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Stokesay Castle is a fabulous 13th century stone manor house with a stunning yellow and black half-timbered 17th century gatehouse. It was built by a very wealthy wool merchant, Laurence of Ludlow, between 1285 and 1291 after Edward I’s conquest of Wales in 1284. Laurence was wealthy enough to lend money to Edward I, as well as many of the great lords of the Welsh borderlands. He drowned when his ship transporting wool to Flanders sank in a storm in 1294 but his descendants remained lords of the manor at Stokesay until 1498.
The Great Hall is the earliest part of the castle, with its oak roof and staircase dating to its original construction in the 1280s, making it one of the oldest such structures surviving in Britain. The fabulous gatehouse was added in 1640-41 just before the Civil War when it was in the ownership of William Craven, a Royalist. The castle surrendered peacefully in 1645 and was left largely intact except for the curtain wall which was demolished.
William Craven recovered all his estates after Charles II’s restoration in 1660 but he did not return to Stokesay. It was occupied by tenant farmers, the Baldwyn family, who remodelled the Solar (living room) in the 1660s with wood panelling and the elaborately carved wooden fireplace overmantle which was originally brightly painted. The Baldwyns left in the early 18th century and subsequent tenants let the buildings deteriorate, the Solar, for example, being used as a granary. In 1869 John Derby Allcroft, a successful London glove manufacturer, bought the estate, and began an extensive and unusually sympathetic programme of repairs which restored the main structure of the castle to its original state.
The distance to the village is around 3 kms.
“In the afternoon of August 6, 1848 . . . something very unusual was seen approaching the ship from before the beam . . . it was discovered to be an enormous serpent, with head and shoulders kept about four feet constantly above the surface of the sea, and as nearly as we could approximate by comparing it with the length of what our main-topsail yard should show in the water, there was at the very least 60 feet of the animal . . . it did not, either in approaching the ship or after it had passed our wake, deviate in the slightest degree from its course to the SW, which it held on at the pace of from 12 to 15 miles per hour, apparently on some determined purpose . . .” [From Captain Peter M’Quhae’s official report to the Admiralty]
The sighting of the sea serpent by the H.M.S. Daedalus was quite famous and widely reported. The event sparked a lot of public interest and speculation, with many people believing it to be a real sea monster. It became one of the most well-known sea serpent sightings of the 19th century.
Located along the shore of Serpent Lake in Crosby, Minnesota
Nite Lites holiday lights display, Brooklyn, MI. This one had a wagging tail.
SV54 FSA
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
The Sea Serpent, a steel boomerang-style rollercoaster designed by Vekoma, has been operating at Mariner's Pier since 1984. It was the first coaster of its kind in the US and features a 116-foot drop, a top speed of 47 mph, and three inversions (including a Cobra Roll and Loop) experienced both forwards and backwards over 935 feet of track.
The Giant Wheel, built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma and installed on Mariner's Pier in 1985, is one of the tallest ferris wheels on the east coast reaching a height of 156 feet in height
Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks is a family-owned seaside amusement park that was established in 1969 by brothers Bill and Will Morey, Sr. Now run by second-generation brothers Will and Jack Morey, the park features over 100 rides and attractions across three amusement piers and two beachfront water parks. The Moreys began with a single pier, later renamed Surfside Pier at 25th Avenue. In 1976, they expanded by purchasing Marine Pier, renaming it Mariner’s Landing, which became Mariner’s Pier. In 1985, they added Raging Waters Water Park to Mariner’s Pier. Another water park, Ocean Oasis, was added to Surfside Pier in 2000. They further expanded by acquiring Fun Pier, which was rebranded as Wild Wheels and later as Adventure Pier in the mid-2000s.
The Sea Serpent, a steel boomerang-style rollercoaster designed by Vekoma, has been operating at Mariner's Pier since 1984. It was the first coaster of its kind in the US and features a 116-foot drop, a top speed of 47 mph, and three inversions (including a Cobra Roll and Loop) experienced both forwards and backwards over 935 feet of track.
The Giant Wheel, built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma and installed on Mariner's Pier in 1985, is one of the tallest ferris wheels on the east coast reaching a height of 156 feet in height
Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks is a family-owned seaside amusement park that was established in 1969 by brothers Bill and Will Morey, Sr. Now run by second-generation brothers Will and Jack Morey, the park features over 100 rides and attractions across three amusement piers and two beachfront water parks. The Moreys began with a single pier, later renamed Surfside Pier at 25th Avenue. In 1976, they expanded by purchasing Marine Pier, renaming it Mariner’s Landing, which became Mariner’s Pier. In 1985, they added Raging Waters Water Park to Mariner’s Pier. Another water park, Ocean Oasis, was added to Surfside Pier in 2000. They further expanded by acquiring Fun Pier, which was rebranded as Wild Wheels and later as Adventure Pier in the mid-2000s.
The Sea Serpent, a steel boomerang-style rollercoaster designed by Vekoma, has been operating at Mariner's Pier since 1984. It was the first coaster of its kind in the US and features a 116-foot drop, a top speed of 47 mph, and three inversions (including a Cobra Roll and Loop) experienced both forwards and backwards over 935 feet of track.
The Giant Wheel, built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma and installed on Mariner's Pier in 1985, is one of the tallest ferris wheels on the east coast reaching a height of 156 feet in height
Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks is a family-owned seaside amusement park that was established in 1969 by brothers Bill and Will Morey, Sr. Now run by second-generation brothers Will and Jack Morey, the park features over 100 rides and attractions across three amusement piers and two beachfront water parks. The Moreys began with a single pier, later renamed Surfside Pier at 25th Avenue. In 1976, they expanded by purchasing Marine Pier, renaming it Mariner’s Landing, which became Mariner’s Pier. In 1985, they added Raging Waters Water Park to Mariner’s Pier. Another water park, Ocean Oasis, was added to Surfside Pier in 2000. They further expanded by acquiring Fun Pier, which was rebranded as Wild Wheels and later as Adventure Pier in the mid-2000s.
The Sea Serpent, a steel boomerang-style rollercoaster designed by Vekoma, has been operating at Mariner's Pier since 1984. It was the first coaster of its kind in the US and features a 116-foot drop, a top speed of 47 mph, and three inversions (including a Cobra Roll and Loop) experienced both forwards and backwards over 935 feet of track.
Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks is a family-owned seaside amusement park that was established in 1969 by brothers Bill and Will Morey, Sr. Now run by second-generation brothers Will and Jack Morey, the park features over 100 rides and attractions across three amusement piers and two beachfront water parks. The Moreys began with a single pier, later renamed Surfside Pier at 25th Avenue. In 1976, they expanded by purchasing Marine Pier, renaming it Mariner’s Landing, which became Mariner’s Pier. In 1985, they added Raging Waters Water Park to Mariner’s Pier. Another water park, Ocean Oasis, was added to Surfside Pier in 2000. They further expanded by acquiring Fun Pier, which was rebranded as Wild Wheels and later as Adventure Pier in the mid-2000s.
This unusual specimen was sighted on the beach in Torrey Pines. It looks safe but this sea kelp creature can turn dangerous when fed on cookies, candy or potatoe chips. Well its an organic costume though I sure would want to shower to get the sea flies off if this was me. Cheers
PS Tell Spotify, Siri, and Alexa to play music by
JOHN WILLIAM HAMMOND - you will love it.!.
Sea Serpent, a family (honestly borderline kiddie) coaster. It has nice landscaping though!
