 | | Bolton Abbey peeps out through the trees |
|  | | Guests helicopter away from the Devonshire Arms |
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 | | Downham church, in a village often used in films |
|  | | Old stone houses, built to last, stand proud |
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 | | Pendle Hill looks down on the village main street |
|  | | The stone cottages show character and age |
|
 | | The River Dee's December Floods - At Worthenbury |
|  | | At Bangor-on- Dee the defences hold |
|
 | | But the power of the flood is clear |
|  | | Roads are still closed - for obvious reasons |
|
 | | There's a race-course hereabouts..but not today |
|  | | The Dee in Wales at Carrog is just as angry |
|
 | | At Llangollen the water still seethes on |
|  | | But the Steam Railway still runs above it all |
|
 | | Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria - Xmas Main Street |
|  | | Something tells you it is an ancient Market Town |
|
 | | Ruskin and Turner painted here |
|  | | The River Lune is still as impressive today |
|
 | | Pavement Art...outside Salt Pie Cottage |
|  | | Taking Xmas cards to Mr Fox of Lune Valley? |
|
 | | On Christmas Day the Manchester big wheel rests |
|  | | Knott Mill Station is unusually still |
|
 | | Sadly, this Castlefield dweller remains outdoors |
|  | | But it's a quieter time for the Police nearby |
|
 | | Salford Quays swans leave their Jacuzzi |
|  | | And Santa disembarks at Trafford Park |
|
 | | Major Barnston's monument at Farndon, Chester |
|  | | All that remains of Holt Castle - see Jottings |
|
 | | The River Ribble at the end of the year - at flood |
|  | | The waters are angry - with more rain to come... |
|
 | | Summer trickle to winter torrent all in one go |
|  | | At Helwith Bridge the waters widen the river banks |
|
 | | Holt Bridge - important in the Civil War as now ! |
|  | | The River Dee flows on contentedly. |
|
 | | Slaidburn village in the winter's mist |
|  | | The village scene, unchanged for centuries |
|
 | | The mountains shed their water to the River Dyfi |
|  | | The Dyfi surges past the Mallwyd bridge |
|
 | | Nearby a dangerous Cataract lurks |
|  | | While in Dolgellau the RAF rescues Mountains.... |
|
 | | The Church at Belmont village, near Bolton, Lancs |
|  | | Diamond Jubilee and the Millennium both remembered |
|
 | | Suspense shrouds the Clifton Bridge in Bristol |
|  | | But on a clear night all is revealed |
|
 | | Looking down on the Lights of Bristol & the Gorge |
|  | | The early morning scene in the harbour area |
|
 | | The Galleon looks ghostly in this light |
|  | | But some things are just 'swanning' around |
|
 | | The new Portishead Marina meets the day |
|  | | But in Weston Super Mare they just walk the dog |
|
 | | And the Lighthouse on Flat Holm stands in the bay |
|  | | This is how Clifton greets the dawn |
|
 | | The Engineering triumphs of both Nature and Man |
|  | | And they'll even give you today's weather data |
|
 | | At Tewkesbury Cricket Club.....Rain Stopped Play ! |
|  | | But the Abbey stands proudly clear of the Flood |
|
 | | Some of the newer developments aren't so lucky |
|  | | Are they rowing on the River or the fields? |
|
 | | Cyclists these days need a constitution of Iron ! |
|  | | Eastnor village not far away - calm as always |
|
 | | Historic Ledbury Parish Church shows the way |
|  | | Inside, the unique glass cross rises above it all |
|
 | | And Captain Skynner's skill and charity are marked |
|  | | Ancient and Modern life rest together in the sun |
|
 | | January storms bring down trees and stop traffic |
|  | | Even the Manchester Ship Canal has waves |
|
 | | The River Conwy rises higher after the storm |
|  | | Some old local trees just snapped and fell |
|
 | | The danger to the main road is removed |
|  | | The whole team works with speed and care |
|
 | | Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire - in the Dales |
|  | | Langstrothdale Chase bears the January snows |
|
 | | Grassington nestles in the homely Dales |
|  | | The Linton Beck - too wet for ducks today |
|
 | | A polite message to travellers says it all |
|  | | The heart of the ancient village |
|
 | | Some stately homes in a stately setting |
|  | | Twilight falls on Linton Beck |
|
 | | Putting the World to rights in Warrington.... |
|  | | In Oswestry the sheep do as they are told.... |
|
 | | Llwyd Mansion shows the style of 1641 |
|  | | The Town Market shows progress, or is it change? |
|
 | | The Inn at Wheelton brings life to the canalside |
|  | | While all is peaceful along the quiet bank |
|
 | | St Luke's,Hodnet:damaged by Da Vinci Code vandals |
|  | | The view of the old village and the churchyard |
|
 | | Clifford's Tower,York: HenryIII built it in C13th |
|  | | Today - York tour boats on the River Ouse |
|
 | | Older houses of character near the river |
|  | | And more modern developments on the other bank |
|
 | | All Saints Pavement, with its distinctive Tower |
|  | | Arrivals for the Service at this Mayoral Church |
|
 | | Majestic York Minster looks on |
|  | | Showing craftsmanship in every detail |
|
 | | Constantine, proclaimed Emperor here in AD 306 |
|  | | The Shambles still retains its Medieval streets |
|
 | | As the sun rises the hamlet awakes |
|  | | The moon has not yet set through the trees |
|
 | | The harbour at Conwy is bright in February |
|  | | The river stretching down to the sea in the sun |
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