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Carlton Bank por Allan Pedley

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Scarborough Castle por Allan Pedley Via Flickr: Scarborough Castle is a former medieval Royal fortress situated on a rocky promontory overlooking the North Sea and Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.[1] The site of the castle, encompassing the Iron Age settlement, Roman signal station, an Anglo-Scandinavian settlement and chapel, the 12th-century enclosure castle and 18th-century battery, is a scheduled monument of national importance.[2] Fortifications for a wooden castle were built in the 1130s, but the present stone castle dates from the 1150s. Over the centuries, several other structures were added, with medieval monarchs investing heavily in what was then an important fortress that guarded the Yorkshire coastline, Scarborough's port trade, and the north of England from Scottish or continental invasion. It was fortified and defended during various civil wars, sieges and conflicts, as kings fought with rival barons, faced rebellion and clashed with republican forces, though peace with Scotland and the conclusion of civil and continental wars in the 17th century led to its decline in importance. Once occupied by garrisons and governors who often menaced the town, the castle has been a ruin since the sieges of the English Civil War, but attracts many visitors to climb the battlements, take in the views and enjoy the accompanying interactive exhibition and special events run by English Heritage.

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Damp and Twisty por Allan Pedley Via Flickr: A visit near Hadrians wall

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Marmion Tower por Allan Pedley Via Flickr: Marmion Tower is a stone gatehouse, built in the early 15th century as the entrance to the fortified manor of West Tanfield.[1] West Tanfield occupied a strategic crossing point on the north bank of the River Ure, and Sir John Marmion and later his daughter-in-law Maud were given licences by the Crown to crenellate the manor house there in 1314 and 1348 respectively.[2] The Fitzhugh family in Ravensworth inherited the property in 1387, and Sir William Fitzhugh probably then constructed the new gatehouse.[2]

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Whitby Abbey por Allan Pedley Via Flickr: Reinfrid, a soldier of William the Conqueror, became a monk and travelled to Streoneshalh, which was then known as Prestebi or Hwitebi (the "white settlement" in Old Norse). He approached William de Percy who gave him the ruined monastery of St. Peter with two carucates of land, to found a new monastery. Serlo de Percy, the founder's brother, joined Reinfrid at the new monastery which followed the Benedictine rule.[9] The second monastery lasted until it was destroyed by Henry VIII in 1540 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Though the abbey fell into ruin, it remained a prominent landmark for sailors and helped inspire Bram Stoker's Dracula.[10] The ruins are now owned and maintained by English Heritage. In December 1914, Whitby Abbey was shelled by German battlecruisers Von der Tann and Derfflinger[11] who were aiming for the Coastguard Station[12][13] on the end of the headland. Scarborough and Hartlepool were also attacked.[14] The Abbey sustained considerable damage during the ten-minute attack. The BBC included before and after photographs as part of the First World War centenar

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The Howard Greenberg Gallery http://www.howardgreenberg.com/#home has William Klein’s 2013 work from Brooklyn up right now. Klein used a Sony digital camera (his first time using a digital camera) to photograph Brooklyn for a few weeks during the summer of 2013. You really should check it out. Klein is a master and its great to see him still out shooting at 86. They are showing some of his classic BW as well, including some from Tokyo in 1961. Check it out!