You are here: Home>View the Catalogue>Jack Myers Collection>Sample of Jack Myers photographs From: Up Sample of Jack Myers photographs This is just a sample of the thousands of landscape images of the North Craven area taken by Jack Myers. From: Jack Myers Collection Creator Jack Myers Date of coverage 1962-2002 Contributor Nancy Stedman Reference number JMC/001 Storage location Gargrave FotD Subjects Geology (11)Landscape (262) Places Ingleborough (21)North Craven (143) Formats Photograph (552) Records in this Group Ford Anglia in the snow 1963 JMC/001/001 Ford Anglia being driven between high snowdrifts in the harsh Winter of 1962/3. Horton Coking Plant JMC/001/002 The smoking chimneys of the coking plant in Horton Quarry c. 1970 Looking across limestone pavement to Ingleborough JMC/001/003 Dramatic photo looking across the extensive limestone pavements above Chapel-le-Dale, and capturing the large erratic boulder against the distant and distinctive profile of Ingleborough. This was a view that Jack Myers returned to on several occasions. Being given a helping hand across a ford in Littondale JMC/001/004 In his later years, Jack Myers was a passionate advocate for access to the countryside. He invested in robust all-terrain mobility scooters, and, with the help of friends, he tackled most of the bridleways in the North Craven area. Here he is being given a helping hand across a ford on a track in Littondale. Looking South along Raven Scar JMC/001/006 This striking view looking along Raven Scar is just one of many photos of geological features in the Ingleborough area. Typical carboniferous landscape above Chapel-le-Dale JMC/001/007 Jack Myers had enormous enthusiasm for the landscapes of the north Pennines, judging by the thousands of photos he took – like this one, of a typical Carboniferous Limestone land forms above Chapel-le-Dale. Looking across Killington Lake to the Howgills JMC/001/009 This is one of several photos taken of the Howgills from across Killington Lake. In this instance, in early 1971, the Howgills are snow covered. Negotiating a track on his mobility scooter JMC/001/010 Jack Myers campaigned for the improvement of tracks to enable access for all, including by mobility scooter. Here he is negotiating a badly rutted track on a scooter; in later years he used a much more robust machine similar to a quad bike. Camping out with friends and colleagues JMC/001/011 Jack Myers spent a lot of his time exploring the landscapes of North Craven and further afield in the North Pennines. He was both a climber and a speleologist. It is not clear if he is actually in this undated photo; if he is, then it must have been taken some time before 1959, when ... No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this page Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ Search the archive Advanced By subject By place By format By date
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