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Shoe Lasts Collection - on the Cobblers shelf
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The Cobblers Shelf

Back to the old Dunmow Lock-Up and shoe lasts. You can see a stand alone shoe last in this post, here we have a small collection of shoe lasts

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Shoe Last
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A Shoe Last in the Dunmow Lock-Up

Continuing the short series of images taken from the Dunmow Lock-Up this is an old shoe last: Each shoe last is designed for a particular heel height, toe shape, and type of footwear. Many styles of shoes can be made on the same shoe last , but the toe shape

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Stephens Fountain Ink with border
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Ink in the Dunmow Lock Up

It’s always quite interesting what you find in old “abandoned” buildings. This is probably my favourite shot from the series I took in the old Dunmow lock-up. For those of you who care about such things this is an HDR shot taken from a bracket of 3 shots.

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The Gaol Back Door Lock
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The Dunmow Lock Up

Great Dunmow has a fabulous little old, disused jail or lock-up. The plaque on the wall sums up some of its history: “This small single cell prison ceased its function in 1843 when the Dunmow police station opened. During the 1890’s this disused Lock-up was adapted to be a Soup

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm currently the Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club (and am a past Chairman) and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions.