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Amateur photographer based in the North of England. Features photos and information on the subjects pictured.
Beggar's Bridge, Glaisdale, North Yorkshire
2024-03-16 20:06
Nestled in the picturesque village of Glaisdale, nestled within the North York Moors National Park, lies a bridge steeped in history and romance, Beggar's Bridge. This graceful, single-arche… Read More
Todmorden Unitarian Church July 2020
2024-03-02 10:03
Todmorden Unitarian Church is located at Honey Hole Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire. The church was built in the memory of John Fielden, a local mill owner, social reformer, and member of pa… Read More
Hawksclough Bridge, Mytholmroyd
2024-02-10 11:44
Nestled amidst the rolling hills of the Calder Valley, in the charming Yorkshire village of Mytholmroyd, lies the Grade II listed Hawksclough Bridge. This seemingly unassuming structure, cra… Read More
Stoodley Pike November 2016
2024-01-28 12:52
Stoodley Pike is a hill that overlooks the town of Todmorden, West Yorkshire. It is notable for the presence of the Stoodley Pike monument at its summit. The hill and monument give outstandi… Read More
Vintage Rochdale Canal Images.
2024-01-21 13:41
The pictures below were taken on the Rochdale Canal between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd in November 2013. I've edited them to give the impression of a vintage photograph with vignette and… Read More
Heptonstall's 2 Church Yard
2024-01-14 11:46
Heptonstall is unique for a small village, having three churches within the small radius of the village boundaries, two of which share the same churchyard.The first church on the site, the P… Read More
Water Street And The Golden Lion, Todmorden
2024-01-07 14:41
These 2 pictures were a couple of random ones I took on Saturday 6th January 2024, I'd caught the train to Todmorden with a view to walking the Rochdale Canal to Sowerby Bridge and captured… Read More
Devil's Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale
2023-12-24 12:21
Devil's Bridge was once the main road crossing over the River Lune but has been closed to traffic since 1932. It is thought to date from 1370 and was built by the monks of St. Mary's Abbey… Read More
The Ribblehead Viaduct - Photo4me
2023-12-09 10:15
The Ribblehead Viaduct is a set of pictures taken in April 2015 using a Polaroid IS2132 digital bridge camera. The impressive structure is somewhere I had wanted to visit for a while, and I… Read More
My Popular Zazzle Products November 2023
2023-12-03 11:55
I recently opened a couple of Zazzle stores to sell my pictures on a variety of products, and so far, while not selling anything, a number of views have been received on the items I have lis… Read More
Pickle Bridge Railway 2014
2023-11-26 15:50
The Pickle Bridge Railway was a line through the outskirts of Brighouse connecting Bradford with Huddersfield. The line opened in 1881 and remained in use until 1952, when it closed due to s… Read More
Self Made Christmas Cards
2023-11-20 18:06
 Having recently opened a couple of stores on Zazzle, I am going through a bit of a creative phase trying new things out and one of my attempts has been to offer some Christmas cards fo… Read More
Belle Vue Stadium, Wakefield Artwork
2023-11-12 10:37
Belle Vue is a sports stadium in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. It first opened in 1895 and is currently home to Wakefield Trinity RLFC and, since 2023, Wakefield AFC. The picture shows the East… Read More
Vintage Morris 1000
2023-11-11 18:22
The Morris Minor 1000 was a British car in production from 1956 until 1971. During this period, over 850,000 were built. The car pictured is a 1967 model and was parked up outside St. John t… Read More
Travel Style Posters.
2023-10-29 09:57
I recently set up a store on Zazzle and attempted to create my first set of vintage-style travel posters. The following are the results of that. I'll have more attempts at them over time, bu… Read More
Washer Lane Aqueduct, Halifax
2023-10-28 17:11
Built between 1856 and 1873 when John Edward Wainhouse owned the Washer Lane Dyeworks, the aqueduct still stands now unused, but as an interesting feature at the entrance to Washer Lane Indu… Read More
Memorial And Rain, Brearley
2023-10-22 10:11
The following pictures were taken whilst walking the route 66 cycleway through Brearley, West Yorkshire. I'd set off to walk a loop from my home in Sowerby Bridge, down the valley from Sower… Read More
Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
2023-10-21 13:03
 Christ Church is an Anglican place of worship in the town of Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire. Built in 1821 by John Oates to replace Brigg Chapel which had stood alongside the River Cal… Read More
St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd
2023-10-15 07:47
 Mytholmroyd Parish Church, better known as St Michael's Church was consecrated on the 8th September 1848. Built as part of the Million Pound Church act, a scheme officially known as th… Read More
Co-Operative Bridge, Sowerby Bridge
2023-10-14 07:11
 The Co-Operative Bridge crossers the Rochdale Canal connecting the Industrial Road and Hollins Mill areas of Sowerby Bridge. I'm not sure of the bridges age but it appears on maps from… Read More
Old Bridge At Hebden December 2015
2023-10-08 08:43
 These pictures were the result of not felling I wanted to intrude on peoples grief, I was in Hebden Bridge just 4 days after the town had been devastated by the 2015 Boxing Day floods… Read More
The Old Maltings, Ovenden Wood, Halifax
2023-10-07 09:35
 Built in 1898 The Maltings was part of the Webster's Brewery Fountain Head complex until the brewery was closed in 1996. Webster's Brewery had occupied the area of Ovenden Wood known a… Read More
St James The Great Church, Hebden Bridge
2023-10-01 09:47
 About to celebrate it's 190th Anniversary in October, St James the Great, or Hebden Bridge Parish Church or Mytholm Church is a Grade II listed Anglican place of worship in the Mytholm… Read More
Rose Grove Railway Station
2023-09-30 09:47
 Rose Grove is a suburban railway station in the town of Burnley, Lancashire. Much reduced in size from it's heyday the station opened on the 18th September 1848, built to serve the Ros… Read More
Frosty Bridge Across The A650
2023-09-24 10:37
 Taken on the 10th December 2022 with a Nikon d3300 the frost covered bridge passes over the A650 Wakefield Road dual carriageway between the Sticker Lane and Dudley Hill areas of Bradf… Read More
Heptonstall Randoms
2023-09-23 10:14
 The village of Heptonstall occupies a small spot on the hill overlooking the Calder Valley and Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. The town is home to approx 1400 people and traditionally t… Read More
Rochdale Canal Artworks
2023-09-22 10:18
 The following pictures - artworks are based on 3 pictures I took on the Rochdale Canal between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. It was my first attempt at creating a pencil sketch type dra… Read More
Mearclough Bridge And The River Calder
2023-09-22 07:09
 Mearclough Bridge is a crossing over the River Calder at Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, the current bridge is the latest of a few that have provided a river crossing here connecting t… Read More
Halifax Branch Canal Artworks
2023-09-20 07:20
 Halifax Branch Canal artworks is a set of 6 pictures of the Calder & Hebble Navigation spur towards Halifax from Salterhebble Locks. They are digital creations of prints showing va… Read More
Ruskin's View, Kirkby Lonsdale
2023-09-19 06:44
 Ruskin's View is a set of 4 pictures inspired by JMW Turner's A Painting of a Cumbrian Landscape, or better known as Ruskin's View. I took my pictures from a similar position as the or… Read More
Scenes From Ibiza's Northern Coast
2023-09-18 06:56
 Below are a collection of images taken at various points along Ibiza's Northern Coast between Portinatx and San Miguel. They were taken whilst I was sailing between the 2 Villages for… Read More
Whitacre Mill Viaduct, Huddersfield
2023-09-17 14:15
 Whitacre Mill Viaduct is a disused railway bridge crossing the Colne Valley at Deighton, Nr Huddersfield, built by the London & North Western Railway to carry the Kirkburton Branch… Read More
Radical Steps, Kirkby Lonsdale.
2023-09-17 08:04
 The Radical Steps at Kirkby Lonsdale are a set of stairs down from the area known as Ruskin's View, Nr St Mary's Churchyard to the banks of the River Lune. The steps are over 200 years… Read More
River Calder At Copley - March 2015
2023-09-16 12:00
 River Calder at Copley is a set of 6 pictures taken in March 2015 on an approx 1 mile stretch of the river from Copley Valley to the Village. The area around the river Calder at Copley… Read More
Todmorden Town Hall (2013)
2023-09-15 18:09
Todmorden Town Hall is a neo-classical Grade I listed building. Building work commenced in 1860 and the hall went through many changes with architect James Green being the original designer… Read More
Lord Nelson Inn, Luddenden (2013)
2023-09-12 18:57
The Lord Nelson Inn can be found on High Street in the centre of the village of Luddenden, West Yorkshire. It is the only remaining pub in the village centre making it quite popular with the… Read More
Venice, Italy 30th October 2018 Set 2
2023-09-10 11:55
 The following post features images taken whilst in Venice, Italy on the 30th October 2018, the images are of various 1 shot locations around the city and I felt their wouldn't be enoug… Read More
Valley Parade, Bradford.
2023-09-09 14:17
 The following pictures were the result of my car having repairs done in a garage and me having more time than I expected to pass. I wasn't expecting to be in Bradford more than a coupl… Read More
Whitby Piers And Beach
2023-09-07 17:06
 Whitby has had piers helping to control tidal flows since the medieval era, the current East and West Piers having initially been built in the 19th Century, before extensions were adde… Read More
3 More Vintage 35mm Slides From The 1980's
2023-08-09 17:32
 I am currently digitising, re-editing and restoring my collection of 35mm slides for sharing on Clickasnap and the pictures below are 3 that I recently uploaded. I have included the or… Read More
Grey Heron On The Rochdale Canal
2023-08-05 14:29
 I have come across what I believe is they grey heron a number of time over the last few years but this is the first occasion it hasn't flown off before I got a chance to picture it. To… Read More
Vintage 35mm Slides
2023-07-30 10:09
 Below is a set of 35mm slides I recently restored, they were taken in the 1960's, 70's and 80's. During the restoration i replaced the sky with something a bit more dramatic as the ori… Read More
Ardrossan Beach, Sky Replacements
2023-07-29 16:28
 The following 2 pictures are the result of having a mess around with a couple of pictures on photoshop and replasing the sky on 2 pictures I took on the beech at Ardrossan, Ayrshire, S… Read More
Camp Nou, Barcelona Artwork.
2023-07-16 10:53
 The Spotify Camp Nou Stadium is a football ground in Spain and home to Barcelona FC. Opened in 1957 the Camp Nou is currently undergoing a major refurbishment which will see capacity e… Read More
Fielden Square, Todmorden
2023-07-08 12:35
Fielden Square is an area of Todmorden outside the Golden Lion Pub. Cleared to house a statue of John Fielden a local businessman, benefactor and social reformer, the area is now mainly used… Read More
4 Pictures Taken On The 21st June 2023
2023-06-22 09:00
 This set of were taken whilst out for a walk on the 21st June 2023 around the Pye Nest - King Cross area of Halifax.Darnes Avenue, Pye Nest. A number of the back to back terraced house… Read More
Vintage Images From The 70's And 80's.
2023-06-17 19:19
 The following post features a random set of 4 images I recently digitised from my collection. The were taken in the 70's or 80's mainly in the United Kingdom.River Thames and St Helen'… Read More
Abandoned Farm Building At Bradley
2023-06-04 16:50
 I found this building whilst walking from Cooper Bridge to Brighouse trying to find a route alongside the Calder and Hebble Navigation.  I just happened upon whilst walking a trac… Read More
Anchor Pit Abutment
2023-05-28 19:19
 Anchor Pit was once the site of a railway junction near Brighouse, West Yorkshire. It is where the Pickle Bridge line split from the Calder Valley Main line in the direction of Bradfor… Read More
A Snicket In Brighouse
2023-05-28 10:06
 Inspired by Bill Brandt's "A Snicket in Halifax", these 2 pictures show a similar stair climb in nearby Brighouse. Taken whilst walking the canal's from Huddersfield to Brighouse this… Read More
Willow Hall Dam Autumnal Artwork
2023-05-06 15:24
This original artwork created by me is based on a picture I took in March 2018 around Willow Hall Dam, Sowerby Bridge. The day had seen a number of snow showers but i'd still gone up to the… Read More
Sowerby Bridge Randoms
2023-05-01 15:26
 Sowerby Bridge is a market town in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Originally a crossing point over the River Calder the town grew fast during the industrial revolution on its proximity to… Read More
Canal Bridges
2023-03-11 10:06
 Canal Bridges is a set of 20 pictures I took that shows a variety of Canal Bridges taken at various locations and on differing canals in the UK and Italy. They can also be seen on Clic… Read More
Venice, Italy 30th October 2018 Set 1
2023-01-08 17:23
 In October - November 2018 I got the chance to visit Venice, Italy. During the trip I took hundreds of pictures and a number were of random places of sites which I can't remember where… Read More
Venice, Italy 20 October 2018 Set 1
2023-01-08 13:47
 In October - November 2018 I got the chance to visit Venice, Italy. During the trip I took hundreds of pictures and a number were of random places of sites which I can't remember where… Read More
Lumbuts Mill Artwork
2023-01-07 19:29
 Lumbutts Mill Water Tower. This Artwork created by is based on a picture I took. I gave the picture a sunset colour scheme as a nod to the areas links with the 1838 Mankinholes Riots t… Read More
Hardcastle Crags, September 2016 Set 3.
2023-01-07 14:54
 Hardcastle Crags is a popular beauty spot to the north of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Currently attracting over 100 thousand visitors per year, the crags reached it's most popular d… Read More
Puerto De San Miguel, Ibiza
2023-01-02 11:40
 Puerto de San Miguel is a small resort on the northern coast of Ibiza. Originally growing up around the fishing industry, the village became a tourist destination with it's quiet famil… Read More
Hardcastle Crags, September 2016 Set 2
2022-12-30 13:41
 Hardcastle Crags is a popular beauty spot to the north of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Currently attracting over 100 thousand visitors per year, the crags reached it's most popular d… Read More
Boxing Day Randoms.
2022-12-06 17:42
 A set here I took using a Samsung Galaxy Tablet on Boxing Day 2013, whilst out for a walk blowing away the Christmas Day cobwebs. Not much to add only they were taken in the Sowerby Br… Read More
Dean Head Church, Scammonden
2022-12-04 09:29
 Dean Head Church or by it's proper name St Bartholomew's Church opened in 1865 occupying a spot then overlooking the Dean Head Clough Valley and since 1969 overlooking Scammonden Reser… Read More
Castleton Moor Railway Station
2022-12-03 16:00
Castleton Moor Railway Station is a stop on the Esk Valley Line connecting Middlesborough with Whitby in North Yorkshire. Opened on the 1st April 1861 as Castleton Railway Station the statio… Read More
Scammonden Motorway At Dusk.
2022-11-13 17:25
 Just a single shot picture for this post taken on the 4th August 2018 using a Nikon d3300 SLR.Taken from Scammonden Bridge looking eastwards towards the reservoir - Leeds bound motorwa… Read More
Halifax Bus Station
2022-11-13 14:54
 The first Bus Station to be opened in Halifax was to be found at Ward's End opposite the Victoria Theatre, opened in the 1940's it was nothing like a modern designed bus station offeri… Read More
Copley Viaducts, December 2018
2022-11-12 09:44
 Copley is a small village to the south of Halifax, West Yorkshire widely known for the 2 railway viaducts that cross the valley to the west of the village, there is actually 3 railway… Read More
Halifax Bank Offices
2022-10-30 10:58
These pictures were taken in June 2014 using a Polaroid is2132 bridge camera, they show the head office of the Halifax Bank on Trinity Road and it's predecessor on Commercial Street.Until 20… Read More
Saint John In The Wilderness, January 2015
2022-10-29 12:36
The Church of Saint John in the Wilderness has served the community of Cragg Vale since 1817. The church is also known as Cragg Church and Marshaw Bridge Church and sits across Cragg Brook f… Read More
Ponders End Lock, February 2015
2022-10-16 14:57
 A small set of pictures taken whilst on my lunch. I'd been to the nearby flour mill and whilst passing my lunch break by took these pictures of Ponders End Lock on the River Lee Naviga… Read More
Mytholmroyd Railway Station October 2013
2022-10-12 11:35
 Mytholmroyd Railway Station was opened in May 1847 by the Manchester & Leeds Railway with temporary platforms and buildings, several years after the railway was completed through t… Read More
Sowerby Bridge, Boxing Day Floods 2015
2022-10-08 09:31
 The following pictures which I recently rediscovered were taken of high water levels around Sowerby Bridge during the Boxing Day 2015 flooding that devastated the Calder Valley. This w… Read More
A Few Coastal Pictures, Portinatx, Ibiza.
2022-10-02 10:02
 Taken in July 2014 whilst holidaying in Portinatx, Ibiza, these pictures were taken along the coastline to the west of the main town. Portinatx is a small town away from the Ibiza club… Read More
Stocks Lane Horse Trough October 2013.
2022-09-19 09:07
 The stone trough at the bottom of Stocks Lane, Luddenden was overgrown and largely forgotten about when I pictured it in October 2013. Trough's were spread around many villages, towns… Read More
Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart, Lealholm.
2022-09-18 08:59
 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic church serving the rural community of Lealholm, North Yorkshire. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Shine in September 1931 after the lo… Read More
Berry Lane Coal Drops, Halifax
2022-09-17 07:59
 Added to the Victorian Society's top 10 at risk buildings in 2021 the Berry Lane Coal drops have stood overgrown, abandoned and largely forgotten about for several decades. Despite thi… Read More
Denton Railway Station
2022-09-10 09:13
 Denton Railway Station is a frequent inclusion in the top 10 least used stations in the United Kingdom having seen an average of just 1 passenger a month use the station during the las… Read More
Rialto Bridge, Venice October 2018
2022-09-09 08:22
The Rialto Bridge is the oldest crossing of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. One of 4 crossing points the bridge connects the districts of San Marco and San Polo. The current bridge made of… Read More

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