Walk Along the River Hull

Boxing Day morning, we walked up the north bank of the River Hull where most of the old buildings have been demolished. leaving a few standing proud of their surroundings. The first bridge that we photographed is the Drypool,  constructed in 1961 and we crossed over at North Bridge, 1927, both rolling lift bridges. The walk back was through the old town with examples of buildings from all the periods of Hull's long history. The museums are all closed for the time that we are here - we will be back at a future time.

Regent's Canal

The Regent's Canal Company was formed in 1812 to cut a new canal from the Grand Junction Canal's Paddington Arm to Limehouse, where a dock was planned at the junction with the Thames. Completed in 1820, it was built too close to the start of the railway age to be financially successful and narrowly escaped being turned into a railway. The canal survived and carried huge quantities of timber, coal, building materials and foodstuffs into and out of London into the 1960s. It was closed to shipping in 1969 and its future looked bleak. but in 1979 the British Waterways Board allowed underground electricity cables to be laid in a trough below the towpath between St John’s Wood and City Road. Pumped canal water is used to cool these high voltage cables, which now form part of the National Grid.

Tallinn 5. Linnahall Details (Concrete Appreciation II)

When you compare Linnahall with London's Royal  Festival Hall built in 1951, it is hard to believe that this complex was built in the 19080s as it has deteriorated so far. Some offices in the administration block are occupied, but mainly it is home to some very impressive graffitti, crumbling brick and concrete and stylish iron work gates, 

Brighton People - What The Camera Reveals

A few more shots from our very sunny, hot day in Brighton; many where I was unaware of nuances in the photos till I downloaded and studied them. For instance, in the first photo, the contrast was so high I was unaware of the figure posing so well  at the fruit machine and, in the second, the symphony in blue. In the third shot, I failed to read the very appropriate 'GIRLS' on the wall when composing the shot and 'Are they twins?' in the fourth image. Otherwise some contrast of Culture and of Generations in the next two pairs, and a couple of Browsers at the many stalls. finishing with a beach scene - an image that really needs to be enlarged greatly and printed to appreciate the huge variety of people Brighton attracts.

Subway Graffiti Sunbury

Sunbury has very impressive subways under their major road intersections - couldn't resist the visual pun of the drinks container