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Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Tower of London, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078, and was a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite. The castle was used as a prison from 1100 (Ranulf Flambard) until 1952 (Kray twins),[3] although that was not its primary purpose. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. There were several phases of expansion, mainly under Kings Richard the Lionheart, Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. The general layout established by the late 13th century remains despite later activity on the site.
For More Info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Tower Bridge, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. The bridge's present colour scheme dates from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee. Originally it was painted a mid greenish-blue colour.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Tower Bridge, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. The bridge's present colour scheme dates from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee. Originally it was painted a mid greenish-blue colour.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
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Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
All Hallows by the Tower is the oldest church in the City of London and was founded 300 years before the Tower of London by nearly three hundred years, having been founded by the Abbey of Barking in 675AD. An arch from the Saxon church can still be seen today. In the crypt beneath is a Roman pavement, discovered in 1926, evidence of city life on this site for nearly two thousand years.
Located next to the Tower of London, the church has cared for numerous beheaded bodies brought for temporary burial following their executions on Tower Hill, including those of Thomas More, Bishop John Fisher and Archbishop Laud.
In 1666 the Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane, a few hundred yards from the church. All Hallows survived through the efforts of Admiral Penn (William Penn's father) who, along with his friend Samuel Pepys, watched London burn from the tower of the church. William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, was baptised in the church and educated in the old schoolroom.
John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the USA, was married in All Hallows in 1797 and the Marriage Register entry is on display in the Undercroft Museum.
The church suffered extensive bomb damage during World War II and only the tower and the walls remained. The church was rebuilt after the war and was rededicated in 1957. The vicar at the time was the Rev'd "Tubby" Clayton, founder of the Toc H movement whose lamp of maintenance still shines in the Lady Chapel.
For Info: www.allhallowsbythetower.org.uk/history/
Reliving the trans-pennine good years! 47841 passes Dewsbury with the 09:50 Scarborough - Liverpool. A loco substuted train for the usual 185s, to deal with the crowds for the Tour de France.
i hope nobody hates me for this, i really like it.
it was very hard to make the head the same colors as hanna's body.
i must say, xfuckuprares;; inspires me. :) those manips are so sexy and amazing.
Like a seen from the 1970s, HVTC's SMR18 paired with LVR's 5917 blast up the grade passed the former Caledonia station with 8S02 on their way back to East Greta.
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Ludgate Hill, London Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London. The weather wasn't kind to us!
St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. The present church, dating from the late 17th century, was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren. Its construction, completed within Wren's lifetime, was part of a major rebuilding programme which took place in the city after the Great Fire of London.
The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London, with its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominating the skyline for 300 years.[3] At 365 feet (111 m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962, and its dome is also among the highest in the world. In terms of area, St Paul's is the second largest church building in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral.
A Roman temple to Diana may once have stood on the site, but the first Christian cathedral there was dedicated to St. Paul in ad 604, during the rule of King Aethelberht I. That cathedral burned, and its replacement (built 675–685) was destroyed by Viking raiders in 962. In 1087 a third cathedral erected on the site also burned.
Many notable soldiers, artists, and intellectuals have been buried in the crypt, including Lord Nelson, the duke of Wellington, and Wren himself, who was one of the first to be entombed there. Above his resting place is the epitaph composed by his son, ending with the oft-quoted sentence “Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice,” which may be translated “Reader, if you seek a monument, look about you.”
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
London Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. it had started to rain at times and we were walking from Tower of London to St Pauls.
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. It is the most populous city in the United Kingdom with a metropolitan area of over 13 million inhabitants. Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km2) mediaeval boundaries and in 2011 had a resident population of 7,375, making it the smallest city in England. Since at least the 19th century, the term London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core.
Two recent discoveries indicate probable very early settlements near the Thames in the London area. In 1999, the remains of a Bronze Age bridge were found on the foreshore north of Vauxhall Bridge. This bridge either crossed the Thames, or went to a (lost) island in the river. Dendrology dated the timbers to 1500BC. In 2010 the foundations of a large timber structure, dated to 4500BC, were found on the Thames foreshore, south of Vauxhall Bridge. The function of the mesolithic structure is not known. Both structures are on South Bank, at a natural crossing point where the River Effra flows into the River Thames.
The etymology of London is uncertain. It is an ancient name, found in sources from the 2nd century. It is recorded c. 121 as Londinium, which points to Romano-British origin.
For More Info on London: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Tower Bridge, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. The bridge's present colour scheme dates from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee. Originally it was painted a mid greenish-blue colour.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Inside the Tate Modern art gallery London, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London. The weather wasn't kind to us!
Tate Modern is a remarkable combination of old and new. Bankside Power station was built in two phases between 1947 and 1963. It was designed by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed Battersea Power Station and Waterloo Bridge. Constructed of a brick shell supported by an interior steel structure, its striking monumental design with its single central chimney, had often led it to be referred to as an industrial cathedral.
In July 1994 an international competition was launched to select an architect to redesign the power station. By November, the initial 148 entrants had been whittled down to a shortlist of six. These were: David Chipperfield Architects; Office for Metropolitan Architecture/Rem Koolhaas; Renzo Piano Building Workshop; Tadao Ando Architect and Associates; Herzog & de Meuron and Jose Rafael Moneo Arquitecto. You can see all of the proposals presented by the short-listed architects in the Showcase.
In January 1995, the firm Herzog & de Meuron were announced as winners of the competition. The dignified simplicity of their proposal impressed the jury. Their respect for the original architecture, with subtle alterations rather than grand gestures, and the introduction of more light via the enormous roof light box, combined to create an interior both functional and modern.
Did you know?
Gilbert Scott's original design for Bankside Power Station
The height of the chimney of the power station is 99 metres (325ft), and was intentionally built shorter than the Dome of St Paul's Cathedral which stands at 114 metres (375 ft).
Approximately 4.2 million bricks were used in the building of Bankside power station.
The original design for Bankside had two chimneys rather than the single central chimney of the building we see today.
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Bankside power station, was also the designer of the British red telephone box.
For More Info:http://www2.tate.org.uk/archivejourneys/historyhtml/bld_mod_architecture.htm
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Millennium Bridge, Thames Embankment, London Oct 22, 2012 England. We had to wait for about 30 mins until the Millennium bridge was open again after some repairs. Day two of our stay in London. The weather wasn't kind to us!
In 1996, the Financial Times held an international competition in conjunction with the London Borough of Southwark and the Royal Institute of British Architects to design a new footbridge crossing the Thames between Southwark and Blackfriars bridges.
It would be the first pedestrian river crossing over the Thames in central London for more than a century, opening in time for the first year of the new Millennium.
It is a 325m steel bridge linking the City of London at St. Paul's Cathedral with the Tate Modern Gallery at Bankside.
Although the Millennium Bridge, like all bridges, was designed to cope with a degree of movement it soon became clear that things were going seriously awry as the deck swayed about like a drunken sailor.
Elderly walkers clung on to the side of the bridge. People reported feeling seasick. The swaying bridge was looking like an expensive fairground ride.
So the bridge was instantly renamed as 'The Wobbly Bridge', and after two days of random swaying, swinging and oscillating wildly, the bridge was closed down by embarrassed engineers.
After a prolonged series of tests, it was decided to adopt passive damping system which would harness the movements of the structure to absorb energy.
After nearly two years of testing, the alterations were deemed a success and the bridge finally reopened to the public in February 2002 - and the swaying was banished forever!
For More Info: www.urban75.org/london/millennium.html
Relive Grandmas yesterday, Carters steam fair waggon seen on Pinkneys Green
Taken with a Nikon D7000
Reliving much of the hay-day of railroading, many of the spider-webs of rail lines through the heart of the Midwest still exist in northern and central Iowa. One such example is a branch line on the Canadian Pacific between Austin Minnesota and Mason City Iowa. Wyes at Mason City Iowa and Lyle, Austin, and Owatonna Minnesota split the remains of the "Corn Lines" from the Chicago Great Western days, still servicing local communities with cooperative roots along the way. The CP is seen here with a local shooting south past the Northern Country Cooperative elevator in the small town of Carpenter Iowa on its way back to Mason City.
Some dear friends came to visit last weekend while Rotherham played Ipswich. Reliving some great times from the past with Neil, David and Graham. As you can see the years have been kinder to all three and seem to have hardly changed a bit. As for me I think it was all down to BBQ's and home brew that did all the damage. Final score was Rotherham 1 - 0 Ipswich, I'm sure they got over the disappointment on the long drive home. We still all had a great day, Magic!
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Another of my retro coat purchases and one which I fantasized about wearing many a time in my younger years.
To reach stages like this where things become a reality that I'd have never thought possible years ago is one of the biggest thrills I can experience.
Those with a keen eye may spot the leather strip detail on the shoulders, this coat identical to a black one I have which was shown a short while back
Enjoy!
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
London Bridge Quarter, London Borough of Southwark, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
London Bridge Quarter stands at the heart of this vital community. The architectural masterworks of The Shard and The Place, the transformed transport hub, the new retail space and the landscaped public realm reveal the city's confidence and capacity for reinvention.
Bankside is a district of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock to the east. It is part of a business improvement district known as Better Bankside.
I figured this IC unit deserved to visit its home rails after being inside a box for 20 years. Saluki takes the siding in Peotone.
Reliving the life of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, it was a pleasure to find our site among the boulders at Hoada Camp, near the village of Palmwag before entering the Etosha National Park.
Reliving some incredible Northern Lights moments. This was the second night in a row where the auroras reached a G5 storm level—truly spectacular!
I created this image by stitching together several vertical exposures, each shot with identical settings, resulting in this 2:1 panorama. I used my 85mm portrait lens to give me extra reach for a couple of reasons: I was shooting from the roadside, with unattractive trees to the left and buildings to the right. The added reach helped me crop those out while also emphasizing two key points that would have otherwise been too small. If you have been to Nova Scotia you can spot the recognizable Blomidon cliff in the distance, and to the lower left, the St. Charles des Mines Memorial Chapel that I have shared numerous pictures of.
There was a lot of media hype about this night, being the second night of strong activity. The area was packed with people—something I’m not used to when chasing the lights! Evangeline Beach, which is roughly in the centre of the frame, was especially crowded. Normally, it's just me out there. The constant traffic created some of the brighter spots in the shot. I tried to wait for a clear moment, but with no gaps and a dying battery, I had to shoot. This was one of the last images I captured that night before my battery finally gave out around 2 a.m.
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Tower Bridge, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. The bridge's present colour scheme dates from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee. Originally it was painted a mid greenish-blue colour.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Inside the Tate Modern art gallery London, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London. The weather wasn't kind to us!
Tate Modern is a remarkable combination of old and new. Bankside Power station was built in two phases between 1947 and 1963. It was designed by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed Battersea Power Station and Waterloo Bridge. Constructed of a brick shell supported by an interior steel structure, its striking monumental design with its single central chimney, had often led it to be referred to as an industrial cathedral.
In July 1994 an international competition was launched to select an architect to redesign the power station. By November, the initial 148 entrants had been whittled down to a shortlist of six. These were: David Chipperfield Architects; Office for Metropolitan Architecture/Rem Koolhaas; Renzo Piano Building Workshop; Tadao Ando Architect and Associates; Herzog & de Meuron and Jose Rafael Moneo Arquitecto. You can see all of the proposals presented by the short-listed architects in the Showcase.
In January 1995, the firm Herzog & de Meuron were announced as winners of the competition. The dignified simplicity of their proposal impressed the jury. Their respect for the original architecture, with subtle alterations rather than grand gestures, and the introduction of more light via the enormous roof light box, combined to create an interior both functional and modern.
Did you know?
Gilbert Scott's original design for Bankside Power Station
The height of the chimney of the power station is 99 metres (325ft), and was intentionally built shorter than the Dome of St Paul's Cathedral which stands at 114 metres (375 ft).
Approximately 4.2 million bricks were used in the building of Bankside power station.
The original design for Bankside had two chimneys rather than the single central chimney of the building we see today.
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Bankside power station, was also the designer of the British red telephone box.
For More Info:http://www2.tate.org.uk/archivejourneys/historyhtml/bld_mod_architecture.htm
Ao ver a mão dele estendia para si, um sorriso leve se formou em seus lábios. Ele estava furioso mesmo que não demonstrasse, mas como aquela noite, ele estava estendendo a mão para ela e novamente ela não recusaria.
Segurando a mão do mesmo, logo passou os braços em volta do mesmo o abraçando, fechando os olhos e sentindo seus braços a envolverem protetoramente. Willian sempre a abraçara daquela forma, como se fosse a proteger do mundo, ele sempre veria nela uma criança a ser protegida. Não era mais a mesma desde a noite em que deixara o navio e seus amigos. Havia sangue em suas mãos e alguém que tinha que ver. Ele demoraria a entender e ficaria ainda mais bravo ao descobrir o que ela fez, mas não seria agora que responderia as perguntas que ele concertesa estava querendo fazer.
Victorie: Eu estou bem Will.
Willian: ...
Victorie: Juro, eu estou bem. Me desculpa por ter partido aquele dia. Te devo muitas explicações. Mas antes, me deixe ficar um pouquinho assim rs
A abraçou, encostando a testa na da mesma. Riu levemente por um momento, ela sempre o fazia rir. E novamente ela só queria despitar naquele momento, mas não ficaria sem explicações. Acariciava as costas dela levemente, podendo sentir a elevação em sua pele, havia se metido em encrencas no mínimo, e também havia passado pela transição, sozinha. Sempre ouvira que a transformação era dolorosa e difícil, haviam combinado que quando o dia chegasse ele estaria com ela, para ajuda-la a passar por aquilo, mas ela fora embora antes do tempo. Aquilo só o estava deixando ainda mais bravo, e sabia que ela podia sentir.
Willian: Por que Victorie?
Victorie: Eu precisava Will. Era importante, eu cometi um erro, ou vários, pelo caminho. Mas eu precisava seguir por esse caminho. Fiz a minha escolha, e agora tenho que arcar com as consequências dos meus erros. A muito em jogo... Não estou aqui por você.
Aquilo o pegara desprevenido. Victorie sempre, ou pelo menos costumava gostar dele. Ela acabara estando mais presente em sua vida do que o esperado, e agora dizia que não estava ali por ele. Chegava até ser engraçado, por que era o que vinha achando desde que recebeu a carta dela. Aquilo causara um estranho alivio em si. Não que não gostasse dela, a adorava, e cuidaria dela como prometido, mas ambos sabiam que o sentimentos que tinham um pelo outro não era mais que um carinho e atração.
Willian: Ai, essa doeu rs.
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Will havia percebido uma agitação nova na casa, e algo lhe dizia que era alguém que conhecia. Conhecia muito bem alias. Não foi atrás da mesma no dia em que chegou ambos precisavam por os pensamentos no lugar. No dia seguinte decidiu procura-la e a encontro no quintal, sentada em silencio, com o olhar e pensamentos distantes.
Então ela vira mesmo. Havia escrito a ele alguns meses, depois de passar mais de dois anos sem dar noticias. Lembrava-se daquela noite com muita clareza. Haviam conquistado um novo tesouro, passaram a noite inteira comemorando pelos pubs de Londres, junto à tripulação, Vincent e Jessamine. Não era difícil perceber como Victorie sempre ficava estranhamente agitada e silenciosa quando vinham a Londres, e aquela noite não era diferente. Como sempre, passaram a noite juntos, algo que acontecia com certeza frequência entre os dois, algo físico, nada de sentimentos. Victorie era uma mulher encantadora, linda, absurdamente bela com seus cabelos dourados como o por do sol e os olhos azuis como o mar. Belíssima. Quando a encontrou no beco, perto de ser violentada por um bêbado, era apenas uma criança ainda, ao menos na hora foi o que viu. Mas aos poucos pode ver que não era uma criança, e sim uma belíssima mulher.
Então aquela noite a mesma se levantou da cama, se vestindo, eu havia bebido demais, hoje penso que ela quis me ver bêbado para facilitar sua fuga. Ela apenas se pediu desculpas e então foi embora. Nunca me contou o porquê tinha que ir embora, por que fugir daquela forma. Passei quase um mês a sua procura, mas ela havia sumido feito fumaça. Vincent disse que nunca deveríamos ter ido embora e a deixado, mas parecia o certo, parecia ser o que ela desejava.
E ano depois aqui está ela. A belíssima Victorie, mas... Tão diferente. O que terá feito a seus lindos cabelos loiros, e agora usava lentes? De quem afinal ela estava se escondendo? O que a trará de volta? Ela teria muito o que explicar.
Willian: Victorie...
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Chelsea, London Oct 21, 2012 England. Day one of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
King's Road or Kings Road (or sometimes The King's Road, especially when it was the King's private road until 1830), is a major street stretching through Chelsea and Fulham, both in west London. It is associated with 1960s style, and fashion figures such as Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood. Sir Oswald Mosley's Blackshirt movement had a barracks on the street in the 1930s.
The road has been represented in popular culture on various occasions: "King's Road" is the title of a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the 1981 album Hard Promises and Ian Fleming's James Bond lived in a fashionable unnamed square just off King's Road.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Road
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
In The Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London Oct 21, 2012 England. Day one of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
The Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The V&A is located in the Brompton district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in an area that has become known as "Albertopolis" because of its association with Prince Albert, the Albert Memorial and the major cultural institutions with which he was associated. These include the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Royal Albert Hall. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Like other national British museums, entrance to the museum has been free since 2001.
Relive me
kill me to cut out the sadness
destroy my identity just to
be not sad
feeling well, strong and happy
feeling Alive once again
kill me ! ..
do u really want me to be glad
to feel joy instead of pain
that's fine .. but you WILL LOSE
the SAD FEELING
=)
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Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Oct 22, 2012 England. Day two of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and fogy..just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
All Hallows by the Tower is the oldest church in the City of London and was founded 300 years before the Tower of London by nearly three hundred years, having been founded by the Abbey of Barking in 675AD. An arch from the Saxon church can still be seen today. In the crypt beneath is a Roman pavement, discovered in 1926, evidence of city life on this site for nearly two thousand years.
Located next to the Tower of London, the church has cared for numerous beheaded bodies brought for temporary burial following their executions on Tower Hill, including those of Thomas More, Bishop John Fisher and Archbishop Laud.
In 1666 the Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane, a few hundred yards from the church. All Hallows survived through the efforts of Admiral Penn (William Penn's father) who, along with his friend Samuel Pepys, watched London burn from the tower of the church. William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, was baptised in the church and educated in the old schoolroom.
John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the USA, was married in All Hallows in 1797 and the Marriage Register entry is on display in the Undercroft Museum.
The church suffered extensive bomb damage during World War II and only the tower and the walls remained. The church was rebuilt after the war and was rededicated in 1957. The vicar at the time was the Rev'd "Tubby" Clayton, founder of the Toc H movement whose lamp of maintenance still shines in the Lady Chapel.
For Info: www.allhallowsbythetower.org.uk/history/
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
In The Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London Oct 21, 2012 England. Day one of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
The Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The V&A is located in the Brompton district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in an area that has become known as "Albertopolis" because of its association with Prince Albert, the Albert Memorial and the major cultural institutions with which he was associated. These include the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Royal Albert Hall. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Like other national British museums, entrance to the museum has been free since 2001.