Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Lealholm.

 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic church serving the rural community of Lealholm, North Yorkshire. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Shine in September 1931 after the local Catholic community raised sufficient funding to build a modest church for worship. The Church opened in 1932.

These 3 pictures were taken on the 27th August 2022 using a Nikon d3300 SLR camera. They can be seen below or on Clickasnap where they are full size, resolution and un-watermarked.

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Berry Lane Coal Drops, Halifax

 Added to the Victorian Society's top 10 at risk buildings in 2021 the Berry Lane Coal drops have stood overgrown, abandoned and largely forgotten about for several decades. Despite this the drops are thought to be just a few minor repairs from being fully operational again, even though that is unlikely with the phasing out of coal in most industries.

Built in in 1874 by the Ovenden and Halifax Junction Railway, there are a total of 15 drops built into the embankment used to support the former Halifax Station goods yard. Largely unused since the 1970's, they were granted Grade II listed status on the 28th September 1993. You could still approach quite close to the bottom of the structures until the early 2000's when a piece of masonry fell and the council then fenced off the bottom. Plans to convert the drops in to houses was announced in 2004 but never went much further than the proposals.

These pictures were taken on the 22nd June 2014 using a Polaroid is2132 Bridge Camera. There are a total of 8 to view below and on Clickasnap where they are full size, resolution and un-watermarked.

The spire of Square Church can be seen beyond the drops.

I've always liked how the spire of Square Church, and Halifax Parish Church tower bookend this picture of the drops.

These 2 were taken on top od the drops, I accessed it thru some overgrowth in the Eureka car park.

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Artworks of Calderdale

 The following are a collection of digital artworks I created based on photograph's I took in 2013 of various well known places of interest in Calderdale. They can also be seen on Clickasnap, where copies can also be purchased or just view if you require.

Todmorden Town Hall.

Hebden Bridge Railway Station

Stoodley Pike Monument

Halifax Railway Station

St Mary's Church Clocktower, Luddenden.

Todmorden Unitarian Church

Ruins of the Church of Thomas a' Becket, Heptonstall

Copley Toll House

Brighouse Library and Smith Art Gallery

Piece Hall before refurbishment

Old Bridge Over Hebden Water, Hebden Bridge

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Denton Railway Station

 Denton Railway Station is a frequent inclusion in the top 10 least used stations in the United Kingdom having seen an average of just 1 passenger a month use the station during the last full years of figures. This is more than likely caused by a managed decline of the stations services and facilities, with the station having zero facilities in no shelters, toilets, disabled access, and only being served by 2 trains per week, 1 in either direction on Saturday mornings. This policy is deliberate as serving the station with at least 1 train a week prevents the cost's involved in a full closure program.

Once a busy railway line which carried trains to London Euston much of the services, line and infrastructure was reduced during the 1960's, the station going from 4 platforms to just 1 which is the island platform still remaining.  Despite surviving attempts at full closure the station is unlikely to receive extra train services due to congestion at junctions further up the line.

These pictures were taken on the 15th December 2020 using a Nikon d3300 SLR camera. There are a total of 9 to view, which can be seen below and on Clickasnap full size, resolution and un-watermarked.

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Rialto Bridge, Venice October 2018

The Rialto Bridge is the oldest crossing of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. One of 4 crossing points the bridge connects the districts of San Marco and San Polo. The current bridge made of stone began construction in 1588 and was completed in 1591, it is the last of several to have occupied this area of Venice and was built by Antonio da Ponte following a competition to design a new bridge.

The bridge is a major tourist attraction reachers a length of 31.8 metres (104.3ft), a height of 7.32 metres (24ft) and a width of 22.9 metres (75.1ft). There are 2 arcades of shops across the bridge separated by a central pathway of steps with another 2 paths to the rear of each row of shops. To support the bridge arch over 6000 timber piles were driven in to the soft embankments under each abutment.

The first bridge to cross the Grand Canal here was was the Ponte della Moneta, built as a pontoon bridge with ships fastened together and designed by Nicola Barattieri in 1181. This bridge was replaced in 1255 by a wooden construction because the nearby Realto market had grown considerably, this bridge had a movable platform in the middle to allow ships to pass.  This bridge was the first to include shops who's taxes and rents helped with paying for the maintenance, it was during this time the bridge name was changed to Realto after the nearby market. 

In 1310 the bridge was badly damaged by fire during the attempt to overthrow the Doge by Bajamonte Tiepolo and in 1444 it collapsed during the wedding celebration of the Marquis Ferrara. This led to the bridge being rebuilt as a drawbridge but once again in 1524 the bridge collapsed. In 1551 the authorities invited the most famous architects of the era to offer their ideas for a bridge, and in 1588 work started on the current bridge which was approved due to the design being of a single span arch. Many people doubted the bridge would last but so far it has stood for over 400 years and counting.

These pictures were taken on the 30th October 2028 using a Nikon d3300 SLR camera. They can also be seen on Clickasnap full size, resolution and un-watermarked.

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The Calder and Hebble Navigation February 2020

 The Calder & Hebble Navigation is a canal that runs through West Yorkshire linking Sowerby Bridge with Wakefield. It is a broad canal opened in 1770 following a path created by the Rivers Hebble and Calder of which the canal navigates in sections along its route.

The section featured in these pictures is between Sowerby Bridge basin where the canal connects with the Rochdale Canal and Salterhebble Locks which are the first set on the canal, just after the canals junction with the Halifax Branch Canal.

The pictures were taken on the 29th February 2020, this was just before the UK entered the period of lockdown and uncertainty that the covid pandemic was to bring. There are a total of 13 to view which can be seen below or on Clickasnap full size, resolution and un-watermarked.

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