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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Tyneham Ghost Village
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:35:50 +0200
References: <524218FA.6050308@jayburleson.com>

Fascinating. I especially like the close-up of the telephone. But how come 
you were able to enter the village at all? Is it just the surrounding land 
that is a military zone?

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA









On Sep 25, 2013, at 12:58 AM, Jay Burleson wrote:

> 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."
> 
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