Tag Archives: Fens

Fen Landscape – New Bedford River

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Brian

The New Bedford River, also known as the Hundred Foot Drain because of the distance between the tops of the two embankments on either, is a man-made cut-off or by-pass channel of the River Great Ouse in the Fens. It … Continue reading →

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Congregational Chapel, Reach

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Brian

The Congregational Chapel in Reach was built in 1862.  It could seat 290 worshipers and in its day was extremely well-supported.  The Fens have a long dissenting tradition: the Church of England was never popular, being seen as all too … Continue reading →

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Fenscape Cottenham

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Brian

Heavy rain as I was leaving for Cottenham yesterday. I should say, ‘More heavy rain’, as we seem to have it every day. The ground is sodden and wherever we walk the paths are muddy. More record breaking rain in … Continue reading →

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Covid 19 Day 48 9th May

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Brian
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Fenscape 33 Quy Fen

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Brian

I’ve bought a copy of Drained by Paul Hart (Dewi Lewis 2018), photographs of 40 or so Fen landscapes in muted monochrome.  The flat peaty fields lie under sombre skies as dykes, pylons and roads lead out to distant horizons.  … Continue reading →

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