Solent
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Taken from Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight, this picture is a scenic view overlooking a Thames Barge which has been run aground deliberately in order that the people on board can play on the sands at low tide. You can see No-Man’s Land fort in the background – a sea fort built in the middle of The Solent in the nineteenth century to guard against French invasion.
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This picture shows an Old Gaffer heading into towards my home town of Ryde on the Isle Of Wight. It was taken from the PS Waverley, which is one of the last paddle steamers operating in the country.
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This shot depicts a yacht rounding St Catherine’s Point, the southernmost tip of the Isle of Wight. It was taken offshore on a round-the-island trip on the PS Waverley.
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This was taken from Gosport overooking The Solent and Old Portsmouth as I was waiting for sunrise
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IOW Ferry at sunrise
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The stunning 170 metre high Spinnaker Tower on Portsmouth’s Harbourside dominates the landscape of one of the world’s most famous ports. The striking landmark has been built on top of the sea bed on the edge of Gunwharf, near Portsmouth Harbour. It is the UK’s tallest building which is open to the public outside of London. The Tower offers stunning panoramic views which stretch as far as the Isle of Wight, Southampton and along the Hampshire and West Sussex coastlines. There are three visitors’ viewing galleries which sit at 100, 105 and 110 metres. If heights don’t bother you can also look straight down through the tower’s unnerving glass floor in the centre of the concrete and steel structure. Built as the centrepiece of the Millennium Project for the Renaissance of Portsmouth Harbour, at 170 metres high, the tower is two and a half times the size of Nelson’s Column in London.With the tower standing at the entrance to the Naval Base and historic dockyard, the design is intended to represent billowing sails and the city’s strong maritime traditions. The construction of the tower was plagued by delays and controversy and fell way behind schedule – it was originally conceived in the mid-90s and planned to be completed in time for the millennium. / The last piece of the structure, The ‘top cone’ spire which is 27 metres tall and weighs 14 tonnes was finally fitted on 17th January 2005 – five years later than originally planned. After years of delays, the opening date for the tower was finally planned for summer 2005, but the date was put back due to problems with the external lift. The operators, Heritage opened the tower for business on Tuesday, 18 October 2005. The opening day didn’t go smoothly, with one further embarrassing delay when the city council’s project manager, David Greenhalgh was trapped in the tower’s external glass lift for over an hour. Soaring 170 metres (557 feet) into the sky above the historic harbour of Portsmouth, gateway to the English Channel, the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth’s newest attraction is now open to view. Glide to the top in style in the panoramic lift. Or take the high speed internal lift. Step out onto View Deck 1 and you step right into the best view in the country. On a clear day you can see for 23 miles or more. Dare you “Walk on Air”? See if you dare cross the glass floor, the largest in Europe. Go higher! / On View Deck 2 see the modern view or watch history unfold on the unique Time Telescopes, where you can catch Mary Rose or H.M.S. Victory sailing by. Go higher! Feel the wind in your hair on the “Crow’s Nest”. On the top deck, you are exposed to the elements. This shot was taken from a ferryboat at Gosport
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Taken from a different angle…..for more info on the Tower see The Spinnaker Tower – 1,
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How different it looks on a sunny day…..... / / For more info on the tower see The Spinnaker Tower – 1
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And finally this one was taken just as it was getting dark. For more info on the tower see The Spinnaker Tower – 1
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The window cleaners are out, wow you wouldn’t get me doing that …............LOL. Thought you might like to see a close up of the viewing rooms and the crows nest. I have been to all 3 :)) fantastic views. There is more info on the Spinnaker Tower – 1 See my other images / /
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This was taken at Old Portsmouth, Hampshire. It was a bitter cold day but the sunset was gorgeous
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St Helen’s Church on the Isle of Wight was built in the 13th century. Later destroyed, it became a seamark in the 1800s to assist ships in their navigation of the Solent.
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A cormorant stetching its wings at dawn on the Solent
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Shortlisted for Isle of Wight Photographer of the Year 2008.
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Spitbank Fort is a sea fort located in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England. Work on constructing the fort started in 1861 and was completed in 1878. It is 162 feet in diameter across at its base, with 1 floor and a basement and armour plating only on the seaward side. By the time of completion the seaward side had received nine 12.5” thirty eight ton RML guns. In 1898 the role of the fort was changed to defend against light craft and the roof was fitted out with two 4.7” guns and searchlights. In the early 1900s all but three original large guns were removed, with minor upgrades to the smaller guns and searchlights continuing through the years. The fort was declared surplus to requirements in 1962 and disposed of by the Ministry of Defence in 1982. The fort is now privately owned, opens as a museum and has limited accommodation available.
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I thought I would share some of the beautiful views that I get to enjoy living on the South Coast of England. I was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 1 January 1961, 20 minutes before my twin sister Lorraine. My family emigrated to Johannesburg, South Africa on 25 November 1975. I returned to Portsmouth in March 1978, but due to personal reasons I returned to South Africa on 29 July 1981 (yes the day of THE royal wedding) returning to Portsmouth on 10 July 1985. I now live on the outskirts of Portsmouth in Havant. There is a large hill called Portsdown were there are some viewing spots and picnic tables where you can look down over Portsmouth and admire the view. On a clear day you can see right across the Solent to the Isle of Wight (which is in the far background). In this shot looking down to the right you can clearly see what is left of Portchester Castle. You can drive there and walk around inside and climb the towers…...in fact my nephew recently proposed to his girlfriend at the top of one of the towers…....she said yes by the way LOL.
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I thought I would share some of the beautiful views that I get to enjoy living on the South Coast of England. I was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 1 January 1961, 20 minutes before my twin sister Lorraine. My family emigrated to Johannesburg, South Africa on 25 November 1975. I returned to Portsmouth in March 1978, but due to personal reasons I returned to South Africa on 29 July 1981 (yes the day of THE royal wedding) returning to Portsmouth on 10 July 1985. I now live on the outskirts of Portsmouth in Havant. There is a large hill called Portsdown were there are some viewing spots and picnic tables where you can look down over Portsmouth and admire the view. On a clear day you can see right across the Solent to the Isle of Wight (which is in the far background).In this shot you can see the Spinnaker Tower which is right by the ferry port and the historic dockyard. HMS Warrior is a big tourist attraction as well as the Mary Rose and HMS Nelson. This picture is a little hazy as the weather kept changing yesterday morning, it was taken a few minutes after the Portchester Castle image.
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This Cistercian Abbey close to the Solent in Hampshire is yet another casualty of Henry VIII. / Confession time, this shot was actually taken by my daughter Sammy better than the one i took. She’s not on Redbubble yet, a bit more arm twisting I think. This may be the encouragement she needs, thanks to all who like it from Sammyss3 All the other art is mine, for better or for worse.
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I painted this quite a while ago, Oil on canvas board. / Put it into an exhibition and sold it next day. Flying boat taking of from Solent Water. / Anyone help with the type as I have forgotten it. Research findings by Neil Wooding: / G-AGGA is a Boeing 314A owned by BOAC and called “Berwick”. / On 17th January 1942 this flying boat was returning from the USA with the PM Winston Churchill on board, after visiting President Roosevelt, when it was nearly attacked by some Hurricanes, mistaking it for a german bomber.
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It’s a beautiful evening, warm and sunny….....come on let’s go for a drive and watch the sunset.. I’ve stopped at one of the many viewpoints along the top of Portsdown Hill, let’s look at the view. This is in front of us The Spinnaker Tower and the ferry port , we can also see across The Solent to the wonderful IOW Enjoy the view
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It’s a beautiful evening, warm and sunny….....come on let’s go for a drive and watch the sunset.. I’ve stopped at one of the many viewpoints along the top of Portsdown Hill, let’s look at the view. This time I am looking from the layby and back along the road through the middle of the “Hill”. Enjoy the view
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It’s a beautiful evening, warm and sunny….....come on let’s go for a drive and watch the sunset.. I’m back in the car now and driving along the road I spot a monument and somewhere to possibly take sunset pictures. It is Admiral Lord Nelson’s Monument – Portsdown Hill
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