#concrete

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Decorative concrete reliefs in Stockport, 2025

A long, grey concrete building features large, decorative relief panels on its lower facade. The panels display medieval-style figures, shields, and symbols in red, blue, and gold accents. A cloudy sky and empty city street are visible alongside the building.

Concrete in Stockport, 2025

A view looking upward between concrete buildings with exposed beams and string lights. The sky is partly cloudy with patches of blue. The storefront below displays the sign “WHSmith.” Metal railings and some rooftops are visible in the background.

Glazed staircase in Altrincham, 2025

A tall, grey concrete hotel building with vertical windows and a blue Travelodge sign near the top, viewed from below against a clear sky. A spiral staircase is visible through the windows, and a metal railing is in the foreground.

Modern and old in London, 2023

I’m not fact checking this so I’m leaving the gates open for somebody to tell me the church is in fact newer than the towers.

A historic stone church with a red brick steeple stands by a canal, surrounded by leafless trees. Modern, tall concrete buildings loom in the background under a cloudy, gray sky, creating a contrast of old and new architecture.

Level -2 of the City Tower, Manchester, 2025

A dimly lit concrete parking garage corner with exposed pipes and a small utility box on the wall. Yellow paint marks the edges of columns and curbs, and shadows fall across the rough, gray concrete surfaces.

A view looking up a concrete stairwell with visible stairs, walls, and ceiling. Metal scaffolding stands on the right, partly blocking the lower stairs. Lighting creates shadows, and there are green exit signs and orange pipes visible in the background.

Dimly lit industrial basement with exposed concrete walls and ceilings. Red pipes run overhead; a bar with hazard tape hangs across the top right. Metal fencing and yellow posts form corridors below, and construction materials are scattered around.

Modernism in Warrington on a sunny winter afternoon, 2025

A five-story rectangular building with brown and white horizontal stripes stands on a sunny street. Bare trees line the sidewalk, and several parked cars are visible. The sky is clear blue, and a fenced area is in the foreground on the right.

A large, modern four-story office building with many windows. The ground floor has a Outset Café with tables outside and a sign reading meet. eat. work. A few cars are parked in front, and leafless trees and green grass are visible in the foreground.

Barbican Estate, London, 2023

How could I have let this beauty linger in my photo library for a year?

Curved concrete walkways and angular buildings form a Brutalist architectural scene, featuring exposed concrete surfaces and sparse vegetation. A multi-story building with rounded roof elements stands in the center, under an overcast sky.

Bank, Halifax, 2024

A three-story HSBC UK bank building with a grid of large windows is shown. People and vehicles, including a blue car and a white van, are parked in front. A person in an orange vest stands by the bank entrance. The sky is overcast.

Roundhouse Hotel, Bournemouth, 2024

A multi-story building with patterned concrete facade and many windows rises above a sloped parking garage entrance. Two parking barriers and signs are at the entrance, with a traffic cone and tape nearby. Blue sky and clouds are visible overhead.

A round, modern hotel building with several floors and many windows, “The Roundhouse” sign above. The building is backlit by the sun, creating a halo effect. Blue sky and some clouds are visible; palm-like plants and a fence are in the foreground.

A wall with a geometric pattern of repeating hexagonal openings made from concrete is seen behind a solid blue construction barrier. Above the patterned wall, white railings and part of a window are visible. The angle is slightly upward.

Final bit from Bournemouth: Roundhouse Hotel. The reviews of the hotel are pretty dire, but no matter. I love any rotunda, especially when it’s also a car park, and especially when it’s wrapped in a beautiful concrete lattice.

Bonus: the logo of this restaurant and bar on the ground floor of the hotel.

A round, multi-story gray building labeled “THE ROUNDHOUSE” sits above a blue and white restaurant called “WAVE RESTAURANT & BAR.” Patio tables, benches, plants, and trees are in the foreground on a sunny, partly cloudy day.

South Western House, Bournemouth, 2024

A narrow city street with a large, aging, gray office building reading South Western House. Shops line both sides, including a blue Leaders real estate office. The street is empty, and sunlight creates sharp shadows. The sky is mostly clear.

When you’re walking down the street and some concrete beauty appears around the corner 😍