Treasured UK Structures (TUKS)
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West Blatchington Windmill by Mark Chapman
Front view of the windmill taken on a winters day. West Blatchington mill was built around 1820. The mill is unusual in that it was attached to a barn, and the ‘A’ frame which supports the sail mechanism inside was built from rescued ships’ timbers. Milling stopped in 1897 and, although no longer operational, much of the interior mechanism survives in good condition. The building is listed at Grade II+. The mill is a ‘smock mill’, so named because the octagonal, wooden structure with its sloping weather-boarded sides resembles a linen smock. The cap at the top of the mill could rotate to face the wind, driven around by a small fantail rotor on the opposite side of the cap from the main sails. / The mill was beautifully illustrated by the artist John Constable in a watercolour painting dated 5th November 1825 / In 1928 the parish of West Blatchington was incorporated in the borough of Hove. / The mill is open to the public in the summer and teas are served and there is also a summer fete every year.
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London by Christian Zammit
I managed to snap this wonderful photogrpah on my last in London. This was shot from the exit of the Westminster tube station. This was shot was taken exactly next to the the underground sign, and shooting up so I can also include the Big Ben tower. I had to shoot this a couple of times…since it is not extremely easy taking a photo from there; double deckers kept passing by, people existing from the tube bumping into you…etc. But I am quite happy with photo. The only thing that I wanted is a plane passing by….but… Big Ben is part of the Westminster Palace and a UNESCO World Heritage site CANON EOS 400D This / work / has / been / produced / by / Christian / Zammit / Kindly / click / on / photo / below. / Visit my gallery Calendars 2010 /
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All Saints Church by Diana F. Sá
All Saints Church is the parish church for Leamington Spa, England. / Built in the gothic style in the 19th century, it has been described as “one of the largest Church of England parish churches, rivaling many cathedrals in size. / It is located in the centre of the town, just south of the River Leam in what was the old core of the town.
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Edinburgh Skyline, Princes Street Gardens by Mike Oxley
A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in the 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and the creation of the New Town. The Nor Loch was a large loch in the centre of the city. It was heavily polluted from centuries of sewage draining downhill from the Old Town. In the 1840s the railway was built in the valley, and Waverley Station opened in its present form in 1854. / The gardens run along the south side of Princes Street and are divided by The Mound. East Princes Street Gardens run from The Mound to Waverley Bridge, and cover 8.5 acres (34,000 m2). The larger West Princes Street Gardens cover 29 acres (120,000 m2) and extend to the adjacent churches of St. John’s and St. Cuthbert’s, near Lothian Road in the west. Taken early evening, April 1999 / Minolta 600si, Sigma 70 to 300 / Kodak Gold 100 / Scanned using an Epson Pefection 3200
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Waterloo - Royal Hospital for Children & Women (Schiller University) by monocotylidono
Situated at 51-55 Waterloo Road. London, SE1 8TX Established on this site as the Royal Universal Infirmary for Children in 1823-4. Extended in 1876 before being demolished to make way for the existing building in free-Renaissance style with Art-Nouveau decoration. Now a Grade II listed building and part of the English Heritage National Inventory (Ref Archaeology Data Service) Background / One of the earliest buildings in Waterloo Road was the Royal Universal Infirmary for Children. This institution was the successor of the Universal Dispensary for Sick and Indigent Children founded in 1816 by Dr. J. Bunnell Davis in premises in St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons. A four-storey building, two storeys being below the level of the road, was erected in 1823 at the north-east corner of Waterloo Road and Stamford Street, and was opened as a dispensary in the following year. The design was made gratuitously by David Laing, architect of the Customs House. Although the institution enjoyed the patronage of various royal personages and of the Lord Mayor of London it was perpetually short of funds, and, until 1851, treatment was given only to out-patients, part of the building being let as a school. In 1851 a surgical ward was opened, and in 1852 arrangements were made with the trustees of the Hayles Estate for the reception of a certain number of poor women from the parish of Lambeth. The infirmary was built on land which was part of the triangular slip of ground bought by the Waterloo Bridge Company from Jesus College, Oxford, and assigned to the Duchy of Cornwall in exchange for ground given up to form the bridge approaches. In 1876 the Prince of Wales sold the freehold to the trustees of the infirmary John Fisher Eastwood, Frederick Lincoln Bevan and the Rev. Frederic Tugwell and a new storey was added to the building. Five years later they acquired the freehold of the adjoining properties in Waterloo Road and Stamford Street. The hospital was entirely rebuilt in 1903–05, with the exception of the nurses’ home, which was completed in 1927. (Ref: British History Online) In 1948 the hospital became part of the National Health Service as one of the Saint Thomas’ Hospital Group, providing beds for children, general medical and surgical, skin and psychiatric patients. It was also used for the training of medical students. The Royal Waterloo Hospital closed on 27th July 1976. (Ref: London Metropolitan Archives) Since the early 1980’s, the building houses the Schiller International University [Casio Exilim EX-S10, f:4.2, 1/40 sec, ISO-50] Featured with other London pictures in the following calendar:
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The Lake by inglesina
Hever, English Heritage The spectacular gardens at Hever Castle were laid out between 1904 and 1908 by Joseph Cheal & Son, turning marshland into the spectacular gardens you see today. / One of the most magnificent areas of the gardens is the Italian Garden, which was designed to display William Waldorf Astor’s collection of Italian sculpture. Over 1,000 men worked on the great design with around 800 men digging out the 35 acre lake at the far end of the Italian Garden – taking two years to do so! Within four years the 30 acres of classical and natural landscapes were constructed and planted. The garden is only now reaching its full maturity and includes the colourful walled Rose Garden which contains over 3,000 plants. / There are many water features around the gardens, including Half Moon Pond, the Cascade Rockery, the cool and shady grottoes, the formal loggia fountain based on the Trevi fountain in Rome, and the more informal Two Sisters Pond. / Other areas that you can stroll through include the Tudor Garden, Rhododendron Walk and along Anne Boleyn’s Walk with its collection of trees planted over 100 years ago. / In recent years, the present owners have made several changes in the garden including the Millennium Fountain which can be found on Sixteen Acre Island, forming an interesting feature at the far end of this more informal area of the gardens. The 110 metre herbaceous border has been reinstated and Sunday Walk created, providing a peaceful woodland garden following the course of a stream. In addition to the existing Yew Maze, a splashing water maze has been built on Sixteen Acre Island – a unique feature which is especially popular with the children! Nikon D40X / 2009/09/03 14:15:15.1 / JPEG (8-bit) Normal / Image Size: 1828×1216 / Color / Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G / Focal Length: 18mm / Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority / Metering Mode: Center-Weighted / 1/800 sec – F/6.3 / Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
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Rochester Castle - Kent by groovygreen
Rochester Castle in Medway, Kent, on a cold blustery day in October 2007. This Photograph was Taken with my old Compact Camera that now refuses to turn itself on…. Featured in Kent – The Garden of England 21st January 2009 / Thank You Featured on www.medwaymessenger.co.uk as Picture of the Day Featured in the My Medway Exhibition Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester Visitor Centre, Kent for 2 weeks October 2009. Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding. Its mighty Norman tower-keep of Kentish ragstone was built c. 1127 by William of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury, with the encouragement of Henry I. Consisting of three floors above a basement, it still stands 113 feet high. Attached is a tall protruding forebuilding, with its own set of defences to pass through before the keep itself could be entered at first floor level. In 1215, garrisoned by rebel barons, the castle endured an epic siege by King John. Having first undermined the outer wall, John used the fat of 40 pigs to fire a mine under the keep, bringing its southern corner crashing down. Even then the defenders held out within the building, until they were eventually starved out after a resistance of nearly two months. Rebuilt under Henry III and Edward I, the castle remained a viable fortress in the 15th century, but a century later it was decaying. Today it stands repaired as a proud reminder of the history of Rochester, along with the nearby cathedral and Dickensian cobbled streets. Information Taken from www. English-Heritage.org.uk
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Egglesfeld by Brian Mellor
In the Norman Domesday book, Ecclesfield church was called Egglesfeld which means ’ church in a field.’ / There had been a church in Ecclesfield long before the Norman conquest of 1066. In saxon times it was the mother church of the huge moorland area of the parish of West Riding in Yorkshire covering 50 000 acres. / After the conquest, the church was given to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Wandrille near Rouen in Normandy. In the 1380’s, Richard the Second dissolved all foreign priories and gave the church to the Carthusian Priory of St. Anne in Coventry. / The church was eventually passed back into the ownership of the Lords of Hallamshire after the reformation during the reign of Henry the Eighth. / The present church is late medieval/early tudor….rebuilding started around 1478 during the reign of Edward the Fourth and was completed in 1500 when Henry the Seventh, the first of the Tudor dynasty was on the throne. The inside does retain some parts of the original Norman church. / 101 views
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St Catherine's Trilogy - Part 2 by RedHillDigital
St Catherine’s Trilogy – Part 2 St. Catherine’s Oratory, a mediaeval lighthouse on St. Catherine’s Hill on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. In February 1314, Walter de Godeton was put on trial in Southampton before an Island jury for the theft of wine from a shipwreck in Chale Bay the previous year. He was found guilty and fined 287 marks. However, as the wine was bound for the monastery of Livers in Picardy, de Godeton was also tried by Church courts for the same offence. The Church threatened to excommunicate de Godeton unless he built a lighthouse near Chale Bay. There was already an oratory on the top of the hill, dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria. This was augmented by the construction of the lighthouse, so there would be a chantry to accommodate the priest who tended the light. The priest would also say Mass for those lost at sea. The lighthouse was completed in 1328, a year after de Godeton’s death, and was in active use until the Dissolution of the Monasteries circa 1540. Date: 29th October 2009 Click here to see Part 3.
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Belfast and Bridge by Andrew S
Taken on our first night in England, here is the HMS Belfast (a Light Battle Crusier) from WW2 and she still looks like she is on duty now protecting the Tower Bridge as she is anchored in the Pool Of London on the Thames River. / Belfast is now a museum ship and part of the Imperial War Museum in the UK. She is still a formidable site with her 6 inch guns capable of firing a shell 20Kms (12.5 miles) Taken handheld (didn’t take a tripod, big mistake) using a Canon EOS 450D – / Shutter – 1/16 / Aperture – f4.6 / ISO – 800 / Exposure – -1.67eV / FL – 37mm / WB – Cloudy
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St Catherine's Trilogy - Part 1 by RedHillDigital
St Catherine’s Trilogy – Part 1 Known locally as the “Pepperpot”, St. Catherine’s Oratory is a mediaeval lighthouse on St. Catherine’s Hill on the southern coast of the Isle of Wight. It was built by Walter de Godeton, Lord of Chale, as an act of penance for plundering wine from the shipwreck St. Marie of Bayonne in Chale Bay on April 20th, 1313 A.D. The lighthouse is a stone structure 4 stories high, octagonal on the outside and four-sided on the inside. Date: 29th October 2009 Click here to see Part 2.
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5 Bridges by Photo57
Featured in All the Colors of the Rainbow 20th Nov 2009 / ..... Another one I took last night while on Newcastle Quayside. In this you can see 5 Bridges that link Newcastle upon Tyne with Gateshead in North East England. They are, Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge, Swing Bridge, High Level Bridge and Metro Bridge. CAMERA – Canon 450D / LENS – Canon 28-105 / Exposure 20 seconds @ f11
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Byland Abbey by WatscapePhoto
Previously uploaded cropped to square format but here in the original format. Byland was founded as a Savigniac house in 1134, but was brought within the Cistercian family following the absorption of the Savigniac Congregation in 1147. By the late twelfth century Byland, Fountains and Rievaulx were described as ‘the three shining lights of the North’ . / The community of Byland started as a colony of monks sent from Furness, to Calder, Cumberland, in 1134, but moved to several locations before finally settling at the present site, near the village of Coxwold. Most of the buildings were complete upon the monks’ arrival and the abbey church was one of the largest and most impressive in Cistercian Europe. Once settled the community prospered and was especially renowned for sheep-rearing and the export of wool. / Today, the abbey remains include one of the largest cloisters in England, which was glazed in the fifteenth century to keep out the cold. Excavation has recovered stunning thirteenth-century floor tiles in the church, as well as the only stone lecturn base in England. Byland’s altar is now at Ampleforth Abbey. / (The Cistercians in Yorkshire) OLYMPUS E500 / ZUIKO 4/3 14-45mm
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Foxton Inclined Plane by Paul Woloschuk
The inclined plane at Foxton in Leicestershire was opened in June 1900. Previously, boats travelling along the Leicester arm of the Grand Junction Canal would navigate through the 11 locks at Foxton lifting them through a 75 foot vertical rise, usually taking about 45 minutes. Even if boats had to queue for hours, this was not a problem at a time when the horse and waggon was the alternative, but matters changed when the railways came on the scene. / Despite this wonder of the Victorian age, it struggled to be econmical, mainly due to the Watford locks further along the canal not being widened, limiting canal traffic. / The lift was mothballed only eleven years after its grand opening, and in 1928 the machinery was sold for scrap. / Now in the care of a trust, the Foxton Inclined Plane Trust intend restoring this magnificent structure so that one day boats will again be taken up the hillside in just 12 minutes. Nikon D80. Sigma 10-20mm
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Blue Velvet by Photo57
Featured in Your countries best 16th Nov 2009 / Featured in This Is England 20th Nov 2009 / ......... I always considder this as my favourite photograph I ever took. This building is called The Sage Gateshead The Sage Gateshead is a world-class music centre located in Gateshead in the North East of England. Primarily a live music venue and a music education centre, The Sage Gateshead runs a local, national and international live music programme. Situated on the southern banks of the River Tyne, with stunning views of the Newcastle Upon Tyne and Gateshead Quaysides, The Sage Gateshead also offers unique conference and event spaces. Camera used = Canon 350D / Lens used = Canon 18-55 PLEASE CLICK THE IMAGE TO VIEW LARGE.
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Brickwork, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire by artwhiz47
This tumbling brickwork is part of one of two 16th-Century angle towers which were built as part of the walls of the so-called Wilderness Garden at the now-ruined castle at Ashby. The Manor of Ashby was first bestowed upon a faithful follower, Hugh de Grentmeisnil, by William I, in the 11th century, & passed through a number of hands over the centuries. Each occupant added buildings & tore down others, which accounts for the structures’ highly intriguing patchwork aspect The Wilderness Garden was probably conceived & constructed during the reign of James I, by then-owner the Earl of Huntingdon. After the Civil War, the castle was ‘slighted’ (partially razed to prevent its being utilized as a defensible fortress), & that process was responsible for its present ruinous state.
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Mill House, The Water Meadows, Winchester, southern England. by Philip Mitchell
The way to Winchester’s Water Meadows from the city centre goes south along College Walk, turns right past Winchester College’s New Hall and then left through a little gate. Here one is greeted by the sight of this charming late eighteenth century house at the start of the path that runs in between two streams of the River Itchen, flanked by some of the College’s playing fields. The white railings are part of the little foot-bridge that crosses the mill stream to reach the front door. Though he does not mention it by name, John Keats must have passed Mill House as he took his daily walks out to St Cross in the Autumn of 1819. It is one English Heritage’s grade-listed buildings.
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Old Lizard Lifeboat Station by newbeltane
No longer used but an historical lifeboat station with many lives saved over the many years it was active.
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BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL by lilian marshall
In Blackburn Cathedral ,Lancashire as soon as you enter your eyes are drawn to the alter to the suspended steel Corona representing Christs Crown of Thorns .It is lit via the lantern in the tower above . The distinctive lantern tower features brightly coloured stained glass that casts beautiful colours when the sun shines . It is internally illuminated at night . Alter, Corona and Lantern are all the work of John Hayward a noted stained glass artist .
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Treasured UK Structures (TUKS)
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To capture natural images of a Building or Structure in the United Kingdom (also including Southern Ireland) that is designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance.
This includes internal or external views of Buildings, Castles, Bridges, Monuments, Churches, Statues, Memorials, Piers etc. . . this list is not definitive and open to further interpretation, but the moderators decision to exhibit is final. Information text on the subject is requested, to allow viewers an additional perspective
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