Rochie's Pics

[rochie]

cheers guys, last lot of York !
the squirrel was throwing stuff onto my car as it was parked under his tree, if only i had my air rifle !

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff old chap. Is that Fountains Abbey ?
As for the castle, I was thinking more along the lines of 'I blow my nose in your general direction ...' or 'Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberrys'.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful!

 

[rochie]

Good stuff old chap. Is that Fountains Abbey ?
As for the castle, I was thinking more along the lines of 'I blow my nose in your general direction ...' or 'Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberrys'.

No mate it is ruins of a cathedral inside ancient walls of York, St Catherines I think

 

[GrauGeist]

...the squirrel was throwing stuff onto my car as it was parked under his tree, if only i had my air rifle !

But you still "shot" it!

Great collection of photos!!

 

[Airframes]

No mate it is ruins of a cathedral inside ancient walls of York, St Catherines I think

Ah! I should have recognised it, after seeing the pic of York castle on it's little hill.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots Karl!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Those must have been some buildings in their day. I'm sure they thought they were building it to last forever...

 

[T Bolt]

Some wonderful pictures there Karl

 

[ontos]

Sweet shots Karl, those old buildings are once again fantastic, this will be on my bucket list.

 

[fubar57]

Love the shots Karl.

Geo

 

[evangilder]

One of the things I miss about the UK is the old buildings. Nice stuff, Karl.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Lovely selection of Pics Karl, I notice the sun was shining at one stage. Thank mate.

Those must have been some buildings in their day. I'm sure they thought they were building it to last forever...

Hey Jim, they did build them to last, there still here even though Henry VIII ordered many of the destroyed.

 

[Airframes]

Yep, there's some old stuff in the UK ..... we even have half-timbered cars !

 

[rochie]

took my nephew to a local museum the other day, did a bit of a recce for when Dogsbody travels over in a couple of weeks.

 

[T Bolt]

Very cool Karl. Too bad they aren't kept under cover.

 

[Airframes]

Nice ones Karl.
Glenn, unfortunately, this particular museum is on the edge of what was once Usworth airfield, a BoB satellite station, which later became Sunderland Airport.
It was closed in the late 1970's, and disappeared under the massive Nissan car factory which now occupies the site of the entire airfield and more. The museum managed to obtain a small site opposite what had been the main entrance to the airfield, and towed the aircraft there, eventually constructing two small hangars, which house the majority of the aircraft and other exhibits, and managed to survive, even after being totally surrounded by sprawling industrial units on what was once open land and fields.
Whether or not the museum funds, even including donations, could stretch to providing hangarage or other suitable cover, it's doubtful if there'd be enough access to allow construction !
I agree it's a shame that some of the aircraft have to remain outdoors, but given the limited funding, in an area of the UK which is still regarded by some as somewhat 'depressed', the museum has managed to keep going and maintain the exhibits.
I haven't been there for almost thirty years, so I'm looking forward to meeting up with Karl there in a couple of weeks.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent photos Karl, you two have a good time and take some shots for us. Terry, you do realize you are going to have to repay Karl's wonderful gesture of friendship. Karl, stay on your toes sir.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots Karl!