Black Five Locomotive, York Station.

This photo was taken on 29th August 2012, I was waiting for a train at York station (According to my diary, to Harrogate to collect a BMW 520) when I heard the distinctive hissing sound of a steam locomotive pulling into the platform behind me. It was a special excursion train of West Coast Railways "The Scarborough Spa Expess" hauled by a Standard Class 5 (Black five) engine No. 45305. Fortunatly I had my trusty Samsung NV10 compact digital camera in my pocket as usual and was able to take this and a few more pictures before my train arrived.

 

Camera; Samsung NV10

Photo ref; SNC17135

© Roland Turner

Churchill Tank, The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset.

As I am no expert on tanks I have very little to say on this photo other than it was taken in November 2013 when I visited the museum with three friends from the USA one of whom is a dyed-in-the-wool "treadhead". Undoubtedly the Tank Museum is a 'must visit' venue for anyone with an interest in military history having the worlds largest collections of armoured fighting vehicles including the first tank ever.

Camera; Nikon D80

Photo ref; Nikon-D80-2013-DSC_1280 

© Roland Turner

Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-3, Imperial War Museum, Duxford.

This Luftwaffe Messerschmitt is a casualty of the Battle of Britain and is preserved pretty much in the condition it was in after it had crash landed into a cornfield, although it has been partially repainted. It is displayed in a tableau of the crash site along with other exhibits of the period at the Imperial War Museum's Duxford airfield, Cambridgeshire, which was itself one of the fighter stations involved the battle.

 

Camera; Samsung NV10

Photo ref; SNC13553

© Roland Turner

Lincoln Cathedral

Viewed from Brayford Pool, Lincoln Cathedral dominates the city's skyline. Lincoln is one of my favourite English cities, with (for the most part) unspoiled architecture and streets full of character, there always seems to be something new to discover each time I visit it.

 

Camera; Samsung NV10

Photo ref; SNC15390

© Roland Turner

The Canadian National Memorial, Vimy Ridge, at sunset

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is situated in Pas-de-Calais, France and comemorates the Canadian soldiers killed or missing in action in World War One on the site of the Canadian Corps' assault during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. It is a truely imposing monument, especially so at sunset when the stone takes on a pinkish hue.

Camera; Samsung NV10

Photo ref; SNC12763

© Roland Turner

Castel Sainte-Claire, Hyères, South of France.

Castel Sainte-Claire in Hyères occupies a hill overlooking the town set in ornamental gardens. It was owned at one time by Colonel Olivier Voutier, the discoverer of the Venus de Milo  and he is buried in the grounds. Subsequently it became the winter home of the American author Edith Wharton, today it is owned by the community and the gardens are open to the public.

Camera; Nikon D80

Photo ref; Nikon-D80-2013-DSC_0985

© Roland Turner

The Lighthouse, Chania, Crete.

Another scanned print, this time from my 1993 trip to Crete, this old lighthouse stands at the entrance to Chania harbour. One of those little known but fascinating facts is that the city of Chania has been in continuous human occupation for longer than any other in Europe.

Camera; Pentax P30

Photo ref; 93-004-31

© Roland Turner

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