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Accession Number: spa.86.1
Carrie Ruxton was the Conservative parliamentary candidate in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election in 2006. The by-election followed the death of Labour MP Rachel Squire on 6th January 2006. This seat was gained by the Liberal Democrats on 9th February 2006.
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The Orchha Fort complex, which houses a large number of ancient monuments consisting of the fort, palaces, temple and other edifices, is located in the Orchha town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The fort and other structures within it were built by the Bundela Rajputs starting from early 16th century by King Rudra Pratap Singh of the Orchha State and others who followed him.
The fort complex, which is accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway. This is followed by a large quadrangular open yard surrounded by palaces. These are Raja Mahal or Raja Mandir, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardens and pavilions. The battlements of the fort have ornamentation. Notable architectural features in the fort complex are projected balconies, open flat areas and decorated latticed windows.
LOCATION
The fort complex is located in the Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh in the erstwhile state of Orchha. The fort complex is within an island formed by the confluence of the Betwa River and Jamni River in Orchha town. Approach to the complex from the eastern part of the market in the town is through a multiple arched bridge with 14 arches built in granite stones.
Orchha town is approximately 80 kilometres away from Tikamgarh town, which is the district headquarters of the district of the same name. Jhansi town is 15 kilometres away. Orchha is a railway station of the Central Railway on the Jhansi-Manikpur section.
HISTORY
The fort was built following the founding of the Orchha State in 1501 AD by Rudra Pratap Singh (r. 1501–1531), a Bundela rajput. The palaces and temples within the fort complex were built over a period of time by successive Maharajas of the Orchha State. Of these, the Raja Mandir or Raja Mahal was built by Madhukar Shah who ruled from 1554 to 1591. Jahangir Mahal and Sawan Bhadon Mahal were built during the reign of Vir Singh Deo (r. 1605–1627). The features of "pepper pots and domes" seen in the fort complex are believed to have inspired Lutyens in the architecture of the structures which he built in New Delhi.
MONUMENTS
The fort complex, accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway followed by a large quadrangular open space which is surrounded by palaces such as Raja Mahal or Raja Mandir, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardens and pavilions. The fort walls have battlements, which have ornamentation. Notable architectural features seen in the fort complex consist of projected balconies, open flat areas and decorated latticed windows.
RAJA MAHAL
The Raja Mahal (King’s Palace), where the kings and the queens had resided till it was abandoned in 1783, was built in the early part of 16th century. Its exterior is simple without any embellishments but the interior chambers of the palace are elaborately royal in its architectural design, decorated with murals of social and religious themes of gods, mythical animals and people. In the upper floor of the palace there are traces of mirrors in the ceilings and walls. Its windows, arcaded passages and layout plan are designed in such a way that the "sunlight and shadow create areas of different moods and temperatures throughout the day". The interior walls of the Mahal have murals of Lord Vishnu. The Mahal has several secret passages.
A part of this Mahal was converted into a temple and named Rama Raja Temple in honour of the god Rama. There is legend associated with naming it as a temple. According to a local legend, the temple was built following Rani Ganeshkuwari, the queen getting a "dream visitation" by Lord Rama directing her to build a temple for Him; while Madhukar Shah was a devotee of Krishna, his wife's dedication was to Rama. Following this a new temple known as the Chaturbuj Temple was approved to be built, and the queen went to Ayodhya to obtain an image of Lord Rama that was to be enshrined in her new temple. When she came back from Ayodhya with the image of Rama, initially she kept the idol in her palace as the Chaturbuj Temple was still under construction. She was, however, unaware of an injunction that the image to be deified in a temple could not be kept in a palace. Once the temple construction was completed and the idol of the lord had to be moved for installation at the Chatrubhuj Temple, it refused to be shifted from the palace. Hence, instead of the Chaturbhuj Temple, the Rama's idol remained in the palace where as the Chaturbhuj Temple remained without an idol in its sanctum. As Rama was worshipped in the palace, part of the palace was converted into the Rama Raja Temple; it is the only shrine in the country where Rama is worshipped as a King. The temple is guarded by a police force and the deity, Lord Rama, is considered as the king and is given a gun salute of honour every day.
SHEESH MAHAL
Sheesh Mahal is flanked on either side by the Raja Mahal and the Jahangir Mahal. This has royal accommodation, which was built for king Udait Singh. It has now been converted into a hotel. The interior of this edifice consists of a huge impressive hall with high ceiling, which is the dining hall. Its recent colour scheme renovations are an eyesore. But staying in two of its royal suites on the upper floor, which provide scenic views of the town, gives the guest a feeling of royalty.
JAHANGIR MAHAL
Jahangir Mahal is a palace that was exclusively built by Bir Singh Deo in 1605 to humor the Mughal emperor Jahangir who was a guest of the Maharaja for one night only. The palace is built in four levels with elegant architectural features of both Muslim and Rajput architecture. Its layout is a symmetrical square built in the inner courtyard of the fort and has eight large domes. It has a plethora of rooms with arcaded openings, projecting platforms and windows with lattice design work. The roof above top floor of this Mahal is accessed through a steep stairway. It provides picture perfect views of the temples and the Betwa River outside the fort complex. The palace also houses a small archaeological museum.
The entrance gate from this palace, which was earlier the main gate and which has carved ornamentation, leads to the royal baths and then to an elegant small dwelling unit built within a garden in typical Mughal architectural style; this had been built exclusively for Rai Parveen, the female escort of the Raja Indramani (1672 – 76); her large-size portrait in a revealing and seductive attire adorns hall in this Mahal. She was a poet and musician. The building is a double storied structure built with bricks, rising to the height of the trees in the well tended garden called Anand Mahal. The garden is laid out with octagonal flower beds and has good network of water supply. There are niches in the Mahal which permit natural light to the main hall and smaller rooms.
It is said that Emperor Akbar (r. 1556 – 1605) who was enamored by Parveen's beauty had taken her to his palace in Agra to be his courtesan. But Parveen, who wanted to get out of the situation, composed a gazal or a couplet which stated her status as an already used woman not fit for an emperor, which enabled her to get release from Akbar's court and return to Orchha.
PHOOL BAGH
Phool Bagh is an elegantly laid out garden in the fort complex which has a line of water fountains that terminates in a "palace-pavilion" which has eight pillars. Below this garden is an underground structure which was used by the royalty as a cool summer retreat. This cooling system consists of water ventilation system that is linked to an underground palace with "Chandan Katora", which is in the shape of a bowl from where fountains of droplets trickle through the roof creating rainfall.
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Okay, I lied. THIS is my favorite HDR. This was the shot I intended to get for weeks driving down that road.
Accession Number: spa.si.e.7.50
Margaret Ewing (nee Bain) was first elected as the SNP MP for East Dunbartonshire in October 1974, unseating a Conservative by just 22 votes, the smallest margin in the country. She lost this seat in the late 1970s to Labour, but returned to Parliament in 1987, as MP for Moray. She retained this seat until 2001 when she became the MSP for Moray. For further information about Margaret Ewing please see her obituary in the Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/mar/23/guardianobituaries.ob...
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United States Navy Blue Angels Number Five and Number Six at the merge over San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week 2010.
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon 400mm f/5.6L
Exposure: 1/2000 Second @ f/6.3 ISO200
This image is © Douglas Bawden Photography, please do not use without prior permission.
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Valletta bus exchange soon to be lost because arriva has got the bus contract these buses are privately onwned by fathers passed to sons .... What a shame
valletta malta march 2011
Protest organiser Mick O'Reilly president of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions said today's protest was only the beginning of a sustained campaign and urged the crowd to attend a further protest at Leinster house on budget day.
Senior trade unionists have disassociated themselves from the call for a general strike by ICTU President Eugene McGlone at this afternoon's anti-austerity rally. Having spoken to a number of people at the rally I got the distinct impression that union leaders are now considered to be not much different to the politicians, bankers and "fat-cats" in that they are now seen as being part of the problem (in fact many of them were mentioned on individual placards).
The official garda estimate for the attendance at the anti-austerity protest was around 10,000 people. This number which is now being reported in local and international media strikes me as being rather low (and if true, disappointing. If I had to make a guess I would have estimated that there were about 20,000 in attendance.
My first stranger who's name I heard but by now have forgotten.
Purists of the 100 Strangers project recommend you have to have some sort of dialogue with the person and find out more about them.
Me, I want them to remain strangers and the less known the better.
Stranger number 5
Accession Number: spa.2820.10
Leaflets designed by Alex Ewing.
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The Postcard
A postcard bearing no publisher's name which was posted in West Kensington on Thursday the 9th. September 1909 to:
Mr. H. Hollies,
11, Slater Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada.
The message on the other side of the card was as follows:
"80, Winford Gardens,
West Kensington,
London.
My Dearest Brother,
Just a little view of our
house; it will remind
you of old times.
Hope you will get letter
safely.
Love Fran".
Google Street View reveals that the house looks very similar today, except that the railings have been replaced by a low wall, the bay windows have been replaced with double-glazed units, and the upper front door panels have been replaced with glass.
Santa Monica Pier
So what else happened on the day that Fran posted the card to her brother?
Well, on the 9th. September 1909, the 1,600-foot-long (490 m) Santa Monica Pier opened to the public in Santa Monica, California.
E.H. Harriman
The day was not a good one for E.H. Harriman, American railroad magnate, because he died aged 61 on that day.
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Accession Number: 2008.023.274
Scope and Contents: Approx. 17 children walk off asphalt road onto gravel driveway. They appear to range from 10 to 15 years old. Many boys in front, some wearing irish caps, another wearing leather jacket. Treed mountain in background.
Date of creation: [1959]
Place of creation: [New Denver, B.C.]
Photographer/Studio: s.n.
Physical description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 10 x 12 cm
Additional information:Title supplied by the archivist
The address of the new Council offices in Rochdale. Still under preparation - the interior is looking good, but the pleasant garden area yet to be tidied - as you see here!
Riverside? For those who know Rochdale; we have the widest bridge in the world. These offices are at a point where the river disappears under the town centre and flows for half a mile, emerging the other side just beyond the town hall.
It was covered over a hundred years ago because of the stink; now cleaner, there are plans to uncover it again.
GRG26/5/4 Photographic Portraits of South Australian Soliders, Sailors and Nurses who took part in World War One
Number 276 BEAUMONT, Paul Charles
27th Battalion
Place of birth: Jamestown
Residence: Malvern
SRSA ref: GRG26/5/4/276
Thank you to the Large Number of people that turned up to the Photo Launch on Monday the 3rd December
The Ballyfermot Festival Group awarded Pam O Reilly and Marie Dodrill with awards for the outstanding voluntary work in Ballyfermot down the years
Tonight we honoured two very special people. Pam O Reilly and Marie Dodrill These awards, The Countess Markievicz Awards were presented to two Ballyfermot women who have embodied the ideals/goals of Countess Markievicz throughout their lives. Markievicz was a remarkable woman who was a tireless worker with the poor and dispossessed, a politician and a revolutionary despite her privileged background. Indeed her story is a story of a woman of determination, independence, idealism and self sacrifice in pursuit of freedom for Irish people. Whilst our two recipients of the awards tonight never entered national politics they have worked tirelessly over at least 50 years to improve the quality of life for Ballyfermot people through their involvement in different community organisations. They were very young women when they first became involved.
Our first recipient Pam O' Reilly from Blackditch Road was a very active member of the Ballyfermot Community Association at street, area, council and executive level. Pam had a vision of what was needed to improve life for people in Ballyfermot in the areas of facilities needed, transport, education, sports, childcare and women's health. Never shy to express her opinion she challenged politicians, Dublin City Council officials, HSE officials, and educational officials about the needs of our community. She was a member of the Education Subcommittee that successfully ensured the building of the Senior College. She was very much a leader in the various committees she joined, taking on busy, demanding roles like secretary of the Sports Federation whilst being a model mother to her six children and wife to her late husband Peter.
Her path crossed with the second recipient of the award tonight, Marie Dodrill from Decies Road. Both Marie and Pam were members of the Sports Federation and the action group that secured the building of the Sports Complex on Gurteen Road. Marie was a leader and organiser in the Black Diamond Football Club and a key person in the Man United Supporters Club. She is a well know voluntary worker in the Ballyfermot Credit Union for the last ten years. Marie like Pam raised her two children along with her late husband Paddy whilst taking on very busy roles in the organisations she was involved in and working full time herself.
These two women have through their work over the past 50 years ensured that life in Ballyfermot has improved for all. They are hardworking, determined, good humoured women who well deserve The Countess Markievicz Award. They are still active and involved in the community. Tonight is our opportunity to thank them for all their hard work, vision and commitment to Ballyfermot.