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Museum of the Moon has arrived in Tunbridge Wells - well actually it has now departed. This was its last day here in Calverley Grounds. The evening was spectacular!

Created by Luke Jarram @museumofthemoon the internally illuminated, 7 metre diameter moon uses NASA imagery to bring a surreal arrival to my local park.

#tunbridgewells #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Manchester is so buzzing with new developments, it was great to just wander around and explore. Old and new elements are juxtaposed together in the city with canals running throughout - perfect to include for their reflections.

#manchester #manchestergram #manchesterphotography #manchesterphotographer #manchestercitycentre #canals #industrialphotography #industrialrevolution #industrialbuildings #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Manchester is so buzzing with new developments, it was great to just wander around and explore. Old and new elements are juxtaposed together in the city with canals running throughout - perfect to include for their reflections.

#manchester #manchestergram #manchesterphotography #manchesterphotographer #manchestercitycentre #canals #industrialphotography #industrialrevolution #industrialbuildings #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Evening shots of MediaCityUK - home to the BBC and ITV studios creating programmes including BBC Breakfast and Coronation Street. Salford Quays on the Manchester Ship Canal. The last shot is of The Lowry.

#salfordquays #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #thelowry #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography #nightimages #nightphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening shots of MediaCityUK - home to the BBC and ITV studios creating programmes including BBC Breakfast and Coronation Street. Salford Quays on the Manchester Ship Canal.

#salfordquays #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Tulleys Farm pick your own pumpkins

Once again Tulleys Farm have created an Instagram-able destination from what previously would have just been a field of pumpkins. Wonderfully organised with everything you need - including a wheelbarrow!

Photographing them isn’t as easy as it might seem as pumpkins in the field are spaced apart with in most cases just a muddy background. I tried cheating and setting up some shots. At one part of the field some of the pumpkins had daisies between them making a much more natural composition.

#tulleyspyopumpkins #tulleys #tulleysfarm #pickyourown #pickyourownpumpkins #pumpkins by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Telford. Reusing carefully taken down and rebuilt buildings to create this wonderful Victorian Town.

The Blists Hill website says… Welcome to the age of Queen Victoria. Here you’ll experience what life was like when Britain ruled the world. Meet some (almost) real Victorians in their authentic shops and cottages, buy curious goods from a bygone era and watch tradespeople in action in their atmospheric workshops and factories.

#livingmuseum #workerscottages #gardens #blistshillvictoriantown #ironbridgemuseums #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Telford. Reusing carefully taken down and rebuilt buildings to create this wonderful Victorian Town.

The Blists Hill website says… Welcome to the age of Queen Victoria. Here you’ll experience what life was like when Britain ruled the world. Meet some (almost) real Victorians in their authentic shops and cottages, buy curious goods from a bygone era and watch tradespeople in action in their atmospheric workshops and factories.

#blistshillvictoriantown #ironbridgemuseums #votesforwomen #livingmuseum #workerscottages #gardens #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Ironbridge was the first bridge built of iron in 1779, linking the two sides of Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire. Designed by Thomas Pritchard it was built by Abraham Darby. The bridge brought visitors which incresased the prosperity of the village.

#ironbridge #ironbridgegorge #livingmuseum #shropshire #workerscottages #prettycottages #gardens #historicvillages #architecturephotography #industrialphotography #industrialphotographer #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The gardens at St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff in Wales.

Behind the formal gardens - with the most reflective pool ever - there is another garden with modern, soft planting of grasses, asters, perovskia’s and one of my favourites Verbena bonariensis, which delicately pokes through the other plants.

#stfagans #museumwales #livingmuseum #wales #visitwales #cardiff #wales #gardens #softplanting #gardendesign #verbenabonariensis #gardenphotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff in Wales.

Using the grounds of St Fagans Castle and Gardens, buildings from throughout Wales have been rebuilt here as a living museum including shops, homes, a church, and even a prefab!

#stfagans #museumwales #livingmuseum #wales #visitwales #cardiff #workerscottages #welshcottages #wales #gardens #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Behind the scenes at the coal mine museum, Big Pit Blaenavon. The rusty ironwork and dark scenery evoke the grim era of coal mining.

#bigpitblaenavon #blaenavon #wales #industrialphotography #industrialphotographer by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Restored miners' cottages at Blaenavon Ironworks. The cottages have been furnished to represent life in different eras, from the 1870's to the 1970's.

I love shooting places like this! From rooms with pasted newspapers on the walls to crooked paintings of distant relatives.

#blaenavonironworks #workerscottages #welshcottages #blaenavon #wales #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The weather was grey so these photos have had a lot of help.

The gigantic text reads in Welsh on the left and English on the right saying “In These Stones, Horizons Sing” quoted from a work for chorus and orchestra composed by Karl Jenkins. It was commissioned for the opening of Wales Millennium Centre and first performed at its opening in November 2004. The work includes text in both English and Welsh written by Menna Elfyn, Grahame Davies, and Gwyneth Lewis.

An international design competition to design the Cardiff Bay Opera House attracted 268 international applicants, and was won by Iraq-born architect Zaha Hadid. Her avant-garde design was so radical that she and a selection of other applicants were asked to submit revised designs for a second round of competition - which she again won with "a sleek and dazzling complex of sharp lines and surfaces that she compared to an 'inverted necklace'". in 1995 the Millennium Commission decided against lottery-money funding for the project. So the project was scrapped.

After the Cardiff Bay Opera House project was rejected, a new project was conceived that included more than opera and was felt to be a better reflection of Welsh culture, becoming the Wales Millennium Centre. Designed by local architect Jonathan Adams, of Percy Thomas Partnership.

The completed building opened in 2004.

#cardiff #walesmillenniumcentre #Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography #travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Clevedon Pier on the Severn Estuary. Described by Sir John Betjeman, as the most beautiful pier in England. Rescued from demolition by active locals it was given Grade I listing in 2001.

The structure at the end of the pier doesn’t align with the pier, apparently so that ferries could dock easier. The beautiful building has steps inside to a lower deck for brave passengers.

The pier was famously used in 2014 as the location of the brilliantly clever One Direction video for the song You and I.

#clevedonpier #clevedon #somerset #onedirection @onedirection #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

More of the colourful people at Birmingham Pride. We had no idea Pride was on when we booked to visit Birmingham so this was the unexpected highlight!

#birminghampride #birminghampride21 #birmingham #pride #funphotos by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Some of the colourful people at Birmingham Pride. We had no idea Pride was on when we booked to visit Birmingham so this was the unexpected highlight!

#birminghampride #birminghampride21 #birmingham #pride #funphotos by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Regency Wharf in Birmingham.
#regencywharf #birmingham #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening on Liverpool’s waterfront. Liverpool One, Museum of Liverpool and Albert Dock.

#liverpool #liverpoolone #albertdock #museumofliverpool #architrcturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening opposite MediaCityUK in Salford. The home of BBC and ITV programmes including Breakfast and Coronation Street - in Manchester obviously. #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Walking along the south bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Past the boat yards and marina to the colourful houses in Clifton clinging onto the steep hillside. Finally we get below the wonderful Clifton Suspension Bridge.

#bristol #clifton #cliftonsuspensionbridge @cliftonsuspensionbridge #cliftonbristol #underfallyard @underfallyard #cliftonhouses
#Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography
#travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The first stop on our road trip to the south west and Wales took us to Bath.

The city is well known for its wonderful Georgian, Regency buildings like the Royal Crescent and the circular Circus. Here are some alternative sights…

#bath #somerset #bathsomerset #bath_somerset #Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography
#travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Fields of sunflowers at Tulley’s Farm, Turners Hill. Amazingly well organised PYO stems of sunflowers.

Another time when being tall would have been useful as they were so tall it was hard to shoot a whole swathe of them. Bring a ladder or a pogo stick!

#sunflower #sunflowers #tulleysfarm #pyo #pickyourown #farmshop

New highlight shots from the next shoot of stunning quilted items created by Carolyn Forster @quiltingonthego for the American publishers @foxchapelpublishing.

This is a small, square, folding wallet - it’s absolutely gorgeous! The tiny details are wonderful. Carolyn has used a two button tie fastening. It’s not just a ribbon either, there is a tiny square of fabric at the end too. Beautiful!

#patchworkquilt #patchwork #handquilted #bigstitchquilting #carolynforster @quiltingonthego #quiltingonthego #carolynforsterquilts #productphotography #studiophotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Favourite images from a new shoot of quilts created by Carolyn Forster @quiltingonthego for the American publishers @foxchapelpublishing

Thank you to Jenny @pincushion_pantiles plus Mark and Annabelle for giving me free rein of their wonderful garden, horses and chickens!

#quiltsinthewild #quiltsoutside #patchworkquilt #handquilted #bigstitchquilting #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #productphotography #locationphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

A fun, stimulating day out at Folkestone’s must-see 2021 Triennial. Numerous commissioned artworks all over the town. Including works by Gilbert & George: Antony Gormley, and the giant gasometer-shaped artwork by Morag Myerscough who also created the eye-popping graphics for Coventry’s City of Culture we visited back in May.

@fstonetriennial #fstonetriennial #creativefstone @creativefstone #folkestone #kent #sculpturephotography #artworkphotography #artphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #funphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

Hastings Makers’ Market. Not only great stalls but photogenic too!

I love the light and the fun way most of the stalls were styled.

#hastingsmakersmarket #hastings #eastsussex #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #funphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

On a visit to Newhaven this is what we found on the beach! It’s the gigantic WaveWalker, a self-propelled, jack-up barge that walks crab-like from land to rough seas.

I love how the dramatic lighting at the time makes it appear even more other-wordly. The final photos are helped using Lightroom of course.

Being able to walk small distances is one thing, but how on earth has this got here? The manufacturer's details say it has a walking speed of 40m per hour. Rotterdam would be a very long walk to get back home!

My photographs are available on Alamy:
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#newhaven #wavewalker #eastsussex #newhavenbeach #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #transportphotography #industrialphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

Boughton Monchelsea Place on the National Open Gardens Scheme has a fabulous garden, but swipe to the last shot - the delicious cakes were even more memorable!

#cakes #boughtonmonchelsea #boughtonmonchelseaplace #ngs #ngsopengardens #beautiful.gardens #greatbritishgardenscouk #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

York’s container park, SPARK:York is a great way to make use of a temporary space being made of shipping containers. My first box park visit was in 2008 at Cholula in Mexico, which even included car showrooms, as well as pop-up cafes and shops.

The big question is why on earth isn’t there one on the derelict cinema site in the heart of Tunbridge Wells? It’s been an eye-sore for nearly two decades! A container site like this would be a much-needed boost to the town.

#sparkyork @sparkyork #containercity #york #yorkshire #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography #tunbridgewells #royaltunbridgewells

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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York's Millennium Bridge takes pedestrians and cyclists over the River Ouse. Designed by Mark Whitby and Bryn Bird opening in 2001. The single arch is precariously angled at 50 degrees and was inspired by the spokes of a bicycle wheel.

One of the most appealing things about the bridge is that there aren’t acres of concrete around it. It sits quietly amongst the long grasses and wild flowers.

#yorkmillenniumbridge #yorkshire #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
alamy.com/portfolio/waltoncreative

Denmark? The Netherlands? No Hull!

This is TheDock on the River Hull where it joins the River Humber. Created on top of an old dry dock. TheDock has an amphitheatre called Stage@TheDock plus restaurants and cafes.

On the opposite shore of the River Hull is The Deep. This dramatically pointed building is an aquarium and sealife centre.

#hull #stageatthedock #thedeephull #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

My photographs are available on Alamy
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Princes Quay shopping centre in Hull. I love the location and the wonderful reflections. The centre was built on stilts over Princes’ Dock, keeping the original dock intact.

The funky bridge is the new Princes Quay Bridge that links the shopping centre with the marina.

I always feel excited when shooting reflections in water as I know that boosting Lightroom’s Clarity setting in an adjustment filter can really bring out the dramatic scene.

#hull #hullmarina #princesquayhull #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #lightroom #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
alamy.com/portfolio/waltoncreative

The classic, old-fashioned, British, seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire. Shot in the evening on a perfect, warm, sunny day.

You might say it was a case of being in the right place at the right time, but a lot of my work is making the very most of what seems to be an average image. The last two shots show the after and then the shot before all the work done in Adobe Lightroom.

#lightroom #seaside #sunsets #whitby #whitbysunset #whitbyharbour #whitbybeach #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
alamy.com/portfolio/waltoncreative

The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (or Tees Transporter Bridge) was opened in 1911.

Vehicles drive onto a small section of suspended road. This section, or gondola, is then pulled across the river Tees. The gondola can hold 200 passengers and 9 cars. Or rather bizarrely 6 cars and a minibus.

When the bridge was built it was painted red. In 1961 it was repainted in blue making it unfortunately look more Post Modern.

#middlesbroughtransporterbridge #teestransporterbridge #teesside #tyneandwear #travelphotography #lightroom #transportphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

These photographs and more are available to buy on Alamy…
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Durham Cathedral dating back to 1092!

#durhamcathedral #durham #durhamcity #lightroom #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

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Museum of the Moon has arrived in Tunbridge Wells - well actually it has now departed. This was its last day here in Calverley Grounds. The evening was spectacular!

Created by Luke Jarram @museumofthemoon the internally illuminated, 7 metre diameter moon uses NASA imagery to bring a surreal arrival to my local park.

#tunbridgewells #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Manchester is so buzzing with new developments, it was great to just wander around and explore. Old and new elements are juxtaposed together in the city with canals running throughout - perfect to include for their reflections.

#manchester #manchestergram #manchesterphotography #manchesterphotographer #manchestercitycentre #canals #industrialphotography #industrialrevolution #industrialbuildings #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Manchester is so buzzing with new developments, it was great to just wander around and explore. Old and new elements are juxtaposed together in the city with canals running throughout - perfect to include for their reflections.

#manchester #manchestergram #manchesterphotography #manchesterphotographer #manchestercitycentre #canals #industrialphotography #industrialrevolution #industrialbuildings #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Evening shots of MediaCityUK - home to the BBC and ITV studios creating programmes including BBC Breakfast and Coronation Street. Salford Quays on the Manchester Ship Canal. The last shot is of The Lowry.

#salfordquays #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #thelowry #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography #nightimages #nightphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening shots of MediaCityUK - home to the BBC and ITV studios creating programmes including BBC Breakfast and Coronation Street. Salford Quays on the Manchester Ship Canal.

#salfordquays #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Tulleys Farm pick your own pumpkins

Once again Tulleys Farm have created an Instagram-able destination from what previously would have just been a field of pumpkins. Wonderfully organised with everything you need - including a wheelbarrow!

Photographing them isn’t as easy as it might seem as pumpkins in the field are spaced apart with in most cases just a muddy background. I tried cheating and setting up some shots. At one part of the field some of the pumpkins had daisies between them making a much more natural composition.

#tulleyspyopumpkins #tulleys #tulleysfarm #pickyourown #pickyourownpumpkins #pumpkins by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Telford. Reusing carefully taken down and rebuilt buildings to create this wonderful Victorian Town.

The Blists Hill website says… Welcome to the age of Queen Victoria. Here you’ll experience what life was like when Britain ruled the world. Meet some (almost) real Victorians in their authentic shops and cottages, buy curious goods from a bygone era and watch tradespeople in action in their atmospheric workshops and factories.

#livingmuseum #workerscottages #gardens #blistshillvictoriantown #ironbridgemuseums #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Telford. Reusing carefully taken down and rebuilt buildings to create this wonderful Victorian Town.

The Blists Hill website says… Welcome to the age of Queen Victoria. Here you’ll experience what life was like when Britain ruled the world. Meet some (almost) real Victorians in their authentic shops and cottages, buy curious goods from a bygone era and watch tradespeople in action in their atmospheric workshops and factories.

#blistshillvictoriantown #ironbridgemuseums #votesforwomen #livingmuseum #workerscottages #gardens #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Ironbridge was the first bridge built of iron in 1779, linking the two sides of Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire. Designed by Thomas Pritchard it was built by Abraham Darby. The bridge brought visitors which incresased the prosperity of the village.

#ironbridge #ironbridgegorge #livingmuseum #shropshire #workerscottages #prettycottages #gardens #historicvillages #architecturephotography #industrialphotography #industrialphotographer #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The gardens at St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff in Wales.

Behind the formal gardens - with the most reflective pool ever - there is another garden with modern, soft planting of grasses, asters, perovskia’s and one of my favourites Verbena bonariensis, which delicately pokes through the other plants.

#stfagans #museumwales #livingmuseum #wales #visitwales #cardiff #wales #gardens #softplanting #gardendesign #verbenabonariensis #gardenphotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff in Wales.

Using the grounds of St Fagans Castle and Gardens, buildings from throughout Wales have been rebuilt here as a living museum including shops, homes, a church, and even a prefab!

#stfagans #museumwales #livingmuseum #wales #visitwales #cardiff #workerscottages #welshcottages #wales #gardens #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Behind the scenes at the coal mine museum, Big Pit Blaenavon. The rusty ironwork and dark scenery evoke the grim era of coal mining.

#bigpitblaenavon #blaenavon #wales #industrialphotography #industrialphotographer by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Restored miners' cottages at Blaenavon Ironworks. The cottages have been furnished to represent life in different eras, from the 1870's to the 1970's.

I love shooting places like this! From rooms with pasted newspapers on the walls to crooked paintings of distant relatives.

#blaenavonironworks #workerscottages #welshcottages #blaenavon #wales #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The weather was grey so these photos have had a lot of help.

The gigantic text reads in Welsh on the left and English on the right saying “In These Stones, Horizons Sing” quoted from a work for chorus and orchestra composed by Karl Jenkins. It was commissioned for the opening of Wales Millennium Centre and first performed at its opening in November 2004. The work includes text in both English and Welsh written by Menna Elfyn, Grahame Davies, and Gwyneth Lewis.

An international design competition to design the Cardiff Bay Opera House attracted 268 international applicants, and was won by Iraq-born architect Zaha Hadid. Her avant-garde design was so radical that she and a selection of other applicants were asked to submit revised designs for a second round of competition - which she again won with "a sleek and dazzling complex of sharp lines and surfaces that she compared to an 'inverted necklace'". in 1995 the Millennium Commission decided against lottery-money funding for the project. So the project was scrapped.

After the Cardiff Bay Opera House project was rejected, a new project was conceived that included more than opera and was felt to be a better reflection of Welsh culture, becoming the Wales Millennium Centre. Designed by local architect Jonathan Adams, of Percy Thomas Partnership.

The completed building opened in 2004.

#cardiff #walesmillenniumcentre #Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography #travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Clevedon Pier on the Severn Estuary. Described by Sir John Betjeman, as the most beautiful pier in England. Rescued from demolition by active locals it was given Grade I listing in 2001.

The structure at the end of the pier doesn’t align with the pier, apparently so that ferries could dock easier. The beautiful building has steps inside to a lower deck for brave passengers.

The pier was famously used in 2014 as the location of the brilliantly clever One Direction video for the song You and I.

#clevedonpier #clevedon #somerset #onedirection @onedirection #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

More of the colourful people at Birmingham Pride. We had no idea Pride was on when we booked to visit Birmingham so this was the unexpected highlight!

#birminghampride #birminghampride21 #birmingham #pride #funphotos by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Some of the colourful people at Birmingham Pride. We had no idea Pride was on when we booked to visit Birmingham so this was the unexpected highlight!

#birminghampride #birminghampride21 #birmingham #pride #funphotos by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Regency Wharf in Birmingham.
#regencywharf #birmingham #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening on Liverpool’s waterfront. Liverpool One, Museum of Liverpool and Albert Dock.

#liverpool #liverpoolone #albertdock #museumofliverpool #architrcturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening opposite MediaCityUK in Salford. The home of BBC and ITV programmes including Breakfast and Coronation Street - in Manchester obviously. #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Walking along the south bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Past the boat yards and marina to the colourful houses in Clifton clinging onto the steep hillside. Finally we get below the wonderful Clifton Suspension Bridge.

#bristol #clifton #cliftonsuspensionbridge @cliftonsuspensionbridge #cliftonbristol #underfallyard @underfallyard #cliftonhouses
#Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography
#travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The first stop on our road trip to the south west and Wales took us to Bath.

The city is well known for its wonderful Georgian, Regency buildings like the Royal Crescent and the circular Circus. Here are some alternative sights…

#bath #somerset #bathsomerset #bath_somerset #Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography
#travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Fields of sunflowers at Tulley’s Farm, Turners Hill. Amazingly well organised PYO stems of sunflowers.

Another time when being tall would have been useful as they were so tall it was hard to shoot a whole swathe of them. Bring a ladder or a pogo stick!

#sunflower #sunflowers #tulleysfarm #pyo #pickyourown #farmshop

New highlight shots from the next shoot of stunning quilted items created by Carolyn Forster @quiltingonthego for the American publishers @foxchapelpublishing.

This is a small, square, folding wallet - it’s absolutely gorgeous! The tiny details are wonderful. Carolyn has used a two button tie fastening. It’s not just a ribbon either, there is a tiny square of fabric at the end too. Beautiful!

#patchworkquilt #patchwork #handquilted #bigstitchquilting #carolynforster @quiltingonthego #quiltingonthego #carolynforsterquilts #productphotography #studiophotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Favourite images from a new shoot of quilts created by Carolyn Forster @quiltingonthego for the American publishers @foxchapelpublishing

Thank you to Jenny @pincushion_pantiles plus Mark and Annabelle for giving me free rein of their wonderful garden, horses and chickens!

#quiltsinthewild #quiltsoutside #patchworkquilt #handquilted #bigstitchquilting #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #productphotography #locationphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

A fun, stimulating day out at Folkestone’s must-see 2021 Triennial. Numerous commissioned artworks all over the town. Including works by Gilbert & George: Antony Gormley, and the giant gasometer-shaped artwork by Morag Myerscough who also created the eye-popping graphics for Coventry’s City of Culture we visited back in May.

@fstonetriennial #fstonetriennial #creativefstone @creativefstone #folkestone #kent #sculpturephotography #artworkphotography #artphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #funphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

Hastings Makers’ Market. Not only great stalls but photogenic too!

I love the light and the fun way most of the stalls were styled.

#hastingsmakersmarket #hastings #eastsussex #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #funphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

On a visit to Newhaven this is what we found on the beach! It’s the gigantic WaveWalker, a self-propelled, jack-up barge that walks crab-like from land to rough seas.

I love how the dramatic lighting at the time makes it appear even more other-wordly. The final photos are helped using Lightroom of course.

Being able to walk small distances is one thing, but how on earth has this got here? The manufacturer's details say it has a walking speed of 40m per hour. Rotterdam would be a very long walk to get back home!

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#newhaven #wavewalker #eastsussex #newhavenbeach #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #transportphotography #industrialphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

Boughton Monchelsea Place on the National Open Gardens Scheme has a fabulous garden, but swipe to the last shot - the delicious cakes were even more memorable!

#cakes #boughtonmonchelsea #boughtonmonchelseaplace #ngs #ngsopengardens #beautiful.gardens #greatbritishgardenscouk #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

York’s container park, SPARK:York is a great way to make use of a temporary space being made of shipping containers. My first box park visit was in 2008 at Cholula in Mexico, which even included car showrooms, as well as pop-up cafes and shops.

The big question is why on earth isn’t there one on the derelict cinema site in the heart of Tunbridge Wells? It’s been an eye-sore for nearly two decades! A container site like this would be a much-needed boost to the town.

#sparkyork @sparkyork #containercity #york #yorkshire #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography #tunbridgewells #royaltunbridgewells

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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York's Millennium Bridge takes pedestrians and cyclists over the River Ouse. Designed by Mark Whitby and Bryn Bird opening in 2001. The single arch is precariously angled at 50 degrees and was inspired by the spokes of a bicycle wheel.

One of the most appealing things about the bridge is that there aren’t acres of concrete around it. It sits quietly amongst the long grasses and wild flowers.

#yorkmillenniumbridge #yorkshire #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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Denmark? The Netherlands? No Hull!

This is TheDock on the River Hull where it joins the River Humber. Created on top of an old dry dock. TheDock has an amphitheatre called Stage@TheDock plus restaurants and cafes.

On the opposite shore of the River Hull is The Deep. This dramatically pointed building is an aquarium and sealife centre.

#hull #stageatthedock #thedeephull #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

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Princes Quay shopping centre in Hull. I love the location and the wonderful reflections. The centre was built on stilts over Princes’ Dock, keeping the original dock intact.

The funky bridge is the new Princes Quay Bridge that links the shopping centre with the marina.

I always feel excited when shooting reflections in water as I know that boosting Lightroom’s Clarity setting in an adjustment filter can really bring out the dramatic scene.

#hull #hullmarina #princesquayhull #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #lightroom #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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The classic, old-fashioned, British, seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire. Shot in the evening on a perfect, warm, sunny day.

You might say it was a case of being in the right place at the right time, but a lot of my work is making the very most of what seems to be an average image. The last two shots show the after and then the shot before all the work done in Adobe Lightroom.

#lightroom #seaside #sunsets #whitby #whitbysunset #whitbyharbour #whitbybeach #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (or Tees Transporter Bridge) was opened in 1911.

Vehicles drive onto a small section of suspended road. This section, or gondola, is then pulled across the river Tees. The gondola can hold 200 passengers and 9 cars. Or rather bizarrely 6 cars and a minibus.

When the bridge was built it was painted red. In 1961 it was repainted in blue making it unfortunately look more Post Modern.

#middlesbroughtransporterbridge #teestransporterbridge #teesside #tyneandwear #travelphotography #lightroom #transportphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

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Durham Cathedral dating back to 1092!

#durhamcathedral #durham #durhamcity #lightroom #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

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Museum of the Moon has arrived in Tunbridge Wells - well actually it has now departed. This was its last day here in Calverley Grounds. The evening was spectacular!

Created by Luke Jarram @museumofthemoon the internally illuminated, 7 metre diameter moon uses NASA imagery to bring a surreal arrival to my local park.

#tunbridgewells #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Manchester is so buzzing with new developments, it was great to just wander around and explore. Old and new elements are juxtaposed together in the city with canals running throughout - perfect to include for their reflections.

#manchester #manchestergram #manchesterphotography #manchesterphotographer #manchestercitycentre #canals #industrialphotography #industrialrevolution #industrialbuildings #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Manchester is so buzzing with new developments, it was great to just wander around and explore. Old and new elements are juxtaposed together in the city with canals running throughout - perfect to include for their reflections.

#manchester #manchestergram #manchesterphotography #manchesterphotographer #manchestercitycentre #canals #industrialphotography #industrialrevolution #industrialbuildings #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Evening shots of MediaCityUK - home to the BBC and ITV studios creating programmes including BBC Breakfast and Coronation Street. Salford Quays on the Manchester Ship Canal. The last shot is of The Lowry.

#salfordquays #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #thelowry #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography #nightimages #nightphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening shots of MediaCityUK - home to the BBC and ITV studios creating programmes including BBC Breakfast and Coronation Street. Salford Quays on the Manchester Ship Canal.

#salfordquays #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Tulleys Farm pick your own pumpkins

Once again Tulleys Farm have created an Instagram-able destination from what previously would have just been a field of pumpkins. Wonderfully organised with everything you need - including a wheelbarrow!

Photographing them isn’t as easy as it might seem as pumpkins in the field are spaced apart with in most cases just a muddy background. I tried cheating and setting up some shots. At one part of the field some of the pumpkins had daisies between them making a much more natural composition.

#tulleyspyopumpkins #tulleys #tulleysfarm #pickyourown #pickyourownpumpkins #pumpkins by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Telford. Reusing carefully taken down and rebuilt buildings to create this wonderful Victorian Town.

The Blists Hill website says… Welcome to the age of Queen Victoria. Here you’ll experience what life was like when Britain ruled the world. Meet some (almost) real Victorians in their authentic shops and cottages, buy curious goods from a bygone era and watch tradespeople in action in their atmospheric workshops and factories.

#livingmuseum #workerscottages #gardens #blistshillvictoriantown #ironbridgemuseums #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Telford. Reusing carefully taken down and rebuilt buildings to create this wonderful Victorian Town.

The Blists Hill website says… Welcome to the age of Queen Victoria. Here you’ll experience what life was like when Britain ruled the world. Meet some (almost) real Victorians in their authentic shops and cottages, buy curious goods from a bygone era and watch tradespeople in action in their atmospheric workshops and factories.

#blistshillvictoriantown #ironbridgemuseums #votesforwomen #livingmuseum #workerscottages #gardens #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Ironbridge was the first bridge built of iron in 1779, linking the two sides of Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire. Designed by Thomas Pritchard it was built by Abraham Darby. The bridge brought visitors which incresased the prosperity of the village.

#ironbridge #ironbridgegorge #livingmuseum #shropshire #workerscottages #prettycottages #gardens #historicvillages #architecturephotography #industrialphotography #industrialphotographer #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The gardens at St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff in Wales.

Behind the formal gardens - with the most reflective pool ever - there is another garden with modern, soft planting of grasses, asters, perovskia’s and one of my favourites Verbena bonariensis, which delicately pokes through the other plants.

#stfagans #museumwales #livingmuseum #wales #visitwales #cardiff #wales #gardens #softplanting #gardendesign #verbenabonariensis #gardenphotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff in Wales.

Using the grounds of St Fagans Castle and Gardens, buildings from throughout Wales have been rebuilt here as a living museum including shops, homes, a church, and even a prefab!

#stfagans #museumwales #livingmuseum #wales #visitwales #cardiff #workerscottages #welshcottages #wales #gardens #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Behind the scenes at the coal mine museum, Big Pit Blaenavon. The rusty ironwork and dark scenery evoke the grim era of coal mining.

#bigpitblaenavon #blaenavon #wales #industrialphotography #industrialphotographer by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Restored miners' cottages at Blaenavon Ironworks. The cottages have been furnished to represent life in different eras, from the 1870's to the 1970's.

I love shooting places like this! From rooms with pasted newspapers on the walls to crooked paintings of distant relatives.

#blaenavonironworks #workerscottages #welshcottages #blaenavon #wales #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The weather was grey so these photos have had a lot of help.

The gigantic text reads in Welsh on the left and English on the right saying “In These Stones, Horizons Sing” quoted from a work for chorus and orchestra composed by Karl Jenkins. It was commissioned for the opening of Wales Millennium Centre and first performed at its opening in November 2004. The work includes text in both English and Welsh written by Menna Elfyn, Grahame Davies, and Gwyneth Lewis.

An international design competition to design the Cardiff Bay Opera House attracted 268 international applicants, and was won by Iraq-born architect Zaha Hadid. Her avant-garde design was so radical that she and a selection of other applicants were asked to submit revised designs for a second round of competition - which she again won with "a sleek and dazzling complex of sharp lines and surfaces that she compared to an 'inverted necklace'". in 1995 the Millennium Commission decided against lottery-money funding for the project. So the project was scrapped.

After the Cardiff Bay Opera House project was rejected, a new project was conceived that included more than opera and was felt to be a better reflection of Welsh culture, becoming the Wales Millennium Centre. Designed by local architect Jonathan Adams, of Percy Thomas Partnership.

The completed building opened in 2004.

#cardiff #walesmillenniumcentre #Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography #travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Clevedon Pier on the Severn Estuary. Described by Sir John Betjeman, as the most beautiful pier in England. Rescued from demolition by active locals it was given Grade I listing in 2001.

The structure at the end of the pier doesn’t align with the pier, apparently so that ferries could dock easier. The beautiful building has steps inside to a lower deck for brave passengers.

The pier was famously used in 2014 as the location of the brilliantly clever One Direction video for the song You and I.

#clevedonpier #clevedon #somerset #onedirection @onedirection #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

More of the colourful people at Birmingham Pride. We had no idea Pride was on when we booked to visit Birmingham so this was the unexpected highlight!

#birminghampride #birminghampride21 #birmingham #pride #funphotos by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Some of the colourful people at Birmingham Pride. We had no idea Pride was on when we booked to visit Birmingham so this was the unexpected highlight!

#birminghampride #birminghampride21 #birmingham #pride #funphotos by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Regency Wharf in Birmingham.
#regencywharf #birmingham #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening on Liverpool’s waterfront. Liverpool One, Museum of Liverpool and Albert Dock.

#liverpool #liverpoolone #albertdock #museumofliverpool #architrcturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening opposite MediaCityUK in Salford. The home of BBC and ITV programmes including Breakfast and Coronation Street - in Manchester obviously. #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Walking along the south bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Past the boat yards and marina to the colourful houses in Clifton clinging onto the steep hillside. Finally we get below the wonderful Clifton Suspension Bridge.

#bristol #clifton #cliftonsuspensionbridge @cliftonsuspensionbridge #cliftonbristol #underfallyard @underfallyard #cliftonhouses
#Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography
#travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The first stop on our road trip to the south west and Wales took us to Bath.

The city is well known for its wonderful Georgian, Regency buildings like the Royal Crescent and the circular Circus. Here are some alternative sights…

#bath #somerset #bathsomerset #bath_somerset #Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography
#travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Fields of sunflowers at Tulley’s Farm, Turners Hill. Amazingly well organised PYO stems of sunflowers.

Another time when being tall would have been useful as they were so tall it was hard to shoot a whole swathe of them. Bring a ladder or a pogo stick!

#sunflower #sunflowers #tulleysfarm #pyo #pickyourown #farmshop

New highlight shots from the next shoot of stunning quilted items created by Carolyn Forster @quiltingonthego for the American publishers @foxchapelpublishing.

This is a small, square, folding wallet - it’s absolutely gorgeous! The tiny details are wonderful. Carolyn has used a two button tie fastening. It’s not just a ribbon either, there is a tiny square of fabric at the end too. Beautiful!

#patchworkquilt #patchwork #handquilted #bigstitchquilting #carolynforster @quiltingonthego #quiltingonthego #carolynforsterquilts #productphotography #studiophotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Favourite images from a new shoot of quilts created by Carolyn Forster @quiltingonthego for the American publishers @foxchapelpublishing

Thank you to Jenny @pincushion_pantiles plus Mark and Annabelle for giving me free rein of their wonderful garden, horses and chickens!

#quiltsinthewild #quiltsoutside #patchworkquilt #handquilted #bigstitchquilting #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #productphotography #locationphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

A fun, stimulating day out at Folkestone’s must-see 2021 Triennial. Numerous commissioned artworks all over the town. Including works by Gilbert & George: Antony Gormley, and the giant gasometer-shaped artwork by Morag Myerscough who also created the eye-popping graphics for Coventry’s City of Culture we visited back in May.

@fstonetriennial #fstonetriennial #creativefstone @creativefstone #folkestone #kent #sculpturephotography #artworkphotography #artphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #funphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

Hastings Makers’ Market. Not only great stalls but photogenic too!

I love the light and the fun way most of the stalls were styled.

#hastingsmakersmarket #hastings #eastsussex #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #funphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

On a visit to Newhaven this is what we found on the beach! It’s the gigantic WaveWalker, a self-propelled, jack-up barge that walks crab-like from land to rough seas.

I love how the dramatic lighting at the time makes it appear even more other-wordly. The final photos are helped using Lightroom of course.

Being able to walk small distances is one thing, but how on earth has this got here? The manufacturer's details say it has a walking speed of 40m per hour. Rotterdam would be a very long walk to get back home!

My photographs are available on Alamy:
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#newhaven #wavewalker #eastsussex #newhavenbeach #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography #travelphotography #transportphotography #industrialphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

Boughton Monchelsea Place on the National Open Gardens Scheme has a fabulous garden, but swipe to the last shot - the delicious cakes were even more memorable!

#cakes #boughtonmonchelsea #boughtonmonchelseaplace #ngs #ngsopengardens #beautiful.gardens #greatbritishgardenscouk #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

York’s container park, SPARK:York is a great way to make use of a temporary space being made of shipping containers. My first box park visit was in 2008 at Cholula in Mexico, which even included car showrooms, as well as pop-up cafes and shops.

The big question is why on earth isn’t there one on the derelict cinema site in the heart of Tunbridge Wells? It’s been an eye-sore for nearly two decades! A container site like this would be a much-needed boost to the town.

#sparkyork @sparkyork #containercity #york #yorkshire #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography #tunbridgewells #royaltunbridgewells

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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York's Millennium Bridge takes pedestrians and cyclists over the River Ouse. Designed by Mark Whitby and Bryn Bird opening in 2001. The single arch is precariously angled at 50 degrees and was inspired by the spokes of a bicycle wheel.

One of the most appealing things about the bridge is that there aren’t acres of concrete around it. It sits quietly amongst the long grasses and wild flowers.

#yorkmillenniumbridge #yorkshire #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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Denmark? The Netherlands? No Hull!

This is TheDock on the River Hull where it joins the River Humber. Created on top of an old dry dock. TheDock has an amphitheatre called Stage@TheDock plus restaurants and cafes.

On the opposite shore of the River Hull is The Deep. This dramatically pointed building is an aquarium and sealife centre.

#hull #stageatthedock #thedeephull #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

My photographs are available on Alamy
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Princes Quay shopping centre in Hull. I love the location and the wonderful reflections. The centre was built on stilts over Princes’ Dock, keeping the original dock intact.

The funky bridge is the new Princes Quay Bridge that links the shopping centre with the marina.

I always feel excited when shooting reflections in water as I know that boosting Lightroom’s Clarity setting in an adjustment filter can really bring out the dramatic scene.

#hull #hullmarina #princesquayhull #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #lightroom #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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The classic, old-fashioned, British, seaside town of Whitby in Yorkshire. Shot in the evening on a perfect, warm, sunny day.

You might say it was a case of being in the right place at the right time, but a lot of my work is making the very most of what seems to be an average image. The last two shots show the after and then the shot before all the work done in Adobe Lightroom.

#lightroom #seaside #sunsets #whitby #whitbysunset #whitbyharbour #whitbybeach #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #yorkshire_lovers #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative #travelphotography

These photographs and more are available on Alamy
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The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (or Tees Transporter Bridge) was opened in 1911.

Vehicles drive onto a small section of suspended road. This section, or gondola, is then pulled across the river Tees. The gondola can hold 200 passengers and 9 cars. Or rather bizarrely 6 cars and a minibus.

When the bridge was built it was painted red. In 1961 it was repainted in blue making it unfortunately look more Post Modern.

#middlesbroughtransporterbridge #teestransporterbridge #teesside #tyneandwear #travelphotography #lightroom #transportphotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

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Durham Cathedral dating back to 1092!

#durhamcathedral #durham #durhamcity #lightroom #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

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Museum of the Moon has arrived in Tunbridge Wells - well actually it has now departed. This was its last day here in Calverley Grounds. The evening was spectacular!

Created by Luke Jarram @museumofthemoon the internally illuminated, 7 metre diameter moon uses NASA imagery to bring a surreal arrival to my local park.

#tunbridgewells #photography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Manchester is so buzzing with new developments, it was great to just wander around and explore. Old and new elements are juxtaposed together in the city with canals running throughout - perfect to include for their reflections.

#manchester #manchestergram #manchesterphotography #manchesterphotographer #manchestercitycentre #canals #industrialphotography #industrialrevolution #industrialbuildings #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Manchester is so buzzing with new developments, it was great to just wander around and explore. Old and new elements are juxtaposed together in the city with canals running throughout - perfect to include for their reflections.

#manchester #manchestergram #manchesterphotography #manchesterphotographer #manchestercitycentre #canals #industrialphotography #industrialrevolution #industrialbuildings #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Evening shots of MediaCityUK - home to the BBC and ITV studios creating programmes including BBC Breakfast and Coronation Street. Salford Quays on the Manchester Ship Canal. The last shot is of The Lowry.

#salfordquays #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #thelowry #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography #nightimages #nightphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Early evening shots of MediaCityUK - home to the BBC and ITV studios creating programmes including BBC Breakfast and Coronation Street. Salford Quays on the Manchester Ship Canal.

#salfordquays #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Tulleys Farm pick your own pumpkins

Once again Tulleys Farm have created an Instagram-able destination from what previously would have just been a field of pumpkins. Wonderfully organised with everything you need - including a wheelbarrow!

Photographing them isn’t as easy as it might seem as pumpkins in the field are spaced apart with in most cases just a muddy background. I tried cheating and setting up some shots. At one part of the field some of the pumpkins had daisies between them making a much more natural composition.

#tulleyspyopumpkins #tulleys #tulleysfarm #pickyourown #pickyourownpumpkins #pumpkins by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Telford. Reusing carefully taken down and rebuilt buildings to create this wonderful Victorian Town.

The Blists Hill website says… Welcome to the age of Queen Victoria. Here you’ll experience what life was like when Britain ruled the world. Meet some (almost) real Victorians in their authentic shops and cottages, buy curious goods from a bygone era and watch tradespeople in action in their atmospheric workshops and factories.

#livingmuseum #workerscottages #gardens #blistshillvictoriantown #ironbridgemuseums #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Telford. Reusing carefully taken down and rebuilt buildings to create this wonderful Victorian Town.

The Blists Hill website says… Welcome to the age of Queen Victoria. Here you’ll experience what life was like when Britain ruled the world. Meet some (almost) real Victorians in their authentic shops and cottages, buy curious goods from a bygone era and watch tradespeople in action in their atmospheric workshops and factories.

#blistshillvictoriantown #ironbridgemuseums #votesforwomen #livingmuseum #workerscottages #gardens #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Ironbridge was the first bridge built of iron in 1779, linking the two sides of Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire. Designed by Thomas Pritchard it was built by Abraham Darby. The bridge brought visitors which incresased the prosperity of the village.

#ironbridge #ironbridgegorge #livingmuseum #shropshire #workerscottages #prettycottages #gardens #historicvillages #architecturephotography #industrialphotography #industrialphotographer #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

The gardens at St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff in Wales.

Behind the formal gardens - with the most reflective pool ever - there is another garden with modern, soft planting of grasses, asters, perovskia’s and one of my favourites Verbena bonariensis, which delicately pokes through the other plants.

#stfagans #museumwales #livingmuseum #wales #visitwales #cardiff #wales #gardens #softplanting #gardendesign #verbenabonariensis #gardenphotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff in Wales.

Using the grounds of St Fagans Castle and Gardens, buildings from throughout Wales have been rebuilt here as a living museum including shops, homes, a church, and even a prefab!

#stfagans #museumwales #livingmuseum #wales #visitwales #cardiff #workerscottages #welshcottages #wales #gardens #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Behind the scenes at the coal mine museum, Big Pit Blaenavon. The rusty ironwork and dark scenery evoke the grim era of coal mining.

#bigpitblaenavon #blaenavon #wales #industrialphotography #industrialphotographer by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Restored miners' cottages at Blaenavon Ironworks. The cottages have been furnished to represent life in different eras, from the 1870's to the 1970's.

I love shooting places like this! From rooms with pasted newspapers on the walls to crooked paintings of distant relatives.

#blaenavonironworks #workerscottages #welshcottages #blaenavon #wales #historicinteriors #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The weather was grey so these photos have had a lot of help.

The gigantic text reads in Welsh on the left and English on the right saying “In These Stones, Horizons Sing” quoted from a work for chorus and orchestra composed by Karl Jenkins. It was commissioned for the opening of Wales Millennium Centre and first performed at its opening in November 2004. The work includes text in both English and Welsh written by Menna Elfyn, Grahame Davies, and Gwyneth Lewis.

An international design competition to design the Cardiff Bay Opera House attracted 268 international applicants, and was won by Iraq-born architect Zaha Hadid. Her avant-garde design was so radical that she and a selection of other applicants were asked to submit revised designs for a second round of competition - which she again won with "a sleek and dazzling complex of sharp lines and surfaces that she compared to an 'inverted necklace'". in 1995 the Millennium Commission decided against lottery-money funding for the project. So the project was scrapped.

After the Cardiff Bay Opera House project was rejected, a new project was conceived that included more than opera and was felt to be a better reflection of Welsh culture, becoming the Wales Millennium Centre. Designed by local architect Jonathan Adams, of Percy Thomas Partnership.

The completed building opened in 2004.

#cardiff #walesmillenniumcentre #Architecturephotography #Architecturalphotography #travelphotography #travelphotographs by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Clevedon Pier on the Severn Estuary. Described by Sir John Betjeman, as the most beautiful pier in England. Rescued from demolition by active locals it was given Grade I listing in 2001.

The structure at the end of the pier doesn’t align with the pier, apparently so that ferries could dock easier. The beautiful building has steps inside to a lower deck for brave passengers.

The pier was famously used in 2014 as the location of the brilliantly clever One Direction video for the song You and I.

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More of the colourful people at Birmingham Pride. We had no idea Pride was on when we booked to visit Birmingham so this was the unexpected highlight!

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Some of the colourful people at Birmingham Pride. We had no idea Pride was on when we booked to visit Birmingham so this was the unexpected highlight!

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Regency Wharf in Birmingham.
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Early evening on Liverpool’s waterfront. Liverpool One, Museum of Liverpool and Albert Dock.

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Early evening opposite MediaCityUK in Salford. The home of BBC and ITV programmes including Breakfast and Coronation Street - in Manchester obviously. #bbc #itv #mediacity #mediacityuk #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography by #colinwalton at #waltoncreative

Walking along the south bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Past the boat yards and marina to the colourful houses in Clifton clinging onto the steep hillside. Finally we get below the wonderful Clifton Suspension Bridge.

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The first stop on our road trip to the south west and Wales took us to Bath.

The city is well known for its wonderful Georgian, Regency buildings like the Royal Crescent and the circular Circus. Here are some alternative sights…

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Fields of sunflowers at Tulley’s Farm, Turners Hill. Amazingly well organised PYO stems of sunflowers.

Another time when being tall would have been useful as they were so tall it was hard to shoot a whole swathe of them. Bring a ladder or a pogo stick!

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