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Has spirituality been replaced by the world of commoditisation?
Who feeds the soul, the atma, to feel content when humans begin to chase the transient, physical, rather than that which lies behind it?
As eastern societies reengineer their beliefs and connections to the past lies the danger of replacement.
Replacement of soul-soothing practices with those that occupy us moment to moment, but ultimately leave us dissatisfied, broken and seeking realisation through means that cannot provide self-actualisation or true awareness of one's state of being, of greater connection.
Finite things cannot lead to the infinite.
Beijing, China.
I believe it was built around 1894 to replace the older wooden building that was too small and moved to the west side of Broadway turned into an auto parts store The Park North School once served as K to 12 for the Surrounding area as far away as Seaford. When I went there 1947 to about 1951 it held the First to third grades. I remember the there was a little gym with a stage on the second floor. The building had a fire sometime in the late 1950’s and the fire door automatically closed limiting the fire damage, amazing everyone for the doors were installed fifty years earlier. I remember having to go down the basement of the building where they looked at our head with a blue light.
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Holy Cross is the parish church of the town of Daventry, a classical-inspired building of rich local ironstone which was built to replace the previous medieval church in 1752-8 to the designs of David Hiorne. The exterior is dominated by the west tower and spire (a slightly odd design more like an obelisk crowned by an orb and cross) and remains unaltered since it was built aside from the addition of a small projecting west porch in the 1950s, designed so sympathetically that no one would suspect it wasn't part of the original design. The design might have looked a little severe had it not been for the warmth of the honey-coloured stonework and the softening effect of two and a half centuries of weathering.
Within the church looks quite different, all light with a white plaster finish and touches of gilding. It is very much a typical example of an English Baroque town church, a handsome affair with galleries on either side of the nave, reducing the aisles beneath to more lowly dimensions. The eye is drawn to the chancel beyond which has a fine reredos with early 20th century paintings of the three Marys and the Angel at the empty tomb flanked by Archangels. The 'Venetian' east window above has Victorian glass but otherwise most of the other windows have ornamental glazing (originally they would have been clear).
The church normally has only limited opening times outside of services, but I was lucky enough to find it open on a Saturday morning while a few parishoners were setting some stalls up and they fortunately didn't seem to mind my intrusion.
We had a weekend in Borrowdale recently, a Christmas present that we tagged a day on to. After calling at work on Saturday morning to open for business we headed up the motorway to Penrith. The road through the central lakes was washed away in the recent floods and it is going to be a long job replacing it. This made the diverted journey around 145 miles but we had a good run up there. We wanted to get walking ASAP so we pulled in at Threlkeld with a view to heading up Clough Head, and subject to conditions, head over the Dodds and back by the Old Coach Road. We had left appalling weather at home, wind, rain, fog and sleet on the tops. Thankfully it was better further north. There was laying snow on the summits, it was fairly calm low down and some summits were cloud free.
We left the car at 11.10 in our winter gear, straight up through the quarries and the steep scree slope (another Red Screes), by now we were into the snow line. The cloud was down, the wind gale force and the summit frozen hard – a different world up here. South next to Calfhow Pike, the wind made it difficult to talk and it was around -4 so the there was a fair wind-chill factor. It was tough going to our next top – Great Dodd, part of the Helvellyn massif – It was to icy to walk in places which meant deviating from the path, and losing our bearings, visibility was around ten yards with spindrift creating a whiteout at times. We battled on to the top and found the summit cairn. Great Dodd isn’t the easiest top to find your way off in low visibility, we would have gone further but in these conditions it was pointless so we retraced our steps to Calfhow and clear conditions. From here we followed Mosedale beck to Mariel Bridge, which is on the Old Coach Road, this gave us a circular route back to our start. The Old Coach Road has been wrecked by the floods and the 4x4 off roaders are making it a lot worse. 9.25 miles in 3 ¼ hours and we were in Brysons Tearooms in Keswick for Coffee and cake by 3.45pm. We carried on to Borrowdale and checked in at our hotel, not a bad day really.
After a poor night in a poor bed we were breakfasted and out for 8.30. We drove the few miles up to Seatoller and we were kitted up and away at 9.10. A bitterly cold and icy morning, there was some sun but not as much as promised. We could see the summit of Great End covered in cloud, we were heading up there on to the Sca Fell massif. We followed the valley to the east of Seathwaite Fell, a new path for us. Once in the snow the going was very icy with the path ice covered in places. The snow was dry and powdery and in places it had blown over the underlying ice. At this point I might add, we do own crampons. After a winter of splashing around soaked we didn’t expect to need them and they were at home – very clever! This was our first real winters day this winter, other than an hour on Sca Fell Pike on Christmas Day, we haven’t seen winter conditions this winter. By the time we got to Esk Hause it was difficult to stay upright and on our way to Great End we had to pick our way very carefully around the worst of the ice. The spindrift made it difficult to see the ground at times, spinning around our feet in a mist. Once on the summit the cloud was thick and the wind speed high. We had been here fairly recently so I knew the layout of the summit and we had little difficulty finding the summit cairn. We were cursing our lack of crampons and the cloud. Instead of heading into the cloud along the Sca Fell Pike path we decided to get under the cloud, back to Esk Hause and head over Allen Crags and Glaramara. At this point we both took some heavy falls, as did others up there, a lot turned around and headed back down, it was deadly. The cloud had thickened, there wasn’t a ray of sun to soften things. Our chosen route was one of the hardest afternoons we had ever had. Everywhere was frozen solid, we had to kick toe or heel holes to move on slopes that we wouldn’t have broken stride on normally. Minor rock scrambles down steep crags had become life threatening in places and we proceeded with extreme care. The knees were creaking on the long descent to Seathwaite. 10.3 miles in six hours, almost half the speed of yesterday. We made it Keswick for afternoon tea – and bought some Micro Spikes for unfinished business to deal with tomorrow. A beautiful day was forecast so fingers crossed we headed back for a soak in the tub.
Day three, a gorgeous icy, sunny winters day. Things looked promising. We left along yesterday’s route at the same start time – with walking poles and Micro Spikes! At the top of the valley we met a guy who had set off before us, two guys known to him were picking their way through the crags, tiny specks on the 800 foot rocky crag. Some appeared to have tried to climb the snow filled chimney that runs to the summit but we heard later that conditions weren’t suitable. Even though it was minus four the sun had softened the snow just enough to get a grip and it was easier to avoid the worst of the ice, unlike yesterday. The summit of Great End was incredible with never ending vistas. We could see a steady stream of walkers on every path by now. Word had got out that we were in for a rare treat today, plus it was school half term so a lot of people were off work. I visited every possible viewpoint as we went to the summit of Ill Crag , Broad Crag and finally Sca Fell Pike. It was 1.00 PM by now and a steady stream of elated walkers were arriving on England’s highest point. It was bitter but beautiful. We had around five miles back to the car along the Corridor Route to Styhead, Stockley Bridge and Seathwaite. Part of this route we had covered recently on Christmas Day and despite the snow and ice we powered along. We would have been back in two hours but! A mile from the car, following the manmade path down Taylorgill Force to Stockley Bridge Jayne Stumbled. It’s not often she walks in front. I normally lead and relay instructions and warnings back to her. She hit the rock path with her head and face really hard, stunned, she rolled off the path over a drop. She was vertical, resting on a rock on her knees and clinging on to the edge of the path with her fingertips. I grabbed her rucksack and held her whilst I checked her injuries. She had a bad bump on her temple, another on her forehead, split the bridge or her nose, her glasses had gone flying but would straighten. Being left handed she had stuck her left hand out and it had been bent back, it was swelling and discolouring pretty fast. When I had established that nothing was serious enough to stop her moving I got her back on to the path to see to her injuries. The pain initially made her think that she was in a worse state than ( I thought) she really was. She could move her fingers and wrist, albeit with some pain but not enough for it to be broken. The wound to the bridge of her nose although very painful wasn’t going to be a problem. The bumps on her head were turning into eggs by now. I gave her Ibuprofen and Paracetemol and she sat and composed herself for the final mile. We made it to the café in Keswick and got a slightly later afternoon break, our first of the day again. 11.3 miles today in 6 ¼ hours and fairly tough going. It was nothing more than a careless, tired perhaps, stumble on one of the horrible ( our own opinion, I might add) manmade paths made out of irregular stones which are laid at odd angles and are a nightmare to descend when wet on tired legs. A few days later and Jayne is sat on reception at the doctors looking like she’s been boxing, with a purple eye and nose, her left hand swollen and purple – otherwise she’s OK. I came down with mild food poisoning during the night and had to drive 145 miles home at 8.00 the morning after feeling extremely ill. I was due to start fasting for a Colonoscopy in three days. I ended up eating six slices of toast over a four day period – Monday evening to Thursday evening- Having had over 40 stomach endoscopies in twenty years the colonoscopy was nothing more than uncomfortable and , subject to biopsy results, everything looked OK. The trapped wind was another matter – for two days! All in all a very traumatic week. Needless to say we didn’t use the Micro Spikes.
Replaced the PJS 1500 3D motor with a Scorpion SII 3026-890 V2 and added a mount on the wing for my Sony Bloggie HD video camera for Aerial videos. Also switched out the 72Mhz Tx/Rx for Futaba 2.4 Ghz System.
Paragon Sailplane modified for electric flight
Wingspan: 118 inches
Transmitter: Futaba Faast 7C 2.4 Ghz 7 channel Programmable
Receiver: Futaba Faast r617sf 7 channel
Motor: Scorpion SII 3026-890 V2
ESC: Scorpion Commander 55 Amp
Batteries: Zippy FliteMax 2200 40C 3S1P
Propeller: Graupner 13x7 CAM folder
AUW: 74.3 oz.
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The Berlin Concert House and the statue of Friedrich Schiller in the Gedarmenmarkt.
Built in the early 19th century as a theatre to replace its bunt-down predecessor, Berlin’s Konzerthaus is a neoclassical gem on Berlin’s Gedarmenmarkt.
Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, it was part of the redevelopment of the square overseen by Emperor Frederick the Great.
The Konzerthaus was badly damaged, along with much of the square, in the Second World War and the stage and auditorium inside were replaced by a giant 1,850-seat venue, which prompted a change of function from theatre to concert house.
The exterior and façade are still as they were designed by Schinkel and in front of the theatre stands a statue to composer and playwright Friedrich Schiller, whose ‘The Robbers’ was being performed when a fire wiped out the original theatre.
Replaced one window in the house and re=used it in the workshop. Three more windows are framed in, but have to wait till spring. The siding is too brittle to mess with.
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South Terrace, Pooraka, South Australia.
These vintage signals most likely date from the 1960's - 70's.
Have since been replaced by modern signals.
Replacing concrete panels on southbound I-5 near I-90 during the first weekend of the I-5 Seattle to Shoreline Pavement Repair project.
Plandampf (replacing timetabled trains with steam hauled trains) over a weekend in 2005, centred on the town of Landau, Germany. Normal railway tickets are purchased to ride the trains, which are shared by bewildered locals having to endure packed, unheated old carriages to make their normal journeys.
"The so-called Schönborn Chapel on the northern transept of Würzburg Cathedral was essentially built from 1721 by Balthasar Neumann on behalf of Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn until 1724 (shell) and from 1731 to 1736 by Friedrich Carl von Schönborn as a burial place for the Schönborn family.
The Schönborn Chapel, which consists of a round central building (rotunda) with two annexes, is attached to the northern transept of the Romanesque St. Kilian's Cathedral, where it replaced an older chapel. The client was Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn, and Maximilian von Welsch made plans. Construction began in 1721, Balthasar Neumann's plans were revised in 1723 and the shell was completed in 1724. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt was also undoubtedly involved in the modifications. It was consecrated in 1736. The Schönborn Chapel is considered one of the most beautiful baroque spatial creations in Germany. The furnishings were carried out by court artists from 1733 to 1738. Antonio Giuseppe Bossi made the marble stucco work in 1734 . He also created an important stucco statue of the Immaculata from the episcopal private altar on the gallery above the main altar, which inspired the so-called house madonnas of Würzburg. The frescoes were created (some with Johann Thalhofer and Anton Joseph Högler) by the court painter Johann Rudolf Byss. Based on designs by Johann Wolfgang van der Auwera, six white marble statues were created in Massa-Carrara for the side altars and the main altar. The sculptural furnishings of the rooms come from the court sculptor Claude Curé.
Altarpieces created by Federico Bencovich of Venice were replaced by those by Tiepolo in 1752 and were themselves lost.
Friedrich Carl von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg and Bamberg and Imperial Vice Chancellor († 1746), and the builder Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn , who was elected Bishop of Würzburg in 1719 († 1724), were buried in the Schönborn Chapel. The Schönborn Chapel can be seen from the central building of the Würzburg Residence through Hofstrasse, so that the Schönborns always had their burial place in sight. In addition, Theodolinde Charlotte Luise (1816–1817), daughter of the later King Ludwig I (Bavaria), who died during the time that Ludwig I was staying in Würzburg as Crown Prince, was buried in the Schönborn Chapel.
The Schönborn Chapel is one of the historic buildings in Würzburg that can be seen on the front of the 50-mark note of the fourth series to the left of the portrait of Balthasar Neumann.
Würzburg Cathedral (German: Würzburger Dom) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to Saint Kilian. It is the seat of the Bishop of Würzburg and has served as the burial place for the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg for hundreds of years. With an overall length of 103 metres, it is the fourth largest Romanesque church building in Germany, and a masterpiece of German architecture from the Salian period. Notable later additions include work by Tilman Riemenschneider and Balthasar Neumann. The cathedral was heavily damaged by British bombs in March 1945 but rebuilt post-World War II.
A cathedral and an attached monastery existed in Würzburg as early as the 8th Century, presumably built by the city's first bishop, Burchard. On July 8, 752, Burchard transferred the relics of Kilian and his companions Totnan and Colman to the cathedral. The skulls of these three saints are still kept in the High Altar of the cathedral.
The cathedral was destroyed by fire and rebuilt twice (in 787 and 855). The third and present cathedral was built from 1040 onwards by Bishop Bruno. After Bruno's accidental death in 1045, his successor Adalbero completed the building in 1075. Due to several rebuildings, notably after 1133, the cathedral was only consecrated in 1187. It retains its Romanesque cruciform layout to this day.
The cathedral school attached to the cathedral and run by the Würzburg cathedral chapter was one of the most important cathedral schools in the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, along with those of Liège and Worms.
The side aisles were remodeled in a late Gothic style around 1500. A baroque renovation began in 1627, and continued through the century. In particular, numerous pieces of valuable Baroque art were created for the Cathedral's altars. The stuccoist Pietro Magno decorated the cathedral in Baroque stucco work in 1701-04.
In 1721-34, Balthasar Neumann built the burial chapel for the Schönborn bishops, north of the transept. Around the foot of the eastern tower, he also added a Baroque vestry and Ornatkammer (1749).
Additional Romanesque Revival changes made to the western façade and towers in 1879-85 (see picture of the cathedral in 1904) were removed after 1946.
The Cathedral was heavily damaged in the bombing of Würzburg. Much of the interior was irreparably damaged. Large portions of the building, especially the nave, collapsed in the winter of 1946, almost a year after the bombing. Reconstruction was completed in 1967, in the course of which some Baroque components were removed in favour of a re-Romanisation. In particular, the collapsed nave was rebuilt unadorned, with a flat wooden roof, providing a marked contrast to the surviving baroque stucco in the rest of the building. Over the course of the renovation, the Romanesque Revival west front with its rose window, tripartite gallery, and clock niche were covered by a plain stone wall. The west front was once again revealed after a 2006 renovation. The choir was redesigned in 1988.
With a length of 103 meters, the cathedral is thought to be the fourth largest Romanesque basilica in Germany.
Würzburg (German: [ˈvʏʁtsbʊʁk]; Main-Franconian: Wörtzburch) is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main river.
Würzburg is situated approximately approximately 110 km west-northwest of Nuremberg and 120 km east-southeast of Frankfurt am Main. The population as of 2019 is approximately 130,000 residents.
The regional dialect is East Franconian German.
On 16 March 1945, about 90% of the city was destroyed in 17 minutes by firebombing from 225 British Lancaster bombers during a World War II air raid. Würzburg became a target for its role as a traffic hub and to break the spirit of the population.
All of the city's churches, cathedrals, and other monuments were heavily damaged or destroyed. The city centre, which mostly dated from medieval times, was destroyed in a firestorm in which 5,000 people perished.
Over the next 20 years, the buildings of historical importance were painstakingly and accurately reconstructed. The citizens who rebuilt the city immediately after the end of the war were mostly women – Trümmerfrauen ("rubble women") – because the men were either dead or still prisoners of war. On a relative scale, Würzburg was destroyed to a larger extent than was Dresden in a firebombing the previous month.
Würzburg spans the banks of the river Main in the region of Lower Franconia in the north of the state of Bavaria, Germany. The heart of the town is on the locally eastern (right) bank. The town is enclosed by the Landkreis Würzburg but is not a part of it.
Würzburg covers an area of 87.6 square kilometres and lies at an altitude of around 177 metres.
Of the total municipal area, in 2007, building area accounted for 30%, followed by agricultural land (27.9%), forestry/wood (15.5%), green spaces (12.7%), traffic (5.4%), water (1.2%) and others (7.3%).
The centre of Würzburg is surrounded by hills. To the west lies the 266-meter Marienberg and the Nikolausberg (359 m) to the south of it. The Main flows through Würzburg from the southeast to the northwest.
Lower Franconia (German: Unterfranken) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia. It consists of nine districts and 308 municipalities (including three cities).
After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was totally reorganised and, in 1808, divided into 15 administrative government regions (German: Regierungsbezirke, singular Regierungsbezirk), in Bavaria called Kreise (singular: Kreis). They were created in the fashion of the French departements, quite even in size and population, and named after their main rivers.
In the following years, due to territorial changes (e. g. loss of Tyrol, addition of the Palatinate), the number of Kreise was reduced to 8. One of these was the Untermainkreis (Lower Main District). In 1837 king Ludwig I of Bavaria renamed the Kreise after historical territorial names and tribes of the area. This also involved some border changes or territorial swaps. Thus the name Untermainkreis changed to Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg, but the city name was dropped in the middle of the 20th century, leaving just Lower Franconia.
From 1933, the regional Nazi Gauleiter, Otto Hellmuth, (who had renamed his party Gau "Mainfranken") insisted on renaming the government district Mainfranken as well. He encountered resistance from Bavarian state authorities but finally succeeded in having the name of the district changed, effective 1 June 1938. After 1945 the name Unterfranken was restored.
Franconia (German: Franken, pronounced [ˈfʁaŋkŋ̍]; Franconian: Franggn [ˈfrɑŋɡŋ̍]; Bavarian: Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: Fränkisch).
Franconia is made up of the three Regierungsbezirke of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia in Bavaria, the adjacent, Franconian-speaking, South Thuringia, south of the Thuringian Forest—which constitutes the language boundary between Franconian and Thuringian— and the eastern parts of Heilbronn-Franconia in Baden-Württemberg.
Those parts of the Vogtland lying in Saxony (largest city: Plauen) are sometimes regarded as Franconian as well, because the Vogtlandian dialects are mostly East Franconian. The inhabitants of Saxon Vogtland, however, mostly do not consider themselves as Franconian. On the other hand, the inhabitants of the Hessian-speaking parts of Lower Franconia west of the Spessart (largest city: Aschaffenburg) do consider themselves as Franconian, although not speaking the dialect. Heilbronn-Franconia's largest city of Heilbronn and its surrounding areas are South Franconian-speaking, and therefore only sometimes regarded as Franconian. In Hesse, the east of the Fulda District is Franconian-speaking, and parts of the Oden Forest District are sometimes regarded as Franconian for historical reasons, but a Franconian identity did not develop there.
Franconia's largest city and unofficial capital is Nuremberg, which is contiguous with Erlangen and Fürth, with which it forms the Franconian conurbation with around 1.3 million inhabitants. Other important Franconian cities are Würzburg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Ansbach and Coburg in Bavaria, Suhl and Meiningen in Thuringia, and Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg.
The German word Franken—Franconians—also refers to the ethnic group, which is mainly to be found in this region. They are to be distinguished from the Germanic people of the Franks, and historically formed their easternmost settlement area. The origins of Franconia lie in the settlement of the Franks from the 6th century in the area probably populated until then mainly by the Elbe Germanic people in the Main river area, known from the 9th century as East Francia (Francia Orientalis). In the Middle Ages the region formed much of the eastern part of the Duchy of Franconia and, from 1500, the Franconian Circle. The restructuring of the south German states by Napoleon, after the demise of the Holy Roman Empire, saw most of Franconia awarded to Bavaria." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
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Detail of the roof of the north transept. The transept roofs were replaced in the 15th century by the present East Anglian style angel roofs, with hammerbeams carved in the form of large angel figures, all richly coloured and gilded.
Ely Cathedral is in the top rank of the great English cathedrals, and indeed earns its place among the best of medieval churches internationally for its unique architecture and astonishing beauty. It is a church I've visited several times over the years and never fails to impress, its form at once imposing and strikingly individual. Owing to the flatness of the surrounding countryside it is visible from afar as a major landmark, which makes approaching this tiny city all the more enticing.
The church was founded as an abbey by St Etheldreda in 672 and didn't achieve cathedral status until the foundation of the diocese in 1109. Much of the present building dates from the following years, with the nave and transepts still substantially as they were built (aside from a few altered windows and later ceilings) and a fine example of Norman / Romanesque architecture. A little later during the 1170s the soaring west tower and western transepts were added which would have created a magnificent facade when complete and of a type rarely seen in this country. The style is richer with more use of ornamentation than before, but also many of the arches (particularly the upper parts of the tower) are pointed, making it an early example of the transition to Gothic (the octagonal top storey is from two centuries later, but follows the original overall plan in form, if not detail). The north-west transept however collapsed in the late 15th century and was never rebuilt, leaving the front of the cathedral will the curiously lopsided but not unattractive west front we see today. The Galilee porch that projects from the base of the tower dates from the beginning of the 13th century, only a few decades later but now fully Gothic in style.
The Norman eastern limb had been fairly short so the next major building phases saw the great eastward extension of the presbytery built in Gothic style in 1234-50. It makes an interesting contrast with the earlier parts of the building being so rich in style, externally punctuated with pinnacles and flying buttresses and profusely ornamented withing, making the Romanesque nave and transepts seem somewhat austere by comparison. Then in 1321 an ambitious new lady chapel was begun at the north-east corner, but soon afterwards work was delayed by unforeseen events.
In 1322 the old Norman central tower collapsed, bringing down with it most of the old Romanesque choir (but not the recently built presbytery beyond). The aftermath left the cathedral with a gaping hole at its heart, but this must have inspired those charged with its recovery, and under the direction of Alan of Walsingham the crossing was rebuilt in a unique way; rather than build a new tower of a similar form the central piers that supported it were entirely cleared away along with the adjoining bay of nave, transepts and choir to create a much larger octagonal central space. This then rose to become the unique central tower that Ely is so famous for, the Octagon, a combination of a lower octagonal tower built of stone crowned by a delicate lantern built of wood and covered with lead externally. The result is an incredible, piece of architecture, and the view inside of the open space rising to the curved vaults above on which the glazed lantern appears to float is unforgettable.
After the Octagon and beautifully spacious and richly adorned Lady Chapel were completed there was no more major work at the cathedral. The transept roofs were replaced in the 15th century with the wooden hammerbeam structures we see today, adorned with large angel figures in the East Anglian tradition. The most significant late medieval additions are the two sumptuously decorated chantry chapels built within the end of each choir aisle, each a riot of later medieval ornament and Bishop West's also being remarkable for its fusion of Gothic and Renaissance detail. The cloister appears to have been rebuilt at a similar stage though sadly very little of it survives today.
Sadly the Reformation saw a wave of iconoclasm of particular ferocity unleashed here in Ely. The most telling reminder is the Lady Chapel with its richly ornamented arcading carved with hundreds of small scenes and figures, all brutally beheaded (not a single head survives). Free standing statues in niches have all gone without trace, but in the case of Bishop West's chantry chapel the topmost figures were carved in relief, so these were hammered away leaving the mutilated remains as a testament to zealotry and intolerance. Most of the stained glass appears to have also been removed around this time, so there was surprisingly little damage here during the Civil War a century later as the Puritan frenzy had already been unleashed.
A corner of the north transept collapsed in 1699 but was rebuilt almost identically, a rare early example of such an exacting approach to reconstruction. The classical form of a window and doorway below are the only reminders of the rebuilding, some say with advice from Christopher Wren whose uncle had been bishop here decades earlier (Wren knew the cathedral as a result, and the Octagon is believed to have inspired his plans for St Paul's, as the ground plans of the Octagon and his domed central space at St Paul's are remarkably similar).
The cathedral saw further changes in the 18th century when the structure was in need of repair. James Essex was called in to repair the Octagon and the wooden lantern was stabilised but its external was appearance simplified by stripping away much of its original detail. The medieval choir stalls had originally sat directly underneath the Octagon with painted walls on either side, but these were removed at this time and the stalls relocated further east to the position they are in now. Sadly the Norman pulpitum screen at the end of the nave was also removed (the earliest of its kind to survive in any cathedral).
By the mid 19th century tastes had changed again and the Victorian preference for richness over Georgian austerity saw the cathedral restored under the direction of George Gilbert Scott. He restored the Octagon lantern to something much closer to its original appearance and added new screens at the crossing and behind the altar. Stained glass gradually filled the cathedral again and it remains one of the richest collections of Victorian glass in the country. The ceiling of the nave which had been left plain for centuries was given a new richly painted finish with scenes from the Old & New Testaments, begun by Henry le Strange but finished by Thomas Gambier Parry after the former had died halfway through the project. Gambier Parry also undertook the lavish redecoration of the interior of the Octagon lantern.
The cathedral has remained little change since and is one of the rewarding in the country. There is much of beauty to enjoy here beyond the architecture, with many interesting tombs and monuments from the medieval and post-Reformation periods. There is a wealth of stained glass of unusual richness; not everyone appreciates Victorian glass (indeed Alec Clifton Taylor was quite scathing about the glass here) but while it is very mixed I find much of it is of remarkably high quality.
Since 1972 the Stained Glass Museum has been housed in the nave triforium (originally on the north side, it was later transferred to the south where it currently remains). This is the only collection in the country solely devoted to the medium and is a great ambassador for it, with fine pieces covering a range of styles and illustrating the development of the art through the various backlit panels on show in the gallery.
Visitors can usually take tours to ascend the Octagon and even the west tower on more select days. Tours do get booked up though so it took me many visits before I could make my ascent, but happily this time I finally managed it and it was a wonderful experience I won't forget. Frustratingly I was unable to ascend the west tower since I was at a symposium on the day when tours were held so I hope to have better luck next time.
For more historical detail and context see below:-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_Cathedral
For entry fees and tower tours see the cathedral's website below:-
Location: London Wall, London, England
Below London's streets, an ageing network of water mains is under increasing pressure from round-the-clock traffic and a growing population.
Over half of the water mains are over 100 years old.
We are replacing these water mains as our surveys show that the pipes in this area are in particularly bad condition. This replacement programme will lead to fewer bursts and leaks.
We will only be here a short while, but the benefits of this work will last a life time.
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Kalalea peak 3540 ft. / 1079 meter is on the left.
Kamanu peak 3363 ft. / 1025 meter is on the right.
Tram tracks have a very limited number of years they can live. Contrary to most railway tracks, the changing of them is not easily done, as they are embedded into the street.
So this week the part between Goldbrunnenplatz and Gutstrasse is being replaced. Which means that they have around 48 hours to rip the old ones out, level the place again, put in the new drainage and install the new rails and start fixing them to the ground.
So it is a masterpiece of planning to get all the work done at the right point in time.
The greenway access point on Miccosukee Road at the north end of Dempsey Mayo Road. Bottom photo: Oct. 18. Middle photo: Oct. 26. Top photo: Nov. 1.
Here the nearside wooden inserts have been replaced and treated with a wood preserve that will hopefully see out my life time.
Pike replaced this pole last year. www.flickr.com/photos/81578389@N00/4658235544/in/set-7215... This pole was pretty young to be changed.
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A victory over 3rd bottom Southport Hesketh would've seen Longridge go 5 points clear at the top of the West Lancashire League Premier Division with 4 games to play. Sadly, Town produced their worst performance of the season, going down 3-0 to a hard working Southport side, who played a 90 minutes that belied their League position.
Manager Lee Ashcroft started with two up front, Jack Preston joining Brad Carsley, with Jordan Bowen playing just in behind. Town started OK on a bumpy surface, with Carsley heading wide a Mark Woods cross after just 12 minutes, but four minutes later a Southport corner to the edge of the penalty area was volleyed home to put Hesketh 1-0 up.
The travelling Town support was to be disappointed if they expected a response from the League leaders as, playing into a strong wind, Longridge were struggling to get going, being out worked all over the pitch by the Home side.
After 38 minutes a free kick was lofted into the Longridge area and, after failing to clear their lines, Town went two down as the ball was stabbed home from six yards.
2-0 as the teams went in at half time, and Town would now be playing with the wind at their backs.
Former Southport player Mark Jeffers was introduced, in place of Jack Preston, at half time as Ashcroft look to get the ball wide and provide the ammunition for Carsley to add to his 26 goal tally.
Jeffers looked bright and Town started the half looking for the goal to get them back in the game, but the closest they came was a glancing header from Danny Morris that rolled wide from a corner.
Joe Melling was replaced by Jordan Tucker on the hour, as Ryan McKenna moved up front with Carsley, but it was all in vain as the Southport keeper remained untroubled, aside from showing good hands when saving a Carsley free kick on 76 minutes.
Just 2 minutes later it was all over, although it had felt that way for a while, as Southport outnumbered the Town defence and fired a 3rd goal into the corner of the net. 3-0.
The final 12 minutes were played out in the grim belief that Longridge had missed an opportunity, but Southport had played well and fully deserved their 3 points on the day.
After the match Manager Lee Ashcroft (pictured)was philosophical regarding his teams chances , " The important thing now is that we win our next 3 matches, as the outcome is still in our own hands then, before going to Blackpool on the final day. We were poor today admittedly, but we have to respond and I'm pleased that we have the chance to do that quickly with the Tempest game on Wednesday night."
Town now have 3 home games, starting on Wednesday night against Tempest United with a 7.30pm kick off, before then facing title rivals Blackpool Wren Rovers on the final day of the season on Saturday May 13th.
Today's result leaves Longridge two points clear at the top of the West Lancashire League Premier Division on 72 points, two clear of nearest challengers Wren Rovers.
Yurgo is in Karoonda East Murray District Council area.
The site of the old Yurgo Soldiers’ Memorial Institute that opened in 1927 lies abandoned in the Murray Mallee, beside the 1954 foundations for a later hall meant to replace the first that was destroyed in a storm.
The second hall was never built.
School was conducted in the memorial institute from 1927 until 1946, when students could attend the Karoonda Area School that opened early in 1941.
Originally, students of the settlement were schooled in a farmhouse outbuilding.
A newspaper report in October 1923 reported that the residents of Yurgo and district were anxious to have a hall of their own. As a means of raising funds, an Ugly Man’s Competition had been started. Other fund raising activities included dances and Sports Days.
Yurgo school first operated a mile north of Yurgo, in a stone outbuilding of a farmhouse. The school had 12 pupils and opened on January 26th 1926. This building was only to be a temporary arrangement until the Yurgo hall was built. It did not meet with Department requirements - it had no ceiling or heating, no table or chair for the teacher.
The District Inspector described the toilets of the school as "but bag structures of primitive type, otherwise crudely effective". The Chairman of the school committee replied to this by saying such arrangements had to be tolerated. Part of his letter included this statement: “As regards to sanitary arrangements, that arrangement is good enough for a temporary affair, as there are people up here living in bag rooms, to say nothing of enjoying the luxury of bags for their WC's. This is as yet a primitive district and our arrangements must be primitive."
The Education Department decided to tolerate the building until the hall was completed. They paid rent from January to September 1926 but declined to after that.
The Yurgo school was transferred to the new hall on June 27th 1927. Yurgo school continued after the opening of Karoonda Area School and did not close until December 1946.
In June 1954 it was reported that a committee had been formed to raise funds to rebuild the Yurgo Memorial Hall which was destroyed by a storm.
The foundations for the new hall were laid adjacent to the old, but the new hall was never completed.
*Hall needed at Yurgo
September 29
The residents of Yurgo and district are anxious to have a hall of their own, and determined efforts are being made to that end. As a means of raising funds, an Ugly Man's Competition has been started, and one of the candidates, Mr D Bicknell, the popular captain of the Nunkeri football team, has arranged for a dance at his residence at Yurgo on Saturday next, from which, it is hoped the fund will substantially benefit. The other candidates, too, are doing their bit, and if enthusiasm and determination. count for anything, the hall at Yurgo should soon be an accomplished fact. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark (SA) Friday 5 October 1923.
*Yurgo Memorial Hall
Karoonda, October 20
The secretary of the movement (Mr H Kelly), reports that a great interest is being taken in the district in the suggested establishment of a Memorial Hall at Yurgo.
The arrangements for the Sports on Saturday next are well in hand, entries are coming freely, and given fine weather, the sports should be a huge success. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA) Friday 26 October 1923.
*An Institute Opened
Yurgo October 24.—The Yurgo Soldiers' Memorial Institute was opened on Friday [21 October] by the Commissioner of Public Works (Hon M McIntosh). Councillor E L Bruce presided.
Mr Mclntosh congratulated the residents on their enterprise. The building would be a valuable asset to the district, which should make rapid progress, as there was only one block of unalloted land within a radius of about six miles of the township. He had seen crops that day on well-worked fallow land equal to flourishing parts of the mid-north. As the building is occupied by the Education Department he referred at length to questions of education, after which he unlocked the door and declared the building open.
Mr H Kelley, secretary of the institute, proposed a vote of thanks to the Minister. It was seconded by Mr
H Mackenzie, chairman of the school committee.
A sports programme was contested. Tea was served in the building, followed by a concert and dance.
Mrs Peek and Mr Nicoll supplied the dance music, and Mr A Wildman was MC.
The proceeds, which were in aid of the institute funds, were about £30. Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide SA) Wednesday 26 October 1927
*November 15 - A strawberry fete was held last night in the Yurgo Institute to raise funds for the Institute.
The hall was crowded with visitors from surrounding districts and the fete was a marked success.
Mr L Ward was MC. Mrs A M James's orchestra supplied the music for the dances. Items were contributed by Messrs, Wadmore, Tonkin and Pohlner and Mesdames Tonkin and Pohlner. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA)Friday 28 November 1930.
*Residents of the district and visitors from the city assembled in Yurgo hall and tendered a 21st birthday party to Miss Jean Kelley. Mr E Easton acting as MC, congratulated the guest and wished her many happy returns of the day. Items were rendered as follows: songs by Miss R Kelley and Miss H Angrove: recitations by Miss Olsen and Mr E Easton. Games and dancing were indulged in, and music was supplied by the Misses Jarrett and Mr Don Oakley. A very dainty supper was provided. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA) Thursday 27 April 1933.
*An enjoyable evening was spent in the Yurgo hall in winding up of the tennis season. The hall was crowded, and Marama, Nunkeri, Karoonda, Meroomba and Perponda were well represented. Mr E Easton was MC. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA) Thursday 11 May 1933.
*Yurgo Social Creditors in Housewarming August 1
The local branch of the Douglas Social Credit Association, held their monthly meeting at the new home of Mr and Mrs O C H Easton, over 40 people attending.
The chairman, Mr G R Tregilgas, said it was the desire of those present before opening the meeting to tender Mr and Mrs Easton a housewarming. He congratulated the hosts in at last being able to provide themselves with a new stone house "Lynton" and hoped they would find much more comfort than they had experienced for the last several years while pioneering their holding. He wished them every success and years of happiness in their new home. Other speakers were Mr H Kelly and Mrs Hopgood. Mr and Mrs Easton responded, and both agreed they had already felt the difference from living as they had done in a shed mid sand and flies. They thanked the speakers for their kindly remarks.
Miss N Jarrett officiated at the piano while the audience sang "For they are Jolly Good Fellows".
"Lynton" is built of a kind of iron sandstone and is admired by all. Stone houses are becoming the order of the day, there being two others in the course of erection in this locality, on Mr M C Rogers and Mr A E Harris's farms.
During the Social Credit meeting a debate was held. The assemblage was then treated to an excellent supper provided by the lady members. The social credit movement is rapidly gaining ground in this district. Ref: Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA) Thursday 8 August 1935.
*Yurgo, November 3
The Yurgo sports were held last Wednesday in aid of Institute funds. Owing to the inclemency of the weather the attendance was not as good as usual, and events were carried on between showers.
Tea was held in the Institute and was followed by a concert and dance. Perry's band supplied the music for the dance. Mr M Cram was MC. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA) Thursday 5 November 1936.
*Yurgo April 4
The weather is continuing dry and while some farmers are looking for rain others are not yet in a hurry where fallows are infested with wild turnips (charlock) which made its appearance in this district last year and this year invaded the farms en masse.
Quite a number of farmers are being forced off their holdings. Mr F Stratford's sale was held on Wednesday last and was well attended by buyers during the day and thieves by night—quite a lot of articles that were purchased and left till next day, plus permanent erections, being removed.
A farewell social was tendered Mr and Mrs H Kelly and family on Wednesday night eulogistic speeches being made by the following: Mr H McKenzie (district generally), Mrs Hopgood (Bureau and Tennis), Mr G R Tregilgas (Institute and Wheat-growers Association). Items were rendered by Messrs Slade, MacKenzie, E Easton and Button.
Dancing was enjoyed to music supplied by Mr H Perry, while Mr L Burton was MC and an excellent supper was provided by the ladies.
The railway siding has been improved by the building of a new house for the ganger. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA) Thursday 8 April 1937.
*First Volunteer Farwelled at Marama
Yurgo, December 11
On Friday night, December 1, by kind permission of the Marama Hall Committee who were holding a strawberry fete, most of the Yurgo people journeyed to Marama to bid farewell to Gunner Kriewaldt prior to his departure for NSW for further military training. Gunner Kriewaldt has the distinction of being the first to enlist from Yurgo. It was expected that he would be home on Saturday night when a farewell social was arranged for him, but owing to a short hurried leave he arrived Friday and had to return on Saturday, hence the arrangements for the farewell at Marama. A generous collection was handed to Mr G R Tregilgas to make the presentation and in doing so he asked the gunner to purchase whatever he desired and wished him God Speed, and a safe and speedy return. Mr M E Rogers spoke on behalf of the Yurgo Football Club and Mr E A Eston, cricket club. Mr P Tilly, chairman of the Marama Hall Committee, spoke and Mr S Hutchinson also. The guest of honour ably responded. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA)Thursday 14 December 1939.
*Yurgo July 8
A tea and dance was held after the Yurgo v Marama football match.
There was a good attendance. It was feared that the dance would have to be abandoned as pianists were not available. However, Mr G R Tregilgas saved the situation by bringing his 47-year-old accordion which, everybody enjoyed. Mr M C Rogers acted as MC.
The enlistments up to date from this small centre are E Kriewaldt, Les Polkinghorne, Bob Gillars, Murray Turner, Lindsay Burton and W Smith, all of the football team. Of the old diggers, H MacKenzie and L Hopgood are on garrison duty. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA)Thursday 11 July 1940.
*New Secretary for Hall
Mr E O Easton, who is leaving the district and has been secretary of the Yurgo Soldiers' Memorial Hall for several years, has handed in his resignation to the committee.
At a special meeting of the committee Mrs H Sanders was elected to fill the vacancy. Mr M C Rodgers has been elected to fill the vacancy of chairman for the Yurgo Public School Committee in succession to Mr Easton
*Yurgo AIF Enlistments
Eight young men from this district are overseas with the AIF. They are Messrs L Carpenter, L Burton, H Henderson, E Kriewaldt, L Polkinghorne, R Sellers, W Smith, and M Turner. Ref: Mail (Adelaide SA)Saturday 8 March 1941.
“Mayor of Yurgo”
The hall committee held a meeting last Monday evening mainly to reconstruct the social committee whose function it is to raise funds to retain the hall. The new committee now consists of Mr G R Tregilgas (chairman), Mrs R Miller (secretary and treasurer), Mrs Hopgood, Misses Tregilgas and Hopgood.
The committee has definitely decided to hold a competition for the "Mayor of Yurgo". The candidates are Mr Tregilgas, Mr T O'Loughlin and Mr Bampton. Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark SA) Thursday 15 May 1941
*Sand Covers Railway Lines At Yurgo
January 10
Sand drift is making the work of railwaymen in the district very arduous and on Sunday many of them worked all day to clear the railway line of sand to enable Monday's train to go through.
On Monday a gang had to travel in front of the train shovelling the sand from the line, but a few minutes later the rails were again covered. Many or the roads are completely blocked, and car breakdowns are a daily occurrence. Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide SA) Thursday 11 January 1945.
*Hall To Be Rebuilt
*Yurgo June 23
A citizens' meeting decided to rebuild the Yurgo Memorial Hall which was destroyed by a storm.
A committee headed by Mr Harold E Seidel was appointed.
Mr Don Curtis offered the use of 100 acres for the planting of barley, the proceeds to go to the hall, and volunteers agreed to work and seed the paddock.
The Nunkeri-Yurgo football club gave £140 and £110 was promised by those present. Seed and superphosphate were also promised.
Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide SA)Thursday 24 June 1954.
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