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Eric
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Ok, not strictly a landscape....more of a 'Ruinscape' Click here to comment on this image. |
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novicius
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I wanted to photograph castles in Britain,..start at Caernarfon and then work my way up,.. which is another project shelved.... is it an Abbey ?...and where is it ? |
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jk
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Where is that location Eric? Fantastic place, such a shame it is now a ruin! |
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Eric
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jk wrote:Where is that location Eric?Kirby Hall, nr. Kettering  Click here to comment on this image. |
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jk
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Thanks Eric. Looks like a fantastic place to visit. |
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Eric
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jk wrote:Thanks Eric.Kirby Hall is open all year and is reputedly stunning in the snow.....if we ever get any again. And there is this one just down the road.... https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lyveden And this one also just down the road.... https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/apethorpe-palace/?utm_source=Google%20Business&utm_campaign=Local%20Listings&utm_medium=Google%20Business%20Profiles&utm_content=apethorpe%20palace\ When they open again!! The story goes that English heritage owned both Apethorpe and Kirby. But they were similar in size and former glory, so they sold Apethorpe on the condition the new owner 'did it up' and allowed public access a few times a year. It's apparently a refurbished version of Kirby. Although it might be nice to visit, I like the ruins for photographic interest. This one is also worth a trip... https://artsandculture.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/the-ruined-mansion%C2%A0/7wLSeLpwweo1IQ Interesting story about the owner. He used to bedeck his huge Christmas tree in the hall with real diamonds and other gems. At the end of the festivities he allowed each lady guest to select one from the tree. No wonder it's a ruin now. |
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jk
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I find it very sad that so many of these places are closed due to Covid. If people are outside and physically distance then it is not at all dangerous. Some of this is pure jobsworth/HSE/risk averseness. Thanks for the additional urls so many of these grand old mansions are now ruins. I did some photography for English Heritage back around 2000 when they were cataloguing all the listed assets in England. I had a section of Hertfordshire where I had to go and 'take one defining image' of the listed object e.h. cottage, dovecote, grange, etc... I cant believe they managed to finish the prohect as they insisted in using film! |
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jk
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Plenty of old ruins here in Cornwall. Internals of old china clay drying building. Outside has moved inside!  Click here to comment on this image. |
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Robert
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While doing some research I have become aware of Jermyn's House, formerly known simply as the Hillier Arboretum. The Gardens are located three miles North-East of the town of Romsey in Hampshire, founded by nurseryman Harold Hillier in June 1953 when he acquired Jermyn's House and its grounds. It may be of interest to anyone in the area, perhaps Graham? As an arboretum it should be entering a prime season for photography as I write this in October. https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/hilliergardens/explorethegardens It's now on my list of places to visit and take photographs. |
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jk
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Robert dont forget our trip to Westonbirt Arboretum. I have been there before and the autumn colour there can be fantastic. These outdoor places are great for escaping to in the days of lockdown. However many seem to be closed which is a real shame. Down here in Cornwall there are a wonderful assortment of gardens and arboreta that are filled with many exotic plants. From Eden Project to Heligan, Lanhydrock, Glendurgan, or Trelissock they are all amazing. There are many other smaller gardens that are dotted around. |
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Bob Bowen
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Spent a day at Hilliers last year. A very nice and varied garden and estate. I presumed Jermyns House is the one in the centre used for teas and meeting rooms. |
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Robert
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jk wrote:Robert dont forget our trip to Westonbirt Arboretum. Agreed JK, my memory of Westonbirt is etched! I spent a day a recently and previously at Muncaster castle while the autumn colours weren't quite as good as they get they are getting there. I guess the South will be a couple of weeks behind us, we are almost 'there' as colours go in Cumbria. Yes Bob, I think you are right from what I have read. |
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jk
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Need some autumn pictures of the fells from your Robert.  |
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Robert
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jk wrote:Need some autumn pictures of the fells from your Robert.I am VERY remiss, we have some the most beautiful views of the Southern Lakeland fells from here, I stand and admire them often but I have to be 'in the mood' to take photo's, indeed I make trips with the express intention of taking photographs, but simply travelling around I can't risk my cameras and good lenses getting damaged. Only last week we had a lovely scene with really clear fells, bright sunshine and cloud shadows mottling the landscape, it was beautiful but difficult to capture without a detour to a viewpoint and decent camera with me. The Duddon valley is lovely at this time of year. If I get chance I will make the effort. |
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Graham Whistler
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Some modern history this is "The Cloud" pixes I did for Level 3 in Germany Level 3 put fiber round the World this is one of the huge terminals. This would be D1X about 2002. Click here to comment on this image. |
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Graham Whistler
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Another image from the same shoot. I also took many pixs of the huge set-up in London. All history now. Click here to comment on this image. |
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Eric
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Graham Whistler wrote:Another image from the same shoot. I also took many pixs of the huge set-up in London. All history now.Nice white balance there Graham. Whenever I did control rooms (less posh than these 😆) they were always a mixture incandescent and fluorescent strip lights with annoyingly different coloured 'zones' along the panels and walkways. |
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jk
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Nice data centre. Hmm my Spainish computer room used to look like a junior version of that!  |
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Graham Whistler
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Bit of history: "No Man's Land Fort" in the Solent was a major 2-year project that I filmed and photographed. My final 1-inch master tape of the project was broadcast by the BBC in April 1990. (I have just found the large 1-inch master tape!) This shot was taken with a Hasselblad from the helicopter. Click here to comment on this image. |
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Iain
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A nice place for some peace and quiet. Great photo too Grham. |
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Eric
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Graham Whistler wrote:Bit of history: "No Man's Land Fort" in the Solent was a major 2-year project that I filmed and photographed. My final 1-inch master tape of the project was broadcast by the BBC in April 1990. (I have just found the large 1-inch master tape!) This shot was taken with a Hasselblad from the helicopter.Those old Hassie lads certainty delivered! I bet they lost a lot of tennis balls…..well they would if I was playing. |
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Eric
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Visited an ecclesiastical establishment this week and was taken by the design of the organ pipes. I wonder how the choristers keep a straight face with these faces in front of them, issuing sounds out of their mouths ?  Click here to comment on this image. |
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Eric
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Restoration is an expensive and time consuming occupation. Click here to comment on this image. |
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Iain
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A new meaning for open plan. |
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Graham Whistler
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Our local Titchfield Abbey new replacment camera Sony RX10 testing on my evening walk last Satuerday. My old RX10 super little camera had a mark on the sensor and bill to repair would be over £600!!!  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image. |
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Eric
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Eric
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Iain
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Graham Whistler wrote:Our local Titchfield Abbey new replacment camera Sony RX10 testing on my evening walk last Satuerday. My old RX10 super little camera had a mark on the sensor and bill to repair would be over £600!!!Nothing wrong with them Graham. |
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Iain
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Eric wrote:That my sense of humour. |
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Eric
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Iain wrote:That my sense of humour.Northern.  |
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Eric
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Visited this ancient church to see its medieval wall paintings. Quite spectacular to see but not ideal to photograph. The church itself was quite nice in the falling autumn sunlight.... Click here to comment on this image. |
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Eric
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During a visit to see a recuperating friend in Worcestershire we had a few moments for some sightseeing. This is Little Malvern Priory which we were fortunate to get a guided tour around. Its history is mind blowingly involved from the 13th century and worth a visit. But hurry! It’s currently up for sale for a cool £13million. Taken on iPhone because we were late arriving, the tour was about to start as we dashed from the car park….and I left the Fuji in the car.   Click here to comment on this image. |
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Eric
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A slightly tighter framing showing some of the multiple layers of rebuilding carried out over the intervening centuries. And even with this pleasant patio, I personally think at 13mill it’s overpriced as the living accommodation is a bit cramped and Spartan inside …with its max grade listing restrictions it cannot be altered. So it is what it is…and that won’t suit everyone with the cash to splash!  Click here to comment on this image.  Click here to comment on this image. |
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jk
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Well I live in a Grade II listed mill and the restrictions around that are painful enough. I imagine that is a Grade I listed building so even more restrictions apply. I have vowed never to buy another listed building! In a modern age with 3D printers and holograms I dont believe that the restrictions need to be as stringent as people/historians can always look back at pictures, holograms etc. However please note I am not advocating the place be trashed and a block of flats or the like be put in place, just an easing of the very parochial restrictions. |
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Eric
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Jonathan Miller then? |
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Eric
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On the subject of Mills, Tewksbury... Click here to comment on this image. |
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jk
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Mine is considerably smaller but it still has its wheel which can turn but there are no innards!  Click here to comment on this image. |
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chrisbet
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Is the water still able to feed it? |
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jk
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chrisbet wrote:Is the water still able to feed it?No the leat that supplied the water from the river via a sluice was ceased in the 1930s but I can pump water from the river (St Austell river - White river) in front of house but only if the river is in full stream after a lot of rain. |
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