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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 6h

Lovely shot, Jeremy. Looks even better at ground level.

John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 7h

Aerial view of Kirby Muxloe Castle, Leicestershire – built in the 1480s by William Hastings, ally of Edward IV. Work stopped abruptly after Hastings was executed by Richard III in 1483, leaving his castle unfinished #Aerial #image #KirbyMuxloeCastle #Leicestershire #Moat

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 16h

Honey rich harmony between them
youtu.be/U6OHD2uCpfU?...

Flanders and Swann - The Slow Train

YouTube video by Alan Moores

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 16h

Okay ... now I'm going to have to actually listen to it.

John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 16h

Yes, it's pretty amazing that it's nearly a thousand years old.

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 18h

'We won’t be meeting again on the Slow Train —
At Kirby Muxloe, Mow Cop and Scholar Green,'
(I had to look it up!)
The station was a 25 minute walk from the castle. Opened: 1st July 1891 and closed to passengers: 7th September 1964

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 20h

Aerial view of Kirby Muxloe Castle, Leicestershire – built in the 1480s by William Hastings, ally of Edward IV. Work stopped abruptly after Hastings was executed by Richard III in 1483, leaving his castle unfinished #Aerial #image #KirbyMuxloeCastle #Leicestershire #Moat

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 1d

Aerial view of Watchet, Somerset - a historic coastal town with Saxon roots. Once a busy trading port, its harbour now serves leisure boats. The red lighthouse marks the modern marina entrance.
#Aerial #image #Watchet #Somerset #Harbour

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, Beaumanor was one of the key Y-Stations in the Midlands.

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 1d

It's on a turntable ... like a summerhouse

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 1d

Aerial view: Crowland Abbey, Lincs – founded 8th c. on site of St Guthlac’s hermitage. Once a great Benedictine monastery (dissolved 1539), its surviving nave and west front now serve as the parish church. #Aerial #Photography #CrowlandAbbey #Lincolnshire #NotFromADrone

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 2d

eaumanor Hall, Loughborough - wider aerial view of this grand Victorian estate from the 1840s. Once a top-secret WWII listening station intercepting enemy signals, it’s now a Leicestershire County Council conference & training venue
#aerial #image #Loughborough #BeaumanorHall

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 2d

While you're in Clifton, drink at the Coronation Tap thecoronationtap.com/history.php famous for ciders
and in town at the Old Duke for jazz and blues www.theoldduke.com

The Coronation Tap - Cider House - Exhibition Cider

The Coronation Tap is the only ciderhouse in Clifton village, and Bristol’s oldest purveyor of the West Country’s traditional tipple – cider!

thecoronationtap.com

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 2d

And possibly the best museum in the world. www.ssgreatbritain.org

Home - SS Great Britain

Discover the ship that changed the world at Brunel's SS Great Britain. Bristol's number one attraction. Book your tickets now!

www.ssgreatbritain.org

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 2d

Nobody’s mentioned THE bridge, observatory and Clifton generally. cliftonobservatory.com/your-visit-o...

Camera Obscura & Museum

cliftonobservatory.com

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 2d

Beaumanor Hall, Loughborough aerial view - grand Victorian estate built in the 1840s. Used during WWII as a secret listening station intercepting enemy signals, it’s now a Leicestershire County Council conference & training centre. #aerial #image #Loughborough #BeaumanorHall

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 3d

Leicester aerial image - Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium - home of the legendary Leicester Tigers. One of the UK’s best-known rugby union grounds, with origins dating back to 1892. Capacity: 25,849. #Leicester #Rugby #Stadium #Aerial #Image #LeicesterTigers

John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 3d

Leicester aerial view: Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium - home of the legendary Leicester Tigers 🏉 One of the UK’s best-known rugby union grounds, with origins dating back to 1892. Capacity: 25,849. #Leicester #Rugby #Stadium #Aerial #Image #LeicesterTigers

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder how they make pink tarmac?

John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 3d

Aerial view of The Run at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk - where the tide carves through the shifting sands between Wells Beach & Bob Hall’s Sand, opening into the North Sea. #aerial #image #Coast #Norfolk #WellsNextTheSea

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Cameron Self @camself.bsky.social · 4d

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Full of excellent aerial photography...

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 4d

Britannia Pier - Great Yarmouth aerial view.
First opened in 1858, rebuilt after fires in 1909 & 1954. Length: 810 feet. Hosts the Britannia Theatre, amusements & rides. One of two surviving piers in Great Yarmouth #GreatYarmouth #pier #aerial #image #BrittaniaPier #coast

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 4d

Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth 🎡 aerial view.
When it opened in 1858, it stretched out over the sea. Rebuilt after fires in 1909 & 1954. Today it hosts a theatre, rides & amusements. 810 feet - one of Norfolk’s icons. #aerial #image #Pier #GreatYarmouth #coast

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Dirk. The north Norfolk coast around here is spectacular from the air. Here's a link to my Flickr album with 132 image taken from my plane. flic.kr/s/aHBqjBkyLT

Wells-next-the-Sea aerial images

Aerial views of Wells-next-the-Sea in north Norfolk

flic.kr

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John Fielding Aerial Images @john-fielding.bsky.social · 5d

Aerial view of the former HMS Ganges naval training establishment at Shotley Gate, on the peninsula between the Rivers Orwell & Stour. Once home to thousands of naval recruits, the site still shows its red-brick blocks & parade grounds. #HMSGanges #Suffolk #aerial #image #Shotley

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