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Captured this view of the majestic cathedral spire towering above the lush greenery of the park. It was a beautiful day and the contrast of the historic stone against the blue sky was striking. I love how the trees frame the cathedral, reminding us of the harmony between nature and these awe-inspiring human-made structures.
View of the Château de Fayrac (Dordogne, Aquitaine, in southwestern France) from a window of a chambres d'hôtes (bed-and-breakfast) house, on an early morning at the beginning of June 2009. The sun has recently risen.
This privately owned château (13th-17th century) is set along the River Dordogne, just downriver from the village and château of Castelnaud. The chambres d'hôtes establishment is in the nearby hamlet of Vézac, just across and upriver from Fayrac (northeast of the chateau).
Both places are in the Périgord noir (Black Périgord) area of the Dordogne département. The reference to "black" is reputedly based on the thickly wooded areas that cover so many hilly slopes in dark green.
(A picture in my Rooms with a View album / set.)
[Vézac Chateau Fayrac view at sunrise 2009 jun 2 c; IMG_0275]
Dartmoor is somewhere that I haven't really done justice to, photography wise. Last Saturday morning was a typical day for Dartmoor, patches of sunlight and big threatening clouds forever changing and quickly changing. It's days like this that back up the advice from the rescue teams for the various National Parks around the country, be aware of how quick the weather can change. On a bleak featureless part of Dartmoor, it would be so easy to become disorientated and in trouble when the clouds descend.
This was taken as a break in the clouds allowed the sun to illuminate the site of the Powder Mills near Cherrybrook which, in the 19th Century, manufactured gunpowder or 'blackpowder' for the various mines and quarries of Dartmoor. Today the mill stands in ruins with only a row of cottages still in use. Documents show that at one time these cottages were occupied by the work’s manager and foreman, they were called Powdermill Cottages.
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Undergrounds rectangular tunnel network with light wells and plastered walls. Part of a lost temple complex. Roman Augustan 27 BC - 14 AD. Egnazia, Apulia, Italy. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier.
Another visit to the historic Mow Cop Castle, in the village of the same name on the border of Cheshire and Staffordshire.
It's a National Trust property, although it's free to visit. At the top of the hill the views are outstanding. All over the West Midlands, over to Manchester, Liverpool and even into Snowdon in Wales.
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Looking eastwards over the historic town of Chinon (in the département of Indre-et-Loire, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region in west-central France), on a partly cloudy late afternoon in mid-October (2016).
Towards the right is l'Église de Saint Etienne, the parish church of the eastern quarter of the town; while its roots are earlier -- it appears in 11th-century records, and the base of the bell tower dates from that time -- it was rebuilt during the 15th century, 1460-1490, in the Flamboyant Gothic style (designed by the architect Pierre Mesnager).
The double-steepled building is l'Église de Saint-Mexme, a former collegiate church dating back to ca. 1000, which was deconsecrated during the French Revolution and now, owned by the commune, serves as a cultural center. While only its nave, narthex, and west façade survive, the remains give some idea of the former size and significance of the establishment.
Chinon is located along the river Vienne, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) above its confluence with the Loire. It is broadly considered part of the "Loire Valley" or Val de Loire. Historically, it was in the pre-Revolutionary province of Touraine. With its many surviving medieval and Renaissance buildings, the town is a noted location within the Vallée de la Loire UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many of the buildings are of pale, silvery-grey to near-white tufa limestone (in French, tuffeau or tufeau), characteristic of this area; a number of half-timbered houses (maisons à colombage) also survive.
The town is also located within Le Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine (the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park), with the substantial Forêt de Chinon extending between the rivers Vienne and Indre.
This view was taken from an overlook point near the path leading up to the Forteresse royale, which beetles over the town.
(Information from the Michelin Châteaux of the Loire Green Guide (Watford, Herts., UK: Michelin Travel Partner, 2015 printing); the official Ville de Chinon website; la base Mérimée (reference numbers PA00097659 and PA00097665), an architectural heritage database of the Ministère de la culture; and the French- and English-language Wikipedia, all last consulted 2 November 2020.)
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This is St Peter and St Paul in the Northumberland village of Longhoughton. Tucked away behind trees on the main coast road through the village. Luckily as I was taking photos of the outside, one of the key holders arrived to do some work on the flower arrangements inside so I was able to have a look around. Lovely and light inside, this is currently the most northern church that I've added my name to the visitor book and left a donation in the collection tin.
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Spotted these little tykes when I saw the Balls of Light the other night. Im not sure if they were just attracted by the activity, or if they are trying to be Balls of Light. They looked pretty anyway.
It was pitch black up here this night. No Moon or anything so i was quite lucky to catch these so clearly.
see more at www.denissmith.com.au
(there is NO photoshop manipulation to this image apart from sat-bright-levels etc, NOTHING is added, or subtracted)
Along Howden Dam
The Howden Reservoir is a Y-shaped reservoir, the uppermost of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley, England. The western half of the reservoir lies in Derbyshire and the eastern half is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire; the county border runs through the middle of the reservoir, following the original path of the River Derwent. The longest arm is around 1.25 miles (2 km) in length. The reservoir is bounded at the southern end by Howden Dam; below this, the Derwent flows immediately into Derwent Reservoir and subsequently the Ladybower Reservoir. Other tributaries include the River Westend, Howden Clough and Linch Clough.
Work commenced on the dam's construction on 16 July 1901 and completed in July 1912. The chief engineer was Edward Sandeman. He was also in charge of building nearby Derwent dam and was awarded the Telford Medal in 1918 for his work ‘Derwent Valley Waterworks’. The works involved constructing a temporary village at Birchinlee, or "Tin Town", for the workers, a temporary railway line from the main line at Bamford, construction of a link aqueduct to the Derwent Dam. The dam is of solid masonry construction, and 117 ft tall (36 m), 1,080 ft long (330 m), and impounds 1,900,000 imperial gallons (8,600 kl) of water, from a catchment area of 5,155 acres (20.86 km2). The workers who died during the construction of the dam were buried in Bamford Church.
To the east of the reservoir stands Featherbed Moss, one of the highest tops in the area at 545 metres (1,788 ft), and one of several tops of that name in the area. This is not to be confused with the more well-known Featherbed Moss on the Pennine Way between Kinder Scout and Bleaklow.
The royal iron factory, fazenda Ipanema.
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Fuji Acros @ 80 iso.
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I've been digging through my hard drive again to find images from the past that I'd forgotten about. Taken in May 2011 this is St Margarets in the small Lincolnshire village of Bucknall just a few miles west of Horncastle. Like the village, the church is only small and is situated on the main road through the village and is practically the last building in Bucknall - or the first if you're coming from the other way into the village....
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Many of the old stone churches in Guelph have red doors and Knox Presbyterian Church is no exception. This is a particularly elaborate example. The security warning sign on the door could do with a little editing/correcting however.
This old building was moved from a previous location in Montreal to it's current site to the City of Pierrefonds where it has been admired for a number of years for it's beautiful grounds as well as Library and other services. It can be seen from the road near the water area so it is in an attractive location. I have taken photos before as it never ceases to be beautiful in all seasons.
Conisbrough Castle, in the town of the same name - halfway between Doncaster and Rotherham in the UK.
Now owned by English Heritage, the only reason for the railings around the place is to stop you getting in without paying. Well that's my theory anyway.....
More details here www.conisbroughcastle.org.uk/
Église Saint-Martin, the Gothic church in the historic centre of the town of Aubigny-sur-Nère (Cher, in the Pays Fort, Centre region, of central France), on a mostly sunny morning at the end of May 2009.
Beautiful churches and cathedrals abound throughout Europe. Still, certain architectural styles are immediately connected with France, including soaring Gothic churches in silver-grey limestone. This example, which was built during the 12th to 13th centuries, with 15th-century renovations and and 16th-century restoration, is one of the major Gothic churches of Haut-Berry (northern or Upper Berry). Next to it is the building containing the Office de tourisme.
While Aubigny-sur-Nère is today located in a very quiet, out-of-the-way area of woodland and farms near the Sologne wetlands, it has historical roots that reflect wider connections, going back to its existence as a Roman town. In 1189, it became part of the French king's own domaine / personal royal estates. The Scottish Dukes of Aubigny later obtained that title from an early-15th-century Stewart ancestor's support of the French king (Charles VII) against the English, and Aubigny-sur-Nère has continued its ties with Scotland through the centuries, including a twinning with the town of Haddington (East Lothian, southern Scotland). It even sports a British red phone box in its central place (square).
(Information partly from the website of the Sauldre et Sologne Office de tourisme, consulted 30 May 2016, and the town's official website, consulted 1 June 2016.)
Please note that the region's name when this picture was taken in 2009 was Centre, but in 2015, as a result of the merger of regions, the name was changed to Centre-Val de Loire.
[Aubigny-sur-Nère Eglise St-Martin 2009 may 29 c'; IMG_2882]
The Hôtel du Tribunal, along the tree-shaded Place du Tribunal ("Courthouse Square") in the town of Mortagne-au-Perche (the département of Orne, in the Perche region of Normandie / Normandy, in northwestern France), on a clear morning in early October 2016.
As the name of this hotel implies, at one time the main building functioned as the local law court. Parts of the buildings date back to the 16th century. Its front's local architectural styles, with distinct stones and colombage (half-timbering), contrasts with the smooth limestone buildings, decorated stone gateway, painted shutters, and small ironwork balconies just along the other side of the place.
[Mortagne-au-Perche hotel tree colombage 2016 oct 8 o; PA08123]
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The monk of Natlismtsemeli Monastery welcomed us with quiet hospitality, leading us along narrow footpaths etched into the hillside. With calm authority, he showed us the hidden treasures of this sacred place: a rock-hewn church with faded medieval frescoes, narrow monk cells hollowed from sandstone, a small chapel deep within the cliff, and the steep, winding ascent to the solitary watchtower high above. Natlismtsemeli is one of the most remote branches of the ancient David Gareja Monastery Complex, founded in the 6th century by the Assyrian monk David Garejeli. While David Gareja’s central Lavra has become a well-known pilgrimage site, Natlismtsemeli remains far more isolated — a place of silence, asceticism, and deep spiritual endurance. Built into the cliffs of Georgia’s semi-desert borderlands with Azerbaijan, the monastery was carved over centuries by monks seeking solitude and communion with God. The cells and chapels bear the marks of time — soot-blackened ceilings, worn frescoes, and simple stone altars. From the top of the rocky ridge, the monastery’s old watchtower surveys an endless landscape of golden hills, dry winds, and distant borders.
1. centre Natlismtsemeli monk speaks with his eyes and his hands, 2. top left The silent gate of the Natlismtsemeli desert monastery, 3. The Natlismtsemeli tower above the endless hills carved by wind and time, 4. The silent guardian of Natlismtsemeli, 5. Slow steps in the quiet Natlismtsemeli courtyard, 6. A Georgian monastery at the edge of the world, 7. A monastery watchtower in Georgia’s border hills, 8. The monk of Natlismtsemeli – keeper of forgotten time, 9. The roads to the Monastery, through silence and sand, 10. Through the rock wall to the church within, 11. The carved face of the Natlismtsemeli monastery, 12. Travel back in time: the cave monastery of Natlismtsemeli, 13. The silent heart of Natlismtsemeli.
De monnik van het Natlismtsemeli-klooster verwelkomde ons met stille gastvrijheid en leidde ons langs smalle paadjes die zich een weg banen door de heuvelwand. Met kalme autoriteit liet hij ons de verborgen schatten van deze heilige plek zien: een in de rotsen uitgehouwen kerk met vervaagde middeleeuwse fresco’s, smalle monnikencellen in zandsteen, een kleine kapel diep in de klif, en het steile pad omhoog naar de eenzame wachttoren op de top. Natlismtsemeli is een van de meest afgelegen vertakkingen van het oude David Gareja-kloostercomplex, dat in de 6e eeuw werd gesticht door de Assyrische monnik David Garejeli. Waar het centrale Lavra-klooster inmiddels een bekend pelgrimsoord is geworden, blijft Natlismtsemeli ver buiten de gebaande paden — een plek van stilte, soberheid en diepe spirituele toewijding. Het klooster is uitgehouwen in de kliffen van het halfwoestijnachtige grensgebied tussen Georgië en Azerbeidzjan, en werd in de loop der eeuwen gevormd door monniken die afzondering zochten en eenheid met God. De cellen en kapellen dragen sporen van de tijd: met roet bedekte plafonds, verweerde fresco’s en eenvoudige stenen altaren. Vanaf de rotspunt bij de wachttoren kijkt men uit over een eindeloos landschap van goudkleurige heuvels, droge wind en verre grenzen. Op de foto stapt de monnik naar voren in zijn donkere pij, omgeven door ruige aarde en lage begroeiing. Vanuit een grotopening houdt een waakhond de omgeving in de gaten — onderdeel van het dagelijkse kloosterleven, waar de grens tussen mens, natuur en geloof vervaagt. Dit is een wereld gevormd door gebed, steen en stilte — en dat al meer dan duizend jaar.
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The twelve-sided Keep at Cardiff Castle is the finest in Wales and is known as a ‘shell’ keep. Its outer walls provided a shell for smaller buildings within it. From the top of the Keep the panoramic views of the city are breath-taking and to the north you can see as far as Castell Coch. There are approximately 50 steep stone steps leading to the Keep entrance and numerous morer steps to reach the viewing platform atop the central tower -- but it’s worth the effort! (And I can personally vouch for that .)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas, USA. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives.
A nice sunny afternoon saw me once again out taking church photos. This is St Oswalds in Althorpe, a small village on the west bank of the River Trent a few miles from Scunthorpe. The grounds of the church are rather small so unless you have a really wide angle lens you struggle to fit the whole place in your field of view.
For this reason I decided to try and use the church as background to the pink blossom hanging low from a tree in the church yard.
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St Mary's Heritage Centre is based within the former St Mary's Church which dates from the 12th century and is a Grade 1 listed building.
Sitting alongside the Mohawk River, this 19th century mill has been renovated and today houses various businesses. Little Falls, New York.
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_Cathedral
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Iron framework on a bridge on the Ozaukee interurban trail and trees on the right bank of the Milwaukee River frame the Cedarburg Mill (built in 1855) in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Made with a Sony Rx1rm2. For more go to www.elviskennedy.com
The Harworth Brass Band plays outside the imposing Normanby Hall near to Scunthorpe on a nice sunny Sunday in August 2015. The setting could hardly have been better for the audience who brought along picnics and chairs to sit on the lawn to the left of this image while the band played a host of traditional and contemporary tunes.
Largest monastic cloister in England - Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_Cathedral
cathedral.org.uk/cathedral-highlights/cloister/
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