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vix · 09-01-2011, 21:17

I suddenly realised I had never done any photos of my home town, sunny Wakefield. So, having to make a flying visit there this weekend, I rectified this fact.

It's actually a city - due to this cathedral:

(yes I used a dodgy HDR filter. Marmite.)

I remember this sundial on the cathedral - one of my earliest memories, that still remains anyway!

The court and the town hall clock, which I used to be able to hear from the house I grew up in.

Close up of the detail on the court - not a great pic I know.

Good old Queen Vic - this statue has been moved about 5 times to various locations in Wakefield, and also never gets vandalised, which is nice.

Mark · 10-01-2011, 00:16

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Originally Posted by vix

It's actually a city - due to this cathedral:

Sadly a non sequitur. Otherwise my home town - Chelmsford - would be a city too. It has a cathedral.

And no harm done with the HDR - It's not so overpowering as to look fake, and that's how I judge 'em, even though I don't like Marmite.

Joe 90 · 10-01-2011, 01:33

The thing with having a cathedral meaning it can be known as a city was only the case during Tudor times.
For the past 100 or so years it's down to the monarch to decide. And it's a grey area. Comes down to population, if the monarch (gov) think the place is important, stuff like that.

Someone seems to think wakey is important enough though - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=Wakefield

Nice photo tho

Like the one of the town hall/clock tower.

09-01-2011, 21:17	#1
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	Home Town I suddenly realised I had never done any photos of my home town, sunny Wakefield. So, having to make a flying visit there this weekend, I rectified this fact. It's actually a city - due to this cathedral: (yes I used a dodgy HDR filter. Marmite.) I remember this sundial on the cathedral - one of my earliest memories, that still remains anyway! The court and the town hall clock, which I used to be able to hear from the house I grew up in. Close up of the detail on the court - not a great pic I know. Good old Queen Vic - this statue has been moved about 5 times to various locations in Wakefield, and also never gets vandalised, which is nice. __________________

10-01-2011, 01:33	#3
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	The thing with having a cathedral meaning it can be known as a city was only the case during Tudor times. For the past 100 or so years it's down to the monarch to decide. And it's a grey area. Comes down to population, if the monarch (gov) think the place is important, stuff like that. Someone seems to think wakey is important enough though - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=Wakefield Nice photo tho Like the one of the town hall/clock tower. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 10-01-2011 at 01:36.