Majorelle Gardens

Yves Memorial

The new Yves Saint Laurent memorial in the Majorelle botanical gardens Marrakesh.

Agidir

Pink Flamingos on the nature reserve.

An old lady sets out her wares in the middle of the crowded sook.

Part of the busy local Atlantic fishing fleet.

One of the local ancient taxi fleet.

The modern face of Agidir,it's brand new marina village. Not too many luxury yachts tied up there yet, but give it time.

Hidden Urban Pond

This pond is hidden from view in between the football ground and the local Asda supermarket.
It looks entirely natural, but it was once part of an extensive cooling system for the long gone steelworks.
Even though some use it as a rubbish dump, when you look closer you can see how nature has reclaimed it.

Ferry Beach

Ferry beach has been the home of the messing about in boats brigade for as long as I can remember. The area pictured has always been used for building and repair of working and fishing boats but just a bit further up the beach the dreaded yellow wellie brigade are starting to take over with their plastic pleasure craft. I love the huts on stilts which as well as being used as workshops are the working mans hideaway for a cup of tea and a gossip.

Black Shed

The last moments of the huge black shed which recently caught fire down Barrow's old paper mills.

End of the Road

Looks like it's the end of the road for this particular racing banger. But don't think that it's worthless, the remnants of this car are still worth£140 or so as scrap metal.

Bag Lady

Barrow seems to have acquired its very own local bag lady. No one seems to know too much about this particular lady, but it seems she is homeless by choice, rather than force of circumstances.
I wonder what her story is. She certainly can't be looking for solitude; she is camped outside the town hall, Barrow's most prominent building and right next to a busy main road.

Bent Trees

More damage from the weekend storm which hit Barrow. These trees have only been recently planted on the much hated new by-pass road.

Summer Storm

This Sunday winds hit over 60mph and we had to contend with roads full of flotsam and jetsam blowing all over the place, including the odd tree, like the one in Barrow’s Hartington Street which toppled up against some poor soul’s house. Luckily not too much damage seemed to be inflicted to the house, but I bet they got a heck of a shock. The road was later closed and the tree carefully cut up and removed.

Piel Over the Rooftops

Piel Island seen from across the rooftops, taken from the top of Queen St.

Fishing Fleet

Barrow's small fishing fleet seen from across Walney channel.

Kitesurfing on Walney

West Shore Sunset

The Isle of Man can just be made out in the haze.

Fire At Salthouse Mills

Isle of Arran

Devonshire Dock 1980s

A Scan of a nighttime view of Barrow's Devonshire Dock Hall in the late stages of construction. Taken during the 1980s.

1980's

A 1980's view I took from the top of Ormsgill lane looking towards Black Combe.

New Emlyn Hughes Statue

The new Emlyn Hughes statue which was unveiled on Friday the 18th April. The defender, who became a television personality after retirement, died in 2004 from brain cancer, aged 57.

A Barrow lad born and bred, eerily the poster which happened to be in the background seems to confirm that he loved Barrow. It is sited at a new office development on Abbey Road, which has been named Emlyn Hughes House.

The former television Question of Sport captain, who was awarded an OBE in 1980, played 650 games for Liverpool, won 62 England caps and captained his country 23 times.

Reflections in Ramsden Dock

Selandria

The local floating night club and restaurant which is for sale. Interested?

Well Two million pounds ONO should buy it for you.