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A sculpture at Duston, Northampton, to remember the former British Timken factory which was nearby. The sculpture depicts a huge steel bearing ring and a tree. Inserted into the sculpture are many panels depicting photographs of people working at Timken, special occasions and Duston communities at the annual British Timken show.
Bristol Harbourside. The Company was established in 1948 as British Road Services (BRS). formed by the nationalisation of Britain's road haulage industry, under the British Transport Commission, as a result of the Transport Act 1947.
Went to the British Museum to see the fascinating exhibition "Troy: Myth and Reality"
www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/troy-myth-and-reality
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British Army Apache helicopter fires Hellfire missiles for the first time at sea, in exercise ranges off Gibraltar.
A significant milestone in proving the capability of Apache to operate and strike from the sea, 30mm cannon and Hellfire missiles were successfully fired against seaborne targets in a long-planned exercise near Gibraltar.
In total, 550 rounds of 30mm and 9 radar-guided Hellfire missiles were fired, achieving a 100% strike rate. This was the first time that Hellfire has been launched in the maritime environment.
Matt and Sophie kindly took Tim and me to the British Wildlife Centre on Saturday, which is about an hour and half's drive. (JJ was also having a day out with a friend, hence Shannon coming to look after Harbie)
I have some other photos to upload before I get to the BWC ones but thought I'd give you this taster. Clearly this is a fox and doesn't need too much explanation! Sophie kindly lent me her 300mm lens (while she used her 600mm!) and it was nice to dust off my DSLR and use it again. My main issue is most of the animals were either behind fencing, as you can see here, or behind glass. If anyone knows if there's a simple way to get rid of it on Photoshop, please let me know before I upload the rest of the best of my photos!!
Members of 23 PARA during a Mountain Patrol
British Soldiers from 3 PARA (3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment) during operation HERRICK 8 in 2008 the battalion was the regional battle group south so worked all over the southern provinces.
All photos from AIRBORNEJOCK
He posed for me on the Avon River in Stratford upon Avon.
This image is copyrighted by Linda Donnelly. Please do not use it without my permission.
British invasion window diptych.
New!! Challenge 4.0 Duo Image Challenge**
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A journey through the history of humanity: from Egyptian mummies to the Parthenon marbles, the British Museum houses over 8 million artifacts that tell the stories of ancient civilizations and distant cultures. Founded in 1753, it is one of the most iconic and visited museums in the world.
Western Welsh Ominus Co. Ltd., Cardiff
106 (OUH 106)
AEC Reliance
Harrington
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Madeira Drive, Brighton
British Coach Rally
19 April 1958
(c) Paul A. Bateson
If you hold this postcard up to the light the windows brighten up somewhat. Presumably this was a daytime shot made to look as though it is taken during the night.
The statue of Samuel Morley can be seen standing outside the Theatre Royal. The building on right hand corner of Market Street and Long Row was the old Nottingham Department store of Griffin & Spalding. The building was rebuilt in the 1920's. In c.1966 Debenhams purchased the store and I believe quickly rebranded it.
This postcard shows its vintage in that Post Office Regulations in the UK during the 1900's only permitted you to write a message on the reverse for inland postage. This postcard is franked Nottingham 5.45pm Aug 11 (19)03. It was sent to Mrs I Skelton, Fesserton, Tay, Ontario, Canada.
Instead of the usual Ha'penny stamp it cost a full 1d. to send this abroad. One penny in 1903 equates to 33p in 2008 using the Retail Prices Index. 1d in 1903 equates to £2.21 in 2008 if you use Per Captia GDP. (Per Capita GDP gives a better idea of how 'affordable' something was for someone taking into account earnings etc.)
The message on the front reads: -
' 4 Ossington Villas Sherwood Nottingham
Thanks for letter & ?. Aunt's address is
Swiss Cottage Albury Heath Guildford Surrey
Will write to you soon
Much love to you all
from us both. Hubert
Annie is collecting these cards please (Do you remember this street?) send her one or two.'
British Railways Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific 35018 "British India Line" passes Woodacre on 5z46 1325 Carnforth WCRC Depot - Crewe Heritage Centre on 16/07/2022
Albert Dock / Liverpool / Merseyside / England / UK
Album of the British Islands: www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157626176...
One of the accursed Class 142 "Pacer" diesel multiple units is seen at Carlisle in company with a class 153 unit. 94 of these things were built by British Rail Engineering in Derby Between 1985 & 1987. They were a development of the earlier Class 141 which where introduced in 1984.
The train body is based on that of the Leyland National bus and many fixtures and fittings of the bus can be found on the trains. They are powered by either Cummins or Perkins diesel engines of 230hp. They are notoriously unreliable, so much so that a power unit once detached itself from one of these on the Cumbrian Coast Line.