As much as I love CGI and CAD, it makes me happy knowing there are artists like this, in the world.
A some photos of The Tower Of London, and London. I didn't take many this trip because I took so many on the last trip.
( The Tower, and other things )
( The Tower, and other things )
At Houghton Mill
18 September 2014 20:41Houghton Mill is a water-powered mill still in use. Now, it grinds a few hundred kg of flour per week for local speciality bakeries. In its hey-day in the mid 1800s, the mill had 10 millstones in operation and produced 40 tons of flour per day.
They were doing a grinding day when I visited.
( Wheat, dust, and gears )
They were doing a grinding day when I visited.
( Wheat, dust, and gears )
The church at Greensted Ongar
The bell tower was built in 1720. The brick extension was built in 1550. The oaken walls of the nave were built in 845. When you consider a mature oak is 400 to 500 years old, these trees were saplings when the Romans were still in Britain.
( Church, graves, and wooden walls. )
The bell tower was built in 1720. The brick extension was built in 1550. The oaken walls of the nave were built in 845. When you consider a mature oak is 400 to 500 years old, these trees were saplings when the Romans were still in Britain.
( Church, graves, and wooden walls. )
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makovette.
Pours a deep chocolate brown with a medium brown head. Looks black and opaque in the glass.
First Sip: Sweet, dark malts, with chocolate, coffee and toffee flavours in the background. Hops is mild but persistent, so it lingers for a long while after the swallow leaving a slightly astringent after-taste. Mouth-feel is thick, with a mild carbonation tingle on the tongue.
The brew is one of the best dark brews in Australia. It's as good as Cooper's Stout, but it's not as bitter and so it is even easier to drink. Sheaf leaves a nice warm feeling in the belly, and the beer burp is nice. This is an exceedingly yummy beer which does not promote drinking in moderation.
Sheaf Stout
Carlton & United Breweries, Ltd
5.7% alc/vol
750ml bottle
Same again, sir? YES! oh so very yes.
makovette.Pours a deep chocolate brown with a medium brown head. Looks black and opaque in the glass.
First Sip: Sweet, dark malts, with chocolate, coffee and toffee flavours in the background. Hops is mild but persistent, so it lingers for a long while after the swallow leaving a slightly astringent after-taste. Mouth-feel is thick, with a mild carbonation tingle on the tongue.
The brew is one of the best dark brews in Australia. It's as good as Cooper's Stout, but it's not as bitter and so it is even easier to drink. Sheaf leaves a nice warm feeling in the belly, and the beer burp is nice. This is an exceedingly yummy beer which does not promote drinking in moderation.
Sheaf Stout
Carlton & United Breweries, Ltd
5.7% alc/vol
750ml bottle
Same again, sir? YES! oh so very yes.
Framlingham Castle, built 1174, then the current internal buildings were built in the 1600s as a poorhouse. When I visited, an medieval re-enactment society, the Plantagenents, were recreating medieval castle life.
( Castle, squires, knights, Ladies, hurdy gurdy man )
( Castle, squires, knights, Ladies, hurdy gurdy man )
This should be Interlude #5. I had two ginger beers lined up in UK but I ran out of time. One was a rather good Mass Market brew from Tescos, and the other was awesome. I could still taste the ginger 30 minutes after I finished it.
Pity. Next Trip I will review that one.
Pours a thin, but slightly cloudy beige with a lot of carbonation cling to the glass
First sip: mildly sweet, with a little fast-fading lemon flavour and a mild, but long lasting, ginger bite on the back of the tongue. Mouth-feel is thin, with a little tingle on the tongue. The after-taste is a little syrupy.
I like this one. It has a nice ginger bite and doesn't taste too sweet, despite being loaded with as much sugar as the other ginger beers.
Bickford's Old Style Ginger Beer
Cane Sugar: 25g/serve
440kj/ 150cal
275ml/9.3fl.oz. bottle
Pity. Next Trip I will review that one.
Pours a thin, but slightly cloudy beige with a lot of carbonation cling to the glass
First sip: mildly sweet, with a little fast-fading lemon flavour and a mild, but long lasting, ginger bite on the back of the tongue. Mouth-feel is thin, with a little tingle on the tongue. The after-taste is a little syrupy.
I like this one. It has a nice ginger bite and doesn't taste too sweet, despite being loaded with as much sugar as the other ginger beers.
Bickford's Old Style Ginger Beer
Cane Sugar: 25g/serve
440kj/ 150cal
275ml/9.3fl.oz. bottle
At Shuttleworth
13 September 2014 12:15Some photos. Many more can be seen here
I can't help it. I love the Shuttleworth collection and have to return there every chance I get. Keep in mind that every aircraft and vehicle in this collection are kept in running condition; even the 1909 Bleriot IX. This is part 1. Part 2 to come soon.
Otto Lilienthal in action, 1891 - 1908
Flying replicas of his gliders
( More aircraft, some vehicles, and a Big Call, and a suprising name. )
I can't help it. I love the Shuttleworth collection and have to return there every chance I get. Keep in mind that every aircraft and vehicle in this collection are kept in running condition; even the 1909 Bleriot IX. This is part 1. Part 2 to come soon.
Otto Lilienthal in action, 1891 - 1908
Flying replicas of his gliders
( More aircraft, some vehicles, and a Big Call, and a suprising name. )
At Flag Fen
8 September 2014 11:01Revisiting the bronze-age site to take more photos. The day was nice, unlike the last time.
Flag Fen as it looked before drainage and agriculture. This is a small patch recreated using local grasses, rushes and plants.
( More Photos )
Flag Fen as it looked before drainage and agriculture. This is a small patch recreated using local grasses, rushes and plants.
( More Photos )
At Peterborough
7 September 2014 09:20A few photos of Peterborough . Many more photos can be found here. I took so many photos that time, I felt I did not need to take more.
( Churches, no graves, and a Green Man )
( Churches, no graves, and a Green Man )
Papworth St Agnes is a tiny hamlet at the end of a dead-end road. In the middle of what is left of the village green is the old bakehouse, built 1815 to make bread for the locals.
( More photos, including another church )
( More photos, including another church )
At Cardington
4 September 2014 15:13The tomb of the 48 airmen and passengers killed in the Airship R101, when it crashed in France in 1930
( More photos )
( More photos )
Back in Aus
2 September 2014 13:06So, back in Dubbo for a while. It was a good but far too short trip. I:
Saw 1000 year old churches
Had excellent fish and chips in a shop built in the 1600s, in a town founded by the Romans
Rode on 100mph trains
Saw a medieval re-enactment society re-enact medieval life in a 1000 year old castle
Drank Tea.
Walked -
- a bronze-age site
- the streets of London
- the streets of York
Saw the WW1 memorial at the Tower Of London, consisting of thousands of red poppies - one for each soldier British killed - which made the moat look like it was full of blood.
Touched the A4 Gresley "Mallard" steam engine
Drank Tea. Lots of it.
Saw pre-WW1 aircraft
Saw WW2 aircraft in flight
Drove around The Fens
Walked through a water meadow
Walked around Peterborough Cathedral
Walked around Oakham Castle medieval Great Hall
Saw a council-supplied EV charging point - free to use in the pay-and-display car park.
Bought flour ground by mill stones powered by a water wheel
Ate scones made from flour ground by a water-powered mill and marmalade and drank lashings of ginger beer
MORE TEA.
Drank Real Beer in pubs.
Talked to a blacksmith
Ate many Full English breakfasts (toast, bacon, eggs, fried tomatoes, sausages, baked beans.) With Tea.
Many photos to come.
Saw 1000 year old churches
Had excellent fish and chips in a shop built in the 1600s, in a town founded by the Romans
Rode on 100mph trains
Saw a medieval re-enactment society re-enact medieval life in a 1000 year old castle
Drank Tea.
Walked -
- a bronze-age site
- the streets of London
- the streets of York
Saw the WW1 memorial at the Tower Of London, consisting of thousands of red poppies - one for each soldier British killed - which made the moat look like it was full of blood.
Touched the A4 Gresley "Mallard" steam engine
Drank Tea. Lots of it.
Saw pre-WW1 aircraft
Saw WW2 aircraft in flight
Drove around The Fens
Walked through a water meadow
Walked around Peterborough Cathedral
Walked around Oakham Castle medieval Great Hall
Saw a council-supplied EV charging point - free to use in the pay-and-display car park.
Bought flour ground by mill stones powered by a water wheel
Ate scones made from flour ground by a water-powered mill and marmalade and drank lashings of ginger beer
MORE TEA.
Drank Real Beer in pubs.
Talked to a blacksmith
Ate many Full English breakfasts (toast, bacon, eggs, fried tomatoes, sausages, baked beans.) With Tea.
Many photos to come.
Pours a dark brown with a small head. (I think the dishwasher is spoiling the glass with a rinse aid)
First Sip: Sweet malts, with toffee and caramel dominating. There is a sort of fruityness, followed by a mild hops at the finish. Mouth-feel is medium, with a nice carbonation tingle on the tongue nd a warming feeling in the belly.
Very nice! This is a yummy beer. Best drunk cold but not chilled, as all the good English beers should be drunk. And I am munching a nice Stilton and crackers at the same time, and it all tastes great.
Ship In A Bottle Mersey Ale
Liverpool Organic Brewery (Flash alert)
4.1% alc/vol
Same again sir? Yes please!
