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Here it is: My first "full" restoration. This little gem is a Canadian Kodak Brownie Hawkeye from around 1949-1951. Not too many things with a "made in Canada" label these days, so this one is special.
This Kodak Brownie Hawkeye came in a little rough; dirty for the most part, but being my fourth KBH, I decided to finally try to do a full paint job. Overall, I'm happy with my first attempt, although I will need to touch up a few places I messed up on, such as a really bad scratch in the back when I was trying to put the handle back on (I won't take the handle out fully next time). Hopefully, I can take what I learned this time, including from mistakes, and do it better next time. It's fully working however, so I did manage to put it back together properly and it was fun and a bit frustrating at times too. I do love these Brownies though!
Mon, Sep. 21: Received camera
Tue, Sep. 22: Took camera apart, some cleaning
Wed., Sep. 23: More cleaning
Thu., Sep. 24: Sanding and masking
Fri., Sep. 25: 6 coats of white paint & 8 coats of blue paint
Sat., Sep. 26: Drying day
Sun., Sep. 27: 4 clear coats to seal and reassamble
Mon., Sep. 28: Photo shoot and debut
Image from SDASM's Restoration Department
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Kissimmee River Restoration Project MacArthur Ditch backfill borrow site is where spoil is excavated and barged to the backfill site roughly 0.5 miles upstream.
BR Standard 7P pacific 70000 ''Britannia'' under restoration - in the open air - at the Severn Valley Railway, Bridgnorth, in September 1976.
70000 started life in 1951 on the GE mainline services from Liverpool Street, and was later withdrawn by BR in May 1966.
The loco had been selected for preservation, but then rejected as 'non-standard'.. It was then privately preserved, and restored, as seen here, but later spent many years in storage, from 1997..
The loco was comprehensively overhauled and restored - again - at the Crewe Heritage Centre, and returned to steam in 2011 in original 1951 black livery - unnamed:
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In 2012 it was repainted in early-BR green, with nameplate restored, and was seen here on the Mid-Hants line, in October 2013:
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Today (2017) the loco is in operation on UK mainline railtours, and preserved lines.
Restored from an under-exposed unfocussed grainy original..
Well recently my Dad who was adopted at a young age managed to track down a few of his brothers, this was a big moment for my Dad as he had never really considered searching for his family before. After keeping in touch for a fair while, they began discussing their family history and talked about their Dad (my Grandad).
He died a long time ago so unfortunately so my dad never really got the chance to meet him. All that is left is some photographs which my Dad asked me to touch up. His dad is second from the right of the bottom row. It is quite strange seeing pictures of someone I have no connection to apart from biological and wanting to find out so much more about them.
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Image from SDASM's Restoration Department
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Coventry's Neoclassical Drapers Hall is being lovingly restored by Historic Coventry Trust. It will soon be open for hire as a meeting/music/events venue. It is a real gem.
Anita Miller - my first Kenner but the last to be finished. She's my dream Blythe, the one I've been craving since I first got Gina's This Is Blythe book in 2002.
Now I wouldn't normally advocate sand blasting a fibreglass cab, but this one was painted in a synthetic paint that wouldn't rub down, so on a very low pressure, and from a distance it was blasted off without even damaging the 'Jell coat' , this also did us a favour in opening up any air pockets or stress lines that were in the fibreglass.
Eilean Donan (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island where three lochs meet, Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh, in the western Highlands of Scotland; since the castle's restoration in the early 20th Century, a footbridge has connected the island to the mainland. A picturesque castle that frequently appears in photographs, film and television dominates the island, which lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the village of Dornie.
Eilean Donan is part of the Kintail National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[2] In 2001, the island had a recorded population of just one person,[3] but there were no "usual residents" at the time of the 2011 census.[1]
Eilean Donan, which means simply "island of Donnán", is named after Donnán of Eigg, a Celtic saint martyred in 617. Donnán is said to have established a church on the island, though no trace of this remains.[4]
The castle was founded in the thirteenth century, and became a stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies the Clan Macrae. In the early eighteenth century the Mackenzies' involvement in the Jacobite rebellions led in 1719 to the castle's destruction by government ships. Lieutenant-Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap's twentieth-century reconstruction of the ruins produced the present buildings.[4]
Sitting on trucks, however, it appears to have been set in concrete as an oil facility for the railroad. Over both trucks there is concrete remains. Likewise both couplers were removed with a torch Hopefully it will be restored..
The Restoration Man project great channal 4 program inspired me to take this shot of Thrum Mill today,
Construction of the MacArthur Ditch backfill project, part of the Kissimmee River Restoration Project, began in late June by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The purpose is to fill the ditch, which extends to the north. The ditch is being filled because it drains water from the surrounding floodplain and is disrupting flow to the south. The work begins at the south end of the MacArthur Ditch (location B) where spoil is brought in by barges from an existing spoil pile along the C-38 canal (location A).
Image from SDASM's Restoration Department
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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Assumption_(Windsor,_Ontario):
Our Lady of the Assumption, currently located at 350 Huron Church Road in Windsor, Ontario, is a Roman Catholic church and is the oldest continuous parish in Canada, west of Montreal.
The current church, which opened in 1845, is the fourth to be built on the site. The building closed in 2014 when it was determined the building needed approximately C$15 million in restoration work.
After a fundraising campaign, construction began in early 2019 on the first phase of a four phase restoration plan and included the installation of a long-term copper roof, a new heating system, major electrical work, and structural repairs.
The building reopened for regular weekend mass on September 8, 2019.
The parish began the second phase of the restoration plan in 2020. The second phase includes restoration of the church's ceiling.
It was originally established as "The Mission of Our Lady of the Assumption among the Hurons in Detroit" in 1728 by the Jesuit missionary Fr. Armand De La Richardie, S.J. In 1765, a 60 by 30 feet (18 m × 9 m) church was erected for the Hurons and some sixty French settler families. Assumption became an official, canonical institution in 1767 under its first pastor, Fr. Pierre Potier S.J. who remained at his post until his death in 1781.
That year, the bishop of Quebec sent his Vicar-General, Fr. Francois-Xavier Hubert to be pastor of Assumption parish. Fr. Hubert initiated plans to build a rectory and a school. A shortage of land for this project was rectified by a donation of land from the Hurons on March 6, 1782. The rectory was built in 1785 and in 1786 as coadjutor to the bishop of Quebec, Fr. Hubert, who had since relocated for his new post, contributed to the building of a new church and sent two women from Quebec to establish a school.
The new church opened in 1787 under Fr. François-Xavier Dufaux, who had replaced the interim pastor, Fr. Pierre Fréchette in 1786. In 1796, Fr. Jean-Baptiste Marchand began his thirty-year pastorate of Assumption parish. Upon Fr. Marchand's death in 1825, his assistant, Fr. Joseph Crevier, succeeded him. Fr. Crevier was pastor until 1831 when he was replaced by Fr. Angus Macdonell.
On July 7, 1842, the cornerstone of the present church was laid. Three years later, on July 20, 1845, the new 60 by 120 feet (18 m × 37 m) rectangular church was inaugurated under Fr. Pierre Point S.J. This rectangular structure forms the nave of the present parish. In 1857, Assumption College was opened, and two years later, in 1859, the bishop of the London Diocese, the Most Reverend Pierre Adolphe Pinsonneault, transferred his see to Sandwich and made Assumption church his cathedral.
On November 10, 1867, following a year-long interregnum, the Most Reverend John Walsh became bishop. In 1869, he returned the see to London, leaving Assumption in the care of Fr. Pierre Dominic Laurent.
In 1870, the Basilian Fathers of Toronto took control of Assumption parish and college under their first superior, Fr. Dennis O’Connor, and parish priest Fr. Jean Joseph Marie Abouli. Four years later, in 1874, Fr. O’Connor oversaw the addition of the tower and sanctuary of the present church.
In 1893, Fr. François-Xavier Semande, an alumnus of Assumption College, became the pastor and installed a new tower bell. In 1896, a new, brick rectory was built and in 1902 both it, and the church, were wired for electricity. In 1907, Fr. Alfred J. Côté became pastor. During his tenure, rosary chapel and the sacristy, begun under Fr. Semande, were completed.
From 1921 to 1926, the pastor was Fr. Edmund Toussaint Burns, who expanded the side altars and added the communion rail of the present church. From 1926 to 1937, the pastor was Fr. Edward William Allor. He created the Sunday Bulletin, which began on May 6, 1927. Fr. Allor was succeeded by Fr. Luke Léon Beuglet, who was pastor until 1944.
Fr. James Alexander Donlon was pastor from 1944 to 1962. During this time, the statue of Our Lady of the Assumption was erected in the front courtyard. In relatively quick succession, from 1962 to 1973, Frs. Thomas Roland Janisse, Francis J. McCarty, and Clifford J. Crowley had terms as pastor. Fr. Crowley's term witnessed the building of a new rectory, and ended in 1973 with the succession of Fr. Roger F. deBilly, who was replaced two years later, in 1975, by Fr. Lawrence J. Carney, during whose pastorate Assumption church was named a historical building by the City of Windsor.
In 1982, Fr. Patrick J. Gorman was named Pastor, followed by Fr. John Burke in 1985, Fr. Steve Rus in 1986, and in recent years, Fr. George Beaune, Fr. Daniel Zorzi, Fr. John Reddy, Fr. Paul Walsh, Fr. William Riegel, Fr. Don McCleod and Fr. Maurice Restivo. Under Fr. Zorzi's administration, Rosary Chapel was completely redone.
In 2007, Assumption Church added to its schedule the celebration of the Tridentine Latin Mass on Sundays at 2:00 p.m. The church's high altar, sanctuary, communion rail, and pipe organ make it well-suited to this type of liturgy, which attracts churchgoers from throughout southern Ontario and southeastern Michigan. Assumption's Latin Mass Community hosts regular special events, and the Latin Mass Choir is regularly called upon to sing at special Latin Masses throughout the region.
In 2007, it was learned that Assumption church needed C$9.8 million in extensive restoration repairs. In 2012, a re-assessment of repair costs saw this amount rise to approximately C$15 million.
Assumption Church was closed in November 2014 after the building's condition deteriorated. Worship continued daily in the Rosary Chapel and on weekends at the former Holy Name of Mary Church. The Roman Catholic Diocese of London has stated its commitment to the church's restoration and reopening if a donor comes forward.
In 2017, Assumption parishioners began hosting a series of events to celebrate the parish's 250th year.
In early 2019, local lawyer Paul Mullins spearheaded a fundraising campaign and four-phase restoration plan for the church building.
Construction began in the spring of 2019 on the first phase. Work included the installation of a long-term copper roof, a new heating system, major electrical work, and structural repairs.
The parish moved back into the church on September 8, 2019, and began celebrating weekend masses there again.
The parish began the second phase of the restoration plan in 2020. The second phase includes restoration of the church's ceiling.
Image from SDASM's Restoration Department
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Reg: 19 AN 80 - 1952 - Petrol Scammell - Mechanical Horse.
The restoration is being undertaken by some of the younger members of the museum.
Janousek Classic Restorations is a top-quality restoration shop in Bellevue, Michigan. Marsha and I had the privilege of visiting the shop on May 18, 2018. This elegant old timer is being restored for the nearby Gilmore Car Museum.
All of my classic car photos can be found here: Car Collections
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The House
Restoration House as we see it today is the amalgamation of two medieval buildings which were combined in the late 16th or early 17th century to create a mansion house just outside the south east corner of the city wall of Rochester. It was neither a town house nor a country seat but shared features of both, not least being the political seat of its creator and first owner Henry Clerke. Henry Clerke and his son Francis, both ambitious lawyers, were both elected several times as Royalist members of Parliament for Rochester.
The Civil War during the 1640’s led to this property, which was central to their political effectiveness, being sequestered and occupied by Colonel Gibbon, Cromwell’s commander in the South East. However with the death of Cromwell in 1658 and the weakness of his son, Royalist forces began plotting to restore the deposed King’s son, Charles Stuart, exiled in France and Holland, back onto the throne.
From early 1660 plans were advancing and Rochester being the only crossing of the Medway on the road from Dover to London was a strategic consideration, more so with a large part of the nation’s fleet, much expanded under Cromwell, being moored at Chatham Dockyard nearby.
The mansion in the ownership of Royalist Francis Clerke and presumably with the cooperation of Colonel Gibbon, was fitted up to receive the young Charles and to act as his overnight base in Rochester, an important stage on his progress to London. With Charles were his two younger brothers the Dukes of York and Gloucester.
Over the past ten years the present owners of Restoration House have uncovered various parts of the decorative scheme which they believe were “run up” for the occasion. These provide fascinating examples of fashionable mid-17th century Continental taste seen through provincial eyes at a time when such innovations had been quashed by Cromwell. Thus the use of ‘French Grey’ paint, of paint effect ‘marbling’ and ‘japanning’, of the opening up of rooms through ‘French doors’ cut into earlier partitions were not only introduced for Charles’ reception but have miraculously survived under later layers to be now once more revealed.