The ice breaker

The ice breaker

Ice breaking canoe on the Union Canal, next to the clubhouse of the Forth Canoe Club at Harrison Park, Edinburgh. In fading January light.

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Alfred Chilcott & Co.

Alfred Chilcott & Co.

Scanned from "Bristol in the 1890s" (1st edition, 1960) by Reece Winstone. Apologies to any...

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Park Street, Bristol

Park Street, Bristol

A fairly ordinary view --- it was October, hence the Christmas decorations --- but what caught my eye...

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St. Andrew's, Burnham-on-Sea

St. Andrew's, Burnham-on-Sea

Built on sand. Now wasn't there a parable about that?

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SS Nornen, Berrow sands, Somerset

SS Nornen, Berrow sands, Somerset

The remains of the SS Nornen, a Norwegian barque wrecked in a storm in March 1897. Various elf 'n safety...

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3 & 4 Thistle Court, Edinburgh

3 & 4 Thistle Court, Edinburgh

Built in 1767 by John Young, later builder of Young Street. This is actually about the earliest part of...

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Peveril of the Peak

Peveril of the Peak

Saturday 12th June 1983. I loved the look of this pub, on the corner of Chepstow St. and Great...

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Calcutta

Calcutta

Just the Finney kit.

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Woodham Bros, Barry

Woodham Bros, Barry

The date is Thursday 19th August 1976. My enthusiasm has overcome my judgement in lining up this shot...

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James Thomson Is At Rest

James Thomson Is At Rest

Apologies if the title sounds flippant, it is not intended to be. The CWG database adds the following...

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Peg loom

Peg loom

For the record, pegs are 12mm dowel at a 1in pitch. See also here.

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Uploaded on Nov 24, 2011

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St. John the Baptist, Frenchay

St. John the Baptist, Frenchay

No apologies for posting a classic view. Olympus Trip 35 + Superia colourprint film.

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Madeira Cove / Marine Lake

Madeira Cove / Marine Lake

A then and now from Weston-super-Mare. The top view is from a postcard with the postmark dated 30th May...

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Uploaded on Nov 19, 2011

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Frenchay village

Frenchay village

Not a false perspective; the end house really is that thin. Despite much rebuilding and development over...

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Uploaded on Nov 13, 2011  |  Map

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Tramlines

Tramlines

Something of an unwanted tilt shift effect, which rather pleasingly puts the solitary central workman as...

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Uploaded on Nov 7, 2011

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H. Seeley & Co., Clevedon

H. Seeley & Co., Clevedon

Perhaps best mourned in B&W. H. Seeley & Co. are a wonderful, old-fashioned bookseller and...

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The Incline, West Somerset Mineral Railway

The Incline, West Somerset Mineral Railway

I've been fascinated by the West Somerset Mineral Railway, ever since reading the excellent "The Old...

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Turning The Matthew

Turning The Matthew

Visiting M-Shed, in Bristol, recently, I was surprised to see the Matthew in the Floating Harbour...

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