The spire of St Katherine's from South Common. After a few days of cold, milder weather is expected for New Year's Eve.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Snow
First snow of 2014! Fell on Boxing Day evening, turned slushy yesterday and froze overnight creating some treacherous ice on roads and pavements.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Merry Christmas
Thanks for viewing my photos during 2014. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Lincoln Christmas Market
The big wheel and other fairground attractions made their annual appearance over the weekend.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Monday, December 1, 2014
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
The Spire of St Hugh's
A misty vista looking over Lincoln with the trees at the top of South Common in the distance.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Fossdyke
Lincoln University accommodation buildings. The tall structure is part of the footbridge over the railway.
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
Midworth St, Mansfield
Just SE of the town centre, the viaduct rises well above the older industrial buildings.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Friday, October 31, 2014
Pottergate, Lincoln
Pottergate leads to the Cathedral at the top of the hill (out of shot to the left). A lot of roads around here have "gate" in the name - it derives from the old Danish "gata" for street.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Permissive Path
Permissive path between two winter fields, leading to the Viking Way. Bracebridge Heath.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Swanage, Dorset
Swanage main beach with Ballard Point behind. (Taken near yesterday's photo) (on a different day) That concludes our tour of coastal Dorset. For more photos, check out my instagram: instagram.com/lincoln_eye
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
Boscombe, Dorset
Boscombe is just East of Bournemouth, but feels more like a suburb as the whole area is built up. The Isle of Wight can be seen in the distance - the white cliffs.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Lulworth Cove, Dorset
Looking back towards Lulworth Cove while walking the SW Coast Path to Durdle Door, a couple of miles away.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Fleet Lagoon and Chesil Beach, Dorset
Taken near the Chesil Beach visitor centre. On the left hand side is Chesil Beach.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Swanage, Dorset
The southern end of Swanage Bay. In the background is Swanage Pier with PS Waverley awaiting departure.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Corfe Castle by Swanage Railway
A good way to get from Swanage to see Corfe Castle is by steam train using the heritage Swanage Railway service. The line (closed in 1972 as part of national restructuring) now operates to give passengers an experience of train travel in the 1950s.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Man O'War Cove
Taken from the very popular section of the SW Coast Path between Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door (pictured previously). On the other side of the headland is Durdle Door, the top of the opening is just visible over the ridge. On the horizon is the Isle of Portland, also shown in recent posts.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Isle of Portland from Chesil Beach
Chesil Beach is a shingle beach 18 miles long, 15 metres high and 200 metres wide and for the most part quite straight. Between the straight beach and the varying coastline behind is the Fleet Lagoon of brackish water, wonderful habitat for wading birds.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Chesil Beach from the Isle of Portland, Dorset
From bottom to top of picture: * The village of Fortuneswell * National Sailing Academy - amongst the warehouses * Portland Beach Rd (A354) - the only road on and off the island * Wyke Regis area of Weymouth * And along the left: Chesil Beach
Friday, October 10, 2014
Weymouth, Dorset
The channel nearby is the River Wey on the final part of its journey to the sea and behind that is Weymouth's main beach and esplanade. The tall ship is the Pelican of London, which was originally an Arctic trawler, built in France and launched in 1948.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
View From Durlston Head
Peveril Point, Ballard Point and Old Harry Rocks from the deck at Seventhwave Cafe.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
PS Waverley Departs From Swanage
Paddle Steamer Waverley (built 1946) is the last sea-going passenger paddle steamer in the world. She is normally based in Western Scotland but was sailing regularly from Swanage Pier during the summer.
Monday, October 6, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Sandbanks Beach
Sandbanks is a small peninsula at the mouth of Poole Harbour in Dorset. It's famous for this beach, high land values and is home to various footballing personalities including Harry Redknapp. In the distance is Old Harry Rocks, just north of Swanage.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle was built by William The Conqueror in the 11th century and demolished to its present appearance in 1645, during the English Civil War.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Portland Bill Lighthouse
The Isle of Portland is reachable by road from Weymouth. Portland Bill is at the southern end of the island.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Old Harry Rocks
Old Harry Rocks marks the start of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage site, just north of Swanage. Peveril Point and part of Swanage can be seen in the distance. Don't forget to check instagram.com/lincoln_eye for additional photos of the area (via web browser or Instagram app).
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Swanage, Dorset
Swanage is located on the Isle of Purbeck (which is actually a peninsula) in Dorset. It is situated at the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage listed section of the southern english coastline. Click on the image above to visit the flickr page which contains a location map.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Belton House, East Elevation
Belton House was completed in 1688 and is an example of Carolean or Restoration architecture.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Friday, September 5, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Ellis Windmill, Lincoln
The Ellis Windmill is located in the middle of a residential street in uphill Lincoln near the ridge which is particularly good for catching westerly winds. It dates back to 1798 and was active until the 1940s.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Monday, September 1, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Seasonal Flora
I don't know what these are called, but there are a lot of them in the Arboretum at the moment.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Southrey Station (Disused)
Platform and sign still intact. The Water Rail Way path follows the route of the old railway line that ran between Lincoln and Boston. Today walkers, joggers and cyclists enjoy the path.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
View Over Lincoln
Looking over Lincoln from the ridge at Bracebridge Heath. Taken on Saturday - it's been raining all day today (August Bank Holiday Monday).
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Near Southrey
A lot of fields are being returned to the ploughed state after harvesting. From the Water Rail Way path near Southrey.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Southrey - Stixwould
Wooden sculpture on the Water Rail Way path between Southrey and Stixwould. "for men may come and men may go". From The Brook by Alfred Lord Tennyson, one of Lincolnshire's celebrated sons.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Galloping Horses, South Common
There were quite a few people on South Common yesterday afternoon waiting to see the #Avro3Sisters flypast. People were standing in small groups all over. The horses decided that this was the best time for a mad gallop from one end of the common to the other and back!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Today's Lancaster and Vulcan Flypast
Two Avro Lancasters and an Avro Vulcan flew over Lincoln to mark the turf cutting ceremony for the new memorial to Bomber Command situated just above South Common. The three aircraft have been dubbed the Avro Sisters, check out social media updates with the hashtag #Avro3Sisters. These three aircraft are the only remaining airworthy examples. The Vulcan and one of the Lancasters are based in the UK and the other Lancaster is visiting from Canada for the summer. Look out for these aircaft at events and airshows around the country.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Lincoln Arboretum
The maze is in the foreground and All Saints' Parish Church on Monks Rd provides the backdrop.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Fool's Autumn
The trees are probably suffering from the hot and dry we had earlier in the summer. Today's maximum is only 17C so it feels a bit autumnal. Cow Paddle Common, Lincoln.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Hullo Clouds
This sort of countryside comes into its own when the skies get interesting. From the top of South Common.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Today's Weather
Is this still the tail end of Hurricane Bertha? Spring-like squalls and showers today.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Woodhall Spa
This track forms part of the Viking Way, which runs from the Humber Bridge to Oakham in Rutland. For a short circular stroll continue along here for a bit, turn right onto another track and then wander back along The Broadway taking in the attractive spa town buildings. It's not too far to the high st area with its cafes, delis and restaurants (plus a few shops).
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
The View From Risby, Lincolnshire Wolds
Starting at bottom left is the fence that runs alongside Risby Road. The road itself can be seen above the fence and towards the right. Catskin Lane is behind the high hedge (running from top left). Also at top left is a series of telegraph poles carrying cables across fields and over Catskin Lane (plus hedge). The picture was created by processing a photo with a series of G'MIC filters in GIMP (free open source software).
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Friday, August 8, 2014
River Witham, Lincoln
The building on the left is called Slipper Baths and has been occupied by various restaurants over the years but after the Japanese restaurant Kashi closed, it has been empty. The Building is now being converted into four retail units at street level with four apartments above.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Monday, August 4, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Bardney Countryside
This view was last seen in April when the fields were full of yellow rapeseed flowers. Looks like harvesting could start soon.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Monday, July 28, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Big Screen
Thanks to the Lincoln Business Improvement Group (BIG), we can enjoy the Commonwealth Games between shops.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
St John's Hospital Redevelopment
The old white water tower used to loom above - until last weekend when it was demolished.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Friday, July 18, 2014
Summer Wildflowers
There are a lot of these around at the moment. It's quite a challenge to identify wildflowers using the web. If you already know the name, there are plenty of sites that can then show photos and other details. But how to find the name? A fairly generic google image search of "purple wildflower uk summer" didn't turn up much: a couple of similar plants and someone who was also trying to find the name. One solution is to use Google's Advanced Image Search: www.google.com/advanced_image_search I left everything blank or at its default except "Site or domain" where I put wildflowerfinder.org.uk This resulted in a long long page of images just from the above website and after some scrolling, a positive id on the flower. It's a Rosebay Willowherb.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Viking Way passes Castle Farm near Tealby in the Lincolnshire Wolds. (It was quite hot there on Saturday).
Monday, July 14, 2014
Brayford Pool, Lincoln
Looking from the University side, across the marina to the hotels on the other side: Double Tree by Hilton and Holiday Inn.
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Water Tower (Lack of)
The old white water tower on the site of the former St John's Mental Hospital in Bracebridge Heath was demolished this morning. Ricklus has posted a good quality flickr video showing the demolition here: www.flickr.com/photos/ricklus/14456455660/
Friday, July 11, 2014
Italianate Tower
Part of the former St John's Mental Hospital in Bracebridge Heath, which is currently being renovated and converted into dwellings.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
Waddington International Airshow
RAF Red Arrows display team. The team had just returned from a flyover of the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire. On Sunday they were seen at the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone as well as another appearance at Waddington.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Friday, July 4, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Lush
Earlier today at Lincoln Arboretum. According to the Wikipedia article on Color Vision, the human eye is most sensitive to shades of green.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Grey Saturday Afternoon
No wonder everyone was watching Wimbledon/World Cup/Glastonbury. Looking SW from the Viking Way near Bracebridge Heath.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Willen, Milton Keynes
Lion statues at the entrance to the Peace Pagoda at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Monday, June 23, 2014
River Great Ouse, Newport Pagnell
The bridge carries traffic in and out of Newport Pagnell along Northampton Road. Newport Pagnell, Bucks.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
University of Greenwich, London
The Trinity College of Music can also be seen. Today's featured software is Geosetter (from www.geosetter.de/en/), PC software designed to geotag photos. A whole batch of photos can be geotagged at once using (eg) a gpx file from a mobile app such as My Tracks, a journey recorder from Google. Geosetter uses the timestamps in the photo EXIF data to match the positions in the gpx file (need to ensure the camera clock is set correctly). It also allows individual photos to be geotagged manually by placing a pin on a Google map, so it's easy to geotag photos prior to upload to flickr.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Tickford Bridge, Newport Pagnell
The oldest iron bridge still in constant use, being part of the route from M1 J14 to the High St. It was built in 1810. Newport Pagnell, Bucks.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Canary Wharf, London
The tall building is One Canada Square, London's second tallest building (after The Shard). This image was processed with Snapseed on Android. The photo was taken on the usual digital camera and transferred to the PC as usual. I used dropbox to transfer to/from Android.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Canary Wharf, London
A Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train approaches Canary Wharf station from the South.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Monday, June 16, 2014
View From The Hill In Greenwich Park, London
At the top of this hill is the Royal Observatory (not pictured) and from here Queens House and the National Maritime Museum can be seen below with the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf beyond the River Thames in the background. Nerd fact: the GPS meridian passes approx 100m east of the Greenwich Meridian.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
New Instagram account
Please follow my account on Instagram: @lincoln_eye. The Instagram photo stream will be entirely separate from this stream - generally no cross posting in either direction.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
The white object is a sculpture entitled "Light Pyramid" and is a light beacon.
Near Central Milton Keynes, Bucks.
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Spring Countryside
Taken a couple of weeks ago - probably the last of the yellow rapeseed flowers. Near Cherry Willingham.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Whisby Railway Crossing Closed
The top half of the nature park is currently inaccessible by footpath from the car park.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
River Witham, Lincoln
The River Witham flows Northwards into Lincoln. Landmarks include (left to right) the white dome of Crown Mill on Princess St and in uphill Lincoln: the Westgate Water Tower and Lincoln Castle.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Lincoln Classic Car Rally
The nearer car is a 1960s Ford Capri, from the Lincoln Classic Car Rally a couple of weeks ago.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Friday, May 2, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Peterborough Cathedral
This is the Early English Gothic West Front of St Peter's Cathedral, a Norman building dating back to 1118.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Jews House and Jews Court
Here are two examples of mid to late 12th century buildings.
On the left is Jews House, a rare example of an early English town house and next to it on the right is Jews Court, the oldest and probably only example of a medieval synagogue in the British Isles.
These can be found on The Strait at the bottom of Steep Hill, Lincoln.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Chambers Farm Wood
Chambers Farm Wood is a nature reserve near Wragby and is run by the forestry commission.
Friday, April 18, 2014
Sutton-on-Sea
Heavy traffic from Lincoln to the coast this morning. The weather there was mostly cloudy with a cold northerly wind blowing.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Water Tower, Bracebridge Heath
The pumping station (known locally as the Water Tower) sitting on its reservoir.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
The Lincoln
A hotel in uphill Lincoln: classic 1960s architecture seen here with some seasonal blossom.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Medieval Bishop's Palace
Another view of the English Heritage site in Lincoln (from the Discover Lincolnshire weekend).
Sunday, April 6, 2014
South Common
This morning.
This effect was achieved by experimenting with various filters in the G'MIC plugin for the GIMP open source (free) photo editor.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Ross Castle
Ross Castle is a folly built in 1863 by MS&L Railway Company to attract tourists to Cleethorpes. Today the castle is a handy viewpoint from which to see the promenade, beech and pier at Cleethorpes.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Mablethorpe
The beach hut in the centre is called "Eyes Wide sHut" and won the modern beach hut competition in 2007.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Rosemary Lane, Lincoln
Rosemary Lane, Lincoln, a photo by lincoln_eye on Flickr.
The old building is the former Wesleyan School, built in the 19th century.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Lincoln Castle Motte
Lincoln Castle Motte, a photo by lincoln_eye on Flickr.
Geek fact: Lincoln Castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. Only Lewes Castle in Sussex is similarly well endowed.
This mottely view was taken from within the ramparts yesterday as the castle was also open for the Discover Lincolnshire weekend.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace
Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace, a photo by lincoln_eye on Flickr.
This English Heritage site near the Cathedral was open during the Discover Lincolnshire weekend.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Spring
Spring, a photo by lincoln_eye on Flickr.
Yesterday (20 March) was officially the first day of spring.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
View Towards Bardney
View Towards Bardney, a photo by lincoln_eye on Flickr.
The silos in the distance are at Bardney. Seen from the Water Rail Way path near Fiskerton.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Usher Gallery
Usher Gallery, a photo by lincoln_eye on Flickr.
It's part of The Collection Museum in Lincoln.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Lincolnshire Archives Building
Lincolnshire Archives Building, a photo by lincoln_eye on Flickr.
St Rumbold's St, Lincoln.