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Castle Howard, near york in England is Yorkshire's finest historic house and estate and offers breathtaking views across the Howardian Hills
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Got no idea who she is, or why she was wandering around a muddy castle in a posh frock? But I thought I'd click one off anyway!
Castle Campbell, believed to be built in the early 15th century, stands in isolation upon a narrow ridge overlooked by the Ochil Hills. It sits between the Burn of Care and the Burn of Sorrow overlooking the town of Dollar.
Originally called Castle Glume, it's name was changed by the 1st Earl of Argyll Colin Campbell, and was where Clan Campbell stayed for around 200 years.
The castle is now maintained by Historic Scotland and is still in an impressive state. It boasts spectacular views from the top of the tower-house along with beautiful gardens.
White Castle is the best preserved of the Three Castles, namely, White, Skenfrith and Grosmont. The heart of this castle is surrounded by powerful round towers.
The Three Castles are usually grouped together because for a large part of their history they were part of a block of territory under the control of a single lord, Hubert de Burgh.
Hubert had gleaned a great deal about military architecture from his time fighting in France. He rebuilt Skenfrith and Grosmont in stone, adding domestic apartments to both castles, so that they could be used as lordly residences. However, this doesn’t seem to have been the case with White. Rather than a nobleman’s residence, it seems to have been built for military work. A workhorse of a castle, you might say. The internal buildings did, however, include a chapel, hall and kitchen, but were more befitting a garrison commander than a great lord.
After Hubert de Burgh, the Three Castles were held in royal hands, and in 1254 Henry III granted them to his eldest son, the future Edward I. The rest is, as they say, history! (CADW)
This is my entry, that I've made for the 32x32 challenge at Classic-castle.com. The base of the castle is on a 32x32 baseplate.
This is my entry, that I've made for the 32x32 challenge at Classic-castle.com. The base of the castle is on a 32x32 baseplate.
White Castle shut down their five remaining locations in Northern Ohio at 6PM on December 24th, 2014. The White Castle that was in Toledo closed in 2011, leaving just a handful open around Cleveland and Akron. For some reason, White Castle never built up much of a market presence in the northern part of the state despite being based in Columbus. The Cleveland Area White Castle locations were co-branded with Church's Chicken until just months before they closed.
This location was White Castle #370 - 5151 Pearl Road, Cleveland
The other closed locations are; White Castle #371 - 3255 West 117th Street, Cleveland; White Castle #372 - 5095 Northfield Road, Bedford Heights; White Castle #376 - 13201 Superior Avenue, East Cleveland; and White Castle #377 - 2900 South Arlington Road, Akron.
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Sforza Castle is a castle in Milan, Italy, Medieval fortification construction began in the 14th century, the castle was severely damaged in 1943 during World War II. reconstruction began aftrer the end of War,Ducal residence and a fortress,is a popular for tourists today is reason enough to take a tour of its secret passages. see the fountain out front,deals with two periods of history in the centre of Milan in front of the Cathedral Square most famous and much beloved monument and very distinctive. will show you the these photos were taken 12-2008 of the original castle Very good and highest quality way to manage the Histrory.
Wolvesey Castle, Winchester, 7 February 2019. Originally built as the Bishop's Palace for Winchester Cathedral in stages in 970, 1110 and 1135, it was fortified with defensive walls by Henri de Blois (brother of King Stephen) in 1141 during The Anarchy. The Empress Matilda (Stephen's wife and enemy!) beseiged the castle and city in 1141 during which the castle/palace was badly damaged and the city burnt to the ground 'The Route of Winchester'. Subsequently, Henry II 'slighted' the castle although the residentail parts of the palace remained. In 1646 the Roundheads finally totally destroyed the castle and palace during the English Civil War. A new Bishop's Palace was built in 1684 but partly demolished in 1786. However, the remaining wing was once more restored as the Bishop's Palace in 1926. Pictured is the Palace incorporating (on the right) the chapel of the castle..
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Castle Hoensbroek in South Limburg is one of the largest and most beautiful castles in the Netherlands.
The first fortification at this site was built around 1250. Nothing of this rectangular building remains but the walls of the courtyard are built on the foundations of this building.
The second fortification here was built around 1360 by the powerful Hoen family. The castle was situated not far from the important trading route between Cologne and the towns in Flanders. Of this castle only the large, round keep remains. This heavy keep has ca. 3 meter thick walls with stairscases within. In medieval times it would have had battlements but these were replaced by the spiral roof in the 17th century. There is still a prison cell on the lowest level of the keep. Next to this tower a rectangular castle would have stood incorporating the earlier structure.
The buildings on the two baileys were built in the 17th century and were used as farmbuildings.
In 1717 the medieval part of the castle collapsed. After that a new, 18th century castle was built on its foundations.
The Hoen family was an important family. In the 14th century they were allies of the Dukes of Brabant and also in later centuries they were always associated with high political functions. The family members lived at the castle until 1796. After that time they mostly resided at their castle in Germany; Schloss Haag.
At the end of the 18th century the castle was more or less abandoned and it fell into decay. In 1899 part of the southern corner tower collapsed.
In 1927 the owner of the castle; Frans Lothar van Hoensbroek sold the castle to a Roman Catholic foundation; 'Ave Rex Christi'. They restored the castle and still own it. After these restorations the castle has had several purposes until the 1980's when it was again restored.
Fyvie Castle
The earliest parts of Fyvie Castle date from the 13th century - some sources claim it was built in 1211 by William the Lion. Fyvie was the site of an open-air court held by Robert the Bruce, and Charles I lived there as a child. Following the Battle of Otterburn in 1390, it ceased to be a royal stronghold and instead fell into the possession of five successive families - Preston, Meldrum, Seton, Gordon and Leith - each of whom added a new tower to the castle.
The castle (like many Scottish castles) is said to be haunted. A story is told that in 1920 during renovation work the skeleton of a woman was discovered behind a bedroom wall. On the day the remains were laid to rest in Fyvie cemetery, the castle residents started to be plagued by strange noises and unexplained happenings. Fearing he had offended the dead woman, the Laird of the castle had the skeleton exhumed and replaced behind the bedroom wall, at which the haunting ceased.
Fyvie Castle Day 4
August 7, 2009
This is a remake of DawnStream Castle. I tried some new things in this one, including a waterfall and an angled wall. Y'all tell me what you think.
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Edinburgh castle from Princes Street Gardens in beginning of autumn.
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Technical stuff:
Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/11 at -2 1/3 EV
Taken with: Nikon D90 and 18-105 mm f/3.5-5.6 at 21
This was a real b*tch in processing, I shot three bracketed shots to make an HDR, but the results were disappointed especially on the tree on the right with the bright sky behind (I masked the sun there). After processing I could always see dark patches in that part of the sky. So I took another approach:
- my -2 1/3 EV shot had the best range to start with, because the sky was the area that needed some color and this one had the most colordetail there.
- In photoshop created three levels layers with all a different mask
- L1: Sky: mask created with color range, shadow input level to 57 and midtone to 0,82 this gave me the blue sky I wanted
- L2: castle + rock: this was a little too dark (obvious off course of the dark shot I took), highlight input to 221 and output to 3..252
- L3: trees and foreground: this was too dark too and needed some extra light: highlight input to 210, midtone to 1.09 and output to 9..255
- A 4th layer was created to boost the saturation of red/magenta on the redish tree on the right
- in Lightroom: recovery 100 --> got all the blue I needed and some extra detail in trees.
- still in Lightroom: added clarity, sharpening and vibrance (I know I can do that too in PS, but I like the Lightroom way better)
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The chateau was established as a French style Gothic castle in 1300 with a ring composition broken up by many towers. Later it underwent some architectonic reconstructions. At the first third of the 18th century it was converted into Baroque chateau and at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries restyled in neo-Gothic. Significant changes were carried out, when it belonged to the successor of the Austrian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand d'Este, assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914. Archduke was a passionate collector of hunting trophies, historical weapons, paintings, furniture, china and St. George statues. The major part of his collections is on display in the representative halls of the chateau. The chateau is set amidst a magnificent park with a rose garden and with greenhouse founded by Archduke himself. Under the Chateau, partly integrated in the park, there is a big lake there. Inside the Chateau, you can expect richly decorated rooms, with original furniture and many valuable pictures and other artifacts. Walking through the interiors will turn you back to the times of the former owners of the Chateau. And as you will see, they lived well here, in the best comfort, even with very modern bathroom for that time of the 19th century. On the walls of the Konopiště chateau, there are also over 3000 trophies from the original collection of the last owner Franz Ferdinand d'Este. The Chateau is located in a virgin nature, surrounded by deep forests, which used to be an ideal place for hunting. In the main courtyard of the chateau, there is an original shooting range of the passionate hunter, still functioning.
Sudeley Castle is a castle located near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It dates from the 10th century, but the inhabited portion is chiefly Elizabethan. The castle has a notable garden, which is designed and maintained to a very high standard. The chapel, St. Mary's Sudeley, is the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr (c. 1512–1548), the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, and contains her marble tomb. Unusual for a castle chapel, St Mary's of Sudeley is part of the local parish of the Church of England. Sudeley is also one of the few castles left in England that is still in residence. Because of this, the castle is only open to visitors on specific dates and private family quarters are closed to the public (Wikipedia).
Portchester Castle is a former Roman Fort before becoming a castle. Portchester Village / Town, Paulsgrove Creek, Fareham Creek and St Mary's Church. Fareham Hampshire.
Worth looking up on Wiki for full history
Neath Castle was one of the minor Norman castles in the lordship of Glamorgan. Like the Romans before them, the Normans chose this strategic spot guarding the river crossing for a stronghold. The main surviving feature of the castle is the great twin-towered gatehouse on its west side. This belongs to the latest phase in its 250 year history.
The first castle was a ringwork known to have been built here in the 12th century by Robert, earl of Gloucester. The roughly oval, raised enclosure to the east of the gatehouse probably dates from this period. The castle was much harried by the Welsh, and was rebuilt sometime in the early 13th century, possibly after being destroyed by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth in 1231. The ruined curtain wall is part of this castle, although it has been much tampered with since. It had two projecting round towers, the stump of one of which is visible to the east side. There was a simple gatehouse on the site of the present one, and the flight of steps well below present ground level in front of the present gatehouse led up to this 13th-century one.
The castle was again severely damaged by enemies of the unpopular lord of Glamorgan, Hugh Despenser. It was the 14th-century rebuilding after this attack that gave it its magnificent gatehouse. Only the fronts of the great D-shaped towers and the arch between them survive. The steps of the old gateway, now uncovered again, were buried and a drawbridge used instead. Jutting out from the front of the right-hand tower is the broken end of the town wall. The interior of the castle can be glimpsed through a gateway on the south side, but foundations of buildings ranged around the curtain wall are all that can be seen.
Car 22 at Derby Castle
No.22 is the fourth and final ‘Winter Saloon’ delivered to the M.E.R in 1899. The Car was built by G.F.Milnes, fitted with Milnes Series 3 trucks (Powered by E.C.C Motors) and noticeably larger than any of the previous saloon designs, allowing space for 48 passengers. Following the delivery of the 28-31 series, No.22 quickly received the newer equipment from Car No.31 in October 1904, gaining its Brill 27CX Trucks and air brakes whilst donating its less-powerful equipment to the now-Ratchet Car.
The Car, along with the rest of its series, settled down into regular traffic and few subsequent modifications, apart from getting reversible cushioned seats in 1932 along with trailer air cocks (for operation with No.57 and No.58) and a compressor change. It also received K12 Controllers in 1936, replacing the previous K11 units. For a period in the 1960s and 1970s, the Car was also fitted with a second headlight. No.22 was one of three Winter Saloons repainted into the Nationalised Green livery in 1958, but reverted back to traditional livery by 1960.
No.22 underwent heavy overhaul during 1989/90, returning to service in August 1990. On the 29th of September, the Car suffered a small electrical failure near Eskadale, however managed to return to Derby Castle Car Sheds. The next evening, reports of a fire at the Car Sheds witnessed Car No.22 alight due to a resistor overheating and the body of No.22 was destroyed. A replica body was constructed in 1991 by MacArds of Port Erin, and between there and Derby Castle Car Sheds, it returned to service in 1992. The new body was manufactured in the traditional style but includes some differences to the other three ‘Winter Saloons’, including differing headlight styles and a P.A system.
The ‘new’ No.22 soon settled back into the regular service, however it was repainted into the national Isle of Man Transport livery in May 2001, similar to that carried by the Island’s buses at the time. Following fierce opposition to the livery, No.22 was returned to a more traditional M.E.R livery in November 2002. The Car also received a full repaint in Summer/Autumn 2010, in the normal M.E.R Red/White/Teak style. The car was withdrawn in Summer 2012 pending rectification to it’s trucks, with it in turn receiving a replacement from Car No.20, returning to traffic in July 2013.
Portchester Castle is a former Roman Fort before becoming a castle. Portchester Village / Town, Paulsgrove Creek, Fareham Creek and St Mary's Church. Fareham Hampshire.
Worth looking up on Wiki for full history
While visiting my brother over Christmas, he told me about a car garage that has shut down over 10 years ago. Since then it has simply been left. Exactly at it was. Old cars, lots of dust. A light has been left on for this time in the office. What happened here? The locals seemed to know nothing. An interesting shoot. You do not see many of these car models around these days!!
The collection is split using a "modern" view from the outside. Shots take inside the showing - time has stopped.. :-)
This view is from the south of the castle, on the edge of the golf course. Only the tallest part of the building on the right is part of the original towerhouse, the lower wing, despite its fancy string-coursing, is a later addition.
Torrance was originally owned by a family of that name, although before the present castle was built. There are indications that there was a motte and bailey type castle here, and there must also have been an earlier stone castle - probably the usual oblong keep. The Torrance family line ended in the 15th century, and the property had passed by marriage to Thomas Hamilton by 1465, whose descendants held it for the next two centuries and must have been the builders of the present towerhouse.
There is a date-stone that states that the castle was built in 1605, however most authorities consider this a little late for the style of the castle, and a date in the latter half of the 16th century is more likely. The previous stone castle is said to have been burned by the English troops sent to support the Regent Moray after the Battle of Langside in 1568. While stone buildings were often easy to restore after being burned, this date probably indicates the date at which construction of the new towerhouse began - and perhaps its construction did drag on for 35 years until completed in 1605.