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Throwback Thursday… Sutton Scarsdale Hall

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Decorative plasterwork, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Decorative plasterwork, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 56mm, 1/160s, f6.3, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

15 years ago it was the faded grandeur of Sutton Scarsdale Hall near Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Dating from the 1720s the Grade 1 Listed structure has been derelict since the 1920s and was initially preserved in 1946 by Sir Osbert Sitwell of nearby Renishaw Hall but is now in the care of English Heritage.

Fireplace, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Fireplace, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Nikon D300, AF Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8D, 1/160s, f6.3, ISO 400

Last time I visited the hall, the interior was closed to visitors but I understand it has now reopened.

Throwback Thursday… ‘Another Place’

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'Another Place'
‘Another Place’
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 80mm, 1/320s, f9, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

15 years ago it was Another Place by Antony Gormley at Crosby beach on Merseyside.

I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by the sculptures and quickly turned my attention to the passing ships.

M.S. Norbay
M.S. Norbay
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 270mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 200

The MS Norbay is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) vessel built by Van Der Giessen-de Noord N.V. in the Netherlands in 1994 and was, at the time of the photo, employed on P&O Ferries Liverpool – Dublin route.

Throwback Thursday… Ash Grunwald at The Venue, Derby

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Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D, 1/100s, f2.8, ISO 1600

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

16 years ago it was the immensely-talented Australian blues musician Ash Grunwald at The Venue in Derby.

I rarely bought CDs from the gigs I photographed but at this one I bought two!

Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D, 1/100s, f2.8, ISO 1600

Throwback Thursday… Stephenson’s Rocket

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Replica L&MR 0-2-2 ROCKET-20100811bReplica Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 ROCKET
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 80mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Twelve years ago it was Stephenson’s Rocket! (albeit the replica built by Locomotion Enterprises (1975) Ltd in 1979).

This replica of the famous 1829 original was in action at the National Railway Museum at York, running up and down the Warehouse Line with a replica Liverpool and Manchester Railway 2nd class coach (built in 1930) and I managed a ride in the latter…

Replica L&MR 0-2-2 ROCKET-20100811aReplica Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 ROCKET
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 18mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 400

The 1979 built replica is currently on display at Locomotion in Shildon but the 1829 original is currently on display at the NRM (along with another, part-sectioned replica, dating from 1935).

From the (digital) archive… Partial Lunar Eclipse, New Year’s Eve 2009

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Partial Lunar Eclipse-20091231Partial Lunar Eclipse
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 300mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 400

For the last post of 2021 I’ve raided my (digital) archive for one of the few pics I’ve ever taken on New Year’s Eve… in this case 12 years ago.

A partial lunar eclipse was certainly of more interest to me than the usual NYE shenanigans that were on offer in 2009! 😁

Anyway… here’s wishing you all a happy and healthy 2022.

Throwback Thursday… ‘Who Stole Bongo’s Trousers?’

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John Cooper Clarke-20111021cJohn Cooper Clarke
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D, 1/100s, f2.8, ISO 1600

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Ten years ago it was legendary performance poet John Cooper Clarke doing his stuff at The Flowerpot in Derby.

It was an absolutely fantastic evening of poetry, humour and anecdotes with the highlight for me being the poem (and preamble to) “Bongo’s Trousers”, the opening line of which forms the title of this post.

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Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D, 1/40s, f2.8, ISO 1600

Single frame… Weybourne Hope, October 2011

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Weybourne Hope, October 2011Weybourne Hope, October 2011
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 80mm, 1/125s, f11, ISO 200

A quick pic from the (digital) archives today… it popped up while I was looking for something else and as it was taken ten years ago today I thought I’d include it!

Weybourne Hope is where the shingle spit of Blakeney Point meets the North Norfolk cliffs and there is an old saying that refers to the deep inshore water here that would allow ships to unload troops and stores here in the event of an invasion.

‘He who would all England win, should at Weybourne Hope begin’