Category: Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday… Coventry

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The Chapel of Unity, Coventry CathedralThe Chapel of Unity, Coventry Cathedral
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 32mm, 1/160, f6.3, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

20 years ago (20? Yikes!) it was the City of Coventry during a flying visit en route to Stratford-upon-Avon.

Father ForgiveFather Forgive
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 32mm, 1/180, f6.3, ISO 200

‘Father Forgive’ was inscribed on the wall of the high altar of St Michael’s Cathedral in Coventry as per the wishes of Provost Richard Howard following the Coventry Blitz on 14 November 1940.

Graffiti, Coventry, 2004Graffiti, Coventry, 2004
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 40mm, 1/180, f14, ISO 200

I can’t remember exactly where I spotted this graffiti but judging by the EXIF data it can’t have been more than a few yards from the Cathedral…

Throwback Thursday… 1955 Ford Customline Sedan

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1955 Ford Customline Sedan
1955 Ford Customline Sedan
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 21mm, 1/170s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Nine years ago it was this mildly customised 1955 Ford Customline ‘Tudor’ Sedan at a Charnwood Cruisers gathering near Loughborough in Leicestershire.

I seem to remember it was fitted with a 302 cu in (4.9l) V8 engine from a Ford Mustang…

Throwback Thursday… Class 20s at the Midland Railway-Butterley

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20205 & 20189 cross Butterley Reservoir-20150208
20205 & 20189 cross Butterley Reservoir
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon Super EBC 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 20.2mm, 1/600s, f11, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Nine years ago it was a mini diesel gala (featuring just class 20s if memory serves) at the Midland Railway-Butterley.

I think this was the final train of the day with 20205 and 20189 hauling a heavily loaded rake of carriages across the causeway spanning Butterley Reservoir.

Throwback Thursday… 2013 Great Central Railway winter steam gala

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Great Western Railway 6000 class 4-6-0 6023 KING EDWARD II
Great Western Railway 6000 class 4-6-0 6023 KING EDWARD II
Nikon D600, AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 48mm, 1/400s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

11 years ago it was a cold and snowy Great Central Railway winter steam gala.

London Midland & Scottish Railway class 8F 2-8-0 48624
London Midland & Scottish Railway class 8F 2-8-0 48624
Nikon D600, AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 120mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 400

These pics (and in fact most of my pics that day) were taken at Leicester North station while the locomotives were running round their respective trains.

Throwback Thursday… Peak Rail (again)

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Hunslet class WD 0-6-0ST LORD PHIL at Rowsley South (Peak Rail)Hunslet class WD 0-6-0ST LORD PHIL at Rowsley South (Peak Rail)
Nikon D600, AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR at 78mm, 1/640s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Ten years ago it was it was this Hunslet class WD ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST steam locomotive at Rowsley South station at Peak Rail.

I’ve just realised this post is almost identical to this one from January 12 2023… same railway, different loco!

Throwback Thursday… Nottingham

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Great Northern Railway corn warehouse, Nottingham
Great Northern Railway corn warehouse, Nottingham
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 23mm, 1/170s, f8, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Nine years ago it was a couple of odd corners of the city of Nottingham.

Designed by T.C. Hine, the Great Northern Railway (GNR) corn warehouse dates from 1857 and is Grade II Listed but was badly damaged by fire in 1998 and as far as I’m aware is still standing but derelict.

Reliant 5cwt Van
Reliant 5cwt Van
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 24mm, 1/60s, f10, ISO 250

This Reliant 5cwt van was perched on top of a container and advertising ‘Lady Bay Independant Car Breakers’ near the racecourse in Colwick. The 5cwt van was the predecessor of the ‘Supervan’ that was made famous by the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses.