https://www.ipernity.com/tag/305337/keyword/253642 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/B9/A8/305337.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/305337/keyword/253642 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:22:51 +0000 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:22:51 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53380048 tag:ipernity.com,2026-08-01,doc-53380048 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:22:51 +0000 2016-06-13T17:18:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53380048"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/48/53380048.630ac63a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="186" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Bridlington station was opened in October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway as the terminus of their line running from Hull railway station. <br /> <br /> The present concourse shown here and the main platforms date from the 1912 expansion of the station, which included Bell's wrought iron canopies over the lengthy platforms 5 and 6. This new roofed concourse was built and the new station entrance included the original canopy from the old entrance.<br /> <br /> HBM to everyone. Have a great start to the new week.</div> HBM Bridlington East Yorkshire 13th June 2016 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53380048"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/48/53380048.630ac63a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="186" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Bridlington station was opened in October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway as the terminus of their line running from Hull railway station. <br /> <br /> The present concourse shown here and the main platforms date from the 1912 expansion of the station, which included Bell's wrought iron canopies over the lengthy platforms 5 and 6. This new roofed concourse was built and the new station entrance included the original canopy from the old entrance.<br /> <br /> HBM to everyone. Have a great start to the new week.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53356702 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-21,doc-53356702 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:37:36 +0000 2026-06-19T09:27:55+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53356702"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/02/53356702.6298716a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="146" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Detail and shadows of the Indonesian carved back of the teak bench on my staircase.<br /> <br /> HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the mid-summer week.</div> HBM Leicester England 19th June 2026 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53356702"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/02/53356702.6298716a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="146" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Detail and shadows of the Indonesian carved back of the teak bench on my staircase.<br /> <br /> HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the mid-summer week.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53279792 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-27,doc-53279792 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:45:25 +0000 2026-03-22T10:06:04+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53279792"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/92/53279792.7b40c8b3.240.jpg?r2" width="212" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The former Donisthorpe and Company Limited factory building and engine house overlooking the River Soar in Leicester city centre.<br /> <br /> Friar’s Mill dates from the late 18th / early 19th century as a textile manufacturing site. The main building was gutted by fire in 2012 but has been rebuilt.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend..</div> HFF Leicester England 22nd March 2026 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53279792"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/92/53279792.7b40c8b3.240.jpg?r2" width="212" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The former Donisthorpe and Company Limited factory building and engine house overlooking the River Soar in Leicester city centre.<br /> <br /> Friar’s Mill dates from the late 18th / early 19th century as a textile manufacturing site. The main building was gutted by fire in 2012 but has been rebuilt.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend..</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53276764 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-05,doc-53276764 Tue, 05 May 2026 06:42:40 +0000 2026-03-16T11:23:25+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53276764"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/64/53276764.32981422.240.jpg?r2" width="233" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Guildhall is a timber framed building, with the earliest part dating from c. 1390. It once acted as the town hall for the city until the current one was commissioned in 1876.<br /> <br /> It is reputed that William Shakespeare appeared here in the late 16th century. Part of the Shakespeare legend is that Shakespeare first came across the local tale of King Leir whilst appearing at the Guildhall and this inspired him to write his own play King Lear.<br /> <br /> The wall of St Martin's Leicester Cathedral is on the right.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone. Have a great day.</div> HWW Leicester East Midlands 16th March 2026 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53276764"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/64/53276764.32981422.240.jpg?r2" width="233" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Guildhall is a timber framed building, with the earliest part dating from c. 1390. It once acted as the town hall for the city until the current one was commissioned in 1876.<br /> <br /> It is reputed that William Shakespeare appeared here in the late 16th century. Part of the Shakespeare legend is that Shakespeare first came across the local tale of King Leir whilst appearing at the Guildhall and this inspired him to write his own play King Lear.<br /> <br /> The wall of St Martin's Leicester Cathedral is on the right.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone. Have a great day.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53265318 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-28,doc-53265318 Thu, 28 May 2026 17:22:55 +0000 2026-03-05T10:08:43+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53265318"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/18/53265318.969a5f95.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Leicester Midland station and behind the fence Cross Country Class 170 dmu 170397 waits in platform 1 with a train to Birmingham.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> HFF Leicester Midland 5th March 2026 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53265318"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/18/53265318.969a5f95.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Leicester Midland station and behind the fence Cross Country Class 170 dmu 170397 waits in platform 1 with a train to Birmingham.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53170350 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-09,doc-53170350 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:12:05 +0000 2025-11-23T11:44:32+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53170350"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/03/50/53170350.1ac46843.240.jpg?r2" width="181" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A view of the Roman baths through the ruins of the Jewry Wall in the city centre.<br /> <br /> Leicester, known as Ratae Corieltaivorum, was established by the Romans in the first century AD on the site of an older native settlement. The Romans developed the city and by 145 AD the public baths were established in this location.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone. Have a great day.</div> HWW Leicester East Midlands 23rd November 2025 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53170350"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/03/50/53170350.1ac46843.240.jpg?r2" width="181" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A view of the Roman baths through the ruins of the Jewry Wall in the city centre.<br /> <br /> Leicester, known as Ratae Corieltaivorum, was established by the Romans in the first century AD on the site of an older native settlement. The Romans developed the city and by 145 AD the public baths were established in this location.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone. Have a great day.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53159648 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-25,doc-53159648 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:05:41 +0000 2025-11-23T11:40:51+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53159648"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/96/48/53159648.a4afa7fc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="165" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Leicester, known as Ratae Corieltaivorum, was established by the Romans in the first century AD on the site of an older native settlement. It lies on the Lincoln to Exeter Fosse Way. The Romans developed the city and by 145 AD public baths were established in this location (foreground).<br /> <br /> The Jewry Wall seen here formed part of this complex and the wall is the second largest piece of surviving civil Roman building in England. St Nicholas church behind the wall is the oldest church in Leicester and all the materials for the 9th-century nave were recycled from material used in the Roman bath house and forum.<br /> <br /> HWW To everyone. Enjoy the day.</div> HWW Leicester East Midlands 23rd November 2025 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53159648"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/96/48/53159648.a4afa7fc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="165" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Leicester, known as Ratae Corieltaivorum, was established by the Romans in the first century AD on the site of an older native settlement. It lies on the Lincoln to Exeter Fosse Way. The Romans developed the city and by 145 AD public baths were established in this location (foreground).<br /> <br /> The Jewry Wall seen here formed part of this complex and the wall is the second largest piece of surviving civil Roman building in England. St Nicholas church behind the wall is the oldest church in Leicester and all the materials for the 9th-century nave were recycled from material used in the Roman bath house and forum.<br /> <br /> HWW To everyone. Enjoy the day.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53090658 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-09,doc-53090658 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:43:07 +0000 2025-08-07T19:10:10+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53090658"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/58/53090658.38636792.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Staying in Hartfield in the Tigger Room of the Bear inn It was obligatory to visit Winnie the Pooh's 100 acre wood and Pooh Sticks Bridge so here's the bridge.<br /> <br /> No sign of the expected hordes of tourists. They must be off looking for Harry Potter...<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> HFF Winnie the Pooh Hartfield East Sussex 7th August 2025 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53090658"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/58/53090658.38636792.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Staying in Hartfield in the Tigger Room of the Bear inn It was obligatory to visit Winnie the Pooh's 100 acre wood and Pooh Sticks Bridge so here's the bridge.<br /> <br /> No sign of the expected hordes of tourists. They must be off looking for Harry Potter...<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53066330 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-02,doc-53066330 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:12:25 +0000 2025-08-19T07:48:17+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53066330"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/30/53066330.9e8d65bc.240.jpg?r2" width="231" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wisteria and a White Wall.<br /> <br /> HWWWW to everyone. Have a great day.</div> HWW Leicester England 19th August 2025 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53066330"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/30/53066330.9e8d65bc.240.jpg?r2" width="231" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wisteria and a White Wall.<br /> <br /> HWWWW to everyone. Have a great day.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53057586 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-04,doc-53057586 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:59:19 +0000 2025-08-07T13:26:15+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53057586"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/75/86/53057586.da2200e9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="141" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The pebble beach and victorian pier at Eastbourne. I called them walls last time but this time I'm calling them fences!! Whatever, the groynes are doing a good job of holding back the longshore drift and anyway there's definitely a fence on the pier...<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great day!<br /> <br /> Best viewed large!</div> HFF Eastbourne East Sussex 7th August 2025 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/53057586"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/75/86/53057586.da2200e9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="141" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The pebble beach and victorian pier at Eastbourne. I called them walls last time but this time I'm calling them fences!! Whatever, the groynes are doing a good job of holding back the longshore drift and anyway there's definitely a fence on the pier...<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great day!<br /> <br /> Best viewed large!</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52797190 tag:ipernity.com,2025-03-31,doc-52797190 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:25:27 +0000 2025-02-16T12:45:49+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52797190"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/90/52797190.c130361e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We were still waiting for Spring in February!<br /> <br /> HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of a new (Spring) week.</div> HBM Botanic Gardens Leicester 16th February 2025 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52797190"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/90/52797190.c130361e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We were still waiting for Spring in February!<br /> <br /> HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of a new (Spring) week.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52767176 tag:ipernity.com,2025-02-28,doc-52767176 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 06:37:23 +0000 2025-01-16T13:15:41+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52767176"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/76/52767176.4c2efc38.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="165" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Chimneys on Tudor Road and a fence on what used to be Leicester West Bridge station<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> HFF Leicester England 16th January 2025 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52767176"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/76/52767176.4c2efc38.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="165" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Chimneys on Tudor Road and a fence on what used to be Leicester West Bridge station<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52715042 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-10,doc-52715042 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:35:49 +0000 2024-12-06T10:51:39+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52715042"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/42/52715042.cea0bdd9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On King Richard's Road (the A47) in Leicester there is an impressive wall mural of, not surprisingly, Richard III presumably at the Battle of Bosworth.<br /> <br /> More than 500 years after his death the king's body was discovered under a car park & reburied in the cathedral. Leicester has always celebrated the royal connection but since the find tourism has really increased.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone. Have a great mid-week day.</div> HWW Leicester East Midlands 6th December 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52715042"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/42/52715042.cea0bdd9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On King Richard's Road (the A47) in Leicester there is an impressive wall mural of, not surprisingly, Richard III presumably at the Battle of Bosworth.<br /> <br /> More than 500 years after his death the king's body was discovered under a car park & reburied in the cathedral. Leicester has always celebrated the royal connection but since the find tourism has really increased.<br /> <br /> HWW to everyone. Have a great mid-week day.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52645526 tag:ipernity.com,2024-09-26,doc-52645526 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:52:50 +0000 2024-09-13T10:09:18+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52645526"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/26/52645526.41fc2f6f.240.jpg?r2" width="190" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Leicester Victorian Cattle Market closed in December 1988 & today is a retail & leisure centre. However the gates, gatepiers and railings at the West Entrance of the old market off Aylestone Road have been preserved. Signage indicating Horses (see PiP), Cattle & Sheep are part of the design.<br /> <br /> The official listing states:<br /> <br /> Circa 1870. Nine pierced cast-iron gate piers square in section with pilaster shafts at angles, pointed arch heads. Between are gates and railings with spandrels of linked rings. Two piers flanking centre gateway are higher with cast-iron cattle and rams heads in tympanum of archedhead facing in four directions. At ends red brick piers with similar but larger stone arched heads with animal heads.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> Leicester East Midlands 13th September 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52645526"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/26/52645526.41fc2f6f.240.jpg?r2" width="190" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Leicester Victorian Cattle Market closed in December 1988 & today is a retail & leisure centre. However the gates, gatepiers and railings at the West Entrance of the old market off Aylestone Road have been preserved. Signage indicating Horses (see PiP), Cattle & Sheep are part of the design.<br /> <br /> The official listing states:<br /> <br /> Circa 1870. Nine pierced cast-iron gate piers square in section with pilaster shafts at angles, pointed arch heads. Between are gates and railings with spandrels of linked rings. Two piers flanking centre gateway are higher with cast-iron cattle and rams heads in tympanum of archedhead facing in four directions. At ends red brick piers with similar but larger stone arched heads with animal heads.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52645524 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-27,doc-52645524 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:06 +0000 2024-09-13T10:05:58+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52645524"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/24/52645524.d54f2ab2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="222" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another shot of Leicester Cattle Market which closed in December 1988 & today is a retail & leisure centre. However the gates, gatepiers and railings at the West Entrance of the old market off Aylestone Road have been preserved in situ. <br /> <br /> The official listing states:<br /> <br /> Circa 1870. Nine pierced cast-iron gate piers square in section with pilaster shafts at angles, pointed arch heads. Between are gates and railings with spandrels of linked rings. Two piers flanking centre gateway are higher with cast-iron cattle and rams heads in tympanum of archedhead facing in four directions. At ends red brick piers with similar but larger stone arched heads with animal heads.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great post-Christmas weekend.</div> HFF Leicester East Midlands 13th September 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52645524"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/24/52645524.d54f2ab2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="222" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another shot of Leicester Cattle Market which closed in December 1988 & today is a retail & leisure centre. However the gates, gatepiers and railings at the West Entrance of the old market off Aylestone Road have been preserved in situ. <br /> <br /> The official listing states:<br /> <br /> Circa 1870. Nine pierced cast-iron gate piers square in section with pilaster shafts at angles, pointed arch heads. Between are gates and railings with spandrels of linked rings. Two piers flanking centre gateway are higher with cast-iron cattle and rams heads in tympanum of archedhead facing in four directions. At ends red brick piers with similar but larger stone arched heads with animal heads.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great post-Christmas weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52637550 tag:ipernity.com,2024-09-20,doc-52637550 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:50:41 +0000 2024-07-27T11:56:17+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52637550"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/75/50/52637550.c54a597d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust organised a running day to celebrate the "100th Anniversary of Municipal Motorbuses in Leicester". Buses ran from De Montfort Hall (seen here) by Victoria Park to the old tram depot on London Road by the racecourse & along Evington Road to St Philip's Church, the original destination for the first buses in 1924.<br /> <br /> Right to left are 217 a 1961 AEC Bridgemaster, 190 a 1965 AEC Renown and 154 a 1950 Leyland Titan PD2.</div> Leicester East Midlands 27th July 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52637550"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/75/50/52637550.c54a597d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust organised a running day to celebrate the "100th Anniversary of Municipal Motorbuses in Leicester". Buses ran from De Montfort Hall (seen here) by Victoria Park to the old tram depot on London Road by the racecourse & along Evington Road to St Philip's Church, the original destination for the first buses in 1924.<br /> <br /> Right to left are 217 a 1961 AEC Bridgemaster, 190 a 1965 AEC Renown and 154 a 1950 Leyland Titan PD2.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52636638 tag:ipernity.com,2024-09-19,doc-52636638 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:20:46 +0000 2024-08-09T07:19:49+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52636638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/66/38/52636638.eba0d4f1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">North Woolwich station opened in 1847 as the southern terminus of the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway from Stratford. The main reason for building the North Woolwich branch was to provide access to the town of Woolwich with it's military arsenal on the south side of the River Thames. <br /> <br /> The railway ferry ran from North Woolwich pier seen here until 1908 when the Great Eastern Railway withdrew it in the face of competition from the adjacent municipal free ferry. The pier on the south bank was demolished but that on the north bank was retained and until WW2 was used by the LNER as a calling point for river steamers providing a service to Southend and Margate.<br /> <br /> The free ferry still runs and the two vessels seen here are the Ben Woolacott and the Dame Vera Lynn both built by Remontowa shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, to replace the previous fleet in 2019. They have not been without problems!<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> HFF North Woolwich East London 9th August 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52636638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/66/38/52636638.eba0d4f1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">North Woolwich station opened in 1847 as the southern terminus of the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway from Stratford. The main reason for building the North Woolwich branch was to provide access to the town of Woolwich with it's military arsenal on the south side of the River Thames. <br /> <br /> The railway ferry ran from North Woolwich pier seen here until 1908 when the Great Eastern Railway withdrew it in the face of competition from the adjacent municipal free ferry. The pier on the south bank was demolished but that on the north bank was retained and until WW2 was used by the LNER as a calling point for river steamers providing a service to Southend and Margate.<br /> <br /> The free ferry still runs and the two vessels seen here are the Ben Woolacott and the Dame Vera Lynn both built by Remontowa shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, to replace the previous fleet in 2019. They have not been without problems!<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52614722 tag:ipernity.com,2024-08-30,doc-52614722 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 06:30:16 +0000 2024-08-17T10:49:28+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52614722"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/47/22/52614722.2d6430b5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="141" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A view of the Meadows & the Grand Union Leicester Line canal in Aylestone opened in 1794.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> HFF Aylestone Leicester England 17th August 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52614722"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/47/22/52614722.2d6430b5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="141" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A view of the Meadows & the Grand Union Leicester Line canal in Aylestone opened in 1794.<br /> <br /> HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52602214 tag:ipernity.com,2024-08-20,doc-52602214 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:04:19 +0000 2024-08-19T17:42:37+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52602214"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/22/14/52602214.4ff1eb7d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="216" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Why a picture of Hydrangeas in our garden in Leicester on World Photography Day? <br /> <br /> a) This was taken in the UK but hortensia, as they are also known, are flowering plants actually native to Asia and both North & South America so their spread is truly world-wide. <br /> <br /> b) Hortensia, is a Latinised version of the French given name Hortense, honoring French astronomer and mathematician Nicole-Reine Hortense Lepaute.<br /> <br /> I like the drama of these large flower heads and eye-catching green leaves but I also see them as a representation of life. How so? In this one bush is the whole life cycle if you like; birth is seen at the bottom right as a new flower begins to bloom, maturity is all around in the bright pink flowers and death beckons bottom left as the petals are already brown in anticipation of the autumn to come.<br /> <br /> I also like how the colour of the flower is a direct indication of the pH of the soil. This pink plant is growing in alkaline conditions with a pH of 6.5 or higher while interestingly the next bush (off shot to the right) is blue indicating acidic soil with a pH or 5.5 or lower.<br /> <br /> Best seen large IMO.</div> World Photography Day 19th August 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52602214"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/22/14/52602214.4ff1eb7d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="216" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Why a picture of Hydrangeas in our garden in Leicester on World Photography Day? <br /> <br /> a) This was taken in the UK but hortensia, as they are also known, are flowering plants actually native to Asia and both North & South America so their spread is truly world-wide. <br /> <br /> b) Hortensia, is a Latinised version of the French given name Hortense, honoring French astronomer and mathematician Nicole-Reine Hortense Lepaute.<br /> <br /> I like the drama of these large flower heads and eye-catching green leaves but I also see them as a representation of life. How so? In this one bush is the whole life cycle if you like; birth is seen at the bottom right as a new flower begins to bloom, maturity is all around in the bright pink flowers and death beckons bottom left as the petals are already brown in anticipation of the autumn to come.<br /> <br /> I also like how the colour of the flower is a direct indication of the pH of the soil. This pink plant is growing in alkaline conditions with a pH of 6.5 or higher while interestingly the next bush (off shot to the right) is blue indicating acidic soil with a pH or 5.5 or lower.<br /> <br /> Best seen large IMO.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52562548 tag:ipernity.com,2024-07-28,doc-52562548 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:02:35 +0000 2024-07-27T12:12:22+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52562548"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/48/52562548.7365636a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Every man & his dog are on the bus!<br /> <br /> The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust organised a running day to celebrate the "100th Anniversary of Municipal Motorbuses in Leicester". Preserved heritage buses ran from De Montfort Hall to the old tram depot on London Road in Leicester, a 4.5 mile roundtrip.<br /> <br /> We are on the top deck of Fleet number 154 a Leyland Titan PD2 bus built in 1950.<br /> <br /> Happy Bench Monday (or is it Happy Bus Monday?) to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.</div> Leicester East Midlands 27th July 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/305337">Loose_Grip/Pete</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/305337/52562548"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/48/52562548.7365636a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Every man & his dog are on the bus!<br /> <br /> The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust organised a running day to celebrate the "100th Anniversary of Municipal Motorbuses in Leicester". Preserved heritage buses ran from De Montfort Hall to the old tram depot on London Road in Leicester, a 4.5 mile roundtrip.<br /> <br /> We are on the top deck of Fleet number 154 a Leyland Titan PD2 bus built in 1950.<br /> <br /> Happy Bench Monday (or is it Happy Bus Monday?) to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.</div> Loose_Grip/Pete