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Hidden away in the Welsh countryside, Briton
Steve Liddiard
discovered an abandoned
wool mill
more than 60 years ago .
The photo documents how fascinating nature and industrial history can be interwoven - and it made the photographer this year's overall winner of the "Historic Photographer of the Year" competition.
Both amateur and professional photographers residing in the United Kingdom could enter with photographs relating to England's historical heritage or world history.
The jury chose from 1200 submissions and placed particular value on originality, composition and technical ability.
Photo: Steve Liddiard / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Edyta Rice
, for example, made it onto the »Historic England Shortlist«
with her photograph of the ruins of
Corfe Castle
in Dorset (England).
The photographer describes the image as the result of numerous attempts to capture the majestic structure in foggy conditions: »Rising sun, golden glow, shadows falling behind the towers and low clouds make it look very mystical, this is exactly the dream shot after which I was looking for.«
Photo: Edyta Rice / Historic Photographer of the Year
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The British artist and architect William Morris (1834-1896) described Bibury in the county of Gloucestershire as
"the most beautiful village in England"
.
Photographer
Vitalij Bobrovic captured
this street as if time had stood still.
Photo: Vitalij Bobrovic / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Glastonbury Tor
is considered a magical place.
The 158 meter high conical hill has been photographed countless times, more than once for this competition.
Hannah Rochford
shows it and its visitors in a particularly impressive way on this photo - at full moon.
Photo: Hannah Rochford / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Danny Shepherd
looked around Scotland and visited
Loch an Eilein
, a loch in the Highlands.
Attraction is the picturesque island with the ruins of a small castle from the 14th century.
It was originally a haven for thieves.
A certain Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, also known as »Wolf von Badenoch« (1343-1405) is said to have been the owner of the castle.
He owed his nickname to his notorious cruelty.
Photo: Danny Shepherd / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Lincoln
's historic Steep Hill
in Lincolnshire, England is colorful and cheerful in this photograph by
Andrew Scott
.
The buildings in the High Street are listed buildings.
The area is popular with tourists for its shops, tearooms and pubs.
Photo: Andrew Scott / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Everything was still clear until sunrise, then the fog thickened with every passing minute.
Itay Kaplan
's biggest challenge
was pulling the trigger before the fog got too thick - and the
Newport Transporter Bridge
, a transporter bridge over the River Usk in Wales, was completely lost.
Photo: Itay Kaplan / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Photographer
Mike Swain
softened the
Cromford Mill
in Derbyshire (England).
It's about power: It was the world's first water-powered cotton mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771.
Today it is a listed building and is part of the Unesco World Heritage Site.
Photo: Mike Swain / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Photographer
Scott Macintyre
had to wait for low tide: Only then can the wreck of the British Admiralty steam tug
SS Carbon
be seen so beautifully off Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight in Great Britain.
The 185 ton ship was built in 1896 and ran aground in 1947.
Photo: Scott Macintyre / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Derwent Isle
shrouded in morning mist.
The island in Derwent Water in north-west England has been owned by monks and kings alike.
In the 16th century it was inhabited by German miners who worked in the area.
They set up a camp, grew vegetables, kept animals, and brewed beer.
In the 18th century, the somewhat eccentric Joseph Pocklington, son of a successful Nottinghamshire banking family, moved to the island.
He built himself a striking two-story white house, a boathouse in the form of a chapel with a real bell tower, and a small fort complete with cannons, which he used for mock battles during the annual regattas on the lake.
Apparently all was quiet as photographer
Andrew McCaren
approached.
Photo: Andrew McCaren / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Photographer David Moore
calls the
Sandfields Pumping Station
in Lichfield
»a cathedral of the industrial revolution« .
The English city has long been a bishopric and boasts an opulent real cathedral;
on the other hand, the industrial heritage in Romanesque style is almost forgotten.
After all: The technical innovation is now also a listed building.
Photo: David Moore / Historic Photographer of the Year
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The lighting conditions make it shine even more:
Lloyd Lane
photographed the
Royal Pavilion
in Brighton in southern England.
The palace served as a seaside retreat for King George IV when Brighton became a spa town in the 18th century and was used as a military hospital during the First World War.
After the Second World War, the city made efforts to restore it to its original state.
Photo: Lloyd Lane / Historic Photographer of the Year
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Tintern Abbey
is a ruined monastery
on the Welsh side of the River Wye, next to the village of Tintern.
Dissolved as a Cistercian monastery in 1536, the Romantics discovered it as a destination at the end of the 18th century.
Photographer
Sam Binding
was hoping for a light fog in the valley when he visited in the morning – “and by the time I arrived the sun had crept over the adjacent hills and was casting stunning rays through the central part of the abbey.
If you look closely, you can see what appears to be a mysteriously cloaked figure at the bottom."
Photo: Sam Binding / Historic Photographer of the Year
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"This is one of my favorite Scottish castles in Aberdeenshire with the most breathtaking views all around,"
Verginia Hristova
wrote of her shot of
Dunnottar Castle
.
The ruins are about two miles south of Stonehaven on a promontory.
The Scottish Crown Jewels are said to have been hidden there during the English Civil Wars.
Photo: Verginia Hristova / Historic Photographer of the Year
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The kingdom's photographers were also away from home,
Luke Stackpoole
, for example, in Jordan at the artistic rock monuments in Petra.
Translated, this rock facade tomb bears the name
»The Treasury«
.
Like most surviving monuments from the ancient city of the Nabatean Kingdom, the structure was carved into a sandstone rock face.
Photo: Luke Stackpoole / Historic Photographer of the Year
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»La Petite Ceinture«
, small belt, is the name of a former railway line around Paris.
Today it's mostly abandoned, being reclaimed by nature - and by Lost Places photographers like
Paul Harris
.
The competition for the best photographs of historical places was initiated by British historian and presenter Dan Snow and agency Little Dot Studios.
Photo: Paul Harris / Historic Photographer of the Year
