Weekly Challenge # 85.. Monumental VOTING CLOSED

[Denis]

This can be a statue, building or structure, a headstone or a tablet. A plinth or anything you have seen that records, or remembers a person, a location or an historical event. it is up to you and YOUR interpretation  

Old or new, especially taken, or from your archives.

Entries from now until midnight Friday the 17th February, voting will take then take place from Saturday the 18th until Friday the 24th February.

[ChrisLumix]

Billy.

[sjr]

Fab5

[colinb]

Lord Alfred Tennyson poet laureate born in Somersby, Lincolnshire

Edited February 13, 2017 by colinb

[Black Pearl]

If you go down to the woods today....

[David995031]

Sinister looking guy.

[David995031]

A modest little memorial but if you choose to read the words on the plaque, I suggest you keep a pack of Kleenex to hand. Heartbreaking tale which I admit forced a tear or two from my eye.

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[kcbrecks]

This simple pair of stone plaques say so much when you stop to read them. They are in a cloister of church in a town we have visited so many times over the past 30 years. They refer to a subject which has to be in the front of your mind whenever visiting Germany and are a silent witness to awful times and happenings.

In memory of the 42 people, men, women and children, from Oerhingen who died in the Deathcamps of the National Socialist Terrors between 1938 and 1945.

At the end it says:-

The stones are silent and cold

The flags blow in the wind.

 

[David995031]

19 hours ago, kcbrecks said:

This simple pair of stone plaques say so much when you stop to read them. They are in a cloister of church in a town we have visited so many times over the past 30 years. They refer to a subject which has to be in the front of your mind whenever visiting Germany and are a silent witness to awful times and happenings.

 

 

In memory of the 42 people, men, women and children, from Oerhingen who died in the Deathcamps of the National Socialist Terrors between 1938 and 1945.

At the end it says:-

The stones are silent and cold

The flags blow in the wind.

 

Very moving.

 

[JamesT]

Sir John in his own words.

[kev7d]

Taken in Belguim at Waterloo in 2015. The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo had over 6000 reeanactors taking part in this living monument to the lads of all the countries that took part in this battle in June 1815. This image is from the anniversary remembering the Battle of Waterloo.

[CMunzel]

 A Monumental Red Gum. 

Sadly this is a common scene in rural parts of Australia where young people die when their vehicle hits a tree. 

[Brian]

I hope I haven't broken any rules, but I've changed my entry for this week's challenge.

A piece of Chainsaw Art from a local park. Dedicated to the Swaggies from the turn of the century, when unemployed men would wander from place to place, looking for work.

From Banjo Patterson's Waltzing Matilda.

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?

 

Edited February 17, 2017 by Brian

[Kobione]

From the archives - a much neglected grave stone we found in the middle of the bush area a couple of years ago:

[gknome]

[Rick448]

[Ryewolf]

The Sphinx and Great Pyramid at Giza, a scan of a photograph I took in Dec 2003. A Tomb built for a King.

[Denis]

Dambusters

Edited February 17, 2017 by Denis

[Denis]

Still an hour for more entries...

I shall get around to putting the vote up Saturday morning...cant keep my eyes open any longer..I have been up since 0330!

[Clicker]

Monument to Wealth of Earl of Dudley  Great  Witley Court,

[Denis]

Apologies but for some reason the poll will not initiate.....

 

 

HELP!

Edited February 18, 2017 by Denis

[Black Pearl]

41 minutes ago, Denis said:

Apologies but for some reason the poll will not initiate.....

 

 

HELP!

Sorted

[Denis]

Thanks Robin,

I tried four times but only got 'somethings wrong check tabs' or something. I never had a problem intitiating a poll before.

[Clicker]

And  we have a winner ...Well done Simon ... Congratulations  on a super  image  ... Over to you then Simon  for  the  Theme for the next  Weekly Challenge #87.. If you go to the Link below ,Phil explains how to set  up the weekly Challenge. . If you get stuck just yell... there's always a one of us  about to help out .

 

[Phil]