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More photos from our Christmas Eve day hike in the slot canyon in the Anza Borrego desert near the Salton Sea in California
Heriot's v Glasgow Hawks - 1st November 2008 - Score Heriot's 27 Hawks 12 - Sponsored by Prestonfield
Drinking deeply in the desert heat. Prior to this journey I did not cope well in hot climates. But learning how to stay cool in the shade and to drink deeply and regularly has shaped our expeditions into warmer climates ever since.
Archive: USA Road Trip 1989
Scanned from 35mm Fujichrome RF50
Camera: Canon 5D Mk II
Lens: 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Post: Aperture
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The passage across the 23-arch Copley Viaduct of a three-car Class 158 'Express Sprinter' DMU, forming Northern's 13.52 Selby-Manchester Victoria service, coincides with the end of a drinks break at Copley Cricket Club. The home team lost by five wickets a Halifax League derby against fellow Premier Division strugglers Sowerby Bridge Church Institute. SBCI's victory, secured with 13 balls to spare, owed much to Tyson Illingworth and Tom Wood. The former's 'fiver' included the wickets of star Copley batters Oliver Thorpe and Alex Rowles; the latter's unbeaten century was patience personified. Copley proved the 'catches win matches' adage by somehow putting down five. The viaduct dates from 1852, the cricket club from 1880. @15.17
Match statistics:
Match statistics:
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance: 44. Copley won the toss and elected to bat. Copley 242-7 off 45 overs (Oliver Thorpe 70, Alex Rowles 65, Prahalad Nadella 31, Tyson Illingworth 5-95) 4pts lost by five wickets to Sowerby Bridge Church Institute 243-5 off 43.5 overs (Tom Wood 105 not out, Simon Wood 43, Daniel Brock 37, Oliver Thorpe 2-59) 11pts
I thought about getting the bus to Bearwood (on the Outer Circle) and wasn't sure what was there to take. After I arrived I headed towards the Bus Station, and behind that was this park - Lightwoods Park.
I always thought that Bearwood was within Birmingham, but now it appears to be in the district of Sandwell.
The park was run by Birmingham until November 2010, when Sandwell took over running it.
There is signs here of it's Birmingham past.
Behind all this scaffolding is the Grade II listed Lightwoods House. I think it is supposed to be getting restored, but there are demolition signs around it. It appears externally to be in poor condition. I hope Sandwell Council restore it, and turn it into a museum.
House. Late C18, re-fronted mid-C19. Brick with stucco dressings and slate
roof. A symmetrical composition of two storeys and five bays, with chamfered
quoins. The three central bays project, also with chamfered quoins, and with
a pediment. The ground floor windows have rusticated surrounds and keystones.
The first floor windows, above a cornice, are sashed, have segmental heads, and
are flanked by pilasters with triglyphs over. Each has an apron with blind
balustrade and a segmental pediment with scallop shell motif. The porch has
rusticated engaged columns, triglyph frieze, and balustrade. The doorway has
a round head. Set back to the left is a one-bay pedimented pavilion, remain-
ing from the C18 building. At the rear is a Venetian stair window with Doric
columns as mullions. The VCH gives a sketch plan and elevation of the original
house, showing the extent of the C19 alterations. They state that a brick to
the east of the porch is inscribed: "Jonathan Grundy, June 19, 1780". (VCH,
pp 101, 102).
Lightwoods House, Lightwoods Park, Bearwood - Heritage Gateway
The demolition sign is on the left.
Lightwoods House in the south of Smethwick near the Harborne boundary took its name from the tract of woodland in the area. The house is said to have been built by Jonathan Grundy in 1791, but a brick in the wall immediately east of the entrance porch is inscribed 'Jonathan Grundy, June 19, 1780'. Grundy, the eldest son of Jonathan Grundy of Wigston Parva (Leics.), is the first known occupant of Lightwoods House and lived there until his death in 1803. His widow Hannah lived there until her death in 1815, and their daughter, also Hannah, lived in the house until she died unmarried in 1829. The house and its land then passed to Jonathan Grundy's niece Eliza, the wife of Henry Goodrich Willett. In 1842 Willett, whose wife had died in 1837, owned 38 a. of land in Smethwick; most of his estate lay immediately around the house, but part was between the present Bearwood, Waterloo, and Grange Roads. Willett lived at Lightwoods House until his death in 1857. His nephew, Captain H. J. Willett, occupied the house for a few months after his uncle's death, but in 1858 it was leased to George Caleb Adkins, a local soap manufacturer. Adkins bought the house with some land from Willett's trustees in 1865 and lived there until his death in 1887.
Taken from British History - Smethwick - Other estates
In 1902, on the death of Caleb Adkins, apparently his son, Lightwoods House with its 16-acre park was put up for sale, and it seemed likely that the house would be demolished and the land used for housing. Mainly through the efforts of A. M. Chance, however, the house and park were bought for the public. In October 1902 the committee which had raised the purchase money handed over the property to Birmingham corporation as a public park. About the same time other land was added bringing the boundary to Adkins Lane and Galton Road, and further subscriptions enabled the committee to buy more land in 1905. A feature of the park is the garden, opened in 1915, which contains specimens of the plants mentioned by Shakespeare. Since the opening of Lightwoods Park the house has at various times accommodated a public library, public refreshment rooms, and rooms for the Sons of Rest. In 1971 it was being converted into studios and offices by the lessees, John Hardman & Co. Ltd., stained-glass artists.
The original house was of brick with stone dressings and had a pedimented central block, with detached wings which housed the kitchen and stables. During the 19th century the symmetry of the original design was obscured by several extensions, the interior was remodelled, and the main front was enriched with stucco decoration in an early-18thcentury style.
... for both bus and staff. The DMS in the previous picture paused for a while at a service area on our return. The previous owner had seen fit to paint out his former party bus advertising giving it a quite 'modern' livery appearance! Opportunity was taken to park it alongside something appropriate for a record shot. Inspite of it's first impression, and the body attempting to part company with the chassis, the journey back was completed without problem.
After long day of work...its time to relax, unwind a little bit. cheers!
Philippines
Similar to the USA, iced tea is served in many bars and restaurants, grocery stores and fast food outlets as an alternative to carbonated soft drinks. In most areas, only the Nestea variety is available. It is also available in powdered form as well as in cans and bottles. Iced tea in the Philippines is almost always sweet, with a slight lemon flavor.
A spectator at Shelley Cricket Club left these pints unguarded on a bench for a couple of minutes. Given the temperature, he was a lucky a thirsty fielder didn't gulp them down in his absence. Captured at Westerley Lane during a 132-run win for Shelley over Huddersfield League Premiership rivals Thongsbridge.
Sikandar Raza, a Pakistan-born Zimbabwe Test cap, hit a confident 74 then took 5-40 with his off-breaks for Shelley. The hosts made a decent score on a tricky wicket offering unpredictable bounce. Thongsbridge, replying, slumped from 24-1 to 50-7. Without a vigorous wag from the tail, the visitors' defeat would have been even heavier. Prior to this two-match May Bank Holiday weekend, Shelley hadn't won a game, and propped up the Premiership table. This Bank Holiday Monday victory followed up a 46-run home win over Scholes on the Saturday. The Westerley Lane double enabled Shelley to climb out of the relegation zone.
Match statistics:
Admission: £1. Programme: none. Attendance: 110. Thongsbridge won the toss and elected to field. Shelley 237-8 off 50 overs (Sikandar Raza 74, Joe Sykes 51, Louis Sykes 31, Ben Balmforth 3-13, Tom Raven-Hill 3-80) 6pts beat by 132 runs Thongsbridge 105 off 36 overs (Tom Webster 23, Sikandar Raza 5-40, Bandula Don 2-8, Mo Bhoola 2-20) 0pts. Umpires: Raymond Bissett and Ian Livesey.
My choice of ale for a Bank Holiday afternoon at the Hest Bank Inn was Lancaster Blonde, described by the brewery "a uniquely vivid golden bitter. Blonde has been designed to offer a quality cask conditioned ale to drinkers seeking a pale beer with real taste and aromatic impact. This most stylish and contemporary beer is crafted from the finest English malted barley and carefully combined with Germanic style Munich Malt. The slightly citrus and delicate earthy aromas are created by a combination of First Gold and imported Saaz hops. The initial bitterness is followed by a delightful mouth feel culminating with a long dry finish". Being such a lovely afternoon this had to be taken outside but on this occasion the beer garden had proved so popular that no tables were free a convenient wall had to be used as a makeshift table and seat upon which my pint awaits to be savoured.
Lancaster Blonde won Silver Award in the World Beer Awards USA 2010