18-JUN-2009
A TOLLBRIDGE & ST NICOLAS CHURCH 558
18-JUN-2009
BREAKING WAVE
Against the fishermens' quay
21-APR-2011
A 24 APR 11 505
WINNER : APR 2011 PAD GALLERY
Vivid yellow oilseed rape field
08-APR-2011
THE VILLAGE GREEN
A pretty village almost untouched by time. It has just the one short main street with various old properties on either side, running north of the green opposite the church. The cottages are mostly 17th century but the central one here, with the iron gate on to the green, is of 15th century origin with later additions.
05-JAN-2010
ILLUMINATED NIGHT SNOWFALL
Can't believe I took this nearly 5 years ago....the years are flying by!
Hope this isn't an omen of a hard winter to come, although I always enjoy some snow.
02-FEB-2012
CLINK PRISON ENTRANCE
REALLY SPOOKY!!!! CHECK THE 'ORBS' IN THIS IMAGE. I CAN SEE AT LEAST 5 OF VARYING SIZES. Taken just inside the entrance, and there had been no rain or mist, no leaking ceiling, and no sweating! I know there is a lot of debate as to what these orbs are, but there is a theory they denote the presence of ghosts. Now read on please....if you dare!
WHAT has been left behind from the suffering, pain and neglect of the thousands of inmates? Many visitors have heard and seen a variety of strange things, from people walking through walls, dogs running through the museum and many more. There have been over fifty reports of a lady sitting playing with chains in one corner of the museum.
Paranormal investigations are ongoing at the site. Previous investigators have found it to be very active with many strange happenings from glasses smashing, lights turning on and off, doors opening and closing, and many other unexplained events.
There is another orb on another image of a torture chair. I only took 3 shots inside this place (unusual).....although I did not have this paranormal information at the time, I did not feel like lingering in there at all, yet I am not of a nervous or phobic disposition.
The museum is built upon the original site of the notorious Clink Prison. The prison dates back to 1144 making it one of England’s oldest, if not the oldest prison. It functioned until 1780 when it was burnt down by rioters, and was never rebuilt. The name, derived from the sound of the prison's doors being bolted and the rattling of the prisoner's chains, has become slang as a term for prison or jail cell.
Life was very harsh inside the prison. Fighting, murders, starvation, brutal tortures and executions were common. Poorer prisoners had to beg at the grates on the street level and sell anything they had, including their clothes, to pay for food. Those with money and friends on the outside were able to pay the jailers to make their time better. The museum houses original artefacts of crime and punishment from this prison, and others in the UK.
04-APR-2015
THE ICONIC TOWER BRIDGE
It took 8 years, between 1886-1894, and 432 construction workers to build Tower Bridge.
Originally the only crossing over the Thames was London Bridge. More bridges were added over the centuries as London grew, although these were all west of London Bridge, since the area east of it had become a busy port.
In the 19th century London's East End became heavily populated and need mounted for a new bridge east of London Bridge, as road journeys south from the area were being delayed by hours. This could not be a fixed bridge because it would not accommodate access by tall-masted ships to the port facilities between London Bridge and the Tower of London.
Therefore the chosen design for Tower Bridge incorporated a tower at each end of the central span split into two equal halves which could be raised to allow river traffic through. The raising mechanism was originally powered by steam but since 1976 it has been driven by oil and electricity.
The bridge originally had high-level open air walkways between the towers above the central span, which could still be crossed when the bridge was raised. However, they became regularly frequented by undesirables, and in 1910 they were closed due to lack of use. Also, many people arriving at the bridge when raised preferred to wait at street level rather than climbing up the stairs often carrying heavy loads. In 1982,as part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition area, the walkways were reopened to the public, now fully enclosed. In 2014 a 11 metres long glass floor was installed in one walkway, 42 metres above the river.
Tower Bridge is now crossed by over 40,000 pedestrians, cycles and vehicles every day. It is raised around 1000 times a year. The river traffic is now much reduced, but it still takes priority over the road traffic.
2-APR-2007.
A CHURCH STREET 1 1089
WINNER : Category/Streets, Precincts & Squares UK Gallery
Looking down towards the old Grammar School buildings on left
The Norfolk Arms pub is on the right
18-JUN-2009
SHOREHAM TOWN FROM THE BEACH
The footbridge over the the River Adur is on the left