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1 The Quadrant, Letchworth by Barrett & Driver. Built as part of the 'Cheap Cottages Exhibition' of 1905.
A pair of very tall brick Observation Towers dating from World War Two stand on Grimston Warren. Both of the quadrant towers are built from four brickwork columns, connected approximately half way up with steel tie rods, the columns are also connected at the top with a concrete ring beam.
Usually there is a concrete superstructure on top, used by the observers, in this case the tower probably held a wooden superstructure attached by bolts to the concrete ring beam sitting on top of the columns. Some of the wooden remains and fixings can be seen. Both of the towers show some concrete foundations at the base indicating where a staircase was mounted for access.
Nearby are some cropmarks of a large circle with a large central ''bullseye'' at reference TF 6780 2214, this is believed to represent the remains of a World War Two bomb target.
INFORMATION BOARD -
This tower and its twin, which can be seen in the distance to the north, were constructed by the army and date from the Second World War.
They were used for artillery training by the Royal Observation Corps. Guns fired shells at a target and observers measured the shell trajectories and determined the accuracy of each shot. The two view points were necessary to pi point the exact position each shell fell.
This tower was entirely hidden within a dense conifer plantation from the 1960’s. It was only the felling of trees in 2009 as part of Norfolk Wildlife Trust's heathland restoration project that has once again revealed the tower. For the first time in decades the original sight-line between the two observation towers has been opened up.
BEWARE ORDNANCE ‼️
There are also the remains of other military features dating from around the time Second World War, including slit trenches, and gun emplacements. Occasionally the remains of shells and other ordnance are found here. Should you find any metal objects which you think may be ordnance please do not handle them but safely mark the location and report your findings to Norfolk Wildlife Trust on 01603 625540.
Information from the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
Source: Part I. Introduction: From the Great Chain of Being to Postmodernism in Three Easy Steps in Excerpt G: Toward A Comprehensive Theory of Subtle Energies by Ken Wilber
Part I. Introduction - Systems Theory versus Hermeneutics: Why Both Are Important (page 1) in Excerpt C: The Ways We Are in This Together: Intersubjectivity and Interobjectivity in the Holonic Kosmos by Ken Wilber
A Critique of Ken Wilber's "AQAL" Philosophy by M. Alan Kazlev
I enjoyed seeing this in Oxford's rather nice museum of the history of science. (Just west of Sheldonian)
How would you measure... precisely... the position of a star in the sky? This quadrant was made by John Bird in 1773, part of the original equipment of the Radcliffe Observatory. Remember that clocks to tell you the time accurately (part of the puzzle of "where is that star?" were only recently available that far back!
For similar "wonders of measurement" stuff, I invite you to my web-page about making your own maps....
www.arunet.co.uk/tkboyd/mm1.htm
My id for photo: 1009
The four quadrants that all holons exhibit – namely the holon’s subjectivity (intention), its attributes measurable from the exterior (behavior), the values it shares with other holons at the same level (inter-subjective, culture), and the externally measurable relations it has with other holons at the same level (inter-objective, society).
Read more on my blog post On Reading Ken Wilber's "Sex, Ecology & Spirituality"
Field & Fork 2014, Gheens Foundation Lodge, Beckley Creek Park, Louisville KY. Photos by Bob Hower/Quadrant
Network Rail HR director Richard Doyle opens the Quadrant:MK Network Rail HR director Richard Doyle opens the Quadrant:MK alongside Olympic Gold meadal winer Greg Rutherford
Quadrent:MK is the new National Centre for Network Rail
Quadrant found on the Pinta in Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA
Nina and Pinta are two replica ships which Christopher Columbus used in 1492 when he sailed his on famous trip.
The Nina and Pinta were Caravels Ships. They were built from the same techniques which the original ships were crafted from.
I've finalized the throttle enclosure. The two switches aft of the throttle and mixture levers are for the previously mentioned trim board. The rear one allows joystick switch control for the rear seat when in the "Both" position. The switch in front of it selects the positioning motors for the left or right landing lights (mounted on gimbals) just as you would select the left or right mirror adjustments in your car. In fact, that's what moves my landing lights...mirror motors out of a Ford Taurus. The switch is spring loaded to the middle position, where the "coolie hat" joystick switch goes back to controlling the pitch and roll trim motors.
Also on the enclosure are the cockpit speaker and switch, three auxiliary flap control switches (belt-and-suspenders!), and the throttle friction knob. Markings were done with a PC-connected P-Touch PT-P700 label machine using black letters on a clear background.
Bridgewater Place
Downtown Grand Rapids along Bridge Street and the Grand River.
five exposure hdr via photomatix and cleaned up in ps. Five exposure on a windy day with people and vehicles in the background tends to need a little retouching...
Quadrant (hat -- artistic class). Philadelphia Flower Show, "Holland--Flowering the World," March 11-19, 2017.
The Swansea Metro is an FTR bus rapid transit system being implemented in Swansea, Wales, UK. Swansea Council plans to introduce a hybrid articulated bus service on a dedicated route through the city in an attempt to relieve traffic congestion and provide alternative transport to cars.
The Quadrant, Warwick Road, Coventry, 1855.
By James Murray (1831-1863).
Grade ll listed.
Coventry's finest example of terraced housing for the prosperous middle-classes of that era. The neo-classic terrace is built in six individual sections each with its own variation in design.
Angela Brazil Children's writer lived and worked here 1911-1947.
Angela Brazil (1868-1947) is not a name familiar to most people, but she was a literary trailblazer for more than 40 years. Her ‘schoolgirl fiction’ moved away from the Victorian ideal of teaching moral principles and ethics to young girls, and simply entertained the reader.
She paved the way for many authors, including Elinor Brent-Dyer and Enid Blyton. Angela grew up as the youngest of four siblings, in a house with a strict Victorian father but a liberal-minded mother. Angela was encouraged, by her mother, to pursue interests like literature and music, and she enrolled in a local private school for ladies. This type of upbringing was uncommon in the late Victorian era, and gave Angela a common bond with the generation that came after her. She wrote about her own school experiences in My Own Schooldays.
She began writing at the age of 10 for a local magazine but it was her schoolgirl novels that eventually earned her fame. She wrote stories from the viewpoint of the pupils, usually girls around the age of 14, who attended small picturesque schools housed in lavish manors, surrounded by moats, or built on hilltops. The schools usually had around two to four dozen students; just enough to create a good cast of characters sharing the same customs and slang.
Brazil’s timing was impeccable - society’s views about educating women were taking a definite turn. Contrary to the Victorian era, the 20th century saw an increase in education and literacy levels for girls, especially in the middle-classes. These young, educated girls created a new market of readers eager for girl-friendly versions of Tom Brown’s School Days.
Some adults were appalled by the storylines of rule-breaking and adventure with some schools banning Brazil’s work – which only made her books more popular. Brazil sold more than three million copies.
'Gold quadrants on aqua & blue': as wallpaper printed by Spoonflower. Original: Paint roller & oil on paper. © Su Schaefer 2012
I really like this as wallpaper, a better view is here: www.spoonflower.com/wallpaper/674937
Also as fabric: www.spoonflower.com/fabric/674937
[Gold quadrants on aqua & blue_as wallpaper063 copy]
Diptych collaboration with Mark made exclusively for the Diptych_This! group.
left: his pic
right: my pic
Thank you simona for this gift: Unwords - Nichita Stãnescu
He offered me a leaf like a hand with fingers.
I offered him a hand like a leaf with teeth.
He offered me a branch like an arm.
I offered him my arm like a branch.
He tipped his trunk towards me
like a shoulder.
I tipped my shoulder to him
like a knotted trunk.
I could hear his sap quicken, beating
like blood.
He could hear my blood slacken like rising sap.
I passed through him.
He passed through me.
I remained a solitary tree.
He a solitary man.