This is the Castle Armoury in Bury, Lancashire, a Grade II listed building dating to 1907 and so named because it was built on the site of the former Bury Castle. Originally built to house the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps, which eventually evolved into the Lancashire Fusileers. They remained there until disbandment in 1967. Various other battalions and detachments were then housed in the building, including cadets and air training corps until the building was finally closed in 2022 on safety grounds due to lack of funding for repairs.
It’s quite a commanding structure, and all that stonework really pops with contrast in the right light.
Olympus XA-3 & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken on 25 April 2026
Steel City Snapper photography 