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Container ships being unloaded, and then loaded up again, in Port Metro Vancouver.
It’s all action: garishly coloured containers being lifted from trucks and rail wagons by bright red cranes.
I’ve read that 90 per cent of non-bulk items are transported internationally by container ship, with around a quarter of all produce originating in China, but I can’t produce the statistics to support that assertion. (Hey, 83 per cent of all statistics are made up on the spot.)
We took a cruise with Holland America Line late August 2011, sailing from Vancouver to Alaska on the Zuiderdam. I took this shot from the ship as we prepared to cast off.
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A very interesting album. I don't know who made it, where it was taken and when it was taken. North Africa or Arabia, probably early 20th century. Some of the photos resemble a refugee camp.
It feels like I have been here before, but no shots of it is on my stream, and my notebook says I have not been before either.
So, first time to Meopham.
St John sits on a busy road, but has a spacious car park, and from that I saw the large "church open" sign near the porch.
Great news.
But after slinging my full camera bag on my back and walking to the modern door, I could not budge it. So, I take shots round the outside and the churchyard, then walk back to the car.
A warden arrives, unloads some fresh flowers from her car: are you going to open the church?
Yes I am.
Perfect.
So, I carried her flowers to the door, where she tried to open the door; she couldn't open it.
But she jiggled with the lock, and went at the door with a shoulder charge, and the door opened.
Hoorah!
Inside I found a heavily victoianised church, with windows that had medieval glass fragments.
The nave has been reordered, with modern chairs and a modern altar in the chancel arch, which gives a great feeling of space inside the church.
Did I mention the tiles? Well, they were fabulous.
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A large fourteenth-century church with a regularity of detail that tells of much nineteenth-century replacement. The tall octagonal piers of the five-bay arcade are capped by a pretty clerestory of small quatrefoils. The wooden pulpit was made for St Margaret's, Westminster, in 1682 and brought here in 1800 by the then vicar who taught at Westminster School. It has charming cherubs' heads, cockle shells and festoons and could go a long way to enlivening a dull sermon! The former chantry chapel of Simon de Mepham (1272-1333), Archbishop of Canterbury, and a fourteenth-century political pawn, is linked to the chancel by an iron-grilled window.
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MEOPHAM.
THE next parish southward from Nutsted is Meopham, vulgarly called Mepham, and antiently written, Meapaham. (fn. 1)
MEOPHAM is situated about twenty-four miles from London, and nine from Dartford. It is rather a bye out of the way place, lying among the hills, and no well frequented thoroughfare through it. It is a large parish, extending near five miles from north to south, and near three miles from east to west; lies for the most part on high ground, though with continued hill and dale; the soils in it are various, much of it is poor and chalky, but in the vallies it is heavy tillage land; the roads are stony, narrow, and bad, but the air, like the neighbouring hilly parishes, is very healthy. The village, having the church and Court-lodge in it, stands in the centre of the parish; in the southern part there are several coppice woods, mostly of beech and birch, intermixed with scrubby oak trees, which in these parts hardly ever grow to any size; there are several small hamlets in different parts of it, as Mellaker, Hook-green, and Camer, in the northern parts; Pitfield-green, Priest-wood, and Culverstone-green, in the southern parts. In the former part of the parish, at Camer, there is a good modern house, which was built by Mr. George Master, whose son, George Master, esq. likewise resided here; he died unmarried, and without issue, leaving his sister, Catherine, his heir, married to Mr. Smith, of Croydon, in Surry, who in her right became possessed of it; after his death she removed to East Malling; her eldest son, George Smith, esq. married Rebecca, daughter of the Rev. Nicholas Brett, of Spring-grove, in Wye. He now possesses this house, and resides here.
This parish, among others in this neighbourhood, was antiently contributary to the repair of the ninth pier of Rochester bridge.
¶ATHELSTANE, king of England, gave the perpetual inheritance of Meopham to duke Eadulf, who, in 940, with the king's consent, gave it to Christ church, in Canterbury, in the presence of archbishop Wlselm, free from all secular service and royal tribute, excepting the trinoda necessitas of repelling invasions, and the repairs of castles and highways. Queen Ediva, mother of king Edmund and king Edred, in 961, gave Meopham to Christ church for the health of her soul, with the like privileges; by which it may be observed, that in the accounts of the donations of the Saxon kings, the same manors and places are frequently mentioned, as having been given by several different kings, which was occasioned by their continual dissensions, and contending with each other with various success; one king taking away the possessions of the church, and another regranting the same. Besides, it has been frequently found, that when one of these kings gave a small parcel of land in a parish or manor, in the Saxon codocils, he has been recorded as having given the whole of it. Soon after this the church's possessions were further increased here; for whilst Ælsstane was bishop of Rochester, who came to the see in 945, and died in 984, one Birtrick, a rich and powerful man, who then resided here, devised, with the consent of Elsswithe his wife, his land at Meopham, by his last testament, a most curious record of the customs of those times, to Christ church, Canterbury, together with sixty marcs of gold, thirty to the bishop and thirty to the convent; and one necklace of twenty marcs and two cups of silver. The original is in the Saxon language, and is inserted, with a Latin interpretation of it, both in Lambarde and in the Registrum Roffense, (fn. 2) and by Dr. Hickes, in his Differtatio Epistolaris, at the end of his Thesaurus, with his notes and remarks on it; by it the antient form and phrases of a testament may be known, and it may be observed by it—that the husband and wife joined in making their testaments; that lands were devisable by testament in old time; and by what words estates of inheritance were wont to be created; that the lord's consent was thought requisite to the testament of the tenant, and that it was procured by the gift of a heriot, which, as Bracton says, was done at first, Magis de gratia quam de jure: and lastly, what weapons, jewels, and ornaments, were then worn and in use.
MEOPHAM remained among the possessions of Christ church, at the consecration of archbishop Lanfranc, in the 4th year of William the Conqueror's reign; who, when he separated the manors and lands belonging to his church, allotted this manor to the monks for their subsistance, cloathing, and other ne cessary uses; and it is accordingly thus entered in the record of Domesday, under the general title of land of the monks of the archbishop.
The archbishop himself holds Mepeham. It was taxed in the time of king Edward the Confessor for ten sulins, now for seven. The arable land is 30 carucates. In demesne there are four, and 25 villeins, with seventy one borderers, having 25 carucates. There is a church, and 17 servants, and 16 acres of meadow. Wood for the pannage of 10 hogs. In the whole value, in the time of king Edward, it was worth 15 pounds and 10 shillings, now 26 pounds. Richard de Tonebridge has in his lowy what is worth 18 shillings and sixpence. Wood for the pannage of 20 hogs.
This manor was De cibo monachorum, that is, to the use of their refectory. (fn. 3) In the year 1306, anno 35 king Edward I. Henry Prior and the chapter of Christ church, Canterbury, released to their homagers and tenants of Mepham certain customs and services for an annual rent, to be paid yearly to them within the manor of Mepham.
¶King Edward II. by his letters patent, in his 10th year, granted to the prior and convent free warren for themselves and their successors, in all their demesne lands in Meopham. King Henry VI. in his 25th year, granted to them a market at Meopham weekly, on a Saturday; and one yearly fair, on the feast of the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul. (fn. 4)
MEOPHAM is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Rochester, and being a peculiar of the archbishop, is within the deanry of Shoreham. The church, which is a large handsome building, with a square tower at the west end, is dedicated to St. John Baptist.
Among other monuments and inscriptions in it are the following: In the chancel, a memorial for Henry Haslin, esq. of Meopham, who married Mary, daughter of Sir George Courthope, of Wileigh, in Sussex, and Elizabeth his wife, and had two sons and one daughter, obt. 1658; a brass plate for John Follham, vicar here, obt. June 13, 1455. In the north side of the chancel is an antient stone, with Saxon letters cut round the edge, but without any reference to shew the person buried under it. In the nave, a stone for Christopher Copland, vicar here thirty-seven years, ob. 12 Cal. June, 1707.
Within the memory of several antient people of this parish, some of the bells of this church being to be new cast, and there being wanting a sufficient quantity of metal to do it, some persons tore off the brass inscriptions from the stones in this church, except that of Follham above mentioned, and threw them into the heating metal, to add to its quantity.
Simon Meopham, elected archbishop of Canterbury in 1327, was born here. He rebuilt this church, which was repaired by archbishop Courtney about seventy years afterwards, who annexed to it four new alms houses for the use of the poor. (fn. 11)
This church was always esteemed as an appendage to the manor of Meopham, in which state it continued till the dissolution of the priory of Christ church, in the 31st year of king Henry VIII. when it was, together with the rest of the possessions of the priory, surrendered into the king's hands; who, by his donation charter, in his 33d year, settled this manor, the rectory, and the advowson of the vicarage of this church, among other premises, on his new founded dean and chapter of Christ church, Canterbury, with whom the inheritance of the rectory or parsonage still remains, the present lessee of it being John Market, esq. of this parish. But the advowson of the vicarage was soon afterwards conveyed to the archbishop of Canterbury, and His Grace the archbishop still continues at this time patron of it.
Archbishop Richard, Becket's immediate successor, in the reign of king Henry II. is said to have appro priated this church to the use of the almonry of the priory of Christ church, but this appropriation does not seem to have taken place, for in the 8th year of king Richard II. the portion paid from this church to the almonry was the yearly gross sum of 61. 13s. 4d. at which time it was not appropriated, as appears by the certificate given in to the abbot of St. Augustine's, appointed by the king's letters patent collector of the half tenth, then granted to the king by the clergy, when this church was taxed at 261. 8d.
King Richard II. was a great benefactor to the priory of Christ church; (fn. 12) and among other marks of his favour, in the 9th year of his reign, he gave licence to the monks to appropriate the churches of Meopham and Godmersham to their own use. Accordingly William Courtney, archbishop of Canterbury, appropriated this church to them, and most probably to that of their almonry, in compliance with the intention of his predecessor.
¶In an antient valuation of the churches in this diocese, made in the 15th year of king Edward I. the church of Meopham is valued at forty marcs. (fn. 13) On the sequestration of the possessions of deans and chapters, after the death of king Charles I. the manor and rectory of Meopham were surveyed in 1649, by order of the state, an account of which has already been given above; and in 1650, there was another survey taken, in which it was returned, that Meopham was a vicarage presentative, worth 50l. per annum, Mr. Gibbon then incumbent, in the room of the late Mr. Pigget, then sequestered; that there was a pension of 5l. 6s. 8d. per annum, paid by the late dean and chapter of Canterbury, who had the impropriation, worth 120l. per annum, let on lease to Mr. Henry Haslin. This vicarage is valued in the king's books at 16l. 3s. 4d. and the yearly tenths at 1l. 2s. 4d. (fn. 14)
The vicar of Meopham receives all manner of tithes, except corn, and enjoys an augmentation of thirty pounds per annum, paid by the lessee of the parsonage, and the annual pension of 5l. 6s. 8d. from the dean and chapter.
An unmodified Wombat APC lowers it's Armored Ramps to allow it's Infantry passengers access to the battlefield.
Workers at Fairgrounds Airpark Airport in Hardin, Montana, unload crop oil that will be mixed with water and an insecticide in accordance with EPA label directions.
MV "Loch Striven" gets ready to unload her cargo at Achnacroish, the ferry port for the isle of Lismore in the Lynn of Lorne. This was the busy Saturday lunch time arrival, and the car deck had to make 2 lanes of vehicles.
Horse Statue Donated to LoveWay 7-9-19 Sandy Weatherwax’s family started LoveWay years ago in memory of the dream of her late daughter, Laurie who wanted to start such a facility. Sandy’s nephew George Linder donated the statue to LoveWay in honor of his aunt. This exceptional one-of-a kind sculpture was made by awarded artist Doug Melvin from Boyne City Michigan. Consisting of various pieces of many types of scrap metal, it depicts a young girl leading a horse. The model for the little girl was his granddaughter Alexia Carroll of Portland. Linder saw the statue at the the Three Pines Gallery In Michigan and knew it would be perfect for LoveWay. The statue will be displayed in the yard of LoveWay. Melvin’s wife joined him to help unload and unwrap the statue. Sandy had brought that day cookies and donuts to celebrate, but gave her nephew George his special treat, a box of Capt. Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch Cereal. Posing in the photo are from Left: Shelly Becker, George Linder, Sandy Weatherwax, April Kline and Doug Melvin. LoveWay Inc. is a Therapeutic Equestrian Service which offers therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with special needs. Located at 54151 Co. Rd. 33, Middlebury, IN 46540- 574-825-5666 LoveWay will be holding a special Volunteer search for their new fall program to support those unable to actually ride a real horse - and will use a simulator.
Look for the details soon.
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Triv and Janie (Smart Dolls Symphony and Harmony) unload lumber for the deck repair project on which they are working
29 September - A Doll A Day 2024
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Stern from the 133rd Services Flight dumps out a steaming tray of corn into a serving tray during the 133rd Airlift Wing holiday meal Nov. 20, 2010. The meal also included turkey, mashed potatoes, roast beef, shrimp cocktail, cranberries and a selection of desserts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)