The Caton Lune Bridge crosses the River Lune at Caton, just a few miles from Lancaster. The Grade II-listed structure dates from 1883 and replaced an earlier stone toll bridge. This is within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are views along the river to Hornby Castle and to Ingleborough, one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, which is on the western side of the Yorkshire Dales.
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In the far south-east of Cornwall, separated from Plymouth Sound by the Rame peninsula, Whitsand Bay has beautiful sandy beaches which are completely covered at high tide.
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Braunston in Northamptonshire is where the Oxford Canal meets the Grand Union Canal, which was once a vital part of England's infrastructure, especially in the early 1800s before the advent of the railways. This was a natural place for a boatyard, and a very large marina has now grown up around it.
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It's all hands to the lock gates, as two narrowboats prepare to continue their journeys at Braunston in Northamptonshire.
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On Christmas Eve it seems an appropriate time to post this detail shot of the early 16th century double hammer beam roof at the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Knapton, Norfolk. This "Angel roof" is said to be "probably the handsomest parish church roof in the country". The roof is documented to 1504, and the church is Grade I-listed. In all, 160 angels, saints and apostles have been carved into the roof. I am indebted to my Flickr friend Susi (from South Carolina!) for drawing this to my attention.
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