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Broke a long journey in Great Malvern last night and grabbed this shot of the tower of the Priory above the Abbey Hotel. Lucky light. I suppose one needs to know how to make the most of one's luck!
Great Malvern Priory in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, was a Benedictine monastery (ca. 1075 – 1540) and now a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Worcester.
The present building dates from 1085, with mainly 15th-century structure, floor, and wall tiles. Extensions to the original Norman architecture church began around 1440 in the Perpendicular style, including the great square central tower, and work continued until 1502.
On the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1541, local people raised £20 to buy the building to replace their decaying parish church. Much later, by 1788, it was the Priory which had fallen into disrepair. It was partly restored in 1812 and again in 1816, 1834 and 1841 before a careful restoration was carried out in 1860 under the direction of Sir George Gilbert Scott.
Inside, it has the largest display of 15th-century stained glass in England, as well as carved miserichords from the 15th and 16th century and the largest collection of medieval floor and wall tiles.
As much of the contemporary Priory is Victorian, so is the Abbey Hotel which it overlooks. It was built in 1848 by William Archer to cater for the growing number of spa visitors to the town.
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Dive into Port Phillip Bay under the watch of 82 distinctive bathing boxes, a row of uniformly proportioned wooden structures lining the foreshore at Brighton Beach.
Built well over a century ago in response to very Victorian ideas of morality and seaside bathing, the bathing boxes remain almost unchanged. All retain classic Victorian architectural features with timber framing, weatherboards and corrugated iron roofs, though they also bear the hallmarks of individual licencees' artistic and colourful embellishments.
Thanks to these distinctive decorations, the boxes turn the Brighton seaside into an immediately recognisable, iconic beachscape that can transform by the hour according to season, light and colour. Just try to resist pulling out your camera and snapping away.
Content: Tourism Victoria
Jan. 30/2016
Iconic Brighton beach box sells for foreshore record of AU$285,000
Ferndale, CA
05-03-22
I didn't see any horse drawn carriages or Model T's drive down Main Street but I wouldn't have been surprised if I had. Located on the Eel River, about 4 miles from the coast and about 20 miles south of Eureka, the whole town is designated as California Historical Landmark #883.
Llandudno, Conwy County, North Wales.
Llandudno Coordinates...Latitude: 52° 56' 13.20" N
Longitude: -3° 39' 32.40" W
Llandudno... The town of Llandudno developed from Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements over many hundreds of years on the slopes of the limestone headland, known to seafarers as the Great Orme and to landsmen as the Creuddyn Peninsula. The origins in recorded history are with the Manor of Gogarth conveyed by King Edward I to Annan, Bishop of Bangor in 1284.
Modern Llandudno takes its name from the ancient parish of Saint Tudno but also encompasses several neighbouring townships and districts including Craig-y-Don, Llanrhos and Penrhyn Bay.
By 1847 the town had grown to a thousand people, served by the new church of St George, built in 1840. The great majority of the men worked in the copper mines, with others employed in fishing and subsistence agriculture.
In 1848, Owen Williams, an architect and surveyor from Liverpool, presented Lord Mostyn with plans to develop the marshlands behind Llandudno Bay as a holiday resort. These were enthusiastically pursued by Lord Mostyn. The influence of the Mostyn Estate and its agents over the years was paramount in the development of Llandudno, especially after the appointment of George Felton as surveyor and architect in 1857. Between 1857 and 1877 much of central Llandudno was developed under Felton's supervision.
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The Grange is truly one of the greatest manor houses ever built in Australia. It was constructed in 1847 for the newly appointed doctor at Campbell Town, William Valentine (1808-1876). Built in a Rustic Gothic style it stands at the rear of the town square and reminds us what an extraordinary sight it must have been to the early Van Diemen's Land colonialists.
Dr Valentine was an outstanding surgeon and naturalist, and this house soon became a mecca for people who shared the same interests. His microscope from 1831 (regarded then as the finest in the colony) is now on display at the Tasmanian Museum in Hobart. This article tells you the story of the microscope and something about Dr Valentine's great influence on 19th century science in the colony. www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/01/25/3676888.htm
As you can see from the green oval plaque, this building is registered with the National Trust.
The built environment, what the Victorians did for us ...
Best viewed large.
LR4176 © Joe O'Malley 2021
Eureka, CA
05-02-22
Regarded as one of the premier examples of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, the house is considered the most grand Victorian home in America. It is one of the most written about and photographed Victorian houses in California and possibly also in the United States.
Originally the home of William Carson, one of Northern California's first major lumber barons, responsible for being the first to mill redwood, it has been a private club since 1950. The house and grounds are not open to the public. It currently is owned and occupied by the Ingomar Club. (from Wikipedia)
Photographed 05/02/22 on my "Birthdaycation 2022" up the coast of California with my Canon EOS-R at 44mm with the camera sitting on the brick divider across the street from the mansion. 6 Exposure HDR focus stack processed in Photomatix Pro 6, Photoshop 2022, Topaz DeNoise, and Aurora HDR.
The childhood home of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Old Vicarage was built for his father, Arthur, the Vicar of Down Ampney in Gloucestershire, in 1865 by the famous church and stately home designer, EJ Tarver. It is Grade II listed and is a private home. Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in this house on 12 October 1872.
The Garreg Ddu Viaduct is part of the early phase of works to secure Birmingham’s water supply in the Elan Valley near Rhayader in Powys, completed between 1893 and 1904 in a building style known as ‘Birmingham Baroque’.
The dam is entirely underwater, the pillars being there entirely to support the roadway crossing the dam. There is a commemorative stone at the south-western end dated 19 June 1900.
My little Lancer is in the middle of the photo, parked alongside some Victorian homes on Octavia Street in the Pacific Heights area of San Francisco in May 2018.
Processed 09-27-20
This beautiful expression of Victorian arts and crafts influenced architecture is found on the High Street in Evandale, Tasmania. It is wonderfully preserved. That woodwork is a great complement to the fine brickwork.
Muckross House, parc national de Killarney, Killarney, comté de Kerry, sud de l’Irlande.
Ce parc, le plus vieux parc national d'Irlande, est parsemé de plusieurs lacs dont Muckross Lake, Lough Leane et Upper Lake Killarney (Cill Airne en gaélic).
Muckross House est une magnifique maison victorienne de style élisabéthain (1843) domine le lac. Elle offre un restaurant donnant sur des jardins et une boutique vendant de l'artisanat (dont la Mucros Pottery jaune et marine et des souvenirs traditionnels).
An icon from my home country of England.
Located at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture, built in 1859.
More commonly known as Big Ben, its official title being the Elizabeth Tower, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
The original architect for the clock tower was Augustus Pugin, not Charles Barry who designed the Palace. It stands 96 m in height.
The Palace of Westminster as a whole has been a Grade I listed building since 1970 and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
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We were out for a country drive on the weekend and drove through Cambridge (Ontario). The streets are filled with beautiful Victorian houses as well as splendid public buildings.
I do believe we must have had some of the residents quite concerned because while I was walking up various streets taking pictures of the houses, Norm was following me slowly in what they seemed to think was the getaway car.
I'm a grandmother for goodness' sake.....how suspicious could I possibly be?!?! :-D :-D
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We often think of twilight as the perfect opportunity to capture a landscape or seascape. But some of the most interesting shots can be obtained in the urban jungle. The shadows here help to add a texture to the old Victorian era warehouses. As you'll see my title is a play on the advertising and the photobombing revhead. I doubt he'll drive a Mercedes.
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It has been said that "if you stand here long enough the entire city walks by."* And, let me add, stops to take photographs of this architectural masterpiece. From the allegorical carvings on the piers, to the arcade and the fountain, the terrace is full of architectural surprises. More to come.....
*Quote taken from the movie "Fools Rush In."
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Nikon D700
70-300mm f/5.6 lens
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The Gardener's Cottage was constructed in 1887 on the
former site of a ‘Grecian styled lodge and an adjoining green
house’ dating from 1841. Like many Launceston buildings of the time it was designed by Alexander North.
It is said to have been inspired by the Gate Keeper’s Cottage at
Kew Gardens, England. The Lodge served as Park
Superintendent’s quarters until 1982 when it was rented to
private tenants.
In 1987 radio 7LTN was given use of the building and an outhouse, originally a car garage, which became three radio studios. In 2000 the Lodge and studios were leased to City Park Radio. As well as radio studios, they operate a small broadcasting museum. Well worth a visit when in Launceston. You can listen in online: cityparkradio.com/
A mature wisteria, at least 150
years old, weaves its way through the Lodge garden.
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A moment in time, gone in 2019.
Lost skill's = Thrown away shoe's.
Camera : Bronica RF645 rangefinder
Lens : 65mm f 4
Film : 120 Rollfilm, Kodak Portra 400
LR4287 © Joe O'Malley 2019
Yesterday I showed you this fine Victorian courtyard garden at the old Mount Royal Hospital in Parkville, Victoria. It is still well tended, even if some of the buildings need a bit of tender loving care. One can imagine this fountain would have been a lovely meeting spot for patients and their families.
Manchester wet back passages at night.
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Nikon D750 Nikkor 35/f2.0
Belfast’s Custom House is a symmetrical two-storey building, with basement and attic, designed in an Italianate Palazzo style by Sir Charles Lanyon. The building was designed by Lanyon in 1847 and built by D and J Fulton 1854-7. There were significant repair and refurbishment projects in 1983 and 1996.
Viewed from the Station Street flyover, the eye is led gently to it by the Lagan Weir Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists (2015). the Lagan Weir (1994), which ensures the River Lagan is not subject to tidal fluctuations as it passes through Belfast City Centre.
Prior to the building of the weir, low tide would expose mudflats, which were unsightly and emitted a strong odour, particularly in the summer months. The Lagan Weir was the seen by the Laganside Corporation as a catalyst for its redevelopment projects in the city's fomer docklands and shipbuildng areas.
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At Heritage Park Row near Old Town San Diego, CA. I love Victorian era architecture, and this is one of my favorite restored homes.
This phrase adorns the Launceston Custom House, built in 1885 for the sum of 9,000 pounds. "Dieu et mon droit" is a French phrase that observant watches of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will have recognised as the official motto of the British Royal family. And indeed here the Royal Coat of Arms can also be seen. It's a grand Victorian building that has architectural echoes of both Buckingham Palace and the American White House.
Eureka, CA
05-01-22
“The Pinc,” as the new owners now affectionally call her, has seen a lot of history through her jewel-toned, stained-glass windows on 202 M Street in Eureka, California.
Perched on Humboldt Bay, the majestic, historic home was built in 1889 by lumber magnate William Carson as a wedding gift for his son J. Milton Carson and his wife Mary Amelia (Bell) Carson. William lived across the street in the renowned Carson mansion, considered one of the grandest Victorian homes in America.
The J. Milton Carson House, locally known as “The Pink Lady” over the years, is crowned in iconic, ornamental, Victorian features. Famous as a classic example of the Queen Anne architectural style, her large bay windows, delicate cornices, graceful turret, and lacey gingerbread trim attract tourists and architectural enthusiasts alike.
(from "The Pinc Lady" website: pincladymansion.com/)