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To end the week we have a lovely group photograph from the Clonbrock Collection. A group of seated men and standing women, several wearing the famous "flying saucer" hats and a beautiful collie dog! No doubt we are looking at members of the Dillon family and their guests?
With thanks in particular to Niall McAuley (with corroberation from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] and [https://www.flickr.com/photos/139877639@N08]), we have confirmation that our supposition here was not entirely correctly. Rather than the Clonbrock/Dillon family playing hosts here, it seems they were instead guests of the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn on their estate at Baronscourt, County Tyrone. Niall has identified some of the hat-wearing group in the comments below. The pooch remains un-named :)
Photographers: Dillon Family
Contributors: Luke Gerald Dillon, Augusta Caroline Dillon
Collection: Clonbrock photographic Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1903
NLI Ref: CLON1074
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
2 - 28's L&R rear
1 - 500DG on boom above cam through umbrella
1 - ringflash (diy) on cam (580 + 24)
1 - hazmat suit reflecting all over the place
"Why aren't solar panels on every south facing roof"? he asks. I agree...
DIY Lumiquest (small) softbox to the left corded in manual. Sun working it's way through that cloud making a nice rim and grass lighting, thanks sun.
All rights reserved, do not use or distribute this image without permission from jameshamiltonphotography.
Killyleagh Castle, County Down, Ireland. Taken using X-Pro1 and XF35mm. Settings: 1/140sec @ f16, ISO 500
This is how I carry and use my gels. I got the Five Star Index Card Holder for $1. I used a thick tape originally designed as a protective ski covering. Inside of the two pieces I inserted the tag with what color the gel is.
I actually make it 8 or 9 bosses as some are hidden by plant growth, but either way, do any of you know where this fairy tale bridge is?
Date: 1863-1880
NLI Ref: STP_2258
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Paddle Steamer in for repairs/re-fit? Either way, couldn't resist the amphitheatre effect of this working environment.
N.B.: Had intended to ask you all to pace yourselves with these photos of Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Galway, but I see that ship has sailed (pun intended)! Will be missing in action next week, so next upload will be on Monday 15th - talk to you all then...
Date: 1890s??
NLI Ref.: L_ROY_02823
Painting with some LED's. One red wand and one three led flash light. Dark room with a longer exposure then duped in post
Strobist:
- SB-28 (ebay trigger) with cloroplast snoot aimed at the music sheets.
- 500DG (optical) with blue gel bounced of silver umbrella.
Love this one for the gorgeous ghostly tram moving along Bedford Street in Belfast, and if that child conveying device at the right isn't a perambulator, I don't know what is...
The building on the left with the impressive canopy is actually the Ulster Hall, and the notice outside may make it slightly easier to date this one: "Monday. Popular Concert Postponed".
Fantastic building identification by Gerry Ward:
"What is amazing about this photograph (amazing by Belfast standards) is that all buildings shown are still extant! On the left is Bryson House (1865) by WJ Barre, a former linen warehouse, next is the Ulster Hall (1862) also by WJ Barre. The cast iron verandah was added by WH Lynn in 1882, but was removed following severe bomb damage in 1992. Further along is the Workman Warehouse (c1865). This building was badly damaged in a 1975 bomb blast, but was repaired and is now rendered. Then there is a warehouse (1870) which is triangular and has elevations on Clarence Street, Linenhall Street West and Bedford Street. On the right of the photo, where the children are standing, as Niall rightly identifies, is Ewart's Warehouse (1869) by James Hamilton."
Date: Circa 1890??
NLI Ref.: L_ROY_02388
Mod of Canon off camera shoe cord to allow the connection of a Pocket Wizard.
Strobist: SB-28 Camera right through umbrella tiggered via PW's. 500 DG Super camera left inside small light box triggered optically.
Playing around with off camera flash and gels. This is the first time I have used a gel bounced off an umbrella, I like it! I tried it the opposite with the blue on the music sheets but it didn't look as nice. Thanks for looking. www.JamesHamiltonPhotography.com
Learn how to light at Strobist.
- SB-28 camera left (16ch. ebay trigger) with 1/2" cloroplast snoot aimed at the music sheets zoomed to 70mm. Attached with homemade clamp and small giottos ballhead.
- Sigma 500DG far camera left (triggered optically) with blue gel bounced off silver Westcott umbrella.
Strobist: Practicing quick setups with 3 flashes... I'll keep practicing :)
- SB-28 Above left bounced off silver umbrella on me and panel on right.
- 580 with grid and yellow gel left pointing up at wall.
- 500DG with grid on clamp pointing down on 70-200 and my left hand.
Removing the attachment from the shoe mount flash allows you to swing open the ringflash and change lenses.
This Mary remains to be convinced that this building is a college as our catalogue says, but it is an unidentified building of some sort. What is it? Where is it? Is it still standing?
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1865-1914
NLI Ref: L_IMP_4416
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Strobist: One SB-28 camera left triggered with ebay remotes. Bounced off 43" silver umbrella. these two guitars were just sitting on a couch at my friend's house. Removed some background clutter in pp.
SALA (South Australian Living Artists) in the Park 2020, Centennial Park
Equilibrium (Rita the Giraffe) by James Hamilton
Carefully selected, the name Equilibrium is not only another name for balance, it also means a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced. With that as my inspiration I took two very different endangered species, the Kordofan Giraffe and the Australian native Purple Copper butterfly and created Rita (affectionately named after my mother’s mum).
Sculpted to depict Rita slowly fading away, like butterflies floating away on the wind, I hope she will invoke feelings of joy, wonder and thoughtfulness, encouraging people to positively contemplate the importance of balance between the human race and all species inhabiting the Earth, before they fade away.
*The South Australian Living Artists Festival is a statewide, open-access visual arts festival which takes place during August in South Australia.
SALA features a wide range of venues including galleries and non-traditional spaces such as cafes, bookshops, and even cemeteries, which exhibit all forms of visual arts.
Setup shot for:
www.flickr.com/photos/jameshamiltonphotography/3017498996/
I must part with my baby, anyone interested??????
S: SB28 L and R bounced into white brollies. SB 24 and 580 pointed at white seamless. 500DG above pointing down on kit.
In getting ready for sale I decided to get a nice shoot done of my all time favorite drum kit. I will keep this as a memory of my drums when they are gone.
The good news is that this building has not been demolished since my last visit.
Because of its size and location it is not easy to photograph this building.
This four-storey sandstone building, which as lain empty for about twenty years, was designed by James Hamilton, also the architect of the Waring Street Ulster Bank, now the Merchant Hotel.
When I first photographed this building about ten years ago a local told me that it was to be converted to a hotel.
The building is described as follows “A large prestigious Victorian style building situated on the corner of Bedford Street and Franklin Street constructed in 1869 with further extensions in 1883 and 1937. A former linen mill the building has lay vacant for several decades which has resulted in the building falling into heavy disrepair. The three storey corner site has been provided with an impressive brown/grey Scottish sandstone façade including architectural sandstone detailing including circular columns, decorative arched window openings and a sandstone parapet wall detail at roof level. A dual pitched natural slate roof incorporating Georgian wire glazed roof light has been provided over the majority of the building whilst a dome roof structure finished in lead has been provided over the corner elevation.”
In November 2015 it was announced that this former linen warehouse was to be transformed into a 21st century office development. The front of the building was to be retained [does front mean exterior?] but the rest was to be demolished if everything went according to plan. At the time the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) lodged an objection to the planning proposal, claiming the planned new build behind the remnant facade "appears unsympathetic to remaining characteristics in design, form, materials, techniques and detailing".
When I first photographed this building about ten years ago a local told me that it was to be converted to a hotel. They were not totally wrong as there is a huge new hotel beside it.
As this interesting building has lain empty for about twenty years I was always worried that this building would be demolished as Belfast is not much better than Dublin at preserving old buildings.
This visit I was delighted to discover that it has been confirmed that this vacant four-storey sandstone warehouse, designed by James Hamilton for the Bedford Street Weaving Company and completed in 1870, will host a state-of-the-art Deloitte Digital and Greenhouse space. Deloitte has acquired almost half of the 213,000 square foot Bedford Square site and expects to have 1,000 employees based there by 2022, making it the company's largest UK hub by headcount outside London.
However, Ulster Architectural Heritage (UAH), which opposed the development plans in 2016, expressed fears over "substantive demolition" of parts of the building. I must admit that I do share their concerns after seeing from various locations.
The building was officially described as follows “A large prestigious Victorian style building situated on the corner of Bedford Street and Franklin Street constructed in 1869 with further extensions in 1883 and 1937. A former linen mill the building has lay vacant for several decades which has resulted in the building falling into heavy disrepair. The three storey corner site has been provided with an impressive brown/grey Scottish sandstone façade including architectural sandstone detailing including circular columns, decorative arched window openings and a sandstone parapet wall detail at roof level. A dual pitched natural slate roof incorporating Georgian wire glazed roof light has been provided over the majority of the building whilst a dome roof structure finished in lead has been provided over the corner elevation.”
In November 2015 it was announced that this former linen warehouse was to be transformed into a 21st century office development. The front of the building was to be retained [does front mean exterior?] but the rest was to be demolished if everything went according to plan. At the time the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) lodged an objection to the planning proposal, claiming the planned new build behind the remnant facade "appears unsympathetic to remaining characteristics in design, form, materials, techniques and detailing".
Strobist: 1 SB-28 in DIY softbox camera left (pocket wizard), one SB-28 rear left bare with blue gel on frames in background (pocket wizard).
I was playing the idea of a homemade softbox and gave myslef a 30 minute limit on construction. I made it out of an Mpix box. It is an ugly thing that will never leave my house but it did serve the purpose of testing with that type of modifier. I think I might get a soft box
Pocket Wizard with ring hanger/mini-biner with screw to attach Pocket Wizards to stands, etc. In an effort to not rely on the lanyard I came up with this to secure a Pocket Wizard to a lightstand, super clamp, etc.
The Ring hanger will need to have the hole enlarged to fit the 1/4 20 screw.
SB-28 left 1/4, SB-24 right 1/4 with PW's and softbox.
A number of instantly recognisable characters - though not sure if the Terror Cavern would have been worth the admission charge of 6 old pennies!
Cover of the Dublin Opinion, Christmas 1938, illustrated by CEK or Charles E. Kelly...
(And thanks to Pauline Bracken, Charles E. Kelly's daughter, who was pleased to have us share these gorgeous covers as part of our Selection Box.)
Date: December 1938
NLI Ref.: Ir 05 d 9
Reproduction rights owned by the Kelly Family.
icecore.pixnet.net/blog/post/46672119/
James Hamilton LTD，No.CM2/7004
Artist: Roy Didwell
size: 72*51 cm
Made in England
Box description:
"Captain & Moonlight" -
It has been suggested that Shire horse was originally bred to carry Knights, with their heavy armour, into ballter. Later they became the power behind many farming practices. Probably pulling simple ploughs or dragging felled trees to the sawmill. Harnessed to heavy carts, they would help bring in the cereal and other crops. Eventually hand scything of crops was overtaken by horse drawn harvesting machines. And, as tractors became more advanced and powerful, the use of heavy horses began to decline.
The self-propelled combine harvester started making its appearance in the late 1930's, reducing the need for many farm labourers as well as for horses. Nevertheless, it was not until the 1950's that, as power source, the horse became completely phased out on most farms. To-day, these magnificient animals can be seenn in action at horse fairs, heavy horse centres and at arranged ploughing matches where enthusiasts in the survival of these gentle giants together with interesting old fashioned farming skills.
Roy Didwell, our artist, has captured the spirit of the old days by illustrating two well known competition Shire horses... Captain and his-half sister...Moonlight (Shades of the Australian busgranger). Here the two are portrayed in ploughing as they would have been prior to the 50's. Both horses are owned by Arthur and Olive Clouting of Norfolk. Captain, powerfully stands at 19HH and is a Bay Gelding. Moonlight, is a Grey Mare standing at 18HH. Both have the same father, the stallion Wittlesey Winston. As a team, they have spent many hours in ploughing matches around the country over the past ten years. They competed at the World Ploughing Championships in Lincoln in 2000, one more among many events too numerous to mention. They are also very experienced at other demonstration events including steam rallies, country fairs and agricultural shows, using a wide range of impleements from yesteryear. They are photographed, loved and patted by all who see them.
THE HORSE
Where in this wide world, can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity?
He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent, there is nothing so quick, nothing more patient.
England's past has been borne on his back. All our History in his industry; we are his heirs, he is our inheritance.
- Ronald Duncan -
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
Buses on The Esplanade.
Jurassic Coast - CoastLinx 53
Route X53.
37580
This is what happens when you live in a city and can't wait for your trip to Tahoe!! =)
Strobist:
-580 on ground pointing up at metal door.
-28's on left and right pointing at door bounced.
-500DG cam right high against wall pointing out at subject area.
-Bounce umbrella with 580 front cam left just above head height
-Softbox ground level with 24 cam left under above mentioned umbrella
-500 DG cam behind left high for helmet (hair) light
-40x60 white reflector cam right
-2x28's on either side behind pointing in towards subject for rim lighting.
Worked the cold steel look in post while retaining color in face, pants, boots and board.
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
The gold guilded unicorn.
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
The harbour in Weymouth.
View of a clock and weather vane.
It is of the Church of St Mary on St Mary Street. Grade I listed.
WEYMOUTH
SY6778NE ST MARY STREET
873-1/23/303 (East side)
12/12/53 Church of St Mary
GV I
Anglican parish church. Begun 1815, consecrated 23 March 1817.
By James Hamilton; major restoration 1922. Portland stone
ashlar, probably on brickwork core (RCHME), slate roof. PLAN:
a plain pedimented hall, with bell turret and cupola, covering
nave, shallow sanctuary, and galleries to 3 sides. At the W
end is a square vestibule, flanked by gallery stairs; this
area has been modified by extending a large ante-room under
the gallery in the C20. At the E end are small vestries, and
flanking gallery stairs, plus a small further vestry attached
to the S side, later extended. The aisles have been enclosed
by screen walls under the galleries both sides.
EXTERIOR: an austere design in Palladian mode, in 2 storeys,
under a wide, low-pitched roof. The entrance front has a broad
central coped gable carrying a square bell turret with
entablature, and an elliptical leaded cupola on 8 slender
Doric columns. Beneath this is the main pedimented front with
plain frieze and ovolo-mould cornice, and with 2 oculi, on
giant Doric pilasters in 1:2:2:1 rhythm. At first floor are 3
arched windows, the central light multi-pane with radial bars,
flanked by 2-light windows with Bramantesque tracery, to a
deep sill band, broken at the pilasters. Ground floor has 3
paired fielded panelled doors under decorative fanlights, on 3
stone steps. A plain plinth all round.
The N and S sides are nearly identical, with arched windows at
first floor in 2:3:2 rhythm, the centre group stepped slightly
forward. These contain a cruciform iron armature and leaded
panes, and are set to the deep sill band; on the N side the
westernmost window is a blind opening. The ground-floor lights
are square, under tripartite stone lintels and to stooled
sills, with armature and leading. The main entablature and
blocking crown these flanks. There are 2 early round lead
downpipes each side.
On the S side there are ventilation openings with cast-iron
grilles below and between the windows, and to the plinth. At
the E end of the S side is a small contemporary flat-roofed
vestry, with a later extension. The E end has a large plain
pediment with a blind lunette over 3 blind arched lights set
to the sill band, and at ground floor a central blind light
flanked by small 6-panel doors under fanlights.
INTERIOR: the snall square vestibule has a stone floor,
matchboard dado, and moulded cornice. A pair of part-glazed
doors under decorative fanlight gives to an inner lobby, under
the gallery, with 4 quadrilobed columns. The floor is partly
of stone ledger-slabs and partly wood. To each side are fine
6-panel doors in moulded cases, and a central wide pair of
doors. Flanking the vestibule, approached from the external
doors and from the inner lobby, are stone dogleg staircases
with simple iron balustrades.
The nave has a plastered segmental vault carried on very flat
arches on 6 quadrilobe-plan cast-iron columns each side, with
the flat gallery ceilings beyond; centred to the vault is a
large plaster rosette. The windows are set to deep plain
embrasures. There are 4 further identical columns to the rear
balcony projection, but these are taken only to the underside
of the balcony. At half-height, partly concealing the columns,
is the panelled balcony front on a 3-part entablature; the
front is carried across the W end through quadrant curves.
Each balcony panel bears a low relief painted coat of arms at
its centre, including that of Sir Christopher Wren at the W
end: Wren was MP for Melcombe Regis in 1685-7 and 1701-2.
The aisles, formerly open to the nave, are enclosed by
concrete block walls beneath the gallery, with continuous
curtaining to each bay. At the E end, before the sanctuary,
are recessed quadrants with panelled doors, to the vestries
and aisles.
The E wall carries a large painting of the Last Supper, by Sir
James Thornhill, on canvas, with a segmental head, carefully
reflected in the main vault; a long inscription includes the
date, 1721. This is above a flat reredos in 3 panels, with 4
fluted Corinthian pilasters, framing the Pater Noster, Creed,
and Commandments, under an entablature with dentilled cornice.
A lofty pulpit to the right; the C20 altar table has been
brought forward of the original position, at the E end of the
nave.
In the W gallery is the organ, with early C19 case including
palmette decoration, and a grille behind the organist's seat.
At the E end of the S gallery are some sections of painted
Gothic panelling, forming an enclosed room, brought from the
demolished Christ Church; this also carries Creed and
Commandment painted boards.
FITTINGS: the nave, with stone floor to the central aisle, has
bench pews on a wooden floor, but in the raked galleries
original box pews are retained, curved from aisles to W
gallery. The many monuments and floor-slabs are detailed in
RCHME (p 33). The porch has benefactors' boards each side. The
Royal Arms of George III are at the E end of the N aisle, and
in the S aisle is a baroque cartouche with amorini, supporting
the Arms of Weymouth. There are also a freestanding lion and
unicorn, on pedestals.
STAINED GLASS: most windows have plain glass, but in the S
aisle one light is a war memorial with coloured glass.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the mother church for the area was St Ann, at
Radipole (qv); a Chantry chapel was located here in 1699, but
a Chapel-of-ease was first built on the site of St Mary's in
1605. This remained until the rebuilding of 1815; the old
church was demolished through Act of Parliament. The present
church remains very much as left by Hamilton, except for the
enclosure of the under-gallery spaces, and loss of the nave
pews. Sir James Thornhill was born in Melcombe Regis in 1675,
and died in Weymouth in 1734. The reredos painting is said to
have cost »300.
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 332; Ricketts E:
The Buildings of Old Weymouth: Melcombe Regis and Westham:
Weymouth: 1976-: 83; Guide to St Mary's Church: Weymouth:
1958-; The Buildings of England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset:
London: 1972-: 450).
Listing NGR: SY6796478823
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
The golden lion.
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
The golden lion.
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
Green and black lamppost.
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
Side of the statue with unicorn.
The day after arriving in Bridport, a walk up the High Street for a look around for the first time in over 9 years. We would be staying in the town for a week.
Saw this war memorial on Bridport Town Hall, on South Street. Probably installed on the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
1914-1918 Lest We Forget sponsored by Bridport Town Council.
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.
A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.
It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE ESPLANADE
873-1/20/140 (East side)
12/12/53 King's Statue
GV I
Freestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, to
designs of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detail
in Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firm
of Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.
The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his right
hand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to his
right, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;
to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield of
arns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on a
cavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestal
with moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. To
each side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded to
the main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to the
King's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.
The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,
has an inscription in large letters: 'The grateful
Inhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50th
Year/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost as
bold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.
The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears a
long inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.
This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portland
stone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst other
information is the date (18 October 1809) of a general
meeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at which
various resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatory
address...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminations
are ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in which
we live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,
partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our Poorer
Brethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceeds
to each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundry
named persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellent
king... offered to present it..' A separate subscription would
be raised for this, and the committee given full powers to
find a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly set
out and incised, and, like the principal inscription, is
painted black.
This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but now
serves as part of a traffic island. The monument has not
always been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 in
The Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue to
Sir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,
the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... that
hideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about the
removal of which many schemes have been from time to time
suggested....'
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings of
England: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453).
Strobist:
Front lights (sb28) bounced subject left and shoot through on the right much closer (1/2,1/4). Two lights as rim on each side rear (sb24,580 1/16?). Snooted 500DG above rear right. Shot on white.
Composite work to bring the subject into the city scape. Swapped the sky and tightened everything up with some d&b.
The town of Bridport in Dorset - it is the gateway to West Bay and the Jurassic Coast.
The Greyhound - a Wetherspoon Freehouse on East Street in Bridport.
After wondering around, we went here for our lunch that day.
The Greyhound is Grade II listed.
1.
5191 EAST STREET
(South Side)
Greyhound Hotel
SY 4692 1/255
II GV
2.
C18, substantially altered in mid C19. Stucco front. 3 storeys. Continuous
moulded impost bands on ground and 1st floors. Continuous sill bands on 1st
and 2nd floors. Moulded eaves cornice. Parapet with vermiculated quatrefoil
ornament. Rusticated quoins. Horizontally rusticated ground floor, with
5 sashes each with blind round arches above, tympana vermiculated. Planked
double doors to yard entry, with blind semi-circular arch above, tympanum vermiculated.
Door with 6 moulded panels and fanlight, blind gable above with vermiculated
panels in tympanum. 5 segment-headed sashes on 1st floor. 5 sashes with shouldered
surrounds and moulded pediment features on 2nd floor.
West elevation has rusticated ground floor with moulded cornice, 3 segment
headed windows (1 with engraved glass), 1 part glazed door, and 1 part of
panelled doors to yard. Left hand part has venetian windows to 1st and 2nd
floors, with sashes, 2 small lights in spandrels, moulded cornice over all.
4 further ranges of sashes in plain surrounds with moulded cornice.
The Greyhound Hotel forms a group with Nos 3 to 9 (odd) The Bridport Arts Centre,
annexe to the Bridport Arts Centre, Nos 11 to 17 (odd), 17B and 17A South Street.
Listing NGR: SY4660692914
The Town Hall on Bridport. At the T-junction of West Street, East Street and South Street in Bridport.
The Town Hall is Grade I listed.
1.
5191 SOUTH STREET
Town Hall
SY 4692 1/427 28.11.50.
I
2.
1786. Architect: William Tyler, one of the original 40 members of the R
A and architect of Dorset County Gaol. Mason: James Hamilton, architect of
St Mary's Church, Weymouth, the statue of George III on the Esplanade, and
the obelisk at Frampton.
Red brick. Ashlar plinth, strings, coping and parapet coping. 2 storeys.
Moulded eaves cornice and parapet. T-shaped plan. Arcaded ground floor on
north and west sides. Central 3 bays break forward, have rusticated ground
floor and are crowned by a pediment with an oculus in tympanum. 3 sashes
with glazing bars. Central window Venetian with sculpted apron displaying
Town Arms flanked by swags. Sides have 1 sash with glazing bars, flanked
by rubbed brick concave niches. Slate-hung clock turret. Domed lantern on
3 slender Tuscan columns C19 shell-shaped fountain on west side.
Listing NGR: SY4659192922
Views of the Town Hall from East Street.
Clock with weather vane above.