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Brutal

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:53:54 +0000

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BT Tower on the corner of Clough Street and Marsh Street South, Hanley. This brutalist building is now largely unused but still provides a good spot for Peregrine Falcons.

Quarry Bank Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:33:12 +0000

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Quarry Bank Mill in Styal which was founded in 1784 by Samuel Greg for cotton spinning. It was designed to use water frames, which had just come out of patent, and the increased supply of cotton caused by the cessation of the American War of Independence. The mill was extended on several occasions in the 19th century with weaving introduced from 1836. The mill was given to the National Trust in 1939 and production continued until 1959. It is now open to the public with excellent demonstrations of various cotton processing machinery.

Bluecoat clock

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:05:23 +0000

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In 1717, work began on The Bluecoat Hospital School, one of the first charity schools outside of London. The school, owned by The Chester Corporation, would house up to forty boarding boys at any one time who dressed in a distinctive blue uniform. The building is now occupied by the Chester Bluecoat Charity and is listed Grade II*

Cocoa House

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:46:57 +0000

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Whilst sitting on a bus in Chester I espied this sign through the window whilst we waited at the traffic lights.

This building dates from 1880 and was owned by a company that operated four such establishments at one time. It was a part of the temperance movement offering an alternative to pubs. As with most temperance businesses it closed in the first half of the twentieth century, In an ironic twist the premises now house a bar.

Victoria Tower

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:03:25 +0000

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Victoria Tower in Liverpool docks was designed by Jesse Hartley and constructed between 1847 and 1848. It was completed in conjunction with the opening of Salisbury Dock. It was used as a navigation aid by shipping sailing in and out of the Port of Liverpool. It was also referred to as the 'docker's clock' because it had six clocks around its hexagonal column. These large timepieces allowed marine traffic to synchronise their ship chronometers as they sailed out into Liverpool Bay. The tower had a bell which was used to warn of impending changes to meteorological conditions such as tides, storms, and fog. There was also living quarters for the Port's Pier Master.

Behind is the Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse which is the world's largest brick warehouse, with a net floor area of 1.6 million square feet. Standing 125 feet high, the building was, at the time of its construction in 1901, claimed to be the world's largest building in terms of area. It has now been converted to apartments and retail use.

Both structures are listed Grade II.

Also visible is the Scherzer rolling bridge on the Dock Road.

Hot + Cold Food ask at bar

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:24:54 +0000

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The Bestwood Hotel was already closed and up for sale when I took this photograph. It was built in 1896 for the Bestwood Coal and Iron Company in the Italian Gothic style with plenty of terracotta detailing. It has since been converted to apartments.

Clocktower

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:22:13 +0000

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The Clocktower in Macclesfield was built in 1871 as the administration block and part of the former Parkside Hospital (earlier known as the Macclesfield Union Workhouse and West Park Hospital). The stone chimneys are notable. It has now been converted to apartments and is listed Grade II.

Castle Buildings

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:45:14 +0000

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Castle Buildings (8-18 Castle Place, Belfast) is a four-storey building designed by Blackwood & Jury; built 1904-1905 for C. McCullagh & Co. silk mercers and milliners, and extended in 1907. The building was later altered by Samuel Stevenson & Sons Architects between 1927-1928. It is listed B1.

Vents

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:33:32 +0000

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Railway tunnel vents in the car park at Merton Street, Huddersfield. These serve the Manchester and Penistone lines feeding into Huddersfield station from the west.

No.4, Broad Street

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:46:12 +0000

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Although fallen on hard times this building on Broad Street in Hanley is certainly attractive. Built as a house in 1878 it was occupied by a dentist who had his surgery and offices on the ground floor with living accommodation above. it was later used by the British Gaslight Company as offices until their gasworks was sold to Stoke-on-Trent Borough Council in 1922. In the mid-1970s the Co-operative Bank had a branch here whilst the Power Group of the National Union of Mineworkers was upstairs.

Bus station

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:42:19 +0000

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A bit of brutalist architecture at Huddersfield bus station. It was opened on Sunday 1 December 1974 and is the busiest bus station in West Yorkshire. It is currently undergoing major renovation works.

Old Town Hall

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:51:28 +0000

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The former Town Hall in the Market Square, Millom, was commissioned in 1878 by the Millom Local Board and Urban Sanitary Authority, with a budget of £3,500, to accommodate a boardroom and a market hall. The building was designed in the Tudor Revival style, built in limestone with sandstone dressings and was completed in 1879. The clock tower was substantially reduced in height in the 1950s, with both the third stage of the tower and the hexagonal section removed due to structural issues. In 2001 the successor authority. Copeland District Council, sold the building and it became a bar and restaurant trading as 'The Clock Tower' although this closed at then of 2025. Restoration of the clock was undertaken in 2016 under the direction of the Millom Clock Trust.

On the corner

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:24:15 +0000

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This block of three shops with offices above sits at the corner of Kind Edward Street and Waltham Street in the centre of Hull. The corner facade has on the first floor a semicircular bay window with Ionic half-columns and an ornate copper half-dome. Above again, a hexagonal copper dome with curly volutes and a circular dormer window on each side. Flat topped round lantern with volutes, and was once crowned with a flagpole. It was built c1905 and is listed Grade II.

Teetons

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:07:06 +0000

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Tower and dome on Nos 69-73 Stafford St, Hanley. The brick structure is ornamented with sandstone lintels, bands and decorative plaques on the upper storeys. The tower is dated 1911 and the flanking panels are lettered LTD with the 'T' much taller than the other letters. This represents the original owners - Teetons Limited , who were listed in the 1904 trade directory as: Wholesale & retail drapers, house furnishers, milliners, mantle warehousemen, & boot & shoe factors. The rear section along the left side has a decorative datestone on 1901. The firm occupied nos 75 & 77 Stafford Street too but the original building in that section has been demolished and replaced by a modern structure.

Queen's Hotel

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:11:38 +0000

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The Queen's Hotel opened on Marine Parade in June 1880, making it the last of the grand Victorian hotels built in Eastbourne. The architect was Henry Currey. There are still 33 matching chimneypots on the building.

New Alresford railway station

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:03:44 +0000

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A matching set of chimneypots at New Alresford railway station.

Pots

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:39:59 +0000

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A matching set of chimneypots at the junction of Scotch Street and Lowther Street in Whitehaven.

Fortress

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:47:01 +0000

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The Salvation Army Hall on Nelson Street in Millom dates from 1889. It appears to have closed as a church in early 2025 and since then Millom Town Council has considered and rejected purchasing the building as a youth hub. West Cumbria seems to be a stronghold of the pebbledash tradition.

Technical Terracotta

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:03:18 +0000

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The former Technical School on Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness was built 1900-1903 for Barrow Corporation to the design of Woodhouse and Willoughby. The building contractor was W Gradwell and Co. It is listed Grade II.

Rye Waterworks

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:36:47 +0000

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This spot is the location of a well that supplied water to the town of Rye. In the 18th century there was a pump powered by horses but in 1869 the structure was rebuilt with a steam pump. By 1907 it had become used as a soup kitchen and following decades of various uses, it is now home to the award-winning Rye Waterworks Micropub and Microbrewery. The building is listed Grade II.