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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.
Built in 1821 to house a steam engine which pumped water from Earlswood Lakes to the nearby Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
sign - Make life better by water - from the Canal & River Trust.
In the Shell County Guide for Essex, John Betjeman waxed lyrical about the county's many brick-towered churches - "Bonfire red!" he described them. Here's an intriguing example, St. Peter and Paul, at St. Osyth. Compared with other bonfire-red towers, such as at Ingatestone and Rochford, this one is fairly squat. Perhaps this was dictated by the village's marshy location. There is ample evidence that the church needed further buttressing in the subsequent years.
April 2014
Rollei 35 camera
Fujichrome 100 film
This Gothic-style redbrick structure, portions of which date from 1837, once served as the local prison. Over the years, it was home to some of Finland’s most famous criminals, including two former prime ministers.
A redbrick manor house decorated with stone dressings, Le Clos-Luce was acquired by Charles VIII in 1490. He had a small chapel built for his queen, Anne of Brittany.
In 1516, Francois I invited Leonardo da Vinci to Amboise and lodged him at Le Clos-Luce where the great Renaissance man lived until his death on May 2, 1519 at the age of 67.
The basement houses the museum of da Vinci's "fabulous machines" which displays a collection of models of the machines invented by the fertile genius who was a painter, sculptor, musician, poet, architect, engineer and scholar, and was four centuries ahead of his 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.
Red Brick Bar & Grill
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Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
Former Myponga Cheese Factory
The Myponga Diarying Co-operative Society Ltd was set up in 1936 by a group of Myponga farmers. The factory opened on 7 August 1937, and the daily intake of milk was less than 1000 gallons a day. By 1946 the daily intake of milk was 8,500 gallons, and cheese was being made for the South Australian, interstate and overseas markets.
Extensive additions were made to the factory in 1963. By 1970 the factory was receiving 28,000 gallons of milk a day. The Co-operative became part of the Dairy Vale Metro Co-operative Ltd in 1975, and operations at this site ceased in 1980.
Ref: Story board by Yankalilla & District Historical Society Inc.
Manufactured in Wylam, Northumberland on the River Tyne about 9 miles west of Newcastle. Spotted in a wall in Billingham, Teeside
Red Brick Bar & Grill
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153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
Red Brick Bar & Grill
www.redbrickbarandgrillturlock.net
153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
In 1882 the new Parish of St. John The Divine, Gainsborough was formed from the Southern half of the Parish of Holy Trinity. The church, which has been disused for about five years now, is an austere, large redbrick building, apparantly designed to have a tower that was never built. It had attached to it a school that closed during the mid 1970s and a clergy house "Vigilans" to house a company of celibate priests. The interior of the Church was long, spacious with tall arcades, and featured a statue of St. John originally made for an exhibition in Chicago.
The building is Grade C listed (equivalent to Grade II)
Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian has an array of large and small towers. They add to the High Victorian Gothic romanticism of the structure.
Red Brick Bar & Grill
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153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
Red Brick Bar & Grill
www.redbrickbarandgrillturlock.net
153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
Red Brick Bar & Grill
www.redbrickbarandgrillturlock.net
153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
A very grand Municipal building for the tiny town of Independence, Wisconsin. The place also housed the police and fire departments.
Red Brick Bar & Grill
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153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)