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[oceancentury]

2024 My Top 10 Original Posts. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

[ancientsstudies]

Wallington Hall by thiswildandbeautiful.

[insidecroydon]

Colburn's emotional speech to Commons: 'Help is out there'

Hushed house: Carshalton and Wallington MP Elliot Colburn received handshakes and pats on the back for his speech Carshalton and Wallington MP Elliot Colburn received thanks from his own party leader and a handshake from Labour’s Keir Starmer in the House of Commons yesterday, as he bravely fought back the tears and gave a moving speech to a hushed chamber about how he tried to take his own life,…

[holmesillustrations]

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Paget Eliminations / Other Artist Eliminations

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All Sidney Paget illustrations are for the Strand Jul 1891 - Dec 1904

"He took two swift steps to the whip." Case of Identity Characters: Holmes, James Windibank

"He bowed solemnly to both of us." Blue Carbuncle Characters: Holmes, Watson, Henry Baker

"With a look of grief and despair." Beryl Coronet Characters: Watson, Holmes, Alexander Holder

"How far to Wallington?" Cardboard Box Characters: Watson, Holmes

"This was the place indicated." Musgrave Ritual Characters: Holmes, Musgrave

"It's Charcoal," he cried." Greek Interpreter Characters: Holmes, Mycroft, Gregson, Watson

"His body was discovered." Hound of the Baskervilles Characters: Sir Charles Baskerville, Barrymore

"The shadow of Sherlock Holmes." Hound of the Baskervilles Characters: Watson

"Colonel Moran sprang forward, with a snarl of rage." Empty House Characters: Lestrade, Watson, Holmes, Moran, Police

"I heard him chuckle as the light fell upon a patched Dunlop tyre." Priory School Characters: Watson, Holmes

"It was young Stanley Hopkins, a promising detective." Golden Pince-nez Characters: Watson, Hopkins

"The Premier snatched the blue envelope from his hand." Second Stain Characters: Watson, Holmes, Trelawney, Lord Bellinger

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊  To 1 Of Britain's Most Distinguished & Dedicated Actors Of The Golden Age Of Acting Of Our Times.

He is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades and is considered a British film icon. He has received various awards including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. As of 2017, the films in which He has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. He is one of only five male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in five different decades. In 2000, he received a BAFTA Fellowship and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to cinema.

Born On March 14th, 1933 Maurice Joseph Micklewhite on 14 March 1933 at St Olave's Hospital in Rotherhithe, London, England. His English mother, Ellen Frances Marie (née Burchell; 1900–1989), was a cook and charwoman, while his father, also named Maurice Joseph Micklewhite (1899–1956), was a fish market porter of Romani, English and Irish heritage. He was brought up in his mother's Protestant faith.

He had an elder maternal half-brother named David William Burchell, and a younger full brother, Stanley Micklewhite. He grew up in Southwark, London, and during the Second World War was evacuated 100 miles (160 km) north to North Runcton near King's Lynn in Norfolk, where he made his acting debut at the village school and had a pet carthorse called Lottie. After the war, his father was demobilised, and the family were rehoused by the council in Marshall Gardens at the Elephant and Castle in a prefabricated house made in Canada, for much of London's housing stock had been destroyed during the Blitz in 1940–1941:

At the age of 10, He acted in a school play as the father of the ugly sisters in Cinderella. His fly was undone and he got a laugh, and he took on acting based on the laugh. In 1944, He passed his eleven-plus examination, winning a scholarship to Hackney Downs School (formerly The Grocers' Company's School). After a year there he moved to Wilson's Grammar School in Camberwell (now Wilson's School in Wallington, London), which he left at 16 after gaining a School Certificate in six subjects. He then worked briefly as a filing clerk and messenger for a film company in Victoria Street and film producer Jay Lewis in Wardour Street.

Often playing a Cockney, He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), The Italian Job, and Battle of Britain (both 1969).

During this time he established a distinctive visual style wearing thick horn-rimmed glasses combined with sharp suits and a laconic vocal delivery; he was recognized as a style icon of the 1960s. He solidified his stardom with roles in Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), and A Bridge Too Far (1977).

He received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his roles as Elliot in Woody Allen's comedy Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and as Dr. Wilbur Larch in Lasse Hallström's drama The Cider House Rules (1999). His other Oscar-nominated films include Alfie (1966), Sleuth (1972), Educating Rita (1983), and The Quiet American (2002). Other notable performances include in the films California Suite (1978), Dressed to Kill (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Little Voice (1998), Quills (2000), Children of Men (2006), and Youth (2015).

He is also known for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and for his comedic roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Miss Congeniality (2000), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and Secondhand Lions (2003).

He portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). He appeared in Nolan's films The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Tenet (2020). He also appeared in the actions films Now You See Me (2013), and Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014).

For More Then 7 Seven Decades He Has Graced The Silver Screen & Theater Plays Time & Time & Time Again & To This Very Day.

He Is Undoubtedly The Best British Actor To Day Other Then Noticeable Legendaey British Actors such as Sir Patrick Stewart & Sir John Hurt

Please Wish This Most Outstanding & Distinguished Actor Of The UK 🇬🇧 A Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

You Know Him.  You Love Him

The 1  & The Only

SIR MICHAEL CAINE  🇬🇧

HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 TO YOU SIR CAINE & HERE'S TO YOU MAKING 100 IN THE YEARS TO COME

[wallington-glass]

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[thefollyflaneuse]

Rothley Castle, Rothley, Northumberland

In the middle of the 18th century Wallington Hall, west of Morpeth in Northumberland, was the seat of Sir Walter Calverley Blackett. Like many men of his time, he remodelled his park and introduced fashionable landscape features. On Rothley Crags, a windswept outcrop of rock north of Wallington Hall, he erected a sham castle which served as a distant eye-catcher from the house. Continue reading…

[twoblackcats-com-blog]

life at the big house in the small town by Dave Binyon Via Flickr: Please Listen : Right Click and select "Open link in new tab" www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9m-4gyjiaA bill frissell - small town Life in the big house in the small town Dolls House at Wallington House, Northumberland

[jpbjazz]

LÉGENDES DU JAZZ

DUKE JORDAN, PIONNIER DU BEBOP

Né le 1er avril 1922 à New York, Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan a été élevé à Brooklyn et a fréquenté le Boys High School. Jordan a commencé à étudier le piano classique à l’âge de huit ans. Huit ans plus tard, Jordan avait joué dans un groupe scolaire au Brooklyn Automotive High. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme d’études secondaires en 1939, Jordan s’était joint au septet du joueur de trombone Steve Pulliam. Durant l‘été, le groupe avait remporté un prix dans le cadre d’un concours d’amateurs à l’Exposition mondiale de New York, ce qui avait attiré l’attention du productreur John Hammond qui avait été particulièrement impressionné par le talent de Jordan. Le groupe avait poursuivi ses activités durant un an ou deux. À ce moment-là, Jordan était entré dans la phase la plus productive de son apprentissage.

En 1941, le jazz traversait une période de renaissance. À l’époque où Jordan avait commencé à travailler dans un club de Harlem, le bebop était en pleine effervescence dans plusieurs clubs du haut de la ville. Le groupe de Jordan était officiellement dirigé par Clark Monroe, un vétéran des clubs de nuit qui était également impliqué dans l’opération de plusieurs autres boîtes, dont la Uptown House où Charlie Parker avait fait ses débuts à New York. Avant de se tourner vers le bebop, Jordan avait aussi joué dans des groupes de swing.

Jordan, qui s’était familiarisé avec le jazz en écoutant les disques de Teddy Wilson et d’Art Tatum, avait été rapidement mis en contact avec la musique de Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie et Charlie Parker. Avec Powell, Monk, Al Haig, Billy Taylor et George Wallington, Jordan avait été un des premiers pianistes à jouer du bebop. Durant un certain temps, Jordan s’était produit avec Coleman Hawkins au Kelly's Stable. Par la suite, Jordan avait travaillé durant un an avec un groupe appelé les Savoy Sultans. Le groupe était appelé ainsi parce qu’il avait été engagé comme orchestre-résident du célèbre Savoy Ballroom.

Impressionné par le talent et jeu imaginatif de Jordan, Charlie Parker avai décidé de l’engager avec son quintet. Les autres membres du groupe étaient Miles Davis à la trompette, Tommy Potter à la trompette et Max Roach à la batterie. De 1946 à 1948, Jordan avait travaillé avec le quintet de Parker de façon intermittente. Plusieurs enregistrements de Jordan réalisés avec le groupe de Parker de 1947 à 1948 pour les disques Dial et Savoy sont devenus des classiques du jazz, dont  “Embraceable You”, “Crazeology”, "Dewey Square", "Bongo Bop", "Bird of Paradise" et “Scrapple From the Apple.”

Après avoir quitté le groupe de Parker à l’automne 1948, Jordan avait joué avec les saxophonistes Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Stan Getz et Coleman Hawkins. Jordan, qui avait aussi formé son propre quartet, a également composé une partie de la bande sonore du film ‘’Les Liaisons Dangereuses’’ de Roger Vadim en 1959.

À partir du milieu des années 1950, Jordan avait également poursuivi une carrière sous son propre nom. Arrivant à peine à rejoindre les deux bouts avec sa carrière de musicien, Jordan avait dû cependant gagner sa vie comme chauffeur de taxi à New York au milieu des années 1960. Au cours de cette période, Jordan avait surtout joué et enregistré en trio. La plus célèbre composition de Jordan, intitulée  "Jordu", était devenue un standard du jazz lorsque le trompettiste Clifford Jordan l’avait incluse dans son répertoire.

En 1952, à une époque où les mariages interraciaux étaient plutôt rares, Jordan avait épousé la chanteuse de jazz Sheila Jordan. Finalement, la dépendance de Jordan envers les narcotiques avait eu raison de son mariage. Le couple, qui avait divorcé en 1962, avait eu une fille, Tracey J. Jordan. La chanteuse avait déclaré plus tard qu’un de ses plus grands regrets était que son mari n’avait jamais vraiment connu sa fille. Sheila avait expliqué:

‘’Duke was never there for us. I was legally married, but he was a junkie, and he needed to be anywhere he could get his fix. I kept thinking he was going to get better, but he didn’t. He would babysit for me, and one day I came back and Tracey was alone. He’d gone out to get his fix. I realized this guy had been going out all the time and leaving this baby alone! Finally, he just disappeared, and that was it. {...} It’s too bad, because Tracey called him and she finally got in touch with him just before he died, and they sort of had like a little relationship going. But yeah, it was sad that he didn’t get to know Tracey, because I think he would have been very proud of her.’’

La dépendance de Jordan envers l’héroïne remontait au milieu des années 1960. Après être venu à bout de sa dépendance, Jordan s’est installé à Copenhague en 1975. Jordan ayant enregistré une série d’albums pour la compagnie danoise Steeplechase en 1973, cela expliquait sans doute son intérêt pour le Danemark. En 1978, Jordan s’est installé à Valby, en banlieue de Copenhague. C’est là qu’il est mort le 8 août 2006. Il avait seulement quarante-quatre ans.

Duke Jordan est toujours demeuré fidèle au bebop et ne semble pas avoir modifié son style jusqu’à sa mort.

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 SOURCES:

‘’Duke Jordan.’’ Wikipedia, 2023.

‘’Duke Jordan.’’ All About Jazz, 2023.

SCHWEITZER, Vivien. ‘’Pianist Duke Jordan Dies at Age 44.’’ Playbill, 21 août 2006.

[aigreenland]

("Wallington Opera House" Eskajak, Greenland, 2021)

[oceancentury]

Wallington House, UK.

[chodhound]

Wandering the Wandle - Part 1

I was chatting with friends in May and mentioned that I was planning on walking the Wandle trail after seeing this article on MyLondon (I think Google pushed the article to me via their news service) - https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/beautiful-walk-named-one-londons-26781996 - I was surprised to find that other people wanted to walk it too! Before I knew it four of us were planning the expedition - although due to scheduling issues it turned out that on the day - it was just me and my good friend and fearsome Croydonite Andy that did the trail.

I made my way from my home to East Croydon station and stopped for a cheeky breakfast muffin and cup of coffee at the rather busy for 10:30am Wetherspoons pub on Croydon High Street.

Suitably fortified we made our way along the High Street - past the remnants of busy commerce now left with shuttered up shops and occasional bright spots of casinos, betting shops and newsagents - like a parade of gappy teeth of habitual drunkard. Andy regaled me we talk of his past when as a teenager he would visit the small outpost of the Forbidden planet (miraculously still there) or the roleplaying game shop to spend his pocket money. We continued further down the High Street and past the sight of the burning of the House of Reeves shop in the 2011 London Riots.

We walked along the tram line and observed that Croydon was forged by it's transport links - the brutal dual carriageway and tramlinks cutting through it. Andy told me that Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra spent some time in Croydon during the 1970 and that it is thought that this inspired Mega-City One. We past some grafitti and felt like we were going in the right direction.

And here it was the start of the Wandle in Croydon's Wandle Park - this was culverted in Andy's youth only to be opened up and the once dull park transformed into a haven for wildlife.

From here we crossed the Purley Way and found Waddon Ponds (https://goo.gl/maps/LqDa1mds5GKCmH989) - these are delightful although the map makes them look slightly phallic.

We found some juvenile moor hens hanging out and we discussed the state of politics. The evidence of mills were present.

The route took us along the Wandle - which was quite shallow and stream like - but looked clean and healthly - suburban houses backing on to it. Meadows filled with wildflowers suggested that we might not be in London anymore and in fact be in some bucolic paradise.

We carried on towards the lovely Beddington Park (https://goo.gl/maps/VfWuSASS7vgu757X9) - which was next to the Andy's school - WallingTon County Grammar School - I was particularly taken with the alley known as Bunker's alley for obvious reasons.

Rather pretty - a old stone bridge that Andy would run over as part of his cross-country runs and there was talk of some kind of imitation rite - an assault course type run that involved fording the river. We had to wait for the volunteer army with their wheelbarrows on a narrow bridge. There were geese and a fun island that Andy informed me the big kids would throw smaller kid's rucksacks on to to torment them.

We met and friendly dog:

Okay - that's it for Part 1 - tune in later for Part 2...

More details here:

[wallingtoninc]

Which are the 5 most common heating and plumbing supplies?

 Let us check out the five common heating and plumbing supplies we use in our day-to-day lives. These are faucets, HVAC plumbing supplies, water heaters, boilers, and hydronic heating products.

Faucets are used to control the flow of water from a tap or other source. There are two main types of faucets: compression and ceramic disc. Compression faucets use a rubber washer to control the flow of water, while ceramic disc faucets use a ceramic disc that is moved by a lever.

Pumps are mechanical devices that use pressure to move fluids or gases from one location to another. The pump's function relies on two things: compressional action and displacement. The compressional action is what pushes the fluid from one point to another, while the displacement action allows the fluid to move along the length of the pump. Pumps are used for water supply, sewage/slurry disposal, and food and beverage manufacturing.

A water heater is a crucial appliance in every home. It provides a continuous supply of hot water to the household. The temperature of the hot water depends on the type of heating element used and the amount of electricity supplied to it. This heating supply can be used to provide hot water for bathing, dishwashing, clothes washing, and other uses.

A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid is heated at high pressure. Boilers can be classified into three types: fire-tube boilers, water-tube boilers, and oil-fired boilers. The heated or vaporized fluid exits in the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.  

A hydronic heating system relies on water or other liquids to heat your home. It is also known as radiant heating and is made of either pipes or cables that are filled with fluid that transfers heat directly into the room. This type of heating system can be used in any room of the house and is an excellent choice for those who want a clean, green, efficient way to heat their home.

Wallington Plumbing and Heating Supply is a reputable company with many years of experience in the industry. From faucets to water heaters, this heating plumbing supplies company has it all. Wallington Heating and Plumbing Supply Fairfield stocks a wide range of heating and hvac plumbing supplies from famous brands to meet all your needs. For any queries relating to the products, you can visit Heating and Plumbing Supply Fairfield today!

[nedflix-n-chill]

Tales From the Budget Pack: The Vampires Night Orgy Aye, fuck the wheel. Of all the undiscovered gems just sitting there... uh... undiscovered, waiting for me to... uhm... discover them, the wheel gives me the fucking shitty public domain box set.  If this was 1 year ago and pre-medicated me then I would assume this was God personally challenging me because the Old Testament God was a real fucking dickhead. But I'm a lot smarter now... OK just a lot more selective of which drugs I take and I now know there is no God. There also is no orgy. Wtf. It's bad enough that this shitty transfer was both letterboxed AND pillarboxed so I was essentially watching this in a tiny little window amongst the backdrop of a large black screen but at the very least I wouldn't have minded if they delivered on the promise of said orgy. Also is the adjective "night" really necessary? I feel like the time of day is already implied by them being vampires. They literally can't survive during the day, no one wants an orgy in a hostile environment. Another false promise. Like affordable housing, health care, or a living wage. Oh I'm sorry you want me to review The Vampires Night Orgy? Well I just remembered qualified immunity exists so too bad. Now I'm thinking about the time that Wallington cop made me take off my shirt when I was a kid to make sure I didn't have any weapons and I still think that's fucking weird.  This is what bad movies do. Just fucks your whole day up. Worse than having your bus break down near a village full of vampires who pick you off one by one, which is what happens in this movie. The only redeeming quality is that there's a big dude with an axe who chops off people's limbs, cooks 'em, and serves it to the guests. Other than that I guess the sub-90 min runtime. No one is looking out for you. There isn't some cosmic force gently guiding us through a life absent of hardships. Babies get cancer. I have to watch The Vampires Night Orgy. Being alive is nothing but chaos ping-ponging between tragedy and ice cream. Nothing makes sense but I just found an ASMR video that features Phoebe Bridgers so at least I got the next 40 minutes of my life figured out. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpdiQFIPq4v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tardisman14]

Pets inspired by real-life pets of DisneyTVA staff members

Ghost (Dana Terrace's (creator of The Owl House) cat)

Domino (Matt Braly's (creator of Amphibia) cat)

Waddles (Aury Wallington's (writer on Gravity Falls) numerous pigs growing up)

[richwall101]

Piers Court - The Cotswolds - Gloucestershire - England

The present house was built by John Wallington at the very end of the 18th century. It incorporates elements of an older building.

Evelyn Waugh lived at Piers Court from 1937 to 1956, and wrote many of his best known works there, including Scoop, Brideshead Revisited, Men at Arms and Officers and Gentlemen. In 1955 Waugh was enraged when two journalists from the Daily Express, Nancy Spain and Noel Buxton arrived at Piers Court, having previously been declined an interview. An acrimonious and public correspondence saw Waugh successfully sue Spain for libel. But his enjoyment of the house was marred and he sold it the following year.

Waugh’s library at Piers Court was sold by a subsequent owner and the fixtures and fittings, including the prominent bookcases, were sent to the US with the intention of reconstructing the library in a museum.

In December 2022, the court was sold by auction, for £3.16m. The sales arrangements were unusual, as the presence of sitting tenants precluded potential purchasers from viewing the property.