Beeston Castle

[mow cop]

This is my first posting of a image,not sure if I am doing it correctly, comments welcome.
Canon 20D, 28-135mm canon lens

[sparker1]

It worked, nice shot. Looks like an interesting place.

[mow cop]

Thanks Stan

It was a hot day, and I had lugged a bag full of lenses up to the top,and only used the one attached to the camara!

The shot is of the outer gatehouse the castle is a further 400 metres up hill.

The castle was dismantled by the King after the English civil war in 1646.(sore loser)

Alan

[dewmuw]

Hi Alan, welcome to the forum. You must be in my neck of the woods if you visit Beeston Castle!

I like the composition - the wall really leads the eye.

[mow cop]

Hi dewmuw

I read at Beeston Castle that after the civil war they hired people from Liverpool to dismantle the castle . Got to say that they made a pritty good job of it!

Yes I am quite close to you. I live about 300 yards from this place.

A prize go's the person who can name it.

[cjm]

300 yards! Ack I'm not even 300 yards close to a 7-11 and you're 300 yards near a castle? Man this new world is so spread out. :cry:

I like the shot, its pretty interesting. Why was the castle dismantled after the civil war? Was it the staging point for the rebels?

[mow cop]

Hi Chris

Yes over here you’re never far from anything.

The first shot is Beeston Castle, which is about 20 miles from where I live.

The second shot is of Mow Cop castle, a building, which is close to my house, it’s not really a castle, but something built 250 years ago to resemble a castle.

Beeston castle was a stronghold of the rebels and partly dismantled by order of the King, in, I think, 1637.

The two castles face each other on two opposing hills about 30 miles apart in the County of Cheshire, in the NorthWest of the UK.

Alan

[dewmuw]

Alan - good to see more Cheshire people here! Keep an eye out for the POTN strap! :)