2021

NT8434 : Steam ploughing is such a drag!

taken 3 years ago, near to Mindrum, Northumberland, England

Steam ploughing is such a drag!
Steam ploughing is such a drag!
A demonstration of two Folwer BB1 steam engines with a six furrow balance plough made for a popular attraction at the Championships.

The 70th British National Ploughing Championships & Country Festival took place on the 9 and 10 October 2021 at Mindrum Mill, Mindrum, in Northumberland's Bowmont valley just over a mile from the Scottish border. 220 champion ploughmen and women from all over Britain competed. Competitions for many types of plough and styles of ploughing climaxed when the Supreme Champion was chosen and the top ploughmen were selected to represent England at the 2022 World Ploughing Contest, European Reversible Ploughing Championships and the European Vintage Ploughing Championships.

This photograph was taken during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020/21.

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Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening People, Events
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Ploughing Championships [6] · Furrows [4] · Furrow Balance Plough [2] ·
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NT8434, 11 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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James T M Towill   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 10 October, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 14 October, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 8487 3441 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:36.1839N 2:14.5015W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 8488 3443
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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