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Capes on tour: More from Magpie Mine

by Pluvmantelo
October 20, 2025
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Looking back to our ‘summer’ shoot there was very little difference from the weather in west Wales in mid-October. Wet and windy: ideal conditions for cape-wearing then. One of The Cape Queen’s older oilskin capes certainly came in handy for some industrial archaeology exploration and …

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Capes on tour: Back in Stone

by Pluvmantelo
October 9, 2025
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Stone – a smaller Midlands town with some top-class older architecture. Clair the Cape Queen likes urban exploring and she was back in Stone for a further look around. On this day the weather was grey and damp – what better excuse to don her …

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Capes on tour: Leek (again) a cape and the Bic pen

by Pluvmantelo
October 6, 2025
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Clair The Cape Queen enjoys writing and does so on a regular basis. But not for her the tippy-tappy of the keyboard but the more traditional way: a pen and paper. And Clair’s favourite pens are the Bic four-colour types, which she uses not only …

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Capes on tour: Blackpool

by Pluvmantelo
October 3, 2025
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Ah, the great British seaside, a peculiar mix of the subtle and the quaint and the downright in-your-face vulgar. At Pluvmantelo we like both and especially the latter. And there’s no better personification of the jaunty old-school British seaside than dear old Blackpool, home of …

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Capes on tour: Magpie Mine, part 3

by Pluvmantelo
September 22, 2025
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There was no mistaking where Clair The Cape Queen: her red Rukka cape stood out against the grass and the old buildings that were once part of this busy mine. Now, other than the sound of the stiff breeze and the birds, the only thing …

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Capes on tour: More from Magpie Mine

by Pluvmantelo
September 18, 2025
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What an afternoon that was and looking back it’s hard to believe that was in late July. Still, Clair The Cape Queen’s historic exploration of Magpie Mine wasn’t postponed, despite the rain. And yes, her 1980s clear red cape meant she was protected against the …

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Capes on tour: Magpie Mine

by Pluvmantelo
September 15, 2025
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Looking back at all our posts with Clair The Cape Queen it’s clear there haven’t been enough red capes. Blues and greens and yellows tend to be the most featured shades so it’s time to give the red capes more of a look-in and especially …

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Capes on tour: Leek. Part 2

by Pluvmantelo
September 11, 2025
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Compare and contrast – here are black and white versions of the last post and there’s no es-cape-ing just how good they are. Yes, colour images, suitably knocked back to re-create those colour prints of the 1970s work well, but so does black and white. …

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Capes on tour: Leek. Part 1

by Pluvmantelo
September 8, 2025
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Staffordshire called once again for The Cape Queen who went in search of stationery to complete some much-needed correspondence. But before buying the necessary pens and paper – and some pencils for her drawing hobby – there was time for a stroll around the town. …

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Capes on tour: Stone in black and white. Part 7

by Pluvmantelo
September 3, 2025
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We’re continuing or visit to Stone thread but, this time, in monotone. And why not? A black and white image conveys something quite different from a colour one and there’s a real link with the past. Anyway, Clair The Cape Queen is looking to return …

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