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My thanks to Hexham Abbey for their 'non-commercial use' permission to take this panorama.
This is a 360° panorama of the inside of Hexham Abbey (once described as the finest north of the Alps), showing some of the wonderful details in the ceilings, walls and windows. |
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THIS IS MY FIRST EVER GIGAPAN: The Royal Burgh Standard Bearer James Cheyne casts the Burgh Flag at the culmination of the Common Riding festivities followed by six other standard bearers. The one on this photo is Hammerman Jason Hendrie. (sorry Jason you moved between shots). The Burgh Standard bearer represents the one man (Fletcher) who returned to the town after the Battle of Flodden in 1513, bringing with him an English flag. The ceremony is preceded by one of the largest horse and rider cavalcades in Europe ( up to 600 horses have taken part some years) They leave the town, led by the Standard Bearer, at 7 am and ride the boundaries of the town land, returning at the entrance to Selkirk and then marching behind the bands to the town centre for this moving ceremony. Try http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26053 and http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26062 too.http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25995
See video of the ceremony at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8En98D57CA0 |
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At one time home to what was claimed to be the worlds biggest railway crossing / junction, Newcastle Central Railway Station is at the heart of the history of railways. Built in 1850 and designed by John Dobson, it is one of the classic railway stations of the world.
For some of my other railway gigapans see Hexham railway station at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=2555 and Tanfield Railway engine shed at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=3865 There is also a gigapan of Temple Meads railway station by Kilgore661 at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=21997 |
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Cockpit of the Antonov An-2 at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0). This remarkable STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft is the largest single-engine biplane ever produced.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-2 http://www.historicaircraftrestorationmuseum.org/ |
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Hangar 2 of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0), a hidden treasure of St. Louis, MO. Many of these vintage aircraft are in flying condition. Hangar tours ($10, weekends) are a must for plane fans anywhere near the St. Louis area. |
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This was one of the first 'suburbs' of Pittsburgh... This photo is one side of a street that was once a gated community. It was home to 'middle management' and their families of a Pittsburgh steel mill. |
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Hangar 3 of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0), a hidden treasure of St. Louis, MO. Many of these vintage aircraft are in flying condition. Hangar tours ($10, weekends) are a must for plane fans anywhere near the St. Louis area.
http://www.historicaircraftrestorationmuseum.org/ |
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was here until 1984
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild students explore the area with their Gigapans Gigapan by Ben Page and Bryan Mullen |
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A view of the beach at the St Croix River Boom Site. The St. Croix Boom Site is a National Historic Landmark located on the St. Croix River upstream of Stillwater, Minnesota. The site was founded by Stillwater lumber barons, including Isaac Staples, in 1856 after the demise of the original St. Croix Boom Company, which had operated a log boom further upstream near Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota. Staples and others purchased the Boom Company and moved the site downstream. Timber harvested upstream was branded with the logo of the company that had harvested it. The logs were floated down to the boom, where they were sorted by the brands and delivered to the sawmills in Stillwater. The boom company collected a fee of 40 cents per thousand board feet (17 cent/m³) delivered. There is a wayside rest with restrooms and a parking area on top of the bluff with stairs down to a beach at the site. ref: Wikipedia |
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Hangar 1 of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0), a hidden treasure of St. Louis, MO. Many of these vintage aircraft are in flying condition. Hangar tours ($10, weekends) are a must for plane fans anywhere near the St. Louis area. |