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These are pictures I've taken myself, otherwise created or scanned from free sources and now reside on Commons; they are released under GFDL & CC-BY-3.0 and are in no particular order, but then neither am I.
Places
Trowbridge ,
Wiltshire
Lake in the Town Park
River Biss flowing under the town bridge
Clark's Mill, home of Trowbridge County Court
Another view of Clark's Mill
The Handle House adjacent to Clark's Mill
Changes in
Trowbridge 's population 1801 - 2001
Central piazza of The Shires
Shires Gateway on Bythesea Road
Pumpkin Tower (a modern
folly ) in Bythesea Road
The
Sensory garden at the end of Trowbridge Park
"Feelie Board" for
Braille users of the sensory garden
Another view of the Sensory garden
The War Memorial in the park
closer view of The War Memorial
Almshouses in Polebarn Road
The "Blind House", overnight
lock-up for drunks, in Wicker Hill
"Mt Crushmore"
Trowbridge Railway Station
Thomas Helliker 's tomb in St James' churchyard
Monument to
George Crabbe in St James Church
The Virgin hot-air balloon flying over Trowbridge on 21 July 2008
Tesco Express, Hilperton Road
Main
Council building in Bythesea Road
Annexe and main reception of Wiltshire County Council building
Virgin Mobile UK headquarters in White Horse Park
a
Ashton Mill, once a major employer in the woollen industry
The Lamb, Trowbridge - birthplace of the
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Village Pump Folk Club behind The Lamb
Drinking water well, Frome Road
^a You would not believe the security guard I encountered while taking this photo; there are idiots, and then there's him.
York
King's Manor lawn at entrance
De Grey Rooms, St Leonard's Place
Plan of
York Minster showing main windows
Exterior, east end of
York Minster
The astronomical clock in
York Minster
Central Hall, University of York
Physics Block, University of York
The walls of York in spring with daffodils & York Minster in the distance
City walls of York, tower at the junction of Fishergate and Paragon Street
View of the city walls of York from inside; the opening to the left was made in 1848(?) to allow the railways through
York City walls with motte & bailey of former fortification
Section of York City walls, south side of the city next to Price's Lane
English Civil War reenactment,
York Castle
same event
Fishergate, York, facing towards the city centre
View over the River Ouse towards
Cliffords Tower
View of Skeldergate Bridge and the River Ouse
Skeldergate Bridge from south bank
Castle Mills lock on the
River Foss
St Helen's Square, York
Fountain, Parliament Street, York
Other UK
Church of St Philip & St George, Norton St Philip, as seen from the village
Half-timbered and brick-built Elizabethan houses,
Lindfield, West Sussex
View of
Lewes Castle from the pathway off High Street
Westinghouse signal controls on the
Bluebell Railway
Loco 75027 on the
Bluebell Railway
Ruins of Wycoller Hall
Interior of craft museum at Wycoller
Old trading stands in
Bristol
Broad Street, Bristol, looking towards Christ Church
Broad Street, Bristol, looking towards the old City Gate
Detail of the medieval City Gate, from Broad Street, Bristol
Statue of
Samuel Plimsoll , Bristol; holding a handmade placard "Don't pay the Tory Poll Tax"
View of the
SS Great Britain from the prow, decked with flags
View along Avon Gorge south towards Hotwells & Docks area,
Bristol
IW&D 34 "Portbury" locomotive at Bristol Docks prior to repaint.
Restored coalmine buildings at
Beamish Museum ,
County Durham
Interior wall of
Trinity Hall , showing Coat of Arms
Jesus Lawn, Jesus College Cambridge
Quad of
Westcott House , Cambridge
Bore hitting the
River Severn bank in 1994
Steam traction engine at North Warehouse, Gloucester Docks
Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks
Neptune's Fountain, Promenade,
Cheltenham
Main entrance to
Lincoln Castle
View of the main gatehouse of Lincoln Castle from inside
Prison blocks at Lincoln Castle
...prisoners were required to attend church
...where they were advised by a preacher: "You've been a very naughty boy!"
West side of High Bridge on the
River Witham in Lincoln
closer view of same
Camden Lock,
Camden Town , London
The Feathers Hotel,
Ludlow ,
Shropshire
Aerial view of
Shrivenham seen from a glider. St Andrews Church is to the left.
Alan Briars onstage (right) at the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival in 1991
Plaque on outer wall of former Bath residence of
Beau Nash
Weir below
Pulteney Bridge , Bath, Somerset
Maze alongside the Avon in Bath, UK, near Pulteney Bridge
Interior wall of Cow Tower, ground floor
Interior wall of Cow Tower, upper levels
The old watergate at Pull's Ferry close to Norwich Cathedral see from the north
Same from the south
Full-length shot of the tower & spire of
Norwich Cathedral , showing original medieval base & later addition of spire
Abroad
Chairlift at Ober Gatlinburg
The "Elephant Gate" of the
Carlsberg Brewery,
Copenhagen
Offices alongside an Amsterdam canal
Former fish & fruit warehouse, alongside canal in Amsterdam
Warehouse doors, alongside Amsterdam canal
Music
Politics
Miscellanea
White variant of the
Common Bluebell
The difference between
damage and
destruction for
Criminal damage in English law
The Book
Captain Field's Improved
parallel rule , ca. 1854
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb on display in 2009
Armorial bearings (
coat of arms ) of the
Goldney Baronets
North-West English
Morris Dancing , which has very little in common with traditional modes.
A student working as a
barmaid in the UK.
Results of a 2003 fracture of the third finger, left hand - the finger can no longer lie flat on a level surface.
Scar from partial left menisectomy, 1980; more recent surgical techniques leave a smaller footprint
My grandfather, Lt. Col.,
OBE
Traction engine at a steam rally in Wiltshire. Further details apart from markings unknown.
"Etten" traction engine, left side, at a steam rally in Wiltshire. Further details unknown
Same engine, right side
Fortunately, none of my girlfriends was this ugly, but I'm told she passed the driving test on the second attempt.
Historical scans