A Pair of Courts, Burton-on-Trent - 2017/2021

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Consolidation of the MoJ estate over the last decade or so has resulted in the closure of local courts all over the country, many being amalgamated into justice centre's covering larger regions. In Burton this resulted in the County Court closing in 2013, which has subsequently been converted into Read more

Norcroft Fine Bone China Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent - December 2021

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Most people know about the pottery heritage of Stoke-on-Trent, and whilst the industry is certainly a shadow of its former self it is still a key player in the city employing several thousand people. There are still a number of very large potteries going strongly, and countless smaller operators. Read more

Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Offices - Autumn 2021

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The Civic Offices were opened circa 1963, to the designs of architects Bradshaw Gass & Hope. The buildings replaced earlier municipal buildings such as the Municipal Hall on the Ironmarket which was controversially demolished in 1967 and the Guildhall on the High Street which still stands. The Read more

Cardiff City Asylum, Whitchurch - August 2021

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It seems to have become somewhat of an annual tradition to mosey on down to Cardiff to see what Whitchurch is looking like. I've been there at least once each year (except 2020) since 2016 and it has been a really interesting thing to see how it has changed. It started off in incredibly fresh Read more

Old Bank Mill, Leek - September 2021

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Another of Leek's reasonably good offering of mills. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find any information about this place. It crops up in the background of a few old aerial photographs that I've seen which mainly focus on the larger mill complexes that formerly neighboured the site. It is pretty Read more

Eggborough Power Station - April 2021

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Clearly this is nothing new, there are plenty of reports on this place, but this is my take on the place. I've wanted to get on the power station game for a looooong time, however as normal things have gotten in the way and despite a few brief pokes at Rugeley and Ironbridge I've never gotten Read more

Erdington Public Baths, Birmingham - April 2021

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One from a whistle-stop mooch about Birmingham last year, having seen Speed's report it seemed worthy of a visit. Old baths like these are becoming few and far between with many local authorities building new facilities often under increasingly weird names such as "lifestyle centres" and "wellness Read more

Molson Coors 'South Brewery', Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire - December 2020

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I'm not even going to pretend I really know anything about the history of the Bass Brewery, or about breweries in general. I have done some internet digging as usual but the history of the actual brewery complexes seems to be rather vague and it's difficult to track down much relating to this exact Read more
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