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Tag Archives: Hertfordshire
Looking into the square
Before I moved to London, I lived in a town called Ware in Hertfordshire, where today’s picture was taken. I’ve been thinking about the town this morning, as they used to hold a Dickensian Christmas evening every year in December … Continue reading
Posted in Cityscape, Photography
Tagged boundary, Christmas, church, fair, frame, Hertfordshire, sepia, square, town square, Ware
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Pattern in the sky
I recently caught part of a TV programme my partner was watching about the architecture of new houses. One of the architects was explaining how he had been inspired by a photograph taken looking up at the sky through the … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Architecture, colour, Hertfordshire, nature, pattern, photograph, Photography, River Lea, sky, tree
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New River pumping station
In some ways, today’s picture looks rather empty, but it shows a view which I liked when I used to live in Hertfordshire. The New River, which flows through the picture, was constructed in the early 1600s to bring fresh … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged black and white, Hertford, Hertfordshire, history, London, New River, photograph, Photography, pumping, pumping station, river, Ware, water
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Reclaiming the machine
When I used to live out in the Hertfordshire countryside, one of my favourite walks (with or without dog) was on a footpath which ran up through a nearby farmyard, then out over the crest of a hill beyond, before … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged boundary, countryside, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire countryside, nature, photograph, Photography, reclaim, River Lea, wildlife
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Gazebos on the river
For many years I lived in Ware, in Hertfordshire, a town with many claims to fame – including the legendary Great Bed of Ware which was built for one of the many coaching inns which lined the High Street, and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, General, Photography
Tagged bed, gazebo, Great Bed of Ware, Hertfordshire, photograph, Photography, relax, river, Victoria and Albert Museum, Ware
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A timeless river
I’ve spent a fair part of my life in Hertfordshire, between school years spent in Watford and then ten years of my adult life near Hertford itself. It’s a county the beauty and history of which is sometimes sadly overlooked, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged boat, Hertford, Hertfordshire, history, Lea, Lee, Photography, river, River Lea, water
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Noticing the details
I seem to have spent a fair amount of time over the past year or two taking photographs of churches. This is certainly no hardship – to spend time alone appreciating a peaceful, historic and frequently beautiful building is far … Continue reading
