Cockermouth Wall
Lord and Lady Bragg open the Cockermouth Wall - a new attraction depicting the history of the town in the wake of The Great Flood.
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Cockermouth is named as it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent on the edge of the Lake District. Much of the architectural core of the town remains unchanged since the basic medieval layout was filled in the 18th and 19th centuries. The town is prone to flooding, being flooded in 2005 and again much more severely on 19 November 2009.
The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall.
The main town developed under the Normans, who after occupying the former Roman fort built Cockermouth Castle closer to the river crossing: little remains today of the castle thanks to the efforts of Robert the Bruce. The resultant servicing and market town resultantly developed its distinctive medieval layout, of a broad main street of burgesses' houses, each with a burgage plot stretching to a back lane: the Derwent bank on the north and Back Lane (now South Street), on the south.The layout is still largely preserved to this day, resulting in the British Council for Archaeology in 1965 noting it being worthy of special care in preservation and development.
The town market pre-dates 1221, when the market day was changed from Saturday to Monday. Market charters were granted in 1221 and 1227 by King Henry III, although this does not preclude the much earlier existence of a market in the town. In recent times, the trading farmers market now only occurs seasonally, replaced by weekend continental and craft markets.
In the days when opening hours of public houses were restricted, the fact that the pubs in Cockermouth could open all day on market days made the town a popular destination for drinkers, especially on Bank Holiday Mondays. The Market Bell remains as a reminder of this period (inset into a wall opposite the Allerdale Hotel), while the 1761 and Castle pub (which spans three floors) have been renovated to reveal medieval stonework and 16th and 18th century features.
Much of the centre of the town is of medieval origin substantially rebuilt in Georgian style with Victorian infill. The tree lined Kirkgate offers examples of unspoilt classical late 17th and 18th century terraced housing, cobbled paving and twisty curving lanes which run steeply down to the River Cocker. Most of the buildings are of traditional slate and stone construction with thick walls and green Skiddaw slate roofs.
Many of the facades lining the streets are frontages for historic housing in alleyways and lanes (often maintaining medieval street patterns) to the rear. An example of this may be observed through the alleyway adjacent to the almost time-frozen Market Place hardware merchant (J.B.Banks and Son) where 18th-century dye workers' cottages line one side of the lane and the former works faces them across the narrow cobbled lane. Examples of Georgian residences may be found near the Market Place, St. Helens Street, at the bottom of Castlegate Drive and Kirkgate.
Cockermouth lays claim to be the first town in Britain to have piloted electric lighting. In 1881 six powerful electric lamps were set up to light the town, together with gas oil lamps in the back streets. Service proved intermittent, and there was afterwards a return to gas lighting.
The tree-lined main street boasts a statue of Lord Mayo, formerly an MP for Cockermouth, who became British Viceroy of India and whose subsequent claim to fame was that he was assassinated.
Cockermouth Castle is a sizeable but partly ruined Norman castle, the home of Pamela, The Dowager Lady Egremont. Built at the confluence of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent, the castle has a tilting tower which hangs Pisa-like over Jennings Brewery. The castle, with its preserved dungeons, is only opened to the public once a year during the annual town festival.
Wordsworth House has been restored following extensive damage during the November 2009 floods, and features a working eighteenth century kitchen and children's bedroom with toys and clothes of the times. Harris Park offers riverside walks and views down over the historic town.
Jenning's Brewery offers regular public tours and occasional carriage rides pulled by a shire horse. Other attractions include William Wordsworth's birthplace, and the Lakeland Sheep & Wool Centre which offers daily shows in its theatre.
The coming of the railway and the Victorian holiday, together with the power of Wordsworth's publications, meant that Cockermouth became an early inland tourist centre. The local economy is still reliant today on farming and tourism, with light industrial facilities servicing local needs. Industrialisation and hence work has moved to the west coast around Carlisle and Workington, and servicing the nuclear facilities at Sellafield.
Cockermouth Wall
Lord and Lady Bragg open the Cockermouth Wall - a new attraction depicting the history of the town in the wake of The Great Flood.
Cockermouth, 1960's - Film 44566
Cockermouth, Cumbria.
A Postman delivering letters in a street with terraced housing. Cars parked and driving along street. Mayo Statue in High Street. Chimneys of derelict housing with crumbling walls. A man with shovel working on demolition of house. A dog runs around the ruins. Bell on wall. Street Scene with abandoned homes and broken windows. A wall stone showing the house where Henry Fletcher and Mary Queen of Scotts came. An artists picture of the house. A man stands in a street doorway.
A grand house with iron gates (Wordsworth House). The interior decoration of the house with it's furnishings, grand piano and fireplace.
A pathway leading to river and bridge. View with rooftops of buildings and river in background. A small stream and footbridge. Flowing stream and boys throwing stones into the water. A large building near river (Derwent Mill). The remains of Cockermouth Castle. A man with his bicycle under the archway. Stonework of worn shields/crests. More crumbling stonework. A wheel turning. Two men go down steps into a cellar/dungeon where there are archways. They enter through another door where one of them lights a newspaper and drops it down through a grid into a well to show the depth. Steeple of All Saints Church and views of graveyard. The headstone of John Wordsworth. A written document. Stained glass window. Mayo Statue and high street. Overhead view of the town with church steeple.
New housing being built with decorators at work on the estate. Roadway. A teacher escorts a long line of school children with view of school in background. Large school building. Housing estate or possibly flats. Old people seen playing cards through a window, possibly an Old Peoples home. Woman sat on seat by river.
Industrial Chimneys and buildings. Women inside working on industrial sewing machines making shoes. The women leaving work over a river bridge. A man leaning against a wall with a sign 'Eight lakes 2 o'clock'. View of lakes with scenic views and fields of corn sheaths. A cottage.
Cockermouth and sign indicating birthplace of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. Outside a shop old men talking in street.
Cattle Market scenes. Leather boots sitting, probably for sale on the top of a vehicle. Auction ring with the Auctioneer in the box and farmer beside him. Cow in the ring being sold. Outside a man in a smocked coat moves another bullock.
Daffodils growing. Beautiful scenery with daffodils by river. A stone bridge, flowing water of river and trees. A park with children playing on a roundabout and swings and a large dog running around.
Trout Hotel, Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK
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I stayed at the Trout Hotel in Cockermouth, Cumbria in September 2013. It is a traditional hotel set in the attractive surroundings of the historic town of Cockermouth.
Cockermouth is named as it is at the confluence of the River Cocker as it flows into the River Derwent on the edge of the Lake District. The town is prone to flooding, being flooded in 2005 and again much more severely on 19 November 2009.
The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall.
The main town developed under the Normans, who after occupying the former Roman fort built Cockermouth Castle closer to the river crossing: little remains today of the castle thanks to the efforts of Robert the Bruce. The resultant servicing and market town resultantly developed its distinctive medieval layout, of a broad main street of burgesses' houses, each with a burgage plot stretching to a back lane: the Derwent bank on the north and Back Lane (now South Street), on the south.The layout is still largely preserved to this day, resulting in the British Council for Archaeology in 1965 noting it being worthy of special care in preservation and development.
The town market pre-dates 1221, when the market day was changed from Saturday to Monday. Market charters were granted in 1221 and 1227 by King Henry III, although this does not preclude the much earlier existence of a market in the town. In recent times, the trading farmers market now only occurs seasonally, replaced by weekend continental and craft markets.
In the days when opening hours of public houses were restricted, the fact that the pubs in Cockermouth could open all day on Market days made the town a popular destination for drinkers, especially on Bank Holiday Mondays. The Market Bell remains as a reminder of this period (inset into a wall opposite the Allerdale Hotel), while the 1761 and Castle pub (which spans three floors) have been renovated to reveal medieval stonework and 16th and 18th century features.
Much of the centre of the town is of medieval origin substantially rebuilt in Georgian style with Victorian infill. The tree lined Kirkgate offers examples of unspoilt classical late 17th and 18th century terraced housing, cobbled paving and twisty curving lanes which run steeply down to the River Cocker. Most of the buildings are of traditional slate and stone construction with thick walls and green Skiddaw slate roofs.
Many of the facades lining the streets are frontages for historic housing in alleyways and lanes (often maintaining medieval street patterns) to the rear. An example of this may be observed through the alleyway adjacent to the almost time-frozen Market Place hardware merchant (J.B.Banks and Son) where 18th-century dye workers' cottages line one side of the lane and the former works faces them across the narrow cobbled lane. Examples of Georgian residences may be found near the Market Place, St. Helens Street, at the bottom of Castlegate Drive and Kirkgate.
Cockermouth lays claim to be the first town in Britain to have piloted electric lighting. In 1881 six powerful electric lamps were set up to light the town, together with gas oil lamps in the back streets. Service proved intermittent, and there was afterwards a return to gas lighting.
The tree-lined main street boasts a statue of Lord Mayo, formerly an MP for Cockermouth, who became British Viceroy of India and whose subsequent claim to fame was that he was assassinated.
Cockermouth Castle is a sizeable but partly ruined Norman castle, the home of Pamela, The Dowager Lady Egremont. Built at the confluence of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent, the castle has a tilting tower which hangs Pisa-like over Jennings Brewery. The castle, with its preserved dungeons, is only opened to the public once a year during the annual town festival.
Wordsworth House has been restored following extensive damage during the November 2009 floods, and features a working eighteenth century kitchen and children's bedroom with toys and clothes of the times. Harris Park offers riverside walks and views down over the historic town.
Jenning's Brewery offers regular public tours and occasional carriage rides pulled by a shire horse. Other attractions include William Wordsworth's birthplace, and the Lakeland Sheep & Wool Centre which offers daily shows in its theatre.
The coming of the railway and the Victorian holiday, together with the power of Wordsworth's publications, meant that Cockermouth became an early inland tourist centre. The local economy is still reliant today on farming and tourism, with light industrial facilities servicing local needs. Industrialisation and hence work has moved to the west coast around Carlisle and Workington, and servicing the nuclear facilities at Sellafield.
The Old Homestead near Cockermouth, the Lake District - Large Group Cottage Sleeps 25
The Old Homestead near Cockermouth in the Lake District National Park is an exceptional property which exudes character and quality at every turn. It nestles at the head of the Lorton Valley with tremendous views beyond its' large gardens towards Crummock and Buttermere.
Sleeping 25 in a variety of large bedrooms, this is an ideal base for a special family occasion with oodles of space, gardens and modern creature comforts. There are 10 Bedrooms, all ensuite.
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Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 287 - Photographer Of The Famous (1960)
Cuts (rushes, out takes) for CP 287 story Photographer of the Famous. Cut story is on tape *PM0107*.
C/U of photographer Ida Kar - only one shot.
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Roman Finds Derventio Cockermouth Cumbria Dig Sept 2014
The finds table mid dig at the Derventio excavation, Cockermouth. Mid Sept 2014.
Ghost of ~Dearham~ Allerdale~ Cumbria~ England
The church of St. Mungo, erected in the early 12th century,the area around St Mungo's Church is said to be haunted by a lad who drowned in the nearby river may date back dozens of years. A soaking wet boy was seen by one witness standing by a bus stop near the Sun Inn - after initially walking past, the witness turned to offer help to the disheveled child, but he had vanished.
Set on the outskirts of Dearham The Old Mill
A visitor to the inn in 2009 watched his jacket swinging forcefully on a coat hook, unaided by wind or human hand. The landlord told the witness that other patrons had seen ghostly figures, and that he himself had experienced mild poltergeist phenomena.
The Old Mill is nestled in a hollow, surrounded by meadows and a meandering stream.
In the past this building seems to have been three, parts of it dating back to the seventeenth century. The haunting, however, appears to go back only twenty years or so to the discovery of a secret room. This secret room was apparently created, the tradition goes, at sometime in the past when buildings added them . Probably meant as a 'priest hole', the original and only access was from the roof. It was in the course of alterations that this room was discovered, and it was said to contain, a flask of whiskey, in a wooden box and a bible. Both of which have since disappeared. There are of course many places that have a tradition of a secret room, or rooms. How many I wonder are actually found, as this one was. Not only was this room found to be real, but, intriguingly, the phenomena does seem to date from the time this room was opened. A previous owner was said to have had, several exorcisms performed, not long before they left. James and Alison state, (reference their web site) 'No one has ever felt threatened while at The Old Mill Inn'. The Mill Inn's ghost is a lady; she has been seen, near the new hot service counter on the ground floor. She moves from here through a recently altered access that has been opened in a wall by an old chimneybreast, into the dining room. It is said that she is searching for the book that was found in the secret room. There is also the suggestion that this book was not a bible, but a diary. There is a section of the dining room that has fairly obviously at one time been another room, if not another building. To enter, you step through what appears to have been an old doorway and step down to a different level. I was told that this part of the building always felt cold, and was associated with monks.
The Mill is an intriguing building, with a history well worth discovering.
From ~ Supernatural Cumbria~By H. C. Ivison
SEPULCHRE BRIDGE
Sepulchre Bridge crosses Sepulchre Beck on the outskirts of Dearham, this bridge is now under part of the tarmac section of the former Roman road. It is some years since I heard the story of Sepulchre Bridge, Dearham. I remember it as a frequently repeated tale when I was a child, but I have to say that it contradicts, in some part, almost every other story concerning the golden coffin that I have heard since. However, it is well worth recording. There was a Roman officer, some say a Centurion, the more romantic a General, based in Alauna. This man fell desperately in love with a British princess, their love was denied and she was betrayed. The betrayal resulted in her death. This princess was dressed in silk and placed in a golden coffin, before being buried with a hoard of treasure near Sepulchre Bridge. Her gravesite, and the bridge, is said to be haunted by a Roman officer carrying a lantern. This is the princesses lover, unable to protect her in life he watches over her in death, guarding her resting place. Woe betide any who attempt to desecrate her grave in search of his beloved or her treasure.
From ~ Supernatural Cumbria~By H. C. Ivison
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North 2011 - King's Church Cockermouth
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The Lake District, 1950's - Film 7347
Amateur home movie. Buttermere and Crummock Water, Cumbria. People by waterfall. Backpackers walking by lakeside. Two men lake canoe out of lake. Circle of standing stones. Wastwater - good views. Boot of car open. Farm buildings. Old Bridge House Ambleside. The Langdale Pikes. Walking, sheep, travel on road overtakes stationary car. Tarn Hows. People on island, person canoeing and sailing. Wood piles of sawn and stripped wood. two men carrying log. Grasmere, annual sports. Balloons on string. Running races. County of Cumberland. Road sign. Pooley Bridge. Single-decker bus. Lake Ferry. Pub sign. National Trust at Castlerigg. Stone Circles. Woman catching fish by hands. With her grandchildren at lakeside. Washing put thermos flask.
Cornwall. Woman picking flowers. Close ups flowers in Hedgerows. Country man with stick walking along road. Youth drives tractor. Gulls in field. Land's End lighthouse. St. Ives, harbour. Lobster pots. Penzance. Palm trees. St Michael's Mount. 'Road Closed' sign. Mevagissey, Cornwall. Trawler and gulls. Gulls feeding on scraps. Good catch - Long fish. Trawler. Polperro. Sign asking for money, woman gives money. Grey cat on wall. Sign 'Cooked Crabs and Lobsters'. Close up of Gull. Looe. Beach. Basket of sea urchins.
Armathwaite Flooding
The river Eden flowed with ferocity at it went through Armathwaite. Storm Desmond has produced more rain in one day then we would expect to see in a month and the whole of Cumbria has had severe areas of flooding. In this video a house is at threat of being washed away by the river and the castle is holding strong as the water level rises against its walls.
Abbeyfeale flood.3gp
19-11-09 Heavy rain caused River Feale to burst it's banks and flooded the whole road into Abbeyfeale
Trebuchet at St Joseph's Workington - Mr A's Demonstration
Just to prove the challenge can be completed
Sally's Cottages - Lake District Cottages
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Laal Ratty
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Mitredale (Ravenglass) - sparrow on wall
Stanley Ghyll (Eskdale)
Aira Force
-Owls Roost (Bassenthwaite) - rhododendrons in garden -
Bluebells Rannerdale
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- Middle Row (Wasdale) outside with dining table & umbrella -
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- Kirkbank (outside bath) -
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- Hinning House (darts, marbles) -
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Flooding at Pooley Bridge, Cumbria December 2015
The flood water of December 2015 swept away the 150 year old bridge at Pooley Bridge. A very important crossing for residents and tourists. Ullswater, or I should say the River Eamont has flowed into property, causing them structural damage. The River Eamont is the river that flows into the River Eden and the river Eden is the river that floodwaters caused the City of Carlisle much devastation.
If you look closely you will see the Ullswater Steamers Pier is under water. At local resident told me that Lady Wakefield, one of the Ullswater Steamer's vessels, was damaged in the storm. She was actually stranded on top of the Pier on Saturday 5th December 2015. Fortunately Lady Wakefielld is now on the slipway awaiting repair.
On the day of filming I tried to drive to Glenridding from Penrith and from Kirkstone Pass but the roads were impassable.
Destruction all around, with roads no longer passable, trees down. One fell onto the roof of the Cafe of the Ullswater Steamers Pier.
Tourists being airlifted to safety from their holiday home. If you look carefully, you will see a building with the some of the wall missing.
There is now a long detour via Penrith to get to the other side of the village.
In this video there is a scene from the beer garden of The Crown Inn, which fortunately escaped being flooded and is happily open for business.
With the road closed, businesses in the area will be effect and cause endless problems for emergency services.
The Christmas trade will be greatly affected. Christmas parties will have to be cancelled. Ferry services are presently cancelled, and with the roads impassable, a disaster, for the local economy and for Britain.
However Cumbrian's are resilient and it won't take them long to be open for business again.
I have just heard, Lancashire and Yorkshire are now flooding. Is this a dream, England, the UK, are we sinking. Perhaps 2016 will be better.
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England from Cornwall to Lake District - Teaser
England from Cornwall to Lake District National Park - Short teaser video
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Locations: Bodmin, Newquay, Lowther Castle, The Cheesewring (Minions)
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A Holy Well - Lake District
This is one of the many Holy Well's in the Lake District.
A natural cave carved out by water, this is in the south of the county.
It is truly amazing and beautiful. Most are in the north of Cumbria.
Below is an extract from an article published by The Whitehaven News in 2010- saying that not enough is made of Cumbria's Holy Wells.
The same year the government said it is satisfied that geological disposal of higher activity radioactive waste, including waste from new nuclear power stations, is technically achievable and that a suitable site can be identified for the geological disposal of higher activity radioactive waste ..........UNHOLY WELLS NO THANKS!
THE SEARCH FOR WEST CUMBRIA'S HOLY WELLS
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Alan Cleaver peers into Cumbria's holy wells...
In many parts of the country, holy wells have been restored and have become popular tourist spots and helped preserve a valuable part of our history. Only Stanger Spa in West Cumbria has been rescued to date but it would be nice to see more made of the likes of Gosforth holy well.
Various attempts have been made to catalogue the wells before they vanish completely. Here we list some of West Cumbria's more famous holy wells. If you can name any more, do let us know:
St Catherine's Well, Eskdale
ST Catherine's Well in the magnificent Eskdale Valley appears to have been the host of an annual fair known as the Dogskin fair, held on the Saint's day (November 25). Further details have proved elusive, but there may be some connection with the Catty Fair held at St Catherine's Church on the same day. Then, yarn used to be hung on the churchyard wall. The well is less than quarter of a mile from the church, and it is unlikely the area supported two fairs on the same day.
Legend has it that in the Sixth Century a hermit lived on Arment Hill -- quarter of a mile east of the parish church of Saint Catherine. People used to travel miles to seek his prayers and healing.
St Catherine's Well was excavated by the Cumberland and Westmorland Archaeological and Antiquities Society in 1925, under the auspices of Mary Fair.
For a while the well water was used for baptisms but within a few years of the excavation, it had once more become overgrown.
Its precise location is now unclear but Eskdale's Local History Society is holding a holy well walk on Monday, March 29 when it is hoped the site will be rediscovered. If you wish to join the walk, it starts at 6.30pm from St Catherine's Church, Eskdale.
Gosforth
Holy Well
THE well at Gosforth is still visible today. It is situated about half a mile from the church.
A tradition was recorded in 1884 from a former tenant of Gosforth Hall, West Cumbria, that at certain festivals (not specified) wine was poured in to a well and the people were encouraged to catch it as it came out of the spout -- though it must have been well diluted by then. At the time this story was told, the location of the well was lost. Old maps showed the ruins of a chapel about a half mile away from the present church, with the site of the well marked by it, but the well's position was added to the maps as a matter of tradition; there was no actual well on the site marked. It was only found again when the ruins of the chapel were excavated in 1901, for there was the well in the middle of the chapel, which was built symmetrically around the sacred spring. Today the ruins are virtually overgrown again, but the well is topped by a concrete slab with an inspection cover.
The water remains beautifully clear and the original stone work inside the well is still visible. A well at Bothel was said to have run blood on the day of Charles I's 'martyrdom'; this may be a memory of a similar kind of ceremony to the one at Gosforth.
Stanger Spa
STANGER Spa, near Cockermouth, is perhaps the most prominent spring still surviving thanks to some restoration work by the Cockermouth And District Civic Trust in 2000, which preserved the building surrounding it.
The well is a couple of miles south of Cockermouth and easily reached via a public footpath.
A plaque on the well records that the water was so famed for its curative properties in the mid-1800s that it was sold at 6d a bottle. However by 1901, Bulmer's History and Directory of Cumberland reported that the well is now very little frequented.
Physical or Physika Well
REFERENCE is made in Frizington Remembers by residents of Greenvale Court of a holy well near the village. Walks to Dub Beck at the foot of Steele Brow or to physical or physika well were popular during the summer holidays the book relates.
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Flooding at Backbarrow, Cumbria, December 2015
The flooding at Backbarrow in Cumbria, December 2015 was quite a sight to behold. Flood water completely covered the old bridge at Backbarrow, near Ulverston. If you look carefully, you will see a wave in the water, that is the newly repaired wall on the bridge from the 2009 flood. The Whitewater Hotel and its complex, The Lakeland Village are being inundated with water as the river Leven flows through the dining room and cascades down the stairs. There are no kayak or canoes on the rivers today. All the tourists and hotel guests have been evacuated to higher ground. We are used to bad weather in England and Cumbria has had its floods in recent years but this storm will stay in the memory of the locals for ever, whether it will be the worst storm in history remains to be seen .
The flood defenses were overwhelmed being breached at several places. Once in 100 year event so it was said last time. Roads were closed due to flooding, throughout Cumbria, causing delays and traffic chaos. These bridges will now have to be surveyed for safety while others have already collapsed. People without electricity. Cars stranded in flood water and boats being used for transport, is the norm in Cumbria now.
I have just heard Pooley Bridge has collapsed in Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire are flooding. Is this a dream, England, Britain, the UK, are we sinking. Perhaps 2016 will be better.
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