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Boot’s Folly, Strines Tower or Sugworth Tower was built in 1927 by Charles Boot the son of the founder of local construction company Henry Boot PLC. Henry Boot & Sons was founded in 1886 and helped by the success of civil building contracts and building camps for the military during the 1914-18 war the company was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1919. It’s no surprise therefore that around Sheffield and surrounding areas the family is well known and a number of local builds have been constructed by the company, owned by the family and lived in by the various descendants of Henry Boot.
The tower was built out of the leftover stone from the construction of Bents House nearby. The stone was obtained by the demolition of Bents Farm, Pears House Farm and Nether Holes Farm all of which were apparently demolished because they were polluting local watercourses. Either it was commissioned by Charles Boot to provide work for some of his construction workers during the Great Depression, and/or to allow him to see the church yard at High Bradfield where his wife had been buried the year before (1926). Either way the tower is now derelict and has sadly lost its wood panelled interior and fittings – including a spiral staircase since a cow managed to climb it and get stuck in the tower.
Boot arch in the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine California. A bit harder to find than most of the features but worth the trek
Macro Mondays theme Buckle
Small buckle across the top of the foot of my boot(s). Width of frame measures under 5cm.
Happy Macro Monday! 😊
The Boot is rich in history being built around the time of The War of The Roses-The Battle of St Albans.
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bei Höchst, Vorarlberg/Österreich
Canon EOS 1, Ilford FP4, Rodinal 1+25
Lithprint auf Austron Atelier N Postkarte (randlos auf 9x14 cm)
SE5 1+10, +2,5 f-stops, 4:10 min
Catechol/NH4Cl (12+12+800) 4 min
Selentonung MT 1, 50 sec
bei Höchst, Vorarlberg/Österreich
Canon EOS 1, Ilford FP4, Rodinal 1+25
Lithprint auf Austron Atelier N Postkarte (randlos auf 9x14 cm)
SE5 1+10, +2,5 f-stops, 4:30 min
Catechol/NH4Cl (12+12+800) 30 sec
Goldtonung MT 10, 3 min
Boot Arch in the Alabama Hills is 3 1/2 feet tall and 4 1/2 feet wide. The rock pillar in which it is found is 12 feet tall and 11 1/2 feet wide. Lone Pine Peak is framed in this view of the arch.