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For our daily challenge on patterns, I had a chance to wander around a shopping plaza and this is the best I could spot. I'll soon have time for comments but sorry for missing today.
Alongside the cycle path on the route of the former Chesterfield and Lincoln Direct Railway, close to the now demolished High Marnham Power Station. In between Fledborough and High/Low Marnham in Nottinghamshire.
Like most new railways of the time its purpose was the carriage of coal. The project's leading light was William Arkwright, a descendant of Richard Arkwright who had made the family's fortune by mechanising the spinning of cotton. William Arkwright had settled at Sutton Scarsdale Hall near Chesterfield and with the land came extensive deposits of coal.
The rail network in the vicinity provided by the Midland Railway and the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was still in its infancy and would not meet his requirements. In 1887 the Chesterfield and Lincoln Direct Railway was proposed independently to join with Midland lines at each end. It would cross his land but received insufficient support.
Arkwright decided to promote an independent line to provide through roads to opposite coasts of the country. In time it became known as "The East to West". It would be sufficiently large to maintain itself in the face of competition from other railways. There were a number of lines already approved but not carried forward which could be incorporated. With the Newark and Ollerton there was the Macclesfield and Warrington Railway and the Lincoln and East Coast Railway. A number of other lines had been considered but not formally proposed and these, together with plans for dock works at Sutton on Sea which had been approved in 1884, gave Arkwright his route and support from the various landowners involved. The Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway Company was formed at 27 George St in Westminster and published its plans in 1890.
There was initially a deal of opposition from landowners and other railway companies but, in the end, the main opponent was the MS&LR because the line would bypass its own line from Sheffield to Retford and thence to London. The Great Eastern Railway turned from opponent to supporteer, realising that the line could give it an entree to the Midlands coalfields. The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway Act authorising building the line was given Royal Assent on 5 August 1891.
Due to lack of investment, only the portion from Chesterfield to Lincoln was built. To have continued west of Chesterfield would have required some extremely expensive and difficult engineering works. It was an ambitious undertaking, with some extremely expensive engineering works, crossing the Peak District which had always been a major headache for railway builders. Even to the east it crossed lines of hills running north and south. In addition it would conflict with the lines of a number of other railway companies.
From Lincoln the line would continue eastward over the Lincolnshire Wolds, with a junction near Stainfield as it crossed the GNR Louth to Bardney line. Proceeding well to the north of Horncastle it would cross the East Lincolnshire Railway to the southwest of Alford passing to the south. It would then join that line's loop (at that time known as the Willoughby Railway) near Thurlby turning north east to Sutton on Sea, where the North Sea port would be built.
Passenger services over the line to Lincoln finished in September 1955.
With her oversized ears and classic granny square pouch, Kiki is the most adorable kangaroo you will ever lay eyes on.
Make her in natural colours, or let your imagination run wild…
Either way, she is sure to bring a smile to someone’s face!
Toy sits 20 cm (8 in) tall.
This is a professionally worded pattern, using US terminology. The pattern has been thoroughly tested.
Clearly written instructions are laid out in a table format making it impossible to lose your place within the pattern.
PDF crochet pattern available for AU$4.50
The pattern is real size. Just print, cut and sew A with A and B with B. Be sure to use strechy fabric.
I'm having these patterns printed on "chiffon" to make furoshiki. Most pics were taken at Orto Botanico REA, with many thanks to Regione Piemonte for so beautifully taking care, and a pair in my garden in July 2009. Pics were modified for pure fun with only the ACDSee that came with the computer... please enjoy and feel free to use them.
Feel free to use this seamless tiling pattern however you'd like but please read below:
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Interior of Ichiban Sushi, Ang Mo Kio Hub.
In the past week I've had two (admittedly old and well-worn) pairs of pants give up the ghost. This is the last straw: I can no longer avoid learning to sew pants which fit on me.
On the left is a burgundy (honest; it's not purple as it appears in the photo) cotton poplin. It'll become the (hopefully wearable) muslin (read: beta test) for the end product pants.
On the right is a striped rust-colored stretch poly-cotton suiting which is intended as the fabric for the final product.
The pattern will be View B of McCall's M6291. I wanted View A but there wasn't enough of the striped fabric to make that happen. So if the burgundy muslin is looking promising I may do it in View A (full length).
Work starts tomorrow with tracing, measuring and probably modifying the pattern.
Allons y!
Wheaton IL, Leica M6 ttl, Carl Zeiss Biogon T* f/2 35mm, Kodak Tri-X 400
© All Rights Reserved, PJ Resnick
Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research
University of East Anglia, School Of Environmental Sciences, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Pattern made from Ana Paula Rimoli's "A Little Cacuts" at: amigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/search/label/patterns