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Pavilion #10 - Queen Victoria Gardens Melbourne. Architect: Tadao Ando.
"I believe architecture has the power to facilitate connections. Here in Melbourne, I imagined architecture that could inspire people to realise the wonder of nature surrounding them. A pavilion where the sky, water and nature become one and dialogue is fostered beyond the boundaries of the pavilion and into the garden"
Patron: Naomi Milgrom Foundation
The viaduct is 96 feet (29 m) high and is carried on 37 semi-circular arches, each of 30 feet (9.1 m), surmounted by balustrades. Each pier contains a Jack arch with a semi-circular soffit to reduce the number of bricks required. At each end of the abutment is an ornamental square open tower, the brickwork of which is faced with stone from Heddon Quarries near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The viaduct was designed by engineer for the line John Urpeth Rastrick in association with the architect of the London to Brighton railway, David Mocatta. It has been described as “probably the most elegant viaduct in Britain
Located at no. 182 Church Street.
"This brick building with a large enclosed porch and sandstone basement, was built before 1914 by John Lapointe. The building has a circular-shaped section, similar to a turret. Windows are original, along with the enclosed porch and the fascia/soffit with the false gable ends. The stairway has been replaced and the building is prominent on Church Street. John Lapointe was the homeowner from 1912-1935. The house stood vacant from 1936-1938, and then appears to have been divided into three apartments after 1939." - info from SooToday.
"Sault Ste. Marie (/ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/ SOO-seint-ma-REE) is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, close to the Canada–US border. It is the seat of the Algoma District and the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay.
The Ojibwe, the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants of the area, call this area Baawitigong, meaning "place of the rapids." They used this as a regional meeting place during whitefish season in the St. Mary's Rapids. (The anglicized form of this name, Bawating, is used in institutional and geographic names in the area.)
To the south, across the river, is the United States and the Michigan city of the same name. These two communities were one city until a new treaty after the War of 1812 established the border between Canada and the United States in this area at the St. Mary's River. In the 21st century, the two cities are joined by the International Bridge, which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side, and Huron Street (and former Ontario Secondary Highway 550B) on the Ontario side. Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary's Rapids via the American Soo Locks, the world's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it, while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
French colonists referred to the rapids on the river as Les Saults de Ste. Marie and the village name was derived from that. The rapids and cascades of the St. Mary's River descend more than 6 m (20 ft) from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. Hundreds of years ago, this slowed shipping traffic, requiring an overland portage of boats and cargo from one lake to the other. The entire name translates to "Saint Mary's Rapids" or "Saint Mary's Falls". The word sault is pronounced [so] in French, and /suː/ in the English pronunciation of the city name. Residents of the city are called Saultites.
Sault Ste. Marie is bordered to the east by the Rankin and Garden River First Nation reserves, and to the west by Prince Township. To the north, the city is bordered by an unincorporated portion of Algoma District, which includes the local services boards of Aweres, Batchawana Bay, Goulais and District, Peace Tree and Searchmont. The city's census agglomeration, including the townships of Laird, Prince and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and the First Nations reserves of Garden River and Rankin, had a total population of 79,800 in 2011.
Native American settlements, mostly of Ojibwe-speaking peoples, existed here for more than 500 years. In the late 17th century, French Jesuit missionaries established a mission at the First Nations village. This was followed by development of a fur trading post and larger settlement, as traders, trappers and Native Americans were attracted to the community. It was considered one community and part of Canada until after the War of 1812 and settlement of the border between Canada and the US at the Ste. Mary's River. At that time, the US prohibited British traders from any longer operating in its territory, and the areas separated by the river began to develop as two communities, both named Sault Ste. Marie." - info from Wikipedia.
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A short walk along a stretch of the Trent & Mersey Canal in Rugeley, Staffordshire.
I got on at The Mossley (near Armitage Road) and got of halfway up Love Lane heading towards Leathermill Lane.
James Brindley was the engineer of the Trent and Mersey Canal. It was planned in 1765 and fully opened by 1777.
bridge - Rail Bridge
Rail Bridge just north of Bridge 66, Trent & Mersey Canal
Grade II listed
Viaduct over Trent and Mersey Canal at Sk 0485 1780
Listing Text
The following buildings shall be added to the list:-
SK 01 NW RUGELEY TRENT AND MERSEY
CANAL
3/10002 Viaduct over Trent and
Mersey Canal at SK 0485
1780
- II
Viaduct over Trent and Mersey Canal. Mid C19. Coursed, rough-textured stone with brick arch soffit. Single span with towpath. Semicircular headed arch dramatically skewed. Rusticated stone voussoirs. Roll-moulded stone cornice above crown. 3 C20 concrete buttresses to north towpath side.
Listing NGR: SK0489817862
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
Seen behind is the Old rail Bridge
Disused Rail bridge, now a footbridge
Doesn't look that old to me, looks like a modern concrete bridge!
Built in 1841, the Ouse Valley Viaduct (also called Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse on the London-Brighton Railway Line in England north of Haywards Heath and south of Balcombe is 1,475 feet (450 m) long.
The viaduct is 96 feet (29 m) high and is carried on 37 semi-circular arches, each of 30 feet (9.1 m), surmounted by balustrades. Each pier contains a Jack arch with a semi-circular soffit to reduce the number of bricks required.At each end of the abutment is an ornamental square open tower, the brickwork of which is faced with stone from Heddon Quarries near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The viaduct was designed by engineer for the line John Urpeth Rastrick in association with the architect of the London to Brighton railway, David Mocatta. It has been described as “probably the most elegant viaduct in Britain.”
The viaduct was opened in July 1841. The 11 million bricks needed for its construction were shipped up the Ouse River (via Newhaven and Lewes) from the Netherlands. It cost £38,500 to build (equivalent to about £3½ million in 2014).
The structure is a Grade II* listed building and was restored in 1996 with grants from the Railway Heritage Trust and English Heritage. Matching stone was imported from France, to ensure a close match with the existing balustrades and pavilions.
The viaduct is still used, with around 110 trains per day passing over it on the Brighton Main Line.
Featuring the concrete columns and soffit of the Churchill Way flyover which was demolished in 2019.
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Detail from the Arch of Titus.
The vault ceiling of the arch’s passage is quite detail and beautiful. At the centre of the floral patterned vault is a relief depicting the "Apotheosis of Titus'.
Rome; July 2019
Built in 1841, the Ouse Valley Viaduct (also called Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse on the London-Brighton Railway Line in England north of Haywards Heath and south of Balcombe is 1,475 feet (450 m) long.
The viaduct is 96 feet (29 m) high and is carried on 37 semi-circular arches, each of 30 feet (9.1 m), surmounted by balustrades. Each pier contains a Jack arch with a semi-circular soffit to reduce the number of bricks required.At each end of the abutment is an ornamental square open tower, the brickwork of which is faced with stone from Heddon Quarries near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The viaduct was designed by engineer for the line John Urpeth Rastrick in association with the architect of the London to Brighton railway, David Mocatta. It has been described as “probably the most elegant viaduct in Britain.”
The viaduct was opened in July 1841. The 11 million bricks needed for its construction were shipped up the Ouse River (via Newhaven and Lewes) from the Netherlands. It cost £38,500 to build (equivalent to about £3½ million in 2014).
The structure is a Grade II* listed building and was restored in 1996 with grants from the Railway Heritage Trust and English Heritage. Matching stone was imported from France, to ensure a close match with the existing balustrades and pavilions.
The viaduct is still used, with around 110 trains per day passing over it on the Brighton Main Line.
Looking at courtyard from indoor on 2nd floor. Design of soffit is so interesting.
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Historic sites Kanayama Castle guidance facilities and Ota City Kanayama Regional Exchange Center (史跡金山城跡ガイダンス施設・太田市金山地域交流センター).
Architect : Kengo Kuma And Associates (設計：隈研吾建築都市設計事務所).
Contractor : Kanto Construction (施工：関東建設工業).
Completed : May 2009 (竣工：2009年5月).
Structured : (構造：ＲＣ造).
Costs : $ million (総工費：約億円).
Use : Museum (用途：博物館).
Height : ft (高さ：m).
Floor : 2 (階数：地上3階).
Owner : Ota City (発注者：太田市).
Floor area : 17,954 sq.ft. (延床面積：1,668㎡).
Building area : sq.ft. (建築面積：㎡).
Site area : sq.ft. (敷地面積：㎡).
Location : 40-30 Kanayamacho, Ota City, Gunma, Japan (所在地：日本国群馬県太田市金山町40-30).
Referenced :
www.city.ota.gunma.jp/005gyosei/0170-009kyoiku-bunka/gaid...
kkaa.co.jp/works/architecture/museum-of-kanayama-castle-r...
kousin242.sakura.ne.jp/wordpress016/000-2/%E7%8F%BE%E4%BB...
www.kanto-k.co.jp/business/construction-results/public-fa...
Built in 1841, the Ouse Valley Viaduct (also called Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse on the London-Brighton Railway Line in England north of Haywards Heath and south of Balcombe is 1,475 feet (450 m) long.
The viaduct is 96 feet (29 m) high and is carried on 37 semi-circular arches, each of 30 feet (9.1 m), surmounted by balustrades. Each pier contains a Jack arch with a semi-circular soffit to reduce the number of bricks required. At each end of the abutment is an ornamental square open tower, the brickwork of which is faced with stone from Heddon Quarries near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The viaduct was designed by engineer for the line John Urpeth Rastrick in association with the architect of the London to Brighton railway, David Mocatta. It has been described as “probably the most elegant viaduct in Britain.”
The viaduct was opened in July 1841. The 11 million bricks needed for its construction were shipped up the Ouse River (via Newhaven and Lewes) from the Netherlands. It cost £38,500 to build (equivalent to about £3½ million in 2014).
The structure is a Grade II listed building and was restored in 1996 with grants from the Railway Heritage Trust and English Heritage. Matching stone was imported from France, to ensure a close match with the existing balustrades and pavilions.
The viaduct is still used, with around 110 trains per day passing over it on the Brighton Main Line.
Built in 1841, the Ouse Valley Viaduct (also called Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse on the London-Brighton Railway Line in England north of Haywards Heath and south of Balcombe is 1,475 feet (450 m) long.
The viaduct is 96 feet (29 m) high and is carried on 37 semi-circular arches, each of 30 feet (9.1 m), surmounted by balustrades. Each pier contains a Jack arch with a semi-circular soffit to reduce the number of bricks required.At each end of the abutment is an ornamental square open tower, the brickwork of which is faced with stone from Heddon Quarries near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The viaduct was designed by engineer for the line John Urpeth Rastrick in association with the architect of the London to Brighton railway, David Mocatta. It has been described as “probably the most elegant viaduct in Britain.”
The viaduct was opened in July 1841. The 11 million bricks needed for its construction were shipped up the Ouse River (via Newhaven and Lewes) from the Netherlands. It cost £38,500 to build (equivalent to about £3½ million in 2014).
The structure is a Grade II* listed building and was restored in 1996 with grants from the Railway Heritage Trust and English Heritage. Matching stone was imported from France, to ensure a close match with the existing balustrades and pavilions.
The viaduct is still used, with around 110 trains per day passing over it on the Brighton Main Line.
Looking at courtyard from indoor on 2nd floor. Design of soffit is so interesting.
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Historic sites Kanayama Castle guidance facilities and Ota City Kanayama Regional Exchange Center (史跡金山城跡ガイダンス施設・太田市金山地域交流センター).
Architect : Kengo Kuma And Associates (設計：隈研吾建築都市設計事務所).
Contractor : Kanto Construction (施工：関東建設工業).
Completed : May 2009 (竣工：2009年5月).
Structured : (構造：ＲＣ造).
Costs : $ million (総工費：約億円).
Use : Museum (用途：博物館).
Height : ft (高さ：m).
Floor : 2 (階数：地上3階).
Owner : Ota City (発注者：太田市).
Floor area : 17,954 sq.ft. (延床面積：1,668㎡).
Building area : sq.ft. (建築面積：㎡).
Site area : sq.ft. (敷地面積：㎡).
Location : 40-30 Kanayamacho, Ota City, Gunma, Japan (所在地：日本国群馬県太田市金山町40-30).
Referenced :
www.city.ota.gunma.jp/005gyosei/0170-009kyoiku-bunka/gaid...
kkaa.co.jp/works/architecture/museum-of-kanayama-castle-r...
kousin242.sakura.ne.jp/wordpress016/000-2/%E7%8F%BE%E4%BB...
www.kanto-k.co.jp/business/construction-results/public-fa...
Excerpt from centrewellington.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Shortlist/index.htm...:
77 West Mill Street
Originally dating from around 1833, this structure has been burned and destroyed a number of times. Consequently, it has been continuously modified and this description is only relevant to the present physical appearance. This single detached structure is built on an irregular lot out of a coursed rubble stone with a natural finish. The roof is a high gable with projecting eaves, plain fascia and plain soffit. The roof trim has returned eaves and projecting verges. It features a large grain tower. The windows are flat shaped with voussoirs and plain lug sills out of wood. The main entrance features a flat door with a one sided side light. Captain William Gilkison made plans to erect a sawmill at Elora in the fall of 1832, soon after he had purchased the western half of Nichol township and laid out the original portion of the village in Elora. Under pressure from the millwright, two contractors (Anslie and Lawson), moved the work to an easier location on the north side of the river, to the site of the present Elora Mill. The sawmill was only in operation for three years, before it was destroyed by a fire in 1836. A year later, business activity dried up due to a world-wide recession. The sawmill was rebuilt in 1839 by Andrew Geddes, Gilkinson’s father-in-law. It was then promptly sold to the partnership of Ross and Co., who began construction of new mills in the spring of 1843. Over the next five years, Ross and Co. developed the industrial strip along the south side of the river. In 1851, Ross and Co was dissolved, with Charles Allan buying out the remaining partners. Allan attempted to expand the milling operation, but there was little interest to buy shares in the agricultural community. In 1854, Allan disposed of the Elora Mill to John McNaughton, a major mill proprietor in Galt. In 1855, McNaughton rebuilt the structure in stone, and installed updated equipment, which greatly increased the capacity of the mill. In addition to the flour mill, there was a separate building for the distillery, cattle pens, and a barn for the cattle that were fed on the mash from the distillery, and various storage buildings. In 1856, McNaughton completed the re-construction work, and immediately sold the business to J.M. Fraser, a volatile Scotsman. James M. Fraser purchased the Elora Mill in 1856 and lost it in a foreclosure sale in 1875. Between these years, his flamboyant style made him the most visible public figure and businessman in the village. The Elora Mills enjoyed their peak during Fraser’s tenures. The Elora Mill suffered three major fires during Fraser’s ownership. The first of these occurred on July 3, 1859, and destroyed the flour mill and distillery, both in stone buildings, and a third frame building. For a time, flying embers threatened the woolen mill across the river. Markets were good at the time, and Fraser lost no time in rebuilding. The new mill was constructed on the ruins of the old one, and was completed in October of 1859. The combined mill, distillery, and general store and wholesale business (Fraser, Cowans and Co.) was the largest business by far in Elora in the 1860 period. The investment exceeded that in all other manufacturing businesses combined. A second major fire occurred on Nov. 17, 1866. The building could not be saved. Fortunately, Fraser rebuilt immediately. The third fire struck Elora Mill on Jan. 23, 1870. The entire interior was consumed, and the outside walls cracked under the intense heat. Most of them needed to be pulled down. Serious work did not begin until May of 1870, and the work was completed during the summer. The extensive business empire of J.M Fraser collapsed when the Merchants Bank foreclosed in 1874. The Merchants Bank was now in the milling business, and its involvement with the Elora Mill would last another nine years. The bank rented out the mill to a succession of operators, including James Allan, Henry Arkell, Carter and Co., and James Hortop and Adam Argo. Hortop and Argo struggled through the 1880s, and abandoned milling in 1892. D. Howard and Son operated the mill until 1899, when they were succeeded by Sloane and Brooks. They operated without incident, until an entire wall collapsed along the river. They ended up selling the property to Udney Richardson, who had immediate plans to rebuild and owned and operated the mill for the next 37 years. In contrast to earlier decades, the nature of the business changed little over this period. The Elora Mill was no longer the centre of the local economy. Instead, it functioned as a service industry to the area farm community, and as the local source of building materials. In 1943, Richardson was struck by a flying board in the sawmill. He never recovered from the injury, and died later that year. In 1944, Richardson’s wife, Margaret, sold the mill and house to Norman Drimmie. The business declined drastically near the end of Richardson’s tenure, so Drimmie needed to build it from virtually scratch. He constructed a new building beside the river for lumber and truck storage. In addition to lumber, cement soon provided a significant portion of the firm’s sales. During the 1950s, his sons joined the business, under the name of N.R. Drimmie and Sons. Drimmie ended up selling the mill in 1974. The Mill interior was extensively renovated from 1974-1980 to create a five-star hotel. The historic and architectural integrity of the building was maintained as much as possible. *Historical information gathered from Steve Thorning, The Elora Sentinel, July 15, July 23, July 30, August 6, 1991. Year Built: 1833 Building Status: Designated
The Midland first opened its doors in July 1933, designed by Oliver Hill, the hotel has a rich heritage.
Throughout its history The Midland has been a favourite haunt of celebrities such as Coco Chanel, Sir Laurence Olivier and Noel Coward, along with many of the actors and musicians performing at The Winter Gardens. Today it stands restored as the jewel in the crown of the British coast.
The Early Years
The Midland was requisitioned for use as a military hospital during the Second World War and during the eighties, the hotel was even used as a location in the filming of episodes of the TV Poirot series of detective stories Agatha Christie's Poirot, most notably in the episode 'Double Sin' where the name of the hotel is mentioned by one of the characters - Captain Hastings.
The Railway Companies
In 1846 the 'Little' North Western Railway company obtained permission to build a hotel as part of its scheme to construct a railway linking the new port with Yorkshire.
The hotel was designed by Edward Paley, a local architect and cost the grand sum of £4,795 including furnishings. It was a two-storey building of grey stone with green shuttered windows and contained forty bedrooms. It stood in its own spacious grounds and catered for a clientele referred to as the 'carriage trade'.
Known initially as the North Western Hotel it became The Midland Hotel in 1871 when the Midland Railway took over the 'Little' North Western Railway.
In January 1932 plans were approved for a new hotel to be built on the seafront at a cost of just under £72, 000 which would mean the existing Victorian building would be replaced with a more modern structure. The owners of the hotel saw Morecambe as an opportunity to make a new departure from traditional hotel design and selected the architect Oliver Hill to provide "a building of international quality in the modern style". Work commenced in August 1932, with the new building rising from the lawn in front of the old hotel before the latter was eventually demolished.
Oliver Hill
Oliver Hill realised that the new hotel would give him a chance to put into practice his vision of unity in architecture and decoration, observing: "you have here a unique opportunity of building the first really modern hotel in the country." Hill also took a keen interest in furniture, décor, upholstery and costumes and had gained a reputation for his extravagant interiors using such materials as glass, chromium, vitrolite, marble and exotic woods.
What set The Midland apart from others was Hill's holistic approach to the project. He believed that the exterior design should be intimately linked to the interior décor and insisted on taking complete control of the hotel's colour scheme, works of art, decoration and furnishings - even down to the colour of the hand towels and the shape of the door handles! These he saw as counterpoints to the austerity of modern architecture, providing points of visual interest.
The Grand Opening
The new Midland Hotel opened on Wednesday 12th July 1933. Although the local newspaper the 'Visitor' had stated that there would not be a public ceremony, by 1pm a crowd of some 500 people had turned up in front of the hotel.
Inside, a gathering of VIPs, local dignitaries and other guests enjoyed a celebratory luncheon of iced melon or shrimps, cold soup, a main course of salmon or lamb followed by strawberries and ice cream and coffee - all served on the hotel's specially commissioned tableware.
The new hotel opened to widespread critical acclaim. 'Architecture Illustrated' devoted an entire issue to the Midland, while other publications were equally enthusiastic.
One guest, the Earl of Derby, said of the new hotel ‘it is a magnificent building, which set an example for others to follow.’
Sir Josiah Stamp, President of LMS, said he had recently seen the most up-to-date hotel accommodation in Chicago, Copenhagen and Stockholm, embodying the latest modernism, cubism and other 'isms' but the new Midland Hotel eclipsed them all.
A correspondent from 'Country Life' magazine was so captivated by the illuminated spiral staircase that he likened it to " a fairy staircase that one would willingly climb till it reached to heaven."
Immediately after its opening the Midland became the place to stay and quickly attracted the wealthy middle classes from across the north of England. Socialites came from even further afield, in pursuit of luxurious escapism.
Redeveloping the Iconic Hotel
In a state of disrepair The Midland was forced to close its doors in 1998, and stood derelict and at the mercy of the sea for nearly ten years. In 2006 the Manchester-based property developer, Urban Splash finally commenced restoring and refurbishing the building.
The Midland re-opened its doors on the 1st June 2008, with beautifully restored existing features, such as the grand cantilevered staircase and a number of artworks. l, and a few contemporary additions, such as the chandelier in the Rotunda bar.
Happy Valentine's Day!!
Another snap from the other day when it was snowing hard. I bought this banner on impulse last year. It was probably a waste of money; I only put it out for one week per year. This year I had to yank it in for a day because the weather was so bad!
For the All New Scavenger Hunt #4 - Hearts.
This popped up in Explore; #146, 2-15-'19.
Looking at courtyard from indoor on 2nd floor. Design of soffit is so interesting.
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Historic sites Kanayama Castle guidance facilities and Ota City Kanayama Regional Exchange Center (史跡金山城跡ガイダンス施設・太田市金山地域交流センター).
Architect : Kengo Kuma And Associates (設計：隈研吾建築都市設計事務所).
Contractor : Kanto Construction (施工：関東建設工業).
Completed : May 2009 (竣工：2009年5月).
Structured : (構造：ＲＣ造).
Costs : $ million (総工費：約億円).
Use : Museum (用途：博物館).
Height : ft (高さ：m).
Floor : 2 (階数：地上3階).
Owner : Ota City (発注者：太田市).
Floor area : 17,954 sq.ft. (延床面積：1,668㎡).
Building area : sq.ft. (建築面積：㎡).
Site area : sq.ft. (敷地面積：㎡).
Location : 40-30 Kanayamacho, Ota City, Gunma, Japan (所在地：日本国群馬県太田市金山町40-30).
Referenced :
www.city.ota.gunma.jp/005gyosei/0170-009kyoiku-bunka/gaid...
kkaa.co.jp/works/architecture/museum-of-kanayama-castle-r...
kousin242.sakura.ne.jp/wordpress016/000-2/%E7%8F%BE%E4%BB...
www.kanto-k.co.jp/business/construction-results/public-fa...
One last major project for the year involved adding new maintenance free fascia and soffits to the house. Having some handsome young construction workers doing the job was a side bonus!
Built in 1841, the Ouse Valley Viaduct (also called Balcombe Viaduct) over the River Ouse on the London-Brighton Railway Line in England north of Haywards Heath and south of Balcombe is 1,475 feet (450 m) long.
The viaduct is 96 feet (29 m) high and is carried on 37 semi-circular arches, each of 30 feet (9.1 m), surmounted by balustrades. Each pier contains a Jack arch with a semi-circular soffit to reduce the number of bricks required.At each end of the abutment is an ornamental square open tower, the brickwork of which is faced with stone from Heddon Quarries near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The viaduct was designed by engineer for the line John Urpeth Rastrick in association with the architect of the London to Brighton railway, David Mocatta. It has been described as “probably the most elegant viaduct in Britain.”
The viaduct was opened in July 1841. The 11 million bricks needed for its construction were shipped up the Ouse River (via Newhaven and Lewes) from the Netherlands. It cost £38,500 to build (equivalent to about £3½ million in 2014).
The structure is a Grade II* listed building and was restored in 1996 with grants from the Railway Heritage Trust and English Heritage. Matching stone was imported from France, to ensure a close match with the existing balustrades and pavilions.
The viaduct is still used, with around 110 trains per day passing over it on the Brighton Main Line.
My husband was tearing down a soffit on a house he was working on and found these babies. He thought their mom would destroy them if their nest was disturbed so, he brought them home 2 weeks ago and has been taking care of them since. They all made it! Today, they graduated into a larger cage until they are ready to go out on their own.
April 17, 2017
A cedar shingle roof under wispy clouds of a clear blue sky.
Nauset Light Beach
Eastham, Massachusetts,
Cape Cod National Seashore - USA
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A while ago, a Toronto auctioneer that I follow regularly had this vintage wooden "temple" (they were mistaken, I believe this is meant to be a schoolhouse based on the texts on the four front columns) on auction. I was hugely in love with it.
But I had also mis-read the dimension on the catalogue, thinking that it mesaures 55 cm high. I decided to go to the preview to investigate. It was a very good thing that I did, for the "miniature" schoolhouse is 55-inch high, not 55 cm! It is made of some sort of hardwood (mahogany?) and very heavy. Even though I still loved it very much, I don't have the space to store it, nor the manpower or the means to take it home. So I didn't bid on it.
ahwilkens.com/Auctions/Lots/282/1244
In the end, it sold for CAD $1,140. It was a very very good price... but it was not meant to be mine. (Plus, like, why do I need such a thing anyway. right?)
Hammer price:
CAD $1,140
USD $907
HKD $7,119
GBP 723
CHF 883
EUR 862
JPY 117,825
BRL 4,482