Friday, 5 December 2014

This is not graffiti

Three blind mice on footbridge over Blind Beck, Kendal, Cumbria.


Monday, 17 November 2014

This is not a fossil

20 pence bedded in the lino floor of the market hall of IKEA, Birmingham. 


This is not a fossil

6" coach screw bedded in the bitumen path of Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, Dorset. 



This is a fossil

Weathering of a section of face bedded stone in a door reveal. Bridport, Dorset.

See link for more about building stones in Dorset. 
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/downloads/directDownload.cfm?id=2037&noexcl=true&t=Dorset

Monday, 3 November 2014

Barn conversion

Ancient stone barn with modern steel barn built over. Still used for calving and lambing. Wray Farm, Brampton, Cumbria. 

Saturday, 1 November 2014

Monday, 27 October 2014

Not what there used to be

Disused fireplace and flue at the back of Trinity House, Newcastle.

Paint no paint


Of these twin buildings the one in the background has been vacant for several years. It's no longer being maintained and hence left in its original natural concrete. Adjacent to All Saints Church, Newcastle.

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Colour


St Giles Court, Shaftsbury Avenue, Covent Garden.

Cracks in buildings


Lake Road, Keswick, Cumbria.

Cracks in buildings


Terrazzo stairway, Wagamama, Kensington High Street, South Kensington.

Cracks in buildings


M6 motorway over River Eden, Cumbria.

Not what there used to be


Disused fireplace, waiting room at Wetheral station, Cumbria.

Weathered materials

Wichert at Haddenham.

Thursday, 24 October 2013

This is not a fossil

Cat's paw print in terrazzo floor of a 1930's apartment block.

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Saturday, 19 October 2013

This is not graffiti

On brick gate pier, Ham House, Ham.


Cracks in buildings

St Matthias Church, Richmond. Spandrel over north door.

Thursday, 27 June 2013

Erosion

Hard mortar and soft stone. The mortar is always going to win.

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Bomb damage II

South entrance to Tate Britain, London on Atterbury Street.