Old Mill Lane

Old Mill Lane

Sunday 3 March 2013

Castle Market and Cresswell

Lunch time wanderings took me to Castle Market, a 60's complex built on the site of the old Sheffield Castle. It's in a bad way and due to be demolished soon as a new market is being built on The Moor.









































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I walked to the top of this curved ramp, which gave me a fine view of one of Sheffield's most idiosyncratic buildings, which formed a complex of tiled buildings near Lady's bridge.











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It is juxtaposed by modern apartment blocks, but holds its own


































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The face of Sheffield is changing fast!


































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The previous day I had walked near the University and included the decaying remains of a Catholic Church complex in my itinerary. St Vincents' used to be a focus for the Irish community, had a boy's club and apartments for its many priests but now it's just a car park amid the dilapidation and stolen slates.










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On a sunnier note we took a family trip to Cresswell Crags yesterday and while Lucy and Adam explored the caves Brenda and I took a walk, which circumnavigated the nearby quarry - nice!
































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The following panorama is best viewed by clicking once on the image.















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Following  a visit to a still life exhibition at Bradford Media Museum a few weeks ago I wanted to start taking some still life images or table top photography as it is sometimes known. This pineapple is my first attempt.











































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