St. Albans photo gallery

Verulamium Park

by Richard Brockbank

Geese, gulls, coots and swans on The Lake in Verulamium Park. Much of the lake's surface was frozen.

by Richard Brockbank

View across The Lake in Verulamium Park

by Richard Brockbank

Gulls gathered on the ice on The Lake in Verulamium Park

by Richard Brockbank

View from the footbridge at the northwest end of The Lake. A coot is visible on the non-frozen surface in the foreground.

by Richard Brockbank

Bullrushes and the frozen lake

by Richard Brockbank

Bullrushes and the frozen lake

by Richard Brockbank

Large tree against the cloud and rising sun

by Richard Brockbank

Across Verulamium Park to the cathedral on the horizon

by Richard Brockbank

I think the building in the centre of this photo houses the Roman mosaic.

by Richard Brockbank

Atmospheric scene looking roughly east from the most westerly point of the park

by Richard Brockbank

The cathedral with Verulamium Park in the foreground

by Richard Brockbank

Skeletal central tree silhouetted against the rising sun

by Richard Brockbank

Panoramic view from Verulamium Park across St. Albans, made from 4 photos joined together.

by Richard Brockbank

The Clock Tower, built between 1403 and 1412, and the only medieval example in the country.

by Richard Brockbank

St. Albans Cathedral from the Vintry Garden

by Richard Brockbank

The cathedral and an impressive tree from the south-southeast.

by Richard Brockbank

The cathedral bathed in sunlight, taken from the grassland to the west.

by Richard Brockbank

Front and side of the cathedral.

by Richard Brockbank

Front view of the cathedral. The photo looks slightly strange because this is made from two photos and the camera wasn't in precisely the same position when taking the shots.

by Richard Brockbank

The Abbey Gate near the cathedral

by Richard Brockbank

I went to take some shots of the city and surrounds on 20th February 2010, arriving in time for sunrise.  It was -3°C — bitterly, miserably cold — but it was a fairly clear morning, so my shots of and from Verulamium Park, to the west of the city, came out quite well.

Later, it became very sunny (though still cold) and I took a few photos around the cathedral and one of the Clocktower.

If anyone has knows about which species of trees are pictured etc., feel free to post it and I will update the captions.