Logs for Steve-e-b
06-Jul-10
20:40
Wonderful evening stroll along the river after dinner on main street. Hardly anyone about, just a couple of joggers. We approached from the riverside path and got a very good signal (to within 25m of the cache).
Easy find. TNLN. TFTC.
Steve & Marina
Wonderful evening stroll along the river after dinner on main street. Hardly anyone about, just a couple of joggers. We approached from the riverside path and got a very good signal (to within 25m of the cache).
Easy find. TNLN. TFTC.
Steve & Marina
30-Dec-05
This school is in King's Norton, Birmingham, UK.
The school is still used, but I doubt if the teachers still insist that the girls and boys use separate entrances.
The school is still used, but I doubt if the teachers still insist that the girls and boys use separate entrances.
22-Dec-05
The Bournville Carillon, Birmingham, UK.
This carillon has 48 bells and was built in 1906 for the enjoyment of the people of Bournville village. More information can be found at the [url=http://carillon.atspace.org/]website[/url].
This carillon has 48 bells and was built in 1906 for the enjoyment of the people of Bournville village. More information can be found at the [url=http://carillon.atspace.org/]website[/url].
Target #25
Unit 3a at the Bullring Centre in Birmingham is a cafe built in the shape of a sea shell.
I can't quite see the connection between coffee/tea and a shell, but the open-ended design of the building allows people in the cafe to look out over St Martin's square and view the church.
Unit 3a at the Bullring Centre in Birmingham is a cafe built in the shape of a sea shell.
I can't quite see the connection between coffee/tea and a shell, but the open-ended design of the building allows people in the cafe to look out over St Martin's square and view the church.
10-Dec-05
Pyramids in the Nottinghamshire countryside, UK.
The buildings are actually pumping stations that pump water from deep underground up to the surface and into the taps of houses in the nearby towns and cities.
The buildings are actually pumping stations that pump water from deep underground up to the surface and into the taps of houses in the nearby towns and cities.
05-Dec-05
This aqueduct carries the Birmingham-Worcester canal over Holliday Street in Birmingham city-centre.
The canal itself was built between 1791 and 1815. This aqueduct, being just 100 metres from the start of the canal in Birmingham, dates from the early 1790's. In the photos you can see the old gas street lamps which light the road as it goes under the canal.
You can read more about the history of the canal [url=http://catshill.com/wbcs/about.htm]here[/url].
The canal itself was built between 1791 and 1815. This aqueduct, being just 100 metres from the start of the canal in Birmingham, dates from the early 1790's. In the photos you can see the old gas street lamps which light the road as it goes under the canal.
You can read more about the history of the canal [url=http://catshill.com/wbcs/about.htm]here[/url].
This is Island House on the east side of Birmingham city-centre. The building dates from 1912 and is now home to Gallery 37, acting as a venue for local art exhibitions.
Everytime I pass it on the bus it always reminds me of the flat-iron in New York, so it immediately sprung to mind when I saw this cache. By New York standards, though, this building is a baby, at just 3 storeys high.
Everytime I pass it on the bus it always reminds me of the flat-iron in New York, so it immediately sprung to mind when I saw this cache. By New York standards, though, this building is a baby, at just 3 storeys high.
This is Singers Hill Synagogue in the centre of Birmingham, UK.
The synagogue, built in 1856, has been a place of worship for over 150 years and is called the "Cathedral" Synagogue of Birmingham. It is the earliest surviving large-scale ("Cathedral") synagogue in Britain.
The synagogue has its own dedicated [url=http://www.singershill.com/]web-site[/url]. The building also gets a mention in the Pevsner architectural guide, [url=http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/default.asp?Document=3.B.2.4]here[/url].
I couldn't get inside to take photos, but there is a gallery of photos showing the [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/faith/places_of_worship/jewish/singers_hill/images/gallery/gallery1/3.shtml]interior[/url] on the BBC web-site.
The synagogue, built in 1856, has been a place of worship for over 150 years and is called the "Cathedral" Synagogue of Birmingham. It is the earliest surviving large-scale ("Cathedral") synagogue in Britain.
The synagogue has its own dedicated [url=http://www.singershill.com/]web-site[/url]. The building also gets a mention in the Pevsner architectural guide, [url=http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/default.asp?Document=3.B.2.4]here[/url].
I couldn't get inside to take photos, but there is a gallery of photos showing the [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/faith/places_of_worship/jewish/singers_hill/images/gallery/gallery1/3.shtml]interior[/url] on the BBC web-site.
This is the Horsefair Mural at Holloway Circus, in the centre of Birmingham.
The mural dates from 1966 and is a large mosaic of small colourful tiles, measuring 30 yards long by 12 feet high. It depicts the horse fair that took place on the site every year until 1911.
The mural dates from 1966 and is a large mosaic of small colourful tiles, measuring 30 yards long by 12 feet high. It depicts the horse fair that took place on the site every year until 1911.
Living in Birmingham, claiming this cache was going to be too easy - there are 35 miles of canal within the city and 57 locks. So I felt I had to pick something unusual.
I opted for lock 10 on the Farmers Bridge flight north of the city centre. The lock sits underneath a 16 storey office block that stands on stilts above the waterway.
I opted for lock 10 on the Farmers Bridge flight north of the city centre. The lock sits underneath a 16 storey office block that stands on stilts above the waterway.
07-Sep-04
Found time to get this one in on our whistle-stop visit of Venice.
GPS was all over the place, as expected in those narrow streets, but when we did get a fix the direction and distance lead us straight to the building.
Email is on its way.
Steve & Marina
PS:
We found the place open on a Tuesday in September, so maybe the site is closed weekdays in the low-season?
GPS was all over the place, as expected in those narrow streets, but when we did get a fix the direction and distance lead us straight to the building.
Email is on its way.
Steve & Marina
PS:
We found the place open on a Tuesday in September, so maybe the site is closed weekdays in the low-season?
