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One of the best places to see snowdrops in the UK is your local churchyard. Nearly all churches - especially the traditional 'village church' - have a variety of flowers growing. Snowdrops and Crocus through to daffodils and bluebells. Your local church could be an ideal location for your camera.
The Old Shuttle House (Calver) over the river Derwent, with New Bridge to the right , in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England.
Looking along the waterfront in the harbour town of Stromness (on the island of Mainland, Orkney, above the north coast of Scotland), on a mostly cloudy late afternoon in mid-June 2022. The main street through Stromness jogs and winds its way just behind and along the harbour, generally from north to south; this view was taken from Southend looking northward.
The innermost part of Stromness Harbour retains its Old Norse name of Hamnavoe, which can be translated as “safe haven” or “peaceful harbour.” Stromness was historically a fishing port and a base for whaling ships of the Hudson’s Bay Company. The cannon in the foreground, according to its accompanying historical plaque, was “reputed to have been salvaged from the American privateer ‘Liberty’ in 1813,” during the Napoleonic Wars (from the US perspective, the War of 1812), then was later “used to fire a salute to the Hudson’s Bay Company ships.” In addition to artists drawn to the town and surrounding area, today it has become increasingly popular with tourists.
The flagstone construction seen on the wall towards the left, as well as part of the house and walls in the middle ground, is characteristic of Orkney as well as of Caithness, across the Pentland Firth in northeastern Scotland. In the background, the hill Brinkie’s Brae.
Within the Orkney archipelago, Mainland is the largest and by far the most populous island (hence its name). It is known for its abundance of prehistoric sites, and, like the rest of Orkney, it has a strong Norse heritage that is still celebrated today. Part of western Mainland, including Stromness, is within the Hoy and West Mainland National Scenic Area (NSA).
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We spent an enjoyable day at Beamish, the living history museum in Durham, the North East of England.
This was our 2nd visit and we still haven't seen it all!
If you're interested in social history, I'd highly recommend you visit here; it's quite pricey but definitely worth it!
A lone cottage with warming lights stands proudly on a freezing cold night on the snow covered Scottish Highlands.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is late Norman or Transitional, and is some 900 years old. It has two effigies of knights: one is late 14th century, carved in wood; and the other is dated to 1240, carved in stone, featuring a very large shield. These two are considered to have been lords of the local manor.
The church is of late Norman period, and although it has been much enlarged and altered, much of the original work remains. In the nave there is an arcade of Norman columns, there are two Norman windows and the tower is also Norman.
In the churchyard at Old Sodbury is a number of old bale-tombs; these were tombs for rich merchants. Some of the gravestones date back to the early 19th century. Just outside the churchyard on the hillside is a topograph (a large stone with an engraving), installed to commemorate the second millennium, that shows Old Sodbury in relation to its geographical surroundings
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Lucina Chapel was built in 1923 from a grant by Edward Stevens Henry and bares the name of his wife Lucina who passed at the age of ninety-eight. The Chapel is located in Grove Hill Cemetery within Rockville (Vernon), Connecticut.
Henry was a businessman, a thoroughbred livestock breeder, cofounder of People’s Savings Bank of Rockville, and a politician. He served as State Representative, Senator, Connecticut State Treasurer and Mayor of the city of Rockville.
This stone structure is all that is left of what was once the largest dual stack charcoal iron furnace in the world.
The structure of massive blocks of sandstone stands 81 feet (24.6m) long, 40 feet (12m) wide, and 60 feet (18.3) high and consists of two furnaces in a single structure. It was designed by Fred Fitch and built by Sam Worthley, a stonemason from Scotland, and operated by Red River Iron Works. Additional buildings were once connected to the front and rear of the stone core visible here but have long ago disappeared.
The production of pig iron was one of Kentucky's earliest industries. A major producer of iron since 1791, Kentucky was, by the 1830s, the third largest iron producer in the U.S. Estill County, Kentucky, was one of the first areas in the country to experience early industrialization, with iron mining and smelting beginning in 1810. In 1868, ambitious entrepreneurs began construction of the Fitchburg Furnace here in Appalachia. It turned out to be the last charcoal iron smelting furnace built in the U.S.
The Fitchburg Furnace, listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Daniel Boone National Forest near Ravenna, in Estill County, Kentucky.
Anita and I managed to get a day to ride out and about. Doesn't happen too often anymore but we made it a fantastic day. We spotted this old mill on a road we hadn't been down before.
The main entrance to Luther Memorial Church at 12th and Jersey St. here in Quincy, IL. I've always loved the look of stone buildings.
Not Oxford or Cambridge, but those cloisters are an iconic part of the University of Glasgow. There was a very bright light from outside, so I hope I managed to do the place justice.
“When you find your path, you must ignore fear. You need to have the courage to risk mistakes. But once you are on that road... run, run, run, and don't stop til you've reached its end.”
(José N. Harris)
Architect A. Oscar Martin (1873-1942),
Mary Beckman Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1902 in Gothic Revival Style.
Located at 59 S. Main Street, Doylestown, PA.
This church later became the S Main Street Baptist Church.
It was sold in 2016 to be converted into a private residence.
The Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) maintains a national tourist center in Franklin Grove, in a historic building built by Harry Isaac Lincoln in 1860, a cousin of Abraham Lincoln so he could expand his dry goods store.. The LHA is a national organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States of America, which was routed through Franklin Grove.
Lincoln Highway Association
136 N. Elm St.
P.O. Box 308
Franklin Grove, IL 61031
Robin Hood's Bay.
Robin Hood's Bay is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of Whitby and 15 miles (24 km) north of Scarborough on the Yorkshire Coast.
It is an ancient chapelry of Fylingdales in the wapentake of Whitby Strand. It is on the Cleveland Way national trail and also the end point of Wainwright's Coast to Coast route.
The origin of the name is uncertain, and it is doubtful that Robin Hood was ever in the vicinity of the village (if indeed he ever existed). The place is attested in the early sixteenth century as "Robyn Hoodis Baye" in 1544. The English ballad The Noble Fisherman tells a story of Robin Hood visiting Scarborough, taking a job as a fisherman, defeating French pirates with his archery skills, and using half the looted treasure to build a home for the poor. However, the ballad is only attested to in the 17th century at the earliest. It is considered more likely to be a work original to the 17th century rather than an older medieval popular legend passed down, and very unlikely to be based on any historical incident. However, it is possible the author knew of Robin Hood's Bay, and sought to tie the story he wrote to the Scarborough area to explain and justify the name.
An abandoned stone building at Ledges State Park near the Des Moines River.
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View from the wilderness area of Powis Castle Garden (Montgomeryshire, Powys, Mid Wales), through the woodland trees, across the lawn and up to terraced garden and the castle itself, on a mostly clear afternoon in early May.
Powis Castle Garden is a National Trust property near the town of Welshpool (Montgomery, Powys, Mid Wales), on the edge of the Severn Valley and not far from the English border. It is noted for its varied terraces on the steep slope down from the castle to the lawn, orchard, and rose garden, which were begun in the late 17th century, in a Baroque style, by country house and landscape architect William Winde -- with plantings updated during the Edwardian period (in the early 20th century, by Violet Herbert, Countess of Powis) as well as more recently.
The castle itself dates back to the medieval period (although the exact dates of the oldest elements are uncertain, perhaps early 13th century), with later additions and restorations. At various stages in its long history, it was home to the princes of the medieval Welsh principality of Powys, the Herbert family, and the Clive family.
Since 1952, Powis Castle and its land have been in the care of the National Trust.
(Information from the National Trust website and Wikipedia, both last consulted 21 April 2019.)
(From the "archive" -- 2012.)
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Benidorm est une ville touristique de la communauté valencienne, située dans la province d'Alicante. Réputée pour ses plages et pour sa vie nocturne animée, la ville est une des destinations les plus prisées en Méditerranée.
Symbole d'un certain type de tourisme de masse, caractérisée par un urbanisme échevelé (le tout béton), cette station balnéaire bénéficie d'un climat particulièrement doux qui contribue à son succès populaire.
Benidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean.
Prior to the 1960s, Benidorm was a small village. Today it stands out for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers, built as a result of its tourist-orientated economy. According to the 2010 census, Benidorm has a permanent population of 71,198 inhabitants, ranking as the fifth most populous town in the Alicante province. It has a population density of 1,848.8 inhab/km². The unique skyline formed by its numerous tall hotels and apartment buildings, which is unlike any other on the Costa Blanca (White Coast) Urban Age project, bears witness to the fact that Benidorm has the most high-rise buildings per capita in the world. Benidorm itself is dwarfed by the 1406 m tall Puig Campana.
Benidorm es una ciudad de la provincia de Alicante, en la Comunidad Valenciana, España. Está situada en la comarca de la Marina Baja, a orillas del mar Mediterráneo, a 49 kilómetros de Alicante y 140 km de Valencia. Esta ciudad es delimitada al este por los municipios de Alfaz del Pi, La Nucía y Polop de la Marina, al norte por Benimantell y al oeste por Finestrat.
Se trata de uno de los destinos turísticos más importantes y conocidos de todo el Mediterráneo gracias a sus playas y su vida nocturna. Llegando a alcanzar los 400.000 habitantes en verano. También es el municipio más denso y poblado de la Marina con 1.895,38 hab/km² de densidad y 72.991 habitantes en 2012 según el INE.
Early February and the snowdrops are appearing in all the village church yards up and down the UK. This is St Etheldreda in the village of West Halton in North Lincolnshire.
The snowdrops will soon give way to the daffodils and I may be back to photograph those in March.
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Η Ιερά Μονή Τσούκας, αφιερωμένη στο Γενέθλιο της Θεοτόκου βρίσκεται στον ομώνυμο λόφο, σε υψόμετρο 760 μέτρων, κοντά στην κοινότητα Ελληνικό(Λοζέτσο) στη Δημοτική Ενότητα Κατσανοχωρίων.
Σύμφωνα με την παράδοση το μοναστήρι ιδρύθηκε στα 1190 από τον αυτοκράτορα Ισαάκιο Β’ Άγγελο, καταστράφηκε το 1736 και ανακαινίσθηκε το 1779.
Πρόκειται για το μεγαλύτερο προσκύνημα του νομού Ιωαννίνων και το πανηγύρι της στις 8 Σεπτεμβρίου συγκεντρώνει σημαντικό αριθμό προσκυνητών. Γνώρισε μεγάλη ακμή την εποχή του Δεσποτάτου της Ηπείρου και έγινε κέντρο θρησκευτικό και εθνικό (το 1821 και σε όλους τους εθνικούς αγώνες, ήταν καταφύγιο των επαναστατημένων ραγιάδων).
Η παράδοση αναφέρει ότι στο βράχο Τσούκα βρέθηκε μία εικόνα της Παναγίας και οι Λοζετσινοί, δηλαδή οι κάτοικοι του Ελληνικού, έκτισαν ένα εκκλησάκι στο λόφο της Αγ. Μαρίνας και την τοποθέτησαν στο εσωτερικό του. Η εικόνα όμως κάθε βράδυ μεταφερόταν στην Τσούκα υποδεικνύοντας με τον τρόπο αυτό την τοποθεσία ανέγερσης του Μοναστηριού. Πήρε το όνομά της από την κορυφή του λόφου που είναι χτισμένη, καθώς «Τσιούκα Ανάλτα» στα βλάχικα σημαίνει «υψηλή κορυφή».
Η Μονή έχει φρουριακό χαρακτήρα. Η είσοδος στον υψηλό περίβολο κοσμείται με λιθανάγλυφα. Κελιά υπάρχουν στη νοτιοδυτική και βόρεια πλευρά (στο μεγαλύτερο μέρος τους κτίσματα του 18ου-19ου αι.), τα οποία έχουν αναστηλωθεί τα τελευταία χρόνια. Μία στέρνα με στέγαστρο βρίσκεται στη νοτιοδυτική πλευρά του καθολικού. Το ηπειρώτικο έθιμο «θέλει», μετά από τάμα, η εκκλησία να «ζώνεται», με κερί.΄Ετσι το κακό «ξορκίζεται» και η υγεία, η ευημερία, και η ευτεκνία της οικογένειας «προστατεύεται»…Το λιθόκτιστο κωδωνοστάσιο είναι του 1866, σύμφωνα με την επιγραφή που φέρει.
Το καθολικό κτίστηκε πιθανόν στα τέλη του 17ου αι., στον αθωνίτικο τύπο (μονόχωρος ναός με χορούς) με προστώο δυτικά. Στο εσωτερικό επιγραφή στο υπέρθυρο (σήμερα δε διακρίνεται) αναφέρει ότι ο ναός "ιστορήθη" με δαπάνη του κτήτορα Αλεξίου Παπαϊωάννου και "εχρυσώθη" το 1779 από τον Αθ. Ιωάννου, ιερέα από το Καπέσοβο. Οι τοιχογραφίες έχουν καλυφθεί από την αιθάλη, διακρίνονται όμως τα ανάγλυφα φωτοστέφανα των μορφών. Το αξιόλογο ξυλόγλυπτο τέμπλο του ναού χρονολογείται τον 18ο αι. και φέρει έξεργο φυτικό διάκοσμο.
Στη νότια πλευρά της Μονής κοντά στην ανατολική είσοδο υπάρχει το παρεκκλήσι της Παναγίας, που υπέστη σημαντικές καταστροφές από πυρκαγιά.
Σύμφωνα με τον ποιητή Κ. Κρυστάλλη το μοναστήρι ήταν φημισμένο για το ιαματικό του νερό.
Στο πίσω μέρος της μονής ο επισκέπτης και προσκυνητής της μονής μπορεί να θαυμάσει τη χαράδρα του Αράχθου ποταμού που έχει χαρακτηριστεί ως τοπίο ιδιαιτέρου φυσικού κάλλους. Η θέα από εκεί είναι απλά μαγευτική.
The Tsoukas Monastery is the largest pilgrimage of the prefecture of Ioannina and its feast on September 8 gathers a considerable number of pilgrims. He met great prosperity at the time of the Despotate of Epirus and became a religious and national center (in 1821 and in all the national struggles, he was a refuge of the rebellious ragas).
Tradition says that a picture of Panagia was found on the Tsouka rock and the Lozetsans, the inhabitants of Elliniko, built a chapel on the hill of Ag. Marina and placed it inside. The image, however, was transported to Tsouka every night, thus indicating the location of the monastery's erection. It took its name from the top of the hill that is built, as "Tsukaka Antalta" in the Vlach means "high peak".
The monastery has a fortress character. Entrance to the high enclosure is adorned with stone relief. Cells exist on the southwest and northern side (mostly buildings from the 18th-19th century), which have been restored in recent years. A shed with a shelter is located on the southwest side of the katholikon. The Epirus custom "wants", after a tune, the church to be "worn out" with a candle. So the evil is "exhausted" and the health, prosperity and welfare of the family "protected" ... The stone-built bell tower is of 1866 , according to the inscription it carries.
The katholikon was probably built at the end of the 17th century, in the Athonite press (a one-room temple with dances) with a portico west. Inside the inscription on the lintel (today not distinguished) states that the temple was "preserved" at the expense of the founder Alexios Papaioannou and was "golden" in 1779 by Athanasios Ioannou, a priest from Kapesovo. The frescoes have been covered with soot, but the reliefs of the figures are distinguished. The remarkable wood-carved temple of the temple dates back to the 18th century. and carries an elaborate floral decoration.
On the southern side of the monastery, near the eastern entrance, there is the chapel of the Virgin Mary, which suffered major fire damage.
According to poet K. Crystalli the monastery was famous for its healing water.
At the back of the monastery, the visitor and pilgrim of the monastery can admire the Arachthos River ravine, which has been described as a landscape of a special natural beauty. The view from there is simply magnificent.
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Εκεί που οι πρόποδες του όρους Νεμέρτσικα συναντούν τον Αώο ποταμό, κοντά στη συμβολή του με το Σαραντάπορο, βρίσκεται η μονή Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου Μολυβδοσκέπαστης. Το όνομα της Μονής προέρχεται από τις μολύβδινες πλάκες που, αντί για κεραμίδια ή πέτρινες πλάκες, σκέπαζαν το καθολικό της παλιότερα ενώ προσφάτως επανατοποθετήθηκαν και έτσι το μοναστήρι δίκαια συνεχίζει να φέρει τον τίτλο «Μολυβδοσκέπαστη».
Το μοναστήρι, κατά την παράδοση, ιδρύθηκε από τον αυτοκράτορα Κων/νο Πωγωνάτο, καθώς επέστρεφε από την εκστρατεία του στη Σικελία (671–672 μ.Χ) και αργότερα ανακαινίστηκε από τον αυτοκράτορα Ανδρόνικο Παλαιολόγο (1328– 341 μ.Χ.). Στα μετέπειτα χρόνια ανακαινίστηκε από κατοίκους της Πωγωνιανής, οι οποίοι και αγιογράφησαν το καθολικό της, το 1522.
Η μονή υπήρξε έδρα της αρχιεπισκοπής Πωγωνιανής από τον 12ο έως τον 17ο αιώνα. Από τον 14ο αιώνα λειτουργούσε σχολή χειρογράφων στην οποία ιεροδιδάσκαλοι δίδασκαν χειρογραφία σε μοναχούς και λαϊκούς. Πολλοί λόγιοι και συγγραφείς της εποχής αποφοίτησαν από τη συγκεκριμένη σχολή. Τον Ιούλιο του 1943 η μονή βομβαρδίστηκε από τους Ναζί, κάηκαν τα κελιά και η τραπεζαρία και λεηλατήθηκε το καθολικό της.
Το σημερινό μοναστήρι της Μολυβδοσκέπαστης διατηρεί τη φρουριακή του όψη, έχει ανακαινισμένα κελιά, δύο καμπαναριά και ωραίο κήπο. Το καθολικό της είναι βυζαντινού ρυθμού, με ψηλό τρούλο και καλοδιατηρημένες αγιογραφίες του 13ου – 18ου αιώνα, ενώ στη δυτική πλευρά του νάρθηκα υπάρχουν τοιχογραφίες, που απεικονίζουν τον Κωνσταντίνο Πωγωνάτο και τον Ανδρόνικο Παλαιολόγο.
Το ξυλόγλυπτο τέμπλο της εκκλησίας στηρίζεται πάνω σε υπολείμματα παλιότερου μαρμάρινου τέμπλου. Η μονή, σήμερα, είναι ενεργό ανδρικό μοναστήρι και γιορτάζει κάθε χρόνο τον δεκαπενταύγουστο. Προηγείται αγρυπνία από το βράδυ στις 14 Αυγούστου και ακολουθεί λειτουργεία τα ξημερώματα.
Στην αυλή του Μοναστηριού, πίσω από το Ιερό υπάρχει ο τάφος του μακαριστού Μητροπολίτου Δρυϊνουπόλεως, Πωγωνιανής και Κονίτσης Σεβαστιανού,μορφής του Βορειοπηρωτικού αγώνα.
Where the foot of Mount Nemertsika meets the Aoos River, near the junction with Sarantaporo, is the monastery of the Assumption of the Mistress of Molyvdoskepasti. The name of the monastery comes from the lead plates, which, instead of tiles or stone slabs, covered its katholikon earlier and were recently repositioned and so the monastery fairly continues to be titled "Molyvdoskepasti".
The monastery, according to tradition, was founded by emperor Konstantinos Pogonato as he returned from his campaign in Sicily (671-672 AD) and later was renovated by the emperor Andronikos Palaiologos (1328-341 AD). In the later years it was restored by the inhabitants of Pogoniani, who painted their katholikon in 1522.
The monastery was the seat of the Archdiocese of Pogoniani from the 12th to the 17th century. Since the 14th century, a manuscript faculty has been in which priests taught handwriting to monks and lay people. Many scholars and writers of this age graduated from this school. In July 1943 the monastery was bombed by the Nazis, the cells and the dining room were burned and the katholikon was looted.
The current monastery of Molyvdoskepasti maintains its fortuitous appearance, it has renovated cells, two bell towers and a nice garden. Its katholikon is of Byzantine style, with a high dome and well-preserved hagiographies of the 13th-18th century, while on the west side of the narthex there are frescoes depicting Konstantinos Pogonato and Andronikos Palaiologos.
The wood-carved icon screen of the church rests on remnants of an older marble temple. The monastery, today, is an active male monastery and celebrates each year on the 15th of August. Early vigil comes from the evening on August 14th and is operational at dawn.
In the courtyard of the Monastery, behind the Sanctuary there is the tomb of the late Metropolitan of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani and Konitsa Sevastianos, a form of the Northern epirus' combat.
Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the pretty little village of Slaidburn lies near the head of the River Hodder and Stocks Reservoir, both within the Forest of Bowland, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Farming is still a major employer, but the area also attracts tourists.
Probably dating from the early 1600s, and largely unchanged on the exterior, this Grade II-listed Inn used to be named "The Dog". It acquired the name "Hark to Bounty" in 1875. The Squire of Slaidburn was drinking in the Inn when he heard his dog Bounty barking outside and the squire is said to have uttered the words "Hark to Bounty". An unusual external stone staircase leads upstairs to the old Court Room which was in use until the 1930s. Many fine relics are preserved there. Sadly, the last time we visited Slaidburn we found that the pub had closed.
Από τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2023 το Ζαγόρι ενεγράφη ως πολιτισμικό τοπίο στην παγκόσμια κληρονομιά της UNESCO.
From September 2023, Zagori was registered as a cultural landscape in the UNESCO world heritage.
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Οι Κήποι (υψ. 800 μ.) βρίσκονται στο κέντρο του Ζαγορίου και εκτείνονται αμφιθεατρικά πάνω από το Μπαγιώτικο ρέμα ενώ απέχουν 38 χλμ. από τα Ιωάννινα.
Το χωριό αποτελούσε διοικητικό κέντρο του Κεντροδυτικού Ζαγορίου ήδη από το 15ο αιώνα και υπήρξε πλούσιο κεφαλοχώρι, που ανέδειξε πλούσιους Ζαγορίσιους άρχοντες που ταξίδευαν στη Μακεδονία, τη Θράκη, τη Ρουμανία, την Αίγυπτο.
Μέχρι το 1928 το χωριό ονομαζόταν Μπάγια. Η παλαιότερη ονομασία του χωριού είχε σχέση με το ιδιαίτερο περιβάλλον που δημιουργούν τα ποτάμια γύρω από το χωριό, με τις χαρακτηριστικές οβίρες, ενώ η σημερινή του ονομασία οφείλεται στους πολλούς κήπους που καλλιεργούσαν οι κάτοικοί του. Συγκεκριμένα, οι μπαγιώτες ασχολούνταν ιδιαίτερα με την καλλιέργεια πατάτας αλλά και άλλων κηπευτικών. Σήμερα έχει αρκετούς μόνιμους κατοίκους που ασχολούνται με την οικόσιτη κτηνοτροφία, τη γεωργία και τον τουρισμό.
Τα πετρόκτιστα σπίτια, τα γραφικά καλντερίμια και τα παλαιά αρχοντικά δίνουν στους Κήπους ένα ιδιαίτερο παραδοσιακό χρώμα.
This one I took on a short visit to Port Quin, a small almost derelict fishing hamlet at the Cornish coast. I previously uploaded a photo with views towards the sea so this one I took turning around 180 degrees. My eldest was busy throwing stones into the stream and during the longish shutter time transformed into a blur which can just be seen in the background (I tried to remove the most obvious).
As you will also see there are massive distortions making the building look incredibly leaning. I tried to correct with Photoshop but because the distortions are so massive the entire image would have been cropped far too much so I left it as it is because I did not want to loose the rocks in the foreground.
What is your experience with straigthening buildings etc in post-processing - is that something you regularly do and which approach works best in your case? Interested in opinions here...
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Warkworth Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Warkworth in the English county of Northumberland. The village and castle occupy a loop of the River Coquet, less than a mile from England's north-east coast. When the castle was founded is uncertain: traditionally its construction has been ascribed to Prince Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria, in the mid-12th century, but it may have been built by King Henry II of England when he took control of England's northern counties. Warkworth Castle was first documented in a charter of 1157–1164 when Henry II granted it to Roger fitz Richard. The timber castle was considered "feeble", and was left undefended when the Scots invaded in 1173.
Roger's son Robert inherited and improved the castle. Robert was a favourite of King John, and hosted him at Warkworth Castle in 1213. The castle remained in the family line, with periods of guardianship when heirs were too young to control their estates. King Edward I stayed overnight in 1292 and John de Clavering, descendant of Roger fitz Richard, made the Crown his inheritor. With the outbreak of the Anglo-Scottish Wars, Edward II invested in castles, including Warkworth, where he funded the strengthening of the garrison in 1319. Twice in 1327 the Scots besieged the castle without success.
John de Clavering died in 1332 and his widow in 1345, at which point The 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick took control of Warkworth Castle, having been promised Clavering's property by Edward III. Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, added the imposing keep overlooking the village of Warkworth in the late 14th century. The fourth earl remodelled the buildings in the bailey and began the construction of a collegiate church within the castle, but work on the latter was abandoned after his death. Although The 10th Earl of Northumberland supported Parliament during the English Civil War, the castle was damaged during the conflict. The last Percy earl died in 1670. In the mid-18th century the castle found its way into the hands of Hugh Smithson, who married the indirect Percy heiress. He adopted the surname "Percy" and founded the dynasty of the Dukes of Northumberland, through whom possession of the castle descended.
In the late 19th century, the dukes refurbished Warkworth Castle and Anthony Salvin was commissioned to restore the keep. The 8th Duke of Northumberland gave custody of the castle to the Office of Works in 1922. Since 1984 English Heritage has cared for the site, which is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Another shot from a recent trip to Whitburn Windmill. This time showing the close proximity to the residential properties behind. I thought the previous shot I took detached the beautiful setting from it's actual surroundings, which is also pretty but not quite the flower spread meadow.
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter
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This church in the centre of Louth, Lincolnshire can be seen from many parts of town due to its extreme height.
Benidorm est une ville touristique de la communauté valencienne, située dans la province d'Alicante. Réputée pour ses plages et pour sa vie nocturne animée, la ville est une des destinations les plus prisées en Méditerranée.
Symbole d'un certain type de tourisme de masse, caractérisée par un urbanisme échevelé (le tout béton), cette station balnéaire bénéficie d'un climat particulièrement doux qui contribue à son succès populaire.
Benidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean.
Prior to the 1960s, Benidorm was a small village. Today it stands out for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers, built as a result of its tourist-orientated economy. According to the 2010 census, Benidorm has a permanent population of 71,198 inhabitants, ranking as the fifth most populous town in the Alicante province. It has a population density of 1,848.8 inhab/km². The unique skyline formed by its numerous tall hotels and apartment buildings, which is unlike any other on the Costa Blanca (White Coast) Urban Age project, bears witness to the fact that Benidorm has the most high-rise buildings per capita in the world. Benidorm itself is dwarfed by the 1406 m tall Puig Campana.
Benidorm es una ciudad de la provincia de Alicante, en la Comunidad Valenciana, España. Está situada en la comarca de la Marina Baja, a orillas del mar Mediterráneo, a 49 kilómetros de Alicante y 140 km de Valencia. Esta ciudad es delimitada al este por los municipios de Alfaz del Pi, La Nucía y Polop de la Marina, al norte por Benimantell y al oeste por Finestrat.
Se trata de uno de los destinos turísticos más importantes y conocidos de todo el Mediterráneo gracias a sus playas y su vida nocturna. Llegando a alcanzar los 400.000 habitantes en verano. También es el municipio más denso y poblado de la Marina con 1.895,38 hab/km² de densidad y 72.991 habitantes en 2012 según el INE.
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The historic Grade II-listed Boathouse at Port Eliot Estate in Cornwall stands on the wooded banks of the tidal River Tiddy.
This rustic stone structure, built of local slate rubble with a dark, steeply pitched roof, dates to the early 19th century and reflects the estate's Georgian Picturesque landscape design. It occupies the approximate site proposed by Humphry Repton in 1793. Architectural features include arched river-facing openings, granite dressings, and a working slipway leading to the river.
The autumn setting is highlighted by a striking red-orange tree that contrasts with the boathouse and surrounding green woodland, all under a clear blue sky. The Boathouse endures as a serene, tangible link to Port Eliot's long history of landscape artistry and maritime leisure.
Express, Britain. ‘Port Eliot, Cornwall: Historic House & Gardens near Saltash’. Britain Express. Accessed 14 October 2025. www.britainexpress.com/counties/cornwall/houses/port-elio....
Historic England. ‘The Boathouse’. Historic England, 9 October 1987. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/132920....
Repton, Humphry. Designs for Lord Eliot. Romford, 1793. www.eliotsofporteliot.com/redbook/page-1.html.