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I spent most of today at the hospital, this corridor stretches from one end of the hospital to the other, and is probably about 300metres long.
Grandson has been here mending some pipework for me, as he finished the job out popped this beast, this was lucky as members of the We're Here group are looking for spiders today.
A postally-unused postcard by C.V. of part of the interior of the church of St. Ouen, which is built on a similar scale to Rouen Cathedral. It is the largest Gothic church in France, and some people feel that it is even more spectacular than the nearby cathedral. The complex rosace, or rose window, is stunning.
Building of the church began in 1318 and, after an interruption for the Hundred Years' War, was completed in the 15th. century.
It measures 137m long under 33m high vaults. The central crossing is surmounted by an unusual lantern-style tower similar to the one in Ely Cathedral in England.
The photograph shows the church's famous organ - a large, unaltered four-manual Cavaillé-Coll organ built in 1890, which Charles-Marie Widor described as a "Michaelangelo of an organ".
The reference on the postcard to the "buffet d'orgue" refers primarily to the decorative exterior of the organ which not only hides the internal workings but also provides resonance for the organ pipes. Buffets were often retained when the organ interior was updated.
In fact Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811-1899) created the present organ using the existing buffet which dates back to 1630, as well as older pipework from the former Daublaine and Callinet organ.
The St.-Ouen organ is the last in a great series of masterpieces from a man whom many would regard as a genius in the field of organ design and building.
The south rose window was designed and built by the architect Alexandre de Berneval, who was one of the foremost masons in Normandy in the early 15th. century. The church elders were so pleased with his work on the Église St.-Ouen that when he died in 1440, they buried him under it.
Alexandre's grave-cover depicts him life-size with a pair of compasses in his right hand, and a drawing of a quarter of a rose window in his left.
For an interesting century-old view of the village pond and villagers in Berneval in Haute-Normandie, please search for the tag 65BP87
An image of new pipework installed for a refinery in North America 2004 ( image by my late son Chris Walker)
Added the tank pipework today to the chassis as well as other details like tipping pivots. Spending about an hour or 2 a day on this at the moment but want it done so I can get it sprayed before garage get too cold to spray.
This week I started to put the details into the superstructure and fill in the gaps in between, it seems to be a good way to power through the design process. As you can see the stbd side is close to finished however I'm struggling to find good photos of the port side without the LCVP in the way. I've also put the bridge equipment in, it's not perfect but it's acceptable for a minifig ship. As for building it's going to have to wait about 3 months as I have a busy work schedule, on the plus side though, I should be finished designing her by then. Feel free to leave any comments or constructive criticism.
PS - She'll be 30 studs (24cm) wide and about 200 studs (160cm) long.