The large building in today’s picture is the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield. It’s a large and imposing structure visible from many different parts of the city.

This shot was one that I just happened to catch offhand. Something about the positioning of the different elements – the zebra crossing, the road, the side-street, then the houses and the hospital lead nicely through the frame. The little Fiat perched above street level is a bonus.

It’s just struck me as I type this that I can probably see the window of the room my mum was in when the cancer took her. I’ve photographed the hospital on a number of occasions before but never really thought of it in that way before now.

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