By all indications, Italian decision-making is done with care and much deliberation. So thorough, they go to work twice a day. Lunch can be their biggest meal, but dinner - that's a three hour affair. Hey, they've gotten on doing it this way for a couple thousand years...

Who needs the rush anyway?

Outside Buca di Sant'Antonio - where, incidentally, we had a really wonderful meal. Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Whitley Bay is a seaside town in the North Tyneside borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It formerly governed as part of Northumberland and has been part of Tyne and Wear since 1974. It is part of the wider Tyneside built-up area, being around 10 miles (16 km) east of Newcastle upon Tyne. Two notable landmarks are the Spanish City (a domed building on the seafront) and St. Mary's Lighthouse, the latter on a small island near the town.

 

Whitley was first mentioned around 1100 when King Henry I conferred it with other possessions on the Priory of Tynemouth being referred to in ancient documents and maps before that date as Witelei, Wyteley, Hwyteleg, Witelithe, Wheteley, Wytheleye, Whitlaw, Whitlathe and Whitlag. Whitley is also referred to in the charters of King Henry II, King Richard I and King John, confirming to the priors their possessions and liberties.

 

Whitley was connected with the Crusades when Pope Nicholas IV granted to Edward I the first-fruits and tenths of all ecclesiastical possessions for six years to defray the expenses of an expedition to the Holy Land. A valuation was made of the spiritual and temporal goods of the Priory on 26 March 1292, when the yearly rents from Whitley were returned as 20 shillings, and the tithes as 9 marks.

 

About the beginning of the 14th century, the manor of Whitley was held from the Prior of Tynemouth by a singular feudal service called the Conveyes which seems to have originated from John de Whitley. Richard de Emeldon, eighteen times Mayor of Newcastle and seven times its representative in Parliament, was the Lord of the Manor of Whitley in 1333.

 

On 9 April 1345, Edward III granted Gilbert de Whitley a licence to crenellate his manor house at Whitley. To crenellate a house was to place battlements on it. Before this could be done, the sanction of the Crown was often sought. Although battlements were often largely symbolic, in this instance it is probably an indication of the degree of insecurity felt even this far south during the Edwardian wars with Scotland. The licence and crenellations were an indication of status. Only 2% of the small tower houses of the sort Gilbert built had licences. The 'sanction' of the crown was a sought-after bonus, but not a requirement.

 

After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Whitley was held under the Crown for a time. By a grant of Edward VI dated 8 December 1551, it came into the hands of Dudley, Earl of Warwick who was created Duke of Northumberland. It remained in the Percy family until 1632 after which time the area appeared to be let at a yearly rental to various holders until it came into the possession of the Duke of Somerset on his marriage in 1682 with Elizabeth, the heiress of Joscelyn, the 11th Earl of Northumberland. Whitley subsequently passed by inheritance to her granddaughter Elizabeth Seymour who had married Sir Hugh Smithson, a Yorkshire baronet, afterwards created Duke of Northumberland. Whitley has since been retained by descendants and the present Duke of Northumberland is the Lord of the Manor and principal landowner.

 

Monkseaton, which forms the greater part of the north west of the district, is also very old and its industries were common with those of Whitley being chiefly coalmining and limestone quarrying.

 

From the late 19th century and into the 20th century, the adverse effects of the decline of local coal mining and dependent industries in the area were ameliorated by the emergence of Whitley as a seaside holiday resort. The opening of the North Tyne Loop railway line in 1882, connecting the coastal villages to Newcastle, benefited the tourism industry. The line, now followed by the present Metro system, included a new railway station in the centre of the town, and another at Monkseaton. Both stations remain in use as Metro stations. Whitley Bay remains a popular holiday resort, with a caravan park operated by Parkdean Resorts for both holidaymakers and holiday home owners.

 

The parish church is St. Paul's Church. It was provided by the Duke of Northumberland when the parish of Tynemouth was divided in 1860 and it was consecrated in 1864.

 

The Whitley and Monkseaton Local Board was established in 1873. The district of the Local Board became the Urban District of Whitley and Monkseaton.

 

The town was known as Whitley until the 1890s, by which time confusion with Whitby, in North Yorkshire, regularly caused mail to be misdirected. The final straw came in September 1901 when a former resident died in Edinburgh and his body was to be buried in St Paul's churchyard, Whitley. Unfortunately, the body was mistakenly transported to Whitby, thereby delaying the funeral. When the council asked residents for suggestions of a new name, the most popular choice was Whitley Bay. Though since known officially as Whitley Bay, many residents still refer to the town as 'Whitley'.

 

On 1 January 1944, the Whitley and Monkseaton Urban District became the Whitley Bay Urban District and on 5 March 1954 it was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation as the Borough of Whitley Bay. The charter was presented by The Princess Royal at a ceremony in the town on 14 April 1954.

 

The Local Government Act 1972 abolished the borough, with Hartley in the north of the borough becoming a part of Blyth Valley district in Northumberland, and the majority of the town including Whitley Bay and Monkseaton forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside in the Tyne and Wear area. The town is in the constituency of Tynemouth.

 

Whitley Bay is around 10 miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is bounded by the coastline of the North Sea to the east. Tynemouth is 3 miles south.

 

St Mary's Island, a tidal island at the northern tip of the town, is the site of a lighthouse, one of the town's landmarks. Coal seams are exposed in the cliffs next to the beach just North of St Mary's Island and it is possible to pick up coal from the beach at low tide. The coal seams in the cliffs extend all the way to Seaton Sluice.

 

The Tyne and Wear Metro yellow line runs through the town with Whitley Bay, Monkseaton, West Monkseaton and Cullercoats stations serving the town. A Metro journey to Newcastle city centre takes around 25 minutes, via South Gosforth or Wallsend.

 

The main bus operators in the town are Stagecoach North East, Go North East and Arriva Northumbria. Until the late 1990s, Arriva owned and operated a bus station and depot in the town. This closed in 1998, and the Park View Shopping centre sits on the site of both this, and the old Post office building.

 

The local weekly newspaper, The News Guardian, is published by Johnston Press and printed on the presses of the Sunderland Echo in nearby Sunderland. The alternative free weekly paper is the Chronicle Extra, formerly known as the Herald and Post.

 

There are two high schools in the town, Whitley Bay High School and Monkseaton High School. The town is one of the few remaining in the UK that operates on a three-tier system, with first, middle and high schools.

 

On 20 February 2007, North Tyneside Council announced plans to regenerate the Spanish City and Whitley Bay. At the core of the plan was the redevelopment of the Spanish City site with its iconic dome, completed in 1912. For many years it was home to a theme park with rides and attractions, until falling into decay following the closure of the theme park in 2000. The Spanish City was reopened in July 2018.

 

Recent civic improvements include, a skatepark opened in the Panama Dip in 2008, a children's play park on Whitley Park in 2007, refurbishment of the swimming pool and the Playhouse both re-opened in 2009. A new library (behind the main street in the town centre) with a tourist information office, and joint service centre on the site of York Road was completed in 2013.

 

Whitley Bay F.C. play at the town's Hillheads Park, adjacent to the ice rink. The Hillheads stadium in the west of the town and holds approximately 4,500 spectators with 250 seats in the main stand. Now playing in the Northern League Division One, the club won the FA Vase (amateur FA Cup) in 2002, beating Tiptree United at Villa Park, Birmingham.

 

Whitley Bay reached the FA Vase final again in May 2009, when the club beat Glossop North End 2–0 at the new Wembley Stadium. They retained the trophy the following year by beating Wroxham 6–1 at Wembley in the final of the 2009–10 FA Vase. In May 2011 they made it an unprecedented three in a row, and four wins in total this time beating Coalville Town 3–2.

 

Whitley Bay Ice Rink is home of Whitley Warriors Ice Hockey Club. The team enjoyed success together with local rivals Durham Wasps at a national level during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Whitley Bay Rockcliff RFC play at the Lovaine Avenue ground in Hillheads. Founded in 1887 as Rockcliff RFC, and still generally known as "Rockcliff", they were originally based on the seafront in the Rockcliff area of the town, prior to moving along the seafront to the site later occupied by the Spanish City. In 1907 they moved to the present site in Lovaine Avenue. The years immediately after formation and up to the First World War were the most successful in the club's history, when they were one of the strongest sides in England, beating the world-famous Barbarians in 1892, and producing a number of international players including E.W "Little Billy" Taylor, who captained England in the 1890s. The introduction of the league structures in the late 1980s saw the club climb into the north east leagues in the early 1990s. The club now plays in the Durham and Northumberland Division 2.

 

The Rockcliff ground was the home of the short-lived Dirt Track or Speedway venture in the spring of 1929. The first venue on Tyneside, it was not as popular as the sister track at Gosforth Stadium which opened early summer and was closed after only two months, when the operator Tyneside Speedways Ltd went into liquidation.

 

There are a number of Christian denominations and mosques in the town:

Baptist church

Roman Catholic church (Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle)

St Edward's

St Mary's

Church of England (Diocese of Newcastle)

St Alban's, Earsdon

St Mary's, Monkseaton

St Paul's

St Peter's, Monkseaton

Free Church

The Bay

Acorn Community

Methodist church

St John's

United Reformed Church

St Andrew's, Monkseaton

Mosques

Whitley Bay Islamic Cultural Centre[18]

North Tyneside Bangladeshi Community Association.

 

Notable people

Main page: Category:People from Whitley Bay

Gladstone Adams – inventor of the windscreen wiper and former mayor

Kate Adie – News reporter & Chief News Correspondent, BBC News (1989–2003). Presenter, From Our Own Correspondent, BBC Radio 4. Born in Whitley Bay.

David Gilford Armstrong – eminent animal nutritionist who was born and raised here

Michael Bridges – former Newcastle United and Sunderland football player

Ann Cleeves – author

Denis Coe – politician

John Coxon – footballer

L Devine – Singer-songwriter

Sam Fender – Singer/Songwriter, former pupil of Whitley Bay High School Sixth Form

Graham Fenton – footballer

Toby Flood – England rugby union international

John Gilroy – artist of Guinness advertisement fame

Tom Hadaway – playwright

W. E. Johns – author of Biggles (c. 1925)

Ian La Frenais – comedy writer (The Likely Lads, Porridge, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet)

Graham Laws – Football League referee

Will Lenney – YouTuber

John Middleton – actor (Emmerdale)

Tim Palmer - Record Producer

Peter Ramage – Queens Park Rangers and former Newcastle United player – former pupil of Whitley Bay High School

Andrea Riseborough – actor

Laura Spence – Whitley Bay state school student rejected by Oxford University who later attended Harvard University in the USA

Steven Taylor – footballer

Steve Tupling – former footballer

Stephen Tompkinson – actor, lives in Whitley Bay

Hilton Valentine – guitarist, The Animals

Shirley Webb – athlete

Emily Hilda Young – novelist

 

Television

In the 1960s, the BBC television series Come Dancing included regional finals broadcast from the Empress Ballroom, Whitley Bay.

 

Whitley Bay was also featured in the 1980s children's television series Supergran.

 

Scenes in the early 1990s BBC detective series Spender were filmed in the town and one episode was primarily set at the Whitley Bay Ice Rink. The 2006 BBC sitcom Thin Ice was also filmed in the town and at the ice rink.

 

Several episodes of ITV's Vera were filmed in the town, including The Rendezvous Cafe and the sea front.

 

Over the years, scenes from the children's TV series Byker Grove were filmed in the town.

 

Film

Parts of the 1976 film The Likely Lads were filmed in the town.

 

The 2000 film Purely Belter included scenes filmed at the bingo hall adjacent to the Spanish City Dome. Some of the external shots show what remained of the theme park at that time. The town also features in 2013 film The Cullercoats Fishlass, produced by local company ACT 2 CAM, in which Charles Elderton tries to persuade the Spanish City owners to let his troupe perform there, despite the Sunday licensing laws.

 

Whitley Bay Film Festival 2010–present. A community annual event. Patron Ian La Frenais.

 

Radio

The Whitley Bay Municipal Orchestra, conducted by Percival Goffin, was regularly broadcast on radio by the BBC in the 1930s, from the Winter Gardens, Whitley Bay. In 1968, BBC Radio 4's Morning Service, was broadcast from St Paul's Church. In 1992, the Radio 1 Roadshow was broadcast from The Links in the town and in 2001, the Radio 1 Dance Party also came from The Links.

 

Music

The video for Tina Cousins's single "Pray" was filmed at St Mary's Lighthouse, the Spanish City, along the sea front and in an alley behind Whitley Bay Baptist Church. The Spanish City is also referenced in the Dire Straits song "Tunnel of Love". Journey South recorded scenes for the video of their single "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" on the seafront and at the Rendezvous Cafe.[citation needed]

 

The rock band Tygers of Pan Tang formed in Whitley Bay in 1978.

 

Literature

Whitley Bay is the main location for Ann Cleeves' crime novel The Seagull.

 

Tyne and Wear is a ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

The county is largely urbanised. It had a population of 1.14 million in 2021. After Newcastle (300,125) the largest settlements are the city of Sunderland (170,134), Gateshead (120,046), and South Shields (75,337). Nearly all of the county's settlements belong to either the Tyneside or Wearside conurbations, the latter of which also extends into County Durham. Tyne and Wear contains five metropolitan boroughs: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside, and is covered by two combined authorities, North of Tyne and North East. The county was established in 1974 and was historically part of Northumberland and County Durham, with the River Tyne forming the border between the two.

 

The most notable geographic features of the county are the River Tyne and River Wear, after which it is named and along which its major settlements developed. The county is also notable for its coastline to the North Sea in the east, which is characterised by tall limestone cliffs and wide beaches.

 

In the late 600s and into the 700s Saint Bede lived as a monk at the monastery of St. Peter and of St. Paul writing histories of the Early Middle Ages including the Ecclesiastical History of the English People.

 

Roughly 150 years ago, in the village of Marsden in South Shields, Souter Lighthouse was built, the first electric structure of this type.

 

The Local Government Act 1888 constituted Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and Sunderland as county boroughs (Newcastle had "county corporate" status as the "County and Town of Newcastle upon Tyne" since 1400). Tynemouth joined them in 1904. Between the county boroughs, various other settlements also formed part of the administrative counties of Durham and of Northumberland.

 

The need to reform local government on Tyneside was recognised by the government as early as 1935, when a Royal Commission to Investigate the Conditions of Local Government on Tyneside was appointed. The three commissioners were to examine the system of local government in the areas of local government north and south of the river Tyne from the sea to the boundary of the Rural District of Castle Ward and Hexham in the County of Northumberland and to the Western boundary of the County of Durham, to consider what changes, if any, should be made in the existing arrangements with a view to securing greater economy and efficiency, and to make recommendations.

 

The report of the Royal Commission, published in 1937, recommended the establishment of a Regional Council for Northumberland and Tyneside (to be called the "Northumberland Regional Council") to administer services that needed to be exercised over a wide area, with a second tier of smaller units for other local-government purposes. The second-tier units would form by amalgamating the various existing boroughs and districts. The county boroughs in the area would lose their status. Within this area, a single municipality would be formed covering the four county boroughs of Newcastle, Gateshead, Tynemouth, South Shields and other urban districts and boroughs.

 

A minority report proposed amalgamation of Newcastle, Gateshead, Wallsend, Jarrow, Felling, Gosforth, Hebburn and Newburn into a single "county borough of Newcastle-on-Tyneside". The 1937 proposals never came into operation: local authorities could not agree on a scheme and the legislation of the time did not allow central government to compel one.

 

Tyneside (excluding Sunderland) was a Special Review Area under the Local Government Act 1958. The Local Government Commission for England came back with a recommendation to create a new county of Tyneside based on the review area, divided into four separate boroughs. This was not implemented. The Redcliffe-Maud Report proposed a Tyneside unitary authority, again excluding Sunderland, which would have set up a separate East Durham unitary authority.

 

The White Paper that led to the Local Government Act 1972 proposed as "area 2" a metropolitan county including Newcastle and Sunderland, extending as far south down the coast as Seaham and Easington, and bordering "area 4" (which would become Tees Valley). The Bill as presented in November 1971 pruned back the southern edge of the area, and gave it the name "Tyneside". The name "Tyneside" proved controversial on Wearside, and a government amendment changed the name to "Tyne and Wear" at the request of Sunderland County Borough Council.

 

Tyne and Wear either has or closely borders two official Met Office stations, neither located in one of the major urban centres. The locations for those are in marine Tynemouth where Tyne meets the North Sea east of Newcastle and inland Durham in County Durham around 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Sunderland. There are some clear differences between the stations temperature and precipitation patterns even though both have a cool-summer and mild-winter oceanic climate.

 

Tyne and Wear contains green belt interspersed throughout the county, mainly on the fringes of the Tyneside/Wearside conurbation. There is also an inter-urban line of belt helping to keep the districts of South Tyneside, Gateshead, and Sunderland separated. It was first drawn up from the 1950s. All the county's districts contain some portion of belt.

 

Although Tyne and Wear County Council was abolished in 1986, several joint bodies exist to run certain services on a county-wide basis. Most notable is the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority, which co-ordinates transport policy. Through its passenger transport executive, known as Nexus, it owns and operates the Tyne and Wear Metro light rail system, and the Shields ferry service and the Tyne Tunnel, linking communities on either side of the River Tyne. Also through Nexus, the authority subsidises socially necessary transport services (including taxis) and operates a concessionary fares scheme for the elderly and disabled. Nexus has been an executive body of the North East Joint Transport Committee since November 2018.

 

Other joint bodies include the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, which was created from the merger of the Tyne and Wear Archives Service and Tyne and Wear Museums. These joint bodies are administered by representatives of all five of the constituent councils. In addition the Northumbria Police force covers Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

 

There have been occasional calls for Tyne and Wear to be abolished and the traditional border between Northumberland and County Durham to be restored.

 

Tyne and Wear is divided into 12 Parliamentary constituencies. Historically, the area has been a Labour stronghold; South Shields is the only Parliamentary constituency that has never returned a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons since the Reform Act of 1832.

 

Newcastle and Sunderland are known for declaring their election results early on election night. Therefore, they frequently give the first indication of nationwide trends. An example of this was at the 2016 European Union referendum. Newcastle was the first large city to declare, and 50.6% of voters voted to Remain; this proportion was far lower than predicted by experts. Sunderland declared soon after and gave a 62% vote to Leave, much higher than expected. These two results were seen as an early sign that the United Kingdom had voted to Leave.

 

Offshore Group Newcastle make oil platforms. Sage Group, who produce accounting software, are based at Hazlerigg at the northern end of the Newcastle bypass. Northern Rock, which became a bank in 1997 and was taken over by Virgin Money in November 2011, and the Newcastle Building Society are based in Gosforth. The Gosforth-based bakery Greggs now has over 1,500 shops. The Balliol Business Park in Longbenton contains Procter & Gamble research and global business centres and a tax credits call centre for HMRC, and is the former home of Findus UK. The Government National Insurance Contributions Office in Longbenton, demolished and replaced in 2000, had a 1 mile (1.6 km) long corridor.

 

Be-Ro and the Go-Ahead Group bus company are in central Newcastle. Nestlé use the former Rowntrees chocolate factory on the east of the A1. BAE Systems Land & Armaments in Scotswood, formerly Vickers-Armstrongs, is the main producer of British Army tanks such as the Challenger 2. A Rolls-Royce apprentice training site is next door.[18] Siemens Energy Service Fossil make steam turbines at the CA Parsons Works in South Heaton. Sir Charles Parsons invented the steam turbine in 1884, and developed an important local company. Domestos, a product whose main ingredient is sodium hypochlorite, was originated in Newcastle in 1929 by William Handley, and was distributed from the area for many years.

 

Clarke Chapman is next to the A167 in Gateshead. The MetroCentre, the largest shopping centre in Europe, is in Dunston. Scottish & Newcastle was the largest UK-owned brewery until it was bought by Heineken and Carlsberg in April 2008, and produced Newcastle Brown Ale at the Newcastle Federation Brewery in Dunston until production moved to Tadcaster in September 2010. At Team Valley are De La Rue, with their largest banknote printing facility, and Myson Radiators, the second largest in the UK market. Petards make surveillance equipment including ANPR cameras, and its Joyce-Loebl division makes electronic warfare systems and countermeasure dispensing systems such as the AN/ALE-47. Sevcon, an international company formed from a part of Smith Electric, is a world leader in electric vehicle controls. AEI Cables and Komatsu UK construction equipment at Birtley.

 

J. Barbour & Sons make outdoor clothing in Simonside, Jarrow. SAFT Batteries make primary lithium batteries on the Tyne in South Shields. Bellway plc houses is in Seaton Burn in North Tyneside. Cobalt Business Park, the largest office park in the UK, is at Wallsend, on the former site of Atmel, and is the home of North Tyneside Council. Swan Hunter until 2006 made ships in Wallsend, and still designs ships. Soil Machine Dynamics in Wallsend on the Tyne makes Remotely operated underwater vehicles, and its Ultra Trencher 1 is the world's largest submersible robot.

 

The car dealership Evans Halshaw is in Sunderland. The car factory owned by Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK between North Hylton and Washington is the largest in the UK. Grundfos, the world's leading pump manufacturer, builds pumps in Sunderland. Calsonic Kansei UK, formerly Magna, make automotive instrument panels and car trim at the Pennywell Industrial Estate. Gestamp UK make automotive components. Smith Electric Vehicles originated in Washington. The LG Electronics microwave oven factory opened in 1989, closed in May 2004, and later became the site of the Tanfield Group. Goodyear Dunlop had their only UK car tyre factory next to the Tanfield site until its 2006 closure. BAE Systems Global Combat Systems moved to a new £75 million factory at the former Goodyear site in 2011, where they make large calibre ammunition for tanks and artillery.

 

The government's child benefit office is in Washington. Liebherr build cranes next to the Wear at Deptford. The outdoor clothing company Berghaus is in Castletown. Vaux Breweries, who owned Swallow Hotels, closed in 1999. ScS Sofas are on Borough Road. There are many call centres in Sunderland, notably EDF Energy at the Doxford International Business Park, which is also the home of the headquarters of the large international transport company Arriva and Nike UK. Rolls-Royce planned to move their production of fan and turbine discs to BAE Systems' new site in 2016.

Olympus E-510; 14-42mm F3.5-5.6;

1/160s; f10; ISO400 (raw to jpg)

 

May be...... I lose my way at the peak on that day, but finally found destination by following the light direction.

Lopend over de Spey-side route ergens tussen Ballindalloch en Cromdale. NB de locatie op de kaart is slechts een globale indicatie.

 

Walking the Spey-side way between Ballindalloch and Cromdale. Mind you the place on the map is just a rough indication.

ODC-Time

 

I live about 5 miles from the waterfall on this calendar. My friend Bethan sent this to me from Wales! It is a good indication of the popularity of this area.

We're at XN Tower on the Toledo Subdivision. The dispatcher has an I&O train lined back to their main off the CSX main track. The lunar white "Restricting" signal governs the switch to the I&O (former DT&I) track.

 

Like a bright beacon among the dwarf plants surrounding it, Parry's Primroses (Primula parryii) provide some brilliant color and an indication of wet soil in the alpine tundra of James Peak. Parry's primrose is named for Charles Christopher Parry, explorer and botanist who made numerous plant collections in the southwestern U.S. in the mid-1800's.

 

James Peak commemorates Edwin James who was one of the first Euro-American naturalists to travel through the southern Rockies with the Stephen Long expedition of 1819-1820. Nearby peaks are named for botanists Parry, Asa Gray, and John Torrey. There was a time when scientists, and more importantly their works, were held in high esteem in the U.S....

Disclaimer:

The following Pingo images were taken in 2018.

Before my trip I was researching the Pingos and found no indication on the internet in regards to visitation rules. There also were no signs up anywhere locally or at the viewing platform once I visited.

I now see there are rules prohibiting the climbing of the Pingos from the base up, signed this March 2021 by the Parks Superintendent.

 

I have mixed feelings about that. On one hand I see excessive visitations by too many people [since it is marketed to mass tourism] may cause some wear or establish a trail. I was very conscience about not leaving any footprints or cause any damage and on one of the Pingos I found a large piece of plastic, the wind had likely carried up here, which I took back out.

 

Since it became a Canadian Landmark under Parks management, a viewing platform has been built in a location that gives a very panoramic view of the larger Pingos with no human structures visible. I’m not a friend of board walks and platforms in natural landscapes. They are in many ways eyesores to me as a photographer and aesthetically a small trail has much less impact. But in this location I found both rather well designed. To get to the boardwalk, one needs to organize a boat ride or have a watercraft to get to the Parks dock, which at that time was damaged and difficult to land on.

 

On the other hand I think it was [could be] an incredible experience to use these Pingos as lookout, just like generations of Inuk have done. The thing missing in these coastal regions are high points. So I can see why these Pingos had an importance for hunters to scan the ocean for game, ships, ice-conditions etc.

The lack of any high-points in Tuktoyaktuk itself, along the coast or the highway leaves something to be desired. Short of flight-seeing the coast from Inuvik, one does not get a picture of the beautiful Arctic coast.

 

The top of the Pingos are mostly sand with peat at some places and the sides covered by dense tundra shrubs, berry bushes, Labrador tea and some grasses on the top. I noticed some faint footprints in the sand on top, which obviously disappear with the wind/rain and annual thawing/freezing cycles these hills are constantly exposed to. The science behind these ice-cored hills is described in detail in a study paper by J. Ross Mackay:

Pingos of the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula Area

t.ly/Xs9U

 

and this video by Stephen Wolfe:

Pingo Distribution, Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula Region, Western Canadian Arctic

geosympos.ca/?p=618

 

So these photos are very special to me, as I or others may not be able to document/experience these magnificent ‘ice-hills’ again without breaking the law. Drone flying is also banned within the Landmark.

 

2018 Road Trip to Tuktoyaktuk, NWT via Dempster Highway and the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway or ITH (Tuk Highway).

As an indication of how life was all those years ago - we three photters were in the area and decided to try our luck at a visit toMerehead Quarry. The outside sidings part was okay but we fancied being actually in the quarry terminal. Bless FY they let us round under supervision and wearing hard hats. As can be seen here with Arnie Furniss. the further one from the camera. On the nearer shunter can be seen rather large tanks. Obviously the length of loaded wagons needed a bit of stopping power!

There is a colour version of this on flickr - not sure which shows it the better.

Taken at glorious Kwandwe as we were searching for the elusive Leopard and the Monkey alarms were ringing across the treeline which was an indication that the predator was nearby.

 

The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus. The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries. These mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair color, ranging in length from about 50 centimetres (20 in) for males to about 40 centimetres (16 in) for females.

 

In addition to behavioral research on natural populations, vervet monkeys serve as a nonhuman primate model for understanding genetic and social behaviors of humans. They have been noted for having human-like characteristics, such as hypertension, anxiety, and social and dependent alcohol use. Vervets live in social groups ranging from 10 to 70 individuals. The most significant studies done on vervet monkeys involve their communication and alarm calls, specifically in regard to kin and group recognition and particular predator sightings.

 

Vervet monkeys have four confirmed predators: leopards, eagles, pythons, and baboons. The sighting of each predator elicits an acoustically distinct alarm call. In experimentation with unreliable signalers, individuals became habituated to incorrect calls from a specific individual. Though the response was lessened for a specific predator, if an unreliable individual gives an alarm call for a different predator, group members respond as if the alarm caller is, in fact, reliable. This suggests vervet monkeys are able to recognize and to respond to not only the individual calling, but also to the semantics of what the individual is communicating. It is believed that vervet monkeys have up to 30 different alarm calls. In the wild vervet monkeys have been seen giving a different call when seeing a human being approaching, leading to researchers believing that vervet monkeys may have a way of distinguishing between different land and flight predators.

 

Mothers can recognize their offspring by a scream alone. A juvenile scream will elicit a reaction from all mothers, yet the juvenile's own mother had a shorter latency in looking in the direction of the scream, as well as an increased duration in her look. Further, mothers have been observed to help their offspring in conflict, yet rarely aided other juveniles. Other mothers evidently can determine to which mother the offspring belongs.

If the rocker panel and wheel wells are any indication, this old car was going to be someone's pride and joy. Primered after metal or bondo work to remedy the rust prone areas, and wearing "recent" license plates, it must have been a drive-and-restore effort.

Now, however, this 1959 Edsel corsair just sits in a quiet Eastern Washington town. The work-in-progress status is in limbo, abandoned for some other effort, or maybe even lack thereof.

Even if that last owner has moved on, I applaud them for recognizing this as an usual car worth saving. Though Edsels still bear a stigma as Ford's folly, they are now enjoying a resurgence. Likewise, four-door sedans are often overlooked, but in the 1959 Edsel Corsair lineup, even they are rare. While almost 45,000 Edsels were sold that year, only 9,318 of them were Corsairs, made in four body styles. Four-door sedans are, as usual the most common, but even then only 3,694 were made. While not a tiny number, it can be used to illustrate the variety in classic car collectibility. At one of only 3,700, this is just another old car left to sit, while at the same time, one of 77,000 1965 Mustang fastbacks are snatched up like hotcakes. It's all relative.

Items on display at an exhibition of India’s varied geographical indications, taking place at WIPO from October 6-14, 2015.

 

Co-organized by WIPO and the Government of India on the sidelines of the WIPO Assemblies of Member States, it was inaugurated with an event themed “Make in India” on October 6, 2015 featuring a recital of traditional Indian music and Indian artisans demonstrating their handiwork.

 

The event began with the screening of a WIPO-produced film on a capacity building project sponsored by WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium in India and a keynote address by India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Ajit Kumar, followed by a screening of a film on the “Make in India” initiative.

 

Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Violaine Martin. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.

Silverton:

 

The first indication of silver–lead mineralisation in the Barrier Rangers came in late 1875 with the discovery of galena by Julius Charles Nickel and Dan McLean while they were well sinking on Thackaringa Station, near the South Australian - New South Wales border.

 

In 1879 John Stokie established a store at Umberumberka, 19 km north of Thackaringa. He continued prospecting and discovered silver–lead veins nearby, which he pegged with Edward Pegler in November 1881. A 100 ton parcel of ore was shipped to England for a 40% profit. The following October the Umberumberka Silver Lead Mining Company Ltd was floated with nominal capital of £20 000. Umberumberka was the second area of silver–lead mineralisation discovered in the Barrier Ranges and the new company was the first to be publicly floated. The town of Silverton soon developed close to the mine and became the main settlement of the growing silver field.

 

Silverton was surveyed in 1883, by which time Australia had a population of 2, 250, 194. By September that year, the population of Silverton was 250, and by December 1883 it had doubled. That year the Day Dream Mine opened and attracted an additional population of 400 - 500 people. In 1884 1,222 mineral leases, 937 business permits and 114 miners' rights were issued. That same year 6,000 tonnes of ore were extracted and the town acquired its own newspaper, the Silver Age.

 

By 1885 - 1886 the town's population had reached 3,000. Silverton was proclaimed a township in 1885 and a municipality the following year. In 1885 a short-lived smelter was established at Day Dream Mine, operating for only a year. In 1892 the Umberumberka Mine closed, followed by the Day Dream Mine. The Pioneer Mine at Thackaringa closed in 1897. By 1901, after miners had moved to the richer fields at Broken Hill, the town went into decline and only 286 people remained. Today the town has a population of around 50 people, most of whom work in tourism.

 

The Silverton Tramway Company:

 

The Silverton Tramway Company, a rare private railway of 50klms in length, was incorporated in New South Wales October 14, 1886 and the line was completed and opened for traffic on January 12, 1888. One of only two privately owned railways in the state, the tramway was originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and Silverton region into South Australia. The company soon branched out, not only carrying ore from the mines but freighted other goods and offered a passenger service which accounted for a third of their business.

 

The company serviced travellers on long trips heading interstate to Semaphore (Adelaide) to the Largs Bay Holiday Camp and excursions for local community groups often conveying passengers to Silverton and McCulloch Park (at Stephens Creek) for the day and returning to Broken Hill in the afternoon. When traveling to South Australia the train would travel from Broken Hill, through Silverton and then to Burns which is on the New South Wales side of the border of Cockburn (a town divided by the NSW/SA border).

 

In 1927 the New South Wales government completed the railway from Sydney to Broken Hill, thus joining the Silverton Tramway and completing the link from Sydney to Adelaide. It played a strategic role in the trans-Australia network until 1970, when it was surpassed by the New South Wales Government Railways (Indian-Pacific). From 1888-1970 it was critical to the economic functioning of Broken Hill, by providing the key transport of ore to the Port Pirie smelters. It played a significant role in the politics and recreation of Broken Hill, and a crucial role at times of water shortage in Broken Hill.

 

Today, Silverton resides in the Unincorporated Area of New South Wales (NSW) and so does not feature a City Council. It is run by the Silverton Village Committee, who to this day hold their quarterly meetings in the Silverton Municipal Chambers.

 

Source: Silverton NSW (www.aussietowns.com.au/town/silverton-nsw), New South Wales Heritage Register & Discover Broken Hill (discoverbrokenhill.com.au/silverton-nsw/historic-building...), "The pathway to Broken Hill: Early discoveries in the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales, Australia" by Kenneth George McQueen, and 'Aplin, Graeme; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 97'

The 'M' indication on the signal between the two trains indicates the Hoover has the main via Warwick to Birmingham on the 09.50 Paddington - Liverpool Lime Street. This was before almost all cross-country trains were diverted via the single line to Coventry via Kenilworth and also when at least four different class 50s could be seen passing through Leamington each day.

The loaded mgr for Didcot PS is working hard up the 1 in 109 grade out of the dip before the station and will climb all the way past Fenny Compton.

This shot of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha gives some indication of just how hectic it was at the Grand Palace when we visited back in July. This made photography difficult in some ways but it also presented a lot of opportunites to shoot some candid shots of tourists.

 

In addition to the usual bus loads of tourists the Palace was also swamped with Thais who were visiting to pay their last respsects to the king who was lying in state in a seperate part of the Palace.

 

Click here to see photos from this and a previous trip to Thailand : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157600177340620

 

From Wikipedia : "Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. The Emerald Buddha housed in the temple is a potent religio-political symbol and the palladium (protective image) of Thai society. It is located in Phra Nakhon District, the historic centre of Bangkok, within the precincts of the Grand Palace.

 

The main building is the central phra ubosot, which houses the statue of the Emerald Buddha. According to legend, this Buddha image originated in India where the sage Nagasena prophesized that the Emerald Buddha would bring "prosperity and pre-eminence to each country in which it resides", the Emerald Buddha deified in the Wat Phra Kaew is therefore deeply revered and venerated in Thailand as the protector of the country. Historical records however dates its finding to Chiang Rai in the 15th century where, after it was relocated a number of times, it was finally taken to Thailand in the 18th century. It was enshrined in Bangkok at the Wat Phra Kaew temple in 1782 during the reign of Phutthayotfa Chulalok, King Rama I (1782–1809). This marked the beginning of the Chakri Dynasty of Thailand, whose current sovereign is Vajiralongkorn, King Rama X.

 

The Emerald Buddha, a dark green statue, is in a standing form, about 66 centimetres (26 in) tall, carved from a single jade stone ("emerald" in Thai means deep green colour and not the specific stone). It is carved in the meditating posture in the style of the Lanna school of the northern Thailand. Except for the Thai King and, in his stead, the Crown Prince, no other persons are allowed to touch the statue. The King changes the cloak around the statue three times a year, corresponding to the summer, winter, and rainy seasons, an important ritual performed to usher good fortune to the country during each season."

 

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The conductor of a westbound CSX intermodal train stands to check the signal indication at the west end of the CP 194 interlocking in Berea, Ohio. The train is headed directly into the late day winter sun.

If you are at your desk,look down at your surge protector (or power strip) on the floor.Those two things in the middle of the shot are the light switch and the indicator light (small red light) on it. The bokeh was added.

Many indication for a great king apart from the size carving precision, the “kartouch” (encapsulation of name inside a rounded corner square. He’s holding a dagger in one hand the other may have a stamp like tool. Also the artificial chin, crown & head scarf

Jetzt hat mich das Retro-Fieber xDDD

 

Ich sehe mir derzeit die alten Sailor Moon Folgen an (schlimmer Fehler xDDD ) - Tja... *ggg* - Hier mein erster Merch *____*

 

Mit Pluto's Stift bin ich grad am Basteln xD - weitere Bilder folgen :-)

Dos días y aproximadamente 50 Km. después, encontramos una señal que ponía: - "530 Km SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA" - ( ¿?)

 

En Güemes, Cantabria (Spain)

Música (abrir en nueva pestaña) / Music (Open link in new tab): Paddy Bell & The Corries- Coorie Doon (Miner's lullaby).

 

Voigtländer Bessa 1936 /Anastigmat Skopar 10,5cm f/4,5

1/100 f/11

Película / film: Ilford FP4 Plus 125. Revelador/ Developer: Kodak D76 1+3 (17min.). Fijador / Fixer: Ilford Rapid Fixer. Escáner / Scan: Canon 9000f.

 

Los castilletes (también conocidos como "malacates" por cabestrante que albergan), por ser las construcciones más elevadas de las explotaciones mineras, suelen ser los elementos más evidentes y representativos en el paisaje de las zonas donde la actividad minera se ha dado.

 

En numerosas regiones de tradición minera de todo el mundo, los antiguos castilletes, por cuanto representan, son considerados un bien cultural digno de conservación en museos.

 

La fotografía fue tomada el 18 de Abril del 2015, en película, "a la vieja usanza", con mi veterana cámara de fuelle de formato medio Voigtländer Bessa, fabricada en 1936.

 

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Headframes are the highest buildings at mining sites, so they are also the most obvious and representative indication of mining activities in the landscape.

 

These structures have become prominent features in historic mining regions; they are considered, for all that they represent, a cultural asset worthy of preservation in museums.

 

This picture was taken on April 18, 2015, in film " in the old fashion way", with my veteran Voigtländer Bessa medium format folding camera, manufactured in 1936.

 

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This isn't any indication that I am going to do an ongoing series of Justice Stories, just a coll little cover I made when I was making the Deadshot one. I do want to start doing more of these as I find it really fun not only building and setting up the figures, but also the editing part as well. Tell what guys think, I would really love to hear your opinions.

 

Also a big thank you to the people making my last photo explored, it was really a shock and quite funny how a photo which took me two seconds to make gets more popularity than a photo which takes me over an hour, but I guess that'show things go ;)

 

Final note, I have just made a group where you can post your own Lego Comic Book Covers : www.flickr.com/groups/2759585@N23/?added=2

 

Hope you like it :D

This was only a couple of mm long. I certainly couldn't see any detail without the camera.It was completely uncooperative and I had to coax it to the upper surface of a railing with my finger. The fingerprints give some indication of scale. I found one of these at the same time last year (on the same railing). Its from Encyrtidae.

After the dispatcher reported to them they were receiving an indication of a stuck wheel (didn't know they had the ability to do that), the student conductor and conductor detrain and wait for the car to pass by. Not sure if they ever found anything or not because it was off to A&W for lunch.

This former Monon Railroad semaphore signal now gives a clear indication in a museum in Salem, Indiana. It was located along the Monon in Salem.

The inscription has some difficult to discern sections. The French Je susi prest, “I am ready,” is listed as the clan’s Motto. The memorial reads as follows,

 

JE SUIS PREST

PHILIP AFFLECK FRASER ESQ.

OF CULDUTHELL

BORN 15 MARCH 1787: DIED 9 SEPT. 1862

D. DAVIDSON [Mason’s mark / indication]

 

This is one of many old and also Fraser memorials to be found in the quiet beautiful Boleskine Cemetery that holds art and architecture, history and design and modern markers we make for our loved ones as this burial site is still in operation. Overlooking the Burial Ground is Boleskine House a notable Fraser home and the site of a Clan Gathering too with a memorial from occasion still on site.

 

© PHH Sykes 2023

phhsykes@gmail.com

  

Philip Affleck Fraser, 8th & last of Culduthel

The Douglas Archives Genealogy Pages

www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I1...

 

Find a Grave, Philip Affleck Fraser

www.findagrave.com/memorial/180895136/philip-affleck-fraser

 

Accounts of how the Crowns came to feature on the Fraser Shield.

“In the second and third positions are three crowns. Alternate beliefs about the crowns are that they were given to Sir Simon "The Patriot", of the South country Frasers by Robert The Bruce, for saving his life three times in the Battle of Methven, 1306. It has also been said that they were given by Robert the Bruce to Sir Alexander Fraser, Chamberlain of Scotland, because he married Robert's sister, Mary. It has thirdly been said that they were given to Sir Simon Fraser "Filius" (an explanative used to distinguish him from his father, also named Simon) for defeating three successive English armies - a total of 20, 000 men, with only 8,000 of his own, all in one day. That was the battle of Roslin Moor, 1302. All of these suggestions are speculative, and each is hard to prove. In any event they were carried from the south country Frasers to the Lovat line.”

Clan Fraser

clanfraser.org/modern-clansmen/

 

Clan Fraser of Lovat

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Fraser_of_Lovat

 

“The Boleskine House Foundation, a registered Scottish charity.”

boleskinehouse.org/

 

Boleskine, Old Boleskine Church, Burial Ground, Canmore

canmore.org.uk/site/100574/boleskine-old-boleskine-church...

 

The Boleskine Burial Ground

southlochnessheritage.co.uk/boleskine-burial-ground/

 

Culduthel Mains, Knocknagael

canmore.org.uk/site/13516/culduthel-mains-knocknagael

 

‘Mr and Mrs Culduthel’

scarf.scot/regional/higharf/highland-archaeological-resea...

 

Culduthel Mains burial assemblage

www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-hi...

 

The Culduthel wristguard rivet caps [Gold object of the week]

www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-department...

 

Culduthel

canmore.org.uk/site/13519/culduthel

 

Culduthel

canmore.org.uk/site/13513/culduthel

 

Culduthel

canmore.org.uk/site/358344/culduthel

 

Culduthel

canmore.org.uk/site/13508/culduthel

 

Inverness, Culduthel

canmore.org.uk/site/296069/inverness-culduthel

 

MHG3787 – Culduthel, Highland Historic Environment Record Clàr Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil na Gàidhealtachd

her.highland.gov.uk/Monument/MHG3787

 

A Stop signal indication for northbound movement on Track 1 at CP IRIS has got CSX L78902 slowly coming to a halt on the last mile of their trip before reaching CSX’s Hialeah Yard. The engineer aboard brings #CSX5394 [ES40DC] and their 37 loaded limerock hoppers to a gentle halt, holding for TriRail traffic at Metrorail Transfer Station. Despite their signal being at IRIS, the crew holds their train just short of the CP 71ST ST signal to avoid blocking road traffic along E 17th St while they wait for a favorable signal indication.

 

Set up between the fronds of a cluster of small trackside palm trees, armed with the D7500, a burst of shots would produce the perfect photo of the slowing L78902 framed between them. In true Florida fashion, the lead ES40DC completes the scene; a class of locomotive that has plagued Florida for years at this point. It’s regarded as the most unfavorable type of power to have lead a train—let alone a road local—for how bland it’s become, especially if based out of a terminal for a prolonged period of time… as is the case with 5394. Personally, I didn’t mind if it was for testing a new photo spot, although the odds could be better.

 

CSX L78902 would hold short of E 17th St for four minutes while a TriRail Downtown Link train got itself prepped for another revenue run out of Metrorail Transfer Station. A favorable signal indication would be given to L78902 at 18:16, the engineer promptly knocking off the brakes and throttling out of their stop to complete their days’ worth of work at the Yard.

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Hialeah, FL

SFRTA Mainline

 

Date: 04/02/2024 | 18:11

 

ID: CSX L78902

Type: Local

Direction: Northbound

Car Count: 37

 

1. CSX ES40DC #5394

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© Vicente Alonso 2024

Why would my father hide something like this from us, his own family, for so long? While he had many secrets, I didn't ever consider him being part of something like this.. A secret society, made up of Star City's wealthiest. Adam Hunt, Cyrus Vanch, Martin Somers, Malcolm Morrison, and my father just to name a few members of Tempest. If these articles are any indication, my father's not the only one with something to hide. Like Ken Williams.. He got all of his money through pyramid schemes, stealing millions from home owners. Covered up, thanks to that newfound wealth of his. Once again, the little man is run over by the one who has money. They can get away with whatever they want, which isn't right. Ironic, coming from billionaire, Oliver Queen, I know. But as I've said before, I'm a different person now.. That island, Lian Yu, changed me..

 

I'm getting ready to go, when I notice the bottom drawer of a file cabinet open. Crouching down, I flick through the files, until one in particular catches my eye. Moira Queen. I start looking through the file after grabbing it from the drawer. Inside, are pictures of my mother, and Tommy's dad, Arthur King. The first couple of photos are innocent enough, with them talking. However, I wasn't ready for what came next. My mother, kissing Arthur King. My mom, was having an affair with my best friend's dad. Something straight out of a soap opera. Which begs the question, who took these photos? If it was my dad, he could've tried to use this as leverage against Arthur.. Which just may have lead to his death. I mean there isn't any evidence so far, connecting Arthur to the shooter who killed my dad, but he does have motive for wanting my dad dead. Of course, this theory all depends on Arthur knowing that my dad knew about the affair.

 

"Sorry to interrupt Oliver, but we have to go now. Someone's coming." I hear Diggle say, coming from the main room. Guess I'll have to come back some other time to investigate this further.. But I'm taking this list with me. Placing the file back where I found it, I grab the notebook, containing the list of names, and place it into the inside pocket of my jacket, before following Diggle out of the warehouse.

  

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Later, Star City National Trust

 

"We have to go now! There's only a few minutes left before police arrive. Making it to the exit alone takes 45 seconds." My boss says impatiently, adjusting his glasses, and looking at his watch, before looking at the rest of us. We gather what we can, before leaving the vault, with dufflebags full of money.

 

"But sir--" I'm about to protest more, when he speaks up.

 

"It's Clock King to you, Second Hand." He interrupts, glaring at me, which is enough to shut me up.

 

"That silly name again? You know no one takes you seriously with a name like that." One of the others, Dale, says, to which Clock King responds with a shot of his gun, a shot that just barely misses, impacting in the wall behind Dale. It's at this point that the gun is shot out of the King's hand, by an arrow of all things. This causes the rest of us Second Hands to drop our dufflebags.

 

" Shit shit shit! I thought that hood guy was a myth! " Alec screams, before aiming and firing at where the arrow came from. Unfortunately, it's just a waste of bullets, as the Hood's already down on the ground with us, quickly firing off an arrow to entrap Dale, before Alec charges at him. The Hood is able to block Alec's punches with his bow, before smacking Alec across the jaw with it. Just like that, Alec's pretty much down for the count.

 

"You shouldn't be here. How could I have miscalculated something like this? It-- it isn't possible.." The boss stammers, diving for his gun. Not that it matters though, as the gun is all but useless now. Damnit, we're clearly out of our league here.. He's picking us off one by one.

 

"I shouldn't be here?! That's rich, coming from the guy robbing this bank. Can't say they don't deserve it, but this'll effect innocent people. Good, hard working, people. Also, Clock King? A little on the cheesy side, don't ya think?" The Hood replies, the voice clearly modulated, diving behind the counter, as I'm shooting round after round, trying to hit the guy. Lucky for him, I'm not a very good shot. He quickly pops up from behind the counter to shoot yet another arrow, which takes the gun out of my hand with ease.

 

"Why does it matter? It's not like the wealthy are doing anything valuable with the money they put here. This is all their money.. It just sits here, wasting away, while everyone else suffers.. I need this money." the King answers, fuming with rage, as he grabs Dale's gun. He unloads the rest of the clip into the counter, now too frantic to think clearly.

 

"Here's a thought, get a job! One that's legal. That way, you don't find yourself in prison." This Hood is trying everything he, or she, can to not laugh, readjusting their position once me and my boss are reloading. It's hard to get a read on where exactly the Hood is when there's now so much smoke everywhere.

 

"Easy for you to say, when you haven't lived the life I have!" Is my leader's response, as he picks up the duffle bags, before running away.

 

"I wouldn't be so sure of that." Are the last words I hear, before I'm hit by what I'm assuming is the Hood's bow, my body hitting the floor rather hard.

  

POV Change

 

With three Second Hands down, all that remains is their oh so fearless leader, Clock King. He has a headstart, as I took the time to take down the final Second Hand. I will say, I'm surprised a guy naming himself Clock King doesn't have a clock logo anywhere in sight. Not even some fancy clock helmet either. He's slowing down however, as I catch up not even a minute later. I nock and fire multiple arrows on either side of him, which causes him to stop in his place. He even goes so far as to go down on his hands and knees.

 

"Please.. I need this money for my sister. You see, I don't have very long left.. I just wanted her to be set for life, before I passed.." The man pleads, even tearing up. I can see he's clearly exhausted.

 

"This isn't the right way-" I'm about to say more, but I feel a slight prick in my neck, which causes me to collapse on the sidewalk. Looking up, all I see, before blacking out completely, is a woman standing over me, with short blonde hair, and a black domino mask.

Despite indications that this remote desert complex is in fact the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project outside of Tonopah, Nevada, I'm not convinced. [Canon 6d / 24-105mm f/4L]

I am pretty happy with the prompts this week since I have been taking a ton of fall pictures. I live in such a beautiful state that is fantastic this time of year thanks to all the changing leaves. I love to get out and explore the country roads of West Virginia and see where they take me. Sometimes I get lost, but that's part of the adventure I suppose.

  

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Silverton:

 

The first indication of silver–lead mineralisation in the Barrier Rangers came in late 1875 with the discovery of galena by Julius Charles Nickel and Dan McLean while they were well sinking on Thackaringa Station, near the South Australian - New South Wales border.

 

In 1879 John Stokie established a store at Umberumberka, 19 km north of Thackaringa. He continued prospecting and discovered silver–lead veins nearby, which he pegged with Edward Pegler in November 1881. A 100 ton parcel of ore was shipped to England for a 40% profit. The following October the Umberumberka Silver Lead Mining Company Ltd was floated with nominal capital of £20 000. Umberumberka was the second area of silver–lead mineralisation discovered in the Barrier Ranges and the new company was the first to be publicly floated. The town of Silverton soon developed close to the mine and became the main settlement of the growing silver field.

 

Silverton was surveyed in 1883, by which time Australia had a population of 2, 250, 194. By September that year, the population of Silverton was 250, and by December 1883 it had doubled. That year the Day Dream Mine opened and attracted an additional population of 400 - 500 people. In 1884 1,222 mineral leases, 937 business permits and 114 miners' rights were issued. That same year 6,000 tonnes of ore were extracted and the town acquired its own newspaper, the Silver Age.

 

By 1885 - 1886 the town's population had reached 3,000. Silverton was proclaimed a township in 1885 and a municipality the following year. In 1885 a short-lived smelter was established at Day Dream Mine, operating for only a year. In 1892 the Umberumberka Mine closed, followed by the Day Dream Mine. The Pioneer Mine at Thackaringa closed in 1897. By 1901, after miners had moved to the richer fields at Broken Hill, the town went into decline and only 286 people remained. Today the town has a population of around 50 people, most of whom work in tourism.

 

The Silverton Tramway Company:

 

The Silverton Tramway Company, a rare private railway of 50klms in length, was incorporated in New South Wales October 14, 1886 and the line was completed and opened for traffic on January 12, 1888. One of only two privately owned railways in the state, the tramway was originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and Silverton region into South Australia. The company soon branched out, not only carrying ore from the mines but freighted other goods and offered a passenger service which accounted for a third of their business.

 

The company serviced travellers on long trips heading interstate to Semaphore (Adelaide) to the Largs Bay Holiday Camp and excursions for local community groups often conveying passengers to Silverton and McCulloch Park (at Stephens Creek) for the day and returning to Broken Hill in the afternoon. When traveling to South Australia the train would travel from Broken Hill, through Silverton and then to Burns which is on the New South Wales side of the border of Cockburn (a town divided by the NSW/SA border).

 

In 1927 the New South Wales government completed the railway from Sydney to Broken Hill, thus joining the Silverton Tramway and completing the link from Sydney to Adelaide. It played a strategic role in the trans-Australia network until 1970, when it was surpassed by the New South Wales Government Railways (Indian-Pacific). From 1888-1970 it was critical to the economic functioning of Broken Hill, by providing the key transport of ore to the Port Pirie smelters. It played a significant role in the politics and recreation of Broken Hill, and a crucial role at times of water shortage in Broken Hill.

 

Today, Silverton resides in the Unincorporated Area of New South Wales (NSW) and so does not feature a City Council. It is run by the Silverton Village Committee, who to this day hold their quarterly meetings in the Silverton Municipal Chambers.

 

Source: Silverton NSW (www.aussietowns.com.au/town/silverton-nsw), New South Wales Heritage Register & Discover Broken Hill (discoverbrokenhill.com.au/silverton-nsw/historic-building...), "The pathway to Broken Hill: Early discoveries in the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales, Australia" by Kenneth George McQueen, and 'Aplin, Graeme; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 97'

The exact date of the establishment of St. Botolph's church is unclear but the name of the Church gives some indication of its age as St. Botolph, which is a comparatively rare dedication, is of Saxon origin. St Botolph was born in the year 610. By the river in Iken in Suffolk is a church and on this site Botolph founded a monastery in AD 654 which was destroyed in 870. Like Columba and like St. Furzey who founded a monastery forty miles north at Burgh Castle, he was probably a 'pilgrim' for the Lord. Pilgrims for the Lord set out in tiny boats and let the winds take them where they would. Wherever they were beached, there they would found a church or community, as Botolph did on the River Alde.

 

Knottingley stood in a key position. Down the centuries it was the crossing point of the ancient Great North Road across the River Aire. That north road was as likely as not an ancient Saxon trackway. Being on the river it probably always was a focus for industry. Much later, in the seventeenth century a pottery was founded. Later still came glass which is still with us today. We cannot be certain why Knottingley church was dedicated to Botolph. The oldest parts of this church have architectural features which date the church from the Norman period but that does not mean that the church did not exist before that time because along the east of England, in the seventh, eighth and ninth centuries many churches were dedicated to the missionary monk, Botolph.

 

The Domesday Book of 1086 makes no reference to a church in Knottingley it is clear that many of the churches that were mentioned are now known to have been Parish Churches and maybe it was only those Parish Churches that were of interest to the King at the time. The Domesday Book was intended to detail the wealth and possessions of each settlement or landowner so that the revenues due to the King could be calculated.

 

It is thought that a Saxon chapel did exist before the Norman church was built. Of the original church no trace remains and only the west wall of the succeeding building, which was raised in 1100AD, remains today. The earliest reference to a Church in Knottingley was a document dated between 1119-1121 which confirmed a grant by Robert de Lacy to the Prior and Monks of Pontefract, a number of items including the chapel of Knottingley.

 

Between 1750 and 1756 rebuilding of the Norman chapel took place, the nave and chancel of the Church were rebuilt in the classical style with round topped plain glass windows. The west tower was added in 1873, the chancel being rebuilt in 1886. There was an upstairs gallery that provided extra seating for the congregation. In 1888 the Church was further re-modelled by Victorian restorers who included stained glass windows and the nave was also re-seated and the galleries removed.

 

The Church was built using Magnesian limestone (nave and chancel both rendered), and stone slate roofs. The rectangular 4-bay nave in simple classical style has round-headed windows with imposts and keystones, and 2nd bay has a square flat-roofed porch beneath the window, with similar round-headed outer doorway and side-wall windows.

 

The four-stage tower with angle-buttresses to 1/2-height and set-back upper stages has in each side a single lancet window to the 1st stage, a circular window to the 2nd, a large clock face to the 3rd, a pair of louvred lancets to the belfry stage, and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles.

The three-bay chancel has lancet windows, and a 2-centred arched east window of 3 lights with bar tracery and a wheel in the head.

 

In 1995 the tower was renovated the outside staircase replaced with internal spiral stairs, a ring of ten bells was installed with a bequest as a memorial to Edward Beaumont, Vicar of Knottingley 1954 – 1970.

This was another indication that many people had done their part for this protest and rally: the signs were being set down just about anywhere.

 

There were still a lot of people there when I had left (see previous photo), but the numbers were beginning to dwindle. I don't think that's going to happen on March 28.

The cobblestone streets of London are to me a strong indication that there's something interesting to be found and photographed. I captured this right off Portobello Road, in Notting Hill. Looking out for the smaller details, I noticed how the winter sun was low enough to cast shadows, yet strong enough to shine off the time-polished stones. Located in West London, Notting Hill is a very picturesque neighborhood, always fun to visit!

 

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Silverton:

 

The first indication of silver–lead mineralisation in the Barrier Rangers came in late 1875 with the discovery of galena by Julius Charles Nickel and Dan McLean while they were well sinking on Thackaringa Station, near the South Australian - New South Wales border.

 

In 1879 John Stokie established a store at Umberumberka, 19 km north of Thackaringa. He continued prospecting and discovered silver–lead veins nearby, which he pegged with Edward Pegler in November 1881. A 100 ton parcel of ore was shipped to England for a 40% profit. The following October the Umberumberka Silver Lead Mining Company Ltd was floated with nominal capital of £20 000. Umberumberka was the second area of silver–lead mineralisation discovered in the Barrier Ranges and the new company was the first to be publicly floated. The town of Silverton soon developed close to the mine and became the main settlement of the growing silver field.

 

Silverton was surveyed in 1883, by which time Australia had a population of 2, 250, 194. By September that year, the population of Silverton was 250, and by December 1883 it had doubled. That year the Day Dream Mine opened and attracted an additional population of 400 - 500 people. In 1884 1,222 mineral leases, 937 business permits and 114 miners' rights were issued. That same year 6,000 tonnes of ore were extracted and the town acquired its own newspaper, the Silver Age.

 

By 1885 - 1886 the town's population had reached 3,000. Silverton was proclaimed a township in 1885 and a municipality the following year. In 1885 a short-lived smelter was established at Day Dream Mine, operating for only a year. In 1892 the Umberumberka Mine closed, followed by the Day Dream Mine. The Pioneer Mine at Thackaringa closed in 1897. By 1901, after miners had moved to the richer fields at Broken Hill, the town went into decline and only 286 people remained. Today the town has a population of around 50 people, most of whom work in tourism.

 

The Silverton Tramway Company:

 

The Silverton Tramway Company, a rare private railway of 50klms in length, was incorporated in New South Wales October 14, 1886 and the line was completed and opened for traffic on January 12, 1888. One of only two privately owned railways in the state, the tramway was originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and Silverton region into South Australia. The company soon branched out, not only carrying ore from the mines but freighted other goods and offered a passenger service which accounted for a third of their business.

 

The company serviced travellers on long trips heading interstate to Semaphore (Adelaide) to the Largs Bay Holiday Camp and excursions for local community groups often conveying passengers to Silverton and McCulloch Park (at Stephens Creek) for the day and returning to Broken Hill in the afternoon. When traveling to South Australia the train would travel from Broken Hill, through Silverton and then to Burns which is on the New South Wales side of the border of Cockburn (a town divided by the NSW/SA border).

 

In 1927 the New South Wales government completed the railway from Sydney to Broken Hill, thus joining the Silverton Tramway and completing the link from Sydney to Adelaide. It played a strategic role in the trans-Australia network until 1970, when it was surpassed by the New South Wales Government Railways (Indian-Pacific). From 1888-1970 it was critical to the economic functioning of Broken Hill, by providing the key transport of ore to the Port Pirie smelters. It played a significant role in the politics and recreation of Broken Hill, and a crucial role at times of water shortage in Broken Hill.

 

Today, Silverton resides in the Unincorporated Area of New South Wales (NSW) and so does not feature a City Council. It is run by the Silverton Village Committee, who to this day hold their quarterly meetings in the Silverton Municipal Chambers.

 

Source: Silverton NSW (www.aussietowns.com.au/town/silverton-nsw), New South Wales Heritage Register & Discover Broken Hill (discoverbrokenhill.com.au/silverton-nsw/historic-building...), "The pathway to Broken Hill: Early discoveries in the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales, Australia" by Kenneth George McQueen, and 'Aplin, Graeme; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 97'

September 1991 - Hartmarx Corp. has sold its ailing specialty-store operation for $43 million, with the indication that two-thirds of the stores will be quickly closed, the firm said Friday.

 

Among the stores being sold is Hartmarx`s Baskin unit in Illinois.

 

Lincoln Square Mall opened in 1964 and was developed in partnership between the city of Urbana, Carson Pirie Scott & Co., and Victor Gruen in an attempt to revive the towns decaying urban core. Lincoln Square was the first mall in Illinois to be located outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area and was solely anchored by the venerable Chicago-based Carson Pirie Scott & Co.

 

The mall was mildly successful through the mid-1980s until competition from Marketplace Shopping Center in nearby Champaign started to draw shoppers away from the older and smaller Lincoln Square. Carson Pirie Scott sold the mall in 1988 as they were preparing to be acquired by Peoria-based Bergner's and the store was rebranded as Bergner's soon after. Bergner's would close the store after declaring Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in August 1991 and the store would reopen as Minnesota-based Herberger's. Herberger's helped fund a minor mall renovation in 1994, but Herberger's was soon sold to Saks Inc. in 1997 and, closed their store in 2002.

 

Despite its interesting history and historical status, the mall was funnily enough never completed. Only one of the four planes phases was ever completed. Phase 2 would have closed Main Street, between Race and Vine Street and added a second anchor store, likely Montgomery Ward, and Phases 3 and 4 would have added a civic center, theater, and high rise office towers to the mall complex. I don’t think that these additions would have extended the malls life for long. Carson’s, Bergner’s, and Herberger’s went bankrupt as part of Bon-Ton stores bankruptcy in 2018, and Montgomery Ward shuttered the last of their stores in 2001. In addition, Marketplace Shopping Center, or a mall similar to it, would have been constructed off the freeway regardless as major department stores were looking to leave downtown Champaign.

 

There are no signs or mall rules stating "No Photography", but I'm banned for life with a polaroid in the mall offices haha.

Silverton:

 

The first indication of silver–lead mineralisation in the Barrier Rangers came in late 1875 with the discovery of galena by Julius Charles Nickel and Dan McLean while they were well sinking on Thackaringa Station, near the South Australian - New South Wales border.

 

In 1879 John Stokie established a store at Umberumberka, 19 km north of Thackaringa. He continued prospecting and discovered silver–lead veins nearby, which he pegged with Edward Pegler in November 1881. A 100 ton parcel of ore was shipped to England for a 40% profit. The following October the Umberumberka Silver Lead Mining Company Ltd was floated with nominal capital of £20 000. Umberumberka was the second area of silver–lead mineralisation discovered in the Barrier Ranges and the new company was the first to be publicly floated. The town of Silverton soon developed close to the mine and became the main settlement of the growing silver field.

 

Silverton was surveyed in 1883, by which time Australia had a population of 2, 250, 194. By September that year, the population of Silverton was 250, and by December 1883 it had doubled. That year the Day Dream Mine opened and attracted an additional population of 400 - 500 people. In 1884 1,222 mineral leases, 937 business permits and 114 miners' rights were issued. That same year 6,000 tonnes of ore were extracted and the town acquired its own newspaper, the Silver Age.

 

By 1885 - 1886 the town's population had reached 3,000. Silverton was proclaimed a township in 1885 and a municipality the following year. In 1885 a short-lived smelter was established at Day Dream Mine, operating for only a year. In 1892 the Umberumberka Mine closed, followed by the Day Dream Mine. The Pioneer Mine at Thackaringa closed in 1897. By 1901, after miners had moved to the richer fields at Broken Hill, the town went into decline and only 286 people remained. Today the town has a population of around 50 people, most of whom work in tourism.

 

The Silverton Tramway Company:

 

The Silverton Tramway Company, a rare private railway of 50klms in length, was incorporated in New South Wales October 14, 1886 and the line was completed and opened for traffic on January 12, 1888. One of only two privately owned railways in the state, the tramway was originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and Silverton region into South Australia. The company soon branched out, not only carrying ore from the mines but freighted other goods and offered a passenger service which accounted for a third of their business.

 

The company serviced travellers on long trips heading interstate to Semaphore (Adelaide) to the Largs Bay Holiday Camp and excursions for local community groups often conveying passengers to Silverton and McCulloch Park (at Stephens Creek) for the day and returning to Broken Hill in the afternoon. When traveling to South Australia the train would travel from Broken Hill, through Silverton and then to Burns which is on the New South Wales side of the border of Cockburn (a town divided by the NSW/SA border).

 

In 1927 the New South Wales government completed the railway from Sydney to Broken Hill, thus joining the Silverton Tramway and completing the link from Sydney to Adelaide. It played a strategic role in the trans-Australia network until 1970, when it was surpassed by the New South Wales Government Railways (Indian-Pacific). From 1888-1970 it was critical to the economic functioning of Broken Hill, by providing the key transport of ore to the Port Pirie smelters. It played a significant role in the politics and recreation of Broken Hill, and a crucial role at times of water shortage in Broken Hill.

 

Today, Silverton resides in the Unincorporated Area of New South Wales (NSW) and so does not feature a City Council. It is run by the Silverton Village Committee, who to this day hold their quarterly meetings in the Silverton Municipal Chambers.

 

Source: Silverton NSW (www.aussietowns.com.au/town/silverton-nsw), New South Wales Heritage Register & Discover Broken Hill (discoverbrokenhill.com.au/silverton-nsw/historic-building...), "The pathway to Broken Hill: Early discoveries in the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales, Australia" by Kenneth George McQueen, and 'Aplin, Graeme; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 97'

The only indication at Railfest to what the starboard side of 91110 looks like was on the entrance to the Rail magazine tent. Superb :)

 

The actual livery is slightly different on the loco - the speed badge of the blunt cab is black and bronze in the traditional LNER style and the Lanc graphic has been moved so both starboard engines are visible No.1 Engine now aligns to the slits in the top of the bodyside. The black at the top also now runs into the front of the gap for the pantograph

 

For the real thing see www.flickr.com/photos/penske666photography/7334837428/in/...

ORTAHISAR AND ORTAHISAR CASTLE

 

Ortahisar is picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. This 90m high natural fortress, a prominent landmark in the region – honeycombed with caves and tunnels, camouflaged by nature without the slightest indication of human presence inside – has partly crumbled away revealing some of its interior. Today it has been restored and the peak is accessible by a staircase. The Ortahisar Castle offers a magnificent panorama over the fairy chimneys of Hallacdere and the snowy peak of Mt. Erciyes.

 

Cappadocia World Heritage List;

  

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.

Brief synthesis

Located on the central Anatolia plateau within a volcanic landscape sculpted by erosion to form a succession of mountain ridges, valleys and pinnacles known as “fairy chimneys” or hoodoos, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia cover the region between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos, the sites of Karain, Karlık, Yeşilöz, Soğanlı and the subterranean cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu. The area is bounded on the south and east by ranges of extinct volcanoes with Erciyes Dağ (3916 m) at one end and Hasan Dağ (3253 m) at the other. The density of its rock-hewn cells, churches, troglodyte villages and subterranean cities within the rock formations make it one of the world's most striking and largest cave-dwelling complexes. Though interesting from a geological and ethnological point of view, the incomparable beauty of the decor of the Christian sanctuaries makes Cappadocia one of the leading examples of the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

It is believed that the first signs of monastic activity in Cappadocia date back to the 4th century at which time small anchorite communities, acting on the teachings of Basileios the Great, Bishop of Kayseri, began inhabiting cells hewn in the rock. In later periods, in order to resist Arab invasions, they began banding together into troglodyte villages or subterranean towns such as Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which served as places of refuge.

Cappadocian monasticism was already well established in the iconoclastic period (725-842) as illustrated by the decoration of many sanctuaries which kept a strict minimum of symbols (most often sculpted or tempera painted crosses). However, after 842 many rupestral churches were dug in Cappadocia and richly decorated with brightly coloured figurative painting. Those in the Göreme Valley include Tokalı Kilise and El Nazar Kilise (10th century), St. Barbara Kilise and Saklı Kilise (11th century) and Elmalı Kilise and Karanlık Kilise (end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century).

Criterion (i): Owing to their quality and density, the rupestral sanctuaries of Cappadocia constitute a unique artistic achievement offering irreplaceable testimony to the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

Criterion (iii): The rupestral dwellings, villages, convents and churches retain the fossilized image of a province of the Byzantine Empire between the 4th century and the arrival of the Seljuk Turks (1071). Thus, they are the essential vestiges of a civilization which has disappeared.

Criterion (v): Cappadocia is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement which has become vulnerable under the combined effects of natural erosion and, more recently, tourism.

Criterion (vii): In a spectacular landscape dramatically demonstrating erosional forces, the Göreme Valley and its surroundings provide a globally renowned and accessible display of hoodoo landforms and other erosional features, which are of great beauty, and which interact with the cultural elements of the landscape.

Integrity

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, having been extensively used and modified by man for centuries, is a landscape of harmony combining human interaction and settlement with dramatic natural landforms. There has been some earthquake damage to some of the cones and the pillars, but this is seen as a naturally occurring phenomenon. Overuse by tourists and some vandalism have been reported and some incompatible structures have been introduced.

The erosional processes that formed the distinctive conical rock structures will continue to create new fairy chimneys and rock pillars, however due to the rate of this process, the natural values of the property may still be threatened by unsustainable use. The cultural features, including rock-hewn churches and related cultural structures, mainly at risk of being undermined by erosion and other negative natural processes coupled with mass tourism and development pressures, can never be replaced. threats Some of the churches mentioned by early scholars such as C. Texier, H.G. Rott and Guillaume de Jerphanion are no longer extant.

Authenticity

The property meets the conditions of authenticity as its values and their attributes, including its historical setting, form, design, material and workmanship adequately reflect the cultural and natural values recognized in the inscription criteria.

Given the technical difficulties of building in this region, where it is a matter of hewing out structures within the natural rock, creating architecture by the removal of material rather than by putting it together to form the elements of a building, the underlying morphological structure and the difficulties inherent in the handling of the material inhibited the creative impulses of the builders. This conditioning of human effort by natural conditions persisted almost unchanged through successive periods and civilizations, influencing the cultural attitudes and technical skills of each succeeding generation.

Protection and management requirements

The World Heritage property Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia is subject to legal protection in accordance with both the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources Act No. 2863 and the National Parks Act No. 2873. The entire territory between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos is designated as a National Park under the Act No. 2873. In addition, natural, archaeological, urban, and mixed archaeological and natural conservation areas, two underground towns, five troglodyte villages, and more than 200 individual rock-hewn churches, some of which contain numerous frescoes, have been entered into the register of immovable monuments and sites according to the Act No. 2863.

Legal protection, management and monitoring of the Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia fall within the scope of national and regional governmental administrations. The Nevşehir and Kayseri Regional Conservation Councils are responsible for keeping the register of monuments and sites, including carrying out all tasks related to the legal protection of monuments and listed buildings and the approval to carry out any restoration-related works. They also evaluate regional and conservation area plans prepared by the responsible national and/or local (i.e. municipal) authorities.

Studies for revision and updating of the existing land use and conservation plan (Göreme National Park Long-term Development Plan) of 1981 were completed in 2003. The major planning decisions proposed were that natural conservation areas are to be protected as they were declared in 1976. Minor adjustments in the peripheral areas of settlements and spatial developments of towns located in the natural conservation sites including Göreme, Ortahisar, Çavuşin, Ürgüp and Mustafapaşa will be strictly controlled. In other words, the Plan proposes to confine the physical growth of these towns to recently established zones. Hotel developments will take into account the set limits for room capacities. Furthermore, the plan also suggested that local authorities should be advised to review land use decisions for areas that have been reserved for tourism developments in the town plans.

Preparation of conservation area plans for the urban and/or mixed urban-archaeological conservation sites within the historic sections of Göreme are in place and provide zoning criteria and the rules and guidelines to be used in the maintenance and restoration of listed buildings and other buildings which are not registered, but which are located within the historic zones. Similar planning studies for the towns of Ortahisar and Uçhisar are in place. Once finalised, a conservation area plan for the urban conservation area in Ürgüp will be in place. All relevant plans are kept up to date on a continuing basis.

Appropriate facilities aimed at improving the understanding of the World Heritage property have been completed for the subterranean towns of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, and are required for Göreme and Paşabağı.

Monuments in danger due to erosion, including the El Nazar, Elmalı, and Meryemana (Virgin Mary) churches, have been listed as monuments requiring priority action. Specific measures for their protection, restoration and maintenance are required at the site level.

While conservation plans and protection measures are in place for individual sites, it is recognised by the principal parties responsible for site management that an integrated Regional Plan for the Cappadocia Cultural and Tourism Conservation and Development Area is required to protect the World Heritage values of the property. Adequate financial, political and technical support is also required to secure the management of the property.

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

  

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/cappadocia/

 

www.goreme.com/ortahisar.php

 

via Instagram bit.ly/1UO3FQ5

Door knocker styles give an indication of profession or a significant family background.

 

Cartagena, Columbia

Lo stemma del Comune di Cabras con indicazione delle sue principali fonti di reddito , allevamento e itticoltura.

 

The emblem of the Municipality of Cabras with an indication of its main sources of income, breeding and fish farming.

at my garden, this afternoon.

ORTAHISAR AND ORTAHISAR CASTLE

 

Ortahisar is picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. This 90m high natural fortress, a prominent landmark in the region – honeycombed with caves and tunnels, camouflaged by nature without the slightest indication of human presence inside – has partly crumbled away revealing some of its interior. Today it has been restored and the peak is accessible by a staircase. The Ortahisar Castle offers a magnificent panorama over the fairy chimneys of Hallacdere and the snowy peak of Mt. Erciyes.

 

Cappadocia World Heritage List;

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.

Brief synthesis

Located on the central Anatolia plateau within a volcanic landscape sculpted by erosion to form a succession of mountain ridges, valleys and pinnacles known as “fairy chimneys” or hoodoos, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia cover the region between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos, the sites of Karain, Karlık, Yeşilöz, Soğanlı and the subterranean cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu. The area is bounded on the south and east by ranges of extinct volcanoes with Erciyes Dağ (3916 m) at one end and Hasan Dağ (3253 m) at the other. The density of its rock-hewn cells, churches, troglodyte villages and subterranean cities within the rock formations make it one of the world's most striking and largest cave-dwelling complexes. Though interesting from a geological and ethnological point of view, the incomparable beauty of the decor of the Christian sanctuaries makes Cappadocia one of the leading examples of the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

It is believed that the first signs of monastic activity in Cappadocia date back to the 4th century at which time small anchorite communities, acting on the teachings of Basileios the Great, Bishop of Kayseri, began inhabiting cells hewn in the rock. In later periods, in order to resist Arab invasions, they began banding together into troglodyte villages or subterranean towns such as Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which served as places of refuge.

Cappadocian monasticism was already well established in the iconoclastic period (725-842) as illustrated by the decoration of many sanctuaries which kept a strict minimum of symbols (most often sculpted or tempera painted crosses). However, after 842 many rupestral churches were dug in Cappadocia and richly decorated with brightly coloured figurative painting. Those in the Göreme Valley include Tokalı Kilise and El Nazar Kilise (10th century), St. Barbara Kilise and Saklı Kilise (11th century) and Elmalı Kilise and Karanlık Kilise (end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century).

Criterion (i): Owing to their quality and density, the rupestral sanctuaries of Cappadocia constitute a unique artistic achievement offering irreplaceable testimony to the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

Criterion (iii): The rupestral dwellings, villages, convents and churches retain the fossilized image of a province of the Byzantine Empire between the 4th century and the arrival of the Seljuk Turks (1071). Thus, they are the essential vestiges of a civilization which has disappeared.

Criterion (v): Cappadocia is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement which has become vulnerable under the combined effects of natural erosion and, more recently, tourism.

Criterion (vii): In a spectacular landscape dramatically demonstrating erosional forces, the Göreme Valley and its surroundings provide a globally renowned and accessible display of hoodoo landforms and other erosional features, which are of great beauty, and which interact with the cultural elements of the landscape.

Integrity

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, having been extensively used and modified by man for centuries, is a landscape of harmony combining human interaction and settlement with dramatic natural landforms. There has been some earthquake damage to some of the cones and the pillars, but this is seen as a naturally occurring phenomenon. Overuse by tourists and some vandalism have been reported and some incompatible structures have been introduced.

The erosional processes that formed the distinctive conical rock structures will continue to create new fairy chimneys and rock pillars, however due to the rate of this process, the natural values of the property may still be threatened by unsustainable use. The cultural features, including rock-hewn churches and related cultural structures, mainly at risk of being undermined by erosion and other negative natural processes coupled with mass tourism and development pressures, can never be replaced. threats Some of the churches mentioned by early scholars such as C. Texier, H.G. Rott and Guillaume de Jerphanion are no longer extant.

Authenticity

The property meets the conditions of authenticity as its values and their attributes, including its historical setting, form, design, material and workmanship adequately reflect the cultural and natural values recognized in the inscription criteria.

Given the technical difficulties of building in this region, where it is a matter of hewing out structures within the natural rock, creating architecture by the removal of material rather than by putting it together to form the elements of a building, the underlying morphological structure and the difficulties inherent in the handling of the material inhibited the creative impulses of the builders. This conditioning of human effort by natural conditions persisted almost unchanged through successive periods and civilizations, influencing the cultural attitudes and technical skills of each succeeding generation.

Protection and management requirements

The World Heritage property Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia is subject to legal protection in accordance with both the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources Act No. 2863 and the National Parks Act No. 2873. The entire territory between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos is designated as a National Park under the Act No. 2873. In addition, natural, archaeological, urban, and mixed archaeological and natural conservation areas, two underground towns, five troglodyte villages, and more than 200 individual rock-hewn churches, some of which contain numerous frescoes, have been entered into the register of immovable monuments and sites according to the Act No. 2863.

Legal protection, management and monitoring of the Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia fall within the scope of national and regional governmental administrations. The Nevşehir and Kayseri Regional Conservation Councils are responsible for keeping the register of monuments and sites, including carrying out all tasks related to the legal protection of monuments and listed buildings and the approval to carry out any restoration-related works. They also evaluate regional and conservation area plans prepared by the responsible national and/or local (i.e. municipal) authorities.

Studies for revision and updating of the existing land use and conservation plan (Göreme National Park Long-term Development Plan) of 1981 were completed in 2003. The major planning decisions proposed were that natural conservation areas are to be protected as they were declared in 1976. Minor adjustments in the peripheral areas of settlements and spatial developments of towns located in the natural conservation sites including Göreme, Ortahisar, Çavuşin, Ürgüp and Mustafapaşa will be strictly controlled. In other words, the Plan proposes to confine the physical growth of these towns to recently established zones. Hotel developments will take into account the set limits for room capacities. Furthermore, the plan also suggested that local authorities should be advised to review land use decisions for areas that have been reserved for tourism developments in the town plans.

Preparation of conservation area plans for the urban and/or mixed urban-archaeological conservation sites within the historic sections of Göreme are in place and provide zoning criteria and the rules and guidelines to be used in the maintenance and restoration of listed buildings and other buildings which are not registered, but which are located within the historic zones. Similar planning studies for the towns of Ortahisar and Uçhisar are in place. Once finalised, a conservation area plan for the urban conservation area in Ürgüp will be in place. All relevant plans are kept up to date on a continuing basis.

Appropriate facilities aimed at improving the understanding of the World Heritage property have been completed for the subterranean towns of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, and are required for Göreme and Paşabağı.

Monuments in danger due to erosion, including the El Nazar, Elmalı, and Meryemana (Virgin Mary) churches, have been listed as monuments requiring priority action. Specific measures for their protection, restoration and maintenance are required at the site level.

While conservation plans and protection measures are in place for individual sites, it is recognised by the principal parties responsible for site management that an integrated Regional Plan for the Cappadocia Cultural and Tourism Conservation and Development Area is required to protect the World Heritage values of the property. Adequate financial, political and technical support is also required to secure the management of the property.

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/cappadocia/

 

www.goreme.com/ortahisar.php

 

Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL was new as Go Ahead London WVL410. Taken me awhile to get a nearside of one of those that retain dual doors; the retention of year plate registrations are usually a good indication that feature has been retained despite refurbishment.