Southampton - Middle Wallop - Portland Bill

Our Summer holiday 2014, Southampton, Middle Wallop and Portland Bill pictures
Duckfish Strange decoration on lamp post. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Statue of Isaac Watts Isaac Watts was famous as an author, educator, philosopher and hymn writer. Born in 1674, he lived at 41 French Street and was educated at the nearby King Edward VI Grammar School. The statue is sited in West Park (or Watts Park) facing south. The base is made of marble and depicts scenes from his life. In this illustration the Georgian houses in Cumberland Place, and the entrance to Bedford Place can be seen in the background. Creator:Unknown Date:1861 : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Roses, roses A nice orange rose in Watts' Park : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel War Memorial The Southampton Cenotaph is a stone memorial at Watts Park in Southampton, England, originally dedicated to the casualties of the First World War. The memorial was designed by Edwin Lutyens and features a cenotaph on a plinth atop a gently curved pillar. Long-term weather damage to the memorial led to a glass wall being built alongside it in 2011, incorporating the names of those Southampton citizens who died in subsequent conflicts. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
War Memorial By the start of the 21st century it became evident that the soft stone of the Cenotaph was deteriorating badly as a result of water damage and frost. Recutting the names on the monument was discounted as a solution due to the long term damage this repeated work would cause to the Cenotaph's structure: the decision was made to expand the war memorial instead. A glass wall consisting of eight large panels 2.85 m by 1.2 m in size, was built alongside the Cenotaph at a cost of £130,000. The panels were engraved with the names of the World War I casualties and, in addition, those from Southampton who had died in later conflicts. The Memorial Wall included a total of 2,368 names from the First World War, 927 from the Second World War and three from subsequent conflicts. This addition to the Cenotaph was opened on 11 December 2011. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Spitfire Windows Supermarine Spitfire doing a roll on a series of windows : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Civic Centre Civic Centre hosts the SeaCity Museum, council offices, the Guildhall venue, the well-endowed city art gallery, and the city library. It is a grade II* listed building. On 1 July 1930, Prince Albert, Duke of York, laid the foundation stone, in a ceremony presided over by mayor Hector Young. The designs of architect Ernest Berry Webber were chosen, involving four blocks, erected as separate contracts, but interconnected to create a distinct building. The first block to be opened was the south block, the municipal offices. This too was opened by the Duke of York, and his wife, the Duchess of York, on 8 November 1932. The West wing hosts SeaCity Museum. The second block, opened on 3 November 1933 by Viscount Sankey. The west block includes the famous clock tower, known colloquially at the time as Kimber's Chimney. The East wing hosts Southampton Guildhall. Work on the Guildhall began in March 1934. The North wing hosts Southampton City Art Gallery and Southampton Central Library, opened in 1939. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Southampton City Library and Art Gallery These are located in the North Wing of the Civic Centre. This was opened in 1939. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
SeaCity Museum Opened on 10 April 2012 to mark the centenary of RMS Titanic's departure from the city. It is housed within the Grade II* listed civic centre building which previously housed the magistrates' court and police station. The museum contains two permanent exhibitions, one dedicated to Southampton's connection with RMS Titanic, and the other to the city's role as gateway to the world. A third space for temporary exhibitions is housed in a purpose built pavilion extension to the civic centre. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Titanic exhibition A 1:25 scale, interactive model of the Titanic, showing the intricate layout of the vessel. Some crew member stories are also described here. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Grand Staircase Titanic's Grand Staircase : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel 3rd class cabin Titanic's third class cabins were a huge improvement when compared to other ships of that time, even though there were still large common cabins with 10-12 beds, but also these kind of smaller cabins were availabe, as well as family cabins for four. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Queen Mary RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line (known as Cunard-White Star when the vessel entered service). Built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, Queen Mary along with her running mate, the RMS Queen Elizabeth, were built as part of Cunard's planned two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, Cherbourg, and New York City. The two ships were a British response to the superliners built by German and French companies in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Queen Mary was the flagship of the Cunard Line from May 1936 until October 1946 when she was replaced in that role by Queen Elizabeth. : England, Englanti, Southampton, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Museum of Army Flying The Museum of Army Flying is home to a of military aviation history, one of both international and national importance. It gives a glimpse of “soldiers in the air” and life on the Home Front. Situated right alongside the Army Air Corps’ busy working airfield at Middle Wallop; visitors can often enjoy watching the Army Air Corps training in their Apache and Lynx helicopters. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel ZSU-23-4 The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored, self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system (SPAAG). The acronym "ZSU" stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka. The development of the ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" began in 1957 along with ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei" and the vehicle was brought into service in 1965, replacing all ZSU-57-2s in air defense units toward the beginning of the 1970s. The ZSU-23-4 combined a proven radar system, the non-amphibious chassis based on GM-575 tracked vehicle, and four 23 mm autocannons. This delivered a highly effective combination of mobility with heavy firepower and considerable accuracy. The ZSU-23-4 outclassed all NATO anti-aircraft guns at the time, and it is still regarded as posing a major threat for low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Westland Scout AH Mk1 The Westland Scout was a general purpose military light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters. It was closely related to the Westland Wasp naval helicopter. The production Scout AH.1 used a 1,050 shp (780 kW) Rolls-Royce (RR having acquired Bristol Siddeley by then) Nimbus 101 engine, torque limited to 685 shp (511 kW), and achieved its first flight on 29 August 1960. The Nimbus power ratings were 1,050 shp (780 kW) for five minutes, 685 shp (511 kW) for one hour and 650 shp (480 kW) could be maintained up to 7,000 ft (2,100 m) at 30 degrees Celsius. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Sopwith Pup The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good manoeuvrability, the aircraft proved very successful. The Pup was eventually outclassed by newer German fighters, but it was not completely replaced on the Western Front until the end of 1917. Remaining Pups were relegated to Home Defence and training units. The Pup's docile flying characteristics also made it ideal for use in aircraft carrier deck landing and takeoff experiments. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Auster AOP.9 and Auster AOP.6 The Auster AOP.9 was designed as a successor to the Auster AOP.6. Like its predecessor, it was a braced high-wing single engined monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Although having the same general appearance, the AOP.9 was a new design, with larger wing area and a more powerful engine. The wing and tail were metal-skinned, but the fuselage and ailerons were fabric-covered. The fin and rudder assembly were more angular in the new aircraft with a noticeable dorsal fillet. A combination of the more powerful 180 hp (134 kW) Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier engine, larger wings and large flaps gave it an improved take-off and landing performance compared with the AOP.6. It could operate from ploughed fields and muddy surfaces using low pressure tyres and strengthened undercarriage. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Lynx XX153 The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants. The Lynx went into operational usage in 1977 and was later adopted by the armed forces of over a dozen nations, primarily serving in the battlefield utility, anti-armour, search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare roles. The Lynx was the world's first fully aerobatic helicopter. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Skeeter AOP 12 In 1947 the Cierva Autogiro Company began work on the Cierva W.14 Skeeter, a small two-seat helicopter suitable for both civil use and as a military observation aircraft. The Skeeter was a single-engined helicopter of conventional configuration, with a 8.84 metre three-bladed main rotor and a three-bladed anti-torque rotor mounted at the end of a triangular section tailboom. The crew of two sat in a glazed cabin, with the engine, a 110 hp Jameson FF-1 air cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, mounted behind the crew and under the main rotor. A fixed tricycle undercarriage was fitted. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Bell 47 The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946. More than 5,600 Bell 47 aircraft were produced, including those produced under license by Agusta in Italy, Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan, and Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Bristol Sycamore The Bristol Type 171 Sycamore was the first British-designed helicopter to fly and serve with the Royal Air Force. Created by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, it was used for search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare. Sycamore HR14 (=Mk.4) 85 built for the RAF, as search and rescue aircraft. The Sycamore HR14 entered service with 275 Squadron of the RAF in April 1953, and went on to serve with nine squadrons in total. It was used during the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) for deploying Army foot patrols into the jungle. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Bell H-13 Sioux The Bell H-13 Sioux was a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. Westland Aircraft manufactured the Sioux under license for the British military as the Sioux AH.1 and HT.2. The Sioux is a three-seat observation and basic training helicopter. In 1953 the Bell 47G design was introduced. It can be recognized by the full bubble canopy, exposed welded-tube tail boom, saddle fuel tanks and skid landing gear. The H-13 and its military variants were often equipped with medical evacuation panniers, one to each skid, with an acrylic glass shield to protect the patient from wind. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Waco CG-4A Glider The Waco CG-4A was the most widely used United States troop/cargo military glider of World War II. It was designated the CG-4A by the United States Army Air Forces, and named Hadrian in British military service. Designed by the Waco Aircraft Company, flight testing began in May 1942, and eventually more than 13,900 CG-4As were delivered. CG-4As went into operation in July 1943 during the Allied invasion of Sicily. They were flown 450 miles across the Mediterranean from North Africa for the night-time assaults such as Operation Ladbrooke. Inexperience and poor conditions contributed to the heavy losses. They participated in the American airborne landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944, and in other important airborne operations in Europe and in the China Burma India Theater. Although not the intention of the Army Air Forces, gliders were generally considered expendable by high-ranking European theater officers and combat personnel and were abandoned or destroyed after landing. : 2. maailmansota, 2014, Army of Flying, EOS 5D, WWII, aeroplane, glider, historia, history, kesäloma, lentokone, liidokki, matka, museo, museum, summer holiday, travel
Hafner Rotabuggy The Hafner Rotabuggy (formally known as the Malcolm Rotaplane and as the "M.L. 10/42 Flying Jeep" was a British experimental aircraft that was essentially a Willys MB combined with a rotor kite, developed with the intention of producing a way of air-dropping off-road vehicles. The prototype was built by the R. Malcolm Ltd at White Waltham in 1942. Air Ministry specification 10/42 for a "Special Rotating Wing Glider" was used to identify the project. Although initial tests showed that the Rotabuggy was prone to severe vibration at speeds greater than 72 km/h, with improvements the Rotabuggy achieved a flight speed of 113 km/h on 1 February 1944. The last test flight occurred in September 1944, where the unit flew for 10 minutes at an altitude of 122 m and a speed of 105 km/h, after being released by a Whitley bomber, and was described as "highly satisfactory". However, the introduction of gliders that could carry vehicles (such as the Waco Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa) made the Rotabuggy superfluous and further development was cancelled. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Hafner Rotabuggy The Hafner Rotabuggy (formally known as the Malcolm Rotaplane and as the "M.L. 10/42 Flying Jeep" was a British experimental aircraft that was essentially a Willys MB combined with a rotor kite, developed with the intention of producing a way of air-dropping off-road vehicles. The prototype was built by the R. Malcolm Ltd at White Waltham in 1942. Air Ministry specification 10/42 for a "Special Rotating Wing Glider" was used to identify the project. Although initial tests showed that the Rotabuggy was prone to severe vibration at speeds greater than 72 km/h, with improvements the Rotabuggy achieved a flight speed of 113 km/h on 1 February 1944. The last test flight occurred in September 1944, where the unit flew for 10 minutes at an altitude of 122 m and a speed of 105 km/h, after being released by a Whitley bomber, and was described as "highly satisfactory". However, the introduction of gliders that could carry vehicles (such as the Waco Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa) made the Rotabuggy superfluous and further development was cancelled. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Westland Lynx AH Mk7 Further upgraded version for the Army Air Corps, with Gem 41-1 engines and uprated gearbox of AH.5 and new, larger, composite tail rotor. Later refitted with BERP type rotor blades. Twelve new build, with 107 Lynx AH.1s converted. A small number also used by the Fleet Air Arm in support of the Royal Marines. Now replaced by the WAH-64 Apache as the main attack helicopter. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Bell AH-1 Cobra The Bell AH-1 Cobra (company designation: Model 209) is a two-blade, single engine attack helicopter. It was developed using the engine, transmission and rotor system of the Bell's UH-1 Iroquois. The AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Airfield Control Vehicle This one is based on the Karrier Bantam chassis, made in Bedfordshire by Rootes Motors LTD. It was used in Middle Wallop and these vehicles were normally used on busy airfields when control tower staff couldn't hold visual contact with aircrafts. All these vehicles had radios for communicating, as well as flare pistols or signal lamps and they could override tower's clearance. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Staff member A member of Airfield control vehichle's staff : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Mussolini's door handle A fasces, the bundle of twigs and an axe, used as a door handles in Mussolini's residences, stolen by a member of 651 Air OP Squadron. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Air raid shelter Air raid shelter for home use. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Wartime home A British wartime home, as shown in The Museum of Army Flying. : England, Englanti, Middle Wallop, The Museum of Army Flying, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Portland Bill Lighthouse The most recent lighthouse is the distinctively white and red striped Portland Bill Lighthouse, which was built in 1906 and is 35 metres high. A popular tourist attraction, tours of the lighthouse are operated by Trinity House, whilst a visitor centre/gift shop is also open during peak season. Due to the construction of the lighthouse, both other lighthouses became disused. By mid-1905 the builders, Wakeham Bros of Plymouth, had completed the high masonry tower, when Chance & Co of Birmingham arrived to hoist their great lantern to the top. The revolving lenses floating on a bath of mercury were designed to send a two and a half metre candlepower beam (from a vapourised oil burner) 18 miles on a clear night. As the scaffolding was taken down, the stonework was rendered, and the whole was painted in bright red and white livery. : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel Portland Bill Lighthouse The most recent lighthouse is the distinctively white and red striped Portland Bill Lighthouse, which was built in 1906 and is 35 metres high. A popular tourist attraction, tours of the lighthouse are operated by Trinity House, whilst a visitor centre/gift shop is also open during peak season. Due to the construction of the lighthouse, both other lighthouses became disused. By mid-1905 the builders, Wakeham Bros of Plymouth, had completed the high masonry tower, when Chance & Co of Birmingham arrived to hoist their great lantern to the top. The revolving lenses floating on a bath of mercury were designed to send a two and a half metre candlepower beam (from a vapourised oil burner) 18 miles on a clear night. As the scaffolding was taken down, the stonework was rendered, and the whole was painted in bright red and white livery. : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel Portland Bill Lighthouse The most recent lighthouse is the distinctively white and red striped Portland Bill Lighthouse, which was built in 1906 and is 35 metres high. A popular tourist attraction, tours of the lighthouse are operated by Trinity House, whilst a visitor centre/gift shop is also open during peak season. Due to the construction of the lighthouse, both other lighthouses became disused. By mid-1905 the builders, Wakeham Bros of Plymouth, had completed the high masonry tower, when Chance & Co of Birmingham arrived to hoist their great lantern to the top. The revolving lenses floating on a bath of mercury were designed to send a two and a half metre candlepower beam (from a vapourised oil burner) 18 miles on a clear night. As the scaffolding was taken down, the stonework was rendered, and the whole was painted in bright red and white livery. : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel
Portland Bill Lower Lighthouse Opened in 1716 and served until 1906, when new single lighthouse was opened. : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel Higher Lighthouse at Portland Bill The Old Higher Lighthouse is a disused lighthouse on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse is situated next to the NCI Portland Bill Lookout Station, on the west side of Portland, and at the higher part of Portland Bill. The lighthouse, its four cottages and boundary walls have been Grade II Listed since September 1978. Dating back to 1716, the lighthouse was the first located at Portland Bill, whilst the Old Lower Lighthouse near by also began functioning later in the same year. The lighthouse continued to function until 1906 when the still functioning Portland Bill Lighthouse was built. : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel Rough coastline It's clear why cranes are needed to operate boats here. It isn't easy even with the cranes, as it's plainly evident when one look at waves breaking against the rocky coast. : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel Rock formation Strange rock formations, possibly some human influence is detectable. : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel
Fishing Fishing from the rocks : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel No landing Steep cliffs making it really difficult to land here. : England, Englanti, Portland Bill, coastline, kesäloma, lighthouse, majakka, matka, rannikko, summer holiday, travel