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Staircase in Preston, 2024

A red-brick building with three floors, each featuring a large vertical window revealing an interior staircase. Sunlight casts the shadow of a domed structure onto the building. Cars and a street sign are visible on the left; a green sign is mounted on the wall.

 
Preston special dispatch! I made my boyfriend and I veer off course through an industrial estate because I saw a staircase through a window, my beloved 😍

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Staircase at the side of the Sheaf Building, Sheffield, 2024

A fenced urban service yard with dumpsters and a blue bin stands beside a brick building with outdoor stairs. Yellow lines mark the ground; a van and construction crane appear in the background under a cloudy sky.

I was going to do a big Sheffield post, but actually there’s too much good shit for one post, so I’ve decided to go Bridget Jones-mode and serialise it. They’ll be making a film out of these by the end of the month!

First up: A concrete access staircase by the side of the Sheaf Building. It really doesn’t get any better than this!

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Assorted Shrewsbury, 2024

A tall, gray concrete building with narrow vertical windows lines a stone-paved sidewalk. Several people walk in the distance, and the sky above is bright blue with scattered clouds. Black bollards and a colorful pole are along the sidewalk.
A close-up view of a textured concrete wall with evenly spaced vertical grooves. The concrete surface is rough and gray, and the grooves create a repetitive striped pattern across the image. The lighting highlights the texture and depth of the grooves.
A tall red-brick clock tower rises above a modern, curved building with black vertical fins and large windows. Below, there’s an “Age UK” charity shop at street level. Two people walk past; the sky is cloudy and a streetlamp stands nearby.
A street scene with people walking and cars parked in front of colorful buildings. The buildings include white and pink facades with large glass windows; signs read Apollo Nails Studio and Rhi Rhi. The sky is mostly blue with some clouds.
A large, historic stone railway station with a clock tower sits under a partly cloudy sky. Several chimneys and ornate details top the building. Cars are parked outside, and people walk near the entrance. A grassy embankment is visible in the foreground.
Entrance to a building with glass and wooden doors, a sign above reading Welcome to Shrewsbury. People are visible inside, and outside there are stone tiles. No smoking signs are posted on the doors. Reflections show a street scene with vehicles.
A large yellow circle sign with a swimming figure and three blue wavy lines is mounted on a beige tiled wall with a horizontal red stripe near the top. The symbol represents a swimming pool or aquatic center.

Some bits from Shrewsbury [12/02/24 + 04/08/24]. I was planning to do Sheffield but got waylaid by the sight of the market hall in my photo library.

From top to bottom:

The side of the Lloyds Bank building + detail shot. I don’t have a good picture but the front is also gorgeous. I love the bulkiness a bank building warrants.

The curvaceous exterior of the Market Hall. Like all market halls, it’s yet to ever be open when I’m there, so the interior will remain a mystery (although there is a viewing platform you can go up).

A colourful row of shops.

Shrewsbury Railway Station, built in 1848, is absolutely not modernist, but I found the wooden doors with the Rail Alphabet sign above absolutely charming.

And finally, a logo on The Quarry Swimming & Fitness Centre, another one of my weaknesses.

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Shrewsbury is a very nice market town with plenty of modernist icons to look at, more so than I’ve included here, it’s well worth a visit!

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The Midland Hotel, Manchester, 2024

A large, ornate red-brick building with tall turrets and arched windows stands under a cloudy sky. Steps and railings lead up to a plaza in front, where a person sits alone. Trees line the sidewalk, and streetlights begin to glow as evening falls.

The Midland Hotel was allegedly coveted by Adolf Hitler, who maintained a keen interest in architecture, as a possible Nazi headquarters in Britain. American intelligence speculated that the area of Manchester around the town hall was spared from bombing during the Second World War so as not to damage or destroy the Midland Hotel.

Midland Hotel, Manchester – Wikipedia

If he knew how long it would take them to find a room with working AC he’d change his mind I think.

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Canals of Manchester, 2024

A glass-fronted building sits beneath an old iron railway bridge with visible graffiti on walls, including “EGLOMIE” in black letters. Industrial pipes, overgrowth, and urban surroundings evoke a gritty, city edge. The ground is rough and empty.
A tall metal bridge support column with cross-bracing stands by a canal. The column and nearby surfaces are covered in colorful graffiti. Behind it, a brick building with large windows and a wooden fence is visible under the bridge.

This building always intrigued me, coming into the city from the level of the train. It’s just a bar and it’s not actually that interesting from ground level though.

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