Serious business on a bleak afternoon
A photo each day from the city of Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
Friday 28 February 2014
Thursday 27 February 2014
Wednesday 26 February 2014
The Balloon Seller
Just as the the wind and rain of recent weeks have kept the fishermen in port,
the same weather pattern makes this the first time the balloon seller has been seen on the streets.
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Skeleton
Another apartment block begins to take shape at the Millbay Dock development.
(Whoops! Not apartments, this is to be a new school. Thanks for the comment)
(Whoops! Not apartments, this is to be a new school. Thanks for the comment)
Monday 24 February 2014
Iridescence
After the recent weeks almost endless gloom and rain,
it was easy to forgot how the iridescent cladding on this student accommodation block
changes colour as the low winter sunshine moves across the face of the corner tower.
Sunday 23 February 2014
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is .....
..... the second largest professional services firm of them all?
Well, that would be pwc (pricewaterhousecoopers),
with offices in 776 cities, spanning 159 countries and employing over 180,000 people.
The pwc office in the city centre is about to receive some TLC.
Saturday 22 February 2014
As a general rule .....
........ it is unwise to keep piranhas in the bath.
This bathroom shop window display caught my eye yesterday.
Friday 21 February 2014
Thursday 20 February 2014
In contrast to yesterday's post .....
...... here is The Prysten House, a Plymouth building that has stood the test of time.
It was built in 1490 and has survived not only the massive air raids
which the city suffered in World War Two, but also the architectural vandalism
which has been committed since.
I will return to the Prysten House again in the next couple of weeks
to explore the American connections to the building.
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Idols of the Fifties and Sixties.
Whilst James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley all died before their time,
all attempts to bury Plymouth crumbling Civic Centre, built 1961,
have defeated the City Council, because someone managed to get the building "listed"
as being of architectural merit and therefore protected from the wrecking ball.
Tuesday 18 February 2014
Maybe it is breaking apart.
The Scottish Referendum is only seven months away and the campaign gets more heated each week.
Although Plymouth is as far from Scotland as you can get within the British Isles,
there could be much involved in the outcome of their vote as far as the city is concerned.
Because Royal Naval Dockyard at Devonport is so important to the economy of Plymouth any redeployment of naval assets, in the event of Scottish Independence, could have important consequences for the area.
Monday 17 February 2014
Sunday lived up to its name.
After weeks of torrential rain and damaging gales
Sunday dawned dry and sunny.
Shoppers enjoyed strolling without struggling to stop their umbrellas blowing inside out.
The open air ice rink was open again for the first time in days.
Pavements tables were busy again rather than stacked up and tied down to stop them blowing away.
Sunday 16 February 2014
Saturday 15 February 2014
Last night the region got another destructive battering.
Along with the rising toll of damage and disruption, the endless procession of Atlantic storms crashing onto the shores of the West Country, seem to have drained every drop of colour from our world.
Friday 14 February 2014
Thursday 13 February 2014
Red Alert! Storm warning.
Yesterday, the UK Meteorological Office issued its highest level weather warning
for the whole of western Britain, as the latest storm blew in from the Atlantic.
Winds of over 100 mph with the average monthly rainfall set to fall within 48 hours, were forecast.
I figured that the best photo opportunities would be on the waterfront, looking out on to Plymouth Sound, where the monster waves had done so much damage last week,
but everybody had the same idea and there were no parking spaces left.
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Monday 10 February 2014
It doesn't take much to draw a small crowd
The cause was a traffic accident in which a car had mounted the pavement
and bumped into scaffolding reaching up four storeys to enable work on the building's chimney stack.
Because of the forecasts of yet more gale force winds
the emergency services needed to ensure the safety of the scaffold structure.
Sunday 9 February 2014
Saturday's storm arrived on time.
Wednesday's storm carried out the breaking and entering raid on the popular
Waterfront Bar and Restaurant, and the Wet Wok Chinese Restaurant,
and yesterday's sent in the demolition gang.
I was part of a pretty large crowd that was blown along the Waterfront by the 60 mph gusts.
Saturday 8 February 2014
Yesterday the rain stopped and the sun shone.
Friday 7 February 2014
Size matters.
Two "Storm Chasers" waiting for high tide.
and these are the plans that are being put into place to cope with the expected disruption.
Check out the link.
Thursday 6 February 2014
The morning after.
Yesterday morning, as the tide receded but the wind was still gusting at more than 60 mph,
it was possible to see the damage that the waves had inflicted along the waterfront.
This very popular Chinese restaurant, the Wet Wok, was totally devastated as the sea smashed through the glass frontage and completely wrecked everything inside,
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Tuesday 4 February 2014
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