Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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From The Royal Armouries website:
A tradition of displaying British military strength by creating trophies from masses of weapons has long existed at the Tower. From about 1700 visitors to the Grand Storehouse were stopped in their tracks by John Harris’s stunning displays and models, including a serpent and a seven-headed hydra, which he created from [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 5th 2015
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Between April 1917 and January 1919, the Stamford Military Hospital provided a Sanctuary from the Trenches for soldiers injured during the First World War. As a reflection upon the 282 soldiers that passed through the hospital during this period, the structure comprises 282 individually cast concrete cubes.
Save for one nameless soldier, each cube features a [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2015
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This sundial is in the style of one commissioned by William III. It represents Africa, one of the four continents known at the time. The figure depicts a Moor, not a slave, and he has knelt here since before 1750.*
*Information from a signboard next to the statue.
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 27th 2015
Filed under Art, Gardens, Holidays, Winchester 2014
20 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2015
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He commanded the 10th Hussars from 1937 to 1940, and was Colonel of the Regiment from 1949 to 1952. After the Second World War he was head of the United Kingdom Liaison Mission to Japan, and Prime Minister’s personal representative. Between 1951 and 1968 he was Governor of Western Australia and then [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Feb 17th 2015
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Wyllie shows the Victory at sunset on the evening of 21 October. She is very badly damaged after the heavy cannonade she endured during the approach to battle.
Nelson’s flag flies half-mast, as a sign of mourning. And the lights of the cabin windows (middle row) are dark. This was the first indication to many in [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 24th 2015
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This quarter-scale replica of The Victory’s Original Figurehead was carved by Trevor Ellis.
When first launched the Victory had a most elaborate figurehead. It symbolised the many victories that Britain had won all over the world in 1759. In the centre is a bust of King George the Third.
On the starboard side (first photo) is a [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 22nd 2015
