Memorial bench.

Several weeks ago I did a project at the bee garden in Henllan to record the installation of a memorial bench. A set of pic's were provided to the manufacturer who has used them as advertising material.

However, I received no recognition or credit on their website as the photographer, I'll now post them myself.

Bridge at Shrewsbury...HDR edit.

Drove all the way to Shrewsbury for a decent Cornish pasty only to find the shop had closed down!

 

 

Staveley, Derbyshire.....8.

Final shots from Staveley today.

Mutual trust between the fishermen and the swan.

Signpost.

 

A very faded information board.

 

On top of the gatepost.

 

Two of the "for sale" dogs.

Staveley, Derbyshire.....7.

Old bridge.

 

Weir on the river Rother which runs beside the canal.

Reflections.

Side view.

Close up.

Ducks at the bridge.

Ducks emerging from under the bridge. Taken on my walk today.

Staveley, Derbyshire.....6.

New bridge over the Chesterfield canal, closed at the moment.

 

From the towpath.

 

Approaching the old bridge.

 

Afternoon swim.

 

Local swan.

Heron.

I have been trying for ages to get a decent shot of a Heron, this is not perfect but the best I've managed to get so far. Taken on my walk today, for a change it was sunny and dry.

Staveley, Derbyshire.....5.

East side.

Looks a bit of a mess in there.

 

Passed these on the way to the canal.

RAF Locking, apprentice boxing team.

RAF Locking apprentice boxing team, circa 1960. Me, middle row second from left.

Next time you do a download on your PC, remember the only true apps were trained by the RAF!

Staveley, Derbyshire.....4.

Through the arch.

 

In need of attention.

 

Staveley hall, now the council offices.

 

Coat of arms above the door.

"The inscription on the Coat of Arms reads 'Peter Frechvil Knight. 1694'. The hall, later Staveley Rectory, was built in c 1604, and was acquired by the Frecheville Family (whose graves can be seen in St John the Baptist Church in Staveley) in 1681. The rectory was partially demolished in the early 19th century, and remodelled in a jacobean style by Scott in 1867. The building is now used as District Council Offices".

Staveley, Derbyshire.....3.

Entrance to St John the Baptist church.

From the porch.

Church clock.

Church entrance. Unfortunately the church was locked.

Church side door. Date at top, 1696.

Well smashed up.

Came across this at the end of a country lane on my walk, looks like they hit a hedge a few yards up the lane which is in fact only a car width wide..

Staveley, Derbyshire.....2.

What a great sign, must be dog lovers.

 

Over the garden wall.

 

  

Welcoming doorway.

Plaque close up.

 

Ebenezer row, built in 1860.