Standard 8P No. 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' works through Lumb Woods on the East Lancashire Railway with a service to Rawtenstall, Taken during the Winter Steam Gala, 22nd January 2011.
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Standard 8P No. 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' works through Lumb Woods on the East Lancashire Railway with a service to Rawtenstall, Taken during the Winter Steam Gala, 22nd January 2011.
Standard 5 No. 73129 works up into Irwell Vale station on the East Lancashire Railway with a service to Rawtenstall, Stanier Black 5 No. 44871 was on the rear of the train. Taken during the Winter Steam Gala, 22nd January 2011.
Standard 9F No. 92214 (then named 'Cock O' The North) makes light work climbing at Darnholme with a service for Pickering on the North Yorkshire Railway during the Spring Steam Gala, 7th May 2011.
Standard 4 No. 76084 has steam to spare as it pilots Standard 8P No. 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' on the North Yorkshire Railway during the Spring Steam Gala, 7th May 2011.
Standard Tank No. 80072 pilots Stanier Black 5 No. 45212 at Moorgates on the North Yorkshire Railway during the Spring Steam Gala, 7th May 2011.
The Grade I Listed Ashby de la Zouch Castle, a ruined fortification which is managed by English Heritage, in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
The castle was built by William, Lord Hastings, a favourite of Edward IV, after 1473, accompanied by the creation of a 3,000-acre park. Constructed on the site of an older manor house, two large towers and various smaller buildings had been constructed by 1483, when Hastings was executed by Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The Hastings family used the castle as their seat for several generations, improving the gardens and hosting royal visitors.
During the English Civil War of the 1640s, Henry, a younger son in the Hastings family, became a Royalist commander in the Midlands. He based himself out of the castle until he was forced to surrender it after a long siege. A fresh rebellion occurred in 1648, leading Parliament to slight the castle to prevent it being used militarily: the two towers were irreparably damaged with gunpowder and undermining. Parts of the remaining castle were turned into a new house and continued to be used by members of the Hastings family for many years, although they moved their main residence to Donington Hall.
The castle became famous after it featured in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe in 1819, and its owner, Francis Rawdon, opened the ruins to visitors. Restoration work was carried out over the course of the next century, but by 1932 the Rawdon family could no longer afford to maintain the castle. It passed into the guardianship of the Ministry of Works, who carried out extensive repairs and opened the castle gardens before ownership was later transferred to English Heritage.
Information Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashby_de_la_Zouch_Castle
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101073591-castle-ruins-inclu...
The Grade I Parish Church of St Helen in Ashby-de-la-Zouch a market town in Leicestershire.
There was a church in the town in the 11th century, but the core of the present building mainly dates from work started in 1474, when the church was rebuilt by William Hastings while he converted his neighbouring manor house into a castle.
It is recorded in Domesday that a priest was resident in Ashby, and that the church dedicated to St Helen consisted only of a nave. In about 1144, Philip Beaumains, lord of the Manor of Ashby, granted the church, its lands, and revenues to the Augustinian community of Lilleshall Abbey, which retained possession until 1538.
The church was refurbished in about 1670 to create more space, but the large and increasing size of the congregation led to further work in 1829, and a major rebuild in 1878–80, including the widening of the nave by the addition of two outer aisles.
The sandstone church has a tower at the west end, and its nave is wider than it is long due to the extra Victorian aisles. St Helen's Church has some ancient stained glass at the east end, and the Victorian windows on the nave and towers form a coherent narrative of the life of Jesus. Other fixtures include some important funereal monuments, and a font, pulpit, and carved heads by Thomas Earp.
The finger pillory is a rare item, once seen as a humane form of punishment. The church has a long association with the Hastings family, its patrons for four centuries, and became a centre for Puritanism under Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon. The "Puritan Earl" brought a series of radical figures to the town, including Anthony Gilby and Arthur Hildersham.
Information Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helen%27s_Church,_Ashby-de-la-Zouch
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101188344-parish-church-of-s...
The Grade I Listed Ashby de la Zouch Castle, a ruined fortification which is managed by English Heritage, in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
The castle was built by William, Lord Hastings, a favourite of Edward IV, after 1473, accompanied by the creation of a 3,000-acre park. Constructed on the site of an older manor house, two large towers and various smaller buildings had been constructed by 1483, when Hastings was executed by Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The Hastings family used the castle as their seat for several generations, improving the gardens and hosting royal visitors.
During the English Civil War of the 1640s, Henry, a younger son in the Hastings family, became a Royalist commander in the Midlands. He based himself out of the castle until he was forced to surrender it after a long siege. A fresh rebellion occurred in 1648, leading Parliament to slight the castle to prevent it being used militarily: the two towers were irreparably damaged with gunpowder and undermining. Parts of the remaining castle were turned into a new house and continued to be used by members of the Hastings family for many years, although they moved their main residence to Donington Hall.
The castle became famous after it featured in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe in 1819, and its owner, Francis Rawdon, opened the ruins to visitors. Restoration work was carried out over the course of the next century, but by 1932 the Rawdon family could no longer afford to maintain the castle. It passed into the guardianship of the Ministry of Works, who carried out extensive repairs and opened the castle gardens before ownership was later transferred to English Heritage.
Information Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashby_de_la_Zouch_Castle
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101073591-castle-ruins-inclu...
The view from the Grade I Listed Ashby de la Zouch Castle, a ruined fortification which is managed by English Heritage, in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
The castle was built by William, Lord Hastings, a favourite of Edward IV, after 1473, accompanied by the creation of a 3,000-acre park. Constructed on the site of an older manor house, two large towers and various smaller buildings had been constructed by 1483, when Hastings was executed by Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The Hastings family used the castle as their seat for several generations, improving the gardens and hosting royal visitors.
During the English Civil War of the 1640s, Henry, a younger son in the Hastings family, became a Royalist commander in the Midlands. He based himself out of the castle until he was forced to surrender it after a long siege. A fresh rebellion occurred in 1648, leading Parliament to slight the castle to prevent it being used militarily: the two towers were irreparably damaged with gunpowder and undermining. Parts of the remaining castle were turned into a new house and continued to be used by members of the Hastings family for many years, although they moved their main residence to Donington Hall.
The castle became famous after it featured in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe in 1819, and its owner, Francis Rawdon, opened the ruins to visitors. Restoration work was carried out over the course of the next century, but by 1932 the Rawdon family could no longer afford to maintain the castle. It passed into the guardianship of the Ministry of Works, who carried out extensive repairs and opened the castle gardens before ownership was later transferred to English Heritage.
Information Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashby_de_la_Zouch_Castle
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101073591-castle-ruins-inclu...
71000 "Duke Of Gloucester" is about to pass the site of Newbiggin station with a Carlisle to Bradford Forster Square "Cumbrian Mountain Express. 5/2/94. Apparently it was a very "dreich" day, but presumably I had some hope of decent weather, hence me going out for it. Despite the weather "the Duke" still made a fine sight though, especially with the wind blowing the exhaust sideways, as it usually did at this location - in my experience anyway. I used the location a lot in those days.
Making a rare sight for the Worth Valley, 71000 "Duke Of Gloucester" stands under the lights in Haworth Yard on the 6th February 1994. It had worked the previous day's southbound Cumbrian Mountain Express to Bradford Forster Square and presumably it couldn't get back to its (then) base (Derby?) that day, so arrangements had been made for it to stable on the Worth Valley. I can't remember how I found out about it, but I was the only photographer present during a three-hour session with the loco, during which I took many photos, of which this is just one. I don't recall it ever visiting Haworth again, so I think the photos I took are pretty unique. It was certainly too heavy to be used on Worth Valley services, even if that thought had crossed someone's mind.
71000 "Duke of Gloucester" stands in Haworth Yard in the rapidly fading daylight of the 6th February 1994. I'd arrived some three-quarters of an hour earlier, expressly to take night shots of the loco, but while waiting for darkness to fall I used this unique opportunity to take some shots in daylight also. The monochrome shots were the most successful, due to the appalling light, as it hadn't been the brightest of days.
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BR Standard 5 No. 73129 piloting BR 8P Pacific No. 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" exiting the cutting north of Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway with a service to Rawtenstall, taken during the Autumn Steam Gala, 24th October 2010.
New-bilud A1 Pacific No. 60163 "tornado" exiting the cutting north of Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway with a service to Rawtenstall, taken during the Autumn Steam Gala, 24th October 2010.
LMS Jubilee class No. (4)5690 "Leander" racing through the cutting at Little Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway with a service to Rawtenstall, taken during the Autumn Steam Gala, 24th October 2010.
Riddles-designed Standard 8P No. 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" rounding the curve between Doniford Halt and Williton on the West Somerset Railway with a train to Bishops Lydeard, taken during the Spring Steam Gala, 20th March 2010.
Standard 8P Nó. 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" approaching Williton on the West Somerset Railway with a service from Minehead to Blue Anchor during the Spring Steam Gala 20th March 2010.
Sole example 8P Standard No. 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" makes steady progress towards Irwell Vale on the East Lancashire Railway with a service to Rawtenstall during the Winter Steam Gala 22nd January 2011.
Unique BR 8P Paciific No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester climbing towards Ipstones on the inaugural day of the services to Caldon Low, 13th November 2010.