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66725 'Sunderland' leads the Worksop Down Yard to Crewe H.S. working through Uttoxeter on 23.11.20.
The shed is hauling Greater Anglia unit 720549 with fellow Shed 66716 'Locomotive and Carriage Institution 1911-2011' on the rear.
Shed 7 news - they are touring again having been part of the beginnings of Brit-pop in 1994 (somewhere I have the Speakeasy CD single).
Sunderland are currently 8th in league 1. Six times winners of the top flight (last in 1936) and dual FA Cup winners (last in 1973 - one of the first cup finals I remember watching). It is twenty years since Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips won the European Golden Shoe as top scorer of Europe's top flight clubs and was a staple selection of every self respecting fantasy football manager.
Schweiz / Wallis - Saas-Fee
Höhenweg Almagelleralp
This trail leads you from the idyllic Kreuzbogen lake and the colourful Alpine flower trail via the romantic Almageller valley to Almagelleralp, and along the adventure trail to Furggstalden; the Almagelleralp mountain trail is unrivalled in the scenic variety it offers.
Description
From Kreuzboden (2400m), with its idyllic mountain lake, you hike along the first part of the Alpine flower trail to the Triftgrätji viewing point. Edelweiss and gentian are just two of the roughly 240 species of flowers you can marvel at along the Alpine flower trail.
The mountain path above Grundberg leads you into the wild and romantic Almagellertal to Almagelleralp (2194m). After a break at the mountain hotel Almagelleralp you continue your hike either along the stream to Saas-Almagell, or via the adventure trail to Furggstalden.
The Almagellerhorn adventure trail is only suitable for for adventurous families, young people and the young at heart. This section of the tour, with its numerous ladders and stairs, is technically difficult. Surefootedness and head for heights are necessary. The absolute highlight of the adventure trail is a 60 m long hanging bridge. From Furggstalden, you can comfortably descend to Saas-Almagell by chairlift. There is a bus every hour from Saas-Almagell to Saas-Grund.
(myswitzerland.com)
Saas-Fee (German pronunciation: [zaːs feː]) is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded by a total of 13 peaks above 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) which is the highest concentration in the Alps, giving the village the nickname the Pearl of the Alps. It is a classic ski resort characterised by well-preserved Swiss wood architecture and a car-free city centre. The villages in its neighbourhood are Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund and Saas-Balen.
Overview
Its location close to the glaciers of the Dom and the Allalinhorn provides winter sport opportunities throughout the year, and neighbouring peaks such as the Weissmies, the Nadelhorn and the Lenzspitze are popular climbs in the summer season. The community is considered to be a very attractive winter sport destination in the Swiss Alps. Typical activities include skiing, snowboarding, snowshoe trekking, canyon climbing and ice climbing.
Saas-Fee offers 22 lifts, including 3 cable cars, 1 funicular railway (Metro Alpin), 5 gondolas (1 dedicated to walkers), 2 chairlifts, the remainder being surface lifts (draglifts). The ski run has a vertical drop of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), a top elevation of 3,600 m (11,811 ft) and covers 150 km (93 mi) (80 km (50 mi) beginner, 45 km (28 mi) intermediate, 25 km (16 mi) advanced). Other activities include paragliding, hang gliding, and tobogganing.
Saas-Fee can be reached by car or bus – postal buses run during much of the day half-hourly from Brig and Visp, though none provides a service beyond the bus terminal through the length of the town during the winter. No cars are allowed to enter the city (they have to be parked in special car parks outside); only small electric vehicles operate on the streets between the hotels and ski area. The decision to exclude most motor vehicles was made by the village at the time of the construction of the road from Saas Grund in 1951 in order to eliminate air pollution.
The resort offers many culture, sports, and off-slope activities, including classical music, a sports and leisure complex, restaurants, and nightclubs. The resort features the highest underground funicular railway in the world up to the skiing area and the highest revolving restaurant in the world at 3,500 m (11,500 ft). The touristic slogan of Saas-Fee is "Die Perle der Alpen" (The Pearl of the Alps) as it is surrounded by a total of 13 peaks above 4,000 metres (13,123 feet), the most in the Alps. The campus of the European Graduate School is located in Saas-Fee.
Saas-Fee has a well-preserved city centre characterised by wood and stone-based architecture. Design guidelines for the village require houses to be 40% wooden, to maintain its character.
History
Saas-Fee is first mentioned in 1304 as vee. The municipality was formerly known by its French name Fée; however, that name is no longer used.
Geography
Panoroma showing parts of the Feeglacier, the Alphubel, Täschhorn, Dom and Lenzspitze on the left, and Saas-Fee and Saas-Grund at the bottom middle
Saas-Fee has an area, as of 2011, of 40.6 square kilometers (15.7 sq mi). Of this area, 5.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 83.6% is unproductive land.
The municipality is located in the Visp district, at the foot of Dom Mountain. The village is surrounded by thirteen Four-thousander mountains (mountains that are at least 4,000 meters (13,000 ft) above sea level).
Economy
As of 2010, Saas-Fee had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. As of 2008, there were 5 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 131 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 19 businesses in this sector. 1,169 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 182 businesses in this sector.There were 883 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.8% of the workforce.
In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 1,197. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 2, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 124 of which 34 or (27.4%) were in manufacturing and 87 (70.2%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1,071. In the tertiary sector; 181 or 16.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 125 or 11.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 615 or 57.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 17 or 1.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 32 or 3.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 17 or 1.6% were in education and 12 or 1.1% were in health care.
In 2000, there were 227 workers who commuted into the municipality and 65 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 3.5 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 6.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 4.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the 2000 census, 1,177 or 80.9% were Roman Catholic, while 101 or 6.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 81 members of an Orthodox church (or about 5.57% of the population), and there was one individual who belongs to another Christian church. There was one individual who was Jewish, and 12 (or about 0.83% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 2 individuals who were Buddhist and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 22 (or about 1.51% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 55 individuals (or about 3.78% of the population) did not answer the question.
Mountains
PeakElevationFirst climbed
Ulrichshorn3,925 m (12,877 ft)1848-08-10
Strahlhorn4,190 m (13,750 ft)1854-08-15
Fletschhorn3,996 m (13,110 ft)1854-08-28
Weissmies4,023 m (13,199 ft)1855 – August
Lagginhorn4,010 m (13,160 ft)1856-08-26
Allalinhorn4,027 m (13,212 ft)1856-08-28
Latelhorn3,198 m (10,492 ft)1856-08-28
Dom4,545 m (14,911 ft)1858-09-11
Nadelhorn4,327 m (14,196 ft)1858-09-16
Rimpfischhorn4,198 m (13,773 ft)1859-09-09
Alphubel4,206 m (13,799 ft)1860-08-09
Täschhorn4,490 m (14,730 ft)1862-07-30
Balfrin3,795 m (12,451 ft)1863-07-06
Hohberghorn4,219 m (13,842 ft)1869
Südlenz4,294 m (14,088 ft)1870
Portjengrat3,653 m (11,985 ft)1871-09-07
Sonnighorn3,487 m (11,440 ft)1879 – August
Dürrenhorn4,034 m (13,235 ft)1879-09-07
Feechopf3,888 m (12,756 ft)1883-07-28
Stecknadelhorn4,242 m (13,917 ft)1887-08-08
In popular culture
Saas-Fee was the location where the video for Wham!'s hit single "Last Christmas" was filmed in 1984. The cable car that they get into to go up the mountain is labelled with the name "Saas-Fee" in the typical Saas-Fee font. This appears to be an artistic device as the cable car, now replaced by a more modern version, runs between the edge of Saas-Fee and Felskinn which is considerably above the normal height for residential buildings. Saas-Fee is also the setting of the second part of André Gide's novel Les faux-monnayeurs, as well as the setting of various ski chase sequences in the On Her Majesty's Secret Service film (1969) in the James Bond series.
(Wikipedia)
Vom idyllischen Kreuzbodensee und der farbigen Alpenblumenpromenade übers romantische Almagellertal zur Almagelleralp über den Erlebnisweg bis hin zu Furggstalden; der Höhenweg Almagelleralp ist an Vielfalt kaum zu übertreffen.
Beschreibung
Vom Kreuzboden (2400m) mit seinem idyllischen Bergsee wandern Sie auf dem ersten Abschnitt der Alpenblumenpromenade zum Aussichtspunkt Triftgrätji. Edelweiss und Enzian, dies sind nur zwei der rund 240 Blumenarten, die Sie auf der Alpenblumen-Promenade bestaunen können.
Die Höhenwanderung oberhalb des Grundbergs führt ins wildromantische Almagellertal zur Almagelleralp (2194m). Nach einer Rast im Berghotel Almagelleralp geht es entweder dem Bach entlang zu Fuss nach Saas-Almagell oder über den Erlebnisweg nach Furggstalden.
Der Erlebnisweg Almagellerhorn eignet sich nur für abenteuerlustige Familien, Jugendliche und Junggebliebene. Dieser Abschnitt der Tour ist mit seinen zahlreichen Leitern und Treppen technisch schwierig und nur für Schwindelfreie zu empfehlen. Das absolute Highlight des Erlebniswegs ist eine 60m lange Hängebrücke. Von Furggstalden aus gelangen Sie bequem mit dem Sessellift nach Saas-Almagell. Von Saas-Almagell verkehrt stündlich ein Bus nach Saas-Grund.
(myswitzerland.com)
Saas-Fee (bis 31. Dezember 2006: Saas Fee) ist eine politische Gemeinde, eine Burgergemeinde des Bezirks Visp, ein gleichnamiger Hauptort sowie eine Pfarrgemeinde des Dekanats Visp im Schweizer Kanton Wallis. Bevölkerungsmässig ist Saas-Fee der grösste Ort des Saastals und der viertgrösste des Bezirks Visp nach Visp, Zermatt und St. Niklaus.
Geographie
Lage
Saas-Fee ist auf einem Hochplateau des Saastals, westlich des Talgrundes und oberhalb der Nachbardörfer Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund und Saas-Balen gelegen. Es ist die Hauptgemeinde der vier Saas-Teilgemeinden. Die Gemeinde ist umrahmt von der Mischabel-Bergkette, die 11 Viertausender umfasst. Daraus ergibt sich ein einzigartiges Panorama, wodurch der Ort auch als „Perle der Alpen“ bekannt wurde. Zwei weitere Viertausender (Lagginhorn und Weissmies) liegen in der näheren Umgebung. Das Saastal grenzt unmittelbar an Italien, wird jedoch durch eine Bergkette getrennt. Eine direkte Verbindung besteht deshalb nicht bzw. nur über Wanderwege.
Klima
Durch die günstige Lage des Saastals ist es dort sonniger als in anderen Teilen der Schweiz. Dadurch kommt es im Winter oft zu angenehmen Temperaturen. Nachts kann es stark abkühlen. Die hohen Berge schirmen die Hauptwetterlage ab. Auch im Sommer liegen die Durchschnittstemperaturen in Saas-Fee nur bei rund 8 °C. Die durchschnittliche jährliche Niederschlagsmenge liegt bei rund 189 mm pro Monat.
Gewässer
Der Bach Feevispa (auch Feeru Vispa) entspringt auf etwa 2725 m ü. M. und bildet am östlichen Dorfrand eine tief eingeschnittene Schlucht, bevor er im Talboden bei Saas-Grund in die Saaservispa mündet.
Sprache
Saas-Fee liegt im Kanton Wallis, der in Ober- und Unterwallis geteilt ist. Während die Amtssprache im Unterwallis Französisch ist, spricht die Bevölkerung im Saastal (Oberwallis) deutsch. Der spezifische Dialekt wird auch als Wal(li)serdeutsch bezeichnet. Der Dialekt ist zum Teil für Sprecher des Standarddeutsch schwer verständlich, weil er eine eigene Grammatik und eigene Wörter aufweist.
Geschichte
Die Besiedlung des Saastals reicht bis in die Eisenzeit, die Zeit der Kelten, zurück, doch erst der römische Kaiser Augustus vereinigte das Wallis mit Italien, gründete Städte und liess Handel über die Alpen, Monte-Moro- und den Antronapass betreiben.
1256 wurde das Saastal erstmals urkundlich erwähnt. 1298 wurde die erste Kapelle in Saas-Grund nachgewiesen. Zur selben Zeit setzten die sogenannten Walserwanderungen ein; viele Saaser verliessen wegen fehlender Existenzgrundlagen und Aussicht auf mehr Freiheiten ihre Heimat. Sie zogen über die Pässe nach Italien und liessen sich auf rauen Höhenlagen in den Walsersiedlungen Macugnaga und Antronapiana nieder. 1392 wurden die Gemeinden Saas-Fee, Saas-Grund, Saas-Balen und Saas-Almagell aus der Gemeinde Saas gebildet. 1535 wurde in Saas-Fee die erste Kapelle gebaut, und 1871 die erste Postablage eröffnet.
Immer wieder wurde das Saastal durch Unwetter, Überschwemmungen, Krankheiten und Kriege (u. a. Napoleon I.) überschattet. Trotzdem schafften es die Bewohner auch unter den widrigsten Umständen, ihre Traditionen fortzuführen.
1893 wurde eine neue Pfarrkirche gebaut. Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts kamen immer mehr Besucher ins Saastal, und der Tourismus wurde zur festen Einnahmequelle. Das erste kleine Gasthaus wurde 1833 in Saas-Grund eröffnet, 1856 folgte das erste Hotel. Es entwickelte sich eine touristische Infrastruktur, die sich vor allem an den Bedürfnissen der Alpinisten orientierte. Es entstanden Schmieden, die sich auf die Herstellung von Eispickeln für Bergsteiger spezialisierten, man bot sich als Führer für die Besteigung der Viertausender oder als Naturkundeführer an. 1923 wurde Saas-Fee an das Stromnetz angeschlossen, 1930 auch an das Wassernetz.
Gegen Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts wurden fast sämtliche Viertausender bestiegen, und Pfarrer Johann Josef Imseng startete 1849 auf selbstgebastelten Brettern seine ersten Skiversuche. Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts wurden die ersten Skivereine gegründet. Die Autostrasse zwischen Saas-Grund und Saas-Fee wurde 1951 eröffnet, zuvor wurden Gäste samt Gepäck auf Maultieren ins Gletscherdorf transportiert. 1963 wurde die erste Postautoverbindung nach Saas-Fee aufgenommen.
Bis heute haben sich trotz aller Einflüsse viele Bräuche, die tief in der Saaser Geschichte verwurzelt sind, erhalten. Dazu zählen die selbstgefertigten Trachten, die zu verschiedenen Anlässen getragen werden genauso wie die Pflege der traditionellen Musik und Feste. Noch heute gibt es viele Trachten- und Musikgesellschaften, die bei Festen und Prozessionen auftreten.
Wirtschaft und Tourismus
Der Tourismus ist die Haupteinnahmequelle der Feriendestination Saas-Fee. Deshalb legt die Kommune Wert darauf, ein umfassendes Angebot für alle Altersgruppen anzubieten. Nach der Eröffnung der Strasse 1951 hat sich Saas-Fee rasch entwickelt. Saas-Fee zählt heute im Sommer wie im Winter zu den beliebtesten Ferienorten in der Schweiz. Das vermietbare Bettenangebot in Saas-Fee beträgt total 6'600 Betten. In 60 Hotels finden 2'600 Feriengäste eine Unterkunft.
Touristische Meilensteine
Der örtliche Tourismus begann wohl 1833 mit der Eröffnung des ersten Gasthauses im Saastal, dem «Gasthaus zur Sonne» in Saas-Grund. Pfarrer Johann Joseph Imseng sensibilisierte 1836 die Bevölkerung für den langsam aufkommenden Tourismus. Ab den 1880er Jahren wurden die ersten Hotels erbaut: 1881 baute die Gemeinde das Hotel «Dom». Es folgten der Bau des Hotels Bellevue 1883 (später Walliserhof, dann Ferienart Resort & Spa, jetzt Walliserhof Grand-Hotel & Spa), dann die Hotels Beau-Site und Grand Hotel 1893 und das Hotel du Glacier 1901.
Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts gewann der Ski-Tourismus an Bedeutung: 1902 wurden die ersten Skier in Saas-Fee gesichtet. 1908 wurde der Skiklub «Allalin» gegründet, 1925 der Verkehrsverein, 1951 die Skischule. Das Jahr 1951 kann als Start des Wintersports in Saas-Fee gesehen werden. 1954 wurde die Luftseilbahn auf den Spielboden gebaut, 1959 folgte der Bau der Luftseilbahn Spielboden-Längfluh. 1962 wurde die Gondelbahn auf Plattjen gebaut, 1969 die Felskinnbahn und die Hannigbahn.
Ein weiterer touristischer Meilenstein für Saas-Fee war 1984 die Eröffnung der Metro Alpin von Felskinn zum Mittelallalin, inklusive des provisorischen Metro-Stübli auf dem Mittelallalin. Die Metro Alpin ist eine vollständig unterirdisch verlaufende Standseilbahn oberhalb von Saas-Fee. 1985 wurde auf dem Mittelallalin ein Drehrestaurant eröffnet. In den 1990er Jahren folgte der Bau des Alpin-Express: 1991 wurde die erste Sektion des Alpin-Express bis zum Masten 4 fertiggestellt, die zweite Sektion vom Masten 4 bis Felskinn wurde 1994 eröffnet. Seit 1998 gibt es in Saas-Fee eine Beschneiungsanlage.
In den 2000er Jahren entstanden die Sommerrodelbahn Feeblitz (Eröffnung 2000) und ein Abenteuerwald (Eröffnung 2004). 2005 wurde ein neues Restaurant «Meeting Point Morenia» beim Masten 4 der Felskinnbahn gebaut. 2006 folgte der Bau der 6-er Sesselbahn Morenia. Existierende Bahnen wurden umgebaut und modernisiert, so die Felskinnbahn 2006 und die Spielboden-Gondelbahn 2016. Der Felskinn-Stollen wurde 2021 umgebaut und modernisiert.
«Freie Ferienrepublik»
Im Oktober 2011 wurde die «Freie Ferienrepublik Saas-Fee» gegründet, eine Marketing-Kampagne der Saastal Marketing AG, die im Saastal hauptsächlich für touristischen Aktionen und Events zuständig ist. Mit der Gründung der «Ferienrepublik» wurde auch der Bürgerpass eingeführt, mit dem man auf verschiedene Dienstleistungen Rabatte erhielt. So konnte man zum Beispiel in der Wintersaison kostenlos den Postbus, in der Sommersaison kostenlos alle Seilbahnen ausser Metro Alpin benutzen. Der Bürgerpass war nur in den Beherbergungsbetrieben erhältlich, die an der Aktion teilnehmen. Der Bürgerpass wurde durch die SaastalCard ersetzt. Die Leistungen blieben erhalten.
Gastronomie und Nachtleben
In Saas-Fee gibt es über 100 Gastronomiebetriebe, Pizzerien, Cafés und Bars.
Wintertourismus
Das Skigebiet bietet knapp 100 km Pisten aller Schwierigkeitsgrade. Zusammen mit den Nachbargebieten von Saas-Grund, Saas-Almagell und Saas-Balen sind es insgesamt 150 Pistenkilometer. 22 Liftanlagen befördern die Wintersportler und Schneeschuhwanderer bis auf rund 3.500 m. Eine Besonderheit ist das Allalin-Restaurant, das höchste Drehrestaurant der Welt, das über die höchste unterirdische Standseilbahn der Welt (Metro Alpin) zu erreichen ist. Ebenfalls einzigartig ist der Eispavillon, der ein Volumen von 5.500 m³ hat. Da die Pisten von Saas-Fee grösstenteils nordexponiert und in Höhenlagen liegen, gelten sie während der gesamten Wintersaison als sehr schneesicher. Die längste Abfahrt vom Mittelallalin nach Saas-Fee überwindet auf einer Länge von 14 km insgesamt 1.778 m Höhenunterschied. Neben den Skipisten gibt es noch 26 km Loipen, 4 Eisbahnen, 3 Schlittelwege und 60 km Winterwanderwege.
Sommertourismus
Saas-Fee und das Saastal bieten Wanderern und Alpinisten ein grosses Angebot: Für schwindelfreie und ausdauernde Wanderer zum Beispiel der Höhenweg Balfrin nach Grächen. Die Wanderung misst 18 km und dauert etwa 7 Stunden. Der Weg ist die erste Etappe der regionalen Route 27 «Swiss Tour Monte Rosa, Saas-Fee – Grächen – Zermatt» von «Wanderland Schweiz». Die ganze Tour bis Zermatt dauert insgesamt 3 Tage und führt von Grächen über den Europaweg nach Zermatt.
Auch im Sommer ist Skifahren in Saas-Fee meist an drei Skiliften auf dem Feegletscher ab der Station Mittelallalin auf 3.456 m möglich. Erstmals wurden die Pisten für Touristen wegen Schneemangel im Sommer 2022 geschlossen. Das Drehrestaurant und der grösste Eis-Pavillon der Welt sind während der Winter- und der Sommersaison geöffnet. Durch die geschützte Lage des Saastals scheint auch im Sommer an vier von fünf Tagen die Sonne. Durch das südliche, mediterrane Klima liegt die Baumgrenze höher als in allen anderen Wäldern der Alpen. Die Region um Saas-Fee verfügt insgesamt über 350 km Wanderwege, 70 km Mountainbike-Trails. Es gibt zahlreiche Erlebnislehrpfade, Gipfeltouren sowie spezielle Ausflugsziele wie die Sommerrodelbahn «Feeblitz» oder diverse Klettersteige, wie die Gorge Alpine zwischen Saas-Fee und Saas-Grund.
Verkehr
Die Fahrstrasse nach Saas-Fee wurde im Jahre 1951 eröffnet. Saas-Fee ist autofrei, weshalb Fahrzeuge, auch die von Übernachtungsgästen, kostenpflichtig am Dorfeingang abgestellt werden müssen. Im Dorf dürfen mit Ausnahme von Arzt, Feuerwehr, Müllabfuhr etc. nur Elektromobile verkehren. Trotzdem hat Saas-Fee mit Verkehrsproblemen zu kämpfen, da der starke Elektromobilverkehr in Spitzenzeiten (beispielsweise in der Wintersaison nach Pistenschluss) den die schmalen Strassen gut füllenden Fussgängerverkehr beeinträchtigt. Am 7. März 2022 ereignete sich in der Fußgängerzone von Saas-Fee ein tödlicher Unfall, bei dem eine Touristin durch den elektrischen Minizug "Allalino" erfasst und getötet wurde.
Saas-Fee ist durch eine Postautolinie mit Visp und Brig-Glis verbunden.
Im 19. Jahrhundert wurde geplant, eine Eisenbahnlinie nach Saas-Fee zu bauen, doch die Saaser Bevölkerung war nicht bereit, die entsprechenden Grundstücke zu verkaufen, und die Eisenbahn wurde stattdessen nach Zermatt gebaut (die heutige Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn).
Bei der Bergstation Felskinn startet zudem die Metro Alpin, die als höchstgelegene U-Bahn der Welt bezeichnet wird, obwohl sie nach klassischer Definition eigentlich keine U-Bahn ist.
Nachhaltigkeit
Die Kommune Saas-Fee setzt sich für Nachhaltigkeit und Umweltschutz ein, was nicht zuletzt durch die Verbannung von Fahrzeugen jeglicher Art mit Verbrennungsmotor deutlich wird. So ist Saas-Fee beispielsweise bereits 1996 in die «Allianz in den Alpen» eingetreten. Die Alpenkonvention ist ein internationales Übereinkommen zum Schutz des Naturraums und zur Förderung der nachhaltigen Entwicklung in den Alpen. Die Mitglieder arbeiten in engem Kontakt mit der Bevölkerung an der Verbesserung der ökologischen, sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Situation in ihrer Gemeinde und tauschen Erfahrungen und Wissen mit den anderen Mitgliedern des Netzwerks aus. Weitere Themen und Projekte sind Versorgung mit Fernwärme, Abfallbewirtschaftung (seit 1994 gibt es die Kehrichtsackgebühr; hierbei war Saas-Fee die erste Tourismusgemeinde, die diese Gebühr eingeführt hat, um auch den Touristen anzuhalten, wenig Müll zu produzieren und diesen richtig zu trennen.) oder eine strenge Orts- und Raumbildplanung.
Kirchen
Saas-Fee besitzt zahlreiche römisch-katholische Kirchen und Kapellen. Hauptkirche ist die 1963 errichtete Herz-Jesu-Kirche.
Darüber hinaus befindet sich in Saas-Fee eine reformierte (ehemals anglikanische) Kirche.
Berge und Hütten
Das Mischabel-Massiv mit dem Dom, (4545 m) als höchstem ganz auf Schweizer Boden liegenden Gipfel bildet die Kulisse im Westen. Der Ort ist von gut einem Dutzend Viertausender umgeben. Noch bis 1850 reichte der Feegletscher bis nahe an die Dorfgrenze auf 1880 m ü. M. Er hat sich aber in den letzten Jahrzehnten stark zurückgezogen.
Oberhalb von Saas-Fee befindet sich die Mischabelhütte auf 3329 m, ein viel besuchter Ausgangspunkt für die Besteigung der Lenzspitze und des Nadelgrats. Die erste Hütte wurde 1902 vom AACZ erbaut und 1944 vergrössert. 1974 wurde eine zusätzliche Hütte errichtet, beide Hütten zusammen bieten Nächtigungsmöglichkeiten für etwa 130 Bergsteiger.
Unweit von Saas-Fee befindet sich auch die meistbesuchte SAC-Hütte der Schweiz, die Britanniahütte. Sie wurde 1912 mit finanzieller Unterstützung der British Association of SAC Members erbaut, deshalb auch der Name Britanniahütte. Von ihr aus kann man Rimpfischhorn und Strahlhorn sowie das Allalinhorn über den Hohlaubgrat besteigen.
Liste der höchsten Berge in der Gegend von Saas-Fee mit dem Datum der Erstbesteigung
Ulrichshorn3925 m10. Aug. 1848
Strahlhorn4190 m15. Aug. 1854
Fletschhorn3985 m28. Aug. 1854
Weissmies4013 mAug. 1855
Lagginhorn4010 m26. Aug. 1856
Allalinhorn4027 m28. Aug. 1856
Latelhorn3198 m28. Aug. 1856
Dom4545 m11. Sep. 1858
Nadelhorn4327 m16. Sep. 1858
Rimpfischhorn4198 m9. Sep. 1859
Alphubel4206 m9. Aug. 1860
Täschhorn4490 m30. Juli 1862
Balfrin3795 m6. Juli 1863
Hohberghorn4219 m1869
Lenzspitze4294 m1870
Portjengrat3653 m7. Sep. 1871
Sonnighorn3487 mAug. 1879 [15]
Dürrenhorn4034 m7. Sep. 1879
Feechopf3888 m28. Juli 1883
Stecknadelhorn4242 m8. Aug. 1887
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St Mary-le-Wigford is situated at the bottom of the road that leads to Steep Hill, now lying next to the busy level crossing and station.
I noticed the night before when we ran to the station in steady rain, trying to find a taxi. So, it was my plan to walk down Steep Hill, through the modern centre to visit this church first. Which is what I did.
St Mary seems to be mostly forgotten, and the area in which it lies is busy either with those traveling, or maybe those will less salubrious intentions.
You enter the church through a modern porch, and walk into a waide and bright church. A Christmas Fayre was underway, with a selections of cards and gifts from varios charities, as well as a coffee shop. I would have partaken with a cup of something warm, but I had already consumed more than enough tea and coffee that morning already, so made do with a pack of cards, as well as making a donation too.
There is an ancient tomb with two heavily damaged figures in Elizabethan dress on top, as well as what looked like ancient glass in one window. The three cells feature light barrel roofs, which further brighten the church. There are no pews, just modern office type chairs, which never improves the appearance of a church, I feel. And on the north aisle there is a fine side chapel.
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With Discover Lincolnshire providing free access to many city attractions last weekend, I wanted to provide insight into a few interesting pieces of Lincoln history which are always free of charge and often overlooked, with one such example being the Roman ‘gravestone’ in St. Mary-le-Wigford church off the High Street.
The church at St. Mary-le-Wigford, dirty from the soot of the railway line and the main roads which it sits upon, has existed for a thousand years. It is as unassuming a church as can be found. Situated next to the High Street level-crossing, few would ever bother to even glance at it as they waited endlessly for a train to pass the barriers. The church, however, is one of surprises and intriguing history.
King Stephen, for example, who had fought and was captured by the forces of the Empress Matilda in 1141 was supposed to have tethered his horse at the church before battle. Others tales claim that Henry II had his son (the future king) John proclaimed his successor at the church, but this is most certainly untrue.
The church was originally believed to have been constructed in the 11th century, by an Englishman, either before or after the Norman Conquest. Close analysis of the structure and the history of the area of which it was built have caused this initial construction date to be questioned.
The tower of the church, which faces onto the High Street is almost certainly of 11th century construction, reusing old Roman stones for its construction. The tower as well as other parts of the church, appear to have re-purposed pieces of an earlier Christian church, dating from the 10th century.
In addition to these finds, it has been noted that the tower and church are not of one construction, but rather, the tower has been butted up to the church at a later date. These discoveries seem to point to an earlier church on the site (probably of English or Scandinavian construction) in the 9th or 10th centuries, later rebuilt to its present appearance.
Perhaps the most unique and interesting part of the church, is not its age or history, but rather a simple stone outside of it. On the west façade of the tower is a memorial stone, placed there with an inscribed dedication by the founder, a man named Eirtrig. The stone, however, is not from an earlier English or Norse grave, but rather one from a Roman.
The memorial stone (sometimes refereed to as a gravestone) belonged to a Roman named Sacer. Nothing is known of Sacer apart from what is inscribed upon his memorial: “In memory of the departed; to the name of Sacer, son of Bruscus, a Senonian citizen, and Carssouna his wife and Quintus his son.” From this we know that Sacer was a Roman citizen and a Gaul, as Senonia relates to the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis, centred on modern-day Lyon. Why Sacer had travelled and settled to Lincoln, however, remains a mystery.
What we do know, is that sometime in the 11th century, an Englishman named Eirtrig built a tower at the church and needing a stone for dedicating the building, used the memorial stone of Sacer — perhaps because of its quality of shape and carvings, or possibly because it was the best surface for the task. Regardless of his reasons, Eirtrig re-purposed the stone, having his own message carved into it: “Eirtrig had me built and endowed to the glory of Christ and St. Mary”.
For the majesty of his new tower be fully appreciated, the words carved upon the stone by Eirtrig were placed to be read from bottom to top, to ensure that the viewers’ gaze would go from reading the message to beholding the magnificence of the tower which he had constructed.
Next time you are stuck at the barriers waiting for the train to pass, have a glance at the tower built by Eirtrig and the curious Roman memorial he reused to dedicate it to St. Mary and Christ. It may not be as exciting or awe-inspiring as the Cathedral or Castle, but it is an interesting and tangible piece of our city’s Roman and pre-conquest history.
thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/03/the-oldest-memorial-stone-in-...
St Mary-le-Wigford church dates to the late Saxon period, with a tall tower that may date to 980 AD, and an Early English nave. The bulk of the architecture is early 13th century, probably inspired by the contemporary building of St Hugh's Angel Choir in Lincoln Cathedral. Set into the west wall of the church is a Roman grave stone which was later uused as a dedication tablet in the Saxon founder of the church, a man named Eirtig.
Eirtig wrote his dedication from bottom to top, inviting readers to raise their eyes to the heavens above. The Latin text of the dedication is much worn, but appears to translate as 'Eirtig had me built and endowed to the Glory of Christ and St Mary'. The nave is of three bays, with a north aisle, and the chapel of two bays with the addition of a north chapel.
Inside the church are several brasses, including one commemorating Mayor Wiiliam Horn, which dates to 1469. A brass for fishmonger John Hobson (d 1525) shows the tools of his trade, an axe and a knife. The most impressive memorial, however, is the 1618 tomb cover to Sir Thomas and Lady Grantham.
The font is 14th century, and boasts some intricate carving detail. Outside the west tower is The Conduit, a scheduled ancient monument that shows where a medieval channel once brought fresh water to the lower city.
www.britainexpress.com/counties/lincs/churches/St-Mary-le...
St Mary le Wigford Church in Lincoln is situated just by the railway crossing following on the main shopping route in the city centre.
I’ve featured this because of the very early Saxon connection and something which brought life into sharp focus !
It was originally built just after the Norman Conquest making it very early and of particular interest in the carved stone built into the church with the Saxon Inscription:
rtig had me built and endowed to the glory of Christ and St Mary
The tower it’s set in is Anglo-Saxon whilst the nave and the chancel 13th century and Early English in style.
One of my books makes mention of a hidden cat’s face on a tomb cover
Being right by the railway line and very busy roads has taken its toll but the building is still very impressive and whilst the area feels far from tranquil it certainly feels historic.
I should like to find out a lot more about the history of this particular church so if you know of anything please do leave a comment - many thanks
As with so many churches it’s very difficult to actually get a full shot of the entire building so in this case I went for the tower alone and from a different angle to try and get the feeling of actually looking up at it.
Old church towers and steeples are hugely impressive still today, despite the monolithic buildings we see around us but imagine what they must have looked like to somebody 800 odd years ago !
It’s little wonder the church held such sway.
Whilst looking for a decent angle to photograph St Mary le Wigford I walked down the side as it showed potential. It was there I saw a canopy which had some ‘debris’ under it - ‘that’s ruined that shot’ I thought.
It was then I realised they were cardboard boxes and a blanket - the place where somebody slept !
The abject misery and desperation that is someone’s life ‘ruined my shot’ !
I don’t recall ever feeling so ridiculous and so lucky at the same time - that church has stood there for centuries - when once horse and carts went passed it now a £100,000 motor car may glide by and people fly overhead in aeroplanes.
www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/st-mary-le-wigford-church-in...
The Leads to, Avoidance And Remedies For Hair Loss The typical grownup scalp has been recognized to home more than 100,000 hair follicles in all. On a every day foundation, your scalp really loses about 100 hairs, which can then begin to develop back inside 5 or 6 months time. For some individuals, the hair might not develop back fairly as quick or as thick as it utilized to as soon as the getting older procedure begins to consider hold. Understanding what some of the leads to of hair loss are and operating on methods that you can stop it might give you a thicker, fuller head of hair. It goes with out stating that 1 of the primary factors why individuals will begin to discover hair loss is the getting older procedure that requires location inside the human physique. Whilst it is essentially unavoidable, you can function to slow down the getting older procedure by creating certain that you have a wholesome diet plan that is stuffed with all of the great things such as eco-friendly leafy vegetables, complicated carbs and of program high quality fatty acids that can help in hair development. Tip: Make certain to consider great treatment of your self, particularly if you are sick. When you do not adhere to the directions for any medicines that are prescribed, or do not adhere to other directions from your healthcare supplier, your physique is forced into operating tougher so it can heal and carry on operating correctly. If for some purpose you discover that you are deficient in particular minerals, you can start to discover that you are beginning to shed hair or you will see that there is a large distinction in the lifestyle of the hair that you do have. Individuals who are deficient in numerous minerals this kind of as iodine, zinc and magnesium can begin to discover that they are beginning to drop victim to hair loss. When your physique is beginning to lack some minerals, you could operate the danger of bad blood circulation. This bad circulation can have a remarkable influence on not only hair development but can also begin to turn out to be harmful for your general well being. These days, there are particular medicines and diseases that can begin to consider a toll on your hair well being or even the quantity of hair that you are in a position to preserve. Typical medicines that have been recognized to checklist hair loss as a side impact consist of warfarin, heparin, amphetamines and lithium. Definitely, even if you are discovering that hair loss is a side impact that you are working with, halting the medication or finishing your program of therapy ought to leave you to regular hair development as soon as once more. Tip: Think about altering your hair fashion to quit your hair from slipping out. Be certain not to use rubber bands on your hair or pull your hair back tightly. A great deal of individuals are now discovering that cigarette smoking and consuming alcohol and medication can have a immediate influence on the way that their hair grows and regrows as soon as it is misplaced. Usually talking, individuals that lead a chemical totally free way of life and do not have the addition of totally free radicals using a toll on their hair will frequently have a much better head of hair general. When you want to function on your hair development and get your scalp back to its wholesome state, you can start by introducing the correct vitamins, minerals and meals into your every day schedule. Of program, there are a great deal of all-natural treatments out there that have been confirmed to function as a hair loss therapy. In addition to that, you can speak with your doctor or salon expert about topical remedies that can be utilized to assist you stimulate your scalp and market hair development. knowhow-now.com/m/articles/view/The-Causes-Prevention-And...
Woman leads protesters with Egyptian flag. Taken in Batal Ahmed street where people gathered from here and moved to join in Tahrir square which is a long walking distance.
During the Elon LEADS campaign wrap-up celebration held April 28, 2023, at the Schar Center on the campus of Elon University
At Beachville, GP9 1620 leads the return working from Woodstock to Ingersoll, with the locos continuing to Salford.
Plumpton, 1 March 2021. Maiden Hurdle (2m). Dorking Lad (Jamie Moore) ahead of Loughan (Harry Skelton)
Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos leads the Orthodox Christmas procession inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem January 6, 2011.
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Heading down East Hill in Colchester towards the High Street, and the road that leads to Firstsite.
St James' Church
Grade II* Listed Building
Church of St James and St Paul
Listing Text
584/6/40 EAST HILL
24-FEB-50 (South side)
CHURCH OF ST JAMES AND ST PAUL
(Formerly listed as:
EAST HILL
CHURCH OF ST JAMES)
II*
DATES OF MAIN PHASES/ NAMES OF ARCHITECTS:
C13-C15, with earlier origins; restored 1870-71 by SS Tenlon.
MATERIALS:
Flint and septaria rubble, partly faced with knapped flint. The tower has some Roman brick. Stone dressings. Roofs are tile and lead.
PLAN:
Nave with N and S aisles, N porch and W tower. Chancel with N and S chapels and N vestry.
EXTERIOR:
The church is the largest in Colchester, and stands on a hill, forming an important local landmark. The early C16 chancel is faced externally with knapped flints, and has a moulded plinth and buttresses with flush flintwork. The large perpendicular E window was partially blocked in the post-medieval period and heavily restored in the C19. The C16 N vestry is much lower than the N chapel and sits below a window. Both the N chapel and the N vestry have parapets ornamented with quatrefoil diapering embellished with carved flowers.
The nave and aisles have plain parapets. The nave clerestory was rebuilt in a Perpendicular style in the C19, as was the N aisle and N porch. The S door is also C19 in a C15 style, and the S aisle has heavily restored C15 windows. A partial C14 string course below the eastern windows of the S aisle is probably the remains of the S wall of a former S transept or shorter aisle.
The W tower is embattled and has brick quoins. The second stage has restored C13 windows of a single pointed light, with restored C14 two light windows in the upper, bell stage. There is a SE stair turret. The small, shingled spire was added in the C19, replacing an earlier, probably C18 lantern.
INTERIOR:
The interior is painted and plastered with exposed timber roofs. The early C15 chancel arch is very tall and wide and has a rood beam with figures. The tall 2-bay chancel N and S arcades have moulded outer arches and inner arches on attached shafts with moulded capitals and bases, forming a lozenge shape. A further arch on each side at the E end has a window. Below the N window is an Easter sepulchre, and there is a sedilia in the dropped sill of the S window. The roofs of the N and S chancel chapels are C16 and have curved braces. That on the N has probably C17 or early C18 repairs with the arms of the See of London. That on the S has the symbols of the Evangelists.
The tall, narrow tower arch has continuous mouldings and was entirely rebuilt in the C19. The arches from the aisles into the chancel chapels are C13 material reset in the C15, and may indicate the presence of former transepts that preceded the present aisles and chapels. The nave N and S arcades are of 4 bays and several periods, beginning with the two eastern bays on the S of the late C13 or early C14, then the matching bays on the N of the early C14, followed by the western two on the S of the early C15 and the corresponding bays on the N of the later C15. The earlier parts of the arcade were also partly remodelled in the C15. The Roman brick NW corner of the earlier unaisled nave is visible in the N aisle. The tower stair turret is accessed via a door at the W end of the S aisle. The nave and aisle roofs were rebuilt in the C19, but the N aisle roof has reused C15 brackets.
PRINCIPAL FIXTURES:
The church was reordered in the 1950s. Chancel piscina, C16 piscina in N chapel and a C14 piscina in S chapel. The chancel, S chapel and S aisle have sedilia formed by dropping the sills of windows. Statue bracket in S chapel, with a supporting angel. S chapel screen 1899-1900 by T J Jackson in a delicate Art and Crafts perpendicular style. Oak pulpit by H and K Mabbit, 1951. Glass of 1843 by Warrington in the S chapel.
Monuments: some good monuments, including brasses to John Maynarde, d.1569 and Alys his wife, d. 1584, the later a palimpsest on an older, draped figure. Wall tablet to Thomas Reynolds, d.1665 and his wife Margery, d. 1649. large standing wall monument to Arthur Winsley, d. 1727 with a semi-reclining figure in Augustan mode.
HISTORY:
The church of St James was first mentioned in the mid C13, but the architectural evidence suggests that it is considerably earlier. In the C13 it was held briefly by Coggeshall priory and later by St Botolph's before passing to the Audley family after the Dissolution. The NW corner of the long nave survives and has Roman brick, suggesting a C12 or earlier origin for the church. The long nave and possible transepts also hint at the presence of a pre-Conquest structure below the present building, but this cannot be confirmed. The tower was added in the C13, and also in the C13 the eastern bays of the S arcade were built. The arches into the chancel chapels also reuse C13 material, perhaps from former transepts. The eastern part of the N aisle was built in the early C14 and both aisles were reworked and extended in the C15. There were anchorites associated with the church in the C12 and C13, and in the later middle ages, it had an active parish life with several guilds that had altars within the church. The chancel was rebuilt in the early C16, and its chapels and vestry are contemporary. Little is known of work carried out on the church in the post-medieval period, but the tower was `decayed¿ in 1633 and the small lantern shown on it in early prints may have been C17 or C18. The advowson was in the hands of the Bishop of London in the early C18, which may provide a date of the repairs to the N chapel roof. The church had fallen into disrepair by the middle of the C19 and was heavily restored and partially rebuilt in 1870-1 to designs by S S Teulon (1812-73), a well known church architect. Samuel Sanders Teulon (1812-73), was a well-known and active church architect who worked primarily for Low Church clients. His work is often made striking by the use of structural polychromy and exotic architectural details. From the end of the C19 it has been a focus of high church worship in Colchester. There were further minor alterations in the late C19 and some reordering in the mid C20. A new vestry ('very horrible' Pevsner) was added on the S by Duncan W Clark in 1953.
SOURCES
Bettley, J and Pevsner, N., Buildings of England: Essex (2007), 265-6
RCHME Essex III (1922), 35-37
VCH Essex IX (1994), 309-36
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The church of St James and St Paul, East Hill, Colchester should be designated at Grade II* for the following principal reasons:
* Fine, multi-phase medieval church, heavily restored in the C19.
* Excellent C16 chancel, chancel chapels and N vestry with fine flint flushwork detailing and excellent work inside including C16 roofs to both N and S chancel chapels.
* Nave with arcades of the C13-C15, preserving evidence for a large, possibly cruciform, early church.
* Good landmark value.
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
Kevan leads the procession down the trails at Circle B.
We had a great time at the Klaus Peter Memorial and Photo Walk at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida on Saturday. We had about 50 people show up to remember our friend, share stories and share some laughs. Klaus would have loved it.
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Jen Porter P’11 P’19, chats at the Elon LEADS campaign wrap-up celebration held April 28, 2023, at the Schar Center on the campus of Elon University
During the Elon LEADS campaign wrap-up celebration held April 28, 2023, at the Schar Center on the campus of Elon University
Just a heads-up for any folks owning the 2-head Quadra kit. I've just tried joining a couple of the power leads together to see if it could be done. Happy to say that everything works perfectly, they even lock together via the threated male/female security caps.
I have the optional 3.5mt cable also (pictured) so if it's extra lenght you are after, just join your cables together. Be sure not to lay the cable through wet or damp surface when outside in the elements, not sure how water proof the screw/locks are, and I don't want to find out.
Thought others would find the info useful, if you were not aware of it already.
She doesn't take long to lose the air once she's off juice, so the chaps had to put the leads in so we could get her to release the brakes and get he formation moving.
A small selection of my photos from the Max5 race 6 and Cadwell park on the 12th of June 2011. As you can see, it was a wet one!
I have many more photos from the day so if you were racing and not shown in these few pictures, give me a shout.
Images by Phil Grayston
Heading down East Hill in Colchester towards the High Street, and the road that leads to Firstsite.
St James' Church
Grade II* Listed Building
Church of St James and St Paul
Listing Text
584/6/40 EAST HILL
24-FEB-50 (South side)
CHURCH OF ST JAMES AND ST PAUL
(Formerly listed as:
EAST HILL
CHURCH OF ST JAMES)
II*
DATES OF MAIN PHASES/ NAMES OF ARCHITECTS:
C13-C15, with earlier origins; restored 1870-71 by SS Tenlon.
MATERIALS:
Flint and septaria rubble, partly faced with knapped flint. The tower has some Roman brick. Stone dressings. Roofs are tile and lead.
PLAN:
Nave with N and S aisles, N porch and W tower. Chancel with N and S chapels and N vestry.
EXTERIOR:
The church is the largest in Colchester, and stands on a hill, forming an important local landmark. The early C16 chancel is faced externally with knapped flints, and has a moulded plinth and buttresses with flush flintwork. The large perpendicular E window was partially blocked in the post-medieval period and heavily restored in the C19. The C16 N vestry is much lower than the N chapel and sits below a window. Both the N chapel and the N vestry have parapets ornamented with quatrefoil diapering embellished with carved flowers.
The nave and aisles have plain parapets. The nave clerestory was rebuilt in a Perpendicular style in the C19, as was the N aisle and N porch. The S door is also C19 in a C15 style, and the S aisle has heavily restored C15 windows. A partial C14 string course below the eastern windows of the S aisle is probably the remains of the S wall of a former S transept or shorter aisle.
The W tower is embattled and has brick quoins. The second stage has restored C13 windows of a single pointed light, with restored C14 two light windows in the upper, bell stage. There is a SE stair turret. The small, shingled spire was added in the C19, replacing an earlier, probably C18 lantern.
INTERIOR:
The interior is painted and plastered with exposed timber roofs. The early C15 chancel arch is very tall and wide and has a rood beam with figures. The tall 2-bay chancel N and S arcades have moulded outer arches and inner arches on attached shafts with moulded capitals and bases, forming a lozenge shape. A further arch on each side at the E end has a window. Below the N window is an Easter sepulchre, and there is a sedilia in the dropped sill of the S window. The roofs of the N and S chancel chapels are C16 and have curved braces. That on the N has probably C17 or early C18 repairs with the arms of the See of London. That on the S has the symbols of the Evangelists.
The tall, narrow tower arch has continuous mouldings and was entirely rebuilt in the C19. The arches from the aisles into the chancel chapels are C13 material reset in the C15, and may indicate the presence of former transepts that preceded the present aisles and chapels. The nave N and S arcades are of 4 bays and several periods, beginning with the two eastern bays on the S of the late C13 or early C14, then the matching bays on the N of the early C14, followed by the western two on the S of the early C15 and the corresponding bays on the N of the later C15. The earlier parts of the arcade were also partly remodelled in the C15. The Roman brick NW corner of the earlier unaisled nave is visible in the N aisle. The tower stair turret is accessed via a door at the W end of the S aisle. The nave and aisle roofs were rebuilt in the C19, but the N aisle roof has reused C15 brackets.
PRINCIPAL FIXTURES:
The church was reordered in the 1950s. Chancel piscina, C16 piscina in N chapel and a C14 piscina in S chapel. The chancel, S chapel and S aisle have sedilia formed by dropping the sills of windows. Statue bracket in S chapel, with a supporting angel. S chapel screen 1899-1900 by T J Jackson in a delicate Art and Crafts perpendicular style. Oak pulpit by H and K Mabbit, 1951. Glass of 1843 by Warrington in the S chapel.
Monuments: some good monuments, including brasses to John Maynarde, d.1569 and Alys his wife, d. 1584, the later a palimpsest on an older, draped figure. Wall tablet to Thomas Reynolds, d.1665 and his wife Margery, d. 1649. large standing wall monument to Arthur Winsley, d. 1727 with a semi-reclining figure in Augustan mode.
HISTORY:
The church of St James was first mentioned in the mid C13, but the architectural evidence suggests that it is considerably earlier. In the C13 it was held briefly by Coggeshall priory and later by St Botolph's before passing to the Audley family after the Dissolution. The NW corner of the long nave survives and has Roman brick, suggesting a C12 or earlier origin for the church. The long nave and possible transepts also hint at the presence of a pre-Conquest structure below the present building, but this cannot be confirmed. The tower was added in the C13, and also in the C13 the eastern bays of the S arcade were built. The arches into the chancel chapels also reuse C13 material, perhaps from former transepts. The eastern part of the N aisle was built in the early C14 and both aisles were reworked and extended in the C15. There were anchorites associated with the church in the C12 and C13, and in the later middle ages, it had an active parish life with several guilds that had altars within the church. The chancel was rebuilt in the early C16, and its chapels and vestry are contemporary. Little is known of work carried out on the church in the post-medieval period, but the tower was `decayed¿ in 1633 and the small lantern shown on it in early prints may have been C17 or C18. The advowson was in the hands of the Bishop of London in the early C18, which may provide a date of the repairs to the N chapel roof. The church had fallen into disrepair by the middle of the C19 and was heavily restored and partially rebuilt in 1870-1 to designs by S S Teulon (1812-73), a well known church architect. Samuel Sanders Teulon (1812-73), was a well-known and active church architect who worked primarily for Low Church clients. His work is often made striking by the use of structural polychromy and exotic architectural details. From the end of the C19 it has been a focus of high church worship in Colchester. There were further minor alterations in the late C19 and some reordering in the mid C20. A new vestry ('very horrible' Pevsner) was added on the S by Duncan W Clark in 1953.
SOURCES
Bettley, J and Pevsner, N., Buildings of England: Essex (2007), 265-6
RCHME Essex III (1922), 35-37
VCH Essex IX (1994), 309-36
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The church of St James and St Paul, East Hill, Colchester should be designated at Grade II* for the following principal reasons:
* Fine, multi-phase medieval church, heavily restored in the C19.
* Excellent C16 chancel, chancel chapels and N vestry with fine flint flushwork detailing and excellent work inside including C16 roofs to both N and S chancel chapels.
* Nave with arcades of the C13-C15, preserving evidence for a large, possibly cruciform, early church.
* Good landmark value.
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
church sign - The Parish Church of St James the Great with St Paul
BR Class 37 D6700 leads 1L10 out of Corfe Castle with 50031 'Hood' and 41001 seen behind, Swanage Railway.
"One of the doors on the roof leads to the Ethiopian monks’ chapel.
This is separated from a passageway by a green-painted railing, leaving just room for four pairs of benches on each side of a Persian carpet-runner before a simple screen of dark, silver-painted wood.
In the centre, a horseshoe-arch opens to the high altar, hung with white silk, beneath an icon of the Virgin and Child.
Ethiopians speak the ancient Semitic language of Amharic. They worship in the even more ancient dead language of Ge’ez. Their liturgy if full of surprises. As well as Sunday, Saturday is a holy day, and in each church the Ark of the Covenant is revered. Indeed Axum cathedral is said to house the Ark once kept in the Holy of Holies of the Jewish Temple."
Extract from a fine piece by Christopher Howse in the Telegraph. Read more:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8931700/The-Ethiopians-...
Drawing inspiration from this picture: www.flickr.com/photos/30495941@N05/3884441141/
I don't have any lighting (yet!), and i couldn't find a decent surface or a sharpener.. but gotta start somewhere.
Peter Pan leads Chaloner at Stonehenge Works. Peter pan, 0-4-0ST by Ker Stuart & Co of Stoke on Trent No 4256 of 1922. A standard “Wren” class, built for Devon County Council, Beacon Down Quarry, Parracombe, Devon. Chaloner, 0-4-0VBT, De Winton vertical boilered engine built in 1877. Worked at the Penybryn quarry until 1881 then Penyrorsedd until 1960. Purchased by Alfred Fisher and transferred to Leighton Buzzard in 1968. Fitted with a new cab for the Leighton Buzzard gala which it is understood the locomotive was originally supplied with. Everyone thought that the earliest photo of 'Chaloner' dated from 1927, taken at Pen-yr-Orsedd quarry where it spent most of its working life. But while the engine was on display inside the former De Winton works, enthusiast Brian Hurst came through the door with a bombshell – a copy of the original 1877 works photo, which he owned. It revealed it had a cab! Yet there was no record that any of these locos ever had cabs. This was a totally unknown feature, which completely changed the locomotive’s appearance. 'Chaloner' is known to have been supplied originally to the Penybryn quarry, Nantlle, but this ceased operations in 1888, and the equipment was sold off. The auction catalogue made reference to a 'hooded locomotive steam engine', which was generally believed to be 'Chaloner', but the Industrial Railway Society handbook for the area simply says that: 'This term... is not now understood'. With the benefit of the works photo, the meaning of the description has become clear, over 120 years after the event. Photographed on 16th September 2012 during the “Great Slate Quarry Fest” which took place over both days. This involved nine engines in steam, including the De Winton “Chaloner” returning to its original 1877 appearance with a cab and three visiting Quarry Hunslets “Jack Lane”, “Statfold” and “Edward Sholto”.
Leighton Buzzard Railway was opened in 1919 to transport sand and was built mostly from surplus materials and equipment from the First World War battlefield supply lines. It was built to 2 foot (610mm) gauge and was just over 3.5 miles long. The line served numerous quarries along its length either via sidings or linking to internal quarry networks. The original steam locomotives used lasted less than 2 years, being replaced in 1921 with ex-WDLR armoured “Simplex” petrol locomotives. In the 1960’s road competition started reducing traffic with the last quarry railway closing in 1981. By then a group of railway enthusiasts had started running weekend passenger trains starting in 1967.
Trustee Chandler Vaughan ’21, chats at the Elon LEADS campaign wrap-up celebration held April 28, 2023, at the Schar Center on the campus of Elon University
During the Elon LEADS campaign wrap-up celebration held April 28, 2023, at the Schar Center on the campus of Elon University
66734 leads 3J01 Kings Norton - London Euston into Bletchley platform 6 after its trip down the Marston Vale Line to Bedford and back
18/10/23
During the Elon LEADS campaign wrap-up celebration held April 28, 2023, at the Schar Center on the campus of Elon University
Sometimes the path leads to the road that isn't there anymore, and it's a bit of a jump to reach the edge of what's left of the bridge.
Scout Key (Mile Markers 34—35)
Old Flagler Railroad/ Overseas HIghway
Monroe County, Florida USA
Olympus E-600
RocketFish Polarizer
A guide leads U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry through the zone where ice crashes into land outside Scott Base, the New Zealand research station in the Antarctic, on November 12, 2016, after touring the facility, the neighboring McMurdo Station, and other U.S. research facilities around Ross Island and the Ross Sea in an effort to learn about the effects of climate change on the Continent. [State Department Photo/ Public Domain]
During the Elon LEADS campaign wrap-up celebration held April 28, 2023, at the Schar Center on the campus of Elon University
As President Elect Barack Obama leads the country, his effigy will lead That Car. I glued this head onto the hood while waiting for election returns.
I 'd love to take That Car to schools in Washingotn DC, including Sidwell.
When I get an audio sponsor, I will be able to provide the following aural inspiration:
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) & more....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtKt5atfrdg&eurl
Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsW4vk9uP8o
The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
www.youtube.com/watch?v=772YR4_rOBU
Bruce Springsteen Rap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs0ZC0CWVz8&feature=related
U2 at Live 8 - Beautiful Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o
The Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqV7DB8Iwg
will.i.am - Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY
Aretha Franklin - Respect
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8sElPSK9os&feature=related
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuLcTPvuH1E
Lauryn Hill & Ziggy Marley - Redemption Song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceP9pdPYGJc&feature=related
Elvis Costello - Peace Love and Understanding
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhol3zIoynE&feature=related
Jimi Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner and more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMhq1L0cJf0
Arrested Development - People Everyday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGusP7aCCYc
ocoa Tea - Barack Obama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPIMkDjzAlc
Prince Thompson - Reggae for Obama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=529VBEvnXu8&feature=related
Mighty Sparrow: Barack the Magnificent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntSalB09uzM&feature=related
Blakk Rasta - Barack Obama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L85YF0pyPH0&feature=related
Steel Pulse - Barack Obama song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sSWKj2x2Xo
Wyclef Jean - If I Were President (live in Madrid)
085 leads the 1000 Mallow - Heuston Weedspray train past Rosskelton
'The Wanderer' also caught the train at Rosskelton - thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2014Photos/June-2014/i-WgMh...
Access all areas of Riverdance Live At The Marquee, Cork with Riverdance director John McColgan. Copyright: Abhann Productions Photographer: John McColgan
Leads in sea ice are not only a window to the ocean, there are also crucial to measure freeboard by airborne and satellite sensors. This particular lead seen from Polar-5 was overflown by all aircraft on the CryoVEx line.
Credits: S. Hendricks–AWI
Amro Hussain leads the way at the Youth Summit.
Background
On 12 September 2015 hundreds of young people came together at the #YouthSummit in London to raise their voices about the future of their world.
September also sees the largest-ever gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York to sign up to new Global Goals that aim to eradicate poverty for good.
The Youth Summit gave young people a chance to get their voices heard on the global issues they care about. They have the power, commitment and energy to make sure the world delivers on promises made in New York.
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