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Missed this Rare Beauty by a few weeks last year.......
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This huge bronze statue of the Iron Duke has caused an uproar since its unveiling. Its not that the good citizens of Edinburgh resent his presence but more that he blocks the busiest street in the city. Some would like him relocated, but its likely he will stand his ground.
Duke's Place at night. Around the spot near the corner of the building on the left (the light reflecting on the square on the ground), is about the spot where Catherine Eddowes was seen with a man by the three men leaving the Jewish Imperial Club at 1:35am on September 30th 1888.
This corner was once known as Church Passage & it was a much narrower passage that led into Mitre Square.
Eddowes was found viciously murdered in the south west corner of Mitre Square by PC Edward Watkins at 1:45am.
At 1:40am, PC James Harvey entered Mitre Square through Church Passage, but stopped at the edge of the square. He saw nothing unusual, but his lantern would not have given him enough light to see the square completely.
I think it is probable that the Ripper was hiding in that dark corner when PC Harvey entered.
There has been more nonsense lately about some shawl that had DNA on it. Even without this claim, the shawl can be written off as bogus.
It was Mitochondrial DNA, which is only a match for a certain percentage group of the population. Its not a conclusive match.
The provenance of the shawl itself is nonsense. It was allegedly found by PC Amos Simpson who took it home as a gift for his wife before it could be cataloged.
With the times of witnesses I've written above, it makes it even more beyond probability for a third police officer to some how discover the scene before Watkins, & not only not catch the Ripper in the act, but instead decides to desecrate the scene & takes a piece of evidence home.
The Ripper inflicted a lot of damage to poor Eddowes. If Simpson some how stumbled upon the scene, there is no way he wouldn't have been caught.
PC Simpson was also with the Metropolitan Police. Mitre Square is in the jurisdiction of the City of London Police. He was not anywhere near the scene of the crime.
The City of London Police were pretty thorough in cataloging & recording the scene. If Eddowes had a shawl they would have cataloged it. This story about Simpson is drivel that only started with descendants.
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On the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, USA. This magnificent chapel was constructed from 1930 to 1932, the Chapel seats about 1,800 people and stands 210 feet (64 m) tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in Durham County.
who never gives up :-)
― Babe Ruth
rhododendron, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Head: Samurai Jeffery
Body: Signature Gianni
Skin: Samurai Default tone with Applier for Signature Body
Hair: Minna Guusje (Light Blonde Pack)
Short: FATEwear Trunks - Spitz
Pose: pose-S
Beach Props: Skye
Surfboard: {what next} Flat Surfboard Prop
The things you find in your archives... The Brooklyn Museum of Art has a major exhibition of his work now, through April 2023.
When there is nothing and no one to go home to.
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Wellington, Somerset, UK.
she thinks I play piano in a whorehouse :-)
Jacques Seguela
cosmos, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Day 91 of the 365 days of photography project.
The statue of the duke of Wellington on horseback
“The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington is an outdoor sculpture of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, a British soldier and statesman, located at the Royal Exchange in London. It overlooks Bank junction in the historic City of London. The sculptor was Francis Leggatt Chantrey. The statue commemorates Wellington's assistance to the City of London in ensuring a bill was passed to allow the rebuilding of London Bridge.
The equestrian statue was erected to show the City's gratitude for Wellington's help in assisting the passage of the London Bridge Approaches Act 1827. This Act led to the creation of King William Street.
"Wellington" is inscribed on each side of the plinth; on its ends is the inscription "Erected June 18 1844". A brass plaque at the plinth's base reads:
On 19th July 1838 the Court of Common Council of the City of London agreed to a contribution of £500 toward the cost of the above statue of the Duke of Wellington in appreciation of his efforts in assisting the passage of the London Bridge Approaches Act 1827. This Act led to the creation of King William Street. The government donated the metal, which is bronze from captured enemy cannon melted down after the Battle of Waterloo, and valued at the time at £1500. The total cost of the statue was £9000. The remainder being raised by public subscription.
The sculptor, Sir Francis Chantrey (1781 to 1841), was commissioned in 1838 but died before the work was completed. It was finished by his assistant Henry Weekes (1807 to 1877).
The Lord Mayor, William Magnay, unveiled the statue on 18th June 1844, the anniversary of Waterloo, in the presence of his guest the King of Saxony. Adjoining the statue, a piece of granite from London Bridge (1825 to 1967) has been set into the pavement by the Corporation of London. The elevational stonework from the same bridge was re-erected over the Colorado River in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA, in 1971”
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Continuing the theme of finding railtours over the course of 2026 sees a return back to the Dawlish Seawall to see one of the most unique steam locomotives ever built for the UK, this being 71000 Duke of Gloucester which is the sole BR Standard Class 8 locomotive to be built.
After a long dry spell over the summer and with the steam ban now lifted, 71000 Duke of Gloucester took charge of the Norton Fitzwarren to Penzance and back portions of Steam Dreams 'The Cornish Riviera 2026' which started and ended at London Paddington being hauled by a Class 50. The outbound leg took place on Tuesday 22nd September with the return leg on Friday 25th September.
The Duke needs little introduction, the locomotive being a one of a kind, built to replace the former LMS Turbomotive, 46202 Princess Anne which was destroyed and written-off following the Harrow & Wealdstone rail disaster in 1952.
Designed by then chief mechanical engineer of British Railways, Robert Riddles; 71000 was built at Crewe Works in 1954 and would have formed part of the proposals to build a new fleet of BR Standard Class 8 Pacific locomotives, but that plan was killed off as British Railways deemed there were sufficient BR Standard Class 7s in service (for which 71000 was based on) and the following year, British Railways had drawn up the 1955 Modernisation Plan which would eliminate steam locomotives from the network.
71000 lasted only 8 years in traffic with British Railways before retirement in 1962, at the time the Duke was unpopular with train crews for its poor steam production where upon restoration during her preservation era identified 2 main reasons for poor performance, namely the small chimney and the firebed air inlet dampers being designed too small.
The locomotive ultimately was saved for preservation and is currently owned by the BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust, the trust having undertook major modifications and correcting the flaws when built, to today becoming a very popular locomotive and now amongst the most powerfull steam locomotive built for British Railways. 71000 is currently leased out to Locomotive Services Limited.
BR Standard Class 8 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' storms through Dawlish on Steam Dreams 'The Cornish Riviera 2026', the 1Z71 10:30 Penzance to London Paddington.
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Apologies for posting more Dukes. I find them very appealing. They are so small and fragile and their numbers are declining rapidly.
not depth of field :-)
― Peter Adams
gardenia, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
The former Irish Sea Ferry Duke of Lancaster 4,450gt, beached here at Llan-Y-Mor North Wales since 2004.
Duke Kahanamoku's statue presides over Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. Revered in Hawai'i and other parts of the surfing world, his outstretched arms have leis added each day by locals and tourists alike. Taken just before sunrise.
Duke University Chapel is a chapel located at the center of the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is an ecumenical Christian chapel and the center of religion at Duke, and has connections to the United Methodist Church.