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SP9325 : Leighton Buzzard: Narrow gauge railway by Nigel Cox Leighton Buzzard: Narrow gauge railway by Nigel Cox
geograph for square SP9325
Category: Railway (narrow gauge)
The railway was originally built in 1919 to carry sand from nearby quarries to the now dismantled Leighton Buzzard to Dunstable standard gauge railway line close to... (more)
TM2332 : Loading the Holland ferry, Harwich by Rudi Winter Loading the Holland ferry, Harwich by Rudi Winter
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Tags: [top:Coastal] [top:Docks, Harbours] [top:Estuary, Marine] [top:Roads, Road transport] [type:Extra] [subject:ferry] [forum:Otdh]
Stena operate a pair of ferries out of Harwich, the Stena Hollandica (shown here) and the Stena Britannica, which each run once a day to Hoek van Holland and back, each... (more)
NB2201 : Gearraidh Lotalgear by Mick Garratt Gearraidh Lotalgear by Mick Garratt
geograph for square NB2201
Tags: [top:Coastal] [top:Derelict, Disused] [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [Black House] [coast] [deserted] [type:Geograph] [subject:ruin] [ruin] [township] [village]
Compared to west coast the east coast of Harris is rugged and harsh, lacking the fertile machair found on the western coast of the islands. Even today with no white sandy... (more)
NZ2463 : Forth Banks Goods Yard from Redheugh Bridge by Andrew Curtis Forth Banks Goods Yard from Redheugh Bridge by Andrew Curtis
geograph for square NZ2463
Tags: [top:City, Town centre] [top:Industry] [top:Lowlands] [top:Railways]
View slightly south of the position in NZ2463 : Forth Banks Goods Yard from Redheugh Bridge
TG3203 : Ragwort  (Jacobaea vulgaris) - flowers by Evelyn Simak Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - flowers by Evelyn Simak
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Tags: [top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms] [type:Close Look]
This plant contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are hepatotoxic and can cause complete liver failure. There is, however, no evidence that ragwort causes harm by... (more)
SD5705 : Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Disused Warehouse at Wigan Pier by David Dixon Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Disused Warehouse at Wigan Pier by David Dixon
geograph for square SD5705
Tags: [top:Canals] [top:Derelict, Disused] [top:Industry] [19th century] [canal] [Canopies] [grain warehouse] [canal:Leeds and Liverpool] [nineteenth century] [Victorian] [warehouse]
Warehouses numbers 2 and 3 at Wigan Pier date from the 1890s and were used to store flour, grain, cotton and even cement. Goods would be picked up from, and dropped into,... (more)
NC5510 : The Duke Of Sutherland's Luncheon Hut by Donald H Bain The Duke Of Sutherland's Luncheon Hut by Donald H Bain
geograph for square NC5510
Tags: [top:Derelict, Disused] [top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening] [top:Housing, Dwellings] [subject:hut]
By the year 1876 The Duke of Sutherland had decided to create 2000 acres of new farmland around the north side of Loch Shin, he did this by using the James Fowler Steam... (more)
NY9364 : SNOT FAIR, SNOT FAIR by Mike Quinn SNOT FAIR, SNOT FAIR by Mike Quinn
geograph for square NY9364
Tags: [top:City, Town centre] [top:Roads, Road transport] [subject:car park]
Are you sitting comfortably – preferably in a darkened room with a damp towel wrapped round your head and a box of paracetamol to hand? Then I’ll begin. Once upon a... (more)
SW3125 : Sunset over Longships lighthouse from Land's End by Steve  Fareham Sunset over Longships lighthouse from Land's End by Steve Fareham
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Tags: [top:Air, Sky, Weather] [top:Coastal] [top:Communications] [top:Estuary, Marine] [county:Cornwall] [Lands End] [lighthouse] [place:Longships] [trinity house]
From Trinity House website: LinkExternal link Around the cliffs of Land's End, at the extreme south-west... (more)
NY4316 : Why are AA vans yellow? by Mick Garratt Why are AA vans yellow? by Mick Garratt
geograph for square NY4316
Tags: [top:Sport, Leisure] [subject:lodge] [former:shooting lodge] [Shooting Lodge]
Oh I love pieces of useless trivia. More later. The photo was taken in Martindale, an isolated valley in the north east Lakes. Famous for its herd of red deer which, as... (more)
NT8171 : Hutton's Unconformity, Siccar Point by Anne Burgess Hutton's Unconformity, Siccar Point by Anne Burgess
geograph for square NT8171
Category: Geological feature
This spot is a mecca for geologists from all over the world, because it was here that James Hutton made some of the key observations that underpin the science of geology.... (more)
NY9804 : Drystone walls near Whaw by Maigheach-gheal Drystone walls near Whaw by Maigheach-gheal
geograph for square NY9804
Tags: [top:Boundary, Barrier] [top:Uplands] [bracken] [drystone walls]
The valley is criss-crossed with drystone walls. Drystone walls are built without mortar, and their stability – they can stand for 200 years – is due to the skill of... (more)
TM0112 : Taking time out at the beach hut by Neil Theasby Taking time out at the beach hut by Neil Theasby
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Tags: [top:Coastal] [top:Village, Rural settlement] [subject:hut] [bucket:Informative]
By West Mersea Beach. She is reading a book while he takes forty winks. And that basically explains what beach huts are for. Beach huts really started to be used in... (more)
TF0919 : The Red Hall at Bourne, Lincolnshire by Rex Needle The Red Hall at Bourne, Lincolnshire by Rex Needle
geograph for square TF0919
Tags: [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [subject:building]
The Grade II listed Red Hall is the most famous secular building in Bourne and has survived several attempts to have it pulled down. It was built in 1605 by Gilbert... (more)
SZ0378 : The Arcade, 36 High Street, Swanage by Jo and Steve Turner The Arcade, 36 High Street, Swanage by Jo and Steve Turner
geograph for square SZ0378
Tags: [top:Business, Retail, Services] [top:City, Town centre] [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [subject:cafe]
Grade II Listed building of 1896 designed by the Weymouth architect G. R. Crickmay at the junction of High Street and Kings Road East. There was no original purpose it... (more)
NS2477 : Gourock Bay, Holy Loch and Loch Long, from Lyle Hill, Greenock - 1 by Terry Robinson Gourock Bay, Holy Loch and Loch Long, from Lyle Hill, Greenock - 1 by Terry Robinson
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Tags: [top:Coastal] [top:Defence, Military] [top:Estuary, Marine] [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [top:People, Events] [top:Suburb, Urban fringe]
Holy Loch is in the far middle of the picture, immediately above the St John's Church Spire During WW2 its sheltered waters were used by the Royal Navy as a... (more)
SK5740 : Newton Building, Talbot Street, Nottingham by Stephen Richards Newton Building, Talbot Street, Nottingham by Stephen Richards
geograph for square SK5740
Tags: [top:Educational sites] [1950s-1970s architecture] [subject:building] [listed building]
Very striking, especially against a blue sky. A big slab with an entrance range at its feet. "Stylistically American stripped Beaux-Arts classicism". Lots of... (more)
NT2573 : Scotland Street Tunnel entrance, Waverley Station by kim traynor Scotland Street Tunnel entrance, Waverley Station by kim traynor
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Category: Tunnel entrance
The entrance to the Scotland Street Tunnel opposite Platform 19. The original Canal Street station on the later Waverley site lay on a north-south orientation, unlike the... (more)
SK3587 : Pennine Centre, Tenter Street, Sheffield (1) by Stephen Richards Pennine Centre, Tenter Street, Sheffield (1) by Stephen Richards
geograph for square SK3587
Tags: [top:Business, Retail, Services] [1950s-1970s architecture]
A huge office complex consisting of five blocks, the nearest, Griffin House, rising to thirteen storeys. Built 1973-75. The architects were a local firm, Richard... (more)
SP0786 : Juggernaut - New Street, Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan Juggernaut - New Street, Birmingham by Martin Richard Phelan
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Tags: [top:Business, Retail, Services] [top:City, Town centre] [top:Lowlands] [top:People, Events] [top:Sport, Leisure] [annual festival] [place:Birmingham] [place:High Street Birmingham] [Hindu Chariot Festival] [Hindu faith] [juggernaut] [place:New Street Birmingham] [Ratha Yatra] [Sir John Mandeville] [temple car] [place:West Midlands]
The Hindu annual Chariot Festival was first reported on in the 14th century in India by Sir John Mandeville, while in the country on his travels. This festival also takes... (more)
TF3801 : The "second" bridge on Guyhirn Wash - The Nene Washes by Richard Humphrey The "second" bridge on Guyhirn Wash - The Nene Washes by Richard Humphrey
geograph for square TF3801
Tags: [top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage] [bridge] [Drain] [leam] [Nene Washes] [washland]
This is the second bridge over Morton's Leam which you come to when accessing the washland from Rings End. This bridge was rebuilt in 2011, see... (more)
SJ5396 : Reconstructed Water Wheel at Stanley Mill, Stanley Bank by David Dixon Reconstructed Water Wheel at Stanley Mill, Stanley Bank by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ5396
Tags: [top:Industry] [top:Park and Public Gardens] [top:Suburb, Urban fringe] [industrial heritage] [Sankey Valley Park] [water wheel]
Powered by water, Stanley Iron Slitting Mill, built in 1773, heated and rolled iron ingots, forged at Carr Mill, into sheets which were then “slit” into bars for use in... (more)
TA1729 : Hedon Aerodrome by Paul Glazzard Hedon Aerodrome by Paul Glazzard
geograph for square TA1729
Category: Airfield (disused)
In 1888 a race course with a grandstand was set up here in the fields west of Hedon which was said by some to have the longest "straight" in the country. By... (more)
TR3852 : On the fishing deck at Deal Pier by Marathon On the fishing deck at Deal Pier by Marathon
geograph for square TR3852
Tags: [top:Sport, Leisure] [fishing] [pier]
Deal has had three separate piers in its history. The first, built in 1838, was designed by Sir John Rennie. After its wooden structure was destroyed in an 1857 gale, it... (more)
NM3236 : Eider Duck and Ducklings (Somateria mollissima) by Anne Burgess Eider Duck and Ducklings (Somateria mollissima) by Anne Burgess
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Tags: [top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms] [Birds]
I was alerted to the presence of this little family by the splash as they leapt into the water of a rather murky rock pool. Eider drakes play no part in incubating the... (more)
TQ2575 : Mouth of River Wandle by Robin Webster Mouth of River Wandle by Robin Webster
geograph for square TQ2575
Tags: [top:City, Town centre] [top:Docks, Harbours] [top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage]
There is a weir at the mouth, intended to have a central moving section that only lowered at higher tide levels, so allowing deep draught vessels to enter when the tide... (more)
SH6239 : The Pendulum at Cooke's Explosives by Arthur C Harris The Pendulum at Cooke's Explosives by Arthur C Harris
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Tags: [top:Derelict, Disused] [top:Industry]
Inside the Pendulum Shed at former site of Cooke's Explosives, here the quality and power of the explosives was tested. A large cannon on tracks was pushed up to the... (more)
SD3140 : Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool by Tricia Neal Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool by Tricia Neal
geograph for square SD3140
Tags: [top:Business, Retail, Services] [top:City, Town centre] [top:Sport, Leisure] [Blackpool] [hotel] [Norbreck Castle Hotel] [Queens Promenade] [Shorrocks]
On Queen's Promenade, Blackpool, at the junction with Norbreck Road. Originally built as a large private country house in 1869, it was bought in the late 1800s by... (more)
NB4056 : Eroding cliff by Hugh Venables Eroding cliff by Hugh Venables
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Tags: [top:Coastal]
Interesting deposits revealed by the coastal erosion. Compare to SW3530 : Climate history revealed! from Cornwall. Here the raised beach and glacial deposits are the other way around. This is... (more)
SP1879 : Southbound M42, Emergency Refuge Area 6388B by David Dixon Southbound M42, Emergency Refuge Area 6388B by David Dixon
geograph for square SP1879
Tags: [top:Roads, Road transport] [6338B] [blue sign] [emergency refuge area] [emergency telephone] [ERA] [hard shoulder] [motorway:M42] [Motorway] [motorway sign] [SOS]
In areas where an Active Traffic Management (ATM) Scheme is in force, the hard shoulder may be used as a running lane. In such areas, Emergency Refuge Areas (ERA) have... (more)
SU1485 : Site of gasholder, Iffley Road, Swindon (1 of 5) 08 August 2013 by Brian Robert Marshall Site of gasholder, Iffley Road, Swindon (1 of 5) 08 August 2013 by Brian Robert Marshall
geograph for square SU1485
Tags: [top:Energy infrastructure] [top:People, Events] [top:Suburb, Urban fringe] [Gasholder] [gasholder removed]
Access by permission. The bottom of the hole can at last be seen. As bottoms go, one of the less exciting ones I've encountered albeit larger, and soon to be covered up.
SP3165 : Rosa spinosissima hybrid 'Stanwell Perpetual', York Road front garden by Robin Stott Rosa spinosissima hybrid 'Stanwell Perpetual', York Road front garden by Robin Stott
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Tags: [top:Housing, Dwellings] [top:Lowlands] [top:Suburb, Urban fringe] [postcode district:CV31] [garden plant] [place:Royal Leamington Spa]
It was like meeting an old friend: the many-petalled, sweetly scented, soft pink muddle-centred flowers, late summer blooms, prickly shoots, the greyish-green leaves... (more)
SH5371 : Llanfairpwllgwyngyll: plaque atop the Marquess of Anglesey’s Column by Chris Downer Llanfairpwllgwyngyll: plaque atop the Marquess of Anglesey’s Column by Chris Downer
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Tags: [top:Suburb, Urban fringe] [column] [Plaque] [statue]
Above one's head on reaching the top of SH5371 : Llanfairpwllgwyngyll: Marquess of Anglesey’s Column and stepping out onto the platform, this fascinating plaque is difficult to view because of the windy... (more)
TF6741 : Hunstanton's famous stripy cliffs by Helen Steed Hunstanton's famous stripy cliffs by Helen Steed
geograph for square TF6741
Tags: [top:Coastal] [top:Geological interest] [top:Rocks, Scree, Cliffs]
Very unusually for the east coast, the resort of Hunstanton faces westwards out over the Wash, the cliffs themselves run from Hunstanton promenade to St Edmunds point... (more)
TA1028 : Hull, HU1 by David Hallam-Jones Hull, HU1 by David Hallam-Jones
geograph for square TA1028
Tags: [top:City, Town centre] [top:Coastal] [top:Derelict, Disused] [top:Docks, Harbours] [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [former dry dock]
This is the former Central Dry Dock (a.k.a. South End Dock) on the west bank of the River Hull – opposite “The Deep” public aquarium – and near to the river’s outfall... (more)
NZ1665 : Remains of the Ryton Wherries, west of Newburn Bridge by Andrew Curtis Remains of the Ryton Wherries, west of Newburn Bridge by Andrew Curtis
geograph for square NZ1665
Tags: [top:Docks, Harbours] [top:Estuary, Marine] [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [top:Lowlands] [top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage]
SJ9791 : Coal Barge, Etherow Country Park by Tom Hindley Coal Barge, Etherow Country Park by Tom Hindley
geograph for square SJ9791
Tags: [top:Canals] [top:Lakes, Wetland, Bog] [top:Park and Public Gardens] [top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage] [top:Sport, Leisure]
Rusted remains of an abandoned coal barge in Etherow Country Park. Open-cast coal mining in Ernocroft and Long Alders Wood (which overlook Etherow Country Park) provided... (more)
ST1974 : Wales Millennium Centre by David Dixon Wales Millennium Centre by David Dixon
geograph for square ST1974
Tags: [top:City, Town centre] [top:Public buildings and spaces] [top:Sport, Leisure] [21st century] [arts centre] [millennium] [twenty first century]
Wales Millennium Centre (Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru) is an arts centre at the northern end of Roald Dahl Place in the Cardiff Bay area. It comprises one large theatre and... (more)
TQ4500 : Site of RNAS Newhaven by Simon Carey Site of RNAS Newhaven by Simon Carey
geograph for square TQ4500
Category: Military installation (disused)
In 1917 the Royal Navy built a seaplane base here to protect the nearby port. Built initially with wooden hangars they were replaced in 1918 by metal hangars of which... (more)
NS4473 : Rhizomorphs (thick fungal threads) of Armillaria species by Lairich Rig Rhizomorphs (thick fungal threads) of Armillaria species by Lairich Rig
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Category: Fungi Tags: [top:Woodland, Forest] [bucket:Closeup] [fungus] [bucket:Life] [rhizomorph]
These tough black threads are covering a piece of fallen wood; formerly, this "Honey Fungus" would have been identified as Armillaria mellea, but it is now... (more)
TQ3380 : DLR at Royal Mint Street by Malc McDonald DLR at Royal Mint Street by Malc McDonald
geograph for square TQ3380
Tags: [top:Railways] [car park] [DLR] [docklands light railway] [place:East London]
This view was taken from a multi-storey car park next to Tower Gateway station. Tower Gateway was the original terminus of the Docklands Light Railway, opened in 1987.... (more)
SJ2837 : Arable silage crop by John Haynes Arable silage crop by John Haynes
geograph for square SJ2837
Tags: [top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening] [top:Lowlands]
This former grass field was ploughed this spring and resown with a crop that is coming back into fashion again after an absence of 50 years or so. It is arable silage, a... (more)
SK4352 : Riddings House by Rob Howl Riddings House by Rob Howl
geograph for square SK4352
Tags: [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [top:Village, Rural settlement]
Riddings House the family home of the Oakes family (early industrialists). The worlds first oil refinery was at Riddings, distillation of crude oil (a natural oil well... (more)
SK4352 : Riddings House by Rob Howl Riddings House by Rob Howl
geograph for square SK4352
Tags: [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [top:Village, Rural settlement]
Riddings House the family home of the Oakes family (early industrialists). The worlds first oil refinery was at Riddings, distillation of crude oil (a natural oil well... (more)
NS6066 : Roystonhill Spire by Lairich Rig Roystonhill Spire by Lairich Rig
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Category: Church spire Tags: [top:Religious sites] [church spire] [place:Roystonhill]
See NS6066 : Townhead-Blochairn Church of Scotland, Roystonhill for more information on the spire. The photograph was taken from the area just to the south of the spire; there was an inscription there: "On the... (more)
SW9455 : Goonvean China Clayworks - Cornish beam engine by Chris Allen Goonvean China Clayworks - Cornish beam engine by Chris Allen
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Tags: [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [top:Quarrying, Mining] [beam engine] [china clay quarrying] [Cornish beam engine] [pumping engine] [stationary steam engine]
50" Cornish beam engine of 1863 by Harvey & Co of Hayle. Installed 4th hand in 1910. Dismantled by Century millwrights in September 2008 and placed in store. It... (more)
N7897 : A Weeping Beech in Dun na Ri Forest Park by D Gore A Weeping Beech in Dun na Ri Forest Park by D Gore
geograph for square N7897
Tags: [top:Country estates] [top:Historic sites and artefacts] [top:Lowlands] [top:Park and Public Gardens] [top:Paths] [top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage] [top:Woodland, Forest]
This magnificent tree, here at full height with its glorious spread of cascading branches hidden behind a thick screen of leaves, is just one of many fine trees to be... (more)
SP3475 : For the horses by Neil Owen For the horses by Neil Owen
geograph for square SP3475
Category: Roman fort
The Gyrus, or horse training ring, at Lunt appears to be unique in the Roman world. At over 34m (101 ft) in diameter it's thought that the cavalry would use it for... (more)
TL5670 : Wind powered water pump, Sedge Fen by Rob Noble Wind powered water pump, Sedge Fen by Rob Noble
geograph for square TL5670
Tags: [top:Flat landscapes] [top:Lakes, Wetland, Bog] [fenland] [Nature Reserve] [water pump] [Wetland]
The pump lifts river water up onto Sedge Fen via a newly constructed channel under Wicken Lode, in order to help preserve the important wetland habitat, which is one of... (more)
TQ3580 : The 'Prospect of Whitby', Wapping by Dr Neil Clifton The 'Prospect of Whitby', Wapping by Dr Neil Clifton
geograph for square TQ3580
Category: Inn
The 'Prospect of Whitby', probably London's oldest Thames-side inn, was certainly in business as long ago as 1520, when it was known as the Devil's... (more)

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