Three Amazing Pictures From the Sky - and a Bonus for Good Luck

Here are the three still images taken by Flying Spider Films drone yesterday courtesy of Mark (son) and John (father) Futter.  It was a delight to meet them during an incredibly busy day for them taking in Wales, ourselves, Ribblehead and the Stockton and Darlington Railway. All were being filmed from above for the forthcoming TV series on railway architecture, to be screened in 11 episodes from January 2020, provisionally.

See
https://www.flyingspiderfilms.com
for a beautiful website showing Flying Spider's work

Picture 1 looks directly down on the water tower and shows the SETTLE lettering on the roof room roof.  Overnight rain had not quite evaporated leaving dampness at the edges but the message is clear. Also seen are the deck areas at the south (left) and north ends.  The clutter on the extension roof includes some of the wall cladding, in store there prior to be re-fitted on the new extension. Also Gordon-the-Gondola from which I was able to paint the outside of the tank back in 2011/12 and our rooftop fire-escape ladder:

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Picture 2 shows the tower in relationship to settle Station buildings, top left, and the station master's house, top centre:

Picture 3 is taken from above the station master's house so looking east.   The garden to the left contrasts starkly with the earthworks below the summer house to the right.  In the fulness of time that area will be planted and lovely.

It is important to say that the room on the roof is obvious from the air but from key viewpoints on the ground it is invisible.

To round off a very interesting day, here is a picture by Settle's Anthony Ward of 70000 Britannia flying through Settle station later in the day with a special train from Carlisle to Crewe - ten minutes early!  The footplate crew are taking a well earned breather after hauling that heavy train up and over the roof of England.