tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76597885410891263882024-02-07T20:42:28.736-08:00Christopher Pearson's Photo BlogsChristopher Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403554310937882612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659788541089126388.post-62795463954557237422010-07-21T11:42:00.000-07:002010-07-21T12:44:48.801-07:00Carlisle Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Carlisle Castle was first built during the reign of William II of England, the son of William the Conqueror who invaded England in 1066. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">At that time, Cumberland (the original name for north and west Cumbria) was still considered a part of Scotland. William II arrived and drove the Scots out of Cumberland to claim the area for England. He ordered the construction of a Norman style mote and bailey castle in Carlisle on the site of an old Roman fort, with construction beginning in 1093. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">The need for a castle in Carlisle was to keep the northern border of England secured against the threat of invasion from Scotland. In 1122, Henry I of England ordered a stone castle to be constructed on the site. Thus a keep and city walls were constructed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">(Information sourced from Wikipedia)</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMyd8balxYbONJ0cWVtGbUDVynGEhkyKQZAyEBH6FUDrvAk4C8SQY3ddaG5zMlG3pVkHL-5dyme6b_w_D9MEkpbi8zyfDt9m5xdWXDzDzlRLcSNNsjBejWMysYC5GcvShSBilRdrmB5w/s1600/IMG3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMyd8balxYbONJ0cWVtGbUDVynGEhkyKQZAyEBH6FUDrvAk4C8SQY3ddaG5zMlG3pVkHL-5dyme6b_w_D9MEkpbi8zyfDt9m5xdWXDzDzlRLcSNNsjBejWMysYC5GcvShSBilRdrmB5w/s640/IMG3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">This was my first ever trip up to Carlisle Castle, and after looking it up on the Internet first I was really interested in going along and having a good look around.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">On the way up to the castle I saw a crest which was one the side of the museum which is right across the road from the castle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking across the grass I took a picture of the main tower inside the castle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Then it was up to the main entrance of the castle, Once inside you finally get the scale of the whole place.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Here is a picture taken of just a small area of the castle grounds from on top of the castle walls.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">As I walked around the grounds I came across a hole in the ground with old stone steps leading down into the darkness.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So obviously I had to go down and have a look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their was very little information about this area apart from it was a gun emplacement. I'm guessing this was built later when the castle was used by the Border Regiment of the Army until 1959. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(A little more about that later)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From their I took a walk up and along the castle walls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking up one of the staircases their was an winch built into the wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I reached the top of the stairs and had a walk along the walls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And further along I walked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From here I took an image of the castles tower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Further along the wall I noticed the replica cannons pointing out over Carlisle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From here I spotted some thing else left from the Army's time at the castle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tucked away in one of the corners of the castle in an alcove was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></span></div>Christopher Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403554310937882612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659788541089126388.post-40075586861505838992010-05-09T02:20:00.000-07:002010-05-09T02:20:28.730-07:00Blackpool Zoo<div style="text-align: center;">I hadn't been to Blackpool Zoo for many many years so I decided to take a trip out and get some nice animal shots.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">From my first impressions the place looked really good.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On entering the park itself you are met with their new exhibit, the Dinosaur walk. This is a path witch takes you on a trip through prehistoric time. Basically a lot of plastic dinosaurs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">From their you go into the main part of the zoo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Below is just a few of the 200+ images I took on the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As we arrived at lunch time we stopped and had some lunch, and this little guy had his eye on my sandwiches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ta-Dar, this little animal tried to impress me with his magic tricks but it just wasn't working.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This poor guy just looked really depressed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty penguin"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's what this picture made me think anyway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we all left with smiles on our faces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very good day had by all. A great place to visit and one I'm sure I will visit again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Christopher Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403554310937882612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659788541089126388.post-76919794711360939232010-04-27T01:25:00.000-07:002010-04-27T01:27:30.760-07:00Pendragon Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">After driving home from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Aysgarth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Fal</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">ls I came across an old Castle.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">After having a really good look around and taking some images I decided to return home and do a bit of digging into what it used to be (Apart from a castle obviously)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Pendragon</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> Castle is reputed to have been founded by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Uther</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Pendragon</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">, the father of King Arthur. According to legend, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Uther</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Pendragon</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> and a hundred of his men were killed here when the Saxon invaders poisoned the well.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">There are also claims that the Romans built at least a temporary fort here, along the road between their forts at </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Brough</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Bainbridge</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">. But (apart from legend and supposition), there is no real evidence that there was any building here before the Normans built their castle in the 12th Century.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">The castle was built next to the River Eden in the Vale of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Mallerstang</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> in the late 12th century, probably by Hugh </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">de</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Morville</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">. Like the nearby castles of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Appleby</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Brough</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Pendragon</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> came into the possession of the Clifford family.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">It was abandoned after a raiding Scottish army set fire to the castle in 1341, but was rebuilt in 1360. It was left in ruins by another fire in 1541, but was restored in the mid 17th century by Lady Anne Clifford.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">The castle gradually fell back into ruin after her death - and now remains a romantic ruin, set in glorious scenery.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Well That's the information I found out about the Castle. It was such a nice stop off on the way home.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Below are the last few images I took.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">This was a image taken through the collapsing walls.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">And this is one of the hundreds of clumps of plants covering the walls of the castle.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
</span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">Pendragon</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"> Castle was such a nice find, and with it being right at the roadside it made things even easier to go and have a look at it.</span></span></div>Christopher Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403554310937882612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659788541089126388.post-87168778491970675272010-04-26T13:19:00.000-07:002010-04-26T13:21:46.598-07:00Aysgarth Falls<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Today I took a trip over to Aysgarth Falls. A set of three waterfalls in the Yorkshire Dales.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The waterfalls are looked after by the National Park Authority and they have great walkways and viewing areas all the way up the river.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Apart from its amazing beauty the falls have a Hollywood claim to fame.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started on the walk and the first thing I came to was an interesting Sculpture/Seat representing the falls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">From their I came across the first viewing platform for the Falls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came to the last viewing point. From here you could go behind the barriers and get down close to the waters edge. From their you could walk along the river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that was it. A very nice walk and some amazing views. Highly recommended and with the well looked after paths and steps anyone could go. And with a Tea shop at the end the walk was even more enjoyable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Christopher Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403554310937882612noreply@blogger.com1