Monthly Archives: March 2012

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These fish appear all over Lille in various guises.  Does anyone know the significance? Photo: rue de Gand, Lille, March 2012

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Wazemmes Market

“Asia, Africa and other parts of the world are represented through reasonably priced clothes, food and other products available at this large, diverse marketplace that also has stores and restaurants.” Trip Advisor Photo: Wazemmes Market, Lille, March 2012

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Trulin

“Born in Ath in Belgium in 1897, Léon Trulin came to Lille with his family after the death of his father.  In June 1915, with Lille and much of Belgium occupied by the Germans, Léon Trulin went to England to … Continue reading

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Tempted?

What is she selling and would you be tempted to buy? Photo: Lille, March 2012

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Question

Question: Is this urban ephemera? Photo: Rustat Road, Cambridge, March 2012

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Champagne

The Historic Towns Forum held its National Tourism Conference, ‘Culture-Heritage-Tourism: Developing the Product’, at Blenheim Palace yesterday as part of National Tourism Week.  The emphasis was on how to manage tourism locally at an event that enthused, informed and delighted … Continue reading

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Points

Acupuncturists’ guides to treatment, the antithesis of the glamour heads of fashion houses. Photo: Mill Road, Cambridge, March 2012

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Durability

I wonder if anyone has done a study of the durability of modern urban graffiti.  How long does it last before it’s cleaned off, is covered by the next ‘artist’, or fades and erodes with the passage of years?  Not … Continue reading

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Felbrigg

Walk Cromer – Felbrigg – Cromer: estate woodland on a perfect early March day. Photo: Felbrigg, March 2012

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Collared Dove

Collared doves are now seen just about anywhere, but often around towns and villages.  They’re common visitors to gardens. This one was a victim of suburban traffic. But collared doves only came to the UK in the 1950s, after a rapid … Continue reading

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Mysteries

The riddle of the sphinx faces the mystery of the traffic cone. Photo: Near Cromer, March 2012

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Russell Square

The mystery and uncertainty of appearance and identity in the rukenfigur are deepened by contre jour lighting. Photo: Russell Square, London, 7th March 2012

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Ionic Order

Pancras Church was built primarily to serve the newly developed areas close to Euston Road, especially parts of Bloomsbury. The design, in the Greek revival style using the Ionic order, was agreed in 1816 after a competition won by the … Continue reading

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Cambs Journal

Between 1977 and 2002 I wrote and illustrated with photographs articles for several local magazines.  They covered history, events, customs and places.  Most of the magazines have since closed or been replaced by glossy lifestyle publications with little room for … Continue reading

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Faith

The British Museum Multi Faith Room late on a Friday in February.  A sort of Richard Dawkins visual metaphore for the world’s faiths as a series of empty boxes. Photo: British Museum, February 2012

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