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Built in 1566 on a site of the former mosque by Isa-Bey Ishakovic in 1457, the mosque was dedicated to Fatih Sultan Mehmet II and therefore later became known among people as the Tsar’s mosque. The original mosque was a complex with additional amenities such as saray (this means “court”—the name of Sarajevo derives from “saray”) and bridge. Osman Sehdi Bjelopoljac built a library in the mosque’s yard in 1759—this was the first public library in Sarajevo. In 1853 Fadil-pasha Serifovic built a muvekithana (observatory) used to measure time by the position of the stars and in 1857/58 he built a madrasah (Secondary Islamic School). Both were pulled down in 1910 in order to built the Residence of the Grand Mufti designed by Karel Pařik. The yard has over a hundred tombs, one of them assumed to belong to Isa-bey Ishakovic.
One overcast March day back in 1974, when I worked at the Jane Hodge Holiday Home, we took the youngsters on a visit to the sand dunes at Merthyr Mawr, which is a vast area of natural dune and scrubland adjoining the Glamorgan heritage Coast. The kids had a whale of a time running up and down the dunes and riding on the sand sledges, for days afterwards we were still finding sand in their pockets, shoes and wellington boots.
The last in this set and Brian charges down the dune on a sand sledge whilst David waits his turn. OK, I've cheated here and added a sky, but it helps to balance the photo a little without that huge expanse of blankness.
From 1968 to 1974 I worked at the Jane Hodge Holiday Home at Trerhyngyll in the Vale of Glamorgan. The home was dedicated to providing short term "holidays" or respite care for disabled children of all abilities. Some of the youngsters were severely disabled, others not so, indeed sometimes it was hard to tell they had any form of disability at all. During my time at the home I took over 400 colour slide photographs and have about three times that number of black and white negatives as well as some 8mm ciné film. On another day we returned to the dunes where the youngsters played in the little stream which I have already shown you in another set.
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Dedicated to the grandmas (grand mamas) on Flickr! They're important to Pensive glance as grandmothers as well as photographers!
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Dédicacée aux grandmères (mémés) au Flickr! Elles sont importantes pour Pensive glance autant que grandmères que comme photographes!
More than 100 dedicated DMPS employees from a variety of departments were honored at a special luncheon on Wednesday at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines. Chief of Human Resources Dr. Anne Sullivan offered congratulations with Amanda Lewis and Kathie Danielson, and School Board Chair Rob Baron presented retirees with a golden apple for their service.
Students Alexia Sanachit (Findley Elementary School), Samiro Gado (Merrill Middle School) and Carolina Ramos (Lincoln High School) talked about the special teachers in their lives and the impact school has had on them.
Congratulations to our retiring employees!
Peggy Aerisolphal
Roxanne Antisdel
Susan Atkin
Mary Alice Baker
Lynda Bates
Sarah Behrens
Jessie Bell
Janice Bibbins
Annette Bierkamp
Michael Blair
Janis Bowden
Jan Brandt
Karlette Brannon
Susan Breese
Leslie Buchanan, Jr.
Nancy Clark
Sandra Cloe
Cynthia Cooper
Jennifer Corkrean
Linda Daniels
Janice De Gan
Deborah Delpierre
Earl Edwards
Kathleen Erickson
Lora Evans
Margaret Faidley
Tammy Fastenau
Carroll Fetters
Shirley Forbush
Robin Fulton
Victor Glawe
James Goodwin
Patricia Graham
Phillip Green
Norma Greenlee
Sherry Harding
Jeanne Haydon
Robert Heitman
Jackie Helvig
Darlene Hiatt
Donald Hotovec
Mary Humke
Larry Johnson
Dorothy Jones
Jane Kalyagina
Mark Keese
David Kehm
Walter Kennedy
Julia Kiley
Wanda Lamb
Mark Lang
James Lindsey
Sally Littell
Carol Lortscher
Jean Mack
Molly Malone
Kathryne Marek
Karen Maresh
Deborah Marriott
Daniel McCain
Gary McClanahan
Joni McConnell
James McNear
Patricia McCombs
Maureen McWilliams
Rebecca Meade
Marilyn Moore
Roberta Morgan
Sachiko Murphy
Sandra Nauman
Daniel Nicholson
Jeanne Nusbaum
Diane Oleson
Lynda O’Meara
Keith Pedersen
Richard Powell
John Randolph
Linda Revell
Jennifer Roberts
Steven Romine
Scott Rosin
Linda Scobba
Mary (Sue) Skinner
Lourdes Smeader
Peg Smith
Penny Spriggs
Norma Terry
Linda Troutman
Delores Tyler
Dale Vande Haar
Roberta Vermillion
Pamela Wadle
Lynnette Wall-Slechta
Nancy Ward
Sherry Ward
Carol Weaver
Cynthia Weeks
Darolyn White
Julie Wiemers
Karen Wignall
Gregory Wildman
Patricia Wilkes
Juliann Woodhouse
Most firehouses in New Jersey are run by brave volunteer men and women who give their own time and risk their lives to protect the members of their community. A long-standing tradition in firehouses is the “Wetdown” of a new fire engine when it arrives from the factory to its new home in the fire station.
A local firehouse in Monmouth County recently obtained a new engine. Her name is Engine Truck 36-180 and she’s the prettiest gal in the firehouse. It took several years of hard work by the dedicated men and women of this firehouse to obtain her.
This afternoon, the Mayor of the Borough of Tinton Falls and several ranking members of the house gave a few words in memorial for the new truck that is dedicated to two departed friends of the firehouse. Then a local Catholic Parish Priest blessed her with Holy Water. Afterwards, members of fire companies from nearby towns came to the station with their sirens blaring and dowsed the new engine with water to christen her for the new duties she will perform serving the men and women who will use her to fight fires in Tinton Falls, NJ and other nearby towns when assistance is needed.
Darenth Parish Church, which is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch, is situated on the rising ground to the east of the beautiful valley of the river Darent. Rising near Westerham, the river breaks through the North Downs at Otford and, crossing the old Watling Street at Dartford, eventually empties into the Thames after a course of about 20 miles.
The whole of the valley is of great archaeological interest, not least around Darenth. The name of the river itself is of great antiquity and is a variant of the pre-Roman name ‘Derwent’. In Roman times, the whole valley must have been occupied. Roman remains have been found throughout its length, notably at Lullingstone, but also at Farningham, Horton, Kirby and Darenth. In 1894 an extensive Roman Villa was excavated a short distance to the South of Darenth Church, but unfortunately, has been allowed to grow over. The villa was apparently abandoned in the 5th. Century but a great number of its bricks have been incorporated in the nave walls of the church.
In coming to the Church, you will have followed the path that countless feet have trod over the past 1,000 years. It is doubtful if the avenue of magnificent horse chestnut trees has been there that long but parts of the church certainly have.
The first mention of a church on this site is 940 A.D. in a grant to Christ Church, Canterbury. That year was a year of comparative peace in England, with the Saxons firmly in charge. St. Augustine had landed in Kent in 597 A.D. and had soon converted the people of Kent to Christianity. There would probably been a small wooden church on or near the site of the present church. Then, when it was announced that the Manor of Darenth was to be given to the Cathedral of Canterbury, the local people decided that a more permanent house of God should be built.
Imagine the scene: a representative of the Archbishop is asked to visit the site to discuss the project. Having been received with due reverence befitting his position, he asks the local people what they intended to use a building materials. They reply that they will use flints with which their fields abound – as they know to their cost. ‘You will need something stronger for the corners’, says the Archbishop’s representative. ‘We could use the bricks from the Roman Villa’, says one of the local men.
So the building was started. The walls were made of flint and rubble, very solid and 2’5” thick. They were meant to stand the test of time – and they have! In those days, the Saxon church would have been just under 40’ long and 19” wide, with probably a small square chancel. The latter was demolished when the Normans enlarged the Church. The position of the original Saxon doorway, with its rounded arch and the original Saxon window (over the present doorway), can still be seen however.
The Normans must have come from Darenth soon after 1066 as, not long afterwards, they were building the magnificent castle at Rochester. They were also very zealous builders of churches – over 7,000 being built in the 100 years after 1066. Strength was the keynote of the Norman character and also of their buildings. Much of their early work was rough – it lacked grace and finish – but it has certainly stood the test of time.
The Normans needed larger churches, not only because the population was increasing but also to contain the more elaborate ritual which they had brought with them from the continent. So at Darenth they extended the church by building that beautiful solid chancel, with its three deeply-splayed round headed windows and its groined roof. They brought the stone all the way from Caen in Normandy, fashioned it with loving care and decorated it with paintings. They also added the magnificent font, which now stands at the back of the church.
In 1195 the Archbishop of Canterbury Hubert Walter who was Justiciar to Richard I, laid covetous eyes on the manor of Lambeth, as it would give him a base in London. A deal was therefore arranged with the Bishop of Rochester who owned Lambeth, whereby Lambeth was exchanged for Darenth. Darenth thus became the property of Rochester.
A notable feature of this particular age in England was the deep religious feeling which directed the daily lives of the populace. This found expression in the fervour which inspired the Crusades and the many extensions to churches. During this time the nave was extended to the south with a squint provided to give a view of the altar. A side chapel was in a bad state of repair and, as there were no funds for the work, it was demolished and the arches adjoining the chancel blocked up. The latter can still be seen on the south side of the chancel. However there is one part of the church built during this period which still exists, namely the tower of the south-west corner, which was very strongly built of flints, with walls 4ft. thick. The tower is crowned with a plain shingled broach spire of the usual Kent type.
The Middle Ages saw the end of feudalism in England and the rise of the enterprising middle classes. Very little was done to alter the fabric of the church during this period. Most of the windows were however enlarged to let in more light and the present doorway in the north wall was opened up.
In 1694 Cromwell came to power and heralded the Puritan approach to religion. Legend has it that the holes in the door to the church were caused by Cromwell’s soldiers pursuing a cavalier racing to reach the sanctuary of the church!
In 1660 it became compulsory to have a Royal Arms in church and those of Charles II were presented to Darenth by Edmund Davenport. Originally placed over the chancel arch, they were subsequently moved to their present position over the south door.
In 1888 Ewen Christian, who restored a number of other churches in the neighbourhood, carried out a complete restoration of Darenth church. A low plaster ceiling, which had been placed over the chancel, was removed to reveal the original 14th. Century oak rafters. The present eagle lectern, carved in oak, was installed. A gallery at the west end of the church, in which had been installed a barrel-organ, was removed and the present organ installed in the chancel.
In 1889 the existing porch was built to replace the original one which had been there since at least 1600. In 1915 the oak chancel screen was installed as in 1926 were the choir stalls – both were gifts from the Fleet family. In 1922 the vestry was added at the west end of the church to commemorate the fallen of the First World War.
In 1970 the Rev.Graham Thomas had the inspiration to form Project 70, the aim of which was to raise funds to build an extension to the church on the south side. This would consist of a meeting room, with ancillary kitchen and toilets. By 1972 sufficient funds had been raised for the building to be completed and consecrated.
For its time modern in design and concept, St. Luke’s Room blends with the ancient church. The ceiling is formed of laminated wooden beams soaring upwards and outwards from the old outer wall of the church. This has been left in its original state of rough flints and on it placed a simple wooden cross, carved by one of the young parishioners of Darenth.
1197 Nicholas
1292 Elyas
William ate Halle
1354 John de Riparia
1355 Roger de Shardelowe
1356 Hugh Rodland
1358 John Longon
1360 Richard Bokeley
1404 Thomas Forster
1405 John Humfrey
1407 John Langford
David Sparke
1417 John Snetman
1424 Allen Lolles
1425 John Fitzjohn
1428 William Upton
1433 William ate Welles
William Claneburgh
1454 John Strobogge
1470 John Smyth
1472 Roger Wyllymys
1473 Ralph Ffisher
1475 Thomas Donald
1507 Gerade Matthewe
1511 Richard Staple
1526 Oliver Rudde
1540 John Carre
1557 John Calverley
1561 Richard Fanne
1573 Alexander Ready
1584 William Wythers
1595 William Baker
1605 Richard Buckley
1608 John Bassingthwaite
1627 Robert Warburton
1643 John Larkin
1645 John Cacott
1661 John Davis
1669 John Chadwick
1685 Richard Taylor
1712 Robert Hodges
1714 John Taylor
1758 Thomas Thompson
1759 Thomas Frank
1767 Samuel Denne
1799 Henry Thomas Jones
1801 William Bagshaw Harrison
John Willis
1802 John Wall
1813 Edward Winthorp
1823 John Eveliegh
1863 Robert Patch Coates
1883 Henry Bingham Stevens
1911 Henry Tudor Powell
1933 Ernest Levi Howland
1934 Ernest George Pratt
1952 Neville Gill
1958 John Robert Elkington (P in C)
1960 Douglas Graham Thomas
1986 Roger Ford
1999 Kim Mathers
2005 Jan Dash (P in C)
2011 Nicholas Williams (P in C)
On the north side of the Church in a Chapell dedicated to St John the Baptist is a fair alabaster tomb breast high, adjoyning to the north wall, whereon are laying the effigies of a man and woman engraven in alabaster, whereon there never has been any inscription, However it is known to be made for Richard Croft the younger. Lord of the manor , who died the 3rd of October 1502 and asked in his Will to be "buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist in the church of Chipyng Norton by the wall on the left aside where standeth the coffer."
For 100 years they were hidden behind the organ.
He was born c 1440 the second son called Richard, to Sir William Croft & Margaret daughter of Thomas Walwyn of Much Marcle & Isabella www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/v40223 daughter of Thomas Hathaway 1377 of Hellens Heref.
His elder brother Richard Croft the Elder lies at Croft church Herefordshire flic.kr/p/eFyjiW
He m Agnes / Anne Fox (?) also buried here in 1509
Children
1. Hugh his heir dsp
2 Lionel of Ramsey +++
3 Anne m Sir John Rodney 1461-1527 flic.kr/p/ziVCZC of Rodney Stoke Somerset , son of Thomas Rodney 1471 flic.kr/p/yCeTZh and Ione Moore who followed her father as lord of the manor (John Rodney was aged about 10 at the time of his father's death and was made the ward of Richard Croft who married him to his daughter Anne)
4. Elizabeth m Sir John "4th Baron Saye and Sele" 1471-1501 son of Sir Henry Fiennes 3rd Baron (grand parents of Elizabeth Fiennes Rickardes on a tomb nearby www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/90yM2S
He was " the King's servant," on 9 Aug. 1461 when he was granted during pleasure the office of Receiver of all manors lands and other possessions late of John, Earl of Shrewsbury in cos. Gloucester and Hereford, receiving the accustomed fees and also ten marks yearly from the issues of the same. The next day he was granted for life the whole office of the Parkership of the Kin^s park of Wodestock, with fees as in the times of Edw. 3, from the issues of the manor. He was made 27 Nov. 1461 for life Supervisor of the King's manor of Wodestocke and had the custody of the King's garden and the meadows there, and on surrendering this grant received a fresh patent of the same office to him and his brother Thomas Croft " the King's servitor " in survivorship 8 Feb. 1464, Thomas being made Steward or lieut. of the manor 7 July 1467, and confirmed as such 1485. The two brothers also obtained a grant of many manors and lands in Oxon and Bucks 22 April 1465, and were made J.P.s Oxon 1485."
His will dated 12th August, 1501, was proved 16th March, 1501-2.
+++ Lionel had a son Richard Croft of Sutton in Gloucestershire, near Brayles in Warwickshire, who dying there 1564 left several sons, of whom Edward was the eldest, whose great grandson Richard Croft lived there in 1677.
The monument in August 1683, was restored at the charge of William Croft younger brother to the last Richard "where the family yet remaineth".
- Church of St Mary, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
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Window to Saints George and Michael, in the St Benedict's chapel; dedicated to The Citizens of the City of Westminster who died during the Second World War.
At Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey
The first poet to be buried here, in 1400, was Geoffrey Chaucer, author of 'The Canterbury Tales'. Not because he was a poet but because he was Clerk of the King's Works. Nearly 200 years later, Edmund Spenser (1553-1598) who wrote 'The Faerie Queene' for Elizabeth I, one of the longest poems in the English language, asked to be buried near Chaucer – perhaps with an eye on his own literary reputation.
And, so began a tradition of burials and memorials which continues to this day. The Deans of Westminster decide who receives a place based on merit though they consult widely. Poets' Corner proper is in the eastern aisle, the 'corner', of the south transept, though over time graves and memorials have spread across the whole transept. There are also several clergymen and actors buried in this transept and musician George Frederic Handel.
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Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter)
In the 1040s King Edward (later St Edward the Confessor) established his royal palace by the banks of the river Thames on land known as Thorney Island. Close by was a small Benedictine monastery founded under the patronage of King Edgar and St Dunstan around 960A.D. This monastery Edward chose to re-endow and greatly enlarge, building a large stone church in honour of St Peter the Apostle. This church became known as the "west minster" to distinguish it from St Paul's Cathedral (the east minster) in the City of London. Unfortunately, when the new church was consecrated on 28th December 1065 the King was too ill to attend and died a few days later. His mortal remains were entombed in front of the High Altar.
The only traces of Edward's monastery to be seen today are in the round arches and massive supporting columns of the undercroft and the Pyx Chamber in the cloisters. The undercroft was originally part of the domestic quarters of the monks. Among the most significant ceremonies that occurred in the Abbey at this period was the coronation of William the Conqueror on Christmas day 1066, and the "translation" or moving of King Edward's body to a new tomb a few years after his canonisation in 1161.
Edward's Abbey survived for two centuries until the middle of the 13th century when King Henry III decided to rebuild it in the new Gothic style of architecture. It was a great age for cathedrals: in France it saw the construction of Amiens, Evreux and Chartres and in England Canterbury, Winchester and Salisbury, to mention a few. Under the decree of the King of England, Westminster Abbey was designed to be not only a great monastery and place of worship, but also a place for the coronation and burial of monarchs. This church was consecrated on 13th October 1269. Unfortunately the king died before the nave could be completed so the older structure stood attached to the Gothic building for many years.
Every monarch since William the Conqueror has been crowned in the Abbey, with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII (who abdicated) who were never crowned. The ancient Coronation Chair can still be seen in the church.
It was natural that Henry III should wish to translate the body of the saintly Edward the Confessor into a more magnificent tomb behind the High Altar in his new church. This shrine survives and around it are buried a cluster of medieval kings and their consorts including Henry III, Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, Richard II and Anne of Bohemia and Henry V.
There are around 3,300 burials in the church and cloisters and many more memorials. The Abbey also contains over 600 monuments, and wall tablets – the most important collection of monumental sculpture anywhere in the country. Notable among the burials is the Unknown Warrior, whose grave, close to the west door, has become a place of pilgrimage. Heads of State who are visiting the country invariably come to lay a wreath at this grave.
A remarkable new addition to the Abbey was the glorious Lady chapel built by King Henry VII, first of the Tudor monarchs, which now bears his name. This has a spectacular fan-vaulted roof and the craftsmanship of Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiano can be seen in Henry's fine tomb. The chapel was consecrated on 19th February 1516. Since 1725 it has been associated with the Most Honourable Order of the Bath and the banners of the current Knights Grand Cross surround the walls. The Battle of Britain memorial window by Hugh Easton can be seen at the east end in the Royal Air Force chapel. A new stained glass window above this, by Alan Younger, and two flanking windows with a design in blue by Hughie O'Donoghue, give colour to this chapel.
Two centuries later a further addition was made to the Abbey when the western towers (left unfinished from medieval times) were completed in 1745, to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Little remains of the original medieval stained glass, once one of the Abbey's chief glories. Some 13th century panels can be seen in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. The great west window and the rose window in the north transept date from the early 18th century but the remainder of the glass is from the 19th century onwards. The newest stained glass is in The Queen Elizabeth II window, designed by David Hockney.
History did not cease with the dissolution of the medieval monastery on 16th January 1540. The same year Henry VIII erected Westminster into a cathedral church with a bishop (Thomas Thirlby), a dean and twelve prebendaries (now known as Canons). The bishopric was surrendered on 29th March 1550 and the diocese was re-united with London, Westminster being made by Act of Parliament a cathedral church in the diocese of London. Mary I restored the Benedictine monastery in 1556 under Abbot John Feckenham.
But on the accession of Elizabeth I the religious houses revived by Mary were given by Parliament to the Crown and the Abbot and monks were removed in July 1559. Queen Elizabeth I, buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel, refounded the Abbey by a charter dated 21 May 1560 as a Collegiate Church exempt from the jurisdiction of archbishops and bishops and with the Sovereign as its Visitor. Its Royal Peculiar status from 1534 was re-affirmed by the Queen and In place of the monastic community a collegiate body of a dean and prebendaries, minor canons and a lay staff was established and charged with the task of continuing the tradition of daily worship (for which a musical foundation of choristers, singing men and organist was provided) and with the education of forty Scholars who formed the nucleus of what is now Westminster School (one of the country's leading independent schools). In addition the Dean and Chapter were responsible for much of the civil government of Westminster, a role which was only fully relinquished in the early 20th century.
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DAY 1 of the FINALE to the 2021 Motorsport Season and the end of the Season Brings us once again Back to Brands Hatch for a weekend Dedicated to the Enduro KA Series with Many Ford KA'S Ready to do Battle on the Track along with other Support Races such as Champion of Brands MSVT Track Day Trophy and MSV Super Cup Championship to name Just a Few.
With a Full Day of Motorsport on the Circuit Each Driver was Getting their Car Ready and making sure they had a Really Hardy Breakfast Before Getting into their Cars to Begin their Respective Qualifying Sessions for the Day.
Lets Get to it and See what The Last Event of the Motorsport Season Brings and who has Taken the First Pole of the Weekend.
Champion Of Brands-(Qualifying)
First Up onto the Circuit was The Champion of Brands and these Cars are Formula Ford Based and can be Very Quick in a Straight Line and through the Corner. With Cars such as the Van Diemen JL13 and the Ray GR16 Thease Cars and Drivers know how to Really Push Hard and Get Superb Results.
Lets Find Out who Took Pole and By How Much
In First Place Taking the First Pole Position of the Weekend was (Morgan Quinn) in his Formula Ford 1600 Kent with a Best Lap Time of 50.561 and a Top Speed of 86.00mph. Brilliant Work there Morgan Fantastic Lap to Start the Weekend of with a Bang.
In Second Place was (Lucas Romanek) in his Van Diemen JL13 with a Best Lap Time of 50.594 and a Top Speed of 85.95mph. Amazing Drive there Lucas Fantastic Work and a Very Good Spot on the Front Row for Race 1.
In Third Place was (Johnny Cochran) in his Formula Ford LA10 with a Best Lap Time of 51.250 and a Top Speed of 84.85mph. Great Drive there Johnny Fantastic Car Control and a Brilliant Lap to Complete The Top Three.
A Really Great First Qualifying Session of the Day with the Likes of Morgan Lucas and Johnny all taking the Top Three Spots in Qualifying but will anyone Else in the Field be able to Beat them off the Line into the First Corner at Paddock Hill Bend?
Lets Find Out
Champion Of Brands-(Race 1 Results)
After a Thrilling Qualifying Session which saw the likes of Morgan Quinn take Pole Position from Second Place Lucas Romanek with Johnny Cochran in Third Position in a Very Close Battle at the Top, it was Now Time to see which of thease Top Three Drivers could Defend their Positions thought the Race and who would be Brave Enough to make a Challenge for the Podium.
In First Place Taking the Victory was (Lucas Romanek) in his Van Diemen JL13 with a Best Lap Time of 50.711 and an Average Speed of 84.44mph. Congratulations Lucas a Really Well Deserved Win Under Immense Pressure Thought The Entire Race from Morgan Quinn. Brilliant Drive.
In Second Place was (Morgan Quinn) in his FF 1600 Kent with a Best Lap Time of 50.564 and an Average Speed of 84.42mph. Super Job out there Morgan Only 0.131 Seconds Behind Lucas and Some Really Good Defending and Battling From both of You Thought the Race. Fantastic Drive and Well Deserved.
In Third Place was (Benjamin Cochran) in his Formula Ford LA10 with a Best Lap Time of 51.095 and an Average Speed of 83.99mph. Great Work there Benjamin Keeping Hold of that P3 Position and Doing some Incredible work to Keep that Car on the Tarmac in Conditions that were Already Quite Dark.
A Really Thrilling Race to Open up the Weekend with the Likes of Lucas, Morgan and Benjamin all Taking Superb Victories in Race 1 as Well As Proving Thrilling Battles at The Top End of the Field.
Really Well Done to (Morgan Quinn) who also Took the Fastest Lap of the Race an Incredible (50.564) Second Lap Around The Famous Indy Circuit. Amazing Driving from Morgan.
A Big Congratulations to All of the other Drivers who also Took Part Your Passion and Dedication is Immense.
With One Last Race to Go will the likes of Lucas Romanek be able to Make it 2 out of 2 Wins for Champion of Brands or will the likes of both Benjamin and Morgan try to take that Last Victory Away from Him?
Lets Find Out
Champion Of Brands-(Race 2 Results FINAL)
In First Place taking the Last Victory for Champion of Brands Is (Lucas Romanek) in his Van Diemen JL13 with a Best Lap Time of 50.825 and an Average Speed of 83.45mph. Congratulations Once Again Lucas Two out of Two Wins and no Doubt a Very Happy Team and Family Awaiting You Before and After the Podium Fantastic Driving All Weekend.
In Second Place was (Morgan Quinn) in his FF 1600 Kent with a Best Lap Time of 50.754 and an Average Speed of 82.99mph. Very Well Driven there Morgan Great to See Such an Intense Battle Between you and Lucas for Victory in Conditions that were Almost Impossible to see anything in. Incredible Dedication and Drive.
In Third Place was (Benjamin Cochran) in his Formula Ford LA10 with a Best Lap Time of 51.862 and an Average Speed of 81.70mph. Nice Work there Benjamin Fantastic Driving in both Qualifying and The Two Races with a Brilliant P3 Finnish to Round off The Weekend for Champion of Brands.
What a Fantastic Day it has been for Champion of Brands seeing some Incredible Racing Action and a huge amount of Competitiveness from the Likes of Lucas Morgan and Benjamin who All Drove Fantastically and Put on One Hell of a Good Show.
A Huge Congratulations to both Lucas and Morgan as Well Who were in a Class of their Own at The Front of the Field Racing in Deteriorating Lighting Conditions with no Front Headlights on their Formula Fords to Light their Way around The Indy Circuit they Both Drove Insanely Well.
MSV Super Cup-(Qualifying)
Next Up onto the Circuit for the Day was the MSV Super Cup Championship and with a Wide Range and Variety of Racing Cars on Display it will be Very Interesting to see how many different Battles will Develop thought Both Qualifying and The Race.
From BMW E36's to Seat Super Copa's and even a Peugeot 205 GTI This Series has a Huge Amount of Variety Racing Within it.
Lets Take a Look at Qualifying and See Who Came Where
In First Place taking Pole Position was (Darren Goes) in his Seat Cup Racer with a Best Lap Time of 52.257 and a Top Speed of 82.21mph. Great Work there Darren Really Pushing the Car Hard and Having to Extract Everything from both Car and Driver to take P1. Super Job.
In Second Place was the Pairing of (A Bradley and D Bradley) in their BMW E36 with a Best Lap Time of 52.621 and a Top Speed of 82.64mph. Really Well Driven Gentlemen Very Close to Darren looking Forward to a Competitive First Race Between you All.
In Third Place was (Gary Hufford) in his BMW E46 M3 with a Best Lap Time of 52.723 and a Top Speed of 82.48mph. Nice Work there Gary Keeping that Fast and Capable BMW on the Track Looked to be no Easy Task but what a Fantastic Position to Start the First Race in.
Another Really Close Qualifying Session Between the likes of Darren Goes and the Pairing of A Brandley and D Bradley at the Top with Third Place Gary Hufford Following Closely Behind them.
With Their Only Race of the Day Coming Up Next will Daren Be able to Fend off the Charging Pair of A Bradley and D Bradley to take Home Victory or Will the Likes of Gary Hufford Surprise them All and Take the Victory for Himself?
Let's Find Out!
MSV Super Cup-(Race 1 Results FINAL)
In First Place Taking Victory was (Darren Goes) in his Seat Cup Racer with a Best Lap Time of 52.891 and an Average Speed of 77.05mph. Congratulations Darren A Well Deserved Victory Under Immense Pressure the Entire Time and No Doubt a Very Proud and Happy Family Waiting for Him Back in the Paddock.
In Second Place was the Pairing of (Brytchta/Smith) in their Seat Super Copa with a Best Lap Time of 52.594 and an Average Speed of 77.04mph. Great Drive from Both of You and Keeping Right on the Heels of Darren All The Time as well as Putting up a Huge Fight for First Place. Superb Drive and a Well Deserved P2 Finnish.
In Third Place was the Pairing of (A Bradley and D Bradley) in their BMW E36 with a Best Lap Time of 52.680 and an Average Speed of 76.93mph. Great Work to the Both of You Putting Pressure on Second Place Brytchta and Smith.
What an Intense Finnish to the Super Cup Championship with the Likes of Darren Goes Brytchta/Smith and A Bradley and D Bradley All Taking Superb Podium Finishes and no Doubt Going Back Home to a Very Happy and Proud Family of Great People.
Congratulations to All of the Other Drivers who were Also Out there Giving it their All You Guys are What Brings to Sprit of Every Racing Series to Life. Keep Working Hard and I'm Sure your Time Will Come.
MSVT Trackday Championship-(Qualifying)
Next Up was the Track Day Championship and with Another Massive Grid of 32 Cars from All Different Makes such as BMW Volkswagen Renault Ford and Caterham it was Going to be a Dynamic Qualifying Session with Many Different Cars and Drivers All Battling for Positions thought the Qualifying Session.
Lets Find Out who Came Out on Top and Who will be Starting on the Front Row for what Promises to be a Very Exciting and Close Race Later on.
In First Place taking the Victory and The Fastest Lap was (Scott Parkin) in his VW Golf TDI with a Best Lap Time of 54.419 and a Top Speed of 79.90mph. Congratulations Scott a Brilliant Pole Lap and Fantastic Car Control thought Every Corner.
In Second Place was (Chris Payne) in his Caterham Supersport with a Best Lap Time of 54.540 and an Average Speed of 79.73mph. Awesome Drive there from Chris Keeping up at The Front with Scott and Trading Fastest Laps thought the Qualifying Session. I Think both of them are going to put on a Brilliant Display of Racing Later.
In Third Place was The Pairing of (Keen and Roberts) in their Honda Civic Type R with a Best Lap Time of 55.231 and a Top Speed of 78.73mph. Amazing Drive from Thease Two Both Pushing Hard and Securing a Brilliant P3 Position for The Race. Great Job.
What a Qualifying Session with the Likes of Scott Parkin and Chris Payne Both Looking to be Very Competitive and Ready to Take Each other Head On Come the Race. But Will the Pairing of Keen and Roberts Come in and Also do Battle with Them?
Lets Find Out!
MSVT Trackday Championship-(Race 1 Results FINAL)
In First Place taking the Victory was (Scott Parkin) in his VW Golf TDI with a Best Lap Time of 54.706 and an Average Speed of 70.47mph. Congratulations Scott what a Performance and a Really Dominant Display of Driving to take Home a Wonderful Victory.
In Second Place was (Chris Payne) in his Caterham Supersport with a Best Lap Time of 54.397 and an Average Speed of 70.35mph. Amazing Drive there Chris Really Working Hard to Keep that 2nd Position while Also Fighting Hard to take 1st away from Scott at the front during some Laps.
In Third Place was (John Lyne) in his BMW E36 328i with a Best Lap Time of 55.309 and an Average Speed of 68.87mph. Congratulations John P3 with a Very Clean and Perfectly Controlled Drive thought, Its so Great to See a New Face on the Podium and Taking Victory. His Family and Close Friends Will be Very Proud of Him Indeed.
Another Incredible Race Today with the Likes of Scott Chris and John All Taking Home Superb Victories and no Doubt some Fantastic Memories from the Days Events too.
A Big Congratulations to both the Pairing of Keen and Roberts too who also put in a Monstrous Qualifying Lap to Land P3 on the Gird. Finishing the Race in 8th is not too Bad but I'm sure they have a lot of Work to-do Back at the Workshop and Will Come Back Next Year with an even more Competitive Honda Ready to Go.
Finally Congratulations to the Many other Drivers who also Took Part in this Race You All Put in a Tone of Hard Work and Dedication and I'm Sure that Over Time We Will See Some of You also on the Podium Just like John Lyne Today.
MSVT Trackday Trophy-(Qualifying)
Now it was Time for The Penultimate Qualifying and Race of the Day for the Track Day Trophy. Just like with the Previous Track Day Championship Many of the Same cars that Competed Before Also Entered This Race Giving Some Drivers a Second change to Show their Skills and Talents on the Race Track.
Lets take a Look at Qualifying and See Who will be on Pole This Time.
In First Place Taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was The Pairing of (R. Parkin and S. Parkin) in their VW Golf with a Best Lap Time of 53.795 and a Top Speed of 80.83mph. Incredible Work by both of the Parkin Pair as Scott Parkin Previously Won in Super Cup and Now he takes His Second Pole Position of the Day! Brilliant Driving.
In Second Place was (Chris Kirby) in his Caterham 1.6 Super Sport with a Best Lap Time of 53.863 and a Top Speed of 80.73mph. Brilliant Driving there Chris Keeping the Two Parkins on their Toes and Almost Taking Away Pole Position from them by Just 0.068 at The Checkered Flag.
In Third Place was the Pair of (Palk and Pottinger) in their Reno Clio with a Best Lap Time of 54.757 and a Top Speed of 79.41mph. Very Well Done both Palk and Pottinger on a Well Deserved and Defended P3 Finish by Less than a Second to Start on the Second Row for The Race.
A Super Fast and Really Exciting Qualifying Session Once Again with the Pairing of R. Parkin and S. Parkin Taking Pole Position Followed Closely by Chris Kirby in Second Place and Finally The Pairing of Palk and Pottinger in Third Place.
With The Race Just Around the Corner Will it be the Pairing of R Parkin and Scott Parkin Taking Victory Once More or Will a New Challenger Appear to take the Fight right to the Front of the Field?
MSVT Trackday Trophy-(Race 1 Results FINAL)
In First Place Taking the Victory is (R.Parkin and S.Parkin) in their VW Golf with a Best Lap Time of 54.046 and an Average Speed of 74.44mph. What a Dominant Display of Driving from thease Two Drivers in a Class of their Own they Have Managed to Win in Both Trackday Championship and Trackday Trophy. Brilliant Driving Well Deserved.
In Second Place was (John Lyne) in his BMW E36 328 with a Best Lap Time of 55.415 and an Average Speed of 73.09mph. Congratulations Once Again John P2 Finish and a Lot of Smiles and Congratulations from the Family I'm sure when you Return to the Paddock. Great Driving All Weekend.
In Third Place was (Stewart Donavan) in his Toyota Celica with a Best Lap Time of 55.083 and an Average Speed of 73.08mph. Congratulations Stewart P3 and Another New Face on the Podium and a Brilliant Looking Celica too. Fantastic Driving Great Job.
What a Brilliant Race from the Trackday Trophy with the Likes of Scott Parkin and R Parkin Taking the Spoils on P1 Followed Closely by John Lyne in P2 and Finally Stewart Donavan in P3.
A Big Congratulations Once Again to All of the other Drivers who took Part and Fought their way Through the Field to Finnish at The Checkered Flag. Keep Racing and Keep Pushing.
Enduro KA -(Qualifying)
After a Long Days Racing and with Night Falling Fast The Headlights of The Enduro KA'S Began to Illuminate the Indy Circuit.
Every Part of the Track was a Wash with Darkness and The Only Thing Illuminating the Way for Each Driver was The Bright Headlights and LED'S Fitted to Each Car with some Teams and Driver Trying their Luck on the KA'S Standard Headlights to Brighten their Way to Victory.
A Silent Hum Came From the Engines as they Raced Around the Indy Circuit with Each Driver Pushing Hard to Set the Fastest Time Possible.
The Tension in the Air was Electrifying as Drivers Danced their Cars Through Traffic and Had Small Battles with One Another Trying to see what their Opponents Tactics were and How Brave each of Them Dare Go in Terms of Pace.
It Wasn't Long before Each Driver Began to Put their Right Foot Hard Down and Push their
73BHP KA To its Limits Trying Desperately to Grab Hold of Pole Position Ahead of Sundays Intense 8 Hour 500 Minute Race.
After a Really Hectic Day of Both Qualifying and Racing Lets Find Out Who Took The Last Pole of Today and Who Will be Starting on The Front Row for Tomorrow's 8 Hour Endurance Race.
In First Place Taking the Victory and pole Position was Team (IP Racings) (Adam Blair / Scott Parkin / Oliver Wilmot / Mark Witherington) in their Ford KA with a Best Lap Time of 1:02.845 and a Top Speed of 69.19mph. Congratulations IP Racing Fantastic Work and a Super Start to the Endurance Race at The Very Front of The Grid.
In Second Place Following Closely Behind by Just 0.261 Seconds was Team (JTR) Elliot Mason / Nick Tandy / David Mason / James Rhodes in their Ford KA with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.106 and a Top Speed of 68.90mph. Superb Job there JTR Fantastic Effort and Really Good Pace to Gain P2 on the Grid for Tomorrow.
In Third Place was Team (Octane Junkies) (Adam Smith / Martyn Smith / Bazza Ward) in their Ford KA with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.110 and a Top Speed of 68.90mph. Great Work Octane Junkies Pushing Hard and Giving it Everything for P3.
After an Intense Qualifying Session the Likes of
Team IP Racings
(Adam Blair / Scott Parkin / Oliver Wilmot / Mark Witherington) Start the Endurance Race in First Place with
(JTR) Elliot Mason / Nick Tandy / David Mason / James Rhodes in Second Place Followed By
(Octane Junkies) (Adam Smith / Martyn Smith / Bazza Ward) in Third Place with the Top Three Very Closely Matched on Lap Times Thought Qualifying.
With Tomorrows Endurance Race being 8 Hours and The use of Driver Changes after 2 Hours in a Team with Four Drivers as Well as Pit Stops and a Whole Field of 45 Cars and Drivers Will the Likes of Team IP Racing Be able to Hold Out and Take Victory After 8 Gruelling Hours of Hard Racing.
Or Will JTR or Octane Junkies Try and Take that Thunder Away From Them? and Can Anyone Else Have a Go at Taking The Victory?
Only Time Will Tell!
See You All On Sunday.........!
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Making my way to the road bridge over the lines into Kensington Olympia after taking my shots at the fence I was offered to share space on an upturned bread crate by a very kind fellow enthusiast. This gave me those extra few inches to see over the high parapet as anyone under 6ft + who hadn't brought a box or step ladder to stand on to see over had to resort to sticking their camera's over the top and shooting blindly. The gentleman above was one of the best prepared there. In sight, sound and steps! With a set of steps and this fantastic looking very 'Heath Robinson' home made sight and sound recording apparatus!
We have perfect weather to work with over `125 dedicated volunteers at Bear Creek Park and Stream filling a dump truck with trash and debris they removed from the stream and the adjacent park totally over 3 tons!!! This included 271 bags of trash, a truck full of metal to be recycled, 3.5 shopping carts, 4 rolls of roof underlayment, 2 bicycles, a wooden shelf, a stroller, a baby gate a roll of wire fence and much more! Thank you everyone so very much for all your incredible hard work under such tough conditions! Our volunteer’s dedication of working toward a cleaner, greener, healthier community and environment is without equal! Thank to everyone who volunteered with us today.
We would also like to thank the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Day to Serve, and National Public Lands Day and for all their assistance and support on this cleanup. We also wish to thank Tradepoint Atlantic and Walmart for your generous donations allowing is to purchase much needed supplies! We would also like to thank the Students and faculty of Bear Creek Elementary and General John Stricker Middle School, Towson University, and the community for all the incredible volunteers they supplied! Thank you so much Tradepoint Atlantic for your generous donations allowing is to purchase much needed supplies! Thank you also to Baltimore County Highways for supplying us with a dumpster for our cleanup.
We also wish to thank Chick-fil-A Eastpoint for donating chicken nuggets and sweet tea, Squires Restaurant for donating Pizza and Dunkin Doughnuts for donating donuts to help feed all out hungry, hardworking volunteers!
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor crew chiefs assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron are recognized during a Dedicated Crew Chief Ceremony held on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 23, 2015. During the ceremony crew chiefs were recognized for their dedication and hard work. Every F-22 Raptor has a dedicated crew chief assigned who is trusted with the care and maintenance of the jet. At the ceremony the Airmen received a coin from their respective commanders, a certificate certifying them as dedicated crew chiefs, and new maintenance overalls to designate them as dedicated crew chiefs while working on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
just found out today that my daughter was accepted to NYU! i am so proud of her. i always knew since she was very young, that she was special and her imagination would open doors. she is one of those people that have limitless opportunities. she is my inspiration. i look forward to see how she changes the world in her own way.
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U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor crew chiefs assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron are recognized during a Dedicated Crew Chief Ceremony held on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 23, 2015. During the ceremony crew chiefs were recognized for their dedication and hard work. Every F-22 Raptor has a dedicated crew chief assigned who is trusted with the care and maintenance of the jet. At the ceremony the Airmen received a coin from their respective commanders, a certificate certifying them as dedicated crew chiefs, and new maintenance overalls to designate them as dedicated crew chiefs while working on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter; the abbey was dissolved by King Henry VIII with the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
The foundations of the present church were laid by Abbot Serlo (1072–1104). Walter Gloucester (d. 1412) the abbey's historian, became its first mitred abbot in 1381. Until 1541, Gloucester lay in the see of Worcester, but the separate see was then constituted, with John Wakeman, last abbot of Tewkesbury, as its first bishop. The diocese covers the greater part of Gloucestershire, with small parts of Herefordshire and Wiltshire.
The cathedral has a stained glass window containing the earliest images of golf. This dates from 1350, over 300 years earlier than the earliest image of golf from Scotland. There is also a carved image of people playing a ball game, believed by some to be one of the earliest images of medieval football.
The Pelican is a small pub now owned by Wye Valley Breweries, in which a good pint can be had!
© Mike Broome 2013
For some curious reasons, this temple dedicated for Lord Siva was built many meters below the ground level. For this reason, almost all the time the sanctum and the core parts of the temple are under water, restricting entry to the inner areas.
A water channel system too is visible around the main temple. But this canal is dry and one can walk down to a point from where it’s impossible to go further.
There is a small temple for Siva’s consort too near the mail shrine. The Kalyanamantapa (ceremonial marriage hall) is great a structure. It has been believed that this is one of the oldest temples in Hampi.
View of the main hall infront of the shrine. The main tower too can be seen The entry to the temple passes through the main tower in front of the temple campus. It looks like this tower was an addition done later on and was never completed. A series of wide large steps along the axis of the tower and the sanctum leads one to the inner part of the temple. The main hall in front of the shrine is huge with massive cubical pillars supporting the roof. The lamppost actually protrudes through the roof. Depending upon the water level one may be able to proceed to the sanctum area.
The temple has a Garbhagriha, aligned with an antarala, and aradhamantapa and a mahamantapa. The mahamantapa has pillared corridors fuse with the pillared Mukhamantapa making a larger pillared frontal mantapa which also encloses a dhwajastambha. The pillars of the temple are plain. The temple is stylically datable to 14th century. An inscription referring to this temple states that Krishnadevaraya donated Nagalapura and other villages for worship and offering to the god for the merit of his parents Narsa Nayaka and Nagajidevi.
The last chapel currently in use at the Virginia National Guard Maneuver Training Center at Fort Pickett was dedicated May 24, 2011 to Chaplain (1st Lt.) Thomas McNeill Bulla who died from combat wounds in World War I. Maj. Gen. Frank E. Batts, Sr., commander of the 29th Infantry Division, and Col. Tom Wilkinson, commander of Fort Pickett, unveiled the new sign outside the chapel as part of the dedication. Several of Bulla's relatives also attended the event.
Bulla was born near Fayetteville, North Carolina, on January 4, 1881. Soon after he graduated from Union Theological Seminary he moved to Emporia where became the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in 1911. Bulla volunteered to become a chaplain after a request by the colonel of the 4th Virginia Infantry, an element of the Virginia National Guard, and was appointed in the rank of first lieutenant. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion newly organized 29th “Blue and Gray” Division. The entire 29th Division sailed to France in June 1918 and first entered combat in the Alsace Sector in August but suffered relatively light casualties. That changed when, starting on October 8, the division took part in the massive Allied operation known as the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
It was apparently during the opening days of this attack that Chaplain Bulla repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire by moving across “no man’s land” helping wounded soldiers to safety. This was duty neither required nor expected of an Army chaplain. On the morning of October 15, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry was the lead element for yet another attack in the area known as the Molleville Farm. It was during this assault that Bulla, again helping wounded soldiers, was struck by enemy fire and mortally wounded. He was evacuated to an Army hospital at Petite Mejoy where he died of his wounds on October 17. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)
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Upon the mounds, where Scythians lie,
A crimson tide, a mournful cry.
With rus' blood stained, a somber hue,
Where Ukrainian children grew.
Their laughter bright, a whispered plea,
For freedom's dawn, for victory.
Upon those hills, a sacred space,
They'll play for Ukraine, time and grace.
For land of birth, a fervent vow,
Their hearts ablaze, their spirits now
Embrace the past, with solemn might,
To claim their heritage, in day's bright light.
The ancient stones, a silent plea,
For future hopes, for liberty.
With youthful hands, and spirits bold,
A nation's story, to be told.
So let the echoes, softly chime,
Of courage born, in sacred time.
Upon those mounds, a promise kept,
Ukrainian children, dreams they've swept.
Boh Dan
The Memorial is dedicated to those individuals who affected monumental change in the political landscape. The design questions the dominant neo-classical, "timeless" character of traditional memorials. The Suffrage Memorial reveals processes of change through four markings of time, geological, seasonal, annual human and daily human time. The specific marking elements are glacial landform, flower and grass plantings, metal trellis and text tables.
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Hoysaleswara temple (also spelt "Hoysaleshwara" or Hoysaleshvara") is a temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva. It was built in Halebidu (in modern Karnataka state, India) during the rule of King Vishnuvardhana of the Hoysala Empire in the 12th century. The construction was started around 1120 CE and completed in 1150 CE. During the early 14th century, Halebidu was sacked and looted by Muslim invaders from northern India and the temple fell into a state of ruin and neglect. Previously known as Dorasamudra or Dwarasamudra, Halebidu is 16 km from Belur, 31 km from Hassan and 149 km from Mysore, in the state of Karnataka, India.
HISTORY
According to art critic and historian S. Settar, from contemporary inscriptions it is known that the temple derives its name from the Hoysala ruler at that time, King Vishnuvardhana Hoysaleswara, though interestingly, the construction of the temple was initiated and financed by wealthy Shaiva (a Hindu sect) citizens of the city, prominent among who were Ketamalla and Kesarasetti. The temple building activity was taken up in competition to the construction of the Chennakesava Temple at Belur, a Vaishnava (a Hindu sect) temple. Surrounded by numerous tanks, ponds and mantapas, the temple is built in the vicinity of the large Dorasamudhra lake. The tank preceded the temple by nearly 75 years. It is one of the largest temples dedicated to the god Shiva in South India.
TEMPLE PLAN
The temple is a simple dvikuta vimana (plan with two shrines and two superstructures), one for "Hoysaleswara" (the king) and the other for "Shantaleswara" (named after Shantala Devi, queen of King Vishnuvardhana) and is built with chloritic chist (more commonly known as Soapstone or potstone). The temple complex as a whole is elevated on a jagati (platform), which according to historian Kamath, is a feature that became popular in contemporary Hoysala constructions. According to art historian Foekema, the two shrines which are adjoining, face east and each have a mantapa (hall) in front. The two mantapas are connected giving a large and imposing view of the hall. Individually, each shrine is smaller than the one at the Chennakesava Temple at Belur and contains a simple linga, the universal symbol of the god Shiva. The plan of the inside of the temple is simple but the exterior looks different because of the introduction of many projections and recesses in the walls. The towers of the shrines that are missing must have followed the star shape of the shrine, just as in many existing well-preserved towers in other Hoysala temples. The superstructure over the vestibule which connects the shrine to the mantapa, called sukanasi (a low tower that looks like an extension of the main tower), and the row of decorated miniature roofs above the eaves of the hall are all missing. The temple was built at a height that provided the architects sufficient horizontal and vertical space to depict large and small sculptures. According to the art critic James Fergusson, the overall effect of the vertical and horizontal lines, the play of the outline, the effect of light and shade and the plan of the projections and recesses all amounts to a "marvellous exhibition of human labor to be found even in the patient east and surpasses anything in Gothic art". The outer walls of these temples contain an intricate array of stone sculptures. The temple of Halebidu, has been described by art critics James Fergusson and Percy Brown as an "outstanding example of Hindu architecture" and as the "supreme climax of Indian architecture".
The temple has four porches for entry and the one normally used by visitors as main entry is actually a lateral entrance (north). There is one entry on the south side and two on the east side, facing two large detached open pavilions whose ceiling is supported by lathe turned pillars. All entry porches have miniature shrines as flanking. In addition there is a sanctuary for the Sun god Surya, whose image stands 2.1 m tall. The pavilions enshrine large images of Nandi, the bull, an attendant of Shiva. The pavilions share the same jagati as the main temple. As in the Chennakesava temple, this temple originally had an open mantapa to which outer walls with pierced window screens made with the same material were erected, making the mantapa a closed one. The window screens are devoid of any art work. The interior of the temple is quite plain except for the lathe turned pillars that run in rows between the north and south entrances. According to Settar, the four pillars in front of each shrine are the most ornate and the only ones that have the madanika (chaste maidens) sculptures in their pillar brackets. There are no other madanikas in the temple.
SCULPTURES
The Hoysaleswara temple is most well known for its sculptures that run all along the outer wall, starting with an dancing image of the god Ganesha on the left side of the south entrance and ending with another image of Ganesha on the right hand side of the north entrance. In all there are two hundred and forty such images. According to the art critic Gerard Foekema, perhaps no other Hoysala temple is as articulate in sculpture as this is and these sculptures are "second to none in all of India". The most intricate of all sculptures are found in the lintels over two of the doorways, one on the south side doorway and the other on one of the eastern doorways.
HORIZONTRAL TREATMENT
In this temple the Hoysala architects have broken from the tradition of using five moldings with friezes (which is the "old stlye") at the base of the temple, below the large wall sculptures and the window screens. The outer walls have two eaves that run around the temple. The top eaves is at the roof of the temple where the superstructure meets the wall, and the second eaves is about a meter below. In between there are decorated miniature towers (aedicule). Below the lower eaves are the wall sculptures and below them, the eight moldings. Historian Kamath calls this type of relief work "horizontal treatment". Each of the eight friezes carries an array of decoration. Going from the bottom where the temple wall meets the platform, the lowest frieze depicts charging elephants which symbolize strength and stability, above which, in order, are friezes with lions which symbolize courage, floral scrolls as decoration, horses symbolizing speed, another band of floral scrolls, depictions from the Hindu epics, mythical beasts called makara and finally a frieze with hansas (swans). According to Foekema, no two animals are alike in a total frieze span of over 200 m. In the epic frieze, the epics are not continuous as they are mixed with other depictions. After the construction of this temple, Hoysala architects used this new kind of horizontal treatment only fifty years later, making it a standard style, though they reduced it to six molding friezes.
GARUDA PILLAR
Another interesting object in the temple complex is the rare Garuda Sthamba (Garuda pillar). According to Settar, these are different from virgals (Hero stone). Garudas were elite bodyguards of the kings and queens. They moved and lived with the royal family and their only purpose was to protect their master. Upon the death of their master, they committed suicide. The rare pillar on the south side depicts heroes brandishing knives and cutting their own heads. The inscription honors Kuruva Lakshma, a bodyguard of Veera Ballala II. A devoted officer, he took his life and that of his wife and other bodyguards after the death of his master. This event is narrated in an old Kannada inscription on the pillar. A 2.4 m tall sculpture of Ganesha including the platform rests at the South entrance.