Wednesday 28 May 2014

Victorian red brick three storey row in street.

Exchange Square, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe.


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Keywords used: House, front, row, building, red, Victorian, curve, architecture, Exchange,  Square, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK, nobody.

fatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_18

Rivets and iron, underside railway bridge.

Underside of Albert Railway Bridge, built 1877. Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe.


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Keywords used: Rail, railway, railroad, bridge, viaduct, Victorian iron, rivet, under, underside, underpass, albert, Victorian, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK, nobody

fatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_17

Large blue girders, Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Longest remaining transporter bridge in the world.  Opened in 1911, this bridge is still in operation.


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Keywords used: Tees, Transporter, bridge, Middlesbrough, river, blue, large, huge, gondola, 1911, Port Clarence, Hartlepool, Girder, suspend, engineering, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_16

Clock Tower, Middlesbrough Dock Clocktower. England, United Kingdom, Europe.

With three clock faces, this structure doubled as clock tower and watertower providing hydraulic power.


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Keywords used: Middlesbrough, dock, clock, tower, water, watertower, face, tower, reservoir, landmark, shipping, brick, red, three, hydraulic, power, nobody, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_15

Large blue girders, Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Framed by brickwork

Longest remaining transporter bridge in the world.  Opened in 1911, this bridge is still in operation.


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Keywords used: Tees, Transporter, bridge, Middlesbrough, river, blue, large, huge, gondola, 1911, Port Clarence, Hartlepool, Girder, suspend, engineering, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK, nobody, framed, brickwork

FatManPhoto ID: 2014__5_14

Large blue girders from below, Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Longest remaining transporter bridge in the world.  Opened in 1911, this bridge is still in operation.


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Keywords used: Tees, Transporter, bridge, Middlesbrough, river, blue, large, huge, gondola, 1911, Port Clarence, Hartlepool, Girder, suspend, engineering, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_13

Large blue girders, Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Longest remaining transporter bridge in the world.  Opened in 1911, this bridge is still in operation.


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Kerywords used: Tees, Transporter, bridge, Middlesbrough, river, blue, large, huge, gondola, 1911, Port Clarence, Hartlepool, Girder, suspend, engineering, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_12

Large blue girders, Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Longest remaining transporter bridge in the world.  Opened in 1911, this bridge is still in operation.


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Keywords used: Tees, Transporter, bridge, Middlesbrough, river, blue, large, huge, gondola, 1911, Port Clarence, Hartlepool, Girder, suspend, engineering, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_12

Friday 23 May 2014

Twilight shaded grey mountains, Silhouetted, Nant Gwynant Pass.

Twilight view of the ,  Nant Gwynant Pass, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Mountain, hill, grey, Silhouetted, Silhouette, nant, gwynant, pass, valley, Snowdonia, national, park, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, twilight, shadow, sky, nobody, UK.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_10

Aberglaslyn Pass

River Glaslyn running through alpine style valley. Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom’ Long exposure.


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Keywords used: Aberglaslyn, Glaslyn, river, afon, rapids, tree, alpine, Snowdonia, mountain, cliff, valley, gorge, pass, Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Nobody, long exposure

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_6

Aberglaslyn Pass

River Glaslyn running through alpine style valley. Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom’ Long exposure.


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Keywords used: Aberglaslyn, Glaslyn, river, afon, rapids, tree, alpine, Snowdonia, mountain, cliff, valley, gorge, pass, Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Nobody, long exposure

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_9

Aberglaslyn Pass

River Glaslyn running through alpine style valley. Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Aberglaslyn, Glaslyn, river, afon, rapids, tree, alpine, Snowdonia, mountain, cliff, valley, gorge, pass, Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_8

Aberglaslyn Pass

River Glaslyn running through alpine style valley. Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom’ Long exposure.


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Keywords used: Aberglaslyn, Glaslyn, river, afon, rapids, tree, alpine, Snowdonia, mountain, cliff, valley, gorge, pass, Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Nobody, long exposure

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_7

Thursday 22 May 2014

Aberglaslyn Pass

River Glaslyn running through alpine style valley. Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Aberglaslyn, Glaslyn, river, afon, rapids, tree, alpine, Snowdonia, mountain, cliff, valley, gorge, pass, Beddgelert, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_5

Narrow gauge rail tracks

Ffestiniog railway railroad, close up of tracks, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Rail, railway, railroad, narrow, gauge, track, sleeper, train, loco, locomotive, transport, vintage, steam, engine, Ffestiniog, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_4

Footplate and open firebox on narrow gauge steam locomotive.

View into the footplate of narrow gauge locomotive on the Ffestiniog Railway, Gwynedd, Wales. United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Steam, train, locomotive, loco, narrow, guage, footplate, fire, firebox, coal, Ffestiniog Railway, Gwynedd, Wales. United Kingdom, UK, brass, polished, industrial, tourist, tourism, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_3

Roof Slates stacked in a railway wagon, edge on.

Roof slates, weathered, tightly packed on narrow gauge railway wagon, as used to transport slates.


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Keywords used: Slate, roof, tile, stacked, weathered, lichen, tight, packed,  row, grey, blue, fragile, nobody, rock, metamorphic

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_2

Slate Spoil Heaps on a Murky Day, North Wales

Slate slag heaps in cloudy conditions, Bleneau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Slate, slab, waste, spoil, slag, dump, dumped, excess, ruin, grey, cloud, rock, grey, blue, ruin, cloudy, murky, north, Bleneau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, nobody, UK

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_5_1

Saturday 17 May 2014

Worn eroded wood post by sea

Eroded wooden pillar by the sea.


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Keywords used: Wood, pillar, post, wooden, eroded, worn, erosion, weathered, timber, brown, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_28

Hurst Castle, South face

Originally built by Henry VIII, Hurst Castle defended the Solent into the twentieth century. Keyhaven, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Hurst, castle, point, concrete, defence, defense, defended, fort, fortification, concrete, stone, coastal, Henry VIII, keyhaven, solent, isle of wight, Hampshire, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_27

Hurst Point Lighthouse

Built in 1867 this lighthouse is at the western approach to the Solent, the sea passage between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of England, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Lighthouse, light, house,warning, ship, shipping, navigation, hurst, point, castle, keyhaven, solent, isle of wight, Hampshire, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_26

World War Two anti-aircraft gun mounting.

Set in concrete metal mounting for Second World War anti-aircraft gun.


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Keywords used: Anti, aircraft, anti-aircraft, air, gun, battery, mount, mounting, plate concrete, metal, iron, emplacement, World War Two, II, second world war, defence, defense, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_25

Hurst Point Lighthouse

Built in 1867 this lighthouse is at the western approach to the Solent, the sea passage between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of England, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Lighthouse, light, house,warning, ship, shipping, navigation, hurst, point, castle, keyhaven, solent, isle of wight, Hampshire, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_24

Hurst Point Lighthouse

Built in 1867 this lighthouse is at the western approach to the Solent, the sea passage between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of England, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Lighthouse, light, house,warning, ship, shipping, navigation, hurst, point, castle, keyhaven, solent, isle of wight, Hampshire, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_23

Thursday 15 May 2014

Old bolts in wooden plank

Four old iron bolts in vertical wooden plank.


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Keywords used: Bolt, four, iron, metal, bolt, screw, thread, rust, weathered, old, worn, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_22

World War Two Searchlight Emplacement

Searchlight emplacement from the second world war, with modern screen over emplacement.


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Keywords used: Searchlight, search, light, emplacement, World War Two, II, second world war, defence, defense, anti-aircraft, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_21

Sea Weathered Brick wall

Thick brick wall, weathered by the sea.


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Keywords used: Brick, wall, orange, shaped, curved, weathered, corroded, orange, red, eroded, erosion, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_20

Rusted Iron Metal Surface – texture, background

Background iron plate, corroded, rusted, blistered.


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Keywords used: Rust, rusty, rusted, iron, plate, surface, corrode, corroded, oxidise, oxidised, brown, bronze, blister, blistered, background, texture, background, wallpaper, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_19

Hurst Castle, South face

Originally built by Henry VIII, Hurst Castle defended the Solent into the twentieth century. Keyhaven, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Hurst, castle, point, concrete, defence, defense, defended, fort, fortification, concrete, stone, coastal, Henry VIII, keyhaven, solent, isle of wight, Hampshire, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_18

Hurst Point Lighthouse

Built in 1867 this lighthouse is at the western approach to the Solent, the sea passage between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of England, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Lighthouse, light, house,warning, ship, shipping, navigation, hurst, point, castle, keyhaven, solent, isle of wight, Hampshire, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_17

Hurst Point Lighthouse

Built in 1867 this lighthouse is at the western approach to the Solent, the sea passage between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of England, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom


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Keywords used: Lighthouse, light, house,warning, ship, shipping, navigation, hurst, point, castle, keyhaven, solent, isle of wight, Hampshire, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_16

Wednesday 7 May 2014

Setting sun behind cloud, rays, sea orange

Sun near to setting behind cloud, over sea, land in foreground.




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Keywords used: Sun, setting, cloud, black, orange, ray, sea, horizon, land, plant, spectacle, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_15

Mynydd Drws-y-Coed, Nantlle Ridge

Sunset lighting of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed, Nantlle Ridge, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom


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Keywords used: Mynydd, Drws-y-Coed, Nantlle, Ridge, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom, sunset, twilight, glow, mountain, valley, UK

Wooden panelling in derelict Quarry Gunpowder store

Explosives stores commonly had wooden panelling to minimise the chance of sparks. Disused gunpowder magazine, above Bleneau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom.


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Keywords used: Wood, panel, panelling, wall, spark, Gun powder, black, powder, explosive, store, danger, dangerous, slate, stone, quarry, mine, Manod, Bleneau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom, UK, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_13


Derelict Quarry Gunpowder store

Gunpowder magazine for Manod slate mine. Now disused. Above Bleneau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom.


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Keywords used: Gun powder, black, powder, explosive, store, danger, dangerous, slate, stone, quarry, mine, Manod, Bleneau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom, UK, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_12

Derelict television repeater station.

Above Bleneau Ffestiniog, on the Rhiwbhach Tramway, a disused and decayed television repeater station. Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom.


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Keywords used: Television, tv, repeater, station, relay, shed, wooden, derelict, decayed, disused, obsolete, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom, UK, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_11

Derelict Incline for slate quarry, North Wales.

Disused exit incline for the Blaen-y-Cwm Slate Quarry, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom.



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Keywords used: Incline, plane, inclined, slate, quarry, mine, disused, derelict, stone, tile, slab, rail, railway, tramway, Blaen-y-Cwm, Rhiwbach, nobody, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom, UK.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_10

Derelict Incline for slate quarry, North Wales.

Disused exit incline for the Blaen-y-Cwm Slate Quarry, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom.


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Keywords used: Incline, plane, inclined, slate, quarry, mine, disused, derelict, stone, tile, slab, rail, railway, tramway, Blaen-y-Cwm, Rhiwbach, nobody, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom, UK.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_9

Ladder Stile, North Wales

Typical ladder stile, over dry stone wall, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom.


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Keywords used: Stile, ladder, walk, walking, landscape, upland, Britain, field, fields,  rambling, fitness, health,  foot, path, roam, navigate, dry, stone, wall, fence, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom, UK, Croesor, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_8

Ladder Stile, North Wales

Typical ladder stile, over dry stone wall, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom


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Keywords used: Stile, ladder, walk, walking, landscape, upland, Britain, field, fields,  rambling, fitness, health,  foot, path, roam, navigate, dry, stone, wall, fence, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United kingdom, UK, Croesor, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_7

Slate railway sleeper from Croesor tramway.

Erected vertically, slate sleeper, with two holes drilled. The sleeper is beside the course of the Croesor Tramway, from which it was taken.


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Keywords used: Slate, railway, sleeper, tramway, way, hole, Cwm, Croesor, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Porthmadog, disused, derelict, course, puddle, valley, rock, track, way, cwm,  nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_6

Three slabs of slate, in grassy bank.

Three slate slabs fanned, in bank of grass.


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Keywords used: Slate, rock, slab, tile, fan, fanned, grass, blue, green, worn, split, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_5

Monday 5 May 2014

Small hydroelectric power station with disused railway incline behind it, Croesor.

Hydroelectric power station in Cwm Croesor, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom, behind is incline of the Croesor tramway.


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Keywords used: Hydroelectric, hydro, electric,inline, inclined, plane, Tramway, railway, slate, mineral, narrow, gauge, Water, dam, electricity, power, small, modest, Snowdonia, park, Cwm, Croesor, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom, UK, nobody, generate, generation, 505, kw, Kilowatts, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_4

Line of Croesor tramway

Hydroelectric power station in Cwm Croesor, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom, 505 KW.


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Keywords used: Tramway, railway, slate, mineral, narrow, gauge, Snowdonia, park, Cwm, Croesor, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Porthmadog, disused, derelict, course, puddle, valley, rock, track, way, cwm,  nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_3

Small hydroelectric power station in Snowdonia National park

hydroelectric power station in Cwm Croesor, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom, 505 KW


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Keywords used: Hydroelectric, hydro, electric, Water, dam, electricity, power, small, modest, Snowdonia, park, Cwm, Croesor, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom, UK, nobody, generate, generation, 505, kw, Kilowatts.

FatManPhoto ID: 2014_4_2

Tilted slate slab footbridge over stream

Footbridge over stream Afon Croesor, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, made from slate slabs, tilted at an alarming angle.


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Keywords used: Bridge, footbridge, tilted, alarming, stream, afon, river, cwm,valley ,slate, water, stream, river, Afon Croesor, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, valley, rocks, park, outdoor, UK, landscape, nobody, path, trail, impassable, dangerous.

FatManPhoto_ID: 2014_4_1