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4 minutes ago, natassja7 said:

Yeh in the night..me too :) There's just something fascinating about them, the tombs in Highgate are amazing. Do you have any cemetery pics Grayscale?

Only ones i have aren´t really great scenery shots, just something filled with a LOT of candles.. i´ve rarely had a camera that´s any use in challenging conditions. :/ 

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2 hours ago, True Belief said:

It's no secret that down here in Australia we are becoming lazy bastards....and it seems that our local

Shopping centre has introduced a slide from one level of the car park to the next for those who can't be stuffed taking the stairs....

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Kinda takes the laziness out of it when I run back up the stairs to take the slide again. People would be annoyed to find out I don't have a car.

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7 hours ago, True Belief said:

It's no secret that down here in Australia we are becoming lazy bastards....and it seems that our local

Shopping centre has introduced a slide from one level of the car park to the next for those who can't be stuffed taking the stairs....

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To do that in England there would need to be 1500 Health & Safety checks and an Emergency Department within 110 feet in order for planning permission to go ahead.

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On 07/03/2017 at 5:58 AM, natassja7 said:

I have some nice pictures from various cemeteries over the years will have to share. The most impressive I think is Highgate, really beautiful.

Fun Fact: I was once locked out of Highgate Cemetery by a disgruntled employee.

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Just now, MacabreEternal said:

Yep, no shots of their graves though as they are all in a vault under the church itself.

Wow, that's cool. Didn't they live out on some moor or something in Yorkshire? The whole Bronte story is amazing.. and tragic. I really need to read more of their work. 

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Just now, Requiem said:

Wow, that's cool. Didn't they live out on some moor or something in Yorkshire? The whole Bronte story is amazing.. and tragic. I really need to read more of their work. 

The place I visited yesterday was Haworth (interesting drive to say the least) which is were the family ended up living - I believe there is some tie to Wolverhampton but was too busy taking pictures to listen to the guide at all.

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On 02/04/2017 at 11:40 PM, MacabreEternal said:

As promised.

 

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Everything about this post is awesome. Those graveyards are dying (no pun intended) to be made into mid 90s doom album covers. All the British people living over here in Australia complain about how bleak the UK can be, but I can't get enough of it. 

 

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16 hours ago, MacabreEternal said:

Been into Manchester today to visit the art gallery and the John Rylands Library, both worthy of a visit.

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Amazing photos. I did a double-take when I saw that skull flower thing. That would make an amazing album cover for the right band. As for the rest of your shots, simply beautiful. 

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6 hours ago, MacabreEternal said:

I find this so poignant and harrowing at the same time.  Simple statement that forever states this person was loved and has/had someone who loved and misses/missed him.

I was planning on texting the photo to my wife as a suggestion for an anniversary present, but I didn't get around to it. There's always next year...

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