Panopticons
All year round
The Panopticons are a unique series of 21st Century landmarks, designed to attract visitors into the countryside to enjoy the stunning landscapes and wealth of attractions on offer in Pennine Lancashire. Each Panopticon is situated on a high-point site commanding spectacular views. All are within easy reach of the M65 motorway.
The Term 'Panopticon' is defined as a structure, space or device providing a comprehensive or panoramic view.
Views you can expect (on a clear day) from Lancashire's Panopticons:
Colourfields, in Blackburn's Corporation Park, gives a widespread panorama of the Park below, with the town beyond and distant views out towards Lytham, Southport and Fleetwood.
The Atom, nestling on the hillside in Wycoller Country Park, offers breathtaking views of the Pendle landscape all around, including the historic settlement of Wycoller, now a conservation area.
The Singing Ringing Tree, on Crown Point above Burnley, provides a superb view of Pendle Hill tp the North and a glimpse of the Cliviger wind turbines on the Yorkshire border to the east. In between there is a panoramic overview of the town of Burnley, with the famous Turf Moor football stadium at its centre. On a clear day you can see the Bowland Fells, Pendle, Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Great Whernside.
Halo, the centrepiece of a reclaimed site on Top o' Slate above Haslingden in Rossendale, has wonderful views of the Rossendale valley, Greater Manchester and parts of Pennine Lancashire which were formerly inaccessible.
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HALO FEATURES IN SPECTACULAR STANDOX CALENDAR
The Panopticons are once again putting the area on the international map, this time through a glossy 'coffee table' calendar that features Halo at Rossendale alongside a sleek Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante!
Standox, producers of the calendar, is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of automotive refinishing paints with headquarters in Wuppertal, Germany. Its "Colour Fantasies of 2010" calendar uses twelve dramatic images showing creative interpretations of colour names, with cars in unusual environments throughout the world. It is a tremendous accolade to be chosen to appear in this unique, stylish publication.
When photographer Dirk Krüll was commissioned for the project, he took inspiration from the evocative paint colour names, and by selecting special locations and adding specific accessories, the photographer has produced his individual interpretation of each colour name. Every picture tells its own story in sumptuous style, and June features the Silver Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante, in Meteorite Silver, photographed in front of Halo.
Halo is an 18m-diameter steel lattice structure supported on a tripod five metres above the ground. The core is open at the top, framing views of the sky. It is lit after dark using low-energy LEDs powered by an adjacent wind turbine and glows a sky-blue colour, giving the effect of hovering above the town. It was this eerie effect that gave the photographer the inspiration to use the structure for the calendar. Designed by John Kennedy of LandLab, Halo is the centrepiece of a reclaimed site on Top o' Slate above Haslingden in Rossendale, has wonderful views of the Rossendale valley, Greater Manchester and parts of Pennine Lancashire which were formerly inaccessible.
