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LANERCOST PRIORY RUINS & THE CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE

We stumbled upon this place after visiting Vindolanda & Hadrian’s Wall.

Old priory that played host to both King Edward I and Robert Bruce during in its tumultuous history.

An excellent detailing of the history of the priory can be found at this site:-

English Heritage.

Google Maps View of Location The Ruin of the Gateway Entrance to the site.

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Side Door of Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Interior, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UKMemorial Plaques

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Internal Doorway, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Access Door to Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Doorway to Dacre Hall, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Tombs, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

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Cemetery, Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

Grave Stones, Lanercost Priory Cemetery, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

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Lanercost Priory Ruins, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, England UK

HEBDEN BRIDGE & HOLMFIRTH – 2023

While we were staying in Hebden Bridge, we took a day trip to visit another West Yorkshire town made famous as being the location of Britain’s longest-running comedy programme and the longest running situation comedy in the world – “The Last of The Summer Wine“. There were 295 episodes and 31 series between 1973 and 2010, counting the pilot, all episodes of the series, specials, and two films. Actor Peter Sallis who played the character “Norman Clegg” was the only one to appear in every single episode.

I have watched all of the episodes and enjoyed the show. That was why I decided to visit Holmfirth on this trip.

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Residences, 81 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Overgrown Gate, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Methodist Church Cemetery, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Memorial & Plate, Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Stone Memorial on Towngate This was erected in 1801 to commemorate the short peace called the Peace of Amiens. There is also a line showing the height of the flood caused by the bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir on Feb 5th, 1842, when 81 lives were lost.

Sid’s Cafe, Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

This cafe feature strongly right across the period of the programme

Steps Besides Sid’s Cafée Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Nora Batty, Sid’s Cafe, Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

A regular character of the series for many years

Flagstone Steps, Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Old Door, Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Church Door, Holy Trinity Parish Church, Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Shoulder of Mutton, Dunford Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

John Booth the Licensee listed in the surviving Brewster Session Record of 1803 is the first known record relating to this inn, but there is opinion that it was established around 1788. The Shoulder of Mutton remains open to this day
and as such it is one of the longest running public houses in Holmfirth, apparently without any change of name in its history.

A ghost story associated with the Shoulder of Mutton dating from 1970 was first made public in 1984. It was then published by the History Press in 2012, in a book, A Review of Haunted Huddersfield, researched and written by Kai Roberts. Roberts listed this as the only pub in Holmfirth that had a ghost story. There had been reports of rattling door handles, sounds of footsteps in empty rooms, flickering lights, relocated furniture and a nasty smell in one room. Even more disturbing, a young child was seen communicating with someone unseen and
another child was mysteriously trapped in a wardrobe. When the pub sign got damaged it was thought it was time to call in a clairvoyant. She identified several ghosts: a little boy wanting a playmate, a mournful woman, a band of uniformed men in a bar and an old lady, dressed in black with a high-collared dress and smoking a clay joss.
In 1947 a tragic accident occurred outside the pub when the Bolsterstone Male Voice Choir was involved in a fatal bus crash. Perhaps the clairvoyant knew of this, as well as being aware of the pub being an inquest site for three bodies in 1852. She also believed a former landlady had been unhappy with alterations made to the pub, and it is known that there was a landlady here between 1880 and 1891. Whatever she claimed to know, she did carry out an exorcism and it seems the ghosts went away.

Last of the Summer Wine Tour Bus, Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

It’s well worth the ride.

Holmfirth, Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England UK

Taken from inside the tour bus.

River Holme, Town Gate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

The river runs through the centre of the town..

The Elephant and Castle, Hollowgate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshhire, England UK

The original hostelry would have been a coaching inn dating back to the 18th century. Its name is attributed to the recognition of Queen Eleanor of Castile, the wife of King Edward I. The public house bearing the same name remains open today in a building dating from the 1820s.

Old Road Sign, Hollowgate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

The Wrinkled Stocking, Scarfold, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Now a tearoom, the unit was the home of Nora Batty in the series. Below her unit William “Compo” Simmonite. had his residence.

Historical Plaque for “Compo”, Scarfold, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Former Telephone Box, Cnr Huddersfield Road and Victoria Street, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

St John’s Church, Upperthong Lane, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Grave Stones, St John’s Parish Church, St John’s Church, Upperthong Lane, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

Graves of Bill Owen & Peter Sallis, St John’s Church, Upperthong Lane, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK

William John Owen Rowbotham, MBE (Bill Owen) (14 March 1914 – 12 July 1999)was an English actor and songwriter. He was the father of actor Tom Owen. He is best known for portraying Compo Simmonite in the Yorkshire-based BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine for over a quarter of a century.

Peter John Sallis OBE (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor, known for his work on British television. He was the voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning Wallace and Gromit films and played Norman “Cleggy” Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes.

After the day at Holmfirth, we returned to finish it off back at Hebden Bridge

Old Packhorse Bridge, Hebden Water, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Park Setting, Old Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Hop, Skip & Juice, Old Gate, Old Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Another drink at Old Gate Pub

Old Packhorse Bridge, Hebden Water, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

The White Swan, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Right at the end of The Packhorse Bridge

Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Empties, Shoulder of Mutton, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

Bridge Mill, St George’s Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK

ENGLAND 2023 – VIII – The Cotswolds (IV)

I drove on to another wonderful town in the Cotswolds called Malmesbury. There were just a couple of stops along the way.

Parsons Nose, 30 High Street, Melksham, Wiltshire, England UK

Bricked In, Lowebourne, Melksham, Wiltshire, England UK

Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK

Pew Hill House, Pew Hill, Chippenham , Wiltshire, England UK

The Old Bell Hotel, Abbey Row, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Dating to 1220 and originally named The Castle Inn as it was built on the site of Malmesbury Castle.The name was changed in 1798. It served as the guest house of the Abbey located next door. It has a claim to be considered as the oldest hotel in England. The Historic England official ‘listing’ of the hotel as a Grade I building, for example, describes the hotel as having been originally the ‘Abbey Guest House’.

After the Dissolution of the Abbey in 1539 and the departure of the monks the building became an inn offering accommodation to travellers on the road from Bristol to Oxford. The claim that the Old Bell is the oldest hotel in England is based, therefore, on the strong possibility that there was more or less continuous use of the building as a place of hospitality from about 1220 to the present day.

Malmesbury Abbey, Gloucester Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, is a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continuous history from the 7th century [c.676] through to the dissolution of the monasteries.

The abbey, which owned 23,000 acres (93 km2) in the twenty parishes that constituted the Malmesbury Hundred, was closed at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 by Henry VIII and was sold, with all its lands, to William Stumpe, a rich merchant. He returned the abbey church to the town for continuing use as a parish church, and filled the abbey buildings with up to 20 looms for his cloth-weaving enterprise.

Malmesbury Market Cross, 1A Market Cross, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

The Old Bakehouse, 27 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Access to Beer Garden, The Kings Arms, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

HM Postmaster-General Notice, 41 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Inscription:

H.M. POSTMASTER-GENERAL, THE OWNER OF THE LAND IN FRONT OF THIS NOTICE BOUNDED BY METAL STUDS, HAS NOT DEDICATED AND DOES NOT INTEND TO DEDICATE AS A HIGHWAY, THE SAID LAND OR ANY PART THEREOF OR ANY WAY THEREON OR THEREUNDER.

The building where this is affixed was erected in 1902.

Only Here, 41 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

The Old Library, 44 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Freehold currently for sale of Offers over £400,000.

Residences, Jcn High Street & King’s Wall, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Lotus House, 119 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

The Rose & Crown, High Street, Burton Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

St John’s Court Almshouse, High Street, Burton Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

St John’s Court, a group of three almshouses, stands on the site of the medieval hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The date of the foundation of the hospital is unknown, but records attest to its existence by the C13. It is reported to have incorporated an existing chapel, the former late-Norman doorway to which remains within the southern wall of the building. The hospital was closed as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the site is recorded as having been confiscated. It was acquired by clothier John Stumpe, who transferred ownership to the Corporation in 1580, with the liability on them for the maintenance of a school and almshouses at £20 a year.

Left Column Plate Inscription:

In memory of the Malmesbury men who made the supreme sacrifice in the second worl war 1938-1945.

Right Column Plate:-

Names those men.

Dedicated in 1951.

<a href=”https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24206″><b>Imperial War Museum Reference</b></a>

WW2 Gates, Lower High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Through to St Johns Court Almshouse.

The Silk Mills, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Also known as the Avon Mills (a branch of the Avon River right alongside.). They were built in 1790 originally for wool but also used for corn and are Grade II Listed buildings. They have now been converted to apartments.

St John’s Bridge, River Avon, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Brazier, King Althelstan’s Mead, Lower High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Brook, King Althelstan’s Mead, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Kings Wall Street Sign, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

The Round House, 77 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

Cottage, 66 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

A Grade II Listed Building dating from late 17th to early 18th century.

The Old School House, 40 Gloucester Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK

ENGLAND 2023 – V – The Cotswolds

From London we headed to The Cotswolds where we spend a few days.

Worcester Lodge, Didmarton, Gloucestershire, England UK

Hare & Hounds, Bath Road, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Tetbury Market House (aka Tetbury Town Hall, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Built in 1655 and is a Grade 1 Listed Building.

Chanrty Court, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Vintage Cars, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

The Snooty Fox, Market Place, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Old Brewery Lane, Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Old Door, Henrietta’s House, Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Bay Gallery, Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

The Close Hotel, Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

16th-century manor house, built for a gentleman farmer, became a hotel in the 1970s.

The Ormond, Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Old Door, Cambridge House, Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

STREET VIEW -Google

Door, Oxford House, Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

STREET VIEW -Google

Former Police Station and Courts, Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Now Tetbury Council Offices and Police Museum – built 1884-1885

Door, 7 London Road, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

STREET VIEW -Google

Emma Leschallas Antiques, 48 Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Entrance, Josephine Ryan Antiques, 44 Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK,

Crest Above Door, 25 Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

STREET VIEW -Google — George Wickes 1694

Entrance Hall, The Snooty Fox, Market Place, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

The Crown Inn, Old Coach Yard, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Sadly this pub is now permanently closed.

The Old Coach Yard, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Old Door, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Door Knocker, 18 Market Place, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Doorway, Deron House, 20 Market Place, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Street Sign, Chipping Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK

Spain 2023 – Barcelona VI

And still more….

Caixa de Pensions i d’Estalvis, Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Isabella I Isabel Ysabel, Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Queen of Spain, 1451 – 1504 – also known as Isabella the Catholic

Statue of Lluís Millet, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Lluís Millet i Pagès (18 April 1867 in El Masnou – 7 December 1941 in Barcelona) was a Spanish Catalan composer & musician.

Ticket Office, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer de Ramon Mas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

“Carmela”, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate Pillar, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer d’Amadeu Vives, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Tower, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Corner Window, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate Doorway, 37 Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Door, 35 Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Placita de la Seu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate sign Gate, Gaudi Exhibition Centre, Placita de la Seu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Roman Remnants, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Old Roman aqueduct and tower.

Artwork, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Religious Shrine, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Entrance, Carrer de Santa Llúcia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Door, Palau Episcopal de Barcelona, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Monument to the Heroes of 1809 (Monument to the Martyrs of Independence), Plaça Garriga i Bachs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

During the Peninsula War (1807 – 1814) Barcelona was occupied by Napoleon’s army and converted into a military stronghold. On the 12th of May 1809, an estimated 8,000 citizens attempted to overthrow the French troops. The uprising was quickly quashed and the organizers were rounded up and captured. On June 2nd, eighteen conspirators were tried by a military court. Five of the accused were found guilty and executed in front of Barcelona’s Citadel.

As the executions took place, three men rang the bells of Barcelona Cathedral hoping to provoke a second revolt. French soldiers blockaded the cathedral where the rebels held out for three days before being taken prisoner and finally executed.

A plaque on the base of the monument is engraved with the names of the eight martyrs.

Father Juan Gallifa, Dr. Joaquim Pou,
Juan Massana, Salvador Aulet,
Jose Navarro, Pedro Lastortras,
Julian Portet and Ramon Mas.
Sacrificed their lives
For God, homeland and the King
The grateful city
In perpetual memory
MCMXXIX

Side Entrance, Palau de la Generalitat, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Cathedral Tower, Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Carrer de la Pietat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Pont del Bisbe, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Built in 1929 for Barcelona International Exposition

Gate, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Directly below the Pont del Bisbe

Window, Palau de la Generalitat, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Shield, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Fornícula de Sant Jaume, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Entrance, Palau de la Generalitat, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Toothy Character, Palau de la Generalitat, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Flags & Crest, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ajuntament de Barcelona = Barcelona City Council

Statue of James the Conqueror, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ajuntament de Barcelona = Barcelona City Council

Street Lamps, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Plaque, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Street Lamps, Carrer de Sant Honorat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Chocolatier, Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Artwork, Plaça de Sant Miquel, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Doorway, Teatre La Biblioteca, Carrer de l’Hospital, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part III

Door, Via Zamboni, 57, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Door, Via Zamboni, 59, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Collezione di Mineralogia, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Door, Museo di Mineralogia L Bombicci, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Convento Padri Agostiniani, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Convent of the Augustinian Fathers – Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore

Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore, Piazza Gioacchino Rossini, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Chiesa di San Donato, Piazzetta Achille Ardigò, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Arcade, L’Accademia di Letteratura, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Entrance, Lifebrain Laboratorio Analisi, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Bricked Wall Niche, Via Zamboni, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

See on Google Street View

Old Doors, Via del Carro, 2, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Doors, Via Zamboni, 6, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Passageway, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, 1, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Entrance Doors, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Bologna, Palazzo della Mercanzia, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Gated Passage, Via Castiglione, 1, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Window Grille With Shields, Via Castiglione, 2, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Entrance, Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio, Via Castiglione, 8, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

A medieval palace now home to the Museo della Storia di Bologna – Museum of the History of Bologna.

Traffic Jam, Via Clavature, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

It’s very easy to get yourself into a situation such as this when trying to navigate these historic places.

Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita, Via Clavature, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

13th Century origins as church and a hospital. Current construction dates to 1687.

Trattoria da Gianni, Via Clavature, 18, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Narrow Street, Via de’ Musei, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Greece 2019 Part XI

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Along the Waterfront, Koróni, Greece

Street Lamp, Waterfront, Koróni

Derelict Waterfront Building, Koróni

Views of and around Church of Saint Charalambos, Koróni

Church of Hagia Sophia (Saint Sophia), Koróni

Holy Trinity Church, Koróni

Garden of Monastery of Agios Ioannis, (Saint John) Koróni

Around the Temple of Apollo Grounds, Koróni

Shuttered Window, Koróni

A Day Trip to Quairading and Kokerbin (Western Australia) August 2020

A day out in the country – see here for the route followed:

Greenhills Cemetery, Quairading-York Road, Greenhills, Western Australia

Grave of Charlotte Keane, Greenhills Cemetery

Grave of William & Mary Ann McMullen, Greenhills Cemetery

Grave of George McMullen, Greenhills Cemetery

Grave of William Boyle – an Infant, Greenhills Cemetery

Grave of William George White, Greenhills Cemetery

Quairading-York Road Westwards, Greenhills Cemetery

St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Quairading-York Road, Greenhills Built: 1912

Quairading Hotel, Heal Street, Quairading Built: 1908

Interior of Quairading Hotel

War Memorial, Heal Street, Quairading

Tribute to Pioneers, Heal Street, Quairading

The Co-Op, Heal Street, Quairading

Intersection of Heal Street and Cubbine Road, Quairading

Railway Station, Quairading

Baggage Scales

Track – West & East

Community Centre (Rear View) Quairading

Directions, York-Merredin Road, Quairading

Commemoration Plaque, Heal Street, Quairading

(To commemorate the town’s contribution to the State’s sesquicentenary)

Former Commercial Bank of Australia Premises, Heal Street, Quairading

Premises date to 1937 – the Commercial Bank and Bank of New South Wales merged in 1982 to become Westpac Banking Corporation.

The Brass Razoo Bank, Former Commercial Bank of Australia

An old Australian saying if you haven’t got a “Brass Razoo”, means you are broke or penniless.

Shire Hall, McLennan Street, Quairading Built: 1925

The place was originally the Roads Board office. Throughout the years it has been the focus of social and cultural activities in the Quairading area. The Hall has been the venue for community and celebratory activities which include numerous balls. Dancing was enjoyed at most of the social gatherings. Wedding receptions, dinners, school concerts, cabarets, ballet, live performances, theatre, YAL (Young Australia League) concerts, and Repertory Shows also featured at the hall. Community groups have used the hall for meetings and functions. During World War Two, fundraising and welcome home dances were the main events. Pictures were always a family night out, and remained popular at the hall until the late 1960s when the drive-in theatre opened in Quairading. During the 1979 refurbishment of the hall a cache of cash was discovered in a drainpipe. It is reputed to have been Paddy Baker’s, the picture show man (later owner of the Regal theatre in Perth). The extensions to the hall in 1979 offered more opportunities for the place. The Senior Citizens have established facilities in the former Roads Board offices, and the hall, reception area and lounge are used for many social, civic and community functions.

“El Toro” – A Jordan Sprigg Sculpture, Shire Hall

Former Western Australia Bank Premises, Heal Street Built: 1926

Post Office, Jennaberring Road Built: 1927

Rock Outcrop, Pantapin South Road, Pantapin

Windmill & Water Tank, Pantapin South Road, Pantapin

Government Well, Kokerbin Nature Reserve, Kwolyin

The well is of a dry-wall construction and is over 20 metres deep and 3 metres wide. It is believed to have been a government project to assist in the early development of the area.

Around Kokerbin Rock, Kokerbin Nature Reserve, Kwolyin

Picnic Area, Kokerbin Nature Reserve, Kwolyin

Rural Landscape, Mount Stirling Road, Mount Stirling

Granite Outcrop, Mount Stirling Road, Mount Stirling

Iceland 2019 Part IV

The walk around the main streets of Reykjavik continues..

Te & Kaffi, Laugavegur 27, Reykjavik, Iceland

Bicycle Road Barrier, Laugavegur, Reykjavik, Iceland

Sakebarinn Sushi & Sticks, Laugavegur 2, Reykjavik, Iceland

Laneway, Skólavörðustígur, Reykjavik, Iceland

Red Door, Skólavörðustígur 3A, Reykjavik, Iceland

Door, Skólavörðustígur 5, Reykjavik, Iceland

Red Door, Hotel Óðinsvé, Skólavörðustígur 7, Reykjavik, Iceland

Door, Skólavörðustígur 9, Reykjavik, Iceland

Front Gate, Skólavörðustígur 25, Reykjavik, Iceland

Purple Door, Skólavörðustígur 29, Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrímskirkja, Hallgrímstorg, Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is one of the city’s best-known landmarks and is visible throughout the city. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) high, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), author of the Passion Hymns.

Architect Guðjón Samúelsson’s design of the church was commissioned in 1937 and is said to have been designed to resemble the trap rocks, mountains and glaciers of Iceland’s landscape.

It took 41 years to build the church: construction started in 1945 and ended in 1986, but the landmark tower being completed long before the whole church was completed. The crypt beneath the choir was consecrated in 1948, the steeple and wings were completed in 1974, and the nave was consecrated in 1986. At the time of construction, the building was criticised as too old-fashioned and as a blend of different architectural styles. The church was originally intended to be less tall, but the leaders of the Church of Iceland wanted a large spire so as to outshine Landakotskirkja (Landakot’s Church), which was the cathedral of the Catholic Church in Iceland.

Leifur Eiríksson Monument, Hallgrímskirkja, Hallgrímstorg, Reykjavik, Iceland

The statue of Leifur Eiríksson (who is known in English as Leif Eriksson) was a gift from the United States to Iceland to commemorate the 1000 year anniversary of Alþingi, the parliament of Iceland first convened at Þingvellir in the year 930 AD.

Roof Balcony, Tækniskólinn – Skólavörðuholti (Technical School), Frakkastígur, Reykjavik, Iceland

Public Toilet, Frakkastígur, Reykjavik, Iceland

Steps to Door, Frakkastígur 26, Reykjavik, Iceland

Rear Door & Steps, Grettisgata 26, Reykjavik, Iceland

Doorway, Frakkastigur 11, Reykjavik, Iceland

Carving, Mónakó, Laugavegur 78, Reykjavík, Iceland

Reykjavik Cathedral, Pósthússtræti , Reykjavik, Iceland

Cathedral church in Reykjavík, dating back to 1796 is the seat of the Bishop of Iceland and mother church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, as well as the parish church of the old city centre and environs.

Bust, Reverend Bjarni Jónsson, Kirkjutorg, Reykjavik, Iceland

Bjarni Jónsson, minister in the Reykjavík Cathedral, ran for election to the post of President of Iceland in 1952. He was narrowly defeated by only 2.6% of the vote.

Skólabrú Restaurant, Skólabrú, Reykjavik, Iceland

One of Reykjavik’s finer restaurants, we had dinner here one night – they had Puffin on the menu!

1912 Guest House, Skólabrú, Reykjavik, Iceland