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Clacton-On-Sea
Essex, England
June 26, 2012
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
HDR: Photmatix
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Wind farm in distance.
July 1, 2012.
Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, UK.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM
Post Process: Photomatix
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Clacton-On-Sea
Essex, England
June 26, 2012
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
HDR: Photmatix
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Week #52
52 in 2013
Theme: My own favourite shot taken in 2013
Taken on a day trip to Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, at the start of a long, hot summer.
This is my final photo for the 52 in 2013 group. I have now completed 3 years of 52 week group without missing one week. Whew!!
This feels like a good time to take a break...
Clacton-On-Sea
Essex, England
June 26, 2012
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
HDR: Photmatix
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Martello Tower F is set within a dry moat and situated at the junction of Marine Parade West and Tower Road, overlooking the promenade and seafront to the west of Clacton Pier. Tower F is the only remaining moated example on the Essex coast, the others at Beacon Hill, St Osyth (B), Holland Haven (G) and Walton Cliffs (J) were demolished or destroyed by coastal erosion during the 19th century. Tower F has seen some significant alterations, particularly in the 20th century, but the structure remains substantially unchanged and still retains many details dating from the period of construction. The first floor entrance, to the north west, is still approached by the original cast iron footbridge which spans the ditch on three pairs of stilt-like legs. The section nearest the tower is designed as a drawbridge, capable of being raised to seal the entrance. One of the chains on the first-floor bridge remains in place, together with the slots and iron pulleys set into the head of the entrance passage. All four of the windows to this floor were framed and glazed during the 1960’s, although the apertures still retain some of the iron bars dating from 1818.
Built from vari-coloured brick, made at Grays in Essex, a stone parapet, rusticated stone dressings to 4 windows and a door at half height. Unlike the other Clacton Defence Towers this one had a moat, glacis and outer battery. The brick lined moat still survives, the wall being approximately 22ft 11in tall and the moat base 26ft 2in wide. Taking 4 years and built at a cost of approximately £5,000 the situation was considered too unhealthy and the garrison was stationed at Weeley. Erosion by sea has claimed the battery.
A timber-clad observation room, formally a coastguard lookout, stands above the forward gun embrasure, resting on a metal gantry with legs set into concrete blocks on the tower's roof. The ground floor of the tower is accessible via a modern passageway cut through the rear wall of a storage alcove on the south-west side. All the other alcoves and casemates remain largely unaltered and the lamp passage to the main magazine (on the seaward side) is particularly well preserved.
The east coast Martello Towers were built between 1808 and 1812, there were 29 built from St Osyth in Essex north-eastwards to Aldeburgh in Suffolk, and are named by Historic England in the same order from A to Z then AA to CC, so this is the sixth tower along. Just to confuse the issue the Ordnance Survey refer to this one as Tower No.6 on all their old mapping, but it's shown as No.8 on the latest Open Street Mapping. During World War One Tower F was commandeered as a Piquet Station for G Company of the 8th Battalion Essex Regiment. In the inter-war years the tower came into the hands of the local authority, and in 1931 the interior was opened as a museum. The museum was short lived as the tower was returned to military control during World War Two and thereafter leased to the Ministry of Defence. The interior remained in use by the Royal Naval Auxilliary Service (RNAS) until 1990. A children's' zoo was established around the tower in the 1970’s but closed in the late 1980's.
Clacton-On-Sea, Essex. UK
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM
Post Process: Photomatix
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These snaps are from a photo album belonging once to Gwendoline Dean and John Allen who married in 1945 and had a daughter Margaret in 1947. I bought the album at a car boot sale otherwise things that don't sell there are usually destined for the tip.
Pencilled in like secret writing is the location of Clacton on Sea. You could only see this when holding the album at an angle against the light !
These snaps are from a photo album belonging once to Gwendoline Dean and John Allen who married in 1945 and had a daughter Margaret in 1947. I bought the album at a car boot sale otherwise things that don't sell there are usually destined for the tip.
Pencilled in like secret writing is the location of Clacton on Sea. You could only see this when holding the album at an angle against the light !
1N12 0817 London Liverpool Street to Clacton-on-Sea service seen departing Colchester station seen at 0919
Alesha Jamaican Model On Location Photoshoot Clacton Pier Clacton-on-Sea Essex Seaside Town and Resort on an overcast day
Roger Staines commenced operation in Clacton-on-Sea with, as far as I know it, 1208MG, an ex-Rickards central entrance AEC Reliance, and 8750HA a rare Harrington bodied Bedford VAL14. A Ford-R226 - Duple, MDX383G came from the absorbed business of MJ Goodall of Ipswich who traded as Crusader Coaches, resulting in the above fleetname and livery, with joint owners Mick Goodall and Roger Staines and offices in Pier Avenue, Clacton on Sea. Modernisation continued with the purchase of several Seddon Pennine VI - Plaxton coaches from new and a Bristol LHL. In the mid 1970s two second hand 12 metre Leyland Leopards were added to the fleet with reduced 50 seat Plaxton Panorama III bodies, MJH275/6L They had previously operated with Ebdon of Sidcup. The former is seen here in Chelmsford in 1978.
Still based in Clacton on Sea, the present-day coaches of Crusader Holidays are somewhat different from the above.....
www.crusader-holidays.co.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?ptabindex...
Tours offered today included a 9-day holiday to Zakopane in Poland. But a bit more expensive than the bargain basement belt and braces 99GBP trips of New Millennium Tours of Solihull from the 1990s. Roger Staines the founder died in 2001.
Hooks of Great Oakley and E.E. Pilbeam's Harwich & Dovercourt Coaches came under the Crusader Umbrella, with an intermediate Bordacoach subsidiary.
The communications mast stood atop the building of Marconi International Marine and welcomed coast-bound travellers to the traffic jams of the then Chelmsford bypass. Now the site is a car showroom and Chelmsford has a bypass bypass.
These early 1970s coaches are very appealing to me with their long sleek looks, in the same way that I loved the Tupolev and Ilyushin planes of eastern european airlines.
This coach, and 276 also stayed together for two more moves, into the fleet of Hedingham & District as L10x/x and then HAC Claireaux - Partridge Coaches - of Layham, Hadleigh, Suffolk. I wonder whether they were scrapped together?
'Hastings' Class 201 DEMU Unit no: 1001 ventured on to the GEML with the 'Essex Coastal Express' charter. The 1Z54 07.30 Hastings to Clacton-on-Sea is seen passing through Colchester
After two failed attempts on Mon & Tue for 3S60 it finally arrived at the seaside working 3S60 0900 Stowmarket D.G.L to Stowmarket D.G.L via Southend rhtt service. Not best placed in platform one but my first Class 68 at Clacton-on-Sea. No 88004 Pandora is on the rear.
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In 1937 the British Army was looking for a new vehicle to replace their old trucks, mainly Morris CDSW's and Light Dragons. They made up a specification for a four wheel drive vehicle with a winch and a short wheelbase. Two companies responded, at first Guy with a small truck called the ''ANT'' and Morris Commercial with the ''C8''.
Morris Commercial delivered the first C8 Quads in October 1939 and they stayed in production untill 1945. The chassis and engine were also used as a base for the C8 4x4 GS truck which was developed in 1943 and came into production in February 1944. The Quad was used to pull the 18 and 25 pounder guns and 4.5-inch Howitzers and was manned by a driver and five personnel. It was capable of transporting thirty two cases of ammunition apart from all other equipment. Morris Commercial built five versions on the C chassis, three Quad versions, one GS (General Service) and a airlanding version.
▪︎FAT Mk.I - 200 built with a full metal cabin and sloped back.
▪︎FAT Mk.II / Mk.III - 4,000 built of which the first 3,000 with a full metal body and a less sloped back. the last 1,000 had a canvas roof. The Mk.III has the option to switch of the 4 wheel drive and has smaller wheels. Another significant difference between the Mk.II and the Mk.III was the number of doors, the Mk.II had two large doors and the Mk.III had four doors.
▪︎FAT Mk.V - 6,000 built with a more box like cabin and a full canvas roof.
▪︎C8 4x4 GS - was built on the same chassis and the nose was the same as the Quads. But the back was completely different, it had a truck body for General Service. It was driven on all wheels. This truck was built with different body options, a Radio / Office body, Water Bowser and Air Compressor. This truck became available in larger numbers after the war and was used untill the 1950's.
▪︎C8 / AT Mk.III - was used for towing the 17-pounder Anti-tank gun. These were basicly conversions of the standard C8 FAT that were made for the airborne by removing the canvas roof, supports, sides, doors, tail board and tool boxes. By doing this the weight reduced to approx. 4.5 ton so it could be transported with its 17-pounder gun, ammunition and crew in a Hamilcar Glider. These we put into action during ''Operation Market Garden'' during the D-Day Landings, but these proved to be unreliable during operation and were withdrawn from service afterwards.
General characteristics:
▪︎Type: General Service vehicle
▪︎Model: C8 15-cwt 4×4 GS (C8 / GS)
▪︎Manufacturer: Morris Commercial Cars Ltd
▪︎Produced: 1939 to 1945
▪︎PlaceofOrigin: Birmingham, United Kingdom
▪︎Crew: 1 x driver / 5 x personnel
▪︎Powerplant: 4-cylinder, L-head Morris EH, 3.5-liter petrol engine, 70bhp
▪︎Transmission: Driving rear or all wheels via 5-speed gearbox and single-speed transfer box
▪︎Suspension: Leaf-spring suspension 4x4
▪︎Brakes: Hydraulic
▪︎Tyre Size: 9.00 x 16
▪︎Length: 14ft 8¾in / Width: 7ft 3in / Height: 7ft 5in
▪︎Weight: 3.3 long tons
▪︎Max Speed: 55 mph
▪︎Operational Range: 160 miles
▪︎Armour: none.
Sourced from:
www.panzerknacker.nl/morris/history.html
www.baiv.nl/1943-truck-15-cwt-4x4-g-s-c8-gs-morris-commer...
Alesha Jamaican Model in White Lemon Swimsuit On Location Photoshoot at Clacton Pier Big Wheel Ride Clacton-on-Sea Seaside Town and Resort Essex
1Q18 1050 Ferme Park Recp to Cambridge Recp 1&2 Network Rail Test train arrival into Clacton-On-Sea station at 1839. No 37175 was on the front.
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