#Alfred Ollivant

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#dcxdp#dpxdc#ghost zoo au#reblog#He probably looks even smaller than a 14 year old and all malnourished#Gosh imagine if his death scars are glowing slightly in human form because it's so close to death#very dehydrated and malnourished and needs help#He's up on the watchtower because the stars help and they're worried for the kid#He's so *small* and sickly looking#And I mean#He definitely *Is* sick#depending on how long he's been in the zoo his human body could have So Many medical issues going on

So all the Flashes have to eat. Like, almost constantly, or they lose the energy they need to access the Speedforce. Which means that, in the Flash family, giving food is the ultimate love language. And none of them cook. So they travel finding weirder and more tasty foods to feed this starving child, despite medical (who are all wearing Hawaiian shirts over their lab coats to keep the kid from freaking out at the white) telling them that they need to let Danny relearn how to digest food.

J'ohn knows the kid is in awe of being in space, and takes time every day to to just talk to him. About planets, about asteroids, about what life on Mars was like. They spend hours together, just talking.

Nightwing, upon learning that the tiny Ghost King's favorite object in the word is a beanbag chair because it's soft, goes hunting with the rest of Young Justice to find the softest, squishiest toys they can. And, like the cats that his practically stepmom named herself after, they present these toys to Danny so that his room is soon practically overflowing.

Diana isn't about to be left out. Upon learning that Danny is acquainted with Pandora--the Pandora--takes time to sit with Danny and ask about her relatives on the other side. And upon learning that Clockwork--an aspect of Chronos--left Danny in the zoo to fend for himself, makes a vow to meet the god and punch him in the face. But she lets him talk to her about anything and everything he knows and remembers about ghostly ancient Greece.

Clark, as a father of an outgoing young kid himself, knows that Danny needs social stimulation, especially as he gets better. So he takes it upon himself to make sure that Danny's sister and two best friends go up to the station at least once a week. He also brings pie, courtesy of his mother.

Bruce hasn't actually spoken to Danny since the kid had been admitted to the Watchtower med bay. Instead he's gone over recordings, over the information on him that they got from the GIW, and has come to several very unpalatable conclusions. So he's done something he never thought he'd do. He contacts Jason and asks him, as Red Hood, to get a duffel bag ready for some CST scientists. Jason, after being read into the situation, agrees. They also agree not to tell anyone.

Damian heard the whole conversation and speaks to Jason alone to point out that killing the Fenton parents will only make both children upset, but it would be very easy to engineer an accident that killed two careless scientists. (You will never convince me that, with all the training Damian got in the League of Assassins, he didn't learn how to make a death look natural/accidental.)

Tim and Alfred, knowing Bruce better than he wants to believe they do, have boon working to a) provide Danny with a stable identity (Tim) and b) his own spaces in the manor (Alfred). Alfred also sends Red Robin up with cookies.

Olliver is good at one thing, and one thing only; putting the fear of the IRS into individuals, and so he's attacking the GIW with that in mind. (And failing, because if it's one thing this version of the GIW do, it's paperwork.) But he's trying.

Arthur has absolutely nothing to contribute to the care of the kid (other than the shirts for the med team, and only because I think the image of Aquaman handing over Hawaiian shirts is hilarious) and this pisses him off. He wants to help too--but everyone else is doing it better. And the kid doesn't even like oceans, he's too busy enjoying space.

DPXDC Prompt #84

The GIW had been getting bolder lately and Danny didn’t like it. Turns out Danny’s gut feeling was right and he falls into a trap and gets caught by them. The GIW were ecstatic to have finally caught the ghost boy. They decided to brag about their accomplishment by posting an article about it. They kept Danny in captivity, turns out they weren’t dissecting ghosts but keeping them in a giant zoo. The Justice League finds the article the GIW posted and decides to raid this zoo after Constantine recognizes the ghost in the picture being the king of the infinite realms.

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Thomas is confronted with the real possibility - something terrible has happened on the night of April 14th, 1912.

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April 25th, 1912 - American Inquiry Day 7

(Pictured: Titanic crew survivors in New York)

Day 7: Testimony on the seventh day was actually taken on the evening of the sixth day. For purposes of staying true to the original Inquiry which listed this testimony as the seventh day, so will I.

“Day 7”, if you will, was handled differently than the previous days of inquiry. Six senators: Smith, Burton, Perkins, Fletcher, Newlands and Bourne, each took testimony from 24 members of Titanic crew. Below I will list the each senator and the men they interviewed. Due to the fact there are so many testifying, I have opted to make additional posts that link back to this one. The link with each senator’s name will take you to each post with the notable quotes, lines of questioning, or summaries of testimony.

WITNESSES:

Senator Burton:

George T. Rowe, Quartermaster, RMS Titanic;

Alfred Olliver, Quartermaster, RMS Titanic;

Frank Osman, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic;

Senator Newlands

Edward Wheelton, Saloon Steward, RMS Titanic;

William H. Taylor, Fireman, RMS Titanic;

George Moore, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic;

Thomas Jones, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic;

Senator Perkins

George Symons, Lookout, RMS Titanic;

George A. Hogg, Lookout, RMS Titanic;

Walter J. Perkis, Quartermaster, RMS Titanic;

Symons, Hogg, Perkis – then questioned as a group.

Senator Fletcher

John Hardy, Chief Second Class Steward, RMS Titanic;

William Ward, Saloon Steward, RMS Titanic;

James Widgery, Bath Steward, RMS Titanic;

Edward J. Buley, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic;

Senator Bourne

George F. Crowe, Saloon Steward, RMS Titanic;

C.E. Andrews, Assistant Steward, RMS Titanic;

John Collins, Assistant cook, First Class Galley, RMS Titanic;

Frederick Clench, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic;

Ernest Archer, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic;

Walter T. Brice, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic;

Senator Smith

Albert Haines, Boatswain’s Mate, RMS Titanic;

Samuel S. Hemming, Lamp Trimmer, RMS Titanic;

Frank O. Evans, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic

SEE American Inquiry Day 6 post here.

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[deliciousjinx]

If Alfred was Oliver Queen's butler instead of Bruce Wayne's throughout the years, how could this turn of events change Ollie and Bruce's lives? How would it change the Arrow and Bat Families? And what happens if it resulted in Ra's al Ghul going after Green Arrow (Ollie) somehow for whatever reason rather than the Batman (Bruce)?

I don't know much about Oliver Queen in the comics but I am a fan of the DC Arrow television show and do research as best I can on him just because I am a huge Roy Harper fan so I'm going to be pulling a lot of stuff I've come across about Green Arrow.

I hope I answered this okay but this is just my opinion

Bruce Wayne's and Olliver Queen's up bringing isn't all that different; both growing up in wealthy families and having a stable life. Until Bruce was I'm going to say 8 years old where his parents were shot and killed.

Oliver doesn't discover the same pain as Bruce does until he was much older and by then Oliver has already had the experience of being able to live in his happy dad to day life with everything being blissful for him.

So if Alfred was Oliver's butler instead of Bruce Wayne we would have a darker Batman who would be willing to do anything to get to his goal.

Green Arrow used to be a killer and thought what he was doing was just. Batman might use fear as a tactic but he would never cross the line of taking a life. Hell he doesn't even use guns.

Alfred being Oliver's butler would have Green Arrow not branded as a once killer but someone much more noble and not...well an ass. He probably would notice that his young ward was having issues and not blame Roy for being an addict if he ever does become one.

Bruce not having Alfred there after his parents deaths would only send him down deeper in despair and darkest of losing his parents. Alfread was his anchor during this traumatizing moment of Bruce's life.

When he does take in Dick Grayson I think it be more about control of the situation instead of helping the young boy. Seeing another child's parents die in front of them would more than likely trigger Bruce to that one night in the alley.

Bruce Wayne is nothing but a mask Dick Grayson could come out okay but after reading a few issues of All Star Batman and Robin I know that with all the name calling and abuse he go through Dick would be damaged and afraid.

The matters of Jason Todd is a little different. He grew up in an abusive household so you know he is used to it. Thing he is not use to is how far Batman will go to get information. Batman might even try to force jason to kill sending Jason spiraling and possibly taking Roy Harper's place of becoming an addict. Whether it was the cause or not of his death.

Now in the matters of Ra's wanting Oliver instead of Bruce. In Arrow Oliver did take Ra's up on his offer of becoming the new demon head. But really nothing major would change except for the fact that Damian would never be born and Jason never uses the Lazareth pit.

Bruce Wayne did not make who Batman is, the only thing he brought to that side of him was pain and fear. Alfred was the one to help him see the light in the darkness and be a true hero who has his flaws and not a anti-hero who won't even acknowledge he has any.

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Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and three Welsh saints: Dubricius (Welsh: Dyfrig), Teilo and Oudoceus (Welsh: Euddogwy). It is one of two cathedrals in Cardiff, the other being the Roman Catholic Cardiff Cathedral in the city centre.

The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church. Severe damage was done to the church in 1400 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, during the English Civil War when it was overrun by Parliamentarian troops, and during the Great Storm of 1703. By 1717, the damage to the cathedral was so extensive that the church seriously considered removal of the see.

Following further storms in the early 1720s, construction of a new cathedral began in 1734, designed by John Wood, the Elder. During the Cardiff Blitz of the Second World War in January 1941, the cathedral was severely damaged when a parachute mine was dropped; blowing the roof off the nave, south aisle and chapter house. The stonework which remains from the medieval period is primarily Somerset Dundry stone, though local blue lias constitutes most of the stonework done in the post-Reformation period. The work done on the church since World War II is primarily concrete and Pennant sandstone, and the roofs, of Welsh slate and lead, were added during the post-war rebuilding.

In February 2007, the organ was damaged during a severe lightning strike, prompting a fundraiser of £1.5 million to raise money for an entirely new organ.

For many years, the cathedral had the traditional Anglican choir of boys and men, and more recently a girls' choir, with the only dedicated choir school in the Church in Wales, the Cathedral School, Llandaff.

The cathedral contains a number of notable tombs, including Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton Saint who evangelised Ergyng (now Archenfield) and much of South-East Wales, Meurig ap Tewdrig, King of Gwent, Teilo, a 6th-century Welsh clergyman, church founder and Saint, and many Bishops of Llandaff, from the 7th century Oudoceus to the 19th century Alfred Ollivant, who was bishop from 1849 to 1882.

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Allen, help me, please!

"Allen, Allen I can't do this I can't go back out there, Allen. Please help me," he pleaded with his reflection. The person standing on the other side of the reflection smirked. "Need me to fuck someone up?" "Honestly I don't care what you do so long as you're here and I'm there." Allen shrugged. "Alright. You know how this works." He pressed his hand flat against his side of the glass, and Alfred did the same. They nodded to each other, then, at the same time, uttered a single word. "Switch." Their bodies dissolved momentarily. Then, when they solidified once again, Alfred was in a dark room, looking at his second player look at him from the conference room bathroom. "Is Ollie here?" he asked tentatively before Allen could leave. "'Course he is. Just tell him that we had to switch and he'll take care of you, alright?" Alfred nodded. "Okay. Are the cupcakes still hallucinegenic?" "They sure are. Fantastic trip, if that's what you're looking for." "Nah, I'll pass today. You'd better go before you're too late getting back." "Like they won't notice that you've magically turned hispanic in the span of about five minutes?" Alfred chuckled. "I suppose you have a point." "Obviously. Later, Alfie." Allen gave a backhanded wave as he walked out of the bathroom. "Later, Allen." Alfred followed suit, delving deeper into the familiar mirror dimension. Alfred He stepped up to the double wooden doors, taking a breath before pushing his way inside, giving a sheepish smile and a small wave. "Hello again, everyone." "Alfie! It's so good to see you again!" Oliver jumped up from his seat and practically threw himself at the American, trapping him in a tight hug. "What brings you over to our realm?" "And where's my brother?" Matt questioned. "Allen agreed to trade places for a day, so he's over there doing who knows what. Probably shot someone by now but I can't find it in me to care." "That bad, huh?" Olliver looked up at him, since he was even shorter than his counterpart. "Well, let's call this meeting early and get you home." "He looks like he could use something to eat," Lutz cut in from where he sat, toying with the plume in Luciano's hat. "And a change of clothes, by God! You know, I could-" "Flavio no one gives a damn about what you think everyone else should be wearing," Luciano shot at him. The flashy Italian just held his hands up in surrender and shrugged. "Come on, Matt. And you, Francois. I'm going to make sure you eat something today, too." France grumbled, but followed behind nonetheless. "Thank you, Ollie." "Oh, it's no problem, dear. I love it when you come and visit me." Allen "Alright, bitches! Who do I need to bash in the face today?" he called out to the room full of nations. Slowly, all of them turned to look at him, curious as to who was yelling in such a vulgar manner. "Allen?" Arthur asked, incredulous. "Where's Alfred?" "That's what I think we need to talk about, England." He took another step into the room, pulling out a hip flask and a dagger the length of his forearm. He took a short drink from the flask and set it on the table, then started playing with the blade while he spoke. "You see, everyone, you've all somehow driven your only superpower so insane that he called me up and asked me to take care of you all for him. You know, since I can shoot you all without it ending poorly and he can't." "You wouldn't dare, American. You're too much of a coward to do anything more than talk," Russia cut in. He was shuffling through his papers, not looking at Allen. That irked him. America took two long strides, bringing him within inches of the other, and slammed the blade into the table in front of him, right through the papers in between his fingers. Russia flinched, then glared up at him challengingly. Allen glared darkly right back. "Look at me when you speak, Ruski." Russia sneered. "You're even more of a child than our America is. How pathetic." Allen grinned and stepped back, just enough to address the rest of the room once more. "How many of you are versed in American entertainment?" he questioned openly. No one answered, too confused as to what that had to do with anything. He shook his head, still smiling. "Then who would like to see a magic trick?" Again, silence. He picked up a pencil that was sitting on the table and held it up. "I bet you I can make this pencil disappear!" "Allen, what are you talking about? What does this have to do with anything?" Arthur stood slowly, tensely. "Well, if Russia here says that I'm a child, then I should like childish entertainment, right? Maybe he'd like to help me show you all what I mean!" He held the pencil in his fist, slammed it down on the table point-up, then grabbed the back of the Russian's head and jammed it down over his hand and onto the pencil. People screamed in horror, but no one moved. Allen ran a hand through the blood pooling on the table, then ran it through his hair, streaking it with dark, wet crimson, then bowed. "I hope you all were well entertained."

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Spotlight: Danescourt Estate

In the northwest corner of Cardiff, sandwiched between Llandaff and Radyr, sits Danescourt. This 1970s development of c.1,200 houses has at its heart a thirteenth century church, a fifteenth century manor house and, for some inexplicable reason, a postbox dating back to King George V.  Anachronistic postboxes aside, there is a surprising amount of history for an estate which is just 40 years old...

Origin of the name

As previously covered ‘Danescourt’ is an amalgamation of the names of two properties which predate the estate. “Danes” refers to Danesbrook House, a private dwelling built during the Edwardian period and later extended and converted into a private nursing home, while “Court” refers to Radyr Court House (after which the nearby Radyr Court Road is named).

Radyr Court

In the 12th Century to the west of St John’s Church (on what is now Heol Aradur) stood a house called Radyr Isha (Lower Radyr), it had passed into the Mathew family in the 1450s through the marriage of Thomas Mathew (3rd son of Sir David Mathew, Standard Bearer of England under King Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses) to Catherine Ferch Morgan (daughter of Welsh nobleman Morgan Ap Llewellyn and heiress of Radyr). The marriage elevated the Mathew family so significantly that they felt it necessary to replace their grand Radyr Isha property with a larger and far grander manor house.

The new home (known as Cwrt Radur, or Radyr Court) was constructed at about 1469 to the east of St John’s Church alongside an existing track which led to a ford at the River Taff. The property was said to be a grand manor house, similar in size and style to that of the ‘Van House’ in Caerphilly built several years earlier. Radyr Isha had been left to ruin, as noted by Rhys Meurig in the 16th century: 

“ye manor house by the west of ye church, sometime ye house of Morgan Llew ap Jeban, now decay'd"

In subsequent years the derelict house would be removed in its entirety (foundations and all) by David’s grandson Sir George Mathew to make way for a large deer park. Deer were seen a status symbol in Tudor times, but this unnecessary extravagance would signal the beginning of the end for the Mathew dynasty. 

Creation of the deer park required the eviction of several tenant farmers in the manor, this loss of potential income coupled with the high cost of looking after a herd of deer led to significant financial problems. George’s eldest son William attempted to revive his family’s fortune by investing in the Pentyrch Iron Works. By 1625, with crippling debts and very little income, Captain George Mathew was forced to sell what remained of the estate to the Lewis family of Caerphilly ending nearly 200 years of the Mathew family’s reign in Radyr.

By 1830 a large portion of Radyr Court had to be demolished after being ravaged by fire. The remaining wings of the house were renovated and converted into a farmhouse. It remained as a working farm until the 1970s (top picture) when council planners purchased the surrounding lands and set about creating a new estate to satisfy the needs of the expanding city. By 1979 the farmhouse had been extensively renovated and reopened as a pub known as The Radyr Court.

The pub has changed hands a number of times in 40 years and undergone several transformations, including a stint between 2003 and 2013 where the upstairs became an Indian restaurant. The current incarnation is viewed as more of a restaurant than a pub and is owned by three local men who saved it from closure in 2013. It officially reopened in 2015 after an extensive (and no doubt expensive) refurbishment, with a new logo featuring a deer and the year ‘1469′ in reference to the history of the building.

Radyr Chain

In Tudor times the responsibility for maintaining the local road network was that of the Parish. Each parishioner was duty-bound to do one week (6 days) unpaid work on the roads (although records from the time suggest payment in the form of free ale may have been given). As traffic on the roads increased, and parishioners were less willing to give up their free time, it was necessary for the parish to use paid labour. By the 1770s it became apparent that the present system was unsustainable and before the end of the century major roads in the county became turnpikes (an early name for a toll road). The concept worked in much the same way that modern toll roads do where an appointed trust takes control of a section of road and charges road users for using that particular section; the fees collected would then be used for repairs and maintenance.

The main road from Llandaff to Capel Llanilltern (modern day Llantrisant Road) became a turnpike and was operated for profit by the Cardiff Turnpike Trust. A toll booth was built at the junction of modern day Waterhall Road, but road users soon realised they could bypass this toll by instead travelling via Llandaff Bridge and using nearby Radyr Court Road. In a bid to combat this, the Trust installed a chain across the road which was only lowered on receipt of payment. This led to the area being referred to as "Radyr Chain".

One known operator at the Radyr Chain toll booth was an elderly woman by the name of Rachel, also known as "Rachel of the Chain". Little is known of Rachel, though she is mentioned in this 1895 account by the Reverend William David, Rector Of St Fagans:

“Rachel, of the Chain, who lived alone in a comical little cabin about nine or ten feet square which stood at the corner of the adjacent crossroads, where she kept charge of a chain stretched across the road and lowered only on payment of toll by any traveller.”

The turnpikes were never popular, particularly with vendors living north of Radyr wishing to sell their wares in Cardiff. The hostility eventually turned to rioting in the 1840s, and by 1851 the turnpike trusts throughout South Wales were disbanded. Responsibility for the roads initially passed to a Llandaff Highways Board before eventually coming under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Glamorgan County Council in 1888.

With the former turnpikes now in the hands of the local Government, money for road maintenance was collected through taxes instead of individual tolls. This rendered the toll houses surplus to requirements and across the county they were demolished or sold off. Although Radyr Chain had been suggested for demolition in 1864 (and again in 1865) to facilitate the widening of the turnpike road, it is known to still be in place in 1879 as a local government report commented on the poor sanitary conditions and lack of running water at the building. The toll house had certainly been demolished by the early 1890s, and within 10 years the site had been redeveloped and the modern day “Radyr Chain” house (pictured) and lodge house were built.

The tree around which the chain was connected is believed to have been removed when construction of Danescourt began in the 1970s, the stump now sits in the foyer of the the Church Hall in Danescourt.

Surprising street names

Modern housing estates are usually littered with bland street names typically named after arbitrary items such as trees or plants (Pontprennau's Blackberry Way, Greenacre Drive and Acorn Grove immediately spring to mind!). When choosing the names of Danescourt's streets the planners appear to have consulted the history books for some rather more interesting and relevant names.

Radyr Court Road remains in situ (although the section leading north from the Taff through to Llantrisant Road is almost entirely pedestrianised) and off it you can find Mathew Walk (a reference to the Mathew family), Rachel Close (widely believed to be a reference to Rachel of the Chain) and Cadoc Place (an Anglicisation of the Saint Catwg).

Further afield at least 17 of the streets are named after former Deans, Archdeacons and Bishops of Llandaff, the first of which was a cleric by the name of Urban (a Latinised version of his birth name "Gwrgan") who is said to have established the Diocese of Llandaff and served as it's first Bishop in 1107 until his death in 1134. His name lives on as Heol Urban ("Heol" means "Road"). Heol Urban leads to three cul-de-sacs which are also named after former clergymen; Lynch Blosse Close (after Henry Lynch Blosse who served as Archdeacon from 1859 - 1877 and Dean until 1879) Bruce Knight Close (after William Bruce Knight who was Dean between 1843 and 1845 before becoming Chancellor) and Marshall Close (believed to be after John Marshall, Bishop between 1478 and 1496). Elsewhere in the estate the surnames of former Bishops William da Braose (1266-1287), Robert Holgate (1537-1545), Francis Godwin, (1601-1617), Charles Sumner (1826-1827) and Alfred Ollivant (1849-1882) are used as prefixes for the word "Close", as is that of James Rice Buckley the Archdeacon from 1913 - 1924 who has his own statue on the Cathedral Green in Llandaff (pictured).

Other streets named after former Bishops include Richard Lewis Close (1883-1905), Timothy Rees Close (1931-1939), Blethin Close (Anglicised version of William Blethyn, 1575-1590), Herbert March Close (a mis-spelling of Herbert Marsh, 1816-1819) and Hugh's Close (a fairly common name, but believed to be in reference to Hugh Jones, Bishop from 1567-1574). John Morgan Close (1939-1957) and Glyn Simon Close (1957-1971) are particularly significant as they both served as Bishop of Llandaff before becoming Archbishop of Wales.

In addition to the wider Diocese of Llandaff, a number of the streets are named after people who have made a contribution to Llandaff Cathedral. John Prichard and John Pollard Seddon, the Victorian Architects charged with restoring the Cathedral in the late 19th Century, are immortalised by the street names Heol Seddon and Pritchard Close (another spelling mistake).  Jasper Close is named after Jasper Tudor who designed and helped fund the northwest tower of the Cathedral in the 14th Century, while Pace Close is named in reference to George Pace who helped restore the Cathedral in the 1950s following significant damage during World War II.

Other streets are named after artists and sculptors who have created significant pieces of artwork for the Cathedral, including:

Burne Jones Close: after Edward Burne-Jones, artist (Six Days of Creation, c.1893)

Edward Clarke Close: after Edward Clarke, stonemason (Trinity Corbel, 19th C.)

Epstein Close: after Sir Jacob Epstein, artist (Christ in Majesty, 1954)

Piper Close: after John Piper, artist (stained glass window "The Supper at Emmaus" 1959)

Roper Close: after Frank Roper, sculptor (Flowers of the Virgin Mary, 1964)

Rossetti Close: after Dante Gabriel Rossetti, artist (The Seed of David, 1864)

Wyon Close: after Allan G. Wyon, engraver (life size Brass of Timothy Rees)

The artists Thomas Woolner (Moses Before the Glory of God, 1860) and Alan Durst (Scenes From the Bible and the Life of St Teilo, 1952) have also been honoured with street names, but like many in the area they have both been spelt incorrectly as Woolmer Close and Allan Durst Close.

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Thomas is greeted by Quartermaster Alfred Olliver - but there appears to be a problem.

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American Inquiry Day 7- Senator Burton

Witnesses:

George T. Rowe, Quartermaster, RMS Titanic;

Alfred Olliver, Quartermaster, RMS Titanic;

Frank Osman, Able Seaman, RMS Titanic;

Notable Quotes/Lines of Questioning or Summary of Testimony:

On the night of the sinking, Rowe felt a “jar” when the boat struck the berg. At that time he felt that she had not turned at the helm. He did not feel any scraping along the side. He immediately went to the bridge to stand by the phone, ultimately he assisted in firing off distress rockets and attempting to send morse signal to the light he saw in the distance from the bridge. He would continue at this until Chief Officer Wilde, needing a sailor for the boat being lowered, Captain Smith told Rowe to fire no more rockets and get into the boat. They ended up having a total of 39 persons and four “chinamen or Filipinos” they discovered later.

Rowe’s boat was the one Bruce Ismay eventually got in, and therefore he was questioned about the circumstances of Ismay’s boarding at the time. According to Rowe, Ismay and another gentleman were not told to get in, they just did so when no more women were to be found. Rowe confirmed that they pulled for the light in the distance but could not seem to get closer, Rowe claimed he saw a stern light of a smaller possible sailing boat. They were about ¾ miles from Titanic, when Rowe ‘her stern disappear at the finish’.

Olliver was stand-by quartermaster on the bridge starting at 10 pm. He was “running messages and doing various other duties” and just re-entering the bridge from an errand when the collision occurred. He had heard the three bells from the lookout, a grinding sound and saw the iceberg from the bridge. While at the bridge, Olliver testifies he heard the order given “hard aport” by First Officer Murdoch and it was immediately carried out. (What Olliver did not hear was the initial call for “hard astarboard” which was given after warning from the crow’s nest. The maneuver that was being done is called ‘porting about’.( Source.) He continued to run messages (orders) about the ship to the carpenter, chief engineer, the boatswain, among others, regarding what was to be done.

Olliver was in boat 5 on the starboard side, the same boat to which he was stationed, which went out third on that side and under the charge of Third Officer Pitman. There were six crew members including Olliver and Pitman, and Olliver estimates about 40 passengers, as he had extreme difficulty getting near the hole to put the plug in to avoid being swamped. Olliver confirmed Pitman’s testimony that he had given the order to return to the ship but that the passengers “very nearly all objected” so Pitman withdrew the order.

“She was well down at the head at first, when we got away from her at first, and to my idea she broke forward, and the afterpart righted itself and made another plunge and went right down. I fancied I saw her black form. It was dark, and I fancied” – Olliver

Osman went away in boat 2, which was one of the emergency boats, and the sixteenth boat to be launched. Fourth Officer Boxhall was in charge of this boat, Murdoch oversaw the loading. Osman estimates 25-30 including all crew. Because they had found (Boxhall testified that he had in fact taken them with him) rockets in their boat, they were able to shoot them off and be the first boat to be met by the Carpathia. Osman saw the light as well thinking it to be a sailing vessel, with her white masthead light.

Osman claimed to see the iceberg when morning came. According to him it was about 100 ft out of the water, round but pointy at the top, the coloring was dark, “like dirty ice” and he felt it was the one because “we could see it was the biggest berg there, and the other ones would not have done so much damage, I think.”

“We pulled astern that way again, and after we got astern we lay on our oars and saw the ship go down. After she got to a certain angle she exploded, broke in halves, and it seemed to me as if all the engines and everything that was in the after part slid out into the forward part, and the after part came up right again, and as soon as it came up right down it went again.” – Osman

Osman felt had there been life rafts aboard they would have plenty of time to launch those and save many more souls on board.

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Augustus + Bob, Son of Battle on The Millions' 2014 Most Anticipated List

The Millions released part two of their Most Anticipated 2014 Book Preview list and a couple of forthcoming NYRB books made the cut: Stoner author John William's final novel, Augustus (NYRB Classics), and Lydia Davis's adaptation of Alfred Ollivant's Bob, Son of Battle (NYR Children's Collection). Highlight: this list includes the only juxtaposition of John Williams and the Kardashians known to man. Or so we think.

Both Augustus and Bob, Son of Battle hit shelves in August.

To view the second part of list in full, visit The Millions here.

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Cathedrals of Britain Spam

Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and three Welsh saints: Dubricius (Welsh: Dyfrig), Teilo and Oudoceus (Welsh: Euddogwy). It is one of two cathedrals in Cardiff, the other being the Roman Catholic Cardiff Cathedral in the city centre.

The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church. Severe damage was done to the church in 1400 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, during the English Civil War when it was overrun by Parliamentarian troops, and during the Great Storm of 1703. By 1717, the damage to the cathedral was so extensive that the church seriously considered removal of the see.

Following further storms in the early 1720s, construction of a new cathedral began in 1734, designed by John Wood, the Elder. During the Cardiff Blitz of the Second World War in January 1941, the cathedral was severely damaged when a parachute mine was dropped; blowing the roof off the nave, south aisle and chapter house. The stonework which remains from the medieval period is primarily Somerset Dundry stone, though local blue lias constitutes most of the stonework done in the post-Reformation period. The work done on the church since World War II is primarily concrete and Pennant sandstone, and the roofs, of Welsh slate and lead, were added during the post-war rebuilding.

In February 2007, the organ was damaged during a severe lightning strike, prompting a fundraiser of £1.5 million to raise money for an entirely new organ.

For many years, the cathedral had the traditional Anglican choir of boys and men, and more recently a girls' choir, with the only dedicated choir school in the Church in Wales, the Cathedral School, Llandaff.

The cathedral contains a number of notable tombs, including Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton Saint who evangelised Ergyng (now Archenfield) and much of South-East Wales, Meurig ap Tewdrig, King of Gwent, Teilo, a 6th-century Welsh clergyman, church founder and Saint, and many Bishops of Llandaff, from the 7th century Oudoceus to the 19th century Alfred Ollivant, who was bishop from 1849 to 1882.

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Cathedrals of Britain Spam

Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and three Welsh saints: Dubricius (Welsh: Dyfrig), Teilo and Oudoceus (Welsh: Euddogwy). It is one of two cathedrals in Cardiff, the other being the Roman Catholic Cardiff Cathedral in the city centre.

The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church. Severe damage was done to the church in 1400 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, during the English Civil War when it was overrun by Parliamentarian troops, and during the Great Storm of 1703. By 1717, the damage to the cathedral was so extensive that the church seriously considered removal of the see.

Following further storms in the early 1720s, construction of a new cathedral began in 1734, designed by John Wood, the Elder. During the Cardiff Blitz of the Second World War in January 1941, the cathedral was severely damaged when a parachute mine was dropped; blowing the roof off the nave, south aisle and chapter house. The stonework which remains from the medieval period is primarily Somerset Dundry stone, though local blue lias constitutes most of the stonework done in the post-Reformation period. The work done on the church since World War II is primarily concrete and Pennant sandstone, and the roofs, of Welsh slate and lead, were added during the post-war rebuilding.

In February 2007, the organ was damaged during a severe lightning strike, prompting a fundraiser of £1.5 million to raise money for an entirely new organ.

For many years, the cathedral had the traditional Anglican choir of boys and men, and more recently a girls' choir, with the only dedicated choir school in the Church in Wales, the Cathedral School, Llandaff.

The cathedral contains a number of notable tombs, including Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton Saint who evangelised Ergyng (now Archenfield) and much of South-East Wales, Meurig ap Tewdrig, King of Gwent, Teilo, a 6th-century Welsh clergyman, church founder and Saint, and many Bishops of Llandaff, from the 7th century Oudoceus to the 19th century Alfred Ollivant, who was bishop from 1849 to 1882.

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Cathedrals of Britain Spam

Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and three Welsh saints: Dubricius (Welsh: Dyfrig), Teilo and Oudoceus (Welsh: Euddogwy). It is one of two cathedrals in Cardiff, the other being the Roman Catholic Cardiff Cathedral in the city centre.

The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church. Severe damage was done to the church in 1400 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, during the English Civil War when it was overrun by Parliamentarian troops, and during the Great Storm of 1703. By 1717, the damage to the cathedral was so extensive that the church seriously considered removal of the see.

Following further storms in the early 1720s, construction of a new cathedral began in 1734, designed by John Wood, the Elder. During the Cardiff Blitz of the Second World War in January 1941, the cathedral was severely damaged when a parachute mine was dropped; blowing the roof off the nave, south aisle and chapter house. The stonework which remains from the medieval period is primarily Somerset Dundry stone, though local blue lias constitutes most of the stonework done in the post-Reformation period. The work done on the church since World War II is primarily concrete and Pennant sandstone, and the roofs, of Welsh slate and lead, were added during the post-war rebuilding.

In February 2007, the organ was damaged during a severe lightning strike, prompting a fundraiser of £1.5 million to raise money for an entirely new organ.

For many years, the cathedral had the traditional Anglican choir of boys and men, and more recently a girls' choir, with the only dedicated choir school in the Church in Wales, the Cathedral School, Llandaff.

The cathedral contains a number of notable tombs, including Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton Saint who evangelised Ergyng (now Archenfield) and much of South-East Wales, Meurig ap Tewdrig, King of Gwent, Teilo, a 6th-century Welsh clergyman, church founder and Saint, and many Bishops of Llandaff, from the 7th century Oudoceus to the 19th century Alfred Ollivant, who was bishop from 1849 to 1882.

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Cathedrals of Britain Spam

Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and three Welsh saints: Dubricius (Welsh: Dyfrig), Teilo and Oudoceus (Welsh: Euddogwy). It is one of two cathedrals in Cardiff, the other being the Roman Catholic Cardiff Cathedral in the city centre.

The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church. Severe damage was done to the church in 1400 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, during the English Civil War when it was overrun by Parliamentarian troops, and during the Great Storm of 1703. By 1717, the damage to the cathedral was so extensive that the church seriously considered removal of the see.

Following further storms in the early 1720s, construction of a new cathedral began in 1734, designed by John Wood, the Elder. During the Cardiff Blitz of the Second World War in January 1941, the cathedral was severely damaged when a parachute mine was dropped; blowing the roof off the nave, south aisle and chapter house. The stonework which remains from the medieval period is primarily Somerset Dundry stone, though local blue lias constitutes most of the stonework done in the post-Reformation period. The work done on the church since World War II is primarily concrete and Pennant sandstone, and the roofs, of Welsh slate and lead, were added during the post-war rebuilding.

In February 2007, the organ was damaged during a severe lightning strike, prompting a fundraiser of £1.5 million to raise money for an entirely new organ.

For many years, the cathedral had the traditional Anglican choir of boys and men, and more recently a girls' choir, with the only dedicated choir school in the Church in Wales, the Cathedral School, Llandaff.

The cathedral contains a number of notable tombs, including Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton Saint who evangelised Ergyng (now Archenfield) and much of South-East Wales, Meurig ap Tewdrig, King of Gwent, Teilo, a 6th-century Welsh clergyman, church founder and Saint, and many Bishops of Llandaff, from the 7th century Oudoceus to the 19th century Alfred Ollivant, who was bishop from 1849 to 1882.