Admin Michelle Young Posted 21 June , 2020 Admin Share Posted 21 June , 2020 More Somme, Pozieres, Serre2, Hawthorn no 1 and Gordon Dump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 21 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 21 June , 2020 Ayette is indeed the one I am thinking of Michelle; I've passed it several times on the way to and from the Somme battlefield while staying in Arras. I think of your angles as not so much weird as wonderful. I think the last but one one is Beaumont-Hamel and the Scots memorial at the bottom of the sunken lane but I could be very wrong. I'm further confused by the spire on the horizon, at first it looked like the golden Virgin in Albert but I'm very disorientated by this one. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 21 June , 2020 Admin Share Posted 21 June , 2020 Notre Dame de Lorette and the Anneau de la Mémoire and Mont St Eloi taken from Cabaret Rouge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 21 June , 2020 Admin Share Posted 21 June , 2020 3 minutes ago, Fattyowls said: Ayette is indeed the one I am thinking of Michelle; I've passed it several times on the way to and from the Somme battlefield while staying in Arras. I think of your angles as not so much weird as wonderful. I think the last but one one is Beaumont-Hamel and the Scots memorial at the bottom of the sunken lane but I could be very wrong. I'm further confused by the spire on the horizon, at first it looked like the golden Virgin in Albert but I'm very disorientated by this one. Pete. I was stood at Hawthorn Crater when I took it Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 21 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 21 June , 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Michelle Young said: You might be thinking of the Ayette cemetery Pete? Noyelles is beyond Abbeville Absolutely correct Michelle. My schoolboy error was not reading the top of Dave's post. What part of Noyelles-sur-Mer didn't I understand.......Doh! In a slightly different form of the looking the other way theme this is the ramparts by the (hidden) Menin Gate looking across the moat to NF's window viewpoint. One of the street lamps qualifies for the John Knott Caterpillar Valley Cable award for inappropriate street furniture in an otherwise fantastic and historic view (NF's, not this one). We could start a separate thread and have a (virtual) awards ceremony...... Edited 21 June , 2020 by Fattyowls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 21 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 21 June , 2020 6 hours ago, tomisitt said: Fascinating geology all along this front. I'm trying to look at that photo without getting a nosebleed. I think I'll explore the geology of the Alps from the comfort of my office if it's all the same. Just as an aside do you get any sense of the air thining on the wartime mountains? As if bullets, shells, avalanches, sheer drops and sub zero temperatures weren't enough. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 22 June , 2020 Share Posted 22 June , 2020 19 hours ago, neverforget said: The gate, with a moody sky, as seen from our apartment. oh…. so THERE you live… good to know, hope you'll be cheering us on next time there is a four Days of the Yzer end ceremony at the gate !! We'll wave a flag of two… M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 22 June , 2020 Share Posted 22 June , 2020 18 hours ago, depaor01 said: Noyelles Sur Mer. That's on my way for The Girl's Tour in July… M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 June , 2020 Share Posted 22 June , 2020 9 minutes ago, Marilyne said: oh…. so THERE you live… good to know, hope you'll be cheering us on next time there is a four Days of the Yzer end ceremony at the gate !! We'll wave a flag of two… M. I wish! With any luck though, I will be staying there again someday. A perfect base for touring, and couldn't be handier for the Last Post ceremony, oh, and St.Arnoldus of course. 🍺🍺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 22 June , 2020 Share Posted 22 June , 2020 1 hour ago, Marilyne said: That's on my way for The Girl's Tour in July… M. Beautiful location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomisitt Posted 22 June , 2020 Share Posted 22 June , 2020 14 hours ago, Fattyowls said: I'm trying to look at that photo without getting a nosebleed. I think I'll explore the geology of the Alps from the comfort of my office if it's all the same. Just as an aside do you get any sense of the air thining on the wartime mountains? As if bullets, shells, avalanches, sheer drops and sub zero temperatures weren't enough. Pete. You do notice the air getting thinner above 2500m, and things become noticeably harder above 3000m. Having said that, different people cope with altitude in different ways. I’m guessing artillery calculations need to be adjusted for these altitudes, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 22 June , 2020 14 minutes ago, tomisitt said: You do notice the air getting thinner above 2500m, and things become noticeably harder above 3000m. Having said that, different people cope with altitude in different ways. I’m guessing artillery calculations need to be adjusted for these altitudes, too. The more you think about it the more difficult it becomes. Thanks Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 22 June , 2020 Just to return to how lovely the moat and ramparts of Ypres are this is a bit further up Hoornwerk by the bridge, with the Sint-Niklaaskerk though the trees. You can just see the bridge by the gate, and that irritating street light (with two of it's mates) which infringes the excellence of NF's unusual view of the Gate in 388 above. Although on closer exception it might not be one of those three..... And looking back the other way, the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 22 June , 2020 It wasn't always this scenic however. This is one of Eddy Lambrecht's collection of postcards he posted on the forum, the gate before and after...... And it got a bit knocked about in the more recent unpleasantness; this view is from 1940 which I found on www.royalscotsfusiliers1940.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 22 June , 2020 Admin Share Posted 22 June , 2020 Lone Tree, September 25th, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 June , 2020 Share Posted 22 June , 2020 Another tree. The Danger Tree, at the Newfoundland memorial park. Reputed to be the original tree that marks the spot in no-man's land that the Newfoundlanders reached on July 1st. Again, this is taken from a site of which I am a member, and the photographer is unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 23 June , 2020 Share Posted 23 June , 2020 14 hours ago, Fattyowls said: Just to return to how lovely the moat and ramparts of Ypres are.... And looking back the other way, the bridge. And looking back the other way at same bridge.... Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate...an idyllic resting place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 23 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 June , 2020 A cracking addition to one of my all time favourite bit of 17th century forifications of all time; thanks Frev. To complete the set, here's the bit in the middle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 23 June , 2020 Admin Share Posted 23 June , 2020 More ramparts, Le Quesnoy. Stormed by the New Zealanders on November 4th, 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 23 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 June , 2020 Good stuff Michelle, Vauban's fortifications played a role in several places. I have some inaccessible ones of the citadel at Verdun, but to make it a hat trick for Sébastien le Prestre here is the chilling and sombre Mur de Fusillès in Arras...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 24 June , 2020 Share Posted 24 June , 2020 13 hours ago, Fattyowls said: Good stuff Michelle, Vauban's fortifications played a role in several places. I have some inaccessible ones of the citadel at Verdun, but to make it a hat trick for Sébastien le Prestre here is the chilling and sombre Mur de Fusillès in Arras...... the Mur des Fusillés is on my list for next monday, when I'm done at the archives in Arras… M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 24 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2020 2 minutes ago, Marilyne said: the Mur des Fusillés is on my list for next monday, when I'm done at the archives in Arras… We went one evening last time I was there after visiting the memorial at Faubourg d'Amiens and the gates were shut; I assume it will be open during the day. It is a very powerful place for lots of very bad reasons. I've been a couple of times and would think twice about going back. I'll look forward to the pictures as ever. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 24 June , 2020 Share Posted 24 June , 2020 7 minutes ago, Marilyne said: the Mur des Fusillés is on my list for next monday, when I'm done at the archives in Arras… M. I think the memorial is open from 2 until 7, otherwise you can look through the gate or down from the ramparts. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 24 June , 2020 Share Posted 24 June , 2020 good to know!! Thanks! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 24 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 June , 2020 31 minutes ago, tootrock said: I think the memorial is open from 2 until 7, otherwise you can look through the gate or down from the ramparts. Martin Appreciated Martin; I think the photo I posted above was taken through the gate. Although it's not WW1, the plaques showing name and political affiliation and the starkness of the stake make going in a must. I will be interested in Marilyne's take on the atmosphere, and everyone elses. Because I have a lot of interest in the Arras Memorial to the Missing I think I will be back there. It will be interesting to see if I feel like going in, if I'm around between the hours of 2 and 7 of course. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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