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Post by dennis9 on Jun 22, 2022 14:15:08 GMT
This is "Archie", the Art Deco Archer which decorates East Finchley Underground station in north London. He has been there since 1940, when the station opened. He is a symbol of the speed with which the new Northern Line trains sped southwards into central London and beyond. The missing arrow represents any one of the Underground trains rolling out of East Finchley station i.ibb.co/LY69hcz/A-1.jpgi.ibb.co/6PYzk71/A-2.jpgMatthew
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Post by dennis9 on Jun 21, 2022 13:10:57 GMT
An interesting embellishment to the rather mundane exterior of our local supermarket, this representation of lavender commemorates past times when lavender fields were common in this now suburban area of Surrey. i.ibb.co/j44MTJ8/LAV.jpgUntil I got out the camera this morning, I had never noticed the beautiful metallic blue of the lavender "flowers". Photography makes one take a really good look at things... i.ibb.co/DtVJfZF/LA-CU.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on Jun 18, 2022 17:20:39 GMT
During our walk today in the Hertfordshire countryside, the views across the vale of St Albans gave us two horizons, the first being the line of treetops, while the second and farthest horizon was punctuated by the distinctive tower of Napsbury Hospital and to its left St Albans Cathedral. i.ibb.co/stVqkTp/H2.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on Jun 11, 2022 15:32:45 GMT
An opportunity to look upwards as we visited the "Superbloom" display of wild flowers grown from over two million seeds scattered in the moat of The Tower of London. This section was entitled "The Pollinators", featuring metallic butterflies, dragonflies, bees, etc. fluttering above us. Beautiful! i.ibb.co/3C5Grgs/1.jpgi.ibb.co/c1YnfsT/2.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on Jun 10, 2022 15:28:51 GMT
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Post by dennis9 on Jun 5, 2022 8:14:41 GMT
Somewhere to sit and admire the stunning view from Tent Hill, where supposedly the Norman or Saxon armies camped before the Battle of Hastings in 1066. i.ibb.co/4jSFnjC/Matt-1.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on May 28, 2022 18:30:36 GMT
I came upon this bench on a footpath somewhere way out in the countryside and wondered whose memory it memorialised....... i.ibb.co/g3sRVnJ/Bench.jpgCouldn't help smiling when I read the dedication. A quirky and mischievous take on a solemn subject. i.ibb.co/9b9qKNW/B-CU.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on May 17, 2022 13:28:34 GMT
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Post by dennis9 on May 16, 2022 18:24:42 GMT
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Post by dennis9 on May 15, 2022 18:04:05 GMT
Here's a different slant on this week's theme: how many steps does it take to walk 31 miles? That's the challenge that many runners/walkers were facing yesterday. I encountered them in droves as I toiled my own solitary way along the South Downs for just 13 miles and a bit. Rather them than me! i.ibb.co/MGhYV1d/3.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on May 15, 2022 15:24:16 GMT
I was sitting lost in thought on the bus yesterday when I suddenly realised that I was unexpectedly gazing at this week's theme, the mini staircase for those travellers who prefer the upper deck. i.ibb.co/XLjGpqF/1.jpgThese old stone steps are a nice feature in the churchyard of Clayton church, at the foot of the South Downs in Sussex. i.ibb.co/Rcm8rsS/2.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on May 12, 2022 15:03:13 GMT
These old steps descend a steep alleyway between houses in Woolwich, Nice. Would you know the age of those steps? Hm, can't say for sure and couldn't find anything online, but I would think they date from the late nineteenth, early twentieth century, when housing was extensively developed in this area. The steps themselves are solid blocks of stone, granite at a guess. Nowadays they would be cement, less durable but easily repaired or replaced. Sorry can't be more precise.
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Post by dennis9 on May 11, 2022 14:03:49 GMT
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Post by dennis9 on May 10, 2022 17:10:55 GMT
Staircase from platform to street level at our local railway station. A lift is also available! i.ibb.co/SxBv9zd/S.jpgDennis
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Post by dennis9 on Apr 28, 2022 15:53:48 GMT
Who remembers the ritual of the old Mercury Thermometer? Shake vigorously to move the mercury near the bulb, position under the tongue or under the arm and leave for two minutes, squint at the reading, then clean and store carefully. So much easier now that we just point a gun at the forehead or place a nozzle in the ear for two seconds.... i.ibb.co/P6Yyjdw/Tem.jpgBrenda
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