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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 18h

Thankyou Jason!

David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 19h

I do so enjoy living on the coast. It is such a fertile ground for capturing images when I'm out and about with my camera. Seaburn promenade, Sunderland in North East England on an overcast October day and still feeling pleasant at 19°C.
#england #sunderland #coast #monochrome #photography

A monochrome capture of a group of people enjoying a walk along the promenade at Seaburn, Sunderland in North East England. Another gentleman can be seen holding his phone camera as he takes picture of the coastal scenery.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 1d

No season of mists and mellow fruitfulness just yet – feeling almost summer-like on Sunderland's coast in North East England. My local seafront, taking in Roker Pier and Lighthouse at the mouth of the River.
#england #sunderland #coast #autumn #sunshine #seaside #landscape #photography

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 3d

It 'was' such an enigmatic building Peter – such a shame that the landholder decided it needed to be demolished!

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 3d

The first time I visited this place I walked from Baybridge, near Blanchland and I reckoned it was around 5km - 6km, so at least a 10km round trip. Sadly, the landholder had it demolished quite recently and it's now just a pile of rubble!

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 3d

View from an abandoned building, looking out across south Northumberland in North East England. As a Victorian shooting lodge, the Duchess of Connaught is said to have visited and maybe she too once gazed out and enjoyed this same view.
#england #northumberland #abandoned #view #photography

A view from a window in a long-abandoned farmstead in a remote spot on the southern fringes of Northumberland in North East England. Once used as a Victorian shooting lodge, the Duchess of Connaught is said to have been a visitor and may well have gazed out across the valley of the Beldon Burn.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 5d

Opening night this evening of Houghton Feast, an ancient festival, held in Houghton-le-Spring in North East England, it's roots stretching back 800 years. Hopefully 'Storm Amy' calms enough for tomorrow's Feast Carnival Parade, led by Houghton Pipe Band.
#england #sunderland #houghton #photography

The skirl o'the pipes as Houghton Pipe Band leads the Carnival Parade during Houghton Feast, an ancient festival held each October.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 9d

On the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, a photograph I took in the chapel on St Michael's Mount, near Penzance in West Cornwall. This bronze sculpture of St Michael, defeating Lucifer, was sculpted by Lyn Constable Maxwell in 1989.
#stmichael #england #cornwall #nationaltrust #photography

An arresting bronze sculpture of St Michael, defeating Lucifer, was commissioned by the fourth St Levan and was sculpted by Lyn Constable Maxwell in 1989. Posted on the Feast of St Michael the Archangel.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 9d

The early autumnal sun setting on Sunderland's Mowbray Park, one of the oldest municipal parks in North East England. This view includes an updated version of the original Winter Gardens, built as part of restoration project completed in 2000.
#england #sunderland #autumn #sunset #photography

The early autumnal sun setting on Sunderland's Mowbray Park, one of the oldest municipal parks in North East England.
The view captured here looks across the park's pond, framed on the right by the Winter Gardens, built as part of restoration work to restore this public amenity to its Victorian glory.
Funded by a generous £3.3 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the park and new Winter Gardens officially re-opened in 2000.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 10d

The City of Durham's crowning jewel in North East England is undoubtedly its superb cathedral, soaring above the banks of the River Wear. The Grade I listed building forms part of the Durham Castle and Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site.
#england #durham #autumn #historic #landscape #photography

Framed by one of the arches of historic Framwellgate Bridge, the majestic Norman architecture of Durham Cathedral – Grade I listed and forming part of the Durham Castle and Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 14d

When the sun is still shining, a visit to the seaside beckons – luckily in Sunderland, North East England, we have a seaside right on our doorstep. Feeling very pleasant indeed this afternoon at the Cat & Dog Steps beach on our local coastline.
#england #sunderland #coast #autumn #photography

Into the final week of September and the sun is still shining and bringing warmth to my local coastline. This is a view looking down the 'Cat & Dog Steps' at Roker, Sunderland in North East England, a wide expanse of fine sand under blue skies and sunshine.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 14d

The view from Sunderland's Noble's Quay on the banks of the River Wear in North East England and the first sunset of autumn.
Love how at the spring and autumnal equinox the sun sets behind Wearmouth Bridge from this viewpoint.
#england #sunderland #equinox #sunset #autumn #landscape #photography

The first sunset of autumn, as captured in Sunderland, North East England. A small fishing boat in the foreground on the River Wear and the sun setting behind some of the city's bridges a little further upstream.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 16d

Thankyou so much for your kind comment, although I can't take credit for the lighting (that's all down to Mother Nature).

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 16d

The UK is predicted to see some particularly stunning colours this autumn thanks in part to a prolonged spell of dry summer weather. The equinox occurs today (22 September) at 19:19 BST in the UK.
#autumn #fall #equinox #season #uk #landscape #photograph

On the shores of Loch Shiel at Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands, autumnal colours are being accentuated in the early morning sun.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 17d

On the last but one final full day of summer, it rained, then it rained and it rained some more! Remembering the season at its best with this landscape on the South West Coastal Path near Rinsey Head in Cornwall, not far from Helston.
#england #cornwall #coast #la #monochrome #photography

A coastal landscape captured along a stretch of the South West Coastal Path near Rinsey Head, not far from Helston in Cornwall. The original is in colour, but I thought it translated rather well as a monochrome rendition.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 19d

The footbridge spanning the River Wear at Cox Green, Sunderland in North East England, captured on the last weekend of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Autumnal hues are already making an appearance.
#england #sunderland #summer #autumn #equinox #season #photograohy

The footbridge which spans the River Wear at the quiet hamlet of Cox Green, Sunderland in North East England. It's a scene captured as summer makes way for the season of autumn.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 21d

As the autumnal equinox approaches, remembering the height of the season on an idyllic summer's day back in July in West Cornwall. A capture from a wander around the extremely picturesque fishing village of Mousehole, home of 'Mowzer'!
#england #cornwall #coast #summer #landscape #photography

Such a pretty coastal fishing village – Mousehole, in West Cornwall, captured in the height of summer back in July.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 21d

The sylvan setting of East Gill Force, near Keld in Swaledale, North Yorkshire. It's on Wainwright's Coast to Coast walking route connecting the west and east coasts of Northern England between St Bees and Robin Hood's Bay.
#england #yorkshire #waterfall #countryside #photography

East Gill Force, near Keld in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
This waterfall is on Wainwright's Coast to Coast walking route, the long-distance footpath between the west and east coasts of Northern England, 190-mile (306 km) long. The route, established by Alfred Wainwright, passes through three national parks: the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North York Moors National Park.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 23d

I understand, that when this installation by Sean Henry, called 'Couple', was unveiled at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea on the Northumberland Coast of North East England, it was the very first first permanent offshore sculpture in the UK.
#england #northumberland #coast #sculpture #photography

A coastal sculpture of two figures by Sean Henry and called 'Couple', stand at around at 5 metres high and gazing out to sea as a small fishing boat passes by. The bronze and steel sculpture was installed in 2007 on the town's breakwater and was said to be the very first first permanent offshore sculpture in the UK.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 27d

Blyth's wooden pier on the North East Coast of Northumberland is open to the public and offers spectacular views of the river and North Sea.
Nearby, the closing scenes were filmed of the classic film 'Get Carter' featuring Michael Caine.
#england #northumberland #coast #pier #photography

Emphasising perspective is Blyth's wooden pier on the North East Coast of Northumberland. Open to the public, the pier offers spectacular views of the river and North Sea.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 29d

Our local coastline is a fantastic amenity!

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 29d

Thankyou for taking the time to comment - appreciated!

David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 29d

The sun still shining today across the Blue Flag Awarded coastline at Seaburn in North East England. Definitely one of the jewels in the crown of the City of Sunderland, its fine sandy beaches were looking inviting today at low tide.
#england #sunderland #coast #summer #landscape #photography

Summer lingers on with sunshine and blue skies today on our local coast at Seaburn, Sunderland in North East England. Pictured at low tide revealing the fine sandy beaches that are regularly awarded Blue Flag status.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 29d

This abandoned farmstead, stands in splendid isolation on the high windswept moors west of Edmundbyers in Co Durham, North East England. Fascinating to think about the logistics of living in such a place, especially in the harsher conditions of winter.
#england #abandoned #monochrome #photography

An abandoned farmstead, high up in the Durham Dales of North East England.

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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · Sep 6

I used to cycle here from Sunderland, via the Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel back in the day!

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