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Emley Moor Transmitters

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Emley Moor Mast and Termporary Transmitter

Emley Moor Mast and Temporary Transmitters pencil drawing 2019

Repairs are currently being undertaken at Emley Moor transmitting station near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and there is a temporary mast alongside the 1971 concrete construction.

This is the tallest freestanding structure in the UK (1,084ft). Also a Grade II listed building.

The antennas broadcast digital radio and TV across the North of England – reaching Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and York, and even Manchester, across the Pennines.

It takes 7 minutes in the lift to get to the top – I hope to take that ride one day.

 

 

Wind Turbines

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Wind Turbines, watercolour painting by Jo Dunn 2019Woke up with this in my mind’s eye a couple of weeks ago. Not surprising – turbines are on the increase!

Below is a view from East Leeds, looking West – turbines are part of the landscape, near and far. You can also see the new Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERF) building in LS9.

View from Temple Newsam Road III, drawing by Jo Dunn 2019

 

Roundabout A61-A658

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Roundabout A61-A658 watercolour painting by Jo Dunn 2019

A painting from memory, this roundabout is near Pannal, just over the border in North Yorkshire. These roads lead to Harrogate, Knaresborough, Leeds and Otley.

 

My Street II

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My Street II, watercolour by Jo Dunn 2019

Another view from the living room window. This may also be the first and only painting of my Celica. It was consigned to scrapyard the following week.

I Was In the House When the House Burned Down

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House on Fire -noriginal watercolour painting by Jo Dunn 2019
…I may be old and I may be bent
But I had the money till it all got spent
I had the money till they made me pay
Then I had the sense to be on my way
I had to stay in the underground
I was in the house when the house burned down…

 

 

Lidgett Lane Larder

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Lidgett Lane Larder, LS8 1QR - pencil drawing by Jo Dunn 2019

This is Lidgett Lane Larder in Leeds 8, a popular cafe serving home-made and locally sourced food. It is also an Art Gallery! Step inside this month, have a cup of tea and see a small exhibition of my tree pictures. Paintings, prints and cards will be for sale.

Tree Pictures - Exhibition of Paintings by Jo Dunn 2019

 

Waterloo Lake

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Waterloo Lake II, View from the North End - watercolour by Jo Dunn 2019

Waterloo Lake in Roundhay Park, Leeds. These are views from the North end,
as I saw it one cold Sunday afternoon in January.

Waterloo Lake I, View from the North End - watercolour by Jo Dunn 2019

 

My Street

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Pasture-Parade-Leeds-LS7-JoDunnView from the living room window.

This is back-to-back housing in Leeds,
where you occupy either the front or the back of the house
(both look pretty much the same)
and have neighbours on 3 sides.

 

 

Fire

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Fire Memory 1, pencil drawing by Jo Dunn_2017

The fires in my garden were festive, exciting –
Stars and sparks mingling
Woodsmoke a spicy scent, in your hair lingering.

The fires in my fireplace were friendly, inviting –
Warming and mellowing music and wine
The glow in the hearth made your eyes gleam and shine.

But this was a fire that was bitter and frightening
It came uninvited
Rapacious as lightning
Tore through the house, left my life dark and hollow
Its flames soon extinguished
Then long-lasting sorrow.
Weeks of toil, months of mourning, confusion and grieving
And realisation of what is not here –
Then sweep up the ashes and dump what we’re leaving –
We’ll build a new bonfire
The first of the year.

Fire - animated gif by Jo Dunn 2018

Poem by TW