Conversations
Here are conversations that have happened in the last week on Flickr Commons:
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23_0041702 Convair Negative Image
from SDASM Archives
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T. A. O'Brien said:
An IBM XT! Ooooo! With two Floppies! I kid, of course, but my dad got his XT in about 1986 and I went through all the upgrades and going from one floppy drive to two was major. You didn't have to keep swapping out the disk when the buffer memory got full (didn't take long) when you were copying large (for the time) programs, files or whole discs.
C:\diskcopy a: b:
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T. A. O'Brien said:
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Wheels, belts and working women with "Good faces"
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John Spooner said:
Dublin Leader - Saturday 19 March 1932. Outside the date range, but Rialto Serge was also being advertised (albeit with a less stylish advert) much earlier (1907).
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
John Spooner Excellent! So Cork Street. At least if they were on Cork Street at the end of the 19th century, when this would have been taken...
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John Spooner said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons But wait, the Dublin Leader on Saturday 18 April 1908 had an article which could have been entitled "Everything you wanted to know about the City Woollen Mills in the early 20th century." It says that the mills were in Weavers' Square 1903-1906ish, and after that in Cork Street.
Five years ago Mr. McKnight started the City Woollen Mills in Weavers' Square, the centre of a district. abounding in historic industrial associations. We are glad to say that his enterprise met from the outset with the support it deserved, and within three years new premises were erected in Cork Street, and a large quantity of additional machinery installed to meet the steadily increasing demand. The business has kept on growing, and recently another wing had to be added to the factory in which several new looms will shortly be in full working order with, of course, their complement of additional workers. On Thursday last a number of visitors had an opportunity of seeing this busy Irish industry at work. The factory has been erected on the most approved modern plan for carrying on textile work. It is one storey throughout, of spacious dimensions, well lighted and ventilated, provided with the most up-to-date safeguards against accidents to employees. The gas and electricity for motive and lighting purposes are made on the premises, and it is only right to mention that the coal used comes not from Wales, but Castleenmer. In securing the ground for a site the the management were apparently determined not to allow want of space to cripple expansion, as nearly a couple of acres are to the good as a site for future developments. In addition to the plainer goods at first attempted, the City Woollen Mills now make the daintiest dress goods for ladies, super-cheviots, fine fancy worsted suitings and a high-class serge. The west of England is where the finest quality of English cloth is made, and it is encouraging to see that the Dublin firm has customers amongst the wholesale houses there.
BTW, my great-great grandfather WIllam Spearman sold Royal Devonshire Serge in Plymouth, which I think counts as the west of England, until about 1910. And had wonderful illustrated adverts in the press. -
CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY said:
Reminds me of a Chinese sweatshop I had visited sewing up merchandise for all the big name brands.
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John Spooner said:
John McKnight of City Woollen Mills was quoted in an article somewhere. John Potter McKnight, 54, woollen manufacturer, in the 1911 census : www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Rathmine... . I think that's him - there's also a John McKnight, merchant tailor.
No obvious matches in 1901, although one John McKnight appears at first glance to be involved with the wool trade. His profession is given as "Knitter in a shipyard" ! ?. I was so disappointed to look at the household return and see that "Knitter" is a mis-transcription of 'Rivetter". -
བཀྲིས། said:
Such a wonderful shot. Great to see expressions on the faces of the labourers. 👏👏👏
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Suck Diesel said:
And then there was the Woolen Mills on Ormonde Quay, which we may have visited before?
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John Spooner said:
I think in 1901 he's the John P McKnight, 45, Presbyterian Whiskey Merchant of Chichester Park, Belfast. Ages and names of wife children all match (or are close enough).
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Suck Diesel said:
The location off Cork St, but not the original building
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Suck Diesel said:
NToday, there is a renewed interest in this oldest of trades, with the Botany Weavers – the one remaining company near Dolphin’s Barn who operate from premises that once housed the City Woollen Mills and who are key suppliers to Aer Lingus and City Jet, recently announcing an expansion to its business, thus continuing a tradition of 1000 years of weaving in this area."
Not sure if this still applies
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
suckindeesel And there was an excellent programme on RTÉ last week (Nationwide, I think it was - got so excira about the weaving, I couldn't swear to it) on this great organisation, The Liberties Weavers.
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Suck Diesel said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons That area had great historical associations with weaving
Weavers Hall, now demolished
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Suck Diesel said:
Like Morning Mary, I once worked in a place that contained that pulley system powering various machines.
Usually, the power came from one large central motor, which drove everything else via a system of overhead pulleys and belts.
It was very common in older industries, before the advent of self powered machinery
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Foxglove said:
a few of my great aunts were mill workers and one had the job title "doffer".
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Foxglove
I was intrigued by doffer. This is from Wikipedia...A doffer is someone who removes "doffs" (bobbins, pirns or spindles) holding spun fiber such as cotton or wool from a spinning frame and replaces them with empty ones. Historically, spinners, doffers, and sweepers each had separate tasks that were required in the manufacture of spun textiles. From the early days of the industrial revolution, this work, which requires speed and dexterity rather than strength, was often done by children.
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John Spooner said:
US Patent 153,730 Does the medieval head protection come from the knight in McKnight?
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
John Spooner Gone down a rabbit hole of brand names. May be some time. So far, Jiggle-Wiggle is my favourite.
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O Mac said:
John Porter McKnight, Woolen Manufacturer. 1911
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Rathmine...
He was a Whiskey Merchant in 1901...??
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Foxglove said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons yes many children's fingers were lost (!) as the looms swept past- another great aunt (older) was a spinner
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John Spooner said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons I'm not sure I approve of a rear-view mirror called the 'Copspotter'.
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Suck Diesel said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
While you're in the mood, what about 'biscuit brightener' which was a relatives job in Jacobs of Bishop St.? -
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Suck Diesel That is blooming brilliant! And you should ask John Spooner about his feather twirling(?) relative...
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Suck Diesel said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons A ‘doffer’ removed full bobbins, according to this directory of old occupations
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John Spooner said:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons Suck Diesel My great greatgrandmother, Eliza M WIlkin, was a 'feather curler' in the 1891 census. I understand it involved preparing peacock feathers for the millinery industry. Middle row, extreme right in this hat-rich photo. And while we're about it, top row, 4th from left, is Robert Henry Napoleon Maltby, Inspector of Nuisances (and Relieving Officer, School Attendance Officer, and any other local government odd job his lords and masters saw fit to give him).
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John Spooner said:
And almost getting back on topic (it's textiles but cotton) a great great great great grandfather of mine was fustian cutter in Manchester in the late 18th century. It involved cutting the threads in fustian in lines and the result was corduroy. You needed a steady hand, a good eye and a sharp knife or the cloth was ruined (or a finger was lost). Cordoroy from Manchester had such a high reputation in Germany for durability that the German for corduroy was and still is 'Manchester'. Manchester Jacke
200 hundred years later I had German lessons at the Goethe-Institut in central Manchester about 30 yards from where he lived, but was unaware that an an ancestor of mine (and his fustian weaving and cutting chums) had contributed a word to the German language. -
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
John Spooner
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Suck Diesel said:
The one caught my eye
“FEAR NOTHING MAKER A weaver of special kind of strong thick woollen cloth known as fearnought (or dreadnought) - a heavy overcoating that is made of wool often mixed with shoddy. Used as protective clothing, also as lining for portholes, walls, and doors of powder magazines on board ships.”
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John Spooner said:
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NO CAPTION (LOC)
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Jon (LOC P&P) said:
It's not currently in the catalog record, but we do have a caption for this photo:
Literally this is the cat's whiskers! But the cat's whiskers used on the crystal detector is not the point. Music issuing from this type of loud speaker, taking the shape of a cone, is so perfect in tonal quality that it charms the cat. This picture was made in the home of Francis W. Dunmore, who is a member of the radio laboratory of the bureau of standards.
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Jon (LOC P&P) said:
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Tank crew standing in front of an M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC)
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spelio said:
Nice image for the Flickr 20 Year Gallery.
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Steve Jobs [Apple computer] (LOC)
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spelio said:
Nice image for the Flickr 20 Year Gallery.
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[A Lapp family, Norway] (LOC)
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spelio said:
Nice image for the Flickr 20 Year Gallery.
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Mary Gullick, Zoe Gullick, Marjory Gullick, Chloe Gullick - outside Altoncourt, Killara? c.1909 from Gullick family, c.1909-1922 / photographed by William Applegate Gullick
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spelio said:
State Library of New South Wales Nice image for the Flickr 20 Year Gallery.
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Mother and Child 1952 by Max Dupain
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Dániel said:
powerful composition and milieu
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Dániel said:
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[Portrait of Vaughn Monroe, New York, N.Y., ca. Feb. 1947] (LOC)
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Dan Gabel said:
Interesting casual photos of maestro Monroe.
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Portrait of David Unaipon (1872-1967), by Harold Cazneaux c.1934
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minions & myrmidons said:
love the image and thanks for the info.
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Colorful Historic Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey (LOC)
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swanq said:
The Lollipop Motel
visitnj.org/lollipop-motel
www.lollipopmotel.com/
2019 Streetview is the latest Streetview -
Hakan Kavas said:
Great... Congrats on Explore.. 👍👏👌💯🌟
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Flickr said:
Congrats on Explore! ⭐ May 11, 2024
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Lukas Larsed said:
Congrats on Explore 🙌
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Michael Gschwind said:
Glückwunsch zu Explore !
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Ruthini said:
Fantastic image! Thank you to libraries and archives for preserving, curating and making visibles photo like this.👏👍❤. Congratulations 🎉
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gato-gato-gato said:
Das ist schön.
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Sigurd Krieger said:
Congrats on Xplore!!
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waewduan C said:
Congrats
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Bernard Saubot said:
Congrats on a well deserved Explore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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V A N D E E said:
💕 Congrats on Explore, gorgeous capture! 💕
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Rhisiart Hincks said:
✣ Llun rwy’n ei hoffi yn/ A picture I like in EXPLORE ✣
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jacklowry47 said:
Impressively good outdoor photo, well done and congrats for it in Explore.
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io747 slow said:
A Big Fave
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swanq said:
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She doesn't look like her passport photo
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Carol Maddock said:
I shall be perusing her digitised 1917 diary later to see if she complained about her photo, and how much her password cost.
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Suck Diesel said:
One of her pieces, 1913 -
beachcomber australia said:
Sad story. She died too young from Spanish flu in 1918. Interesting biography - www.dib.ie/biography/trench-cesca-trinseach-sadhbh-a9809
And her 1913 artwork via National Library of Ireland
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Carol Maddock said:
beachcomber australia So young! And so probably never got to travel with that passport... :(
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beachcomber australia said:
Here she is at 'The Peerage', listed as "Frances Georgiana Chenevix Trench" -
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Niall McAuley said:
Frances Angel Chenevix-Trench in the 1911 census www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Fitzwill...
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Niall McAuley said:
Marriage to Diarmid Coffey civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marri...
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Niall McAuley said:
Address was Temple Hill, Terenure. That house now replaced by rather ugly apartments 61 R818
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beachcomber australia said:
"1778 – Until 1778 passports were written in English and Latin. After this date, they were issued in French which was the language of diplomacy at the time.
1794 – All passports began to be issued by the Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who we would now call the Foreign Secretary. Previously all passports would have been issued and signed by the King and Queen.
1915 – The first modern-style British passports, including a photograph and signature were first issued. They were made of a single piece of paper that folded out and sat between cardboard covers.
1921 – The first blue passport in the format of a book was issued in 1921, it had 32 pages and was written in French." ... ...
From - homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/29/a-history-of-the-u... -
beachcomber australia said:
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"... However, the outbreak of World War I led to the introduction of modern border controls, including in the UK with passage of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914. Thus, in 1915 the British government developed a new format of passport that could be mass-produced and used to quickly identify the bearer. The new passport consisted of a printed sheet folded into ten and affixed to a clothed cardboard cover. It included a description of the holder as well as a photograph, and had to be renewed after two years. ..."
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
beachcomber australia Here's a [slightly blurry] example of the 10 page foldy version...
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Flickr said:
Congrats on Explore! ⭐ May 11, 2024
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Michael Gschwind said:
Glückwunsch zu Explore !
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Lukas Larsed said:
Congrats on Explore 👌
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Ruthini said:
Fantastic image! Thanks to libraries and archives for preserving, curating and making visible images like this. 👌 👏👏👏
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Sigurd Krieger said:
Congrats on Xplore!!
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Erika Hartmann said:
Gratulation zum Explore ♥
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Christian Vinh said:
Nice !
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Ian Betley said:
Lovely shot! ❤
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Silverio Graullers said:
Buena serie de fotos antiguas .
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Carol Maddock said:
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23_0040118 Convair Negative Image
from SDASM Archives
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R Baucke said:
Upside down photo of a missile model on a foam column for an RCS test.
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R Baucke said:
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23_0040371 Convair Negative Image
from SDASM Archives
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R Baucke said:
Engine face model installed in a circular inlet for an RCS test.
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R Baucke said:
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23_0040372 Convair Negative Image
from SDASM Archives
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R Baucke said:
This looks like a model of fan blades in an engine for an RCS test. The model is resting on a slab of commercial radar absorber (LS foam).
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R Baucke said:
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23_0040370 Convair Negative Image
from SDASM Archives
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R Baucke said:
Target sitting on foam column using tape to prevent falling off - probably an indoor RCS test….
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R Baucke said:
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23_0037163 Convair Negative Image
from SDASM Archives
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F Scott Wood said:
Jets look like McDonnell F2H Banshee.
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F Scott Wood said:
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Ride a Stearns and be content (LOC)
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Be not wise in thine own eyes (LOC)
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swanq said:
Quote from Proverbs 3:7 in the section "Proverbs of Solomon, Son of David, King of Israel" in the Old Testament of the Christian bible Currier & Ives would probably have been familiar with.
For variants in English, see biblehub.com/proverbs/3-7.htm
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Proverbs for its context in the Hebrew Bible and Greek and Latin translations.
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swanq said:
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, England (LOC)
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swanq said:
In 2022, this view was much the same.
maps.app.goo.gl/n6X2TwFPEbuH48t39
If you scroll through the same view for other dates, you will see that in April 2023, the facade of the National Gallery was under repair. It looks as though the structure at lower right is now used for temporary mounting of sculptures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_art_in_Trafalgar_Squ...
"Since 1999 the formerly empty fourth plinth on Trafalgar Square has become London's most prominent showcase for temporary new sculpture."
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_plinth
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swanq said: