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photo date: 14 June 2008
Noticed this disheveled guy with puke on his pants standing outside a cafe stalking a Chinese girl sitting inside. The girl was sitting with a guy both reading books, but the stalker was only interested in the girl. The couple focused intently on their reading hoping the stalker would just give up, but to no avail.... this was no ordinary stare down.
The couple gave up, and left; i didn't take notice if they simply moved to another table, or exited the cafe as i lost interest at that point.... but what the heck, i came back a min later to see if there was more...
The staff inside noticed the guy standing in the window, but didn't want to get involved. The other customers in the cafe didn't seem to notice, nobody on the streets seemed to care.
This is my landing window. The house was built in 1870 by a local mill owner called thomas mallinson. The 4 outer panes are all the 4 seasons. The top middle is thomas,s coat of arms and the bottom his initials.
a sandstone latticed window in the newly restored queen's palace.
see more CARVINGs here.
Late 19th century glass by Burlison & Grylls.
is one of the more picturesque villages along the southern edge of Bredon Hill and St John the Baptist's church is accordingly one of the most handsome and interesting in south Worcestershire. The first impression is made by the stately 15th century tower that announces the church's presence, but the building below is much older with many curious reminders of its more distant past.
Despite the initial distraction of the later tower the church is still largely a 12th century Norman building, the nave simply having had its roof replaced and most of its windows modified over the following centuries. The central tower separates nave and chancel, its lowest stage also Norman and showing evidence of a long vanished transept to the south with a large blocked up arch visible (not matched on the north side though it seems reasonable to assume a cruciform church was at least intended if not fully realised). Above is a tower of two further distinct periods, 13th century with lancets below, 15th century Perpendicular above. The most interesting external features however are the two Norman doorways on either side of the nave, that on the north now blocked but both still retain their tympanum carvings (that on the north features a worn figure thrusting a lance into a dragon's head, the larger south doorway (still the main entrance) features two strange beasts beside a cross, and is the image that greets all who enter the church.
Inside the nave has been stripped back to the stonework and the Norman chancel arch beyond affords a more tantalising glimpse of the spaces beyond it (the chancel lighter thanks to an attractive limewash treatment). The arches below the tower reward study for their Norman carvings, strangely only a few in select areas (which one would expect to extend around the entire perimeter of the arch but here such plans seem to have come to an abrupt end after the three carvings at the left hand corner, were the rest simply chiseled off?). The capitals above have curious masks peering out from amongst the Romanesque ornamentation. The glass here is a bit of a mixture and the font late medieval but fairly standard, thus it is the 12th century carvings that will remain the chief joy of a visit here.
Beckford church used to be open daily and welcoming in the good old days of the pre-Covid era (these photos being almost a decade old now and taken with a much more limited camera). Hopefully it will be accessible again before long. See the link below for more details:-
www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/index.php?p...
Stained glass by Alan Younger installed to mark the Millennium in the east window of the north aisle. The central Virgin & Child group and flanking vignettes are designed to complement the medieval fragments surviving at the apex of the window.
St Mary's at Enville is an imposing sight, it's magnificent south-west tower beckons to the visitor from its hillside position where one is confronted by this warm toned sandstone building, which is rather restored but well worth seeing.
The handsome Perpendicular-style tower is in fact a Victorian rebuilding by G.G.Scott who restored the church in 1871-4, leaving a strong imprint on the building, also entailing the rebuilding of the chancel. The exterior thus suggest a 19th century church, so it is a surprise to enter another world within.
It takes some time for the eyes to adjust upon entering the church as it is rather dark (with stained glass in nearly every window), but the first features revealed are the Norman nave arcades, again somewhat restored. There is much of interest here, with some medieval glass and some interesting tombs, whilst in the chancel are four 15th century choir stalls with very fine misericords. The rest of the glass is mostly Victorian aside from two very good contemporary windows.
St Mary's appears to be generally kept open and welcoming and is well worth a visit, its restored exterior and dark interior conceal some fine features that will reward spending some time here.
Our photo walk took us down to Minneapolis' river front and the stone arch bridge. This is the most photographed subject in my portfolio, save my children yet I've never photographed it in this light with falling snow. Another bonus, aside from the great shots, is yet another vantage point of the landmark Gold Medal Flour sign.
ODC: A photo walk shot
More patterns from nature; and a warning to use the right sort of paint when blacking out the rear window of your van.
This is a vertical panorama consisting of two HDR 3-exposures. Taken at Vista House in the Columbia Gorge on the Oregon side of the river.
Software: Photoshop Elements, Photomatix, Nik Viveza, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail, Topaz DeNoise 5
Mural No 19
Plastic Pollution by Meggs and Phibs
Station Street, Napier
Mural No 19
Plastic Pollution by Meggs and Phibs
Station Street, Napier
Meggs x Phibs: Every minute, a garbage truck full of plastic makes its way into the earth’s oceans and plastics are expected to outweigh fish by the year 2050. Every single piece of plastic ever made still exists on earth and now it is breaking down into tiny particles in our seas. “Our mural focuses on this spectrum of plastic pollution – from large-scale debris, which poisons, chokes, and kills mammals and deep sea fish, to the smaller particles that are being eaten by all sea creatures. Our personal mantra is to ‘live with less’ and reduce our consumption of non-biodegradable products. We are rapidly killing our planet, and ultimately ourselves.”
Newly entered service at Stanley former London General vehicle before this entered service at Go North East this vehicle was refurbished and Converted to single door layout at Blackburn Bus & Coach World seen here in Newcastle on Toon Link Service X70 to Consett
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