Cumbrian England scenes....
Dec 29, 2022 19:54:49 #
Dec 29, 2022 20:45:01 #
Flying Three
Loc: Berthoud, CO
I often don't comment, but I enjoy your English countryside images. Today, I love the tree picture especially. Thanks
Dec 29, 2022 23:15:48 #
Dec 30, 2022 00:32:52 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
Exceptional images of beautiful and rugged countryside. I was wondering what the tower was on the distant hill. It looks like a lighthouse, and someone referred to it as such. But unless the ocean is just over that hill, it's an odd place for a lighthouse.
Dec 30, 2022 02:52:26 #
Sylvias wrote:
Beautiful scenics and shots Jim, especially like #4. 
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Dec 30, 2022 05:11:14 #
srfmhg wrote:
Beautiful landscapes Jim!
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Dec 30, 2022 05:12:29 #
Moondoggie wrote:
Nice landscapes.
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Dec 30, 2022 05:13:21 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Very nice "countryside" images Jim!
Don
Don
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Dec 30, 2022 05:14:47 #
Flying Three wrote:
I often don't comment, but I enjoy your English countryside images. Today, I love the tree picture especially. Thanks
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Dec 30, 2022 05:41:27 #
[quote=Reuss Griffiths]Exceptional images of beautiful and rugged countryside. I was wondering what the tower was on the distant hill. It looks like a lighthouse, and someone referred to it as such. But unless the ocean is just over that hill, it's an odd place for a lighthouse.[/quote
Thank you very much for looking in Reuss i always appreciate it and your right it is'nt a lighthouse so i've added a little history for you.Glad you liked them.
The Hoad Monument, as it is popularly known, ought more properly to be called the Sir John Barrow Monument. This highly visible memorial - which looks like a huge lighthouse - stands on the summit of Hoad Hill, overlooking the town of Ulverston, and is easily seen for miles around.
The monument was erected in 1850 in memory of Sir John Barrow, a native of Ulverston. Barrow was born in Dragley Beck in 1764, the child of a journeyman tanner. From such a humble beginning, Barrow rose through the ranks of the navy to become the second secretary of the Admiralty.
Barrow is best known for his promotion of voyages of exploration and scientific discovery. He supported attempts to find a northwest passage to the Orient, and also sent expeditions to West Africa. He was one of the founders of the Royal Geographic Society in 1830, and a prolific writer of works covering biographies of figures as diverse as John Macauley and Peter the Great of Russia. He also wrote a history of Arctic exploration.
Thank you very much for looking in Reuss i always appreciate it and your right it is'nt a lighthouse so i've added a little history for you.Glad you liked them.
The Hoad Monument, as it is popularly known, ought more properly to be called the Sir John Barrow Monument. This highly visible memorial - which looks like a huge lighthouse - stands on the summit of Hoad Hill, overlooking the town of Ulverston, and is easily seen for miles around.
The monument was erected in 1850 in memory of Sir John Barrow, a native of Ulverston. Barrow was born in Dragley Beck in 1764, the child of a journeyman tanner. From such a humble beginning, Barrow rose through the ranks of the navy to become the second secretary of the Admiralty.
Barrow is best known for his promotion of voyages of exploration and scientific discovery. He supported attempts to find a northwest passage to the Orient, and also sent expeditions to West Africa. He was one of the founders of the Royal Geographic Society in 1830, and a prolific writer of works covering biographies of figures as diverse as John Macauley and Peter the Great of Russia. He also wrote a history of Arctic exploration.
Dec 30, 2022 05:49:45 #
LA wrote:
I agree with Stan. All are excellent but I like 4 best.
Larry
Larry
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Dec 30, 2022 06:11:46 #
angler wrote:
....photographed over the Christmas holidays.
Excellent scenes, 4 is my favorite.
Dec 30, 2022 07:08:25 #
Dan Thornton wrote:
Excellent scenes, 4 is my favorite.
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Dec 30, 2022 08:18:36 #
angler wrote:
....photographed over the Christmas holidays.
I like the trees especially Jim.
Dec 30, 2022 08:31:19 #
photophile wrote:
I like the trees especially Jim.
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