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Not that the wall is being judgemental or anything but I think it's insisting on having the last word...
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Sometimes a bus so visually rough comes our way for re-painting that desperate measures are called for before we even dare send it to the shop. Unpteen layers of flaking crazed coatings need removing before dispatch if there's any chance of a budget re-spray looking anything like decent. This was ex London Country Park Royal bodied Leyland Atlantean, JPL 153K earlier today being 'finished off' in order to meet it's appointment with the spray booth later this afternoon. Here, Mr 'national bus is best!' wields the steam lance removing paint in strips after we'd become bored by two days with scrapers and elbow grease. The surface of our yard was an inch or so greater in elevation above sea level following his exploits.
The Tombland area of Norwich, opposite the cathedral land.
Building in Norwich with two statues as columns.
When I got close to them, found that they were vandalised.
The statues are of Samson and Hercules.
One of the buildings in Tombland, Norwich is framed by two large white statues of Samson and Hercules. The Samson and Hercules mansion was originally erected by the mayor of Norwich Christopher Jay in 1657. The original statues which were made of timber, were removed when Samson lost an arm and these white replica statues were installed. This building once housed a large swimming pool, then a dance floor was installed over the pool and the place became a ballroom in 1939 which proved popular with the troops stationed in Norwich. At the moment the fate of the building is currently under review and it is possible that it may be turned into luxury flats. Earlier records show that this area used to house one of the largest plague pits in the city and contained the remains of around five thousand dead plague victims.
Samson and Hercules House stands on the site of a significantly older building, erected in the fifteenth century. This early mansion was built by the important military captain, Sir John Fastolf (1380-1459). Fastolf led the English army in the campaigns of Henry V in France, where he gained a good reputation as a soldier. However, defeat against Joan of Arc in 1429, at Patay, tainted him with cowardice. He is perhaps the inspiration for Shakespeare's character 'Falstaff', in Henry IV and Henry VI.
After Fastolf's death, Samson and Hercules house was occupied by the Duchess of Suffolk, who often resided there with her family, and later by the Countess of Lincoln. John Pye, a Norwich cordwainer lived here in 1539.
It is thought that the present structure was built in 1656-7, by Christopher Jay to mark the year of his mayoralty. However, it is probable that the building incorporated much of the earlier house rather than being started from scratch - indeed, the undercroft and other fifteenth century walls remained within Jay's house. The building also contained beautiful mantelpieces, panelled walls, an iron knocker and a heavily framed oak doorway.
Norfolk HER - Samson and Hercules House, Norwich
A former house, built by Christopher Jay in 1657 when he was mayor of Norwich.
It contains several oak panelled rooms and has a characteristic porch with figures of Samson and Hercules supporting it. In 1789 the statues were moved inside and replaced at the front in 1890. The Hercules is definitely a replica of 1890 and the original, quite different, is lost.
In 1930 the YMCA built a swimming pool inside the front block. In 1952 after a fire the building was returned to its original appearance after the mock Tudor alterations of 1890. After many years in use as a nightclub, it is understood that the building has been purchased by a developer for conversion into a ground floor restaurant with flats above.
Samson and Hercules, those extra doormen in front of the 17th century hall, are copies in fibre-glass. They replace the oak carved heroic caryatids at the porch of the ex-dance hall and nightclub which were safely removed to the museum in 1994. After much paint removal, it was found that wooden Samson dates from about 1660, the same age as the building.
From Boswell's Norwich by Patrick Boswell
The Tombland area of Norwich, opposite the cathedral land.
Building in Norwich with two statues as columns.
When I got close to them, found that they were vandalised.
The statues are of Samson and Hercules.
One of the buildings in Tombland, Norwich is framed by two large white statues of Samson and Hercules. The Samson and Hercules mansion was originally erected by the mayor of Norwich Christopher Jay in 1657. The original statues which were made of timber, were removed when Samson lost an arm and these white replica statues were installed. This building once housed a large swimming pool, then a dance floor was installed over the pool and the place became a ballroom in 1939 which proved popular with the troops stationed in Norwich. At the moment the fate of the building is currently under review and it is possible that it may be turned into luxury flats. Earlier records show that this area used to house one of the largest plague pits in the city and contained the remains of around five thousand dead plague victims.
Samson and Hercules House stands on the site of a significantly older building, erected in the fifteenth century. This early mansion was built by the important military captain, Sir John Fastolf (1380-1459). Fastolf led the English army in the campaigns of Henry V in France, where he gained a good reputation as a soldier. However, defeat against Joan of Arc in 1429, at Patay, tainted him with cowardice. He is perhaps the inspiration for Shakespeare's character 'Falstaff', in Henry IV and Henry VI.
After Fastolf's death, Samson and Hercules house was occupied by the Duchess of Suffolk, who often resided there with her family, and later by the Countess of Lincoln. John Pye, a Norwich cordwainer lived here in 1539.
It is thought that the present structure was built in 1656-7, by Christopher Jay to mark the year of his mayoralty. However, it is probable that the building incorporated much of the earlier house rather than being started from scratch - indeed, the undercroft and other fifteenth century walls remained within Jay's house. The building also contained beautiful mantelpieces, panelled walls, an iron knocker and a heavily framed oak doorway.
Norfolk HER - Samson and Hercules House, Norwich
A former house, built by Christopher Jay in 1657 when he was mayor of Norwich.
It contains several oak panelled rooms and has a characteristic porch with figures of Samson and Hercules supporting it. In 1789 the statues were moved inside and replaced at the front in 1890. The Hercules is definitely a replica of 1890 and the original, quite different, is lost.
In 1930 the YMCA built a swimming pool inside the front block. In 1952 after a fire the building was returned to its original appearance after the mock Tudor alterations of 1890. After many years in use as a nightclub, it is understood that the building has been purchased by a developer for conversion into a ground floor restaurant with flats above.
Samson and Hercules, those extra doormen in front of the 17th century hall, are copies in fibre-glass. They replace the oak carved heroic caryatids at the porch of the ex-dance hall and nightclub which were safely removed to the museum in 1994. After much paint removal, it was found that wooden Samson dates from about 1660, the same age as the building.
From Boswell's Norwich by Patrick Boswell
These nothing quite like a hot water - caustic soda mix for shifting old and stubborn paint, saves on loads of hassle too. You've just got to be very careful when using it and wash off in clean water afterwards.
This is a spun-aluminium reflector dish from out an old GEC street light that I'm currently restoring. You have to watch aluminium, as caustic soda will eaten into it if left too long, however, steel, iron and most other metals are fine.
I love the smell of caustic soda in the morning. It smells like... victory.
This is a basement door, the same of the previous textures: here the paint is half removed to have a photo to add to the Wikipedia article about caustic soda.
Don't try this at home: it really smells, and I recommend to wear an adequate protection.
Adoro l'odore della soda caustica di mattina... ha il profumo della vittoria.
Questa è una porta della cantina, la stessa delle texture precedenti: qui è mezza sverniciata per avere una foto da aggiungere all'articolo di Wikipedia sulla soda caustica.
Non provate a fare questo in casa: puzza veramente, e vi raccomando di indossare una protezione adeguata.
I've wanted to do this for a long time; remove the god-awful beige paint that graffiti abatement crews have lazily painted on the tiles of the Highland Theatre over the years.
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The vans came from a railway in Devon and were finished circa 1998. The roofs were marked and a coat of paint did not work as well as I hoped. Bearing in mind the ground level nature of my train set, I decided to strip the paint and start again.
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