Mundane pictures of the North

[Firky]

A discarded jar of picked onions. Poor thing. All it ever wanted in life was to sit by the bar of a working men's club in Jarrow.

 

[Firky]

Newcastle's Quayside looking from south to Gateshead (practically France).

 

[Firky]

Another shot of the Quayside with the Tuxedo Princess in view. I think the Tux is now in pieces in Turkey.

 

[Firky]

Some ship getting tugged into port.

 

[neonwilderness]

Gateshead (practically France)

Comment osez-vous!

 

[neonwilderness]

Swan Hunter

 

[Firky]

Swan Hunter

The photographs of Wallsend when the yards were still open are amongst my favourite of the NE

 

[aqua]

Wow

 

[not-bono-ever]

Swan Hunter

nice

 

[neonwilderness]

The photographs of Wallsend when the yards were still open are amongst my favourite of the NE

I vaguely remember one of the yard gates too, but haven't found that yet

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Swan Hunter

That's a great picture, and a powerful reminder of just how important and dominant heavy industry was in the NE. It just towers over the houses, illustrating the scale of such industries. Shame that most of it is history, although some is clinging on for dear life in places like Teesside - steel and chemicals.

 

[not-bono-ever]

shit photos of the north ?

these are sometime during the early 90s IIRC, after the West end Riots. streets and streets and fuckin streets of solid terraces that no one wanted.

 

[not-bono-ever]

fuckin hell. I have load of these it seems - some seem to be from the meadowell ( AKA Ridges ) estate. a gallery of abject misery and neglect.

 

[sojourner]

Mine are proper mundane, not like some of the fabulous shots on here so far!

I wrote a poem about a walk to the shops, then one day was out and captured this lot, which featured in the poem

This is the errr...parade

 

[cdg]

The park hill in sheffield

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[neonwilderness]

I think West Wales might be stretching the definition of 'north' a bit

 

[The Boy]

Swan Hunter

Wrong thread. The Awesome Pics of the North thread is over there *points*.

 

[neonwilderness]

Wrong thread. The Awesome Pics of the North thread is over there *points*.

I did think about posting it on that thread, but I think it was a fairly regular sight for people living there so it probably was a bit mundane for them

 

[The Boy]

I did think about posting it on that thread, but I think it was a fairly regular sight for people living there so it probably was a bit mundane for them

True. As somebody who can only just about remember when the docks, warehouses, whisky bonds and other industrial buildings of Edinburgh were places of work rather than yuppie flats, I sometimes forget how run of the mill these things probably were.

 

[Firky]

I was in College Valley today and there was still snow in Hen Hole on Cheviot. I'll post the pictures later if I CBA.

 

[Fez909]

Is there an awesome photos of the north thread?

I agree with the criticism of some of the lovely pics on here. Those pics are stunning Firky and while potentially mundane to those living in close proximity, to others they definitely aren't!

And mundane doesn't mean shit, either. Just everyday. Nowt special.

 

[Firky]

I used to spend hours and hours taking photos - not so much now though.

Will post countryside photographs at some point to contrast against the ones posted here of heavy industry and cityscapes.

 

[neonwilderness]

Will post countryside photographs at some point to contrast against the ones posted here of heavy industry and cityscapes.

The drive to my other half's parent's could be described as a bit mundane, I've done it that often I forget how good some of the views are when you stop to look.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

The drive to my other half's parent's could be described as a bit mundane, I've done it that often I forget how good some of the views are when you stop to look.

I love those quite bleak and flat, but beautiful and open landscapes. I'm happy up on the tops on the moors round here.

 

[Dillinger4]

The drive to my other half's parent's could be described as a bit mundane, I've done it that often I forget how good some of the views are when you stop to look.

I was on that very road last weekend

 

[neonwilderness]

I was on that very road last weekend

Were you? It only goes to their house and into the forest

 

[Dillinger4]

On closer inspection, I was not on that very road last weekend. In fact I don't think it is even the same place. I was in the Forest of Gisburn.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Here is Manchester city centre on a beautiful sunny day.



Sunny that is for Manchester.

 

[Firky]

The drive to my other half's parent's could be described as a bit mundane, I've done it that often I forget how good some of the views are when you stop to look.

Is that Kielder way?