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Memorabilia

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:56:59 +0000

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SC205 - post 12 July - Memorabilia

HFF from the summit of The Great Orme

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:37:44 +0000

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Although it is only 679 feet above sea level, we used the The Great Orme Tramway, which is a cable-hauled 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge tramway in Llandudno, running from Victoria Station to just below the summit of the Great Orme headland.
It is Great Britain's only remaining cable-operated street tramway, and one of only a few surviving in the world, and it is owned by Conwy County Borough Council. The line comprises two sections, where each section is an independent funicular and passengers change cars at the Halfway station. Whilst the upper section runs on its own right of way and is similar to many other funicular lines, the lower section is an unusual street-running funicular. The views to Snowdonia are very good from here - on a clear day. It was slightly hazy on that morning.

Some people were arriving up here in skimpy summer dresses, and took the railway down straight away as it was very windy and chilly up here. Luckily we both had fleeces on, but even so the wind chill factor made it feel uncomfortable. The wind prevented the cable cars from operating.

Wish I was there

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:28:21 +0000

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Sitting on the edge of an outdoors large paddling / swimming pool for children. No way for a great grandma to behave, but it was just wonderful. Perfect after a very long walk along the promenade in Llandudno to visit the lifeboat station.

HWW from Llnadudno

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:50:32 +0000

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Taking a walk around the Great Orme. We didn't go much further, knees aren't up to it these days. ;-)

There was a lot of wild flowers growing at the base of this wall, including harebells, Vipers bugloss, and thistles etc.

Harebells. Campanula rotundifolia

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:49:43 +0000

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Lots of flowers growing at the base on the sea wall, including harebells, thistles, vipers bugloss, and numerous Compositae / Asteraceae

Fountains Abbey from the water meadows

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:21:20 +0000

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The water meadows were covered in buttercups, but also there was speedwell, yellow rattle, lady's smock etc. Perfect. We were lucky that we got there early before the crowds, and the melting heat.

Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1132, the monastery was dissolved in 1539 as part of the English Reformation. Even in its current state, Fountains is described by Historic England as "the best preserved of English abbeys and the finest picturesque ruin.

The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust and is part of the designated Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey UNESCO World Heritage Site.

HBM from Llandudno

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:03:22 +0000

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Inspection Train

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:54:35 +0000

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Where would you like to go today?

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:35:02 +0000

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SC204- street signs

The Welsh Government is obliged to have signs both in Welsh and English. Just as well as because the only signpost that we as tourists could understand was Pier a Phromenad ! ;-)

We found the Railway Station.

The River Månaåna above the waterfall. Clickable PiP

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:33:02 +0000

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The PiP shows Månafossen

The second PiP shows part of the trek to the top of the waterfall, where poles and chains enable one to get up hazardous parts of the climb.

Chain rope to the top

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:23:09 +0000

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Anyone for cricket?

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:58:14 +0000

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Knitted street art in the market square of Ripon. On the cricket bat there is a red rose, indicating that the knitter might be from Lancashire. ;-)

Scarlet tiger moth. Callimorpha dominula

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:43:11 +0000

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The forewings usually have a metallic-green sheen on the blackish areas, with white and yellow or orange markings.

The hindwings are red with three large and irregular black markings, and it's these wings that give the moth its name. Unfortunately this moth settled down on crack willow branches with only the forewings showing.

Glasgow paperweight

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:12:08 +0000

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SC 203 - Words, anywhere you find them

I chose the Glasgow paperweight as the main photo because it had a date on it.
In the past, manufacturers couldn't rely on TV or sometimes even the press to advertise their wares. On furniture, brass escutcheons were often used.

PiP1 is self explanatory.
PiP 2 is an original artwork by a Ruyton XI Towns artist, Mary.
PiP3 is an old tape measure from a haberdashery.

By the lake

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:23:08 +0000

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Cow parsley flowers and seed-head. Anthriscus sylvestris.

Where's Daddy?

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:36:10 +0000

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The pen was quietly staying with the 4 cygnets, while the cob was unfurling his wings and angrily moving towards a large dog that was attempting to retrieve a ball. The dog backed off, but eventually retrieved the ball when the swan family moved away.

The large black fleshy lump at the base of the bill is much larger and more pronounced on the cob, this can be called the "berry".

The Knife Angel in Shrewsbury

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:13:35 +0000

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SC202 - Post 21 June - It's a crazy world. It's hard to believe that this sculpture is what the world has become.

National Youth Anti-Violence Educational Programme.

The Knife Angel was intended to educate children, young people and adults about the harmful effects that violent behaviour has on communities all across our nation. it has been made from hundreds of thousands of knives being removed off our city streets.

The journey of the Knife Angel has travelled across the country, bringing communities together to reflect, remember, and take a stand against violence.

The sculpture was created By the British Ironworks near Oswestry in Shropshire.
In December 2018, the Knife Angel began its official Anti-Violence Tour across the UK, beginning its journey outside of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral.

So far this year it has been to:

March 2026 Plymouth
April - May 2026 Newark, Nottinghamshire
June 2026 Ely, Cambridgeshire
June & July 2026 Shrewsbury, which is where it is at the moment, and stands proudly in the Market Square

HFF from Shrewsbury

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:32:35 +0000

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Hiring canoes

The Choir in Ripon Cathdral

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:58:35 +0000

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Just a giant bee?

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:39:52 +0000

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SC201 - Post 14 June - Every picture tells a story.

PiP1 is the eye of the bee.
PiP 2 is more details of the body of the bee.
PiP 3 is The Knife Angel. It was completed in 2018, and stands at 27 ft (8.2 m) tall. At present I think it is in Ely Cambridgeshire.

In collaboration with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP), the British Ironworks has created an anti-violence monument to highlight the city’s stance against all forms of violence. In July 2020, a 7.5 tonne lorry arrived here at the Ironworks to deliver thousands of weapons – including knives and guns – which were all collected from the streets of Manchester.

It's a sobering thought.