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"An original pantechnicon at the Milestones Museum of Living History in Hampshire A pantechnicon van, usually shortened to pantec, was originally a furniture removal van drawn by horses and used by the British company "The Pantechnicon" for delivering and collecting furniture which its customers wished to store. The name is a word largely of British English usage. Origins and building The Pantechnicon, Motcomb Street, 2017 The word "Pantechnicon" is an invented one, formed from the Greek pan ("all") and techne ("art"). It was originally the name of a large establishment in Motcomb Street, Belgravia, London, opened around 1830. It combined a picture gallery, a furniture shop, and the sale of carriages, while its southern half was a sizable warehouse for storing furniture and other items. Seth Smith, whose family were originally from Wiltshire, was a builder/property developer in the early 19th century, and constructed much of the new housing in BelgraviaA Guide the Architecture of London , then a country area. Their clients required storage facilities and this was built on an awkward left-over triangular site with a Greek style Doric column façade, and called Pantechnicon, pseudo-Greek for "pertaining to all the arts or crafts". Subsequently, special wagons were designed with sloping ramps to more easily load furniture, with the building name on the side. The very large, distinctive, and noticeable horse-drawn vans that were used to collect and deliver the customers' furniture came to be known as "Pantechnicon vans." From around 1900, the name was shortened to simply Pantechnicon. The Pantechnicon Ltd, a furniture storage and removal company, continued to trade until the 1970s. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1874, but the façade still exists and the usefulness of the vans was by then well established and they had been adopted by other firms. As of 2015 the façade and the building behind it has been leased by its owner, Grosvenor Estates, to Cubitt House, a company specializing in pubs and restaurants in the Belgravia area, and is to be redeveloped into a "food and retail emporium" over six floors, including a basement and a roof-terrace. Design A 1947 Bedford MLZ pantechnicon Though small by modern standards, the vans were impressively large by those of their own time. They came in lengths of between 12 and 18 feet, and were up to 7 feet broad. The roof was a segment of a cylinder 8 inches higher in the middle than at the edges to ensure ready drainage but it had boards round the edges to allow stowage of extra items. Below the roof-line the body was a cuboid box except that behind the space required by the front wheels when turning tightly, the floor was lowered to permit greater internal headroom. This was achieved by cranking the back axle downwards as in a float. The lowered floor also saved some of the lifting which was a feature of using normal horse-drawn lorries and vans, which needed a deck high enough to fit the steering mechanism below it. Access was obtained through hinged doors at the rear. Outside these, the tailboard was hinged upwards from the level of the well. Use Some pantechnicons were drawn by two horses in tandem. This seems to have been so as to allow entry to relatively narrow town lanes and such places as the warehouse doorways. To give the driver a clear view of obstructions and to enable him to control the lead horse, he was usually seated on the front of the roof. From the early 1900s onward lift-off container bodies were introduced which could be lifted off the chassis and transferred to a rail wagon or to the hold of a ship. The value of these vans seems to have been quite quickly appreciated so that removal firms other than The Pantechnicon operated them, sometimes over long distances between towns, a business which was eventually superseded by the spread of the railways. Popular culture Charles Dickens mentions the Pantechnicon as a place to buy carriages in Pictures from Italy and The Uncommercial Traveler. William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair (1848) mentions the Pantechnicon as a storage service: :The house was dismantled; the rich furniture and effects, the awful chandeliers and dreary blank mirrors packed away and hidden, the rich rosewood drawing-room suite was muffled in straw, the carpets were rolled up and corded, the small select library of well-bound books was stowed into two wine-chests, and the whole paraphernalia rolled away in several enormous vans to the Pantechnicon, where they were to lie until Georgy's majority. An adventure with a runaway pantechnicon is one of the episodes in the Arnold Bennett novel, The Card (1911). M.R. James mentions the fire that partially destroyed the Pantechnicon in his ghost story "Count Magnus," as having probably destroyed some of his main character's papers. H.G. Wells mentions the Pantechnicon as a concert venue in Star Begotten (1937). Modern usage A pantech truck or van is a word derivation of "pantechnicon" commonly currently used in Australia. A pantech is a truck or van with a freight hull made of (or converted to) hard panels. Such vehicles can be used for chilled freight, or as removal vans. References *Course, E. London Railways (1962) *Ingram, A. Horse-Drawn Vehicles Since 1760 (1977) *Oxford English Dictionary. *Definition of Pantechnicon * Referenced in Chapter 15 of Ken Follett's fictional novel, 'Winter Of The World'. Used by character Daisy Peshkov Fitzherbert's servants to deliver her belongings. Category:Animal-powered vehicles Category:History of transport in London Category:Road transport in London Category:Vans Category:Wagons Category:Warehouses "
"View of the Newport Municipal Pier from the beach at dawn. The Newport Pier is one of two municipal piers located within the city of Newport Beach, California, at the center of the Balboa Peninsula. It is 1,032 feet (314.6 m) long. The pier replaced the McFadden Wharf (1888-1939) and the site is registered as California Historical Landmark number 794. History Aerial view of the Newport Municipal Pier at Newport Beach, California in the 1940s The original pier was known as McFadden Wharf when it was completed in the summer of 1888 by local landowners James and Robert McFadden. The wharf served as a shipping connection for the McFaddens to offload lumber, hides and other merchandise. In 1890, they connected it to the Santa Ana and Newport Railway for commercial transport into Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. The McFaddens sold the site in 1902 to W.S. Collins, who began to transform the area for residential and recreational use. The expansion of the Los Angeles passenger railway system to the wharf in 1905 catalyzed the development of the city of Newport Beach as a tourist destination. In 1922, the pier was remodeled by the City of Newport and remained a shipping terminus until 1939 when it was destroyed in a hurricane. Newport Municipal Pier The current pier was reconstructed on the same site in 1940. Located at Oceanfront Boulevard and 21st Place, it is popular for angling, strolling and dining. At the end of the pier sits a restaurant called the "Newport Pier Grill and Sushi." The restaurant has an outdoor patio called the William Wright Terrace, which adds and can seat up to 28 with a view of the water. The Newport Pier Grill and Sushi has been closed since 2012. At the base of the pier is the Dory Fishing Fleet, a beachside fishing cooperative founded in 1891. Also at the base of the pier is the headquarters of the city fire department's Lifeguard division. It serves as the base for Newport Beach Junior Lifeguards, a program run by the fire department that allows for kids to receive basic water training. References File:Newport Pier Postcard.jpgPostcard of the Newport Municipal Pier Image:LifeGuard.jpg Life Guard Headquarters Image:LifeGuard2.jpg Life Guard Headquarters Image:GrillAndSushi.jpgNewport Pier Grill and Sushi, Newport Beach, CA Image:DoryFleet.jpgDory Fleet, Newport Beach, CA File:Newport Beach Pier Aerial photo D Ramey Logan.jpgNewport Beach Pier Aerial File:Newport Beach Pier photo D Ramey Logan.jpgNewport Beach Pier Category:Piers in California Category:Balboa Peninsula Category:Buildings and structures in Newport Beach, California Category:History of Orange County, California Category:California Historical Landmarks Category:Tourist attractions in Orange County, California Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Orange County, California Category:1940 establishments in California "
"Tomasz Wróblewski (born 2 June 1980), stage name Orion, is a Polish extreme metal musician, best known for being the bassist and backing vocalist for black-death metal band Behemoth. Since 1997, he also is a member of symphonic black metal band Vesania, as a lead vocalist and guitarist. Wróblewski was born in Warsaw. In 2002, he became bassist of doom metal band Neolithic and was a member of the group till 2006 when they were disbanded. In 2003, he joined Behemoth as session bassist. After the departure of Mateusz "Havoc" Śmierzchalski, Orion switched to guitar. In 2004, Behemoth was joined by session guitarist Patryk "Seth" Sztyber, while Orion took bass again, and became an official member. In 2010 with members of defunct band Neolithic, Orion formed the rock band Black River. The group eventually split up after releasing two albums, due to vocalist Maciej Taff's retirement from the music industry because of health condition. Orion is endorsed by ESP/Ltd, Mark Bass and DV Mark. Discography Behemoth *Demigod (2004) *Slaves Shall Serve (2005) *Demonica (2006) *The Apostasy (2007) *At the Arena ov Aion – Live Apostasy (2008) *Ezkaton (2008) *Evangelion (2009) *Abyssus Abyssum Invocat (2011) *The Satanist (2014) *I Loved You at Your Darkest (2018) ;Vesania * 2002: Wrath ov the Gods / Moonastray * 2003: Firefrost Arcanum * 2005: God the Lux * 2007: Distractive Killusions * 2008: Rage of Reason * 2014: Deus Ex Machina Neolithic *My Beautiful Enemy (2003) *Team 666 (2004) ; Other * Vader - And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw (DVD, 2007, guest appearance) * Vulgar - I Don't Wanna Go To Heaven (EP, 2009, guest appearance) * Vulgar - The Professional Blasphemy (2010, guest appearance) * My Riot - Sweet Noise (2011, guest appearance)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87u3Kgm0AzQ&feature;=player_embedded * Leash Eye - V.I.D.I. (2011, record producer) * Devilish Impressions - Simulacra (2012, guest appearance) * Sammath Naur - Beyond the Limits (2012, guest appearance) Equipment *ESP Tom Araya Signature 4-String Basses (tuned G#-C#-F#-B and B-E-A-D) *Custom ESP TA 5-String Bass (tuned G#-C#-F#-B-E) *LTD F-255FM Series Bass, LTD B-500 4-String Bass, LTD TA-600 Bass, Spector Rex 5 Bass, JB Custom 5-String Bass (Based on the B.C. Rich Beast Bass) * MarkBass Standard 104HF, Amp Frame 800, T1M, EQ42S, MVVL * Hesu Cableshttp://hesu-amps.com/artists/ * DV Mark C 412 Standard, Triple 6 References External links * Orion's profile on Facebook Category:Behemoth (band) members Category:Polish heavy metal bass guitarists Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Black metal musicians Category:Death metal musicians Category:Musicians from Warsaw Category:Polish male singers Category:Polish heavy metal singers Category:English-language singers from Poland Category:Polish lyricists Category:20th-century Polish singers Category:21st-century Polish singers Category:Male bass guitarists Category:21st-century bass guitarists Category:Polish male guitarists "