Rising Sun, London Blackheath - Francis Edgar Dodd , 1942.
British , 1874-1949
Oil on canvas
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Plant of the Day
Friday 29 March 2024
The flowers of Stachyurus praecox are looking smart this year as the display is often damaged by frost. This spreading, deciduous shrub produces bell-shaped, pale yellow-green flowers on purple stems before the leaves emerge.
Jill Raggett
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The palmtree landscape inside the Winter Garden, World Financial Center (WFC), Battery Park City, New York, 1987.
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CHATEAU ROLLS ROYCE
The castle domain was created in the late 18th century. The wealthy notary A.S. started construction of the castle in 1780, originally consisting of a classicist main building, which was symmetrically flanked at the front by two lower, 19th-century side wings and several outbuildings, including a beautiful and almost unique winter garden.
After the death of the notary, the property passed into the hands of his only son, who gave it significant added value by creating an English landscape garden. The surrounding park includes a pond with island and historic duck decoy, beautiful old woodland and a former ice house. When the son also died, the castle remained empty for a while. In 1831, the castle briefly served as the command post of Leopold I, first king of Belgium.
In 1859 the whole was sold to a baron, who used it as a summer residence. In 1909, a wealthy Antwerp banker buys the castle. He builds the two towers that flank the castle. The castle remained in the hands of this family until the mid-1950s. Today, the castle and park are owned by the Luxembourg real estate company, which wants to start a hotel there in the future.
In the urbex scene, this chateau was known as 'Chateau Rolls Royce', for many years, because of the beautiful blue Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. Rolls Royce built the Silver Shadow between 1965 and 1979. At the time, it was the most expensive and luxurious model introduced by Rolls Royce. This particular car was built in 1975 and was first registered in January 1976, as one of the last variants of the model. The colossus, weighing more than two tons, was more than 5 meters long, 1.80 meters wide and had a cylinder capacity of 6,750 CC. It reached a top speed of 205 km/h without much effort.
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Winter Garden - Episode 2
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Winter Pear Tree - Lucy Culliton , 2009.
Australian, b. 1966 -
Oil on canvas , 130 x 130 cm.
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Plant of the Day
Tuesday 27 February 2024
A strong plant association for winter interest is created around this Helleborus foetidus Wester Flisk Group (stinking hellebore). This evergreen perennial form has stems flushed with dark red and pale green flowers usually edged with purple.
Jill Raggett
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