Fairfield County, Ohio
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We practically needed a boat to get to the Fairfield church this morning. Three photographers in a camper van braved the elements to record a different sight of the Old Thomas a Becket Church. Thank you for the company of John and Andy to Lake Fairfield.
A great warm up with a cup of Johns tea and the Photoshop knowledge of Andy.
Thank you for the knowledge Andy.
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I didn't know what this building was but a "friend" of mine contacted the historical society and received this information: "This was a church that is preserved by the State of VT, as it was on the site where Chester A Arthur (US President) preached to congregants. This one was built 1840, replacing where William Arthur Preached. It is occasionally used for weddings etc still."
It is up a hill with no visible path or road in. I assumed there was a road into it from the back, but looking at the map after I got home, there didn't appear to be any road in from anywhere. It is very well kept and nicely situated on this hill, but there is not much of anything near it (just a couple of farms).
A dawn shot from Loughrigg looking across to the marvellous Fairfield Horseshoe. The last time I attempted the Fairfield Horseshoe walk, the snow was so deep and visibility just went down to 6 feet, so I had to turn back having reached Hart Crag in atrocious conditions.
It was nice to see it all laid out before me like this on such a clear morning. The long snow covered ridge on the mid right of the frame is the route up the horseshoe via High Pike, along Scandale to Hart Crag and then finally Fairfield, seen here in the sunlight, being the highest point, before the route comes back down over Great Rigg, Rydal Fell and Heron Pike. The light was lovely as I took this shot!
Had dinner early to catch the evening light. It was great to do some proper photography with a tripod , even though it was a bit windy. At least the sun was warm. Landscape photography at its best. Feeling the ambience and feeling relaxed and enjoying the moment.
Fairfield lies between Brookland and Brenzett on a minor road in a deserted part of the Walland Marsh .
The area was won from the sea (inned) sometime between 1200 and 1270. The monks from Canterbury built dykes to the western edge of the Rhee Wall (the sea defenses built by the Romans) and enclosed the land so reclaiming the rich and fertile soil from the sea.
1287 saw the great storm in which Broomhill was swept away and New Romney barely survived. The Rother changed its course to the sea, and exited the marshes at Rye, whereas before the storm the river found its way to the sea near to modern day Greatstone and Littlestone .
Fayrefelde existed before 1595 as a map of the time shows the village approximately where the church now sits. It is likely that as the land became more reclaimed so the village sprung up.
Nowadays all that can be seen is the church lying down from the road embankment which is probably the original inning wall. The church was built as a temporary structure of timber lath and plaster in the 1200's to support the local farming community. The exterior has been strengthened with brick, and in 1913 the whole building was reconstructed and encased to preserve it.
St Thomas a Beckett at Fairfield is one of those churches supported by the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust .
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A lucky opening in the clouds illuminates a loaded all-rail train beginning its decent on Steelton Hill. This train loaded at Minntac on the DM&IR and was headed for U.S. Steel's Fairfield mill near Birmingham, Alabama. That mill has since closed its blast furnace, this ending moves of ore from Minnesota to Birmingham.
Well, almost a Fairfield revelation behind the austere facade of Greenhow End at the head of the Deepdale Valley.
The clouds never really cleared on the fells behind here during the time I spent in the Valley. It always makes a fine head to this valley and it is also a good climb out up onto Deepdale Hause, as John Bleakley and I discovered last year.
You can just make out the top of the Hause on the right below Cofa Pike which is emerging from the clouds to the right of Greenhow End. Fairfield and Hart Crag are barely distinguishable to the left of Greenhow End.
Had a go at light Painting last night at Fairfield Church, used parts of 36 different images in Photoshop
After a fair bit a rain in the last week, I decide to visit this light church that is surrounded by small little rivers. The rain clouds started to pass, so I had to be quick before all that was left was blue skies.
St Thomas-a-Beckett church, Fairfield, Sussex. The church is all that's left of a village. Standing alone in the marsh, it cuts a forlorn image.
Looking to High Raise from Fairfield. Probably one of my faves from a day trip to the Lakes a while back.
On that day we met some kind people who gave us the key to this church. We couldn't believe they trusted us with it, total strangers. It was a proper old key, about a foot long, very heavy, very beautiful. We took a few pictures inside but these are the only ones I have on a hard drive that is attached to the PC. There was a photograph on the wall which showed the area being flooded and I read that sometimes people had to attend service or even weddings by boat.
The church with its nearby waterway was used in the filming of a Charles Dickens book, I believe it was Great Expectations. They made it look ever so dark and bleak.
Another image from a recent visit to Fairfield.....
The Autumnal colours and light are starting to appear....
Caroline and I were only there an hour, however it was a lovely morning.....
One from earlier in the year.
A lone hiker is seen setting off across the wind scoured summit plateau of Fairfield. His destination will almost certainly be Ambleside and he will need to traverse High Pike which is seen top left of this view. If you look closely at the hiker you can see that he is wearing a large pair of headphones. Clearly it seems that he is in the zone and no doubt listening to a favourite track. I can't recall seeing anyone do that before up on the hills.
ST SAPPI-3 jumps off the Hinckley Branch at CPF-110 (Fairfield) behind a long-hood forward GP40 in Pan Am livery. The Freight Main Line between CPF-107 (Canaan) and Oakland constitutes what is essentially the last active stretch of CTC on the former Maine Central east of Royal Junction. AFAIK, CSX has no radical signal upgrades planned for this part of the system.