Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/24

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] IMG: Tyneham Ghost Village
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:58:02 -0700

Tyneham is a ghost village in south Dorset, England. The village and 
7,500 acres of surrounding
heathland around the Purbeck Hills were commandeered just before 
Christmas 1943 by the
War Office for use as firing ranges for training troops.
252 people were displaced, the last person leaving this notice on the 
church door:

"Please treat the church and houses with care; we have given up our 
homes where many of us
lived for generations to help win the war to keep men free.
We shall return one day and thank you for treating the village kindly."

This measure was supposed to be temporary for the duration of World War II,
but in 1948 the Army placed a compulsory purchase order on the land and it
has remained in use for military training ever since.

All with Leica Monochrom, APO Summicron-M 1:2/ 50 mm ASPH.

Everything Ends
http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/England-2013/Monochrome/L1001190

Eventually
http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/England-2013/Monochrome/L1001191

How to Dial
http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/England-2013/Monochrome/L1001184

The Escape
http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/England-2013/Monochrome/L1001183

Telephone Pole
http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/England-2013/Monochrome/L1001180

Cross Kids
http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/England-2013/Monochrome/L1001198

Fireplaces
http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/England-2013/Monochrome/L1001186

Please click on an image to view a larger version.

Thanks for looking and all comments welcome!
-- 
Jay,

Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/>
"A photographer is simply someone who is
looking for something that can't be found.
The photograph is the record of that attempt."


Replies: Reply from afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com) ([Leica] IMG: Tyneham Ghost Village)
Reply from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMG: Tyneham Ghost Village)
Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] IMG: Tyneham Ghost Village)
Reply from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] IMG: Tyneham Ghost Village)
Reply from pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig) ([Leica] IMG: Tyneham Ghost Village)
Reply from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] IMG: Tyneham Ghost Village)