Bargate by peadar

Bargate

This is one of the old gates into the medieval walled city of Southampton. A Grade I listed monument, it was erected not long after the Norman invasion of England in 1066 AD.

Anyway, it's now surrounded by all the trappings of the 21st century, and has been made much more interesting by the addition of a neon-lit Ferris Wheel.

This is another phone shot, this time cropped and minimally edited on the phone itself.

Many thanks for all your recent comments, I really appreciate them all.
That ferris wheel has sprung up since I was last in Soton! Admittedly I don't go there often.
October 19th, 2017  
Signum Temporis.
October 19th, 2017  
You've caught the light perfectly:)
October 19th, 2017  
Interesting! Perhaps, in the future, all Grade I listed monuments will have a big wheel...
October 19th, 2017  
I suppose it take the eye away from the building to the right :)
October 19th, 2017  
@suzanne234 Suzanne, are you really disparaging the Burger King?
October 19th, 2017  
Great light, great shot
October 19th, 2017  
Great building and nice photo. However I agree with the others who don't like the wheel just there!
October 19th, 2017  
Wonderful scene. I like the contrast between the old and new.
October 19th, 2017  
These wheels seem to be spreading...like the composition
October 19th, 2017  
Everywhere has got a ferris wheel these days. Love the sunburst.
October 19th, 2017  
Interesting juxtaposition.
October 20th, 2017  
We humans are interesting....a medieval gate and a Ferris wheel.....
October 20th, 2017  
Nice shot! The wheel wasn't there in March, looks good
October 20th, 2017  
A pretty impressive dynamic range on your phone
October 20th, 2017  
The wheel juxtaposed against the ancient gate seems almost like a spaceship.......
October 20th, 2017  
Fantastic light beams captured !
October 20th, 2017  
@bh365project Barrie, I've been surprised by what is possible. I miss my Canon, though.
October 20th, 2017  
Love the shot
October 20th, 2017  
LOL - One can only laugh at a >900year old monument adorned with a neon lit ferris wheel! Down here we think 200 years is very old - and we may still erect a ferris wheel to help it along!!
October 20th, 2017  
@peadar One day Canon will catch up, and enable you to make phone calls with your camera - a telephoto lens for long distance calls perhaps.
October 21st, 2017  
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