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These images were made during a journey down Rustic Road 32 in Marinette County on June 24, 2017.
R-32, Wisconsin’s longest rustic road, offers a 37-mile journey through several county parks and the Peshtigo River State Forest. The route features multiple species of hardwoods and conifers, along with numerous granite boulders and outcroppings. R-32 also offers vistas of the Thunder and Peshtigo rivers.
Wisconsin's Rustic Roads system was created to preserve many of the state's scenic, lightly traveled country roads. Features of Rustic Roads include rugged terrain, native vegetation and wildlife, or open areas with agricultural vistas.
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A postally unused Premier Series postcard published by V&S.
Boscombe
Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne.
Originally a sparsely inhabited area of heathland, from around 1865 Boscombe developed rapidly from a small village into a seaside resort alongside Bournemouth. Its first pier opened in 1889.
There are numerous architectural styles within the town, ranging from the elaborate Victorian style of the Royal Arcade and St. Clement's Church, notable examples of Art Deco such as the former Gas & Water Company store at 709 Christchurch Road, and the modernist 1950's styles of the pier and Overstrand buildings.
Alongside these are modern apartment developments such as The Reef, The Point, and Honeycombe Beach.
The nickname Bos Vegas has gained popularity in recent years.
There is a thriving street market in the High Street on Thursdays and Saturdays, as well as a vintage market on the first Saturday of every month.
-- Boscombe Geography
The area upon which Boscombe is situated, between the somewhat older village of Pokesdown and Bournemouth Square, was part of the great heathland which once covered much of western Hampshire, and which extended well into eastern Dorset.
From the beach and cliffs the whole of Poole Bay stretching from Hengistbury Head in the east to Poole Harbour entrance in the west, and on to Studland and Swanage bays to the south can be seen.
Boscombe was originally an independent settlement, separated from Bournemouth by dense wood and moorland. It was incorporated into the boundaries of Bournemouth in 1876 against the wishes of Boscombe residents.
-- History of Boscombe
In 1273 a reference is made to "Boscumbe", suggesting that the name may have derived from the Old English words meaning 'a valley overgrown with spiky plants'; perhaps a reference to gorse.
Boscombe is mentioned in Christopher Saxton's 1574 survey of possible enemy landing places on the coast of Hampshire.
Saxton's map of 1575 shows a Copperas House at Bascomb, which refers to the manufacture of copperas or ferrous sulphate which took place in the district, particularly in the last quarter of the 16th. century.
At the beginning of the 19th. century, Boscombe was described as an extensive common covered with furze and heath, more the haunt of smugglers than anyone else.
One of the early landmarks was the 'Ragged Cat', a wayside inn dating from 1850, later renamed the 'Palmerston' and then 'Deacons.' In 2009 it was re-named back to 'The Ragged Cat' before being closed down.
-- Boscombe Manor
In 1801, a modestly-sized house called Boscombe Cottage was built as the residence of Mr. Phillip Norris. The Christchurch Enclosures Act of 1802 increased the estate size to 17 acres (6.9 ha). This property then became the nucleus of the Boscombe Manor Estate.
The large estate owned by Mr. Norris changed hands several times during the first half of the 19th. century. In 1841 the estate was sold to Major Stephenson.
Stevenson sold the estate in 1849 to Sir Percy Shelley, 3rd. Baronet, who bought the Boscombe property mainly with the intention of it becoming a home for his mother Mary Shelley, but she died in London on the 1st. February 1851.
Sir Percy and his wife liked the place, and decided to make it their home, dividing their time between Boscombe and their London house at Chelsea.
The house at Boscombe was extensively rebuilt for Sir Percy, and extended to include a 200-seat (later 300 seats) theatre, to the designs of Christopher Crabb Creeke, who later became surveyor to the Bournemouth Improvement Commissioners and was responsible for both the layout of much of central Bournemouth's roads, and for several local buildings.
More recently the estate was called Groveley Manor, taking the name of the school which then occupied it, but now it is known as Shelley Park, with most of the building being taken up by the Shelley Manor Medical Centre.
In order to supplement the existing plantations of pine trees on the estate, Sir Percy added a large number of deciduous trees. There was a drive to the house from the main Christchurch Road, which followed the line of the present Chessel Avenue, and there was a lodge at its entrance.
A second entry was from Sea Road, along a roadway flanked with lime trees – the present Percy Road.
At the beginning of the 1860's Boscombe consisted of the Shelley estate and some cottages. However from 1865, the development and expansion of the area to the end of the 19th. century and beyond was very rapid.
Starting with a proposal by the Malmesbury Estate to develop the 'picturesque Village of Boscombe Spa' to make available building plots for the erection of marine villas to be let on long leases.
The Spa was related to a natural spring of mineral water containing properties similar to Harrogate, which had been discovered near the foot of the hill; this would be available for invalids, and could combine the advantages of a Spa with those of sea air and bathing.
However the scheme was not implemented; instead about 19 acres (77,000 m2) of land was obtained by Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, on part of which he built a house for himself in 1868 named Boscombe Towers.
-- Boscombe Chine Gardens
Sir Henry became closely associated with the development of Boscombe Spa for many years. Wolff sought to develop 'Boscombe Spa' as a resort to rival Bournemouth and it was he who created Boscombe Chine Gardens.
In order to encourage the taking of mineral water from the spring at the mouth of the Chine, a small thatched-roof building resembling a summer house was erected over the spring, and for a time this became a fashionable meeting place.
The Chine itself was partially laid out, and a broad pathway provided. A rustic bridge was also constructed across the Chine.
-- The Expansion of Boscombe
The census of 1871 showed that there was a population of 212 people in 19 houses in the Boscombe Estate, and a further 70 people in 9 houses at Boscombe Spa. During the 1870's development of Boscombe was such that the population at the census of 1881 had grown to 1,895 – a more than sixfold increase.
In 1875 a 160,000 gallon water tower was built in Palmerston Road. In February 1877 the Royal Boscombe Hospital (later called the Royal Victoria Hospital) opened in Shelley Road, initially with beds for 12 patients.
In 1880 Boscombe Land Society was formed, purchasing 13 acres of land in November 1881. This was in the area of the present Knole Road. There were initially 73 plots.
Much of the Shelley property in the area to the east of Sea Road was developed during the next ten years, amounting to a further 70 plots.
In 1883 Pokesdown station opened on the LSWR Brockenhurst to Bournemouth line.
In 1889 Boscombe Pier opened. The commercial centre of Boscombe had a major boost with projects by Archibald Beckett which included blocks of shops, the Salisbury Hotel, the Royal Arcade, and a Grand Theatre, which was to become Boscombe Hippodrome, then the Royal Ballrooms and today the O2 Academy.
These were all built between 1888 and 1895. Shortly after opening in 1892 the Royal Arcade was lit by electricity.
On the 29th. May 1897 Boscombe railway station was opened. On the 19th. August 1893 the Burlington Hotel opened; it was designed in an Italian Renaissance style and had 200 bedrooms.
By the turn of the century the remainder of the Shelley estate had been sold, Boscombe Chine gardens had been laid out, and there was little remaining vacant land within Boscombe.
Before her death in June 1899 Lady Shelley had gifted four acres of land which were laid out to form Boscombe Cliff Gardens.
In the 1901 census the population of Boscombe was 9,648.
-- Boscombe in the 20th. Century
The coronation of King Edward VII and his Queen, Alexandra of Denmark was scheduled to take place on the 26th. June 1902; in order to mark the occasion, Bournemouth Council agreed to rename common No 59 as "King's Park".
Boscombe thrived with the growth of the English seaside holiday. Between the World Wars, Boscombe was one of Bournemouth's wealthiest areas with many large Victorian and Edwardian family houses.
In 1935, construction started on San Remo Towers, a block of 164 flats designed by Hector Hamilton in a Los Angeles Spanish style. Post-war there was a boom in the seaside holiday market, and Boscombe with its large number of smaller guest houses enjoyed this period of prosperity.
In the 1970's and 1980's, with the decline in the traditional English holiday market, Boscombe's fortunes began to wane. Many of the small guest houses and large family houses became houses in multiple occupation. A 2006 report for Bournemouth Council stated:
"By the 1970's this transition in character was
attracting vulnerable people, people on low
incomes and those in receipt of benefits to the
area ... With this increase in less affluent,
vulnerable people came an increase in
transience in the population, a more 'chaotic'
environment in Boscombe, and the beginnings
of a drug-using community in the area.
This was coupled with a large influx of workers
from Liverpool including drug users and dealers
to Bournemouth in the 1970's.
Bournemouth was becoming an importer of
people with drug and alcohol problems, and
the drugs market expanded around these
circumstances. By the 1980's this was being
further stimulated by the setting up and
proliferation of treatment centres for drug
misuse."
Boscombe saw an increase in social problems during this period with drug and alcohol dependency levels well above the national average.
-- Boscombe Today
New development of the area around Boscombe was approved under the Boscombe Spa Development Plan in July 2006. This project was intended to turn the seafront into a spa village, complete with artificial surf created by Boscombe Surf Reef.
Completed in autumn 2009, the reef was constructed as part of the restoration work that also included the Overstrand buildings. However reports on the reef's performance showed that it was failing to meet its performance criteria.
In 2011, the reef was closed for safety reasons; in 2012 the contractor went out of business, and in 2014 the reef was re-branded as a Coastal Activity Park. Funding for the development had been through the sale of the local seafront car park, to Barratt Homes for 169 seafront apartments, at Honeycombe Chine.
As well as these flats there have been a number of other large developments of flats such as "The Reef" in Boscombe Spa Road and the renovation of Shelley Park into a medical centre and flats development.
In May 2007, for the first time, a property in Boscombe sold for £1 million. The property was a flat with views of the coast, and was the main headline in the Bournemouth Daily Echo.
Boscombe gardens underwent a renovation project and was substantially remodelled; a public art trail was also installed around Boscombe as part of the renovation project.
-- Boscombe Chine
Boscombe Chine, the ravine breaking through the sandy cliffs, comprised several small valleys draining the land around Boscombe. The southern end of the chine was laid out as pleasure gardens with a surface water stream as a picturesque feature.
Towards the foot of the Chine, near to Sea Road, a chalybeate spring was discovered, no doubt fed by the water draining into the chine. The water was sufficiently foul-tasting that people would make a special trip to drink the water for any health-giving properties that it may contain.
-- Boscombe Pier
A pier was proposed in 1884 as a visitor attraction. In September 1888 the contract for its building was awarded for £3,813, and for making the pier approach £938.
The pier was 200 yards (180 m) long, and built in spans of 13 yards (12 m), each with a continuous wrought iron girder frame, which carried timber decking 11 yards (10 m) wide.
The pier head was 40 yards (37 m) long and 13 yards (12 m) wide, with a landing stage on each side, at which excursion steamers could call. At the entrance were two toll houses with turnstiles.
The architect for the pier construction was James Stuart Campbell McEwan-Brown (1870 – 1949). His family were originally from Kintyre, Argyll, and were closely connected to the Duke of Argyll. It is no surprise therefore, that it was opened with considerable ceremony on the 29th. July 1889 by the Duke of Argyll.
The pier head was not added until 1926, and like most piers it was partially demolished during World War II in order to combat the threat of invasion. The pier remained derelict for a number of years and was only fully reopened in 1962.
The borough architect, John Burton, designed the modernist 1950's style Grade II Listed entrance building. The heritage minister Andrew McIntosh said of it:
"The Neck Building at Boscombe Pier is
a rarity amongst municipal entertainment
structures of the period.
It was designed with real conviction and
flair. The vivacity of this structure clearly
illustrates the revitalisation of the British
Seaside Resort in the 1950's."
The building at the pier end was initially re-opened as the Mermaid Theatre and then a roller skating rink before becoming an amusement arcade. It closed in 1989, and the pier became progressively more derelict over the next 19 years.
On the 30th. October 2005 the pier was closed as it was deemed to be unsafe. The pier entrance building was externally restored in 2007, together with a restoration of the pier neck.
New decking, lighting and a central windbreak screen was added, together with a new viewing and fishing platform end section, replacing the derelict Mermaid Amusement Hall.
The pier re-opened in May 2008. To the east of the pier is Europe's first artificial surf reef.
Since the re-opening of the pier in 2008 a Friends Association has been established, organising art exhibitions and live music performances. In 2009, website Nothing To See Here named it "Britain’s coolest" and the National Piers Society voted it "Pier of the Year 2010".
In 2014, a musical walkway was added to the pier, featuring 88 custom-made chimes that play ‘I Do Like To be Beside the Seaside’ when struck in the correct order. The outdoor musical installation includes tubular bells, a bell lyre and tembos.
The pier also has its own dedicated angling club, The Boscombe Pier Sea Anglers, founded in 2002 for out of hours fishing.
--The Boscombe Devil
The Boscombe Devil is a grotesque on a building facing the Boscombe Grand Theatre (now the O2 Academy), placed there in the 1920's by the Lord's Day Observance Society in order to show disapproval at the theatre's decision to open on Sundays.
These images were made during a journey down Rustic Road 97 in Marinette County on June 24, 2017.
R-97 is a curvy, hilly route passing through wooded areas that often form a scenic canopy over the road, as well as some outstanding agricultural vistas.
Wisconsin's Rustic Roads system was created to preserve many of the state's scenic, lightly traveled country roads. Features of Rustic Roads include rugged terrain, native vegetation and wildlife, or open areas with agricultural vistas.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved.
This bird, rarely seen outside of Alaska, was found December 6, 2014 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco and seems to like hanging out with a wintering flock of Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, and Golden Crowned Sparrows. Seeing it today was a nice Christmas Present.
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Rustic metal art design with double metal rope welcome sign availbale in size 21", 28" and 36" in diameter
Country elegance meets city convenience in this beautiful, rural yet polished wedding and entertaining venue. Rustic Manor 1848 is one of Wisconsin’s first rustic barn venues that brings both that countryside charm and urban elegance. With gorgeous views, sprawling land, Country elegance meets city convenience in this beautiful, rural yet polished wedding and entertaining venue. Rustic Manor 1848 is one of Wisconsin’s first rustic barn venues that brings both that countryside charm and urban elegance. With gorgeous views, sprawling land, rustic details and a very well-kept barn and celebration space, this event venue is a premiere destination for couples and hosts over the last several years. With nearly 12 acres of land, wooded trails, farmland, meadows and the Bark River, the barn itself is just one of the many beautiful, natural components of the venue. It’s heated for year-round celebrations and has more picturesque views, decks and lofts than you can imagine!
These images were made during a journey down Rustic Road 58 in Oneida County on June 20, 2017.
R-58 skirts scenic Northwoods’ lakes while wandering through thick pine and hardwood forests. This route crosses a railroad bed used in the 1800s as a main line to Minocqua. It has been converted to the Bearskin State Trail for hiking and bicycling. This route intersects with the Tomahawk River and two small creeks, through cedar lowlands and dense pine and hardwood forests.
Wisconsin's Rustic Roads system was created to preserve many of the state's scenic, lightly traveled country roads. Features of Rustic Roads include rugged terrain, native vegetation and wildlife, or open areas with agricultural vistas.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved.
These images were made during a journey down Rustic Road 109 in Oconto County on June 25, 2017.
R-109 is referred to by some local residents as “Wisconsin’s Everglades” because the road runs through a large complex
of coastal wetlands that ultimately connect to the Oconto Marsh.
Wisconsin's Rustic Roads system was created to preserve many of the state's scenic, lightly traveled country roads. Features of Rustic Roads include rugged terrain, native vegetation and wildlife, or open areas with agricultural vistas.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved.
These images were made during a journey down Rustic Road 74 in Florence County on June 21, 2017.
Located within the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, R-74, a gravel route, passes the former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Newald which operated from 1933–1942, and crosses the Popple River, a designated Wisconsin “Wild River.”
Wisconsin's Rustic Roads system was created to preserve many of the state's scenic, lightly traveled country roads. Features of Rustic Roads include rugged terrain, native vegetation and wildlife, or open areas with agricultural vistas.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved.
The juxtaposition of old and new, technology and nature, is one of the things that makes Iowa such a beautiful place
These images were made during a journey down Rustic Road 109 in Oconto County on June 25, 2017.
R-109 is referred to by some local residents as “Wisconsin’s Everglades” because the road runs through a large complex
of coastal wetlands that ultimately connect to the Oconto Marsh.
Wisconsin's Rustic Roads system was created to preserve many of the state's scenic, lightly traveled country roads. Features of Rustic Roads include rugged terrain, native vegetation and wildlife, or open areas with agricultural vistas.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved.
The Rustic Overtones perform at a WCYY Patio Show in Portland, Maine. The Overtones reunited after five years of being apart.
Rustic side table. Created for the special order. New wood, hand carved letter D separate, applied inside the top. Painted as rustic.
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Set in the late 90s, Rustic Oracle is a dramatic feature about Ivy, an 8-year-old girl trying to understand what happened to her big sister who has vanished from their small Mohawk community. With minimal clues, Ivy and her mother Susan embark on an unwelcome journey to find Heather which will ultimately bring the pair closer together despite challenging circumstances. Behind the story of desperation, told through the eyes of a child, lies one of hope, growth, awakening and love. enjoymovies.us/movies/rustic-oracle-2019/
This shop frontage is fascinating! It is in Cedar Key, Florida. I think the shop is closed, but some future tenant will have great ambiance.