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The clocktower in Hay-on-Wye was built by J C Haddon of Hereford in 1881, at a cost of £600.
Hay-on-Wye is a small market town (population 1,500) in the historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) in Wales, currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys. With over twenty bookshops, it is often described as "the town of books", and is both the National Book Town of Wales and the site of the annual Hay Literary Festival.
After visiting San Francisco's Asian Art Museum we headed for dinner in a Chinese restaurant in Tenderloin. I noticed a typical San Francisco scene with matching colors.
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I think these indoor shots may have worked better on an overcast day, when I could have preserved the detail in the stained glass rather better. Oh, well, another time...
I had a work-related course on the edge of Wilton the other day, a mild and sunny February day that reminded us that winter won't last forever, so I nipped into the village centre afterwards to take some photos.
St Mary and St Nicholas, better known as the Italianate Church, which the Church of England parish church for what had once been the county town of Wiltshire, is an enormous edifice, with a separate bell-tower reaching a height of 33 metres. It also has an interesting backstory.
By the mid-19th century, the old medieval church of Wilton was in a dreadful state of disrepair. The Hon Sidney Sidney Herbert, son of the Russian Dowager Countess of Pembroke and local aristocrat, loved Italian architecture—he'd been on the Grand Tour, innit—so, in 1845 he convinced his formidable mother to help build a new church in the Italian style, an undertaking that would cost them £20,000, a staggering sum for the time.
They called in young TH Wyatt, then only 34, the diocesan architect for Salisbury, for what would be his first really major commission.
Wyatt and his partner Brandon created a stunning church, oriented on a southwest axis to front onto West Street. The chosen site had been home to the medieval church of St Nicholas, which was in ruins by the 15th century. There is a totally separate bell tower, or campanile, following Italian tradition. The church itself is on the Roman basilica plan.
The excellent www.britainexpress.com supplied some of the information for this description.
This former hotel dates to 1863, and was one of the world's first to have a private railway platform. It has been a residential building since the 1970's.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, UK
Over Kellet is a pretty little village in the north of Lancashire. There are over 30 listed buildings in the village, and I thought this very attractive Victorian house dating from 1854 might be one of them. I like the way it reflects the slightly earlier Georgian style. But it isn't listed, and that rather surprises me.
I can't find any information on this attractive office block conversion near Bradford Cathedral, and the Jubilee Centre is not a listed building, but the jolly, well-kept, brickwork caught my eye as I walked past.
The open gates to this house in High Street, Evandale reveal a beautifully manicured garden. The house itself is a lovely piece of Victorian architecture. Wood with wrought iron finishings and four wonderfully symmetrical brick chimneys. The monogram on the gate shows a clear "V". Perhaps it might stand for "Van Diemen's Land".
A grand Victorian hotel just opposite Newcastle upon Tyne railway station, the County Hotel was built in 1874.
To the right is the Trustee Savings Bank building, now a Wetherspoons pub, build 1862-3 in the French Renaissance style. Designed by J E Watson, with coat of arms of the City of Newcastle on the pediment.
On the right is the clock tower of the historic St John the Baptist Church. The first church was built here around 1130, probably using stones from Hadrian’s Wall. It was much smaller than the present building and the only remaining feature from this time is one rounded Norman window arch in the chancel. The tower was added around 1230, and the church reached something approaching its current form by the end of the 15th Century.
View across the River Lagan from the SSE Arena to the Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ building and, behind it, Sinclair Seaman’s Church.
The first section of the Harbour Commissioners’ building, designed by the Commissioners' engineer George Smith, was opened in 1854 and erected at a cost of £8,000. A subsequent extension, by the celebrated Belfast architect William Henry Lynn, was completed in 1895 at a cost of £14,349. The style of architecture reflects that of an Italian palazzo.
Sinclair Seaman’s Church is a Presbyterian foundation built in 1857-8 by Sir Charles Lanyon, the key architect of High Victorian Belfast, for visiting seafarers.
Yet another piece of Excel sheet anti-architecture is being built next to it, but I trust from how it is shaping up that the view across the river is being preserved. There are no guarantees with that given Northern Ireland’s planning system is as dysfunctional as the rest of its public administration and even parts of the riverfront that were beautifully reimagined as part of the late 1990s retrieval of the waterfront have already been lost.
The wonderful pediment above the main entrance to the Grade II* Listed Devere House, at the corner of Aked Street and Vicar Lane in Bradford, near the Cathedral. Devere House was built in 1871 as an American and Chinese Export
Warehouse by architects Lockwood and Mawson. Magnificent vine leaves, scrollwork, and floral arrangements surround the all-conquering carved eagle.
L.A. County Arboretum
Arcadia, CA
10-27-24
Took a Photo Expedition with the new Canon EOS R5 camera up to Arcadia, a mere 40 miles from home, to photograph the L.A. County Arboretum. I felt as if I just visited one of my favorite places, but it was a year ago September when I was last on the grounds.
I asked the first employee I saw if they'd removed the fencing from around the Queen Anne Cottage. Last year they were in the midst of renovating and repainting the Cottage. All finished. However, Lake Baldwin on the other side of the Cottage has been drained, and renovations are going on with the lake.
A beautiful day (although at 84° quite warm for late October) and I spent about three hours on the grounds. There used to be a lot of ivy in the barren area in the front of the photo, and I contemplated "borrowing" some from another photo I took some years back and using the clone tool to "replant" the area. But thought better of it. Besides the HDR processing, this is what the grounds looked like this afternoon. I'm so glad they finally painted those little chairs on the front lawn. They'd been badly rusted for about a decade or so!
Still no water in the fountain, but still a beautiful place.
Although Sevierville is one of the older towns in East Tennessee, there are not many buildings which date prior to 1870 because of a widespread fire during the late 1850's and the lack of development during the Civil War period. Toward the late nineteenth century, the town began to expand and select residences were built in the ornate Victorian style. The Waters House (as seen above) was built around 1895 and represents one of the finest Victorian houses in Sevierville. It is located on Cedar Street, one of the older residential sections of town and was originally the home of Dr. A.W. Trotter who practiced dentistry in Sevierville. The home is a three story clapboard structure which is highlighted by the exterior decor (and interior) of craftsman, Louis Buckner, a 19th century black carpenter of exceptional skill. Gables abound on the home at various levels; three are formed on each side of the house to terminate the bay windows at the roof. "Butterfly wings" drape the sides of the bay windows at the second floor; the wings are the work of Buckner. The porch is trimmed with "Dumbbell" dowels and gingerbread trim; it is rounded at the corner toward the rear of the home. The yard is nicely landscaped and outlined by an iron fence in front.
Louis Buckner learned the carpentry trade as an apprentice to Colonel C.C. Stump just after the Civil War. Originally they worked together in a small shop in Sevierville. Later they moved to the Catlettsville vicinity. Buckner did both interior and exterior decor. His furniture and his mantels are most often oak; the lines are not overly extravagant, however, the result of his geometric and floral designs is one of charming and elaborate beauty. Buckner usually designed a piece of furniture for the space which it would accommodate; thus his furniture complements rather than overwhelms a room. Buckner ultimately worked on his own. He was noted to carry only a small bag of tools and his shop was located diagonally behind the Waters House. Unfortunately his own home was not completed when he passed away. Besides the Waters House, other fine examples of his work are to be found at the Denton Home (on Douglas Dam Road) and at least one piece of furniture is located at Rose Glen on the Newport Highway.
The Waters house is significant both as a excellent example of Victorian architecture and as a building which represents the outstanding talent of a wood craftsman of the time. For these reasons, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on June 18, 1975. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
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Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Location: 172 Main St., Killingly (Danielson), CT
Architect: William Russell Walker (1830–1905)
Built in 1876 this “Second Empire” Victorian structure was once known locally as the “Music Hall”. It featured shows, plays and various musical events. In 1906 the Town of Killingly purchased the building for use as the Town Hall.
Unfortunately, the decorative slate roof that once adorned the mansard tower was changed to sheet metal or aluminum. The original Victorian entryway was also the victim of extensive glass and steel modifications.
There's a little crossing island in the middle of the road on the Tower Bridge where I thought it would be cool to catch some light trails.
This shot didn't disappoint.
Built: 1892
Currently: Vernon Public Schools Central Administration
Architectural Style: Richardson Romanesque
30 Park Street, Rockville, Connecticut
we owe it to the original design by great Victorioan architect Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the adaption of his design by William Henry Barlow and John Hawkshaw, that we may enjoy the wonderful walks over the frighteningly deep Avon Gorge in such a stylish manner.
Established in 1852, Ferndale is a town of approx. 1,400 residents in Humboldt County, California, at the northern side of the beautiful and still largely undeveloped and natural "Lost Coast" of Northern California. The town is notable for the number of old Victorian storefronts and homes.
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.
Above it towers the 85m high Obel Tower, Ireland's tallest storeyed building, completed in 2011.
Golden Gate House
Santa Cruz, CA
05-04-2018
(composited sky and background)
I added a bit more than the sky to this composite piece. The original image is quite nice, with a really pleasing solid California Blue Sky but I wanted a bit more drama for this view, a 10mm wide angle shot from in front of the turret.
This is the other side of the screen I showed you in my first upload today. The light is more subdued because the direct sunlight which we saw in my previous photograph was almost completely shaded from this beautiful wall. Now this is a place to lift your spirits!
I mentioned today that I believe the influence of Muslim architecture is present here. The screen in particular is quite a move away from the typical Gothic revival arches of the Victoria era. This is no Alhambra, but you get a similar sense of sacredness of space. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra
I wish we could recapture the vision that once existed in Andalusia, when under Moorish rule, Muslims, Jews and Christians created a beautiful expression of a tolerant world. It began in 750 and ended in 1492. While Christopher Columbus was claiming the Americas for the Spanish crown, Jews and the Moors were being driven out of Spain by the Catholics from the north.
This beautiful and tragic story is magnificently told by historian Maria Rosa Menocal in her book aptly named, "The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain" (Back Bay Books, 2002).
This exciting book has now been made into a superb film. theornamentoftheworld.com/
Here is a short preview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaodAP-i-sg
One of my favorite Victorian homes on Carroll Ave. in Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, CA.
From the L.A. Conservancy website: This remarkable home was designed by architect Joseph Cather Newsom. Built in 1889, it features complex textures and shapes, as well as a pair of carved bearded dogs guarding the front steps.
297 Pine Street
Built for Emma Kirkland, widow of Dr. Archibald Sinclair Kirkland, this home was one of many constructed during a local building boom.Later owner included Clare Trott, an undertaker and member of Collingwood’s venerable furniture manufacturing family. The house is one of several “Trott houses”.
Born in Scotland in 1845 to Samuel Kirkland and Isabella McLachlan. Archibald Sinclair /St Clair/ Kirkland married Emma Louisa Watson and had 6 children. He passed away in 1905 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.
I found out that Archibald is somehow related to my ex-husband, through a line that goes back to the Czech Republic to Hungary to Austria and forward to Ireland to Australia to the USA to Canada.
The other two houses: Stoutenburg Houses 1904
291/293 Pine Street
Local sawmill owner Peter Stoutenburg built this multi-unit dwelling to provide a home for two of his many daughters.
Peter Stoutenburg is my very very distant relative, through a line that goes back from Brazil, to Madeira Island (Portugal) to Brugges (Belgium) and forward to France to England to Canada.
I wasn't looking for our relationships, I was only looking for information on the guys. But GENI kindly gave me them. Isn't it amazing that a site does that for you without been asked?
Now abandoned, the "East House" or Century Manor was a grand three story mansion built in the 1800's and a part of the Hamilton Asylum for the Insane.
Fall is here at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut.
The house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter, an architect from New York City. When it was being built, the Hartford Daily Times noted, "The novelty displayed in the architecture of the building, the oddity of its internal arrangement and the fame of its owner will all conspire to make it a house of note for a long time to come."
378 Deansgate, Manchester, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1963-1967 Zeiss Ikon 100652 Contessamat SBE,
Carl Zeiss Tessar 2,8/50,
Gossen H256A Digipro F,
Ilford Delta 400 Professional 35mm,
ISO 400/27°,
1/125, ƒ/5,6, infinity focus,
Heliopan 1022 Black and white filter orange 22 E 27
Steam locomotive 43106, the Flying Pig, on Victoria Bridge with a Severn Valley Railway Footplate Experience train on the morning of Friday 26th August 2016. The river had risen quite a bit after overnight rain. The train was heading northwards from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth at about 10.10 a.m.
A vintage late 1800s home in the West Adams Historical district of University Park in Los Angeles, CA.
Shot from the ferry from Belfast as it was about to dock at Birkenhead, Liverpool Cathedral towers above the buildings of the Royal Albert Dock on the River Mersey. The distance to the Cathedral is about 2.5 kilometres.
Liverpool Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James’s Mount. This totemic example of 20th Century church architecture is the largest cathedral and religious building in Britain, and the eighth largest church in the world.
The cathedral is based on a design by Giles Gilbert Scott and was constructed between 1904 and 1978, and was eventually completed to a much simpler design for the west front than in Scott’s original plans. The total external length of the building, including the Lady Chapel is 189 metres, making it the longest cathedral in the world; its internal length is 150 metres. In terms of overall volume, Liverpool Cathedral ranks as the fifth-largest cathedral in the world and contests with the incomplete Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City for the title of largest Anglican church building. With a height of 101 metres it is also one of the world’s tallest non-spired church buildings and the third-tallest structure in the city of Liverpool. The cathedral is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, as one might expect. Public worship takes place in the cathedral every day.
The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood. As a result, it was the first non-combustible warehouse system in the world. The Dock was already struggling with declining traffic as early as 1870, however, and after decades of financial struggles and serious bomb damage during World War Two, in 1972 the dock was finally closed. Having lain derelict for nearly ten years, the redevelopment of the dock began in 1981, when the Merseyside Development Corporation was set up, with the Albert Dock being officially re-opened in 1984 as a shopping and later also entertainment complex. Today the Royal Albert Dock is a major tourist attraction in the city and the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom, outside London.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.