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Stretford Mall, Manchester, 2025

A view through a dark underpass opens onto a fenced industrial area with yellow-brick buildings, various warning signs, bollards, a yellow grit bin, and a beige shipping container. The scene is empty, with overcast sky and muted colours.

A yellow-brick building with a concrete and metal staircase leading to the upper floor. Black doors and vents line the ground floor, and a small framed sign sits near the stairs. The scene looks urban and slightly worn, under a cloudy sky.

A yellow brick wall with a rusty metal door, a blue sign, barred vents, and a large white air conditioning unit mounted above. To the right, a red skip sits beneath a small barred window. The area is unused, with some peeling paint and overgrown weeds.

Gorse Hill Park entrance gates, Manchester, 2025

Black metal gates with a sunburst design and star accents mark the entrance to Gorse Hill Park. “Gorse Hill Park” is displayed vertically on stone pillars on each side. Trees and a paved path are visible beyond the gates.

Oakland House, Manchester, 2025

A close-up view of a modern building’s façade, showing multiple rows of rectangular windows set in dark frames. The walls between the windows are made of brown brick, creating a striped pattern with the alternating glass panes.

A tall, multi-storey office building with rows of large windows. The top of the building has the sign OAKLAND HOUSE. Trees and a streetlamp are visible in the foreground, and the sky behind is overcast.

A large, multi-storey office building with many rows of windows and a brick façade, viewed from a low angle. Trees with green leaves are in the foreground, and the sky above is overcast and grey.

Not, as Siri helpfully suggested, the Stockport Viaduct.

Tiling, Milton Keynes, 2025

A tiled wall features a large geometric design: a big white semicircle fills most of the space, with a centred brown circle inside it. The tiles are arranged in a grid, and sunlight streams in from upper windows above the artwork.

This shopping centre has gone by multiple names: all of them bad.

This way to the car park, Huddersfield, 2025

A faded sign reading “To Car Park” hangs above a narrow, worn staircase with yellow-striped steps. The stairs ascend between old brick and concrete walls. A metal handrail lines the right side, next to a red and white striped pole on the pavement.

Mandarin fully licensed restaurant, Huddersfield, 2025

A closed restaurant with a sign reading Mandarin Restaurant, Fully Licensed, Parties Catered For above a glass door. Posters are on the door, and Chinese characters are visible on the window. A beauty salon and an entrance to Buxton House are nearby.

This is not helping my craving for noodles.

Buxton House & Huddersfield city centre, 2025

A tall, grey concrete block of flats with many windows stands behind a modern entrance labelled Buxton Way. The structure has a Brutalist architectural style, with boxy shapes and minimal decoration, beneath a partly cloudy blue sky.

A tall, brown and grey block of flats with many rectangular windows rises into a blue sky. At the base, a geometric mosaic art piece decorates the wall, featuring intersecting triangles in shades of blue, yellow, brown, and cream.

A Brutalist concrete building with tall, narrow vertical elements and dark stains beneath the windows. A modern block of flats is visible in the background, and a leafy tree is on the right under a partly cloudy blue sky.

A grey, weathered concrete building with narrow vertical windows is partially shaded by leafy trees. At street level, there are red and blue shop signs, including one reading Bargains. The sky above is bright and partly cloudy.

Trio of garages, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, 2025

A building with three large metal roller doors—grey, green, and brown—set in a weathered façade. Brick walls frame the sides, and a wet street is in front. The sky is clear, and two small “No Parking” signs are visible on either side of the green door.

Former HSBC branch, Huddersfield, 2025

A modern building with brown-tinted glass windows and angular balconies, viewed from below against a clear blue sky. The structure features repeating geometric patterns and sharp lines, reflecting light and nearby surroundings.

Fire exits & AC units, Huddersfield, 2025

A narrow alleyway between stone buildings features a metal fire escape with zigzagging stairs and railings. Several air conditioning units are mounted on the right wall. Sunlight illuminates steps, and a rubbish bin with bags of bread sits in the left corner.