PHOTOGRAPHS

 Please Note: ALL of these photographs were taken by me and remain my copyright. I have no objection to anyone using them as long as they contact me first and give due accreditation if published elsewhere.

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FOUR SCOTTISH LOCHS

Loch Fyne

 Loch Shiel

LochVenacher


Loch Lomond

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FOUR CHURCHES

St Hilda's - Whitby

St Joesph and and Etheldreda - Rugeley

St Conan's - Lochawe

St Chad's - Lichfield

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PUB SIGNS II

The Good Intent - Ramsgate

The Enterprise - Luton

The Tall Ship - Gloucester

The Deal Cutter - Ramsgate

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THE SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY

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PUB SIGNS (I)

 King's Head - Lichfield

King's Head - Ross-on-Wye

William IV - Alrewas

George IV - Lichfield

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FOUR ENGLISH CASTLES

Kenilworth Castle

Tutbury Castle

Bolsover Castle

Ashby Castle

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LITTLE MORETON HALL
(Yes, it is that crooked!)

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TINTERN ABBEY

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STATUES II

Here are some 'interesting' statues I have come across on my travels

Robin Hood - Nottingham

Ride a Cock Horse - Banbury

The Burton Cooper - Burton-upon-Trent

Neptune - Durham

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Remembering today those who died fighting for the freedom we enjoy today. Photos from the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs

Main Memorial Walls and centrepiece

The Parachute Reginents

The Duke of Lancaster Regiment

Poppy Tribute

(a special memorial to those, often erroneously, 'Shot at Dawn'

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To celebrate the publication of  'Right Trusty and Well Beloved' today, Nov 1st here are four pictures connected with Richard III:

(Statue of Richard taken before its removal to Leicester Cathedral)

Barnard Castle

Memorial commemorating the Battle of Barnet, 1471

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Four Plaques

(All of these appear on the Walls of St Mary's church (now a library) in the Market Square, Lichfield)

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Four Fabulous Bridges

Monmouth Bridge - with original Gatehouse

 Stirling Bridge

 Robert Adam's Bridge at Kedleston Hall

The bridge of Avon - Stratford

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Shakespeare at Stratford upon Avon

 Prince Hal                                                                                                       Falstaff

                

Lady Macbeth                                                                                                        Hamlet

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Glastonbury Abbey

The 'grave' of Arthur and Guinevere

And, just to prove a point ...

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Four statues that can be seen in the beautiful City of Lichfield

Dr Johnson

Boswell, Dr Johnson's biographer

King Edward VII

Captain Edward Smith of The Titanic

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Interesting Trees

The fabulous Copper Beech at Bolsover Castle

 The magnificent Douglas Fir at Scone. This example is the very first that was introduced to Europe by David Douglas, being at least 250 years old. The tree, not Mr Douglas, that is.

A little older is the Yew Tree at Fortingall, Perthshire. Conservative estimates place it at 2-3000 years old but there have been suggestions that it might be anything between 5 and 9,000.

The Royal Oak at Boscabel House. (or, rather, the Son of the Royal Oak as the Victorians tended to pick at the original!)

Some Statues

Richard III at Middleham Castle

King Robert Bruce at Stirling Castle  (Wallace Memorial just visible through the mist)

William Wallace at Edinburgh Castle

Llewellyn at Conwy

(The only painted statue I have knowingly come across - any more anywhere?)

Welsh Castles

Beaumaris Castle

Aberwystrwyth Castle

Conwy Castle

Chepstow Castle

St Modwen at Burton-upon-Trent. She was once the abbess of Burton Abbey. The Church of St Modwen stands in the grounds of what is left of it. Some say that when she died, her soul was transported to Glory by 3 Swans ....

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Four Scottish Castles

Finlarig Castle (Argyll & Perthshire)

Stirling Castle

Inverary Castle

Mugdock Castle

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The City of Lichfield where I now live boasts a beautiful triple-spired Cathedral

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Tamworth Castle and Aethelflaed - The Lady of the Mercians

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Middleham Castle - Yorkshire. Home and much beloved of Richard III