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The Beacon

The Beacon
This folly, built in 1830 in the style of an Ionic temple, is located in the grounds of Leigh Park Gardens (also known at the Sir George Staunton Country Park), which is a five minute drive from my house and a lovely place for a walk. I've no idea why it is called the Beacon or indeed, what purpose it was built for.

Edit 29th May: www.stauntoncp.co.uk/en/page/5077 Many thanks to Mikus for finding this link for me.

It seems that it was called the Beacon because the owner of the park at the time used to fly a flag on the top of it when he was in residence :-))

Nouchetdu38, Berny, Jean-luc Drouin, trester88 and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo


24 comments - The latest ones
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Awesome B&W capture.
4 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Don Sutherland club
Glad you like it Don..........thanks very much.
3 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
beautiful in BW
4 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Annemarie club
Thanks Annemarie.........glad you like it.
3 months ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
A wonderful B&W with the bare trees, there seems to have been a passion for building follies basically very large garden ornaments, maybe it was built where a beacon would have been lit, there is a Beacon Hill a few miles from here that was used for sending signals
If you search The Beacon Leigh Park you will see a site British Listed Buildings they are asking for someone to upload a photo of the Beacon "Fame at last " :)))))
4 months ago. Edited 4 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Peter Castell club
Thank you so much Peter...........I'm really pleased you like this one. It's one of the better follies I've seen.

Thanks for the suggestion to upload a photo, but to do that they want me to open an account and all the guff that goes with it, so I won't bother.......
3 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A fantastic b/w, Keith !
4 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
Glad you like it Ulrich.........many thanks.
3 months ago.
 Jean-louis Thiaudiere
Jean-louis Thiaudier… club
Très joli travail sur le noir et blanc et un joli édifice que j'aime beaucoup. Good work Sir***
4 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean-louis Thiaudier… club
Thank you kind sir...........I'm pleased you like this one. Much appreciated.
3 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das ist auch ein tolles Motiv aus dieser alten Zeit lieber Keith und es hat sich hervorragend angeboten für diese SW Umsetzung,das hast du sehr schön fotografiert und dann auch umgesetzt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
4 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thanks very much Güni..............I'm very pleased you enjoyed this one. Always appreciated.
3 months ago.
 Mikus
Mikus club
"Sir George talks about the Beacon" www.stauntoncp.co.uk/en/page/5077
An erhabener Stelle, sehr schön in s/w. Ein schöner Blick beim Spaziergang.
4 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Mikus club
Glad you like the photo Mikus...............much appreciated.

Thanks for the link as well. I can't believe I didn't fine it myself........it was good of you to take the trouble. I've now added it to the description.
3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome shot! Perfect in black & white!
4 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thanks very much William.
3 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Lovely structure; well captured keith.
3 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thanks Jaap.
3 months ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
A great Image Keith in mono nice composition.
Have a good day.
TOZ
3 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to TOZ club
Mant thanks TOZ........appreciated.
3 months ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Surement un particulier qui a acquis le terrain a l'époque belle photo bonne journée.
3 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Patrick Brandy club
Thanks very much for your comment Patrick..........good of you to drop by.

I've added a link to my description which gives more details.
3 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Sehr schön gestaltete S/W-Aufnahme!
3 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
Thank you kind sir!
3 months ago.

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