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June 07, 2020
Derelict area
A derelict area can be quite interesting from a photographic point of view. A perfect job for my old 35mm Summicron lens.
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realmoments
May 08, 2020
From My Hill To Yours...
Okay so obviously lockdown sucks but I've had a great time sorting through some photos from the past few months! This is a collection of some shots from my…
March 26, 2020
Textures to enjoy
For my morning walk today I crossed the railway line and walked a mile or so down the road. Not the most exciting route, but it was interesting to have time to…
Nov. 11, 2019
Building Bridges...
A few weeks ago I visited the Newport Transporter Bridge. I was absolutely astounded by the 112 year old structure that stood before me. Back in the year of…
Aug. 22, 2019
This ship has sailed...or not?
Back in 1979 a decommissioned sea link car ferry made it's way into the dry dock in Llanerch-y-Mor, North Wales with the promise of being transformed into a…
Aug. 20, 2019
Not so "Light" house...
The Grade II listed Point of Ayr Lighthouse is located in Talacre, North Wales. Literally drenched in history this light house has many stories to tell.…
March 19, 2019
Dissa...pier
As West Pier in Brighton slowly but surely crumbles into the depths below it is still a hot spot for tourists and photographers alike. What led to West Piers…
March 03, 2019
A piece of Cornish heritage
Last year on my travels to Cornwall I had one place in my mind which I knew I absolutely needed to visit and that was the Wheal Coates tin mine in St. Agnes.…
Feb. 26, 2019
Forsaken ground
The old site of RAF Davidstow is one of North Cornwall's hidden pieces of history. This site is of most note due to it's empty shell of a control tower which…
Feb. 24, 2019
Derelict and decay.. Talgarth Asylum
The mid county hospital in Wales is quite possibly the most interesting and enthralling location I've ever been to. The crumbling Victorian style decor, long…
April 12, 2018
Hidden history
It’s not often you discover a piece of history on your own doorstep. A few days ago, a friend of mine added me to a group on Facebook campaigning to stop a…
Nov. 25, 2017
Wheels within wheels
My journey to Colchester this morning passed by a reclamation yard and I stopped on the off-chance I might find my photo for today. The centre was closed but a…
Feb. 24, 2017
An old country lodge, found and slowly being lost again
I read about rumours of an old house, out in the countryside overlooking a look. It took quite a while to track down the actual location, and as ever google…
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vtgav
Feb. 24, 2017
Old factory, long gone now . . .
This is going back a few years, found a derelict factory on google earth, but that wasn't quite the whole story. It was a big site and actually part of it was…
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vtgav
Jan. 13, 2017
Symbolism ? or . . . random ?
So here's a couple of absolutely superb pieces of art I found in a derelict Water Treatment Works a few years ago, they may have been painted over by now, I don…
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vtgav
Dec. 26, 2016
Another one lost - pt:1
I can't remember the first time I found this place, it was a few years ago now, maybe around 2013 . I think I'd read about it on an urbex forum - without being…
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vtgav
Dec. 26, 2016
Another one lost - pt:2
A wander around the factory I talked about in part 1 revealed some real street art gems , some really excellent art work. Much of it is marked 'the Bomb Squad '…
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vtgav
Aug. 29, 2016
Still awaiting restoration
Last year , while I was working at Dean Close School in Cheltenham, I discovered and photographed a wonderfully dilapidated building on the edge of the school…
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