Phil's photos with the keyword: Old

For the "Archive Airings" group. Theme "Relax". This is a digital copy of an old photograph of myself which was taken many years ago so the resolution is not too good. The original photograph was taken with a Russian Zorki 4 film camera and later copied and processed digitally with Nikon Capture NX2. This was photographed in Winter when the temperature in the UAE was "only" about 26C / 79F which resulted in all the local people complaining about the "cold" weather. In Summer the temperature could reach 49C / 120F with humidity about 90% and even the sea was warm.

Barrowford is a large village and civil parish situated in the Pendle district of Lancashire, North-West England, situated to the North of Nelson and part of the Nelson conurbation. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 6,039. Barrowford is situated on the Marsden–Long Preston Turnpike (the town of Nelson was called Marsden before the battle of Trafalgar in 1805....... it was re-named in honour of the admiral). One of the original toll houses dating from 1804–05 can still be seen at the junction with the road to Colne, complete with a table of the tolls which were paid. The toll house was restored in the 1980s and is owned by the Trust which operates nearby Pendle Heritage Centre. For those viewers too young to remember pre-decimal British currency, the "s" in the list of prices stands for Shilling (5p in today's money) and the "d" stands for Pence or Penny (a penny was 1/12th of a shilling).

Stephenson's Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement, built in 1829 at the Forth Street Works of Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was built for (and won) the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1829 to choose the best design to power the railway. Though the Rocket was not the first steam locomotive, it was the first to bring together several innovations to produce the most advanced locomotive of its day. It is the most famous example of an evolving design of locomotives by Stephenson and became the template for most steam engines in the following 150 years. The locomotive was preserved and is now on display in the Science Museum in London. The earliest full-size replica of Rocket seems to have been the one depicted on a London & North Western Railway postcard (therefore pre-1923). A cut-away static replica was built in 1935 and displayed for many years next to the original at London's Science Museum and, in 1979, a further working replica Rocket was built by Locomotion Enterprises for the 150th anniversary celebrations. It has a shorter chimney than the original to the clear the bridge at Rainhill (the trackbed is deeper than in the 19th century, giving less headroom). Both of these replicas are now based at the National Railway Museum, York. (Wikipedia). Camera Nikon D90. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

The Golden Fleece is an inn in York, England, which has a free-house pub on the ground floor and four guest bedrooms above. It was mentioned in the York City Archives as far back as 1503 and is rumoured to be haunted (the inn claims to be the most haunted public house in the City of York). The back yard of the inn is named "Peckitt's Yard" after John Peckett, who owned the premises as well as being Lord Mayor of York around 1702. His wife Lady Alice Peckett is said to haunt the pub, which was featured on Living TV's "Most Haunted" show on 16 April 2005. “ Many guests have reported seeing the late Lady Peckett wandering the endless corridors and staircases in the wee, small hours and moving furniture. She is just one of the five resident spirits. ” The pub is situated on "The Pavement" in the centre of York, opposite the historic Tudor street called "The Shambles". It has a large golden fleece hanging above the door. Nearby attractions also include the Merchant Adventurers' Hall (the merchant adventurers were former owners of the inn), Cliffords Tower, and York Minster. In 1983 the inn was designated as a grade II listed building by English Heritage. (Wikipedia).