my life through the lens

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Early starts sometimes have their adavatages.

My train is parked in there somewhere?

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Waiting to Sail.

The Last Rays of the Day

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Taken at Portsmouth Harbour.

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Its been a long time since I posted anything here I know. Well now I got this new phone, the LG KC910 I can send pictures from the phone direct to this blog! how cool is that?

So keep a look out and I will send some pictures for your viewing.

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A dogs life!

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Breakfast

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Deckchairs on the Beach............any takers?

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Worthing in the rain! The weather this summer has been less than acceptable.

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The Station Cafe on the opposite platform looks inviting. Barnham Station on a wet bank holiday week end.

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Barnham Station

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Bank Holiday Weekend in Bognor Regis.....nice!

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The Fore land at Dungeness.

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The lighthouse at Dungeness.

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Southern Maid leaving Dungeness.

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Semaphore Signals at New Romney.

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Samson taking water at New Romney.

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Bognor Regis Pier.

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The home of the Turners Pie.

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A classic picture me thinks!

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Not the best quality but it is a mobile camera. This is the Cathedral Express arriving at Waterloo Platform 16, hauled by a Duchess Class.

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A walk along the beach never ceases to amaze me. The sea is forever changing, it shows us it's different atmospheres and personalities.
A camera is always necessary with it's ever changing moods.

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Today we have a Cream Doughnut from Turners.

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If your on twitter you'll know why this is here.
Chicken & Ham Pie from Turners in Hawthorn Road Bognor Regis. All baked on the premises daily.
They are lovely!!!

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Busy, busy!!!

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Just a few variety's of m&m's

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Well of course you cant go to New York without a visit to the Statue of Liberty.

Philadelphia

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What else would you expect but tall buildings. In all the time we was there, I never got fed up looking up at them. I just had to resist the urge to keep photographing them.

Guess Who, Philadelphia

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What can I say, but if your in Philly you have to see it!

Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia

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This market is in the old railway terminal. The colours the food and the smells were just over whelming. Took this in between slurps of my Strawberry and Banana Milkshake!

Philadelphia

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Its as amazing in the night as it is in the day.

Philadelphia

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The suns rays reflecting of the building was quite a sight.

A Long Delay

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Sorry for the long delay in posting photos. Since my last post in April, blimey that long ago! I've taken a trip to America. We had a fantastic time, and of course there are loads of pictures ready for posting. So I will start getting some of my favourites up today.

So why the delay? well laziness I guess. You know how it is, put it off for a day, then a week goes by, then a month and so on.
It seems to me that we live in a world of time saving devices, and yet we never have enough time in the day.

View from Cissbury Ring

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Stopham Bridge, West Sussex. Built 1423 to replace older wooden bridge.

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Toat Folly near Pulborough

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Even the Sheep had More Sense!!!

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Heading up Mount Zion, South Downs.

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They Get Everywhere!! Dew Pond on the Sussex Downs

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The Moat Wells Cathedral, Somerset.

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Wells Cathedral, Somerset.

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Cheddar Village viewed through the Gorge

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Cheddar Gorge, Somerset.

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Waterloo Sunset

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London Transport Museum

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The London Transport museum, its a great day out, and you can get yourself a real Chinese meal in nearby Chinatown afterwards.

A once typical London scene.

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I Know, a busmans day out.!

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Ding, Ding!! More Room onTop!

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Clapham Junction, busiest station in the World?

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The Dome Cinema, Worthing.

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The Pavillion Theatre, Worthing.

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What Happens When Ships Capsize!!

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The 1782 Beam Pump at Coultershaw, West Sussex

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Petworth Station Approach

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The Old Station at Petworth

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Eartham Wood, South Downs, West Sussex.

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Chantry Post, looking Towards Harrow Hill on the South Downs.

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Tyneham Village

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Tynehams Church of St Marys, it now houses many photographs and information on the lost village.

Tyneham Village

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In most of the house a board gives you a insight into the people that lived there.
If you enjoy searching family trees and have access to the Census Returns for England you can look them up yourself.

Tyneham Village

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The Rectors House, the car is parked where the orange netting is. The house gave the inhabitants many problems with its leaky roof, apparently the slope of the roof was to shallow and rain continually came into the house.

Tyneham Village

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The village has been turned into a sort of museum, but if you want to visit you should check times, when the army is on manoeuvres the acces to the village is closed.

http://www.dorsetcoast.com/index.jsp?articleid=356624

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The Village post of and general stores. The telephone box arrived in 1937 and was quite. The telephone box as since been restored to its former glory. This was the only place in the village were provisions could be bought, Wareham the nearest town was a good day away by horse and cart, and the the village had no pub! Other than the church this was the hub of the village.

Tyneham Village

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Recently we went to Tyneham village, nestled in the hills of Purbeck in Dorset this fascinating village was evacuated in WWll for use in the D-Day landings. The many soldiers that took part were billeted here, and practice for the D-Day landings took place in the area. Although the Ministry of Defence promised the inhabitants of Tyneham that their village would be returned to them after the war this never happened, instead the MOD used it for future army manoeuvres. It must of been a disturbing letter to receive when you are out of the country fighting a war only to find that your family has been evicted from their home in the cause of the war effort.
The village is frozen in time, never inhabited since 1943, the story of Tyneham is a fascinating one, before the villagers left a note was pinned to the vilaage church, it read,

'Please treat the church and houses with care; we have given up our homes where many of us lived for generations to help win the war to keep men free. We shall return one day and thank you for treating the village kindly.'

They never returned.

For more info-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyneham

Evening Beach

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Sandcastles made while
Swimmers bathed.
Sea breezes over
Salty waves.
Children's cries lead to
Tired eyes.
The setting sun
Ends a day of seaside fun.

Clinging Seaweed

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Natural greens in a setting sun.

Waiting Boats

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There is always a picture or three when you live near the sea.

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12th Century St Mary's in Barlavington.

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Our walk took us past the picturesque Duncton Mill.

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A lovely sunny day so it was off for a walk on the Downs. This view is taken on the South Downs Way looking towards our starting point at Whiteways Lodge.
There will be coverage of some of our trip at www.vobes.com.

Battle, East Sussex.

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I wonder how long it took them to work out the name for this pub?

Battle, East Sussex.

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Battle Abbey also known as St Martins was built after the Pope demanded penance for the many Normans who were killed during the conquest of England by William. The high altar of the church is located on the place where Harold fell during the Battle.

Battle, East Sussex.

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The Abbey at Battle. Built by William in celebration of his victory over Harold.

Battle, East Sussex.

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The town of Battle so named because this was the location where William the Conqueror (also known as William the Bastard due to his illegitimate birth) defeated Harold to gain the throne of England.

Racton Folly

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For more information,

http://www.follytowers.com/racton.html

http://www.vobes.com/

Racton Folly

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In its original condition the stonework would of been covered, personally I think it looks better in its present state.

Racton Folly

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The 80 foot tower would of in its day allowed for a fantastic view over the harbour at Chichester.

Find out more, go to http://www.vobes.com/
and get the video.

Racton Folly

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Racton Folly

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Racton Folly, West Sussex. A strange building indeed. With fence and padlock it looks a daunting place, luckily one of the the fence panels had been removed otherwise we would have never got in!

If you would like to find out more about this fascinating building why not check out the video!
http://www.vobes.com/

Griffithstown, South Wales.

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The Goods Shed and associated museum. Go and check the link out, the site is under construction but there are some great photos of days gone by on the site.

http://www.griffithstownrailwaymuseum.co.uk/

Griffithstown, South Wales.

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The now disused Griffithstown Station. This is a GWR station on one of the many old valley lines in South Wales.
Its Goods Shed (see next pic) has now been turned into a museum.

http://www.griffithstownrailwaymuseum.co.uk/

Weymouth

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The Engineers where putting on a show the day we were in Weymouth, so this troop carrying boat was in the area. If you know its official designation please let me know.

Weymouth

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A certain times of the day the bridge is lifted to allow the taller boats through.

Weymouth

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A typical quay side scene.

Weymouth

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A weekend in Weymouth, Dorset. The town still retains its historic character.

USA Trip

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Comments on a Postcard Please!

USA Trip

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The Nassawango Iron Furnace, now preserved for all to see.

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Furnace Town Living History Museum.

Nassawango Furnace was built in 1832 and continued production until 1850 when cheaper steel forced Furnace Town into bankruptcy.

USA Trip

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The Chesapeake Bridge, three bridges and two tunnels.

USA Trip

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Now that's what I call a burger, from Johnny Rockets Original Burger Bar in Southside Philadelphia.

USA Trip

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Clock Tower above the Independence Hall in Philadelphia's Historic Centre.

USA Trip

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View towards the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, connecting Philadelphia with New jersey.

USA Trip

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A great symbol of America, the fire hydrant, so many different colours but all similar in design.

USA Trip

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The view across the Chesapeake Bay with the Bridge just visible in the distance. A two points the bridge turns into a tunnel to allow shipping to enter the bay.

USA Trip

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Riddicks Folly, Suffolk VA.

The Front Parlour, only 19 rooms left!

USA Trip

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Riddicks Folly

USA Trip

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Riddicks Folly in Suffolk Virginia, if your ever in the are its well worth the visit.

The Riddick family built this as a town house retreat, the house was so large (20 rooms) that the locals saw it as a foolish endeavour or a folly!

USA Trip

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I just couldn't resist!!

USA Trip

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Made from the moulds of shoe manfacture, South Boston.