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Village Lifeline
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June 7 2004:
Village Lifeline

Lurgashall, West Sussex

Took a wander today, and ended up in Lurgashall, over the border in Sussex. This is the village shop that is also the Post Office. Post Offices in the UK also act as agents for a whole range of government services, such as old age pension collection, some state benefit collection, as well as application forms for things such as passports and driving licences.

This village does not seem to have any public transport, so for the elderly, infirm and so on it really is quite a lifeline. Not only that, it tends to act as a focal point for communication in the community.

I supported the shop if only by putting my 37p over the counter for a Bounty bar (plain chocolate, of course).


Photoshop:
Cropped and Resized
Slightly adjusted Levels
Framed using Pantone 7401C

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/400s f/5.6 at 28.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time07-Jun-2004 17:35:14
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ModelCanon EOS 300D DIGITAL
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Focal Length28 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modeaverage (1)
JPEG Quality (6)
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jeanb10-Jun-2004 22:26
Nice one Ray. Now if you could just pop down to Pilley and take one like this of my old place :-)
Guest 09-Jun-2004 22:08
Reminds me of the post offices I used to see where I grew up! Nice shot!
And I agree with you as far as the dark chocolate bounty bar goes!!
virginiacoastline08-Jun-2004 23:59
what a quaint cottage-like building . .it takes me to a quieter time. Nice capture Ray
Karen Leaf08-Jun-2004 03:42
Wonderful photo-love the hodgepodge of building materials. It looks so inviting.
David Winge08-Jun-2004 01:11
Awesome image!
Robin Reid07-Jun-2004 23:51
Quintessential England. Lovely image.
Guest 07-Jun-2004 22:14
Beautiful capture. What a lovely post office!
Guest 07-Jun-2004 22:09
This is a wonderful picture. Old house say so much just in a picture.
penny roots07-Jun-2004 21:51
Beautiful image .
Guest 07-Jun-2004 21:49
Very nice capture of an old house.
ricecake07-Jun-2004 21:46
A woman who lives in this village has an online card shop with great images of her dogs - here is more about Lurgashellhttp://www.jacquielawson.com/lurgashall.asp
Guest 07-Jun-2004 21:40
Jill nailed my thoughts with "fairy tale".. So picture-perfect, Ray. A great deal of your gallery is like looking back through time. You have a wonderful talent at finding subjects that have an olden look and capturing that special mood. I love your work!
Guest 07-Jun-2004 21:36
This is such a gorgeous postoffice. Very beautiful picture, it's nicely framed
Andep07-Jun-2004 20:32
Beautiful image, how very picturesque
Jill07-Jun-2004 20:26
Yes I agree with Chris...so charming as if out of an old fairy tale.
Chris Brooker07-Jun-2004 20:21
A most attractive picture.