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Flint Castle is in North-West Wales near the border with England. It was built by King Edward I. It is freely open to the public.
Flint, a variety of quartz, is a hard and durable mineral. Native Americans, both prehistoric and historic, used flint to make a wide variety of tools, weapons, and ceremonial pieces.
Small amounts of impurities commonly yield a wide variety of colors to flint. These colors include red, pink, green, blue, yellow, gray, white, and black. Combinations of these colors in a piece of flint are considered very attractive and highly prized by collectors.
56071 heads towards Chester with empty flyash HAA hoppers, returning from Colwyn Bay where the flyash had been used in the construction of the new A55 road. This was the only turn for the type in North Wales at the time.
Hundreds of rocks litter the riverbed of the Flint River in downtown Albany, Georgia. The river is very low right now because of the drought.
After several hours of hard bushwhack hiking, I sat down next to a waterfall and attempted to make an arrowhead. A few shattered pieces later, I was able to get a decent looking weapon. It's such a great feeling to know that even in today's world, humans can still retain an ancient knowledge used by our ancestors. Note that in my two dozen or so attempts since, I have not been able to fashion so much as a butter knife let alone a spear point. B-luck all day.
Flint Mass Transportation Authority 1202 is a 2013 New Flyer XDE40, operating on route 5 Dupont.
Photo taken on Harrison St at E 2nd St in Flint, MI.
Great chic new bar downtown. It has the feel of a large city sidewalk bar with the whole front opening up to the sidewalk and stools protruding from the front. Interior is lovely. I've got some images I'll upload soon.
Stayed here on 3rd night while section hiking from Erwin, TN to Hot Springs, NC. I arrived mid-day with blue sky and sunshine but left the next morning in the pouring rain. Located 2.7 miles south of Devil Fork Gap.
Class 175 Commuter train at Flint Station Sunday Morning the next train will arrive in 2 hours! hence the number of carriages
The Flint Facade - artist's impression. International invited competition winning design for a new landmark department store.
Vineyard Gate, Colchester, UK.
Title: Flint, Michigan n.d.
Date: undated
Description: Flint, Michigan n.d. (Manning Lantern Slide: 1630)
Image ID: 218.LS.1630
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This Photo i took in the 1980`s 1990`s is of Flint Signal Box on the North Wales Coast,between Holywell Junction,Rockcliff Hall Signal Boxs.
The Frame is a Midland standard Frame.
This includes two LNWR type woodern Block Instruments.
Flint was situated on the platform side for Chester.
After this picture was taken after a couple of months Flint Box got Demolished.
Today nothing remains here only the exit beneath the Box where the Point Rodding and Signal Wires came out of.
Poladroid conversions of the previous images of Flint Castle.
From Wikipedia:
Flint was the first castle of what would later become known as Edward I's "Iron Ring". A chain of fortresses designed to encircle North Wales and oppress the Welsh. Its construction began almost immediately after Edward I began the First Welsh War in 1277.
Five years later Welsh forces under the command of Dafydd ap Gruffydd, brother of Llywelyn the Last besieged the castle in an attempted uprising against the English Crown. In 1294 Flint was attacked again during the revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn; this time the constable of the castle was forced to set fire to the fortress to prevent its capture by the Welsh. The castle was later repaired and partly rebuilt.
With the conclusion to the Welsh Wars, English settlers and merchants were given property titles in the new town that was laid out in front of the castle. The plantation borough was protected by a defensive ditch with a wooden palisade on earth banking. Its outline remains visible in streets patterns.
In 1399 Richard II of England was held by Henry Bolingbroke at Flint before being returned to London.
During the English Civil War, Flint Castle was held by the Royalists. It was finally captured by the Parliamentarians in 1647 after a three-month siege. To prevent its reuse in the conflict, the castle was then slighted in accordance with Cromwell's destruction order. The ruins are what remain today.
By the 19th century part of the site's outer bailey was used as Flintshire's County Jail. A quarry also operated nearby.