Posts about History
Cailler Factory, Broc
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The Cailler chocolate factory in Broc, Switzerland, photographed in picturesque late afternoon light.
Where Toblerone comes from*
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A recent blog post by a fellow Brit resident in Switzerland prompted me to head out into Bern. My goal for the lunchtime trip was a university building to the north of the railway tracks; a blue-painted building in the style common throughout the city, which dates to the end of the nineteenth century and…
The Eighteenth Hole
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Visiting the golf club at Carnoustie in Scotland brings back memories from the days when golf, not photography, was my driving passion.
St. Gregory’s Primary School, Camberley
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When I heard of the great ruckus surrounding the potential demolition of my pre-junior school in Surrey, I decided to return while I was in the U.K. to make sure that I had some photos to remember it by.
Sulgenbach Park, Bern
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One of my favourite finds during my lunchtime walks around the city of Bern, this park is a haven of quiet and surrounded by a mix of views and architecture from the earlier part of the 20th century and onwards.
London Life
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Since moving away from the UK, I miss jaunts into London, which now only take place once a year at most. A German resident of London, Konstantin Binder, provides me with a dose of the kind of exploration I would do, were I still in the UK.
Marzili, Bern, Switzerland
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A view at sunset of the low-lying area of Bern called “Marzili”.
Frosty golf morning
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Many, many, many years ago, I used to play golf and enter competitions with my father. One winter, we rose especially early and headed down to the coast at Bournemouth for a father and son tournament, at which I remember we both played shockingly badly.
Pollara Lighthouse
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A small gallery of a ruined and abandoned lighthouse on the main road from Malfa, atop three hundred metre high cliffs on the north western corner of Salina amongst the Aeolian Islands.
Death of a cemetery
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Sad news comes today for the family and fans of the “Autofriedhof”: the site must be cleared. Here’s an article about the closure, which I’ve translated from the German article at the Swiss newspaper “Tagesanzeiger”.
Chalk Farm Tube Station, London
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One of my pictures in 1993 was of the unique tiling at Chalk Farm on the Northern Line, late one evening.
Technical case study: Rütli
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Details of the new website for Swiss national historic location Rütli, combined with a brief explanation of the meadow’s history.
Through the Windows
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A personal history of computer desktop wallpaper, a Microsoft Switzerland competition in which you can take part, and some free landscape photos for you to download.
Duomo from the Campanile, Florence
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We are small and there is so much to see, that we should get on with it and not let smaller things than us get in the way.
Lorraine Bridge, Bern, Switzerland
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A wintry view of the Lorraine Bridge, near the main train station in Bern, Switzerland.
Zytglogge, Bern, Switzerland
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The “Zytglogge” (literally, time bell) stands in the middle of the Bern, at the junction between the more modern shopping streets and the older, lower city. It was originally constructed in wood around 1220 as part of the old city wall and served as an entrance gate and prison. Once the defensive nature of the…
Kirchenfeldbrücke, Bern, Switzerland
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First opened in September 1883 after a 21 month building phase, the metal bridge spanned the gorge between the upper end of the original old city of Bern at the Casino and the area of Kirchenfeld to the south. The 41 metre high bridge was built along with 5 kilometres of city roadways by the…
