BCC. Hello Girls. By Noel Robinson. ARPS. CPAGB.
Google Maps
Google Maps
BCC. Poppies and Grasses. By Noel Robinson. ARPS. CPAGB.
Google Maps
Google Maps
BCC. Life in the Old Tram Yet. By Tony Luxton LRPS.
Google Maps
Google Maps
B C C Google Maps
B C C Google Maps
Colour. Magic?Google Maps
Colour. The Sagrada Família is one of the most extraordinary architectural projects in history—an awe-inspiring basilica in Barcelona that’s been under construction since 1882 and is still not finished.
In the project began under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, who envisioned a traditional Neo-Gothic church.
In 1883 Antoni Gaudí took over and radically transformed the design into a visionary blend of Gothic and Art Nouveau, infused with deep Christian symbolism.
From 1910 onward, Gaudí dedicated himself entirely to the basilica, even living on-site. He died in 1926, having seen only one of its towers completed.
During the Spanish Civil War, many of Gaudí’s plans and models were destroyed, but reconstruction continued using surviving materials and published designs.
The basilica was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 and is now expected to be completed by 2026—marking the centenary of Gaudí’s death.
Google Maps
In the project began under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, who envisioned a traditional Neo-Gothic church.
In 1883 Antoni Gaudí took over and radically transformed the design into a visionary blend of Gothic and Art Nouveau, infused with deep Christian symbolism.
From 1910 onward, Gaudí dedicated himself entirely to the basilica, even living on-site. He died in 1926, having seen only one of its towers completed.
During the Spanish Civil War, many of Gaudí’s plans and models were destroyed, but reconstruction continued using surviving materials and published designs.
The basilica was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 and is now expected to be completed by 2026—marking the centenary of Gaudí’s death.
Google Maps
Food.
( T h i s i s m o r e a b o u t P h o t o s h o p t h a n u s i n g a c a m e r a ) Food. (This is more about Photoshop than using a camera)
G i v e p i e s a c h a n c e ( a n d m a y t h e p e a s b e w i t h y o u ) I w o n d e r w h y P u k k a P i e s r e j e c t e d m y o f f e r t o b e i t s M a r k e t i n g D i r e c t o r ? ! ! Food. Give pies a chance (and may the peas be with you) I wonder why Pukka Pies rejected my offer to be its Marketing Director?!!
T h o m a s L a r g e , t h e B r a n c a s t e r M u s s e l m a n , s h o v e l l i n g e m p t y m u s s e l s h e l l s i n t o a b o a t . T o m o r r o w , w h e n t h e t i d e ' s u p , h e w i l l t a k e t h e b o a t o u t a n d s h o v e l t h e s h e l l s b a c k i n t o t h e s e a . Food. Thomas Large, the Brancaster Mussel man, shovelling empty mussel shells into a boat. Tomorrow, when the tide's up, he will take the boat out and shovel the shells back into the sea.
Google Maps
Google Maps
Misty Mornings.Google Maps
Spring Into Summer. Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands. According to the official website, Keukenhof Park covers an area of 32 hectares and approximately 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the gardens annually.
Google Maps
Google Maps
Travel.
Travel.
Travel. Jet trails over the North Sea as we return to Dover on the Hurtigruten line's SS Maud after a most spectacular trip to the Norwegian Fiords.Google Maps
Water. Brighton West Pier...
Google Maps
Google Maps
Water. Denver Sluice is a fascinating and vital piece of water management infrastructure located near Downham Market in Norfolk.....First constructed in 1651 by Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden, as part of a grand scheme to drain the Fens and convert marshland into farmland. The original sluice was controversial—it disrupted navigation and caused silt build-up downstream.....It collapsed in 1713 due to a violent combination of floodwaters and incoming tides. It was rebuilt in 1750 by Swiss engineer Charles Labelye, and later improved by John Rennie in 1834 with a sophisticated lock system.....The sluice controls the flow between the non-tidal Ely Ouse and the tidal Great Ouse, preventing saltwater intrusion and inland flooding. It’s part of the Denver Complex, which includes five sluices, a navigation lock and the imposing “Big Eye” gate for larger vessels. The system allows boats to pass between river systems and helps regulate water levels for agriculture, conservation, and flood defence.....Without Denver Sluice, much of the Fenland—land that lies below sea level—would be at risk of inundation. It plays a key role in managing water for wildlife habitats, farmland irrigation and urban drainage. During high tides or heavy rainfall, upstream areas like Welney Washes are used as temporary reservoirs to relieve pressure.....Denver Sluice appears in Dorothy L. Sayers’ novel *The Nine Tailors*, underscoring its cultural significance. It’s a symbol of human ingenuity—an unsung hero quietly holding back the sea for nearly 400 years.....
Google Maps
Google Maps
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels.
Wheels. John Lennon, at the top end of Penny Lane, admiring my Brompton...
Google Maps
Google Maps
Wheels. One of my first photographs taken with a spherical camera. May 2017.
Google Maps
Google Maps
Wheels. The Finch Foundry. This National Trust property at Sticklepath is the last working water-powered forge in England. At it's peak it was making 400 tools a day.
Google Maps
Google Maps
Wheels. The Goodwood Revival is a three-day festival that's been held, each September, at the Goodwood Circuit since 1998. It focuses on the types of racing cars and motorcycles that would have competed during the circuit's original period, from 1948 to 1966.....At the event, most people dress in period clothes. It is one of the world's most popular motor race meetings and the only United Kingdom event which recreates the 1950s and 1960s era of motorsport.....My friend Marie fancied the air crew of this plane and decided to try and help them get it off the ground...
Google Maps
Google Maps
Wheels. The old dog Humphrey, next to a farm vehicle that had exploded the previous day in a field near where we used to live...
Google Maps
Google Maps
Wheels. The start line at the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb, Worcestershire. This is the location for one of the oldest motorsport events in the world. First having run in 1905, it is the oldest to have been staged continuously (wartime excepted) on its original course. On that first occasion the course was 992 yards in length, but in 1907 it was standardised at 1,000 yards, the length it remains today.
Google Maps
Google Maps
Wheels. This is an Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton, erroneously called the "Porsche P1". It is an electric vehicle that was built by Egger-Lohner in 1898 and is the first vehicle that Ferdinand Porsche contributed to. The vehicle resembles a horse-drawn carriage, with an electrical motor attached to it. Approximately four were built. This one is currently in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.....As a young man, Ferdinand Porsche was fascinated by electricity and chose not to follow in the footsteps of his small-town tinsmith father. In 1893 at the age of 18, he moved to Vienna to begin an apprenticeship at the electrical firm Bela Egger & Co. while simultaneously enrolling as a student at the Imperial Technical University in Reichenberg.....This ambition and hard work paid off, and in 1897 at the age of 22, he was head of the company's testing department. There he built an electric wheel-hub motor, then met with carriage manufacturer Jacob Lohner & Co. and began working on an electric car.....The result, which debuted on the streets of Vienna on June 26 1898, was the C.2 Phaeton. It is prescient that Porsche had the confidence and ambition to nickname the car the P1, trusting in himself that there would be more Porsche cars to come. It was Porsche's first car, and it was also among the first vehicles registered in Austria.
Google Maps
Google Maps