Art of the Built Environment

A unusual look at Collin Street and Maid Marian Way in Nottingham which were closed to traffic for two nights in early January 2018 due to demolition works at the nearby Broadmarsh Car Park . Two footbridges were being removed over Collin Street – and I wanted to document some of that (in a later blog) , but I also wanted to take full […]

Needed to take a break from my surroundings in Nottingham a couple of weeks having been very busy with preparations for my recent mini exhibition at Think   , and a fitting chance came about to stay with a friend , Hannah who’s based in Salisbury for a weekend before I got to move along to take a look at Bristol. The town has […]

“A hero is someone who has given their life for something bigger then themselves” – Nottingham Casuals RFC. Walking along the Beeston Canal I came across this quote on one of the signs at Owen’s Place – a memorial to Owen Jenkins who tragically died back in July this year having successfully saved a girl who had got into the weir. It’s encouraging […]

A trip to see some high powered industrial engines was on the agenda as I booked a tour of the Pimlico District Heating Undertaking as part of my recent visit to the London Open House in September. What jumped out at me was the the engineering efforts involved with providing centralised hot water and heating to over 3000 homes , and a variety of commercial premises […]

The next site I’d decided to take a look at on my Open House trip after visiting Container City and the Trinity Buoy Wharf out near Greenwich was to look at the recently redeveloped Angel Court , right at the heart of the City near to the Bank of England. Three show floors were open to us to explore on a guided tour – these haven’t […]

In the second part of this series on London Open House a look inside a couple of the creative spaces within the Trinity Buoy Wharf complex , opened up to the public as part of the London Open House weekend. The Trinity Buoy Wharf accommodates many creatives working in a wide range of disciplines , from music production to clay – and I was […]

The first port of call on my recent visit to London’s Open House event was the Trinity Buoy Wharf development featuring the Container City as its main centrepiece. With the hope for good sunshine I decided to head there first on my visit – a very long journey which started at 5.30am from my first bus into Nottingham City Centre , to getting off […]

In March 2017 I got to visit the Library of Birmingham to make a series of photographs showcasing it’s quirky and imaginative exterior , and interior design mostly from a place of curiosity. The library opened in 2013 after three years of construction replacing the former Central Library  – one of its rooms preserved very nicely right at the top of the new building […]

Some takes above from the first part of a good Thursday evening spent walking around and exploring the urban landscapes of Derby City Centre for the first time in a while now. I first took a look at the Weeping Window Poppies by Paul Cummins which were installed on the Silk Mill tower and had an opportunity to say hello to some faces the […]

Here’s what I came up with from a spontaneous off the cuff photo walk from around the town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire one evening back , a week or so again. (It helps that earlier that day I had a successful interview with Nottingham’s Creative Quarter and a forthcoming showcase on their platforms detailing the work I do – more soon!). I’d come along a […]