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| We both entered the brilliant buildings photographic competition which was run by urbanvision, an organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent that encourages the highest standards in urban architecture and design. Between us we won four prizes out of eight - an achievement that simply staggered us, as neither of us has ever entered a photographic competition before, let alone won a prize. |
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| allotment architecture | Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70 |
| Tone took this one - it won the
judges' prize for pictures of Hanley, and the public vote These allotments lie on the banks of the Cauldon canal (an offshoot of the Trent & Mersey Canal) in Northwood. The allotments are of long-standing and extremely well maintained, and the ad-hoc architecture has reached a peak of sophistication and permanence. This place has such a warm tranquil feeling - it looks like the most desirable of lost lands - a permanent 1950s where there is always home-grown produce for tea and the Home service still broadcasts on the wireless. I took this picture whilst walking with Mike - one of my closest friends - it was one of the last long walks I took before rheumatoid arthritis took its toll on my legs. This picture sums up the companionable and relaxed feeling of that day. |
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| window glow | Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70 |
| Pen took this one - it won the judges'
prize for pictures of Burslem The window is in the main stairwell of Burslem School of Art and was recently restore to mark the centenary of the School of Art |
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| burslem from tunstall | Canon IXUS 40 |
| Tone took this one - it won the
judges' prize for pictures of Tunstall. The shattered tiles in this picture could represent the recent history of industrial decline in Stoke-on-Trent. And although this scene is far from beautiful, there is some hope of cleaner healthier and less impoverished lives in the spaces that have opened up between the towns that make up the city. Burslem, in the distance, is crammed with brilliant buildings - the best in mid-scale late-Victorian architecture. |
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| look up | Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70 |
| Pen took this one in Hanley, the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent | |
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| Tone took this one in Hanley, the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent | |
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| Tone took this one from the banks of the Trent and Mersey canal in Longport - these are the down-at-heel remains of an old pot-bank | |
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| sky station | Nikon Coolpix P2 |
| Pen took this one of Stoke-on-Trent railway station in Shelton | |
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| old potbank | Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70 |
| Tone took this one in the regeneration area south of Hanley where large chunks of former industrial land are being recycled for housing | |
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| clock tower | Nikon Coolpix P2 |
| Pen took this one | |
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| victoria hall atrium | Nikon D70, Sigma 12-24@24mm |
| Tone took this one | |
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| yellow building 1897 | Canon IXUS 500 |
| Tone took this one in Hanley, the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent | |
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| film theatre roof | Nikon Coolpix P2 |
| Pen took this one - part of Staffordshire University in Shelton | |
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