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Hornton
Hornton - by Roger Sweet ©

Hornton

Hornton is an attractive little village of golden brown cottages and houses built in the local ironstone. Hornton stone, a ferruginous limestone, was quarried in several places near the village and, apart from its use in the building of cottages, houses and churches, etc. in all the nearby villages it was also used in buildings such as St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Canterbury Cathedral and university buildings in Oxford and Cambridge.
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Hornton

Hornton is an attractive little village of golden brown cottages and houses built in the local ironstone. Hornton stone, a ferruginous limestone, was quarried in several places near the village and, apart from its use in the building of cottages, houses and churches, etc. in all the nearby villages it was also used in buildings such as St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Canterbury Cathedral and university buildings in Oxford and Cambridge.
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Photographer: © Roger Sweet (Gallery)Premier Member! Click for more info..(8th September 2020)

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Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 50 mm, Aperture: f 11.3, ISO: 400, Exposure time: 1/200 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: August 12, 2013, 1:00 pm
ImageID:1217832, Image size: 4752 x 3168 pixels

This image is available to purchase and is part of our Hornton Stock Photos Collection.