Dismounting at Fountain Street, I ambled in to Sawers in order to see if they had any of their fine scampi ~ affirmative.
Once again, my mission was largely accomplished within the hallowed walls of the Linenhall Library, where I managed to obtain an image of Lord Lismore's arms.
Also on the agenda was the lineage of the Leslies of Ballibay.
I purchased a birthday-card at Paperchase, in Arthur Street, for an old pal I'm visiting in London soon.
TAXIS PARKED ON THE NEW BUS-LANE AT DONEGALL SQUARE NORTH
SS Nomadic is looking well and having a bit of a spruce-up. The ancient Caisson gate (top), built in 1867, sits in front of Nomadic's bow.
To a blissfully unaware cove like me, this "gate" is more like a plain, rather ugly, boat of some kind. Seemingly it plugged the entrance to the Hamilton dry dock, before permanent gates were constructed.
1 comment :
you are underestimating the importance of the gate : it was given a yard number by Harland and Wolff the builders, and in fact its construction is a very interesting and rare example of ship construction of the 1860s
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