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Nortons Hiab Services, Miles Platting, Manchester
Buckingham, 19 January 2021
Palladium Cinema, Midsomer Norton. Opened as the Empire Cinema in 1913, possibly a conversion of an existing building. Renamed Palladium in 1927 and lasted through until 1993 when it closed. The building was refurbished and reopened as a Wetherpoon pub, retaining the name, but little else, in 2018.
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, South West England - Palladium, High Street
September 2025
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Having owned a Triumph TR-6 back in the day, I'm somewhat partial to British bikes from that era. The Norton Manx was one of my favorites.
The cover of 'Motor Cycling', August 1951.
Norton motorcycles had won a total of 26 TT’s by 1951, by the present day they have won 43. It all started with a win in the twin cylinder race at the first TT in 1907 for Rem Fowler. He averaged 36.2 mph around the St. John’s course with a fastest lap of 42.91mph. Their last TT win came in 1992 when Steve Hislop won the senior TT on the Abus Norton with an average speed of 121.28mph. Norton have always had close links with Northern Ireland; from the late twenties to the late fifties Norton’s technical director was Ulsterman Joe Craig. Many Ulstermen have ridden Nortons including in the 1930’s, my hero Walter Rusk, who entertained the crowds and finished third in the 1935 senior on a Norton, sadly he never returned from WW2. In the 1950’s, Rex and Cromie McCandless developed the legendary ‘featherbed’ frame for Norton which helped keep the single cylinder Nortons competitive with the multi cylinder Italian bikes. The 'featherbed' nickname being coined by rider Harold Daniell.
Tomb of Lady Elizabeth Knightley (nee Seymour), (d.1602) in the south aisle.
Norton lies a short distance to the east of Daventry and its fine church dedicated to All Saints has much of interest to reward the visitor. It is a mainly 14th century building with a west tower and nave flanked by aisles, though the short chancel beyond is much later rebuilding. The material throughout is the deep brown ironstone which takes on the colouring of baked bread in sunshine, though sadly the lighting was much more subdued on this visit (unlike my previous two years before).
Within the church is surprisingly spacious and light, owing to the rendering of the walls and the large windows glazed by Thomas Willement in the 1840s, largely with armorial glass and small figures of saints (only the east window is fully coloured and pictorial). The outstanding features here are the series of monuments to members of the Knightly family from the beginning of the 17th to 19th centuries, the most impressive being that to Lady Elizabeth Seymour in the south aisle which is a very fine example of a richly canopied Elizabethan tomb. Later monuments fill the chancel including several tablets, while a further 17th century memorial adorns the end of the north aisle. The west end of the nave is dominated by the organ in its gallery, behind which are the Ten Commandments from the former 18th century reredos.
Norton church is normally kept open and welcoming to visitors in normal daylight hours. I nearly ran out of luck here when I arrived as I found it locked despite a 'church open' sign, but happily a nice lady with the key arrived soon afterwards to unlock, apologising for having been delayed that particular morning. It's a church well worth visiting in an area with several particularly rewarding examples.
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66724 & 66722 are seen pausing at Norton Junction for the driver to hand the single line token to the signal man. The train was 4Z89 Long Marston - Hunslet and the reason for the double heading was 66722 hitching a lift back from an open day at Long Marston. 10/06/08.
Peter had a 'lecture' set of pictures that he took to various photographic societies in the Birmingham area, in that set he had made black and white slides from a few of his 35mm negatives, this is one of those, scanned because the original negative cannot be found. The reason I chose it is because it is a single 20, now razor blades shunting a train of brand new Austin 1100 and Minis fresh from the Longbridge factory, now a retail park. It is on the centre island platform, now closed with the old station building, now demolished. What is happening suggests that the 20 had pulled the train out of Longbridge and had run round to pull the train back into Kings Norton sidings. The 20 is in green livery with small warning panel and has 8111 on the buffer beam which would suggest a date of around 1971, pre TOPS but after the 'D' prefix was dropped.
D8111 was a product or Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, it was put into traffic 18/01/1962, under TOPS it took the number 20111. The loco was withdrawn 22/04/1987 and cut by Vic Berry 30/03/1988
Peter Shoesmith.
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DB Cargo Class 66 66057 (the last banker I needed to photograph) trundles through Kings Norton at 11:30 en route from Blackwell to Saltley LIP.
A bust of actor Art Carney portrayed as his character Ed Norton at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an American actor in film, stage, television and radio. He is best known for playing Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the situation comedy The Honeymooners.
In 1950, Jackie Gleason was starring in a New York–based comedy-variety series, Cavalcade of Stars, and played many different characters. Gleason's regular characters included Charlie Bratten, a lunchroom loudmouth who insisted on spoiling a neighboring patron's meal. Carney, established in New York as a reliable actor, played Bratten's mild-mannered victim, Clem Finch. Gleason and Carney developed a good working chemistry, and Gleason recruited Carney to appear in other sketches, including the domestic-comedy skits featuring The Honeymooners. Carney gained lifelong fame for his portrayal of sewer worker Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden. The success of these skits resulted in the famous filmed situation comedy The Honeymooners, and the Honeymooners revivals that followed. He was nominated for seven Emmy Awards and won six.
cambo large format camera + hoseman 6x9 adopter +fujinon 150mm and kodak tmx 400
I never wish such a result.
What is wrong point? tell me whatever you think.
Network Rail Class 950 950001 trundles through Kings Norton with the 12:28 (3 late) Laira T.&R.S.M.D to Derby RTC (Network Rail) test train.
British Rail Doncaster Works built 85002 [E3057] passes Norton Bridge station with the 1D33 BR Tables 65 & 83 07:55 Coventry to Holyhead Inter-City. Electric haulage would be replaced by a Class 47/4 diesel at Crewe for the onward journey along the North Wales Coast Line.
Forty of these AL5 series electric locomotives [numbered E3056-E3095] were built 1961-1964 to work on the newly electrified West Coast Main Line. They were reclassified as Class 85 under BR's TOPS numbering system and progressively renumbered from 1971 onwards. The final members of the Class 85 fleet were withdrawn in 1991, with a single example preserved by the AC Locomotive Group, who also have examples of Classes 81-84 and 86 at Barrow Hill Engine Shed. The example in the image was withdrawn in 1989 and scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow.
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Crocodiles of the World
The UK’s only crocodile zoo and home to more than 100 crocodiles, alligators and caimans from 14 different species of crocodilian. Crocodiles of the World is also home to monitor lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, and other reptiles, and even fish.
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Nile Crocodiles
The second largest crocodile in the world, reaching a typical adult length of 16 feet.
Crocodiles of the World is home to a group of 34 juveniles.
Feeding time.
The crocs are fed small amounts of food twice a day – the event is popular with visitors.