John Keates's Images

colourful buildings boat boats Venice Venetian Italy steps old historic classic tourist attraction winter old evening nighttime

A bridge over a side canal Venice Italy

gondola Gondolier rowing Grand Canal Grande colourful buildings boat boats Venice Venetian Italy steps old historic classic tourist attraction winter old evening sunset

A Gondola on the Grand Canal Venice Italy

gondola Gondolier rowing Grand Canal Grande colourful buildings boat boats Venice Venetian Italy steps old historic classic tourist attraction winter old evening sunset

A Gondola on the Grand Canal Venice Italy

gondola Gondolier rowing going under the Rialto Bridge Grand Canal Grande Ponte di Rialto colourful buildings boat boats Venice Venetian Italy steps old historic classic tourist attraction winter old

A Gondola at the Rialto Bridge Venice Italy

gothic; facade; the Ca'd'Oro; 15th; century; House; of; Gold; Venice; Italy

The gothic facade of the Ca'd'Oro the 15th century House of Gold Venice Italy

Five-Spot; Burnet; Moth; (Zygaena trifolii); moths; insect; insects; thistle; flower; flowers; Marsh thistle; (Cirsium palustre); thistles

A Five-Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena trifolii) on a Marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre)

view; over; green; fields; Manifold; Valley; from; Ecton; Hill; track; bed; defunct; Leek; and; Manifold Valley; Light; railway; Staffordshire; Staffs; white; Peak; District; National; Park; England; UK; landscape; panoramic; farms; field; dry; stone; walls; wall; countryside; outdoors; English;

The view over the green fields of the Manifold Valley from Ecton Hill with the track bed of the now defunct Leek and Manifold Valley Light railway Manifold Valley Staffordshire Staffs white Peak District National Park England UK

Paphiopedilum; Hung Sheng; 'Red Apple'; Orchid; flower; flowers; delicate; exotic; petals; plant; plants; orchids

Paphiopedilum Hung Sheng 'Red Apple' Orchid flower

Paphiopedilum; Hung Sheng; 'Red Apple'; Orchid; flower; flowers; delicate; exotic; petals; plant; plants; orchids

Paphiopedilum Hung Sheng 'Red Apple' Orchid flower

Paphiopedilum; 'Copper Glow'; Orchid; flower; flowers; delicate; exotic; petals; plant; plants; orchids

Paphiopedilum 'Copper Glow' Orchid flower

Rothschild's; Slipper; Orchid; (Paphiopedilum rothschildianum); Slipper Orchid; flower; flowers; tender; delicate; exotic

Rothschild's Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum rothschildianum)

Vuylestekeara; cambria; 'Plush'; Orchid; exotic; flower; flowers; plant; plants; tender; delicate; petals

Vuylestekeara cambria 'Plush' - Orchid

Eurocopter EC135; helicopter; Midlands Air Ambulance; service; emergency; rescue; medical; Bond Helicopters; registration G-EMAA; static; parked; casevac;

A Eurocopter EC135 helicopter used by the East Midlands Air Ambulance emergency rescue service

rose mallow; Mallow; flower; close-up; closeup; purple; lilac; pink; petals; stamen; colourful; dramatic; plant; botany; botanical; bloom; blooming; flora; floral; flowering; garden; nature; natural; plants; flowers

A closeup shot of a purple Mallow flower

Heuchera; 'Green Spice'; garden; plant; plants; leaves; varity; variegated; leaves; purple; veins; green; edges; edged; vein; leaf; foliage

Heuchera 'Green Spice' garden plant

Clematis; montana; rubens; flower; flowers; plant; plants; garden; climber

Clematis montana rubens flower

red; Anemone; coronaria; De Caen; Group; Mixed; flower; flowers; garden; plant; plants

A red Anemone coronaria De Caen Group Mixed flower

Etruria; Industrial; Museum; Stoke-on-Trent; Staffordshire; England. Caldon; Canal; Grade II*; listed; building; bone; and; flint; mill; built; grind; materials; pottery; industry; The Potteries; English; North Staffs.; North Staffordshire

The Etruria Industrial Museum is located in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire in England. Located along the Caldon Canal, the museum is a Grade II* listed building which includes a working steam engine called "Princess". The museum buildings were originally a bone and flint mill built in 1857 to grind materials for the pottery industry.

Chinese; garden; bridge; pagoda; pavillion; pool; lake; Biddulph Grange; Biddulph; Grange; Stoke-on-Trent; North Staffs.; Staffordshire; England; UK; rhododendrons; koi carp

The Chinese garden, bridge, pagoda and lake at Biddulph Grange, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Staffordshire, England, UK

Chinese; garden; bridge; pagoda; pavillion; pool; lake; Biddulph Grange; Biddulph; Grange; Stoke-on-Trent; North Staffs.; Staffordshire; England; UK; rhododendrons; koi carp

The Chinese garden, bridge, pagoda and lake at Biddulph Grange, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Staffordshire, England, UK

Biddulph Grange; Stoke-on-Trent; North Staffs.; Staffordshire; England; UK; stately; home; country; house; Biddulph; Grange; National; Trust

Biddulph Grange, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Staffordshire, England, UK

Gatekeeper; butterfly; butterflies; (Pyronia tithonus); or; (maniola tithonius); Hedge Brown; close; up; English; British; closeup; close-up; macro; insect; wings

Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) or (maniola tithonius) sometimes called the Hedge Brown butterfly in close up

bales; of; hay; field; summer; blue; sky; white; clouds; English; England; fields; pasture; haymaking; agriculture; feedstuff; trees; summer's; day; hay; bale

a field on an English summer's day with bales of hay

red; clover; (Trifolium pratense); flower; close; up; wildflower; wild; pink; flowers; wildflowers; clovers; closeup; close-up; macro

a red clover (Trifolium pratense) flower close up

varigated; Hosta; plant; green; leaves; yellow; edges; garden; plants; hostas

A varigated Hosta plant with green leaves and yellow edges

Berberis vulgaris, aka; European; barberry; shrub; genus; Berberis; yellow; flower; flowers

Berberis vulgaris, aka European barberry or simply Barberry, is a shrub in the genus Berberis

ramparts; motte; bailey; Stafford Castle; Stafford; Staffordshire; West Midlands; England; English; UK

Stafford Castle, Stafford, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, UK

bridge; over; the; lake; Chinese; Garden; Biddulph; Grange; Stoke-on-Trent; North Staffs.; Staffordshire; England; UK

A bridge over the lake in the Chinese Garden at Biddulph Grange, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Staffordshire, England, UK

pagoda; next; lake; Chinese; Garden; Biddulph Grange; Stoke-on-Trent; North Staffs.; Staffordshire; England; UK; ornate

A pagoda next to the lake in the Chinese Garden at Biddulph Grange, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Staffordshire, England, UK

bridge; over; lake; in; the; Chinese; Garden; Biddulph Grange; Stoke-on-Trent; North Staffs.; Staffordshire; England; UK

A bridge over the lake in the Chinese Garden at Biddulph Grange, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Staffordshire, England, UK

Colourful; flower; beds; promenade; Bellagio; Lake Como; Italy; Italian; region; Lombardy; Lake; Como; flowers

Colourful flower beds on the promenade at Bellagio Lake Como Italy Italian region Lombardy

lake; Biddulph Grange; Biddulph; Grange; Stoke-on-Trent; North Staffs.; Staffordshire; England; UK; rhododendrons; koi carp

The lake at Biddulph Grange, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffs., Staffordshire, England, UK

woman; walking; her; dog; in; Cheshire; with; the; flat; plain; England; UK; in; the; background; and; an; overhanging; tree; foreground; summer; summers; summer's; day

a woman walking her dog in Cheshire with the flat Cheshire plain England UK in the background and an overhanging tree in the foreground

Peckforton Castle; stately home; country house; Cheshire; England; UK; peacocks; peacock; lawn; Union Jack; flag; flagpole

Peckforton Castle stately home or country house Cheshire England UK

Grave stone; head; stone; burial; plot; cemetery; grave yard

Grave stone or head stone on a burial plot

topiary; Horse; and; Jockey; bush; shrub; Stud Farm; Cheshire; England; UK; United Kingdom

A topiary Horse and Jockey made out of a bush at a Stud Farm in Cheshire

tractor; tractors; combine harvester; gathering; silaging; silage; cutting; grass; field; agriculture; Mow Cop; castle; folly; background; England; UK

A tractor and a harvester gathering silage in a field with Mow Cop castle folly in the background

Penberth; Cove; sea; coast; fishing; boat; boats; small; village; Penwith; peninsula; Cornwall; Cornish; West; Country; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

Penberth Cove is a small village on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Penberth; Cove; sea; coast; fishing; boat; boats; small; village; spring; springtime; broom; flowers; Penwith; peninsula; Cornwall; Cornish; West; Country; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

Penberth Cove is a small village on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Statue; Josiah Wedgwood; Master potter; potter; visitor; centre; center; Barlaston; factory; pottery; potteries; Stoke; Stoke-on-Trent; Staffs; North Staffordshire; West Midlands; Wedgewood; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain; Wedgwood

Statue of potter Josiah Wedgwood outside the visitor centre at the Wedgwood factory Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs

Wedgwood; Museum; visitor; centre; center; Barlaston; hand; painting; paint; plate; ware; demonstration; factory; potter; china; clay; pottery; the potteries; Stoke; Stoke-on-Trent; Staffs; North; Staffordshire; West Midlands; Wedgewood; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

A demonstration of hand painting a china plate Wedgwood visitor centre Barlaston Stoke-on-Trent

Britannia Stadium; home; ground; Stoke City; Football; Club; English; Premier; league; soccer; Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke; on; Trent; The Potteries; North Staffs; Staffordshire; West Midlands; Central England; United Kingdom; UK; Great Britain; GB; England

The Britannia Stadium, home ground of Stoke City Football Club

builder's; merchant; delivering; wooden; fence; panels; with; lorry; with; hydraulic; lifting; arm; deliver; home delivery; building; materials; lift; grab; hiab; delivery; delivering

A builder's merchant delivering wooden fence panels with a lorry with a hydraulic lifting arm

Church Lane; Stafford; Borough; picturesque; quaint; cafe; West Midlands; central; Staffordshire; Staffs; England; English; United Kingdom; UK; Great Britain; GB

A picturesque view down Church Lane, Stafford, England, UK, showing the Soup Kitchen cafe

Ancient High House; Elizabethan; town house; black and white; building; historic; construction; architecture; architectural; Stafford Borough; largest; timber framed; constructed; 1594; local; oak; West Midlands; central; England; English; United Kingdom; UK; Great Britain

View of the Ancient High House in Stafford England, an Elizabethan town house and is the largest timber framed town house in England

Snowdrops; flower; flowers; spring; blooms; white; Snowdrop; flowering; bloom; seat; bench; garden; plant; plants; Galanthus nivalis; common snowdrop

Snowdrops around a seat at Rode Hall, Cheshire, England UK

Witch Hazel; witchhazel; Hamamelis x intermedia; Orange Beauty; deciduous; winter; flowering; flower; shrub; bush; plant; flowers; shrubs; garden; plants; scented

A close up of a Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia) "Orange Beauty" in flower

snowy; snow; path; woman; walker; dog; hiker; rambler; leash; lead; winter; cold; icy; freezing; moors; moor; moorland; uplands; long; straight; path; distance; distant; footprints; Peak District; England; United Kingdom; UK; Great Britain; GB

A woman walker just about to let her dog off its leash with a long snowy path leading into the distance

Bell; 206L-1; LongRanger 2; G-LEEZ; Pennine Helicopters Ltd; pleasure flight; helicopter; Pennine Peak District National Park; Derbyshire; aircraft; aviation; in flight; blue sky; sunshine; hills; hovering; IPSV2803; IPSV0517; IPSV0259; IPSV2804; IPSV0518; IPSV2807; IPSV5478; IPSV0519

Pennine Helicopters' Bell LongRanger G-LEEZ hovering over the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire.

Middleport; pottery; factory; Stoke-on-Trent; bottle oven; kiln; potbank; Stoke; on; Trent; Victorian; industrial; archeology; heritage; china;

Middleport pottery factory with a bottle oven or kiln, Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire, Staffs, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, UK

close up; closeup; close-up; macro; pink; flower; Oxalis corymbosa; flowers; wood-sorrels; woodsorrels; wood; sorrels; wood-sorrel; woodsorrel; wood sorrel; sorrel; wildflowers; wildflower

A close up shot of the pink flowers of Wood Sorrel (Oxalis corymbosa)

parish; church; Cheadle; Staffs; Staffordshire; St Giles'; Giles; market cross; steps; step; architect; designer; A.W. N. Pugin; religious; building; architecture; ecclesiastical; ecclesial; Gothic revival; style; spire; worship; Roman Catholic; Catholicism; Christian; England; English; United Kingdom; Great Britain; UK

The Pugin designed parish church of St Giles', and the market cross, Cheadle, Staffs, Staffordshire, England, UK

Fiesta; apples; apple; branch; tree; fruit; red; leaves; leaf; skin; fruits

A bunch of red Fiesta apples on a fruit tree

wheelbarrow; yellow; red; brown; orange; autumn; leaves; load; loaded; leaf; dead

A wheelbarrow loaded with autumn leaves

woman; walking; dog; in; the; rain; bad; weather; lead; leash; collie; stile; path; trees; leaves; England; UK

A woman walking the dog in the rain or bad weather England UK

Victorian; post box; postbox; post-box; letterbox; letter-box; snail; mail; box; letter; 19th century; red; Queen Victoria

A red Queen Victorian post box or letterbox with a snail crawing up it, England UK

Scilla peruviana; flower; plant; blue; white; purple; flowers; close up; close-up; garden plant; closeup

A Scilla peruviana flower

Trentham Gardens; Estate; formal; garden; Italianate; Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke; on; Trent; North; Staffs; Staffordshire; The Potteries; West Midlands; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

Trentham Gardens formal Italianate garden Stoke-on-Trent North Staffs Staffordshire England UK Great Britain

Trentham Gardens; Estate; formal; garden; Italianate; Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke; on; Trent; North; Staffs; Staffordshire; The Potteries; West Midlands; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

Trentham Gardens formal Italianate garden Stoke-on-Trent North Staffs Staffordshire England UK Great Britain

Trentham Gardens; Estate; formal; garden; Italianate; Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke; on; Trent; North; Staffs; Staffordshire; The Potteries; West Midlands; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

Trentham Gardens formal Italianate garden Stoke-on-Trent North Staffs Staffordshire England UK Great Britain

Trees; bushes; Tree; bush; covered; hoar; ryme; frost; frosty; sunny; snow; covered; winter's; winter; winters; sunshine; bright; blue; sky; skies; cold; icy; day; clear

Trees and bushes covered in hoar frost on a sunny snow covered winter's day

Trentham Gardens; Estate; formal; garden; Italianate; Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke; on; Trent; North Staffs; Staffordshire; The Potteries; West Midlands; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

The ItalianateTrentham Gardens, Stoke

Trentham Gardens; Estate; formal; garden; Italianate; Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke; on; Trent; North Staffs; Staffordshire; The Potteries; West Midlands; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

The ItalianateTrentham Gardens, Stoke

Trentham Gardens; Estate; formal; garden; Italianate; Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke; on; Trent; North Staffs; Staffordshire; The Potteries; West Midlands; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

The ItalianateTrentham Gardens, Stoke

Trentham Gardens; Estate; formal; garden; Italianate; Stoke-on-Trent; Stoke; on; Trent; North Staffs; Staffordshire; The Potteries; West Midlands; England; English; UK; United Kingdom; GB; Great Britain

The ItalianateTrentham Gardens, Stoke

Orange; Tip; Butterfly; (Anthocharis cardamines); spring; British; butterflies; insect; wings; grass

Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) resting on a blade of grass

quaint; narrow; steep; cobbled; streets; town; Varenna; Lake Como; Italian; lakes; Italy; Lombardy; region; street

The quaint narrow steep cobbled streets of the town of Varenna Lake Como Italian lakes Italy Lombardy region

quaint; narrow; steep; cobbled; streets; town; Varenna; Lake Como; Italian; lakes; Italy; Lombardy; region; street; woman; walking; water

The quaint narrow steep cobbled streets of the town of Varenna Lake Como Italian lakes Italy Lombardy region

Villa; Carlotta; Bellagio; Lake; Como; Italy; Italian; Lakes; Lombardy; house

Villa Carlotta Bellagio Lake Como Italy

Villa; Carlotta; Bellagio; Lake; Como; Italy; Italian; Lakes; Lombardy; house

Villa Carlotta Bellagio Lake Como Italy

White; Peacock; Butterfly; (Anartia jatrophae); Costa Rica; butterflies; insect; wings; Central America

White Peacock Butterfly (Anartia jatrophae) - Costa Rica

Pussy; Willow; catkins; Goat willow; goat sallow; (Salix caprea); tree; Grey willow; grey sallow; (Salix cinerea); catkin; pussy willow

Pussy Willow catkins of the Goat willow or goat sallow (Salix caprea) tree

fire; Stovax; Stockton 3; log burning; stove; burner; flames; logs; fuel; cast iron; close up; flame; burning; heat; heating; fire; flame; burner; wood; fuel;

A log or wood burning stove and hearth

group; walking; walkers; hikers; ramblers; paved; path; help; avoid; erosion; down; Mam Tor, hill; near; Castleton; High; Peak; Derbyshire, Peak District National Park, England, UK landscape outdoors nobody scenic

Walkers on a paved path to help avoid erosion up Mam Tor, Derbyshire

female; lesser spotted woodpecker; (Dendrocopos minor); feeding; fat ball; bird feeder; domestic garden; lesser; spotted; woodpecker; British; birds

A female lesser spotted woodpecker

Bernina; Express; Switzerland; Bernina Express; train; railway; snow; cold; icy; red; carriages; blue sky

The Bernina Express Switzerland

Violet; Sabrewing; (Campylopterus hemileucurus); large; hummingbird; bird; colourful; colorful; humming bird; bird feeder

A Violet Sabrewing hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) a large hummingbird from Central America

Wild; Bee Orchid; Ophrys apifera; flower; face; wildflower; wildflowers; flowers

Wild Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)

Mother Shipton; Moth; (Callistege mi); moths; British; insect; wings; brown; white; green; stems; stalks

A Mother Shipton Moth (Callistege mi)

white; flower; flowers; racemes; Pieris; japonica; 'Forest Flame'; floribunda; flowering; shrub; plant; bell; like;

The white flower flowers racemes of Pieris japonica 'Forest Flame' or Pieris floribunda 'Forest Flame' flowering shrub plant bell like

Tixall Gatehouse; 16th-century; gatehouse; situated; Tixall; near; Stafford; Staffordshire; England; UK; Grade I; listed; building; owned; Landmark Trust; historic; architecture

Tixall Gatehouse is a 16th-century gatehouse situated at Tixall, near Stafford, Staffordshire

Tixall Gatehouse; 16th-century; gatehouse; situated; Tixall; near; Stafford; Staffordshire; England; UK; Grade I; listed; building; owned; Landmark Trust; historic; architecture

Tixall Gatehouse is a 16th-century gatehouse situated at Tixall, near Stafford, Staffordshire

Ingestre; Hall; 17th; century; Jacobean; mansion; stately home; country; house; grand; building; architecture; situated; near; Stafford; Staffordshire; England; UK; Residential; Arts; and; Conference; Centre; Grade II*; listed building

Ingestre Hall stately home or country house near to Stafford Staffordshire England UK

woman; painted; hands; handing; money; market; keeper; shopkeeper; stall holder; changing; note; cash

A woman with painted hands handing money to a market keeper

female; lesser; spotted; woodpecker; (Dendrocopos minor); feeding; fat ball; bird; feeder; domestic; garden; birds; feathers

A female lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) feeding on a fat ball in a bird feeder in a domestic garden

woman; walking; autumn; wood; red; coat; boots; leaves; brown; orange; yellow; fall; tree; trees; leaf;

A woman walking in an autumn wood

Jimmy Choo; shoe; shop; St Moritz; Switzerland; up-market; posh; expensive; pricy; shoes

Jimmy Choo shoe shop St Moritz Switzerland

Travel; England; English; Cheshire; Jodrell Bank

The radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire. Photo by John Keates

Lovell; Radio; Telescope; Jodrell Bank; Observatory; Cheshire; England; UK; space; exploration;

The Lovell Radio Telescope Jodrell Bank Observatory at Cheshire England UK

Lovell; Radio; Telescope; Jodrell Bank; Observatory; Cheshire; England; UK; space; exploration;

The Lovell Radio Telescope Jodrell Bank Observatory at Cheshire England UK

Lovell; Radio; Telescope; Jodrell Bank; Observatory; Cheshire; England; UK; space; exploration;

The Lovell Radio Telescope Jodrell Bank Observatory at Cheshire England UK

Lovell; Radio; Telescope; Jodrell Bank; Observatory; Cheshire; England; UK; space; exploration;

The Lovell Radio Telescope Jodrell Bank Observatory at Cheshire England UK

Lovell; Radio; Telescope; Jodrell Bank; Observatory; Cheshire; England; UK; space; exploration;

The Lovell Radio Telescope Jodrell Bank Observatory at Cheshire England UK

Lovell; Radio; Telescope; Jodrell Bank; Observatory; Cheshire; England; UK; space; exploration;

The Lovell Radio Telescope Jodrell Bank Observatory at Cheshire England UK

View; gardens; Los Lagos Hotel; Arenal; Volcano; near; La Fortuna; Costa Rica; Central; America; volcanoes

View from the gardens of the Los Lagos Hotel of Arenal Volcano near La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

View; Arenal; Volcano; near; La Fortuna; Costa Rica; Central; America; volcanoes

View of Arenal Volcano near La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

View; Arenal; Volcano; near; La Fortuna; Costa Rica; Central; America; volcanoes

View of Arenal Volcano near La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

View; Arenal; Volcano; near; La Fortuna; Costa Rica; Central; America; volcanoes

View of Arenal Volcano near La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

View; gardens; Los Lagos Hotel; Arenal; Volcano; near; La Fortuna; Costa Rica; Central; America; volcanoes

View from the gardens of the Los Lagos Hotel of Arenal Volcano near La Fortuna, Costa Rica, Central America

Bernina; Express; Switzerland; railway; journey; rail; travel; scenic; Swiss; Alps; snow; train; top; 10; 5

The Bernina Express Switzerland, one of the top 10 railway journeys in the world