Castle Hill

Artist: Glen Allen
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Castle Hill

Well known local landmark building in Huddersfield, Castle Hill. Built for Queen Victoria’s 60th Jubilee.

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John Nelson

love it glen, a timely reminder of my childhood seeing this monument from my bedroom window. well done and thanks for posting it.
Glen Allen replied

Thanks John, glad to be of service. :o)
djlampkins

Wonderful old piece of history… well captured.
Glen Allen replied

Thank you.
hirst

Fantastic Glen, great lighting, and colouring!
Tom Gomez

Good capture …
Glen Allen replied

Thanks much appreciated.
saleire

Stunning…..so atmospheric!!!!! Love it.
Glen Allen replied

Thank you
Rochelle Boardman

Beautiful shot, I was born in Huddersfield and I don’t remember it looking as good as your image =>
Glen Allen replied

Thanks for your comments. We had just had the most horrendous downpour then the sun broke through and lit it up like yo see. I was lucky ;o)
Rochelle Boardman

Sometimes photography can be 90% luck, 10% talent, I am very lucky => Great shot
Glen Allen

yup i know what you mean, taking your camera everywhere improves the odds of geting lucky too. lol.
clickychick

Brilliant shot, Glen – love the way the castle seems illuminated against that awesome sky!
Glen Allen

Thanks Sarah, glad you like it.
Mindy McGregor

Fantastic work Glen! Love the perspecitve and composition!
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Mindy, glad you like it.
Mindy McGregor

Fantastic work Glen! Love the perspective!
Stephen Maxwell

Great light against that angry sky.
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Steve.
hcroft

Glen

A fabulous capture love the lighting
Glen Allen

Thank you Heather glad you like it.
Northof40

Very cool love Atmosphere …. Golden delight
Glen Allen replied

Thans Steve.
Rasendyll

Magic shot!
Goose

Ah Yorkshire, it promises you sunshine and then delivers you rain! But still, is in my opinion one of the most beautiful areas of the UK!
Glen Allen replied

Yup your right, and been an honoury Yorkshireman, (transplanted from the midlands 5 years ago) I would say in all its variety the most beautiful area of the UK.
greenpeg

another fantastic shot…........
Glen Allen replied

Thank you its just a local landmark building but this is the best illumination of it I have seen. I was Lucky two minutes later and the sun was going back behind some horrendous storm clouds.
Barbara Morrison

Beautiful color of the sky!
Glen Allen replied

Thank you, summer storms they have their uses :o)
LetMeShootYou

Wow how dramatic! superb image Glen :)
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Linda
Sandy Stewart

Lovely! The warm lighting adds a lovely glow to the landscape and castle and has it standing out perfectly against the dark stormy background!
Glen Allen replied

Thank you
LavenderMoon

Very nicely done.. : )
Glen Allen replied

thank you i was in the right place at the right time
Torfinn Johann...

Excellent work! Great colours, details, and lightning. Great dramatic sky too.
Glen Allen replied

Thank you Torfinn
Hilary Robertshaw

Stunning shot Glenn. I’m so glad they didn’t build the hotel next to it!
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Hillary, too true, at least one example of the town planning system working which the public can recognise!
Deon de Waal

Love the colours in this
Glen Allen replied

Thans, what makes me most proud of this is that there is minimal post shot work in it, it pretty much is as you see it.
shambrick

Great capture, wonderful balance of warm and cool tones.
Glen Allen replied

Thank you, glad you like it.
Mariska

Nice one Glen , thanks for adding :0))
Glen Allen replied

thanks for the comment and no problem
Karri Klawiter

Wow what a beautiful shot!
Glen Allen replied

Thanks karri mother nature was kind to me on that day
TextureoftheSin

Love that stormy sky as a backdrop – really sets up the golden tones in the foreground
Glen Allen replied

Thanks it certainly adds a dimension that would not be there otherwise.
LetThemEatArt

Castle Hill, I know it well. A couple of years back, the Council made a cock-up, forgot to list the pub that was up there (dating from 1810), next to the tower, and gave someone permission to alter it into a posh new hotel. Instead they demolished it. So now no pub. Beautiful shot.
Glen Allen replied

I thought it was a bit more complex than that, English Heritage do the listing and I heard there was enforcement action against the works that were been carried out without planning permission, but hey the result is still the same, no pub LOL!
Artway

Beautiful, the colour of the building against that amazing sky, flawless, I love it.
Glen Allen replied

Thank you this as one of the first i took with my new digial camera a couple of year ago and I was pleased with the result.
Nala

A lovley picture . . i thought that looks like a place i know lovely shot smiling at young thoughts
Glen Allen replied

I woould imagine you have lots of opportunities there in wales for real castle shots my freind? lol.

I hope to be doing some myself over the next week or so we are hoping to get to Snowdonia camping for a time.

Thanks for the comments.
Nala

Oh We have lots here in the south and so nice . . i love snowdonia and have a pic on here of it . . . i am sure you wil have a great time so look forward to the new shots . . i like this one as i used to go there as a lad lol . . . . come from Oldham :-0
Glen Allen replied

LOL How ironic im not a born and bred yorkshire man I am from the west midlands and north wales was out regular escape into the countryside and coast as a kid. I learned to Love Snodonia when we used to go on geology and geography field trips.

I doubt I would move back to the midlands now Yorkshire is too nice.
Nala

Haha yes very funny . . . i have lived all over the place and in Asia for a while . . i moved here a year ago after working in London etc. . . . so i love it . . would never go back home to live but nice to visit lol and Yorkshire mmmmmm mam would not like lol
pattilee

Love the inky clouds behind the clouds. Really like the shot.
Glen Allen replied

Thank you glad you like it.
Nira Dabush

I love this one.. Dramatic yet warm atmosphere.
Glen Allen replied

Thank you Nira much appreciated.
amarica

Great shot Glen my friend. xxxxxxxx
Glen Allen replied

Thank you v much appreciated.
MuscularTeeth

fab!
Glen Allen replied

Thank you, I appreciate you taking a look and commenting.

Glen
Wendy Slee

amazing light against that brooding and dramatic sky!
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Wendy Nature sometimes paints us wonderful pictures.
mekea

Love this! The colors are great with the dark sky and golden tones! Nice shot…a favorite! :) Mekea
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Mekea, Im appreciate your comments
saleire

Incredible pic!!!!
Tahnja

another winner. Lighting and mood is brilliant
Glen Allen replied

Thank you
CanDuCreations

Awesome, very beautiful work
Glen Allen replied

thanks much apprec iated.
Linda Syms

Fantastic shot Glen love the colours.
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Linda, this has been well received.
m4rtys

Lovely shot Glen…My type of pic! I can see this from my house in Mirfield
Glen Allen replied

Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated.

Glen
LYN EVANS

Fabulous, fabulous light
Glen Allen replied

Cheers Lyn much appreciated.
viki66

beautiful, like a scene from a fairy tale
Glen Allen replied

thank you violet, much appreciated
Birgitta

I’m thinking…..HDR. heh…
Terrific lighting in all the right places. Nice. :)
Glen Allen replied

Good guess, but not HDR the sun light on the building was just through a storm and illuminated just like you see. The clouds in the background are the storm clouds!
Jennifer Resemius

Beautiful capture. The color is stunning.
Glen Allen replied

Thank you Jennifer, i appreciate you stopping by and commenting.

Glen
Kelly J

That is one foreboding sky!! Great capture!
Sorry I think you fell off my watchlist!
Glen Allen replied

lol Thanks Kelly.
Cariad

Wow Glen.. so Gothic and mysterious….. wonderful compostion and gorgeous colours ♥
Stuart Chapman

The strong light hits the castle perfectly against the strong dark background – great contrasts
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Stuart
Marinapallett

wow great shot the dark clouds look great in the background
Glen Allen replied

Thank you I appreciate you stopping by and commenting.

Glen
Rinkydink

amazing tones & contrast
Glen Allen replied

Thanks, a real summer storm was brewing in those clouds!
leonie7

stuning shot
Glen Allen replied

Thanks Leonie, this is alocal landmark building, its the hill where Huddersfeild was first established as a settlement.
titus

beautiful contrast and monumentality
Glen Allen replied

Thank you
shortarcasart

Very dramatic againts the dark sky. I know the area but don’t remember this castle…I’ll have to revisit Huddersfield.
Glen Allen replied

Thanks, It is actually a Victorian Folly built for one of Victoria’s anniversaries, Her Diamond one I think (60)? Not sure about that bit. The hill it is built on is Castle Hill and marks the original pre-historic settlement that was later to become Huddersfield. It gives fantastic views of the town.