Organ given by Miss H Johnson 1953 in memory of her father Rev Timothy Johnson, rector of Elton 1882-1925, stands between the continuous nave & chancel

- Church of All Saints, Elton Derbyshire

Picture with thanks - copyright Basher Eyre CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4642267

Given the news of bee die-offs in recent years, lots of people are getting into mason bees. Solitary, nonaggressive bees - and native to North America - they are hardworking garden pollinators. They lay their eggs in any small hole they can find - here, purpose-built paper straws in which they lay a succession of eggs - capping each egg cell with mud in an effort to keep predators out. This photo shows two bees - one outside the tubes, the other just emerging from one. Over the succeeding months, the eggs hatch and the larvae build cocoons for themselves, in which they complete the transformation into adult bees in time to emerge in the spring.

25/05/2021. Ladies European Tour 2021. Ladies Italian Open, Golf Club Margara, Piemont. Italy. May 28 - 30 2021. Ellie Givens of England during a practice round. Credit: Tristan Jones.

Ah, Ukraine! When I first visited Rusfurrence in 2013, and was given a tour of Moscow by my excellent hosts, I thought I’d fallen in love with Russian cuisine – only to discover that nearly everything I’d devoured was in fact Ukrainian. Therefore, I knew I would one day have no choice but to visit the source, and boy howdy, was it worth it.

Our hosts and dear friends took such excellent care of us, with ‘us’ including a surprising number of foreigners, most of whom had never been to Ukraine before. My boyfriend Rush joined me, as did our friend Bostitch, and we met up with Oatcake and Fox Amoore and far, far too many other friends to mention.

The convention itself was fantastic, marked by the lively, can-do spirit the Ukrainians are known for, though I regrettably saw far too little of it. We’d wanted to take a quick look at Kiev while we were in the country but it wound up taking us three hours to get back, and it also didn’t help that I’d caught a bug that left me too tired to partake of many of the events – including a party bus!

Still, there was plenty of fun to be had in the evenings. The Tiger Bar set up in the corridor of the fourth floor, the Stone Soup bar in the suite and balcony of room 107, and of course the traditional picnic and barbecue in the woods, which I was told was how WUFF had originally started. It started raining rather fiercely immediately after the campfire got started, but the Ukrainians proved themselves indomitable, putting together a shovel team to dig emergency trenches and build dams around the fire, which never went out!

Words can’t describe the warmth and fun of the con. We’ll certainly be back.

For more WUFF ’16 photos, check out the gallery here: www.flickr.com/photos/alexfvance/albums/72157668089241926

As always, share and enjoy.

- Alex "Khaki” Vance

If you want to say hi, you can find me on Twitter @khakidoggy, or drop me an email at khakidoggy@me.com

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To the glory of God and in honor of the brave Pennsylvanians whose lives were given for the blessings we enjoy and in loving memory of his parents wife and children who now rest from their labors this bay is erected by T. Broom Belfield. June 19, 1906.

The plaque is posted in the Cloisters of the Colonies, which was commissioned by Stevens Heckscher, the husband of Henrietta Heckscher. The Cloisters of the Colonies, to the west of Washington Memorial Chapter, features one bay for each of the colonies.

Washington Memorial Chapel, located on private property along Route 23 within Valley Forge National Historic Park, serves as both an active Episcopal Parish as well as a tribute to General George Washington. Designed by Milton B. Medary, and resulting from a sermon preached by founder, the Rev. Dr. W. Herbert Buk, the Chapel was copleted in 1917--fourteen years after the cornerstone was laid on the 125th anniversary of the evacuation of the continental army from the area.

Valley Forge National Historical Park, encompassing 3,466-acres eighteen miles northwest of Philadelphia, preserves and reinterprets the site where the the main body of the Continental Army--between 10,000 and 12,000 troops--was encamped during from December 19, 1778 to June 19, 1778, the American Revolutionary War.

After the Battle of White Marsh (or Edge Hill), Washington chose Valley Forge as an encampment because it was between the Continental Congress in York, Supply Depots in Reading, and British forces in Philadelphia. Undernourished and poorly clothed through the harsh winter, Washington's troops were ravaged by disease, suffering as many as two thousand losses, with thousands more listed as unfit for futy. Despite the conditions, the winter at Valley Forge proved invaluable for the young army, which underwent its first uniform training regimen, under the guidance of Prussian drill master, Baron Friedrich von Steuben.

Valley Forge, named for the iron forge built along Valley Creek in the 1740's, was established as the first state park of Pennsylvania in 1893 by the Valley Forge Park Commission. In 1923, the VFPC was brought under the Department of Forests and Waters and later incorporated into the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in 1971. In 1976, Pennsylvania gave the park as a gift to the nation for the the Bicentennial. The National Park System established the area as Valley Forge National Historical Park on July 4, 1976.

Valley Forge National Historical Park National Register #66000657 (1966)

We were given a halt at Kaumahina State Park and to walk along the trail. The park features some unique gigantic trees with interesting bark formations.

We planned for exciting ‘Valley Isle Excursions’ –the incredible Maui tour to Hana…and Haleakalā. It was a trip surrounding the main island of Maui, starting in the morning and ending in the late afternoon. It was a small group Hawaiian Style tour in a 12 seater van. I may guarantee that your "Hana Day" will be one of the best days of your Maui vacation. The Road to Hana features waterfalls, rainforests, bamboo forests, sweeping ocean views, view rugged coastline and more, despite its 617 hairpin curves and 56 one-lane bridges.

You'll be in the hands of Maui’s best driving guides. Valley Isle Excursions’ Luxury Road to Hana Van Tours are hosted by professional guides who share more than just beautiful scenery and an experienced hand behind the wheel; they are incredibly knowledgeable about all things Hawaiian. When your day is complete, you will have received legends, history, stories, and personal insights to give you a real sense of the Hawaiian culture.

Tour starts early in the morning and hotel pickups are available from all major locations. After all the guests are picked up you will make your first stop of the day at Maui Lani Golf Course in Kahului where you will enjoy a light, Hawaiian-style continental breakfast featuring local jams, jellies, with a lovely view of the West Maui Mountains and the golf course.

Once out on the road, you will pass some of the most stunning scenery imaginable along 52 miles of road with 617 hairpin curves and 56 narrow, one-lane bridges. There are countless waterfalls created by the 56 streams that must be crossed on the road to Hana.

Local knowledge is so important because “the best” waterfalls change depending upon the amount of rainfall in the previous several hours at certain altitudes. Only someone who is intimately familiar with the area can predict which waterfalls will be the best to visit on a particular day. Moreover, your Valley Isle Excursions guide is trained to modify the tour according to the unique preferences of the group they are leading that day, so every day is slightly different.

(www.hawaii-guide.com/maui/activities/road-to-hana-tour1)

What makes Valley Isle Excursions unique?

Eco-friendly: Valley Isle Excursions is the first Hawaii-based tour operator to complete the Hawaii Green Business Program

Tour sizes are limited to 12 passengers to ensure maximum service and comfort

Experience the luxury of a conversion van

Extra spaciousness of their modified tour vans

Air conditioned for your comfort

Large, individual reclining captain's chairs

Breathtaking views from elevated panoramic windows

Unlimited cold beverages from the cooler

Plenty of leg room

Plenty of bathroom stops along the way

Lunches include:

Baked barbecued chicken, (done just right!)

Macaroni salad – local style

Fresh garden salad

Bread rolls

Dessert

Assorted beverages

Gluten-free & vegetarian plates available upon request

A note to the photographers:

[In between scheduled halts, plenty of places you may think worth stopping to enjoy the spectacular views and also to take photographs, but guide will not allow for the reason they have a definite plan to finish the tour in time. So you have to remain satisfied with taking most of the photographs from the running car, as I did so, and they may not turn out to be of standard quality!]

Like a handful of City Churches, St Andrew had so far eluded me. But we went to London with hope in our heart.

St Andrew stands in the shadow of The Gherkin, and is greatly overshadowed by the modern city.

And I had yet to find it open.

But it was open this year for Open House, and we were given a warm welcome.

I spoke long to one of the volunteers, explained how frustrating it was that St Peter upon Cornhill is never open, without realising I was speaking probaly to one of the people who made that situation. However, I explained the Friends of the City Churches, and the great job they do in making sure so many of the churches are open, and she said she would see what she could go.

We shall see.

Inside, St Andrew was a little of a disappointment, with the feeling of a yoga studio, all wood paneling, and no pews.

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St Andrew Undershaft is a Church of England church in the City of London, the historic nucleus and modern financial centre of London. It is located on St. Mary Axe, within the Aldgate ward, and is a rare example of a City church that survived both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz.[1]

The present building was constructed in 1532 but a church has existed on the site since the 12th century. Today, St Andrew Undershaft is administered from the nearby St Helen's Bishopsgate church.

The first church on the site, which today is bordered by St. Mary Axe and Leadenhall Street, was built in medieval times, being recorded in 1147.[2] It was rebuilt in the 14th century and again in 1532;[3] this third incarnation of the building survives today. It is in the Perpendicular style[4] with its entrance located at the base of its off-centre tower. The interior is divided into six bays, with many of the original fittings that survived Victorian renovation. Formerly, St Andrew Undershaft had one of London's few surviving large stained-glass windows, installed in the 17th century, but this was destroyed in the Baltic Exchange bombing in 1992.

The church's curious name derives from the shaft of the maypole that was traditionally set up each year opposite the church.[5] The custom continued each spring until 1517, when student riots put an end to it, but the maypole itself survived until 1547 when it was seized by a mob and destroyed as a "pagan idol".

St Andrew Undershaft is now administered from the nearby church of St Helen's Bishopsgate. St Andrew Undershaft was designated a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1950.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew_Undershaft

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Located in the heart of London’s financial centre, next to the Lloyds Building and towered over by the Gherkin, is St. Andrew Undershaft. This church is easily lost among the iconic architecture that surrounds it and thus often goes unnoticed. Yet as one of only a few complete medieval churches in London, this Gothic building is worth a visit.

Before the advent of addresses, places were often given descriptive names to assist people in finding them. But with one of the more unusual church names in London, the natural question is why ‘undershaft’? In the early 1500s a massive maypole stood on the land adjacent to the church. This giant pole, or shaft, was likely taller than the church, which lead to the expression ‘undershaft’ being added as a descriptive to St. Andrew’s church. For more history on maypoles click here. The maypole was erected annually in spring – a tradition that continued until the ‘Ill May Day Riots’ of 1517. These riots, during the reign of Henry VIII, were targeted against foreigners living in London who were deemed to be gaining excessive wealth. The maypole was stored and not erected again. In 1549 the nearby church of St. Katherine Cree declared that maypoles were heather idols and should be destroyed. The giant maypole was destroyed, but its memory lives on.

The first recording of a church on this site was in 1147. It was rebuilt in the 1300s and again in the early 1500s. It is this building that dates primarily from 1520-1535 that is still there today. Unlike many buildings it survived the Great Fire intact. The turret and pinnacles that crown the tower are later additions from 1883. The building also survived the Blitz in WWII making it a rare survivor from the 16th Century.

The building contains many notable features, including 17th Century wood carvings, medieval roof bosses that include the insignia of Henry VIII and a memorial to Hans Holbein the Younger, who was Henry VIII’s court painter. The font was made by Nicholas Stone, the master mason to James I and Charles I. The organ was first installed in 1696. While various enhancements have been made to the organ, it is a very historically significant instrument due to its age. As such, it is consider a Grade I listed organ.

In 1992 an IRA bomb attack in this part of London caused widespread damage. Targeting the Baltic Exchange building at 30 St. Mary Axe, which at the time was the last remaining exchange floor in London, the 1-ton bomb caused massive damage. While due consideration was given to restoring the Baltic Exchange, its damage was so extensive it was later demolished. On the site now rises the Gherkin. Nearby St. Andrew Undershaft lost a magnificent 17th Century window that depicted numerous English monarchs, but the building survived.

Buried at the church is John Stow (d. 1605) who wrote the ‘Survey of London’ in 1598 – London’s first accurate written survey. Both he and his wife Elizabeth were members of this church. His memorial, made from alabaster and erected by his wife, has him holding a quill. This real quill pen is periodically replaced during a special ceremony overseen by the Lord Mayor. This ceremony occurs once every three years in early April. The next ceremony will be in 2017 and is hosted by the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (see lamas.org.uk).

londonunveiled.com/2015/02/17/st-andrew-undershaft/

I recently was given a Nikon FG that came with a 50mm f/1.8, a 28-200mm f/3.5, and a Sunpak Auto 821 speedlight from a coworker who had it all in her storage for two years! It's definitely one of the best things anyone has ever given me; my first Nikon, a camera to use my Tokina 80-200mm f/3.5 on, and my first speedlight.

Once again Max was my subject for the photos, he's starting to get used to the camera I think. I have never used a speedlight before and rarely even the flash on my 20D. I'll have some shots of the speedlight soon!

Canon 20D

Fotodiox FD-EOS mount

FD Canon 35mm f/3.5

Sunpak Auto 821

Given the low clip-on handlebars and forward-set foot pegs, the steed on the right is more suited to a rider of simian rather than homo sapien tendencies.

Given Gifts at 575 Castro is on the site of Harvey Milk's old camera store and was restored as a set for the movie "Milk."

You may use this photo as long as you credit "Strange de Jim www.strangebillions.com."

Whyalla. Population 21,200.

Hummock Hill was sighted and named by Matthew Flinders in 1802 and soon after given French names by Captain Baudin. The first pastoral runs were taken out here in the 1850s as it had the Middle Back ranges, coastal access and Port Augusta not too far distant. One of the early pastoralists was James Patterson who took out the Iron Knob leasehold of over 160 square miles in 1854 near Iron Knob. To the north and west of his leasehold was that of James Loudon who took out Caroona station in 1862. Other leaseholds in the region of Whyalla were Point Lowly, Pandurra and Middleback. In the early 1870s Loudon sold Caroona to Sir Samuel Davenport and Sir John Morphett and it was Davenport, with his interest in minerals and mining, who sent the first ore samples to England in 1878 for analysis. This resulted in a mining lease taken out in 1880 by Ernest Siekman. The lease lapsed as he did not pay the annual rental. BHP took out nine mining leases in 1896 and the future of iron Knob and the future Whyalla began. BHP began taking iron ore for smelting to Port Augusta in 1899 which took bullock drays two days. The Hundred of Randell which covered this area was declared in 1895 as interest in the ore deposits increased.

In 1896 the government released land fronting Spencers Gulf for lease. One of the first to take up land where Whyalla stands was Humphrey Cowled who leased 30,000 acres on the gulf which he called Nonowie. The town of Hummock Hill emerged in 1900 after BHP developed their ore leases. The ore was used for flux in the Port Pirie smelter and it was shipped across Spencers Gulf. Most of the early settler families at Hummock Hill also came by ship across the gulf from Port Pirie. These families remained the backbone of the Whyalla population until World War Two. In 1900 BHP proposed to the government of SA to enact a bill that would allow them to build a tramway from Iron Knob to Hummock Hill on the coast with a permanent leasehold of the route. Port Augusta Council opposed this as they wanted the tramway built to Port Augusta and its already existing port. There was some logic in this opposition as a tramway to Port Augusta would be 46 miles in length whereas the tramway to Hummock Hill was about 35 miles, not a significantly shorter distance. The government enacted legislation for a BHP tramway to Hummock Hill in 1901 and BHP had developed a small jetty and port by 1903. At the same time the town of Hummock Hill emerged partly on BHP leasehold land. By 1905 the settlement had its first school, a general store and a tin Institute in which the school was conducted. Church services were also held in the hall. In 1903 the community was pleased when Mr Delprat, the general manager of the Broken Hill mine visited Hummock Hill and Iron Knob. The first hotel opened in 1905 on the site that later became the Whyalla Hotel 20 or so years later. The beer was shipped to the hotel from Port Pirie. The isolation of Hummock Hill was reduced when a telephone service began in 1911. Gradually stone houses replaced early tin and timber houses and the town took shape. The government officially surveyed and changed the name of the town to Whyalla in 1914 which means “sound of the sea” in a local Aboriginal language. The new solid Institute was opened in 1920 by Mr Delprat the BHP manager in Broken Hill. At the time Whyalla had a population of around 1,000 people with sporting clubs, RSL, banks, and commercial enterprises. Water was shipped from Port Pirie when necessary. BHP established a dairy to provide milk for the residents and a small desalination plant was built to provide additional fresh water. The impressive red ironstone buildings, often in the Art Deco style were erected in the late 1930s or early 1940s as the city’s industrial base expanded to steel making and ship building. The iron stone Whyalla Hotel opened in 1933. It was enlarged in 1940. This was a company town run by BHP with the exception of the Post Office, the School and the Police Station run by the government and the commercial enterprises of the town. BHP was a paternalistic employer and during the Depression of the 1930s as work slowed BHP found other jobs for married male employees such as re grading the tramway from Iron Knob etc.

During World War One Mr Delprat had suggested a steel furnace and steel works in Whyalla but this did not happen. The steel industry in Australia began with a small furnace and plant at Lithgow in the Blue Mountains in 1901. This plant was superseded by the bigger steel works in Newcastle in 1915 and Whyalla jetty was then expanded to ship iron ore direct to Newcastle. The third steel plant in Australia was established at Port Kembla (Wollongong) in 1928 and Iron Knob ore was also shipped there. With the rise of Hitler and Third Reich in Europe in 1933 and the ominous threat of world war Australia began to be concerned about its future as it was clear we were no longer isolated from the rest of the world. In 1937 the SA government passed legislation for the Morgan to Whyalla Murray River water pipeline to ensure water reliability for Whyalla and this was an essential for the first production of steel by BHP. The 1937 act set aside 1,000 acres for BHP to establish the plant and adjacent harbour. Progress was not hasty and the furnace and harbour began in 1939. After the outbreak of World War Two work progressed quickly. The first steel was produced in 1941 and called pig iron. Port Kembla also produced pig iron or steel and its export to Japan in 1938 led to the Attorney General Robert Menzies being called Pig Iron Bob by striking wharf unionists. The union slogan at the time was “No scrap for the Jap.” At that time Japan was fighting the Sino-Japanese War and needed more steel. The industrial dispute at Port Kembla ended in January 1939 when the waterside workers loaded the ships at Port Kembla. In 1940 the Royal Australia Navy asked BHP if they could build ships in Whyalla and this became urgent with the war and work began in 1940 on the hulls of several ships before the steel blast furnace was completed. The town grew rapidly with an influx of new workers and the construction of the hospital, an abattoirs, the Spencer Hotel, and the establishment of a Whyalla newspaper in 1941/42. During the War the population rose from 1,350 in 1937 to 7,900 in 1944. During most of World War Two BHP employed around 2,500 men and women with a peak of 2,750 employees in 1941. During the War BHP also established an ammunitions annex to produce shells for war arms. In a couple of years Whyalla produced 748,000 shell cases. The Combined Unions Council negotiated with BHP for workers’ wages and conditions. The newly employed women to offset the war time labour shortage were employed in the war effort in the shell annex, the tool room and in ship building. The women received 90% of the men’s wages for the same job.

The first ship was launched in 1941 and named the HMAS Whyalla (650 tonnes) which is now part of the Information Centre and Maritime Museum. It was one of four corvettes made in Whyalla for the Royal Australia Navy and they mainly worked as minesweepers and surveillance. During and after World War Two Whyalla built 36 ships for the Australian Navy, four for Indian navy and 20 for the British Admiralty. After the War most of the ships built in Whyalla shipyards were mainly cargo and iron ore carriers. A total of 63 ships, one oil rig and two barges were built in Whyalla by 1978 when shipbuilding was closed down. Most of the corvettes manufactured in Whyalla had South Australian town names- Whyalla, Gawler and Pirie. Whyalla also built the Kalgoorlie corvette for the Royal Navy. Other SA named corvettes built interstate were the Kapunda, the Glenelg and the Wallaroo. After the war BHP built commercial ships and eventually in 1958 they decided to build an integrated steel works in Whyalla (completed 1965) to process the ore into steel. Railway lines and ships were among the steel products produced.

As a shipbuilding site and producer of ammunition shells Whyalla needed special consideration and defence during World War Two. Defence installations were erected on Hummock Hill during the Second World War (1942) as Whyalla was a potential Japanese bombing target. Four anti-aircraft guns were on the ready at Hummock Hill. Other defence installations were built south of Cowell at Port Gibbon to forewarn of a Japanese attack. Complacency about war threats was overturned when German shipping mines were discovered in Spencers Gulf in 1940 designed to impede BHP ore carriers to Newcastle and Wollongong. Across the Gulf Port Pirie produced half of Britain’s lead so it too needed special protection. A survey recommended special defences for both Iron Triangle cities but only Whyalla got special protection. As the threat of Japan increased anti-aircraft guns were sent to Hummock Hill and arrived on 4 February 1942. Ten days later (14 th February) Singapore fell to the Japanese and on 19th February 1942 Darwin was bombed and partially destroyed by the Japanese. The hummock Hill anti-aircraft guns were operational by 23rd March. One Royal Navy ship guarded the entrance to Whyalla for most of the War until 1944. Search lights were installed at Hummock Hill late in 1942. But no threat emerged during the War. Air raid practices were conducted by BHP from time to time warning people to take cover when the BHP siren sounded. Despite the practices and preparations no raid occurred but the need for precaution was not unfounded. Three of BHP’s merchant ships were sunk off the coast of NSW on their way to or from Whyalla with a total loss of 85 lives. By early 1944 Australia’s home defences were known to be out of danger but gunners at Whyalla had been withdrawn in August 1943 and their tasks taken over by civilian defence.

By 1943 Whyalla had a population of 5,000 people and people began to query the lack of local government as the city was run by BHP. Local government was instituted in 1944 with three elected and three BHP appointed councillors. 1944 was also the year the Morgan to Whyalla water pipeline was completed. In 1960 Whyalla became a city as it had around 14,000 residents. The Commission system of local government was ended in 1970 when locals could finally elect all councillors to their city. By 1976 Whyalla had 33,000 residents, the largest city outside of Adelaide but with the loss of shipbuilding in 1978 the city’s population declined to about 20,000. BHP sold their Whyalla works to OneSteel in 2000 which changed its name to Arrium. Sanjeev Gupta bought the insolvent Arrium steelworks in 2017 and has revitalised it albeit with recent difficulties. The Whyalla steel works are critical to the whole of Australia as steel is only made at Whyalla and Port Kembla. Whyalla is the only plant to make steel rail for all sorts of uses not just railways. In late 2024 Whyalla steel works employed 4,800 people directly and countless more indirectly in other firms. (Port Kembla employs around 3,000 people.) Perhaps the future of the city will be revitalised even more if the hydrogen hub proceeds. Whether that happens or not billions of dollars of investment are needed to move Whyalla steel works away from coal fired furnaces to gas or hydrogen fired furnaces. On the way to Hummock Hill lookout in Gay St. we pass the Whyalla Institute with a classical façade with the date as 1920. This was also the site of the first timber Institute opened in February 1905. The first Whyalla School opened in this Institute in April 1905.The current port of Whyalla exports iron ore and steel mainly. Port Bonython 16 kms north of Whyalla mainly exports crude oil and liquid gas from South Australia’s Cooper basin.

Some historic buildings in Whyalla.

Starting at the corner of Horwood Street and Darling Terrace.

1. On the corner is the Art Deco Courthouse and next to it in Darling St the original 1930s neo Georgian style Courthouse with two roof ventilators on it. The newer part was built in 1944 and the single storey part was built around 1930.

2. Opposite in Darling St is the former Whyalla Hotel with massive scale opened in 1933 by the SA Brewing company. Enlarged in 1940. Now the Whyalla Playford Apartments.

3. At the next corner turn right into Forsyth St. On the corner is the red iron stone and cement rendered brick Spencer Hotel with a clock tower. Look carefully at the frieze below the parapet roof line as they have indented sculptures of the steelworks, the port and the HMAS Whyalla corvette etc. The Hotel Spencer was completed in 1939 so the frieze with the Whyalla corvette was made a bit later

4. Next on the left is Lutine House in red ironstone with pilasters and a classical façade. This became chambers for local lawyers but it began life as a bank. Built around 1940.

5. On the next corner left is the Bay View Hotel also built in Art Deco style but in brick in 1941. Rounded corners, small tower.

6. Return to the Spencer Hotel and turn right into Darling Tce again and on next corner is the old Whyalla Primary School. Parts still date from its origin in 1915 but with many later additions. Opposite is the Catholic Convent (1942) and the Catholic High School – Samaritan College. St Theresa’s Catholic Church was here too. It was built in 1929 and became the Parish hall when the new church as built in 1941. About 3 minutes’ walk along Darling Tce you come to a roundabout

and the street ahead is Broadbent Tce. On the corner is the Whyalla High School. This impressive building was built in 1943 during the War and its central wing has an unusual wooden weather vane/vent.

Houmas House / Burnside Plantation

40136 Highway 942

Darrow, Louisiana

Ascension Parish

NRHP Reference#:80001694

Added to NRHP:September 27, 1980

The first owners of the plantation were the indigenous Houmas Indians, who were given a land grant to occupy the fertile plain between the Mississippi and Lake Maurepas to the north.

The Houmas sold the land to Maurice Conway and Alexander Latil in 1774 by Celapane, Chief of the Bayou Goula and Houmas Indians.

The original French Provincial house that Latil erected on the property in is situated directly behind the Mansion, adjoined by a carriageway to the grand home described during its antebellum heyday as "The Sugar Palace." The original home was later used as living quarters for the staff that served the great house.

Click HERE to see a film showing the history of the property

By the time of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the plantation was established and producing sugar.

In 1810, Revolutionary War hero Gen. Wade Hampton of Virginia purchased the property and shortly thereafter began construction on the Mansion. However, it was not until 1825 when Hampton's daughter, Caroline, and her husband, Col. John Preston, took over the property that the grand house truly began to take shape.

Construction on the Mansion was completed in 1828. At the same time, Houmas House began to build its sugar production and continued to increase its land holdings, which ultimately grew to 300,000 acres.

Irishman John Burnside bought the plantation in 1857 for $1 million. A businessman and a character, Burnside increased production of sugar until Houmas House was the largest producer in the country, actively working the crop on 98,000 acres. During the Civil War, Burnside saved the Mansion from destruction at the hands of advancing Union forces by declaring immunity as a subject of the British Crown. In addition to building a railway to carry his products to market —"The Sugar Cane Train (1862)" — Burnside, a bachelor, is also said to have offered payment to any parents in the parish who would name their sons "John."

An avid sportsman who wagered heavily in horse races, Burnside once secretly purchased a champion thoroughbred back East with the intent of defeating the steeds of fellow local businessmen in a big race. He quietly slipped the racehorse into the billiard room of the Mansion where it was "stabled" until Burnside's surprise was unveiled at the starting line and hailed in the winner's circle.

Houmas House flourished under Burnside's ownership, but it was under a successor, Col. William Porcher Miles that the plantation grew to its apex in the late 1800's when it was producing a monumental 20 million pounds of sugar each year.

In 1927, the Mississippi came out of its banks in the epic "great flood." While Houmas House was spared, the surrounding areas were inundated. The ensuing economic havoc was but a prelude to the devastation of the Great Depression just two years later.

Houmas House Plantation withered away. The Mansion closed and fell into disrepair, a condition in which it remained until 1940 when Dr. George B. Crozat purchased it.

Crozat bought Houmas House to be a summer home away from his native New Orleans. He renovated the property with the intent to give it a more "Federal" look than the stately Greek Revival style in which it was conceived. The structure was painted white inside and out. Crown moldings and ceiling medallions were removed and both interior and exterior forms and finishes were simplified.

Eventually, the Crozat heirs opened the property to tourists. In 1963, the defining Bette Davis film "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte" was shot in the property. The room in which Ms. Davis stayed while filming is preserved as part of today's Houmas House tour.

Current owner, Kevin Kelly, who fulfilled a lifelong dream by acquiring the property in the Spring of 2003, the mansion today reflects the best parts of each period in its rich history alongside the big bend in the Mississippi River.

As per www.houmashouse.com/history.htm

HABS Documentation: lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/la/la0000/la0019/data/la0019d...

www.sankofagen.com/Houmas-Plantation

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Empire Theatre

Lafayette opened a two-week season at the Empire Theatre of Varieties in Nicolson Street,Edinburgh on May 1, 1911. Four days later Beauty died of apoplexy - caused by over-feeding.

Lafayette was grief-stricken, and had the dog laid out on a silk pillow surrounded by lilies in his rooms in the Caledonian Hotel. Lafayette had Beauty embalmed and was given permission to have the dog interred at Piershill Cemetery, provided he agreed to be buried in the same place. Meanwhile the show went on.

On Tuesday May 9, 3,000 spectators packed the Empire Theatre for Lafayette’s second evening performance. Lafayette’s act was the finale of the show. He entered, to a trumpet fanfare, dressed in a satin costume and proceeded to shake dozens of birds from a sequined cloth, finally producing a goat from the folds of the material. His act continued with ‘other remarkable illusions and elaborate scenarios in which he demonstrated his habit of changing identity with his many assistants’.

The finale was the ‘Lion’s Bride’ which involved the use of tapestries, cushions, tents and curtains to create an Oriental setting. An African lion paced restlessly in a cage while fire-eaters, jugglers and contortionists performed. A young woman in Oriental dress walked slowly on stage and entered the cage. When she was inside, the lion roared and reared up ready to pounce. The animal skin was then suddenly ripped away to reveal The Great Lafayette who had mysteriously changed places with the lion.

As The Great Lafayette took his bow a lamp fell amongst the scenery which instantly caught fire.

A mass of flame shot over the footlights to the stalls. The audience, now accustomed to unusual effects, were slow to recognize the danger. Only when the fire curtain was rapidly lowered did they hurry to the exits. By this time the stage was an inferno. It took three hours to bring the fire under control, and eleven people died. They included members of the orchestra, stage hands, a midget in the act called Little Joe, Alice Dale, a tiny 15-year-old girl who operated a scene-stealing mechanical teddy-bear and the Great Lafayette.

Eyewitness reports claimed Lafayette had escaped but had returned in an attempt to save his horse.

A charred body, dressed in Lafayette’s costume, was found near the stage, but a further search of the basement revealed another body, this one with the diamond rings which Lafayette always wore. The first man was one of the doubles that Lafayette often used in his act.

On May 14, 1911 the streets of Edinburgh were thronged with spectators to see his ashes moved from a funeral parlour in Morrison Street to Piershill Cemetery. The funeral was described as ‘one of the most extraordinary interments of modern times’. The first car in the long cortege was Lafayette’s silver-grey Mercedes, the sole passenger being a Dalmatian hound. There was great ceremonial at the Cemetery, as Beauty’s coffin was opened and Lafayette’s ashes placed beside the dog. Harry Houdini sent a floral representation of Beauty to the funeral.

The grave, with memorial stones to Beauty and The Great Lafayette, can be seen on a grassy mound just inside the Portobello Road entrance to Piershill Cemetery. “ [Information; David McLean - Founder Lost Edinburgh Facebook Page]

Wikipedia: “Sigmund Neuberger, or Sigmund Newburger, was born on 25 February 1871 in Munich, Germany and died on 9 May 1911 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was otherwise known as famous illusionist the Great Lafayette and was the highest paid magician of his time.

In 1890, at the age of 19, Neuberger emigrated with his family to the United States, where he began his career as an imitator of Ching Ling Foo. He became one of the highest-paid performers in vaudeville, earning £44,000 a year (about £3.6 million in 2014 prices). His excellent quick-change routines, as well as dramatic illusions, such as his own "Lion's Bride" (lady to lion) illusion, made him very popular with audiences.

The pampered object of the Great Lafayette's affection was his dog Beauty, a perky terrier given to him as a pup by fellow conjurer and admirer Harry Houdini. Beauty had her own suite of brocaded rooms, ate five-course meals, and wore a diamond-studded collar.

Beauty died four days before the opening of a show at the Empire Palace Theatre in Edinburgh. After initial resistance from Edinburgh City Council, Neuberger arranged for the dog to be buried in Piershill Cemetery. The Council agreed to provide a plot on the condition that Lafayette himself would be buried there upon his own death. Four days later in a freak accident, Lafayette was performing his signature illusion "The Lion's Bride", when a fault in a lamp[citation needed] above the performer caused a fire. The elaborate set went up in flames within minutes.

The audience, thinking that this was all part of the illusion, did not evacuate until the theatre manager signalled for the orchestra to play God Save the King. Many of the company, however, were trapped on stage when the safety curtain was lowered and jammed, leaving only a small gap at the bottom, through which a strong draught of air fanned the flames into an inferno. Lafayette himself had ensured that the side-doors to the stage had been secured, to exclude unwanted interlopers and prevent the lion's escape.

Lafayette escaped but returned in a vain attempt to rescue his horse. He became trapped in the burning building and perished. Ten of his fellow players from the company were also killed in the fire. The theatre burned to the ground. The body of Lafayette was apparently soon found and sent to Glasgow for cremation. Two days after the fire, however, workers clearing the understage area found another body identically dressed as Lafayette. It transpired that the body at the crematorium was that of the illusionist's body double. On 14 May the urn containing the Great Lafayette's ashes was taken through Edinburgh, witnessed by a crowd estimated to number over 250,000, before being laid to rest in the paws of his beloved (and now stuffed) Beauty, at Piershill Cemetery.

In May 2011 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, built on the site of the Empire Palace, hosted the "Great Lafayette Festival", featuring magician Paul Daniels, to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Neuberger's death.

The event included, on 9 May, a live webcast seance held by the "Edinburgh Secret Society", led by co-founders Professor Richard Wiseman and Dr. Peter Lamont.” [Wikipedia]

Video of Funeral of the Great Lafayette ssa.nls.uk/film/1620/90719182

Mother Nature has given the huge family of beetles an incredible array of colors to wear. Here we see two iridescent bugs sharing a flower and a Spring shower.

Thanks to our colleague Lauren Lang for this idea. She is a Wildlife Photographer who came up with a great idea to merge her world with ours.

Yes, we have been very experimental lately. Don’t worry, we will be back to shooting more gorgeous classics soon.

Red one is Mattel Hot Wheels maybe HO scale but it is bigger than the Blue HO scale bug from Malibu

Bob Given Photography

Seat given by the Stoke Newington branch of NALGO in memory of its members Robert Alfred Angell, Eric Edward Grey and Victor Ernest Whitehall who died on active service during the 1939-1945 war.

Photo taken for mattpoole who left some extremely interesting comments on the photo below. His mothers first husband died on the same aircraft as Victor Ernest Whitehall

New Milton is a market town in south west Hampshire, England. ( In 1303, Thomas de Chaucombe was given permission to hold a weekly market on Tuesdays at Milton, as well as an annual fair on the feast day of Mary Magdalene. ) The town has a high street and holds a market every Wednesday. Situated on the edge of the New Forest, the town is about six miles ( 10 km ) west of Lymington town centre and 12 miles ( 19 km ) east of Bournemouth town centre. New Milton dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, and encompasses Old Milton, Barton on Sea, Ashley, Bashley, and Wootton. It is recorded as having a population of around 23,000 in 2001. The traditional village centre of Milton was just south of the church. Up to the 1960's, moated earthworks were still visible next to the road known as Moat Lane. Excavations of these earthworks in 1956 revealed a series of peasant enclosures and hut remains dating from the 9th to the 12th century, but no evidence of a manorial farmstead was found.

The parish church of Milton is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and consists of a chancel with vestry, a nave and a western tower. The medieval church was pulled down and replaced around 1830, although the tower is of an earlier 17th century date. In 1835 a Church of England National School was founded on an island of land near the village green, where children were taught until just after World War I. In 1881, the population of the entire Milton parish was only 1489 people, and Milton was still a small village. The location of the village on the main Christchurch to Lymington road ( now the A 337 ) meant that there were two coaching inns - The Wheatsheaf and The George.

In March 1888 New Milton railway station was opened, which is still in operation today. A new town developed, which expanded rapidly with the coming of the railway and the name New Milton was used for the first time and can originally be traced back to the Post Office that stood opposite the railway station. In 1895, the owner of the Post Office, Emma Newhook, commissioned a sign, which read - New Milton Sub Post Office to differentiate it from the post office in Old Milton. This was officially accepted in 1896, and so the name New Milton caught on. Much of the local farmland has been developed, first in the 1960's for commuter housing and again in the 1970's for small industrial / trade units. There is a mix of housing from cottages on the outskirts to more modern, urban housing in the central area.

Milton village subsequently became known as Old Milton, and lies between New Milton and Barton on Sea. There are a few notable architectural points of interest in the local area. However, a distinctive row of Coast Guard Cottages are to be found in Barton Lane, Barton on Sea, which were built at the end of the 19th century by the Government of the day to house armed guards to try to stop the smuggling that was rife at the time. The Barton on Sea and Mudeford coastline was renowned for smuggling with many of the offshore seaways and routes to shore being named after well known local smuggling families. It was in this context that Frederick Marryat, author of The Children of the New Forest, was sent on patrol here as a young naval lieutenant in 1821, to watch over the Christchurch Bay area. Britain's first reinforced concrete bridge was built in 1901 just outside New Milton at Chewton. There was an earlier experiment in building with this material in its un reinforced form at Sway ( Sway Tower ).

New Milton water tower. Built in 1900 was the Tudor style water tower, which can be found adjacent to the car park in Osborne Road. It has a staircase and is constructed with a turret, slit windows and battlements. It is a striking orange - red colour, was built from locally manufactured bricks. The German Luftwaffe carried out bombing raids on New Milton on the 23rd August 1940, the 8th August 1942 and on January 22nd 1943. The town's water tower was suggested as the target. During the Second World War, New Milton homed evacuees and was a transit station for soldiers going to the battlefields. It also had an army hospital. It was a favourite for the airmen who were based at the nearby airfields at Lymington and Holmsley. The Memorial Centre in Whitefield Road commemorates those who died in the raids, as well as towns people who have died more recently. Bricks can be purchased for inscription and insertion into the wall of the Memorial Room, which stands to the left of the front door and contains mementos saved from the original building, which was destroyed by fire in the 1970's.

Ballard Lake that borders Fernhill Lane and Lake Grove Road, in New Milton is a picturesque area of New Milton that you could spend a hot summers day feeding the many ducks, mallards, geese that live around this lake. A few walks branch out from this lake to stroll along. Seats have been sited from donations from residents who have passed away and serve as a reminder to long lost friends or family. The stream from this lake meanders for many miles in many cases forming picturesque walks further along New Milton.

O. O. Brown Collection

O. O. Brown Collection

Bob Given Photography

I was given another opportunity to take photos at Scotland's National Stadium Hampden. This time it was a Euro Qualifier with the national side playing Lithuania. I have to say it's a really tough gig. It wasn't a great night weather wise either. But I enjoyed the experience nonetheless. I fell I'm getting there, but there's still a long way to go to get those shots that the pros get. I take my hat off to them. Scotland won 1-0 scoring.

Given a bigger paper, I should make it 8 levels, but even 4 can be lovely.

19/05/2023. Ladies European Tour 2023. Aramco Team Series Presented by Public Investment Fund, Trump International, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America. -19- 21 May. Ellie Givens of England during the first round. Credit: Tristan Jones/ LET

Given that I live just around the corner, should I worry? I certainly don't want to meet any of these after dark!

YORK, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: during an i2i Soccer Academy Training Session at Haxby Road on October 4th 2022 in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Appleby)

Mevlana Dergahı (Dervish Lodge) which is presently used as a museum formerly the Rose Garden of the Seljuks Palace it was given as a gift to Mevlana's father Sultanü'l-Ulema Bahaaeddin Veled by Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad

When Sultanü'l-Ulema died on 12 January 1231, he was buried in the present grave which is in the mausoleum. This was the first burial ever to take place in the Rose Garden.

After the death of Sultanü'l-Ulema, his friends and disciples approached Mevlana and expressed their wish to build a maussoleum over his grave. Mevlana refused this request remarking "How could there be a better mausoleum than the sky itself?).However when he died on 17 December 1273, his son Sultan Veled accepted the request of those who wanted to build a maussoleum over Mevlana's grave.The mausoleum called "Kubbe-i Hadra" (Green mausoleum) was built by the architect Bedrettin from Tebriz for 130.000 Seljuk dirhem (currency) on four elephant feet (thick columns). After this date, the construction activities never ceased and continued in stages up to the end of the 19th century.

Mevlevi Derhgahı (Dervish Lodge) and the mausoleum started to function as a museum in 1926 under the name of Konya Museum of Historical Works. In 1954 the display pattern of the museum was once more taken up and it was renamed as the Mevlevi Museum.

While the Museum originally covered an area of 6.500m² together with its garden, with the section expropriated later and designed as a rose garden, it has today reached a size of 18.000m²

The courtyard of the museum is entered from "Dervişan Kapısı" (The gate of the Dervishes). There are dervish cells along the north and west sides of the courtyard. The south side, after Matbah and Hürrem Pasha Mausoleums, terminates with the gate of Hamuşan (Sealed Lips) which opens to Üçler cemetrey. On the eastern side of the courtyard there are mausoleums of Sinan Pasha, Fatma Hatun and Hasan Pasha, the Samahane (Ritual Prayer Hall) next to them and the small mosque (mesjidt) section and the main building where the graves of Mevlana and his family members are also housed.

The courtyard is given a special flavor with the roofed washing fountain (şadırvan) built by Sultan Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1512 and the "Şeb-i Arus" (means nuptial night or the night Mevlana passed away) pool and the fountain which is located in the northern part of the court and called Selsebil.

"Tilavet" Chamber (Quran Reading And Chanting)

"Tilavet" is an Arabic word which means reading the quran with a beautiful voice and the correct rhythm. The room takes its name from its function in the past. At present it is used as the Calligraphy Department.

The calligraphy section contains the framed works of famous calliagraphs of their time such as Mahmud Celaleddin, Mustafa Rakım, Hulusi, Yesarizade as well as a gilt relief frame done by Sultan Mahmut II. The couplet in Farsi engraved on the silver door with the calligraphy of Yesarizade Mustafa İzzet Efendi says:

Kabetü'l-uşşâk bâşed in mekam

Her ki nakıs amed incâ şod temam

(Let this be the Kaaba of the minstrels. Who ever enters here in half, finds himself whole)

Huzur-ı Pir (Mausoleum)

The hall of the mausoleum is entered from a silver door which was donated in 1599 by Hasan Pasha, who is the son of Sokollu Mehmet Pasha. Here, the oldest copies of the famous works of Mevlana the "Mesnevi" and "Divan-ı Kebir" are displayed in two glass fronted cabinets. The mausoleum hall is roofed with three small domes The third dome which is also called the skin dome joins, the green dome in the north.

The hall is bordered with a platform on its east, south and north sides. In the north where there is a two level platform, the sarcophagi of 6 Sacred horasan men are placed. Right at the feet of these, the Target Stone, made for İlhanlı King Ebu said Bahadır Khan.

There are also two framed inscriptions which are important as they reflect the thoughts and philosophy of Mevlana. The first frame is in Turkish and says:

"Either seem as you are

Or be as you seem"

Hz. Mevlâna

Second frame is a quatrain of Mevlana in Persian. In translation it reads:

"Come, Come who or whatever you are

Should you be an unbeliever, a Magian or a pagan still come

Our lodge is not a lodge of despair

With hundred repentions unheeded you may be,still, come"

Hz. Mevlana

On the high platform bordering the mausoleum hall on the east and south there are 55 graves, ten of which belong to ladies and the whole group belongs to the family members of Mevlana, and his father. There are ten other graves which belong to people such as Hüsameddin Çelebi, Selahaddin Zerkubi and Sheyh Kerimüddin who had reached high ranks in the sect of Mevlevi.

Right under the Green Dome there are the graves of Mevlana and his son Sultan Veled. The double hunched marble sarcophagus over the graves was donated in 1565 by Süleyman the Magnificent.The quilt embrodieried with gold thread placed over the sarcophagus is a Seljuk masterpiece and was made for Mevlana in 1274. When Süleyman the Magnificent had a new marble sarcophagus made over the graves of Mevlana and son, the original wood one was removed and put over the grave of Mevlana's father.

Semâ-Hâne (Ritual Hall)

The Semahane section together with the small mosque was built by Süleyman the Magnificent in the XVIth century. Semah ceromonies were continued at this ritual hall until 1926, when the Dergah (Dervish lodge) was converted to a museum. The Naat Pew in the Hall, the place where the musicians set (Mutrib cells) and the sections for men and women are preserved in their original state, while metal and glass objects and musical instruments of the Mevlevi are displayed in glassed cabinets and rugs of historical value are hung on appropriate walls of the Semahane.

Mosque

The small mosque or the mesjidt is entered from the Çerağ (apprentice) Gate. There are additional small entrances from the Semahane and the Huzur - Pir, the cemetrey. The place for the müezzin and the Mesnevihan Pew are kept in their original state.

Extremely valuable rug and wooden door samples are displayed on the south wall of the mosque and in 10 glassed cabinets put around this space, significant examples of binding, calligrapy and gilding are exhibited.

Rug And Fabric Section - Dervish Cells

There are 17 small cells, each with a small dome and chimney around the west and north sides of the front court of the Mevlana Lodge. These cells were built in 1584 by Sultan Murat III to house the dervishes.

Four cells to the right of the entrance gate are at present used as a ticket window and administration offices . The first two of the 13 cells to the left of the gate used as "Postnişin" and "Mesnevi-han" cells are kept in their origanal form and presented to the public.

The last two cells at the end are allocated to the very valuable book collections donated by Abdülbaki Gölpınarlı and Dr. Mehmed Önder, and they are used as a library.

The partition walls of the remaining 9 cells were removed providing two interconnected large corridors. In one of these corridors old rugs of historical value from regions famous for their rugs such as Kula, Gördes, Uşak and Kırşehir are displayed while the other has old rugs from districts of Konya such as Ladik, Karaman, Karapınar and Sille which are centres of rug weaving. Display windows built in the window and door sills of these cells display artefacts of Mevlevi ethnography such as "Pazarcı maşası", "Mütteka", "Nefir" which were transferred to the museum from the Lodge, and the extremely valuable Bursa fabrics from the museum collection

Matbah (Kitchen) Section

The kitchen is on the south west corner of the museum. It was built by Sultan Murat II in 1548. Until the lodge was converted to a museum in 1926 the meals were being provided from here.

This section was restored in 1990 and the display was rearranged with mannequins. Cooking, the basic function of the kitchen and the "somat" the special table routine is demonstrated with mannequins. Another such illustration was attempted, to show the other function of the kitchen which is related to the initiations of the novice, called "Nev-ni-yaz", and involves practice of Semah.

www.ktb.gov.tr/EN-113978/konya---mevlana-museum.html

Genius way of using the beer bottles, which otherwise would head to garbage.

35. Bottles

That's a photograph project and the idea is to hunt 100 photos and match them for given titles. I'm doing the list in random order.

Here's the project list -> Artistic Temperament Scavenger Hunt.

A HUMBLE Whitworth cottage, once visited by Royalty, is to be given blue plaque status. It was in 1913 that King George V and Queen Mary popped in to the house in Market Street after they said they wanted to see a workman's cottage. Facts, unearthed by Whitworth Historical Society, reveal that the Queen used the outdoor lavatory while she was there. The house's history was passed on to the blue plaque committee, currently looking to record curious tales and colourful characters in Whitworth's history.

Read more at: menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/333773_lifting_the...

A Personal Project

At the start of this semester i got given a grid square in Stoke-On-Trent in which i could do a project on what ever i wanted, i could also change my mind, the square i had in the end was very empty just being green field, images can be seen at (on.fb.me/15muAVO),

I did enquire about changing my grid square to this one my house mate found this location on a walk and said it was very beautiful and interesting, i really wanted to take images of the location due to my heritage of my Nan and grandad AKA Pap were brought up on the boats and worked to supplying coal to factories and mainly because Pap recently passed away a couple of weeks before.

At the end of the semester i went to the location because i really wanted to take the images due to my feeling to the area, i told my nan about yeah i was taking images in stoke of the canal lovely place explained it and she told me a couple of storys about cruising up the potteries. A couple of weeks later when i go to see my nan she gets out some photos, which i normally look at when i go around to see if theres any more added or anything, she pulls out the photos which i looked at not just a week before and goes

"Is this where your on about'" See picture - (www.dropbox.com/s/x0mc5z7u5dcyjnt/img145.jpg)

I look in the background of the photo and was astonished just a week before i was at the same location.

It's brought a more close and an emotional feel to these pictures when I've been recently editing them.

Forget-Me-Not

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At the beginning of this course I was given the topic of Clash, Culture, Chaos. From this title I began my journey by venturing different aspects of each word, and I was instantly attracted to the fashion side of the subject as I found ways that each noun could be interpreted into this area. I chose fashion as a starting point because of this and I also feel like it reflects my own personal inspiration. From this starting point I went on to look at basic fashion as we know it and I then looked at in more depth by viewing areas such as Fair Trade fashion that may not be as well-known and I found a photographer working with fair trade who I then went on to take photographs in a similar way creating connections. Throughout this process I also began to look at old cameras and had a go at using a 35mm SLR camera. I carried on my adventure through old time periods as I linked in fashion and other cameras over time. As I enjoy artwork as well as photographing as you can see in my work, I came across Bert Stern’s photo shoot with Marilyn Monroe and their final photos which inspired me to use art materials in my final pieces.

From the beginning of my journey I explored the work of many different photographers. I tried to emulate the work of Trevor Leighton, which I felt worked really well and I also managed to learn some skills such as the use of light therefore I created some successful photographs. I also investigated the work of Erwin Blumenfeld as I found his work very different and creative. However, I did not feel inspired by his photographs there did not influence it in my own work. As previously stated, I found Bert Stern’s ‘The Last Sitting’ photo shoot which inspired me to use a combination of art and photography in my final pieces.

My work is about how things have changed over. For my final piece I decided to focus on an aspect of fashion and cameras that we no longer regularly find in present day. When I look at my work I think about the comparison between my digital SLR and disposable camera photographs. The messages that I want to get across in my final outcomes is that although technology and fashion has moved on and improved from the past, you can still create work that is just as good by using old processes and that a simple difference in a photograph can show two different ways of looking at it. I have shown this through the paint strike across the images on acetate. To inform and inspire my work I looked at the work of Trevor Leighton and Bert Stern. Trevor inspired me to use a fashion photo shoot for my final pieces and Bert’s work influenced me to get creative with my outcomes. I took secondary source photographs in a similar style to Trevor’s Fair Trade photo shoot creating connections between our work. I have learned that photography is not only about the photographs themselves; they can also have other aspects like in my final products.

I took my photographs on a cannon digital SLR camera and a disposable camera. I also took photographs on a singlex 35mm SLR camera to show more variety in my theme of cameras over time however when I processed my film in the darkroom the negatives came out blank.

I used aperture to touch up my digital SLR images and I also completely reduced the saturation so that they were black and white to fit in with the theme. I feel that making them black and white also helped to show the clash with the coloured paint once I had added it. Once I had received my disposable camera outcomes, I began to cut down and paint the pieces of acetate that were to be sewn to all of the photos. I hand sewed the acetate to the images to influence show my understanding of my fair trade research. Using acetate instead of painting straight onto my photographs helps to show how there are two way to look at them as you can still easily view the images without the paint.

In my work I have shown that I can use the basic elements. I have used form, texture, colour and tone. Using these I could ensure that my photos weren’t too simple or basic, and that they can maintain attention and interest from viewers. You can see that I have used some rules of composition such as changing the positioning of the model, in the centre and slightly off centred. I think that if my work was larger it would show a better understand of the point that I was trying to get across, however I did not have the facilities to do so.

Before finishing my final pieces I did a couple of experiments to see what else I could use on my work. I tried the effect of tea staining as it again showed the theme of ‘over time’, and I also attempted to print my final outcomes out onto acetate. I decided that I did not like these processes therefore did not use them.

I managed to settle on my final ideas and techniques for my final piece by looking through all of the work that I have completed and I picked out certain things that I thought worked and that I liked. I used these as my guidelines and I put them all together to get my plan for my final outcomes.

As a conclusion, I personally think that I have responded very well to the brief and have created some interesting forms of photography from the starting theme of Clash, Culture, Chaos. I feel this way as all of my work and research is somehow linked in with my final pieces. I think that my work connected to the work of Bert Stern for both obvious and deeper reasons such as the paint strikes, fashion portraits, and positions of the models. When I look at my work I feel like I can see how technology has changed over time yet still looks just as good in its own way. The most successful part of my work in my opinion is how you can see the comparison of the cameras, and how you can see two ways to view the images. I think that my photographs are successful.

Given the last pair fell to bits.

Given to Chuck's mom by a school janitor sometime in the 1920's. The school is long gone...

I was on a run and on my way out of Marshalltown I saw Y735 sitting on the pork chop line. It took me a minute to realize it but it was sitting there and I believe tied down this afternoon. I don't catch it much but when I've caught it sitting before it was on this line but north the main and south of Gervich, not half way up the line. I don't know what is normal.

Given wider fenders, matchbox wheels and More Body Modifications this Started Life As The Orange Whizzwheels Corgi Juniors Model. The Tow Winch Was Made From A Motor From An iPhone, I changed The Style Of The headlights And Lots Of Wire Was Used For The Bars. One Of My Better Builds.

But chose another.

Given the pleasantly rural feel of Tai Po, this ugly skyscraper outside the Tai Wo MTR station looked positively ugly and totally out of place. Jan/Feb. 2012.

Akhenaten known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV (sometimes given its Greek form, Amenophis IV, and meaning Amun is Satisfied), was a pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC. He is especially noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten, which is sometimes described as monotheistic or henotheistic. An early inscription likens the Aten to the sun as compared to stars, and later official language avoids calling the Aten a god, giving the solar deity a status above mere gods.

Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in the end it would not be accepted. After his death, traditional religious practice was gradually restored, and when some dozen years later rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors, referring to Akhenaten himself as "the enemy" or "that criminal" in archival records. He was all but lost from history until the discovery, in the 19th century, of Amarna, the site of Akhetaten, the city he built for the Aten. Early excavations at Amarna by Flinders Petrie sparked interest in the enigmatic pharaoh, whose tomb was unearthed in 1907 in a dig led by Edward R. Ayrton. Interest in Akhenaten increased with the discovery in the Valley of the Kings, at Luxor, of the tomb of King Tutankhamun, who has been proved to be Akhenaten's son according to DNA testing in 2010.

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DEATH IN GAOL.

ALLEGATIONS OF PRISONERS.

NOT SUPPORTED BY DOCTORS.

During the inquiry last night into the death at Mount Eden Gaol on Wednesday of a prisoner, William White, three military prisoners declared that the light work ordered for the deceased was not in his best interests, and that he was not given a diet suitable for a man in his condition.

The evidence was to the effect that White was transferred from a prison camp to Mount Eden Gaol on January 24. He was suffering from indigestion and dyspepsia, and when he was seen by the gaol surgeon he was also found to have an irregularity of the heart, as a result he was given light work, but on Wednesday, about 6.30 a.m., he suddenly became ill. The doctor was called immediately, but, although everything possible was done, White died at 9.45 a.m. Dr. E. Williams, who conducted a post-mortem examination, stated that the deceased was well nourished and that all his organs were healthy. The aorta, however, was distinctly atheromatised, while White was also suffering from pyorrhea of the mouth

The military prisoners referred to then, asked to be heard, and, while admitting that the general management of the gaol was good, maintained that mistakes, had been made in regard to the light work and the diet given to White. Both the gaol surgeon and Dr. Williams, however, were satisfied that the prisoners had no ground for their statements.

The coroner, Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19190215.2.47

MILITARY PRISONER'S DEATH

AT THE MOUNT ETDEN GAOL

CAUSED BY HEART FAILURE.

Allegations as to the treatment afforded a military prisoner, William White who died at the Mount Eden gaol on Wednesday morning last, were made by a number of conscientious objectors while giving evidence at the inquest held before Mr. J. K. Wilson, S. M. at the gaol last night. The evidence of Dr Williams, who conducted a post mortem examination, showed that the cause of death was degeneration of the muscle of the heart wall, caused by an atheromatous patch. Evidence was also given by a number of military prisoners, two of whom stated that they to give evidence of lack of proper attention from the prison officials to deceased and that food of proper quality had not been given. One witness stated that deceased had arrived at the gaol on January 1st(?). He was six days before he saw a medical officer, and after he had seen the doctor he had made a statement to

witness that the doctor had said I'll give you some medicine. Deceased had then said to the doctor Are you not going to examine me The doctor had then examined deceased mouth, and had said that it was no wonder he had indigestion owing to the state of his teeth. He had then presribed medicine and order that his "teeth be painted."

There was no different food ordered for him, witness stated, only the gaol rations, which consisted of porridge and bread. which is not appetising for a sick man. Witness further stated that he saw deceased several times, who had said that he was getting no treatment. Deceased said that if he could work at Mt. Eden he could work at a prison camp, as he stated to that he was sent to Mt. Eden for treatment.

On the Sunday prior to his death witness was speaking to demised in the yard, and asked deceased how he was getting on. Deceased replied that someone had been complaining that he had not been doing sutlicient work and that his tobacco had been stopped. Witness had advised him to see the gaoler on the Monday morning as he (witness) did not see why they should expect a sick man to work. Witness later saw deceased's breakfast being taken in. It was porridge, bread and tea, which, he stated is the same breakfast supplied to the other prisoners. Witness saw the breakfast put in. After the unlock at about 8 oçlock he was standing at attention at his cell door, when he heard groans from deceased's cell.

Further evidence was given by military prisoners, and warders on duty at the time deceased was ill.

Dr. Sidney A. Stride, prison medical officer stated that deceased White was brought before him on January 24. having been sent from Rototowai suffering from dyspepsia. As in all cases of prisoners sent back from prison camps, witness asked him to strip to the waist, and made a thorough examination of him. On examination he found that the heart was somewhat enlarged, the apex was displaced, and the sounds irregular. The lungs were normal, and there was no pain or pressure over the abdominal region. Witness also examined his mouth, and found him to he suffering from pyorrhea. Witness came to the conclusion that he was not suffering from dyspepsia but from a deranged action of the heart. Witness ordered him treatment (bread, vegetables, meat, rice, and tea), and ordered him to be placed on light work.

Evidence as to finding deceased in a collapsed condition In his cell was given by Dr. Stride who was of the opinion that death was due to cardiac failure owing to a degenerate condition of the heart.

After hearing the evidence of a further military prisoner. Robertson, the coroner found that the cause of death was heart failure due to degeneration of the heart. All care and attention had been given to deceased by Rr. Stride and the prison authorities.

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Plot 10: William White (adult) 1919 – Military Prisoner – Heart, at Mt Eden Gaol – unmarked

This is a photograph from the 2nd annual running of the Kilcock Ladies GAA club "Santa Dash" 5KM Road Race and fun run which was held in Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 15th December 2013 at 13:00. This is one of the final road races in this part of Leinster before Christmas. The race welcomes runners, joggers, walkers, and families. Every entrant is given a free Santa hat to wear in the race to add to the festive atmosphere. The race starts beside the Royal Canal/Railway at the end of Connaught Street. The route then takes in the wellknown local walking route around Laragh (Sli Na Slainte). This route is familiar to many runners as a reverse of the Kilcock AC 5KM held annually every summer. The race was organised to help raise funds for the many ladies teams that the girls from Branganstown continue to field year after year. The Kilcock Ladies are a vital part of the local community and provide football for all age groups in the town. Last year, the first year of this race, 2012 was a very special year for the Ladies section of Kilcock GAA club as they celebrated the 20th year since their foundation back in 1992.

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Workspace workshop given by the Architectural Association London.

Obtaining a driver's license is very close to the hearts of city dwellers in Burkina Faso, where owning a car is a sign of social advancement or even a necessity, given the risks linked to traffic and a means of finding a driving job. So, “everyone” generally uses the hundred or so driving schools in the capital to obtain a category C (heavy goods) license. The training has three stages: the theoretical exam, the slot (which consists of crossing a U between stakes), and practice.

The vehicles most commonly used by driving schools are the Mercedes-Benz T2 Düsseldorfer Transporter, the Vario or the Klasse LK, which in most cases are more than 25 years old and the condition that goes with it. The photo was taken at the Hippodrome in the Hamdalaye district, one of the leading training sites for the niche.

L'obtention du permis de conduire tient très fortement à cœur les citadins au Burkina Faso où la possession d'une voiture est un signe d'ascension sociale voire une nécessité au vu des risques liés à la circulation, et aussi un moyen de trouver un emploi de chauffeur. Ainsi "tout le monde" fait recours à la centaine d'auto-écoles que renferme la capitale pour obtenir un permis catégorie C (poids lourds) généralement. La formation compte trois étapes à savoir, l'examen théorique, le créneau (qui consiste à parcourir un U entre des piquets) puis la pratique.

Les véhicules le plus couramment utilisés par les auto-écoles sont le Mercedes-Benz T2 Düsseldorfer Transporter, le Vario ou les Klasse LK qui dans la plupart des cas ont plus de 25 ans d'âge et l'état qui va avec. La photo a été prise sur l'Hippodrome du quartier Hamdalaye qui constitue l'un des principaux sites de formation pour le créneau.

St Andrew, Wissett, Suffolk

I loved coming back to Wissett in the early spring, on one of those days which are still hard to believe given how long the winter has been. The birds seemed pleased with the day as well, providing a soundtrack to my long freewheel down the hill from Spexhall. I crossed the busy Halesworth to Harleston road, pushing my bike across the little wooden bridge which spans the drainage ditch along the north side of the churchyard. It is there for a good reason, for in 1968 the flood water rose so high here that the organ was destroyed.

Wissett church is one of those that you can tell is going to be lovely even before you step inside, the long nave and large chancel setting off at a march from the tall round tower. The east end was rebuilt to repair damage from the Great Storm of 1987. Neighbouring Uggeshall was one of three Suffolk churches that lost their east end completely that night. The feeling is of Perp-elaborated Norman, a happy combination, and you step through a Norman south door, its mouldings filled with madly grinning faces. Mortlock describes this range as 'splendidly pagan', and the very name "Wissett" may come from a Norse word meaning 'pagan temple goers'. It is not too fanciful to think that the tower may have been built in the lifetimes of people whose grandparents had told them of the pagan days, if that doesn't sound too Arthur Mee-ish.

The font is one of the finest of those typical East Anglian fonts with lions and woodwoses on the stem and angels on the bowl. One of the Woodwoses stands on one leg with a nonchalant air.The pammented floors offset it perfectly, and so the long, narrow aisleless church leads the eye to the chancel, opening out in a haze of light. There is so much light in the church because there is so little coloured glass, and what there is is uncommonly good, especially the cluster of 15th Century East Anglian work in a window on the north side of the nave.

Three of them are angels. One of them is kneeling and holding a chain, and so is obviously a censing angel from a veneration scene of Christ on the cross. The other two appear sad, perhaps pensive, but I think their expressions are intended as awe, because the angle of their heads suggests they are looking down at a Nativity scene, in which angels were traditionally shown leaning on the walls of the stable looking down. The size of the three angels an idea of the scale of the lost scenes they came from, and the extent of that which we have lost. The other figure is a venerable and heavily bearded St John the Baptist, who does not look quite as severe as the Gospels might have suggested him. Indeed, he appears to be playfully tickling his little lamb. The surviving legend with part of his name below him is decorated with barleycorns, the hallmark of the Norwich school of glass makers.

Under the tower, boards record feats of bellringing carried out towards the end of the 19th Century, while another board reminds us that the tradition survives here, giving times of service and practice. Even more recent is Peter Ball's sinuous sculpture of St Andrew set in a medieval image niche in a window splay on the south side of the nave. His work will be familiar to visitors to Ely and other cathedrals.The straw cross hanging in the chancel arch was produced for a flower festival back in 1973. This struck me as a mark, not only of continuity, but of resilience. Another reminder, if we needed it, that the main destiny of our medieval churches is not to be contemporary worship spaces, but to be the soul in stone at the heart of their communities, and as witnesses to larger truths, just by raising their heads above the rooftops and above the fields.

Teri Givens, UT Government professor launches her clothing line and social campaign "Take Back The Trail"

one of the project been given at uni

1 front cover , 1 back cover , 1 spread-out pages of a random magazine

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Governor Earl Ray Tomblin addressed the state's 8th grade winners of the Golden Horseshoe on Friday, May 6, 2016, at the Culture Center.

One of the highlights of the eighth grade year is the opportunity

for a student to become a Knight or Lady of the Golden Horseshoe

Society. This prestigious program takes its name from the golden

horseshoes given to the early explorers of West Virginia. In 1716,

the Governor of the Virginia colony, Alexander Spotswood, saw the

need for exploration of the land west of the Allegheny Mountains,

most of which is now West Virginia. The governor organized a

party of about 50 men, all of whom adopted the pledge, “Sic jurat

transcendere monte,” which means “Thus he swears to cross the

mountains.” Governor Spotswood presented each member of his

party with a small golden horseshoe to commemorate the bravery of

those who crossed the mountains into Western Virginia, beginning

the Golden Horseshoe tradition.

This historical tradition was revitalized in the late 1920s. To promote

the study of state history, the idea of forming West Virginia clubs was

proposed by Phil M. Conley, an editor of The West Virginia Review.

In late 1929, Mr. Conley took his idea to state Superintendent of

Free Schools William C. Cook. Superintendent Cook believed that

the state Department of Education should take the lead in promoting

a comprehensive study of the state. He proposed expanding

Conley’s idea by honoring the highest-achieving students with a

state award. In 1930, some 2,736 clubs were organized with more

than 48,000 students as members. In the first Golden Horseshoe

ceremony, held in 1931, 87 students from 46 counties were honored

as Knights and Ladies of the Golden Horseshoe Society. The Golden

Horseshoe became known as a symbol of scholastic achievement to

honor students who excel in the study of West Virginia. Since that

time, approximately 15,000 eighth grade students have received

a golden pin in the shape of a horseshoe, much like those given

by Governor Spotswood 300 years ago. This pin symbolizes the

student’s knowledge and understanding of his or her state’s proud

heritage.

The program of studies in combination with state awards is unique

in its statewide recognition of scholastic achievement. Each year

approximately 22,000 eighth grade students spend the school year

studying a comprehensive West Virginia curriculum. The curriculum

engages the students in the intense study of the history, geography,

economy and government of the Mountain State. The primary goal

of the program is to promote pride in our state, develop intellectual

and participatory skills as well as foster attitudes that are necessary

for students to participate as effective, involved, and responsible

citizens. The State Department of Education, in effect, uses the

Golden Horseshoe award to honor “all-state” West Virginia Studies

students.

Each year eighth grade students are honored for their knowledge

of the state in a one-day ceremony held in Charleston. The Golden

Horseshoe winners have outscored their classmates in a countywide

testing competitions that measures their knowledge about West

Virginia. Students also write an essay focusing on some aspect

of West Virginia current events. A minimum of two students from

each county and one student from the West Virginia School for the

Deaf and one student from the West Virginia School for the Blind

at Romney are selected for the award. The other honorees are

selected from the 55 counties based on each county’s eighth grade

population.

While in Charleston to celebrate the Golden Horseshoe Day, the

honorees are treated to a tour of the Capitol and Capitol Grounds

and a reception held in their honor. The high point of the Golden

Horseshoe Ceremony is the induction of the students into the Golden

Horseshoe Society. The State Superintendent of Schools presides

over the induction ceremony. Each student kneels and, with a tap

of a sword on the shoulder, is dubbed either a Knight or Lady of

the Golden Horseshoe Society. Each student is presented a Golden

Horseshoe pin and the 85-year honor and tradition continues.

Photos available for media use. All photos should be attributed “Photo courtesy of Office of the Governor.”

Ah, Ukraine! When I first visited Rusfurrence in 2013, and was given a tour of Moscow by my excellent hosts, I thought I’d fallen in love with Russian cuisine – only to discover that nearly everything I’d devoured was in fact Ukrainian. Therefore, I knew I would one day have no choice but to visit the source, and boy howdy, was it worth it.

Our hosts and dear friends took such excellent care of us, with ‘us’ including a surprising number of foreigners, most of whom had never been to Ukraine before. My boyfriend Rush joined me, as did our friend Bostitch, and we met up with Oatcake and Fox Amoore and far, far too many other friends to mention.

The convention itself was fantastic, marked by the lively, can-do spirit the Ukrainians are known for, though I regrettably saw far too little of it. We’d wanted to take a quick look at Kiev while we were in the country but it wound up taking us three hours to get back, and it also didn’t help that I’d caught a bug that left me too tired to partake of many of the events – including a party bus!

Still, there was plenty of fun to be had in the evenings. The Tiger Bar set up in the corridor of the fourth floor, the Stone Soup bar in the suite and balcony of room 107, and of course the traditional picnic and barbecue in the woods, which I was told was how WUFF had originally started. It started raining rather fiercely immediately after the campfire got started, but the Ukrainians proved themselves indomitable, putting together a shovel team to dig emergency trenches and build dams around the fire, which never went out!

Words can’t describe the warmth and fun of the con. We’ll certainly be back.

For more WUFF ’16 photos, check out the gallery here: www.flickr.com/photos/alexfvance/albums/72157668089241926

As always, share and enjoy.

- Alex "Khaki” Vance

If you want to say hi, you can find me on Twitter @khakidoggy, or drop me an email at khakidoggy@me.com

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Belper North Mill, also known as Strutt's North Mill in Belper, is one of the Derwent Valley Mills, given UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2001.

The original North Mill, completed in 1786 by Jedediah Strutt, was destroyed by fire in 1803. Its replacement was built in 1804 by his son, William Strutt, on the foundations of the old mill and is one of the oldest surviving examples of an iron-framed 'fire-proof' building in the world. ]Unfortunately it is in badly deteriorating condition and in great danger due to years of neglect by its present owner. A building of world significance is in danger of destruction due to sheer corporate vandalism.

At the time of the Norman occupation, Belper was part of the land centered on Duffield held by the family of . The Domesday Survey records a manor of "Bradley" which is thought to have stood in an area of town now known as the Coppice. At that time it was probably within the Forest of East Derbyshire which covered the whole of the county east of the Derwent. It was possibly appropriated by William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby at some time after it was disafforested in 1225 and became part of Duffield Frith.

The town's name is thought to be a corruption of Beaurepaire - meaning beautiful retreat - the name given to a hunting lodge, the first record of which being in a charter of 1231. This would have been the property of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster who died in 1296, the record of his estate mentioning "a capital mansion". The chapel built at that time still exists. Originally consecrated in 1250 as the Chapel of St Thomas, it was rededicated to St John during the reign of King Henry VIII. St John's Chapel is still in use today and is thought to be the oldest building still standing in Belper.

The coal deposits of Derbyshire are frequently associated with ironstone within the clay substrate. Initially obtained from surface workings, it would later have been mined in shallow bell pits. It is thought that this was important for the de Ferrers family, who were ironmasters in Normandy. By the reign of Henry VIII Belper had grown to a substantial size. It is recorded that in 1609 fifty-one people died of plague. However, in a Parliamentary Commissioners' report of 1650 regarding Duffield and its chapelries, Belper is described as "a hamlet appertaining to Duffield".

From at least the 13th century there were forges in the Belper and Duffield areas and iron-working became a major source of income, particularly nail making. By the end of the eighteenth-century there were around 500 workshops in the town supplying nails to the newly built textile mills. The workshops were eventually superseded by machinery during the 19th century. Some of the nail-makers' houses are still in existence and form part of local tours of the town.

The industrialist Jedediah Strutt, a partner of Richard Arkwright, built a water-powered cotton mill in Belper in the late eighteenth-century: the second in the world at the time. With the expansion of the textile industry Belper became one of the first mill towns. In 1784 Strutt built the North Mill and, across the road, the West Mill. In 1803 the North Mill was burnt down and replaced by an new structure designed to be fireproof. Further extensions followed, culminating in the East Mill in 1913 - a present-day Belper landmark. Although no longer used to manufacture textiles the mill still derives electricity from the river, using turbine-driven generators.

Strutt had previously patented his "Derby Rib" for stockings, and the plentiful supply of cotton encouraged the trade of framework knitting which had been carried on in the town and surrounding villages since the middle of the previous century. Mechanisation arrived about 1850, but by that time the fashion for stockings for men was disappearing. However elaborately patterned stockings, for ladies especially, were coming into vogue, and the output of the Belper "cheveners" was much in demand.

The construction of the North Midland Railway in 1840 brought further prosperity. Belper was the first place in the UK to get gas lighting, at a works erected by the Strutts at Milford. Demand was such that in 1850, the Belper Gas and Coke Company was formed, with a works in the present Goods Road. Electricity followed in 1922 from the Derby and Nottingham Electrical Power Company's works at Spondon. The first telephones came in 1895 from the National Telephone Company. The end of the century also brought the motor car, CH218, owned by Mr. James Bakewell of The Elms being possibly the first.