, it had recently received cosmetic improvements to make it suitable as a prop for the photo shoots. A little snow thrown on the impeller blades added to the realism, making the machine look fresh from the fight.
Astute viewers may note the rather unusual presence of trees in this image. The geography around East Ely, NV is high desert, and trees are quite scarce. This image depicts the stub track behind the engine house, which used to lead to downtown Ely, before it was removed in the late 1930s. The two trees lining this track may well be the only ones on the entire Nevada Northern Railway.
Commencing on the 1st April Awayadays Open top Sightseeing tours of Norwich Volvo B7TL Plaxton President 100 BGO comes past the Railway Station
Having commenced in late March 2016, the Leeds to York CityZap has been a success. Before the first year of this service, there were over 250,000 passengers, who used the service.
The service used five former 36 twindeck Volvo B7TLs with Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini bodywork, 3608-12. These buses although being over fourteen years old still provided a sterling service. However during the late stages of 2018 and in the early stages of 2019, two demonstrator vehicles were tried. The first an integral Wrightbus Daimler engine Streetdeck, used during December 2018. Following the festive season another demonstrator arrived, a ADL E40DMMC, vehicle with a better performance powerpack, for use on an interurban service. The ADL demonstrator was better appointed then the Wrightsbus Streetdeck. Then during the closing stages of 2019, two coaches were sampled on the CityZap, with some interesting views from passengers.
After much deliberation, an order was placed at Wrightsbus for five Streetdecks, each were to be supplied with a 6-clyinder engine coupled to the ZF 6speed Ecolife gearbox, however the unexpected collapse of Wrightsbus in 2019, saw the order withdrawn. As 2020 dawned, the year would see some much change to every industry with in the UK and the world. As the Coronavirus has turned into a worldwide pandemic, overnight from March 23rd the country was paused until June 2020. As the country slowly returned to a Covid-19 normal, businesses also saw an increase with orders. ADL would benefit with and order for 19 high spec E40DMMCs with many enhancements for passengers. The results were launched in early December, with entry into revenue earning service on December 13th.
Here 2015 SK70BWM is seen racing along the A64 passing the Hazelwood Castle, Coastliner bus stop. Heading into Leeds, on the first morning in service as the 11:45 from York, Clifford Street.
66116 seen at Settle Junction with the fine array of semaphore signals, has a gypsum train in tow as it heads up the long drag on the Settle and Carlisle line comprising almost 22 miles of continual climb to reach the summit at Ais Gill. This is the 6M97 Tees Dock New Biggin British Gypsum.
Engines on. Looks like the old Kincardine bridge has just fired up its boosters and is about to launch into space.
Qatar Airways Commence A380 Services To Sydney
Tonight saw the inaugural A380 service from Doha to Sydney by Qatar Airways. This service had been a B77W, but QR have upgraded the service to the A380, and rescheduled it to a slightly later time. It was always going to be difficult shooting at 7.15pm!!
Here is A7-APE landing 16R Sydney Airport, and then entering 'International 2' at Sydney Airport.
For more information please head to 'Points From The Pacific' blog for the full story - pointsfromthepacific.com.au/2016/09/16/qatar-airways-comm...
Road Trip en Islande - Jour 13 - 30 juin
Région Ouest de L’Islande
13ème journée, Stykkishólmur est le lieu idéal pour parcourir la péninsule des Snæfellsnes. Ce que nous allons faire avec ces images... Pour commencer après Kirkjufell et Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall la route vers l'ouest nous conduit à La petite ville de Ólafsvík qui se trouve sur la pointe ouest de la presqu'île des Snæfellsnes et en même temps au bord du grand fjord Breiðafjörður et au pied du volcan Ólafsvíkurenni (415 m).
Le stratovolcan Snæfellsjökull s'élève au sud-ouest de Ólafsvík. La route autour de Snæfellsnes passe par Ólafsvík pour continuer vers l'ouest dans le Parc National de Snæfellsjökull.
- L'Islande c'est la terre, le vent, le feu, l'eau et la glace ...
- L'Islande, c'est haut, c'est loin, mais c'est beau (J.C.)
- Merci pour vos passages sur les vues, favoris et commentaires.
- Road Trip in Iceland - Day 13 - June 30
West Iceland Region
13th day, Stykkishólmur is the ideal place to explore the Snæfellsnes peninsula. What we are going to do with these images ... To start after Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall the road to the west leads us to The small town of Ólafsvík which is on the western tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and at the same time at the edge of the large Breiðafjörður fjord and at the foot of the Ólafsvíkurenni volcano (415 m).
The Snæfellsjökull stratovolcano rises south-west of Ólafsvík. The road around Snæfellsnes passes through Ólafsvík to continue west into Snæfellsjökull National Park.
- Iceland is earth, wind, fire, water and ice ...
- Iceland, it's high, it's far, but it's beautiful (J.C.)
- Thank you for your passages on views, favorites and comments.
- The Golden circle - Vidéo / Diaporama
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- South And South East Iceland - Diaporama
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- The East Fjords icedand - Diaporama
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- The North East & Marina Puffin - Diaporama
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- The Nord Central Iceland - Geothermal Region - Diaporama
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- La région du Lac Mývatn sa faune et flore .
The region of Lake Mývatn its flora and fauna.
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- Le Nord de l'Islande : Cliquez Ici pour visionner : youtu.be/1QcVMhvVIf4
- Les Fjords de L'Ouest partie la plus haute de l'île.
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Tower Transit VNW32379 (LK04HZJ) on route 31 and VNW32408 (LK04HXU) at Shepherd's Bush on 20/04/2018
Besides a five year stint at Atlas Road, route 31 has been based at Westbourne Park for the last 35 years, having moved there in September 1982.
Metroline have won the route off Tower Transit, and will run it from Perivale West (PA) garage, with the contract commencing on 28th April 2018.
VN32379 is seen picking up passengers for the journey to Camden while VNW32408 is seen running back empty to Westbourne Park.
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A kick-butt pillow, a storage hoop, a feather pouch, a zipper, bias tape, and some fabric---am I lucky or what?!?!?! So happy!
Earlier last year, during the sprint of Riverside run X21 peak trips, here is 8335 pictured during layover, before commencing the 1650 trip.
Commencée en 1344, sa construction ne s'est achevée qu'en 1929.
La cathédrale Saint-Guy (en tchèque : Katedrála svatého Víta) est une cathédrale à Prague, capitale de la Tchéquie, et le siège de l'archevêché de Prague. Le nom complet de la cathédrale est Saint-Guy-Saint-Venceslas-et-Saint-Adalbert (en tchèque : Katedrála sv. Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha) dédiée aux saints Guy, Venceslas et Adalbert. Située à l'intérieur du château de Prague, elle est un excellent exemple d'architecture gothique. Plus grande et plus importante église du pays, elle est en 2021 le seul sanctuaire national.
wow it was lovely to see the sunshine this weekend!
spent about an hour sat with these guys as the sun shone on the water, making it ridiculously contrasty but provided a fab bokeh background for these graceful creatures
on the main lake a few looked like they had paired up already, and a number of the males were puffed up and looking quite splendid!
(PLEASE NO AWARDS OR PICTURES OR FLASHY BADGES)
Commencing on Sunday 30th June, Lothian Country will launch its new Green Arrow Express services.
The new routes will be as follows:
EX1: Bathgate Town Centre, Boghall, DIRECT VIA M8, Maybury, Haymarket and The Exchange every 30 minutes, Monday to Saturday and hourly on a Sunday
EX2: Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow Town Centre, Springfield, DIRECT VIA M9, RBS Gogarburn, Maybury, Haymarket, and The Exchange every 30 minutes, Monday to Saturday and hourly on a Sunday.
Green Arrow will have a bespoke and dedicated team of drivers. The operation will run with a fleet of eight coaches which have been custom built in the UK by Plaxton, part of Alexander Dennis Limited, to exceed customer expectations.
The coaches have an innovative new forward facing wheelchair bay and have been fitted with full coach seating, Wi-Fi, USB charging, mood lighting and audio-visual stop announcements, offering a fantastic customer experience.
Lothian Country Green Arrow 9206 seen here at SVBM during the Open Day on the 19th May 2019.
883/9/384 ST LUKE'S ROAD 02-AUG-74 (Southwest side) CHURCH OF ST LUKE
II 1896-7 by W H Seth-Smith. 1971-2 baptistry largely demolished and new foyer and church hall built. Parish lounge 1982.
MATERIALS: Semi-coursed ragstone rubble from Vinters' quarries. The dressings and internal stone work are of Monks Park stone. Roofs covered with red clay Broseley tiles. Oak shingles on the bell-turret.
PLAN: Nave, chancel, N and S aisles, N transept/organ chamber, N and S vestries, octagonal turret (N). (The church is oriented to the NE and all directions given here are liturgical).
EXTERIOR: St Luke's is built in Free-style Gothic of a kind popular at the end of the C19 but more often associated with nonconformist chapels rather than Anglican churches. The principal façade is on the N where there is a large catslide roof covering both nave and aisle. The aisle has a plain parapet and is divided into bays by buttresses with offsets and broad windows which span the entire width of the bays: they are of four lights and have freely-treated Perpendicular tracery under depressed heads. In the angle of the aisle and N transept/organ chamber is an octagonal turret with a timber top stage which is capped by a concave-sided, shingled spirelet. The transept/organ chamber has a five-light N window with inventive tracery fusing Perpendicular with Kentish-style tracery of the early C14. The chancel too has an inventive E window with a pair of thick mullions dividing it into three lights and with an Art Nouveau interpretation of Perpendicular in the tracery. The S elevation of the nave and aisle is similar to that on the N. Towards the W end of the nave a small lead-covered cupola straddles the roof. The W window is broad and, with its pair of thick pierced mullions, derives from the large E and W windows in churches by Norman Shaw and J D Sedding and combines Perpendicular and Decorated details.
INTERIOR: The walls are plastered and whitened. Between the nave and aisles there are unusually treated three-bay arcades. These have round arches with fleurons placed round a hollow moulding and pairs of square capitals to pairs of round columns set on a high rectangular base. The capitals have stylised foliage at the corners which taper down through inverted half pyramids into the piers. The stone carving in chancel is by a Mr Aumonier and in body of the church by Gilbert Seale. The chancel arch too is round and is carried on semi-circular responds. The nave roof is arch-braced to a collar which carries a crown post and raked struts; in the tower lower tiers of the roof are short, curved wind-braces. The aisle roofs are plain lean-tos. The chancel has a semi-circular ceiling divided up into panels. On the S side of the chancel is an attractive mural of c1918 by Ivor Hutchins depicting the Tree of Life, Garden of Eden etc, in the style of Italian quattrocentro artists.
PRINCIPAL FIXTURES: Although the original seating in the nave and chancel has been almost entirely removed, there are still some fixtures of interest from the late C19 and early C20. The altar rails are by W. Bainbridge Reynolds and have metal cartouche-like detail. The organ case is particularly inventive and is to Seth-Smith's design with a depressed arch over the console and above this three curved towers of pipes with flats between. The reredos was made by Jones and Willis and was also probably designed by Seth-Smith and has rectangular traceried panels bearing gilded texts. The teak pulpit is in Free-style Gothic with pierced traceried sides and was designed by Seth-Smith and Monro, and dedicated in 1911 (carving by E J Bottle of Harrietsham). The war memorial tablet of 1920 in the N aisle is also by Seth-Smith and Monro. The pulpit is a conventional, plain octagonal piece. A few items of pews and chancel stallwork remain, such as a reading desk with an open traceried frontal but not in their original positions.
HISTORY: St Luke's parish was created out of those of St Paul and Holy Trinity and came into existence on 20 August 1895. The foundation stone of the church was laid on 21 October 1896 and the consecration took place on 10 September 1897. The architect was W Howard Seth-Smith (1858-1928). He had been articled to the London architects Habershon and Pite and commenced practice in 1879. He went into partnership with A R G Fenning and, from 1905, with W E Monro. He was President of the Society of Architects in 1888-91 and of the Architectural Association 1900-2. He enjoyed an extensive practice with commissions in London, Kent, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire and elsewhere. The key to his gaining the commission for St Luke's seems to be that he was the son-in-law of Col. H B Urmston, one of the leading figures in the early history of the church. The contractors for the building were G E Wallis and Sons. The site was given by Mrs Whatman and Messrs Fremlin Brothers, the local brewers, contributed generously to the building costs. In 1971-2 the W baptistry was largely demolished and a new foyer and church hall built. The parish lounge dates from 1982. In the early 1990s plans to remove the pews led to a consistory court in 1993. The chancellor upheld the objections but an appeal to the Court of Arches overturned this judgement and the pews were removed and the church carpeted.
The style of the building is unusual. John Newman in the Buildings of England volume covering Maidstone describes it as 'an all-out Art Nouveau affair, expensive, designed with the intensest care for details, but absolutely no delicacy of feeling.' This is rather a hard judgement and his strong emphasis on 'Art Nouveau' as the descriptor has been followed by others, such as Homan. There are certainly features that could aptly be described as Art Nouveau, such as the treatment of the E window and the organ case bit it seems more appropriate to see this as a building in Free-style Gothic of the kind popular around 1900 and used in many nonconformist churches and chapels. It is certainly an eclectic blend of architectural ideas and details.
SOURCES: Anon., The History of St Luke's Church 1897-1997 [1997], 12pp. Anon., The History of St Luke's Church since 1897 [c2005], 22pp. Roger Homan, The Victorian Churches of Kent, 1984, p 72. John Newman, The Buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald, 1980, pp 383-4. Antonia Brodie et al, Directory of British Architects 1834-1914, vol 2, 2001, p 579
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The church of St Luke, Maidstone, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * It is of special interest as an Anglican church built in Free-style Gothic at the end of the C19, blending a variety of architectural forms and details, and as such is unusual. * Despite the removal of nearly all the seating which has considerably affected the character of the building, it does still retain some late C19 and early C20 fittings and decoration of special interest, such as the mural.
On 24th July First Essex commenced operating a new hourly route, the X10 linking Basildon with Stansted Airport via Wickford and Chelmsford. From this month brand new Enviro MMC's were introduced to the route and one of these, 44661 YX66 WBF turns out of Duke Street into Chelmsford bus station on Wednesday 21st September 2016. DSCN38981.
ADL Enviro200 MMC.
We are settled in our seats with cold beers in hand ready to get underway. There was a pretty healthy crowd for a Wednesday afternoon!
Commencée en 1324 à l'initiative de Sanche, roi de Majorque en style gothique méridional, le chantier est presque abandonné à la fin du royaume en 1344.
La collégiale devient cathédrale en 1602 en supplantant l'ancien siège épiscopal d'Elne.
So I've been wanting to get back onto Flickr and they've changed everything. Not sure how I feel about that yet.
Strobist: DIY cardboard ringflash with 580exII. Triggered by direct connection.
The second season of Stagecoach Devon running their open top Hop 122 commenced last weeekend, the route altered from last year, now no longer serving St Marychurch, Chilcote Memorial, but instead doing an anticlockwise circuit of Babbacombe Downs. The route now also serves Penwill Way to Goodrington on return from Paignton Zoo. As it happened on the second day of the season Torquay Searont was closed for the day for the Riviera Youth Classic cycle race, meaning buses diverted via Shiphay, Ring Road & Preston Down. The same 6 open tops are in action as last year, 18303-7 & 18186, with 5 of the 6 required to run the service and the 6th as spare. Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident, WA05MHJ-18304 'Cango' the Kangaroo heads away from Gallow's Gate roundabout bound for Babbacombe.
Gallow's Gate is located around 495 feet above sea level and overlooks Torbay to one side and Dartmoor to the other. The spot was used for public executions for many hundreds of years. As well as hangings, gibbeting was also carried out, the act of locking criminals in a cage until they dehidrated to death.
Company: Stagecoach Devon
Registration: WA05MHJ
Fleet Number: 18304
Name: Cango
New: 2005
Chassis: Dennis Trident
Bodywork: Alexander ALX400 PO75F
Route: 122 (Paignton Zoo-Babbacombe)
Location: Gallow's Gate Roundabout, Torquay
Exposure: 1/1000 @ f6.3 200ISO
Date: 25 March 2018
Despite Qatar Airways commencing operations back in January 1994, the flag-carrier has decided that 2022 would be the year to celebrate their 25th anniversary, namely as the carrier was relaunched in 1997 by His Highness The Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Today, Qatar Airways has earned itself quite a reputation, and to celebrate their 25th anniversary, repainted one of their Boeing 777s in their original 1994-livery.
Qatar Airways was one of the first customers for the Boeing 787, the first examples delivered new back in late-2012 (hard to imagine the first Boeing 787s are now approaching 10 years old!) featuring new interiors, especially in Business Class having debuted the Collins Super Diamond seats, which are also fitted on select Airbus A350-900s and on all Airbus A380s.
The Boeing 787-8s in Qatar Airways fleet pretty much replaced the Airbus A330s on their short-to-long haul routes, operating to destinations which don't require the much larger Airbus A350s and Boeing 777s. With all 30 Boeing 787-8s in service by 2016, the flag-carrier announced a further order for 30 of the larger and more popular Boeing 787-9, with first delivery back in late-2019, albeit prolonged with just 7 in service as of October 2022 with a further 23 to be delivered.
At present, the Boeing 787-9s are operating specific routes but do deputise frequently on existing Boeing 787-8 routes... The aircraft feature new cabins; due to the fuselage being too narrow to fit their signature QSuites, Qatar Airways opted to install the new Adient Ascent seats in Business Class, produced by Adient Aerospace. Once deliveries are complete, Qatar Airways will operate 60 Boeing 787s in total, 30 between both the -8 and -9 variants.
Currently, Qatar Airways operates 37 Boeing 787s, which includes 30 Boeing 787-8s and 7 Boeing 787-9s. Qatar Airways have 23 Boeing 787-9s on-order.
Bravo Charlie Zulu is one of 30 Boeing 787-8s operated by Qatar Airways, delivered new to the flag-carrier on 1st February 2016 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GEnx-1B engines.
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner A7-BCZ on short finals into Runway 28L at Dublin-Collinstown (DUB) on QR17 from Doha-Hamad International (DOH).
Commencée en 792 et terminée en 805, cette merveille octogonale était la chapelle du Palais impérial de Charlemagne.
De nombreux éléments (colonnes de porphyre, chapiteaux) sont des remplois d'éléments byzantins ou romains prélevées en Italie.
La mosaïque de la coupole centrale est l'oeuvre de Jean-Baptiste Béthune, artiste belge, exécutée de 1879 à 1881 en remplacement de la mosaïque originale disparue au XVIIIe siècle.
British Railways The English Electric Company Limited Type 4 1Co-Co1 class 40 diesel-electric locomotive number 40122 of Carlisle Traction Maintenance Depot passes Bolton East Junction signal box 141 signal on the Up Main Platform line with the additional 10:30 Carnforth Steamtown to Manchester Victoria empty coaching stock (5L01) formed of William McAlpine’s former British Railways ‘Standard’ Mark 1 (diagram 181) corridor brake second coach number E34612 (plated as MCA99056), William McAlpine’s former London & North Eastern Railway Company (diagram 275) restaurant buffet coach number 24287 (plated as STRM99054), Pullman Rail British Railways ‘Standard’ Mark 1 (diagram AD103) open first coach number Car No 358 (plated PULR99358). 11:35, Thursday 5th September 1985
(1/500, F5.6/8)
Note, 40122 was built by The English Electric Company Limited (works number 2367) at The Vulcan Foundry Limited Locomotive Works (works number D395) at Newton-le-Willows in 1958 for British Railways as number D200, being renumbered 40122 in week ending 8th June 1974. It was placed in store at Carlisle Traction Maintenance Depot on 6th August 1981 and was withdrawn from Longsight Diesel Traction Maintenance Depot on 25th August 1981. It departed from Carlisle Traction Maintenance Depot on 20th April 1983 and arrived at Crewe works on 27th April 1983 for restoration to traffic. It was reinstated to Carlisle Traction Maintenance Depot in week commencing 24th April 1983 and was moved from Crewe works to Toton Traction Maintenance Depot on 10th May 1983 for further restoration work, 40122 being restored to traffic on 30th July 1983
The train is passing beneath a British Railways channel beam gantry carrying Bolton East Junction signal box (left to right) 141 signal (up main platform home) and 139 signal (up bay starting). The gantry was erected by March 1964 but was not commissioned until 4th May 1969 and originally carried three dolls, (left to right) 141 signal (up main platform to up main), 132 signal (up main platform home to up branch) and 135 signal (up bay starting). The gantry was decommissioned on 8th December 1985 when Bolton East Junction signal box closed. Note that the platform 2 starting signal does not have a white diamond although there was a track circuit to indicate a trains presence to the signalman
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Looking from Lincoln Castle towards the Grade I Listed Lincoln Cathedral, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549) before the central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt.
Remigius de Fécamp, the first bishop of Lincoln, moved the Episcopal seat there between 1072 and 1092. Up until then St. Mary's Church in Stow was the "mother church" of Lincolnshire (although it was not a cathedral, because the seat of the diocese was at Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire).
Bishop Remigius built the first Lincoln Cathedral on the present site, finishing it in 1092 and then dying on 9 May of that year, two days before it was consecrated. In 1141, the timber roofing was destroyed in a fire. Bishop Alexander rebuilt and expanded the cathedral, but it was mostly destroyed by an earthquake about forty years later, in 1185.
The earthquake was one of the largest felt in the UK. The damage to the cathedral is thought to have been very extensive: The Cathedral is described as having "split from top to bottom"; in the current building, only the lower part of the west end and of its two attached towers remain of the pre-earthquake cathedral.
After the earthquake, a new bishop was appointed. He was Hugh de Burgundy of Avalon, France, who became known as St Hugh of Lincoln. He began a massive rebuilding and expansion programme. Rebuilding began with the choir and the eastern transepts between 1192 and 1210. The central nave was then built in the Early English Gothic style. Until 1549 the spire was reputedly the tallest medieval tower in Europe, though the exact height has been a matter of debate.
The two large stained glass rose windows, the matching Dean's Eye and Bishop's Eye, were added to the cathedral during the late Middle Ages. The former, the Dean's Eye in the north transept dates from the 1192 rebuild begun by St Hugh, finally being completed in 1235.
After the additions of the Dean's eye and other major Gothic additions it is believed some mistakes in the support of the tower occurred, for in 1237 the main tower collapsed. A new tower was soon started and in 1255 the Cathedral petitioned Henry III to allow them to take down part of the town wall to enlarge and expand the Cathedral.
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile died and King Edward I of England decided to honour her, his Queen Consort, with an elegant funeral procession. After her body had been embalmed, which in the 13th century involved evisceration, Eleanor's viscera were buried in Lincoln cathedral, and Edward placed a duplicate of the Westminster tomb there.
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If you know me or Choco for quite a while now you miiight know that Choco once had a Naked Snake/Big Boss doll.
He isn't with us anymore, but I kept the outfit for Schwarz since they have similar jobs (Schwarz is like some weird mash-up of Bond, Archer and Naked) and why not. The outfit is not complete and not as accurate as I'd like it to be, but enough for a quick picture :D
And before someone asks: nope, Schwarz did not get his eyepatch because of Big Boss. There are lotsa MGS hints among my group, because I am a sucker for this godforsaken game series that means so much to me, but the eyepatch funny enough is not one.
Taking the picture was a lot more complicated then I thought due the pose, and you can't even see his gun from his angle nor that I made him a little earpiece for codec calls :'C
Since he pretty much fell over every few seconds I only got a few pictures, but considering I am in a deep hate hole with my stuff right now anyway that's okay.
I didn't really nail the "muddy, hazy green in-game" aesthetic as much as I wanted, but I made so many different color versions already I just called it a day for now.
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Herr Schwarz - Iplehouse EID Arvid
(on Tumblr here:
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Happy Pancake Day!
P.S. This title is a favourite line from The Simpsons - “There's No Disgrace Like Home" S01E04.
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Back in 1986 Guildford based Safeguard commenced operation of route 550 running from Aldershot to Camberley via Ash and Frimley. The hourly service required 2 buses and these were usually a pair of their Duple Dominant buses.
So, fancying a day out, on 30/11/2024 the route was recreated using preserved Safeguard Leyland Leopard OPC26R. Suitable photo stops were made at key points along the route starting in The Grove, Aldershot. It proved to be a great way to mark the end of meteorological autumn.
The route would pass to Alder Valley in 1992 when the retender required two brand new buses (which turned out to be a pair of Leyland Lynx 2s).
3 proud old locomotives being stored at Embsay Bolton Abbey Railway.
First up, "D1524," entering preservation having been bought by the Newton Heath Diesel Traction Group. Former EWS celebrity Class 47 (47 004), having been painted up in two-tone green for an open day, it also has a steam-heat boiler, which makes it a strong candidate to provide back-up.
Secondly; "Wheldale ~ NCB S134" - is a standard Austerity, from one of the first batches to be built by Hunslet Engine Company, Leeds. It was a development of their 18″ 50550 class, to which S112 belongs. It was built in 1944, bearing their works number 3168. Although it is referred to by its NCB number, S134, it became part of the Army’s fleet, based at Bicester, as their No. 134; it would appear that the coal board simply added an ‘S’ prefix later. Wheldale came to the railway from NCB Wheldale Colliery, Castleford, where it had been at work until the early 1980’s.
Thirdly; "D.5600" is another of the Newton Heath Diesel Traction Group's Class 31s and has been on the line for a while in storage. D5600 was built by Brush Traction in Loughborough and released for service on 24th March 1960 and allocated to Hornsey Shed (34B). Originally built with a Mirlees 12 cylinder power unit and known as a Class 30 under TOPS (Total Operations Processing System), however the Mirlees power units were unsuccessful and in 1964 a programme of works commenced to re-engine the fleet with English Electric 12SVT engines. D5600 was renumbered to 31179 on 1st January 1973.
Commencing tomorrow with the new E400MMCs entering service the days are numbered for the elderly Tridents but they have put in an excellent shift even if some have disgraced themselves by breaking down but they are getting on a bit I suppose!
17297 was an early casualty for withdrawal when several 04 Tridents were sent down at the end of last year and has since spent it time on 'death row' in the Ride withdrawn.
Darn blind didn't come out which was a pity as it was working the 2 to Mount Batten not a common working for the Tridents.
La vie de château commence ici. Dans un cadre exceptionnel au cœur d’un théâtre de verdure, la demeure de prestige érigée en 1679 par Jules-Hardouin Mansart, grand architecte du Château de Versailles, vous dévoile ses secrets d’histoire...
Les Colbert, comtes de Maulévrier, écrivent le premier chapitre de cette passionnante épopée au XVIIe siècle. Témoin de la folie des hommes, pillé et incendié plusieurs fois, le château de luxe renaît
toujours de ses cendres.
The life of luxury begins here. In an exceptional frame(executive) in the heart of an open-air theater, the prestigious house set up as 1679 by Jules-Hardouin Mansart, big architect of the Palace of Versailles, reveals you its secrets of history(story)...
Colbert, counts of Maulévrier, writes the first chapter of this fascinating epic in the XVIIth century. Witness(baton) of the madness of the men(people), plundered and set on fire several times, the luxury castle is always reborn of its ashes.
Je commence une petite série automnale prise sur les bords du lac Pavin.
Le lac Pavin est un lac d'origine volcanique situé dans le massif des Monts Dore dans le Massif central, près de la commune Besse-en-Chandesse.
Situé à une altitude de 1 197 mètres, il s’est formé dans le cratère d’un ancien volcan, c’est ce que l’on appelle un maar. De forme presque parfaitement circulaire avec un diamètre de 700 à 800 mètres, il a une profondeur de 92 mètres, ce qui en fait le plus profond d'Auvergne. La rivière Couze Pavin qui passe a 300 mètres du lac n'est pas alimentée par ce dernier qui ne possède par ailleurs aucun émissaire.
Il est d'origine très récente contrairement au massif des Monts Dore. Il semble qu'il se soit formé à la fin de la période d'activité volcanique qui a créé la chaîne des Puys, soit il y a environ 7 000 ans. L'explosion qui l'a formé fut très violente : des traces de cet événement ont été retrouvées jusque dans les sédiments du lac Léman, alors que son volume est estimé à 75 millions de m3.
Par temps clair, le ciel bleu se reflétant dans l'eau, il est presque bleu-nuit. Par contre, par temps d’orage, ses eaux profondes apparaissent très sombres, ce qui lui a sans doute valu son nom de Pavin (du latin pavens, épouvantable).
The lake Pavin is a lake of volcanic origin situated in the massif of "Mont-Dore" in Massif Central, near the municipality of Besse-en-Chandesse.
Situated at a 1 197 meter height, it formed in the crater of a former volcano, it is what we call a maar. Of almost perfectly circular shape with a diameter from 700 to 800 meters, it has a 92 meter depth, what makes it the deepest of Auvergne.
It is of very recent origin contrary to the massif of "Mont-Dore". It seems that it forms at the end of the volcanic period of activity which created the chain of Volcanic hills, is approximately 7 000 years ago. The explosion which formed it was very violent: tracks of this event were found to sediments of the Lake Geneva, while its volume is estimated at 75 millions of m3.
In clear weather, the blue sky being reflected in the water, it is almost at blue-night. On the other hand, by stormy weather, its deep waters seem very dark, what was doubtless worth to its name of Pavin (of the Latin pavens, dreadful).
sce Wikipedia
Bonne journée à tous. merci pour vos visites et commentaires.
Have a nice day. Thanks for your visits and comments.
On the 1st April, Centrebus commenced operation of the Lincolnshire County Council contracted 47, which runs between Lincoln and Newark via Bassingham & Brant Broughton.
The route had previously been operated by PC Coaches, and long before them, was once the preserve of KJB - remember them?!
On the 3rd April, everyone got a surprise when PC Coaches began operation of their own version of the 47 going a slightly different way, but running at the exact same times as Centrebus' off-peak journeys.
The route differences are that Centrebus serve Coult Avenue in North Hykeham, and the small village of Barnby-in-the-Willows near Newark, and enter Newark via London Road; whilst PC Coaches operate via Coddington, Beacon Hill and Newark Northgate railway station heading in to Newark.
In terms of timetable differences, PC Coaches run only the two off-peak return journeys, plus a third schooldays only return journey which is in lieu of a dead run to a school, and they also only operate on Monday to Friday. Centrebus operate a full Monday to Saturday timetable with two full round trips, plus a third which starts/finishes at Brant Broughton.
All this has had the very bizarre effect of two vehicles following each other through the countryside between 0850 and 1445 each day!
In this view on Lincoln Road, between Aubourn and Bassingham, Centrebus Grantham's Enviro200 556 leads PC Coaches Scania N270UD/Scania OmniCity YN08 MMK, both operating the 0850 journey on the 47 from Lincoln to Newark.
On May 1, 1870, the Point Arena Lighthouse became the first of three tall coastal towers in California to commence service during the 1870s. The other two towers, built in a similar style, were constructed at Pigeon Point and Piedras Blancas.
To construct the lighthouse at Point Arena, three kilns were built at the point to fire roughly 500,000 bricks needed for the tower. An additional 114,000 bricks of superior quality were shipped from San Francisco to build the outside courses of the tower. The height of the tower was 100 feet, and a fixed, first-order Fresnel lens was exhibited from the lantern room. Near the base of the tower, a large two and a half story, brick dwelling was built to house four keepers and their families.
The Annual Report of the Lighthouse Board for 1883 noted that the station was "located on a projecting point, the outer face of which is on an almost perpendicular bluff, made peculiarly dangerous by the liability of sudden caving near the edge of the earth overlying the sand-rock. One of the labourers fell over this bluff and was drowned. A picket-fence 1,400 feet long was built around the structures to prevent further accident."
In 1896, the present fog signal building was constructed to replace one built in 1870, which was being threatened by erosion. The fog-signal apparatus was relocated to the new structure, and the former characteristic of a five-second blast of the whistle uttered at intervals of twenty-five seconds was retained.
During the lighthouse's tenth year of operation, the first occurrence of an earthquake was recorded in the keeper's log on June 7, 1880. With the San Andreas fault lying just offshore from the point, the lighthouse was subjected to several more quakes including one in 1888 and another in 1898. Although the earthquake of 1906 is known mostly for the destruction it caused in San Francisco, the area north of the city also experienced significant damage. A keeper recorded the following account of the damage caused by the April 18, 1906 quake.
A heavy blow struck the tower from the south. The blow came quick and heavy, accompanied by a heavy report. The tower quivered for a few seconds, went far over to the north, came back, and then swung north again, repeating this several times. Immediately after came rapid and violent vibrations, rending the tower apart, the sections grinding and grating upon each other; while the lenses, reflectors, etc., in the lantern were shaken from their settings and fell in a shower upon the iron floor.
The earthquake also frightened a black bear, which ran into the station and had to be shot. Both the tower and the dwelling were damaged beyond repair and had to be razed. All the brick and other material that could not be used in reconstructing the light station were simply pushed over the cliff into the ocean.
After just a couple of months, temporary buildings had been constructed to house the keepers and the workforce during the reconstruction. A temporary short, wooden light tower was built first, and the lantern room from the original lighthouse was placed on top of it. Outfitted with a second-order lens, the tower began operation on January 5, 1907.
Now cognizant of the affect an earthquake could have on brick structures, the Lighthouse Service decided to use re-enforced concrete for the new tower. The Concrete Chimney Corporation of San Francisco, whose specialty, as implied by their name, was building industrial chimneys, was tapped to erect the tower.
The new tower was built on the site of the original tower. Iron bars were woven together, surrounded by wooden frames, and then covered by concrete to create the tower. As the tower grew, so did the wooden scaffolding encircling it. Contained in the scaffolding was a mule-powered elevator used to raise the numerous wheelbarrows of concrete to be poured into the forms. After the tower was completed, a doughnut-shaped buttress was built around the base of the tower to give it additional support and create a circular workroom. The staircase from the original tower was reassembled in the new tower.
The beams from a new first-order Fresnel lens, manufactured by Barbier, Benard & Turenne, were cast out to sea from the completed 115-foot tower on September 15, 1908 at 1800 hours. The new lens rotated in atop nearly three gallons of mercury to produce a unique pattern of a double flash every six seconds. A 160-pound weight suspended in the tower and attached to a clockwork mechanism caused the lens to revolve once every eighteen seconds.
After the tower was finished, work began on housing for the keepers. Rather than a single, subdivided dwelling, four separate bungalows for the keepers were built in a row south of the lighthouse. The keepers and their families must have enjoyed the privacy and extra space the new houses afforded.
Keeper Bill Owens served at Point Arena for fifteen years from 1937 to 1952, during which time control of lighthouses passed from the Lighthouse Board to the Coast Guard in 1939. The daymark of the tower was slightly changed as part of this transition. As can be seen in the historic black and white photograph on this page, the gallery around the lantern room was formerly painted black, but the Coast Guard decided to paint the entire cement portion of the tower white when they took control.
When World War II broke out, the keepers at Point Arena were required to report all sightings during their watch. During one of Owens' watches, he thought he saw a submarine off the point, but when reporting it was told that there were no enemy submarines in the area. Unfortunately, Owens' report proved accurate as the lumber schooner Ameilia was torpedoed just north of Fort Bragg shortly thereafter.
In 1960, the keepers' bungalows were razed and four modern, nondescript, ranch-style houses were built in their stead. The station was automated in 1977, when a rotating beacon was placed on the tower's balcony. Although not used, the Fresnel lens remained in the tower. A nonprofit group, the Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, obtained a 25-year lease to the light station in 1984, and was awarded ownership in 2000. The four keepers dwellings can be rented for overnight stays. A good museum is housed in the fog signal building, which was built around 1900. Adjacent to the tower, is the lintel from the doorway of the original tower that was found in the surf by keeper Owens.
In 2008, renovations costing 1.6 million dollars were carried out on the public restrooms, fog signal building, and the tower, whose concrete had begun crumbling in recent years. As part of the work, a new copper roof was installed atop the lantern room, and the first-order Fresnel lens was relocated, along with its pedestal and drive mechanism, to the fog signal building. Fresnel lens expert Jim Woodward was brought in to oversee the dismantling, cleaning, and reassembling of the lens. The tower was reopened to visitors in February of 2009 but remains unpainted due to a lack of funds. A metal floor has been installed in the lantern room, and this large space, formerly filled by the Fresnel lens, makes for a great observation room.
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Commenced building another Eurocopter Dauphin yesterday, this time of the USCG. I was able to include a whole bunch of new techniques using the available orange bricks, so enjoy and hope you can use them in your models.
Je commence une petite série automnale prise sur les bords du lac Pavin.
Le lac Pavin est un lac d'origine volcanique situé dans le massif des Monts Dore dans le Massif central, près de la commune Besse-en-Chandesse.
Situé à une altitude de 1 197 mètres, il s’est formé dans le cratère d’un ancien volcan, c’est ce que l’on appelle un maar. De forme presque parfaitement circulaire avec un diamètre de 700 à 800 mètres, il a une profondeur de 92 mètres, ce qui en fait le plus profond d'Auvergne. La rivière Couze Pavin qui passe a 300 mètres du lac n'est pas alimentée par ce dernier qui ne possède par ailleurs aucun émissaire.
Il est d'origine très récente contrairement au massif des Monts Dore. Il semble qu'il se soit formé à la fin de la période d'activité volcanique qui a créé la chaîne des Puys, soit il y a environ 7 000 ans. L'explosion qui l'a formé fut très violente : des traces de cet événement ont été retrouvées jusque dans les sédiments du lac Léman, alors que son volume est estimé à 75 millions de m3.
Par temps clair, le ciel bleu se reflétant dans l'eau, il est presque bleu-nuit. Par contre, par temps d’orage, ses eaux profondes apparaissent très sombres, ce qui lui a sans doute valu son nom de Pavin (du latin pavens, épouvantable).
The lake Pavin is a lake of volcanic origin situated in the massif of "Mont-Dore" in Massif Central, near the municipality of Besse-en-Chandesse.
Situated at a 1 197 meter height, it formed in the crater of a former volcano, it is what we call a maar. Of almost perfectly circular shape with a diameter from 700 to 800 meters, it has a 92 meter depth, what makes it the deepest of Auvergne.
It is of very recent origin contrary to the massif of "Mont-Dore". It seems that it forms at the end of the volcanic period of activity which created the chain of Volcanic hills, is approximately 7 000 years ago. The explosion which formed it was very violent: tracks of this event were found to sediments of the Lake Geneva, while its volume is estimated at 75 millions of m3.
In clear weather, the blue sky being reflected in the water, it is almost at blue-night. On the other hand, by stormy weather, its deep waters seem very dark, what was doubtless worth to its name of Pavin (of the Latin pavens, dreadful).
sce Wikipedia
Bonne journée à tous. merci pour vos visites et commentaires.
Have a nice day. Thanks for your visits and comments.