Part of my postcard collection, this picture shows Dartmeet in Devon and the card is approx 100 year old.
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Day 1 is a set of pictures taken in and around Venice, Italy on Monday 29th October 2018. On the day we arrived Venice was hit by some of the worst flooding in over a decade reaching almost 3 foot deep in places, especially around the St Marks Square area. These pictures were taken around the airport and hotel areas as they were the only areas reachable on the first day.
They were taken using either my Sony phone, Amazon tablet or Nikon d330 SLR camera. The pictures can be seen below or on Clickasnap where they are full size, resolution and un-watermarked.
Currently sorting through my collection of images that I have acquired over the years trying to find stuff to do with them and found over 200 vintage railway posters. I have taken an initial 26 from them and turned them in to a slideshow - video, which can now be viewed both here and on YouTube. The posters are mainly from the United Kingdom but there are also posters from other parts of the world.
I purchased many of my images copyright free and as far as I am aware that is the case with these. if I am misinformed I will remove them if asked by the copyright holder.
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I have recently acquired a collection of what i am told are copyright free pictures and was at a loss with what to do with them, they feature old travel posters, autographs, pin up girls from various artists, Victorian erotica and celebrities. It felt a bit of a waste to just have them sat around doing nothing so I took 30 pictures from the Raphael Kirchner collection and turned them in to a short slideshow - video for YouTube, which can also be viewed here.
Raphael Kirchner was an Austrian artist born on May 5th 1875, who produced over a thousand paintings and drawings in what was a relatively short life, he lived until August 2nd 1917 dying at just 42 years old.
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Whilst in Venice I stayed at the San Marco Palace Hotel, this post is not a review of the hotel, it is to show 2 pictures I took of the staircase at the hotel which was absolutely fantastic. Like most things in Venice it appeared to have been marble (It looked it to me but I have no idea) and formed a fantastic centre piece to the part of the hotel we were staying in. As I have already said this is not a review but I was very happy with the hotel, it was clean and the staff were always helpful and pleasant. I would happily recommend it as a place to stay.
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The Following YouTube videos were taken by me whilst flying from Manchester Airport Marco Polo Airport, Venice, Italy. They were filmed on the 29th October 2018 with a Nikon d3300 Camera.
The first clip shows the take off from Manchester Airport.
The following 2 pictures were taken during the flight the first somewhere over the Peak District shortly after take off and the 2nd somewhere over the Alps shortly before landing.
The next 2 clips were taken over the Alps and Italy, the weather changed between them even though they were only a few minutes apart.
The Alps.
Northern Italy and very cloudy below, a complete difference to the weather over the Alps.
The final clip shows the plane landing a Venice Marco Polo Airport. The surrounding area was flooded on the day I arrived Venice was suffering some of it's worst flooding in half a century.
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A small set of pictures taken early Yesterday morning whilst walking across Savile Park, Halifax. Savile Park is known locally by a few different names including The Moor, Skircoat Moor and Skircoat Common. The land was acquired by the Savile Family who asked that the land never be enclosed, since then the land has been used for the Halifax Agricultural show, Rugby League and Football, it is popular with runners and the local Grammar School Crossley Heath users the moor for sports. It was used in the World War II dig for victory campaign which saw the moor dug over to grow vegetables for the public. The moor has hosted the great Yorkshire Show on at least 4 occasions.
It is bordered by Crossley Heath School to the west, Manor Heath Park to the east and features the Thorp Fountain on the north eastern corner.
The pictures were taken with a Nikon d3300 on the 20th October 2016, they can be seen below and un-watermarked on Clickasnap by clicking any image.
To the north east corner of Savile Park is the Thorp Fountain, the Grade II listed drinking fountain was given to the people of Halifax by Joseph Thorp and unveiled in July 1869, Thorp also donated a drinking fountain which can be found in the grounds of the nearby People's Park. The fountain which is no longer in use bears the inscription "Thank God for water - water is best" and was designed by Levi Gill a stone mason who was born in Pateley Bridge before moving to Halifax. The Fountains Grade II listed status was granted on the 23rd November 1973. The fountain can be seen below.
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A well known local landmark, the Puzzle Hall Inn a pub which open in the late 18th century and closed during the early 2010's. The pub brewed it's own beer during the latter part of the 18th century until it was taken over in 1935 by Ward's of Sheffield. There are currently plans to re-open the pub by a community group.
These pictures were taken on the 2nd November 2013 using a Samsung Galaxy. they can be seen below or un-watermarked on Clickasnap.
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Square Church Spire is all that remains of Square Congregational Church, Halifax. Built alongside the Piece Hall in an area of Halifax known as the Square, the church opened on the 15th July 1857, it replaced the nearby Georgian Square Chapel which then became the Sunday school for the church. The church was used for worship until closure in 1970, and the main building was destroyed by fire in January 1971 and demolished in 1976 leaving only the Grade II listed 235ft high spire. The spire now forms part of the Halifax Central Library.
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This set of pictures was taken in August 2018 using a Nikon d3300 SLR camera. They can be seen below and un-watermarked on Clickasnap. Click any image and a link should open to the Clickasnap version in another window.
Brighouse Railway Station was originally opened on the 5th October 1840 as Brighouse and Bradford. Upon opening there was no trains in to Bradford until the line via Halifax opened in 1854, the station was also known as Brighouse for Rastrick. The original station was closed on the 3rd January 1970 when the 6.53pm London King Cross to Bradford passed through and demolished shortly after. The station was reopened at it's original location on the 29th May 2000, nearby Elland was supposed to have a new station open at the same time, this is now expected to be 2022 at the earliest with an estimated cost of £22 million. Only 22 years late, kind of reminds you of the old British rail, we may be late but we get there eventually.
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Christ Church is a Anglican parish church opened in 1863, built by Henry Gartside. It is situated on Huddersfield Road near to the centre of the village and the Denshaw War Memorial can be found within the grounds near to the entrance gate. Grade II listed status was granted to the church on the 19th June 1967.
I took this on the 25th June 2016 whilst journeying back over the Pennine from Manchester Airport, I'd wanted to explore the nearby Dowry Reservoir and happened upon the church as I was passing. There are 8 pictures to view of the exterior and grounds of the church, they can be seen below and un-watermarked on Clickasnap.
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