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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2009 21:13:28 GMT 1
Some men and a crain came today  And left this  They also placed some cladding on the north face but didn't get a shot of that. Sorry about the quality - only had my mobile phone with me today. |
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Post by johnf on Sept 16, 2009 6:10:43 GMT 1
Well done Steve,
Great Pics.
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Post by andyh on Sept 16, 2009 12:46:30 GMT 1
Cladding on the north face now up from ground level over a third of the way up and making good progress. Looking much better!!!!
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Post by RICEY on Sept 16, 2009 15:52:07 GMT 1
ye i saw that today andy but didnt think to get a pic.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2009 17:27:35 GMT 1
Thanks John F. Its a good job I did Jordan ;D The men were back again today and here's one of them hard at work on the signage. Note; the cladding AndyH refers to, now in place on the north face.  A slightly nicer view of the east face from the roundabout. Note; the crocus like flowers. Obviously, the wrong time of year for them so perhaps they aren't.  Anyone any idea what theses are? Here's a close-up with one of our many winged friends enjoying a tasty snack.  Steve |
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Post by LPL on Sept 16, 2009 17:58:05 GMT 1
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Post by LPL on Sept 16, 2009 17:59:53 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2009 21:55:43 GMT 1
Work on the new signage continued today. Here's yet another mobile phone shot of the signs going up on the west face. Work also continued on the north face. The wooden boardings have been replaced with breeze block and the metal framework installed for the cladding. Observations were made at lunchtime today, so the job may well have been completed by now. I'm at the airport tomorrow so if I think on, I'll take my camera to work and get some better shots of it.#  |
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Post by khardwk on Sept 19, 2009 17:01:43 GMT 1
Very nice pictures of the Hampton Hotel AND the flowers on the roundabout.
........."Note; the crocus like flowers. Obviously, the wrong time of year for them so perhaps they aren't."..................
With my other hat on - the Botanical one:
You are correct they are "crocus like flowers", but they are NOT a species of Crocus. They are actually a species of Colchicum almost certainly C. autumnale, which is often known by the common name - autumn crocus or meadow saffron. It flowers typically between August and October and interestingly the only above ground part of the plant at this time of year is the flower - the leaves are (usually)produced in mid to late spring without any flowers!
I agree they are Crocus-like but strangely they are not even closely related to the true crocuses.
They have been recently extensively bred and a wide range of white-pink-blue colours is now available - including species with very different un crocus-like shaped petals. They originated in a province of Eurasia once called - you guessed it ,Colchis, which is now within Southern Georgia.
The plants grow from swollen underground roots - not corms-like true crocuses! - and produce a very interesting chemical known as - you almost guessed it - Colchicine. This was traditionally used to treat ailments like gout and rheumatism. It is though a potentially dangerous chemical which disrupts normal cell division (growth) and is now used widely in genetic research. NOT a good idea to try eating the plants.
BUT they are beautiful flowers at this time of year. Full marks to the LJLA landscapers for selecting them to give an interesting autumn show on our roundabouts!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2009 11:57:09 GMT 1
Thanks for that in-depth explanation Keith. Its interesting to know that, although the flowers are similar the two plants are totally different. Your right their beautiful flowers and now I know what they are, I'll be popping into a garden centre to purchase some. Here's the photo's of the hotel with signage in place as promised. Unless there's a significant change, there probably the last I'll be taking of the view from the airport side. However, I will post another of the north-face once its completed.   Workers ascend on a platform to complete the job.  |
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Post by johnf on Sept 21, 2009 19:46:17 GMT 1
Is that a line of dog kennels in the front of the hotel?
John F
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Post by eitlean on Sept 21, 2009 21:38:28 GMT 1
My guess would be bicycle lockers rather than dog kennels (though isn't there some plan to launch an airline specialising in transporting pets?). I seem to remember that the airport installed these lockers a few years back, but the one time I tried to make use of them (I was on a day-trip to Belfast) I was told that no-one had a key for them, so I could leave my bike locked in a store room for left luggage in the airport.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2009 6:43:26 GMT 1
They are indeed bicycle lockers. There was one bike in them the other week. Probably owned by someone who works there and therefore they may have had a key for years. If they haven't already, it looks like it could be time to call in a locksmith.
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Post by sfp on Oct 2, 2009 15:38:16 GMT 1
Good to see activity at the Hotel this morning.
Signs at ground level direct you to hotel reception area.
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Post by johnoakes on Oct 2, 2009 17:03:33 GMT 1
 Just back from a holiday in the Pyrennes--loads of wild colchium in the high pastures--just thought it was topical. Have some photos to come on another thread of the highest train service in Europe--very interesting.LOL And yes we did visit Lourdes--just avoided burning at the stake. 
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