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Francis Greg Esq., JP., Commemorated in stone at the entrance to the Bollington recreation ground. We don't seem to have such public spirited benefaction these days. I suspect that the money goes to political parties to buy favour.
The recreation ground continues to provide great public benefit over 100 years after the good Mr Greg left it to the good burghers of the town.
Situated along the edge of the Ellipse (near the intersection of 17th Street, NW and Constitution Avenue, NW) are one of six gatehouses that formerly stood at the bottom of Capitol Hill near the U.S. Capitol. These one-room gatehouses were designed by famed architect Charles Bulfinch around 1827-1828. They were constructed of rusticated Aquia Creek sandstone, the same material used in building both the Capitol and White House. These gatehouses located here appear much more worn than the Capitol or White House because the quality of stone used on these structures was of a much lesser quality and also these buildings were not painted to help protect the sandstone. This particular gatehouse, which was originally situated along the west side of Capitol Hill, also features a doorway that is flanked by two Doric columns.
As mentioned previously, there were formerly six gatehouses that resided outside of the Capitol grounds. As part of landscaping renovations led by Central Park architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1874, the gatehouses were found new homes and usages throughout the city. A second gatehouse is located along the intersection of 15th Street, NW and Constitution Avenue, NW. The remaining four gateposts have all been relocated to the front entrance of the National Arboretum.
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One the gatepost tops seen on entering the grounds of the castle. The castle was built in 1039 which is what the stone inscription seems to represent.
Westmoreland Water Wheel & Gatepost
Knoxville, Tennessee
Listed 12/18/2013
Reference Number: 13000949
The Westmoreland Water Wheel and Gatepost are being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C for their excellent representation of the Tudor Revival architectural style and under Criterion C for their contribution to the development of the Westmoreland Heights Subdivision as the source of water and electricity prior to city services. The Westmoreland Wheelhouse (built in 1923) and the Gatepost (built in 1925) were designed by noted local architect Charles I. Barber of the firm Barber and McMurry. Prominent local landscape architect, Charles F. Lester provided the landscape design for the structures. The Water Wheel is a steel overshot wheel purchased by Edward T. Manning, President of the Tennessee Mill & Mine Supply Company from the Fitz Water Wheel Company of Hanover, Pennsylvania and installed by R.A. Calloway, an employee with the Tennessee Mill & Mine Supply Company. The use of East Tennessee marble is the most notable exterior architectural feature of these structures; other architectural materials worth mentioning are wood, slate, and iron. The Westmoreland Water Wheel and Gatepost retain a high degree of architectural integrity and are an excellent example of the Tudor Revival style in Knox County and meet the requirements of the National Register of Historic Places. The Westmoreland Water Wheel and Gatepost also meet the registration requirements in the Historic and Architectural Resources of Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee Multiple Property Listing under the historic context of Suburban Growth and Development in Knoxville, 1861-1940.
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This is one of a pair of old stone lions guarding the driveway of a home in Hot Springs. The red paint is long faded but the regal roar continues. This feline is very close to being hidden by overgrown foliage.
Gatepost at the Pwllycrochan mansion in Colwyn Bay. After leaving family ownership in the early 1900s, it became a hotel, hence the notice 'Private Grounds - Reserved for Visitors Staying At The Hotel'. It is now used as the Lyndon Preparatory School.
A shot of the southern (San Francisco) side of the Golden Gate Bridge, shot from the Marin Headlands in the late afternoon light.
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A visit to The Laskett Gardens. Was a listening device to hear the thoughts of the original gardener who lived here, Sir Roy Strong. And created with his late wife Julia Trevelyan Oman.
The Laskett Gardens, near Much Birch, Herefordshire, England, were created by Sir Roy Strong and Julia Trevelyan Oman. The couple purchased and moved to the rural property in 1973 and, over the next thirty years, built the garden from scratch.
In 2015 Strong announced that he would bequeath the property to the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial). Perennial accepted the gift in 2021.
Howdah Court
Named after the viewing gallery which straddles a mound of turf and from which views can be had both of the countryside beyond and of the garden below with its knot garden of yew & dwarf euonymous flanked by symmetrical planting of malus floribunda and two fountains.
Entrance gatepost statues with the initials RS (Roy Strong) and JTO (Julia Trevelyan Oman).
A sturdy northern addition to our popular and long-running series. Near the Old May Beck, Sneaton, North Yorkshire
"The old gates and gateposts of Bidadari Cemetery were also relocated and now form the entrance to the Memorial Garden."
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Ornamental gateposts on a house at the junction of Newport/Llantarnam Roads. Note the squint bricks on the edges to give a cylindrical effect.
Another use for cut-down trees: make a gate post, attach a chain. I could wish the chain were put to use now and then. As it is, cars and ATVs have easy access, and, this time of year, hunters, cleverly disguised as bushes and weeds, spill out of their transport, silent as soldiers on a mission, their rifle shots soon ringing out in the chilly autumn air.
"The old gates and gateposts of Bidadari Cemetery were also relocated and now form the entrance to the Memorial Garden."
www.nhb.gov.sg/NHBPortal/Resources/WalkingThroughHeritage...
In the main street of Witton Park, County Durham is a memorial garden and corten steel sculpture "The Ball and The Bradford Boy" by artist Ray Lonsdale (b.1965). In a comforting gesture, a civilian figure rests one hand on a soldier's shoulder whilst handing him a football. This simple gesture symbolises the handing back to the soldier the life he enjoyed before he went off to war. The Bradford Brothers of Witton Park - Thomas, George, James and Roland - were amongst the most decorated families of World War One. Two Victoria Crosses, one Distinguished Service Order and two Military Crosses were theirs. Three brothers were also Mentioned in Despatches.
George Bradford was killed on his birthday 23rd April 1918 and James was killed in May 1917, just six months after his marriage. Roland Bradford was killed six months after James. Goege and Roland's Victoria Crosses were awarded posthumously and received by their mother from King George V. Thomas Bradford, the sole survivor, was knighted in 1939 and became High Sheriff of County Durham in 1942. The memorial garden was commissioned to mark the centenary of Roland Bradford's gallantry in the face of the enemy.
In memory of: Col Sir T A Bradford DSO - DLI (1886-1966), Lieut-Commander G N Bradford VC - Royal Navy (1887-1918), Second-Lieutenant J B Bradford MC - DLI (1889-1917), Brigadier-General R B Bradford VC MC - DLI (1892-1917).
Ornamental Art Deco cast iron gateposts, less gate, at the former council officers, now converted to flats and offices. There ia a matching pair the other side.
Another gatepost we have known, near the Wilmington Long Man. We don't know who Trips is or when his/her birthday was...
This is one of a pair of old stone lions guarding the driveway of a home in Hot Springs. The red paint is long faded but the regal roar continues.
This is the stone gatepost at the south eastern end of the exposed track. The orientation of the photograph is looking north. If you zoom in, you can see the metal hinge at the top of the post.
Lake Vyrnwy or Llyn Efyrnwy in Welsh, is a reservoir in Powys, Wales. It was built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply the city of Liverpool with fresh water. The dam was constructed over a number of years and when completed, the backlog of water flooded the head of the Vyrnwy valley and submerged the old village of Llanwddyn after the residents had been relocated.
Most years, the dam is brimming with water but every now and again, when there's a severe drought, the water level drops to such dramatically low levels, that the upper reaches of the submerged village become visible again. Such an occasion has just occurred during the hot summer of 2022. The last occasion I think was 1990 or thereabouts and prior to that, 1976.