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I was originally enrolled into the GETTY IMAGES collection as a contributor on April 9th 2012, and when links with FLICKR were terminated in March 2014, I was retained and fortunate enough to be signed up via a second contract, both of which have proved to be successful with sales of my photographs all over the world now handled exclusively by them.
On November 12th 2015 GETTY IMAGES unveiled plans for a new stills upload platform called ESP (Enterprise Submission Platform), to replace the existing 'Moment portal', and on November 13th I was invited to Beta test the new system prior to it being officially rolled out in December. (ESP went live on Tuesday December 15th 2015 and has smoothed out the upload process considerably).
With visits now in excess of 18.043 Million to my FLICKR site, used primarily these days as a fun platform to reach friends and family as I have now sold my professional gear and now take a more leisurely approach to my photographic exploits, I would like to say a huge and heartfelt 'THANK YOU' to FLICKR, GETTY IMAGES and everyone who drops by.
***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on January 3rd 2017
CREATIVE RF gty.im/635675466 MOMENT OPEN COLLECTION**
This photograph became my 2,390th frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.
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This photograph was taken in the magic of The Golden Hour around Sunrise, at 07:37am at an altitude of Two metres on Thursday January 28th 2016 off Botany Road and Marine Drive, on the sandy shoreline of Botany Bay in Broadstairs, Kent, England.
I set off at 04:00am on a clear morning, the moon and the stars out to dazzle in temperatures around five degrees, on a pleanst hour and half long journey to enjoy a lovely sunrise. The seven bays in Broadstairs consist of: (From south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay.
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Nikon D800 200mm 1/2500s f/5.6 iso1250 RAW (14Bit) Nikon back focus button enabled. AF-C Continuous point focus with 3-D tracking. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto white balance. Nikon AF Fine tune set to +6.
Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR. Power UP 95mm HD UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto MT057C3 057 Carbon Fiber Tripod 3 Sections (Payload 18kgs). Manfrotto MH057M0-RC4 057 Magnesium Ball Head with RC4 Quick Release (Payload 15kgs). Manfrotto quick release plate 410PL-14.Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap.Digi-Chip 64GB Class 10 UHS-1 SDXC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.
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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 18.60s
LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 19.30s
ALTITUDE: 2.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE SIZE: 103.00MB
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Nikon D800 Firmware versions A 1.10 B 1.10 L 2.009 (Lens distortion control version 2)
HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit (Version 1.2.4 24/11/2016). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.
All Saints
There has probably been a church on this site since the 7th century, but there is no documentary evidence of any building before the present one. The first building is likely to have been of wood and is said to have been founded by St Paulinus (d. 644). It was replaced by a stone building in the 9th century: fragments of this Saxon church have been unearthed at intervals since and are displayed inside.
The outside of the church presents a fairly uniform 15th century appearance in the “Perpendicular” style, but inside it is quite a different matter! The Norman origins are clear from the north aisle arcade (c.1120). The south aisle arcade was constructed around 70 years later; but already its pillars are taller and more slender and the arches have pointed tops. The transepts were added in the “Early English” style in the 13th century and a tower was built between them at the crossing. This collapsed in 1318, when Northallerton was sacked by the Scots, and was replaced by the present tower in 1420. Both aisles were also renewed and enlarged in the 15th century, but fortunately the 12th century arcades were retained. The chancel was completely rebuilt in 1885 in an imitation of the “Perpendicular” style.
The interior of the church was extensively refurbished in the late 19th century, when the chancel was rebuilt, and most of the furnishings and stained glass date from then. One exception is the font, which bears the date 1662 and is topped by an 18th century wooden canopy. In the 20th century a number of items from the workshop of Robert Thompson of Kilburn (the “Mouseman”) were introduced. The Victorian pews have been replaced with a modern, portable, design which allows more flexible use of the building for worship; and an extension to the north of the church houses a meeting room, office and toilets. So there is something from almost every century since the 9th in this church and we hope you will want to come and see it all for yourself!
Since the eighteenth century it has been believed that John Fisher, who later became Bishop of Rochester and was executed for his opposition to Henry VIII and canonised as a saint by the Roman Catholic church in 1935, was vicar of All Saints in 1491-94. However, recent re-examination of the documentary sources suggests that this may have been a different Bishop John Fisher.
All Saints is at the northern end of Northallerton High Street.
Replacing the very old Shekou ferry terminal the Shekou Cruise Center in Shenzhen is the first Cruise ship terminal in China. Also functions as a ferry terminal for boats to Hong kong, Zhuhai and Macau.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 08-Dec-24.
This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Jet-x as TF-JXE in Full Primera Airlines livery in May-07. It was wet-leased to Primera Air two days later. At this time Primera was a Tour Operator.
It was re-registered in Denmark as OY-PSB to Primera Air Scandinavia May-09 and transferred to Primera Air Nordic, Latvia as YL-PSB in Apr-15. The aircraft was transferred back to Primera Air Scandinavia as OY-PSB in Sep-18.
The following month, Oct-18, Primera Air ceased operations and the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Billund, Denmark
In Dec-18 the aircraft was sold to The Dart Group PLC as G-DRTT and leased to Jet2,com the same day. It's operated in Jet2 Holidays livery. Standard blended winglets were replaced by 'Split Scimitar' winglets in Nov-25. Current, updated 17-Jun-26.
In 2016 Hovertravel purchased two new Griffon 12000TD vessels (named 'Island Flyer' and 'Solent Flyer') to replace the veteran AP1-88 vessels dating from 1990 where in this view 'Solent Flyer' seen here at the Ryde Esplanade terminal being one of the newest members of Hovertravel's hovercraft fleet operating between Ryde Esplanade and Clarence Pier in Southsea.
So that the custom wood cannons can adhere properly, I work the entire interior with bass frames and decks...in tiers.
Results have be very effective in past builds with the use of special adhesives. Also, because of the aging of this kit the beakhead of the model snapped, but was addressed after the deck frames were installed.
Replacing the original bridge built in 1805/6, the brick bridge was built in 1930 to carry the A30 across the River Blackwater. Very close to the bridge at The Meadows, the counties of Surrey, Berkshire & Hampshire border.
I replaced my old icon photo that was taken in 2003. This is what I look like when I head out on the trail these days. The thing around my neck is my homemade aspirator (aka "pooter") for sucking bugs into an in-line container. Since I spend so much time down on my knees looking for beetles I consider knee pads essential. Rubber boots are a necessity in the cloud forest. My belt pouch is full of collecting vials, 100% DEET, a white plastic collecting sheet, various small hand tools. The belt also holds water bottle, canister of powerful bear spray, binoculars, flashlight, multitool, and, once I find it in my luggage, a hatchet. Lunch and rain wear is in a separate bag.
Photo taken at the Yanayacu Biological Research Station, Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador.
Ripped the old fireplace out and replaced it with a restored period fireplace (Ebay find).
We had the chimney re-instated so we could enjoy the fire (lovely!)
The Oak surround was made by a talented carpenter friend of ours and is made from reclaimed oak planks.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 17-Jan-25.
Fleet No: "5DL".
First flown in Oct-93, this aircraft was delivered to American Airlines as N693AA in Jan-94. It was retro fitted with blended winglets in Nov-07.
It was withdrawn from service and stored at Roswell, NM, USA in Feb-15. The aircraft was sold to Jetran LLC in Nov-17 and sold to Strategic Air Finance LL in Oct-19. It remained stored at Roswell and is permanently retired.
Replaces the Second Cup on Queen W. The interior is chic, but I miss the slightly shabby one from before...
M6+35mm with Kodak ultramax 400
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 08-Nov-19.
Named: "Stadt Graz".
First flown with the Fokker Aircraft test registration PH-EZR, this aircraft was delivered to Sempati Air Transport as PK-JGJ in Mar-95. It was repossessed by Aircraft Financing & Trading as PH-WXG in Nov-97 and stored. The aircraft was leased to Tyrolean Airways in Mar-98 and re-registered OE-LFJ in Jun-98. Tyrolean Airways was renamed Austrian Arrows in Sep-03 . In Jul-12 after a series of strikes, all Austrian Airlines aircraft were transferred to Tyrolean Airways, operating as Austrian Airlines! Tyrolean Airways was merged into Austrian Airlines in Apr-15 (nothing changed except that the words 'Operated by Tyrolean Airways' was removed from the side of all the aircraft!). The aircraft was retired from service in May-17, returned to the lessor and stored. It was sold to Alliance Airlines (Australia) as V.H-.N.U.U. in Jan-19. Current, updated (Nov-19).
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, pus Topaz DeNoise AI 02-May-26,
The 'normal' livery for Air Atlanta, all white, no titles !!
This aircraft was originally delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways as VR-HIB in Jul-80. It was painted in the 'Spirit of Hong Kong 97' special livery in Jun-97 and became B-HIB in Jul-97 when Hong Kong became an autonomous region of China.
It was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic in Dec-99 and was immediately wet-leased to Saudia Saudi Arabian Airlines and returned to Air Atlanta in Apr-00. It was wet-leased to Saudia again between Jan & Apr-01.
In May-01 the aircraft was wet-leased to Iberia, Spain and returned to Air Atlanta in Dec-01. It was wet-leased to Air Asia between Jan & Mar-03. Air Atlanta Icelandic bought the aircraft from Cathay Pacific in Jun-03 and it was sub-leased to Air Atlanta Europe in Jul-03. It returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic at the end of the summer season in Oct-03.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Garuda Indonesia Airlines in Jan-04 for a Haj Pilgrimage operation and returned to Air Atlanta in Mar-04 and sub-leased to Air Atlanta Europe for five weeks. It returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic in mid Apr-04 and was permanently retired at Kemble, UK. It was broken up at Kemble in Jul/Aug-04.
With so many older mostly Spanish style bungalows being torn down on Los Angeles' westside and being replaced by look-a-like "cookie-cutter" modern homes, it's refreshing to see a newly-built home with more of an avant-garde, off-the-top flair. Such is the case with the home at 405 North Kilkea Drive in the Beverly Center-Miracle Mile neighborhood. The 5-bedroom, 6-bath home is currently (November 2016) on the market listed for sale for $3,749,000 and described in the listing as "natural, bright and open floor plan blends the kitchen and living areas, and opens onto a private entertainer's backyard with a pool and spa, backyard also boasts an incredible deck with fire pit. Large foyer welcomes you into an open floor plan featuring high ceilings that give this home an open and enjoyable ambiance. Spectacular openness and voluminous space define this contemporary, brand new construction. This home is flooded with natural light and possesses a stylish, floating staircase leads you to an amazing second floor.
Designed for the most-discerning of buyers, one will find top-of-the-line designer fixtures and finishes throughout the home's luxurious 5 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. Grand master bedroom has a walk in closet, his and her bath including standing glass shower and Jacuzzi. Home sits on extra large 6,550 square foot lot. No expense was spared in re-imagining this truly incredible smart home".
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When I was a kid, I'd go up to the north side (of La Crosse, Wisc) on the regular so I could stand around and watch the Alcos switching. There were a few of them floating around, but as the Milwaukee Road slowly disintegrated they gradually vanished into the deadline in Milwaukee, until finally there weren't any except 578 & 594. And then they were retired and vanished.
But 578 wasn't scrapped then; it ended up (along with 594) kicking around some local shortlines for a few years, then it was sold to a collector in Arkansas (594 ended up being sold to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, where it survives to this day) and I kept in touch with it via the net when that became a thing.
So it was owned by a collector (and it was a rare unit indeed; the CMStP&P sent 4 of their RSC2s back to Alco for a rebuild a couple years after I was born, and the other three had been scrapped by that time) so you'd think it was safe. Sigh, no, it was stored on a rural property (there was a shop building, but it was full of other engines) and sometime in the early 2010s it was vandalised to the point where the owner decided to scrap it.
I only discovered this last year, and I don't have the slightest idea of what happened to my pile of railroad photos that included it, so when (as part of trawling the web for pictures of 576-579 so I can have a reference for when I rebuild one of my model RSC2s into a RSC2m) I found a duplicate slide of one of it sitting on the familiar ready tracks by the (now vanished) LaCrosse roundhouse, I snapped it up.
Thus this picture (which is the advertising image that was posted on ebay; when I get the slide I'll scan it and replace this) as a promise for a slide that's going to be showing up in the mail in the next few days.
And when I finish kitbashing I'll have a tiny physical copy of one of the engines that made me a lifetime Alco fan.
Craig Bellamy's final appearance in a Welsh jersey?
Gary Speed Memorial match, Wales 0-1 Costa Rica. Cardiff City Stadium, 29th February 2012, 7:45pm Kick Off. Attendance 23,193.
Wales team: Price, Gunter, Blake, Williams, Matthews, Robson-Kanu, Allen, Crofts, Vaughan, Bellamy, Morison.
Subs: Brown, Vokes, Taylor, Ricketts, Gabbidon, Ledley, Earnshaw, Collison.
Costa Rica: Navas, Umana, Salvatierra, Miller, Cunningham, Barrantes, Azofeifa, Wallace, Oviedo, Ruiz, Campbell.
Subs: Cambronero, Mora, Brenes, Diaz, Tejeda, Gabas, Cubero, McDonald.
Referee: Howard Webb
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 27-Mar-23.
Light blue tail livery.
Named: "Levantes".
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to EuroCypria Airlines as 5B-DBV in Mar-03.
EuroCypria was owned by Cyprus Airways but because of their own poor financial situation, they sold EuroCypria to the Government of Cyprus in Jun-06. The Government withdrew it's support in Nov-10 and the company ceased operations.
The aircraft was returned to ILFC and re-registered N691LF in Dec-10 and parked at Perpignan, France. It was leased to T'Way Air (South Korea) as HL8237 in Jan-11.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Mar-23 and stored at Shannon, Ireland. It was ferried to Dothan, AL at the end of May-23 for continued storage, awaiting 'F' conversion, although as of Dec-25 it appears to be still waiting! Updated 29-Dec-25.
A visit to Caernarfon Castle in North Wales. It was here in 1911 and 1969 that the Prince of Wales was inaugurated (Prince Edward later Edward VIII and the current Prince of Wales, Prince Charles).
Caernarfon Castle (Welsh: Castell Caernarfon), often anglicized as Carnarvon Castle, is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service. There was a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Caernarfon from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began replacing it with the current stone structure. The Edwardian town and castle acted as the administrative centre of north Wales and as a result the defences were built on a grand scale. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon's Roman past and the Roman fort of Segontium is nearby.
While the castle was under construction, town walls were built around Caernarfon. The work cost between £20,000 and £25,000 from the start until the end of work in 1330. Despite Caernarfon Castle's external appearance of being mostly complete, the interior buildings no longer survive and many of the building plans were never finished. The town and castle were sacked in 1294 when Madog ap Llywelyn led a rebellion against the English. Caernarfon was recaptured the following year. During the Glyndŵr Rising of 1400–1415, the castle was besieged. When the Tudor dynasty ascended to the English throne in 1485, tensions between the Welsh and English began to diminish and castles were considered less important. As a result, Caernarfon Castle was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. Despite its dilapidated condition, during the English Civil War Caernarfon Castle was held by Royalists, and was besieged three times by Parliamentarian forces. This was the last time the castle was used in war. Caernarfon Castle was neglected until the 19th century when the state funded repairs. In 1911, Caernarfon Castle was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales, and again in 1969. It is part of the World Heritage Site "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd".
A Grade I listed building.
History
Begun in 1283 and still incomplete when building work ceased c1330. Built for Edward I of England, it combined the roles of fortification, palace and administrative centre. A motte and bailey castle had been built here in the late C11 by Earl Hugh of Chester, although it became a residence of Welsh princes, including Llewelyn ap Gruffudd, after the Welsh regained control of Gwynedd by 1115. The English conquest of N Wales followed quickly after the death of Llewelyn ap Gruffudd in 1282 and Caernarfon was built to consolidate the English gains. Edward I employed James of St George as his architect, who had previously been employed by Philip of Savoy and had designed for him the fortress-palace of St Georges d'Esperanche. James also directed the building other castles for Edward I, including Harlech, Conwy and Beaumaris, using English craftsmen and labourers. The design of Caernarfon Castle echoed the walls of Emperor Constantine's Roman city of Constantinople, which also has polygonal towers and banded stonework, and was thus intended by Edward to be an expression of imperial power. Edward I and Queen Eleanor visited Caernarfon in 1284 and it was said that their son, Edward, the first English prince of Wales, was born at the castle in 1284.
Construction of the castle was integrated with the construction of town walls protecting the newly established borough, the town being situated on the N side of the castle. By 1292 the southern external façade of the castle was probably complete, while on the N side the castle was protected by a ditch and the walled town. The castle was damaged during an uprising in 1294 led by Madog ap Llewelyn, but Edward I swiftly regained control of Caernarfon and the castle, where restoration work began in 1295. The uprising had demonstrated the need to complete the castle's defences on the town side, which were largely built in the period 1295-1301. Work subsequently continued at a slower pace in the period 1304-30 and included the completion of the towers, including the Eagle Tower which was completed 1316-17 and in 1316 the timber-framed 'Hall of Llewelyn', the Welsh prince's residence at Conwy, was dismantled and shipped to Caernarfon. The upper portion of the King's Gate was constructed in 1321 and included a statue of Edward of Caernarfon, who had been crowned Edward II in 1307.
The castle was garrisoned for nearly 2 centuries but was increasingly neglected as hostilities softened from the C16 onwards. The castle was garrisoned for Charles I during the Civil War but was surrendered to the Parliamentarians in 1646. In the C18 the castle became one of the most celebrated of ruins in Wales, which began its present phase as tourist attraction and ancient monument. Restoration was undertaken in the final quarter of the C19 under the direction of Sir Llewelyn Turner, Deputy Constable. In 1908 ownership passed from the Crown to the Office of Works and restoration work continued. This included the reinstatement of floors in most of the towers and reinstatement of the embattled wall walks by 1911. The castle was the venue for the investiture of both C20 Princes of Wales, in 1911 and 1969.
Exterior
Constructed of coursed limestone with darker stone banding to the S and E external façades between the Eagle Tower and NE Tower. The plan is polygonal, resembling a figure of 8, and constructed around an upper and a lower ward in the form of curtain walls and mainly 3-stage polygonal towers with basements (in contrast to the round towers of the town walls). The structure is in 2 main phases. The earlier is the S side, from and including the Eagle Tower to the NE Tower, was constructed mainly in the period 1283-1292, while the N side facing the walled town was built after the uprising of 1294. The curtain walls are embattled with loops to the merlons and a wall walk. Openings are characterised by the frequent use of shouldered lintels, giving rise to the alternative term 'Caernarfon lintel', and 2-centred arches. The towers have reinstated floors of c1911 on original corbels. The outer walls have arrow loops. Windows are mainly narrow single-light, but some of the mullioned windows incorporate transoms.
The principal entrance is the 3-storey King's Gate on the N side. It is reached across the ditch by a modern segmental-arched stone bridge with stone steps to the outer side, replacing the medieval drawbridge. The King's Gate has polygonal towers with 2-light windows to the outer facets in the middle stage and 2-light windows in the upper stage. The entrance is recessed behind a segmental moulded arch. It has a 2-centred arch beneath string courses and 2-light transomed window. Above the main arch is a statue of Edward II in a canopied niche with flanking attached pinnacles.
To the R is the outer wall of the kitchens and then the Well Tower, of 3 stages with basement. The Well Tower has a higher polygonal turret reinstated in the late C19 and full-height square projection on the W side housing the well shaft. The tower has 2-light windows in the middle and upper stages.
The Eagle Tower at the W end is the largest of the towers, having been designed to accommodate the king's lieutenant. It has 3 stages with basement and 3 higher polygonal turrets. The battlements are enriched by carved heads and eagles, although much weathered. On the N side are 2-light windows and an attached stub wall with drawbridge slot. This is the planned water gate through which water-borne supplies were intended to be conveyed to the basement of the Well Tower at high tide, but it was not completed. It has polygonal responds to the gate, a portcullis slot and 2 superimposed windows between the basement and ground-floor levels. On the N side is a flight of stone steps to an arched doorway at basement level. This postern was the main entrance for those approaching by sea. On the S side the curtain wall is built on exposed bedrock and the Queen's Tower, Chamberlain Tower and the Black Tower each have a single higher polygonal turret. The outer faces have only narrow loops. On the W side of the Chamberlain Tower are stone steps to a doorway under a shouldered lintel that led into the great hall. On the E side of the Black Tower is the shorter polygonal Cistern Tower, with the unfinished Queen's Gate at the SE end. Between the Chamberlain Tower and Black Tower the curtain wall is stepped in, from which point there is a substantial raked stone plinth continuing around to the NE Tower. The Queen's Gate has double polygonal towers linked by a straight wall above the gateway, while the openings are all narrow loops. The gateway is raised above a high basement storey (and would have been reached by the building of a massive stone ramp) and is recessed beneath a segmental arch with murder holes. The Watch Tower to the N is narrower and higher than the remaining towers, beyond which is the 2-stage NE Tower, which has a 2-light window. Returning along the N side, which was built after 1295, the curtain wall and the 4-stage Granary Tower incorporate 2-light windows.
The King's Gate has murder holes to the vault and porters' rooms to the L and R, leading to the interior. Internally the castle is planned around an upper ward on the E side and a lower ward on the W side. Through the entrance passage is a 2-storey projection on the R (now housing a shop), the S side of which retains 2 portcullis slots and a vault springer, indicating that a second entrance was built here, although it no longer survives above the foundations. Above the main gate is a former chapel, which retains its original piscina. The upper storey hall has window seats. On the W side of the King's Gate are the foundations of the kitchens in the lower ward, in which are 2 round foundations for copper cauldrons and springer of a former vault. The Well Tower does not have reinstated floors, but in each storey a fireplace and garderobe are retained and in the second stage is a small kitchen above the well chamber. The fireplaces all differ in detail: in the basement is a segmental arch, the lower storey a tripartite lintel, the second stage a projecting lintel on corbels with raked hood, and chamfered lintel to the upper stage. The tower has a full-height newel stair. The basement is reached by external stone steps. Between the Well Tower and Eagle Tower is a restored fireplace with a raked hood in a chamber whose outline walls are visible.
The Eagle Tower has stone steps to the basement to the L of the main doorway, both lower stage and basement having pointed doorways. The upper stages have 2-light windows similar to the outer faces. The thick walls incorporate mural passages and stairs. In the lower stage is a large fireplace with raked hood and a small octagonal chamber that probably served as a chapel. The great chamber in the second stage also has an octagonal chapel, which retains a stoup or piscina. Between the Eagle Tower and the NE Tower the curtain wall and towers have mural passages in addition to the wall walk and generally have stone steps in either straight flights to the wall walks or newel stairs, and most chambers in the towers have associated garderobes. The Queen's Tower, known as the 'Banner Tower' in the C14, and the Chamberlain Tower have chambers in each storey with small square subsidiary chambers that probably served as chapels, and 2-light windows. The Queen's Tower has 3 octagonal chimney shafts behind the parapet. In the Chamberlain Tower the lower storey retains a fireplace with shouldered lintel. Both towers are occupied by the museum of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Between Queen's Tower and Chamberlain Tower are the foundations of the great hall, while the 2 superimposed mural passages in the curtain wall have 2-light windows that formerly opened into the hall.
The Black Tower is smaller than the other towers and has only single chambers in each stage, with cambered fireplace in the upper chamber, and 2-light windows. The Cistern Tower has a vaulted hexagonal chamber beneath an open stone-lined rainwater tank visible on the wall walk. In the unfinished Queen's Gate the position of porters' rooms is discernible in the flanking towers of which the S has a lintelled fireplace while both have garderobes. Portcullis slots and murder holes are in the passage. The upper storey over the passage was to have been a hall but was not completed. The Watch Tower is entered by a doorway at the wall walk level only.
The NE Tower is simpler with single chambers in each stage, as is the Granary Tower, which incorporates a well shaft and has a fireplace with raked hood in the upper stage. Between the NE Tower and the King's Gate the curtain wall has corbels representing former buildings built against the curtain, and its mullioned windows incorporate window seats.
Reasons for Listing
Listed grade I as one of the finest medieval castles in Wales, and unique in its royal associations.
Scheduled Ancient Monument CN 079.
World Heritage Site.
The floors within the Eagle Tower.
Apartments fit for a King
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My furnace was repaired on Tuesday but the new valve failed so the young man that came today upgraded my system for me with all new stuff and no charge.
Davis, Starlight, SF, BART, Commutes, San Jose, 12 Feb 1974
Lincoln's Birthday was school holiday in 1974, and a friend and I took advantage of the day off to take a trip to San Francisco.
BART has recently started running and we wanted to have a first ride on BART, and we also wanted to record the SP's commute operations at Third and Townsend Street station, which was in its last year or so of operation before being replaced by the station at 4th Street that Caltrain still uses. Fairbanks-Morse power was also in its last year or so on Southern Pacific and we wanted a ride behind a big H-24-66.
So, before dawn, we were at the Davis station waiting for #11 to come down the West Valley line. (For Amtrak's first 10 years or so, the Coast Starlight turned north at Davis, bypassing Sacramento and Chico, but saving an hour or so on its Oakland-Oregon schedule. This was in keeping with SP's practice from the days when their trains were seen as through Oakland-Oregon services and Sacramento passenges could connect at Davis by local train, bus or car.) The Davis arrival and departure board still showed the train as the Cascade, but had changed the northbound number to 14 instead of the Cascade's 12.
We must taken the Starlight to Oakland and the connecting bus to San Francisco as the BART transbay tube did not open for passengers until later in 1974. We seem to have ridden BART from Montgomery Street to Daly City and back. We then walked down 3rd Street to the SP station.
SP's 3rd and Townsend Street station was completed in time for the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition and was intended to be a temporary facility. Temporary wound up being 60 years. By 1974, it was showing its age and the fact that SP had lost interest in passenger service earlier than most western railroads. Amtrak had moved the last intercity passenger train that served San Francisco, the Coast Daylight, over to Oakland and combined it with SP's Cascade and a BN pool train to create the Seattle-LA Coast Starlight, leaving 3rd and Townsend a commuter only station. Ridership on the commutes was stagnant, SP was losing money and not inclined to spend more on a money losing operation, but the state Public Utilities Commission would not allow SP to cancel the service.
As 3rd and Townsend was past its "best before" date, plans had been made to build a new station a block south at 4th Street and the new interlocking tower for the new station had been built. Construction would soon start on 4th St. station and when it was ready, 3rd and Townsend would be demolished. Today you could stand where I did to shoot these photos and not recognize anything except for some of the track looking south photos.
The weather was rainy part of the day, but cleared toward afternoon. We wandered around the station area, shooting arrivals and departures during the day and the commute parade lining up for departure. We shot some commutes departing, then boarded one, led by F-M 3022, that would get us into San Jose in time to catch the Coast Starlight back to Davis.
I got a few shots at San Jose, then must have decided that shots of the Starlight would not be worth it as it arrived well after dark.
The was the first of quite a few around the bay trips I've taken by train over the years, sometimes going and coming on the Starlight, these days, more likely on the Capitol Corridor. Pretty much everything has changed as far as trains and equipment, other than the original BART cars still soldiering on. The Capitol Corridor was undreamed of in 1974, and it would be 11 years before Caltrain would replace the SP equipment on the commutes.
VDOT is replacing 11 bridges on I-95 in metro Richmond
This four year project covers a seven-mile stretch of I-95 between Lombardy Street in Richmond and Upham Brook in Henrico County.This is Sherwood Ave (forground) and Robin Hood Rd.(Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
Replacing three bridges in Henrico County and one in Hanover County over the Chickahominy River on Mechanicsville Turnpike. (Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
Istobal Flex5 in Silver with black and green pinstripped carlite brushes installed in 2020. Replaced a Istobal M12+
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VDOT is replacing 11 bridges on I-95 in metro Richmond
This four year project covers a seven-mile stretch of I-95 between Lombardy Street in Richmond and Upham Brook in Henrico County.This is Overbrook Rd.
(Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
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is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometre (just over half a mile) off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. The population of the island is 41, as of 2006. The island has been a strategic point holding fortifications since ancient times, and since the 8th century AD it became the seat of the Saint-Michel monastery, from which it draws the name.
Formation
In prehistoric times the bay was land. As sea levels rose, erosion shaped the coastal landscape over millions of years. Several blocks of granite or granulite emerged in the bay, having resisted the wear and tear of the ocean better than the surrounding rocks. These included Lillemer, the Mont-Dol, Tombelaine (the island just to the north), and Mont Tombe, later called Mont-Saint-Michel.
Tidal island
Mont Saint-Michel was previously connected to the mainland via a thin natural land bridge, which before modernization was covered at high tide and revealed at low tide. This connection has been compromised by several developments. Over the centuries, the coastal flats have been polderised to create pasture. Thus the distance between the shore and the south coast of Mont-Saint-Michel has decreased. The Couesnon River has been canalised, reducing the flow of water and thereby encouraging a silting-up of the bay. In 1879, the land bridge was fortified into a true causeway. This prevented the tide from scouring the silt around the mount.
On 16 June 2006, the French prime minister and regional authorities announced a €164 million project (Projet Mont-Saint-Michel)[1] to build a hydraulic dam using the waters of the river Couesnon and of tides to help remove the accumulated silt deposited by the rising tides, and to make Mont-Saint-Michel an island again. It was projected to be completed by 2012.[2]
The construction of the dam began in 2009 and is now complete. The project also included the destruction of the causeway that had been built on top of the small land bridge and enlarged to join the island to the continent, and was used also as a parking lot for visitors. It will be replaced by an elevated light bridge, under which the waters will flow more freely, and that will improve the efficiency of the now operational dam, and the construction of another parking lot on the mainland. Visitors will use small shuttles to cross the future bridge which will still be open to pedestrians and unmotorized cycles.
French
Le Mont-Saint-Michel1 est une commune française située dans le département de la Manche et la région Basse-Normandie qui tire son nom d’un îlot rocheux consacré à saint Michel où s’élève aujourd’hui l’abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel.
L’architecture du Mont-Saint-Michel et sa baie en font le site touristique le plus fréquenté de Normandie et le deuxième de France (après l'Île-de-France) avec plus de 3 000 000 visiteurs chaque année (3 250 000 en 2006 ). Une statue de saint Michel placée au sommet de l’église abbatiale culmine à 170 mètres au-dessus du rivage. Élément majeur, l'abbaye et ses dépendances sont classés au titre des monuments historiques par la liste de 18624 (60 autres constructions étant protégées par la suite) ; la commune et la baie figurant depuis 19796 sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO.
La commune est peuplée de 42 habitants (les Montois).
Les Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem sont présentes depuis 2001 au Mont, ce qui fait resurgir son caractère religieux.
Le mont Saint-Michel est un îlot rocheux granitique situé à l’est de l’embouchure du fleuve du Couesnon, rocher sur lequel a été construit un sanctuaire en l’honneur de l’archange saint Michel à partir de 709. Antérieurement à cette date, il fut connu comme le « mont Tombe ». Pendant tout le Moyen Âge, il fut couramment appelé « mont Saint-Michel au péril de la mer » (Mons Sancti Michaeli in periculo mari).
Le rocher ne représente qu’une petite partie de la commune qui s’étend aussi sur la digue et plusieurs dizaines d’hectares de polders. La partie essentielle du rocher est couverte par l’emprise au sol de l’abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel et de son domaine.
Le mont Saint-Michel, situé à 48°38'10" de latitude nord et à 1°30'40" de longitude ouest, baigne dans la baie du mont Saint-Michel, ouverte sur la Manche. L’îlot est une excroissance granitique d’environ 960 mètres de circonférence, qui atteint 92 mètres d’altitude et offre une superficie émergée d’environ 7 ha, au-dessus de laquelle s’élève l’abbaye. Cet îlot s’élève dans une grande plaine sablonneuse.
En 1846, Édouard Le Héricher le décrivait ainsi : « Le Mont Saint-Michel apparaît comme une montagne circulaire qui semble s’affaisser sous la pyramide monumentale qui la couronne. On voudrait prolonger sa cime en une flèche aiguë qui monterait vers le ciel (la flèche actuelle ne date que de 1899), dominant son dais de brouillards ou se perdant dans une pure et chaude lumière. De vastes solitudes l’environnent, celle de la grève ou celle de la mer, encadrées dans de lointaines rives verdoyantes ou noires. » (extrait de L’Avranchin monumental et pittoresque, t. 2, p. 310, 1846).
português
O monte Saint-Michel (francês Mont Saint-Michel) é um ilhote rochoso na embocadura do Couesnon, no departamento da Mancha, na França, onde foi construído um santuário em homenagem ao arcanjo São Miguel. Seu antigo nome é "monte Saint-Michel em perigo do mar" (Mons Sancti Michaeli in periculo mari).
Este mosteiro, fortificado no século XIII, integra um conjunto com mais três cidades cujas fortificações e desenvolvimento são notáveis: Aigues-Mortes (1270-1276), ponto de reunião dos Cruzados rumo à Terra Santa, Carcassone, célebre por suas defesas, e Avignon, sede alternativa da Cristandade (1309-1377). Estas cidades fortificadas, denominadas "bastides" marcavam a fronteira dos reinos ao final da Idade Média, servindo como elementos de defesa e dando ao povo novas oportunidades sociais. Foram construídas mais de 300 só na França, entre os anos de 1220 e 1350. Além das "bastides", foram projetadas e construídas em toda a Europa, de Portugal à Polônia, e nomeadamente no sudoeste da França, entre 1136 e 1270 aproximadamente, numerosas "villeneuves" (cidades novas), que muito contribuíram para o nascimento e consolidação de uma classe social burguesa.
Replaced by a new Volvo a couple of weeks previously, LPG is flared off on 6th January 2010 prior to this unwanted out of contract serviceable bus being collected by the scrapper. This bus had been on the route 166 contract for the last 6 years of its career.
To replace the T-55 series in frontline Soviet units, the Red Army commissioned the T-64 design, which was intended to produce a lightweight tank with good armor, speed, and a 115mm gun. To reduce crew size, the loader was replaced with an automatic version. While the T-64 went into production, the tank's engine was unreliable and broke down too easily, and the 115mm gun was thought to be inadequate against newer NATO tanks. Attempts to modify the T-64 with a larger and more reliable engine failed, but a modification of the earlier T-62 was more successful. This new design--something of a combination of the T-62 and T-64--went into production as the T-72.
The T-72 replaced the T-55 in Red Army frontline units and supplemented the T-62. Crews liked its speed and its 125mm gun, which could defeat any NATO tank before the advent of the Chobham-armored types like the M1 Abrams, and its armor protection was continually upgraded, which gave it better chances of survival, even in combat with Western tanks armed with depleted uranium shells. It was far from a perfect tank, however: like most Soviet tanks, it was very uncomfortable as a result from its low profile, visibility for the driver was poor, and the autoloader, while reliable, was slow. In combat (mainly in the Beka'a Valley against Israel in 1972, and in Iraq against the US in 1991), the T-72's long reload time left it at a disadvantage against manual-load Merkavas and M1s; moreover, the ammunition storage on the T-72 left it vulnerable to catastrophic explosions.
Despite its drawbacks, the T-72 remained in full production until the development of the T-80, and was exported to 40 countries around the world. Many of these export versions were downgraded, and lacked the superior ceramic/steel armor of Soviet T-72s. However, the survivors have been extensively upgraded with newer armor, laser rangefinders, and improved reactive armor. The T-72 remains a significant part of the modern Russian Army, and have seen action in Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine.
This T-72M formerly belonged to the East German Army. The Volksarmee upgraded their T-72s by adding additional smoke launchers, a searchlight, and improved frontal armor. After the unification of Germany and the disbandment of the Volksarmee, the T-72s became redundant, and many were donated to museums. This one went to the Museum of the Regiments in Calgary, Alberta, where I saw it in 2006.
Two WashTec SoftCare² Pros in grey "Classic Design" with grey stripped SofTecs brushes installed in 2019, replacing two WashTec SoftCare Pros
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The most impressive features of Helmsley castle are its large earthworks with two deep ditches that are cut down through the outcrop of rock on which the castle stands. This ringwork formed part of the original earth and timber castle built in the early 12th century by Walter Espec. Following his death in 1154 the castle passed to his brother-in-law, Peter de Roos, and it would be held by descendants of the de Roos line until 1688.
Robert de Roos rebuilt the castle in stone some time after 1186. He replaced the timber palisades with a stone curtain wall that had round corner towers and two entrances, one in the south-east below a strong square tower and one in the north in a gatehouse with paired round towers. He also added two great towers, the east tower and west tower. The defences were further strengthened in the mid 13th century with the addition of barbicans to the north and south gates. William de Roos inherited the castle in 1285 and made substantial changes to the property. He added another storey to the east tower, creating new accommodation, and he strengthened the south barbican. He added a new hall that abutted the west tower which he had converted into comfortable private apartments. The castle remained little changed until the 1560's when the west tower and hall were converted into a fine Tudor house for Edward Manners.
The castle defences remained untested until the Civil War, when, in 1644, a parliamentary force laid siege to the royalist held castle for three months. Lack of food finally forced the garrison to surrender and the castle defences were subsequently demolished to prevent any further threat. The east tower was blown up, and much of the debris still remains in the ditch below. The Tudor house was left intact, but was abandoned in the early 18th century in favour of a new house in the adjacent Duncombe Park.
Ambrotypes were popular from 1854 to 1865 when it was replaced with the tintype and other photo processes. Ambrotypes were produced by creating a negative on ruby colored glass or clear glass that was painted black (japanned) on the back side. This one was done on ruby glass. I was told that all these Ambrotypes came from the same Trenton, New Jersey estate.
Replace that old broken run of the mill flat strap with this genuine metal rod reenforced leather padded handle. Fits nicely on any amplifier.
...MC
Replacing three bridges in Henrico County and one in Hanover County over the Chickahominy River on Mechanicsville Turnpike. (Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
Replacing three bridges in Henrico County and one in Hanover County over the Chickahominy River on Mechanicsville Turnpike. (Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
PS Waverley is named after Sir Walter Scott's first novel. She was built in 1946 to replace a PS Waverley that was built in 1899, served in the Second World War as a minesweeper and was sunk in 1940 while helping to evacuate troops from Dunkirk. Shipbuilders A. & J. Inglis of Glasgow launched the new 693 tonne steamer in October 1946. She entered service with the London and North Eastern Railway in June 1947, working the LNER's Firth of Clyde steamer route from Craigendoran Pier, near Helensburgh, up Loch Long to Arrochar. In her first year in service she wore that company's red, white and black funnel colours.
The Waverly with red lions and yellow funnels in 1970
The 1948 nationalisation of Britain's railways brought their Scottish steamers into the Caledonian Steam Packet Company (CSP), a subsidiary of the Railway Executive, and the funnels were repainted yellow with a black top. In 1965 a Scottish red lion rampant was fixed to each side of both funnels. Waverley's hull was painted monastral blue until 1970.
After a revival of fortunes in the 1950s, the 1960s saw a gradual change in holiday habits that led to a decline in passenger numbers and the closure of many of the small piers. Since 1969 and the formation of the Scottish Transport Group, the CSP had been gradually merging with the West Highland shipping and ferry company David MacBrayne Ltd. In 1973 the company became Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd (CalMac}
CalMac withdrew Waverley after the 1973 season as she was too costly to operate and needed significant expenditure. By then the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society had been set up as a registered UK charity, and had bought the near-derelict small River Dart paddler PS Kingswear Castle. CalMac, keen to ensure that the ship was preserved, sold Waverley to the PSPS for the token sum of one pound. Neither side really believed that the vessel would return to steam but, just in case, Caledonian MacBrayne stipulated that she should not sail in competition with their remaining cruise vessel, TS Queen Mary.
A public appeal was launched to secure funding for the return of the Waverley to service and the fund-raising operation was successful. The PSPS found itself running a cruise ship operation, "Waverley Excursions". Since then Waverley has been joined in the PSPS fleet by PS Kingswear Castle and MV Balmoral, and has had a series of extensive refits and much restoration work, including a new boiler and improvements to meet modern safety standards. She has circumnavigated Great Britain and every year makes extensive sailings around the country.
Listed as part of the National Historic Fleet,[3] between 2000 and 2003 the ship underwent a substantial rebuild and reboilering at the shipyard of George Prior at Great Yarmouth, funded principally by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The work was done in two stages, has added many 21st century safety and technological improvements and returned the ship to her original 1947 livery.
In 2009 the ship was affiliated with HMS Defender,[4] having hosted the official dignitary party at Defender's launch on the River Clyde. And in 2011 the ship was awarded the Institution of Mechanical Engineers 65th Engineering Heritage Award.
Standard National Rail vehicle types cannot be used by Island Line Trains, due to the low ceiling of Ryde Tunnel.[5] Instead, services are operated using Class 483 units, which are refurbished ex-London Underground tube trains originally built in 1938. These replaced the older Class 485 and Class 486 units, which dated from 1923 and were introduced to the island in 1967 when the line was electrified.
When the Class 483 trains were introduced, they were painted in the standard Network SouthEast livery. In 2000, several years after the start of the original franchise, the stock was painted into a blue livery with large pictures of dinosaurs, aiming to entice tourists in the summer months when passenger numbers are high. Two units were later painted into London Transport colours, which the units would have had when operating on the London Underground. There are yellow warning panels on the front ends of the units, a modern feature for the benefit of track workers and a change compared with the original red. The entire fleet was repainted into this livery by the end of 2008.
Following its successful bid for the new integrated franchise, South West Trains announced that there were no plans to replace the current rolling stock, instead they would invest "to ensure the continued viability of the existing Island Line rolling stock and infrastructure".[6] By 2016, when the current franchise is due to end, the rolling stock will be almost 80 years old.
The Solent has a complex tidal system at Ryde ..the pier is half a mile long , used to have horse drawn tramway running alongside the railway and a Ballroom for the dancers.
As a cost-cutting exercise, South West Trains bought the rolling stock from the leasing company HSBC Rail in March 2007.[7] This means the leasing costs, which were reimbursed by the government, are now eliminated, thereby lowering the line's tax burden.
If you have a late '90's to mid 2000's Pontiac Delco radio whose display has gone dark but the radio still plays, there's a good chance that the bulb behind the display has burned out.
If the display is lit, but you're seeing gibberish where the numbers should be, you've got a much deeper problem, but if the display is dark, but you can see the proper numbers and letters very faintly when you shine a flashlight on it, it's more than likely a dead bulb and an easy fix.
There are a number of YouTube videos that show how to replace the bulb, including this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWzXaPL8MgQ Unfortunately, there's no sound, and it doesn't make clear that the bulb doesn't screw out of the brown cylindrical base it's attached to; the whole assembly has to be taken out of the radio and replaced as one unit, which is available from certain GM dealers for 8 bucks and change. If your local GM dealer parts department doesn't have one, they can print out a list of dealers in the general vicinity that do. (In my case, the next closest one was 25 miles away.)
First, using a thin-bladed screwdriver, loosen the seven clips holding the front face of the radio to the body. Once you have it apart, the bulb assembly is mounted upside down on a horizontal circuit board sticking out from the left top of the front panel. Using a pair of needle-nose pliers, turn the bulb assembly a quarter turn using the slots provided in the base. Pop the old bulb out, put the new one in.
Two caveats; 1. The burned-out bulb may not have a visibly broken filament; in fact, a good and bad bulb, placed side-by-side, may look exactly the same.
2. My radio was a replacement that has had TheftLock deactivated. If you have TheftLock, make sure you have the unlock code for your radio before you remove it from the car to do anything. Here's a YouTube video w/instructions on how to do that: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AVQZk8-qs4&feature=relmfu
Replacing three bridges in Henrico County and one in Hanover County over the Chickahominy River on Mechanicsville Turnpike. (Photo by Trevor Wrayton, VDOT)
Replacing three bridges in Henrico County and one in Hanover County over the Chickahominy River on Mechanicsville Turnpike.