In the gallery

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The solar cell array set into the glass roof of this alternative technology centre in Blackpool made some interesting "Tron"-like patterns on the visitors to its gallery.

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"I use the gallery as if it were a doctor. I come for ideas and help - to look at situations within painting, rather than paintings."
Lucien Freud (1922- ), German-born British painter

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photograph (c) T. Boughen

The Lighthouse

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A repeat of a shot I took a year ago that I felt I should have done better! It shows the Lower Lighthouse (built by the architect Decimus Burton in 1840) at Fleetwood, Lancashire, as the focal point in four patches of colour.

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"Anythin' for a quiet life, as the man said when he took the situation at the lighthouse."
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English novelist (from "The Pickwick Papers")

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photograph (c) T. Boughen

Beach huts

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Small beach huts, for daily or weekly hire, like these at Fleetwood, Lancashire, are a feature of many UK seaside resorts. Their bright colours and promenade location make them popular with families.

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"Colour seems to radiate happiness and the spirit of modern life..."
Clarice Cliff (1899-1972), English ceramic artist

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photograph (c) T. Boughen