Paul Dobraszczyk
@pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social
Magpie architectural writer and image maker. 'Botanical Architecture: Plants, Buildings and Us' out now with Reaktion Books. www.ragpickinghistory.co.uk
The fabulous former railway station at Tunbridge Wells West, designed by Charles Henry Driver and built in 1866.
February 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The fabulous former railway station at Tunbridge Wells West, designed by Charles Henry Driver and built in 1866.
Three buildings by Charles Henry Driver in Dorking, all completed in 1872: a school, shop and the town hall.
February 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Three buildings by Charles Henry Driver in Dorking, all completed in 1872: a school, shop and the town hall.
A splendid couple of days exploring the work of Victorian architect Charles Henry Driver in Surrey and Kent. First up, this is Leatherhead railway station, completed in 1867.
February 18, 2026 at 12:27 PM
A splendid couple of days exploring the work of Victorian architect Charles Henry Driver in Surrey and Kent. First up, this is Leatherhead railway station, completed in 1867.
Snow-dusted Pen y Fan from Hay Bluff
February 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Snow-dusted Pen y Fan from Hay Bluff
Paraglider, Hay Bluff, Black Mountains
February 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Paraglider, Hay Bluff, Black Mountains
Three tiny chimneys and acres of glass: Manchester from Hulme park.
January 31, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Three tiny chimneys and acres of glass: Manchester from Hulme park.
View of Manchester's 'world-class' skyscraper district from St George's Park, Cornbrook
January 30, 2026 at 5:33 PM
View of Manchester's 'world-class' skyscraper district from St George's Park, Cornbrook
Manchester's new religion
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Manchester's new religion
Hilbre Island, a New Red Sandstone outcrop and tidal island in the Dee estuary. A wonderful place to walk to at low tide in crisp winter sun.
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Hilbre Island, a New Red Sandstone outcrop and tidal island in the Dee estuary. A wonderful place to walk to at low tide in crisp winter sun.
The third sewage pumping station built at Abbey Mills, East London, from 1910 to 1914, featuring an almost ecclesiastical interior with its fabulous creamy and russety patinas. I imagine a future conversion into a stupendous swimming pool.
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The third sewage pumping station built at Abbey Mills, East London, from 1910 to 1914, featuring an almost ecclesiastical interior with its fabulous creamy and russety patinas. I imagine a future conversion into a stupendous swimming pool.
Ornamental cast iron in the interior the Abbey Mills Pumping Station, recently re-painted to match its original colours of the 1860s
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Ornamental cast iron in the interior the Abbey Mills Pumping Station, recently re-painted to match its original colours of the 1860s
The stunning interior of the Abbey Mills Pumping Station, a veritable cathedral of sewage, completed in 1868 and designed by Charles Henry Driver and Joseph Bazalgette
January 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The stunning interior of the Abbey Mills Pumping Station, a veritable cathedral of sewage, completed in 1868 and designed by Charles Henry Driver and Joseph Bazalgette
A video of yesterday's magical excursion to a frozen Kinder Downfall
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A video of yesterday's magical excursion to a frozen Kinder Downfall
This afternoon I snuck in behind a frozen waterfall: Kinder Downfall in the Peak District
January 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This afternoon I snuck in behind a frozen waterfall: Kinder Downfall in the Peak District
A beautiful mini-copse of silver birch trees growing on an island in the Birch Vale reservoir
January 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
A beautiful mini-copse of silver birch trees growing on an island in the Birch Vale reservoir
Special product, Cemex Dove Holes Quarry
January 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Special product, Cemex Dove Holes Quarry
Four flats and a few more beyond, Manchester
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Four flats and a few more beyond, Manchester
I'm looking for decent sources on ghosts and haunting/mind and matter. Something more academic in nature than the Uncanny stuff but not nonsensical or impenetrable (eg. Derrida). Any pointers gratefully received!
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I'm looking for decent sources on ghosts and haunting/mind and matter. Something more academic in nature than the Uncanny stuff but not nonsensical or impenetrable (eg. Derrida). Any pointers gratefully received!
Light painting itself on Manchester's canals
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Light painting itself on Manchester's canals
Four views of Manchester's new towers in the spectacular polar light this afternoon
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Four views of Manchester's new towers in the spectacular polar light this afternoon
A glimpse of Lepus timidus on Bleaklow
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A glimpse of Lepus timidus on Bleaklow
Full moon rising over gritstone on Bleaklow, Peak District
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Full moon rising over gritstone on Bleaklow, Peak District
White car and Yewbarrow, Wasdale
December 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
White car and Yewbarrow, Wasdale
Glorious Wastwater under a cloud-streaked sky
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Glorious Wastwater under a cloud-streaked sky
Little Hell Gate on Great Gable, from afar and up close. One of the hardest walks I've ever done.
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Little Hell Gate on Great Gable, from afar and up close. One of the hardest walks I've ever done.