#concrete

Stopford House, Stockport, 2025

A large, concrete brutalist building with many rectangular windows is shown on a cloudy day. The photo is taken from a low angle, highlighting the repetitive geometric design and textured façade of the structure.

A multi-storey concrete building with rows of identical rectangular windows, featuring a brutalist architectural style. The facade is textured and repetitive, with an open entrance area at the bottom centre. Some trees are partially visible at the edges.

A concrete building with two terraces covered in overgrown greenery and moss. The wall features vertical slits and rectangular vents. In front, a large yellow grit bin sits on wet brick paving under a cloudy, grey sky.

A tall, grey concrete building with vertical lines stands on a rainy day. A pine tree grows in a circular planter at the centre front. The building has narrow windows and a modern, brutalist architectural style. Trees and wet pavement are visible in the foreground.

A large, grey, concrete office building with many rows of small rectangular windows, surrounded by overgrown plants, bushes, and trees under a cloudy, grey sky. The foreground includes a paved walkway and neglected landscaping.

A weathered concrete wall with vertical narrow rectangular openings, resembling prison bars. The wall has dark stains along the top and bottom, with textured lines running vertically and horizontally. Some faint green moss grows near the base.

A downward concrete stairway with yellow-edged steps leads to a turquoise metal gate blocking access to a dimly lit, grimy subway. Wet patches and fallen leaves are on the steps; a round light fitting is mounted above the entrance.

Merseyway Shopping Centre car park, Stockport, 2025

A close-up view of a tall, brutalist concrete building with vertical columns and geometric patterns. The weathered façade features deep grooves, angular cut-outs, and repeating rectangular forms. The sky above is overcast, adding a sombre tone.

A concrete wall with a grid of geometric cut-outs in various shapes lets light and glimpses of sky through, casting shadows and creating a pattern of rectangles and squares across the surface.

A tall, weathered concrete structure with a faded green door and peeling paint displays a large blue “PRIMARK” sign at the top. The building stands on a rain-soaked rooftop car park under a grey, overcast sky.

A wet, empty rooftop car park under a cloudy sky features a tall, dark brick tower in the centre, surrounded by white, weathered concrete barriers and posts. The scene looks desolate and industrial, with reflections visible on the rain-soaked ground.

A heavily weathered concrete barrier with rectangular cut-outs stands on a rooftop. Through the central cut-out, a car park and distant buildings are visible under a cloudy grey sky, creating a sense of urban decay and overcast atmosphere.

Regent House, Stockport, 2025

A tall beige building with many square windows, labelled “Regent House” with a blue sign near the top, stands under a cloudy sky. There are trees in the foreground and part of another building visible to the right.

A close-up, upward-facing view of a tall, grey concrete building with many evenly spaced square windows arranged in a grid pattern. Most windows are dark, but one near the lower right corner has sheer white curtains. The sky is faintly visible at the top.

Stockport Telephone Exchange (1971 extension), 2025

A grey, three-storey, concrete building with small, rectangular windows arranged in rows. Two cars, a silver hatchback and a silver saloon, are parked in front. The scene is overcast and wet, with patches of greenery to the right.

Construction, Docklands, London, 2025

Close-up view of the exterior of a multi-storey concrete car park, showing rows of repetitive horizontal balconies with metal railings. The image is taken from a low angle, looking up, highlighting the structure’s geometric lines and weathered surfaces.

External stairs & vent, National Theatre, London, 2025

A brutalist concrete staircase with three steep flights leads to upper levels, framed by thick railings. Metal barriers and a traffic cone block the lower entrance. The building’s geometric, angular lines dominate the symmetrical design.

Stairwell, National Theatre, London

A dimly lit concrete stairwell with dark carpeted steps leads upward and turns left; stainless steel railings line both sides. The walls are textured concrete, and a small sign reading “STAIRS” is visible above the landing.

De Breyne Building, Keble College, Oxford, 2025

A tall, fortified-looking building made of yellow-brown brick, with multiple vertical columns and narrow, slit-like windows. The geometry is angular and brutalist. The sky above is cloudy, and a bicycle is parked at the far left.

A narrow, empty street curves alongside modern brick buildings with distinctive vertical buttresses. On the left, a stone wall with blooming white flowers and leafy trees contrasts with the architecture. The sky is mostly cloudy, and a white van is visible in the distance.

A rectangular metal vent with horizontal slats is set into a weathered brown brick wall. The vent is framed by a concrete border, and a white vertical line runs up the wall and across the vent, dividing the image symmetrically.

If I knew it was listed, I’d have attempted to take better photos. There’s some photos of the other side of the building on manchesterhistory.net.

Details at the Barbican Estate, London, 2025

A sunlit shot of balconies covered with shutters on a curved building at the Barbican Estate. Most of the shutters are closed, but on the floor which is in the middle of the shot, several of them are open to differing degrees.

A sunlit ground-level shot of the corner of one of the towers at the Barbican Estate. In the centre of the image, the inflecting shape of the concrete balconies is captured. Several floors in the middle of the bulding are visible.

A ground-level shot of one of the concrete towers at the Barbican Estate. Many floors repeat up towards the top of the image, with the shapes of balconies visible.

Close up of 4 concrete balconies, with blue metal and glass balustrades. Behind each, are some rectangular brown windows and bright red doors. The shot is taken from ground level, looking up at the balconies, filling the image geometrically.

A shot of the Barbian Estate, with multiple parts of it visible. In the foreground, on the left, the edge of one of the buildings with corridors and stairways visible, as well as a concrete ventilation shaft on the right. Across the middle of the shot, a covered glass walkway. In the back, another concrete shaft and the conservatory.

A multi-coloured contraption for holding bike locks, mounted against a red wall. It has several sections, all of different colours, with labels in different fonts and of different ages. Some have bike locks attached to them.

Front-on close up of the Seddon House at the Barbican Estate, focusing on the ground floor and the 4 floors above that.

Heatwave at the Barbican Estate, 2025

A wide geometric shot of flats at the Barbican estate. In the background, more modern glass buildings of central London. In the foreground, a fountain with water flowing into the pool beneath.

Wide shot showing many features of the Barbican estate. From left to right: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, an algae-green pool, a tall tower, a shorter tower with view of its balconies, and the main Barbican library building.

A shot from one of the balconies at the Barbican estate. In the very front of the shot, the concrete balcony is out of focus. Further out, there is a tree, a pool green with algae, and even further back, one of the apartment buildings and the modern glass buldings of the City of London in the background.

A shot of the Barbican estate, featuring greenery in the very foreground, followed by Barbican buildings further back, and the glass buildings of the City of London in the very background.

A shot of balconies, mostly covered with wooden shutters, at the circle-shaped building at the Barbican estate. In the foreground, concrete planters.

A ground-level shot looking up at one of the buildings at the Barbican estate, showing 6 floors of balconies full of plants.

A shot of one of the covered walkways of the Barbican. It is fairly dark, with light only coming in at the back of the image, where silhouettes of two people can be seen standing.