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The original Parish Bier (a timber-framed wheeled cart used for hauling a coffin), displayed in the Church Of Saint Margaret Of Antioch in the small town of Hawes, North Yorkshire, England.
Dating from 1850, the church is in an elevated position giving an excellent vantage point over the winding streets below.
St Margaret’s Church is an English Heritage Grade II Listed building (LBS Number: 323147).
Hawes is a small Market Town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, historically within the North Riding of Yorkshire.
Located at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, Hawes is one of the tourist attractions of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The parish of Hawes also includes the neighbouring hamlet of Gayle. The hill of Great Shunner Fell stands over the town. The town is famous as being the home of Wensleydale Cheese.
Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA)
Lens: Canon 18-55mm IS
ISO: 200
Handheld
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Single RAW image Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro 4.0.2.
Related shots can be found at: England or you can look at all my HDR shots.
Featured in : The English Church : 25 Feb 11
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A great an authentice photo, the soft colours makes this an attractive picture. Nice composition and a fine note!
Thank you my friend, this is a relic from a bygone age …
– Tom Gomez
beautiful capture and HDR treatment dear Tom.x
Thank you dear Catherine …
– Tom Gomez
great shot tom and love all the history you bring with it
Cheers Scott, I love the history …
– Tom Gomez
Great capture Love the HDR treatment,crisp clarity and detail,never seen one of these before ,thank you for sharing!Well done and presented
Thank you kindly Bonita, apparently, they used to be quite common but are pretty rare these days and not many have survived …
– Tom Gomez
Great capture Tom!
Thank you Roy, very much appreciated …
– Tom Gomez
Great find and a fine shot Tom.
Jase and I found one in a church near us once. It was in the wrong place for a photo so i moved it. Lucky we did not get found out hey!
Cheers Gary, there are not so many of these now and I have never seen one in Scotland …
– Tom Gomez
Wow what a find you have there Tom, and what a nightmare it must have been in those days with churches at top of hills etc.. Always great to have your dails alongside! Hope all are well….
Thank you so much Anna-Marie, it is great to find something like this, there are not many left …
– Tom Gomez
Lovely colours and details Tom
Foppe
Thank you Foppe my friend …
– Tom Gomez
Excellent capture Tom.
Thank you so much Don my friend …
– Tom Gomez