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April 02, 2020
West Yorkshire wonderings
I am fortunate that I live in West Yorkshire which means there is always somewhere to wonder and look at the beauty or some of the great history that can be…
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shaun741
March 20, 2020
Dark Satanic mills a visit to Bradford
Bradford get a hard press at times for lots of reasons, but it has come along way from being the home of just the mills and nothing else. Some of the old mills…
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shaun741
March 17, 2020
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire contains some of the biggest towns and cities in England but it also has some fantastic views and historic sites. Over the summer Haworth can be…
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shaun741
March 10, 2020
Showjumping
Over the summer month there are country shows on somewhere in Yorkshire most weekends. I spent some time at the Bingley show photographing the showjumping
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shaun741
March 06, 2020
A visit to Saltaire
Saltaire was built in 1851 by Sir Titus Salt, the name. is a combination of the owners name and the River Aire. The factory and accommodation were built…
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shaun741
March 02, 2020
Leeds Liverpool Canal 2
The Leeds Liverpool Canal is just a great place to take a walk with a camera. The marina at Appley Bridge is a nice place to get a coffee The canal is a great…
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shaun741
Feb. 29, 2020
A black and white trip around Leeds
The Corn Exchange designed by Cuthbert Broderick is an iconic building in the city. It seems to have struggled over the last few years but has now turned a…
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shaun741
Feb. 19, 2020
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 2
The Worth Valley is my favourite preserved steam railway due to it being the location of one of my favourite films the Railway Children which I saw at the…
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shaun741
Feb. 10, 2020
A walk around Leeds
Leeds is a great city to wonder around with a camera, there is so much history and more and more there are street entertainers as well County Arcade is part of…
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shaun741
Feb. 07, 2020
The Grand Theatre Leeds
One of the great places to see a show in West Yorkshire is the Grand Theatre which opened in Leeds in 1878 The theatre has kept much of its original fittings…
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shaun741
Dec. 29, 2019
History on the doorstep
Gledhow Grove was built in the 1830's as a family home. In the 1901 census the house was owned by a Frederick J Kitson who was 40 years old and gave his trade…
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shaun741
Nov. 27, 2019
The story of Trinity Shopping Centre
Over the last few years Leeds has developed into one of the key shopping locations in the north of England and a large part of that has been due to the…
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shaun741
Nov. 23, 2019
Experiments in Tilt shift
Tilt shift is an interest of mine, taking real photos and making them look like models can be rewarding when it works. The top photo is of the canal basin at…
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shaun741
Oct. 15, 2019
A foggy day on the Moor
I am very lucky to live very close to Baildon Moor, and over the last few years have learnt to explore it with Stanley my lab. Sadly not everyday has great…
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shaun741
Sept. 15, 2019
Halifax DK185 crash site Ilkley Moor
One Sunday afternoon whilst walking on Ilkley Moor I came across this memorial to the crew of a Halifax bomber that crashed on the Moor On 31st January 1944 the…
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shaun741