Photo Archive: “All Angles Covered”, Canterbury Bus Station, St. George’s Lane, Canterbury, c.2007.

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All Angles Covered, angles, bus, Canterbury, Canterbury Bus Station, graphic design, Public Transport, shapes, St George's Lane Canterbury

Photo Archive: Pope Joan, St. James’s Church, Piccadilly, London, 2013.

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bus, double decker bus, London, National Youth Theatre, photographer, Photography, Pope Joan, Public Transport, Reflections, St James's Church Piccadilly, The Legend of Pope Joan, Theatre

…also featuring the reflection of the photographer and a double decker bus.

“An atmospheric church in the heart of London, St James’, Piccadilly is the perfect setting for this play which tells the story of the legend that is Pope Joan – the first and only female to achieve Papal status. Controversial, moving and enthralling, audiences can witness an unfolding of unbelievable and prescient events that have profound parallels today. Unmissable“.

According to the National Youth Theatre’s website [I didn’t go and see it myself, but purely for financial and logistical reasons].

Photo Archive: Escalators, Canary Wharf Tube Station, Canary Wharf, London, 2013.

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architecture, Canary Wharf, Canary Wharf Tube Station, escalators, London, London Underground, Public Transport, tube

Photo Archive: Sir John Betjemen Admiring The Eurostar, St Pancras International Train Station, Euston Road, London, 2013.

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Eurostar, Euston Road, hat, London, Public Transport, roof, Sir John Betjemen, Sir John Betjemen Statue, St Pancras International, St Pancras Station, statue, Train stations, Trains.

Souvenirs: Badges, The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester, c.2002.

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Art, Art Galleries., badges, Greater Manchester, LS Lowry, Public Transport, Salford, Salford Quays, Souvenirs, Ted, The Imperial War Museum North, The Lowry, Trams

I purchased these badges back when I thought my memory would be infallible for ever I’d never have to commit anything to writing, consequently this won’t be a very detailed description of my visit to The Lowry, but these souvenirs do bring back memories.

I arrived at Salford Quays on the tram, which was a first, despite being a regular visitor to Manchester. The trams were something of a mystery to me up to that point, so it was very exciting to see Manchester from a relatively comfortable seat, letting the tram take the strain rather!

I remember Salford looking very new and having something of a buzz about it. The Imperial War Museum’s newest branch, The Imperial War Museum North, in a shiny me building designed by architect Daniel Libeskind had recent opened opposite The Quays in Stratford for example and The Lowry had only been open two years at this point.

Most importantly, it reminds me of the works of LS Lowry, although time has left me with only a general impression of the gallery. The matchstick men plodding across urban, industrial, landscapes are there, but I also recall the landscapes, seascapes and portraits that I hadn’t seen before; his 1936 landscape “A Landmark” was a particular revelation. I seem to recall finding his 1949 work “The Cripples” rather distressing at the time, but I have subsequently come to view it as quite a striking portrayal of people who have traditionally been under-represented in art, but that’s youth for you. When I was seventeen it was relatively easy to see myself plodding across across some of Lowry’s other works, but it would take me another decade to see “The Cripples” in a different light.

Photo Archive: A Vintage Bus Viewed from a Not-So-Vintage Bus, Chester, c.2011.

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advertising, Bisto, bus, Chester, double decker bus, photo opportunity, Public Transport, Tour bus, Vintage Buses

Inspecting The Scarborough Bridge, York, 24/03/15.

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bridges, engineering, Network Rail, Public Transport, railway bridges, railways, Reflections, River Ouse, rivers, Scarborough Bridge York, York

Hard at work.

According to Network Rail’s website, the Scarborough Bridge, which carries the railway line from York to Scarborough over the River Ouse, wont need replacing for another 120 years following its six million pound “facelift“, so these chaps must have been inspecting the recently completed work. It looks like a very tricky job!

This was the scene when I returned to the stop about an hour later. Do you think they’ve gone home?

Photo Archive: Roundabout, Scarborough, 2011.

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Beach, bus, circle, Coast, double decker bus, open top bus, Public Transport, roundabout, Scarborough., Seaside.

Photo Archive: Ornamental details, Bury St. Edmunds Railway Station, 2013.

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architecture, bricks, brickwork, Bury St Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds Railway Station, ornamental detail, Public Transport, Sancton Wood, stonework, tower, Train stations, Victorian., Victoriana

Designed by Sancton Wood and formally opened in November 1847.

Photo Archive: Cyffordd twnnel Hafren/Severn Tunnel Junction Train Station, Rogiet, 24/08/14.

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commuting, Cyffordd twnnel Hafren, headphones, neckwear, Public Transport, reading, Severn Tunnel Junction, sign, tie, Train stations, Trains., umbrella, Welsh