thorpe lodge tunnel, Norwich - March 2013

[sageman]

HISTORY

John Harvey,banker and Mayor of Norwich in 1792, built Thorpe Lodge. To extend his estate westwards he moved the road which was subsequently named Harvey Lane. This extension crossed over the City boundary, which to this day continues to run through the property. The crinkle crankle boundary wall is his creation, as also is the gazebo on the Yarmouth Road boundary, in which he installed a camera obscura

wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura

although the tunnel doesent go to the gazebo as most people think, it runs very close to it the exit is very close to the river and as john harvey had regular "river frolics" this was possibly how he got people to the river.

good history on thorpe: http://www.norwich.gov.uk/Planning/D...peStAndrew.pdf

thanks to my uncle for finding but not getting down

last time i checked it was locked and its likely it still is

Did they go the wrong way or just an unfinished extension?

Looking to the bricked-up end of the tunnel, beyond that wall is a small shed sized entrance filled up with wood and other crap.

had some carpet down here at one point

candle burn.

may have had electric down here at one point

 

[shaddam]

interesting report ! , thanks

 

[silverainbow]

Ooh I like that, great set of pics, what torch /WB set up did you use out of interest ?

 

[Lara]

Nice one, liked this, thanks for sharing

 

[sageman]

what torch /WB set up did you use out of interest ?

cheap cree t-6 dont know what /WB is

 

[skeleton key]

I like that and did well with your lighting cool share.

Oh re WB https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCwQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigital-photography-school.com%2Fintroduction-to-white-balance%2F&ei=At0yVPO2IozvavLpgZAH&usg=AFQjCNFvWLEELl4nYJP0XzgAUWkxFZDVWQ&sig2=GfhEBQmpepkve8UenzXzKA&bvm=bv.76802529,d.d2s

Hope this help bud and keep em coming

 

[sageman]

ohhh white balance

no idea auto or 0 i should think, i dont play with it

 

[silverainbow]

What camera you got fella?, I can tell you about Nikon but lost with Canon

 

[sageman]

this was taken with a d50 with a scratched sensor (lots of daytime pics came with marks on them)

now i have a panasonic G5 micro 4/3 (crane pics were taken with that)

its perfect for me as its a point and shoot what can change lenses and has the sort of settings a dslr has but a normal point and shoot doesn't

also can do RAW when i decide to convert and learn to edit

 

[The_Raw]

Fascinating bit of history about the place and intrigued to see what this gazebo looks like, well done getting in there

 

[sageman]

intrigued to see what this gazebo looks like

there's a pic in second link

 

[Stussy]

Nice looking tunnel there, interesting shaped as well!