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  • Howden Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is Y shaped and the top one of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the middle reservoir being Derwent and the lower being Ladybower both to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester. The western side of the reservoir stands in Derbyshire, while the Eastern side is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The county border runs through the middle of the reservoir, following the original path of the River Derwent. <br />
Begun in on 16 July 1901 and completed in July 1912 its dam wall has the same neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall, built from huge stones as the Derwent Reservoir. The Stone was transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town".  The wall is 117ft (36m) tall, 1,080ft (330m) long, and  holds back 1,900,000 imperial gallons (8,600kl) of water collected from a catchment area of 5,155 acres (20.86km2).<br />
22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0151.jpg
  • The View north from the West bank of the Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0118.jpg
  • The View East from the West bank of the Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0103.jpg
  • The View East from the West bank of the Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0099.jpg
  • The View north from the West bank of the Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0056.jpg
  • Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0044.jpg
  • Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0043.jpg
  • Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0010.jpg
  • Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
<br />
22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0011.jpg
  • The View north from the West bank of the Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
<br />
22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0054.jpg
  • Public Footpath sign post pointing the way to the west tower of the Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England. <br />
The middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
<br />
22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0032.jpg
  • Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
    Derwent Dams 0017.jpg
  • Ulley Wind Farm At £95,000 pounds each, three turbine blades wait to be fitted to the hub before the assembled pieces can be hoisted up and fitted to the nacelle..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
    Ulley Wind Farm 0188.jpg
  • Ulley Wind Farm making the lorry that brought it onto the site look like a child's toy the first of the four sections that make up the turbines tower is lifted into place.note the workmen in orange ensuring the correct position of the section before it is finally lowered into place...13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm At £95,000 pounds each, three turbine blades wait to be fitted to the hub before the assembled pieces can be hoisted up and fitted to the nacelle..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
    Ulley Wind Farm 0163.jpg
  • Ulley Wind Farm one of the four sections that make up the tower arrives by lorry..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
    Ulley Wind Farm 0086.jpg
  • Ulley Wind Farm one of the four sections that make up the tower arrives by lorry..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
    Ulley Wind Farm 0068.jpg
  • Ulley Wind Farm At £95,000 pounds each, three turbine blades wait to be fitted to the hub before the assembled pieces can be hoisted up and fitted to the nacelle..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
    Ulley Wind Farm 0202.jpg
  • A Robin Erithacus rubecula sits on a fence post in a British Suburban Garden <br />
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  • The statue of Pan 'Spirit of the Woods' stands at the center of the rose garden within Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Donated to the city in 1934 it was moved to the Gardens in 1952. Fifty years of weathering and generations of hands stroking thier favorite woodland creatures Pan without his pipe was restored to the statue that is in place today. <br />
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  • Detail of a Squirrel on the statue of Pan 'Spirit of the Woods' stands at the center of the rose garden within Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Donated to the city in 1934 it was moved to the Gardens in 1952. Fifty years of weathering and generations of hands stroking thier favorite woodland creatures Pan without his pipe was restored to the statue that is in place today. <br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
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  • Detail of a Squirrel on the statue of Pan 'Spirit of the Woods' stands at the center of the rose garden within Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Donated to the city in 1934 it was moved to the Gardens in 1952. Fifty years of weathering and generations of hands stroking thier favorite woodland creatures Pan without his pipe was restored to the statue that is in place today. <br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
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  • Detail of Rabbits on the statue of Pan 'Spirit of the Woods' stands at the center of the rose garden within Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Donated to the city in 1934 it was moved to the Gardens in 1952. Fifty years of weathering and generations of hands stroking thier favorite woodland creatures Pan without his pipe was restored to the statue that is in place today. <br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
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  • Detail of an Imp on the statue of Pan 'Spirit of the Woods' stands at the center of the rose garden within Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Donated to the city in 1934 it was moved to the Gardens in 1952. Fifty years of weathering and generations of hands stroking thier favorite woodland creatures Pan without his pipe was restored to the statue that is in place today. <br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit is the finest surviving examples in the UK. It is a Grade II listed structure built in 1836 to home a black bear. In 1855 2 brown bears were kept in the gardens Bear Pit but little is known about how long for. Local legend has it that a child was killed after falling into the pit around 1870.<br />
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The Bear Pit was fully repaired during the restoration of the Gardens, the old railings were replaced, grilles have been re-instated and can be pulled across the entrance to the Pit, and two side dens where the bears were housed. In 2005 a 2.4 meter tall steel sculpture of a bear was installed in the pit to remind visitors of its former use.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit is the finest surviving examples in the UK. It is a Grade II listed structure built in 1836 to home a black bear. In 1855 2 brown bears were kept in the gardens Bear Pit but little is known about how long for. Local legend has it that a child was killed after falling into the pit around 1870.<br />
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The Bear Pit was fully repaired during the restoration of the Gardens, the old railings were replaced, grilles have been re-instated and can be pulled across the entrance to the Pit, and two side dens where the bears were housed. In 2005 a 2.4 meter tall steel sculpture of a bear was installed in the pit to remind visitors of its former use.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
  www.pauldaviddrabble.photoshelter.com
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  • Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit is the finest surviving examples in the UK. It is a Grade II listed structure built in 1836 to home a black bear. In 1855 2 brown bears were kept in the gardens Bear Pit but little is known about how long for. Local legend has it that a child was killed after falling into the pit around 1870.<br />
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The Bear Pit was fully repaired during the restoration of the Gardens, the old railings were replaced, grilles have been re-instated and can be pulled across the entrance to the Pit, and two side dens where the bears were housed. In 2005 a 2.4 meter tall steel sculpture of a bear was installed in the pit to remind visitors of its former use.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
  www.pauldaviddrabble.photoshelter.com
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  • Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit is the finest surviving examples in the UK. It is a Grade II listed structure built in 1836 to home a black bear. In 1855 2 brown bears were kept in the gardens Bear Pit but little is known about how long for. Local legend has it that a child was killed after falling into the pit around 1870.<br />
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The Bear Pit was fully repaired during the restoration of the Gardens, the old railings were replaced, grilles have been re-instated and can be pulled across the entrance to the Pit, and two side dens where the bears were housed. In 2005 a 2.4 meter tall steel sculpture of a bear was installed in the pit to remind visitors of its former use.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit is the finest surviving examples in the UK. It is a Grade II listed structure built in 1836 to home a black bear. In 1855 2 brown bears were kept in the gardens Bear Pit but little is known about how long for. Local legend has it that a child was killed after falling into the pit around 1870.<br />
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The Bear Pit was fully repaired during the restoration of the Gardens, the old railings were replaced, grilles have been re-instated and can be pulled across the entrance to the Pit, and two side dens where the bears were housed. In 2005 a 2.4 meter tall steel sculpture of a bear was installed in the pit to remind visitors of its former use.<br />
<br />
  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit is the finest surviving examples in the UK. It is a Grade II listed structure built in 1836 to home a black bear. In 1855 2 brown bears were kept in the gardens Bear Pit but little is known about how long for. Local legend has it that a child was killed after falling into the pit around 1870.<br />
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The Bear Pit was fully repaired during the restoration of the Gardens, the old railings were replaced, grilles have been re-instated and can be pulled across the entrance to the Pit, and two side dens where the bears were housed. In 2005 a 2.4 meter tall steel sculpture of a bear was installed in the pit to remind visitors of its former use.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • The glass pavilions in Sheffield Botanical Gardens are grade II listed buildings.An original feature of the Gardens when it opened in 1836, the recorded designer was local architect Benjamin Broomhead Taylor.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
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  • The glass pavilions in Sheffield Botanical Gardens are grade II listed buildings.An original feature of the Gardens when it opened in 1836, the recorded designer was local architect Benjamin Broomhead Taylor.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
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  • The glass pavilions in Sheffield Botanical Gardens are grade II listed buildings.An original feature of the Gardens when it opened in 1836, the recorded designer was local architect Benjamin Broomhead Taylor.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • The glass pavilions in Sheffield Botanical Gardens are grade II listed buildings.An original feature of the Gardens when it opened in 1836, the recorded designer was local architect Benjamin Broomhead Taylor.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • The glass pavilions in Sheffield Botanical Gardens are grade II listed buildings.An original feature of the Gardens when it opened in 1836, the recorded designer was local architect Benjamin Broomhead Taylor.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • The glass pavilions in Sheffield Botanical Gardens are grade II listed buildings.An original feature of the Gardens when it opened in 1836, the recorded designer was local architect Benjamin Broomhead Taylor.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • The glass pavilions in Sheffield Botanical Gardens are grade II listed buildings.An original feature of the Gardens when it opened in 1836, the recorded designer was local architect Benjamin Broomhead Taylor.<br />
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  11 September 2016<br />
  Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • The glass pavilions in Sheffield Botanical Gardens are grade II listed buildings.An original feature of the Gardens when it opened in 1836, the recorded designer was local architect Benjamin Broomhead Taylor.<br />
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  • The view north over the  Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England towards  Howden Reservoirs Dam wall The Howden and Derwent Reservoirs are two of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the third one  being Ladybower to the south. Situated in the Peak National Park the area around the reservoirs is a popular tourist attraction with walkers, cyclists and nature  lovers<br />
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  • The view north over the  Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England towards  Howden Reservoirs Dam wall The Howden and Derwent Reservoirs are two of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the third one  being Ladybower to the south. Situated in the Peak National Park the area around the reservoirs is a popular tourist attraction with walkers, cyclists and nature  lovers<br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
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  • The view north over the  Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England towards  Howden Reservoirs Dam wall The Howden and Derwent Reservoirs are two of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the third one  being Ladybower to the south. Situated in the Peak National Park the area around the reservoirs is a popular tourist attraction with walkers, cyclists and nature  lovers<br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
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  • The view north over the  Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England towards  Howden Reservoirs Dam wall The Howden and Derwent Reservoirs are two of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the third one  being Ladybower to the south. Situated in the Peak National Park the area around the reservoirs is a popular tourist attraction with walkers, cyclists and nature  lovers<br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
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  • The view north over the  Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire, England towards  Howden Reservoirs Dam wall The Howden and Derwent Reservoirs are two of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the third one  being Ladybower to the south. Situated in the Peak National Park the area around the reservoirs is a popular tourist attraction with walkers, cyclists and nature  lovers<br />
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22  March 2015 Image © Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk
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  • Ulley Wind Farm One completed Wind Turbine beside a second which is awaiting the its blades and hub to be assembled and hoisted into place. Note the comparative size of the yellow excavator at the foot of the un-finished turbine and the car in the bottom right hand corner for scale..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm At £95,000 pounds each, three turbine blades wait to be fitted to the hub before the assembled pieces can be hoisted up and fitted to the nacelle..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm making the lorry that brought it onto the site look like a child's toy the first of the four sections that make up the turbines tower is lifted into place.note the workmen in orange ensuring the correct position of the section before it is finally lowered into place...13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm Workers prepare the two massive cranes to lift the first of the four sections that make up the tower into place...13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm two massive cranes are used to lift the first of the four sections that make up the tower into place...13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm two massive cranes are used to lift the first of the four sections that make up the tower into place...13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm two massive cranes prepare to lift the first of the four sections that make up the tower into place...13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm two of the massive cranes used to errect the wind turbines ..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm one of the four sections that make up the tower arrives by lorry..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm one of the four sections that make up the tower arrives by lorry..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm one of the fully erected Wind Turbines ..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm one of the four sections that make up the tower arrives by lorry..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm one of the four sections that make up the tower arrives by lorry..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Ulley Wind Farm one of the four sections that make up the tower arrives by lorry..13  March  2013.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • The Haven Seajack One, towed by the Pilot boat St Hilda and assisted by the tug Workboat VOE Service navigates through the swing bridge in Whitby Harbor on its way out to start work on the East Pier...September 2010 Images © Paul David Drabble
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  • The Haven Seajack One, towed by the Pilot boat St Hilda and assisted by the tug Workboat VOE Service navigates through the swing bridge in Whitby Harbor on its way out to start work on the East Pier...September 2010 Images © Paul David Drabble
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  • The Haven Seajack One, towed by the Pilot boat St Hilda and assisted by the tug Workboat VOE Service navigates through the swing bridge in Whitby Harbor on its way out to start work on the East Pier...September 2010 Images © Paul David Drabble
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  • The Haven Seajack One, towed by the Pilot boat St Hilda and assisted by the tug Workboat VOE Service navigates through the swing bridge in Whitby Harbor on its way out to start work on the East Pier...September 2010 Images © Paul David Drabble
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  • The Haven Seajack One, towed by the Pilot boat St Hilda and assisted by the tug Workboat VOE Service navigates through the swing bridge in Whitby Harbor on its way out to start work on the East Pier...September 2010 Images © Paul David Drabble
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  • The Haven Seajack One, towed by the Pilot boat St Hilda and assisted by the tug Workboat VOE Service navigates through the swing bridge in Whitby Harbor on its way out to start work on the East Pier...September 2010 Images © Paul David Drabble
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  • The Haven Seajack One, towed by the Pilot boat St Hilda and assisted by the tug Workboat VOE Service navigates through the swing bridge in Whitby Harbor on its way out to start work on the East Pier...September 2010 Images © Paul David Drabble
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  • The Haven Seajack One, towed by the Pilot boat St Hilda and assisted by the tug Workboat VOE Service navigates through the swing bridge in Whitby Harbor on its way out to start work on the East Pier...September 2010 Images © Paul David Drabble
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  • Official Hand Over of the new Sheffield Macmillan Unit for Palliative Care at the Northern General Hospital on Tuesday (9/4/2) Morning. Left to right are MD of Baggaley Construction Chris Coolison Chairman Howard Baggaley, David Stone Chairman of the The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, Sir Michael Carlisle Chairman of the Macmillan Horizons Appeal and Heather Drabble Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust Chief Nurse.
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  • Official Hand Over of the new Sheffield Macmillan Unit for Palliative Care at the Northern General Hospital on Tuesday (9/4/2) Morning. Left to right are Chairman of Baggaley Construction  Howard Baggaley, David Stone Chairman of the The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust and  Sir Michael Carlisle Chairman of the Macmillan Horizons Appeal.
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  • Official Hand Over of the new Sheffield Macmillan Unit for Palliative Care at the Northern General Hospital on Tuesday (9/4/2) Morning. Left to right are MD of Baggaley Construction Chris Coolison Chairman Howard Baggaley, David Stone Chairman of the The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, Sir Michael Carlisle Chairman of the Macmillan Horizons Appeal and Heather Drabble Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust Chief Nurse.
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  • Official Hand Over of the new Sheffield Macmillan Unit for Palliative Care at the Northern General Hospital on Tuesday (9/4/2) Morning. Left to right are MD of Baggaley Construction Chris Coolison Chairman Howard Baggaley, David Stone Chairman of the The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, Sir Michael Carlisle Chairman of the Macmillan Horizons Appeal and Heather Drabble Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust Chief Nurse.
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  • Official Hand Over of the new Sheffield Macmillan Unit for Palliative Care at the Northern General Hospital on Tuesday (9/4/2) Morning. Left to right are MD of Baggaley Construction Chris Coolison Chairman Howard Baggaley, David Stone Chairman of the The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, Sir Michael Carlisle Chairman of the Macmillan Horizons Appeal and Heather Drabble Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust Chief Nurse.
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  • Pinstone street and while construction work carried on it was one of the areas of Sheffield left almost deserted after Cafes Bars and shops close in to try and stem the spread of the Coronavirus<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • A risqué statue of two naked, embracing lovers which caused outrage in 1967 when first erected in Doncaster’s Arndale shopping centre, found a new home in Doncasters Waterdale Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon (June 19 2015). St. Modwen Properties a British-based property investment and development business that specialises in regenerating urban areas, discovered the statue in storage and in need of repair after purchasing Waterdale in 2013. Constructed from fibreglass and damaged during years in storage St. Modwen got together with Artfuel, a local art group and restored the artwork. Doncasters ‘Lovers’ sculpture returned in all it’s glory to public view, almost 30 years after it disappeared. It now stands on a soon to be flood lit glass canopy in the Waterdale Shopping Centre close to the Staff Of Life public house.<br />
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19 June 2016<br />
Image Copyright Paul David Drabble<br />
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  • Looking like a giant childs cataputly the remains of an old dead tree stand on the western bank of the Derwnt Reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir  is the middle of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley, the higher reservoir being Howden to the North and the lower being Ladybower to the south. Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as Nottingham and Leicester.<br />
Begun in 1902 this neo-Gothic solid masonry dam wall is built from huge stones that were transported along a specially created railway from the quarries at Grindleford. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed and self-contained town of Birchinlee also known as "Tin Town". Derwent reservoir began being filled in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January of 1916. Covering an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) the dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.<br />
For 6 weeks during the Second World War the reservoir was used by the pilots of the 617 Squadron "the Dambusters" to practice their low-level flying skills needed for Operation Chastise, because of the Derwents similarity to the operations German target. In for 2 weeks in 1954 the the sound of Lancaster bomber engines could be heard again over the Derwent as the reservoir stood in for the German dams a second time. This time for the filming of the "The Dambusters" starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson. The west tower of the dam wall is home to Derwent Valley Museum and includes a permanent memorial to 617 Squadron to which is visible even when the Museum is closed. <br />
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  • Cleethorpes Pier originally cost £8,000 to build , was largely financed by railway companies serving the cities of Sheffield and Manchester and the county of Lincolnshire. Officially opened on August Bank Holiday Monday 1873.It is 1,200 feet (370 m) in length to span the unusually large distance between low and high tide limits, and is comprised a timber deck and pavilion constructed in 1888, supported on iron piles. A section was, however, cut out of the pier during the Second World War to impede its use in any German invasion attempt...1 July 2012.Image © Paul David Drabble
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  • Cleethorpes Pier originally cost £8,000 to build , was largely financed by railway companies serving the cities of Sheffield and Manchester and the county of Lincolnshire. Officially opened on August Bank Holiday Monday 1873.It is 1,200 feet (370 m) in length to span the unusually large distance between low and high tide limits, and is comprised a timber deck and pavilion constructed in 1888, supported on iron piles. A section was, however, cut out of the pier during the Second World War to impede its use in any German invasion attempt...1 July 2012.Image © Paul David Drabble
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