#Anglesey Abbey

[without-ado]

Old book smell l Library at Anglesey Abbey, England (x)

#Anglesey Abbey #england #library #libraries #book #books #bookworm #bookshop #bookstore #uk #cambridgeshire #Cambridge

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 4 March 2024

Always wash the bark of Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii (Himalayan birch, Kashmir birch) prior to winter removing any build up of algae, resulting in startling white bark for a display which will last into spring.

Jill Raggett

#Betula #Himalayan birch #Kashmir birch #white bark #bark #plants #horticulture #gardens #garden #trees #deciduous #cambridge #anglesey abbey

[astreiants]

William Etty (1787–1849).

#william etty #anglesey abbey #art #gallery

[dygn]

Anglesey Abbey Gardens (England, 2015)

#autumn #spooky season #fall leaves #national trust #Anglesey Abbey #england #image description in alt #original photographers

[bookofoktober]

Anglesey abbey sunset by njw28 Via Flickr: not quite SOOC !

#Autumn #sunset #national #trust #Anglesey #abbey #fleaves #Nikon #85mm #AFS #hdr #flickr

[antonio-m]

“Academic Study of a Male Nude as a Standard Bearer”, by William Etty (1787–1849). English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude figures. National Trust, Anglesey Abbey. oil on canvas

[theroyalsandi]

The Princess of Wales with Theo Crompton from Anglesey at Together For Christmas in Westminster Abbey | December 15, 2022

#royaltyedit #princess of wales #theo crompton #princess catherine #princess kate #kate middleton #british royal family #my gif

[everylittlethingshedoesismagic]

Anglesey Abbey Cambridgeshire

[centuriespast]

Classical Landscape, with Ruins and Figures Franz de Paula Ferg (1689–1740) National Trust, Anglesey Abbey

[charlotte-of-wales]

Roles to be performed at the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey

Buckingham Palace is pleased to announce further details on the Ceremonial roles to be performed by individuals in the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey.

The Ceremonial roles include bearing the Regalia in the Procession and presenting the items to Their Majesties. Those undertaking these historic roles in the Service have been chosen to recognise, thank and represent the Nation due to their significant service, and include representatives from Orders of Chivalry, the military and wider public life.

The first processions into Westminster Abbey will be made up of Faith Leaders and Faith Representatives followed shortly afterwards by representatives from His Majesty’s Realms. Flags of each Realm will be carried by national representatives accompanied by the Governors General and Prime Ministers. Bearing the Flag of the United Kingdom ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mrs Akshata Murty will be Cadet Warrant Officer Elliott Tyson-Lee, who said: “It is a great and incredible honour to be a part of Their Majesties’ Coronation Service as a representative of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets."

This will be followed by The Procession of The King and The Queen which will be led by the Marquess of Anglesey, the Duke of Westminster, the Earl of Caledon and the Earl of Dundee who will carry the Standards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms and Standard of the Principality of Wales. Francis Dymoke will carry The Royal Standard.

Mr Dymoke’s claim to undertake a historic role in the Coronation was upheld by the Coronation Claims Office. The title of King or Queen’s Champion has been held by the Dymoke family since the Middle Ages. The King’s Champion would previously ride on horseback into the Coronation Banquet and challenge any who doubted the right of The King or Queen to the throne. There has not been a Coronation Banquet since that held by King George IV in 1821 so the Champion has instead undertaken a different role since, usually bearing a flag or Standard.

Also taking part in the procession will be Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, acting as Lord High Constable of England, an office held for the day only. Traditionally the Lord High Constable is a Great Officer of State and has historically been connected to the military. He will take part alongside the Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk.

The Earl of Erroll will act as Lord High Constable of Scotland. Similar to that of Lord High Constable of England, this role has historically been connected to the military and the Earldom of Erroll through a Coronation claim. The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres will act as Deputy to the Great Steward of Scotland, HRH The Prince of Wales.

The following will then process to the altar carrying Her Majesty’s Regalia:

Baroness (Helena) Kennedy of The Shaws – Carrying The Queen Consort's Rod

General Sir Patrick Sanders – Carrying The Queen Consort's Sceptre

The Duke of Wellington – Carrying Queen Mary’s Crown

The Rt. Reverend and Rt. Hon the Lord Chartres– Carrying The Queen Consort's Ring

Lord Chartres said: “The ceremonies of the Coronation are ancient but they have been freshly interpreted for our contemporary world.”

The following will then process to the altar carrying His Majesty’s Regalia:

General Sir Gordon Messenger, the Governor of HM Tower of London – Carrying St Edward’s Crown as Lord High Steward of England

Baroness (Elizabeth) Manningham-Buller LG – Carrying St Edward's Staff

The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT – Carrying the Sceptre with Cross

Baroness (Floella) Benjamin OM – Carrying the Sceptre with the Dove

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu OM – Carrying the Orb

The Keeper of the Jewel House, Brigadier Andrew Jackson – Carrying The Sovereign’s Ring

Petty Officer Amy Taylor – Carrying the Sword of Offering

Lord Hastings and The Earl of Loudoun – Carrying the Spurs

Lord President of the Council, Penny Mordaunt – Carrying the Sword of State in The King’s Procession

Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach – Carrying the Sword of Mercy (The Curtana)

General the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux – Carrying the Sword of Spiritual Justice

General the Lord Houghton of Richmond – Carrying the Sword of Temporal Justice

General Sir Gordon Messenger, the Lord High Steward of England, (also an office held for the day only) is the most senior Great Officer of State for the Coronation, in order to bear the St Edward’s Crown into the Abbey, the most significant item of Regalia. On carrying St Edward’s Crown, General Sir Gordon Messenger said: “It is a huge and unique honour to be appointed Lord High Steward for His Majesty’s Coronation. To be playing a key role on such an important and historic occasion is a source of great pride to me, my family, the Royal Marines, and the Tower of London community.”

Petty Officer Amy Taylor will be the first woman to bear the Jewelled Sword of Offering into the Abbey. She has been selected to represent Service men and women, as a Royal Navy Petty Officer, a tribute to His Majesty’s military career. She said: "Having served most of my senior career as an Aircraft Engineer on 845 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton where His Majesty originally trained and served as a pilot, I am deeply honoured and humbled to play my part in this historic event. Coming from a farming family His Majesty has always been such a great advocate for our community and someone I have admired growing up."

Baroness Benjamin and Dame Elizabeth Anionwu are amongst recent appointees to the Order of Merit, the final members to be chosen for the Order by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Baroness Benjamin said: “I feel honoured and privileged to be part of the historic Coronation ceremony. To be selected to carry the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Dove, which represents spirituality, equity and mercy, is for me very symbolic as it’s everything I stand for and sends out a clear message that diversity and inclusion is being embraced."

Participating in the act of Recognition of His Majesty whereby His Majesty will be presented to the Congregation at the start of the Service will be:

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Baroness (Valerie) Amos LG, Lady Elish Angiolini LT, and Christopher Finney GC, Chair of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association.

During the Coronation Service the Regalia will be presented to Their Majesties. Those presenting have been chosen on the advice of Government. Those presenting Regalia to His Majesty will be:

The Lord Carrington, Lord Great Chamberlain – Presenting the Spurs

The Lord (Syed) Kamall – Presenting the Armills

Baroness (Gillian) Merron – Presenting the Robe Royal

The Most Reverend John McDowell, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh – Presenting the Orb

Lord (Narendra) Patel KT – Presenting the Ring

Lord (Indarjit) Singh of Wimbledon – Presenting the Coronation Glove

The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, and Episcopal Primus of Scotland – Presenting the Sceptre with Cross

The Most Reverend Andrew John, the Archbishop of Wales – Presenting the Sceptre with Dove

The Archbishop of Canterbury – Performing the crowning with St Edward’s Crown

Those presenting Regalia to Her Majesty will be:

The Rt. Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin CD, The Bishop of Dover – Presenting The Queen Consort's Rod

The Rt. Reverend and Rt Hon. Lord Chartres – Presenting The Queen Consort's Sceptre with Cross

Brigadier Andrew Jackson, The Keeper of the Jewel House at HM Tower of London – Presenting The Queen Consort's Ring

The Archbishop of Canterbury – Performing the crowning with Queen Mary’s Crown

On presenting Regalia to Her Majesty, The Bishop of Dover said: “I am surprised, excited and honoured to have been asked to play a part in this historic once in a lifetime occasion. As I make my presentation, both Their Majesties will remain in my prayers as they seek to serve the nation and the Commonwealth.”

#kciii coronation

[sweet-s0rr0w]

Hey babe, how about top 5 national trust sites? 🏰 And also top 5 sweets/chocolate bars? 🍫

(Wimpole Hall, Avebury, Blakeney Point, Cheddar Gorge - see my Wireless, Anglesey Abbey)

Bonus of Castle Howard, which the Manor was based on in my National Trust ficlet, but which is actually privately owned:

And chocolate bars/sweets (basic i know, i'm a cheap date):

And Haribo Tangfastics (ten pic limit!)

Thanks for this!!!

#brilliant ask #honourable mention to ickworth and sheringham pk and whipsnade tree cathedral #maybe avebury will be next in a fic 🤷‍♀️ #let's see

[astreiants]

Donkeys and Pigs by Edmund Bristow (1787–1876).

#donkeys and pigs #edmund bristow #art #gallery #anglesey abbey

[tournevole]

Tower of Babel. Flemish School ~ 17th century. Anglesey Abbey

[scotianostra]

9th August 1757 saw the the birth of Thomas Telford, the man whose civil engineering achievements would transform Scotland.

Thomas Telford was born near Westerkirk, Dumfries, in 1757, the son of a poor shepherd. He apprenticed for a time to a stonemason in Langholm, and worked on the construction of Edinburgh's Newtown, before moving to London in 1782 in search of work. There he helped design and build Somerset House, but later moved to Portsmouth as manager of works at the dockyards.

A patron from Dumfries got him the post of Surveyor of Public Works for the County of Shropshire. In this capacity he was responsible for the construction of the Ellesmere Canal in 1793, and the Severn Suspension Bridge at Montford (1790). This bridge was an engineering marvel, and it helped make his reputation as one of the greatest civil engineers in Britain.

His success led to a government appointment to survey the roads in rural Scotland as part of a major transportation improvement scheme. His survey results were accepted and Telford was asked to oversee the construction of some 1,000 miles of roads and 120 bridges - a job which took him over 20 years to complete.

Also in Scotland, Telford worked on dock improvements in Wick, Aberdeen, Peterhead, Leith, and Banff, as well as the Caledonian Canal project linking a series of freshwater lochs with 20 miles of canals.

Telford's engineering horizons were not confined to Scotland; he worked on the Menai Suspension Bridge linking the island of Anglesey with the Welsh mainland, and on suspension bridges, roads, and canals throughout Britain.

Telford did not invent the suspension bridge, but he was one of its chief proponents at a time when its use was a matter of debate. Telford himself must have had some doubts about the safety of his own designs, for he was given to lengthy prayers on the days the chains were scheduled to take the weight of the bridge.

His use of the cast iron arch bridge at Craigellachie in Scotland and the Waterloo Bridge in Wales turned structure into a form of art. In 1818 Telford helped found the Institute of Civil Engineers, and he served as its first president.

Thomas Telford died on September 2, 1834 and is buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey, London.

#scotland #scottish #history #civil engineering

[theroyalsandi]

The Princess of Wales with Theo Crompton from Anglesey at Together For Christmas in Westminster Abbey | December 15, 2022

#royaltyedit #princess of wales #theo crompton #princess catherine #princess kate #kate middleton #british royal family #my edit

[kingwilliamv]

🥳 Happy Birthday to The Duke of Cambridge!

As the second in line to the throne turns 40, learn more about His Royal Highness 🧵👇

👶 Prince William Arthur Philip Louis is the elder son of The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales. 

He was born at 9.03pm on 21 June 1982, at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London.

🎓 His Royal Highness graduated from St Andrew’s University in June 2005 with a 2:1 Master of Arts (Honours) in Geography.

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended his graduation.

🫡 Following university, Prince William went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an Officer Cadet. 

After completing his 44-week training course, he was commissioned as an Army Officer in December 2006 and joined the Household Cavalry (Blues and Royals).

🚁 In 2009, he began training as a Search and Rescue pilot.

Following various skill-based training exercises and exams, Flight Lieutenant Wales, as he was known in the RAF, joined C Flight, 22 Squadron at RAF Valley in Anglesey in September 2010 as a Search and Rescue Pilot.

⛪ On 29 April 2011, Prince William married Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.

They were given the titles ‘The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’ by The Queen on the day of their wedding.

🚁 After leaving operational duties with the Armed Forces, The Duke retrained to become an Air Ambulance Pilot and worked for East Anglian Air Ambulance from March 2015 until July 2017.

👦👧👦The Duke and Duchess have three children, Prince George (born 2013), Princess Charlotte (born 2015) and Prince Louis (born 2018).

🌎 His Royal Highness now undertakes a number of charitable activities and projects, with a particular focus on the environment, young people & mental health.

He also carries out public and official duties in support of The Queen, in the UK and overseas: https://www.royal.uk/the-duke-of-cambridge

- The Royal Family

#william at 40 #prince wiliam #duke of cambridge #brf tweets