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Revolution House

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This 16th century thatched cottage in the village of Old Whittington, which is now a suburb of Chesterfield, was once the location for a plot to overthrow the king of England, James II.

The conspirators were three local noblemen William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire, John Darcy, fourth son of the Earl of Holderness, and the Earl of Danby. Upon hearing that James had given birth to an heir who would be raised as a catholic, the men plotted to replace James with William of Orange, first taking control of the north before marching south to take the throne.

James fled before William’s approach and the result was a bloodless change of monarch.

Revolution House was formerly an inn named the Cock & Pynot, and the conspirators met there under the guise of a hunting party to concoct their plans. The building was converted to a private residence and, over time, it’s size was reduced. It is now a free-to-enter museum.

Revolution House

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken 25 November 2023.

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Beneath a stormy sky

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The end of my first day back at work after Christmas and the New Year and, being honest, I feel I’ve achieved vey little. I have a piece of work I’m involved in that’s really dragging, primarily because I’m not sure what I need to be doing (and nor does anyone else), which is resulting in a somewhat aimless way of working.

Once I’ve figured out a way to pull it all together, I’m sure it will become easier, but for the moment it’s quite stressful and not really what I wanted to come back to after the break.

Hopefully storms are not brewing, as they appeared to be when I took the photo featured in today’s post.

A splash of red under a stormy sky

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken 5 November 2023.

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Takeaways

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This was a very quickly grabbed shot while I was out with my wife. She doesn’t mind me taking pictures while we’re out, but I never spend the same amount of time setting up a picture or waiting for the right moment as I might do if I were out alone. Anyway, the light was nice on these two brightly painted takeaway restaurants and I had my Canon Z135 in my pocket, so I made a picture while I had the chance.

I need to start my planned diet in the next week, so takeaways are more likely to be the subject of my photography than my custom for a while.

Takeaways

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken 5 November 2023.

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Chesterfield Market Hall

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Today’s post will be much briefer than the ones I’ve been posting over tha past couple of weeks. It’s been one of those days where I’ve been busy at work, and then had to pick one of my sons up from college. Now, as I sit here typing this, it’s just after 7pm and I really want to sit down with a cup of tea and maybe watch some TV. So I’m just going to drop in a few pictures I made of Chesterfield Market Hall a few weeks ago to fill out the post.

Chesterfield market hall
Chesterfield market hall
Chesterfield market hall

Olympus XA3 & Ilford HP5+ (@800asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10mins @ 20°

Taken on 25 October 2021

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Below a crooked spire

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As I’m still top-and-tailing my camera review post (it’ll no doubt be a crushing disappointment after I’ve carped on about it so much over the last week or so…) so I’ll drop in a few photos I took inside St. Mary and All Saints church in Chesterfield a couple off weeks ago. This is the church famous for it’s crooked spire, a phenomenon believed to be caused by uneven heating of the lead in the stucture by the sun. While I’ve made a number of photos of the spire and outside of the building in the past, I’ve only ventured inside on two or three occasions – including this one.

I quite enjoy making pictures of the artefacts and ephemera within churches. Theres a wonderful sense of history to be had. As church interiors are often quite dimly lit, and as the use of tripods or (especially) flash are generally forbidden, I decided to shoot some Ilford HP5+ pushed to 1600asa. While this increased the grain and contrast a little, I’ve found that HP5+ handles both very well and they are not overwhelming at all.

Crooked
The famous Crooked Spire, viewd from a southerly aspect. This shot was made on an ealier visit using my Minolta SRT-101b, Rokkor 50mm f/1.7 using some expired Kodak Tri-C Pan film.
Socially distanced nave
The nave of the church looking east to the altar. Note the now de rigeur Covid-19 social distancing sign.
Font cover
A stout wooden cover atop the font.
Eagle
A lectern in the form of an eagle.
Organ pipes
The pipes of the church organ.
Awaiting musicians
Chairs and music stands.

Various statues, shrines and other paraphernalia of the church.

Figurines-2
Jesus in a window
Double helix
Artefacts

Nikon F80, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 OS HSM & Ilford HP5+ (@1600asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 13mins @ 20°

Taken on 5 September 2020

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Mormon church & Christ Church

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Continuing with an irregular theme of churches that I photograph without ever using them for anything else…

This is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Mormon church not too far from Chesterfield town centre and I usually pass it if when visit the town. It’s a modern building, but looks great when it catches some nice light.

Mormon church

Across the road from the Mormon church is Christ Church, a building I didn’t even realise was of religious use until I stopped to photograph it when I saw how it looked in the morning sun. According to Google the main building is a parish centre rather than a church, although the entrance at the south side of the building is clearly labelled as Christ Church, so perhaps it’s multi-purpose?.

Christ Church
Church or parish centre?

Minolta SRT 101b, Rokkor 50mm f/1.7 & Kodak Tri-X (expired circa 2000-ish). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken on 31 August 2020

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Street corner

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Just a street corner, I guess, but that never stopped Stephen Shore!

It’s yet another shot that is blessed by beautiful oblique sunlight. I’m not sure the image would have worked without the side-light – the brickwork has acquired wonderful texture due to the relief cast upon it. I like the little details in the photograph too: the hydrant; the wall-mounted sign and it’s perfect shadow, the creamy tones of the whites.

Sometimes I see things that shout to me “this is a photograph”. I’m not sure everyone (or anyone) else would agree, but I’m very happy with this one.

Street corner

Minolta SRT 101b, Rokkor 50mm f/1.7 & Ilford HP5+.

Taken on 27 February 2020