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Monthly Archives: March 2015

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Photo Archive: “Inspired By Warhol”, Ferens Art Gallery, Little Queen Street, Hull, 2012.

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Andy Warhol, Art, Art Galleries., bubble car, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, Hull City of Culture 2017, Museums and Galleries, poster

Hull.

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Hull and Hullness, Photo Archive.

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Photo Archive: Allegorical Figure Wearing A Turban, Statue of Queen Victoria, Albert Square, Dundee, 2014.

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

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allegorical figure, beard, Dundee, moustache, Persian slippers, Queen Victoria, sculpture, slippers, statue, Statue of Queen Victoria, turban, Victorian., Victoriana

Dundee.

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Inspecting The Scarborough Bridge, York, 24/03/15.

30 Monday Mar 2015

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur in Out and About., Yorkshire.

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bridges, engineering, Network Rail, Public Transport, railway bridges, railways, Reflections, River Ouse, rivers, Scarborough Bridge York, York

Hard at work.

Hard at work.

According to Network Rail’s website, the Scarborough Bridge, which carries the railway line from York to Scarborough over the River Ouse, wont need replacing for another 120 years following its six million pound “facelift“, so these chaps must have been inspecting the recently completed work. It looks like a very tricky job!

Gone home?

This was the scene when I returned to the stop about an hour later. Do you think they’ve gone home?

Photo Archive: Desks, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, 2014.

30 Monday Mar 2015

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur in Photo Archive.

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academia, desks, education, exams, Glasgow, University, university exams, University of Glasgow., University of Hull

A familiar sight.

A familiar sight.

I don’t know if every university in the land has desks like these with numbers on, because I haven’t visited that many universities, truth be told, but seeing these reminded me of my days at the University of Hull. Nervously waiting to get into the room where the examination is taking place, looking up your table number on a long list of students, sitting down and looking around to see where your friends were sitting [jumpers for goalposts] were regular experiences for me at the end of each academic year, but I had never assumed that these experiences might strike a cord with students from anywhere else in the United Kingdom, let alone Glasgow!

I do prefer these desks to those chairs that come with the desk attached. I like to spread out and put both my elbows on the desk when I'm sitting an exam!

I do prefer these desks to those chairs that come with the desk attached. I like to spread out a bit and put both my elbows on the desk when I’m sitting an exam!

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Photo Archive: “Pineapples don’t come from trees, you buy them!” or Children Say The Funniest Things, The Fruit Market, Hull, c.2013.

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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children say the funniest things, fruit, Fruit Market Hull, Hull, Hull City of Culture 2017, pineapple, Quotes, The Fruit Market Hull

Hull.

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Hull and Hullness, Photo Archive.

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Photo Archive: Penguin, Discovery Point, Dundee, 2014.

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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Antarctica, Discovery Point, Discovery Point Dundee, Dundee, Emperor penguin, penguin

Dundee.

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Photo Archive: King Richard III, “Kings Arms” Public House, King’s Staith, York, 2010.

28 Saturday Mar 2015

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur in Photo Archive., Yorkshire.

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boar, British Monarchy, coat of arms, heraldry, King Richard III, Kings Arms, Kings Arms Public House York, National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery London, Plantagenet, Public houses, pubs, Richard III, Richard III Society, white boar, York

York.
The “Kings Arms” was not the first public house I visited in York that cold November evening back in 2010, but I obviously wasn’t so merry that I didn’t notice this portrait of King Richard III hanging over me; inspired by one of my favourite painting from the National Portrait Gallery in London, by Anon. To quote from the Gallery’s website, “This portrait, in which he appears to be placing a ring on the little finger of his right hand, has been seen by some as evidence of his cruel nature and by others as evidence of his humanity”, so you can read into it what you like!

York.
As well the portrait the pub also displays the Arms of Richard III, which include his personal heraldic device, the white boar, flanking the Plantagenet coat-of-arms. A certain on-line encyclopaedia informs me that a complete boar in heraldry, as opposed to just the head, might represent the courage and fierceness the boar displays, but I haven’t had much experience of boars in the wild [or in captivity, for that matter]. The Richard III Society, which promotes research into King Richard III related matters, still uses the white boar on some of its heraldic devices and logos.

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The Blades, York City Rowing Club, West Esplanade, York, 24/03/15.

26 Thursday Mar 2015

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blades, oars, River Ouse, rivers, Rowing, West Esplanade York, York, York City Rowing Club

York.

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Out and About., Yorkshire.

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Ouzel, Puffin’, Coot and Swallow, York City Rowing Club, West Esplanade, York, 24/03/15.

26 Thursday Mar 2015

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur in Out and About., Yorkshire.

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Boats, Coot, names, Ouzel, Puffin, River Ouse, rivers, Rowing, Swallow, The Star in The City York, trees, West Esplanade York, York, York City Rowing Club, York Minster

Note, sandwiched between the "Ouzel" and the "Puffin'", "The Star Inn the City", which offers, "casual Brasserie-style dining", but I've only been in there for a cup of tea.

Note, sandwiched between the “Ouzel” and the “Puffin’“, “The Star Inn the City“, which offers, “casual Brasserie-style dining“, but I’ve only been in there for a cup of tea. Above the “Ouzel” you can just see the three towers of York Minster, partially obscured by one of the Yorkshire Museum Garden’s wonderful trees.

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A Depiction of The Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven in Stained Glass, Holy Trinity Church, York.

23 Monday Mar 2015

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Church architecture, Churches, Holy Trinity Church York, Queen of Heaven, stained glass., The Virgin Mary, York

Regina Celi.

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Church Gazette., Yorkshire.

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