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Mar. 20th, 2014
Brighton Clock Tower
Mar. 20th, 2014 09:13 amAfter the lunch club meeting i walked up North Street towards the clock tower that is at the centre of the city. I took a few photos of the clock tower.
It was built in 1888 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. the distinctive structure included innovative structural features and has become a landmark in the popular and fashionable seaside resort.
The Clock Tower is a Classical-style structure with Baroque touches. It rises to 75 feet (23 m), and the mast for Volk's time ball adds a further 16 feet (4.9 m). The four clock faces have a diameter of 5 feet (1.5 m). James Willing and 1887 are inscribed on the clock faces. The square base is of pink granite, as are the Corinthian columns on each shaft; the rest of the structure is of Portland stone.
On each side, the tapering columns rise part way up the shaft and are topped by pediments with open bases, below which is elaborately carved scrollwork and a protuberance designed to resemble the gunwale of a ship. Incised lettering on each ship indicates where they are pointing: clockwise from north, they show "to the Station, "to Kemp Town, to the Sea and to Hove". I would like to say "Hove actually" ,an in-joke if you had lived in the area, and it was the next stop on my day trip to the city.
It was built in 1888 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. the distinctive structure included innovative structural features and has become a landmark in the popular and fashionable seaside resort.
The Clock Tower is a Classical-style structure with Baroque touches. It rises to 75 feet (23 m), and the mast for Volk's time ball adds a further 16 feet (4.9 m). The four clock faces have a diameter of 5 feet (1.5 m). James Willing and 1887 are inscribed on the clock faces. The square base is of pink granite, as are the Corinthian columns on each shaft; the rest of the structure is of Portland stone.
On each side, the tapering columns rise part way up the shaft and are topped by pediments with open bases, below which is elaborately carved scrollwork and a protuberance designed to resemble the gunwale of a ship. Incised lettering on each ship indicates where they are pointing: clockwise from north, they show "to the Station, "to Kemp Town, to the Sea and to Hove". I would like to say "Hove actually" ,an in-joke if you had lived in the area, and it was the next stop on my day trip to the city.
In Hove (Actually) and More Free Books
Mar. 20th, 2014 09:27 amJulian, head honcho at Fine Records in Hove , was quite surprised to see me pop into the shop yesterday afternoon I had deliberately left off from my blog that i would be down for the day as i know he will be reading, and will probably have a wry smile if he has read this. I took some CD's with me to exchange.as iI wanted to get another Alan Hovhaness CD - so i received this one in exchange -
Then i caught a bus to the Brighton end of the city and discovered this charity shop in North Street.
It is run by the same people who run the Ashford shop in Kent. You can pick up three books for free per day. It is run by Healthy Planet. I picked up these -
The book on the evacuation of children in the UK during World war ii is a hardback, the other two are paperbacks. I was well pleased.
Then it was time to get the slow haul back to Kent via the 29X bus to Tunbridge Wells, a 77 bus to Tonbridge, a train journey from there to Maidstone, a 101 bus to Chatham , and finally a train home. Convoluted journey, perhaps, but made enjoyable by the fact that i had free books, a Nexus tablet, and full of good cheer.
Then i caught a bus to the Brighton end of the city and discovered this charity shop in North Street.
It is run by the same people who run the Ashford shop in Kent. You can pick up three books for free per day. It is run by Healthy Planet. I picked up these -
The book on the evacuation of children in the UK during World war ii is a hardback, the other two are paperbacks. I was well pleased.
Then it was time to get the slow haul back to Kent via the 29X bus to Tunbridge Wells, a 77 bus to Tonbridge, a train journey from there to Maidstone, a 101 bus to Chatham , and finally a train home. Convoluted journey, perhaps, but made enjoyable by the fact that i had free books, a Nexus tablet, and full of good cheer.
Bingo For The Masses
Mar. 20th, 2014 02:36 pmI just had to share this from Mat Wickham (landlord at the Evening Star pub Brighton). Hee hee!
Jazzy D's Get Down Mix (Again)
Mar. 20th, 2014 02:45 pmFor those LJ people who have not hear my mix i did a good few months back, here it is again, Soul, funk and R&B all mixed up. Enjoy.
I am currently listening to the music of Alan Hovhaness from the Visions CD. I believe he is so Underrated and thus, if you like the music of what had been euphemistically called the spiritual minimalists then this beautifully tonal music is for you. This sampler is a good place to start.
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