#lansdowne house

[muirneach]

physically i know its the TORONTO maple leafs but the idea that those guys live in the same city as me is insane. they’re in my walls??

[crownedstoat]

The Lansdowne Club 1930s: London art deco interior by mermaid Via Flickr: Original art deco interior - balcony area overlooking the pool. What a fantastic building. Half 18th century and half 1930s. Robert Adam house, partly demolished in 1931 and reconstructed as a club house in the Art Deco style, retaining 5 original rooms. Visited as part of Open House

[fuzzysparrow]

Bowood House

Bowood, a Georgian country house in Wiltshire, has remained in the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Shelburne, for over 250 years. The house, featuring interiors designed by Robert Adam (1728-92), is surrounded by vast grounds, including a garden created by the famous landscaper Lancelot “Capability” Brown (1716-83). Unfortunately, most of the house was demolished in 1956. The first Earl of…

[mariastadnicka]

Memøry Høuse / Event Invite

[ladyimaginarium]

I've& been meaning to raise awareness of this but two Mi'kmaq children, six year old Lily & four year old Jack Sullivan, have been missing in rural northeastern Nova Scotia & this is the fourth day. They were reported missing around 10 a.m. Friday. They were last seen on Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station. They have yet to be found. Their mother Malehya Brooks-Murray & stepfather, Daniel Martell, have told local media "they were sleeping with their 16-month-old baby on Friday morning as the older children played in the house. But when they awoke later in the morning, the two children were gone." The RCMP believe the pair, members of the Mi’kmaq First Nation community of Sipekne’katik, wandered off from their home and probably entered a heavily forested area. Now, to me&, as a survivor myself&, this is VERY suspicious.

Please keep your eyes out for them. This is yet another case of MMEIP/MMEIWG2S+. This is going on constantly, all the time. Please share this around. These are literal tiny indigenous children.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

This is soooo pretty. Located in Bath, Somerset, UK in the Cotswold's, the 5bd, 2ba, 2,452sqft home is listed for $2.535m approx. USD. But, you don't only get the main house- there's also a cabin, summer house, wagon, studio, yurt, and outbuildings.

Look at the patina on the doors.

Isn't the living room gorgeous? The books on the table- who wouldn't want to sit and read in here?

What a comfortable living room for any season.

Around the corner they have a dining space set up with comfy couches. A place to relax and eat.

What a cute kitchen. Look at the unusual metal cabinets. There are 2 stoves- a regular gas range and an AGA. The best of both worlds.

Then, in this roomy space, they have 2 refrigerators, 1 is a red Smeg, laundry, and more metal cabinets. Also note the wide plank floor.

Cozy bd. #1 features a fireplace, shelving, plus a large window.

The bedrooms are quite spacious. This one has room for a kitchen table.

The lovely large bath combines vintage w/an artsy modern feel.

And, look at this beautiful light-filled room.

The garden and patio outside the main house.

I'm not sure if this is the summer house or the cabin, but it has wide doors that open to the garden.

The lovely bedroom has doors to the garden.

This cute long room looks like it may be what they refer to as "the wagon" b/c it kind of looks like a train car.

Next, there's this adorable little guest house.

Isn't this pretty?

Then this guest house, also. Very nice.

And, finally, the yurt.

Beautiful Boho vibe.

Beautiful bath addition.

It's a gorgeous piece of property at the end of a winding private road.

Aerial view of the whole compound. Bath’s center is a 16-minute drive or a 30-minute cycle-ride away. The city’s cultural attractions are plentiful, with brilliant theatres and galleries: The Holburne Museum holds world-class exhibitions, plus Bristol is a little over 30 minutes away by car and has a thriving art and music scene. So, it's perfect for artsy buyers.

https://www.inigo.com/sales-list/mall-house-lansdown

[gardenofafterthoughts]

16/11/24

Marble statue of Hermes

Roman, Imperial period, 1st or 2nd century A.D. Copy or adaptation of a Greek statue of the late 5th or early 4th century B.C.

The statue is almost intact, although the surface was strongly cleaned as was the custom in the eighteenth century. During that period, newly excavated ancient sculpture was cleaned and restored in Roman workshops before being sold to members of the European nobility. This work was acquired by the English statesman William Fitzmaurice, second earl of Shelburne, who assembled a distinguished collection of antiquities at Lansdowne House in London. The statue of Hermes once stood in a niche in the dining room at Lansdowne House, serving the same decorative function that it doubtless once served in a Roman villa of the first or second century A.D. The dining room, designed by Robert Adam, is now at the Metropolitan Museum, where it is installed with other period rooms from England.

[pwlanier]

Drawing Room from Lansdowne House

c. 1766-1775

Designed by Robert Adam (Scottish, 1728–1792) Painted decoration by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (active Florence and England), 1727–1785) , and by Antonio Zucchi (Italian, 1726–1795) Gilded by Joseph Perfetti (Italian, active London from 1760–1778)

This drawing room is an archetypal example of the work of Robert Adam, a Scottish architect and designer whose name has become synonymous with this style of neoclassical decoration. The room was originally situated on the ground floor of the grand London house that Adam designed for the third Earl of Bute in the early 1760s. Adam's original plans refer to it as the "Organ Drawing Room," the large recess being intended for Lord Bute's vastly expensive mechanical organ.

In 1765, Lord Bute sold the unfinished house to William Petty Fitzmaurice, second Earl of Shelburne and later first Marquess of Lansdowne, with the provision that Adam be retained to continue work on the home. Adam was already well known to Lord Shelburne, whose father had employed the architect to remodel Bowood, his family's country estate in Wiltshire. (Shelburne, who served as Secretary of State and in 1783 concluded the Treaty of Paris granting independence to the United States, entertained Benjamin Franklin at Bowood on several occasions.) Lord Shelburne and his wife moved into the house in 1768, when it was in what Lady Shelburne described as "so unfurnishd a State." Yet by the time of Lady Shelburne's death and the end of Adam's employment by Lord Shelburne in 1771, the decoration of the drawing room remained incomplete and was evidently abandoned.

Although the room's original furnishings do not survive today, it is known that Adam provided designs for a pier-glass and a semicircular pier-table, executed by John Gilbert; circular picture frames, executed by Sefferin Nelson; and a carpet, the design for which is in the collection of Sir John Soane's Museum in London.

In 1929, Lord Shelburne's heirs sold the house to a group of investors. The room was acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1931, when the front of the house, including the drawing room and the dining room (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art), was slated for demolition to make way for a new street.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Many [Canadian] veterans were furious that their overseas sacrifices failed to protect them from countrymen who were exploiting shortages to make huge illegal profits, despite stricter WPTB [Wartime Prices and Trade Board] rules. As a former private with the 3rd Division complained soon after returning to Toronto: “Soldiers cannot find houses or apartments unless they have a lot of money or get it through the black market.” In fact, some greedy landlords sought out veterans because they qualified for at least several hundred dollars in DVA [Department of Veterans Affairs] gratuity payments. In Halifax and Montreal, ex-soldiers reported being charged $70 a month for one-room flats — about four times the rate when they had enlisted."

Some feared violence from veterans over the housing situation. In July 1945 Canadian newspapers reported on “house commandos” being formed among British veterans who, in overcrowded cities like London, Portsmouth, and Liverpool, raided and took over properties known to be vacant for their homeless comrades, which the Ottawa Citizen saw as “a warning that should not go unheeded.”" Indeed, veterans in Vancouver came to dominate a new Anti-Eviction Committee that, authorities noted with concern, drew significant trade union, CCF, and communist support. As well as lobbying for more low-cost housing and stronger legislation to protect tenants, the group arranged for round-the-clock pickets outside places where veterans faced eviction.

In January 1946, tensions escalated considerably when 300 veterans, led by the sergeant-at-arms for the British Columbia Command of the Canadian Legion, occupied the Hotel Vancouver. Although slated for demolition before the war because it had gone bankrupt, it had been kept standing during the conflict to house troops. After the war, the Legion, the Canadian Corps Association, and the Army and Navy League lobbied to have the hotel turned into a hostel for veterans. Once the request was denied, the offensive was launched. Within days, the hotel was filled and a waiting list of more than 1,000 veterans and their families was generated. Some condemned the occupiers as communists, though it seems more people sympathized with these veterans who had fought for Canada and now faced homelessness. A standoff ensued for nearly a month, but ultimately the federal and municipal governments agreed to temporarily turn the hotel into a hostel. Ottawa even coughed up $15,000 toward basic renovations. The arrangement lasted until 1948, by which time most veterans in Vancouver, including those who had occupied the hotel, had found decent accommodation, thus permitting its demolition in 1949.

Similar incidents occurred elsewhere. In May 1946 fifty veterans converged in front of a Verdun flat to protect a former comrade and his family from bailiffs serving eviction papers. A Union Jack was symbolically strung across the porch. For two days veterans stood guard until new accommodation was secured for the 90 The Wartime Prices and Trade Board tenants, and violence was averted only because the police were under orders not to intervene.” In nearby Montreal, postwar housing shortages produced the Ligue des vétérans sans logis. Led by Henri Gagnon, a veteran and the French-language organizer for the Labour Progressive Party, the group occupied several local government buildings to press home its demands for a moratorium on evictions and for the provision of low-cost housing.

In September 1946 a Veterans’ Housing League in Ottawa occupied an abandoned military building on the Lansdowne Park fairgrounds. Mayor Stanley Lewis, who viewed homelessness among veterans as a national tragedy, refused to have the twenty-five adults and thirty-five children forcibly removed, even though the building had no running water, a leaky roof and, according to the fire department, faulty and potentially dangerous electrical wiring. However, in October Lewis stationed police outside Lansdowne’s horticultural building because of rumours that the Housing League planned another such operation. When another attempt at occupation did occur, during the wee hours of the fifteenth, it was thwarted. Still, the occupation at the fairgrounds persisted into early 1947, when an agreement was finally reached for the remaining members of the group to move into barracks at the Rockcliffe airport."

- Jeffrey A. Keshen, Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers: Canada’s Second World War (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004), 89-90.

[camisoledadparis]

Images from Eric Lansdown, one of the world’s foremost dolls’ house and aviary artists whose studio in the south of France is as enchanting as his creations.

[simlanecc]

Studio Town Replacement Build/Buy Music

I'm personally not a big fan of the default Studio Town Build/Buy music. I find the techno/trance music quite hard to work with compared to the more mellow Build/Buy music in other areas of the game.

I was originally going to replace them with the Studio Town overview music - that old Hollywood light orchestral music that plays when you first load Studio Town - but instead of repeating those songs, I instead found 6 other pieces of light orchestral with a very similar style.

Tracklist sep6_bb1 : Non Stop - John Malcolm sep6_bb2 : House Party - The Westway Studio Orchestra sep6_bb3 : Holiday Mood - Lansdowne Light Orchestra sep6_bb4 : Up with the Curtain - New Concert Orchestra sep6_bb5 : Top of the Bill - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra sep6_bb6 : There's no Business like Show Business - Wally Stott Orchestra

Download

Open the .zip & move the 6 files inside the "Superstar" folder into "Maxis > The Sims > Music > Modes > Superstar", overriding the 6 existing music files.

[aimeedaisies]

The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in October 2023

02/10 As President of the Riding for the Disabled Association visited Avon Riding Centre, to mark its 40th Anniversary. 🐴🥳

03/10 Held two Investiture ceremonies at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

With Sir Tim As Patron of the Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly, visited Horsfall House, Minchinhampton. 👵🏻👴🏻

04/10 In Cornwall Princess Anne visited;

Origin Coffee in Porthleven. ☕️

Camborne School of Mines at the Penryn Campus of University of Exeter, in Penryn. 🔨

St Ewe Free Range Eggs Packing Centre in Truro. 🥚

05/10 As Colonel of The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), attended a Household Cavalry Medal Parade at Powle Lines, Picton Barracks in Wiltshire. 🫡

07/10 With Sir Tim Attended the Scotland vs Ireland Rugby World Cup match at the Stade de France in Paris. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇫🇷🏉

09/10 As Patron of Livability, visited Livability Millie College in Poole. 🏫

As Patron of UK Youth, visited Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Activity Centre in Bransgore. 🧗‍♀️

10/10 Attended a Future of UK Food Systems Seminar held by Crops for the Future at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge. 🚜

As Commandant-in-Chief (Youth) of St. John Ambulance, opened the new Ambulance Hub in Castle Donington. 🚑

11/10 Held two investiture ceremonies at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

Unofficial, Sir Tim attended the opening of the New Zealand Liberation Museum, Te Arawhata, in Le Quesnoy, France. 🇫🇷🇳🇿

As Patron of Scots in London Group attended a Reception at St Columba’s Church of Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Attended a Blue Seal Club Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club in Piccadilly, London. 🤵‍♂️

12/10 As Patron of the Campaign for Gordonstoun, chaired a Cabinet Meeting at the Lansdowne Club, London. 🏫

As Patron of English Rural Housing Association, attended a Parish Council Rural Housing Conference at Eversholt Hall, Bedfordshire. 🏡

Visited the Aircraft Research Association in Bedford. ✈️

As Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order, attended Evensong and a Reception at The King’s Chapel of the Savoy, London. 🎶

14/10 Sir Tim represented Princess Anne, Patron of the Wiltshire Horn Society, at a dinner on the occasion of their centenary. 🐑

15/10 As Member of the International Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Members Election Commission, attended the first day of the 141st International Olympic Committee Session in Mumbai, India. 🇮🇳

16/10 As Member of the International Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Members Election Commission, attended the second day of the 141st International Olympic Committee Session in Mumbai, India. ���🇳

Attended an IOC Reception at Jio World Centre. 🌏

17/10 As Member of the International Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Members Election Commission, attended the third day of the 141st International Olympic Committee Session in Mumbai, India. 🇮🇳

Visited the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial at the Indian Sailors’ Home, in Mumbai. 🪖

Attended a reception at the residence of His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for South Asia and Deputy High Commissioner for Western India in Mumbai. 🌏

Unofficial Sir Tim attended a memorial service for Lord Lawson (former Chancellor of the Exchequer) at St. Margaret’s church in Westminster ⛪️

19/10 Hosted a Reception with the King, Queen and the Duchess of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace to thank those who contributed to and were involved with the State Funeral of The late Queen Elizabeth II and with the Coronation of Their Majesties. 🥂

With Sir Tim, As Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps attended the launch of the Corps History Book at the National Army Museum in London. 📚

With Sir Tim, As Patron of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, attended the Trafalgar Night Dinner at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. 🤵‍♀️🤵‍♂️

20/10 Opened Cutbush and Corrall Charity almshouse accommodation in Maidstone.

Opened the Royal British Legion Industries Centenary Village, Greenwich House, in Aylesford, Kent.

As Patron of the Butler Trust, visited HM Prison Elmley.

24/10 Held an Investiture at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

As President of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, delivered the Evelyn Wrench Lecture at Dartmouth House in London. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

25/10 In Scotland Princess Anne visited;

The International Society for Optics and Photonics Photonex Exhibition at Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. 🔍

As President of Victim Support Scotland, visited the National Office-West in Glasgow. 🫂

Peter Equi and Sons Limited Ice Cream Manufacturer. 🍦

26/10 Opened the National Honey Show at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher, Surrey. 🍯 🐝

As Royal Patron of the Security Institute, this afternoon attended the Annual Conference at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. ⛓️

With Sir Tim As President of the Royal Yachting Association, attended a 50th Anniversary of the Yachtmaster Scheme Dinner at Trinity House, London. 🛥️🍽️

27/10 Held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace. 🎖️

31/10 In Scotland;

As Patron of the Moredun Foundation, attended a Conference at Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, in Penicuik. 🧬

As Royal Patron of the Leuchie Forever Fund, attended a Reception to launch Leuchie House’s new strategy in Edinburgh. 🏡

As Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, held a Chancellor’s Dinner at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. 👩‍🎓

Total official engagements for Anne in October: 47

2023 total so far: 400

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in October: 6

2023 total so far: 81

[lulu2992]

Uncovering the unreleased Far Cry 5 in-game Encyclopedia

The almost complete but unused in-game encyclopedia, reconstructed thanks to the oasisstrings file.

Please note that it’s still cut content, so some information might not be relevant anymore.

You can read the oasisstrings file here. Pictures from this encyclopedia were also extracted and posted by @xbaebsae here.

Part 3: Locations - Whitetail Mountains

PIN-K0 Radar Station

Part of the Pine Line early warning system, the K0 facility was shuttered in the early 90's and left to the elements.

Rattlesnake Trail Bridge

A footbridge along the Makwa Trail, it connects one side of the gorge to the other, like bridges are supposed to do.

Snowshoe Lake

A clear glacial lake high up in the Whitetail Mountains. The water is always near freezing which makes skinny dipping a terrible idea.

Hunter’s Pass Shelter

A remote cabin used as a place to warm up or stay the night by hunters.

Ozhigwan Falls

One of the highest in the area, Ozhigwan falls is one of the natural wonders of the Park.... just don't step too close.

Jefferson Lookout Tower

A watch tower in the middle of the forest, meant to keep an eye out for forest fires or bears... or bears on fire.

Whitetail Park Visitor Center

It's where you'd go to find out what's going on at Whitetail Park, back when it was operational.

Hawkeye Tunnel

A tunnel through the mountain that offers a bird's eye view of the valley below.

Whitetail Park Ranger Station

The Ranger Station that patrols the Whitetail Park to keep it safe back when it was still open.

McKinley Dam

Named after the 25th president of the United States, McKinley Dam is used to regulate water and supply power to the people of Hope County.

Jacob’s Armory

Jacob has converted part of the McKinley Dam power station to be used as sanctuary against the coming apocalypse.

Grand View Hotel

The historic hotel in the Whitetail Mountains it was once the crown jewel of the park. Financial problems shut it down in the 80's. It's been empty ever since.

North Park Entrance

The Northern most entrance to Whitetail Park, abandoned now that the park is closed.

Bo’s Cave

A renown survivalist, Bo lives deep in forest. He is completely off the grid with none of the comforts of modern life.

Cooper Cabin

Another cabin that can be rented at Whitetail Park. Lately has been used as a safe-house by the Whitetail Militia.

Red Tail Cabin

A cabin in Whitetail Park that Eli's Militia use to take refuge from the constant attacks from Jacob's patrols.

F.A.N.G. Center

Friends of the Animals Nursing Grounds is home to Cheeseburger the Bear. Feeding times are 12:00 and 6:00 daily.

St. Francis Veteran's Center

A medical center for returning veterans, St. Francis was shuttered in the 90's when a more modern facility was constructed in a nearby county. When Eden's Gate moved in, Jacob found use for it as a place to indoctrinate his new recruits.

Lansdowne Airstrip

A small airstrip used by the locals for shipping in supplies and sightseeing tours.

Elliot Residence

Home to Rick Elliot and his family, one of the last people to holdout against Jacob and his army.

The Grill Streak

When Chad's diner was burned to the ground he retreated to his food truck. He still works hard to find food for Eli and his Militia.

Breakthrough Camp

A camp where parents sent their rebellious youth in order to get a taste of clean, wholesome outdoor living.

Old Sun Outfitters

The main supply store for camping and survival gear in the area. Seeing the writing on the wall, the owners closed shop and left while they still could.

Baron Lumber Mill

The Baron family lumber mill was already failing financially when Eden's Gate moved in and bought it out.

McNeill Residence

This house once belonged to the McNeill family before they were deemed sinners in the eyes of the cult and were forced to flee.

Linero Building Supplies

A small building supply store that sold lumber and materials. The owners ended up joining Eden's Gate, though not all of them willingly.

Haskell Lookout Tower

A watch tower overlooking the north region of the Whitetail Park.

Fort Drubman

Pretty much all the Hurk Sr. has left after his divorce from Adelaide. It's from here he runs his senate campaign with the dubious help of his son, Hurk Jr.

MCA Mobile Lab

A mobile lab where the Montana Conservation Authority conducts research on the local flora and fauna.

Loresca Residence

Former residence of Jay Loresca, former Navy Seal. Rumor has it he joined the Whitetails, but it's certain that he’s long gone.

Whitetail Mountains Rail Bridge

A bridge connecting the Henbane River and the Whitetail Mountains. It's been out of use ever since the Copperhead Rail stopped running.

Elk Jaw Lodge

Part of the Whitetail Park the Elk Jaw Lodge was a nice place to relax near Silver Lake. Now... not so much.

Wolf’s Den

The secret bunker of the Whitetail Militia, home to Eli, their leader, as well as Tammy and Wheaty.

Oberlin Picnic Area

A nice place for a group to sit down, eat, and take in baseball game at the nearby diamond.

Osprey Cabin

One of the many cabins that visitors can rent at Whitetail Park. Named after birds of prey, thy are the perfect hiding places for Eli's Militia.

Kestrel Cabin

One of the handful of individual cabins available to rent at Whitetail Park.

Mansfield Lookout Tower

An abandoned fire watch tower overlooking the southern region of Whitetail Park.

Frank’s Cabin

A cabin owned by a recluse known as Lonely Frank. He seems to like it that way.

Dansky Cabin

This is where Dicky Dansky comes to write his books about Sasquatches, Bigfoot, and other cryptids.

Valley View Overlook

A place for visitors to stop and take in the view of the forest below.

Stone Ridge Chalet

High up on a rocky ridge is a Chalet where hunters and park visitors could come and warm up.

Silver Lake Parking Lot

A nice place to stop and take a refreshing dip in nearby Silver Lake.

Clagett Boathouse

A boathouse and docks maintained by the Old Sun Outfitters.

Salvage Camp

A small camp where a salvage company is attempting to recover items from the wreck of a sunken plane

Dylan’s Master Bait Shop

In case you needed some fishing pointers... Dylan will likely just point you somewhere else.

Langford Falls Parking Lot

A spot for visitors to pause and take in the beauty of the nearby Langford Falls.

Widow’s Creek

One of Skylar's favorite fishing spots. She'll probably tell you where it got its name.

Fowler’s Retreat

A not-so-secret place where Dave keeps all of his extra Cheeseburger merchandise.

South Park Entrance

The southern enterance to Whitetail Park. Once the gem of Hope County, it has seen better days.

[mariastadnicka]

Memøry Høuse / Event Invite

We often think about time as being a social concept, anchored in a palpable present, routing between the past and the future but nevertheless a construct that makes sense once we engage, in perpetuity, with our human experiences. In fact, what is infinite and constantly subject to our imagination and our creative processes is the past; the memories stored, processed and shared, that integrate and…

[tcr55]

As first light painted the sky with a brush of lilac, I stand on the corner of Lansdowne and High Holborn Streets in Sydney’s Surry Hills.

This fine cottage is a great example of inner city living for those lucky enough to have a house.

[omg-hellgirl]

Once filming was under way, however, Richards was consumed with jealousy. "Keith refused to come onto the set," recalled Lieberson. "He just sat outside the house on Lansdowne Square in his car, fuming."

Christopher P. Andersen, Jagger Unauthorized.