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SPAIN 2023 – X
We took the tourist bus to see Toledo and then drove to some outlying areas.
Capilla de la Estación de Tren de Toledo, Paseo de la Rosa, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (Train station chapel)
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Puente de Alcántara, River Tagus, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Built in the 3rd century by the Romans
Ruinas del Convento de Dominicos de San Pablo del Granadal, Avenida de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Nuevo Puente de Alcántara, River Tagus, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Alcázar de Toledo, Calle de la Union, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Alcázar is a stone fortress located in the upper part of Toledo, Spain. Formerly used as a Roman palace in the 13th century, it was restored under Charles I and his son Philip II of Spain in the 1640s. Now it is a wonderful military-historical museum.
Old Riverside Buildings, River Tagus, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
City View, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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City & River Tagus, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Parque de La Vega, Calle de Alfonso VI, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Puerta de Bisagra, Calle Real del Arrabal, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Constructed in the 10th century, in the time of the Moorish Taifa of Toledo in Islamic Al-Andalus. It is also called ‘Bisagra Antigua’ to distinguish it from the Puerta de Bisagra Nueva which was built in 1559. The gate was the main entrance to the city and dates from the Moorish period.
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Calle Real, Nambroca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Ermita del Cristo de las Aguas, Calle Cristo, Nambroca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Calle del General Fernández Medrano, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Hostal Restaurante Asiático Agripino, Plaza Madrid, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain A Chinese restaurant in Spain
Ayuntamiento de Mora, Plaza Constitución, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain The town hall
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Bell Tower, Parroquia de Santa María de Altagracia, Plaza Constitución, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Street Lamp, Calle Leandro Nvarro, More, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Tiled Mosaic Crest, Plaza de Communeros, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Spanish Civil War Memorial, Parroquia de Santa María de Altagracia, Plaza Castilla-La Mancha, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Church Doorway, Parroquia de Santa María de Altagracia, Plaza Castilla-La Mancha, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Window, Ayuntamiento de Mora, Plaza Constitución, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Entrance, Ayuntamiento de Mora, Plaza Constitución, Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Glorieta de Eusebio Méndez, Calle General Fernández Medrano. Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Avenue, Glorieta de Eusebio Méndez, Calle General Fernández Medrano. Mora, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
South-West Weekend
We took a four day trip to the South-West of Western Australia as a “Winter Break”. We stayed in Pemberton and visited Walople, The Valley of the Giants, Manjimup and Nannup.
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Pub Window, Pemberton Hotel, Brockman Street, Pemberton, Western Australia
Tree Trunk, Brockman Street, Pemberton, Western Australia
105 mm Artillery Piece from Vietnam Way 1964
War Memorial, Brockman Street, Pemberton, Western Australia
Alfresco, Brockman Street, Pemberton, Western Australia
Pemberton Artscape, Brockman Street, Pemberton, Western Australia
“Chimneys”, Old School Building, Brockman Street, Pemberton, Western Australia
Old Timber Workers’ Cottage, Brockman Street, Pemberton, Western Australia
Water Feature, Mottram Street, Manjimup, Western Australia
War Memorial, Giblett Street, Manjimup, Western Australia
Railway Station, Pemberton Tramway Company, Railway Crescent, Pemberton, Western Australia
V Class 2-8-2 Mikado Type Steam Locomotive 1213, Pemberton Tramway, Pemberton, Western Australia
Abandoned Firebox, Pemberton Tramway, Railway Crescent, Pemberton, Western Australia
Derelict Rail Stock, Pemberton Tramway, Railway Crescent, Pemberton, Western Australia
“Sleepers”, Pemberton Tramway, Railway Crescent, Pemberton, Western Australia
Tree Top Walk, Valley of the Giants, Tingledale, Walpole, Western Australia
Ancient Empire Walk Trail, Valley of the Giants, Tingledale, Walpole, Western Australia
The Ancient Empire is a 450 metre walk trail that takes you around and through an ancient and unique red tingle forest. Some of the giant tingle trees including the most popular of the gnarled veterans, known as Grandma Tingle. The trail follows the story of the lost era of Gondwana.
Distance View, John Rate Lookout, South West Highway, Walpole, Western Australia
Misty Morning, Vasse Highway, Beedleup, Pemberton, Western Australia
War Memorial, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
Derelict Chain-Link Fence & Gate, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
Nannup Hotel, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
“Cafe”, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
All Saints Anglican Church, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
Railway Bogie, Lions Timber Park, Brockman Highway, Nannup, Western Australia
Old Steam Engine, Lions Timber Park, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
Logs on Rail Bogies, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
Jarrah Burl, Lions Timber Park, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
Marinko Thomas Memorial, Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
Footbridge, Blackwood River, Nannup, Western Australia
Flooded, Blackwood River, Nannup, Western Australia
39 Warren Road, Nannup, Western Australia
[Now the office for an Estate Agency]
Standing Alone, Vasse Highway, Nannup Mill, Nannup, Western Australia
Local Wildlife, Vasse Highway, Channybearup, Beedelup, Western Australia
Jetty, Swimming Pool, Swimming Pool Road, Pemberton, Western Australia
London, United Kingdom 2019 XIV
The final contribution of my London Riverside Walk to The Prince Albert Bridge. We flew back to Australia the next day and due to circumstances globally, no further travel has been possible.
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Batterseas Bridge Steps, Batterseas Bridge, Battersea, London, England UK
Swan Sculptures, Riverside Walk, Battersea Bridge, Battersea
Riverside Development, Riverside Walk, Battersea
Ransome’s Dock, River Thames, Battersea
The dock was excavated and constructed in 1884. It was designed to take not just lighters and barges, but also coastal steamers. It was wide and deep enough to allow craft to turn, as well as allowing two rows of vessels to pass, and to leave on the lowest of tides.
Underground ice wells were built for the Natural Ice Company Ltd which had premises beside the dock to store ice that was shipped direct from Norway. It was owned by an amalgamation of block ice trade merchants. During the 1920s, with advances in refrigeration technology, the store was replaced by an ice-making plant above ground and an ice making factory was built in Parkgate Road. The factory remained until some time in the 1970s. Parts of the building became a restaurant in the late 1990s.
Waterside Point Development, Riverside Walk, Battersea
Battersea Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
Prince Alfred Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
Toll Booths, Prince Alfred Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
Toll Booth Sign, Prince Albert Bridge, Albert Bridge Road, Battersea
Bridge Supports, Prince Albert Bridge, Albert Bridge Road, Battersea
Prince Albert Pub, 85 Albert Bridge Road, Battersea
“Proper Job”, Prince Albert Pub, 85 Albert Bridge Road, Battersea
This is an excellent beer that I first tried in 2014 in Chagford, Devon back in 2014 on a previous visit to UK. It has an older brother called “Big Job” that is even better.
Albert Gate, Battersea Park, Albert Bridge Road, Battersea
Vintage Lamp, Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea
“Atlanta” by Francis Derwent Wood, Chelsea Embankment Gardens, Chelsea
Egyptian Themed Bench, Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea
The Courtyard House, 60-61 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
George Sparkes Memorial Fountain, Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea
Inscribed:
In affectionate remembrance of the late George Sparkes of Bromley in Kent, formerly judge at Madras in the East India Company’s civil service, a great and good man, gifted with every refined feeling and much esteemed by all who knew him.
Died 30 January 1878 in his 68th year.
Erected by his widow AD 1880.
The cost of the memorial was £525
Sir Thomas More, St Thomas More Gardens, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Vintage Lamp, Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea
Chelsea Old Church, Old Church Street, Chelsea
This church dates to 1157
Moored Boats, Cardogan Pier, Prince Albert Bridge, River Thames, Chelsea
Decorative, Battersea Bridge, Chelsea
Thames Clipper, River Thames, Battersea
Statue, James McNeill Whistler, Battersea Bridge Gardens, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Whistler – 1834 – 1903 – An American artist based in London – best know for the painting “Whistler’s Mother”.
Crosby Moran Hall, Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea
Crosby Hall is a historic building in London. The Great Hall was built in 1466 and originally known as Crosby Place in Bishopsgate, in the City of London. It was moved in 1910 to its present site in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. It now forms part of a private residence, which in 2021 was renamed Crosby Moran Hall.
Although fragmentary and not on its original site, this is the only example of a medieval City merchant house surviving in London.
Notable residents include:-
Richard III of England, Duke of Gloucester, 1483
Catherine of Aragon, 1501
Bartholomew Reade, Lord Mayor of London, 1501–1505
Sir Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England, 1523–4.
William Roper (son-in-law of Thomas More), 1547
John Spencer, Lord Mayor of London, 1594
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1601.
The Earl of Northampton between 1609 and 1671,
Dowager Countess of Pembroke, Mary Sidney from 1609–1615.
Headquarters of the East India Company, 1621–38
Houseboats, Chelsea Yacht & Boat Company, Cheyne Pier, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Chelsea Yacht & Boat Company is home to the oldest working boatyard in central London.
Boat Pier, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Historical Residence of Sylvia Pankhurst, 120 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Cornwall Mansions, Cremorne Road, Chelsea
A 3 bedroom flat will be Guide price £1,275,000 – about AUD $2,275.000
London, United Kingdom 2019 XIII
The walk continues…
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River Thames, from Wandsworth Park, Putney Bridge Road, Wandsworth, London, England UK
Derelict Barge, River Thames, Wandsworth
Houseboats, Prospect Moorings, Lightermans Walk, Wandsworth
River Traffic, River Thames, Wandsworth
Mooring Block, Prospect Moorings, Lightermans Walk, Wandsworth
“Fall” by Alan Thornhill, Riverside Path, Wandsworth
Houseboats, Riverside Quarter Pier, Wandsworth
River Traffic, River Thames, Riverside Quarter Pier, Wandsworth
Houseboats, Riverside Quarter Pier, Wandsworth
Coptain Apartments, Riverside Quarter, Eastfields Avenue, Wandsworth
You can rent an apartment in here at about £2800pcm (AUD$5,000)
Bell Lane Creek & River Wandle, Enterprise Way, Wandsworth
The River Wandle is a tributary of the River Thames in south London, England. With a total length of about 9 miles (14 km), the river passes through the London boroughs of Croydon, Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth, where it reaches the Thames. Shortly before reaching the Thames the navigable Bell Lane Creek splits from the river, rejoining close to the confluence.
To Riverside Walk, Smugglers Way, Wandsworth
Freight Barges, River Thames, Wandsworth
Fountain, Nickols Walk, Wandsworth
The Ship, 41 Jews Road, Waterside, Wandsworth
River View, Riverside Walk, Wandsworth
Battersea Railway Bridge in the background
Riverside Development in Fulham, Thames Path, Fulham
Ensign House, Riverside Walk, Battersea Reach, Wandsworth
Derelict Pier, River Thames, Riverside Walk, Wandsworth
Edmiston London Heliport, Bridges Court Road, Battersea
“Departure”, Edmiston London Heliport, Bridges Court Road, Battersea
London’s only licensed heliport since 1959
Moored Boats, Imperial Wharf Marina, River Thames, Battersea Reach, Fulham
Battersea Railway Bridge, River Thames, Battersea Reach, Battersea
Albion Quay, Riverside Walk, Battersea
Battersea Railway Bridge, River Thames, Riverside Walk, Battersea
Tug Christian, River Thames, Battersea, London
St Mary’s Church, Battersea Church Road, Battersea
Cemetery, St Mary’s Church, Battersea Church Road, Battersea
This is the burial place of the infamous Benedict Arnold.
Chelsea Wharf Development, Lots Road, Chelsea
Chelsea Creek enters the Thames adjacent to this development
Tug Resource, Battersea Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
Battersea Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
“In Town” by John Ravera, Battersea Bridge Road, Battersea
London, United Kingdom 2019 XII
My last day in London involved walking to Hammersmith Bridge and then alongside the Thames River to Albert Bridge and return. Quite a walk I can tell you!
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“COFX” Coffee Shop, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, England UK
Chapel, Fulham Cemetery, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith
Victorian Residences, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith
Victorian Residential Properties, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith
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Most of these properties appear to be upstairs and downstairs flats. They are valued in the vicinity of £650k each. Properties here are:
Berkley House
Selbourne House
Beaufort House
Sutherland House
Shaftesbury House
Salisbury House
Kings Arms, 425 New Kings Road, Fulham
Once known as “Larrik Inn”
The Temperance Pub & Kitchen, 90 Fulham High Street, Fulham
War Memorial, All Saints Church Grounds, Pryors Bank, Bishops Park, Fulham
War Memorial Sculptor: Alfred Turner
All Saints Church, Pryors Bank, Bishops Park, Fulham
Putney Bridge & River Thames, Fulham
Bridge Lamps, Putney Bridge, Fulham
Hopper Barge ACB Phoebe, River Thames, Putney
Hopper barges used to safely transport the spoil excavation from the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, a 25 km super sewer running mostly under the tidal section of the River Thames across Inner London to capture, store and convey almost all the raw sewage and rainwater that currently overflows into the Thames.
St Mary’s Church, Putney High Street, Putney, London, England UK
The White Lion, Putney High Street, Putney
Grade II Listed public house built in 1887. It later became a Slug and Lettuce chain pub, then The Litten Tree, then a Walkabout chain pub, then Wahoo, a sports bar. As of June 2019, it has been empty for over six years.
War Memorial, Putney High Street, Putney
The Boathouse, Brewhouse Lane, Putney
River Access, River Thames, Putney
Putney Bridge, River Thames, Putney
Fulham Railway Bridge, River Thames, Putney
“Motherfigure” by Alan Thornhill, Deodar Road, Putney
Yellow House, Deodar Road, Putney
“ER VII” Mailbox, Deodar Road, Putney
Thornhill House, 78 Deodar Road, Putney
Recently on the market for Guide price £2,650,000 (See Advertisement)
Wandsworth Park, Putney Bridge Road, Wandsworth
Battersea Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
In 1879 the original and dangerous wooden bridge was taken into public ownership, and in 1885 demolished and replaced with the existing bridge, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette the man responsible for the revolutionary London Sewer system. . It is the narrowest surviving road bridge over the Thames in London, it is one of London’s least busy Thames bridges. The location on a bend in the river makes the bridge a hazard to shipping, and it has been closed many times due to collisions.
Albert Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
This Grade II Listed bridge crosses over the Tideway of the River Thames connecting Chelsea in Central London on the north, left bank to Battersea on the south. It was built as a toll bridge and operated as such for 6 years.
The toll booths are the only surviving booths in London today.
London, United Kingdom. 2019 X
After returning from Italy, I spent the last couple of days wandering about Hammersmith in London.
Entrance Gates & West Lodge, Margravine Cemetery, Margravine Road, Hammersmith, London, England UK
Opened in 1868 on a site previously occupied by market gardens and orchards, known as Fulham Fields. The first burial took place on 3 November 1869 and closed for new burials in 1951.
The cemetery grounds are also the location of a War Memorial.
Lyons and Company First World War Memorial, Margravine Cemetery, Margravine Road, Hammersmith
See the story of Lyons and Company
Memorial, George Thomas Brown & Amelia Brown, Margravine Cemetery
Memorial, John Francis Taylor Ware, “Little John” – Margravine Cemetery
Died 11 December 1904 – Aged 6.
Memorial, George Robert Broad & Caroline Broad, Margravine Cemetery
In Memory, Abraham George Smith, Margravine Cemetery
In Memory, James Frederick Fletcher, Margravine Cemetery
Memorial Wall, Margravine Cemetery
Inscribed: Those Honoured Here Dies in the Service of Their Country and Lie Buried Elsewhere in this Cemetery
A Child’s Grave, Margravine Cemetery
In Loving Memory of George J Dyett Jan 5, 1882 Aged 5 months also his Father William Dyett 7 Jan 1904
The Parker Family, Margravine Cemetery
Squirrels, Margravine Cemetery
Cemetery Grounds, Margravine Cemetery
Chapel, Margravine Cemetery
Hammersmith Bridge, River Thames, Hammersmith
This is the second Hammersmith Bridge, built on the pillars of the first which had opened in 1828.
At the turn of the 19th century Hammersmith was still a hamlet of Fulham. To cross the river you had to use the ferry service at either Chiswick Mall or at Ferry Lane in Barnes. A bridge to cross the river at Hammersmith had been mooted for many years and, once an approach road on the Surrey side had been established, the Hammersmith Bridge Company was formed and a brief for an iron bridge was drawn up.
The brief was fulfilled by William Tierney Clark in 1824 when he designed a “bridge of suspension with a view to the strictest economy”. Clark was a respected engineer, apprenticed at one time to Thomas Telford. He designed part of the West Middlesex Waterworks nearby, where he lived and worked as chief engineer.
He was appointed to work as consulting engineer on the bridge, and there is a fine memorial to him on the North Wall of St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith, depicting the original bridge. The foundation stone was laid on 7th May, 1825, by the Duke of Sussex (Not Harry!) and it was opened in October 1827 to a fanfare of fireworks and music. The Bridge was a wonder of its time, an impressive feat of engineering and described as ‘as handsome as it was useful’. It had two large York stone arches and graceful white chains and ironwork. At each end were a pair of toll houses, painted white and manned by liveried toll men managing the passage of people and livestock.
It was a huge success and justly received much admiration, but it was not terribly practical. The walkways ended at the arches so that pedestrians had to join the busy carriageway, and it was also rather narrow. The Toll was scrapped in 1880 and the huge increase in traffic put a strain on the already inadequate structure. It was decided to re-build the bridge rather than repair it and so the bridge was replaced.
Sir Joseph Bazalgette was Chief Engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works from 1858-1889, during which time he designed new bridges at Hammersmith, Putney and Battersea, oversaw the construction of the Thames Embankment and built 83 miles of intercepting sewers throughout London. In 1877 he began to question the safety of the original Hammersmith Bridge and recommended that urgent repairs take place. After 1880, when the toll was scrapped and traffic increased, the repairs became even more urgent. In fact in November 1881, Police Constable Bullock was leaving the footway to pass through the tower arch on the Barnes side and he fell through a hole in the footway into the river!
After a full assessment it was decided to re-build the bridge and a design by Bazalgette was approved. Traffic was diverted onto a temporary wooden bridge in 1885 and works began. The new bridge was opened by Prince Albert Victor of Wales in June, 1887. However, it was built on the same piers as the previous bridge and is therefore of the same narrow dimensions and unsuitable for heavy loads. Inevitably, and again, this bridge too has proved insufficient to cope with modern traffic; a weight and width restriction has been imposed. Nevertheless, the bridge is an attractive feature in the river landscape, traditionally painted green and gold with colourful coats of arms.
There was an attempt to destroy it by the IRA in March 1939, mainly averted by the quick thinking of a pedestrian who threw the bomb, in a case, into the river where it exploded, damaging one of the pillars, and more recently in 2000. The bridge has had to be closed to traffic for structural repairs, which creates a backwater from what are generally very busy approach roads. It is currently closed to all traffic both motorised and pedestrian and it is expected to take another six years to effect repairs. (Announced Mar 2021)
The Blue Anchor, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Originally titled the Blew Anchor, this is one of the area’s oldest pubs, licensed in 1722 but probably on the site for many years before. It was a popular watering hole of watermen.
The Old City Arms, 107 Hammersmith Bridge Road, Hammersmith, est: 1827
Rutland Arms, 15 Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Built in 1849 and lost its top floor and balcony during the German bombing of London during “The Blitz”.
Lower Mall, Hammersmith
The Pear Tree, Margravine Road, Hammersmith
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