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This scene caught my eye on a walk round the Calke Abbey grounds. The centrepiece is the dead tree. The autumn colours surrounding it were stunning. Taken with new lens on old camera.
Taken in the same morning and just around the corner from my previous upload...a very unexpected scene of illuminated mist...very grateful for the farmer not chasing me off his fields
A poppy shot a little more subtle...The small patch of poppies illuminated by the rising sun caught my eye on this one.
The Lincoln Tank Memorial on Tritton Road roundabout, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The £100,000 memorial is a representation of the Mark I Foster Tank, first designed and built in Lincoln in 1916, and placed close to the Wellington Foundry where it was produced.
Reminding visitors and residents of Lincoln of an important slice of the city’s history, the structure was gifted by the Lincoln Tank Memorial Group.
The striking design of the memorial pass tribute to the men and women who worked on the production line at William Foster and Co Lincoln.
The first prototype of the Mark I was produced in 1915, with full production commencing in 1916. The Memorial also pays homage to the designers and manufacturers Willian Tritton, William Rigby and Walter Wilson. It is intended to recognise the huge effort made by civilian men and women during both world wars, when the majority of production from the many factories in the city was switched to war work.
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The Grade I Listed Roman Newport Arch, viewed from Bailgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Newport Arch is the name given to the remains of a 3rd-century Roman gate, it is reputedly the oldest arch in the United Kingdom still used by traffic.
The arch was remodelled and enlarged when the city, then Lindum Colonia a Roman town, became capital of the province Flavia Caesariensis in the 4th century. It is one of many original Roman arches still open to traffic, other examples being two gates through the city walls of the Roman town of Diocletianopolis (now Hisarya, Bulgaria), as well as numerous examples in Turkey.
As the north gate of the city, it carried the major Roman road Ermine Street northward almost in a straight line to the Humber.
Lucy Tower in Lincoln Castle, a Grade I Listed Building constructed by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Lucy Tower is a polygonal stone shell keep on top of a conical motte. It was originally surrounded by a deep rock-cut ditch. The motte may date from the first phase of castle building in 1068. Probably originally fortified, possibly with a wooden tower, by the Countess Lucy between 1129 and 1136, but with the keep itself built by her son Ranulph between 1145-55.
The small towers appear to have contained private chambers provided with fireplaces and garderobes (toilet) chambers. The main north-western entrance, reached by a 19th-century flight of steps, has a segmental arch with a moulding dated to the mid 12th century. An inquisition report of 1327 described the Lucy Tower as having been "ruined within memory". By 1634, the interior of the keep was described as containing only a garden. Tower much restored in 1835-6 with repairs to the keep and a new flight of steps. (Willson).
The interior was used as a cemetery for prisoners during the 19th century. The original profile of the motte may have been levelled at its base in the post-medieval period. The motte was cut into at its base on the south-eastern side for the landscaping of the garden of Castle Moat House in the early 19th century, with 2 or three terraced walkways and a concrete staircase inserted into the slope. Trees began to grow on the slope from the early 19th century; they were removed in 2010.
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This scene caught my eye at the allotment. I love catkins, an early sign of spring. These were bright lime green against the dark blue fence. HFF!
I took my dog for a walk and it poured with rain from the half way point. We were drenched. The dog (greyhound) was not amused by the rain, and even less amused when I paused to take photos. This is a very old bridge, and we were nearly home! HFF!
A friend strolling in the Peak District, Derbyshire.
Taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Climbing down from Mam Tor and walking towards Hollins Cross and then on to Lose Hill on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire.
The Great Ridge extends for approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Mam Tor at the western end of the ridge to Lose Hill at the eastern end, the lowest point being Hollins Cross.
A path runs along the length of the ridge, and is roughly paved to prevent erosion caused by the large number of visitors. The only steep section of the path is Back Tor, just east of Hollins Cross, which may not be suitable for the very infirm.
West of Mam Tor, the high ground continues, slightly changing direction, as Rushup Edge.
Luna Cinema, an outdoor film event held in autumn inside the Grade I Listed Lincoln Castle, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Climbing up Mam Tor on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire.
The Great Ridge extends for approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Mam Tor at the western end of the ridge to Lose Hill at the eastern end, the lowest point being Hollins Cross.
A path runs along the length of the ridge, and is roughly paved to prevent erosion caused by the large number of visitors. The only steep section of the path is Back Tor, just east of Hollins Cross, which may not be suitable for the very infirm.
West of Mam Tor, the high ground continues, slightly changing direction, as Rushup Edge.
Looking out from the walls of Peveril Castle down into Peak District. In Castleton, Derbyshire.
Peveril Castle stands sentinel on a limestone outcrop over the west end of Hope Valley, during an ancient landscape. On the north side of the valley is Mam Tor, a Bronze Age hill fort, and 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east at Brough and Shatton is the Roman fort of Navio. The valley formed a natural line of communication and had extra importance due to valuable mineral resources in the area, particularly lead.
Peveril Castle was the caput of the Honour of Peverel and was founded sometime between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and its first recorded mention in the Domesday Survey of 1086, by William Peveril, who held lands in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as a tenant-in-chief of the king. Nearby Castleton benefited from the presence of the castle, which acted as the caput of the feudal barony of "Peak".
William Peveril the Younger inherited his father's estates, which in 1155 were confiscated by King Henry II. While in royal possession, Henry visited the castle twice and 1164 hosting King Malcolm IV of Scotland. During the Revolt of 1173–1174, the castle's garrison was increased from a porter and two watchmen to a force led by 20 knights shared with the castles of Bolsover and Nottingham.
The Earls of Derby had a claim to the Peveril family's estates through marriage, and in 1199 William de Ferrers, the fourth earl, paid 2,000 marks for the Peak lordship although the castle remained under royal control. The closest Peveril Castle came to seeing battle was in 1216 when King John gave the castle to William de Ferrers, but the castellan refused to relinquish control. Although they were both John's supporters, the king authorised the earl to use force to evict the castellan, who eventually capitulated, although there is no evidence that the castle was assaulted.
In 1223 the castle returned to the Crown. In the 13th century there were periods of building work at the castle, and by 1300 its final form had been established. Toward the end of the 14th century, the barony was granted to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. Having little use for the castle, he ordered some of its material to be stripped out for re-use, marking the beginning of its decline.
From the time of John of Gaunt to the present day, the castle has been owned and administered by the Duchy of Lancaster. Peveril Castle became less important administratively and by 1609 was already left in ruins.
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The Fossdyke Roman Canal in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The Fossdyke Canal is generally considered to have been constructed during the Roman period, but there is a case for an early medieval date. It connects Lincoln and the Witham to the Trent. Its cutting would have involved the straightening and rerouting of the River Till. A 2005 borehole suggested that the River Till may have become redundant before the 12th century, but no firm date.
The first documented work on the Fossdyke was when it was deepened in 1121. It was Crown property until James II presented it to the city of Lincoln by an act of 1671. There were frequent problems of flooding and silting but its use increased after improvements were made by Richard Ellison to whom it was leased in 1741, and son Richard after 1743.
It was deepened in the early 19th century and in 1840. The Fossdyke was used at this time for the transport to Lincoln of coal, lime, cotton, linen and woollen goods, timber and pottery etc. and for the moving to the towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire of cattle, wool, wheat, barley and flour. Craft were sailing barges, horse-drawn and steam packets. The GNR took over the lease in 1846.
Commercial water transport gradually declined with increasing competition from railways but survived longer on the Fossdyke than on Witham. Barkers and Lee Smith were last Lincoln users of river barges, and the last water transport company was Furleys of Gainsborough in 1972.
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Looking from Lincoln Castle towards the Grade I Listed Lincoln Cathedral, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549) before the central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt.
It is highly regarded by architectural scholars; the eminent Victorian writer John Ruskin declared: "I have always held... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have."
Remigius de Fécamp, the first bishop of Lincoln, moved the Episcopal seat there between 1072 and 1092. Up until then St. Mary's Church in Stow was considered to be the "mother church" of Lincolnshire (although it was not a cathedral, because the seat of the diocese was at Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire).
Bishop Remigius built the first Lincoln Cathedral on the present site, finishing it in 1092 and then dying on 9 May of that year, two days before it was consecrated. In 1141, the timber roofing was destroyed in a fire. Bishop Alexander rebuilt and expanded the cathedral, but it was mostly destroyed by an earthquake about forty years later, in 1185. The earthquake was one of the largest felt in the UK. The damage to the cathedral is thought to have been very extensive.
After the earthquake, a new bishop was appointed. He was Hugh de Burgundy of Avalon, France, who became known as St Hugh of Lincoln. He began a massive rebuilding and expansion programme. Rebuilding began with the choir (St. Hugh's Choir) and the eastern transepts between 1192 and 1210. The central nave was then built in the Early English Gothic style.
The cathedral is the 3rd largest in Britain after St Paul's and York Minster, being 484 feet by 271 feet. Until 1549 the spire was reputedly the tallest medieval tower in Europe, though the exact height has been a matter of debate. Accompanying the cathedral's large bell, Great Tom of Lincoln, is a quarter-hour striking clock.
The two large stained glass rose windows, the matching Dean's Eye and Bishop's Eye, were added to the cathedral during the late Middle Ages. The former, the Dean's Eye in the north transept dates from the 1192 rebuild begun by St Hugh, finally being completed in 1235.
After the additions of the Dean's eye and other major Gothic additions it is believed some mistakes in the support of the tower occurred, for in 1237 the main tower collapsed. A new tower was soon started and in 1255 the Cathedral petitioned Henry III to allow them to take down part of the town wall to enlarge and expand the Cathedral, including the rebuilding of the central tower and spire.
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile died and King Edward I of England decided to honour her, his Queen Consort, with an elegant funeral procession. After her body had been embalmed, which in the 13th century involved evisceration, Eleanor's viscera were buried in Lincoln cathedral, and Edward placed a duplicate of the Westminster tomb there.
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The Lincoln Tank Memorial on Tritton Road roundabout, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The £100,000 memorial is a representation of the Mark I Foster Tank, first designed and built in Lincoln in 1916, and placed close to the Wellington Foundry where it was produced.
Reminding visitors and residents of Lincoln of an important slice of the city’s history, the structure was gifted by the Lincoln Tank Memorial Group.
The striking design of the memorial pass tribute to the men and women who worked on the production line at William Foster and Co Lincoln.
The first prototype of the Mark I was produced in 1915, with full production commencing in 1916. The Memorial also pays homage to the designers and manufacturers Willian Tritton, William Rigby and Walter Wilson. It is intended to recognise the huge effort made by civilian men and women during both world wars, when the majority of production from the many factories in the city was switched to war work.
Looking through Exchequer Gate at the 2014 St Barnabas Light Up A Life procession at it’s destination outside Lincoln Cathedral. In Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The walk starts from Our Lady of Lincoln Church carrying wax candles and lanterns in memory of lost relatives and ends outside Lincoln Cathedral where a Christmas Tree called the Tree of Life is lit up.
The 2015 Weekend at the Asylum which is likely the largest and longest running Steampunk Festival in the World. It is held in the historic uphill district of Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Since 2009, the festival (or convivial in Steampunk parlance) has been held each year in Lincoln and currently stretches over multiple venues in the historic cathedral quarter of Lincoln town, Lincoln Castle and Bishop Grosseteste University. It is run as a not-for-profit event organised by the Victorian Steampunk Society.
For four glorious days the historic streets of Lincoln are thronged with thousands of splendidly dressed steampunks enjoying a festival which strives to combine art, literature, music, fashion, comedy and simple good fun.
The event contains programmes of features and entertainment, such as the Empire Ball, Majors Review (The Major's Soiree) and the National Tea Duelling final, along with lots of live music and comedy and the largest steampunk market in the World, the Bazaar Eclectica.
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The 2015 Lincoln BIG Morris Dancing Festival in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Dance groups from across the East Midlands will converge on Lincoln for a day of Morris dancing, filling the streets with the vibrant colours and sounds of an ancient English tradition.
Groups of dancers perfored in Lincoln city centre and Lincoln's Cathedral Quarter as part of the Lincoln BIG Morris Dancing Festival. The celebrations saw around 250 dancers and more than 20 Morris groups sing, dance to music and clash sticks in colourful costumes.
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Yes, found another night shot I think worth posting.....
GBRf 'Shed' unit 66711 is captured rolling south through Leicester station hauling the 8.37pm Mountsorell - Eastleigh Yard (6O27) loaded aggregates.
Interestingly enough, of the seven frames I snapped in slow-burst mode, the movement-sensitive sodium lighting was all over the place, and this was the only frame I got with any decent light on the nose. I was tempted to crop some from the bottom of the frame but decided the fuller picture was more pleasing, especially with the natural foreground vignette.
Canon EOS 5DMkIII, 50mm F1.2 lens, 20000asa, 1/400s @ F4
9.07pm, 14th November 2024
The Grade I Listed Lincoln Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of Lincoln, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549) before the central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt.
Remigius de Fécamp, the first bishop of Lincoln, moved the Episcopal seat there between 1072 and 1092. Up until then St. Mary's Church in Stow was the "mother church" of Lincolnshire (although it was not a cathedral, because the seat of the diocese was at Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire).
Bishop Remigius built the first Lincoln Cathedral on the present site, finishing it in 1092 and then dying on 9 May of that year, two days before it was consecrated. In 1141, the timber roofing was destroyed in a fire. Bishop Alexander rebuilt and expanded the cathedral, but it was mostly destroyed by an earthquake about forty years later, in 1185.
The earthquake was one of the largest felt in the UK. The damage to the cathedral is thought to have been very extensive: The Cathedral is described as having "split from top to bottom"; in the current building, only the lower part of the west end and of its two attached towers remain of the pre-earthquake cathedral.
After the earthquake, a new bishop was appointed. He was Hugh de Burgundy of Avalon, France, who became known as St Hugh of Lincoln. He began a massive rebuilding and expansion programme. Rebuilding began with the choir and the eastern transepts between 1192 and 1210. The central nave was then built in the Early English Gothic style. Until 1549 the spire was reputedly the tallest medieval tower in Europe, though the exact height has been a matter of debate.
The two large stained glass rose windows, the matching Dean's Eye and Bishop's Eye, were added to the cathedral during the late Middle Ages. The former, the Dean's Eye in the north transept dates from the 1192 rebuild begun by St Hugh, finally being completed in 1235.
After the additions of the Dean's eye and other major Gothic additions it is believed some mistakes in the support of the tower occurred, for in 1237 the main tower collapsed. A new tower was soon started and in 1255 the Cathedral petitioned Henry III to allow them to take down part of the town wall to enlarge and expand the Cathedral.
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile died and King Edward I of England decided to honour her, his Queen Consort, with an elegant funeral procession. After her body had been embalmed, which in the 13th century involved evisceration, Eleanor's viscera were buried in Lincoln cathedral, and Edward placed a duplicate of the Westminster tomb there.
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Looking from the walls from Lincoln Castle towards the Grade I Listed Lincoln Cathedral, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549) before the central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt.
It is highly regarded by architectural scholars; the eminent Victorian writer John Ruskin declared: "I have always held... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have."
Remigius de Fécamp, the first bishop of Lincoln, moved the Episcopal seat there between 1072 and 1092. Up until then St. Mary's Church in Stow was considered to be the "mother church" of Lincolnshire (although it was not a cathedral, because the seat of the diocese was at Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire).
Bishop Remigius built the first Lincoln Cathedral on the present site, finishing it in 1092 and then dying on 9 May of that year, two days before it was consecrated. In 1141, the timber roofing was destroyed in a fire. Bishop Alexander rebuilt and expanded the cathedral, but it was mostly destroyed by an earthquake about forty years later, in 1185. The earthquake was one of the largest felt in the UK. The damage to the cathedral is thought to have been very extensive.
After the earthquake, a new bishop was appointed. He was Hugh de Burgundy of Avalon, France, who became known as St Hugh of Lincoln. He began a massive rebuilding and expansion programme. Rebuilding began with the choir (St. Hugh's Choir) and the eastern transepts between 1192 and 1210. The central nave was then built in the Early English Gothic style.
The cathedral is the 3rd largest in Britain after St Paul's and York Minster, being 484 feet by 271 feet. Until 1549 the spire was reputedly the tallest medieval tower in Europe, though the exact height has been a matter of debate. Accompanying the cathedral's large bell, Great Tom of Lincoln, is a quarter-hour striking clock.
The two large stained glass rose windows, the matching Dean's Eye and Bishop's Eye, were added to the cathedral during the late Middle Ages. The former, the Dean's Eye in the north transept dates from the 1192 rebuild begun by St Hugh, finally being completed in 1235.
After the additions of the Dean's eye and other major Gothic additions it is believed some mistakes in the support of the tower occurred, for in 1237 the main tower collapsed. A new tower was soon started and in 1255 the Cathedral petitioned Henry III to allow them to take down part of the town wall to enlarge and expand the Cathedral, including the rebuilding of the central tower and spire.
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile died and King Edward I of England decided to honour her, his Queen Consort, with an elegant funeral procession. After her body had been embalmed, which in the 13th century involved evisceration, Eleanor's viscera were buried in Lincoln cathedral, and Edward placed a duplicate of the Westminster tomb there.
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Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station is one of three remaining coal fired power stations in the UK. Opened in 1963, it is scheduled to close in 2024*. Captured here looking south from Nottingham Castle, Nottinghamshire, UK
*It closed in October 2024 and was the last operational coal fired power station. The UK no longer uses coal to generate electricity.
An image uploaded some 9 years ago has just taken its turn in the virtual darkroom for a 'buff and fluff'. The version above makes for (I think) quite an improvement on the original, which I'll leave as a link below for a couple of days before deletion.
Seen here is Peak no. 45102 speeding through Attenborough with a Midland Mainline service to Nottingham and Sheffield from London St Pancras.
The old level crossing gates were still in situ and 'wheel' operated from the signal box. The latter was little more than a shunting frame in fact with signal control ceded to Trent Power Box, a couple of miles down the track, in the late 1960s. If you look closely the signalman has the sliding window open - it must have been a warm day!
Just beyond the foot crossing in the distance can be see a crossover - this gave access to the Chilwell Ordnance Depot, a sizeable operation at the time and one which still saw fairly regular freight workings. Given the tightness of the curves approaching the complex, the trains were usually class 25 operated where the Bo-Bo wheel arrangement was better suited.
Note the wooden waiting room on the left - this was a delightful and quaint structure but, like the more substantial station buildings behind me on the down platform, sadly didn't survive the station refurbishment a few years later.
Agfa CT18
5th March 1978
The Grade I Listed Roman Newport Arch, viewed from Bailgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Newport Arch is the name given to the remains of a 3rd-century Roman gate, it is reputedly the oldest arch in the United Kingdom still used by traffic.
The arch was remodelled and enlarged when the city, then Lindum Colonia a Roman town, became capital of the province Flavia Caesariensis in the 4th century. It is one of many original Roman arches still open to traffic, other examples being two gates through the city walls of the Roman town of Diocletianopolis (now Hisarya, Bulgaria), as well as numerous examples in Turkey.
As the north gate of the city, it carried the major Roman road Ermine Street northward almost in a straight line to the Humber.
The 2015 Lincoln Bike Fest held alongside Brayford Pool, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The event was organised by Lindum Lincoln Rotary Club together with Lincoln Business Improvement Group and raised funds for Shelterbox, a UK charity supplying emergency tents for world disasters.
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The Fossdyke Roman Canal in Pyewipe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The Fossdyke Canal is generally considered to have been constructed during the Roman period, but there is a case for an early medieval date. It connects Lincoln and the Witham to the Trent. Its cutting would have involved the straightening and rerouting of the River Till. A 2005 borehole suggested that the River Till may have become redundant before the 12th century, but no firm date.
The first documented work on the Fossdyke was when it was deepened in 1121. It was Crown property until James II presented it to the city of Lincoln by an act of 1671. There were frequent problems of flooding and silting but its use increased after improvements were made by Richard Ellison to whom it was leased in 1741, and son Richard after 1743.
It was deepened in the early 19th century and in 1840. The Fossdyke was used at this time for the transport to Lincoln of coal, lime, cotton, linen and woollen goods, timber and pottery etc. and for the moving to the towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire of cattle, wool, wheat, barley and flour. Craft were sailing barges, horse-drawn and steam packets. The GNR took over the lease in 1846.
Commercial water transport gradually declined with increasing competition from railways but survived longer on the Fossdyke than on Witham. Barkers and Lee Smith were last Lincoln users of river barges, and the last water transport company was Furleys of Gainsborough in 1972.
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Boultham Park in Boultham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Boultham Park was formerly part of the estate of Boultham Hall before being purchased by the City in 1931 and laid out as a public park. All the buildings have been demolished except the lodges and gate piers of 1872, by William Watkins. It covers an area of 20 hectares and became a Grade II Registered Park and Garden in 1968.
BR 2-10-0 Standard Class 9F No 92203 heads south on a nine coach S & D Recreation approaching Rothley Station on the Great Central Railway with a Loughborough to Leicester North working on 13th October 2009
The ‘Black Prince’ nameplates were removed for this occasion.
Copyright Photograph Robin Stewart-Smith - All Rights Reserved
"A DEMI SUBMERGEE près de la rive sud du lac, la Normanton Church, convertie en musée d'histoire locale, est accessible par une digue. Bien qu'elle ait été abandonnée au 18ème siècle, l'église en ruine fut reconstruite par le propriétaire des terres en 1764, puis une seconde fois en 1826. C'est de cette époque que date la tour néoclassique, copiée sur celle de St. John de Smith Square à Londres. Depuis que la vallée a été inondée, seuls les vitraux supérieurs sont encore visibles au dessus du niveau des eaux." (Le Guide Vert Angleterre)