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Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:33:46 -0800

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Riverside, Ely

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:33:09 -0800

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Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:32:31 -0800

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Ashness Bridge, Lake District

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:16:49 -0800

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Ashness Bridge is a traditional stone-built bridge on the single-track road from the Borrowdale road (B5289) to Watendlath, in the English Lake District. It is famous for being a fine viewpoint across Borrowdale towards Skiddaw.

Buttermere, Lake Distict

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:33:52 -0800

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Buttermere is a secluded gem, even within the delights that are the Lake District. Isolated by it's relative inaccessibility, it is nevertheless extremely popular, particularly in summer months. Buttermere can be circumnavigated on foot with relative ease, making it an ideal family outing.

Lonely Tree, Buttermere

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:05:12 -0800

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Derwent Island, with Catbells behind.

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:45:40 -0800

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Derwent Island is the only inhabited island on the lake. Once owned by the monks of Fountains Abbey, and now in the ownsership of the National Trust and is open to the public five days a year.

Ely Cathedral in autumnal mist

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:30:01 -0700

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Ely Cathedral is always imposing, but never more so than when the mists roll in across the fens, and all you can see is the lantern tower like some extra-terrestial space-ship hovering above the city.

St Mary's Graveyard, Whitby

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:23:47 -0700

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St Mary's graveyard is well known to fans of Bram Stoker as the lurking place of Count Dracula, and at night the looming ruins of the nearby Abbey do indeed add a sinister and mysterious aspect to the area.

Whitby Piers

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:40:00 -0700

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Whitby Abbey has got to be the pinnacle of tourist attractions in the town, but probably coming a close second at the twin harbour piers which were first mentioned in 1545 when they were at that time timber construction. In 1632 they were rebuilt using stone but still having a framework of timber and It is thought that the first pier was on the west side, with the east pier being built much later. The West harbour pier was completely rebuilt and finished in 1814 and is the one which is still there today and a little later in 1831 a lighthouse was constructed. The East side pier was built later in 1854. The piers obviously offer the usual protection from the sea and were of great use when the town was still prominently fishing town with all the boats were moored inside the harbour, safe from the battering of the sea.

Whitby Abbey

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:36:09 -0700

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Situated dramatically on the Eastern cliff above the fishing town of Whitby stands the ruins of Whitby Abbey. The abbey was built in 657 by St Hilda. The Abbey was destroyed after a Viking invasion in AD867, then one of William the Conquerors knights re-built it in the late 1070's. During the 12th century, many pilgrims found the place to be inadequate and re-building began. It was Henry VIII who dissolved the monasteries, and the Abbey eventually fell into decay. In 1538 the Whitby Abbey was passed on to the Chomley family who built a mansion from the monasteries materials, part of this mansion has been used to build the 19th century Abbey House.

The whalebone arch, Whitby

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:36:52 -0700

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The whalebone arch on the West Cliff commemorates Whitby's historic link with the whaling industry. These are a recent replacement for the original bones which were erected some time after 1853, which are now housed in the Whitby Archives and Heritage Centre.

Whitby Piers

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 05:57:26 -0700

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Whitby Piers

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:59:19 -0700

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St Mary's Church, Whitby

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:24:39 -0700

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St Mary's Church is accessible by means of the famous 199 steps (The Church Stairs or Caeddmon's Trod) which have recently been refurbished. Another way to reach St Mary's Church and its surrounding graveyard is to use the Donkey Path (a steep cobble stoned path), both access points offer some of the best views of Whitby and its coastline.

Whitby Abbey

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:00:59 -0700

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St Mary's Church and graveyard, Whitby

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:48:17 -0700

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St Mary's Church is accessible by means of the famous 199 steps (The Church Stairs) which have recently been refurbished. Another way to reach St Mary's Church and its surrounding graveyard is to use the Donkey Path (a steep cobble stoned path), both access points offer some of the best views of Whitby and its coastline.

Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire Coast

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:59:34 -0700

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St John's College, Cambridge

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:14:34 -0700

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A further reworking of my previous post of this image. Looking at the original in Flickr was disappointing, this is more like the feel of the image I visualised.

It looks better larger and on black, so please click on the image to see it at it's best.

River Ouse, Ely

nobody@flickr.com (SharpeImages.co.uk) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:27:37 -0800

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February has brought winter with avengance in East Anglia. This morning it was –13°C, and by mid-morning it had risen to a balmy –11°C. It promises to be swiftly followed by a thaw, so we won't be skating to Cambridge as has been said to have been possible many years ago.