Robert M Chapple, Archaeologist

[** If you like this post, please make a donation to the IR&DD project using the secure button at the right. If you think it is interesting or useful, please re-share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter etc. To help keep the site in operation, please use the amazon search portal at the right - each purchase earns a small amount of advertising revenue **] < SS Nomadic | 3D images > Some time ago I wrote a piece about a Chapple Family trip to see the SS Nomadic in Belfast (short answer: Go! You’ll love it!). At the time I had wanted to mention a few other aspects of the site, but rather than shoehorn them in, I decided to leave them for another post. The Hamilton Caisson in its cradle, awaiting restoration I did mention that the SS Nomadic is now on display at the Hamilton Graving Dock, where she was most likely fitted out when she was first built during 1910 and 1911. However, what I did not mention was the apparently ugly, rusting … thing ... that shares the gr...

[** If you like this post, please make a donation to the IR&DD project using the secure button at the right. If you think it is interesting or useful, please re-share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter etc. To help keep the site in operation, please use the amazon search portal at the right - each purchase earns a small amount of advertising revenue **] 3D images > SS Nomadic today in the Hamilton Graving Dock Belfast has a long history as a centre of marine commerce and construction. Of all the thousands of boats and ships built here, one name stands out above the others: Titanic . Pretty much everyone knows the story of how it was built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff – along with sister ships Olympic and Britannic – and, after encountering an iceberg, went to a watery grave somewhere in the North Atlantic, around 450 miles east of New York. You’ve seen the movie , listened to endless renditions of that song , and had the opportunity to buy all sorts of Titani...

< Back to main post For those who enjoy my continuing quest to produce 3D (anaglyph) images of these sites, I present a selection of my efforts on the SS Nomadic and various buildings and structures in the locality. Information on glasses and other 3D images in this blog may be found here . Click for larger images. < Back to main post

[** If you think the review is useful, please re-share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter etc. **] One of the things that you’re always told about the act of writing is, before you sit down to do it, know what you’re going to say. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a novel or a scholarly paper that you are engaged in, this is good advice. Unfortunately, I recently took this advice a little too far. Let me explain. Over the last couple of years I’ve seen the construction of the Titanic Experience building in Belfast. This ultra-modern structure was designed by Civic Arts/Eric R. Kuhne & Associates to emulate or recreate four ship's prows. The building itself is finished in a textured metal skin that is intended to further reinforce the connection to the original ships built on the site, while simultaneously giving the impression of light playing over moving water. At six stories tall, it may not be a massive addition to the Belfast skyline, but i...