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UK Tourism, Heritage and Customs

I lived and worked in eight English counties before retiring to Suffolk and now travel frequently around the UK with vamera and notebook, renewing memories of some of the places I know well and discovering some delightful hidden surprises. On these pages are some impressions and photographs from some these trips which include towns and cities, coast and country, architecture, folk customs, etc.

A MAJOR UPDATE IS IN PROGRESS BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BROWSE

PAGES IN THIS SECTION:

Borders Area         (Tour, 2007)

East Anglia            Suffolk
                              Constable Country Special features
                              Essex
                              Norfolk

Edinburgh             (The Castle, Calton Hill, etc)

London                 (Greenwich, Tower Bridge)

Derbyshire            (Bakewell, Castleton, Chatsworth, Crich Tramway Village, etc)

Nottinghamshire     (Newark, etc)

Devon            (Paignton)

Lake District   (Awaiting content)

Yorkshire        (Awaiting content)

Stratford on Avon   (Shakespeare country)

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Chesterfield Christmas Market 2007

It Rained on Their Parade

50 years ago, as a rookie press photographer, my captions would probably have said, "rain did not dampen their spirits", but I've grown up since then, and will resist the temptation to repeat it.

Even the church spire was looking a little droopy as the famous 200-stall
Chesterfield Christmas Market was all but deserted yesterday on a day of constant heavy rain, but it
provided opportunities for
a few candid 'snaps' as a record of my weekend
visit recalling my life and times in Derbyshire in
the early 1950s.

© 2007 Arthur Loosley

I dislike modern pop 'music' but these professional musicians playing classic Rock and Roll brought cheer to a dull day and made me feel 50 years younger.