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Outside the Winter Gardens

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I think I kinda take the Winter Gardens for granted somewhat. I don’t go in there all that often – often using it as a short-cut rather than a destination – but it’s a really nice space. Not only is there the large wood-framed glasshouse full of tropical plants, but off-shot from the main structure are the Millennium Galleries, which have a mixture of permanent and temporary exhibitions, often very interesting.

If I still worked in the city centre then I’d visit it more often.

Outside the Winter Gardens
Arc

Fujica STX-1 & X-Fujinon 50mm f/1.9 FM on Agfa APX 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10.5mins @ 20°.

Taken on 12 September 2025

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Shadow lines

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These fence shadows caught my eye when walking through town early one morning. They reminded me both of a running track, and also of sheet music (without any notes). There are probably the wrong number of lines for both, but the sense of them remains.

Add notes for tunes

Fujica STX-1 & X-Fujinon 50mm f/1.9 FM on Agfa APX 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10.5mins @ 20°.

Taken on 12 September 2025

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The Chapel of Our Lady on Rotherham Bridge

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The Chapel of Our Lady on Rotherham Bridge is one of only five surviving bridge chapels in the UK. It dates to 1483 and survived as a chapel for 64 years before being closed during The Act of Dissolution in 1547. In 1569 it became an almshouse until, just over 200 years later in 1779 it became a dwelling for the deputy constable, and a jail. 109 years after that it became a tobacconists / newsagents.

In 1901 a petition by Rotherham residents was raised to restore the building back to a place of worship. Sir Charles Stoddart purchased the tobacconist’s business twelve years later, subsequently closed the shop, and proposed to restore the building. However, Sir Charles passed away before the repairs could be completed. In his will, he left £500 to be invested, with the income intended to support the maintenance of services in the Chapel on the Bridge.

Following the end of World War One, the work was completed, and the chapel was re-consecrated in 1924. Services are still held there to this day.

Chapel on the Bridge
Chapel on the Bridge-2

Fujica STX-1 & X-Fujinon 50mm f/1.9 FM on Agfa APX 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10.5mins @ 20°.

Taken on 7 September 2025

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The Bridge Inn

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Built in the 1930s using stone from the original Bridge Inn (dating to the 1700s), this Rotherham town centre pub is now (like so many others) permanently closed.

It’s not a pub I’ve ever visited and I only photographed it as I was visiting the new cinema on the other side of the road, and the light was nice. Despite being built in the 1930s, the use of the older stone makes the building look much older.

The X-Fujinon 50mm lens is pretty sharp!

The Bridge Inn
The Bridge Inn-2

Fujica STX-1 & X-Fujinon 50mm f/1.9 FM on Agfa APX 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10.5mins @ 20°.

Taken on 7 September 2025

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The Wave

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The Wave is the name of one of the University of Sheffield’s newest buildings. It’s pretty obvious why the name was chosen.

The building was hit by a significant delay during its construction when it was discovered that the original concrete pilings were not sufficient for the expected level of settlement when the final structure was built, and had to be demolished. This added an additional 18 months to the construction period andn the building finally opened two years ago in November 2023.

I took these three shots while walking past, but I expect there are a whole bunch of interesting pictures to be had from it.

The Wave
The Wave-3
The Wave-2

Fujica STX-1 & X-Fujinon 50mm f/1.9 FM on Agfa APX 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10.5mins @ 20°.

Taken on 6 September 2025