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The Lothians: (3) Carlton House London - A Virtual Tour of the State Apartments on the Principal Floor
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Monday, 1 April 2013. 3) Carlton House London - A Virtual Tour of the State Apartments on the Principal Floor. An enlargement of part of a watercolour of the. Circular Dining Room by Charles Wild, 1819. The full image appears further down this page. Source : Wikipedia Commons]. Should you reference this Blog elsewhere, please cite. Http:/ the-lothians.blogspot.com. Lady Sarah Spencer wistfully commented that, " He c...
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The Lothians: March 2015
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Sunday, 8 March 2015. The Changing Southern New Zealand Railway Landscape. My 2013 Blog on the sale of the "Kingston Flyer". Tourist steam train (which incidentally has still not yet sold) prompted me to go back through my collection of railway related photographs which I took in Southland and Otago in the South Island of New Zealand through the early to mid 1980's. Clinton Railway Station - October 1981. Oporo Loco...
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News & Events - Raffety Fine Antique Clocks
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Wishlist Login / Register. Raffety Fine Antique Clocks. 79 Kensington Church Street London W8 4BG 44 (0)20 7938 1100 info@raffetyclocks.com. Art Antiques London: June 24-30, 2016. Once again Raffety will be exhibiting at Art Antiques London Fair. The fair takes place in a purpose-built pavilion next to the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens. The fair runs from Friday June 24th to Thursday June 30th. You can find us on stand D34. We hope to see you there. You can download an e-ticket here. On Wordpress...
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The Lothians: January 2015
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Wednesday, 21 January 2015. Veteran Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories - 1907 (Part Two of Two). Amplifier, " Perfect Speed Indicator. S Smith and Son Ltd., 9 Strand, London. Please Note : Due to indifferent health posts may be spasmodic]. This is Part Two of an accompaniment to my recent Blog, " The London Motor Show - 1907. And features some fascinating adverts from " The Motor. United Motor Industries, Ltd,.
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The Lothians: The Royal Residences of Queen Victoria - Buckingham Palace
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Friday, 19 October 2012. The Royal Residences of Queen Victoria - Buckingham Palace. The original frontage of Buckingham Palace as designed by. Edward Blore, and viewed from St James's Park Lake, 1897. From my own collection]. Then became 'Belle Epoque' cream and gold. Much 'Victorian embellishment' was actually alien to the original Regency style of the building. Apparently much to the despair of her staff. As ...
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The Lothians: The Reconstruction of the Hanoverian Royal Palace of Herrenhausen
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Thursday, 31 May 2012. The Reconstruction of the Hanoverian Royal Palace of Herrenhausen. Schloss Herrerenhausen / The Palace of Herrenhausen, Hannover,. From a coloured Photochrom print circa 1890-1900. Source : Library of Congress. Well first a simple history lesson. King George I of England and Elector of. The original Herrenhausen Schloss and ornamental gardens,. A map of the Herrenhausen district of Hannover, t...
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The Lothians: July 2014
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Tuesday, 22 July 2014. Murder on the Night Goods". A "J" Class Locomotive of the type used in Southland and. South Otago in 1883. These locomotives were manufactured. By a number of English engineering firms including Avonside,. Dubs, Neilson, Vulcan and Stephenson. Locomotives and. Tenders were generally painted in a " pleasant green. With careful lining out. None are preserved but parts survive. A Very Sad Tale.
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The Lothians: The Enduring Classical Beauty of the Venus de Milo
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Thursday, 8 March 2012. The Enduring Classical Beauty of the Venus de Milo. A bonded marble facsimile of the Venus de Milo. My recent chance bargain find in a second hand shop of an unusually heavy 25cm high bonded marble facsimile of the famous Venus de Milo led me to explore the origins and history of this classical Greek beauty. The original Venus de Milo in the Louvre, Paris. The Venus de Milo -. Upon arrival at...
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The Lothians: The Royal Residences of Queen Victoria - Windsor Castle
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Friday, 27 April 2012. The Royal Residences of Queen Victoria - Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle from the Thames River,. Click on link above for more information on the Photochrom Process. From my own collection]. These views mainly follow a route from the Private Dining Room adjoining the State Apartments at the end of the North Terrace, then along the East Wing of the Upper Ward, and round to the George IV Gate in t...
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The Lothians: "Ich Wollte Einmal um die Welt Fliegen" - Memories of LZ-127 "Graf Zeppelin"
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An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest. Tuesday, 8 May 2012. Ich Wollte Einmal um die Welt Fliegen" - Memories of LZ-127 "Graf Zeppelin". Visitors viewing the Gondola and interior of LZ-127 "Graf Zeppelin". A souvenir cover for the first flight of LZ-127 "Graf Zeppelin", 1928. From my own collection]. LZ-127 "Graf Zeppelin" above the airship hanger at Friedrichshafen. A Maybach engine of the type powering the "Graf Zeppelin". Following a number of Europea...
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