Friday 26 August 2011

The Demise of the Norman King

Whilst away on our holiday the historical Norman King pub was destroyed by fire, arson is suspected.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKovVVRGKE4&feature=related

The Norman King was built in 12th Century during the reign of King Henry I. It formed part of the estate which included the Priory Church opposite and the Old Palace Lodge next door.

The Norman King before the fire on 10th August.....


....and afterwards.




There is a strong groundswell of feeling within Dunstable and a desire to raise funds to restore the building. I will record any progress here, so watch this space.

Holiday themes

Number One - The Women of the Baltic

I would like to say that I planned a series of themes to focus my photogrpahy, sadly it was really a case of looking back and realising that I had several images along similar lines.
The first is a series of images taken of the women of the Baltic, mostly but not exclusively, St Petersburg.


A woman in Nyhaven, Copenhagen collecting
empty bottles to sell.






                                                                                                      







Street sellers in Nyhaven


   In the Hermitage museum women watch over the artifacts and treasures. At one point our guide caught the sharp edge of one woman's tongue as one of the tourists sat on a windowsill. You really don't want to mess with these women,
In St Petersburg brides visit famous sites to have their photographs taken. This bride was in the park next to the Church of Spilled Blood.


Woman on the decorative metro.                                          Street seller

OK so not exactly a woman but this little girl was playing with the playing with the pigeons in the middle of St Petersburg.




This young woman looked so out of place, one can only guess at her thoughts as she gazes through the gate.
The following images were taken inside a local market. Some funny looks coming my way meant I was taking very quick, from the hip type pics.