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  osborne villas says:

  "Whether Simon likes it or not, he's a legend on Flickr, and indeed up there on the web in general. His photostream is an endless flow of food for the brain, from random tit-bits to medieval feasts, ranging from observation via documentary to art, a joy to virtually know."

  25th August, 2009

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  johnwalford says:

  "At currently (2009) approx 20,850 images, all so sensitive to the significance of the smallest (historical) detail of the churches from his Eastern part of England, spiced with other engaging works as well, this work is monumental.
  
  Simon Knott's extraordinary high quality photographs offer an outstanding ecclesiastical, visual archive, and, thus, it is my hope that he and others will recognize its outstanding aesthetic and historical significance, and preserve it as a national and/or ecclesiastical archive. Indeed, future generations would profit from the incredible fruits of Simon's inspired and systematic labors, just as many, such as myself, an art historian, currently do.
  
  I know nothing like his body of work for interest, beauty, and excellence in his chosen field, ecclesiastical architecture, and its most revealing details, all shot to the highest technical standard.
  
  This work is nothing less than a monument to one man's outstanding vision, as well as to the will, stamina, and perseverance to realize it!
  
  Bravo!"

  13th June, 2009

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  tina_manthorpe says:

  "Simon's photographs are consistently excellent, and always informative. An inspiration!"

  19th August, 2008

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  Lawrence OP says:

  "Simon's expansive collection of photos do not compromise quality for quantity. On the contrary, they are a delight to explore and to dip into. In doing so, one sees the beauty of England, and especially East Anglia, through his skilful lens and artistic eye. As a church crawler, I very much appreciate Simon's work and his erudition; each church photo is beautiful and evocative, and his stained glass photos make me envious!"

  19th May, 2008

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  Churchcat says:

  "I am in awe of Simon and his work: painstaking, thorough, imaginative, thoroughly crafted and deeply rooted. He adds so much to the sum of goodness in the world."

  11th February, 2008

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  Hindolbittern says:

  "In my book this man is an unrecognised legend for his Norfolk Churches website alone. It's important work carried out with a lightness of touch. Frankly he's a bit of a hero of mine.
  
  He's also one of the people on Flickr who consistently makes me laugh. Simon is wise and incredibly well versed - but he's a proper hoot and a warm human being too. Puts up with a teasing and gives as good as he gets. From atop the elegant marble plinth on which any real hero should be perched.
  
  I've learned a lot from him and often find myself quoting him, out in the real world. I think every Norfolk person should be aware of Simon's encyclopaedic body of work on the County - and I'm on a mission to make sure they are.
  
  And those photos. Leaving aside his sensitive recording of buildings and people - and an unerring feel for the iconic in the mundane, he's got the sort of talent that can even make Ipswich look half-decent. Simon takes a really fine picture.
  
  My Flickr world wouldn't be the same without him. I fave Simon."

  7th July, 2007

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  Sir Cam says:

  "A wonderful recorder of the places around him. Being in Cambridge, I especially value his photo's taken in the early 1980s. So, he's been doin' it for sometime:-) He has lately revisited the city and uploaded some superb details of this historic city. Keep 'em coming, Simon!"

  2nd May, 2007

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  Justin Kibble says:

  "As historians, churchcrawlers, radio-listeners & anyone who has typed the name of a Suffolk village into Google will know, there's so much more to Simon Knott than Flickr. However, his work here is a distillation of all that he is. An awareness of subtle beauty in the mundane, a natural ability to compose and an empathy for his subject make Simon's work, whilst prolific, always moving.
  
  He's got one of those photostreams that draws you to the next image, and the next; churches, historical or striking architecture, Suffolk, Ipswich, his family - it's all in there, there's lots of it - all great!"

  27th January, 2007

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  Lú_ says:

  "Simon doesn't know it, but I rarely miss one of his uploads, especially not his churches, all of them lovingly and beautifully presented. There is a real treasure captured here in Simon's stream -- which is a treasure in itself."

  12th January, 2007

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  Martin Beek says:

  "I must say how much I enjoy Simon’s photographs of his corner of England. It is not just the charming churches, but the details and events that make his contribution to Flickr a real slice of what it means to be in England today and where we’ve come from. The ancient glass is lovely, perhaps some of the best photos I’ve seen of medieval work. Often there’s a very good description of the place or source, which if you do at some point want to visit one may well go back to. For me Simon’s photography has become very much part of the Flickr landscape. I always look forward to where he’ll take me next."

  28th July, 2006

Joined:

February 2006

Hometown:

Cambridge

Currently:

Ipswich, Ingerlund, Ingerlund, Ingerlund

Occupation:

Radical Catholic Anarcho-Situationist English Nationalist Daydreamer

Website:

simonknott.com