The first modern railway, the Liverpool & Manchester, opened in 1830 and by 1834 construction of railways into London, notably the London & Greenwich, was already in progress. To accompany this seismic shift in mobility a moving panorama of the Liverpool & Manchester was presented at the Baker Street Bazaar in London between mid-May and early September of 1834.
It appears to have been based on images presented in a book, the Railway Companion, published the previous year and written by the somewhat cryptically named A Tourist with images credited to an obscure H.
On Saturday gave a preso on the Padorama at OSCC24. Currently available on YT youtu.be/zohFilMv9…
NPG collaborating in immersive experience sounds interesting. www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/0…
Very much enjoyed Elizabeth Alker’s Radio 3 Unclassified prog devoted (mostly) to Erland Cooper. One to come back to for the next month or so. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/pl… 🎵
Passing of the Assisted Dying Bill seems a major milestone.
RIP Janey Godley and thanks for all the laughs during a dark time.
The orchestral version of Lord it’s a Feeling (Explicit) by London Grammar is glorious www.youtube.com/watch 🎵
Fascinated by the Georgian Royal Theatre in Richmond, Yorkshire. www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk/Tours/360…
Good to see the late Glenda Jackson getting recognition in her birthplace. wirralview.com/council-u…
Gibson’s Pandora doing her thing at the Lady Lever this morning.
Early signs of Autumn colour at Ness yesterday.
Immersive Liverpool sounds potentially of interest.
BBC News - Plan for ‘Abbey Road of the North’ recording studio www.bbc.com/news/arti…
Saw the heron today for the first time in a month or so. Hopefully the moorhen chicks are too big now to serve as prey plus they rarely stray far from one or both parents.
All four moorhen chicks on the bank this morning. Will feed themselves but some still prefer to be fed by parent.
Sunken garden at Burton Manor this morning.
Comma butterfly this morning at Ness Gardens.
From Hoylake last week, post box topper commemorating lifeboats.
Walked along Hoylake promenade this morning before it got hot.
Overcast day brightened somewhat by an overflight by geese.
All four moorhen chicks feeding this morning (three visible here). No swallows, possible they’ve migrated or perhaps they’re simply waiting for it to warm up a little more.
Good news! All four of the moorhen chicks out on the bank today despite some of the mallards being snippy.
New to me: Magpie moth, species used by University of Liverpool zoologist Leonard Doncaster to show sex-linked inheritance en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon…
No ducks for some reason (later in the day) but moorhens wary nonetheless. Three chicks (one shown here) still preferring to be fed by their parents.
Remarkable win by Dan Evans in the US Open. 🎾
Moorhen chicks sadly down to three, two of which shown here.