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"Der wahrscheinlich markanteste Teil der Teufelsmauer befindet sich südlich von Weddersleben und zieht sich bis Warnstedt. Dort reihen sich auf einer Länge von zwei Kilometern der König-stein, die Mittelsteine und die Papensteine aneinander.
Die Teufelsmauer ist eine aus harten Sandsteinen der oberen Kreide bestehende Felsformation im nördlichen Harzvorland. Sie tritt zwischen Ballenstedt im Südosten und Blankenburg im Nordwesten auf einer Länge von 20 Kilometern an drei Stellen zu Tage. Sie beginnt mit den Gegensteinen nordwestlich von Ballenstedt und endet zwischen Timmenrode und Blankenburg mit dem Hamburger Wappen, dem Heidelberg und den Felsklippen Großvater und Großmutter."
Quelle: www.harzer-wandernadel.de
Im ersten Kommentarfeld gibt es in der Beschreibung die Sagen-hafte Geschichte von der Entstehung der Mauer...
You could feel sorry for the people who live here - the echoing noise from car tyres on the cobblestone roads is so loud.
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The dock was opened in 1852. It was named after the road it runs alongside and which also gave its name to the Wapping Tunnel.
The large brick warehouse built in 1856 along the eastern side of the dock was designed by Jesse Hartley. The building is of a similar architectural style to the warehouses surrounding the nearby Albert Dock. When originally built, it was 232 m (254 yd)long and consisted of five separate sections.Bombed in the May Blitz of 1941, the badly damaged southernmost section was not rebuilt, with only the supporting cast iron columns remaining in situ. The remainder of the building continued in commercial use, even after the dock closed in 1972. The warehouse was restored and converted into residential apartments in 1988 and is Grade II* listed.
The quiet streets of Wapping are only ever broken by the soft squeak of a bicycle peddling by, or the banter of two pedestrians strolling by.
Wapping dock in Liverpool showing the now converted warehouse building now apartments and the grade 2 listed hydraulic tower situated at the gate to the dock, this area is part of Liverpool`s UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Liverpool.
This is a mono conversion of a previously posted image. I really can't say which I prefer. I'd been meaning to take pictures of the developments, this included, where once redundant docks provided a sad reminder of the way shallow water caused the south docks to be almost useless.
SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM ART lens
Up to London on Saturday for a meet up of the London Flickr Group. We had a wander around Shadwell and Wapping. The free wine got my attention :)))
Wapping, London
Wapping Old Stairs on the western side of the Town of Ramsgate pub, named after the Kentish fisherfolk who once sold their wares here.
The former Wapping Hydraulic Power Station building, built 1890. Grade II* listed by Historic England.
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tomorrow we are having a Sunday lunch here to celebrate Ben's 40th birthday. The years have passed by so quickly, I can't really believe this is happening! As Peter keeps saying - how come Ben is the same age as me!