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Amtrak 184 the Phase IV Heritage unit leads Amtrak train #7 the Westbound Empire Builder at Lake Forest, IL.
Airmen review their chemical attack guide during a deployment response exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 16. The base’s first exercise of this type since the COVID-19 pandemic evaluated Airmen’s ability to survive and operate in wartime and contingency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
NXT Phase flyer and packaging / NXT Phase flyer en verpakkingslijn.
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November 23, 2021 - New York City - Governor Kathy Hochul today joined elected officials and leaders from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to tour the site of the Second Avenue Subway expansion that would extend the Second Avenue line to 125th St in East Harlem. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Joe Biden provides $23 billion in new grant opportunities for transit expansion, a historic level of funding that doubles the amount of grants available for major projects like Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway. The MTA has submitted a grant request to the U.S. Department of Transportation for Phase 2 of the expansion that will include the construction of three new subway stations, at 106th St, 116th St, and 125th St in East Harlem. (Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the Governor)
Rooting through my old stuff back at home, and I found this - my take on the 60's Star Trek mini-phaser.
This was probably the first thing I made once I graduated from sheets of cereal box card and scotch tape to "proper" materials like plaster, superglue, etc. The body of the piece is plaster of paris, which was poured into the bubble packaging for the little Matchbox DeLorean, then sprayed black. The buttons are the cut off heads from pinboard pins, the silver button is the plastic from a cracker box carefully covered with tin foil, and the emitter is some kind of thumbwheel that I'd found, with a red LED glued into position.
I made a load of things from plaster and household packaging, but this is the only one to have survived - possibly because the plaster was actually mixed correctly. Shortly after this I started messing about with polyurethane resin, which was much better than plaster. I guess this would have been nearly 10 years ago.
Construction is underway at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) for a new ambulatory care clinic and expanded pharmacy.
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An organized Photo Shoot by Melane Osorio.
Models: Chen
MUA: Melane Osorio
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright 2017
Day 106 of 365 (Year Four)
We added two more switchable outlets today in the basement. It was a last minute thought, but with my new found knowledge of wiring, it wasn't a big deal. I ran the cable, installed the two-way switches and receptacles and then tied it into the existing system at an existing junction box. Everything worked great. We also picked up 20 rolls of batt insulation, which we be installing this weekend. One of Kathy's cousins does HVAC work, so we didn't do much else in the basement while we were waiting for him to arrive.
While we were waiting for him to arrive we started work on Savanah's garden. While we were at Lowes, we picked up some landscaping ties, which were much much cheaper than those we found at Home Depot. We laid it out, marked it, dug up the grass, tilled the soiled, leveled it out, laid landscaping paper, then placed the landscaping ties and nailed them in place. Both Bill and I were worn out when we were done.
As long as it doesn't rain tomorrow, we will be filling the plot with topsoil and then getting Savanah's starter plants in. So far she had two raspberry bushes and two blue berry bushes. We are planning on planting some peppers, tomatoes and carrots. Savanah also wants to try some lettuce and corn, but we'll see. She's now got an 8' x 8' plot in which to plant whatever vegetables and/or fruits she wants (within reason - I had to tell her no on the peach tree).
Between the garden and the basement, I've been pretty busy and there is no end in sight. Once we finish the basement (including the installation of a new bathroom down there) we have several other projects lined up. Should be an interesting summer. At least I'll be busy.
The Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is a historic hotel structure at the corner of Oxford Street and Whitworth Street in Manchester, England. The building was originally constructed in segments from 1891 to 1932 as the Refuge Assurance Building.
History
Refuge Assurance Company
The first phase of this Grade II* listed red brick and terracotta building was designed for the Refuge Assurance Company by Alfred Waterhouse and built 1891–1895.[2] The inside was of Burmantofts faience and glazed brick. The ground floor was one enormous open business hall.[3] It was extended, with a striking 217-foot (66 m) tower, along Oxford Street by his son Paul Waterhouse in 1910–1912.[2] It was further extended along Whitworth Street by Stanley Birkett in 1932.[3]
What is now the ballroom was previously the dining hall for employees, with males and females being required to sit separately. Around 2,000 staff were employed. Women had to reapply for jobs if they married,[4] and some areas of the building were for men only.[5] The ballroom in the basment was used as a dance hall for workers in their lunch hour.[6]
After occupying the building as offices for nearly a century, the Refuge Assurance Company moved to the grounds of Fulshaw Hall, Cheshire on Friday 6 November 1987. The Refuge Assurance company had discussed converting the building into a new home for the Hallé Orchestra with one of Manchester's cultural patrons Sir Bob Scott for over a year. The £3 million funding required for the project did not materialise and the Halle subsequently moved from the Free Trade Hall to the new Bridgewater Hall upon opening in 1996.[7] Local architecture critic John Parkinson-Bailey noted that "one of the most prestigious and expensive buildings in Manchester lay forlorn and empty except for a caretaker and the ghost on its staircase".[7]
Conversion to hotel
The massive structure was converted to a hotel by Richard Newman in 1996 at a cost of £7 million, and was named the Palace Hotel, owned and operated by the Principal Hotel Company.[8] Principal Hotels was sold to Nomura International Plc in 2001,[9] and they rebranded the hotel as Le Méridien Palace Manchester. When Le Méridien Hotels faced financial difficulties,[10] the hotel was bought back by a reconstituted Principal Hotels in 2004[11] and again renamed the Palace Hotel. When Principal Hotels decided to brand all their hotels with their corporate name, the hotel was renamed The Principal Manchester, in November 2016.[12] The current glass dome in the reception area was taken from a Scottish railway station during the conversion to a hotel.[4]
In May 2018, the hotel was sold to the InterContinental Hotels Group.[13] It was announced in February 2020[14] that the hotel would be renamed the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in March; as part of InterContinental Hotels Group's Kimpton Hotels brand. However, the hotel was forced to close before the renaming, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] It reopened under the Kimpton name on October 1, 2020.[16]
The hotel is purported to be haunted.[6] One of the staircases is said to be haunted by a grieving war widow who committed suicide by throwing herself down it, throwing herself from the top floor.[4] The staircase in question was only accessible to men at the time.[5] Room 261 is allegedly haunted, with reports of the sound of children playing at night.[17]
The "production" and "Black and White" replicas are painted in colors matching the original props as closely as we could manage.
NOTE: the ATL replicas were a private project and not made for sale. None are available.
Two different sound installations. Perlin Studios and Dana Karwas use motion tracking technology embedded into hacked Moleskine bags to create soundscapes in motion.
Phillip Stearns plays with the different soundbits generated by Moleskine objects.
Interview with Phillip: bit.ly/phillipstearns
@ Moleskine Portraits, Exit Art, NYC. January 30th, 2012
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
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Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
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Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
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So ck4049 told me about this website, trainiax.net, which has outline drawings of different locomotives. It's like an online train coloring book!
I couldn't resist also creating my idea for Amtrak's next paint scheme, Phase VI. Listen Amtrak, you know I love you and all, but that blank gray ugly Phase V stuff has got to go. You want red and blue and stripes? Okay, let's make it really red and blue and striped then! I thought this was similar enough in theme to past paint schemes to be generally acceptable, but with the red background which Amtrak has never used (and why not? let's have vivid, noticeable trains!) I didn't put a logo on it because it was too hard to do -- I like the old logo better but hey, it's a minor detail. And I used the old font, but the new one would be fine too.
Cyclists in the bike portion of the Nation's Triathlon, by Arlington Memorial Bridge. Ohio Dr SW, Washington, DC.
Belize City, Belize, 31 March 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - Belize today received 33,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility, a global effort between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Gavi, UNICEF, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The arrival marks a historic step toward ensuring the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, in the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in history. This delivery is part of the first phase of deliveries for Belize, and more vaccines are expected to arrive successively during 2021. According to the first round of COVAX allocations, Belize is expected to continue receiving doses until it reaches 100,800, the amount specified by COVAX.
PAHO’s Revolving Fund, which is responsible for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the countries of the Americas under the COVAX Mechanism, sent 33,600 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by SK Bioscience of South Korea. The vaccines arrived today at the Phillip Goldson International Airport (PGIA).
“The arrival of the vaccines through COVAX is very encouraging as it means that more people will now be able to be protected from COVID-19,” said Dr. Noreen Jack, PAHO/WHO Representative in Belize. “We will continue to work with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the country to support vaccination along with the known public health and social measures that can help stop the spread of COVID-19, protect health services, and save lives.”
These first vaccines will serve to protect priority groups and those most at risk, such as health workers, older adults, persons with special conditions (cancer, HIV & requiring dialysis), as well as persons in the other vaccine distribution phases in Belize.
Hon. Michel Chebat, Minister of the Ministry of Health and Wellness expressed how grateful he was for this delivery that will add to the vaccines that we already have.
“We extend appreciation for the team effort coordinated through our partners, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF and IDB for negotiating, purchasing, and handling the shipment logistics on behalf of Belize and the other 36 countries participating in COVAX,” said Minister Chebat. “This was our only hope for a long time to ensure that the people of Belize get vaccines and now we can celebrate the arrival today.”
Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in 2020, the country has recorded 12,452 cases and 317 deaths as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (as of 30 March 2021).
“Today’s arrival of the first COVAX shipment marks another milestone for the children of Belize who have been the silent victims of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Alison Parker, Representative for UNICEF Belize. “The past year has plunged Belize into a humanitarian and socio-economic crisis upending the lives of societies, communities and families, especially children. As over 108,000 children prepare to return to the classrooms in the upcoming months, the arrival of the vaccines advances us one step closer to creating a post-COVID environment that is safe for children to return to schools and regain a sense of security and normalcy. It is also a signal of the commitment of the Government and partners like the COVAX, inclusive of UNICEF, to prioritize mobilizing required resources to afford Belizeans optimal health care and protection in response to this crisis. Accelerating vaccination coverage is critical to stabilizing the social and economic impact of COVID-19 and rebuilding Belize, and UNICEF is proud to be part of this national effort in the interest of Belize’s children.”
COVAX seeks to provide vaccines for at least 20% of the population of each participating country during 2021. In this first round of vaccine allocation, all COVAX participating countries will receive doses to vaccinate between 2.2 and 2.6% of their population. The only exceptions are small island developing States, which will receive an allocation of vaccines to cover between 16 and 20% of their population, due to the high logistical cost of delivering small quantities of vaccines.
“Expanding access to vaccines is vital for overcoming the pandemic and its detrimental effects on the life of people and the economy,” said Birgit Gerstenberg, Resident Coordinator of United Nations Belize. “Its progress is crucial in order to get back to the path of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, poverty reduction, food security for all, universal health coverage, decent work and so much more. Thanks to science and technology, the newly developed COVID-19 vaccines are made available in record time and poised to be a powerful tool in the control of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. The public’s confidence in, and willingness to receive the vaccines will determine the outcome of this mass-scale public health intervention. The United Nations Country Team has been working tirelessly this past year to provide as much support to the Government of Belize in facing the consequences of the pandemic and helping those most at-risk. Let us continue to confront the pandemic and take all measures of mitigation at our reach. Stay at home when you are sick, wear a mask when among others, practice social distancing and when eligible, receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Consider it a measure that may save lives as only together, we will build back better.”
Until vaccination is widespread among the population, basic public health measures remain the basis of the pandemic response. For public health authorities, this means continuing to conduct screening, contact tracing, isolation, assisted quarantine, and quality care. And for people, it means continuing to practice physical distancing, hand hygiene, the use of masks, adequate ventilation of indoor environments, and avoidance of crowded spaces.
“Today is a bright day in the year-ling fight against COVID-19, said Nicolaus Hansmann, Team Leader of the European Union Technical Office in Belize. “With the arrival of these vaccines under the multi-actor global collaboration, COVAX, we are getting closer to the goal of bringing the virus under control. As one of the lead partners of COVAX, contributing over 2.2 billion Euros, the European Union and its Member States are proud of its role in ensuring equitable access to vaccines for people everywhere.”
COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Gavi) and the World Health Organization (WHO) – working in partnership with UNICEF as key implementing partner, as well as civil society organisations, vaccine manufacturers, the World Bank, and others. In the Americas, the PAHO Revolving Fund is the recognized procurement agent for the COVAX facility.
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Dance/salsa,slow,couple&synchronized dance
romance/hug,kiss,love
Drive/surf,windsurf,jetski,boat,hangglider,helicopter,hydroplane
Fishing/7Seas
shopping/Tropical plant,Faselight
Portuguese,Spanish,Italian,french,German,English,Japane
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Hamy (hamchan8901.arida)
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Hamy (hamchan8901.arida)
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65536 m²
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Kitsch (99,63,31)
Robn1 fiberglass shells with mechanical innards from a John Long kit. The electronics from an IPI phaser keychain provide sound and light.
Keppie Henderson & Partners' Phase 1 block of the new Western Infirmary (Phase 2 was never realised). This was built in front of, and ultimately replaced most of John Burnet's 1870s building. Funnily enough the NHS is now wanting rid of it...
Part of me quite likes it - but then I remember that there is virtually nothing of interest on the interior, and the exterior is, well, unloved to put it mildly. As an NHS hospital it's commanding presence is perhaps justified: converted, this presence becomes inappropriate...
neitherworld and recently deceased eyes previously from the spookzilla hunt are now available on marketplace and inworld
mp: marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/220606#
inworld: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Four%20oh%20Four/45/199/3902
An organized Photo Shoot by Melane Osorio.
Models: Sheila
MUA: Melane Osorio
All Rights Reserved.
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Seen at a 1974 CITROËN GSpécial Berline Phase I.
The GS phase I was designed by Robert Opron (France, 1932), and introduced in 1970.
1015cc boxermotor,
855 kg.
New Dutch license number: April 5, 2002.
Amsterdam-N., Berberisstraat, Sept. 15, 2014.
© 2014 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Phase three of Air Assault School has begun for 3rd Brigade Combat Team Soldiers. In this phase of training, they will learn ground and aircraft rappelling procedures and finish the phase by rappelling from a UH-60 Blackhawk.
1972 Ford Falcon XA-GT-HO Phase 4.
170MPH Factory Prototype Race Car. This Falcon GT HO Phase 4 factory prototype Bathurst race car. Hand built seam welded and blueprinted producing almost 400HP. This unmolested and intact factory race car with under 5000 miles is one of 3 manufactured by Ford Special Vehicles for Alan Moffat and Fred Gibson. At Dural Men's Shed car show
The New Tappan Zee Bridge In Tarrytown New York. Since October 2013, Permanent Piles Are Being Vibrated And Then Pounded In Place Into The Bottom Of The Hudson River To Begin Forming The Bridge’s Foundation. There Will Be About 1,000 Of These Piles Used To Hold Up The New Tappan Zee Bridge. It Will Be 2018 When The New Bridge Is Completed. Notice All The Frozen Ice On The Hudson River. Photo Taken Saturday August 1, 2015.
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Summer is gone. Autumn is here.
My other autumn photos here: www.flickr.com/search/?w=26272352@N06&q=autumn
|| taken January 18, 2017 with Phase One A/S IQ3 80MP and Schneider LS 35mm f/3.5 at 35, ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at f/12 with 0 EV, ISO 50 || Copyright 2015
Before the Phase III "retro" locomotives of Amtrak's 40th anniversary, NPCU #90222 sits at Amtrak's 18th Street locomotive facility. Its still wearing the same paint from when it was F40PH #222 and pulled passenger trains around the country.
Pickering Castle is situated on the southern edge of the North York Moors on a limestone bluff which formerly overlooked the meeting point of two of the main highways through the north of England: the east-west route along the Vale of Pickering and the north-south route through Newton Dale to Malton. The monument consists of a single area which includes the site of the 11th century motte and bailey castle and the 13th century shell keep castle. The former was built by William the Conqueror either during or shortly after the 'harrying of the north' in 1069-70. It consisted of an earth motte crowned by a timber palisade, flanked on the north-west side by a crescent-shaped inner bailey and, on the south-east side, by a contemporary or slightly later outer bailey. The inner bailey measured c.120m by c.35m and was bounded to the north by a steep natural slope surmounted by a palisade and to the south by deep 15m wide ditches linked to the ditch encircling the motte. The outer bailey, which measured c.185m by c.25m, was protected on the north side by these same ditches and, on the south side, by a 5-8m high palisaded bank with an outer ditch. To the immediate east of the outer bailey ditch a further earthwork bank may have provided additional defence on this side; alternatively it may be part of a medieval defence system associated with the adjacent settlement. The motte is c.20m high and has a base diameter of c.60m. It is not yet clear whether this is the original 11th century motte or a later medieval reconstruction. In the latter case, the earlier motte will have been preserved inside the later while, in addition, the buried remains of a wide range of domestic and service buildings will survive within the open areas of the baileys.
The reconstruction of the castle in stone largely took place between 1180 and 1236. There were three main phases to the work at this time, the earliest involving the late 12th century replacement of the palisade round the inner bailey with a curtain wall and also the probable construction of the first shell keep on the motte. In its present form the shell keep dates to the early 13th century but the foundations of the earlier wall will survive underneath. The remains of the early curtain wall still stand round the inner bailey, surviving best where the curtain was incorporated into later buildings. The earliest buildings so far identified are the early or mid- 12th century Old Hall, a free-standing residence whose surviving foundations show it to have been half-timbered, and the Coleman Tower, constructed at the same time as the inner curtain and an integral part of it. The Coleman Tower guarded the entry across the inner bailey ditch and was also a prison; hence its earlier name, the King's Prison. It was square in plan and had its entrance on the first floor, the level underneath being where the prisoners were kept. On the east side are the remains of a small building and also a stairway leading onto an adjacent wall. This wall, built across the motte ditch in the late 12th century, replaced an earlier palisade and provided access to the summit of the motte. A similar and contemporary length survives on the opposite side of the motte, crossing the ditch and joining the curtain alongside the later Rosamund's Tower. The keep consisted of a rubble wall enclosing a roughly circular area 20m wide. A wall walk would have lined the inside of the wall above a series of garrison buildings. The foundations of some of these buildings survive but it is not certain whether they date to the 13th or the 14th century. In some cases they will have replaced earlier timber structures whose buried remains will also survive. Also of uncertain date are the foundations of a number of buildings in the inner bailey, including a service range to the south-west and a group of buildings referred to as the Constable's Place in the accounts of the years 1441-43. The latter were half-timbered and some sections predate the inner curtain though others were clearly added later. A survey of 1537 lists a number of distinct structures, including the Constable's hall, a kitchen, buttery and pantry, and quarters for staff and servants. At the southern end of the group were a number of storage buildings, one of which is believed to have been the wool house. Two additional service buildings lay adjacent to the Old Hall and are thought, originally, to have been contemporary with it. To the south of these is the chantry-chapel which dates from c.1227 and is still complete though in a much altered state.
To the west of this is the early 14th century New Hall, initially built as a residence for Countess Alice, wife of Earl Thomas of Lancaster. This was later used as a courthouse which gave rise to it being named King's Hall or Motte (moot) Hall in later surveys. It was a penticed or lean-to building of two storeys which utilised the inner curtain for its outer wall. The inner walls were timber-framed and, as much of the surviving stonework is late 12th or early 13th century, it clearly replaced an earlier building. The upper chamber or solar of the 14th century hall was an elaborate plastered room with a decorated fireplace. The last major programme of building dates to 1324-26 when Edward II ordered extensive works to be carried out which included replacing the whole of the timber palisade round the outer bailey with a stone wall. This outer curtain included three projecting towers, a gatehouse with a drawbridge over the outer ditch and a postern gate which led from the north-east arm of the inner bailey ditch, underneath Rosamund's Tower and out onto the rampart. A second gate and drawbridge, built at this time alongside the Coleman Tower, had fallen out of use by the 16th century and can now no longer be seen. The three projecting towers, named from north-east to south-west, Rosamund's Tower, Diate Hill Tower and Mill Tower, are all square in plan and all would have led out onto the wall-walk along the inside of the curtain though, in the case of the Mill Tower, the curtain to either side has not survived sufficiently well to demonstrate this. The ground-floor entrance to the Mill Tower consisted of two doors linked by a short passage, in which the first door opened inwards and the second outwards indicating that the tower was built as a prison, a role it took over from the Coleman Tower. North of the Mill Tower, the outer curtain crossed the inner bailey ditch which can also be seen outside the castle walls on the west and north sides. This section of the ditch was part of the original 11th century defences and was quarried out of the rock on which the castle was built.
A levelled area alongside the inner edge indicates that quarrying of the rock-face continued after the ditch was cut. The quarried stone would have gone towards the construction of at least some of the castle buildings. Aside from its strategic and administrative roles, Pickering Castle had two other functions: to guard and manage the large forest which lay adjacent and to provide a court and place of detention for those found guilty of offences against it, such as poaching, unauthorised clearance and the theft of timber. The forest was an extremely important economic resource during the Middle Ages and its particular importance at Pickering can be seen in the great use made of wood in the castle buildings and also, most significantly, its continuous use in the defences down to the 14th century. Also important to the castle economy during the 14th century was the sale of wool, and it also had responsibility for managing the royal stud created by Edward II in c.1322. Possibly the stables known to have been located against the outer curtain at this time, between the gatehouse and Diate Hill tower, were connected with this. According to the Domesday Book, in 1086 the manor of Pickering was held by the king, that is, William the Conqueror. The castle established at this time as part of the subjugation of the rebellious North remained in royal hands until 1267 when it was conferred with the title Earl of Lancaster on Edmund Crouchback, younger son of Henry III. Edmund's son Thomas succeeded to both title and estates in 1296 but was executed for treason by Edward II in 1322, whereupon his estates reverted to the king. Following the unsuccessful Scottish campaign of the same year, and the ensuing retaliatory attacks on the north of England by Robert the Bruce, Edward ordered the building works noted above, clearly intending to keep Pickering a royal castle. However, in 1326 his son Edward III confirmed Henry, the younger brother of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in his brother's titles and estates, and, in 1351, the castle became part of the Duchy of Lancaster when that title was created. Upon the elevation of the House of Lancaster to the throne in 1399, and in 1413, the succession of Henry V, the Duchy reverted to the Crown and Pickering became a royal castle once again. It has been in State care since 1926. A number of features within the protected area are excluded from the scheduling. These include the ticket office/sales point and its paved base and steps, all English Heritage fixtures and fittings such as bins, bridges, safety grilles, signs, railings and interpretation boards, the surfaces of all modern steps and paths inside and outside the castle walls, lighting and the modern walls and fences round the outside edge of the protected area but the ground beneath all these features is included.