Bradford Contrasts

 Some images from the trip to Bradford - a real mix of reconstructed Central City Park area, the old Cathedral area and the Wool Exchange Building - now a Waterstones. The mirror pool contains the highest fountain in any UK city, shooting water up to 100 ft (30m) into the air. There are more than 100 smaller fountains, laser light projectors and loud speakers.Through the middle of the mirror pool is a slightly raised Y-shaped walkway which allows visitors to pass over the pool in relative dryness during the day. Access to the water is encouraged and there are 40 low-powered play fountains at the pavilion end of the pool. Each morning the fountain produces a mist effect before the pool fills. At dusk a light show begins and continues until the pool is drained overnight.

 Below a couple of monochrome conversions of the older areas of Bradford.

Bradford National Media Museum

I ran a coach trip from Cambridge up to the Bradford National Media Museum. The general consensus was that the content of the galleries was disappointing with lots of visual dispays but very little information and not the details we were expecting. The photographic content is particularly sparse with only one gallery showing photographs and here only an invited exhibition. Must try the new Media Space gallery at the London Science Museum where photographs from the Bradford Collection are displayed. It does seem strange not to have an equivalent gallery at Bradford.