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Peterborough Cathedral - Main Altar
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The Altar at Peterborough Cathedral

Looking from the east end of the Cathedral, effectively at the rear of the altar you can see right down the Cathedral to the West Tower and main entrance. A quite magnificent view, but the word “opulent” sticks in my mind – can that be right?

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Peterborough Cathedral North Altar
Churches

Peterborough Cathedral

I visited Peterborough Cathedral the same day as Ely Cathedral and was equally impressed by this building which is massive and super gothic. Here’s a shot of the North Altar.

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The Octagon Tower Ely Cathedral
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Ely Cathedral

We’ll stick with Ely Cathedral after yesterday’s post. If you ever visit Ely Cathedral you will find that you can take a guided tour of one of the 2 towers – your choice – either the West Tower or the Octagon tower. I decided to grab hold of my vertigo

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Christmas at Ely Cathedral
Churches

Back to Christmas…

I visited a couple of Cathedrals today – Peterborough and Ely. Both are very impressive buildings and are well worth a visit. Ely Cathedral had this very impressive Christmas tree with a nativity in front of it. I think this sums up Christmas quite nicely – don’t you?

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Looking out of Rowney Woods
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What a difference a few months can make…

If you’ve been following this blog for a few months then you may recall the Viper’s Bugloss, sea of purple photograph taken looking out of Rowney Woods back in July. That field now looks like this.

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Pocket Watch Detail
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Great Grandfather’s Pocket Watch 2

Continuing this short series, another shot of my great grandfather’s pocket watch which was made in Leeds by a Jewish jeweller called Napthali BLASEBALK of 11 Brunswick Terrace, Leeds – where the Leeds Metropolitan University now stands.

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Overlooking Walton Beach
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Walton on the Naze Beach Huts

One of the most popular posts on the blog is of the beach huts at Brightlingsea.  Walton on the Naze, (which is 15 miles east of Brightlingsea) also has beach huts but, rather than the standard one long row across the front, these are located in a row of terraces

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Underneath Walton Pier
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Underneath the Pier

In many respects the underside of the Walton Pier was more interesting than the top side…or maybe that’s just me. This picture is made up of 9 original shots combined in an HDR (high dynamic range) image. The image was then styled using On One’s Perfect Photo Suite 6…so now

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A Summer Afternoon at the Windmill
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Aythorpe Roding Windmill Revisited

Well, it was -3c last night so I thought it was about time to revisit last summer and warm ourselves up again. So here’s how the windmill at Aythorpe Roding looked on a hot August afternoon.

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Tower Bridge
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Tower Bridge

So, one last shot of Tower Bridge in London from last Sunday. Whilst I was processing this I wondered why the bridge was painted blue. In fact it was painted red, white and blue for the Silver Jubilee back in 1977, previously it had, apparently, been a chocolatey colour. It

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm a past Chairman and Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions. I have recently moved to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.