PIGEON TOWER

SylviaHardy

PIGEON TOWER

The information says: “Built in 1910, the Pigeon Tower was an elaborate summerhouse and lookout with three storeys linked by a stone spiral staircase. Ornamental doves and pigeons were kept in adjacent dove cotes and lofts, whilst the Pigeon Tower was reputedly used by Lady Lever for a sewing room.
Extensive repair works have been undertaken to this building including the replacements of the floors in 1974 and in 2005 it was completely re-roofed.”
It is a fantastic place to visit! Which is located in Rivington Pike, Lancashire near Winter Hill!
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PIGEON TOWER by SylviaHardy
PIGEON TOWER by SylviaHardy
  • Cheryl Dunning

    Cheryl Dunning

    perfect shot!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Great work!

  • kathywaldron

    kathywaldron

    great shot Sylvia! i can see lots of work involved here, well done!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much for your lovely feedback mistressotdark, Antanas and Kathy! I really appreciate them very much!

  • Karen Martin IPA

    Karen Martin IPA

    beautiful shot – love the clouds

  • Madison Ellis

    Madison Ellis

    Wow…this is amazing looking.I like how the sky looks… this looks like something you would find in a dream world!!!
    Great job =)

  • CrispNsharp

    CrispNsharp

    Very good Sylvia, this nice photograph has a lot of detail, your work on this image is clearly discerned. Very good work well done.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so very much Karen, Madison and CrispNsharp for your lovely comments!

  • petelangman

    petelangman

    great image…. very dramatic

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you Peter for your kind feedback!

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    beautiful image Sylvai – love the composition and the colours are lovely too – i love the way the clouds meet the ground.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so very much for your very kind and encouraging feedback Deborah! I am so pleased you like it.

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    this is wow shot

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you Sean for your kind feedback!

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    superb shot – love the slightly gothic toning

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you Dave!

  • tonilouise

    tonilouise

    Love this Sylvia. Beautifully captured.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much tonilouise!

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Oh, that’s niiiiiiice….

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Brigitta!

  • gypsygirl

    gypsygirl

    Stunning image! I love the clouds and the different shades on the grass, beautiful!! Is this an HDR??

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Tina! It has been worked for HDR, yes!

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    What an awesome image!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so very much Mugsy!

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    A superb shot with an eerie feel to it.

  • Jase812

    Jase812

    Amazing work well done !

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Rivington Pike? I had no idea this building existed, and your shot probably makes it look even cooler than it actually is. Wondefully composed and enchanting image, and I’m dying to stroll down that pathway to explore what’s around the corner. Can you go inside? I’ll definitely look it up now next time I’m in Lancs!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Hi billyboy! Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. You will love the walks around here. It is something very special. I think so any way. This tower is locked, but the Terraced garden that surounds it is definately something to see! Lord Leverhulme had some amazing vision of what a garden should look like. Apparently it covers across 45 acres of stepped walkways and mixed woodland!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    And also thank you so much Jase, almost didn’t recognise you, lol!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Sorry Irene for missing you out! It wasn’t intentional. Thank you so much for your very kind feedback!

  • wolfllink

    wolfllink

    Amaizing work love the colors!

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    this is fantastic sylvia! love the sky…

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much for your lovely comments Wolfllink and Nicole!

  • cynthiab

    cynthiab

    superb shot so full of drama

  • Dave Warren

    Dave Warren

    This is excellent an instant fav

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Cynthia and Dave, I am so happy you like this work!

  • Xenia

    Xenia

    stunning image!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Xenia!

  • Halcyon007

    Halcyon007

    Amazingly well processed. I just love that sky and the details on the path are excellent. Love the leading view of the fence and the stonewrok on the tower’s come out a treat

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you Stuart for your very kind feedback, I am so pleased you like this work!

  • AngelArtist

    AngelArtist

    I love this!!!

  • AngelArtist

    AngelArtist

    Why is the Tower locked?

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you very much AngelArtist for your fery kind comments which I really do appreciate! The tower I asume is locked to stop vandalism.

  • Darren Burdell

    Darren Burdell

    Really like the way you have used restraint with your post prod, it gives this image a wonderfully bleak and eerie feel.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Darren, I am quite taken by the possitive responce of these images!

  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    And again…just superb…love your technique….rgs, Rob.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Robert for your lovely encouraging feedback! I love your portfolio and your technique is outstanding!

  • RichardV

    RichardV

    Beautiful shot. Well taken.

  • ItsAboutLight

    ItsAboutLight

    Wow – this shot is almost like an invitation to a Harry Potter world. Love it . It’s beautiful.

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    terrific..impressive..the sky is immense ! great composition !Great work !

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner

    Great work with this one. Love it.

  • Hiroko

    Hiroko

    Great composition…beautiful photo!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Holly and Hiroko!

  • Holly Kempe

    Holly Kempe

    Absolutely wonderful – great work Sylvia!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Holly!

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris

    Love everything about this, perfect!.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    Thank you so much Andy for that!

  • justlinda

    justlinda

    Fantastic shot, and such an unusual building!

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    Sylvia, you have an interesting portfolio here and I have enjoyed looking through it and want to thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us.

    This work here Pigeon Tower is wonderful. It is like it is from a film brilliant and well done

  • raoultiger

    raoultiger

    Wonderful work.

  • gladders

    gladders

    Wonderful image again. Very eerie. I feel l like a bonkers old relation is peering at me from the top window!

  • dsargent

    dsargent

    Lovely composition

  • ildilazar

    ildilazar

    Wonderful scene!

  • Steve  Liptrot

    Steve Liptrot

    Great shot Sylvia.

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Thank you Steve! I like yours too. It is amazing what difference it makes on different days? I love the comparison :-))

  • Frank McCafferty

    Frank McCafferty

    Wonderful Sylv Fab Building Great shape i Love the atmosphere and a fantastic Composition So So Good A fav and a classic ta for kind comments Frank xxx

  • SylviaHardy replied

    You are always so kind thank you for being so encouraging as always X

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Excellent..Love that sky Sylvia.

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Thank you for that Jason!

  • Azzurra

    Azzurra

    wow what a great shot

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Thank you so much Azzurra for your encouraging feedback :-))

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    WOW this is INCREDIBLE Sylvia!!!! Like something out of Lord of the Rings!! Beautiful comp and treatment of an amazing building!!

  • SylviaHardy replied

    That is a huge compliment coming from you Simone, thank you so much for your encouraging feedback dear friend :-))

  • John Shingler

    John Shingler

    great, love it …interesting building.

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Thank you John for your lovely feedback!

  • geoff curtis

    geoff curtis

    Great series of shots, this one is my fave. Great work Sylvia.

  • SylviaHardy replied

    I’m so pleased Geoff, thank you. This was one of my earlier shots last year and had been HDR’d, which can make a huge difference :-))

  • funkybunch

    funkybunch

    great image

  • SylviaHardy replied

    I am so pleased you like it, thank you for that Mark :-))

  • Scott H Murray

    Scott H Murray

    Looks like you have alot of great scenery over your way and your photography does it proud. Well done!

  • SylviaHardy replied

    I appreciate that it is a lot different to your amazing scenery in Australia! I am so glad you like it, thank you for all of your lovely comments :-))

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    A stunning composition and treatment,Sylvia.

  • SylviaHardy replied

    You are very kind, thank you Lance :-))

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fabulous;

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Thank you so much Scott :-))

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    fabulous area there! love your work xx

  • SylviaHardy replied

    You are so kind, thank you for your lovely feedback Lu :-)x

  • Elizarose

    Elizarose

    Wow, fantastic scene… So pretty, and the clouds are amazing!~

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Thank you ever so much Elizarose, they certainly are arn’t they :-))

  • Nala

    Nala

    What a wonderful image of a wonderful place i remember as i kid , , , well done

  • SylviaHardy replied

    I am so pleased you like it, thank you Nala :-))

  • Nacho Garcés

    Nacho Garcés

    ooohhhh, I like it a lot… the shot and the place! Seems to be taken back in 1870, for example ;)

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Thank you so much for your lovely comment Nacho :-))

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    I think this is my favourite Pigeon Tower shot, I wouldn’t know how to go about photographing this now. It’s yours.

  • SylviaHardy replied

    That is very kind for you to say so Mark. But I am sure that you will be able to capture real atmosphere there either very early at dusk, or even in moonlight, who knows? I can only galavant through the day when my little girl has gone to school and my dearest husband is not able to walk up there with me at night due to his disability. It would be very interesting to see a nightshot of this photogenic tower!

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Oh yes, and I ment to say thank you too :-))

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    Ok Sylvia, I’ll see what I can do!

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Brilliant, look forward to it :-))

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    I’m going to be waiting for the darker nights… so it may take a while.

  • SylviaHardy replied

    Just make sure you take some friends with you, it is a very isolated place and lots of undesirables I should imagine?

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    Thanks Sylvia. I’ve seen the burnt out cars… I’m going to go disguised as a hoodie, in a tank.

  • George Salazar

    George Salazar 25 days ago

    lovely shot

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