Brittany - Côte des Légendes:

rocks on the shore - kerlouan

The fascinating granite rock coast near Kerlouan in the Côte des Légendes -'Pays des Abers', Brittany

shoreline with rocksevening light on coastal rocks

Several albums of images in Worcestershire. Including Birmingham to Worcester canal.

Summer view of tree surrounded Birmingham to Worcester canal
mist over the canal
fallen windpump on hilltop

And:Landscapes

Black and white image of the Poseidon Fountain at Witley Court being contemplated by a girl in bright pink shirt

portico poseidon fountainWitley Court Worcestershire - destroyed by fire in 1937. Several transformations of the house and garden can be traced in the remains, back to a brick built Jacobean house. One of the most dramatic and impressive features is the Poseidon Fountain which has been restored and is fired regularly when the house is open.

album 'Witley Court'
quarry building titerstone clee hill
Abandoned grey, windowed, quarry structure on Titterstone Clee Hill

Titterstone Clee Shropshire - quarry workings.


Quarry structure ruins on Titterstone Clee Hill

Remnants of jetty used for transport of lime from Lindisfarne lime-kilns.

From Miscellany

Remaining posts from lime jetty at LindisfarneRemaining post from lime jetty at Lindisfarne

Architecture - including stone ruins of Jervaulx Abbey in Yorkshire


Steps at Jervaulx Abbey ruins. (Black and white imagePile of carved stones at Jevaulx Abbey Yorkshiresilhouette jervaux ruins

Dry stone sheepfold NorthumberlandDry- stone Sheep Fold, Northumberland Architecture

Shopfronts
An ongoing theme.

Row of brick terrace cottages Highley

Cobbler - Holmfirth, Yorkshire

Coop foodstore Highley showing carved beehive symbol

Co-op foodstore Highley Shropshire, which incorporates a Post Office.

Restored half-timbered house in Tewksbury

A building in Tewksbury retaining its original exterior but fitted out to modern building standards.

Bookshop in Hay on Wye

Book shop in Hay on Wye.

Jazz cafe in Leominster

A Jazz Café in Leominster

It is a concern that everywhere is looking more and more like everywhere else, and that local distinctiveness is bring eroded.

Photos in this section highlight positively the distinctive elements of a variety of localities.

'Locations' Albums

LOCAL LINKS
Local History around Birmingham:
Birmingham Heritage Forum

Common Ground - a website dedicated to Local Distinctiveness

The Titterstone Clee Heritage Trust