Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I, too, live very close to the coast, I sympathize with all who have to put up with the proclivities of the local bird life. That is the price to pay for having an unfettered view of the sunrise over the Bay of Bengal daily. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 3:54 AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > ** Built in the 1830s by the De Vesci family of wealthy nobles when the > railway arrived in Monkstown, this graceful terrace of ten large > properties, in the Regency style, all have a mews at the rear to keep > your horse and carriage should you happen to have one. The big bonus for > living in these, still much in demand, houses is the large four and a > half acre private shared garden to the front with its tennis club and > children's playground. Of course, there are sea views too. > > Here's a view of the length of the terrace - note the coat of arms > (supporters, shield and motto) that stand astride the mid-terrace pediment. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/De+Vesci+Terrace.jpg.html > > Unfortunately, as can be seen in this closer shot, this has deteriorated > a fair bit during the past 190 years. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Moss+Coat+of+Arms.jpg.html > > Aside from the weather, and its close proximity (200 metres) to the sea > and seaspray, the local bird life find it a great place to admire the > view. They leave mementos. Moss seems to like that. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/De+Vesci+arms+and+seagull.jpg.html > > The photos 1 & 3 were taken with my Sony A7ll and Sony FE Zoom 28-70, > but photo 2 was taken with the Sonnar FE 55/1.8 > > For those of you, who like me, are not experts in heraldry, here's > something about the heraldry of the De Vesci family and what you're > seeing in the photographs > Arms: Or on a Cross Sable a Patriarchal Cross of the field. > Supporters: On either side a Figure of Hercules clad in a Lion's Skin > and holding a Club over the exterior shoulder proper. > Motto: Sub Hoc Signo Vinces (Under this sign thou shalt conquer) > > Douglas > Motto: Boutez-en-Avant > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >