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Land, Sea, Sky. The sky was magnificent, the sea calm and the beach so colourful. #fujixt30ii #fujifilmxf23mmf2 #winchelsea #sea #beach #nature #yorkshirephotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci7mF6EIG5U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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On the 5th of October, 1721, an effort was made by France and England to rid pirates from the coasts of Africa - as the Royal Navy ship HMS Winchelsey (or, Winchelsea), a 26-gun sixth rate ship of the line that had been sent to do so. Her crew, to the dismay of pirates, would be fairly successful.
Starting on the 5th of October and continuing through the month, the crew of HMS Winchelsey would capture and hang a total of 150 pirates off the coast of Guinea, and eight or nine more pirate ships in the River Gambia.
Around this same time, other Royal Navy warships would go about destroying the pirate havens at Madagascar, such as lle Sainte-Marie (St. Mary) after a roughly thirty-year-long run as a pirate base of operations.
Suffice to say, not the best of Octobers for pirates in 1721.
HMS Winchelsey would afterwards, two years later, cause many problems for pirate Captain Thomas Anstis near Tobago in the Caribbean, reportedly inadvertently leading his crew to murdering him in his sleep after they had lost most everything to the navy vessel.
(pictured are English ships of the early 18th century [from Black Sails], the Guinea coastline, and looking out to sea from a beach at lle Sainte-Marie)
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Day One Hundred and Seven
It's a brisk morning as I wake in the pre-dawn twilight in a park bench in Pevensey. I have my bivvy huddled around me to keep me nice and warm, but I know I'll soon miss the chill air. It's another clear sky above meaning the temperature will soon rise!
I get my gear stowed away once more and it's back to the road again, following Route 2 as it loops past Pevensey and heads out around the Pevensey Levels.
I'm soon back to the shore once more at Normans Bay, and the road leads on into Hastings.
It's another long stretch of coastline riding along the promenade sections here, and with the sun rising over the water makes for a beautiful start to the day.
Right along the length of Hastings' beach I ride, before the route swings inland to track up and around the cliffs past Hastings Old Town.
After an initial steep grind up through the back roads, the path leads on to a long steady climb into the hills of Hastings Country Park. It's some effort in the rising heat, but the nice leafy surrou offer some nice scenery as well as appreciated shade.
Cresting the hills, the route leads back out to the roads once again, and it's off on a zooming downhill through Fairlight.
It's at this point where my.bike begins to make some very worrying noises, which worsen as my pace increases. fearing the worst, I pull over to try and figure out what's awry.
Alas, what I find is one of the worst outcomes I'd been fearing over this adventure - one of the spokes on my rear wheel has gone kaput and snapped.
That's a fairly major problem! There's a significant buckle to the wheel, and the spoke in question is threaded behind the rear chainset. In most circumstances, modern bikes can be maintained and repaired with a fairly basic set of tools, but this is one situation that requires some more specialised equipment which I do not have with me.
With a check of the map showing no bike shops within many miles, I'm going to have to get my own way out of this. Whilst properly trueing a wheel can be a bitnof a dark art, it's not something I'm proficient at, though I do have a spoke wrench in my pack for emergencies such as this.
I manage to snap off as much of the spoke as I can to prevent it making its way into any other components and set to work. With a little trial and error I'm able to at least get the rim righted enough that the wheel can rotate freely - it's very much a temporary fix and there's still a bit of buckle going on, but it should be enough to at least get kenin motion once more.
Hell, with only a couple hundred miles left in this voyage, it might even be enough to see me home, but I'll have to take some care and a pinch of luck for that. But I've had a good dose of that so far, and Ol' Bessie is quite a tank of a bike, so fingers crossed!
Nothing for it now but to load the gear back on and gently get underway. I'm taking it slow and steady following the road out past Pett Level and on through Winchelsea, but everything seems to be rolling ok so far, so my emergency tinkering may have proven fruitful.
Route 2 leads on down a very rocky pathway to Rye, which I don't like the look of given my current wheel concerns, so I travek up and over the nearby hill to instead take the road into town.
The B2089 has a closure on part of it, typical given my sudden reliance on it. However, as various cars and vans ignore the signs and are then forced to turn around, being on bike has a great advantage in that I can instantly jump off and become a pedestrian, walking around the roadworks and carrying on.
After a shirt break in the park in Rye to refuel and calm my nerves a little, I follow on through the twisting streets it's on to some nice segregated pathways around farm pastures and nature reserves to head past the beautiful beach of Camber Sands, and then a long trek around the roads to head around the MOD firing range at Dungeness.
With a busy A road hitting the coast past here, I stick with NCN Route 2 as it passes through Lydd and takes off around the country lanes to avoid the heavy traffic.
It's a nice meander of quiet farm roads, though the sun is doing its best to wring more sweat from.
Twisting around through Romney Marsh, the roads eventually deliver me to a towpath beside the Royal Military Canal.
I take a welcome break in the shade of the trees for a moment, then head down this lovely trail as it leads down the canalside, past numerous picnic spots and beautiful green areas, before arriving in the pleasant town of Hythe.
After a quick resupply, I follow on with Route 2 as it yracks further along the canal, before some less obvious signage means I head down some rougher pathways that are rife with tree roots and stones. Not what I'm after whilst nursing this wheel along!
I manage to extricate myself from the pathways and get back out to the seafront, where a great long stretch of promenade riding awaits me.
Around and under the cliffsides the pathing continues, leading on beside the beach to round the corner and lead on to the famous port of Folkstone.
The seaside riding finally ends just shy of the harbour, where I'm obliged to head up around the footpaths and back to the roads.
Rounding the edge of Folkstone, the road begins to climb up and as I ascend I get a great sight of the iconic white cliffs that South East Kent is famed for.
The gradient increases as it's time to slog up onto the top of the cliffs,l. Thankfully the route is away from traffic as it tracks a pathway up and up, but it's still some heavy going.
Finally reaching the top of the climb, I turj to receive an outstanding view of Folkstone far below. With the day still being clear and bright, it's even possible to make out the coast of France from up here!
I head a little further around the road towards Capel-le-Ferne, past an old pillbox, but soon realise that rush hour is kicking in and the roads ahead are soon to be heaving with impatient commuters.
Given the good mileage made today, and the stresses of worrying repairs, I think it's time to call it for the day. I'd thankfully spotted a nice secluded spot on my slog up the cliffs that should offer a fair night's rest, as well as a beautiful view for the morning, so it's time to get some rest ready for tomorrow.
TTFN!
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Submission by Louise Carreck
Residential area, Winchelsea Beach, Sussex, United Kingdom. December 2023
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Today is a #greyday 🤷🏻♂️ We took the dog out for a #walkonthebeach I have some #batteryissues with the #smartphone🙈 So it runs dry very quickly… I managed to take some landscapepics… #smartphonephotography #landscapephotography #beachphotography #amateurphotography (bij Winchelsea Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQJVaasTks/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#greyday#walkonthebeach#batteryissues#smartphone🙈#smartphonephotography#landscapephotography#beachphotography#amateurphotography
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Studio Nencini Norwich by Alder Brisco
Studio Nencini Norwich, Norfolk art home, Golden Triangle property, East England Architecture Photos
Studio Nencini, Norwich, Norfolk
31 May 2022
Design: Alder Brisco, Architects
Location: Newmarket Road Conservation Area, Norwich, Norfolk, southeast England, UK
Photos by Nick Dearden
Studio Nencini in Norfolk is one of 17 projects which received a 2022 RIBA East Award.
Studio Nencini, Norwich
Jury Report
This project exudes a sense of great calm, demonstrating that delight can be found even in the most modest projects – in this case a simple single-storey extension that replaces a garage on the side of a gracious Victorian house in Norwich’s Golden Triangle.
Brisco Loran Director Thom Brisco was approached by the two artist-clients who had encountered their work in an exhibition space designed by the practice, exhibiting very good judgement in trusting a young practice with their project. In return they have had absolute commitment from their architects who have not only delivered new spaces – an art studio opening on to an enlarged kitchen – but have rediscovered the spirit of the original house, obscured by later additions. The work also reconnects the house to its garden in a convincing way.
Brisco Loran’s exploration through physical models is evident in the inventive interplay of spaces, opening up an enfilade through the house that links the clients’ two studios. A former maid’s quarters has been rediscovered and linked with a ladder stair, made by the architect himself, giving access both for storage and volumetric relief. A series of linings and timber soffits link new and old spaces, culminating in the timber roof beams of the studio which become mullions to the clerestory that rests on a new blind brick front façade.
As a low-cost refurbishment and extension, the project has implemented the principles of a fabric-first approach to uplift the fabric thermal performance (significantly uplifting the previously uninsulated existing dwelling), while timber and notable use of reclaimed bricks has assisted in reducing the whole-life carbon impact of this project.
Studio Nencini Norwich, Norfolk, UK – Building Information
Title: Studio Nencini
RIBA region: East
Architect practice: Alder Brisco (now Brisco Loran and James Alder Architect)
Date of completion: September 2019
Date of occupation: September 2019
Client: Confidential
Project city/town: Norwich
Contract value: £95,000.00
Gross internal area: 65.00 m²
Net internal area: 60.00 m²
Cost per m²: £1,462.00 / m²
Contractor company name: King and Company Builders Norfolk
Consultants
Structural Engineers: Matthew Wood
Awards
• RIBA Regional Award
• RIBA East Project Architect of the Year
Photographs: Nick Dearden
2022 RIBA East Awards Winners
Studio Nencini Norwich, Norfolk building images / information received from the Royal Institute of British Architects
Location: Newmarket Road Conservation Area, Norwich, Norfolk, South East England, UK
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LIFE IN THE 'BURBS
Terraced
Location: Grays, Thurrock, Essex, UK | Shot: 08.11.13
Allotments
Location: Grays, Thurrock, Essex, UK | Shot: 14.02.12
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Location: Stanford-le-Hope, Thurrock, Essex, UK | Shot: 19.04.20
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Location: Brackendale, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, UK | Shot: 06.08.19
Arcadia for all,
Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex, UK | Shot: 06.09.16
#original photographers#suburban#suburbs#Grays#Stanford-le-Hope#Pitsea#Winchelsea Beach#arcadia for all#terraced houses#plotlands
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Sunken forest at Winchelsea beach. The rotting wood is over 6,000 years old and eventually will become petrified… not during our lifetimes I suspect but we can go and check on the progress!
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Fay Godwin
Tracks and Groynes
Winchelsea Beach, 1991
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The beach is getting closer as we speak and so is my first pint!
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On the beach. Taken on Winchelsea beach. Thought I’d keep it simple, focus on pebbles, sea, and sky. Lightroom preset from Edge of the World created by @chris_orange_photography . I could have sat on the beach for hours. Bleak but in a beautiful way. #fujixt30ii #fujifilmxf23mmf2 #winchelseabeach #seaside #seascapes #myfujifilm #myfujilove #yorkshirephotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci5N34koedl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#fujixt30ii#fujifilmxf23mmf2#winchelseabeach#seaside#seascapes#myfujifilm#myfujilove#yorkshirephotographer
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The Beach from Video Image Productions on Vimeo.
Winchelsea Beach tides
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Tracks and Groynes, Winchelsea Beach.
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Winchelsea Beach
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Audi Car Lease in Winchelsea Beach #Audi #Vehicle #Leasing #Winchelsea #Beach https://t.co/IvsecrtSAb
Audi Car Lease in Winchelsea Beach #Audi #Vehicle #Leasing #Winchelsea #Beach https://t.co/IvsecrtSAb
— Car Leasing Company (@carleasecompany) June 10, 2019
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Wednesday 30th January 2019
Australia is a fantastic success story considering it is only 230 years since Europeans first stepped ashore. She has achieved so much in that time and even beats us at cricket from time to time. This is despite some Big mistakes along the way. One, I suppose worth noting would have to be the first settlement here in Melbourne, 1803. Through some form of miscommunication, and determination to pursue at all cost a misconceived plan, the settlement was built at Sorrento, on the Mornington Peninsula, an area without drinkable water, instead of the recommendation for the banks of the freshwater river, Yarra. The whole thing was an unmitigated disaster and only lasted 6 months before they all moved off, thirsty to Tasmania, with a number of people saying, well I told you so. As a result, it put a successful settlement here back 30 years before they tried it again.
Possibly the next big mistake was made by John Batman, who negotiated (bought) 2400 sq, kilometres of land to build a new colony, from the indigenous people. I say bought, but he paid for it with a casket of blankets, some mirrors, scissors, handkerchiefs and other assorted curios. After all, the British colonial claims relied upon the fiction that the original inhabitants didn't actually own the land that they lived on.
A further BIG mistake can be attributed to a one Thomas Austin who, in 1859 introduced 24 breeding rabbits to his estate at Winchelsea, West of Melbourne for the purpose of giving shooting parties something to aim at. I would have thought the old saying, breed like rabbits would have given clue to this folly. Well no, and now his name will be forever remembered for the rabbit infestation that currently exists across southern Australia. He might have invented an ingenious device for removing horses hooves from tramlines, but no-one would ever have heard of it. Rabbits is all we will know him for.
After a nice day on the beach, we are now sitting on the balcony with a lightening storm crashing around us. There has been some heavy rain but it is on pause at the moment. MASH is on the telly and we are about to go out for some fish and chips. Barramundi or Rockling maybe. It shall be cooler tomorrow according to the BBC, so another visit to Melbourne is called for.
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