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York photos: architecture, city walls, river scenes, night views and the Monochrome Set
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York photos: architecture, city walls, river scenes, night views and the Monochrome Set

Wed 20th December, 2017Wed 20th December, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Veritably dripping in history, York is a beautiful, tourist-luring walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum …

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In photos: a look around Sheffield in late autumn

Mon 7th November, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was very briefly up in Sheffield over the weekend, and grabbed a few photos as I scuttled about from the station to the venue and back again the next …

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Two great social history photography books: The North and Coal Not Dole
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Two great social history photography books: The North and Coal Not Dole

Wed 23rd April, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s two great photography books documenting the struggle of working class communities around the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill video
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Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the chilly tale of the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

Thu 24th January, 2013Thu 24th January, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

The news reporters may scream “Snow Chaos!’ every time a few centimeters of the white stuff sprinkles down on Blighty, but it’s looking pretty tame compared to this astonishing archive footage of a …

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Whitby sunset – astonishingly beautiful

Thu 24th June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve seen some stunning sunsets in my time, but this striking blood-red one over Whitby harbour is one of the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen! More Whitby photos to follow …

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Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge

Mon 17th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We’ve just come back from a fantastic walking weekend in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Once scattered with corduroy and worsted mills, the area has retained a rugged northern beauty and …

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