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Broadway Tower
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- Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D100
- Taken on 2007/07/08 12:30:59
- Exposure: 0.003s (1/320)
- Focal Length: 24.00mm
- F/Stop: f/9.000
- ISO Speed: ISO200
- Exposure Bias: -0.33 EV
- No flash
Comments
gljcleeve, on February 8, 2009, said:
The "Saxon" tower was designed by James Wyatt in 1794[3] to resemble a mock castle, and built for Lady Coventry in 1799. The tower was built on a "beacon" hill, where beacons were lit on special occasions. Lady Coventry wondered if a beacon on this hill could be seen from her house in Worcester - approximately 22 miles (35 km) away - and sponsored the construction of the folly to find out. The beacon could be seen clearly.
salehyar, on March 5, 2009, said:
very nice pic. Congratulation for that. Milad Tower Greeting from Iran
Matthew Walters, on March 10, 2009, said:
Thank you for your comments, salehyar
Volodymyr Kurylenko, on August 28, said:
Wow! What a majestic creature!
David Ian Wilson, on September 17, said:
Envy. I visited Broadway tower once a few years ago , en route to Chipping Campden (another photographers delight)but the weather was atrocious. High wind and rain. I did attempt a few shots but they were useless. Win some lose some.
Matthew Walters, on September 17, said:
Thanks for the comment David. The weather certainly helped - I live reasonably locally to Broadway so headed off in that direction as soon as it looked as though blue skies would be sustained.
Liz Wade, on December 2, said:
Visited the Tower on the Thursday that the rain started which caused the terrible floods.
Scenery beautiful, well worth vist