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SHIP DESIGN - VS 485 MK III
CLASSIFICATION - BUREAU VERITAS
BUILDER - HELLESØY VERFT AS, HULL NO 149
PORT OF REGISTRY - NASSAU
FLAG - BAHAMAS
MMSI - 311000256
IMO NUMBER - 9620982
DELIVERY - JUNE 2012
CALL SIGN - C6BG5
REGISTERED OWNER: Rem PSV AS
MAIN DIMENSIONS
LENGTH O.A - 85.00m
LENGTH P.P - 77.65m
BREADTH - 20.00m
MAX DRAFT - 7.16m
GROSS TONNAGE - 4,344mt
NET TONNAGE - 1,800mt
DEADWEIGHT - 5,549mt
LIGHTWEIGHT - 3,072mt
CLASS NOTATIONS
SUPPLY VESSEL OIL RECOVER SHIP -OIL PRODUCT,
UNRESTRICTED NAVIGATION
COMF-NOISE 3 COMF-VIB 3,
CPS(WBT), AUT-UMS,
SYS-NEQ-OSV, CLEANSHIP SUPER,
ICE CLASS ID, DYNAPOS AM/AT R,
SDS, IG,
ERN 99.99.99.96, NOFO 2009
ENVIRONMENT AND CARGO CONTROL PLANTS
Incinerator: Saniterm SH 20 SM/SR
Steam generator: 1600kW, Parat Halvorsen AS
Hot Liquid Cargo Tank: 1x 146m3
Tank Cleaning: Per Gjerdrum AS
Special Cargo Tanks: Stainless Steel Tanks for Methanol
Inert Gas System: N2 Generator, membrane separation
Cargo Manifolds: Centre/Aft each side inside “Safe haven”
MACHINERY AND PROPELLER PLANTS
Main Engines/Gen.: 4x 1825kW CAT 3516B-DSG
Emergency Generator: 1x 200kW Volvo Penta D9A
Main Propulsion: 2x 2300kW SteerProp SP 35 CRP
FWD Azimuth: 1x 880kW Brunvoll
FWD Tunnel Thrusters: 2x 1000kW Brunvoll
CARGO CAPACITIES NOFO 2009
Deck Cargo: 2800mt
Deck Area: 1004m2
, 59.8m x 16.8m free space
Deck Strength: 10mt/m2
Fuel Oil: 903m3
Liquid Mud (SG 2.8): 703m3
, Agitators in all tanks
Brine (SG 2.5): 418m3
Base Oil: 203m3
Pot Water: 1007m3
Drill Water/Ballast: 2470m3
Methanol: 145m3
Special Product: 146m3
Slop: 186m3
ORO: 1803m3
Cement/Bar/Bent: 440m3
NAVIGATION
Bridge Consoles: Aft, fwd. and both Wings Operation
Control Office: Located on Bridge
Autopilot: Furuno AP 50
DP System: Kongsberg K Pos DP 2
Joystick System: Kongsberg C-Joy Constant
DP Motion System 1: Seatex MRU 2
DP Motion System 1: Seatex MRU 5
Fanbeam: Kongsberg Laser Mk 4,2
DGPS: 2x Furuno GP 150
Wind Sensor: 2x Kongsberg Maritime
Radar 1: Furuno FAR 2137 S
Radar 2: Furuno FCR 2827 Chart Radar
Echo Sounder: Furuno FE 700
Gyro: 3x Simrad GC 80
Speed Repeater: Skipper IR 300
VDR: Furuno VR 3000
GPS: 2x Furuno GP 150
Bridge Watch: VICO system NAUT/OSV
ECDIS: Tecdis T 2138
Speed log: Furuno DS 80
SPEED AND FUEL CONSUMPTION
Full speed: 15.0 knots, 21.5 mt/d
Service speed: 12.5 knots, 12.0 mt/d
Economic speed: 11.0 knots, 9.7 mt/d
DP operation: 4.8 mt/d at position keeping
Harbour mode: 1.4 mt/d
CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT
1x TTS Marine 3mt/15m GPK knuckle crane
1x TTS Marine 3mt/15m GPT telescopic jig
1x NDM SWM 8mt capstans aft
6x NDM SWL 3mt cargo securing winches
1x NDM TU SWL 15mt Tugger Winch
LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT
Ship Certificate: 23 persons
Life Rafts: 4x 25 persons Unitron
MOB: 1x NORSAFE
MOB Davit: 1x HLT 3500 TTS
Survival Suits: 23 SOLAS Immersion Suits
Survival suits according to rules
COMMUNICATION
Navtex: Furuno NX-700 B
Radar Transponder: 2x Jotron Tron SART
DSC Terminal: Furuno FS-2570 C
AIS: Furuno FA 150
EPIRB manual: Jotron 45 SX
EPIRB Free Float: Jotron Tron 40 S Mk II
Radio Station: SSB, MF, HF, Furuno FS-1570
VHF Portable: 3x Jotron Tron TR 20 GMDSS
VHF Station: Furuno FM-8800 S
UHF Portable: 5x Motorola GP 340
Inmarsat C: Furuno Felcom 15
Intercom: Zenitel ACM 144 66/VO
Sound System: Vingtor VSS 111
Emergency: Vingtor VSP 211 L
PA System: Zenitel VPA 120, 240 and 400
Sat. Communication: +47 55 62 81 53
Mobile Phone NOR: +47 46 90 79 06
Mobile Phone UK: +44 77 33 33 50 14
Vessel E-Mail: captain@mistral.remoffshore.no
ACCOMMODATION
Outfitted for 22 persons in spacious and comfortable
facilities.
Single Cabins: 15 with bathrooms
Double Cabins: 4 with bathrooms
Hospital: 1 Highest standard
Office: 1 fully outfitted
Day Room: 2 comfortably outfitted
Gymnasium: 1 fully outfitted
Entertainment: In Day Rooms and all Cabins
Antiroll Tank: 1x 440m3 + 1x 160m
Engineers and technicians at NASA Glenn's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, are preparing for the first major test in the campaign to verify the structural integrity of Orion’s service module for Exploration Mission-1, the spacecraft’s first flight atop the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Orion’s service module, which will power and propel the vehicle and supply it with air and water, is being provided by ESA and built by Airbus Defence and Space. The solar array wing deployment test will verify that the qualification model wing unfurls as expected. On Saturday, Feb. 20, an international team of engineers and technicians lifted and tilted the service module test article -- which includes structural representations of the service module, crew module adapter, and spacecraft adapter -- to a 90 degree angle to position it for the deployment test of one of Orion’s four solar arrays. The next step in preparation for the test is attaching the solar array before the Feb. 29 deployment test. This is the first in a series of crucial tests to verify the service module’s structural integrity and ability to withstand the dynamic launch environment atop the SLS rocket.
Photo: NASA / Christopher J. Lynch
Copyright Mark Jones 2010
Exposure 1/200 sec at f/5.6, Focal Length 50 mm, ISO200
Canon EOS 450D, EF50mm f/1.8 II Off camera flash camera right. Strobe settings: Various depending on distance (bulk upload)
Images from the Slovenian Armed Forces assault on a town held by opposing forces (OPFOR), played by the Slovak Armed Forces. This situational training exercise lane or STX is being evaluated by U.S. Army Observer Controllers (OCs) from the Joint Multinational Readiness Center along with OPFOR OCs, Slovenian OCs and Slovak OCs. In the following weeks Slovenian and Slovak armed forces will partner with U.S. and Polish soldiers to add a much larger international presence in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's Full Spectrum Training Event being held at Hohenfels Germany. US Army Europe Public Affairs photo by Richard Bumgardner.
As with the previous photo, this shows a comparison with the Duple Dominant body. On the left is Enterprise Executive, Rochdale, 'Lorna Michelle' ENF514Y, a Dominant IV bodied Ford R1114. New to Enterprise(Stone), Rochdale, in 03/1983. For comparison on the right is Alf Wilson, Failsworth, GHG115S, a Dominant II bodied Bedford YLQ, new to Holmes, Garstang, in 03/1978. They are seen here on Market Street Car Park, Barrow-in-Furness, on 05/04/1987, when having carried Oldham RLFC supporters for their team's match in the Rugby League Championship 1986/7 season against Barrow RLFC at Craven Park. In a close game, Oldham lost 24-22 in front of 1,310 spectators with Oldham bringing no fewer than four supporters coaches with them.
The film was Agfa Colourslide. The camera being a Praktica MTL3.
I would request, as with all my photos, that they are not copied or downloaded in any way, shape or form. © Peter Steel 1987.
L-R Peggy Nash at her post NDP Candidates Debate party, with Cheri DiNovo, MPP for Parkdale-High Park Toronto © Linda Dawn Hammond / IndyFoto.com 2012. January 18, '12.
I visited 4 of the after debate parties on the NDP pub crawl. choosing those whom believe to be the top contenders in this candidates race.
First on my list was Nathan Cullen's full capacity event at the Three Spot. Decidedly a younger crowd, all enthusiastic to meet the man who I believe gained the most from his exposure at the Toronto debate. He entered as an unknown candidate to many, and from the post-debate chatter I heard, left several impressed and willing to give him serious consideration. Nathan is a dynamic and charismatic speaker, and offered a decisively left leaning but inclusive direction for the party. Excellent Quebec French, surprising for a candidate from Toronto who now resides in northern BC.
Next on the agenda was Brian Topp at Bar Neon. I confess to being surprised to find him in such a trendy, buzzing venue, but he appeared to be enjoying himself, engaged in discussion with some youthful NDP supporters. When I questioned him about his position on the tar sands issue, he asked me to write to him with my questions and promised that he would reply personally and in depth. Which struck me as a sincere response, considering the late hour and various people pressing him for attention.
Mulcair's was upstairs at Duffy's and packed. It was the only after party I attended which offered the attraction of a live band- the amazing Heather Morgan among the talent. To be fair, by the time I arrived (post speech *), many who remained were there to support the band and not necessarily the politician. Mulcair made a point of NOT being photographed holding a drink- the sign of a seasoned politician, and I don't believe the glass he put down held water, (though I can't verify this and honestly don't care either way.) Other candidates were however less cautious, which speaks volumes about their relative inexperience in dealing with the media and public opinion. If one were to judge a politician by the bar chosen to host his "party", Duffy's clientele were older, tired and less edgy. As were many of the crowd, it appeared. Mulcair strikes me as the conservative choice- but then, this may give him a better chance of wooing disenchanted Liberals into the NDP fold (Wasn't he one himself?). Another indication is that he's managed to convince the upscale French riding of Outremont (Montreal) to vote for him. An ability to woo Quebec is an important consideration for any future NDP leader who wishes to step into Layton's shoes, and Mulcair's fluency in French is excellent and only matched by Topp. Mulcair may be the pragmatic decision. A last note on Duffy's the bar- TEN bucks for a Magner's??? To be fair, they offered a $3. special on beer that night... but as a cider drinker, that's pricing beyond greed and I won't be returning any time soon.
I finally made it to Peggy Nash's party at Ciro’s around 1 am. My worry that I might have missed her was unfounded. There she was, gracious and articulate as always, surrounded by her many faithful supporters. Andrew Cash showed up even later than I, and when I left to catch the last subway, she was still gamely holding court.
* Mulcair's speech www.youtube.com/watch?v=obm9roIYtAY
LDH
www.thegridto.com/city/politics/who-says-the-ndp-cant-par...
Jan 20, 2012
Politics
Who says the NDP can’t party hard?
As soon as Wednesday night’s NDP leadership debate was done, four candidates hosted afterparties along Bloor Street West. We investigated them all.
BY: Steve Kupferman
Subsequent to Wednesday’s NDP leadership debate at the Bloor Collegiate Institute, the eight candidates for Jack Layton’s former position were criticized for being too much in agreement on the issues at hand. However, once the debate wrapped up, they had no choice but to divide and conquer.
Finding no venue big enough to hold the debate’s 600 attendees, four of the candidates scheduled after-debate parties at different bars within a half-kilometre of each other on Bloor Street West. Yes: four bars, all within walking distance. There was only one reasonable thing to do: an NDP bar crawl.
Having investigated all four parties, The Grid hereby presents our NDP party rating guide:
Candidate: Peggy Nash
Venue: Ciro’s, 1316 Bloor Street West
holding his post-debate shindig. If it’s possible to divine anything about the candidates’ respective chances from the sizes of their parties alone, Dewar is in serious trouble. Stella was about half the size of Ciro’s and it still wasn’t quite packed. It was a dark, dingy little hangout where the air smelled like curry. There was no music.
“I am supporting Paul Dewar,” said Kari Sackney, who was standing by the door with a drink in her hand. “I think that he is unequivocally the best candidate for the job. I think that he is a bridge builder.” She conceded that she probably would be going to some of the other parties, “in the spirit of democracy.”
Party Rating: 5/10
Rationale: This party felt very pro-forma. If Paul Dewar is serious about being the leader of a sorta-socialist workingman’s political party, he needs to find supporters who do regular-guy things like, for instance, SHOTS!
Candidate: Thomas Mulcair
Venue: Duffy’s, 1238 Bloor Street West
Thomas Mulcair, the Quebecois MP, decided to hold his party in the dingiest of the four bars. The cavernous interior, ordinarily a refuge for local barflies, was packed with supporters. It was a slightly older crowd, to judge by faces alone. Mulcair worked the room with his wife, slowly sipping water from a plastic cup. Alone at a bar stool, a lonely leather-jacketed regular downed a beer with his back turned to the throng.
Party Rating: 7/10
Rationale: Mulcair has a very statesmanlike bearing and doesn’t seem like the type of guy who enjoys dive bars, but meeting him in Duffy’s and trying to have a dignified conversation with him over by the ATM was hilarious and I enjoyed it.
Candidate: Brian Topp
Venue: Bar Neon, 1226 Bloor Street West
The party for Brian Topp, a political strategist now trying to make the leap into policymaking, was happening at Bar Neon, a tiny hole in the wall that practically drips with hipster cool. The walls are bare brick and partly covered in murals, and the counter is stocked with obscure and very fancy brands of liquor.
The crowd was mostly young and stylish, and they were drinking hard—suspiciously hard. After some questioning, it was clear that many of them weren’t there out of fealty to the candidate.
Gavin, a 30-ish man who withheld his last name, was there for a birthday party that was happening simultaneously with the campaign event. “The NDP has taken over every bar in this neighbourhood,” he said. His group had come to Bar Neon because it seemed emptiest.
“Maybe you can judge a candidate by the size of their bar crowd,” he suggested. Brian Topp had best hope that’s not the case.
Party Rating: 9/10
Rationale: Topp can claim no credit for the awesomeness of his post-debate bash, because most of the fun was being had by people who weren’t his supporters. He was literally backed into a corner, by the stairway that led to the bathroom. Seemed like a really nice guy, though.
Hey NDP leadership candidate, how late are you planning on staying out tonight?
Peggy Nash: “I’ll be staying out… [pause] as long as I’m having fun.”
Paul Dewar: “Not too late, because I’m up early tomorrow.”
Thomas Mulcair: “We’re going to work seven days this week. We get up very early in the morning and we finish quite late, so I think that we’re just about to pack it in.”
Brian Topp: “My wife will decide that. We’ve got some events tomorrow morning, but I’m going to stay for a little while and see if we get more people coming in who want to meet. One of the things I want to do is meet them.”
COMMENTS
Hey!
You totally missed the after party for Nathan Cullen.
It was right next door at the Three Spot.
The place was packed and erupted when Nathan arrived.
Listen, I organized it and was nervous about how many folks would come out.
I was as surprised as anyone that we had such a big crowd. At first, I genuinely thought that it was pretty equal mix of locals and NDPers. But, as the night moved on and Nathan mingled it was apparent that is was about 80/20 NDPers/locals.
Our event was more organic and less campaign-y. We had loads of folks come through from other after parties that ended up sticking around.
The Davenport NDP Association led by Andrew Cash started their pub crawl there and Craig Scott newly minted nominee for Toronto Danforth dropped by around midnight.
Over the course of the night I’d say between 70-80 folks came through.
Photo’s: www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=192481094184358&set=a...
By 1:00am the crowd was thinning out. It was a big success for a underdog candidate from Northern BC!
Very sorry that you weren’t able to make it or able to cover.
I imagine it would have got a 7 or 8/10 in your rating system. ;)
Hopefully you can make a note of it on web version of story.
Regards,
–
Patrick Casey 2 COMMENTS
Hey!
You totally missed the after party for Nathan Cullen.
It was right next door at the Three Spot.
The place was packed and erupted when Nathan arrived.
Listen, I organized it and was nervous about how many folks would come out.
I was as surprised as anyone that we had such a big crowd. At first, I genuinely thought that it was pretty equal mix of locals and NDPers. But, as the night moved on and Nathan mingled it was apparent that is was about 80/20 NDPers/locals.
Our event was more organic and less campaign-y. We had loads of folks come through from other after parties that ended up sticking around.
The Davenport NDP Association led by Andrew Cash started their pub crawl there and Craig Scott newly minted nominee for Toronto Danforth dropped by around midnight.
Over the course of the night I’d say between 70-80 folks came through.
Photo’s: www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=192481094184358&set=a...
By 1:00am the crowd was thinning out. It was a big success for a underdog candidate from Northern BC!
Very sorry that you weren’t able to make it or able to cover.
I imagine it would have got a 7 or 8/10 in your rating system. ;)
Hopefully you can make a note of it on web version of story.
Regards,
–
Patrick Casey
NDP Leadership candidate Peggy Nash is the Member of Parliament for Parkdale-High Park and a former President of the NDP. A lifelong activist and community organizer, she is known for her tireless work to build a stronger and more equal Canada.
Born into a working class suburban family, Peggy went onto serve as a top executive for Canada's largest private-sector union. Peggy has distinguished herself as a national leader on economic affairs. Since the May 2011 election, Peggy has served as Opposition finance critic. She has fought for equality and human rights abroad as an elections monitor in South Africa and Ukraine. In 1994 she helped to found Equal Voice. In recognition of her work in the labour, women's and environmental movements she has received numerous awards from the YWCA, City of Toronto and the Sierra Club of Canada.
Peggy is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
She lives in Toronto with her partner, Carl. They have raised three sons.
RFA Lyme Bay is pictured operating near Kuwait during a maritime capability and security demonstration.
She is accompanied by HMS Chiddingfold Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) seen in the background.
Four Bay Class Large Amphibious Landing Ships have been ordered with the LSD(A) construction programme well advanced.
The new ships displace 16,100 tonnes and replace RFAs Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram. Compared to their predecessors they carry more than twice as many vehicles and embarked troops. Using their stern dock for landing craft and flight deck for helicopters, they are able to offload in rougher weather twice as quickly.
The flight deck can accommodate two Merlin or Chinook helicopters, and a hanger could be fitted in future if required. The ships can carry an Embarked Military Force of 356 troops and large numbers of vehicles, although this can be increased to 500 using undesignated space.
The ships are able to position themselves dynamically using a bow thruster and their steerable azimuth thrusters to discharge equipment without the need to anchor. The previous RFA Landing ships were designed to run up on a beach to discharge their cargo of men and vehicles.
The Bay Class are designed to operate over the horizon using helicopters and landing craft through a floodable stern dock to get men and equipment ashore.
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The Postcard
A postcard published by Hartmann which shows the road leading up to Richmond Park. There is a milestone out of shot to the right which is in the same position to this day, even though the tree and the greenery of the triangle have long gone.
The card was posted in Mortlake on Friday the 10th. July 1908 to:
Miss Lucy Wright,
The Fort,
Bristol.
The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:
"The Gables.
I was so pleased to get
your card, dear. I have
often wondered if you
were at Bristol.
I hope you are both
well.
I am quite myself again
now & glad to say I hope
to go to Somerset early
in September. I wonder
if we can meet.
Love to both.
Yours as ever,
E. E."
Notable People Associated With East Sheen
Notable residents include:
-- Sir Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955), computer scientist and inventor of the World Wide Web, grew up in East Sheen and attended Sheen Mount Primary School. A mosaic was placed at Sheen Lane Centre in June 2013 to commemorate his association with East Sheen.
-- Carol Cleveland (born 1942), actress and comedian, who worked with Monty Python, was born in East Sheen.
-- Abigail Cruttenden (born 1968), actress, lives in East Sheen.
-- Tom Hardy (born 1977), actor, lives in East Sheen.
-- Carrie Johnson (born 1988), conservationist and wife of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was brought up in East Sheen.
-- Sir Trevor McDonald (born 1939), broadcaster, lives in East Sheen.
-- The novelist Mary Anne Evans, better known as George Eliot (1819–1880), took rooms at 7 Clarence Row, East Sheen (now demolished) from May to September 1855.
-- Sir Arthur Blomfield (1829–1899), architect, one of whose early works was Christ Church, East Sheen, designed and lived in The Cottage, now divided into two as 53 and 55 Christ Church Road.
-- Ralph Knott (1879–1929), architect of County Hall, the former London County Council building on the South Bank, Westminster, lived and died in East Sheen.
-- Richard Dimbleby (1913–1965), radio broadcaster, was born in the borough and lived in a flat at Cedar Court, East Sheen. This has been commemorated by an English Heritage blue plaque.
-- Marc Bolan (1947–1977), musician, died at what is now the site of Bolan's Rock Shrine, a few miles from his home at 142 Upper Richmond Road West in East Sheen.
Reto Badrutt
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, the 10th. July 1908 marked the birth of the Swiss ski jumper Reto Badrutt. He competed in the individual event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
Reto died in Arosa, Switzerland at the age of 65 in April 1974.
Donald Peers
The day also marked the birth in Ammanford, Wales of Donald Peers.
Donald Rhys Hubert Peers was a popular Welsh singer. His best remembered rendition and signature song was "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook".
Donald Peers - The Early Years
Donald Peers was born in the Welsh mining town of Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. His father was a colliery worker, and a prominent member of the Plymouth Brethren who disapproved of the variety theatre, and never heard or saw his son work.
Peers' family were hoping that he would become a schoolteacher, but he had other ambitions, and left home at the age of sixteen.
Peers travelled around the country working as a house painter and, for a time, went to sea as a mess steward on ships. He met Gertrude Thomson whom he married in June 1930, and they had a daughter, Sheila, in 1931.
Donald joined a dance band as a singer and continued his day job as a painter. His first BBC Radio broadcast took place on the 17th. December 1927, with the London Radio Dance Band. One of the songs he sang was, "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook", which became his most requested song and, later, his signature tune. The song had been written by E. G. Nelson and Harry Pease in 1927.
Donald's London debut took place in a revue at the Bedford Theatre in 1929. He struggled on until 1933 when, after an appearance on the BBC Music Hall programme booked as The Laughing Cavalier of Song, he got a recording contract with HMV Records. During that year he made two television broadcasts.
Donald Peers in WWII and After
In 1940 Peers enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps as a clerk, where he served until D-Day in 1944, when he was invalided out. When in service, he entertained his fellow troops in shows.
In 1944 he recorded "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook." Other 1940's recordings included "I Can't Begin To Tell You", "Bow Bells", "Far Away Places", "On The 5.45" (a vocal version of "Twelfth Street Rag", with lyrics by Andy Razaf), "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" (one of his biggest successes), "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)", "A Strawberry Moon (In A Blueberry Sky)", "Everywhere You Go", "Clancy Lowered the Boom", "It Happened in Adano", "A Rose in a Garden of Weeds", "I'll String Along with You" and "Down in the Glen".
Peers found a favourable audience in Australia. In 1950 alone he placed the following 12 songs into Australia's Top 20: "Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In)", "I Told Them All About You", "(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd Have Baked a Cake", "Harry Lime Theme", "Twenty Four Hours of Sunshine", "Dearie", "Tennessee Waltz", "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)", "Oh, You Sweet One", "Rolling 'Round the World", "My Golden Baby", and "Daddy's Little Girl".
Donald Peers' Touring and TV Appearances
Donald toured in variety, building up quite a following in the provinces, and, in 1948, after a big break on BBC Radio, became a West End star. Henry Hall booked him with Billy Russell and Norman Wisdom for a new show called Buttons & Bows in 1949 and, in the same year, he performed his one-man show at the Royal Albert Hall and the London Palladium.
Peers appeared in the 1950 Royal Variety Performance. He was given his own radio show, Cavalier of Song, and had hits with, "On a Slow Boat to China". In the early 1960's Peers was given his own television programme, Donald Peers Presents, and, in that programme, he introduced Tom Jones and also scientist and writer Brian J. Ford, this time playing boogie piano.
Donald Peers in Film
Donald appeared in several films including, The Balloon Goes Up (1942) and Sing Along with Me (1952), and continued recording with songs such as, "The Last Mile Home", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Out of a Clear Blue Sky", "Music! Music! Music!", "Dearie", "I Remember the Cornfields", "Beloved, Be Faithful", "Me and My Imagination", "Mistakes", "In a Golden Coach" (a celebratory number for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II), "Is It Any Wonder" and "Changing Partners".
Donald Peers' Later Hits
After several years at the top, Peers left for Australia, where he stayed for two years. When he returned to the UK in 1968, his fans had all but forgotten him, and he had to work back to stardom via the club circuit, which had taken over from the variety theatres.
He made a comeback with "Please Don't Go" (a ballad set to the tune of Offenbach's "Barcarolle" from The Tales of Hoffmann), which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1969. This was followed by a string of singles and albums by Peers, but it was not until 1972 that he had another hit record with "Give Me One More Chance", which reached the UK Top 40.
Donald Peers - The Later Years
Donald Peers often sat in the garden of his Surrey home playing ukulele and singing while his wife and daughter worked on the plants in the garden.
Peers died at the age of 65 in a Hove nursing home on the 9th. August 1973. The Brighton & Hove Gazette and Herald announced his demise.
Donald was cremated in the Downs Crematorium, Brighton. His memorial tablet in the Garden of Remembrance, now weather-beaten, reads:
'Donald Peers, August 1973,
Loved by Kates, "In a Shady
Nook by a Babbling Brook"'.
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mese: MARZO, APRILE, MAGGIO, OTTOBRE 2013 (3 GIORNI)
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 68,00 HOTEL 3* BUONO
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 78,00 HOTEL 3* SUPER
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 88,00 HOTEL 4* BUONO
LA QUOTA COMPRENDE:
- un cocktail di benvenuto
- due pensioni complete in hotel;
- sistemazione in hotel 3 stelle in camere doppie con servizi;
- traghetto del Vostro pullman andata e ritorno;
- una degustazione vini in fattoria - un regalo a tutti i partecipanti del gruppo;
- materiale illustrativo dellisola + ns. assistenza al porto allarrivo del gruppo;
- i.v.a.
- 1 GRATUITA OGNI 25 PERSONE .
LA QUOTA NON COMPRENDE:
- nave persone a+r Euro 29,00 a pax,bevande,guida,ingressi
ISOLA DELBA . sapori marinari
infrasettimanale: marzo, aprile, maggio, giugno, settembre, ottobre 2013
supplemento week-end: Euro 15.00/20,00 a persona (minimo 42 persone) (dal pranzo del primo giorno, al pranzo del terzo giorno)
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 130,00 HOTEL 3* SUPER
LA QUOTA COMPRENDE: - 1 cocktail di benvenuto in hotel; - 2 pensioni complete in hotel con i seguenti men tipo:
pranzo primo giorno: bucatini allamatriciana o minestrone del contadino, arista di
vitella al forno, patate al forno e verdura lessa saltata in padella, dolce della casa
---
cena primo giorno: bis di primi: penne in barca e risotto alla marinara, frittura mista
di pesce: calamari e gamberi o carne, insalata mista, macedonia di frutta con gelato
---
cena secondo giorno: fusilli alla puttanesca o passato di verdure, arista di maiale al
forno, contorni, frutta fresca
---
pranzo terzo giorno: bis di primi: penne allo scoglio e farfalle al salmone, pesce al
forno con patate, insalata mista, dolce della casa
---
- sistemazione in hotel 3 stelle super in camere doppie con bagno e telefono; ---
- 1 pranzo il secondo giorno in ristorante (durante il tour) con men tipico:
crostini rustici di mare, lasagnette al profumo di mare, trancia di pesce all'isolana,
patate al forno al rosmarino, dolce della casa e aleatico (vino dolce locale);
---
- traghetto Vostro pullman e persone andata e ritorno; - assistenza di un ns. incaricato che ricever il gruppo al porto di Portoferraio all'arrivo; --- - il nostro esclusivo "BENVENUTO" che Vi d diritto a: * una degustazione gratuita dei vini locali doc e prodotti tipici dell'isola in fattoria; * una confezione omaggio al capo gruppo che comprende: tre bottiglie di vini d.oc.
dell'Elba ed il dolce tipico elbano "schiaccia briaca", da ritirare presso l'Azienda
Sapere - Loc. Mola Porto Azzurro OPPURE al Cantinone di Marciana Marina; * 1 souvenir in minerale a tutti i partecipanti del gruppo da ritirare presso Giannini M. --- - assicurazione responsabilit civile ai sensi art. 14 L.R.T. 16/1994 - materiale illustrativo dell'Isola d'Elba al capo gruppo; - IVA - 1 gratuit in doppia ogni 25 persone paganti. LA QUOTA NON COMPRENDE: - extra, bevande, pullman, guide, ingressi e quanto non convenuto; 1 GIORNO: Arrivo della Vostra comitiva nella mattinata al porto di Piombino, ritiro della polizza di carico e dei biglietti
per i passeggeri presso la societ di Navigazione indicata sul voucher, imbarco e partenza. Dopo un'ora
circa di traversata, le imponenti fortezze di Portoferraio che incorniciano la vecchia Darsena a perfetta
forma di ferro di cavallo, Vi accoglieranno. Operazioni di sbarco e incontro con un nostro incaricato, il
quale consegner del materiali informativo. Sistemazione in hotel, pranzo. Pomeriggio visita consigliata: la
vecchia parte di Portoferraio con le sue viuzze in salita dove sembra che il tempo si sia fermato. Possibilit
di visitare la Palazzina dei Mulini, residenza invernale e pi importante di Napoleone. Anche le Fortezze
costruite nel 1548 da Cosimo de' Medici valgono una visita, non solo per ammirare l'imponenza e grandiosit,
ma anche la splendida vista della citt. Proseguimento per la visita della Chiesa della Misericordia nonch, di
notevole interesse il Museo Civico Archeologico. Rientro in hotel, cena e pernottamento. 2 GIORNO: Prima colazione in hotel. Mattina: ore 09.00 circa incontro con la guida, se prenotata e partenza per la visita
della Villa Napoleonica di S.Martino, residenza estiva dell'Imperatore in esilio, situata nell'omonima verde
vallata. Il giro prosegue verso la parte orientale dell'isola, dove si trovano le antiche miniere di ferro. Breve
sosta sul piazzale panoramico ' Le Grotte' per ammirare la splendida veduta di Portoferraio. A Porto Azzurro
visita della collezione di Minerali e pietre dure Giannini con piccolo laboratorio. Pranzo in ristorante. Nel
pomeriggio partenza per la visita della costa occidentale con il seguente percorso: Procchio, Marciana Marina
piccolo e graziosissimo porto turistico sulla costa nord, Marciana a 370 metri sul livello del mare, circondata
da boschi di castagni e lecci, offre un'indimenticabile vista sulla sottostante vallata. Si prosegue passando per
S.Andrea, Chiessi, Pomonte in mezzo ai vigneti a terrazza degradanti verso il mare, Fetovaia, Seccheto,
Cavoli fino a Marina di Campo. Questo oggi il centro balneare pi frequentato dell'isola, grazie alla sua
lunga e bianchissima spiaggia. Breve sosta per tempo libero. Si continua il giro passando per il Monumento
(panoramica dei 2 golfi) e Lacona. Durante il percorso sosta in una azienda agricola e degustazione gratuita
dei vini locali. Rientro in hotel, cena e pernottamento. 3 GIORNO: Mezza pensione in hotel. Visite consigliate: la vecchia parte di Portoferraio con le sue viuzze in salita dove
sembra che il tempo si sia fermato. Possibilit di visitare la Palazzina dei Mulini, residenza invernale e pi
importante di Napoleone. Anche le Fortezze costruite nel 1548 da Cosimo de' Medici valgono una visita, non
solo per ammirare l'imponenza e grandiosit, ma anche la splendida vista della citt. Proseguimento per la
visita della Chiesa della Misericordia nonch, di notevole interesse il Museo Civico Archeologico. Tempo a
disposizione permettendo potr inoltre essere visitato (facoltativamente) l'Orto Botanico il Giardino dell'Ottone
oppure la Pinacoteca "Foresiana", oppure le Terme di "San Giovanni" e l'erboristeria, importante per la
produzione esclusiva di decotti ed estratti di alghe e piante marine. Ancora in alternativa pu essere visitato
l' Acquario M2 in Marina di Campo: uno dei pi completi d'Europa nel settore degli acquari mediterranei che
ospita oltre 170 specie di pesci ed organismi marini vivi in circa 30 vasche. Oppure visita alla parte orientale
dell'isola Rio Marina e Rio Elba (parco minerario). Pomeriggio: trasferimento a Portoferraio, imbarco.
FESTA DELLUVA allISOLA DELBA
(grande festa popolare) 28.09 30.09 2013
un grande evento, sfilate folkloristiche, una grande festa popolare improntata
sui vini tipici dell'elba, sulla vendemmia e sull'enogastronomia,stand
enogastronomici, artigianato,balli e tanto divertimento .....
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 115,00 HOTEL 3* BUONO
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 120,00 HOTEL 3* SUPER
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 130,00 HOTEL 4* BUONO
LA QUOTACOMPRENDE: - 1 cocktail di benvenuto in hotel; - 2 pensioni complete in hotel (DAL PRANZO PRIMO GIORNO AL PRANZO
ULTIMO GIORNO - escluso il pranzo 2giorno);
- sistemazione in hotel prescelto in camere doppie con bagno e telefono; - traghetto Vostro pullman e persone andata e ritorno; - assistenza di un nostro incaricato che ricever il gruppo al porto di Portoferraio solo all'arrivo; --- - il nostro esclusivo "BENVENUTO" che Vi d diritto a: * una degustazione gratuita dei vini locali doc e prodotti tipici dell'isola in fattoria; * una confezione omaggio al capo gruppo che comprende: tre bottiglie vini d.oc. dell'Elba ed il
dolce tipico elbano "schiaccia briaca", da ritirare presso l'Azienda Agricola Sapere - Loc. Mola
Porto Azzurro OPPURE al Cantinone di Marciana Marina; * 1 souvenir in minerale a tutti i partecipanti del gruppo da ritirare presso Giannini Minerali. --- - assicurazione responsabilit civile ai sensi art. 14 L.R.T. 16/1994- materiale illustrativo dell'Isola d'Elba al capo gruppo; - IVA - 1 gratuit in doppia ogni 25 persone paganti. LA QUOTA NONCOMPRENDE: - extra,bevande, pullman, guide, ingressi e quanto non convenuto;
- il pranzo del 2 giorno (Euro19,00) in ristorante tipico. 1 GIORNO: Arrivo della Vostra comitiva nella mattinata al porto di Piombino, ritiro della polizza di carico e dei biglietti
per i passeggeri presso la societ di Navigazione indicata sul voucher, imbarco e partenza. Dopo un'ora
circa di traversata, le imponenti fortezze di Portoferraio che incorniciano la vecchia Darsena a perfetta forma
di ferro di cavallo, Vi accoglieranno. Operazioni di sbarco e incontro con un nostro incaricato, il quale
consegner del materiali informativo. Sistemazione in hotel, pranzo. Pomeriggio visita consigliata: la vecchia
parte di Portoferraio con le sue viuzze in salita dove sembra che il tempo si sia fermato. Possibilit di visitare
la Palazzina dei Mulini, residenza invernale e pi importante di Napoleone. Anche le Fortezze costruite nel
1548 da Cosimo de' Medici valgono una visita, non solo per ammirare l'imponenza e grandiosit, ma
anche la splendida vista della citt. Proseguimento per la visita della Chiesa della Misericordia nonch, di
notevole interesse il Museo Civico Archeologico. Rientro in hotel, cena e pernottamento. 2 GIORNO: Prima colazione in hotel. Mattina: ore 09.00 circa incontro con la guida, se prenotata e partenza per la
visita della Villa Napoleonica di S.Martino,residenza estiva dell'Imperatore in esilio, situata nell'omonima
verde vallata .Il giro prosegue verso la parte orientale dell'isola,dove si trovano le antiche miniere di ferro.
Breve sosta sul piazzale panoramico 'Le Grotte' per ammirare la splendida veduta di Portoferraio. A Porto
Azzurro visita della collezione di Minerali e pietre dure Giannini con piccolo laboratorio. Pranzo libero.
Nella tarda mattinata trasferimento a Capoliveri per assistere alla manifestazione della FESTA DELL'UVA
A CAPOLIVERI (.... un grande evento, sfilate folkloristiche, una grande festa popolare improntata sui vini
tipici dell'elba, sulla vendemmia e sull'enogastronomia,stand enogastronomici, artigianato,balli e tanto
divertimento .....). Nel tardo pomeriggio rientro in hotel, cena e pernottamento. 3 GIORNO: Mezza pensione in hotel. Visite consigliate: nella mattina partenza per la visita della costa occidentale
con il seguente percorso: Procchio, Marciana Marina piccolo e graziosissimo porto turistico sulla costa
nord, Marciana a 370 metri sul livello del mare, circondata da boschi di castagni e lecci, offre
un'indimenticabile vista sulla sottostante vallata. Si prosegue passando per S.Andrea, Chiessi, Pomonte in
mezzo ai vigneti a terrazza degradanti verso il mare, Fetovaia, Seccheto, Cavoli fino a Marina di Campo.
Questo oggi il centro balneare pi frequentato dell'isola, grazie alla sua lunga e bianchissima spiaggia.
Breve sosta per tempo libero. Si continua il giro passando per il Monumento (panoramica dei 2 golfi) e
Lacona. Durante il percorso sosta in una azienda agricola e degustazione gratuita dei vini locali.
Pomeriggio: trasferimento a Portoferraio, e partenza.
LALTRA ELBA e le antiche miniere
Un viaggio a ritroso nel tempo attraverso le vecchie miniere ed i villaggi dei minatori.
Attraversando il cuore della parte orientale dellisola, la pi antica geologicamente, si
raggiunge la costa est dove vecchi terrazzamenti della miniera,oggi
parco minerario,si stagliano con i loro conturbanti colori di ocra e ossidi di ferro,contro
un cielo che ha vegliato per migliaia di anni sulla fatica della gente di qui.
Spiagge nere, laghetti rossi,vecchie case luccicanti per il pulviscolo di ferro, ghiaie dai
colori pi svariati, paesi dai vicoli angusti dove il tempo sembra essersi fermato;
LALTRA ELBA, quella che seppure inserita negli itinerari turistici con tutte le
proposte che questa nuova industria richiede, non ha cancellato la propria memoria
storica, le proprie tradizioni, la propria identit.
infrasettimanale: marzo, aprile,maggio, ottobre 2012
supplemento week-end: Euro15.00/20,00 a persona (minimo 42 persone) (dal pranzo del primo giorno, al pranzo del terzo giorno)
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 125,00 HOTEL 3* BUONO
QUOTA A PERSONA EURO 135,00 HOTEL 3* SUPER
LA QUOTACOMPRENDE: - 1 SERATA IN MUSICA IN HOTEL (SOLO PERIODO INFRASETTIMANALE);
- 1 cocktail di benvenuto in hotel; - 2 pensioni complete in hotel allIsola dElba;
- sistemazione in hotel 3 stelle super in camere doppie con bagno e telefono; ---
- 1 pranzo in ristorante con il men del minatore:
due portate di primi tipici del minatore, un secondo del minatore, due contorni,
dolce della casa, caff;
---
- 1 visita ad una cantina con degustazione di tre tipi di vino dellelba, pane,
formaggio, affettati, schiaccia briaca;
---
- traghetto Vostro pullman e persone andata e ritorno; - assistenza del ns. incaricato che ricever il gruppo al porto di Portoferraio all'arrivo; --- - il nostro esclusivo "BENVENUTO" che Vi d diritto a: 1 souvenir in minerale a tutti i partecipanti del gruppo da ritirare presso Giannini M.. --- -assicurazione responsabilit civile ai sensi art. 14 L.R.T. 16/1994-materiale illustrativo dell'Isola d'Elba al capo gruppo; - IVA - 1 gratuit in doppia ogni 25 persone paganti. LA QUOTA NON COMPRENDE: - extra,bevande, pullman, guide, ingressi e quanto non convenuto; - ingresso al Parco minerario: Euro 5,00 a persona;
1 GIORNO: Arrivo della Vostra comitiva nella tarda mattinata al porto di Piombino, ritiro della polizza di carico e dei
biglietti per i passeggeri presso la societ di Navigazione indicata sul voucher, imbarco e partenza.
Dopo un'ora circa di traversata, le imponenti fortezze di Portoferraio che incorniciano la vecchia
Darsena a perfetta forma di ferro di cavallo, Vi accoglieranno. Operazioni di sbarco e incontro con un
nostro incaricato, il quale consegner del materiali informativo. Sistemazione in hotel,pranzo.
Pomeriggio visita consigliata della Villa Napoleonica di S.Martino, residenza estiva dell'Imperatore in
esilio, situata nell'omonima verde vallata. Si prosegue per il centro storico di Portoferraio con le sue
viuzze in salita dove sembra che il tempo si sia fermato. Possibilit di visitare la Palazzina dei Mulini,
residenza invernale e pi importante di Napoleone. Anche le fortezzec ostruite nel 1548 da Cosimo d
Medici valgono una visita , non solo per ammirare limponenza e grandiosit, ma anche la splendida
vista della citt. Proseguimento per la visita della Chiesa della Misericordia, nonch di notevole
interesse il Museo Civico Archeologico. Rientro in hotel, cena e pernottamento.
2 GIORNO: Prima colazione in hotel. Partenza per Rio Marina e visita al Parco Minerario (visita che dura circa due
ore SI CONSIGLIA LUSO DI SCARPE DA TEMPO LIBERO), si prosegue per la visita di una cantina
in Loc. Montefico con degustazione vini e piccolo spuntino. Pranzo in ristorante con men tipico del
minatore. Nel pomeriggio partenza per Rio Elba con i suoi vicoli e la Chiesa parrocchiale, interessante
la visita degli antichi lavatoi. Proseguimento per Porto Azzurro e sosta. Rientro in hotel, cena e
pernottamento.
3 GIORNO: Prima colazione in hotel. Nella mattina partenza per la visita della costa occidentale con il seguente
percorso: Procchio, Marciana Marina piccolo e graziosissimo porto turistico sulla costa nord, Marciana
a 370 metri sul livello del mare,circondata da boschi di castagni e lecci, offre un'indimenticabile vista
sulla sottostante vallata. Si prosegue passando per S.Andrea, Chiessi, Pomonte in mezzo ai vigneti a
terrazza degradanti verso il mare, Fetovaia, Seccheto, Cavoli fino a Marina di Campo. Questo oggi il
centro balneare pi frequentato dell'isola,
grazie alla sua lunga e bianchissima spiaggia. Breve sosta per tempo libero. Rientro in hotel e pranzo.
Pomeriggio: trasferimento a Portoferraio, imbarco e partenza.
affida i tuoi clienti a chi all'isola d'Elba di casa
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St Margaret,
Horsmonden,
Kent.
I get to visit all sorts of place in the persuit of orchids and churches, and on occasion, your breath gets taken away by arriving at the most perfect of place.
Horsmonden is such a place.
Sitting in the shadow of the hill on which Goudhurst sits, but the high road passes far enough away so not to be heard.
The church is some distance from the village it serves, and can be found down a dead end lane, ending with a farm and two fine cottages that shre covered in Kentish pantiles..
We had been searching for churches based on the symbols on our country A-Z, finding two churches not there.
Oh well.
Good to report that not only was St Margaret there, it was open.
More shots in due course.
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What a delightful and fascinating church! West tower, nave with aisles and long chancel make this building sound so commonplace. Yet its atmosphere and furnishings make this stand out as one of the most easily recognisable churches in the county. Set in a farmyard some distance from its village, St Margaret's church holds much of note. The chancel has been stripped of its limewash making it an interesting (though historically incorrect) contrast with the clerestoried nave. Firstly it has two Rood Loft Staircases - an obvious sign that over the course of the late middle ages the screen changed its position, or access. On the south wall is a memorial bust to an extraordinary inventor, John Read. This nineteenth century genius invented the round oast-house, the stomach pump and a tobacco enema! Nearby is an early eighteenth century `spider` chandelier. A huge brass is situated in the centre of the chancel (with a rubbing nearby). This is to Henry Grofhurst and dates from the mid fourteenth century. There are two very colourful windows by Rosemary Everett dating from the 1940s.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Horsmonden+1
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HORSEMONDEN
IS the next parish northward from Lamberhurst, a small part of it is within the borough of Rugmerhill, which lies at the western side of it adjoining to that of Brenchley, and is as such within the antient demesne of the manor of Aylesford, and consequently exempt from the jurisdiction of this hundred.
A small part of this parish is said to be within the hundred of Larkfield.
THE PARISH OF HORSEMONDEN is situated much like that of Lamberhurst last described. being a surface of continued hill and dale. It is bounded towards the north-east and south by different streams of the river Medway, which flow from hence, and join the main river at Yalding, besides which it is watered by two other smaller rivulets, and several lesser springs interspersed over it, all which join the larger stream on the southern side of the parish. It is full four miles in length from north to south, but its breadth is but small, in some places not more than one, and in its broadest part not more than two miles. The high road from Maidstone through Yalding to Lamberhurst and Sussex, runs through the whole length of the parish; that from Watringbury over Brandt bridge through Brenchley towards Goudhurst crosses this parish and the other road, at a small green called Horsemonden-heath, which is built round with houses, forming the only village in the parish, the rest of the houses being dispersed singly over different parts of it. The soil, near the high road, is in general a sand intermixed with the rock or sand stone, the remainder is a deep stiff clay, exceeding miry in wet weather. It is much interspersed with coppice woods of oak, especially on the west and north sides of it, where the soil abounds with iron ore; the whole is much covered with fine spreading oak trees, which here from the soil being very kindly to their nourishment grow to a large size, and become sometimes nearly equal in value to the freehold of the estates.
The church stands, with the parsonage, about a quarter of a mile distant from it, very near the southeast boundary of the parish. In the upper part of itnear the river is a seat called Baynden, late belonging to Sir Charles Booth, of Stede-hill, deceased.
A fair is held here on St. Swithin's day, now by the alteration of the style on July 26, for cattle, pedlery and toys.
THE MANOR of Horsemonden was part of the antient possessions of the archbishopric of Canterbury, the archbishop holding it of the king in capite as one knight's fee, of whom it was again held by the noble family of Clare, earls of Gloucester and Hertford.
It appears by the inquisitions returned into the exchequer in the 13th and 14th years of king John, of the knights fees and other services held in capite, that this place was then in the possession of the family of Albrincis, (fn. 1) one of whom, William de Albrincis, or Averenches, dying s. p. Maud, his sister, at length became her brother's heir, and entitled her husband, Hamo de Crevequer, to the possession of it. He died in the 47th year of king Henry the IIId.'s reign, before which however, this manor seems to have passed in marriage with one of his daughters, Elene, to Bertram de Criol.
In the 42d year of king Henry III. there was a composition entered into between archbishop Boniface and Richard de Clare, earl of Gloucester, in relation to the customs and services which the archbishop claimed on account of the lands, which the earl held of him in Tunbridge, Horsemonden, and other places in this county, by which it was agreed that the earl should do homage, and the service of one knight's see for the manor of Horsemonden, and suit at the court of the archbishop and his successors at Canterbury.
In the 8th year of king Edward II. this manor was part of the possessions of the family of Rokesle, the heirs of Roger de Rokesle then holding it of the honor of Clare; one of these was Sir Richard de Rokesle, who died without male issue, leaving by his wife Joane, sister and heir of John de Criol, son of Bertram above-mentioned, two daughters his coheirs; of whom Agnes, the eldest, married Thomas de Poynings; and Joane, the youngest, first Hugh de Pateshull, and secondly Sir William le Baud, each of whom in her right became possessed of this manor, and the latter of them died possessed of it in the 4th year of king Edward III. His widow, in the 20th year of that reign, paid aid for it, being then held of the earl of Gloucester.
After which, although their son, Sir William Baud, seems to have had some interest in this estate, at his death in the 50th year of that reign, yet on hers, the manor itself came to her nephew Michael, son of Thomas de Poynings above mentioned, by Joane de Rokesle her sister, in whose descendants it continued down to his grandson Robert de Poynings, who died in the 25th year of king Henry VI. leaving Alianore, the wife of Sir Henry Percy, lord Percy, eldest son of Henry, earl of Northumberland, daughter of Richard de Poynings, his eldest son, who died in his life-time, his next heir; upon which the lord Percy, in her right, became entitled to this manor, and from him it continued down to Henry, earl of Northumberland, who died without issue in the 29th year of Henry the VIIIth.'s reign. The year before which, he by deed, granted to the king, all his manors, castles and estates, (fn. 2) although the year before this, an act had passed for assuming to the king all his lands and possessions, in case of failure of heirs of his body.
This manor thus coming to the crown, stayed not many years there, for the king in his 36th year, granted it to Stephen Darell, esq. and Agnes his wife, to hold in capite. He died in the 2d year of queen Elizabeth, after which his two sons, Henry and George successively, possessed it, the latter of whom in the 10th year of that reign, alienated this manor to Richard Payne, who anno 17 queen Elizabeth, levied a fine of it, and some time afterwards alienated it to William Beswicke, esq. of Spelmonden, in this parish, sheriff in the year 1616. He was son of William Beswicke, alias Berwicke, alderman and lord-mayor of London, the son of Roger Beswicke, of Cheshire. They bore for their arms, Gules, three bezants, a chief or. His son, Arthur Beswicke, was of Spelmonden, and married Martha, daughter of Laurence Washington, esq. of Maidstone, by whom he left an only daughter Mary his heir, who in her life-time settled this manor on Mr. Haughton, descended from those of Haughton Tower, in Lancashire. He left two daughters his coheirs, the eldest of whom Anne, carried it in marriage to James Marriott, esq. of Hampton, in Middlesex, who bore for his arms, Barry of six, or, and sable. His son, of the same name, died s p. in 1741, and gave it by will to his sister Anne, for her life, and then to his second cousin, Hugh Marriott, esq. who died in 1753, leaving by Lydia, his wife, widow of Dr. Hutton, two sons, James; and Thomas, slain at the siege of Madras in 1765, and one daughter Anne. James the eldest son is in holy orders, and LL. D. He married in 1767, Miss Bosworth, and is the present possessor of this manor, and other estates in this parish.
There is no court held for this manor.
SPELMONDEN is an antient seat at the southern boundary of this parish, which was once possessed by a family which took its surname from it. John de Spelmonden, one of the proprietors of it, is frequently mentioned in the deeds and evidences belonging to this estate; after they were become extinct here, this seat became part of the possessions of the eminent family of Poynings, one of whom Michael, son of Thomas de Poynings, by Joane de Rokesle, possessed it at his death in the 43d year of king Edward III.
He left two sons, Thomas, who died s. p. and Richard, who became his brother's heir, and died possessed of this estate in the 11th year of Richard II. He was succeeded in it by Robert de Poynings his only son, at whose death in the 25th year of king Henry VI. Robert, his younger son, seems to have inherited Spelmonden, and died in the 9th year of king Edward IV. His son and heir, Sir Edward Poynings, in the 14th year of that reign, alienated it to John Sampson, whose son, Christopher Sampson, in the 37th year of king Henry VIII. passed it away by sale to Stephen Davell, who afterwards resided here, and his son, George Darell, in the 10th year of queen Elizabeth, conveyed it to Richard Payne, of Twyford, in Middlesex, who in the 28th year of it sold this estate to William Nutbrown, and he next year alienated it to George Cure, esq. of Surry, from whom it immediately after was sold to Arthur Langworth, and from him again as quickly to William Beswicke, esq. who afterwards resided here, and was sheriff in 1616. Since which this seat has passed in like man ner as the manor of Horsemonden down to the Rev. Dr. Marriott, who is the present possessor of it.
LEWIS-HEATH is a manor situated in the centre of this parish, which was antiently part of the possessions of the family of Groveherst, or Grotherst, one of whom, John de Grotherst, rector of this church, as his epitaph still remaining in it informs us, gave this manor of Leueshothe to the abbot and convent of Begeham, to find one perpetual chaplain to celebrate in the church of Horsemonden and chapel of Leueshothe; and it continued part of the possessions of that abbey till the dissolution of it in the 17th year of king Henry VIII. who that year granted it with all its possessions, among which was this manor, to cardinal Wolsey, for the better endowment of Cardinal's college, in Oxford; but on his being cast in a præmunire, about four years afterwards, all the estates of that college, which, for want of time, had not been firmly settled on it, came into the king's hands, where this manor lay till queen Elizabeth, in the beginning of her reign, granted it to Anthony Brown, viscount Montague, who, as appears by the inquisition taken after his death, died possessed of it in 1593. He was succeeded in it by his eldest son and heir, who not long afterwards alienated it to William Beswicke, esq. of Spelmonden, in this parish, since which it has passed in like manner as that seat, and the rest of his estates in this parish, to the Rev. Dr. Marriott, the present possessor of it.
SPRIVERS is a manor situated on the western side of this parish, which had antiently owners of that surname, one of whom, Robert Sprivers, died possessed of it in 1447, anno 26 Henry VI. and by his will devised it to his son of the same name. After this family was become extinct here, the Vanes became proprietors of it, from whom it passed into the name of Bathurst.
Robert Bathurst possessed this manor and resided here in the reign of queen Elizabeth. He was second son of Laurence Bathurst, of Staplehurst, whole eldest son Edward was ancestor of the Bathursts, of Franks, in this county, under which more may be seen of them. Robert Bathurst, above-mentioned, was ancestor by his first wife to those of Letchlade, in Gloucestershire, and of Finchcocks and Wilmington, in this county, and by his second wife of those of Richmond, in Yorkshire; soon after this it was alienated to Malbert, and from thence again, after no long intermission, to Morgan, in which name it remained till it was sold to Holman, whose descendant Anne Holman, in 1704, passed it away by sale to Mr. Courthope, who bore for his arms, Or, a fess azure between three estoils sable. Some account of the different branches of whose family has already been given before under Brenchley. That branch of it, from which the Courthopes of Danny, in Sussex, and those of Horsemonden were descended, was seated at Goddards-green, in Cranbrook, in the reign of king Henry VIII. one of whom, Alexander Courthope, of Cranbrook, possessed lands there, in Biddenden, and Maidstone, as appears by his will in the Prerogativeoffice, Canterbury, as early as the year 1525.
Mr. Courthope, the purchaser of this estate, left by his wife, one of the sisters of Edward Maplesden, of Cheveney, in Marden, a son, Alexander, and five daughters, who all died unmarried, except Barbara, who married Mr. Cole, of Marden, and died in 1783, by whom she had two surviving sons, Peter and John. Alexander Courthope, esq. the son, rebuilt the mantion house of Sprivers at some distance from the antient one, and afterwards resided in it with true old English hospitality, and with a reputation of the highest integrity. He died unmarried in 1779, and by his will gave this manor, with the estate belonging to it, to his nephew, John Cole, esq. the present possessor, who resides in it.
A court baron is regularly holden for this manor.
Grovehurst is a manor which lies on the eastern side of this parish, and was in very early times part of the possessions of a family who took their surname from it. William Grovhurst died possessed of it, with Puleyns in this parish, (now the property of the Rev. Richard Bathurst, late of Finchcocks in Goudhurst) in the 7th year of king Edward III; his descendant Richard Groveherst left three daughters his coheirs, one of whom, Anne, carried this manor in marriage, about the latter end of the reign of king Richard II. to Richard Hextall, of Hextalls-court in East Peckham. His eldest son William, in the beginning of king Henry VI.'s reign, increased his property in this parish by the purchase of four estates here, called Hothe, Smeeths, Capell, and Augustpitts. He left Margaret his sole daughter and heir, who carried them in marriage to William Whetenhall, esq commonly called Whetnall, whose descendant of the same name, was sheriff in the 18th year of king. Henry VIII.'s reign, and in the 31st year of it procured his lands to be disgavelled by the act passed that year.
His descendant, Henry Whetenhall, in the reign of king James I. passed away the manors of Grovehurst, Hoathe, Smeethe, and Capell, (for that of Augustpitts had been before sold off, being now the property of Mr. John Osborne, who resides at it,) together with a seat in this parish, called Broadford, situated near the bridge of that name over the river here, to Francis Austen, the fifth son of Mr. John Austen, of this parish, who dying in 1620, was buried in this church, where his arms still remain, viz. Or, on a chevron sable three plates, between three lions paws erect and erased, sable. He afterwards resided at Grovehurst, of which he died possessed in 1687, and was buried here. He left a son, John Austen, who was likewise of Grovehurst, where he died in 1705, and was buried here. His son; John Austen, esq. resided at Broadford, and died the year before him, leaving six sons and one daughter, of whom John, the eldest, became his grandfather's heir to his estates in this parish, and Francis, the second son, was father of Francis Motley Austen, esq. now of Sevenoke in this county.
John Austen, esq. the eldest son, was of Broadford, and married Mary, daughter and coheir of Stephen Stringer, esq. of Goudhurst, by whom he had John Austen, esq. now of Broadford, who married Miss Joanna Weekes, of Sevenoke, by whom he has one daughter Mary, and he is the present possessor of these manors and estates.
There is a court baron regularly held for the manors of Grovehurst, Hoathe, and Smeethe.
BADMONDEN is a reputed manor in this parish, in which there was formerly a cell, but not conventual, belonging to the priory of Beaulieu, in Normandy; in which situation it continued till the general suppression of the alien priories throughout England, in the 2d year of king Henry V. anno 1414, when their houses and possessions were in parliament given to the king and his heirs, who the next year gave it to the priory of St. Andrew, in Rochester, where it remained till the dissolution of that society in 1540; when all the rents and revenues of it were surrendered into the king's hands, who by his dotation charter in his 33d year, settled it on his new-founded dean and chapter of Rochester, with whom the inheritance of it remains at this time.
The manor of East Farleigh and East Peckham claims over this part of Horsemonden; the freeholders in Badmonden holding their lands of it in free socage tenure.
BRAMBLES is a small manor in this parish, which was heretofore the property of Mr. John Barnes, and now belongs to Mr. Usherwood.
A court baron is held for this manor.
The manor of Gillingham claims over the tithing or hamlet of Baveden, in this parish, being one of the four denns in the Weald holden of that manor, the freeholders holding their lands of it in free socage tenure.
Charities.
WILLIAM WYKES gave by will in 1682, for the maintenance of the poor in land, vested in trustees, the yearly produce of 14l. 6s. 6½d.
LADY ABERGAVENNY gave by will for the like purpose, in money and jewels, which were recovered by a decree in chancery in 1618, and laid out in the purchase of two farms, one in Tunbridge, of the clear annual produce of 19l. 16s. 5d. the other in Ticehurst, of 7l. 8s.
The number of poor constantly relieved here is yearly about fifty, those casually twenty.
HORSEMONDEN is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Rochester, and deanry of Malling.
The church is dedicated to St. Margaret; it is a handsome building; in it are memorials of Groshurst, Browne, Austen, Courthope and Campion, and in the chancel, on the south side, a fair altar tomb, without the appearance of having ever had any inscription on it. Over the west door are the arms of Poynings and Fitzpaine; one of the former might very probably be the builder, or at least a considerable benefactor to the building of it.
It is valued in the king's books at 26l. 3s. 9d. and the yearly tenths at 2l. 12s. 4½d.
The patronage of this church was, from the earliest time, an appendage to the manor of Horsemonden, and consequently has had the same proprietors. There are two small manors annexed to it, called the manors of Hasellets alias Radmanden, and Cossington alias Heyden, for which there are court barons held—These, with the rectory, are now part of the possessions of the Rev. Dr. Marriot, lord of the manor of Horsemonden.
¶Robert de Grosshurst, of Horsemonden, in 1338, founded a perpetual chantry in this church, in the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in honor of her annunciation in the north part of it, to the praise of God, and for the souls of himself, his wife, &c. And he ordained, that after the first vacancy, the parishioners should nominate the priest of it, to be presented to the bishop of Rochester, to be instituted and inducted into the said chantry. The priest to reside constantly, and to celebrate daily in it, according to the rules therein mentioned. And he ordained, that Sir William Langford, the first priest, and his successors, perpetual chaplains of it, should receive yearly for their maintenance, and the burthens incumbent on it, from the abbot and convent of Boxley, six marcs sterling yearly rent, which he had purchased of them for the endowment of it. Anno 1445, the bishop directed his official, &c. to enquire by inquisition, among other matters, concerning the dotation and endowment of this chantry, when it was returned that it consisted in six marcs annual rent from the abbot of Boxlay, of forty shillings annual rent from lands in the parish of Merden, granted to the chaplain for a term of years, and in one messuage and gardens of the value of twelve-pence, and in rent in Horsemonden of six shillings per annum; and that the house of the chantry was so much out of repair, that six marcs would scarce be sufficient to put it in good repair; and that thus the true value of this chantry, the burthens belonging to the chaplain of it being borne by him, amounted according to their estimation to eight marcs per annum.
Sir Edward Poynings gave twenty-four acres of land to the maintenance of lights in this church; from whence they obtained their present name of Torchfield. (fn. 3)
In the year 1701, this church was repaired by the aid of a brief collected for that purpose.
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While the world may never know the noble sacrifices made to defeat Thanos, I honor the memories of the fallen with the addition of the Hot Toys Avengers: Endgame Black Widow figure into my one sixth figure collection, which if I'm being honest, is somewhere in the vicinity of 25% nothing but Black Widow.
It's actually been out in the real world since July 2020, so you can imagine by the time I received mine last week, I've had to time formulate some thoughts on the figure even before I received it.
This figure comes in a standard windowed cardboard box with a cardboard slip cover with glorious art work depicting the only worthy Avenger in the group.
You get the figure with open palm hands, six additional hands (pistol specific, baton specific, closed fists), two baton handles for storage in the backpack, two full size batons, a combined staff form for the batons, a pair of Glock 26s, and a stand. The actual contents of said box are a bit on the scant side, though quite honestly I'm not sure really sure what else you could have added.. maybe a few gesture specific hands?
Also, for the anal retentive readers, neither the batons or the Glocks have any paint on them. In fact, I was kind of confused at first that the Glocks were pure black... well turns out they were always pure black (at least going back to CW) so it's possible the silver painted ones we kept getting were overstock from years past. Detailing on the Glocks and the batons are pretty much what you'd expect - pretty much scaled down replicas of the real ones.
The Glocks have moving Slides, but no longer have removable magazines, undoubtedly due to cost savings as nobody ever really used that function for Widow.
If you've followed news of this figure, you've undoubtedly heard claims that Hot Toys FINALLY nailed Scarlett Johansson in this latest release.
Nope. No. Absolutely not. Nein. Hell no.
I feel much of this hype has to do with the most obvious change between the previous releases and this one - the use of sculpted hair. I get that many a collector avoided the other Widow figures due to their desire not to get involved in hair styling, and I get that.. The ironic thing is that if Hot Toys were to choose one sculpt to use rooted hair on, it would have been THIS one, as the hair is basically controlled in a pony tail.. missed opportunity, IMHO.
Speaking of hair, the tip of the flexible pony tail definitely could use more that Bronze. Sculpting on it is nice enough, including an ornamental braid that goes from the top of her head along the right side. Unlike Dr. Strange 2.0, the hair doesn't seem to add too much volume to her head.
Then there's the face itself, which I've shown in comparison to the IW and CW version (which, really are the same thing). Endgame Widow certainly has a healthier complexion compared to the IW version, seemingly a mixture between the CW and IW colours.
Even in sunlight you can the differences in colour, though in comparison to the real deal it's a bit too flushed. I feel the IW version wasn't actually that far off.
The actual shape of the face has improved, having more pronounced cheeks and a sharper chin. Having said that, the overall size of the face is generally just too wide compared to the real deal. They also gave her one hell of a jawline to make her more feminine, including a much smaller neck area. This all gives her a great profile, but causes her head to look too big from the front.
Then there's the eyes... the eyes aren't even close to the real thing. It's something that I've come to accept on Hot Toys sculpts, so it's not to say they're badly done. They just don't look like Scar Jo and for me, throw the whole face off.
Hot Toys also gave Nat a kind of constipated looking expression, but you know what? I'll take that over the dead eye stares of AoU and Winter Soldier.. at least there's some sort of soul in the figure. As expected, the face is expertly painted, a hallmark of Hot Toys products.
So in summary, there are certain aspects of the Sculpt where things have improved, and the right light can now bring out those improved features, but to call it as the definitive Scarlett Johansson Black Widow sculpt is too much of a stretch for me. It's just like the previous one - features make it easy to recognize as Scar Jo as Black Widow, but none are perfect.
The Body is an interesting discussion, though not as contested as the I don't know model names and all that, but to me the actual body itself hasn't changed, down to the rubber piece for her Clavicle and Bust Line... probably going back to Avengers. The padding is slightly different this time, though, probably to accommodate the newly designed suit. I'm guessing that unless it was done with my needs in mind, its likely that it was due to some manufacturing limitations and/or labour issues.
The outfit that Hot Toys gave the Widow figure is what I would call the Black Widow stunt outfit.
Based on appearances, it really should be made of whatever Captain America's costume is made from. While it would look cool, such a suit would likely cost more than what she actually got, while at the same time being effectively crap when it comes to articulation as it would be form fitting.
Instead, Hot Toys gave her a rubber body sock with harder plastic shoulder and knee guards glued on. To my untrained eyes and hands seems to be the stuff they made the BvS Batman suit from. Using this material, a suit that LOOKS like the one on screen is used, but has range of motion in mind. All the patterns and textures, for example, are present, but the Widows Bite are no longer removable from the body.
The end result is the form fitting nature of the suit is maintained, but the suit has ample give in the abdomen and hip area, along with stretch of the material itself, for improved range of motion over its predecessors. Again, maybe the padding was done with this in mind.. maybe it was a happy accident.
The articulation of the shoulders and arms are about the same as before, not quite enabling her to hold her arms out past 90 degrees from the resting position. Sadly, they never fixed the lack of ankle articulation.
All-in-all, I've found the Endgame body to be more poseable as compared to the CW and IW versions, and is probably on par with the AoU version without having that baggy look for her suit (or the flaking/tearing issues).
The materials used for the holster/belt, backpack, and boots appear to be unchanged from the IW release Hands are effectively reuses of the ones for the IW release, with the exception of the Quantum Tracker on the back of her left hand.
Paint work is the usual Hot Toys level of quality, which is kind of important when you're dropping $250 USD for a single figure.
In conclusion, an interesting figure. You're getting your usual Hot Toys level of paint and build quality. I like the new suit, even if seems like a cost cutting measure, because I'm giving Hot Toys the benefit of the doubt that they chose function over form, and I've been able to do a few things that none of the previous suits could do.. or at least do without fear of tearing.
Besides, the new Glocks let me check off that "cost cutting" box anyway.
Is it THE DEFINITIVE Black Widow though? I'd have to say no, unless your definition includes not having rooted hair. The lack of ankles is still a sore point, and more importantly, none of the Widows have screamed "HOLY CRAP THEY SHRUNK HER HEAD AND STUCK IT ON THIS FIGURE" though, again, they're getting closer (especially that profile view).
So, if getting a Hot Toys Widow into an action pose is your deal, then the Endgame version will probably do you right. But if you want a classy looking Widow, the CW version is still where its at.
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Exercise #2....I took a shot of Mickey with the flash 45° to my left, then a shot from the flash's point of view.
This kind of boat is completely round. The shape is based upon old traditions in these parts, traditions maintained by a small number of families for fishing purpose - but just as often to entertain tourists. Whatever; a great voyage!
Highest Explore Position #222 ~ On September 27th 2008.
Amur Leopard - Colchester Zoo, Colchester, Essex, England - September 2008.
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This is the same Leopard that's on my profile page...and was taken through the glass, after he came up to me and stopped and had a look around..:O))
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ The Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is critically endangered. It is one of the rarest felids in the world with an estimated 27 to 32 individuals remaining in the wild (2007 snow track count).
Its common names are Amur leopard from Amur River or Far Eastern Leopard.
Appearance ~ Of the eight subspecies the Amur, or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) shows the strongest divergence in coat pattern. The coat is pale cream (especially in winter) and has widely spaced rosettes with thick, black rings and darkened centres. The length of the coat varies between 2.5cm in summer and 7.5cm in winter.
Status in the wild and in zoos ~ The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is the northernmost of the eight leopard subspecies. The Amur leopard's range is overlapping with that of the Amur tiger or Siberian Tiger which range extends further to the north. The Amur leopard's historic range extended throughout northeastern ("Manchurian") China, the southern part of Primorsky Krai in Russia and the Korean Peninsula. This range shrank dramatically during the 20th century, due primarily to habitat loss and hunting. Today, it is critically endangered with only 27 to 34 individuals remaining in Southwest Primorye. There are probably up to 10 animals scattered throughout the Chinese Jilin and Heilongjiang Provinces, with the majority of animals concentrated near the Russian border.
The Amur leopard probably went extinct in the wild in South Korea in the late 1960s, although some recent, unconfirmed reports suggest that a few leopards may remain in and around the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. There are likely still leopards in the rugged northern region of North Korea near the Chinese border, and it is also likely that animals from Southwest Primorye in Russia occasionally cross the border into North Korea, but reliable information is lacking.
The Amur leopard is listed as Endangered by the IUCN and is on CITES Appendix I for protection status.
There are approximately 300 Amur leopards in captivity, mostly in zoos in Europe, North America and countries of the former Soviet Union. Most, but not all, of these leopards are in zoos participating in managed conservation breeding programmes.
Ecology ~ Male Amur leopards weigh 32-48 kg, with exceptionally large males up to 60-75 kg. Females are smaller than the males at 25-43 kg.
The main prey species of the Amur leopard are roe and sika deer, along with hares and badgers.
Whilst it has been found in other regions that leopards do not do well in areas where they share territory with tigers, this has not proved to be the case in Russia. Studies have indicated that an increased tiger population in the Southwest Primorye area has not adversely affected the leopard population.
Amur leopards in zoos show some evidence of breeding seasonalilty with a peak in births in late spring/early summer. After a gestation period of around 12 weeks cubs are born in litters of 1-4 individuals, with an average litter size of just over 2. The cubs will stay with their mother for up to two years before becoming fully independent. Females first breed at an age of 3-4 years.
In the wild, leopards live for 10-15 years and they may reach 20 years in captivity.
March 2011
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While out looking for owls with a friend... we visited the town of Pinawa, where we were entertained by a lone male pine grosbeak perched along the roadside snowbank who was willing to pose for us in many different positions. As for the owls, we came across a few Northern Hawk Owls and a couple of Bald Eagles, but none of which were close enough to even try taking a picture... next time.
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U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct a safety briefing at the Rose Barracks (Vilseck), Germany railhead station May 5, 2014 as part of Combined Resolve II, a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, including more than 4,000 participants from 13 allied and partner countries. The gunnery is the first time a U.S. Army rotational force will use the European Activity Set, a set of armored vehicles and equipment pre-positioned in Grafenwoehr – including the most up-to-date versions of the M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2/M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles -- for live-fire training in Europe.(U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/Released)
In Position, an art exhibition by Brendan Fernandes at the Varley Art Gallery
This entire batch is a test to my post editing skills due to poor lighting...
This was the residence of the chief retainer of the house of Doi that ruled the Koga domain. The Takami family held the hereditary position of chief retainer. The house dates back to 1633 and was built with extra wood that wasn’t used for the construction of Koga Castle’s 3rd floor. The most famous chief retainer of the Doi clan was Takami Senseki (1785-1758) who also served as respected advisor to the Tokugawa shogunate as an advisor on all things “western”. A student of Dutch studies, Senseki was instrumental in creating modern maps of Japan and engaging in the diplomatic negotiations with the western powers in the waning days of the Shogunate. Senseki was fond of corresponding in Dutch and even signed his letters under the pen name Jan Hendrik Daper. An extensive collection of his work is on display at the Koga City History Museum.
Koga City, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, has a history that dates back to ancient Jomon times and was even mentioned in the Man’yōshu anthology of poems that was compiled in the AD 800s. During the Muromachi period, Koga became the base for the Kantō branch of Ashikaga under the leadership of Shigeuji, who led a rebellion against the Ashikaga shogunate.
During the Edo period (1603-1868), the fief of Koga was ruled by many hereditary daimyo whose families had pledged loyalty to Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. The families that ruled Koga included the Ogasawara, various branches of the Matsudaira, Okudaira, Nagai, Honda and Doi. Perhaps Doi Toshikatsu, who became tairō (chief elder of the council of elders - rōjū) during the reign of Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, was the most famous ruler of Koga.
Another famous ruler of Koga was Doi Toshitsura (1789-1848), who is sometimes called the “The Snow Lord”. Apart from being a key advisor to the Tokugawa shogunate, he was the first person in Japan to seriously study the designs of snowflakes. He illustrated his findings in a book Sekka Zusetsu (Pictorial Illustrations of Snowflakes) and some of the patterns became popular for clothing and decorative purposes.
Today, there is nothing left of the Edo period Koga castle, but numerous old temples, shrines, samurai and farmer homes remain. Unfortunately, many of these buildings suffered damage during the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011 and repairs were ongoing when I visited.