The Crossbay Waldbaum's in Howard Beach opened here in 1981, replacing a smaller 8,000 sq. ft. store on the other side of the street which opened in 1959. The replacement store has 30,000 sq. ft. which is still quite small for a modern U.S, supermarket, but above average for a New York City store. Amazingly, the store even squeezes in a pharmacy!

 

Even though it is part of New York City, Queens has many suburban neighborhoods and Howard Beach is among them. Unlike most New Yorkers living in Manhattan or The South Bronx, many people have cars here and stores like this street-side Waldbaums were built with parking lots in the back. Walking customers would use the street-side entrance (seen here) and driving customers would use the rear entrance adjacent to the parking lot.

 

Over the years, the front entrance here has been closed off and the main entrance is now on the side, in back of the Citibank building.

 

During A&P's 2015 bankruptcy, this store was one of 9 Waldbaum's stores taken over by Ahold, the Dutch company which owns Stop & Shop supermarkets.

 

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This is part 1 of a 3-part look at 3 Waldbaum's stores which were opened in 1960 and profiled in The Waldbaum Window newsletter from January, 1960:

-Howard Beach, Queens

-Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

-Hewlett, NY

Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 02-Oct-21 (DeNoise AI). Taken through glass with some reflections.

 

This aircraft was delivered to Linjeflyg (Sweden) as SE-DNI in Dec-91. It was wet-leased to LOT Polish Airlines in Apr-92. Linjeflyg was merged into SAS Scandinavian Airlines in Jan-93 and the aircraft was returned to SAS in Mar-93.

 

In Apr-93 it was leased to BMA British Midland Airways as G-OBMY, returning to SAS in Sep-98 it was immediately leased to Sterling European Airlines as OY-SEG. It returned to SAS in Apr-99 and was leased to Lithuanian Airlines as LY-BFV later the same month.

 

The aircraft was returned to SAS, sold to a lessor and stored in Feb-00. It was leased to British Airways as G-GFFD in Jun-00. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-08 and stored at Belgrade, Serbia. It was moved to Istanbul-SAW in Oct-11 prior to an expected leased to Aeroflot-Don.

 

The lease didn't take place and the aircraft remained stored at Istanbul until it was leased to Kyrgyzstan Aircompany as EK-37501 in Apr-12. The aircraft was permanently retired and stored in Oct-17.

 

I also have a photo of this aircraft with Lithuanian Airlines as LY-BFV at ...

www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6317952687

 

and with British Airways as G-GFFD at...

www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6800261680

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This building on the end of Liverpool Street Hammersmith and Circle Line station platform has all the architectural signs of being a signal box at some time in its past history. This section of the London Underground was built by the Metropolitan Railway and from 1887 the Metropolitan Railway introduced an attractive design for their signal boxes (based on the Saxby and Farmer 1876 design) and this structure bears a close resemblance to this design. However it is a non standard design built by McKenzie and Holland and opened in 1875 fitted with a 40 lever frame. A replacement 20 lever Railway Signal Company Tappet frame was installed in 1910 which in turn was replaced by a 15 lever Westinghouse K frame controlled from a push button desk was commissioned on 21st February 1954. The box was closed as a signal box and converted to an interlocking machine room on the 16th November 1956 initially controlled from Farringdon and now controlled from Baker Street. My thanks to Dave J for assistance in preparing this caption.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 31-Jan-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 14-Dec-23.

 

Operated on behalf of Aero Peru by Servivensa..

 

Delivered to SABENA Belgian World Airlines as OO-SDC in May-74, this aircraft was sold to a leasing company on Dec-87 and leased back to SABENA. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-88 and leased to TEA Trans European Airways (Belgium).

 

It was wet-leased to SAA South African Airways in Oct-88. While on sub-lease to SAA the aircraft was sold to AVENSA Aircraft Leasing Corporation in Dec-88. The lease to TEA and sub-lease to SAA continued.

 

It was returned to TEA in Apr-89. In May-89 it was sub-leased to TEA subsidiary Trans European Airways UK as G-BTED and returned to TEA (Belgium) in Apr-90 as OO-SDC again. Later that month the aircraft was wet-leased to RAM Royal Air Maroc, returning to TEA (Belgium) in Oct-90.

 

It was returned to AVENSA Leasing in Jul-91 and leased to AVENSA Venezuela as YV-74C. In Jun-96 it was leased to Servivensa and returned to AVENSA in Mar-98. It was leased to Servivensa again in Oct-98. During this lease it also operated services on behalf of Aero Peru and carried both titles (as above).

 

I have another photo of this taken just 4 days later now without the Aero Peru titles & logo. It returned to AVENSA in Sep-00 and was operated until Aug-02 when it was sold to a US Lessor as N968PG. It was retired at Roswell, NM, USA in Sep-02 and was broken up there in Jan-07.

Delivered new to Kilmarnock in 2004, these were the first modern low floor buses to grace the Kilmarnock locals. They have since been replaced by new Enviro 200's which in turn allowed these to cascade to Ayr, and have just in the past few weeks been withdrawn from Ayr too, again following replacement by Enviro 200s/

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 10-Dec-14, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 02-Nov-24.

 

Built as a 'Combi' with a main deck side cargo door (SCD), this aircraft could be used for carrying both passengers and cargo and the main deck.

 

First flown in Aug-86 with the Boeing temporary registration N6055X, 9V-SKN was delivered to Singapore Airlines the same month.

 

It was only in service for 11 years and was stored at Singapore in Jan-97 as Singapore Airlines took delivery of new Boeing 747-400’s.

 

The aircraft was sold to TAAG – Angola Airlines in Jul-97 as D2-TEA and remained in service until it was retired at Johannesburg, South Africa, in Oct-10.

 

It was seen still stored at Johannesburg in Aug-11 without engines and has now presumably been broken up.

 

Note: Singapore Airlines later reused the registration 9V-SKN on an Airbus A380.

 

The B-series pickup trucks were sold from 1948 to 1953. They replaced the prewar Dodge truck and were replaced by the Dodge C series in 1954. The B-series trucks came in several different variants. The B1-B were ½-ton trucks standard with a 95 hp flathead-straight-six engine while the B1-C were ¾-ton trucks with a standard 108 hp flathead-straight 6 engine. It also came in several other variants such as the B1-T and B1-V which were semi-truck cabs and vans, respectively.

 

The B-series trucks featured a high-visibility "pilot-house" cab with optional rear quarter windows. The engine was shifted forward and the front axle moved back on the frame for better weight distribution as well as a shorter wheelbase, moving from 116 in to 108 in on ½-ton models.

 

The cargo bed sides were made higher to increase capacity by 40%. The redesigned cab could seat three people, with 2.5 in more height, 6 in more width and 3 in additional in length. The cab was mounted on rubber mounts for an improved ride.

 

Another innovation for the time was the use of cross-steering arrangement, giving the trucks a 37° turning radius. The cargo box space was increased over previous models and overload springs made optional on all variants to increase hauling capacity.

 

In 1950, more new features were added as the 3-speed manual shift lever was relocated to the steering column instead of on the floor. A fluid drive standard transmission, with 3 or 4 speeds, became an available option. The front end and dashboard/gauge layout were redesigned for 1951.

 

1953 was the last year of the "pilot-house" trucks, but brought many new changes. The Truck-O-Matic transmission, a fully automatic transmission was available for ½ and ¾-ton models. The longer 7.5 ft bed previously only available on ¾-tons became available on ½-tons as well, which would increase the wheelbase to 116 in. New longer rear fenders were added, which would continue to be used by Dodge through 1985. (Wikipedia)

 

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Thank-you for your visit, and any comments or faves are always very much appreciated! ~Sonja

  

In order to replace the lovable 328 of the late 90's, Ferrari's next product really had to get inventive. The 348 was an interesting product of the company, but often forgotten, overshadowed mostly by the successful F355 that replaced it, and the classical lines of the 328 it replaced.

 

The 348, badged as the rather unfortunately chosen 348TB for the coupé, Trasversale Berlinetta (or Tuberculosis, okay I'm sorry!) and 348TS, Spider, for the Targa versions, entered the market in 1989 to replace the 1985 328, which itself was a development of the 308 that dated back to 1975. The 348 featured a naturally aspirated 3.4L version of the Ferrari quad-cam, four-valve-per-cylinder V8 engine. As with its predecessors, the model number was derived from this configuration, with the first two digits being the displacement and the third being the number of cylinders.

 

The engine, which produced 300hp, was mounted longitudinally and coupled to a transverse manual gearbox, like the Mondial T with which the 348 shared many components. This was a significant change for Ferrari, with most previous small Ferraris using a transverse engine with longitudinal transmission. The T in the model name 348TB and TS refers to the transverse position of the gearbox. Overall, 2,895 examples of the 348 tb and 4,230 of the 348 ts were produced.

 

The 348's styling differed from previous models with straked side air intakes and rectangular taillights resembling the Testarossa. The F355 that replaced it returned to the styling cues of the 328 with round tail lights and rounded side air scoops. Fifty-seven "Challenge" models were built for owners who wanted a more "track-ready" car.

 

The 348 was fitted with dual-computer engine management using twin Bosch Motronic ECUs, double-redundant anti-lock brakes, and self-diagnosing air conditioning and heating systems. Late versions built after 1993 have Japanese-made starter motors and Nippondenso power generators to improve reliability, as well as the battery located within the front left fender for better weight distribution.

 

However, all these developments and more to the Ferrari formula eventually came to the development of the company's next big hit to show that it wasn't an ageing automotive dinosaur producing the same archaic designs. In 1994, the company's latest magnum-opus, the F355, burst onto the scene and set the entire motoring world ablaze. A car more manageable than the F40, but still possessing that spark that had kept the Ferrari badge going through those slow years in the late-70's and through the 80's.

 

With the release of the F355, the 348 seemed almost pedestrian and was axed in 1995 after 8,844 members had been built. Although some felt that the 348 would be blessed with instant classic status like the 328 it replaced, the 348 had trouble finding a gap in the preservation market, leaving it to fall into comparative obscurity. Like the Mondial, the 456 and the Testarossa, the 348 is a car that is often forgotten, outdone by the stylish F40 and the mighty F355's of the 1990's. Because of this, the 348 is a hard car to come by, and even when people do come across it, it's often mistaken for a 355 or a Testarossa.

 

But to be honest, hopefully someday the 348 will find itself some true classic status among the many great Ferrari cars that have preceded and succeeded it, after all, it's still a Ferrari, and on merit alone that's worth the price of admission!

Replacing the usual Boeing 787-9.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 26-Nov-23.

 

Factory fresh and one of the final few B757's to come out of Seattle-Boeing Field, arriving at Manchester on delivery. with unusual red titles.

 

A late build Boeing 757 (Line No: 1026), this aircraft was delivered to the CIT Leasing Corporation and leased to Air 2000 as G-OOBC in Mar-03. The aircraft titles were changed to First Choice Airways in Nov-03 and the company was officially renamed First Choice Airways in May-04.

 

In May-08 the First Choice Holiday Group was merged into the TUI Group and First Choice Airways was merged into Thomson Airways in Nov-08 although the aircraft continued to operate in the First Choice Livery.

 

It was fitted with blended winglets in Feb-10 and was finally repainted into standard Thomson Airways livery in Mar-10. It was sold to Avolon Aerospace in Apr-17 while the lease to Thomson Airways continued.

 

In line with other airlines in the TUI Group, Thomson Airways was renamed TUI Airlines UK at the end of Oct-17. The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Mar-20 and stored at Luton, UK due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

 

It didn't return to service and was ferried to Goodyear, AZ, USA and returned to the lessor in Sep-20. The aircraft was sold to the Bank of Utah (as Trustee for SF Airlines) as N203DP. It was ferried to Chengdu, China at the end of Sep-20 for freighter conversion.

 

The aircraft was converted to a freighter with a main deck cargo door and delivered to SF Airlines (Shun Feng Airlines) as B-220J in Mar-21. Current, updated 26-Nov-23.

The Palladium Theatre was built in 1920. It replaced Llandudno’s first market hall, which was built on the site by the Llandudno Market Company in 1864.

 

The Palladium was initially built “to carry on the business of kinematograph hall, theatre, music hall, opera house, circus and entertainment proprietors etc”. Kinematograph was an early name for film.

 

The building was designed by Arthur Hewitt, whose other works in Llandudno include Clare’s Department Store and the Washington Hotel (which also features a dome). He was a Llandudno councillor and, in the Second World War, a Home Guard commanding officer.

 

The theatre had 1,500 seats in the stalls and two balconies. It had its own orchestra, offering a blend of drama, variety, musical comedy and ballet. One the stars who performed here was Gracie Fields (1898-1979), who grew up in Rochdale. She was a famous singer and actress, making the transition from music hall to cinema films and television.

 

For many years after the Second World War the Palladium functioned principally as a cinema. In 1972 it was split, with a bingo hall occupying the stalls area and a 600-seat cinema above.

 

In 2001 the building was converted by Wetherspoons into a cavernous pub which still retains many of the original features of the theatre.

 

historypoints.org/index.php?page=the-palladium

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 04-Dec-21, plus DeNoise AI 10-Dec-22.

 

Swissair Express, op by Flightline

 

This aircraft was delivered to Pacific Southwest Airlines (USA) as N365PS in Dec-85. It was sold to lessor on delivery and leased back to Pacific Southwest.

 

It was re-registered N189US in Dec-87 prior to being merged into US Air in Apr-88. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Mojave, CA, USA in May-91. US Air was renamed US Airways in Feb-97.

 

The aircraft was leased to Flightline (UK) as G-FLTA in Feb-98. It was wet-leased to Jersey European Airways between Oct-98/Mar-99, to Swissair Express between Mar-99/Apr-00, to Croatia Airlines between Apr/Jun-00 and to IAC Integrated Aviation Consortium between Apr-02/2008.

 

Flightline ceased operations in Dec-08, the aircraft was stored at Southend (UK) and returned to Westall Aviation in Apr-09.

It was sold to the Aircraft Holding Network (USA) as N174FF in Jul-12. It was due to be sold to Neptune Aviation Services for water-bomber conversion but the sale was cancelled.

 

The aircraft was sold to TAM Bolivia (the airline of the Bolivian Air Force) as FAB-106 in Nov-13. It was permanently retired at La Paz, Bolivia in 2017. Updated 10-Dec-12.

Replacing a digital photo with a better version 21-Feb-23.

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Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 18-Apr-23.

 

'Real Madrid' logojet

 

Named: "La Saeta".

 

This aircraft was delivered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc (USA) as N939MC in Mar-87. It was sold to a lessor on delivery and leased back to Transpacific Enterprises. It was immediately subleased to TranStar Airlines (USA).

 

TransStar was previously Muse Air which had been bought out by Southwest Airlines and renamed. However, it was unprofitable and Southwest shut it down in Sep-87.

 

The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Sep-87 when TranStar ceased operations. It was leased to Continental Airlines a few days later. Continental re-registered it N14879 in Aug-93.

 

It was returned to the lessor in Jun-05 and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. In Mar-06 the aircraft was leased to Swiftair (Spain) as EC-JQV. It was permanently retired at Madrid, Spain in Oct-10 and broken up there in Mar-12.

Today, my son and I went to the nearby forest to look for slime molds and to take some soil samples. We didn't find any slime mold, but there were plenty mushrooms in the forest. I have hoped to find a fly agaric (one of the most beautiful musrooms, I think), but we didn't see any.

 

I have learned a couple of things about shooting mushrooms:

1. It is pretty dark in the forest. A camera support is useful.

2. The closer to the ground you get, the better. With my tripod, I can get a minimum hight of probably 20 cm, low for a tryppod, high for mushrooms. Probably a beanbag would have been useful.

3. A tarpauiln to lie on is a good thing. I usualy bring a big plastic bag with me, maybe I will replace it by something even bigger.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 24-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).

 

The tiny titles under the 'British' say 'Part of Walker Aviation'...

 

British European was renamed FlyBe Airlines in Jul-02. This aircraft was still in the original Jersey European livery with British European titles and 'www.flybe.com' titles on the engines.

 

First flown with the Bombardier test registration C-FDHZ, this aircraft was delivered to a lessor and leased to British European Airways (not the BEA which had become part of British Airways) as G-JEDJ in Jan-02.

 

British European was renamed FlyBe Airlines in Jul-02. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jan-12 and stored at Exeter, UK. It was ferried to Toronto (Canada) in Aug-12 and returned to Bombardier Inc as C-GSVY.

 

It was sold to Nordic Aviation Capital A/S and leased to Eznis Airways (Mongolia) as JU-9917 in Feb-13. The aircraft was repossessed when Eznis ceased operations in May-14 and stored at Billund, Denmark.

 

In Nov-14 it was re-registered OY-YAG and repainted all white. It was leased to US Bangla Airlines (Bangladesh) as S2-AGW in Jun-15. US Bangla bought it in Sep-15. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Dhaka, Bangladesh in May-19. Permanently retired? Updated 21-Dec-23.

For those who want to give it a try www.dropbox.com/s/x6g4uv9jl0qbu3k/Mistveil%20Replacer.7z?...

Remember to edit SKSE.ini:

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A list of the NPCs replaced:

Lydia

Jordis

Iona

Calder

Argis

Uthgerd

Mjoll

Aela

Farkas

Vilkas

Marcurio

Cicero

 

P.S I don't understand why he has that stupid clipping on the neck, if someone knows something.. let me know.

Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 19-Apr-24.

 

This aircraft was delivered to LTU International Airways (Germany) as D-AMUY in Apr-88. It was leased on delivery to a subsidiary company, LTU Sud and returned to LTU International Airways in Nov-97.

 

It was sold to a lessor as SE-RCE in May-02 and leased to Transair Sweden the following day. It was operated for GoodJet with goodjet.com titles and it was returned to the lessor in Dec-02 and stored at Munich, Germany.

 

In Jun-03 it was sold to another lessor as N500GX and ferried to Miami, FL, USA for further storage. It was leased to AtlasJet International Airways (Turkiye) as TC-OGD in Aug-03. In Nov-04 it was wet-leased to Air Astana and returned to AtlasJet in Jan-05. It returned to the lessor in Apr-06 and parked at Beirut, Lebanon.

 

The aircraft was leased to euroAtlantic Airways (Portugal) as CS-TLX in Jun-06. It was wet-leased to Tunis Air between Jul/Sep-10 and returned to the lessor in Sep-11.

 

It was sold to FedEx Federal Express as N962FD the same day and converted to full freighter configuration at Mobile-Downtown Airport in Aug-12. Now 36 years old it continues in service. Updated 19-Apr-24.

Part of the southern tip of the park was sold to the Federal government in 1867 to build a post office. The Rotunda building was demolished in 1870 and in 1871 "The Croton Fountain" was replaced by a new "fountain designed by Jacob Wrey Mould", co-designer of Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain, which became the centerpiece of the smaller park. Concerts were held at the park during the 1870s. In 1903 the park’s original gas streetlights were replaced by electric lamps. In 1939 the Post Office building was torn down, restoring the park to its original triangular shape, and reestablishing the open view of St. Paul’s Chapel from City Hall. In 1966 the City Hall building was designated a city landmark as well as a national landmark.

 

Parte de la punta sur del parque fue vendida al gobierno federal en 1867 para construir una oficina de correos. El edificio Rotunda fue demolido en 1870 y en 1871 "La Fuente Croton" fue reemplazada por una nueva fuente diseñada por Jacob Wrey Mold, co-diseñador de la Fuente Bethesda de Central Park, que se convirtió en la pieza central del parque más pequeño. Los conciertos se llevaron a cabo en el parque durante la década de 1870. En 1903, las farolas de gas originales del parque fueron reemplazadas por lámparas eléctricas. En 1939, el edificio de la Oficina de Correos fue demolido, restaurando el parque a su forma triangular original y restableciendo la vista abierta de la Capilla de San Pablo desde el Ayuntamiento. En 1966, el edificio del Ayuntamiento fue designado un hito de la ciudad, así como un hito nacional.

SD-F01 Ren Kizaki

Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Jul-15, plus Topaz De Noise AI 17-Nov-23.

 

Taken during a quick stop at Toronto en-route from Vancouver to Manchester (empty ferry on a Caledonian B707-320C connecting to a Caledonian Airways charter Toronto/Manchester).

 

Fleet No : "7549".

 

Delivered to United Air Lines as N7049U in Dec-65, the aircraft was sold to Bank of America after delivery and leased back. It was returned to Bank of America in Dec-78 and sold to Allegheny Airlines in Jan-79.

 

Allegheny was merged into US Air in Oct-79. The aircraft was sold to Key Airlines in Sep-83 and re-registered N31KA in Sep-84.

 

It was sold to AVENSA in Feb-86 as YV-90C and transferred to the AVENSA Aircraft Leasing Corp two months later as N300AA. It was immediately leased to Gulf Air Inc (not the Bahrain Gulf Air) and returned to AVENSA Aircraft Leasing a year later in Apr-87.

 

In May-87 it was leased to LACSA Costa Rica as TI-LRC. Sadly, it was destroyed when it crashed on take-off from San Jose, Costa Rica on 23-May-88.

 

Note: The aircraft failed to rotate on take-off. It overran the runway, collided with a fence, crossed a ditch, struck a small hill and caught fire. It appears there was too much weight in the forward cargo hold and it was out of trim. The 16 passengers & 8 crew survived.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Aug-14.

Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 14-Jun-20, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 18-Feb-24.

 

First flown in Mar-88 with the Fairchild Aircraft test registration N27185, this aircraft was leased to Air Metro (UK) as G-BUKA in Jul-88. It was repossessed by Fairchild Aircraft in Mar-90, re-registered N27185 and stored.

 

It was transferred to Fairchild Acquisition Inc and leased to Air Nelson (New Zealand) as ZK-NSQ in Sep-90. It was returned to Fairchild Acquisitions Inc in Apr-92 and sold to Air Atlantique as G-BUKA later the same month.

 

The aircraft was wet-leased to Air Corbiere (France) between Jun-92/Jan-93 and again between May/Oct-93. Air Atlantique was renamed Atlantic Airways in Sep-95 and renamed Atlantic Airlines in Jan-98. It was transferred to Atlantic Express in Aug-02.

 

The aircraft was sold to Bearskin Airlines (Canada) as C-GYRL in Sep-05. It was sold to Perimeter Airlines (Canada) in Jan-18.

Now 36 years old, it's assumed to be still operational. Updated 04-Aug-24.

Preparatory work for the electrification of the Great Western Line between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads underway at Keynsham station. The task is to lower the track and platform by 18 inches to allow overhead cables to pass under the road bridge.

Replacing the original digital photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 02-May-26.

 

First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, this aircraft was delivered to GECAS and leased to Travel Service Airlines, Czech Republic as OK-TVT in Jan-12.

 

It was regularly wet-leased to Sunwing Airlines, Canada, between Feb/May-12, Oct-12/May-13, Dec-14/May-15 and Dec-15/May-16. On its return in May-16 the aircraft was retro fitted with 'Split Scimitar' winglets.

 

In Jul-16 it was wet-leased to El Al Israel Airlines and returned to Travel Service Airlines in Sep-16. It was wet-leased to Mega Global Air Services, Maldives in late Sep-16 and returned in Mar-17.

 

The aircraft was wet-leased to Swift Air, USA in Dec-17 and returned to Travel Service in Apr-18. It was transferred to Travel Service subsidiary SmartWings Airlines in Dec-18. In early Jan-20 it was leased to Sunwing Airlines again, however, the COVID-19 Pandemic hit the world in Mar-20 and the aircraft was returned to SmartWings early.

 

It ferried from Toronto to Roatan, Honduras to repatriate passengers to Czechia. It returned via Cancun, Mexico; Halifax, NS, Canada and Keflavik, Iceland into Prague. At the end of Mar-20 it made another trans Atlantic trip to Lima, Peru to repatriate more passengers back to Prague via Cancun and the same routing as the previous journey.

 

The aircraft was due for wet-lease to SpiceJet India in 2021 but that was cancelled. In Apr-24 it was wet-leased to Eurowings, Germany for the summer season, returning to SmartWings in Oct-24. The wet-lease to Eurowings was repeated in Apr-25 and the aircraft is due to return to SmartWings in Oct-25. Updated 17-Jun-25,

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Since replacing this with an older version, I am not at all sure the last version actually had something spilled upon it. There seems to be an artifact of the painting or printing process...

  

“Through Fairy Halls of My Book House” edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, who copyrighted in 1920, 1928, 1937, and 1950. Published by The Book House for Children of Chicago.

Toyota Hilux

 

On duty for

Leicester City v Bournemouth

March 2019

 

With thanks to the officers

 

Shortly due to be replaced by a Ford Ranger & maybe the last time its seen

Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 27-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).

 

This aircraft was delivered to Britannia Airways as G-OBYD in Mar-97. It was wet-leased to Garuda Indonesia Airlines for Haj Pilgrimage operations between Mar/May-98, Feb/Apr-99 and Feb/Apr-00.

 

It was leased to Britannia Airways AB (Sweden) as SE-DZG in May-00 and returned to Britannia Airways in Apr-01. Britannia Airways was renamed Thomsonfly.com in May-05. The aircraft was wet-leased to Garuda Indonesia Airlines for another Haj Pilgrimage between Nov-07/Jan-08.

 

In Nov-08 Thomsonfly.com was renamed Thomson Airways and the aircraft immediately left on wet-lease to Garuda for another Haj Pilgrimage, returning to Thomson in Jan-09. In Oct-09 it was fitted with blended winglets.

 

At the end of Nov-12 the aircraft was due to be leased to TUI Airlines Netherlands (Arkefly) as PH-OYD, but the lease was cancelled and the aircraft remained with Thomson until it was sold to a lessor in May-13.

 

It was leased to Nordwind Airlines as VP-BOQ in Jun-13. It returned to the lessor in May-15 and was stored at Shannon, Ireland. In Dec-15 it was leased to Meridiana (Italy) as EI-FMR. Meridiana was renamed Air Italy in Mar-18 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Oct-18.

 

It was stored at Shannon, Ireland in Nov-18 as N842DH (for DHL Express). It was ferried to Singapore-Paya Lebar for freighter conversion in Mar-19 and converted to a full freighter with a main deck cargo door in Oct-19. It was re-registered H.P.-.3.3.1.0.D.A.E (Panama) and operated by DHL Aero Expreso. Current, updated 27-Dec-21.

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 26-Aug-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 12-Nov-24.

 

This is what you call 'a history'... Delivered to British Airways as G-BHBR in May-81, this aircraft was immediately leased to British Airways' charter subsidiary, British Airtours, for the summer season, returning to British Airways in Dec-81.

 

It was leased to British Airtours again between May/Sep-85. The aircraft was wet-leased to Kuwait Airways in Jun-92 and returned to British Airways in Oct-92 when it was stored at Cambridge, UK.

 

Marshall's of Cambridge Aerospace bought it in Jul-94 and sold it to Kalitta American International Airways the same day as N103CK. It underwent it's freighter conversion with Marshalls (who also converted all the Tristars bought by the UK Royal Air Force) and was delivered to Kalitta in Oct-95.

 

American International Airways was renamed Kitty Hawk International in Feb-99 and the aircraft was stored at Mojave, CA, USA in May-00. In Sep-01 the aircraft was sold to Triland 1 Inc and moved to Victorville, CA, USA for further storage.

 

It was re-registered V2-LFQ (Antigua) in Apr-02 and leased to Caribjet in Oct-02. It was returned to Triland 1 Inc in Mar-03 and was stored at Dusseldorf, Germany. In Oct-03 the aircraft was sold to Star Air and re-registered in Sierra Leone as 9L-LDZ.

 

In Jan-05 it was sold to Sky Eyes Cargo and stored at U-Tapao, Thailand. It was re-registered HS-SEC in Jan-06 and remained stored. The aircraft appears to have spent more time in storage than it did flying between 2006/2008. It was impounded at Sharjah, UAE in Oct-08.

 

In May-09 it was sold to a Swiss company, Air One Corporation and ferried along the coast to Ras Al Khaimah the same month. As far as I'm aware, it never flew again. It was seen stored at Ras Al Khaimah in Nov-11 with the red part of the above livery painted blue with a red/blue tail and large 'Cargo' titles.

 

I understand it was sold to Sky Star FZC of the UAE in Jan-13 and re-registered N212AR in Mar-13. I'm assuming it ended it's days at Ras Al Khaimah soon after 2013. According to the FAA Register, N212AR was cancelled in Dec-14 with the reason for cancellation given as 'Exported to Kyrgyzstan' !!!

This labelscar can be found on the southwest wall of the store.

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Washington Square Mall opened in 1974 under the ownership of Edward J DeBartolo Sr. Original anchors included JC Penney, Sears, L.S. Ayres, William H. Block, and Lazarus. The mall became a Simon branded property in 1996 when Simon merged with the DebBartolo company; the mall was renovated in 1999. By this time, it appears that Ayres became Macy's and Block became a Montgomery Ward.

 

By the early 2000s, JC Penney had closed, being replaced by Burlington Coat Factory. Macy's left during that time as well and was replaced by Indy Wholesale Furniture. The mall started a period of decline between 2005 and 2010, which saw the loss of several other chain stores inside the mall. Lazarus eventually was replaced by Dick's Sporting Goods and Target replaced the Montgomery Ward. Indy Wholesale Furniture left in 2013 and Sears left in 2014; both spaces are still vacant as of today. The mall's ownership changed hands in 2014 when Simon handed over its deed to the mall in order to avoid foreclosure. Kohan Retail Investment Group acquired the property in 2016.

Dunedin.

The Edinburgh of the South was surveyed and laid out with its distinctive Octagon Park and surrounding streets by Charles Kettle who wanted to emulate the “Romantic” design of Edinburgh. He succeeded. He selected a fine site of rising ground just at the top of Otago Harbour. Here were built the early important buildings- the First Church of Otago - the major Presbyterian Church of NZ built in weatherboard in 1848, then replaced with a stone church in 1850, and the impressive Gothic masterpiece of today was erected in 1873 with the 177 feet high tower and spire. The architect who is credited with designing the First Church and so many of Dunedin’s fine stone buildigns was Robert Lawson ( 1833-1902) a Scot who emigrated to Australia in 1854 and then on to Dunedin in 1862. Robert Lawson also designed Larnach Castle (the only castle in NZ, 1871), the Knox Presbyterian Church (1876), the Dunedin Wesleyan Methodist Church – now the Fortune Theatre (1869), the Otago Boys High School (1885), the ANZ Bank 319 Princes St.(1874), the Hanover Street Baptist Church (1865 now demolished and replaced 1912) and the Municipal Chambers (1880). Many of Lawson’s buildings are built of white Oamaru limestone.

 

Other significant and heritage listed city buildings include: The Octagon is the centre, Moray Place surrounds it.

Around The Octagon:- Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute 1870, 22 The Octagon; Regent Theatre 1904, 17 The Octagon; St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral 1914, 36 Moray Place; Municipal Chambers 1880, 38 The Octagon;

Moray Place :- First Church of Otago 1873, 410 Moray Place; former Dunedin Synagogue dating from 1864 is NZ’s oldest synagogue – extended 1872 and sold 1881 to the Masonic Lodge but now a residence, 29 Moray Place; Moray Terrace building about 1910, 63 Moray Place; Moray Place Congregational Church (former) 1865, 81 Moray Place; former Dunedin Public Library built around 1905, 110 Moray Place; Dunedin Town Hall 1929 in neo-classical style;

Princes Street:- Cargill’s Monument 1864; ; Wains Hotel 1878, 310 Princes St – with carved figures of Neptune and other gods above the doors; Bank of NZ 1879, 205 Princes St; Dunedin Chief Post Office 1937, 283 Princes St; the National Bank of NZ 1911, 193 Princes St;

Queens Gardens:- NZ Insurance Building 1897, 49 Queens Gardens; Union Bank 1874, 319 Queens Gardens;

Dowling Street:- Imperial Building Dunedin’s answer to the Flatiron building of NY – about 1910, corner Cowling and Lower High St; ; Garrison Hall 1872 (former) 8 Dowling St;

Stuart Street:- Dunedin Law Courts 1902, 1 Stuart St; Wesleyan Church now Fortune Theatre 1869, 231 Stuart St;

Other locations:- All Saints Anglican Church 1865, 786 Cumberland St; the Otago Museum 1877, 419 King St; St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral 1878-86 and St Dominic’s Priory 1877, 288 Rattray St; Dunedin Police Station 1898 (former), 21 Dunbar St; the Otago Girls High School 1910, 41 Tennyson St; Dunedin Prison 1898 (former), 2 Castle St; the Southern Cross Hotel 118 High St (former) 1883; the Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Building, 7 Liverpool St 1882; the Otago Boys High School 1885, 18 Arthur St; and many fine mansions line High Street numbered 400 onwards. It is a bit of a climb but gives you good views across Otago Harbour towards St Kilda too. Buses go along the street so take a bus out and walk back down the hill!

 

Central Otago Railway and the Taieri Gorge train.

The impressive Dunedin railway station, the most photographer building in NZ, was completed in 1906. It was designed by a government architect with tower, gables and dormer windows in an Edwardian Flemish extravaganza style reflecting the importance of rail travel at that time. Inside the pretty flour tiles are by Royal Doulton. The line from Christchurch reached Dunedin in 1878. But one of the first railway lines in NZ originated here on a narrow gauge line to Port Chalmers in 1873. The steam engine that opened the line is housed in the Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin. But even before the railway came from Christchurch the Otago Central Railway was formed in 1877 with the first 27 km section opening in 1889. That line which we travel on today through Taieri Gorge was extended to Middlemarch in 1891. The line was extended every few years opening up land for sheep farmers until it reached Alexandra in 1906. The following year it was extended to Clyde and finally to Cromwell it’s most westerly point in 1921. Fat lambs and sheep were then railed to meat processing works at Pareora and later Mosgiel in Dunedin. This all came to a decline (but not a cessation) in the 1970s when Britain entered the European Common Market and road transport become cheaper. The western part of the rail line was closed by a new dam in 1980 and finally along its entire length in 1990. The Taieri Gorge section of the line climbs quickly to 437 metres (1,434 feet) with curves, a 200 metre tunnel and a long viaduct. The viaduct is the longest and tallest wrought iron structure in NZ. The line between Dunedin and Middlemarch has 10 tunnels, 16 major bridges and 4 major viaducts. Dunedin not only had trains but also cable trams like San Francisco. Its cable car operated from 1881 to 1957 being one of the first and last in the world to operate.

 

 

Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 21-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).

 

This aircraft was delivered to Piedmont Airlines as N772N in Sep-79. It was re-registered N228US in Nov-88 ahead of Piedmont's merger into US Air in Aug-89. US Air was renamed US Airways in Feb-97.

 

The aircraft was leased to Royal Airlines (Canada) as C-GNAU in Jan-01. Royal Airlines was merged into Canada 3000 in May-01. Canada 3000 ceased operations in Nov-01 (as a consequence of the downturn in travel after '9/11'), the aircraft was returned to US Airways and stored at Edmonton, AB, Canada.

 

It was sold to Structures Unlimited Inc in Feb-02 and leased to Air North Charter in May-02. The aircraft was permanently retired at Whitehorse, YU, Canada in Oct-11 after 32 years service and subsequently broken up.

Replaced the scheduled ATR 72 on that day... shot on ISO 800 film

I had just replaced my Box Brownie with a second hand fixed lens 35mm Regulette camera with a maximum shutter speed of 1/250 for which I paid the princely sum of £6!

Not knowing much about shutter speeds, film speed or depth of field, I just used my Brownie attitude of point and shoot.

Whilst the image is not exactly top drawer, it does record Solihull's semaphores, up and down relief lines and what I believe are excursion coaching stock berthed in the sidings south of the station.

All would be swept away within months,

A green liveried Class 47 about to make the station call with 1V18 - a Paddington - Birmingham New St service.

20th January 1968

All images on this site are exclusive property and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transmitted, manipulated or used in any way without expressed written permission of the photographer. All rights reserved – Copyright Paul Townsend

Completed in 1910 to replace an older station on the same site, the station was Kuala Lumpur's railway hub in the city for the Federated Malay States Railways and Malayan Railway, before Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station assumed much of its role in 2001.

At a cost of $23,000, the station was completed and operational on August 1, 1910.

The station is located along a road named Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, previously known as Victory Avenue.

Arthur Benison Hubback, a British Architectural Assistant to the Director of Public Works, undertook the design of the station. He incorporated the unique Anglo-Asian architecture in the region on the station's design. The "Neo-Moorish / Mughal / Indo-Saracenic / Neo-Saracenic" style was not uncommon at the time. Dominated by horseshoe and ogee arches, and large chhatris (six originally, with two added later) at the corners of the building accompanying smaller variations at the front, the station is comparable to the Sultan Abdul Samad Building and surrounding structures constructed around the Merdeka Square during the period.

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station initially consisted of a main terminal building at the front and three platforms serving four railway lines at the back.

 

The Memorial service and dedication of the war memorial cross at St Matthew's Church Thorpe Hamlet, took place on the September 25th 1921, including roll of honour. I assume this was at the old St Matthews, down off Riverside Road, and that the Cross has subsequently been re-located.

 

The new church was built in 1982 to replace the old Victorian church (built 1851 and now converted to offices) on St Matthew's Rd and St Leonards 'Chapel of Ease' on Ketts Hill (built 1907, demolished in 1981)

www.thorpehamlet.free-online.co.uk/page_st_matthews.htm

 

*****Panel 3*****

 

H H Rose

 

Name: ROSE, HENRY HAMMOND

Rank: Private

Regiment: Norfolk Regiment

Unit Text: 10th Bn.

Age: 21

Date of Death: 09/03/1915

Service No: 16353

Additional information: Son of Henry Hammond Rose and Rosa Ann Rose, of 26, Kerrison Rd., Thorpe, Norwich.

Cemetery: FELIXSTOWE (WALTON) CEMETERY

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=397225

 

The 7 year old Henry, born Trowse, is recorded on the 1901 census at 13 School Terrace, Trowse,

Norfolk. This is the household of his parents, Henry, (aged 40 and a Fitter in Electrical Works from Trowse) and Rosa, (aged 43 and from Eyke, Suffolk). Their other children are:-

Agnes……………aged 12.…………..born Yarmouth, Norfolk

Edward…………..aged 2.……………born Trowse

Ellen……………..aged 12.…………..born Yarmouth

Ethel……………..aged 9.……………born Trowse

Gladys……………aged 5.……………born Trowse

 

10th (Reserve) Battalion

Formed in Walton on the Naze in October 1914 as Service battalion, part of K4.

November 1914 : attached to 94th Brigade, original 31st Division.

10 April 1915 : became a Reserve battalion.

www.1914-1918.net/norfolks.htm

 

The death of Henry H., aged 21, was recorded in the Woodbridge, Suffolk District in the January to March 1915 quarter.

 

(see April 2017 comment below for update)

 

M Rowe

 

No obvious match on CWGC, Norlink or Military Genealogy.

 

Military Genealogy has two James Rowe’s who were born Norwich.

 

No obvious match on the 1901 or 1911 censuses.

 

A W Ryder

 

Military Genealogy has an Archibald Walter, born St Thomas’s Norwich.

 

Name: RYDER, ARCHIBALD WALTER

Rank: Private

Regiment: Norfolk Regiment

Unit Text: 9th Bn.

Date of Death: 26/09/1915

Service No: 3/10213

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 30 and 31. Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1768339

 

Archibald can be seen here

norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_PictureTitleIn...

 

Additional Norlink notes

Private Ryder was born in Norwich on 15th January 1893. He enlisted on 14th December 1914, and was killed on 26th September 1915

 

Archibald is recorded as aged 11 on the 1901 census, which doesn’t tie in with the Date of Birth given on Norlink, however he is the only Archibald shown with a Norwich connection. He was born Norwich, and recorded at 7 Cardiff Road, in the Parish of St Thomas’s. This is the household of his parents, Thomas (aged 63 and a Pensioner from Cambridge, noted as paralysed) and Ellen, aged 39 and a Laundress from Shemley Green, Surrey. Their other children are:-

Ernest C…………..aged 7.………….born Norwich

Frederick………….aged 17.………..born Norwich……Grocers Errand Boy

Mabel……………..aged 14.………..born Norwich

Rosa M……………aged 2.…………born Norwich

 

The 9th (Service) Battalion was formed at Norwich in September 1914 as part of K3, Kitcheners Third Army. In September 1914 it was attached to the 71st Brigade, 24th Division. The Battalion was assembled around Shoreham during September 1914 and it then spent 11 months in training after formation. Uniforms, equipment and blankets were slow in arriving and they initially wore emergency blue uniforms and carried dummy weapons. The battalion crossed to France between 28th August and 4th September 1915 where they joined X1 Corps and were sent up the line for the developing Battle of Loos. They disembarked at Boulogne almost 1000 strong, but 8 days later were reduced to 16 officers and 555 other ranks. The battalion lost a total of 1,019 men killed during the First World War. It marched from Montcarrel on the 21st September reaching Bethune on the 25th, before moving up to Lonely Tree Hill south of the La Basée Canal. They formed up for an attack in support of 11th Essex but were not engaged. At 03:30 on 26th September orders were received to assist 2nd Brigade on an attack on quarries west of Hulluch. At 05:30 the Battalion were in what had, the day before, been the German front trenches. The attack was launched at 06:45 under heavy fire, especially from snipers, after a full night of marching on empty stomachs and little or no progress was made before the Norfolks sought cover in the trenches. At 16:00 2nd Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment passed through to attack. At 19:00 the Germans opened fire and the Norfolks were forced to fall back to trenches in the rear to take cover before being relieved by the Grenadier Guards whereupon they returned to Lonely Tree Hill. They had lost 5 officers killed and 9 wounded, with 39 other ranks killed, 122 wounded and 34 missing, a total of 209 casualties sustained in their first action

 

forum.planetalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=4844&sid=b3e7614b...

 

C E Ryder

 

Norlink has a picture of Charles Ernest Ryder, stated to be of the 1st/4th Northumberland Fusiliers.

norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_PictureTitleIn...

 

His cap badge in the picture however appears to be that of the Norfolk Regiment.

 

The accompanying notes are that the picture was taken in 1916 and that Private Ryder was born in Norwich on 13th September 1895. He enlisted on 22nd August 1915, and was killed on 26th October 1917

 

The relevant individual on the CWGC database appears to be this one

Name: RYDER, CHARLES

Rank: Private

Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers

Unit Text: 1st/4th Bn.

Date of Death: 26/10/1917

Service No: 202125

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 19 to 23 and 162. Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=828511

 

Looking at the Census details, in the 1901 census there is no Charles recorded with a Norwich connection, but there is an Ernest - the brother of Archibald, born Norwich circa 1894. On the 1911 census there is a Charles, born circa 1894, but no Ernest. I only have access to a high-level search for the 1911 census, but that Charles is recorded as living in the same household as an “Archibold” Ryder and an Ellen Ryder.

 

26th Oct 1917

At 3am heavy rain began to fall again and at 4.05am the 4th Bn reported it was in position for the attack.

At zero hour, 5.40am, the barrage opened up and began to creep forward at a rate of one hundred yards every eight minutes. The fusiliers of the149th Bde rose to their feet to advance behind it, with the 4th & 5th Bn Loyal North Lancashires (57th Divn) on the right flank and the 35th Divn on the left. Had the 'going' been good, the troops who lay close up under the barrage (so close indeed that several casualties were suffered) waiting for the first "lift", would not have had a problem advancing at the rate of the creeping barrage.

'The rain had, however, done its deadly work, for all the gallant fellows could do was to drag themselves along through the thick clinging mud and water at a much slower pace than the barrage, which soon got ahead'. Then form "pill box" and shell hole murderous fire was poured upon them. Many fell dead; some of the wounded fell into the gaping holes of water and were drowned; fortunate were those who escaped, but on went the survivors' (Wyrell. p.244).

The allied barrage consisted entirely of shrapnel and was therefore quite useless against the first objective, which consisted of concrete huts. To make matters worse the rain continued to fall heavily and the condition of mud and water were perfectly appalling.

Bn HQ received a wire from the Bde Major at 8.50am stating that a wounded Forward Observation Officer had reported that the first objective had been taken and the men were advancing well to the second objective. This information proved incorrect because 2nd Lt Wood subsequently returned wounded and reported that casualties were heavy and the attack was held up in front of the Huts. The attack had actually ground to a halt about eighty yards west of the line of huts. The machine gun fire and sniping was so severe that any further advance was quite impossible and reporting the situation back to HQ extremely difficult. Two runners were sent to the front line to try and gather information but they both failed to return.

 

At 11am, 2nd Lt Burton was sent forward to reconnoitre and he confirmed that the attack was held up about one hundred yards short of the Huts. At 1pm Sgt Thompson returned from the front line and confirmed 2nd Lt Burtons’ report stating that casualties were very heavy. Similar news was brought down later by Capt J.V. Gregory. This information was relayed to Bde HQ by pigeon and signalled by Lucas Lamp. Several messages were sent during the afternoon. Two platoons from the Reserve Company, under the command of 2nd Lts Peddie and Scott, were sent forward at 6pm to consolidate the original line held before the attack.

 

The Bn was relieved about midnight by the 4th Bn East Yorks and proceeded, via the duckboard track known as Railway Street, to Rose Crossroads camp. The 6th Bn DLI organised straggler posts in likely places to round up men returning from the front line and to guide them to camp.

 

Roll call revealed the appalling casualties suffered by the 4th Bn. 2nd Lts D.A.Smith, and W.Ruddy had been killed in action with 2nd Lt R.A.A Simpson later dying of wounds. 2nd Lts G.R.Charlewood, A.W.P.Leary, H.B.Bell, J.R.Ruddock and R.Wood were wounded, and 2nd Lt R.G.Rayner and H Stobbs were missing. Thirty-six fusiliers had been killed, one hundred and fifty-six wounded and sixty four were still missing. A total of two hundred and fifty six, more than fifty percent of those that had gone into action.

 

Casualties

Records show that at least 100 fusiliers from the 4th Bn were actually killed in action or died of wounds between the 25th and 27th of Oct 1917.

 

© Neil Storey 2004.

www.4thbnnf.com/45_171024_171026_ 2nd_passchendaele.html

 

A C Savage

 

Name: SAVAGE, ALFRED CHARLES

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Regiment: Suffolk Regiment

Unit Text: 8th Bn.

Age: 24

Date of Death: 31/07/1917

Additional information: Son of William W. and Annie Savage, of 13, Chalk Hill Rd., Norwich.

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 21. Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=921423

 

Alfred Charles can be seen here

norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_PictureTitleIn...

 

The picture was taken in 1917, so presumably shortly after he was commissioned in May, (it was taken at Coe’s Studios in Norwich) as he then travelled to France and was dead by July. Sobering thought.

 

Additional notes from Norlink

Second Lieutenant Savage was the son of William W. Savage of Norwich. On release from business he joined the 10th Norfolks in February 1916, held an Aldershot certificate as instructor and received his commission on May 1917. He was educated at Norwich Secondary School. Killed in action 31st July 1917 at Hooge.

 

The 8 year old Alfred C, born Norwich, is recorded on the 1901 census at 16 Ella Road, in the Parish of St Matthews. This is the household of his parents, William W, (aged 38 and a Shoe Manufacturer from Norwich) and Annie, (aged 33 and from Aldershot in Hampshire). Their other children are:-

Bertram J…………….aged 10.……………born Norwich

Donald J……………..aged 6.……………..born Norwich (see below)

Dorothy………………aged 1.……………..born Norwich

Wallace……………..aged 5.………………born Norwich

William H…………..aged 11.……………..born Norwich..(see below)

 

There is a likely Medal Index Card for a Alfred Savage which shows him as a Lance Sergeant (TR/A/263) in a Training Battalion before becoming a Lieutenant in the Suffolk Regiment .

 

The Battle of Passchendaele

 

18th Division

 

53 Bde

 

53 Bde’s task was to leapfrog 30th Div once Glencorse Wood had been taken.

 

8th Bn, Suffolk Regt arrived in Jackdaw Trench at 8.10am to find Glencorse Wood stille in enemy hands despite reports to the contrary. They dug in near Clapham Junction. Meanwhile 6th Bn, Berkshire Regt bogged down on the Menin Road also under fire from Glencorse Wood. With the help of 79 Coy, RE they destroyed some pill boxes between road and wood. Five tanks sent to assist bogged down in mud and were destroyed by shell-fire. By 10am they had dug in at the cross roads north west of Glencorse Wood.

forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/showthread.php?t=11535

 

The Suffolks lost 59 dead on this day according to the entries on the CWGC database.

 

D J Savage

 

Name: SAVAGE Initials: D J

Rank: Private

Regiment: Norfolk Regiment

Unit Text: 1st/4th Bn.

Date of Death: 19/04/1917

Service No: 200425

Grave/Memorial Reference: XXIII. F. 2. Cemetery: GAZA WAR CEMETERY

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=651255

 

There is a picture of Donald John Savage of the 1st/4th Norfolks who was posted missing after the Battle of Gaza on the 19th April 1917, on Norlink.

norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_PictureTitleIn...

 

Norlink notes Private Savage lived at 13, Chalk Hill Road, Norwich. He enlisted in September 1914, and was reported missing at Gaza on 19th April 1917

 

This would make him the brother of Alfred Charles listed above and William Harry below.

 

19th April 1917 During the 2nd Battle of Gaza,

 

Facing the Tank Redoubt was the 161st Brigade of the 54th Division. To their right were the two Australian battalions (1st and 3rd) of the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade who had dismounted about 4,000 yards from their objective. As the infantry went in to attack at 7.30am they were joined by a single tank called "The Nutty" which attracted a lot of shell fire. The tank followed a wayward path towards the redoubt on the summit of a knoll where it was fired on point blank by four field guns until it was stopped and set alight in the middle of the position.

The infantry and the 1st Camel Battalion, having suffered heavy casualties on their approach, now made a bayonet charge against the trenches. About 30 "Camels" and 20 of the British infantry (soldiers of the 5th (territorial Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment) reached the redoubt, then occupied by around 600 Turks who immediately broke and fled towards their second line of defences to the rear.

The British and Australians held on unsupported for about two hours by which time most had been wounded. With no reinforcements at hand and a Turkish counter-attack imminent, the survivors endeavoured to escape back to their own lines.

To the right (west) of Tank Redoubt, the 3rd Camel Battalion, advancing in the gap between two redoubts, actually made the furthest advance of the battle, crossing the Gaza-Beersheba Road and occupying a pair of low hills (dubbed "Jack" and "Jill"). As the advances on their flanks faltered, the "Camels" were forced to retreat to avoid being isolated.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Gaza

 

More than a thousand one hundred of the men of the 54th posted killed wounded or missing were from the two Norfolk regiment battalions, equating to 75% of their strength. Eastern Daily Press "Sunday" section May 5, 2007

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Gaza

 

On 19th April the Norfolks took part in a disastrous attempt to take Gaza. In this action casualties for the battalion were 478 (55 killed, 323 wounded and 100 missing).

www.oldbuckenham-pri.norfolk.procms.co.uk/pages/viewpage....

 

W H Savage

 

Name: SAVAGE, WILLIAM HARRY

Rank: Serjeant

Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment

Unit Text: 1st Bn.

Age: 28

Date of Death: 26/10/1917

Service No: 41669

Additional information: Son of William W. and Annie Savage, of 13, Chalk Hill Rd., Norwich.

Memorial Reference: Panel 90 to 92 and 162 to 162A. Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=828742

 

There is a picture of William Harry here

norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_PictureTitleIn...

 

The picture title includes the information that he was 10th “Royal” Norfolks before transferring to the 1st South Staffs.

 

Additional Norlink notes: Sergeant Savage lived at 13, Chalk Hill Road, Norwich. He enlisted in September 1914, and was killed in action or died of wounds on 26th October 1917

 

William was a brother of Alfred Charles and Donald John - see above.

 

Friday 26th October 1917 - Day 82

 

Rainfall 8 mm

 

Today marks the start of the Second Battle of Passchendaele. Zero Hour was 5.40 am.

 

91 Bde

 

91 Bde attacked with 1st Bn, South Staffordshire Regt, 21st Bn, Manchester Regt and 2nd Bn, Queen’s Regt with 20th Manchesters in Support.

 

The Queen’s attempted to take Lewis House but were driven bck to the Start Line by MG fire as were the Manchesters. The South Staffs started well as they were in dead ground and they took a mound southwest of Hamp Farm. From here D Coy attempted to take the farm itself and C Coy attacked Berry Cottage. Both attacks were unsuccessful with the two companies suffering heavily from MG fire.

forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/showthread.php?t=11535&...

  

A Semmence

 

Name: SEMMENCE, ALBERT DAVEY

Rank: Regimental Serjeant Major

Regiment: Norfolk Regiment

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Age: 40

Date of Death: 14/04/1915

Service No: 3326

Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Semmence, of Wymondham, Norfolk; husband of Daisy Gillies Semmence, of 6, Belsize Rd., Norwich.

Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 7. Cemetery: BASRA WAR CEMETERY

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=631465

 

Albert can be seen here

norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_PictureTitleIn...

 

The additional Norlink notes are:

Regimental Sergeant Major Semmence was born in Wymondham on 29th November 1874, and educated at Wymondham Grammar School. He enlisted as a Private on 3rd October 1892, and was killed in action at Shaiba, Mesopotamia, on 14th April 1915

 

Albert is also remembered on the Wymondham Town War Memorial.

 

In due course the Turks initiated their offensive with simultaneous preliminary bombardments of Shaiba and Qurna on 11 April 1915. In the latter case the bombardment of the British 6th (Poona) Division progressed for three days while periodic attempts at piercing the town's defences were unsuccessfully attempted; eventually a counter-attack by the 2nd Dorsets and 24th Punjabis routed the Turks with heavy losses.

 

However the Turks' main effort was launched at Shaiba.

On 13 April, two days after the bombardment of the town started, Turkish troops attempted to outflank the British across the floods that separated Shaiba from Basra, while Turk cavalry prepared for a frontal assault.

However the timely intervention of two British Infantry battalions served to rapidly disperse the Turk cavalry, resulting in a full withdrawal by the latter into woods nearby. Possession of these were in turn secured by the British following an infantry battle throughout 14 April.

Casualties during the woodland battle were heavy: the Turks incurred around 2,400 casualties, and the British around half that number. Some 5,000 troops on each side were involved in the fighting in all.

www.firstworldwar.com/battles/shaiba.htm

 

On April 12th 1915 after some days of probing assaults a force of some 12,000 Turks and 10,000 Arabs attacked Shaiba where the Norfolks were located. They did not take the town but retired to dig in about 1500 yards from our lines to continue their assaults. Reinforcements were sent for from Basra but the floods hindered them. The following is from the Hunts Post dated 28th May 1915 and it tells a little of the action at Shaiba during those few days in April.

"Sgt and Mrs Dighton of Spaldwick have received several interesting letters from their eldest son Pte Whit Dighton of the 2nd Norfolks who has been on active service in the Persian Gulf since last November and is possibly the only representative from the Huntingdon district out there, .......... Pte Dighton says the country in which he is now located is a desert, miles away from any town, with blinding sandstorms which are far worse than rain. After four days terrific fighting against a superior body of Turks, "suddenly we received the order to charge. We fixed bayonets and put all the strength into it we could. The Turks were completely taken by surprise, and we were upon them in a flash. Their confusion was indescribable. They ran for their lives, thousands of them, and we quickly occupied their trenches, and simply potted them over like ninepins. As they ran some threw away their arms and surrendered. Our artillery completed their rout. Their losses totalled some thousands ....... I cannot speak too highly of our officers; they are bricks - every one of them. One gave me his last drop of water from his bottle, or I don't think I should have been left to tell the tale."

On the 13th April the Norfolks had broken out to rush the Turkish front line trenches and took them at bayonet point. They did not immediately pursue the enemy to the second line but rested up. They had been under harassment for some days and directly under arms for 36 hours continuously. On the 14th April an attack on the Turkish second line entrenchments began at noon with White 18th Brigade on the right of the line and the 16th Brigade on the left. This developed into a stationary firefight, in the heat of the midday sun. At 4 pm a last British effort was made and the Turkish rear lines fell.

www.roll-of-honour.com/Huntingdonshire/SpaldwickDighton.html

 

E M Sendall

 

Name: SENDALL, EDMUND MATHIAS

Rank: Private

Regiment: Norfolk Regiment

Unit Text: 1st/4th Bn.

Age: 28

Date of Death: 19/08/1915

Service No: 4368

Additional information: Husband of the late Ellen E. Sendall.

Memorial Reference: Panel 42 to 44. Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=682013

 

No match on Norlink

 

The 11 year Edmund, born Norwich, is recorded on the 1901 census at 40 Carrow Road, in the Parish of St Matthews. This is the household of his parents, Alfred, (aged 53 and a Boot Maker from Norwich) and Mary A. (aged 48 and from Norwich). Their other children are:-

Alfred………..aged 18.………born Norwich….General Labourer

Charles……….aged 16.………born Norwich…..Houseboy Domestic

Ethel………….aged 7.………..born Norwich

Mary A……….aged 9.………..born Norwich

Sarah A……….aged 17.………born Norwich…..Bootmaker

 

An Edmund M Sendall married an Eleanor R Palmer in the April to June 1915 quarter in the Wayland District of Norfolk.

 

1/4th Battalion

August 1914 : in Norwich. Part of Norfolk and Suffolk Brigade, East Anglian Division.

May 1915 : the formation was retitled as 163rd Brigade, 54th (East Anglian) Division.

29 July 1915 : embarked at Liverpool and moved to Gallipoli via Mudros. Landed at Suvla Bay on 10 August 1915.

www.1914-1918.net/norfolks.htm

 

Between the 10th and the 19th, the 1st/4ths were continuously losing men, including a number on the 12th when the 1st/5th advanced into the scrub and pretty much “disappeared”, leaving the 1st/4ths covering the line and providing covering fire for the few stragglers that returned. Many of the wounded and sick were treated offshore on Hospital Ships. Unable to leave position and overwhelmed by the numbers, many of the dead were simply “buried at sea” and subsequently commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

 

Captain Montgomerie's diary of events in the 1/4th Battalion whilst in the neighbourhood of Jephson's Post on this day is as follows

19th. - All. quiet during day. Worked hard all night fetching food, water, etc., and improving the trenches.

user.online.be/~snelders/sand.htm

 

A Senior

 

Military Genealogy has an Alfred born Thorpe Hamlet, but there is no obvious match from the 12 possibles on the CWGC database and there is no match on Norlink. CWGC does have an Lance Corporal A Senior from the 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, but there is no age of any other additional information that might connect him.

www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=250638

 

However the Great War Roll of Honour does confirm he was an Alfred.

 

The 1901 census has a 9 year old Alfred R, born Norwich, who is recorded at 87 Quebec Road East, in the Parish of St Matthews. This is the household of his parents, Alfred N. (aged 48 and a Wheelwright from Gloucester) and Kate G, (aged 47 and from Norwich). Their other children are:-

Arthur E…………..aged 18.………………..born Norwich………….Gardener (Domestic) - see below

Ernest M………….aged 6.…………………born Norwich - see below

Eva A……………..aged 23.………………..born Norwich…………Tailoress

Frank W…………..aged 14.……………….born Norwich………Blacksmith (Beer Making)

Horace W…………aged 16.……………….born Norwich………Wheelwright

Nellie M…………..aged 21.……………….born Norwich…….Drapers Shop Assistant

Richard P………….aged 20.……………….born Norwich……Engine Fitter

Stanley G………….aged 11.……………….born Norwich

 

Like his brother Arthur, Alfred was awarded the Military Medal.

 

A E Senior

 

Military Genealogy has an Arthur Ernest born and resident Norwich. The most likely possible is

 

Name: SENIOR, ARTHUR ERNEST

Rank: Serjeant

Regiment: Rifle Brigade

Unit Text: 1st Bn.

Date of Death: 23/10/1916

Service No: 750

Awards: M M

Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 16 B and 16 C. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=812024

 

No match on Norlink

 

The only Arthur listed on the 1901 census with a Norwich connection is the brother of Alfred above and Ernest below. (See Alfred for family details).

 

26th October 1916

 

Lesboeufs

 

4th Div attacked here with two brigades, 12 Bde on the left and 11 Bde on the right.

 

In 11 Bde, 1st Hampshires were halted by fire from Boritska Trench, as were the French on their right flank. 1st Rifle Brigade came up in support but were only able to establish posts short of the objective.

forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/showthread.php?t=9058&p...

 

E M Senior

 

Name: SENIOR, ERNEST MONTAGUE

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Unit Text: 6th Bn.

Age: 22

Date of Death: 10/04/1917

Service No: 40097 Additional information: Son of Alfred Henry and Kate Gertrude Senior; husband of Hannah Maria Senior, of 63, Cohens Rd., Thorpe, Norwich.

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. P. 8. Cemetery: DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=41199

 

I suspect that should be Cozens Road.

 

No match on Norlink.

 

See brother Alfred above for family details.

 

The 12th Division, of which the 6th The Queens were part, (as was the 7th Norfolks) were heavily engaged in the opening two days of the Battle of Arras, and were part of the initial Allied success.

 

J Sexton

 

Name: SEXTON, JAMES HORACE

Rank: Private

Regiment: The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Unit Text: 6th Bn.

Age: 19

Date of Death: 04/07/1918

Service No: 63691

Additional information: Son of Herbert and Jane Sexton, of 7, St. Matthew's Rd., Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich.

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. N. 22. Cemetery: GEZAINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=35619

 

No match on Norlink

 

The 2 year old James, born Norwich, was recorded on the 1901 census at 7 St Matthews Road, in the Parish of St Matthews. This was the household of his parents, Herbert J. (aged 34 and a Wheelwright from Norwich) and Jane, (aged 31 and from Thornham, Norfolk). Their other children are:-

Gladys J………….aged 3.…………..born Norwich

Herbert…………..aged 11.………….born Norwich

Montague………..aged 8.…………..born Norwich

 

The Battalion had been engaged in a successful attack on the 30th June, but they and fellow Brigade unit’s the Bedfords and the Royal West Kents, were subject to repeated counter-attacks on the 1st. Contact was lost with the Bedfords and the West Surreys were forced back to what had been the old German Front line trench. They were relieved about 5 am on the 2nd and moved back to the Reserve line. The 3rd was reported as very quiet, and on the 4th they were pulled out of the line altogether.

 

J R Shingles

 

Name: SHINGLES, JOHN

Rank: Private

Regiment: Essex Regiment

Unit Text: 1st Bn.

Secondary Regiment: Norfolk Regiment

Secondary Unit Text: formerly (16864),

Age: 28

Date of Death: 12/10/1916

Service No: 20977

Additional information: Son of George and Sarah Anne Shingles, of 167 Albert Rd., Quebec Rd., Norwich.

Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 10 D. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1552573

 

No match on Norlink

 

The Great War Roll of Honour has John down as serving in the Essex Regiment at his time of death., Private 20977. Strangely his Medal Index Card, (which only lists him as J.Shingles) appears to have no reference to him being in the Norfolks.

 

The 11 year old John, born Norwich, is recorded on the 1901 census at 12 Albert Place, Gas Hill in the Parish of St Matthews. This is the household of his parents, George, (aged 49 and a Carter from Burlingham, Norfolk) and Sarah A, (aged 45 and from Burlingham) Their other children are:-

Alice…………..aged 16.………..born Thorpe St.Andrews…………General Domestic Servant

George…………aged 19.……….born Great Plumstead

Gerty………….aged 10.…………born Norwich

Kate …………..aged 14.………..born Thorpe St Andrews………….General Domestic Servant

Mabel…………aged 3.………….born Norwich

May……………aged 7.…………born Norwich

Samuel………..aged 22.…………born Great Plumstead……………Road Labourer

Stephen……….aged 6.…………..born Norwich

 

After having spent 10 weeks in the Ypres Salient the 88th Brigade, the brigade in which the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was serving, was temporarily attached to the British 12th Division, which was holding Gueudecourt. By nightfall on October 10, the regiment was manning a 450-metre section of the trench on the northern outskirts of the village.

The attack began at 2:05 pm on 12 October 1916. The regiment advanced in line with the 1st Essex Battalion on their left. The men kept so close to the supporting artillery barrage that several became casualties from the shrapnel of their own supporting guns. Likewise, the Germans were compelled by the shelling to remain under cover and as a result were quickly engaged in hand-to-hand fighting. By 2:30 p.m. both assaulting battalions of the 88th Brigade had secured their initial objective, Hilt Trench in the German front line.

As the Newfoundlanders advanced to their final objective, Grease Trench some 750 metres from their starting line, heavy machine-gun fire coming from the front and the right flank forced the regiment back to Hilt Trench. On their left flank, a German counter-attack drove the 1st Essex Battalion back to the outskirts of Gueudecourt, leaving the Newfoundlanders with an open flank. Newfoundland bombing parties cleared and secured the vacated portion of Hilt Trench and as a result doubled the length of the regiment's front line. All ranks began digging in the hard chalk to construct a new firing step and parapet and reverse the former German position.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gueudecourt_(Newfoundland)_Memorial

 

A R Shreeve

 

Name: SHREEVE, ALAN ROBERT

Rank: Lance Serjeant

Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment

Unit Text: 2nd/6th Bn.

Age: 23

Date of Death: 19/07/1916

Service No: 367208

Additional information: Son of Charles Robert and Alice Shreeve, of 36, Plumstead Rd., Norwich.

Memorial Reference: Panel 60 to 64. Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

CWGC www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1768924

 

Alan can be seen here

norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_PictureTitleIn...

 

Norlink notes include that he was formerly of the 1st/6th Norfolks.

 

19 July 1916

Whilst the Battle of the Somme was raging, the British Commander in Chief General Sir Douglas Haig decided to open a more modest battle in the area of Armentières near the Belgian border.

Part of his reasoning was that the German Army was moving men south away from this area in an effort to shore up their defences on the Somme. An attack here towards Lille would put them in a dilemma as to whether or not they could thin out this sector any further.

Fromelles is a small village on the Aubers Ridge to the south of Armentières. Most of the area that was held by the Allies is very flat with a number of water features and streams.

Behind Fromelles and Aubers lies the ridge which easily overlooks the battlefield.

The Battle

The objectives of the Australian 5th Division and the British 61st Division on their right were to capture the village and the ridge.

The attack was centred around a point known as the Sugarloaf and at 1100 hours on 19 July 1916 the British artillery put down a bombardment on the German front line as the infantry made their way up to their jumping off points.

From their vantage point and on a bright summers day the Germans could see the attack preparing and launched a counter bombardment onto the communication trenches as the men were making their way to the front.

The German bombardment wreaked havoc on the Australian's lines. As men were trying to get forward, wounded were trying to push their way back to the Aid Posts adding to the chaos.

The two bombardments continued until at 1800 hours the infantry finally launched their assault.

On the left of the Australian line, the 8th and 14th Brigades swiftly took the German front line and started to consolidate their positions. The 15th Brigade next to the British in the centre however was struggling across wide open ground in the teeth of fierce machine gun fire.

On the right of Sugar Loaf the 61st Division had also been halted by uncut wire. In a scene familiar to those on the Somme not three weeks earlier, the Allied bombardment had failed in its objective of cutting the wire and destroying the German positions.

An attempt to organise a truce with the Germans to bring in the wounded was refused by the Allied Commanders, despite having been agreed to by the German Commander.

The battle had been a complete disaster.

www.webmatters.net/france/ww1_fromelles.htm

 

Alan is also remembered on the Roll of Honour at The United Reform Church at Princes Street in the City

Plaxton replaced the long running Paramount coach range in October 1991, when it launched the Premiere and Excalibur. The new Plaxton coach range cost £3.5 million to design and develope and were the first coaches to meet the new European R66 safety legiaslation, regarding roll over protection. The Paramount 4000 was the only version of the Paramount to remain in production. The Premiere was available in two heights: 320 (3.2-metres) and 350 (3.5-metres). The Premiere was built on Volvo, Dennis, DAF and Scania chassis. The Excalibur was Plaxton's flagship coach, available in one height: 3.5-metres and one length: 12-metres. At first the Excalibur could only be built the Volvo B10M, later it was built on the rear-engined Volvo B12T chassis and Dennis Javelin GX chassis. The Excalibur featured a raked back front windsreen, with the rest of the body structure was based on the Premiere. Some people say, that there was a hint of Duple styling about the Excalibur, this came about after Plaxton had bought the rights to Duple's coach range in 1989. Both the Premiere and Excalibur suffered from water leaks and other problems. Park's of Hamilton and Wallace Arnold had both taken the early production Premiere and Excalibur coaches and never bought any more for a number of years, in the case of Park's it was not until the latter part of the 90s that they purchased any more Plaxton coaches. In October 1999 Plaxton launched a new coach range the Paragon and Panther, thus replacing the Premiere and Excalibur, although both models did stay in production for a few more months, plus the Prima, based on the Premiere 320 stayed in production, until the Profile replaced. I was at Lymm Truck Stop yesterday and photographed this stunning Plaxton Excalibur Volvo B10M, owned by Coach Services of Gatley, Cheadle in Cheshire. The coach was new to Elcock Reisen of Telford, before Coach Services purchased it, Bullock's Coaches of Cheadle had owned it. The chassis is the MkIV B10M, this being the final version of the B10M. I got low down, to get this dramatic view of the Excalibur. It just shows what a nice livery, wheel trims and after market rear view mirrors can do for a coach. The owner told me, the coach had cost him £50,000 and looks the part, when parked alongside new £200,000 coaches.

Phicen Seamless body from VanHelsing figure, ScarJo head with added make-up and replaced hair piece.

This makes me angry and sad. There have been empty promises about trees being "replaced" with "semi-mature trees" which will look really good in about 30 years time.... Shame on you|!

 

My guess is they'll be replaced with bus stop and cycle lane. Yay! Much more visually appealing.

 

It used to look like this in summer

www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/24455069344/

 

Now we can only console ourselves with CGI trees instead:

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-n...

The yellow spandrels replaced, trees planted and the garage gone, the site looks quite different today goo.gl/maps/bCHe6jPneeeHs6wS8

 

CYMA Petroleum, founded in 1981 by Andreas Michaelides, supplied petrol stations across south-east England, particularly in north London, with some owned directly by the company. The business is now mainly an aviation fuel supplier www.cymapetroleum.co.uk/ —and at one point also supplied Lochshell Filling Station, very near Wick-John O'Groats airport in the far north of Scotland goo.gl/maps/FiQ4UKMmxZLmPDUj7

 

1891

 

Blower’s Green Pumphouse was built to house the steam powered recirculating pump that replaced the earlier one on the Grazebrook Arm. The new pump raised water from the Level Pond to the Birmingham Level or Wolverhampton Level, or between the Birmingham and Wolverhampton levels.

 

www.dudleycanaltrust.org.uk/history-of-the-tunnels

 

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Blowers Green U-turn by C&RT?

1/2/2018 6 Comments

 

After finding it faced a united front of opposition from boating and canal organisations in Birmingham, Canal and River Trust may be about to make a U-turn on its plans to sell the freehold of the historic Blowers Green Pumphouse, as Peter Underwood reports.

 

C&RT's bid to sell the freehold was first spotted in early January when a tiny laminated notice- posted just as the Christmas break began - was seen near Blowers Green Pumphouse, in Dudley.​

 

The notice was a formal announcement that C&RT, as a Trustee of the Waterways Infrastructure Trust, was proposing to sell the freehold of the historic pumphouse and anyone with objections has just one month to put them in writing. Now it has withdrawn the building from sale and is considering giving up the idea of selling the freehold.

 

www.thefloater.org/the-floater-february-2018/blowers-gree...

  

Philadelphia, PA, est. 1682; pop. 1,567,442 (metro 6MM)

 

• built in 1740 • earliest known photograph is dated 1859 — bldg. was then 119 yrs. old [photo] • Georgian-Colonial trinity aka "bandbox" design • typically, trinity houses had 1 room per floor & were built facing each other in rows of 4 identical bldgs. • in addition to the room on each floor, this house had a walkable attic room & a cellar

 

• served as both business & residence for shopkeepers & artisans for over 150 yrs. • among the occupants in the 18th c. were a shoemaker, apothecary & an upholsterer named Betsy Ross, who is said to have sewn the first American flag in this building • estimates of when & how long she lived here have her arriving in 1773 at the earliest & departing as late as 1791

 

• over time the house changed in appearance [photos] as neighborhood houses were razed & replaced w/larger commercial buildings —Where's Betsy

 

Betsy Ross

 

• Elizabeth "Betsy" Griscom (1752-1836) was a fourth-generation American • daughter of Samuel Griscom (1717-1793) & Rebecca James (c. 1730-1793) • the 8th of their 17 children • great granddaughter of Andrew Griscom (c. 1654-1694), a Quaker carpenter who migrated from England to New Jersey in 1680, 1 yr. before William Penn founded Philadelphia

 

"She often laughed at the curious fact that she was born on the first day of the week, the first day of the month, the first day of the year, and the first year of the 'new style' [which was] the dividing line between the old way of measuring the years time and the new method under the [Gregorian calendar… She was also] the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter." —C.B. Satterthwaite, great grandson, The Des Moines Register, 07 Jan, 1906

 

• at age 3 Betsy's family moved to a large home at 4th & Arch Sts. • went to a Friends (Quaker) public school • 8 of her siblings died before adulthood • lost her mother, father & sister, Deborah, to the 1793 yellow fever epidemic

 

• upon completion of her schooling at age 12, her father apprenticed her to upholsterer John Webster • fell in love with fellow apprentice John Ross (1752-1773), son of an Episcopal asst. rector at Christ Church • defying her parents, in 1773 Betsy, age 21, eloped w/John

 

• Betsy's sister Sarah & her husband Capt. Wm. Donaldson rowed the couple across the Delaware River, heading 5 miles downstream to Gloucestertown, NJ • they were married at family friend William Hugg Jr.'s tavern & inn, known locally as Hugg's …more: The New Jersey Hugg Line

 

• because her marriage to a non-Quaker was considered an act of "disorderly and undutiful conduct," Betsy was split from her family & read out of meeting, i.e., disowned by her Quaker community • became a member of Christ Church • the Ross's pew No. 12 [photo] was adjacent to Martha & George Washington's No. 56 & not far from Deborah & Benjamin Franklin's No. 70

 

• the newlyweds — now trained upholsterers — opened their own business • c. 1773 they rented a house, probably at what is today 239 Arch St. although the exact site is still debated by historians • most records point to this house or one next door at No. 241, long since razed

 

"The identity of the location was always preserved in the family, which agrees with the records in the old Philadelphia directories… from 1785, the first published, to the removal of Betsy Ross and her husband from 239 Arch Street, in 1791" —Betsy Ross grandson George Canby, New York Times, 05 July, 1908

 

• Benjamin Franklin & Benjamin Chew were among the Rosses' customers • business slowed during the Revolutionary War as fabric was in short supply • John Ross joined the Pennsylvania militia • mid-Jan., 1776, he was gravely wounded by a powder explosion at a Delaware River ammunition cache, apparently while standing guard • Betsy nursed him in their home, but he died within days

 

• in June, 1777, Betsy married girlhood suitor Joseph Ashburn, a privateer who commanded the sailing sloop Swallow • the couple had 2 daughters • the 1st, Aucilla ("Zillah"), died in infancy

 

• British troops entered Philadelphia on 26 Sep., 1777 after their victory at the Battle of Brandywine • the Ashburn home was forcibly shared with British occupation soldiers as the Continental Army suffered through the killing winter at Valley Forge • the British soldiers nicknamed Betsy "Little Rebel" —US History•org

 

• Betsy was pregnant with Elizabeth ("Eliza") when Joseph accepted a job offer & shipped out as first mate on the 6-gun brigantine, Patty • returned to be present for the Feb., 1781 birth of their 2nd daughter

 

• Joseph became master of the 18-gun Lion & took her to sea late in the summer of 1781 • on 31 Aug., his ship was captured off the coast of France by a 44-gun British frigate, the HMS Prudente

 

• prior to March, 1782, the British refused to designate captured rebels as prisoners of war, thus the captives from the Lion were viewed as traitors, charged with high treason & committed to Plymouth, England's Mill Prison [images] • while incarcerated, Ashburn met fellow prisoner John Claypoole, a longtime friend of the Ross family

 

• Claypoole, a Continental Army vet, had been wounded at Germantown & consequently discharged • in 1781 he signed on to man the 18-gun Pennsylvania privateer Chevalier de la Luzerne & was captured in April • in the spring of 1782 Ashburn died in prison, leaving Betsy a 2-time war widow at age 30 —Betsy Ross and the Making of America

 

"In the Night of the 3d of March Mr Joseph Ashburn departed this life after an illness of about a week which he bore with amazing fortitude & resignation" —John Claypoole, Mill Prison

 

"The story goes that Ashburn, while in Mill Prison, often talked with John Claypoole about his wife, Betty*, and at his death sent farewell messages by him to her. Claypoole, on his arrival in Philadelphia, hastened to deliver these messages, and inside of eight months he married her." —John Claypoole's Memorandum-Book *Betsy is referred to as "Betty" in some 18th, 19th & early 20th c. books & media

 

• in 1782 Claypoole returned to Philadelphia, called on Betsy & married her the following year • gave up his seafaring career to join her at the Arch St. upholstery shop • though renamed "John Claypoole, upholsterer," to customers the shop remained Betsy's place • the couple had 5 daughters: Clarissa, Susanna, Rachel, Jane & Harriet, who died at 9 months • sometime after Susanna's birth in 1786, the Claypooles moved from Arch St. to a larger house on 2nd

 

• Betsy returned to her Quaker roots, albeit with the Free (Fighting) Quakers, a group exiled from the main Quaker community when their support for the Revolution was ruled a violation of the faith's peace testimony • the couple became members c. 1785 • image: Betsy Claypoole signature taken from the Meeting House roster

 

• it is widely believed that when the Free Quaker Meeting House shut down in 1834, it was its last attending members — Elizabeth Claypoole & Samuel Wetherill — who closed the doors

 

• in 1817, after a long illness, John Claypoole died • Betsy never remarried • after retiring, she moved to the home of her daughter, Susanna • she died on 30 Jan, 1836, age 84

 

The American Flags

 

"Flags were a rare sight on land in the British North American colonies," —Wooden Teachout, Capture the Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism

 

• American flags were seldom used in parades or displayed by private citizens • colors were flown mainly in battle, over government institutions & on ships, where they were essential to identifying other vessels & determining friend or foe

 

• this changed after America's 1876 Centennial Exposition, which explains why "flags made prior to the Civil War are extremely rare, and flags made before 1820 are practically nonexistent." —Jeff R. Bridgeman, Stars and Stripes, Early American Life, Aug. 2011

 

• with the onset of the Revolutionary War, a flag for the "United Colonies" was created without the sanction of the Continental Congress • this 1775 flag was known as the Continental Colors, aka Grand Union, Congress Flag, Cambridge Flag

 

• on 2 Dec., 1775, the 1st Continental Colors flag was hand sewn by milliner Margaret Manny, who had begun making flags & ensigns the previous year

 

"Everyone knows about Betsy Ross, why do we know nothing about Margaret Manny? Probably for no better reason than that she had fewer articulate friends and relatives to build a story around her." —historian Barbara Tuchman, The First Salute

 

• the Continental Colors had 13 alternating red & white stripes with the British Union crosses in the canton • was created to replace the use of individual colony flags • prior to the Declaration of Independence, it was probably the most used unofficial flag of the revolution • American Flag Timeline

 

• the inclusion of the British Jack in the design signals that this flag was intended not for a civil war of secession, but rather a crusade to secure the American colonists' rights as Englishman • prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Gen. George Washington, still hoping for reconciliation with Mother England, would occasionally toast the King —The Forgotten Flag of the American Revolution and What It Means

 

• on 3 Dec, 1775, the new flag was raised by 1st Lt. John Paul Jones (1747-1792) on the 30-gun Continental Navy frigate USS Alfred [painting], the 1st national ensign to fly on an American fighting vessel —Naval History Blog

 

• the flag later flew over the signing of the Declaration of Independence & according to tradition (contested by some scholars), it was raised on a ship's mast atop Charlestown's Prospect Hill [painting] during Washington's 1 Jan., 1776 siege of Boston

 

• spotting the hybrid British/American flag for the first time, confused British observers took it as a signal of submission: “By this time, I presume, they begin to think it strange that we have not made a formal surrender of our lines,” Washington wrote • his psychological weaponry also included an early form of war propaganda

 

• absent a single government-mandated flag design, a variety of others were used • within a yr. after Prospect hill, the Continental Colors' Union Jack was replaced by a blue field w/13 white stars in various arrangements, e.g., rows, or possibly a circle?

 

• on 14 June, 1777, now celebrated as Flag Day, the American Flag was born by resolution of the Continental Congress, the country’s 1st flag law • during the Revolutionary period that followed, the stars on most American flags were arranged in rows of 4-5-4 with the number of points on most stars ranging from 4 to 8 • compared to the Continental Colors, the rows of stars made it easier to identify the flag/ship/nationality at sea —The 13 Stars & Stripes

 

The Story

 

• about a year before the Flag Resolution of 1777 Betsy Ross, 5-months a widow & struggling to make a ends meet, is said to have received a visit from a Continental Congress flag committee (apparently a secret one as there are no records of its existence)

 

• according to the well known Betsy Ross story, in late May of 1776 (but possibly 1777) 3 heroes of the revolution — George Ross, the uncle of Betsy's late husband, financier/slave trader Robert Morris & Betsy's pew neighbor Gen. George Washington [portraits] — called on her to discuss a flag for the new nation

 

• Rachel Fletcher (Betsy's daughter) recalled that "…she was previously well acquainted with Washington, and that he had often been in her house in friendly visits, as well as on business. That she had embroidered ruffles for his shirt bosoms and cuffs, and that it was partly owing to his friendship for her that she was chosen to make the flag." —Rachel's affidavit

 

• as told by Betsy, Gen. Washington, then head of the Continental Army, showed her a rough design of a flag with 6-pointed stars • she offered suggestions for modifications & stated a preference for 5-pointed stars • when her visitors expressed concern over the difficulty of producing them, she replied, "Nothing easier," which she then proved by cutting a 5-pointed star in a single snip • video: Make a perfect star with ONE cut! (1:15) • Two Conundrums Concerning the Betsy Ross Five-Pointed Star

 

• changes approved, Washington redrew the flag w/a pencil • Betsy's friend & collaborator William Barrett, a Cherry St. ornamental painter created a water color copy of the drawing for her to work from • 1-2 other seamstresses sewed alternate designs for the committee, but only Betsy's was approved & used

 

• what is known today as the "Betsy Ross flag" has 13 red & white stripes & a ring of 13, white 5-pointed stars • though the design may have been in use by 1777, vexillologists believe that between 1777-1795, (the yrs. the official flag had 13 stars) most flags displayed stars in rows, which are easier to produce than a circle

 

• None of the surviving flags from the 18th century exhibit the Betsy Ross pattern • however a few examples are depicted in the art of the era (although period art is notoriously unreliable for flag research)

 

• the flag depicted in Chas. Willson Peale's 1779 George Washington at the Battle of Princeton is generally considered credible & "may be the only evidence in a painting… that suggests that a circle-pattern flag may have existed in colonial times… Otherwise, you won't see an American flag with a perfect circle of stars made before the 1890s." —Jeff R. Bridgeman, loc. cit.13 Stars in the Betsy Ross Pattern • historically significant the American flags [images]

 

• though known as an upholsterer, there is no doubt that Betsy made flags, having sewn pennants & ensigns for the Pennsylvania State Navy Board (as did Margaret Manning & Rebecca Young, whose daughter Mary Pickersgill would go on to sew the enormous flag that inspired the U.S. National Anthem, Francis Scott Key's The Star-Spangled Banner)

 

• a month before Congress passed the Flag Resolution, Betsy was paid 14 pounds, 12 shillings, 2 pence (~$2,300 in 2017 USD) for what must have been a prodigious quantity of Pennsylvania Navy flags • there is no hard evidence that any of these were American flags • "...today we are reasonably convinced that Betsy’s flag was a naval flag, with a simple ‘in line’ arrangement of the stars…" —John B. Harker, Historian & Betsy Ross descendent

 

• Betsy (Elizabeth Claypool) was now in the business of producing flags & ensigns for the federal govt. • throughout the Jefferson & Madison admins. the skilled needlewoman made flags as large as 18' x 24' for American military installations, with demand peaking during the War of 1812

 

• for the rest of her life she — in her words — "never knew what it was to want employment" • her oldest daughter, Clarissa Sidney Wilson (1785-1864) [portrait], succeeded her, supplying arsenals, navy yards & the mercantile marine with flags for years —Betsy Ross•org

 

"In the last years of her life, Ross was neither more nor less important than other aging women who had lived through the Revolution. That she became famous while others were forgotten exposes the interlocking power of family history, local memory, and national politics." —How Betsy Ross Became Famous by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Historian

 

The Legend

 

"…at a time of great historic import such as that time when the Declaration was signed, people have no leisure to think about the minor events which are taking place. Thus, during the revolution no one thought of Betsy Ross as a national heroine, and it was not, in fact until 1870 that William J. Canby (1825-1890) first brought the story of how the first flag was made into general prominence." —Dr. Lloyd Balderston, great-grandson of Betsy Ross, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 3 Jul, 1908

 

• there is no record of the the Betsy Ross story prior to 1870 • that year — 34 years after her death — Betsy's 45 yr. old grandson, a title processor named William Jackson Canby, presented a paper titled The History of the Flag of the United States to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania • the document, accompanied by sworn affidavits, was an oral history passed on by descendants of Betsy Ross, including Canby himself who was 11 yrs. old when she died • …more: The Evolution of the American Flag by (Betsy Ross descendants) George Canby (1829-1907), Lloyd Balderston, Ph.D (1863-1933)

 

• the story was largely ignored until it was mentioned in historian George Henry Preble's 1872 book Our Flag & appeared in the July, 1873 Harper's Monthly [illustration] • with Civil War wounds slowly healing & the 1876 centennial celebration fast approaching, Betsy Ross & the flag entered American consciousness • in the 1880's her story began to appear in textbooks • by the mid 1890s it was often illustrated by an engraving of The Birth of Our Nation’s Flag, an 1893 painting by Charles H. Weisgerber (1856-1932)

 

• oral tradition has it that in 1892 Weisgerber, a 36 yr. old aspiring artist, was bent on winning a forthcoming art competition • walking along Arch St., he noticed a plaque at No. 239 which identified the bldg. as the site where Betsy Ross sewed the 1st American flag

 

• inspired, Weisgerber envisioned a scene of Betsy & the 1st flag set in her shop • to fill in details of the story, characters & setting, he drew on period portraits, the testimony of living descendants & the 22 yr. old Canby paper

 

• with no authentic image of Betsy in existence (according to her relatives), Weisgerber painted a composite taken from images of 4 of her daughters & a granddaughter who was said to closely resemble her • the resulting portrait was critiqued by relatives who had known her & modified accordingly • Weisgerber then created a massive 9' x 12' painting • portrayed the young Widow Ross, saintly matriarch of a new nation, as she presents the 1st American flag to 3 revered American patriarchs

 

• "the image was [said] …by Mrs. Ross' grandson, George Canby, to be the only correct likeness of [her]" — he was 7 yrs. old when Betsy Ross died —The Times (Philadelphia) 15 Jun 1893

 

• the flag depicted in the painting — with no evidence to support the authenticity of its design — has since been known as the "Betsy Ross flag," the standard for celebrating the U.S.A.'s birthday each 4th of July

 

The Apotheosis

 

• Weisgerber's painting won the $1,000 prize & in 1893 was showcased in the Pennsylvania Building at Chicago’s Columbian Exposition • seen by millions of visitors • contributed to the nascent reverence for Betsy Ross & the flag as sacred symbols of the emerging, quasi-religious American civil religion • politicians, patriotic societies & public sentiment propelled the flag's transformation into an object of veneration, its role expanding well beyond the customary military & govt. functions

 

On Flag Day, 1894, the Colonial Dames gathered 500 schoolchildren to honor “the adoption by Congress . . . of the flag made by Betsy Ross from the design submitted to her by Gen. Washington” • by 1895, 10 states had laws requiring public schools to display the flag on all school days — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, loc. cit.

 

• in 1897 the City of New York bought thousands of lithographs of Weisgerber’s painting for its public schools: “It is thought that the representation which is declared historically correct, together with such lectures as the teachers may deliver, will add much to the pupil’s knowledge and keep alive a proper reverence for the country’s emblem.” —New York Times, 14 Feb, 1897

 

• in 1885, NYC school principal George T. Balch (1821-1908), a vet. of the Indian & Civil Wars, wrote Salute to the Flag, the U.S.A.'s first pledge of allegiance

 

"I give my hand and my heart to my country — one nation, one language, one flag."

 

• the heightened patriotism of the era inspired a movement to organize schoolyard flag raising ceremonies • the American Flag Assn. was founded in 1897 for the "fostering of public sentiment in favor of honoring the flag in our country and preserving it from desecration" • Natl. Flag Day was proclaimed in 1917

 

• Christian Socialist Francis Bellamy (1855-1931), who worked in the premium dept. of The Youth's Companion magazine, wrote a new U.S. Pledge of Allegiance (1892) for his employer • created as part of the magazine's campaign to sell American flags to public schools • goal was a flag in every classroom • 25,000 schools acquired flags the 1st yr. • though priced "at cost," banner sales proved profitable

 

• Bellamy also choreographed a salute — the "Bellamy Salute" — to accompany the pledge • because of its similarity to the Nazi heil it was replaced by a right-hand-over-heart gesture during World War II • another Youth's Companion employee, James Upham, headed a flag-centric project designed to engage public schools in the commemoration of the U.S.A.'s 1st Columbus Day (Oct. 1892)

 

The Verdict

 

• for nearly a century-and-a-half, historians have debated the available evidence in an attempt to prove that Betsy Ross either did or did not produce the 1st American flag: "There’s no good historical evidence that she did. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t. There’s simply a lack of documentation. Most historians believe the story is apocryphal." —Marc Leepson, author of Flag: An American Biography, The Truth About Betsy Ross

 

• the identity of the woman who sewed America's 1st flag may never be certain, but there is good reason to believe that its designer may have been Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) • the NJ representative to the Continental Congress & signer of the Declaration of Independence is the only person entered into the Congressional record for designing the 1st American flag

 

• it has been speculated that on 14 June, 1777, it was Hopkinson who replaced the British crosses in the Continental Colors with white stars on a blue field • no original sketch of a Hopkinson flag exists, but surviving rough sketches including his design for the Great Seal of the U.S. incorporate elements of 2 of his flag designs —Wikipedia

 

On 25 May, 1780, Hopkinson wrote to the Continental Board, requesting "a Quarter Cask of the public Wine" as payment for several itemized "patriotic designs" he had completed, most notably, "the flag of the United States of America" • submitted another bill on 24 June for "drawings and devices," including "the Naval Flag of the United States"

 

• the Treasury Board rejected his request for payment because he "was not the only person consulted on those exhibitions of Fancy" & furthermore was not entitled to compensation as he was already on the government payroll —Did Francis Hopkinson Design Two Flags?, Earl P. Williams, Jr.

 

• Hopkinson is also considered America's 1st poet-composer • written at age 21, his song My Days have been so Wondrous Free (1759) is regarded as the earliest surviving American secular composition [listen] —UPen•edu

 

Saving Betsy's House

 

• by 1859, 239 Arch St. was occupied by the family of German immigrant (Carl) Philip Mund (1822-1883), who operated a tailor's shop on the 1st floor • the landlord, after collecting rent for the first year, never returned • over the succeeding rent-free decades, the Munds operated a variety of businesses in their retail space

 

• after Canby's 1870 speech identified the location of Betsy Ross's house as Arch between 2nd & 3rd, the Munds — occupants of the block's last standing colonial house — posted a sign: "First Flag of the US Made in this House" • in 1876, as visitors poured into the city for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, the Munds ran an ad for their latest 1st floor business: "Original Flag House, Lager, Wine and Liquors. This is the house where the first United States flag was made by Mrs. John Ross." —Historic Philadelphia

 

• after Philip Mund died his wife Amelia, who objected to running a saloon, converted the space into a cigar store & candy shop which operated until 1892 — her son Charles then devoted the space to a museum/souvenir shop [photo] —The Betsy Ross House Facts, Myths, and Pictures by G.A. Anderson

 

• c. 1897 citizens led by Charles Weisgerber organized the American Flag Soc. & Betsy Ross Memorial Assn. • goal was to rescue the house from imminent demolition • intended to purchase it from Charles Mund, restore it to its 18th-c. appearance, preserve the memory of Betsy Ross & honor the American flag

 

• to raise the funds for purchasing the Betsy Ross "American Flag House," the Association devised a rudimentary multi-level marketing strategy • sold lifetime memberships for 10 cents • each member was encouraged to recruit others & form a group of 30; each group founder received a chromolithographograph of Weisgerber's painting • over 2 million monochrome certificates were sold at ten cents each • the colorful chromoliths were available at addl. cost (frame not included) —Enjoying Philadelphia

 

• the Association leased the house in 1898, purchased it in 1903 • Weisgerber & his family moved in • lived upstairs, kept the museum & a souvenir shop on the 1st floor • in 1902 they named their newborn son Charles Vexil Domus, Latin for "flag house" [photo] • he would later replace his parents as custodian of the house —G.A. Anderson, loc. cit.

 

• by 1936 the house was on the verge of ruin • in 1937 Philadelphia Mayor Davis Wilson proposed a restoration by WPA workers • this provoked "a storm of protest" from critics

 

• Pennsylvania Historical Soc. members wrote off the Betsy Ross story as "hokum" and "the bunk" • the protests from scholars & historians sparked an unwinnable faith vs. reason culture war with patriotic organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution & the Patriotic Order Sons of America

 

• amid the controversy, Philadelphia radio manufacturer & philanthropist A. Atwater Kent (1873-1949) offered to pay up to $25K for the restoration • Historical architect, Richardson Brognard Okie (1875-1945) won the commission

 

• the design for the restoration was derived from evidence & conjecture • goal was to return the bldg. to its c. 1777 appearance • surviving architectural elements were preserved when possible • materials salvaged from demolished colonial era homes were also used • in 1941, the Association gave the property to the city • the house now stands as one of Philadelphia's most popular tourist attractions

 

Postscript

 

• in 1929 Hugg's tavern, where Betsy Griscom defied family & church to marry John Ross, was demolished to make way for the Proprietor's Park swimming pool, which no longer exists • the Revolutionary War-era Hugg-Harrison-Glover House (1764), built on property owned by the Hugg family as early as 1683, was razed in the face of fervent opposition, March, 2017 —Facebook

 

• 178 yrs. after Betsy's wedding & just 5 blocks from where Hugg's once stood, another American legend was born at the Twin Bar [photo] when Bill Haley (and the Saddlemen) performed there in the early 1950s [poster] • in 1952 Haley's band laid down a cover of Rock the Joint [listen], an historic 1949 recording by Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians [listen] • each of these recordings has been cited as a candidate for the title of first rock 'n' roll song • Gloucester City thus became one of several U.S. sites that claims the title "Cradle of Rock 'n Roll"

 

Charles H. Weisgerber died in 1932 • his magnum opus, The Birth of the American Flag lay rolled up & hidden away in a barn loft & later in the back of a South Jersey dye-making workshop • his grandson Stuart (son of Vexil Domus) found it — still rolled up — in his mother's basement • its poor condition precluded exhibition: in the 50s, hanging in the old State Museum at Harrisburg, it had been vandalized, then incurred additional damage from repeated unrolling

 

• Weisgerber sought a Philadelphia home for the massive work but was unsuccessful • after a $40K restoration in 2002 the painting, it's appraised market value just $50K, returned to the State Museum at Harrisburg

 

• in 1976 the remains of Betsy Ross & 3rd husband John Claypoole were moved from Mount Moriah cemetery, Yeadon, PA, to the garden on the west side of the Betsy Ross House courtyard

The 32 lever Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company Tappet frame in Baguley Fold Junction signal box. Sunday 14th August 1994

 

Baguley Fold Junction signal box was located to the east of bridge 8 (Ten Acres Lane) in Manchester at the end of the four track section from Miles Platting railway station and was a Railway Signal Company Standard Limited standard design opened in 1890 fitted with a 28 lever Railway Signal Company Limited frame for the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company. In 1903 the signal box was extended at the non steps end to accommodate a replacement 48 lever Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company Tappet frame probably in connection with the construction of sidings to feed the private branch line to the new Stuart Street power station. The lever frame was reduced to 32 levers in 1973 and was replaced by a Tew Engineering Limited SM48 individual function switch panel commissioned on 15th September 1998. The signal box closed and was replaced by signalling controlled from the Manchester Rail Operating Centre’s Manchester North workstation on 2nd June 2022

 

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