1972
NY2213 : Descending Honister Pass
taken 52 years ago, near to Seathwaite, Cumbria, England
Descending Honister Pass
Dutch lorry and trailer at the top of Honister Pass (B5289), just beginning the descent to Borrowdale (very steep, narrow and twisty!).
Apparently, during a dock strike, he had come across on one of the early RO-RO ferries full of tomatoes and had then come on to Honister quarry for a load of slate. I was so 'gob-smacked' to see it that I only just thought to grab the camera in time.
Scanned Kodachrome II slide, Zeiss Contaflex camera with 135mm telephoto lens.
Apparently, during a dock strike, he had come across on one of the early RO-RO ferries full of tomatoes and had then come on to Honister quarry for a load of slate. I was so 'gob-smacked' to see it that I only just thought to grab the camera in time.
Scanned Kodachrome II slide, Zeiss Contaflex camera with 135mm telephoto lens.
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- NY2213, 119 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- John Carter (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 28 July, 1972 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 11 January, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NY 227 137 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:30.7611N 3:11.7290W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NY 226 136
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
