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Abstract polymer clay flowers. Red and orange (cranberry and warm orange). Painted with alcohol inks. For my Etsy shop art embellishments.
"Berwick's town walls are a sequence of defensive structures built around the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England.
Berwick's town walls were built in the early 14th century under Edward I, following his capture of the city from the Scots. When complete they stretched 2 miles (3.2 km) in length and were 3 feet 4 inches thick and up to 22 feet (6.7 m) high, protected by a number of smaller towers, up to 60 feet (18 m) tall. They were funded by a murage grant in 1313, a tax on particular goods imported into the town. By 1405, however, the walls had fallen into considerable disrepair and were incapable of preventing Henry IV from taking the town with relative ease.
Berwick Castle (an earlier structure) lay just outside the medieval wall to the north-west, and was connected to the town by a bridge leading to a gate in the wall.
An additional, short-lived, fort was built in 1552 to supplement the walls. By 1560, however, it was concluded that it was impractical to upgrade the existing walls and a new set of town fortifications in an Italian style were constructed instead, destroying much of the earlier medieval stonework. Sir Richard Lee served as Chief Surveyor for these works; he came up with an innovative design, combining ditches and walls backed by substantial earthworks (designed to absorb the force of an artillery attack). The new walls were much smaller in length, enclosing only two thirds of the medieval area, allowing them to include more artillery emplacements and five large stone bastions. The 16th century walls included four gates. In the 18th century most of the remaining parts of the medieval walls were steadily lost.An additional, short-lived, fort was built in 1552 to supplement the walls. By 1560, however, it was concluded that it was impractical to upgrade the existing walls and a new set of town fortifications in an Italian style were constructed instead, destroying much of the earlier medieval stonework. Sir Richard Lee served as Chief Surveyor for these works; he came up with an innovative design, combining ditches and walls backed by substantial earthworks (designed to absorb the force of an artillery attack). The new walls were much smaller in length, enclosing only two thirds of the medieval area, allowing them to include more artillery emplacements and five large stone bastions. The 16th century walls included four gates. In the 18th century most of the remaining parts of the medieval walls were steadily lost.
Today the walls are, in the view of archaeologists Oliver Creighton and Robert Higham, "by some measure the best-preserved example of town defences in Britain designed for post-medieval warfare". They are protected as a scheduled monument and a grade I listed building.
Berwick-upon-Tweed (/ˌbɛrɪk-/; Scots: Sooth Berwick, Scottish Gaelic: Bearaig a Deas) is a town in the county of Northumberland. It is the northernmost town in England, at the mouth of the River Tweed on the east coast, 2 1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) south of the Scottish border (the hamlet of Marshall Meadows is the actual northernmost settlement). Berwick is approximately 56 mi (90 km) east-south east of Edinburgh, 65 mi (105 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne and 345 mi (555 km) north of London.
The 2011 United Kingdom census recorded Berwick's population as 12,043. A civil parish and town council were created in 2008 comprising the communities of Berwick, Spittal and Tweedmouth.
Berwick was founded as an Anglo-Saxon settlement during the time of the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. The area was for more than 400 years central to historic border wars between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and several times possession of Berwick changed hands between the two kingdoms. The last time it changed hands was when Richard of Gloucester retook it for England in 1482. To this day many Berwickers feel a close affinity to Scotland.
Berwick remains a traditional market town and also has some notable architectural features, in particular its medieval town walls, its Georgian Town Hall, its Elizabethan ramparts, and Britain's earliest barracks buildings, which Nicholas Hawksmoor built (1717–21) for the Board of Ordnance." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
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Completed in late 2026 far ahead of schedule, the Kutuzov Class ironically were deployed ahead of the Type-52s they were intended to replace. Focused primarily around anit-infantry warfare, the class fills the role of a heavy dragoon unit, helping to provide a secure platform for close fire-support.
"Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED). It houses the Surgeons' Hall Museum, and the library and archive of the RCSED. The present Surgeons' Hall was designed by William Henry Playfair and completed in 1832, and is a category A listed building.
Surgeons' Hall Museum is the major medical museum in Scotland, and one of Edinburgh's many tourist attractions. The museum is recognised as a collection of national significance by the Scottish Government.
The museum reopened in September 2015, after being closed for an eighteen-month period of redevelopment.
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh was incorporated in 1505, when it received its Seal of Cause or charter and became styled as 'The Incorporation of Surgeons and Barbers of Edinburgh'. The Museum at Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh dates from 1699 when the Incorporation announced that they were making a collection of ‘natural and artificial curiosities’. and advertised for these in the first edition of a local paper, the Edinburgh Gazette. Daniel Defoe, an early visitor in 1726, wrote in his Tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain that the 'chamber of rarities' contained many curious things too numerous for him to describe. Much of this early collection was given to the University of Edinburgh in the 1760s.
By the early years of the 19th Century, the Incorporation had received a Royal Charter to become the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The College saw its primary role as the teaching of anatomy and surgery, the training of surgeons, and examination of their acquired knowledge. Anatomy and pathology specimens were crucial to that function. The museum expanded dramatically with the acquisition of two large collections. John Barclay, a successful anatomy demonstrator in the extramural school of medicine donated his collection, while Sir Charles Bell, Professor of Surgery in the University of London and latterly in the University of Edinburgh sold his collection to the museum. These collections were much too large to be housed in the original 1697 Surgeons' Hall, and so the surgeons commissioned the leading Edinburgh architect William Playfair to build the present day Surgeons Hall, which opened in 1832. At first the entire upper floor of the building was devoted to the museum collections, which were open to the public and attracted large visitor numbers. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century the collection expanded as it became customary for surgeons and pathologists to donate not only specimens which they regarded as interesting or instructive, but surgical instruments and equipment. With the great scientific and technical advances of the time, the museum began to acquire anaesthetic equipment, histology slides, X-rays and photographs.
Edinburgh (/ˈɛdɪnbərə/; Scots: Edinburgh; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [ˈt̪uːn ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]) is the capital of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern shore.
Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the supreme courts of Scotland. The city's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, literature, philosophy, the sciences and engineering. It is the second largest financial centre in the United Kingdom (after London) and the city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the United Kingdom's second most visited tourist destination attracting 4.9 million visits including 2.4 million from overseas in 2018.
Edinburgh is Scotland's second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. The official population estimates are 488,050 (2016) for the Locality of Edinburgh (Edinburgh pre 1975 regionalisation plus Currie and Balerno), 518,500 (2018) for the City of Edinburgh, and 1,339,380 (2014) for the city region. Edinburgh lies at the heart of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region comprising East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian.
The city is the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It is home to national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of four in the city, is placed 20th in the QS World University Rankings for 2020. The city is also known for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world's largest annual international arts festival. Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th/19th centuries. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, which has been managed by Edinburgh World Heritage since 1999." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
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It's been quite a while since I last did an SP and now that I am almost completely recovered, save for a paralysed vocal cord, I thought it was time to get back into photography mode and try to get to grips with Photoshop & Lightroom CC2016.
I wanted to use the thundery sky from yesterday and have combined it with this morning's SP to depict my coming out of a fairly dark and brooding place since last April. I clearly still have much to learn about CC2016!! :)
Honley Toy (Sen Zhen) Co., Ltd, China
Product Code: 20139-1
cardboard
1000 pieces, secondhand but factory sealed and complete
675 mm diameter
2022 piece count: 10,034
puzzle no: 12
I'd been wanting to try one of these colour spectrum puzzles for quite a while, so when I found a factory sealed copy in a charity shop I snapped it up. Upon opening it I noticed the alphabet printed on the back: a feature of a lot of modern Chinese jigsaw puzzles. I was determined not to resort to using the letters as a guide!
My verdict? An entertaining 'make', not difficult if worked from the centre out - although I assembled the edges before making that decision. Shiny pieces of a decent thickness, with the usual assortment of shapes (always a 'plus' for me). Although only 1,000 pieces, the shape meant it had to be assembled on our 1,5000pc-sized portapuzzle board, and even that wasn't big enough. A small niggle but nothing to stress over, although something to bear in mind if you intend looking for a copy.
CMNL Ukbus 3024 Dennis MPD converted into Stagecoach London's 34366 LV52HGC on Bromley garage route 314 to New Addington.
This and 2 other conversions to 34366 were requested and done for friends.
I have been told that the original bus 34366 has now been sold for preservation.
With advertisment posters and route blinds fitted. the model of 1370 is now ready for service on Kennington Cross.
Being one of only three ME3 class cars 1370, I was fortunate to find a small selection of photos of the real thing, which made it possible to fit adverts that were actually carried.
The three ME3s had distinctive destination blind arrangements, with those on 1370 being the most ungainly! I found a view showing it running on a rush hour version of route 72 using a 72X blind.
1370 lasted in service until January 1952.
The car is seen on City Road passing St Judes church.
Ballina. Population 16,500.
'Bullenah' in Bundjalung Aboriginal language means place where oysters are plentiful so it is not surprising that the town is the home of the Big Prawn located in Bunning’s carpark! The prawn was a commission given to Adelaide architects Glenn Industries and sculptor James Martin. He also did the Big Merino in Goulburn and the Big Oyster in Taree. He designed a 27 metre long and 20 metre high prawn in 1989. It eventually fell into disrepair and was due to be demolished but it has now been rescued. Ballina is located on the mouth of the Richmond River and its small lighthouse guards that entrance. A lighthouse was erected in 1866 but the current lighthouse was completed in 1880 on a 35 metre high headland. The government Colonial Architect James Barnet designed it. Although just 7 metres high the lighthouse has protected shipping since 1880. It was automated in 1926. Prior to its erection 90 ships were shipwrecked on the sand shoals in the estuary. The breakwater was completed in 1908 to ensure safety for shipping. The lighthouse is Ballina’s oldest structure. Apart from the Red Cedar cutters the first to want to settle in the region arrived in 1842 on board the ship called the Sally.
With the timber cutters came the need for saw mills and the first in Ballina opened in 1853. Timber was floated down the Wilson & Richmond Rivers ready for coastal shipping. In 1856 the government surveyed the town and the first town blocks were offered for sale in July 1857 at the Casino Police Station. The land sold slowly and not much developed in Ballina until the 1860s when Ballina became the major sea port and some gold was found in the estuary sands. The first Courthouse and police station opened in 1865. By then the Ballina Hotel was established. In the 1870s and 1880s sugar became the important industry of the district. Yeoman sugar farmers began cultivation of cane in the late 1860s and by 1875 there were 75 small sugar mills along the banks of the Richmond River. But the industry stabilised and only expanded in 1881 when the Colonial Sugary Refineries built their Broadwater sugar mill. By 1891 there were just 9 sugar mills in the district. Some South Sea Islander (Kanaks) labourers were employed on contracts in the Tweed and Richmond valleys but not many as NSW was never a region of large sugar plantations. Small sugar farms were the norm here. The northern rivers area still averages higher sugar yields than Queensland because the region does not have a pronounced dry season like many areas of QLD. The rich volcanic soils of the river flats are especially valuable sugar fields. Today NSW produces only 5% of Australia’s sugar but three sugar mills survive with the Condong mill near Murwillumbah, the Broadwater mill at Woodburn and another mill at Yamba towards Grafton. The NSW Sugar Milling Cooperative which has its office headquarters in Ballina was formed in 1978 when CSR sold their Broadwater mill to the cooperative. There are 600 sugar cane farms in the district growing cane on around 15,000 hectares or 30,000 aces.
Some of the more interesting and historic buildings in River Street are:
•The Courthouse at 16 River St. Designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet and completed in 1882 as the first Courthouse, cells and police station from 1865 burnt down in 1881. Like other Courthouse by Barnet the lofty court room is flanked by lower offices on each side in the Italianate style.
•Post Office 24 River St. This historic Post Office is used for other purposes now. Built in the Italianate style and designed by Colonial Architect Walter Liberty Vernon. This grand stuccoed two storey building has a prominent clock tower. It opened in 1888 but the clock tower was not completed until 1890.
•Behind the Information centre is the Maritime Museum. Its prized exhibits are a 12 metre long reed raft which sailed across the Pacific from Ecuador to Ballina in 1973; the port history; a tribute to women in the Navy; riverboat history and a dugout canoe etc. Admission about $5.
Cherry Street:
•Two blocks down is the Presbyterian Church. A small timber church was erected in 1885. The Federation style red brick church was built in 1915 and the original church became the church hall until 1960.
•Opposite the church is the former Council Offices which now house the Regional Art Gallery. The architect was Frederick Board and this building was erected in 1927 in the Art Deco style.
•Across the street from the Catholic Church is the Methodist Church - now a Uniting Church. The first church services were held in the Courthouse until the first church opened in 1888. In 1920 this timber church was moved to Cherry St. as a church hall. A new Methodist church costing £2,830 was here in 1920. It was due for demolition in 2016 but has since been repaired and reopened.
•Opposite the Methodist Church is the Catholic Presbytery built in 1912.
Norton Street where the Norfolk Island Pines were planted in 1915:
•Methodist North Coast Girls’ College. Architect designed by Frederick Board and erected in 1925. The grand building in brick with timber balconies faced financial difficulties during the great depression & closed 1930. It then became a guest house and was later converted to 16 flats. In 2000 it became Ballina Manor Hotel.
•Next corner on right is Brundah. Built in 1908 at great cost. For a stock and station agent named Roy Lang.
• Next corner left is the Anglican Church. The first wooden church built in 1877. A second church erected in 1906 when the date palms were planted. It was replaced in 1977 by current church.
•Next corner right is the former Marine View Hotel. Built in 1884. Later was the Tattersall Hotel. Closed 1919.
The completed Minion piece by artist Tetris and his give back to the community crew AKA WAI ! as seen on 48th St. in S. LA. Alyssa is the daughter of the artist TETRIS.
Welcome to the Green Goblin's Lair. Our client is a Green Goblin fan and wanted the lair to display his figure. With his input, it is as accurate as possible to the movie and video game reference material. Ignore the helmets, they are merely placeholders.
I hope you enjoy what we have created If you have a similar project in mind, please contact us so we help you turn your imagination into reality!
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KJD214P is seen in 1985 on the finishing line at Aldenham Works having the finishing touches added after being converted to a mobile home.
Well, it took 8 months, but I think I can declare this one finished. I wanted to get something up, but I'll take more formal photos later. I tried to play with technique as much as I could to bring out as much detail as possible. I honestly didn't think this would be a terribly solid chassis, but he survives a faceplant quite elegantly. Double jointed knees, ball-joint ankles and hips, and articulating feet give this mech the ability to pose precariously in a variety of ways.
Horse Guards , White Hall. This is the last part of changing the old guard (Life Guards -Red) dismounted sentries.
As we finished the kitchen today I've taken a shot to rememberh her.. My daughter asked me not to touch the dollhouse she wants to play a lot with it.
*FAIRWEATHER* CX complete bike
SPEC
Frame: *FAIRWEATHER* CX frame BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Frok:*ENVE* cross fork (black)
Stem: *THOMSON* elite x2 stem (31.8mm/10°/black)
Headset: *CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8" (brown)
Wheels: *H PLUS SON* the box rim × *WHITE INDUSTRIES*
Tire: *CHALLENGE* grifo xs 33 tire (black/skin)
Brake lever:*TRP* RRL SR alloy road brake levers (black/silver)
Crankset: *WHITE INDUSTRIES* eno single speed crank (black)
Saddle: *SELLE SAN MARCO* zoncolan racing saddle (black/white)
Brake: *TRP* cx9
Seatpost:*THOMSON* elite seatpost (black)
Pedal:*TIME* atac XC 6 pedal (cream)
Check out the patterns on the Flickr Embroidery Blog at flickrembroidery.blogspot.com
The tutorial is at shebrews.com
QRandom by Shannon Henry, Polymath Design Lab
Designed for the QR-3D competition, needle felted by hand.
This handmade QR-code cube extends the idea of dice to create a sort of meta-die. Each side is patterned with a functional QR-code which directs the viewer to a page on random.org which 'rolls' from 1 to 6 6-sided dice. Each face is market with red pips in one of the QR code squares to denote how many dice will be rolled.
Head on pics of each face are in my photostream - scan away!