Northumberland Illuminated

Résumé du livre

Northumberland is renowned for its breathtakingscenery, tiny villages, historic monumentsand sparkling townscapes. Largely rural in nature,its sweeping beaches and heather-clad hills are adelight to the eye. But after dark it takes on acompletely different character.A satellite image at night would show only adark mass west and north of the bright paintsplatof light that is Newcastle. But if you couldlook more closely you would find pockets oflight illuminating some of our greatest treasures:candles lighting ancient religious relics from thefirst flowering of Christianity in Britain; the900-year-old floodlit Hexham Abbey loomingover the town; the `Spirit of the Staithes¿sculpture on Blyth¿s waterfront - a moderninterpretation of the town¿s long connectionwith the sea; a wooden cross at Heavenfieldcommemorating a battle fought in 633 ADbetween a Northumbrian army led by Oswaldof Bernicia andWelsh invaders.While others are comfortably tucked up ontheir sofas for the evening,DavidTaylor hassought out these places, turning his creative eyeto the lighting challenges posed by each location.From the lights of Berwick-upon-Tweedtwinkling reflectively in its river to a moodyWinter¿s Gibbet, lit by torchlight against adarkening sky and a stark reminder of a morebrutal past,David¿s images are captivating.If you are looking for a book which will give youa deep warm glow on a dark winter¿s night, andan utterly fascinating perspective on this ancientborder county, look no further.