Just wonderful -- you lucky so and so!

I agree about the water. Those woolly long exposures just leave me cold, never mind the water.
The colours in the last one are super.

It's gone off the photographic thread somewhat but if a picture can generate this sort of discussion then it has indeed succeeded. Public opinion was to replace the 1950s concrete eyesore in the middle of Coventry but English Heritage said, "No. You can't. It's the only example left in the country. It's all been demolished."

Thank you.
That was quick - you can't fault the service in this establishment.

I set the theme and description of the Monthly Competition and when it appeared, the closing date was posted as 5th April 2015, as if it were a weekly one. I exited and reloaded the site in case it was a minor glitch and it was still there.

Enjoy your Pentax - and welcome.

Welcome to an exciting place - and please post some pictures.

UK members might like to look at http://www.day2dayshop.com/ for memory cards. Their range is considerable and the prices are excellent - as is their service.

Pentax K5 with 55 and 28mm Takumars

A recent posting of Abraham Darby's iron bridge reminded me of an almost forgotten example of Telford's road building. He was the father of civil engineering and went so far as to design every aspect of his new roads, from the carriageway to the fences that lined it and the toll houses that collected their revenue.

The coaching road from London to Birmingham passed through a deep valley to the west of Coventry, near to the village of Alspath. Horses were changed here and refreshments were taken but the valley bottom was waterlogged and the sides filled with springs making for a very muddy and difficult route. The stopping place was known as the Old Mirey Den which, in later times became known as Meriden after Telford engineered major improvements to the road. The modern A45 bypasses Meriden today and the marvels of yesterday are all but forgotten




The road today as it descends into Meriden




Telford's original fencing (a standard design) runs alongside but is in a shocking state of repair.






Over 200 years of weathering has pitted the cast iron and produced a wonderful patina on this finial



The same pattern of post is used for gate supports (even if the gate is totally overgrown)






Repairs are almost non existent



And all is just left to the ivy and the elements



The only bit that has been maintained is the kissing gate on the footpath leading from the parish church of St. Lawrence, on top of the hill, in Alspath, to the Queen's Head public house!







Despite what the pictures might show, it was lashing down with rain half the time (that's the blurred bit to the right of the last image) so I was pleased with what I actually got. One bonus was finding a patch of rare white violets

Is somebody trying to tell you something?