This pair of residential towers are a Sheffield landmark. Not particularly because of the way they look, but their location at the top of the Herdings district means they are widely visible from across the city and can be seen from many miles away, particularly from the east.

They were built in 1959 and there were originally three towers named Leighton, Morland and Raeburn and were referred to as The Three Sisters, but Raeburn was demolished in 1996 when it was deemed unsafe following the discovery of a fault in the ground where it stood. The remaining two towers were renamed as Queen Anne Court and Queen Elizabeth Court and are now sometimes known as the Herdings Twin Towers.

I’ve driven past them at sunrise before and always thought they would make for a nice picture, so a few weeks back I decided to go and make one. The light was nice on the day, but I’d have preferred a bit of cloud to break up the blue sky. The image is also vey slightly soft despite me using a tripod. An excuse to re-visit the location at some point, I think.

Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 150mm f/3.5 MC & Kodak Portra 160. Lab developed, home scanned & converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken 25 November 2023.