The Virtual Time Tour of Marple

[alison]

Aha!

It was Norton - and it was the ad blocking option - soon as I turned it off pictures galore!

Thanks for your help

Alison

[admin]

Firewall or "nanny" type filter is the only thing I can think of. The Iron Bridge picture files are all named using the same convention i.e. 116_1234a.jpg. No idea why this would not be acceptable but to give an example of the kind of thing that can happen: I was contacted by a lady in Australia who couldn't see the calendar pictures on the Marple Promotions web site. We had numerous exchanges and another chap from Oz also got involved before we discovered that her "net nanny" type filter (I think it was a Norton product) didn't like the word promotions in the site name so would not allow the pictures to be displayed. If you have any software like this running just switch it off for a while and visit the site again. That will eliminate (or incriminate) it and allow you to narrow down the search for the cause.

You could also try installing Firefox 2.0 as an alternative browser and see what happens with this.

[alison]

Works fine at work - doesn't the bridge look different all cleaned up! Must just be my PC but I don't know whay - I don't have the problem with any other websites, I am on broadband - its a complete mystery!

[admin]

They were intending to work until dusk today trying to get the grit blasting finished.

I've tried on 3 pcs or laptops so far and cannot replicate the problem you are having. Is it possible that it's some kind of issue with a firewall or something?

Let us know how you get on at work.

[alison]

Hi

yes all from the same PC - I will try from work tomorrow. Of the postcards I can see all but 1 on page 1. When I go onto page 2 where it is mostinly iron bridge pictures I can only see the one of the pictures - I have no thumbnails at all - not even the little red crosses you get when a picture does not download. Its the same for most of the iron bridge photos.

By the way, its 7.20pm and someone is on the bridge with a torch - are the workmen very dedicated or is someone mucking about!

Alison

[admin]

No, that's pretty weird. How many times have you tried? Is it always from the same pc? Is anyone else experiencing this?

Earlier this evening I added 12 "new" postcards to the tour too, especially for anyone getting fed up with just Iron Bridge pictures. Mainly of the Roman Lakes and surrounds. Can you see all these ok but not the bridge ones still?

Try looking at the bridge ones via this link:

http://www.mwdh.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=52

Incidentally, we've just passed the 200,000th image viewed since we set these new galleries up.

[alison]

Does anyone have any idea why on the gallery I am unable to see most of the bridge pictures? None of the other pictures are affected but I only seem to be able to see about 1 in 10 of any iron bridge pics that are added - the rest I just get the text but no picture

Alison

[admin]

Another dozen pictures from the last two days of grit blasting at the Iron Bridge revealing some interesting details underneath all that rust and paint have been added this evening.

Follow this link to go straight to the latest additions.

[admin]

Half a dozen pictures of the Iron Bridge Restoration have been added to the tour tonight from the last week, plus one of the Scroll Bridge, which seems to have gone quiet again.

[admin]

A whole host of photos of the Iron Bridge restoration taken today and Tuesday have been added to the Tour this evening, plus we have a brand new album started to track the restoration of the Scroll Bridge in Brabyns Park, which began earlier this week.

Follow this link to go straight to the latest additions. and this one to go straight to the Scroll Bridge album.

[admin]

Twelve new photos of the Iron Bridge project progress have been added to the Tour this morning. These include the scaffolding erection and details of some unfortunate damage done to the iron railings.

[admin]

Continuing our updates on the Iron Bridge Restoration six photos of the gas main being exposed over that last two days have now been added plus three "new" photos of the Bailey bridge being installed back in 1991 given to us by Hugh Johnson after he was interviewed by Fusion Films last week.

Follow this link to go straight to the latest additions.

[admin]

A selection of photos of the Bailey bridge being removed from the Iron Bridge have been added to the tour this evening.

Follow this link to go straight to the latest additions.

[admin]

Photos of the tree work at the Iron Bridge have been added to the tour this morning.

Follow this link to go straight to the latest additions.

[admin]

Apologies to those of you who enjoy the regular new additions to the Virtual Tour, unfortunately due to the Iron Bridge Restoration kicking off and all kinds of things going on with the Friends of the Park we've been rather stretched.

Speaking of the Iron Bridge, we have added a new album in the Brabyns Park section that will be used to record the progress of the restoration work. History in the making so to speak! Follow this link to go straight to the latest additions.

We hope to add more modern galleries to the Tour in the future, like Marple Carnival and other local events as well as adding more old photos too. It's just a matter of finding the time!