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Knowle Mill, better known today as Bembridge Windmill, is a Grade I listed,[1] preserved tower mill at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England.
Bembridge Mill was built c. 1700. It was painted by Turner in 1795. The mill was working by wind until 1913, having only been used for grinding animal feed after 1897. The mill was restored in 1935 and again in 1959, the latter restoration being funded by public subscription. In 1962 the mill was taken over by the National Trust. It has been restored and is open to the public.
Bembridge Mill is a four-storey tower mill with a boat-shaped cap, which is winded by chain and wheel. It has four Common sails. The two pairs of millstones are driven underdrift.
Bembridge Windmill is open to the public between March and November, from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm daily.
For more information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bembridge_Windmill and
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bembridge-windmill/history/
The Isle of Wight /ˈaɪl əv ˈwaɪt/, is a county and the largest and second most populous island of England. It is located in the English Channel, about 4 mi (6 km) off the coast of Hampshire and is separated from mainland Great Britain by the Solent. The island has several resorts which have been holiday destinations since Victorian times.
The history of the Isle of Wight includes a brief period of time as an independent kingdom in the 15th century. Until 1995, like Jersey and Guernsey, the island had a Governor.
Home to the poets Swinburne and Tennyson and to Queen Victoria, who built her much-loved summer residence and final home Osborne House at East Cowes, the island has a maritime and industrial tradition including boat building, sail making, the manufacture of flying boats, the world's first hovercraft, and the testing and development of Britain's space rockets. The Isle hosts annual festivals including the Bestival and the Isle of Wight Festival, which, in 1970, was the largest rock music event ever held. The island has well-conserved wildlife and some of the richest cliffs and quarries for dinosaur fossils in Europe.
The Isle of Wight was part of the County of Southampton until 1890, when it became an independent administrative county. Until 1974 it continued to share its Lord Lieutenant with Hampshire, when it was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan ceremonial county which gave it its own Lord Lieutenant and was recognised as a postal county.
The quickest public transport link to the mainland is to and from Southsea (Portsmouth) by hovercraft, while five ferry services shuttle across the Solent.
For more information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight and www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/
Last time I came here there was a big bandage around the main tower and a load of scaffolding, thankfully this time all was well.
Created this panorama from a number of photographs I took in Northumberland in mid September. When I come to think of it I think it may have been Friday the 13th, it wasn't unlucky for me. The cloud formation in the panorama reminded me of the gulf stream hence the title of the piece.
Cotter Force Wensleydale. In 1816 J.M.W. Turner chose this as one of the scenes for his Yorkshire Sketchbook
JMW Turner
Oil on canvas, 1810
The painting has been given to the state in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the Ashmoleam Museum, Oxford.
The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as Ruskin's View; it was praised by John Ruskin in 1875 as "One of the loveliest views in England, therefore the world" and painted by J.M.W. Turner in 1822. The scene presents a gentle panorama of river, meadow, woods and hills almost in perfect balance
Kirkby Lonsdale is a historic market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it is situated 13 miles (21 km) south east of Kendal
HSoS!!
This week's instructions were: "I would like you to "portray a movie". How? That's completely up to you"
I don't watch many films, and buy one only rarely. But "Mr Turner" is centre stage in my collection! One of my favourite directors, Mike Leigh, tackles the later years of my artistic hero, JMW Turner. What could be better!! So I have tried to portray the film to you, in just one image .... tried! It is so difficult to capture the strange magic that it weaves!
More about Turner on the Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._W._Turner
Cliche and Smile on Saturday: Here
Still Life Compositions: Here
The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as Ruskin's View; it was praised by John Ruskin in 1875 as "One of the loveliest views in England, therefore the world" and painted by J.M.W. Turner in 1822. The scene presents a gentle panorama of river, meadow, woods and hills almost in perfect balance
Kirkby Lonsdale is a historic market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it is situated 13 miles (21 km) south east of Kendal
Cotter Force is a small waterfall on Cotterdale Beck, a minor tributary of the River Ure, near the mouth of Cotterdale, a side dale in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England.
The artist J. M. W. Turner sketched here in July 1816 for his Yorkshire Sketchbook. The noted 19th-century etching artist Richard Samuel Chattock is known to have created two works of Cotter Force in 1864. Both etchings now reside in The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.
What an unbelievable experience to view original works of
famous artist, JMW Turner, right in our own back yard!
Part of my celebration . . . free admission on your birthday!
Thanks Sir James for your influence! LOL!
Wish you could have been part of the exhibition!
I understand it was very rare for these masterpieces to cross the sea to grace this new gorgeous building at our seaport!
Following on from yesterday's photo of St Mary's Church Battersea.
This is a view from outside the east side of the Church, looking past the leaded glass, to memorial stained glass dedicated to poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827). There are four stained glass memorials on the ground floor.
Some of the other memorials are of J M W Turner 'RA' (1775-1851)
Turner lived in Cheyne walk in Chelsea, directly opposite St Mary's Church, across the river Thames.
Turner had his servant row him across the river, so that he could paint the Thames from the vestry window.
Another stained glass memorial is of the controversial American revolutionary General Benedict Arnold.
He and his family were buried in the crypt.
All brilliantly done by John Hayward of Edenbridge Kent.
The orange figure below Blake, is some of Blakes art.
A hymn often sung in the church is Jerusalem. The words of course written by Blake.
I was struck by the fact that despite all the reflections on the outside glass, William Blakes face is eerily clear.
The image of Blake is taken from an 1807 portrait by Thomas Phillips.
William Blake married Catherine Boucher, at St Mary's Church Battersea in 1782.
Durham is a fairly local place for me and if I am honest I don’t go often enough. I have been reading Bill Bryson lately and he has mentioned Durham in a few of his books which really got me planning my trip there. He’s right when he describes it as the nicest small city on the planet. I wanted to photograph the Cathedral at Durham from the river. The shot you see here hasn’t really changed that much since Turner painted the scene nearly two hundred years ago and it has inspired thousands of artists and poets, myself included. I planned my trip in detail. I made sure the weather would be perfect. I studied the position of the sun. I researched the lie of the land and other peoples photographs. I took everything I thought would be needed with me. I hadn’t forgotten a thing and knew I had planned my photograph to the last detail. Then I stepped off the train in Durham and saw the scaffolding around the main tower and realised I couldn’t account for everything, typical. I still went and took some shots from the river. I hope you like them. There will be a couple more to follow. I would appreciate any comments.
Whitby Harbour, first visited by Turner in 1801 and again in 1822. He produced a range of sketches and painting of this historic fishing port.
Inspired by the beautiful work of J M W Turner and the beautiful watercolours and sketches he produced of the Yorkshire Dales.
A frosty December morning view of the old railway bridge over the River Lune near Caton, Lancaster. A scene immortalised by the famous painter J.M.W.Turner.
St Michael’s Mount, Marazion, Cornwall
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and hopefully better New Year.
Just a fun upload with no photographic merit or excellence, but I just love the colours and the way it’s turned out.
I’d already packed up for a change of position with camera still attached to my tripod. Geoff had already moved to a higher position. Mark and Shelly were discussing the finer points of long exposure settings I think, when I decided to press my shutter button for no logical or planned reason. Forgetting I’d left the exposure set at 20 seconds I stood there holding the closed tripod like a monopod for the duration.
Shelly’s the red figure and Mark looks like he’s wearing a flat cap to me.
'Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway' - engine and carriages on Thames bridge at Maidenhead, Berkshire
www.thehistoryofart.org/william-turner/rain-steam-speed/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._W._Turner
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Western_Railway
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead
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The Grade I Listed remains of the Cistercian Kirkstead Abbey in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Henry de Lacy Lord of the manor of Pontefract, 2nd Lord of Bowland, promised to dedicate an abbey to the Virgin Mary should he survive a serious illness. He recovered and agreed to give the Abbot of Fountains Abbey land at Barnoldswick on which to found a daughter abbey. Abbot Alexander with twelve Cistercian monks from Fountains went to Barnoldswick and after demolishing the existing church attempted to build the abbey on Henry de Lacy's land. They stayed for six years but found the place inhospitable. Abbot Alexander set about finding a more suitable place for the abbey and came across a site in the heavily wooded Aire Valley occupied by hermits.
Alexander sought help from de Lacy who was sympathetic and helped acquire the land from William de Poitou. The monks moved from Barnoldswick to Kirkstall displacing the hermits, some of whom joined the abbey, the rest being paid to move. The buildings were mostly completed between 1152 when the monks arrived in Kirkstall and the end of Alexander's abbacy in 1182. Millstone Grit for building came from Bramley Fall on the opposite side of the river.
It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII. The picturesque ruins have been drawn and painted by artists such as J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Girtin and John Sell Cotman.
It was acquired by Leeds Corporation as a gift from Colonel North and opened to the public in the late 19th century. The gatehouse became a museum. Today it is part of the Leeds Museums & Galleries group.
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Daybreak brought fog and mist to our shores early on this weekend morning. It made for an incredibly ethereal and beautiful sunrise walk along the Hunter River.
There were infinite moments in time that would have been perfect for Turner and his easel. Indulging his increasing fascination with natural and atmospheric elements in his later years.
Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (British b: April 23, 1775 d: Dec 19, 1851)
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We went to Canberra to the National Gallery of Australia to go to the Monet: Impression Sunrise exhibition. I was pleasantly surprised to a lot of paintings featuring sailing ships.
Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner
Title: Le Havre: Tour de François Ier
Durham is a fairly local place for me and if I am honest I don’t go often enough. I have been reading Bill Bryson lately and he has mentioned Durham in a few of his books which really got me planning my trip there. He’s right when he describes it as the nicest small city on the planet. I wanted to photograph the Cathedral at Durham from the river. The shot you see here hasn’t really changed that much since Turner painted the scene nearly two hundred years ago and it has inspired thousands of artists and poets, myself included. I planned my trip in detail. I made sure the weather would be perfect. I studied the position of the sun. I researched the lie of the land and other peoples photographs. I took everything I thought would be needed with me. I hadn’t forgotten a thing and knew I had planned my photograph to the last detail. Then I stepped off the train in Durham and saw the scaffolding around the main tower and realised I couldn’t account for everything, typical. I still went and took some shots from the river. I hope you like them. There will be a couple more to follow. I would appreciate any comments.
This is the last of the shots that I took in Durham, I hope you liked them. Durham is a fairly local place for me and if I am honest I don’t go often enough. I have been reading Bill Bryson lately and he has mentioned Durham in a few of his books which really got me planning my trip there. He’s right when he describes it as the nicest small city on the planet. I wanted to photograph the Cathedral at Durham from the river. The shot you see here hasn’t really changed that much since Turner painted the scene nearly two hundred years ago and it has inspired thousands of artists and poets, myself included. I planned my trip in detail. I made sure the weather would be perfect. I studied the position of the sun. I researched the lie of the land and other peoples photographs. I took everything I thought would be needed with me. I hadn’t forgotten a thing and knew I had planned my photograph to the last detail. Then I stepped off the train in Durham and saw the scaffolding around the main tower and realised I couldn’t account for everything, typical. I still went and took some shots from the river. I hope you like them. I would appreciate any comments.
We went to Canberra to the National Gallery of Australia to go to the Monet: Impression Sunrise exhibition. I was pleasantly surprised to a lot of paintings featuring sailing ships.
Artist: JMW Turner
York Minster on a cold but pleasant enough day but then every day is a pleasant day when I'm taking photographs.
HKG Ifc at sunset, very unusal after a Typhoon. Normally it looks like this
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Durham is a fairly local place for me and if I am honest I don’t go often enough. I have been reading Bill Bryson lately and he has mentioned Durham in a few of his books which really got me planning my trip there. He’s right when he describes it as the nicest small city on the planet. I wanted to photograph the Cathedral at Durham from the river. The shot you see here hasn’t really changed that much since Turner painted the scene nearly two hundred years ago and it has inspired thousands of artists and poets, myself included. I planned my trip in detail. I made sure the weather would be perfect. I studied the position of the sun. I researched the lie of the land and other peoples photographs. I took everything I thought would be needed with me. I hadn’t forgotten a thing and knew I had planned my photograph to the last detail. Then I stepped off the train in Durham and saw the scaffolding around the main tower and realised I couldn’t account for everything, typical. I still went and took some shots from the river. I hope you like them. There will be a couple more to follow. I would appreciate any comments.