The Ducking Stool
Description
- Title:
- The Ducking Stool
- Caption / Description:
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There has been a ducking stool in Leominster since early medieval times. For minor offences, the offenders would be paraded through the town and then ducked in the river.
The ducking stool is mostly known for being used to duck cantankerous or nagging women, though it would also be used for ducking men, such as dishonest traders.
The last time the ducking stool was used for ducking someone was in 1809, when Jenny Pipes was ducked in the river Kenwater. It was also used in 1817 when Sarah Leeke was paraded around the town, but the river was too low for her to be ducked. Leominster was the last town in England to stop using a ducking stool.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Europe
- UK
- Britain
- England
- West Midlands
- Medieval
- Leominster
- Herefordshire
- Ducking Stool
- Priory Church
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- The Ducking Stool.psd
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3866px x 2584px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000
Location
- Location Shown:
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- Sublocation:
- Priory Church
- City:
- Leominster
- Province/State:
- Herefordshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- Priory Church
- City:
- Leominster
- Province/State:
- Herefordshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
- 52.229509571361, -2.7356178571417 View on map
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- N/A
- Available for Editorial Use:
- No
- Available for Commercial Use:
- No
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2009 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄20 s
- Aperture:
- f/7.1
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 1600
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 18mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 27mm
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- No Flash
- Exposure Mode:
- Auto
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Cloudy
- Exposure Program:
- Aperture-priority AE
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor ED 18-70mm F3.5-4.5G(IF)
- Filters used:
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- B+W UV 010 MRC
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld, bracketed ±1EV
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Nikon Capture NX
- Post Processing:
NEFs processed in Capture NX
-1EV and +1EV images blended in Photoshop CS4
Hot pixels cloned out in Photoshop CS4