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Rusty gates restored, and ridge and furrow ruminations

Bridge Lane gates, 2017

Rusty gates restored in Bridge Lane, resulting in ruminations on ridge and furrow, and the former life of the fields and playing fields they opened on to.

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A walk by the Ouse, and a rusty relic

Rusty iron railing, bent, in ivy, by track

Floodwaters divert me towards a rusty relic and a bit of Clifton’s history, a remnant of an old path by the Ouse.

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More old iron: from Birmingham, to York

Avery ironwork — weighbridge? — off Piccadilly

In a yard off Piccadilly, York. Made in Birmingham.

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Bootham Field and its rusty relics

Chain (2), Bootham Park grounds, 2 April 2015

Bootham Park’s rusty relics, and a reminder of former grandeur on ‘Bootham Field’, one summer.

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Walker foundry relic on ‘Asylum Lane’

Rusted 19th century ironwork

Years ago I drafted a page called ‘Any old iron’, mainly inspired by a pair of rusty old gates. It didn’t get finished as I thought no one would be interested. A … More … →

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