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29-JAN-2018

Hole in the wall

The wall in question marks the boundary and is all that's left of the Sir John Duck Hospital, which was demolished in 1960.
In 1685, Sir John bought land at Great Lumley and, using money from his mining rights, he built a hospital/ almshouse for the “sustenance and relief of 12 poor and impotent widows”.

Canon EOS 650D,Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro
1/60s f/16.0 at 44.0mm iso500 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Jan-2018 16:08:39
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ModelCanon EOS 650D
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Focal Length44 mm
Exposure Time1/59 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent500
Exposure Bias0.33
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joanteno11-Feb-2018 12:24
love the light..
Buz Kiefer11-Feb-2018 03:02
Excellent composition with the wonderful foreground of the stone wall and grasses, the beautiful green fields and the huge estate in the distance. Very nice, John. V
Patricia Kay06-Feb-2018 15:53
Beautiful countryside image Johnny....BV
Nirvan Hope06-Feb-2018 05:03
An excellent view over that remaining wall.
laine06-Feb-2018 01:32
What a pity that it's gone forever...I like the hole in the wall
janescottcumming06-Feb-2018 00:25
Very nicely composed.
Bill Miller05-Feb-2018 10:25
A very potent picture.
marie-jose wolff05-Feb-2018 10:11
I love your composition, beautiful countryside! V
Yvonne05-Feb-2018 06:43
That crop is getting away to a good start there... lovely sunny foreground too. v
Chris Morton04-Feb-2018 22:52
nice colours in the stone and great background landscape
Mairéad04-Feb-2018 21:23
Amazing piece of history. And great countryside too.
globalgadabout04-Feb-2018 20:46
it would seem Sir John was a kind hearted soul...certainly a fine image here, with appealing elements in such harmony..
Ton T.04-Feb-2018 20:44
A fine composition John! Interesting history and a great location for a hospital! V
Jackdad04-Feb-2018 20:24
A good tidbit of local history there. The impotent widows must have had a nice view.
Colin Storey04-Feb-2018 19:17
Very well composed and interesting to hear the history.
Stephanie04-Feb-2018 17:58
Gorgeous countryside & composition! V
Interesting narrative JJ!
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