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This small park is situated next to the Four Courts and was originally developed in the 1930s as part of the landscape associated with Chancery House public housing. The park was upgraded in 2010 and the original cast iron fountain and pool were restored to full working order.
This corporation housing scheme was designed by Herbert Simms, who was appointed Corporation housing architect in 1933, as part of the Housing Act of 1932, which aimed to increase the level of public housing from 2,000 to 12,000 annually. Simms was responsible for the design and erection of 17,000 new homes, which made a huge contribution towards solving Dublin's acute housing problem.
Moving this to the top of my photostream (originally posted October 2009).
Dedicated to the late Amy Winehouse - rest in peace...
...also dedicated to all those who are going through or have overcome addiction... and to those of us who live with, love and stand by them no matter what - hold true; the battle can be won.
Back to Black was on my iPod when I took this shot....
You go your way and I'll go back to Large and Dark.
With Autumn fully underway the mornings are getting darker again, leading to a return to shots of buildings in the semi-gloom of dawn and more contributions to my Buildings as Tripods series... although in this case it's not a building which is providing a steady hand but rather the edge of a 'water feature' occupying what was the broad end of the junction of Old Bailey and Newgate Street.
Looking at the site today it's hard to recall how large the junction used to be... although the representation on Google Maps illustrates it well - another case of streeview not mapping mapview though!
The building opposite is The Viaduct Tavern which is almost enveloped by the Merrill Lynch Financial Centre which looms behind and lurks behind the facades of the upper-floors of the shops to the right extending all the way to King Edward Street. Occupying the site of what was the Post Office the building was designed by Swanke Hayden Connell and has one multiple awards - although once touted as having The biggest trading floor in Europe it has since been downgraded to One of The biggest. Sign of the times 'spose.
The architects were also (part) responsible for One Coleman Street which is rather funky and much loved by fellow Flickrites who like a good shot of a building!
I was fortunate enough on this shot to not only have no people or moving traffic around but also for the traffic lights to stay on red for the duration of the exposure. I have to confess that this wasn't planned! The reflection in the 'water feature' (which took forever to build) is a nice foil to the crisp morning... certainly feels chilly. I'll leave you to wrap up warm and...
.. enjoy.
The Broken Heart Memorial By Artist Maria Pizzuti [Steamboat Quay, Limerick, 1997]
Note: Sculpture was the product of a student competition run by Wallace Architects at Dublin Institute of Technology, 1996
Broken Heart is a memorial to the victims of the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1849) and it is located on Steamboat Quay, in front of entrance to Jury’s Inn Limerick [now the Limerick City Hotel] . This work of public art was designed by Marie Pizzuti and was unveiled by Mayor K. O’Hanlon on 21st May 1997. Sadly it has been more or less neglected in recent years.
The sculpture is free-standing, meaning it is not attached to any other surface. It was designed as a water feature, spraying water from the tubes on the sculpture.
When I visited Limerick in June 2014 I commented about the condition of the installation and about the lack of water. In 2015 it was in a much better condition as the enclosure has been painted and all litter has been removed however it is obvious that water will no longer be a feature of the Broken Heart Memorial sculpture.
Sheffield Winter Garden is a very large green house right between the town hall and Sheffield Hallam University. But I prefer these silver balls outside the actual winter garden....
Guess what? The pictures are clickable. :o)
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Sheffield Winter Garden ist genau das: ein riesig großer Wintergarten mitten in der Stadt. Wirklich enorm groß. Aber, und das finde ich noch viel besser, davor liegen diese großen sibernen Kugeln rum. So eine Art Wasserspiel oder so.
Und die Kommentarbilder könnt Ihr auch anklicken :o)
The upper half of this picture is actually a reflection in the water feature of the Market Square Water Feature.
Old Market Square is an open town square in Nottingham, England, the largest such surviving in England, and forms the heart of the city of Nottingham. It covers an area of about 22,000 m².
Designed by Neil Porter in 2004 and completed in March 2007, the Old Market Square is built with three shades of granite. The central open space is a light coloured granite, with white, beige and dark grey granite used for the fountains, terraces and flowerbeds.
The new square is a modern, single tier area, reflecting the history of the city including the recreation of an ancient border which once divided Nottingham. A new water feature dominates the west side of the Square, with jet fountains and waterfalls. These water features can be turned off if required, allowing a amphitheatre-like seating area to be created for shows and concerts. The opening events are to include concerts and parades, with plans being made for May Day and St Georges Day celebrations, as well as to bringing back a regular local farmers market on each third Saturday every month, reflecting the original purpose of the Square.
The front of the square is dominated by the Council House, which serves as the city hall. The bell inside the council house dome, named 'Little John', has the deepest tone of any bell in the country. The sound produced by the bell travels over 7 miles on a clear day.
Two large stone lions guard the Council House steps, and they have historically been a popular symbol of the city, with the City Council recently adopting the lion on some of its recent 'Nottingham Proud' campaign posters. People have been meeting at the lions for decades and have served as a meeting point for city residents. The 'Left Lion' is most popularily used for meeting. These lions are names Leo and Oscar
Water feature on the Southbank ... Fun for children and adults ... Liked the pink hat and the boy running out of shot. I thought initially that the boy had spoilt the image but I now think he adds to it ...
The heavy work is done. Now we just have to complete the landscaping with some plants and tastefull nightime lighting.
I was privileged, this weekend, to see another of William Pye's water sculptures. This one stands in Woolbeding Gardens where once a magnificent cedar grew. Hard to show the beauty of the sculpture in a photo but a good opportunity for a selfie.
About a year ago I came across a document explaining the idea behind this sculpture and unfortunately I cannot fine the document in question and I cannot fully remember in detail the content. The globe is the earth and it is treated like a football be men [males] ... it is abused.
The spelling of the name appears to vary - Cliona, Cliodhna or Cliodna - but it would appear that the correct spelling is Cliodhna.
Cliodhna Cussen was born and educated in Co. Limerick. She attended third level education in Dublin and Florence and is presently based in Dublin and Kerry. She works as a full-time sculptor using mostly bronze and stone. Cliodhna does graphic work in the Graphic Studio Dublin and she also illustrates and publishes Irish Children's Stories. She has exhibited widely and won a number ofawards for her work, including the Listowel Gold Medal for sculpture and the sculpture prize at the Oireachtas.
We're stuck at home due to the pandemic, but we can't even go out in the backyard because it has been pouring rain all day.
Hestercombe House is an historic country house in Cheddon Fitzpaine in the Quantocks, near Taunton in Somerset, England .The house is a Grade II Listed Country House which was originally built in the 16th century for the Warre family.
I have had a number of requests asking for information about our pond/water feature, so here it is.
I have a photo blind/tent, set up about 15 feet away to get close up shots without disturbing the birds.
Feeders are close by, it is a small yard.
Total size of the pond area is about 7 foot square.
I have a small pond made from a kit liner, hard plastic, that was on clearance due to missing pond kit parts.
I used the dirt from the hole, plus some sand to build up a little "stream".
Recirculating pump, bark, stones etc added and changed periodically.
Keep the stream shallow - 1 to 2 inches as small birds don't like deep water.
I placed it so there was cover close by, in this case a hedge.
Keep it messy, thrashers and sparrows like litter.
The birds use it all the time.
In 1999, artist Tina O’Connell was commissioned to re-create a fountain on the same site as where there had been a Victorian style tiered fountain which had fallen into disrepair. Thus Tina's contemporary sculpture is also a fully functioning fountain. After an extended period of research into the materials and of development 'In-Visible' was finally sited and fully installed in 2002.
‘In-Visible’ (2001) is a contemporary sculpture incorporating a water feature. Inspired by the connection between Waterford City and the world famous Waterford Glass industry, O'Connell's work consists of a very large transparent acrylic sphere (2 metres in diameter), over which clear running water continuously flows, and which is positioned on a large, circular platform made from black Kilkenny marble. The work has been referred to locally as the ‘Orb Fountain’.
A tall, sculptural water feature sends thin curtains of water cascading down a textured central column, framed by angular concrete forms. The steady flow creates a soft, repeating pattern as water spills into the pool below, contrasting the rigid geometry of the structure with constant motion.
Photographed at the Denver Botanic Gardens, this image came from an intentional gear experiment—using the Nikkor MC 105mm macro lens not for close detail, but to explore how it renders scale, texture, and movement when applied to a larger architectural subject. The result leans into repetition and restraint rather than spectacle.