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Many similar angels can be seen brandishing the victor’s laurel leaves on war memorials in Canada, Britain and France, erected in the aftermath of World War I. This statue outside Lowell City Hall is more remarkable as its plinth states that it was erected in 1867, just two years after the end of the American Civil War - a poignant reminder that many of Lowell’s menfolk paid the ultimate sacrifice in that bloody conflict.
The Nelson Monument is a monument to Admiral Horatio Nelson, in Exchange Flags, Liverpool, England. It was designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt and sculpted by Richard Westmacott. It stands to the north of the Town Hall and was unveiled in 1813.
In 1805, Liverpool City Council resolved to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by erecting a monument and voted to pay £1,000 towards its design and construction. A public subscription fund was launched and within two months a total of £8,930 (£610,000 as of 2014)[1] had been reached; this included £750 from the underwriters at Lloyd's and £500 from the West India Association. It was agreed that the monument should be located in a prominent site near the Exchange. A competition for its design was arranged, and this was won by Matthew Cotes Wyatt, son of James Wyatt, the contract being signed in 1809. Matthew Wyatt was relatively inexperienced, and was assisted by Richard Westmacott.[a] The first stone was laid on 15 July 1812, and the monument was unveiled on 21 October 1813, the eighth anniversary of Nelson's death. In 1866 the monument was moved to its present site in Exchange Flags to allow for an extension to the Exchange Buildings, and the Westmorland stone base was replaced by one in granite
The monument consists of a bronze statue on a stone base. Its overall height is 29 feet (8.8 m), and the circumference of the base is 95 feet 4 inches (29.1 m). The base consists of a drum-shaped pedestal in Westmorland marble 8 feet 10 inches (2.7 m) high, standing on a granite basement 6 feet (1.8 m) high.[b] Seated around the pedestal are four statues depicting manacled prisoners sitting in poses of sadness; they represent Nelson's major victories, the battles of Cape St Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar. Set into the drum between the statues are four bronze bas-reliefs depicting other naval actions in which Nelson was involved. Encircling the pedestal above the statues are swags of laurel hanging from behind lions' heads. Attached to rings in the lions' mouths are chains that descend to manacle the prisoners. At the top of the pedestal is a cornice with an inscription in metal letters reading ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY (sic).[2]
On top of the pedestal is a bronze group of figures 14 feet 2 inches (4.3 m) high, each figure being 7 feet (2.1 m) in height, and forming a roughly pyramidal structure. There are five figures surrounded by the drapes and poles of captured flags, with an anchor and a rope on the ground. An idealised nude representation of Nelson stands with one foot on a cannon and the other on an enemy's corpse, holding upright a sword on which Victory is placing the last of four crowns.[c] To the right of Nelson is the figure of Death reaching out to touch him. On the left of Nelson is a British seaman striding forward. Behind Nelson is the figure of Britannia holding a laurel wreath and Nelson's decorations.
The monument was the first item of public sculpture to be erected in Liverpool, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. Grade II* is the middle of the three grades of designation for listed buildings and is applied to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".
The Arcade is a Victorian-era structure of two nine-story buildings, joined by a five-story arcade with a glass skylight spanning over 300 feet (91 m), along the four balconies. Erected in 1890, the Arcade is identified as one of the earliest indoor shopping malls in the United States. Designed by John Eisenmann, the Arcade is one of the few remaining arcades of its kind in the United States. Modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II located in Milan, the construction was financed by John D. Rockefeller, Marcus Hanna, Charles F. Brush and several other wealthy Clevelanders of the day. In 2001, the Hyatt corporation redeveloped the Arcade into Cleveland's first Hyatt Regency hotel. The Hyatt Regency occupies the two towers and the top three floors of the atrium area. The two lower floors of the atrium area remain open to the public with retail merchants and a food court.
In July 2008, I spent a week in San Francisco for a conference. Each evening I did a walkabout in a different neighborhood.
I really enjoyed getting to see so many nicely restored Victorian houses.
These are Eastlake or Stick Victorians.
I thought the x's on the brown house were an interesting touch.
Two of Bradford’s signature Victorian buildings flank West Yorkshire Road Car Bristol FS6B Lodekka DX169 (836DYG) as it heads to Shipley on a local working. To the left is the Florentine Gothic City Hall, inspired by the Palazzo Vecchio and completed in 1873. Looming up close to the right, appropriately in Flemish Gothic style, is the Wool Exchange. The Cloth Hall in Ypres appears to be one inspiration. Completed in 1867, the Wool Exchange today is a Waterstones bookshop.
Far less uplifting and ultimately ephemeral is the 1960s block at the left, part of the Forster Square development that was designed by corrupt, bankrupt and gaoled architect John Poulson.
Also nosing into the picture is a Ford Corsair, produced between 1963 and 1970. This is the later V4-engined version.
May 1971
Zorki 4 camera
Boots colour slide film.
Tower Bridge in London on a beautiful July day. Photos taken with my Canon camera from Butlers Wharf looking back into central London. London remains heavily effected by lack of tourists due to Covid-19
Italianate flat-front Victorian architecture
Clay Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco
20201029_160557_HDR Clay Street
In Southport's Hesketh Park they suddenly appeared from nowhere, whilst my camera was in my hand.
As they passed me they both said "Sorry!" and asked if they'd spoilt my photo.
"No." I replied, "You've brought it to life."
Very briefly, Fleetwood’s North Euston Hotel provided a gateway to Scotland. The Northern Fells were seen as an insuperable barrier to building a railway route, so developer Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, MP and entrepreneur, promoted the erstwhile fishing village on the Wyre estuary as a commercial port and one from where railway passengers arriving by train from the south could transfer to a ferry that connected them with the Ayrshire port of Ardrossan. He commissioned Decimus Burton to build the North Euston Hotel in 1841 as an appropriate transfer point. Its portico was a deliberate echo of the Euston Arch in London.
In the event, a railway route to Scotland was constructed via Shap, its gradients for long a challenge to contemporary steam locomotives, but it made the ferry connection at Fleetwood redundant after 1846.
The North Euston Hotel is Grade II listed.
September 2007
Rollei 35 camera
Fujichrome 100 film.
Two beautifully restored commercial buildings in the village of Northville, New York, including one that is the "oldest five & dime store in the United States."
The Minneapolis City Hall and Hennepin County Courthouse (also known as the Municipal Building) is located in downtown Minneapolis.
The building was completed in 1902 and is an outstanding example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.
The buildings on the left and centre were designed by T C Hine for Birkin's Lace and on the right by T C Hine for Thomas Adams in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, both in 1855
I saw this attractive Victorian building in downtown St. Paul, MN.
I thought the corner tower and entrance were quite nice.
The building contains Patrick McGovern's Pub.
The Nelson Monument is a monument to Admiral Horatio Nelson, in Exchange Flags, Liverpool, England. It was designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt and sculpted by Richard Westmacott. It stands to the north of the Town Hall and was unveiled in 1813.
In 1805, Liverpool City Council resolved to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by erecting a monument and voted to pay £1,000 towards its design and construction. A public subscription fund was launched and within two months a total of £8,930 (£610,000 as of 2014)[1] had been reached; this included £750 from the underwriters at Lloyd's and £500 from the West India Association. It was agreed that the monument should be located in a prominent site near the Exchange. A competition for its design was arranged, and this was won by Matthew Cotes Wyatt, son of James Wyatt, the contract being signed in 1809. Matthew Wyatt was relatively inexperienced, and was assisted by Richard Westmacott.[a] The first stone was laid on 15 July 1812, and the monument was unveiled on 21 October 1813, the eighth anniversary of Nelson's death. In 1866 the monument was moved to its present site in Exchange Flags to allow for an extension to the Exchange Buildings, and the Westmorland stone base was replaced by one in granite
The monument consists of a bronze statue on a stone base. Its overall height is 29 feet (8.8 m), and the circumference of the base is 95 feet 4 inches (29.1 m). The base consists of a drum-shaped pedestal in Westmorland marble 8 feet 10 inches (2.7 m) high, standing on a granite basement 6 feet (1.8 m) high.[b] Seated around the pedestal are four statues depicting manacled prisoners sitting in poses of sadness; they represent Nelson's major victories, the battles of Cape St Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar. Set into the drum between the statues are four bronze bas-reliefs depicting other naval actions in which Nelson was involved. Encircling the pedestal above the statues are swags of laurel hanging from behind lions' heads. Attached to rings in the lions' mouths are chains that descend to manacle the prisoners. At the top of the pedestal is a cornice with an inscription in metal letters reading ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY (sic).[2]
On top of the pedestal is a bronze group of figures 14 feet 2 inches (4.3 m) high, each figure being 7 feet (2.1 m) in height, and forming a roughly pyramidal structure. There are five figures surrounded by the drapes and poles of captured flags, with an anchor and a rope on the ground. An idealised nude representation of Nelson stands with one foot on a cannon and the other on an enemy's corpse, holding upright a sword on which Victory is placing the last of four crowns.[c] To the right of Nelson is the figure of Death reaching out to touch him. On the left of Nelson is a British seaman striding forward. Behind Nelson is the figure of Britannia holding a laurel wreath and Nelson's decorations.
The monument was the first item of public sculpture to be erected in Liverpool, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. Grade II* is the middle of the three grades of designation for listed buildings and is applied to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".
D27723. Some of the decorative columns and stonework of the Natural History Museum building in London’s South Kensington. On the right are the jaw bones of the blue whale skeleton that is suspended above the museumgoers.
The Museum was opened in 1881 and houses an amazing collection of specimens from the animal, vegetable and mineral world. It’s well worth a visit, but do allow plenty of time! More details here:
Tuesday, 18th February, 2025. Copyright © Ron Fisher 2025.
The Pioneer Building in downtown St. Paul, MN, was built in 1889.
When built, it was the tallest building in St. Paul as well as west of Chicago.
Looming in the background is a former textile mill, built in 1894, that in more recent decades has been home to upscale women's dressmaker Ursula of Switzerland. Waterford, New York.
There are many beautifully restored shotgun houses in Key West, FL.
Many of the shotgun houses were built by cigar factory owners to house their Cuban cigar makers.
Most of these houses are now worth a million dollars!
During my walkabout in downtown Frederiksted, on St. Croix of the US Virgin Islands, I noticed this attractive house with gingerbread trim.
The town house on Queen Street with its gingerbread trim and galleries and arcades is little changed since it was built in 1867.
Reached through a pretty cottage wire gate, this Victorian era red brick house is nearly entirely obscured from view by mature deciduous trees.
It once would have been the cottage home of one of the many miners that panned for gold during the Victorian Gold Rush in Wandiligong.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
3 bracket handheld with the Canon T4i, a delightful prosumer camera.
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