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Chinese Dragon, Chinese New Year, Dragon, Fire, FIre WIndow, Manchester, Manchester Cathedral, Tuesday Photo Challenge
Frank, whose fab blog is “Dutch Goes the Photo”, has set “FIRE” as the topic for this week’s Photo Challenge.
I have 2 photos this week, set in my old home town of Manchester, UK,
The first is of a Chinese New Year dragon from last year, who is just about to breathe fire over me! Ha ha !!!
Manchester Cathedral was badly damaged firstly in the 1940 Blitz, when it lost all its Victorian windows, and then in 1996, in the IRA bombing. The Fire Window, which lights the Manchester Regiment Chapel, was designed by Mary Traherne in 1966 to commemorate the rebuilding of the cathedral, and was then again reconstructed after the more recent bombings.
See https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2017/01/10/tuesday-photo-challenge-fire/
Nature Knows Best 
Hi Judith, Lovely pictures. I remember the bombings, it almost seems that Manchester is a war zone – but it is really a nice city in the centre – the only part I have visited and during a couple of course at the University.
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Thanks James. I think it’s a fab city but then I am rather biased !! It has definitely had its fair share of damage over the recent years. I love the trams / metro – makes travelling in and out so easy and feels positively continental at times !!! 🙂
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Great fire breathing dragon! That window is simply stunning!!
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Wow, this is really unique. What a wonderful, personal contribution to Frank’s challenge. So good to read. Many blessings, Judith. ❤ Hope you have a wonderful week ahead — Debbie
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Thank you Debbie, that’s very kind. I had to think outside the box for this one !!Hope you have a lovely week too 🙂
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Imagine that. We were both thinking about Dragons for this theme.
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great minds and all that Khurt !! 🙂
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