Sculpture at St Pancras Station by Paul Day

The sculpture at St Pancras station is a fantastic piece of work. It has been created by artist Paul Day, whose other work includes the Battle of Britain monument and Queen Mother Memorial in London. The… [more]

Sculpture at St Pancras Station by Paul Day Sculpture at St Pancras Station by Paul Day

Hastings Seafront from Castle Rocks

This view of Hastings seafront was taken from the sandstone rocks that rise above the town. These rocks form part of the promontory upon which Hastings Castle is built. The sand stone rocks have long… [more]

Hastings Seafront from Castle Rocks Hastings Seafront from Castle Rocks

Hastings Old Town Panorama

Hastings Old Town is nestled in a valley between two hills. The stream that shaped the valley, known as the Bourne, cannot be seen as it was covered over between 1820 and 1840. The course of the stream… [more]

Hastings Old Town Panorama Hastings Old Town Panorama

Menin Gate, Ypres

The Menin Gate in Ypres is a memorial to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who died during the Great War but whose graves are not known. There are 54,896 names commemorated there. As remains are… [more]

Menin Gate, Ypres Menin Gate, Ypres

Tyne Cot Cemetery

Tyne Cot Cemetery is located on the site where three German bunkers once made the allied army pay a terrible price for attacking that section of the Ypres Salient. Once the Australian 3rd Division captured… [more]

Tyne Cot Cemetery Tyne Cot Cemetery

Langemark War Cemetery

This is a view of Langemark War Cemetery in Belgium. The village of Langemark was the site of the first German gas attacks during the Great War in April 1915. Dedicated in 1932 it is one of four German… [more]

Langemark War Cemetery Langemark War Cemetery

Sculpture at St Pancras Station by Paul Day

June 14, 2013

The sculpture at St Pancras station is a fantastic piece of work. It has been created by artist Paul Day, whose other work includes the Battle of Britain monument and Queen Mother Memorial in London. The work series of panels that depicts events associated with stations and railways. Each panel is beautifully carved and has [...]

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Hastings Seafront from Castle Rocks

June 7, 2013

This view of Hastings seafront was taken from the sandstone rocks that rise above the town. These rocks form part of the promontory upon which Hastings Castle is built. The sand stone rocks have long been popular with children and young people. The soft stone invites people to carve their names on it. As a [...]

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Hastings Old Town Panorama

May 31, 2013

Hastings Old Town is nestled in a valley between two hills. The stream that shaped the valley, known as the Bourne, cannot be seen as it was covered over between 1820 and 1840. The course of the stream can be seen if you look at the A259 as it runs through Hastings Old Town. Even [...]

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Menin Gate, Ypres

May 24, 2013

The Menin Gate in Ypres is a memorial to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who died during the Great War but whose graves are not known. There are 54,896 names commemorated there. As remains are discovered and identified, soldiers are given an official burial and their name is removed from the Menin Gate memorial. The [...]

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Tyne Cot Cemetery

May 17, 2013

Tyne Cot Cemetery is located on the site where three German bunkers once made the allied army pay a terrible price for attacking that section of the Ypres Salient. Once the Australian 3rd Division captured the bunkers on 4th October 1917, a first aid post was set up there, and a cemetery created for 343 [...]

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Langemark War Cemetery

May 10, 2013

This is a view of Langemark War Cemetery in Belgium. The village of Langemark was the site of the first German gas attacks during the Great War in April 1915. Dedicated in 1932 it is one of four German Cemeteries in the Flanders region. Behind the plinth where the poppies lie is the ‘Comrades Grave’ [...]

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Pylons across Romney Marsh

May 2, 2013

These pictures show the electricity pylons that march in a dead straight line for 7.1 miles. This long line of pylons has always drawn my eye when travelling across the marsh, and I have photographed it before as shown here. The electricity carried by the pylons is generated by Dungeness Nuclear Power Station which power [...]

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Rye Harbour Entrance Panorama

April 26, 2013

  Regular readers will have noticed that I’ve been producing a number of panoramic pictures recently and the latest is of Rye Harbour, where the River Rother meets the sea. With normal aspect photographs the framing of the shot focussed the viewer on to the subject the photographer wants you to see. With a panorama [...]

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Camber Sands

April 19, 2013

  Despite it looking like it was taken from a boat, this picture of Camber Sands was taken from across the River Rother, where the river exits into the sea. Behind the sand dunes can be seen the wind turbines of Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm. Camber Sands is of course enormously popular when the [...]

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Herstmonceux Castle

April 12, 2013

  Another day out, another overcast day but this time at Herstmonceux Castle. The daffodils are defying the miserable weather though and add some much needed colour to the drabness of sky. This picture looked a bit flat originally, so I thought the colour of the daffodils should be emphasised. The name Herstmonceux comes from [...]

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