Built environment / What Humans made
As well as the natural environment there is beauty in man made structures, from Heavy lifting plant to beach huts, Ferris wheels, to modern support structures, Victorian splendour to a modern sculpture there are things of beauty all around us if we choose to look closely enough.
Ducks all sat in a row, five cranes at Felixstowe docks ready for action. The mechanical beauty is photographed from the protected Trimley Marshes nature reserve. Image Reference 094557
Truly a symbol of the seaside since the millennium, these wheels have been popping up everywhere, this is at Felixstowe during the summer providing a birds eye view of the seafront Image Reference 091940
Standing 13f foot tall to celebrate the return of the Puffins whose population on Jersey has dropped from over 200 pairs to just a handful. These steel and woven wicker sculptures have are iconic. Image Reference 173142
Found at the rear of the Pier head at
Southwold is a representation of George
Orwell who the town sees as one of its famous
sons. Image Reference 155809
Beach huts and pier, Southwold sea front is always on the frontline of the assault from the sea . The current Southwold pier stands 623 feet long and is the only 21st Century built pier in the UK. Image reference 034500
A Kiss, two giant Puffins stand on Rue de Petit Plémont in Jersey locked in an embrace, commissioned by Birds on the Edge and the National Trust of Jersey to recognise the plight of these birds Image Reference 173733
The Scallop, an iconic gift to the people of Aldeburgh by Maggi Hambling. Created in 2003 and positioned on the pebble beach for all to see and enjoy.
Image Reference 144152
Available in the panoramic format the street art mural of George Orwell was painted by street artist Pure Evil (Charlie Uzzel-Edwards) this image is cropped to remove the railing and information board. Orwell visited and lived and wrote in Southwold.
Image Reference 155809~B
Traditional beach huts, basically a shed by the sea but the brits love them, they provide welcome shelter from the vagaries of the British summer and for many represent their 'place by the sea' Image Reference 024641
On a visit out to the lost gardens of Heligan post box combination this phone / post box combination caught our eye, all painted Pillar Box Red and with the rarity of a working phone! Image Reference 152713
Orford castle taken from the bank of the River Alde across the flood plain the castle was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II to consolidate royal power in the area.
Image Reference 163814
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