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Built in 1885 the Shakespeare Chateau bed and breakfast inn, is truly one of the most beautiful homes in St. Joseph, Mo. and the area. From the stained glass windows in every room and hallway to the original woodwork carved from cherry and walnut, this historical gem is worth a long look. (Photo by: Patrick P. Evenson)
Built 1884 as offices for National Mutual Life Association, architects James Cumming & Edward Davies, taken over by government 1914 for SA Harbors Board. Originally on corner of Grote St, in Dec 1979 the facade was moved 34 metres north to make way for the SGIC Building. The roof was also saved. Now used for offices.
“The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia; are having handsome new offices erected on the west ride of Victoria-square, and directly opposite the new Government Offices, with a frontage of 50 feet by a depth of 94 feet The building is four stories in height, and is all adapted for offices with exception, of a small portion of the basement. . . The style of the building is Italian, having massive stylobate of Malmsbury bluestone, moulded and rusticated. Above this the whole of the front is carried out in freestone from Mossman's Bay Quarries; Sydney, the ground floor being in the lighter form of the Doric order, with three-quarter engaged columns and pilasters at the angles. The first floor is in the Corinthian order, the lower parts of the columns being enriched with carving in low relief. On this floor a handsome stone balcony is projected from the centre, over the main entrance. The second floor has the projections .carried up in piers, panelled and carved in low relief. A bold enriched cornice surmounting this returns round the several projections. Above the cornice is a balustrated parapet with large dormer in enriched pediment as a central feature. A French roof rises over this with a large square dome in the centre, covered with lead cut to fish-scale pattern, and surmounted by handsome cast-iron cresting and finials surrounding a look-out.” [Register 21 Mar 1884]
“The handsome buildings of the National Mutual Life Association, which have been in course of erection in Victoria-square during the past year, was opened by a banquet on Friday evening last. The total cost of the building is £13,500.” [Christian Colonist 30 May 1884]
“one of the most popular of the Victorian banks is about to open a branch in this city, and pending the acquisition of a suitable freehold site for building purposes has rented the front suite of offices in the costly building recently erected by the National Mutual Life Assurance Association in Victoria-square. The situation is a little off the beaten track of general traders,” [Express & Telegraph 31 May 1884]
“inadequate accommodation afforded to the Commonwealth electoral officials in the discharge of their duties. For several weeks an augmented staff have been obliged to work at high pressure in an overcrowded, ill lighted office at the Supreme Court buildings. When the new main rolls were compiled, some time ago, it was found necessary to rent an office in the National Mutual Buildings in Victoria-square.” [Advertiser 22 Mar 1910]
“a meeting of the Adelaide Esperanto Group at National Mutual Building, Victoria-square.” [Advertiser 4 May 1910]
“Mr. Oscar Taeuber, teacher of breathing, calisthenics, voice production, and singing, has removed to National Mutual Buildings, Victoria square.” [The Mail 24 Jan 1914]
“A fine edifice with a frontage to Victoria square bas been secured for Government purposes. This is the National Mutual life Building, which was erected 20 years ago on the western side of the square. The frontage extends over 50 ft and the depth is 90 ft. It has three floors and a basement, connected by a marble staircase. There are approximately 25 rooms and caretaker's apartments. The sum of £17,000 is to be paid for the building, which will be used to house the Harbors Board.” [Daily Herald 7 May 1914]
“the Harbors Board, who are to be quartered in this building, will require only a portion of the premises, and that other departments, at present cramped for room, will be transferred to it.. . . The large hall on the ground floor is now occupied by Mr. J. Timms, the well-known railway and tramway contractor, and his lease does not expire until May, 1915.” [Advertiser 4 Jun 1914]
“A tablet containing the names of 96 volunteers from the Harbors Department, was unveiled on Tuesday morning in the vestibule of the board's offices, Victoria square, by the Chief Secretary (Hon. J. G. Bice). . . the employes who went out to fight for liberty came from every branch of the service, and. represented many trades. . . The special distinctions won by the men were three commissions, one Military Cross, and two Military Medals. The tablet was entirely the work of the officers of the board, and was proof of their abilities in a peaceful direction. The carving was done by Mr. T. A. Shearing, a returned soldier.” [Express & Telegraph 25 May 1920]
“The last of the four remaining Moreton Bay fig trees in Victoria square was removed yesterday. The contractor (Mr. B. J. Wakefield) had his workmen on the job at 7 a.m. and the tree opposite the Post Office, known as the ‘Tree of Knowledge’ by the old timers who sat under it, was felled at about 8.45 a.m. When the clearing up has been completed the only tree left standing in the square will be the flame tree opposite the SA Harbors Board building.” [Advertiser 18 Jun 1946]
“Work has begun on the erection of temporary office premises for the Harbors Board on a Victoria square block formerly occupied by a monumental masonry firm. The Minister of Works (Mr. Mclntosh) said yesterday that accommodation in the Harbors Board building, which adjoined the block, had been inadequate for some time and the new premises would provide extra offices until a permanent building could be erected on the site.” [Advertiser 23 Jun 1949]
“The Harbors Board plans to erect a one-story building alongside its present building in Victoria square. The new building, which will be capable of extension at some later date, will be on the adjacent site now occupied by George Morgan, monumental mason works. Harbors Board general manager (Mr. Meyer) said today the land, which was owned by the Government, had been transferred to the board, which badly needed more office space.” [News 16 May 1949]
Jointly built by AEC. These lorries chassis were built by AEC with Daimler engine and radiator.
HCVS London to Brighton run, Broadfield Stadium, Crawley 04-05-14
BOWFLEET - IMO : 6515540
Built 1965, by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co, Troon , UK (Yard No. 520) as BOWFLEET
GRT : 1548 / DWT : 2340
Overall Length : 80.7 metres x Beam 13.7 metres.
Machinery : 1 shaft driven by a Mirrlees - 4stroke single acting 8 cylinder oil engine
Speed : 12.0 knots
History POR = Port of Registry
1965: BOWFLEET : F.Bowles & Sons Ltd : POR Cardiff .
1966: BOWFLEET : British Dredging (Sg) Ltd : POR Cardiff
1977: BOWFLEET : British Dredging Aggregates Ltd: POR Cardiff
1978: BOWFLEET : British Dredging (Sand & Gravel) Co Ltd: POR London
1984: BOWFLEET : East Coast Aggregates Ltd : POR London
1985: Sold to Romamet and broken up at Rochester.
BOWFLEET photographed on 12 April 1980 on the River Thames passing Gravesend.
Ship Details : Miramar
1965 vulcan foundry built BO BO electric loco built as E3183 renumber to Tops 86251 in may 1974 seen in intercity livery
1965 doncaster built BO BO electric loco built as E3120 renumber to Tops 86019 in september 1973 renumbered to 86319 in april 1981 when bogies were modified renumbered to 86419 in march 1986 seen in intercity livery
1966 vulcan foundry built BO BO electric loco built as E3153 renumber to Tops 86039 in october 1974 renumbered to 86439 in october 1986 when bogies were modified renumbered to 86639 in december 1990 when in freight only use seen in intercity livery
Built in 1862 at no. 35 Sherbourne Street North.
"Rosedale is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance. It is located north of Downtown Toronto and is one of its oldest suburbs. It is also one of the wealthiest and most highly priced neighbourhoods in Canada. Rosedale has been ranked the best neighbourhood in Toronto to live in by Toronto Life. It is known as the area where the city's 'old money' lives, and is home to some of Canada's richest and most famous citizens including Gerry Schwartz, founder of Onex Corporation, Adrienne Clarkson, the 26th Governor General of Canada, and her husband, the author John Ralston Saul, as well as David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet of the Thomson Corporation, the latter of whom is the richest man in Canada.
Rosedale's boundaries consist of the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks to the north, Yonge Street to the west, Aylmer Avenue and Rosedale Valley Road to the south, and Bayview Avenue to the east. The neighbourhood is within the City of Toronto's Rosedale-Moore Park neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is divided into a north and south portion by the Park Drive Ravine.
Toronto (/təˈrɒntoʊ/ tə-RON-toh; locally [təˈɹɒɾ̃ə] or [ˈtɹɒɾ̃ə]) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812, the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by American troops. York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto. It was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation. The city proper has since expanded past its original limits through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi).
The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. More than half of residents were born outside of Canada, more than half of residents belong to a visible minority group, and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants. While the majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language, over 160 languages are spoken in the city. The mayor of Toronto is elected by direct popular vote to serve as the chief executive of the city. The Toronto City Council is a unicameral legislative body, comprising 25 councillors since the 2018 municipal election, representing geographical wards throughout the city.
Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production, and television production, and is home to the headquarters of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets. Its varied cultural institutions, which include numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities, attract over 43 million tourists each year. Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the tallest free-standing structure on land outside of Asia, the CN Tower.
The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the headquarters of Canada's five largest banks, and the headquarters of many large Canadian and multinational corporations. Its economy is highly diversified with strengths in technology, design, financial services, life sciences, education, arts, fashion, aerospace, environmental innovation, food services, and tourism. Toronto is the third-largest tech hub in North America after Silicon Valley and New York City, and the fastest growing." - info from Wikipedia.
The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.
On this trip I had a surprise 4 day layover in Toronto.
Now on Instagram.
Photo courtesy of Paul Cooper, Built by Jack Lauterwasser for Alex Moulton, note no rear rack stub and high spec components-seen here circa 1978.
Built in 1911, the year before Loyola University received its charter, Thomas Hall is named for Louise C. Thomas who funded the construction in memory of her late husband Stanley O. Thomas, a cotton broker. The historic building’s $14.5 million renovation in 2011 re-purposed it as a resource and visitor center for students and prospective students. The building now offers students a one-stop-shop administrative hub, housing the Offices of Admissions, Student Records, the Bursar, Financial Aid and Student Finance.
Built by A & J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, 1899. Between 1915 and 1920 she was commissioned as a minesweeper, Admiralty number 932 (ref: www.naval-history.net). She returned to service during WWII, and was sunk off Dunkirk while evacuating troops.
From the Bill Lind collection.
Built in 1871 by The Milwaukee Road. Restoration of the exterior was completed in 2008. Interior resotation is pending.
Lexington Trip 2022-05
May 26 - 29, 2022
Homeward Bound
Stop In Perryville, Kentucky
11:10 AM EDT, May 29, 2022
Looking down the covered walkway of Merchants' Row. The storefront closest was originally the Opera House that was built circa 1840.
"The original building was a small one-story structure. It was widened and an upper story and the present storefront was constructed between 1850-1860. The building has been used as a photographer's studio, a U.S. Post Office, a general merchandise."
From the Historic Downtown Perryville Walking Tour pamphlet.
The second building seen in this section of the row was the Parks Dry Goods Store, circa 1840.
"Parks Dry good Store was built in 1840. The Parks Store was owned by William Huston Parks, the brother in law of Wallace Green, the local druggist. In 1870, Mr. Parks bought the store from another local store owner. A shrewd businessman, Mr. Parks opened three other stores in the 1800's, an unusual occurrence for that time. Including the Parks Store in Perryville, branches of the business also spread into Washington County and Mackville. During the earliest days of the store's existence, the store stocked boots, shoes, groceries and dry goods. Families from the surrounding areas would shop for supplies to last them for nearly the entire year. All would be bought in large quantity from nails by the keg to flour by the barrel. On March 18, 1918 Mr. Parks' daughter, Lora Parks, began to work for the store, but her father did not think it proper for young ladies to do public work. Despite her father's dissatisfaction with employing her, Miss Lora continued to work, and in July of 1930, following the death of her parents, she bought out the heirs and continued to own and operate the store until her own death in 1972. For over 100 years Parks Store was owned and operated by the same family."
From the Historic Downtown Perryville Walking Tour pamphlet.
302 South Buell Street, Perryville, Boyle County Kentucky.
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Built in 1814, this Federal-style house was originally owned by Colonel Abner Gaines, whom was a native of Virginia, and settled in Boone County in 1804 with his wife, Elizabeth Matthews Gaines, and their thirteen children. Eleven years after arriving in the area, Gaines bought a tavern that had existed on the present site of the house since 1795, and replaced it with the present structure a year later, likely utilizing slave labor to construct the house, as he was wealthy and was a slaveowner. In 1815, Gaines opened a post office in his tavern, with the area at the time being known as “Gaines Crossroads” rather than Walton, and also operated an early stagecoach line between Covington, Kentucky and Lexington, Kentucky roughly along the route that later became the old Lexington-Covington Turnpike, running parallel to modern US Highway 25 and Interstate 75 along the “dry ridge” between the two cities. Gaines was a Justice of Boone County from 1805 until 1817, and was appointed sheriff of Boone County in 1817.
The children of Abner Gaines included his eldest son, James Matthews Gaines, whom became the first postmaster of the Gaines Crossroads Post Office; Woodford Gaines, a paymaster in the United States Arm; Richard Gaines, whom was appointed the United States District Attorney for Mississippi by US President Andrew Jackson; Archibald Gaines, whom later owned Maplewood Farm; and William H. Gaines, whom owned a large part of what is now Hot Springs, Arkansas.
However, Gaines’s most prominent and notable son, John Pollard Gaines, was a prominent political figure in early-to-mid 19th Century. He represented Boone County in the Kentucky Legislature from 1825 until 1832, including in the first session held in the then-new Old Capitol. He later served as an Army Major in the Mexican-American War in 1846, returning home to Maplewood Farm near Richwood as a war hero, and was subsequently elected to the US House of Representatives in 1847 to represent Kentucky, serving until 1849.
John Pollard Gaines served as the Governor of Oregon Territory from 1850 until 1853 under US President Zachary Taylor. He, alongside two of his sons, drove 200 head of cattle from Arkansas and Kentucky across the western United States to Oregon in order to establish a cattle industry in Oregon in 1854, and lived in Oregon until his death in 1857. Tragically, two of his daughters died of Yellow Fever off the coast of Brazil while on the long steamship voyage to Oregon, and in 1851, his wife was thrown from her horse when it was spooked, being killed almost instantly. He was unpopular as governor, as his Whig politics conflicted with the majority-Democrat populace of Oregon, and was unable to get American Indian tribes in Oregon to ratify treaties that would move them out of the Willamette Valley, which also proved unpopular with the population of Oregon Territory.
John Pollard Gaines, before departing for Oregon in 1850, sold Maplewood Farm, located near Richwood, Kentucky, to his younger brother, Archibald Gaines. Maplewood and the Gaines family has a direct tie to the Toni Morrison novel “Beloved,” which is based on the real life story of Margaret Kite Gaines Garner, whom escaped to freedom in Cincinnati, crossing the Ohio River from Covington, Kentucky in January 1856, but were shortly thereafter found by a posse acting under the Fugitive Slave Act. Margaret, not wanting her children to live in slavery, tried to kill herself and her children, succeeding in killing her youngest daughter. Margaret Gaines Garner’s case drew national attention and the ire of abolitionist groups, and because it demonstrated how the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 violated state sovereignty, making the distinction between slave and free states largely meaningless. Margaret Gaines Garner wished to remain in Ohio, but supporters of the Fugitive Slave Act wished for her to be returned to Kentucky, and she was returned to Kentucky with an agreement from Archibald Gaines that she would be extradited to Ohio to face charges for killing her daughter. However, Margaret was subsequently sent somewhere south, disappearing from the historical record, and it is uncertain what happened to her.
The Abner Gaines House remained in the Gaines family for over half of the 19th Century, being sold shortly after the Civil War after passing through four generations of family ownership. The house was poorly maintained in the latter part of the 19th Century, and even had a proposal made for its demolition in 1897, but it was rehabilitated by a subsequent owner and served as a private residence until 1937, when it became an antiques shop, which operated in the house until 1997.
The two-story house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, side gable roof, front gabled dormer, front facade seven bays wide with six-over-six double-hung windows, a front door in the central bay of the first floor facade with a fanlight transom, sidelights, and a portico with a front gable roof and doric columns. The rear wing of the house features an asymmetrical rear gable roof, windows on the side and rear, and multiple chimneys, with a side entrance featuring a small portico on the south facade of the house, a double-decker porch on the north side of the rear wing with an enclosed section at the west end of the rear wing, and square columns. There are a few small wooden outbuildings to the north, sitting just behind the house. The house’s interior has been restored to its 19th Century appearance, with various period furnishings, as well as colorful wallpaper and items. The exterior includes remnants of stucco cladding applied to the house that has since worn away, leaving white patches on the red brick facade. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and today serves as a historical museum.
Built by South Pacific Coast Railroad, later merged into Southern Pacific. Building sits by itself along the tracks. I don't know what, if anything, it is used for today.
Specifications
Designed and built in Govan on the Clyde by Jonny Burke in 2016. Jonny has a background in racing and so good sailing performance is central in his designs. This boat has quite a wide beam and pretty lines so that alongside sailing capability you will find space for all the family in boat that catches the eye.
This boat comes with North Sea sails, fitted buoyancy bags and a SBS bunked trailer, all new in 2016.
Length Overall: 16’9”
Beam: 6’3”
Construction
Clinker planked in 3/8” thick quarter sawn Douglas Fir on steamed oak timbers, all copper rivet fastened. Iroko stem and transom.
Varnished inside and out from new. Light blue anti-foul below the water line.
Elm thwarts, bow and sternsheets with Ekki flooring.
Aerofoil centreboard constructed of a 5/16” steel plate encased in fibreglass. Transom hung rudder.
Rig
Gaff sloop rig with varnished solid Sitka mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging and bronze chainplates. The boat was rigged at first launch and all of the rigging was all new in 2016
The Nemours Estate is a 300-acre country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware. Built to resemble a French château, its 105 rooms on five floors occupy nearly 47,000 sq ft. It shares the grounds at 1600 Rockland Road with the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, and both are owned by the Nemours Foundation.
Nemours was created by Alfred I. du Pont in 1909–10 as a gift for his second wife, Alicia. It was named for the north-central French town of Nemours, which was affiliated with his great-great-grandfather, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours. Carrère and Hastings designed the mansion, which is in the Louis XVI style of French architecture.
The house contains rare 18th-century French furniture and an eclectic collection of notable antiques, works of art and tapestries. Artworks range from 16th-century religious works to paintings by the European masters to early works by Americans Frederic Remington and Sidney Lawrence.
Of particular interest is a rare Louis XVI musical clock, circa 1785, by David Roentgen and Peter Kinzing, which plays four tunes on a dulcimer and pipe organ. Another clock at the mansion with a connection to French royalty is one made for Marie Antoinette, which she never received.
The mansion also has a chair from the 1937 coronation of King George VI, an event which was attended by Alfred I. du Pont's third wife Jessie, and a chair from Independence Hall. Alfred I. du Pont's own portrait is also in the mansion.
The estate has the most developed and largest jardin à la française (French formal garden)-style landscape park and collection of individual gardens in North America. The design is patterned after the gardens of Versailles surrounding the Petit Trianon at the Château de Versailles. Their central axis extends ⅓ of a mile from the mansion facade, paralleling the main avenue leading to the house. The grounds are beautifully landscaped with plantings, fountains, pools, a carillon tower, statuary, and a pavilion surrounded by naturalized woodlands.
The named features include:
The Boxwood Garden – French parterre garden with boxwood edging and a central faun fountain.
The Colonnade (1926) – memorial to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, designed by Thomas Hastings.
The Maze Garden – a maze garden with main hedges of Western Arborvitae 'Spring Grove', inner hedges of Japanese Barberry 'Crimson Pygmy', and central statue of Achievement, by Henri Crenier, atop a base with images of Triton and Neptune's face.
The Reflecting Pool (1 acre) – 40 feet in diameter, with 157 jets, backed by Japanese cryptomeria, pink flowering horse chestnut, and pin oaks.
The Sunken Gardens – designed by Alfred Victor du Pont and Gabriel Masséna. Features large lake, grottoes, and 1930 statue by Charles-Marie Sarrabezolles (1888–1971). A. V. du Pont (1900–1970) was the only son of the owner and an architect trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
The Temple of Love – in classical style, with life-sized statue of Diana (1780) by Jean-Antoine Houdon.
The Nemours mansion and gardens reopened its gates on May 1, 2008, after closing in 2005 for a 3-year, $39 million renovation. The work, commissioned by the Nemours Foundation, was performed by world-class conservators, artisans and craftspeople who refurbished furniture, fabrics, tapestries, interior finishes, paintings, and sculptures. The comprehensive reconstruction included replacing the entire electrical system, draining and repairing the 800,000-gallon reflecting pool, and landscape restoration of the extensive formal gardens plantings, constructed design elements, and statuary.
Built in 1943, this bridge crosses the Coverdale River in rural Albert County. It's now on private property and is used by a local farm where the river bisects the property.
built ~1660 by Andreas de Mare using parts of a house organ by Levinus Eekman from 1630 that was possibly built for the nearby manor house Nienoord
Valle de los Caídos – Valley of the Fallen
The monument was built between 1940 and 1950 by thousands of Republican political prisoners. Miners caved their way through the mountain using dynamite without the help of tunnel machinery. Other prisoners, like peasants, military people and workers were used as unskilled workers. They had to handle big blocks of rock, and as there were no security measures there were daily accidents, in many cases mortal.
José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of the Falange Party, a Fascist inspired political party, was buried there. He was killed in the Civil War, and after the war dictator Francisco Franco ordered political prisoners to walk all the way from the south of Spain to Valle de los Caídos, carrying his coffin.
There are also 33.872 combatants from both sides buried there to create a symbol of reconciliation - even though the monument and the basilica were built to ‘perpetuate the memory of the fallen in our glorious Crusade’. It was to be a tribute to ‘the heroic sacrifice which the Victory embraces and the transcendence it has had for the future of Spain’.
In the monastery there are 19 archives with the data of about half of those buried there. The other half had been found in mass graves, and their identities are unknown.
Franco is buried in this monstrosity which he erected in homage of himself.
At present some Spanish political parties have proposed that the monument be used as a reminder of Franco’s and his followers’ acts during the Civil War and 40 years of dictatorship. In 2006 the EU made a resolution to condemn Franco’s dictatorship in terms of Human Rights. The EU proposed to create an educational, permanent exhibition in the subterranean basilica, and that it would emphasize the way political prisoners were forced to build the monument. – But some Spanish political parties and the Catholic Church oppose this. It would seem that the Catholic Church thinks that some things are best forgotten; they were always Franco’s true followers…
The bus service for the monument has been cancelled. The big majority of Spanish people ignore the fascist monuments, and they are not promoted as tourist attractions.
I wasn’t able to enter the basilica because they were celebrating mass, so there are no photos from there.
Valle de los Caídos
El monumento fue construido entre 1940 y 1950 por miles de presos políticos republicanos. Se empleaban mineros para dinamitar la roca sin la ayuda de tuneladoras. Otros presos, como campesinos, militares y obreros industriales eran dedicados al simple peonaje. Tenían que manejar grandes bloques de piedra, y por la falta de medidas de seguridad los accidentes eran diarios, y en muchos casos mortales.
José Antonio Primo de Rivera, fundador del partido Falange, un partido político de inspiración fascista, fue enterrado allí. Cayó en la Guerra Civil, y después de la guerra el dictador Franco mandó a presos políticos ir de pie, llevando su ataúd desde el sur de España hasta El Valle de los Caídos.
También están enterrados allí 33.872 combatientes de ambos lados como símbolo de reconciliación aunque el monumento y la basílica se construyeron para ‘perpetuar la memoria de los caídos de nuestra gloriosa Cruzada’ y por ‘los heroicos sacrificios que la Victoria encierra y la trascendencia que ha tenido para el futuro de España’.
En el monasterio se encuentran 19 archivos con los datos de la mitad de los allí enterrados. De la otra mitad, que fueron recogidos de fosas comunes, se desconoce la identidad.
Franco está enterrado en la basílica de este monumento monstruoso que erigió en homenaje a sí mismo.
Actualmente algunos partidos políticos españoles han propuesto que se use el monumento como recuerdo a la actuación del bando franquista durante la Guerra Civil y los 40 años de dictadura. En 2006 la Unión Europea aprobó una propuesta de condena internacional a lo sucedido en materia de Derechos Humanos durante la dictadura franquista. Recomienda una exposición educativa permanente en la basílica subterránea del Valle de los Caídos donde se explique que fue construida por prisioneros republicanos. – Pero se oponen algunos partidos políticos españoles así como la Iglesia Católica. Parece que la Iglesia Católica prefiere que se olvide su actuación durante la Guerra Civil y la dictadura…
Ya no hay servicio de autobús al monumento por falta de visitantes. La gran mayoría de los españoles ignoran los monumentos fascistas, y no se promueve el monumento como atracción turística.
No pude entrar en la basílica porque había misa, así que no tengo fotos de allí.
Built in 117 AD by the governor Gaius Julius Aquila in dedication to his father. It was the third biggest ancient library after Alexandria and Perganum. It was first destroyed in an earthquake in 262 where all books burned, and then completely by another earthquake later
A beautifully restored 1925-built car by Swift of Coventry, registered PX 2021.
This was one of the later cars produced by the company, which made cycles and cars between 1900 and 1931.
Copyright © 2012 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
The Palace of Justice was built in the years 1890 to 1897 according to plans of the Munich architect Friedrich von Thiersch in neo-Baroque style. The building is located in downtown at Prielmayer street no. 7. The front side (south-eastern facade) faces the Karl square (Stachus) and the back side to the north Elise street where the being opposite Old Botanical Garden follows.
The building has a concentrically glass dome which is including the lantern 66 meter high. It was built on the ground where previously stood the built in the 1750s and -60er years Clemens Schlössl (small castle - belittlement) which housed since 1826 the cadet corps. 1862/63 was here a new building of the Ludwig-Maximilians University including Georgianum planned since the in 1840 inhabited Gärtner buildings in Ludwig street had already become too small. After the sudden death of King Maximilian II but these plans were not pursued.
The Palace of Justice has always been the office building of the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice, which occupies the upper floors. On the lower floors are situated most of the civil chambers of the Regional Court Munich I. With the completion of the Munich Criminal Justice Center at Nymphenburger street 16 in 1977, the Trial Chambers of the Landgericht München I were moved from the Palace of Justice to this address.
As the building, despite its size, soon became too small built Thiersch 1905 to the west next to the Palace of Justice the so-called New Courthouse in the forms of Nordic Gothic brick architecture with two clock towers, where today are situated the Bavarian Constitutional Court and the Higher Regional Court Munich.
In February 1943, took place the trials of the members of the resistance group White Rose before the People's Court in the Palace of Justice.
1962 was the Palace of Justice scene of a spectacular indication process against Vera Brühne.
In March 2014, took place the trial in the Palace of Justice against Uli Hoeness before the Landgericht München II. Although in Munich for all main hearings in criminal matters the building of the criminal justice center in Nymphenburger street is provided was the largest courtroom there (room 101), which is structurally adapted to a great media interest, however, occupied at this time with the NSU trial against Beate Zschäpe. Because of the expected onslaught of press and TV journalists it was decided, exceptionally, to conduct the trial against Hoeness in the Palace of Justice.
Memorials and exhibitions
Memory of the "White Rose"
In courtroom 253, a permanent exhibition recalls the trials of the members of the White Rose. Next to the front door a plaque made of perspex remembers the during the Nazi era disenfranchised and persecuted Jewish lawyers.
In the courtyard under the glass dome (atrium) take place irregular exhibitions on contemporary issues related to justice.
Der Justizpalast wurde in den Jahren 1890 bis 1897 nach Plänen des Münchner Architekten Friedrich von Thiersch im Stil des Neobarock errichtet. Das Gebäude befindet sich in der Innenstadt an der Prielmayerstraße Nr. 7. Die Schaufront (südöstliche Fassade) zeigt zum Karlsplatz (Stachus), und die Rückseite im Norden zur Elisenstraße, wo sich auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite der Alte Botanische Garten anschließt.
Das Gebäude hat mittig eine einschließlich der Laterne 66 Meter hohe Glaskuppel. Es wurde auf dem Grund errichtet, auf dem zuvor das in den 1750er und -60er Jahren erbaute Clemensschlössl stand, welches seit 1826 das Kadettencorps beherbergte. 1862/63 war hier ein Neubau der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität einschließlich Georgianum geplant, da die 1840 bezogenen Gärtner-Bauten in der Ludwigstraße bereits zu klein geworden waren. Nach dem überraschenden Tod König Maximilians II. wurden diese Pläne jedoch nicht weiterverfolgt.
Der Justizpalast ist seit jeher das Dienstgebäude des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums der Justiz, welches die oberen Etagen belegt. In den unteren Etagen befinden sich die meisten Zivilkammern des Landgerichts München I. Mit Fertigstellung des Münchner Strafjustizzentrums in der Nymphenburger Str. 16 im Jahre 1977 wurden die Strafkammern des Landgerichts München I vom Justizpalast dorthin verlegt.
Da das Gebäude trotz seiner Ausmaße bald zu klein geworden war, erbaute Thiersch 1905 westlich neben dem Justizpalast in den Formen nordischer Backsteingotik das sog. Neue Justizgebäude mit zwei Uhrtürmen, in dem sich heute der Bayerische Verfassungsgerichtshof und das Oberlandesgericht München befinden.
Im Februar 1943 fanden im Justizpalast vor dem Volksgerichtshof die Prozesse gegen die Mitglieder der Widerstandsgruppe Weiße Rose statt.
1962 war der Justizpalast Schauplatz des aufsehenerregenden Indizienprozesses gegen Vera Brühne.
Im März 2014 fand im Justizpalast der Strafprozess gegen Uli Hoeneß vor dem Landgericht München II statt. Zwar ist in München für alle Hauptverhandlungen in Strafsachen das Gebäude des Strafjustizzentrums in der Nymphenburger Straße vorgesehen. Der größte Gerichtssaal dort (Saal 101), der baulich auf ein großes Medieninteresse ausgelegt ist, war jedoch zu diesem Zeitpunkt mit dem NSU-Strafprozess gegen Beate Zschäpe belegt. Wegen des erwarteten Ansturms von Presse- und TV-Journalisten entschied man sich, die Hauptverhandlung gegen Uli Hoeneß ausnahmsweise im Justizpalast durchzuführen.
Gedenkstätten und Ausstellungen
Gedenken an die „Weiße Rose“
In Saal 253 erinnert eine Dauerausstellung an die Prozesse gegen die Mitglieder der Weißen Rose. Neben der Eingangstür erinnert eine Gedenktafel aus Plexiglas an die während der NS-Zeit entrechteten und verfolgten jüdischen Anwälte.
Im Innenhof unter der Glaskuppel (Lichthof) finden unregelmäßig Ausstellungen zu zeitgeschichtlichen Themen mit Bezug zur Justiz statt.
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Built around the turn of the Twentieth Century this large Edwardian villa in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran has been built in the reformist style of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Such houses in almost perfect condition are becoming more or a rarity.
Featuring casement windows with Art Nouveau stained glass, the red brick villa uses a large amount of shingling; along the barge boards, around the (now enclosed) upper balconies, over the porch and above the bay window. A thick column of shingling runs almost the entire length of the villa's middle both above and below the stained glass feature windows in the stairwell, ending in an upside down funnel shape above the double glass front doors.
It is a well proportioned house and would have suited a larger sized Edwardian family of comfortable means who would have lived in Prahran in the early years of the Twentieth Century.
Today, the house has a new lease of life as a community centre run by a local Catholic group.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Built 1884 and still in use every day. (Twice on Sundays)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. The parish was established in 1867. The original sanctuary and current building was designed by the Rev. Frederick B. Scheetz, it was completed in 1884. The building is a rare example of an extant wood framed Carpenter Gothic church in the state of Missouri. The interior walls and vaulted ceilings are covered with narrow strips of wood paneling set diagonally on the walls and horizontally on the ceiling. A trio of stained glass windows is set above the wooden altar in the apse at the north end of the transept. The church has received few if any alterations since it was built in 1884.
An early description of the newly built church would be accurate today: "The church is frame, 40 feet by 24, with a porch in front 8 by 10 feet, with a bell tower extending above the roof. It is strongly and well built, with a solid stone foundation, which is so high in the rear of the church as to give room for a cellar for wood. The interior is ceiled throughout with narrow stuff put on diagonally, the timbers above do not show."
Built in 1882 and located in Shepherd Market, Mayfair, London.
I had a couple of pints of Sharps Doombar...very nice!
Built in 1936 the theater now sits vacant despite many efforts to repurpose and save the building.
Image made with a circa 1953 Zeiss Ikon Nettar folding camera on Ilford HP5 Plus 400 film.
Built in c1138 by the 1st Earl of Arundel, Castle Rising Castle is owned and managed by Lord Howard of Rising, although English Heritage run the shop(!)
Queen Isabella, widow of Edward II was exiled and died here in the 14th Century.
Before the newer highway was built in 1969 (and the new roadhouse) there was another highway leading from the american sector to the GDR transit route to west Germany - next to the border stands the old roadhouse. Until 2003 the building was used by a camping site - today the building is in really bad shape... but the weird colored windows survived, much to my delight :)
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American Speedfest 8 Returned to Brands Hatch for another Fantastic American themed weekend Featuring the likes of Euro Nascar Legends and even Angelo American Formula 5000's Racing this weekender event was shaping up to be a good one.
The First Day was mostly focused on Qualifying with many of the Races taking Place on the Sunday. Each of the Teams was both busy in the outer Paddock and the Pitlane getting their cars ready for a shakedown session in which they would have to Qualify to see who could be the Fastest and take Pole Position for each of the Races come Sunday.
Angelo American Formula 5000
The Formula 5000's made a Thunderous return to the Brands Hatch circuit, Built during a time where many Formula 1 cars from the likes of Lotus Williams and McLaren we using Ground Effect and pushing up the speeds of their cars.
Formula 5000's took speeds to a whole new level by using V8 Engines to power their cars which were found to be even faster than those Formula 1 cars of that era on the straights of different race tracks. Chevron B37's and McRae GM1'S were amongst the field and Qualifying looked to be very close indeed.
In First Place taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Neil Glover) in his Chevron B37 with a Lap Time of 47.039 with an average speed of 92.44mph. An Insanely Fast Lap Time for Brands Hatches Indy Circuit.
In Second Place was (Mark Campfield) in his Chevron B24 with A Lap Time Of 47.694 and an Average Speed of 91.17mph still Impressively quick for Chevron Power.
In Third Place was (Greg Thornton) in his Chevron B24 with A Lap Time Of 47.775 with an Average Speed of 91.02mph showing the power of the Chevron Engine through every turn.
A Tightly Packed Grid for Sundays Race and it looks like its a Chevron Front Row lockout but who's car will have the power to Triumph over the others? only time will tell.
Bernie's Sports And V8's
Bernie's V8's were up next and showcased a lot of Impressive V8 Powered Machinery on the grid. Talbot Sunbeams, Austin Healey's and even MGB GT V8 powered Machinery hitting the Track during Qualifying. Lets see what V8 Power can do and which Drivers managed to tame the Beasts and make it into the top three.
In First Place Taking Pole Position and the Fastest Lap was the Duo of (Elis Mar/Elis Mat) in their Talbot Sunbeam Lotus with a Lap Time of 54.533 and an Average speed of 79.74mph. Fast and Furious Driving on display once again.
In Second Place was (James Plant) in his Austin Healey 106 with a Lap Time of 54.964 and an Average Speed of 79.11mph. Very Quick and Consistent Laps seen from James behind the wheel too.
In Third Place was the Duo of (Can/Wilson) in their Aston Martin V8 Vantage with a lap time of 55.397 and an Average speed of 78.49mph. Showing just how much power and Grunt that Aston has.
Another Fantastic set of V8 Powered Machines on Display showing the true power of the American Built V8'S and how they changed the game in terms of Racing and Road Going Cars. Who will win the Race on Sunday. Will have to wait and see.
Legends Cars Championship
Referred to as the Little Pocket Rockets these small Looking Cars may not loo like they have anything Special to offer but just wait until you see what these little Wolves in Sheep's clothing can do once out on the Track.
Using Motorbike Engines of 1200cc they Really do show on Track just how lightweight and fast they are and Slip Streaming is commonly a way of being able to Achieve a Faster Lap time by using the Driver in fronts Slip Stream to aid in the Aerodynamics of the Car and Reduce Drag. Lets see what Happened during Qualifying Heat 2
In First Place Taking Pole and Setting The Fastest Lap was (Chris Dewey) in his Legend with a Lap Time Of 56.700 with an Average Speed of 76.69mph. Crazy Fast for Something so small and yet very Agile in Control.
In Second Place was (Stephen Whitelegg) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Lap Time of 56.740 and an Average Speed of 76.64mph. First And Second look to be very close together Thanks to the aids in Slip Streaming down the Brabham Straight to gain positions or Fastest Laps.
In Third Place was (Miles Rudman) in his Legend 34 Coupe with a Lap Time Of 56.878. Very Close between the Top three and it just goes to show how Important Slip Streaming is to Gain an Advantage in this Qualifying Session.
Exciting Stuff Ahead of The
Legends Races on Sunday where One of the Drivers will Win the Race and Take the Victory, Who Will it be? Only Time Will Tell.
Nascar Whelen Euro Series-Pro
The Main Highlight Event of the Day and the Nascar's with their Thunderous Powered V8 Engines Roared onto the Indy Circuit and with Two Formation Laps Completed to Warm Up the Tyres every car was released to Start Qualifying. Lets See How the Grid Will Shape Up.
In First Place to Take Pole and The Fastest Lap was (Alon Day) in his Chevrolet Camaro Caal Racing with a Lap Time of 48.903 and an Average Speed of 88.92mph. I wonder if Marty McFly and Dock Brown were part of their Race Team to Achieve that Impressive Lap Time? Non the Less Amazing Work by Alon Day.
In Second Place was (Loris Hezemans) in his Ford Mustang Hedrik's Motorsport) with a Lap Time of 49.000 and an Average Speed of 88.74mph. Another Fast and Consistent Lap From Loris showing the Balance Between Driver and Car.
In Third Place was (Nicolo Rocca) in his Chevrolet Camaro DF1 Racing) with A Lap Time of 49.292 and an Average Speed of 88.22mph. All Three Drivers seem to be very close in terms of Lap Times and this will make for some Exciting Racing Come Race Day.
Close and Competitive Racing in Nascar-Pro but who will have the Power to Push even Harder and take Home The Victory come Race Day. We will have to wait and See.
EuroNascar-2
Euro Nascar-2 is A a series of Slightly Lower Tuned Nascar's that Features as a Way of Getting Drivers ready to head to the Big Time Nascar Racing that takes Place at Daytona and Indianapolis.
Drivers must First Prove themselves worthy by Starting out from the Bottom and Only The Best Drivers in the World can make it into Nascar's Top Level Racing Teams.
Lets See how the Grid Lines up and see who managed to Qualify the Fastest and take Pole Position.
In First Place and Taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Advait DeoDHar) in his Ford Mustang Caal Racing with A Lap Time Of 49.918 and An Average Speed of 87.11mph. A Really Well Controlled Lap and a very Focused Mind to Achieve such a Drive.
In Second Place was (Tobias Dauenhauer) in his Ford Mustang Hendriks Motorsport with a Lap Time Of 50.110 and an Average Speed Of 86.78mph. Really Well Done and a very Quick Driver and Car underneath Him.
In Third Place was (Justin Kunz ) in his Chevrolet Camaro DF1 Racing with A Lap Time Of 50.161. Very Fast and Consistent with the Top Three all Very Close and Ready to take on the Race and see who can Battle and Fight for a Victory.
An Exciting Qualifying Session for both Nascar-Pro and Euro Nascar-2 with Each set of Driver Showing the Speed Power and Machinery of the Great American State. Looking Forward To Seeing what Happens During The Race.
Pickup Trucks Championship
The Pickup Trucks Returned to Brands Hatch for Another High Speed Weekend of Flat Out Racing around the Indy Circuit. With Light Weight Chassis and Powerful Engines it was shaping up to be a very Large and Competitive Grid for Pickup Trucks.
In First Place Taking Pole Position and the Fastest Lap was (Reece Jones) in his Pick Up Truck 2000 with a Lap Time of 52.634 with an Average Speed of 82.61mph.
In Second Place was (George Turiccki) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with A Lap Time of 52.706mph and an average speed of 82.50mph.
In Third Place was (Mark Willis) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with A Lap Time of 52.976 and an Average Speed of 82.08mph.
Three Very Quick and Capable Drivers all Fighting for the Victory In Tomorrow's Race but who will be up to the challenge of Taking 1st Place and Winning. Only One Way To Find Out.
Speedfest Silhouettes
Formally Known as the Silhouettes the Super Silhouettes Brought with them some fast and impressive Space Frame Machinery to the track.
With Aero Packages and Light Weight Monacock Chassis these Monsters were going to be something Amazing to watch Race.
But First Lets See how Qualifying Shapes up.
In First Place Taking Pole and The Fastest Lap was (Ray Harris in his Ginetta G40r with a Lap Time of 50.564 and an Average speed of 86.00mph. Either Crazy or Insane I would Describe that Incredible Lap of Brands. Amazing Work.
In Second Place was (Malcom Blackman) in his Vauxhall Tigra with A Lap Time of 50.805 and an Average Speed of 85.59mph Another Crazy Quick and on the Edge Lap.
In Third Place was (Lewis Smith) in his Mercedes SLK with a Lap Time of 51.313 and an Average Speed of 84.74mph. Three Very Fast and Capable Drivers in this Qualifying Session.
Incredible Speed and Fast Reflex Driving From Each Driver out there. It will be Exciting to see who can bring home a Victory and push their Machinery past its Limits and into New Territory. Another Race I'm Looking Forward to Seeing.
A Brilliant End to the Days Qualifying and seeing all that Machinery out there was Fantastic. Congratulations to all of the Qualifiers who made the Top Three in Every Support Race. Looking Ford To Tomorrow and a Very Fierce Set Of Battles Thought the Day.