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Basing View is a 65-acre business park situated in the heart of Basingstoke, in the English county of Hampshire, is a short walk from the railway station and town centre.

Currently a programme of major redevelopment is transforming Basing View and opening up a wide choice of business space options for companies of all sizes. As the freeholder, the Basingstoke & Deane council is playing a key role in helping promote and stimulate new investment in the area and is committed to investing long term in Basing View.

Basing View is a first class destination for businesses, with a mix of new, planned and refurbished office space, a new business class hotel, a wide range of amenities and the convenience of a town centre location. Around 4,500 people currently work at the park and it is envisaged that the regeneration project has the potential to double the number over the next 15 years.

The business district is currently home to more than 180 national and international businesses as well as a growing SME community and a new state-of-the-art 5G Living Lab.

In the distance on the left is Fanum House which is the headquarters of the Automobile Association in Basingstoke. It is one of several current and former AA buildings named "Fanum House" around the country. The original headquarters in Leicester Square, London, was also called Fanum House, "Fanum" being the call sign of the AA.

Closer and to the right of Fanum House is Viewpoint, and closer and to the right of that is The Square.

The building in the foreground has since been demolished and is being replaced.

www.basingstoke.gov.uk/basingview

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanum_House

www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/19399937.basing-view-of...

www.curchodandco.com/find-a-property/properties/16268-are...

And shrunken windows!

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In the Glen Elk neighborhood of Clarksburg, West Virginia, on July 6th, 2020, the Clarksburg Mission in the A & A Building (built 1919) at the southwest corner of North 4th Street and Clark Street, a "contributing property" to the Glen Elk Historic District, 93001232 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Fanum House is the headquarters of The Automobile Association in Basingstoke in the English county of Hampshire. It is one of several AA buildings named "Fanum House" around the country. The original Headquarters in Leicester Square was also called Fanum House, 'Fanum' being the callsign of the AA.

The AA took advantage of 1960s government incentives to move from their London HQ to the rapidly expanding town of Basingstoke. The building was completed in 1970 and AA employees moved in at that point, and it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973. It is an 83 Metre (274 Feet), eighteen storey, building (seventeen of offices plus a viewing gallery on top). It is clearly visible from the M3 motorway from some distance away. The name 'Fanum' is a Latin word for temple and was chosen to reflect the AA's status as the UK's premier motor breakdown company.

The Skyline Plaza development in the town centre replaces it as the tallest building in Basingstoke since it was extended from 61 metre to 85 meters with the addition of 3 floors in 2009.

The 17th floor was originally executive offices with its own bar, but is now the same layout as the other floors in the tower block. There was also a bar in the 2nd floor canteen when the building first opened, though this closed some years ago.

There is no floor 1, the ground floor is known as 'Upper Ground' and the 'Lower Ground' basement floor is about half the size of the floors in the tower block. The first floor up in the lift or stairs is called Floor 2. The Upper Ground floor is much larger than the floors in the tower block, with a huge open-plan flat-roof office area, a coffee bar, shop, learning centre and a theatre which is used for company presentations. The building also has a large undercover car park, notorious with employees for its very narrow parking spaces. There is an undercover connecting walkway from the car park to the Upper Ground floor.

Floor 10 is not offices, rather a power supply and building control floor. AA employees generally do not have access to this floor. It is clearly visible from outside after dark as there is one floor which is clearly in darkness. But on this occasion lights are showing on the 10th floor on the right.

The AA's HQ moved to the purpose-built Norfolk House on the edge of the Basingstoke ring road at the A340 junction in the mid-1990s, with the intention of closing Fanum House altogether. However the new offices were not large enough for all the Basingstoke-based employees, and both buildings operated for a period. It was ultimately Norfolk House that closed in 2002, following the takeover of the AA by Centrica in 1999, when the HQ functions moved to Farnborough. In 2005, the headquarters returned to Fanum House.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanum_House

Eastrop Park in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England is an popular place for people to spend the day. This boating lake, tree trail, trim trail, children’s play area and a paddling pool are also available. Due to its high standards, Eastrop Park has been awarded the Green Flag Award for 2013-2014 and a management plan has been produced which sets out the future management of the park.

This boating lake is also part of the River Loddon which runs through the park and feeds into a balancing pond in the wildlife area, where a dipping platform allows you to observe wildlife on, below and beside the water. Many birds inhabit this area including a resident kingfisher which can be seen hunting along the river.

The River Loddon is a river in the English counties of Berkshire and Hampshire. It is a tributary of the River Thames, rising within the urban area of Basingstoke, 1.75 miles (2.8km) in the other direction and flowing to meet the Thames near the village of Wargrave. The river has a total length of 28 miles (45 km) and, together with its tributaries, drains an area of 400 square miles (1,036 km2).

Historically, the river has been important for milling, and the channel has been modified by the creation of mill ponds, weirs and sluices. Most of the mills used water wheels to generate their power, although two used water turbines. One was a silk mill for a short period, and one was a paper mill, with the rest milling corn or producing flour. Several have been converted to become homes or hotels, but one is still operated on an occasional basis. The river has been used for navigation in the past, although its exact nature is unclear.

The river is an important resource for wild life. Former gravel workings have become Loddon Nature Reserve and Dinton Pastures Country Park. A section of it is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest due to rare populations of bulbs and pondweed. It supports several species of fish, and recent improvements have included the provision of a fish bypass, to enable migrating fish to move around the mill site at Arborfield. The scheme has been implemented to comply with the Water Framework Directive and is expected to be a benchmark for similar schemes on other rivers.

www.basingstoke.gov.uk/rte.aspx?id=1377

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Loddon

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Basingstoke, Hampshire.

This fence was temporarily erected on Basingstoke Common in the summer of 2010 to corral cattle to a smaller portion in the south east of the common. This was to prevent cattle fouling the rest of the common so that a civil war battle reenactment could take place marking the reopening of the revamped Basing House.

Called to Battle of Basing it recreated the Spring of 1643 when a storm was brewing at Basing House. The Marquis of Winchester and his Royalist household prepared the House to face the dangers and uncertainties of an advancing Roundhead army.

The cattle here are young Black Hereford bulls. The Black Hereford is a hybrid type of beef cattle produced in the British Isles by crossing a Hereford beef bull with Holstein-Friesian dairy cows. Black Herefords are not usually maintained from generation to generation, but are constantly produced as a byproduct of dairy farming. They are one of the most common types of beef cattle in the British Isles, outnumbering many pure beef breeds. The Black Hereford has a white face like the Hereford, but the red body colour of the Hereford is replaced by black from the Holstein-Friesian – white face and black coat colour are both genetically dominant in cattle. The pied pattern of the Holstein-Friesian does not appear in the offspring.

The large building in the background is Fanum House. Fanum House is the headquarters of The Automobile Association in Basingstoke and is one of several AA buildings named "Fanum House" around the country. The original Headquarters in Leicester Square was also called Fanum House, 'Fanum' being the callsign of the AA.

The AA took advantage of 1960s government incentives to move from their London HQ to the rapidly-expanding town of Basingstoke. The building was completed in 1970 and AA employees moved in at that point, and it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973. It is an 83 Meter (274 Feet), eighteen storey, building (seventeen of offices plus a viewing gallery on top). It is clearly visible from the M3 motorway from some distance away. The name 'Fanum' is a Latin word for temple and was chosen to reflect the AA's status as the UK's premier motor breakdown company.

The Skyline Plaza development in the town centre replaces it as the tallest building in Basingstoke since it was extended from 61 meter to 85 meters with the additon of 3 floors in 2009.

Incidentally its the animal on the other side of the fence that is on the wrong side.


www.destinationbasingstoke.co.uk/?Page=EventDetails&e...

This hugely popular park is an ideal place to spend the day. A boating lake, tree trail, trim trail and children’s play area are available, as well as a paddling pool.

The River Loddon runs through the park, feeding into a balancing pond in the Wildlife Area, where a dipping platform allows you to observe wildlife on, below and beside the water at close quarters. Many birds inhabit this area including a resident kingfisher which can be seen hunting along the river.

The Basingstoke Canal Heritage Footpath runs approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Festival Place, through Eastrop Park, across Basing Fen and on to Basing House, closely following the original canal route. A linear walk the footpath does connect to other paths, including a route through Crabtree Plantation and Black Dam Nature Reserve, allowing you to take an alternative route back to Basingstoke. Recently refurbished wooden information boards along the path provide walkers with information about the canal and the local wildlife.

The building in the background is the AA's Fanum House which is the headquarters of The Automobile Association in Basingstoke in Hampshire. It is one of several AA buildings named "Fanum House" around the country. The original Headquarters in Leicester Square was also called Fanum House, 'Fanum' being the callsign of the AA.

The AA took advantage of 1960s government incentives to move from their London HQ to the rapidly-expanding town of Basingstoke. The building was completed in 1970 and AA employees moved in at that point, and it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973. It is an eighteen storey building (seventeen of offices plus a viewing gallery on top). Fanum House used to be the tallest building on the commercial flight path between Heathrow and New York. The Skyline Plaza development in the town centre, however, has succeeded it as the tallest such building, as the old Alencon House has been extended to 19 floors. It is clearly visible from the M3 motorway from some distance away. The name 'Fanum' is a Latin word for temple and was chosen to reflect the AA's status as the UK's premier motor breakdown company.

www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/leisure-and-culture/parks-a...

Seen from Basing fen, Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Seen from Basing fen, Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Scan of a photo taken in December 2000 of the scaffolding collapse when the old AA offices were being converted into The Aspect block of flats.

This even managed to make the national news, thankfully no one was hurt.

Taken from Dumfries Place.

Scan of a photo taken in December 2000 of the scaffolding collapse when the old AA offices were being converted into The Aspect block of flats.

This even managed to make the national news, thankfully no one was hurt.

Taken from Queen St.

Fanum House is the headquarters of The Automobile Association in Basingstoke in Hampshire. It is one of several AA buildings named "Fanum House" around the country. The original Headquarters in Leicester Square was also called Fanum House, 'Fanum' being the callsign of the AA.

The AA took advantage of 1960s government incentives to move from their London HQ to the rapidly-expanding town of Basingstoke. The building was completed in 1970 and AA employees moved in at that point, and it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973. It is an eighteen storey building (seventeen of offices plus a viewing gallery on top), it used to be the tallest building on the commercial flight path between Heathrow and New York. It is clearly visible from the M3 motorway from some distance away. The name 'Fanum' is a Latin word for temple and was chosen to reflect the AA's status as the UK's premier motor breakdown company.

The Skyline Plaza development in the town centre, however, has succeeded it as the tallest such building, as the old Alencon House has been extended to 19 floors.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanum_House

Basingstoke's AA Building viewed from the earthworks of Basing House.

Basing House, Hampshire, was a major English Tudor palace and castle that once rivalled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only its foundations and earthworks remain. The ruins are a Grade II listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Charles Paulet (the son of William Paulet of civil war fame) became wealthy as a consequence of his support for William of Orange during the Glorious Revolution. This wealth was used to hack down what was left of Basing House, which was destroyed in the English Cival War, to build a new house at Hackwood. The area on which the house stands has an unclear history from before the construction of the house, although these earthworks were probably constructed for the Norman castle that stood on this site before the house.

A sky library sky has been blended to a burnt out sky.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basing_House

On a frosty morning. The AA building seen in the distance.

Dawn mist on Basingstoke Common, England, UK.

Actually this form of mist is meteorologicaly refered to radiation fog which is nothing to do with nuclear radiaton. Radiation fog is formed on clear, still nights when the ground loses heat by radiation, and cools. The ground in turn cools the nearby air to saturation point, thus forming fog. Often the fog remains patchy and is confined to low ground, but sometimes it becomes more dense and widespread through the night.

Ideal conditions for the formation of this type of fog are light winds, clear skies and long nights. Consequently, in the UK, the months of November, December and January are most prone to foggy conditions, particularly the inland areas of England and lowlands of Scotland in high pressure conditions.

After dawn, fog tends to disperse because it is 'burnt off' by the incoming solar radiation, some of which penetrates the fog and reaches the ground. The ground heats up, as does the layer of air near it. Eventually, the air reaches a temperature where the minute fog droplets evaporate and the visibility improves. However, in winter fogs can be very persistent.

www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/understanding/fog.shtml