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  • Distant trees and an English landscape
    english_fields01-18-04-2010.jpg
  • Antiquarian copies of the English Dialect Dictionary line the shelves in the Lee Library of the British Academy, on 17th September 2017, at 10-12 Carlton House Terrace, in London, England. The English Dialect Dictionary (EDD) is a dictionary of English dialects compiled by Joseph Wright (1855–1930). The English Dialect Dictionary, being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years; founded on the publications of the English Dialect Society and on a large amount of material never before printed was published by Oxford University Press in 6 volumes between 1898 and 1905. Its compilation and printing was funded privately by Joseph Wright, a self-taught philologist at the University of Oxford.
    british_academy-04-17-09-2017.jpg
  • Soon to arrive in the English port of Portsmouth from Cherbourg, the first of its routes, we see the SeaCat leaving its watery wake in the English Channel. Hoverspeed Great Britain is a 74 metre long, ocean-going catamaran built in 1990 by Incat for the UK company Hoverspeed. It is powered by four 20RK270 marine engines with a 7080 kW at 100% Maximum Continuous Rating (MCR). The engines were built at the Newton-le-Willows site which at the time was part of the Alstom group. Since then it has been bought by MAN B&W Germany and the site was closed and production transferred to nearby Mirrlees Blackstone site. Hoverspeed, formed in 1981 by the merger of Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd, was a ferry and hovercraft company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until 2005.
    seacat_sea-18-06-1990.jpg
  • The statue (by sculptor Hamo Thornycroft) of Saxon King Alfred that overlooks English citizens living in a modern Winchester, Hampshire, England. Alfred the Great (849 - 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". The Thornycroft statue was unveiled during the millenary celebrations of Alfred's death.
    king_alfred02-10-12-2012.jpg
  • Soon to arrive in the English port of Portsmouth from Cherbourg, the first of its routes, we see the SeaCat leaving its watery wake in the English Channel. Hoverspeed Great Britain is a 74 metre long, ocean-going catamaran built in 1990 by Incat for the UK company Hoverspeed. It is powered by four 20RK270 marine engines with a 7080 kW at 100% Maximum Continuous Rating (MCR). The engines were built at the Newton-le-Willows site which at the time was part of the Alstom group. Since then it has been bought by MAN B&W Germany and the site was closed and production transferred to nearby Mirrlees Blackstone site. Hoverspeed, formed in 1981 by the merger of Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd, was a ferry and hovercraft company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until 2005.
    seacat_at_sea-18-06-1990.jpg
  • Antiquarian copies of The New English Dictionary on Historical Principles edited by Sir James Murray, line shelves in the Lee Library of the British Academy, on 17th September 2017, at 10-12 Carlton House Terrace, in London, England. Sir James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915) was a Scottish lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) from 1879 until his death.
    british_academy-08-17-09-2017.jpg
  • The statue (by sculptor Hamo Thornycroft) of Saxon King Alfred that overlooks a modern Winchester, Hampshire, England. Alfred the Great (849 - 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". The Thornycroft statue was unveiled during the millenary celebrations of Alfred's death.
    king_alfred06-10-12-2012.jpg
  • A mother and son sit below the statue (by sculptor Hamo Thornycroft) of Saxon King Alfred that overlooks English citizens living in a modern Winchester, Hampshire, England. Alfred the Great (849 - 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". The Thornycroft statue was unveiled during the millenary celebrations of Alfred's death.
    king_alfred01-10-12-2012.jpg
  • Now a peaceful and idyllic farmland landscape, also the battlefield of the Battle of Flooden, on 28th June 2019, in Branxton, Northumberland, England. The Battle of Flodden Field was undoubtedly the most famous confrontation between the English and Scots ever fought on English soil. It took place eight miles to the north west of Wooler near the village of Branxton on September 9th, 1513 in the reign of Henry VIII. Approximately 10,000 Scots and 5,000 English were slaughtered.
    flooden_battlefield-01-28-06-2019.jpg
  • As weather warms up after a long winter, English schoolgirls visit London's Trafalgar Square.
    school_girls01-05-03-2015.jpg
  • Walkers blur as they walk through an English wood during a weekend ramble.
    ramblers04-15-09-2013.jpg
  • A Union Jack flag flies beneath the English Cross of St. George on a flag pole beneath an electricity pylon in a Somerset garden.
    electricity023-27-12-2007 .jpg
  • A traditional band of Morris Men dance outside the ancient Christian church of St. Botolph's without Bishopsgate in the City of London on St George's Day. Wearing white uniforms they jig their traditional dance, a form of English folk dance accompanied by accordion and pipes. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implements such as sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. In a small number of dances for one or two men, steps are performed near and across a pair of clay tobacco pipes laid across each other on the floor. English records of Morris dancing date back to 1448. The church may have survived the Great Fire of London unscathed, and only lost one window in the Second World War, but on 24 April 1993 was one of the many buildings to be damaged by an IRA bomb.
    st_georges_day14-23-04-2009.jpg
  • Dystopian detail of three torn English flags above the window of a closed retailer in central London.
    england_dystopia01-10-12-2014.jpg
  • On table 3, a holiday couple enjoy a full English cooked breakfast in the bay window of a Bed & Breakfast (B+B) in the Devon seaside resort of Paignton. Seated in the bright area that overlooks the seafront, beach huts and the calm sea in the distance. On the gingham tablecloth is a traditional English tea pot, toast rack and jam and they tuck into slices of white bread toast accompanied by orange juice. A No Vacancies sign hangs in the window for potential guests to spot as they walk the promenade.
    bed_and_breakfast02-21-07-1992.jpg
  • A lady office worker trying to enjoy her lunchtime in spring sunshine, ignores a traditional band of Morris Men who gather to begin a St George's Day performance at the church of St. Botolph's without Bishopsgate in the City of London. Wearing white uniforms they jig their traditional dance, a form of English folk dance accompanied by accordion and pipes. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implements such as sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. In a small number of dances for one or two men, steps are performed near and across a pair of clay tobacco pipes laid across each other on the floor. English records of Morris dancing date back to 1448.
    st_georges_day11-23-04-2009.jpg
  • Beneath an ugly breeze block concrete wall, a couple are enjoying their holiday in the English seaside town of Paignton, Devon. Sitting in striped deckchairs they are both curiously touching their own genital areas between their legs, perhaps both scratching an itch. The lady in sunglasses wearing a floral dress on the left looks guilty while her topless male partner appears more amused by the interruption. In this depressing corner of Paignton, also called the English Riviera, the grey construction behind them is a grim reminder of what it is often like to holiday in one's own home country where few exotic luxuries are found. Such squalor is unfortunately common around the UK and a reason why people take their vacations abroad. Even the grass below them is bare with weeds growing and soil at the foot of the wall.
    england_beach01-15-12-2007 .jpg
  • A rain-soaked red carpet that awaits crowds seeing the English National Opera's opening night of Orpheus and Eurydice at the Coliseum on St. Martin's Lane, on 1st October 2019, in London, England.
    ENO_carpet-09-01-10-2019.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-06-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The English flag flies in a garden on a hosing estate, on 28th November 2016, near Camberwell, south London borough of Southwark, England.
    camberwell_housing-08-28-11-2016.jpg
  • With coils of barded security wire beneath, a sad-looking English flag on a pole overlooks an industrial yard in south London.
    england_flag12-27-04-2013.jpg
  • With coils of barded security wire beneath, a sad-looking English flag on a pole overlooks an industrial yard in south London.
    england_flag06-27-04-2013.jpg
  • A portrait of Britain's first lady deacon, Christine Farrington at Salisbury Cathedral. Standing outside the grand architecture of this fine English structure. Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. In many traditions the "diaconate", the term for a deacon's office, is a clerical office; in others it is for laity. The word "deacon" is derived from the Greek word diakonos, standard ancient Greek for "servant", "waiting-man", "minister" or "messenger". Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and is considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.
    woman_deacon01-12-03-1994.jpg
  • The English flag flies in the churchyard of St Dunstan church, West Peckham, Kent.
    england_landscape06-07-07-2013.jpg
  • With coils of barded security wire beneath, a sad-looking English flag on a pole overlooks an industrial yard in south London.
    england_flag04-27-04-2013.jpg
  • Seen through the window of a dirty bus stop is the statue (by sculptor Hamo Thornycroft) of Saxon King Alfred that overlooks a modern Winchester, Hampshire, England. Alfred the Great (849 - 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". The Thornycroft statue was unveiled during the millenary celebrations of Alfred's death.
    king_alfred04-10-12-2012.jpg
  • Visitors to the ancient site of Stonehenge celebrate the Summer Solstice on the morning of June 21st - the longest day - by dancing in circles while holding hands. The Stonehenge site is a place of pilgrimage for neo-druids and those following pagan or neo-pagan beliefs. The midsummer sunrise began attracting modern visitors in 1870s. Today the stones are owned by English Heritage, the guardians of ancient and historical structures. Most years, substantial police and barriers prevent on-lookers from approaching the stones but on this occasion, revellers were allowed to party long after the early 4.15am sunrise. Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire. Composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones it is one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world. Archaeologists think that the standing stones were erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC and served as an outdoor observatory from where to watch the constellations. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986.
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  • Seen from the driver's seat, British Soprano Nardus Williams plays Mimi in Puccini's La bohème, performed by English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally18-18-09-2020.jpg
  • From inside their cars, opera fans applaud the performance of Puccini's La bohème, performed by members of  English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally30-18-09-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-23-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-21-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-19-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-10-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-09-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The remains of Hadleigh Castle on 10th September 2019, in Hadleigh, Essex, England. Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. The castle was significantly expanded and remodelled by Edward III, who turned it into a grander property,
    estuary_walk-32-10-09-2019.jpg
  • In the aftermath of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, an English flag is still on the roof of a classic German Volkswagen car, on 15th July 2018, in London, England.
    VW_flag-01-15-07-2018.jpg
  • A young Egyptian boy practices his English words from a textbook at his home in the village of Bairat, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt393-06-03-2016.jpg
  • A cross made from English oak rises up into threatening grey English skies. With splits in its vertical and horizontal beams, the word Peace is written in lettering in the centre in an image of Christian values - a message for mankind, of humanity and goodwill to all Men. The wood is from the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, presented in August 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the site of the high altar of the former St Benet's Abbey near Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
    peace_cross04-02-08-2013.jpg
  • A cross made from English oak rises up into threatening grey English skies. With splits in its vertical and horizontal beams, the word Peace is written in lettering in the centre in an image of Christian values - a message for mankind, of humanity and goodwill to all Men. The wood is from the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, presented in August 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the site of the high altar of the former St Benet's Abbey near Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
    peace_cross03-02-08-2013.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show04-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show02-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show08-10-11-2012.jpg
  • 24 hours before the royal marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Gwen Woolley from the English town of Utoxeter relaxes in the sun. Taking place on Friday 30th April in front of millions of Britons and foreign tourists (many American), the crowds are already gathering to claim their ideal locations in the front rows along the procession route.
    royal_wedding_preview44-28-April-201...jpg
  • Holding drained pint beer glasses that symbolises an economic recession, City of London office workers gather to drink at lunchtime while dressed in red ties and white shirts, on the 23rd April, St George's Day, England's national day. In recent years, more English flags have become more prevalent in a resurgence of national pride and more citizens have come to work dressed with a red and white theme such as ties and shirts, hats or shoes. Anything for a little fun in such gloomy times. This anonymous trio have all agreed to dress identically and enjoy an early warm spell of good weather to show-off their dress sense and patriotism.
    st_georges_day19-23-04-2009.jpg
  • An English Cross of St. George flag flaps in a strong breeze on a flag pole near electricity pylons in Grays,  Thames Gateway
    river_business182-31-08-2007.jpg
  • An opera watcher leans into a car before the start of Puccini's La bohème, performed by members of  English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally07-18-09-2020.jpg
  • Rows of cars are parked in front of the stage to watch British Bass-baritone<br />
Paul Sheehan (playing Benoit) at the start of Puccini's La bohème, performed by members of  English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally11-18-09-2020.jpg
  • Rows of cars are parked in front of the stage to watch British Bass-baritone<br />
Paul Sheehan (playing Benoit) at the start of Puccini's La bohème, performed by members of  English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally13-18-09-2020.jpg
  • Seen from the driver's seat, British Soprano Nardus Williams plays Mimi in Puccini's La bohème, performed by English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally21-18-09-2020.jpg
  • Seen from the driver's seat, British Soprano Nardus Williams plays Mimi in Puccini's La bohème, performed by English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally20-18-09-2020.jpg
  • Seen from the driver's seat, British Soprano Nardus Williams plays Mimi in Puccini's La bohème, performed by English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally22-18-09-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-24-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-20-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-11-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-04-07-07-2020.jpg
  • The English Cross of St. George and the Scottish Saltire flags hang together in a pub window, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
    sutton_journey-13-02-10-2019.jpg
  • A classically-dressed English gentleman walks past the temporary renovation hoarding of luxury brand Louis Vuitton in New Bond Street, on 27th February 2019, in London, England.
    vuitton_corner-04-27-02-2019.jpg
  • In the aftermath of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, an English flag is still on the roof of a classic German Volkswagen car, on 15th July 2018, in London, England.
    VW_flag-02-15-07-2018.jpg
  • Bi-lingual languages of English and Flemish in a menswear suits shop window, on 24th March 2017, in Leuven, Belgium.
    flemish_sign-02-24-03-2017.jpg
  • A young Egyptian boy practices his English words from a textbook at his home in the village of Bairat, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt.
    egypt394-06-03-2016.jpg
  • A cross made from English oak rises up into threatening grey English skies. With splits in its vertical and horizontal beams, the word Peace is written in lettering in the centre in an image of Christian values - a message for mankind, of humanity and goodwill to all Men. The wood is from the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk, presented in August 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the site of the high altar of the former St Benet's Abbey near Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
    peace_cross01-02-08-2013.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show05-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show07-10-11-2012.jpg
  • It is tea 4 o'clock and time for cream tea at the Westbury hotel in central London. Served by a waiter who pours from a silver pot into china cups, three ladies enjoy the afternoon after a day's shopping in nearby shopping streets. The decor is classically dark English wood and the tablecloth is crisply white with a scones with jam and sponges.
    tea_time-01-05-1989.jpg
  • An English gentleman passes Libyan exiles opposite their London embassy during the Gaddafi uprising. Holding placards and banners that show some atrocities carried out by mercenaries and the army, they shout for regime change and for Colonel Gaddafi to be hanged for war crimes, the elderly man carefully passes their railing enclosure without looking them in the eye. Further along the railings, Islamic extremist demand Shariah law after the Gaddafi uprising. Holding up his placards that ask for Allah's Holy law and a Shariah way of life for Libya and that Democracy is the path to Hellfire
    libyan_protests16-25-02-2011.jpg
  • A portrait of English poet, lecturer, actor and broadcaster Patrick J. Kavanagh. We see him reaching to hold a beam outside his home in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England. P J Kavanagh (born 6 January 1931) is the author of eight books of poems, an essayist and travel-writer, a novelist, and editor of the poems of Ivor Gurney; he has received the Cholmondely Award for Poetry, the Guardian Fiction Prize, and the Richard Hillary Prize for his memoir The Perfect Stranger. In addition to this literary career, he has been an actor, lecturer, journalist and broadcaster, all after serving in the Army during the Korean War, where he was wounded in action.
    PJ_kavanagh01-20-02-1990.jpg
  • Five customers are seated in the window of the Manhattan Coffee Company on Shaftesbury Avenue, in London's Chinatown. 3 of the 5 are of Chinese ethnicity, one is talking on a mobile phone and the other two seem to be girlfriends. To their left is a man in deep thought but in front of every person there are red beakers. It is a successful shop with plenty of customers. The interior lighting is orange and red, making a cosy and welcoming atmosphere and two large signs in English indicate there are 30 more seats downstairs allowing more to spend their money and for more business to be made.
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  • Electricity cables stretch into early morning mist above Swanscombe, Kent, London England. In the foreground we see a stack of discs called Insulators which stop the electricity carried in the conductor (the wires strung between each pylon) from jumping to the pylon and then down to earth. The cables disappear into the winter fog creating a Sci-Fi scene of 21st technology. Diagonally, the cables travel across the picture but they are part of a line of 542 pylons that have already crossed 110 miles of English countryside, carrying 40,000 Volts along this network of aluminium cables from Dungeness coal-fired power station to West Ham sub station in London's East End - to power the West End's high energy supply demands.
    electricity407-11-02-2008 .jpg
  • Seen from the driver's seat, Puccini's La bohème is performed by members of  English National Opera (ENO) as a drive-in (ENO Drive and Live) at Alexandra Palace, on 18th September 2020, in London, England. This is ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. This is Europe's first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars and ENO's first public performance since the closure of their West End Colisseum home venue, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March. As per the latest government advice. Each bubbled group consists of; 34 members of the<br />
ENO Orchestra, 20 ENO Chorus members and 8 principals. Each bubble has its own individual crew to oversee their rehearsals and performances.
    ENO_Ally_Pally24-18-09-2020.jpg
  • The empty auditorium of the London Coliseum, home of English National Opera (ENO), remains closed for performances during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, on 7th July 2020, in London, England. The UK’s theatre ticket revenue contributes £1.28bn to the nation’s economy, in which there are 290,000 jobs (70% are at risk) so the government has announced a financial rescue package for the Arts industry, a £1.15bn support for cultural organisations in England that is made up of £880m in grants and £270m of repayable loans. But theatre and opera companies such as ENO, whose last performance was The Marriage of Figaro on 14th March, will stay closed for the foreseeable future until there are changes in social distance and safety guidelines. The 2,395-seat Coliseum (1904) is a Baroque revival (Wrenaissance) style theatre, built as one of West End's largest and most luxurious variety theatres.
    coronavirus_coliseum-12-07-07-2020.jpg
  • Visitors at the remains of Hadleigh Castle on 10th September 2019, in Hadleigh, Essex, England. Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. The castle was significantly expanded and remodelled by Edward III, who turned it into a grander property,
    estuary_walk-35-10-09-2019.jpg
  • The remains of Hadleigh Castle on 10th September 2019, in Hadleigh, Essex, England. Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. The castle was significantly expanded and remodelled by Edward III, who turned it into a grander property,
    estuary_walk-31-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Spiritual revellers celebrate the summer Solstice (mid-summer and longest day) at the ancient stones of Stonehenge, on 21st June 2017, in Wiltshire, England. Fifteen thousand attended the 2017 Solstice at Stonehenge, according to English Heritage. Pagans say the ancient monument is a sacred place that links the Earth, Moon, Sun and the seasons. Built in three phases between 3,000 B.C. and 1,600 B.C. its purpose remains under study. However, it’s known that if you stand in just the right place inside the monument on summer solstice, through the entrance towards a rough hewn stone outside the circle you will see the sun rise above the Heel Stone.
    stonehenge_solstice-70-21-06-2017.jpg
  • Spiritual revellers celebrate the summer Solstice (mid-summer and longest day) at the ancient stones of Stonehenge, on 21st June 2017, in Wiltshire, England. Fifteen thousand attended the 2017 Solstice at Stonehenge, according to English Heritage. Pagans say the ancient monument is a sacred place that links the Earth, Moon, Sun and the seasons. Built in three phases between 3,000 B.C. and 1,600 B.C. its purpose remains under study. However, it’s known that if you stand in just the right place inside the monument on summer solstice, through the entrance towards a rough hewn stone outside the circle you will see the sun rise above the Heel Stone.
    stonehenge_solstice-61-21-06-2017.jpg
  • Spiritual revellers celebrate the summer Solstice (mid-summer and longest day) at the ancient stones of Stonehenge, on 21st June 2017, in Wiltshire, England. Fifteen thousand attended the 2017 Solstice at Stonehenge, according to English Heritage. Pagans say the ancient monument is a sacred place that links the Earth, Moon, Sun and the seasons. Built in three phases between 3,000 B.C. and 1,600 B.C. its purpose remains under study. However, it’s known that if you stand in just the right place inside the monument on summer solstice, through the entrance towards a rough hewn stone outside the circle you will see the sun rise above the Heel Stone.
    stonehenge_solstice-37-21-06-2017.jpg
  • The sculpture of Edward Alleyn by local sculptor, Louise Simson in the grounds of Christ's Chapel in Dulwich Village. Edward Alleyn (1566–1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School.
    dulwich06-21-04-2015.jpg
  • Large lady in pink arrives with family or friends during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot23-19-06-2013.jpg
  • A smartly-dressed gentleman walks past betting promo girls during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot20-19-06-2013.jpg
  • An original Victorian shopping arcade in the seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth on the English east coast. Daylight floods in through overhead skylight roof glass  as shoppers walk past local ladies fashion displays seen behind beautiful curved windows, in the style of late 19th century. Tiles flooring acts as a pavement to resembled an upper-class covered street to keep visitors dry from frequent coastal showers. The shops are local too - without branded chains occupying the site and forcing hardship on local businesses.
    victorian_arcade01-01-07-1992.jpg
  • Seen from a high viewpoint, a young girl rides on her father's shoulders in the middle of the Longleat Hedge Maze. She can barely see over the walls of foliage, so tall is the labyrinth of twisty pathways, and she holds out her hands to brush against the green foliage. Made up of more than 16,000 English Yews, Longleat's spectacular hedge maze - the world's largest - was first laid out in 1975 by the designer Greg Bright. The Maze covers an area of around 1.48 acres (0.6 hectares) with a total pathway length of 1.69 miles (2.72 kilometres). Unlike most other conventional mazes it's actually three-dimensional.
    RB-0105.jpg
  • From a low angle we see, waving a cheery hello to a friend, a rather plump resident of the posh Essex seaside town of Frinton-on-Sea holds on to her oversized sunglasses, her cushion and a portable transistor radio - all of which she has been using whilst on the sea front that we see in the distance behind her round body. Wearing 'Tory blue' (the colour favoured by the Margaret Thatcher during the eighties) the lady has her straw hat tied under the folds of fat of an ample chin and appears to be calling an English Coo-ee! call to the out-of-sight acquaintance.
    frinton_beach_lady-26-06-1992.jpg
  • Three bathers lie on the shingle in the lee of a groyne, a wooden screen from the fresh breeze that has been written on by unknown people having scrawled their names and a noughts and crosses puzzle written in chalk. One person wears his socks in true English style and the lady in the middle has her bag containing possessions near her head. Above them sits a lifeguard on a pair of high steps, peering along the beach with a pair of binoculars. Meanwhile, a lone seagull wheels around the coastal thermals and is caught between the wooden slats of the groyne.
    brighton_bathers01-16-06-993.jpg
  • Spiritual revellers celebrate the summer Solstice (mid-summer and longest day) at the ancient stones of Stonehenge, on 21st June 2017, in Wiltshire, England. Fifteen thousand attended the 2017 Solstice at Stonehenge, according to English Heritage. Pagans say the ancient monument is a sacred place that links the Earth, Moon, Sun and the seasons. Built in three phases between 3,000 B.C. and 1,600 B.C. its purpose remains under study. However, it’s known that if you stand in just the right place inside the monument on summer solstice, through the entrance towards a rough hewn stone outside the circle you will see the sun rise above the Heel Stone.
    stonehenge_solstice-63-21-06-2017.jpg
  • Formally-dressed gentlemen donate coins to soldiers from the Coldstream Guards (from nearby Windsor barracks and deploying to Afghanistan later this year) <br />
during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot75-19-06-2013.jpg
  • A womens' daytrip group from Wales enjoy a summer's morning, hours before horse racing starts during the annual Royal Ascot festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot44-19-06-2013.jpg
  • Ladies in hats enjoy morning drinks bar during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
    royal_ascot39-19-06-2013.jpg
  • English author/writer Ian Sinclair in his native Hackney, the location for many of his dystopian views on East London. The condemned housing behind is in Dalston/Hackney whose former residents are also celebrated in a series of portraits before their demolition.
    ian_sinclair6-14-August-2011.jpg
  • Bleak landscape of cold English fields and bare trees during wintry conditions in North Somerset.
    snow_woodland19-26-12-2010.jpg
  • One day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson successfully asked the Queen to suspend (prorogue) Parliament in order to manoeuvre his Brexit deal with the EU in Brussels, red roses are left attached by two Remainers at the railings of the Houses of Parliament where the statue of English Civil War military and political leader, Oliver Cromwell stands on 29th August 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-02-29-08-2019.jpg
  • On the day that MPs in Parliament vote on a possible delay on Article 50 on EU Brexit negotiations by Prime Minister Theresa May, the British Union jack, the English Cros of St. George and the EU flag fly over College Green during a protest outside the House of Commons, on 14th March 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-35-14-03-2019.jpg
  • Docked after night-time interceptions of migrant inflatables from the French coast via the English Channel is the UK Border Force's cutter HMC Vigilant in Ramsgate Harbour, on 8th January 2019, in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The Port of Ramsgate has been identified as a 'Brexit Port' by the government of Prime Minister Theresa May, currently negotiating the UK's exit from the EU. Britain's Department of Transport has awarded to an unproven shipping company, Seaborne Freight, to provide run roll-on roll-off ferry services to the road haulage industry between Ostend and the Kent port - in the event of more likely No Deal Brexit. In the EU referendum of 2016, people in Kent voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union with 59% voting to leave and 41% to remain.
    ramsgate-115-08-01-2019.jpg
  • Five elderly women on-lookers are lined against a wall outside the famous Ascot race course on Ladies' Day, the annual event on the English sporting and social calendar in June, on 18th June 1992, in Ascot, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    ascot02-18-06-1992.jpg
  • On the day that Prime Minister Theresa May petitions her cabinet on the current negotiations to leave the EU, the UK and English flags hang at a tourist souvenir stall opposite the Houses of Parlament on the river Thames, on 14th November 2018, in London, England.
    brexit_westminster-02-14-11-2018.jpg
  • Two women walk down an ancient sunken path in English woodland, on 10th September 2018, near Lingen, Herefordshire, England UK.
    herefordshire_walk-34-10-09-2018.jpg
  • A Staffordshire Bull Terrier on a long lead peers through the wire of a stile in the English countryside, on 10th September 2018, near Lingen, Herefordshire, England UK. Before entering the field where sheep are grazing, all dogs are required to be on leads to avoid sheep worrying which can result in prosecution by irresponsible dog owners.
    herefordshire_walk-28-10-09-2018.jpg
  • A Staffordshire Bull Terrier on a long lead peers through the wire of a stile in the English countryside, on 10th September 2018, near Lingen, Herefordshire, England UK. Before entering the field where sheep are grazing, all dogs are required to be on leads to avoid sheep worrying which can result in prosecution by irresponsible dog owners.
    herefordshire_walk-27-10-09-2018.jpg
  • A setting sun on an English country landscape, on 5th May 2018, in Wrington, North Somerset, England.
    wrington_family-62-05-05-2018.jpg
  • Spiritual revellers celebrate the summer Solstice (mid-summer and longest day) at the ancient stones of Stonehenge, on 21st June 2017, in Wiltshire, England. Fifteen thousand attended the 2017 Solstice at Stonehenge, according to English Heritage. Pagans say the ancient monument is a sacred place that links the Earth, Moon, Sun and the seasons. Built in three phases between 3,000 B.C. and 1,600 B.C. its purpose remains under study. However, it’s known that if you stand in just the right place inside the monument on summer solstice, through the entrance towards a rough hewn stone outside the circle you will see the sun rise above the Heel Stone.
    stonehenge_solstice-90-21-06-2017.jpg
  • Spiritual revellers celebrate the summer Solstice (mid-summer and longest day) at the ancient stones of Stonehenge, on 21st June 2017, in Wiltshire, England. Fifteen thousand attended the 2017 Solstice at Stonehenge, according to English Heritage. Pagans say the ancient monument is a sacred place that links the Earth, Moon, Sun and the seasons. Built in three phases between 3,000 B.C. and 1,600 B.C. its purpose remains under study. However, it’s known that if you stand in just the right place inside the monument on summer solstice, through the entrance towards a rough hewn stone outside the circle you will see the sun rise above the Heel Stone.
    stonehenge_solstice-89-21-06-2017.jpg
  • Spiritual revellers celebrate the summer Solstice (mid-summer and longest day) at the ancient stones of Stonehenge, on 21st June 2017, in Wiltshire, England. Fifteen thousand attended the 2017 Solstice at Stonehenge, according to English Heritage. Pagans say the ancient monument is a sacred place that links the Earth, Moon, Sun and the seasons. Built in three phases between 3,000 B.C. and 1,600 B.C. its purpose remains under study. However, it’s known that if you stand in just the right place inside the monument on summer solstice, through the entrance towards a rough hewn stone outside the circle you will see the sun rise above the Heel Stone.
    stonehenge_solstice-80-21-06-2017.jpg
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