Spot the Difference 2

Spot the Difference:

08/10/14

21/10/14

Andrew

Spot the Difference

These two posters are currently being displayed on adjacent bus stops in Bristol City Centre...

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Going, Going, Gone

Over the past couple of months, the former PwC offices in Bristol City Centre have been demolished. Or, at least the modern extension to the side and rear of the Georgian-fronted building in the North Eastern corner of Queen Square has gone.

Here are some pictures from various stages in the process: 

I've also found some pictures what is set to replace the demolished building. Whilst I can see what is being attempted (a design that attempts to marry the scale and classic style of the Georgian frontage with the older architecture of King Street which the rear gives onto), I remain to be convinced:

(c) Skanska

(c) Skanska

You can find more information about the development here.

Andrew

The Lesser-Seen Bristol

A few days ago I posted a few pictures taken in and around Bristol... Here are a few more but these are of the lesser observed and celebrated side of the city:

Entrance to Redcliffe Caves

"The Matthew" in Dry Dock

Lights at Red 1

Lights at Red 2

Reese

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Bristol Photos

Some photos from around Bristol...

Swans

Sculpture

Boat (under construction)

Bristol Bridge

Brislington

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An Optical Illusion... Bristol Fashion

...but only on screen. In real life, this image did not seem to rotate the way it does here...

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The Auld Grey Toon - Part 2

Yesterday I posted some photos of Dunfermline, with the promise of some of the Monastery and Palace Ruins to come today. The Benedictine Monastery was founded by Queen (also Saint) Margaret, around 1070 and the current ruins, of the Refractory, date to the early 14th Century. Whilst David I moved his court to Edinburgh, the Palace remained significant until the 1603 Union of the Crowns when James VI moved to London; not before the last monarch to have been born in Scotland, Charles I, had been born in the town, though.

Andrew

The Auld Grey Toon - Part 1

Yesterday I took several pictures around Dunfermline - including several of the Monastery and Palace ruins, which I shall post tomorrow. There were also a number of others which will, in time, feature on the pages of my Tumblr blog, the widow's window.

Here, though are some of notable buildings and sights in the town:

Andrew Carnegie's birthplace

Doors to the Abbey

City Chambers

Statue of Andrew Carnegie

Pittencrieff House, Glasshouses and the Abbey

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Auld Reekie Photos - Part 2

Here are another selection of photos from my trip to Edinburgh yesterday:

The Dome of Old College - and the Bass Rock just visible behind

(For those who know Edinburgh: the Cowgate fire site is finally progressing)

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Auld Reekie Photos - Part 1

I went across to Edinburgh today, and managed to get a few pictures, of which these are some:

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Street Gallery

On Saturday I joined Bristol Photography Group as they went a walk round the Stokes Croft area of Bristol, known for its independent spirit and street art - including the famous Banksy "Mild Mild West". Here are a selection of the pictures I took:

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