Towering Above Us

This week, Leanne’s Monochrome Madness has no theme. She has chosen to showcase lighthouses. We’re rather thin on lighthouses round here, so I won’t join her. Instead, I’ll show just a few towers I’ve seen this year.

My first tower of the year was a human one, seen in York.

Then we went to Spain to meet our new granddaughter. And do a spot of discovering too.

Gaudi’s church in Colònia Güell

And later, I went back to Spain again, to lend a hand as my daughter’s maternity leave ran out. I still had moments of sightseeing.

And most recently, it was off to Holgate Mill, a fully functioning windmill slap in the middle of a housing estate in York. I must introduce it properly soon.

My featured photo is of Christ Church Hartlepool, now an Arts Centre. I was going to add in an AI generated photo too. Just for fun. But they were no fun, so I abandoned the idea.

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

34 thoughts on “Towering Above Us”

  5. I’m very appreciative of Christ Church, Margaret, and yes, we saw that street artist in York too. I’m not far from Oceanografic in Valencia right now and there are lots of things towering above us. I’m having my first glass of red today while Michael eats his apple pie. Very pleasant 😁❤️

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    1. Apple pie? How very English! I do hope Valencia is living up to expectations. I can’t show you any street artists you don’t know already, can I?

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  7. Nice collection of towers. Always one to go off on a tangent, I wondered who the chap in front of the church was. Apparently Ralph Ward Jackson, founder of West Hartlepool, so I guess he can get away with his “Lord and Master of all I survey” pose.

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  11. Lots of great towers Margaret, I love that Gaudi’s one, it looks so interesting.

    Well if we had towers for a theme, not sure what I do. lol.

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    1. Fully functioning on some days only. I bought a selection of their flours and jolly good they are. A working windmill is a rarity – and in the middle of an urban residential area even more so! I must write about it soon.

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