Five Rise Locks One of the most notable features along the Leeds-Liverpool canal, the Five Rise Locks were completed in 1774. They are the steepest set of lock gates in Britain. Even seen from a… Read more Travel Room: Bingley Five Rise Locks →
Today I went for a spring walk in Bingley in Yorkshire. The town is perhaps most famous for the extremely steep five step locks on the Bingley stretch of the Leeds-Liverpool canal.… Read more Travel Room: Three Ruined Buildings in Bingley →
Skipton Castle stands in the popular town that bears its name. It dates back to the 1300’s when it was home to Lord Robert Clifford of Skipton. In its day, it was a… Read more Travel Room: Skipton Castle →
Three shots of a particularly beautiful waterfall in Skipton Castle Woods. Something about the log at the foot of the waterfall really caught my eye. Waterfall (1) Waterfall (2) Waterfall (3)… Read more Travel Room: The Waterfall →
There have recently been a host of fashion themed shows held in London, most notably the Alexander McQueen retrospective at the V&A Museum. For those based in Yorkshire, the Abbey House Museum… Read more Travel Room: How Do I Look? @ Abbey House Museum →
One of the resolutions I’ve found myself making for 2015 (despite having vowed I’d make no such thing) is to visit more new places. I began with a trip with a friend to… Read more New Places: Jerwood Drawing Prize @ The Tetley, Leeds →
After the food, TV watching and general laziness of Christmas, it seemed like high time for a new adventure. So this weekend, I went for a long walk with two friends through Trawden and… Read more Water, Mud and Ruins: A Gothic Adventure →
Last weekend, on the way to see an art show with a friend, I managed to get off at completely the wrong bus stop. This was partly because the place… Read more A Path in Autumn →
Strange and Lost Visions 