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A few weeks ago I visited Malmesbury and it's a delightful place crammed with plenty of old buildings, but surprisingly few tourists.
Its centerpiece is the old abbey, which escaped total destruction at the hands of King Henry VIII and became a regular church.
Malmesbury, Wiltshire
26th August 2021
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I'm now revisiting a few videos I made en femme not that long ago. This video snapshot is from May 2, 2019. When I previously posted pics for flickr from 2018-19 activity, I often only included here one or just a few snapshots per video taken. But more recently I've gotten into the practice of capturing more worthy video snapshots from individual videos of mine, so I'm doing a *retrospective* series now highlighting some such newly-captured snapshots, of course linking to the original video posted on YouTube.
As usual, I really enjoy color-coordinating attractive/sexy/cute outfits, and this one features:
* a "sugarplum" purple long layered-cut wig, from Forever 21;
* super-sexy Jessica Simpson fuchsia-magenta faux-suede strappy 4.5"-stiletto-heel dress sandals;
* a Thalia Sodi "plum combo" fuchsia-floral-print scuba pencil skirt, from Macy's;
* a B.Wear magenta scoopneck chiffon banded-trim 3/4-sleeves top;
* magenta wide-net fishnet stockings, from WeLoveColors.com, on top of nude ultra-sheer pantyhose;
* a fuchsia/black 2"-wide waist belt, from BeltIsCool.com;
* a magenta-purple handbag;
* a purple floral-print neck scarf;
* a fuchsia/pink necklace;
* fuchsia/pink/purple/gold bracelets; and
* rose gold rings & gold earrings.
This particular pic is a snapshot from a video taken in a ladies changing room at my local Macy's, where I like to utilize their extra mirrors to some effect. The full video (2019-05-02-video2) is posted on my YouTube channel at youtu.be/u5T8JazeSzc. Please check it out and comment/fave here (and/or there) if you like what you see.
More about this and other 2017-19 pics has been written up in my profile or "About" page here on Flickr.
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The Grade I Listed Conwy Castle built between 1283 and 1289 during King Edward I's second campaign in Wales. In Conwy, Conwy County, North Wales.
It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and managed by Cadw. It is also part of the World Heritage Site entitled Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd. The Castle was built along with the Town Walls at the combined cost of £15,000, (approximately £7.6 million in today's money).
Before the English construction of the town of Conwy, the site was occupied by Aberconwy Abbey, a Cistercian monastery favoured by the Welsh princes. The site also controlled an important crossing point over the river Conwy between the coastal and inland areas of North Wales and was defended for many years by Deganwy Castle.
The English kings and Welsh princes had vied for control of the region since the 1070s and the conflict had been renewed during the 13th century, leading to Edward I intervening in North Wales for the second time during his reign in 1282.
Edward invaded with a huge army, pushing north from Carmarthen and westwards from Montgomery and Chester. Edward captured Aberconwy in March 1283 and decided that the location would form the centre of a new county: the abbey would be relocated eight miles inland and a new English castle and walled town would be built on the monastery's former site.
The ruined castle of Deganwy was abandoned and never rebuilt. Edward's plan was a colonial enterprise and placing the new town and walls on top of such a high-status native Welsh site was in part a symbolic act to demonstrate English power.
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Grade I listed. The Wren Library was completed in 1695 under the Mastership of Isaac Barrow, who persuaded his friend Christopher Wren to design it. The building work was carried out under the supervision of a local master mason, Robert Grumbold, who chose exterior stone with a pinkish tinge from a quarry in Rutland. The four statues are of Mathematics, Physics, Law and Divinity and are by Cibber.
Nevile's Court was built at the personal expense of Dr. Thomas Nevile in 1605-12 and initially comprised only three sides. The fourth, now the Wren Library, was originally a closed wall, with a centre gate, which has since been removed. This gate now stands as an entrance to the College from Trinity Lane. See below.
The interior of the library is very beautiful but unfortunately photography isn't allowed.
library24.library.cornell.edu:8280/luna/servlet/detail/CO...
In March 1943, about 1,000 international people living in Shanghai were interned in Chapei Civil Assembly Centre by the Japanese. As the war progressed, food rations became smaller and less varied. Many people living in the camp were helped by people living in Shanghai from countries which were neutral during WWII, like Sweden. Also Chinese employees from foreign companies sent their former colleagues food.
This photo shows a label of such a food aid package, sent by the Swedish family Asker, to the Dutch family Hennus. Mr. C.G.C. Asker worked for the Maritime Customs Service of China (as per Records of the Maritime Customs Service of China 1854 –1949 Part Three: Semi-Official Correspondence from Selected Ports by Professor Robert Bickers, University of Bristol).
The text reads:
"DONOR: Mr C G C Asker, Swedish ...
1300 Rue Lafayette
CONTENTS:
Milk powder, 12 ozs
Jam, 1 tin 12 ozs
Sugar, 2 lbs
Margarine 1 lb
Peanuts 2 lbs
Tomato sauce, 1 bot
Cocao cubes 1 pkt
Fruit drops, 3 pkt
BENEFICIARY:
Master M F Hennus, Netherlands, C.829
CHAPEI CIVIL ASSEMBLY CENTRE
4th Febr. 1944"
Chapei Civil Assembly Centre was liberated on 15 August 1945, 76 years ago today.
California Digital Newspaper Collection, Vestkusten, Number 39, 28 September 1944:
"SWEDEN PRAISED FOR ASSISTANCE IN BRINGING AID TO WAR PRISONERS. By Dr. I). A. Davis, Associate Executive Director, Y. M. C. A. Worlds Committee,
Sweden and Switzerland, spared the horrors of warfare, are doing their share to lighten the burden of war victims. These two neutral countries are cooperating with the War Prisoners Aid of the Y. M. C. A., with headquarters in Geneva and New York, in sending material aid to war prisoners and civilian internees in Europe and the Far East. The rights and privileges of more than 6,000,000 prisoners of war confined behind barbed wire throughout the world are protected by the treaty called “The Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War,” signed by 47 nations on July 27, 1920. Among other things the Geneva Convention specifies that various welfare organizations may have access to war prison camps to render certain services to prisoners; thus War Prisoners Aid, under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. World’s Committee carries on its stimulating programs of educational, recreational and religious activities among war prisoners, regardless of race, creed or nationality. The role that Sweden plays in this important services are manifold, for giving financial support as well as supplying materials for leisure-time activities. They provide also a large percentage of the personell necessary. From Sweden comes books, writing materials, lumber and other materials hardly found now in other european countries and piany of the neutral secretaries are permitted to visit war prison and internment camps. “We sail never forget what your Swedish colleague, Hoffman, did for us in England,” said a German prisoner of war to Gunnar Celander, Swedish representative of War Prisoners Aid, during a recent prisoner of war exchange between Germany and England, through Sweden. Boatloads of German prisoners from Canada, U. S. and .England, and British prisoners from Germany, docked at Trelleborg and Goteborg, while they transferred to boats waiting to take them home.
The Swedish Y. M. C. A. and Red Cross Lottas, Swedish rail roads and welfare organizations assumed a large portion of the responsibility of looking after these men— most of whom were invalided and blind during their short stay in the country. Food, travel facilities, reading matter, games, gramophones supplied with records of German and British music were made available to make the men comfortable. Crown princess Louise visited the prisoners, with representatives of the Swedish government, who officially welcomed them. Mr. Celander reported “We Swedes are happy that it was the privilege of our country to arrange this exchange of prisoners in the spirit of conciliation and kindness in the midst of the fire of conflict. I longed to share with the entire Y. M. C. A. and its secretaries the memory of the happy faces these homeward-bound prisoners and their many proofs of gratitude. All these men can testify that we were able to serve them in of their liberation. That is the highest reward and greatest encouragement for our work.” In Stockholm a War Prisoners Aid office is under the able leader their capacity as well as in' these days ship of Hugo Cedergren, Associate Director of Y. M. C. A., and National Secretary of the Swedish Y. M. C. A. Mr. Cedergren, who has visited prisoners in Europe, U. S. and Canada, said recently in America: “The spirit of prisoners is excellent. I can say that honestly from my own experience. The treatment they are receiving is correct and good.” Mrs Ceder gren is the daughter of Prince Oscar Bernadotte, brother of King Gustaf. He is honorary president of the Swedish Y. M. C. A. Pastor Carl-Erik Wenngren of the Stockholm Diocese, Associated National .Secretary of the Swedish Y. M. C. A., is now in U. S. as a neutral representative of the Ecumenical Commission for Chaplaincy Service to prisoners of war, of the World Council of Churches, and as a representative of War Prisoners Aid of the Y. M. C. A. He is visiting camps throughout America carrying the message of the church, especially to German prisoners, conducting services and other functions of a minister. Gunnar Celander, Henry Soderberg, Gunnar Janssen, O, M. Carlman and Erik Berg have been recruited from Sweden to visit war prison camps in Germany, while Bengt Hoffman carries War Prisoners Aid service to allied fliers detained in Sweden in compliance with neutrality laws. Civilan internment camps in France ares visited by mr. and Mrs. Hemming Andermo. The Swedish representative in India is Fredrik Franklin. (In the Philippine Islands, aid to prisoners of war and civilian internees is carried on under a neutral committee of Swiss, Irish, Danish, French, Belgian and Norwegian citizens, headed by Swedish Ex-Consul Helge A. Jansson, in Manila, and appointed by W. J. K. Bagge, Swedish Minister to Japan, since July 1942, chairman of neutral citizens, responsible for Y. M. C. A. services to prisoners and internees in Japan and Japanese-controlled areas. All contact between War Prisoners Aid and Japanese government are made through Stockholm. Through Minister Bagge, War Prisoners’ Aid received the first complete information about aid work in the Philippines. Final permission was given by the Japanese for the YMCA to purchase monthly in the Philippines sorely needed relief supplies for shipment to camps there in which Allied prisoners are interned. War Prisoners’ Aid service to allied war prisoners and civilian internees in Japan and Japan-held territory other than the Philippines is headed by I. P. Troedsson, Swedish Consul to Japan, assisted by N. E. Ericson of the Swedish Legation in Tokyo, under supervision of Minister Bagge. Swedish representatives of War Prisoners’ Aid make regular visits to camps in Japan are B. Gawell, John Anderson, A. Swensson and O. Pettersson, C. G. C. Asker works in Shanghai, and in Thailand, War Prisoners’ Aid service is carried to prisoners of war by F. Ehnstedt, Swedish Consul there. N. Arne Bendtz, with headquarters in Chungking, is in charge of War Prisoners Aid Services in Free China. He was responsible for taking aid not long ago to the more than two hundred German and Italian Catholic Fathers who had been interned for more than a year in the Honan Province. Traveling hundreds of miles over famine-stricken war-ridden country by car, rickshaw and on foot, climbing bleak, rugged hills, fording gushing streams, enduring scorching heat, mud and a plague of locusts, Bendtz finally reached his destination and found that the missionaries were living in dilapidated buildings, lacked essential food and clothing and faced grave financial difficulties. “For about three weeks I lived among these Catholic missionaries sharing their daily life, which I shall never forget,” wrote Bendtz in his report to Geneva. “They had suffered a lot during the past year and we came, as one said, “like an angel from Heaven, to soothe and comfort their sorrowful hearts.” “They had not met another foreigner since internment, and the concerts and speeches made in honor of the War Prisoners’ Aid representative were visible tokens of their gratitude.” Solutions to many problems facing War Prisofters’ Aid of the YMCA, a participating agency of the National War Fund, in its service to prisoners and civilian internees in Europe and the Far East, are greatly facilitated by the cooperation of Sweden.
Swedish representative of Y. M. C. A. War Prisoners’ Aid, Henry Soderberg (center), talks with prisoner and German camp official in war prison camp somewhere in Germany."
Courtesy Hennus family archives
The Grade I Listed Sheffield Cathedral in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
A building which is built on a site used for Christian Worship from dark ages. Parts of the Cathedral date from the 13th Century but the modern building was mostly built in the 1870's on a design by Architects Flockton & Gibbs.
The site of the cathedral has a long history of Christian use. The shaft of the 9th-century Sheffield Cross, believed to have formerly been sited here, is now held by the British Museum. It is probable that Sheffield's parish church, a satellite of Worksop Priory, was constructed here in the 12th century by William de Lovetot at the opposite end of the town to Sheffield Castle. This established the area of the parish of Sheffield, unchanged until the 19th century. This church was burnt down in 1266 during the Second Barons' War against King Henry III.
Another parish church was completed in 1280, but this church was mostly demolished and rebuilt about 1430 on a cruciform floor plan. The Shrewsbury Chapel was added in the next century, and a vestry chapel (now the Chapel of Saint Katherine) was added in 1777. The north and south walls of the nave were rebuilt in 1790–93 and a major restoration by Flockton & Gibbs, which included the addition of new north and south transepts, was completed in 1880. The church was originally dedicated to Saint Peter, but from some time after the reformation into the 19th century it was dedicated to Holy Trinity; it has since been dedicated to both Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
The parish of Sheffield was subdivided into smaller parishes in 1848. The church is still the parish church for the smaller Parish of Sheffield, but in 1914 it was also made the cathedral church for the newly created Diocese of Sheffield. Plans were drafted by Charles Nicholson to extend the church and reorient it on its axis, but due to World War II these were greatly scaled down. The resulting additions leave the church an awkward shape in plan, but with an impressive south elevation.
The Grade I Listed Bolsover Castle, in the town of Bolsover, Derbyshire.
Built in the early 17th century, the present castle lies on the earthworks and ruins of the 12th-century medieval castle; the first structure of the present castle was built between 1612 and 1617 by Sir Charles Cavendish.
The original castle was built by the Peverel family in the 12th century and became Crown property in 1155 when William Peverel the Younger died. The Ferrers family who were Earls of Derby laid claim to the Peveril property.
When a group of barons led by King Henry II's sons – Henry the Young King, Geoffrey Duke of Brittany, and Prince Richard, later Richard the Lionheart – revolted against the king's rule, Henry built the castles of Bolsover and Peveril in Derbyshire. The garrison was increased to a force led by 20 knights and was shared with the castles of Peveril and Nottingham during the revolt.
King John ascended the throne in 1199 after his brother Richard's death. William de Ferrers maintained the claim of the Earls of Derby to the Peveril estates. He paid John for the lordship of the Peak, but the Crown retained possession of Bolsover and Peveril Castles. John finally gave them to Ferrers to secure his support in the face of country-wide rebellion. However, castellan Brian de Lisle refused to hand them over. Although Lisle and Ferrers were both John's supporters, John gave Ferrers permission to use force to take the castles. Bolsover fell to Ferrers' forces in 1217 after a siege.
The castle was returned to crown control in 1223 and they repaired the damage the Earl of Derby had caused when capturing the castle six years earlier. Under their custodianship, the castle gradually fell into a state of disrepair.
Bolsover castle was granted to George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, by King Edward VI in 1553. Following Shrewsbury's death in 1590, his son Gilbert, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, sold the ruins of Bolsover Castle to his brother-in-law Sir Charles Cavendish, who wanted to build a new castle on the site. Working with builder and designer Robert Smythson, Cavendish's castle was designed for elegant living rather than defence and was unfinished at the time of his death.
The building of the castle was continued by Cavendish's two sons, William and John, who were influenced by the Italian-inspired work of the architect Inigo Jones. Construction was interrupted by the Civil Wars of 1642 to 1651, during which the castle was taken by the Parliamentarians, who slighted it, when it fell into a ruinous state.
William Cavendish, who was created Marquess of Newcastle in 1643 and Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1665 and by the time of his death in 1676 the castle had been restored to good order. It then passed through Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland into the Bentinck family, and ultimately became one of the seats of the Earls and Dukes of Portland.
After 1883 the castle was uninhabited, and in 1945 it was given to the nation by the 7th Duke of Portland. The Ministry of Works stabilized the buildings and began opening portions to visitations by the public. The castle is now in the care of English Heritage and operated as a tourist attraction.
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Hiya Everyone! It has been a while since I have done one of these. And a while since I have posted here!
I am finding myself buying a lot of stuff I don't really like these days. I end up giving the stuff away, discarding it, or stashing it away in the garage to sell someday.
Most of these items I have always deemed "too expensive" but in reality I could afford them if I stopped spending and actually saved for a little while. The trouble is that shopping is a coping mechanism for me and I struggle when I can't spend. But I am going to try!
I don't think there is any way I will be getting all of these this year but I would really like to try and get at least a few.
I have ordered them according to how much I want them:
1. Fashion Photo Elaine! This gal has appeared on many of my wish lists. The thing is, I want one that is mint. Not necessarily boxed but with her hair intact and no paint rubs. I am not too keen on the repro personally.
2: Tom Stone. Again, vintage not repro. With Action Man I am not too fussed about condition but I would prefer if he had all his flocking.
3: Disco Wanda!
4: 12" Mego Spider Man NRFB.
5: 12" Mego Superman NRFB.
6: Party Time Lindsey. This doll I may not get as she is a fairly basic doll. I have only seen one listing for 3 of these doll and the seller wants hundreds per doll. They haven't sold any in the many years the listing has been up. I just wish they would lower the price and ship overseas 😩
7: Ultra Corps Sniper Scout. I had this guy as a kid and I loved him! He isn't as expensive or HTF as he is "expensive for what he is."
8: Beauty or more so her puppies. I have a white version of this "puppy" but I would love the grey and brown too.
And that's all 😂 How about you? Are you after anything special at the moment? I hope everyone finds what they are searching for this year.
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1194985
Date First Listed : 13 March 1995
Built around 1785, this was originally a house but later used as a shop. In sandstone with a slate roof. It has three storeys and a single wide bay. A shop front has been inserted into the ground floor, with a passage to the rear on the left. The windows in the upper floors are paired.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1194985
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Lancaster,_Lancashire
Listed Building Grade II*
List Entry Number : 1208988
Date First Listed : 08 October 1976
Built in 1932/3, the hotel was designed by Oliver Hill for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and was restored in 2005–08 by Urban Splash. It is in concrete and rendered brick on a steel frame. It has a curved plan, and is in three storeys. Near the centre is a circular drum containing the entrance, the hotel has a curved south end, at the north end is a circular glazed café, and there are balconies along the rear.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Morecambe#cite_...
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1218057
Date First Listed : 22 March 1974
Built as a post office in 1863, an additional storey was added in 1899, and it was converted into a public house in 1916. The building is in calciferous sandstone on a chamfered plinth, and has quoins, pilasters, a string course, a cornice, and a parapet. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a doorway with a fanlight and, to the right, three casement windows with panelled aprons, divided by pilasters. In the upper floors the windows are sashes. In the middle floor they are round-headed in architraves with panelled aprons, and in the top floor they have flat heads and aprons containing roundels.
Merseyside
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1379708
Date First Listed : 15 November 1972
One in a row of three late 18th century brick houses, partly rendered, with slate roofs. They have a single-depth plan, are in one storey, and each house has three windows. On the front is one lean-to porch and two doorways, and the windows are in various styles.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Churchtown_Merseyside
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ID
87421
Listing Date
30 December 2005
History
In a former LNWR railway yard with goods shed, shown on the 1913 Ordnance Survey. Cast and built at LNWR Crewe Works (name on base).
Exterior
A manually operated cast-iron crane with a long timber arm and pulley. The structure rotates on the base and has a large spur gear.
Reasons for Listing
Listed for its special interest as one of a number of items contributing to the overall historical integrity of this section of the former Chester & Holyhead Railway.
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The Grade I Listed Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset.
Construction began around 1210 by Bishop Jocelin of Wells but principally dates from 1230. Bishop Jocelin continued the cathedral building campaign begun by Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin, and was responsible for building the Bishop's Palace, as well as the choristers' school, a grammar school, a hospital for travellers and a chapel within the liberty of the cathedral. The chapel and great hall were built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Robert Burnell. The windows had stone tracery. Stone bosses where the supporting ribs meet on the ceiling are covered with representations of oak leaves and the Green Man. The building is seen as a fine example of the Early English architectural style.
In the 14th century, Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury continued the building. He had an uneasy relationship with the citizens of Wells, partly because of his imposition of taxes, and surrounded his palace with crenellated walls, a moat and a drawbridge. The 5 metres (16 ft) high three-storey gatehouse, which dates from 1341, has a bridge over the moat. The entrance was protected by a heavy gate, portcullis and drawbridge, operated by machinery above the entrance, and spouts through which defenders could pour scalding liquids onto any attacker. The drawbridge was still operational in 1831 when it was closed after word was received that the Palace of the Bishop of Bristol was subject to an arson attack during the Bristol riots. These took place after the House of Lords rejected the second Reform Bill. The proposal had aimed to get rid of some of the rotten boroughs and give Britain's fast growing industrial towns such as Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Leeds greater representation in the House of Commons; however there was no rioting in Wells. The water which filled the moat flowed from the springs in the grounds which had previously chosen its own course as a small stream separating the cathedral and the palace and causing marshy ground around the site. The moat acted as a reservoir, controlled by sluice gates, which powered watermills in the town.
The north wing (now the Bishop's House) was added in the 15th century by Bishop Beckington, with further modifications in the 18th century, and in 1810 by Bishop Beadon. It was restored, divided, and the upper storey added by Benjamin Ferrey between 1846 and 1854. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1548, Bishop Barlow sold Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset the palace and grounds. These were recovered after the Duke's execution in 1552.
In the 1550s, Bishop Barlow sold the lead from the roofs of the great hall. This resulted in it falling into a ruined state. It can be seen in an engraving of 1733 but was largely demolished around 1830 by Bishop Law. He created a "more picturesque ruin" by removing the south and east walls and laying out and planting the area previously occupied by the great hall. The palace was used as a garrison for troops in both the English Civil War and Monmouth Rebellion after which it was used as a prison for rebels after the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Bishop Kidder was killed during the Great Storm of 1703, when two chimney stacks in the palace fell on him and his wife, while they were asleep in bed. A central porch was added around 1824 and, in the 1840s and 1850s, Benjamin Ferrey restored the palace and added an upper storey. He also restored the chapel using stained glass from ruined French churches.
The palace now belongs to the Church Commissioners and is managed and run by The Palace Trust. The main palace is open to the public, including the medieval vaulted undercroft, chapel and a long gallery, although the Bishops House is still used as a residence and offices. There is a cafe overlooking the Croquet Lawn. The palace is licensed for weddings and used for conferences and meetings. The croquet lawn in front of the palace is used on a regular basis. The palace was used as a location for some of the scenes in the 2007 British comedy Hot Fuzz, and more recently in the 2016 film The Huntsman.
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1327120
Date First Listed : 27 May 1977
An early 18th century cottage with a slate-hung front and a slate roof. It has two storeys and a symmetrical front of two bays. The central doorway has a panelled door and a wooden porch, and the window are sashes.
Listed Building Grade II*
List Entry Number : 1207212
Date First Listed : 29 December 1950
Built in 1598 and originally a house, and later a public house, it was extended in 1898. It is in sandstone with a stone-slate roof, and consists of a hall and cross-wings, all in one bay. There are two storeys and attics. The main windows are mullioned and transoms, and the attic windows are mullioned with plaques above. On the front is a two-storey porch with a Tudor arched doorway. At the rear is a later extension.
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1137531
Date First Listed : 27 May 1977
A mid 19th century stuccoed villa with two storeys and three bays, and a two-storey wing. The ground floor is rusticated, the eaves are bracketed, and there is a string course at the level of the upper floor sills. In the centre is a porch with paired pilasters and a rectangular fanlight. The windows are sashes, those in the ground floor having moulded surrounds and cornices with moulded brackets.
28.09.2023. This Grade II kisted building was built in 1908 by A. S. Hewitt as one of the first purpose built cinemas in Britain, and known as the Palace of Light because it was illuminated by a thousand electric bulbs.
This picture shows the upper part of the building as the lower part is covered in advertising its present use as an amusement building.
Ground floor façade of Tiddy House or Old Tudor House, Exeter, with Grade II listing. Further details as provided from English Heritage:
Late C16 4 storey timber-framed house. Ground floor of stone and red brick with 5-light oak mullioned window.
Full façade at www.flickr.com/photos/keith_bowden_photos/16108358467/
Turns up late, half-cut, & starts telling me my bizness. Concern it All!
We're Here, entirely by accident.
Tripod-mounted; remote triggered shutter & strobe. Greyscale in Lightroom; Grain filter treatment & triptych in Photoshop.
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Wood Stork ~ Nesting high in the Rookery
Florida Wetlands ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
In the Wild ~ Summer 2016 ~ Northeast Florida
(Sun on the wrong side, but on the other side were alligators! lol)
The Rookery ~ There were probably 100+ pair of nesting Wood Storks in the top levels of the canopy and easily another 100+ adults hovering hundreds of feet up. It was sometimes hard to tell family from family, and adults from fledglings; they were all so large! The storks seemed to have taken possession of the prime spots at the top of the canopy in this natural nesting area that their families have probably returned to for decades. They built massive nests! The Great Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills and Snowy Egrets built their smaller nests in the middle and lower levels. The collective sound on this beautiful clear morning was deafening and continuous! Thanks for looking and
have a great week ~ Wood Stork ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
In the Nest ~ In the Wild ~ Northern Florida ~ North East Coast
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Wood Storks are just as hard-working and meticulous as the herons and egrets. They were on the endangered species list for a little while but have made a nice comeback. In-flight they are just as majestic and elegant as the others, in their white coats. They are a joy to observe with their huge wingspans and we are quite glad to see them thriving in Florida. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder... NE Florida
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1195051
Date First Listed : 22 December 1953
Built around 1792, it is a sandstone house on a steeply sloping site, with a slate roof. It has three storeys over a deep basement, and three wide bays. All the windows are sashes with moulded architraves, and most have cornices. In the right bay of the basement is a former carriage entrance. The doorway is in the left bay, and is approached by steps leading to a terrace with railings.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1195051
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Lancaster,_Lancashire
The Grade I Listed ruins of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, located in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, East Anglia, England
It was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England, until the Dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. The ruins are owned by English Heritage and managed by St Edmundsbury Borough Council.
The Abbey's charters granted extensive lands and rights in Suffolk. By 1327, the Abbey owned all West Suffolk. The monks charged tariffs on every economic activity, including the collecting of horse droppings in Bury St Edmund’s streets. The Abbey even ran the Royal Mint. During the 13th century general prosperity blunted the resistance of burghers and peasants.
Throughout 1327, the monastery suffered extensively, as several monks lost their lives in riots, and many buildings were destroyed. The townspeople attacked in January, forcing a charter of liberties on them. When the monks reneged on this they attacked again in February and May.
A reprieve came on September 29 when Queen Isabella arrived at the Abbey with an army from Hainault. She had returned from the continent with the intention of Deposing her husband, King Edward II. She stayed at the Abbey several days with her son the future Edward III.
On October 18, 1327, a group of monks entered the local parish church. They threw off their habits, they were armoured underneath, and took several hostages. The people called for the hostages' release, the monks fired on them, killing some. In response, the citizens swore to fight the abbey to the death.
In 1431 the west tower of the abbey church collapsed. Two years later Henry VI moved into residence at the abbey for Christmas and was still enjoying monastic hospitality four months later. More trouble arose in 1446 when the Duke of Gloucester died in suspicious circumstances after his arrest, and in 1465 the entire church was burnt out by an accidental fire. Largely rebuilt by 1506, the abbey of Bury St Edmunds settled into a quieter existence until dissolution in 1539.
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Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1326913
Date First Listed : 9 February 1983
Erected in 1861, the clock tower stands in the centre of Market Square. It is in grey ashlar stone, and is square. At the base are stepped corner buttresses, and a trefoil arch on each face. From the base is a shaft with corner pilasters, rising to form a pointed arch containing a clock face. Above this is a gable and a pyramidal roof with a finial.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1326913
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Penrith%2C_Cumb...
Listed Building Grade I
List Entry Number : 1072874
Date First Listed : 17 April 1967
Some of the fabric dates back to about 1220 and some to about 1300. The church was altered in the 16th century, the clerestory and roof were added in 1881, and the church was restored in 1865–68. It consists of a west tower, a nave and chancel, both with a clerestory, aisles, a northeast vestry, a south porch, and a hearse house on the south side. The tower has stepped angle buttresses, a stair turret with a spirelet, and an embattled parapet. Most of the windows contain Perpendicular tracery. Inside the church, some of the choir stall have misericords.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1072874
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Kirkland,_Lanca...