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A morning walk around Earlswood Lakes in Solihull.
Earlswood Lakes is the modern name for three man-made reservoirs which were built in the 1820s at Earlswood in Warwickshire, England, to supply water to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. They still supply the canal, and also provide leisure facilities, including sailing, fishing and walking. The northern banks of the lakes form the county boundary with the West Midlands.
The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal runs from Kings Norton Junction, where it joins the Worcester and Birmingham Canal to Stratford-upon-Avon, where it joins the River Avon, with a junction about halfway along at Kingswood, where it joins the Grand Union Canal. The initial 9.75 miles (15.6 km) to Hockley Heath is level, but after that, the canal drops through 55 locks on its way to Stratford-upon-Avon. In order to supply water to the system, the Earlswood Lakes were constructed in the 1820s. Construction took nearly 5 years to complete, and the labour force included prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars. Some people say that lying at the bottom of all the lakes are the dead bodies of people who died while being forced to make the pools and they had no place to be buried so they were left there, either in groups or alone. Also the cost of construction was £297,000.
Being so near to Birmingham, the lakes proved attractive to visitors from the city from the early 1900s, and their popularity has been maintained, with recent improvements to the facilities which they provide. The Lakes railway station was built to bring tourists to the area and is on the Birmingham to Stratford line.
The three reservoirs are called Engine Pool, Windmill Pool and Terry's Pool, and a Grade II listed engine house is located beside the Engine Pool. The lakes cover 25 acres (10 ha), 25 acres (10 ha) and 20 acres (8.1 ha) respectively. The lakes are fed by tributaries of the River Blythe, and in turn outfall into that river also.
The Earlswood Engine House. It is near the Engine Pool.
Grade II Listed Building.
Engine House (Pumping Station), Earlswood Lakes
Listing Text
HOCKLEY HEATH VALLEY ROAD
1.
5108
Engine House (Pumping
Station), Earlswood Lakes
SP 17 SW 4/344
II
2.
C19. Redbrick, low pitched Welsh slated roof with brick cornice, end gables. 3
storeys, 2 closed windows with glazing bars wunder cambered relieving arches. Tall
and narrow with low single storey addition to south west side.
Included largely for historical interest for its connection with the Stratford upon
Avon Canal.
Listing NGR: SP1129874384
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
Seen from the car park.
Built in 1821 to house a steam engine which pumped water from Earlswood Lakes to the nearby Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
Redbrick Mill with the Cooperative Wholesale Society's water tank and chimney beyond still gives the valley an industrial feel even though none of the buildings are occupied by their original industries.
Taken from Crackenedge Lane.
Revisiting old haunts today, only to be met by this sad sight - another of our city's many suburban public houses has shut down, after its transmogrification into a Chinese restaurant failed to keep the place going.
Pretty sure I never drank there, but knew it well as a kid since the nearby bus stop took its name from the pub - and, in the mid60s, aged 10 or 11, I'd be asking the conductor for a ticket to "The Mitre" five times a week!
The large site and adjacent bowling green may well be re-purposed, but one wonders what chance the building, a mock-Tudor erection of 1933, might have....
Suffolk Punch Spectacular
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
Oak trees.
The house I grew up in and still go back to is this colour of brick, and I’ve always loved it. Whatever becomes of my final destination of living space, I want one wall to be this type of exposed aged red brick and another of layered white oak.
Funnily enough, when I look at this brick it reminds me of trees, which is a really odd thing to say, but it does. It is because I would stare out on to a red oak tree from my homes sunroom everyday. I have the same fascination of trees as John Constable, and enjoy the eloquence of description by William Glipin (the Monty Don of trees in the 1700s) who called oaks the ‘Hercules of trees.’
Oaks produces acorns, can be down dressed or dressed up for your home, and make alcohol delicious in their aged barrels.
I think my all time favourite is the Anseman Oak or McDonogh Oak, followed by the English Oak (Quercus Robur or Pedunculate Oak), but I will take the simple bur oak too!
This the Sioux Lookout post office. On the right is the Fifth Avenue Restaurant. The sign says 'Fifth Avenue Club. Nightly dancing and entertainment.'
18 June 2011. We walked to Antwerp city centre via Maria Henriettalei. Ahead, the National Bank building.
Unlike London, none of the cyclists we saw - and there seemed to be thousands - were attempting the land speed record for pedal-powered vehicles. Though they did get irritated and dinged their bells when we gormless tourists strayed into clearly marked and otherwise unblocked cycle lanes.
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§ Aerial view of this location.
§ Photo by Paul Herijgers of this location in 2004, showing the tunnel construction.
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
Suffolk Punch Spectacular
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
Red Brick Bar & Grill
www.redbrickbarandgrillturlock.net
153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
many photo opportunities around here but let's just say i did not have as much time to explore as desired :(
Red Brick Bar & Grill
www.redbrickbarandgrillturlock.net
153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
Grafton.
Grafton is situated on the Clarence River, one of the fast flowing north Coast Rivers infamous for flooding after rains storms on the Great Dividing Range. Grafton was first explored by white Europeans in 1831 when an escaped convict reached the area. He later led an exploration party to the fertile area and received a pardon. The district was then opened up for the Red Cedar trade by John Small, a Sydney shipbuilder. A few timber cutters and settlers moved there prompting the government to survey the area in 1839. William Darke arrived to survey a town which was called “The Settlement” until 1848. In that year the Governor named it Grafton after his grandfather, the Duke of Grafton. The town grew quickly to become a municipality in 1859 and a city in 1885. Sugar grew well on the cleared volcanic river flats and in the 1860s sugar became the mainstay of Grafton’s growth. Sugar mills opened and the town boomed. It has an early Court House (1846), major churches and a public grammar school. Once the north coast railway crossed the Clarence River in 1932 the town grew even more. It became known for its stately Jacaranda trees which flower in November. Most were planted in 1874.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church was completed early in 1867 but the wooden Anglican Church was re-built as a Cathedral by well known NSW architect John Horbury Hunt in 1884. We will see more of his work in Armidale where he also designed the Anglican Cathedral, Booloominbah, Treveena and the Armidale hospital. Hunt was a Canadian who studied as an architect in Boston before moving to Sydney in 1863. Here he met the Government Architect, James Barnet and he accepted work with Edmund Blacket the leading architect of NSW at that time. In 1869 Hunt went out on his own with commissions for churches, cathedrals and mansions for the Sydney business elite. He was a foundation member of what became the Institute of Architects, NSW. He was an eccentric and his work was always distinctive- he often used coloured bricks, fancy brick work patterns or bonds and he extensively used wooden external decoration in the Canadian style when neither brick work nor wooden decoration was fashionable. His Grafton cathedral was built in the Gothic style but with salmon coloured bricks, not the then fashionable grey stone. Hunt personally selected a local clay to get the exact colour of brick he wanted for the Cathedral. He watched the brickies closely to check their work. The foundation stone was laid in 1874 and it took ten years to complete. The wide Gothic arch, all in brick, above the Cathedral entrance is magnificent. After completing the Cathedral Hunt return in 1890 to oversee the construction of the church hall behind the Cathedral. He used similar bricks to those in the Cathedral. Hunt also designed the western entrance which was added in 1934 (Hunt died in 1903) but it was erected according to Hunt’s original design.
Grafton has a number of fine old buildings including: the “ new” Court House of 1880; the nearby Crown Prosecutor’s Office ( 1881); the Post Office ( 1874); the Grafton Gaol ( 1893); the Anglican Rectory ( 1850)- now the Cathedral bookshop; the original Commercial Banking Company bank ( 1877) in Prince Street( now a NAB bank); and the former Police Station ( 1881). The city has many fine Victorian and Edwardian houses set on tree lined avenues.
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
Suffolk Punch Spectacular
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
Hunter St, Newcastle.
This utilitarian redbrick building accommodated retail premises on the ground floor as well as offices and warehousing for the eponymous company. Established in 1855, it was originally an importer, bringing manufactured English and European goods to the growing city of Newcastle. It would later develop to become merchants, importers and manufacturers and specialised in building material, ironmongery and shopfitting. The architect was the prolific German-born Frederick Menkens who designed many of the buildings in town at the time.
Suffolk Punch Spectacular
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.
St Michaels and All Angels' War Memorial Hall is located at the rear on the northern side of the church.
The stone was set by the Ven. M.C.W. Gooden, Rector of Henley Beach on 17 December 1961, and the hall was opened and dedicated on 29 April 1962.
The bright redbrick chimney still proudly displays the name of Murphy Machinery but its paintwork is rapidly fading and the sprawling green mass of foliage attacking the base of the rural mill is a poignant marker of its demise.
Suffolk Punch Spectacular
Kentwell - a very different experience: a romantic, completely moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting - but so much more.
A 30+ years Restoration Project
In 1970 Kentwell stood neglected. No-one was prepared to take it on - except Patrick Phillips. He fell for this wonderful House in its magical setting and was not deterred by its condition. Ever since then he has, with his wife and family, sought to bring Kentwell back to life. Their works have taken part of the House and its 15th Century Service Building back to the 16th Century. Elsewhere changes reflect their own preferences. House, Gardens & Farm have an unrivalled ability to captivate the visitor.
Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique House. Enjoy its delightful Gardens. You can do this whenever you come but especially if you visit during one of the award-winning Re-Creations of Tudor or WWII Everyday Life and (recently) Victorian life. Kentwell pioneered Tudor domestic Living History Events in the UK, and nearly 30 years on the Re-Creations are as magical as ever.