Loughborough backstreets ~ 15 by seanoneill

Loughborough backstreets ~ 15

A trip into Loughborough early this morning for new tyres (ouch, see 4th album!) gave me the opportunity for a quick walk around a part of the town that I haven't visited yet in this series.

I spotted this interesting wall a couple of weeks ago so it has been on the list, and is 2 minutes walk from Kwik Fit.

On the junction of Fennel Street and Toothill Road I have been drawn to the windows and drainpipes on the wall, and thought they would make a worthy addition to my Loughborough backstreets series.

Still cold, wet and horrible here, off to see the Tigers in the rain tonight, and then off to London tomorrow, in the gales force winds and hopefully sunshine to see Southampton and then to see Twelve Angry Men.

Hope you all have a great weekend.
Great shot. Loving the stack pipe and the branches coming from it.
January 31st, 2014  
The pipes look like a tree, or ivy, ha, love that fact you make us look at things differently, who would have thought some old pipes would be so photogenic. My daughter told me a storm was coming, all calm in Essex, fingers crossed it continues.
January 31st, 2014  
great shot - love the pipes that flare out into cool looking branches. You have the best eye for B&W :)
January 31st, 2014  
I love a good back street, great textures of stone & brickwork.....the drains make a good pattern.
January 31st, 2014  
Wonderful shot.
January 31st, 2014  
Love how the inorganic drainpipe looks like a tree, complete with roots. I also love the texture of the bricks and roof. Well done!
January 31st, 2014  
The textures in the brickwork are super - so many shades of grey with a bit of black and a bit of white - perfect recipe for a successful B&W.
January 31st, 2014  
Love those bricks - mono is so good for textures.
January 31st, 2014  
I love how you made something that's static look like it's alive...great shot!
January 31st, 2014  
Lovely photo and composition!
January 31st, 2014  
Love the 'arms' of the drain pipe.
January 31st, 2014  
Love the pipe tree. Excellent composition
January 31st, 2014  
I always need to analyze curiosities like this. I'll bet the building was retrofitted to add water and sewer, so the drains were routed to the outside. It made an interesting pattern and a good B&W subject.
January 31st, 2014  
Loughborough does good bricks. I like the drainpipes too
January 31st, 2014  
love the windows and the b&w!
January 31st, 2014  
cool pipes and b&w textures - I'd have been drawn to this too
February 1st, 2014  
Very nice composition and texture in the bricks. I like how the piping appears organic, almost like a sprawling vines.
February 1st, 2014  
Lovely shot, works so well in mono.
February 3rd, 2014  
Joe
My instant thought when viewing, "Urban Tree"
April 16th, 2014  
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