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Just sorting my field notes for Weston-Super-Mare.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Details of Kingsway House, Burnley, 2025

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#burnley #photography #dslrphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography
A modern, multi-storey building with large glass windows reflecting the cloudy sky. The building has a rectangular shape and blue-tinted glass panels divided by vertical and horizontal frames, creating a grid-like appearance. The structure extends into the distance. A modern brick building with large windows and vertical white metal bars on the façade. The sky is overcast, giving a muted tone to the scene. The architecture features both dark and light brown panels. A grey car is parked in an almost empty car park next to a large building with many windows. A balcony with tables and chairs extends from the building. Small houses and green hills are visible under a cloudy sky in the background. A glass building facade with rectangular blue-tinted windows in a grid pattern. Some windows are foggy or streaked, and an air conditioning unit is mounted in one window. Part of an older, stained tan wall is at the bottom right.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Brun House, Burnley, 2025

60's-built Benefits Agency/Department for Work and Pensions offices, since vacated.

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#burnley #photography #dslrphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography
A modern white building with flat, horizontal rows of rectangular, dark-framed windows. The facade is simple and geometric, stretching across several floors. The sky above is overcast, with grey clouds dominating the background.
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Carr House Lane bridge, Lancaster, 2025

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#infrastructure #iphonephotography #photography #lancaster
A narrow tarmac path curves under a stone railway bridge with overhead electric wires. Trees with autumn leaves and green bushes line the sides. A cloudy sky looms above. Metal railings and a blue sign are visible near the tunnel entrance.
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Clandestine McDonalds, Burnley, 2025

If a dishevelled Ronald McDonald lifts the shutters just a tad and ushers you inside, do NOT accept.

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#burnley #photography #dslrphotography #urban #urbanphotography
A large metal roller shutter is set into a brick building. Above the door is a yellow McDonald’s M logo, but there are no other restaurant signs. Nearby are a yellow bin, a red brick wall, and a blue gate leading to a car park.
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Burnley signage, 2025

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#burnley #photography #dslrphotography #design #typography #urbanphotography
A weathered shop sign reads “MAISON HUGILL GENTS’ HAIR STYLISTS EST. 1918” above a metal-grilled window. The building exterior is stone with peeling blue trim and an upper window with a white frame, showing signs of age. Mosaic tile entrance with the word “HALFORDS” spelt in black tiles. The background is light-coloured with green vertical lines, leading to black-framed glass doors. Adjacent pavement consists of square beige and tan tiles.
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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This car park caught my eye long before I developed any real interest in architecture or modernism. I need to revisit it with a proper camera in hand.
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Chaddesley House, Burnley, 2025

Erstwhile offices of Lancashire County Council, awaiting conversion into housing.

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#burnley #photography #dslrphotography #urbanphotography
An exterior metal staircase with rusty railings is attached to a brick building. A broken window is visible on the left. A blue car is parked in front, and another tan brick building stands in the background under a cloudy sky. The image shows a dilapidated entrance to an old building. The doors are covered with frosted glass and graffiti, the paint on the canopy is peeling, and warning signs are visible. The walkway leading to the doors is bordered by black railings. A rooftop area with pyramid-shaped skylights, some litter, and dirt. To the right is a brown and beige building with many windows, some open. In the background, there are older stone buildings, a street with people, and flower planters on a railing. A large, three-storey brick building with many broken windows and peeling paint. Debris and triangular skylights cover the flat roof below. The sky is overcast, and the building appears abandoned and in disrepair.
November 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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The Mint Building, City of London, 2025

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#hightecharchitecture #photography #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #iphonephotography #london #londonphotography
A modern glass building façade with a grid of repeating rectangular windows, each framed by metal and covered with dark, louvred shutters. The reflections of the sky and nearby structures are visible in the glass panels.
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Baynard House, City of London, 2025

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#brutalism #photography #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #iphonephotography #london #londonphotography
A building with 4 floors of continuous thin-framed aluminium windows, as well as vertical ribbed concrete between each floor. At the bottom, a series of metal horizontal vents and an entrance to an underground carpark.
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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External stairs & vent, National Theatre, London, 2025

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#concrete #iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography
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.
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Stairwell, National Theatre, London

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#concrete #iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography
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.
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Wayfinding signpost outside the National Theatre, 2025

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#iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #design #typography
A signpost on a cloudy day points to nearby attractions including National Film Theatre, Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Festival Pier, National Theatre, and Jubilee Gardens, with buildings and trees in the background.
October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Prince Charles Cinema, Westminster, London, 2025

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#iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography
A marquee on the Prince Charles Cinema displays “QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ALIVE IN THE CATACOMBS.” The cinema’s black awning is below, and the building above has patterned windows. The sky is partly cloudy.
October 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Exeter Switching Centre seen from Exeter Central railway station, 2021

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#brutalism #photography #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #exeter #iphonephotography #modernism
A railway station platform with a metal footbridge overhead, a large concrete building in the background, and a white sign displaying the number 15 near the tracks. The station appears empty and the sky is overcast.
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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West Ham station, London, 2025

Bring back glass bricks!

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#iphonephotography #photography #london #urban #urbanphotography
A red and white London Underground train is stopped at an outdoor station platform. Behind the train are brick and glass buildings. The sky is partly cloudy, and no people are visible on the platform or inside the train.
October 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Lancaster Police Station, 2025

One of Roger Booth's lesser known police stations in the autumn sunshine.

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#iphonephotography #photography #lancaster #municipal #municipalarchitecture
A four-storey building with a facade of yellowish-brown panels and many rectangular windows, set against a clear blue sky. There is a no entry road sign at the front, and sunlight casts shadows on the building and pavement. A low-angle view of a tan, modern building with large rectangular windows reflecting trees and sky. Sunlight filters through green-yellow leaves above. On the left, a parked white car and a yellow sign are visible in the distance.
October 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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I’ve lots of photos to sort from today but here are a few to be going on with.

Broadmead Baptist Church, Bristol
(Ronald H Sims, 1968)

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The interior of a large brutalist concrete church. The walls are clad over the alter with wavy panels of wood, and the ceiling is a zigzag with light streaming in through the glass. The cork flooring is picking up the sunlight, as are the long pine benches.
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Arena House, Letchworth Garden City, 2025

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#iphonephotography #photography #letchworthgardencity #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography
A front-on shot of a short and wide three storey building, with shops on the bottom floor and housing above. Cars are parked in front of the shops. The flats above feature almost full height, full width tall and narrow windows on their front. Trees partially frame the scene. A three-storey red brick building with large glass windows, some open and covered by curtains. A black SUV is parked in front. Partially visible brick wall and a person walking on the right. Sky is bright with scattered clouds. A two-storey building with large glass windows and a red roof. Ground floor shops include “Polos INTERFOODS” and “The Photo Shop.” Two white cars are parked in front, and green hedges line the street under a partly cloudy sky.
October 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Woodstock Fire Station training tower, 2025

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#photography #dslrphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography
A three-storey beige brick fire station with a tall training tower stands behind a black metal fence. Several cars are parked outside. A red banner about on-call firefighters hangs on the fence. Trees and cloudy skies are visible in the background.
October 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Overcast Lune Business Park, Lancaster, 2025

Having a normal one (taking a picture of a shutter on an industrial estate because the colours are pretty).

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#iphonephotography #photography #lancaster #urbanphotography
An abandoned red brick building with broken and boarded-up windows. Overgrown grass and bushes fill the foreground, along with metal gates, one of which is rusted and partly open. Rubbish and debris are visible near the building’s dark entrance. A bright red metal roller shutter door is closed on a green corrugated metal building. The frame above the door is also red, and the ground in front has some leaves and debris. The building shows minor signs of weathering.
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Thumping ambition – and demolition: 10 high-rises that changed modern Britain www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Thumping ambition – and demolition: 10 high-rises that changed modern Britain
Eyesores and scandalously unsafe? Or utopian housing for the working classes? Here are the stories and scandals behind some of the UK’s most revolutionary homes
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October 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM