Halifax Branch Canal Artworks

 Halifax Branch Canal artworks is a set of 6 pictures of the Calder & Hebble Navigation spur towards Halifax from Salterhebble Locks. They are digital creations of prints showing various points along the what remains of the canal that used to run up towards the Halifax.

The Halifax Branch of the Calder & Hebble canal is an approx. half mile waterway that stretchers from Salterhebble junction / locks to the Watermill bar at Salterhebble Wharf.

The canal opened in 1828 and rose through 14 locks to end at Bailey Hall close to where the train station and Eureka museum now stands. The Halifax Branch fell in to disuse with the rise of firstly railways and the road transport and the section from Salterhebble Wharf to Bailey Hall was abandoned in 1942 and this has now become a cycle / pedestrian route known as the Hebble Trail with a little evidence that it was once a canal.

These artworks are based on photographs I took in November 2013 with a Samsung Galaxy Tablet.

The 3 pictures above show the canal around Wakefield Road Bridge, which is the first crossing over the canal after it branches off from the main waterway at Salterhebble Locks.

The canal was being worked on when the original picture was taken and had been drained beyond the lamp post on the tow path.

The drained canal at Salterhebble Basin.

The canal again at Salterhebble Basin, the Watermill Bar stands on the site of the demolished Salterhebble Mill.

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Sa Polleta des Punset and Entrance to Benirras, Northern Ibiza Artwork

 A short post of a digital artwork I recently created of a coastal scene I pictured in 2014 whilst sailing the northern coast of Ibiza. The scene pictures a rock I believe is known as the Sa Polleta des Punset which is found at the entrance to the cove of Benirras. On the day people were sailing and swimming out to the rock to use it as a diving platform. The picture shows a small boat to the side of the rock.

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Town Gate, Heptonstall and Hebden Bridge Signal Box Artworks.

 Created by me based on 2 pictures I took in November 2013 are these images of Town Gate the main road through the village of Heptonstall and the signal box at Hebden Bridge Railway Station. Both can also be seen on Clickasnap un-watermarked.

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Willow Hall Dam Autumnal Artwork

This original artwork created by me is based on a picture I took in March 2018 around Willow Hall Dam, Sowerby Bridge. The day had seen a number of snow showers but i'd still gone up to the dam to get out of the house for a while. To the west of the lake are some old abandoned outbuildings -garages that were of interest even though they had nothing particularly characterful about them.

The original picture is shown above. Whilst I like the picture I didn't think that there was enough going on to make it in to an artwork, so I decided to give the artwork below an autumnal look fill of bright reds and oranges to give it a look of breaking dawn, the finished artwork below.

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Beggar's Bridge

 Beggars Bridge is a Grade II listed sandstone single arched bridge spanning about 48 feet across the River Esk, near Glaisdale Village, North Yorkshire. The bridge is thought to have been built in 1619 on the site of an earlier structure that had fell down, some of the stone taken from the earlier bridge.

The story of the bridge is that Thomas Ferris the man responsible for the construction had been born the son of a poor local farmer. Eventually he fell in love with the local squires daughter, who when approached for her hand in marriage refused believing Ferris to be a beggar.

After this rejection, Thomas decided to travel and make his fortune and upon trying to say goodbye to the squires daughter found the River had flooded and made crossing impossible. He left, and made his fortune and when he had returned married the squires daughter. He became the Sheriff of Hull from 1614 and Mayor in 1620, and had the bridge built in 1619 so that no future lovers shall be parted as he and his future wife had been.

The artwork below was created by me based on a postcard I had collected. Clicking the image should open a link in another window to my Clickasnap artworks album.

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Old School English Football Grounds.

 I recently completed a set of 4 artworks showing Griffin Park former home ground of Brentford FC based on some drone pictures I took around the stadium. I enjoyed creating the artworks and wanted to see if I could create some more based on old style English Football stadiums, I searched for a selection of images that were public domain and created the following artworks.

Due to the rules on Clickasnap I can not share the un-watermarked versions there, so if clicking any image below it will open a link in another window to my sports grounds artworks album on Clickasnap, all the images there are my own creation based on original photo's by me.

Newcastle United, St James Park
Home stadium on the Magpies, St James Park has seen much development
since it last looked like this in the Late 1980's

Reading FC, Elm Park
Opened in 1896 Elm Park was the home stadium of Reading until they moved
to the Madejski Stadium in 1998. Housing now occupies the site
of the stadium.

Brighton and Hove Albion, Goldstone Ground
Sold off in controversial circumstances the Goldstone Ground was
home to Brighton and Hove Albion from 1902 until 1997. The site is now
a retail park.

Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge
Another stadium that is much changed since it looked like this in
the late 1980's. Originally opened by the London Athletic Club in 1877,
Stamford Bridge did not play host to Chelsea until the club was formed
in 1905. It is the only stadium they have played home games in to date.

Millwall FC, The Den
Now often known as the Old Den, Cold Blow Lane was the home ground of Millwall
from 1910 until 1993. The site is now occupied by housing.

Coventry City, Highfield Road
Home ground of Coventry City, Highfield Road was opened in 1899
and hosted it's final game on the 30th April 2005. Housing now occupies
the site of the stadium.

Oxford United, Manor Ground
Home stadium of Oxford United from 1925 until 2001, when the final match
saw Oxford draw 1-1 with Port Vale. The site is now occupied by the
Manor Hospital.

Manchester City, Maine Road
Home to City from 1923 until 11th May 2003 when the final match saw
Southampton win 1-0. The site was redeveloped in to housing after the
stadiums closure.

Arsenal, Highbury
The Arsenal Stadium was more commonly known as Highbury during it's
use as the home ground of Arsenal FC. Occupied by the Gunners from 1913
when the club moved from South London until 2006 when the stadium was
redeveloped in to housing.

Leicester City, Filbert Street
Opened in 1891 as the home ground of Leicester Fosse, it became the home ground
of the Foxes in 1919 when the club changed their name to City. It continued to be
the home stadium until 2003 when the club relocated to the Walkers Stadium, renamed
the King Power Stadium in 2011. Part of the site in now occupied by
student accommodation.

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Rochdale Canal Artworks.

These 3 artworks show scenes on the Rochdale Canal near Warland and Summit between Todmorden and Littleborough, they are based on earlier photo's I took along this stretch in May 2015. They can occasionally be purchased from Ebay and Ebid. They can also be seen full size, resolution and un-watermarked on Clickasnap.

Benthouse Lock.
Benthouse lock is number 46 on the canal and has a mooring area
alongside the canal pictured above.

Rochdale Canal Summit.
The Rochdale Canal summit is the point where the canal drops
down either side of the Pennines in the directions of Greater Manchester
and Yorkshire.

Warland Swing Bridge.
Warland Gate Swing Bridge is bride number 41 across the Rochdale
Canal.

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