tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89644638667172788222024-03-13T15:04:29.286+00:00Moorlands and PeakA photo blog illustrating the beautiful countryside within a walk or short drive of the town of Leek, Staffordshire. The area covered includes the Peak District National Park, Staffordshire Moorlands, Cannock Chase and South-east Cheshire.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-14606025890299494762013-03-05T21:32:00.000+00:002013-03-05T21:32:02.312+00:00Ashopton and Ladybower<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misty view of Ladybower from Ding Bank Farm</td></tr>
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<i style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;">(Canon EOS 60D, Tamron 10-24mm @ 21mm)</i><br />
I've come out of hibernation now that spring has (hopefully) arrived. Today was bright and sunny so I took myself off for a walk to Ashopton and the Ladybower reservoir. The start of the walk was cold and morning mist still hung over the reservoir but, as I climbed, the mist thinned and the views improved.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from near Whinstone Lee Tor</td></tr>
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At the top of the climb the view down into the Derwent Valley is good, though still quite misty. I followed the bridleway round below the various rock outcrops. I'll leave a visit to them for a later time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peak Footpaths Society sign with White Tor in the background</td></tr>
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You may be able to make out a few small patches of snow still lying on the hills.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grindle Clough at its entrance to Ladybower</td></tr>
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Once back down at the level of the reservoir the walk becomes an easy stroll along a forestry track back to Ashopton.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashopton Viaduct</td></tr>
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The A57 Snake Pass road crosses the Ladybower on this elegant concrete viaduct.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-20111197495234890932013-01-22T15:48:00.000+00:002013-01-22T15:48:00.162+00:00Snow near Onecote<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A snow covered tree near Onecote</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 70mm, 1/1000s @ f/8.0)</i></span><br />
At last! Some sunshine with the snow. This is probably the best photo I took today on a short trip out into the Peak District National Park.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-26424685088370776512012-12-10T14:07:00.000+00:002012-12-10T14:07:06.592+00:00Weir, Monsal Dale<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weir on the River Wye</td></tr>
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<i style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;">(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 17mm, 1/100s @ f/7.1, Composite panorama of 3 images)</i><br />
A sunny but cold morning tempted me out for a walk today. I decided on Monsal Dale and walked from the A6 up to Brushfield then along the top to the Monsal Trail and back along the dale by the River Wye. After all the rain we have had recently the River was well up and much was crashing over the weir. I passed through a field of bullocks near the road on the way back to the car.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bullocks in Monsal Dale</td></tr>
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<br />Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-10598734122436608342012-12-01T13:53:00.000+00:002012-12-02T12:19:44.412+00:00Cheddleton Panorama<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;">(Panasonic Lumix TZ10 - 10 images stitched in Microsoft ICE)</i><br />
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This morning, while out walking Button, our dog, I decided to put the Microsoft Image Composition Editor (ICE) to the test with a large panorama. I used my Lumix compact camera set on A mode (aperture priority), with auto exposure, white balance and focus. The 10 photos looked at individually had various tints due to differences in white balance but, as you can see, ICE made an excellent job of stitching and balancing the 10 photos giving a view over a 208 deg angle. The white border at the bottom of the panorama on the right is there because I decided that the auto crop feature of ICE was a bit too fierce as I had hand held the camera rather than using a tripod. I haven't found any panorama stitching program that does a better job. (Click on the photo for a closer look.)Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-25018299807393967742012-11-18T13:56:00.002+00:002012-11-18T13:56:37.134+00:00Sunday Morning Walk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Panasonic Lumix TZ10)</i></span><br />
Here are three photos from this mornings walk with the dog. We walked along the old railway line past Birchall Playing Fields in Leek through to and along the Leek Branch of the Caldon Canal and back again. It was a cold but cloudless and pleasant morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday Morning Football, Birchall Playing Fields</td></tr>
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<i style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;">(Panasonic Lumix TZ10)</i><br />
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<i style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;">(Panasonic Lumix TZ10)</i><br />
The above photo is a vertical panorama of three photos stitched in the excellent Microsoft Image Composite Editor ("ICE") program.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-48510439772783981682012-11-10T21:09:00.001+00:002012-11-10T21:10:26.049+00:00Wolseley Centre and Doxey Marshes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn colours at The Wolseley Centre</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 17mm, 1/250s @ f/5.6)</i></span><br />
Today was a beautifully sunny autumn day so Lyn and I went birdwatching to the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust's Wolseley Centre and their Doxey Marsh reserve near Stafford. There are still magnificent autumn colours on the trees. The photo above shows the vivid orange of a Beech tree and the yellower shades of a Birch (and a few Mallards!)<br />
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<i style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;">(Canon EOS 60D,Canon EF-S 55-250mm @ 250mm, 1/800s @ f/8.0)</i><br />
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We saw a good selection of birds at Doxey Marsh including Black-headed and Herring Gulls, Lapwings, Mute Swans, Canada and Greylag Geese, Mallard, Teal, Tufted and Shoveller (above) ducks, Coot, Moorhen, Kingfishers, Goosander, Snipe, Blackbirds, Starlings and Crows along with several of the smaller songbirds. A very enjoyable day out.</div>
Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-65648948795893430282012-11-01T23:15:00.001+00:002012-11-01T23:15:11.762+00:00Sunset over the Peak<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset over the Peak District Park</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Panasonic Lumix TZ10, HDR of 3 photos tone mapped in Photomatix))</i></span><br />
After several miserable days this afternoon was pleasant but cold. This photo was taken just inside the Peak District National Park near Onecote. The Millstone is the symbol of the Park and is to be found where roads cross the boundary. One of the predominant rocks in the area is Millstone Grit which was used, as the name says, to produce millstones in the past.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-42659648163332852842012-10-19T21:35:00.001+01:002012-10-19T21:35:21.654+01:00Wolfscote Dale<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wolfscote Dale</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 17mm, 1/160s (middle image) @ f/8.0, 3 images HDR in DDP)</i></span><br />
Today I went for a walk through Wolfscote Dale, Biggin Dale, Hartington and Beresford Dale in the Derbyshire Peak District, 10 Kms. A pleasant walk with the autumn colours beginning to show. The River Dove was flowing well but seems to have stayed within its banks despite the large amount of rain we have had lately. Some of the fields I crossed were quite waterlogged though. I just managed to keep my feet dry!Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-37125028430714261192012-09-10T18:48:00.001+01:002012-09-10T18:48:38.374+01:00Alton Castle<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alton Castle</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Panasonic Lumix TZ10, 3 images tonemapped in Photomatix)</i></span><br />
Alton Castle stands high on the hill on the opposite side of the Churnet Valley to the more famous Alton Towers. The original castle dates from the 12th century but the Gothic building visible here was built in 1847 to the design of the Victorian architect Augustus Pugin for the Earl of Shrewsbury, The building is now used as a Catholic Youth Retreat Centre.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-36605350140944274782012-09-05T23:46:00.002+01:002012-09-05T23:46:20.919+01:00View from The Cloud<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from The Cloud</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 36mm, 1/2000s @ f/7.1)</i></span><br />
The Cloud is a gritstone hill between Congleton and Macclesfield in Cheshire. The view above is from the summit trig point looking towards Bosley and Shutlingsloe. It was a lovely day for a walk today cool enough for the 200 mtr climb from the car up to the top of the hill to be quite pleasant! The views from The Cloud are extensive in all directions taking in the Cheshire Plain as far as the hills of the Welsh border, the City of Manchester and the hills of the western Peak District, The name "Cloud" is a corruption of the Old English work <i>Clud </i>which just means hill!Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-4725616593945118222012-08-31T17:28:00.001+01:002012-08-31T17:28:43.959+01:00Lyme Park<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The House, Lyme Park</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 17mm, 1/400s @ f/8.0)</i></span><br />
Lyme Park, a National Trust property, is the largest house in Cheshire. Those that saw the BBC adaptation of <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> may recognise it as <i>Pemberley, </i>the home of Mr. Darcy. The house is surrounded by attractive and well-maintained gardens and a 1,300 acre Deer Park.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-77746208643362160622012-08-30T18:58:00.000+01:002012-08-30T18:58:08.122+01:00Solomon's Temple<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solomon's Temple, Buxton</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 22mm, f/6.3, 3 images HDR tone mapped in Photomatix)</i></span><br />
Solomon's Temple (or Grin Low Tower) is located on a hill to the south of Buxton. It isn't really much of a temple being simply a tower, 20 feet tall, with nothing inside but a staircase leading to the viewing platform on top. No altar, no stained glass windows, no virgins being sacrificed (possibly happens after dark!). The weather today wasn't particularly inspiring but at least the rain stayed off while I was there.<br />
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The tower was built in 1896 on the instructions of a local publican named Solomon MycockBlogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-11462353067142305612012-08-12T11:10:00.001+01:002012-08-12T11:10:22.624+01:00Buxton Billerettes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Buxton Billerettes at Cheddleton Carnival</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Panasonic Lumix TZ10)</i></span><br />
Not the run of the mill majorette troupe, the Buxton Billerettes have been providing hilarious entertainment at local carnivals in and around the Peak District for 36 years!<br />
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Here's what is says on <a href="http://www.billerettes.org.uk/index.html" target="_blank">their website:</a><br />
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"<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14px;">The Billerettes are a majorette troupe with a difference, apart from the occasional girl the rest of the team may dress like girl majorettes, may even look like girl majorettes, but they are most definitely men.</span><br />
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The guys have been proving for years that when it comes to majoretting the guys can show the girls how to give it that special ZING, well at least they hope to bring a smile to the faces of the onlooker and preferably a good old belly laugh."</div>Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-14870659205728094692012-08-09T22:08:00.000+01:002012-08-09T22:08:09.099+01:00Plague Cottages, Eyam<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plague Cottages, Eyam Village</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Tamron 10-24mm @ 16mm, 1/800s @ f/6.3)</i></span><br />
Eyam village in the Peak District National Park has an amazing but sad history. In 1665 one of the residents of this row of cottages, George Viccars a tailor, sent for some cloth from London. The cloth arrived somewhat damp and was hung in front of the fire to dry out. The heat activated the fleas carrying the plague virus from London, in the grip of the Bubonic Plague at the time. Within days the man that had sent for the clothes was dead. Over the next days several more succumbed and it became obvious that this wasn't just a normal disease epidemic. The Rector of the village, Rev. William Mompesson, persuaded the villagers to put themselves into a form of quarantine from the surrounding area to avoid the spread of the plague. Over the following months 260 of the 350 residents of the village died from the plague, including Mompesson's wife, Katherine.<br />
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Today the village is a thriving and attractive place but its dark history is still remembered.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-19779649461728468802012-08-02T21:46:00.001+01:002012-08-02T21:46:19.413+01:00British Summer!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer!</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 22mm, 1/30s @ f/4)</i></span><br />
We have just had a violent and torrential thunderstorm. This summer must go down as the worst I can ever remember. At least we got a rainbow at the end of the storm (below)!<br />
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<br />Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-39382309514124781002012-08-01T23:17:00.000+01:002012-08-01T23:17:12.460+01:00Tittesworth Reservoir from The Roaches<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Another photo from my walk last week. Dreadful weather today so I didn't go out! The bump on the horizon (near the right hand side) is The Wrekin, about 50 miles away in ShropshireBlogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-71433434941010515702012-07-30T17:37:00.003+01:002012-07-30T17:37:53.818+01:00Odeon Building, Leek<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The Odeon Building in Leek. I guess that at one time this half-timbered, "magpie" building at a major crossroads in Leek housed the Odeon Cinema. It now houses a large antique centre.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-28147199854304292892012-07-27T18:13:00.000+01:002012-07-27T18:13:21.750+01:00All Saints, Leek Flower Festival<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrangement on the font</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 25mm, 1/100s @ f/5.0 ISO 800)</i></span><br />
This year is the 125th anniversary of the completion of the Grade I listed All Saints church in Leek. The church was designed by Richard Norman Shaw, one of the leading architects of the Arts and Crafts movement. As part of the celebrations for the anniversary the church is holding a flower festival and embroidery display this weekend. The displays are very well done by the Leek Floral Arts Group and members of the church. The embroideries include both modern works and past works from the Leek Embroidery Society, part of the Arts and Crafts movement established in 1879 by Elizabeth Wardle whose husband, Thomas Wardle, was a silk importer and an associate of William Morris. The photo below shows a detail from the "Arts and Crafts Stole" designed by Thomas Wardle Jnr. and created by Lady Gaunt, daughter of Elizabeth Wardle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of the Arts and Crafts Stole</td></tr>
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<br />Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-3100052145795777842012-07-25T14:20:00.001+01:002012-07-25T14:20:53.276+01:00Hen Cloud<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hen Cloud from The Roaches</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 33mm, 1/500s @ f/8.0)</i></span><br />
Another photo from my walk along the Roaches on Monday. Hen Cloud is an outcrop of gritstone on the same line as the Roaches but separated by a saddle. Both the Roaches and Hen Cloud, along with nearby Ramshaw Rocks, are popular climbing areas.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-89499588123840622182012-07-24T19:56:00.003+01:002012-07-24T19:56:29.129+01:00Peak National Park<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peak National Park sign</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Tamron 10-24mm @ 14mm, 1/500s @ f/8, HDR of 3 images)</i></span><br />
Has summer arrived at last? This is the iconic sign for the Peak District National Park. The more modern signs are not nearly so distinctive. For those that don't know, the wheel like object is a millstone. The Gritstone mined in Derbyshire was the main source of millstones for England in the past. This photo taken near Onecote in Staffordshire.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-46175478246450988442012-07-23T17:02:00.001+01:002012-07-23T17:02:46.276+01:00Doxey Pool<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doxey Pool on the Roaches</td></tr>
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #f1c232; font-size: small;">(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 17mm, 1/500s @ f/8.0, 3 image panorama)</i><br />
Doxey Pool on the Roaches is a mysterious place. The pool, never dry, sits near the top of the ridge. There is no stream flowing in or out. The water is a dark peaty brown, nearly opaque. Doxey Pool is associated with the legend of "Jenny Green-teeth", a monster that inhabits the allegedly bottomless depths. Jenny is said to have long, weedy green hair, talons and sharp teeth. She will appear and grab anyone who enters the pool and drag them down to their watery grave!Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-27585573574488784732012-07-18T20:57:00.003+01:002012-07-18T20:57:58.722+01:00Well Dressing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Edge Well Dressing</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 53mm, 1/125s @ f/10)</i></span><br />
We are now well into the well dressing season for the Peak District. The village of Brown Edge in the Staffordshire Moorlands is not actually in the National Park but does maintain the tradition by dressing three wells. This years theme is fairly obvious, the Jubilee and the Olympics. The wells are traditionally dressed using flower petals, foliage, lichens, mosses and seeds pressed into a bed of wet clay. Those in Brown Edge this year have used a large amount of coloured gravel which, while not traditional, stands up well to the ravages of the heavy rainfall we have been having.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Olympic theme</td></tr>
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<br />Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-34481769725703829562012-06-04T17:32:00.002+01:002012-06-04T17:32:51.756+01:00Jubilee Boat<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Narrow Boat Decorated for the Queen's Jubilee</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 36mm, 1/60s @ f/7.1)</i></span><br />
This narrow boat, moored at Froghall Wharf, is decorated for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-61381175479236313942012-06-02T20:35:00.000+01:002012-06-02T20:35:17.564+01:00Cheddleton Station<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Class N7 0-6-2T at Cheddleton</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Panasonic Lumix TZ10)</i></span><br />
I had a turn as Crossing Keeper on the <a href="http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/" target="_blank">Churnet Valley Railway</a> on Jubilee Saturday. Here we see our new guest locomotive, a class N7 0-6-2T on loan from the East Anglian Railway Museum, complete with Jubilee bunting, taking the visitors up to Cauldon Low.Blogeomahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00234582029741104018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964463866717278822.post-16774961106954202232012-06-01T10:55:00.000+01:002012-06-01T10:55:12.004+01:00Chatsworth House<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chatsworth House</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 17-70mm @ 70mm, 1/500s @ f/10)</i></span><br />
The photo, taken from near New Piece Wood, shows Chatsworth in all its glory. In Stand Wood above the house to the right is the Hunting Tower, one of two remaining Elizabethan features (the other is "Queen Mary's Bower" near the house). To the left of the photo can be seen the Emperor Fountain. This was built in 1843 for a visit by Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and was, at the time, the greatest gravity fed fountain in the world reaching as high as 300 feet. It is rarely if ever run at full power now but is still an impressive sight for the hour of two it is run every day. By the way, the Tsar never came!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer view of the house with the Cascade Fountain behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house and the River Derwent</td></tr>
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