John Oram's photos with the keyword: Canal Walk

The appallingly neglected wasteland on Canal Walk, Southampton depicted here has been in this state for several years, gradually attracting more and more litter. It is bounded on the west side by an isolated stretch of old wall and its more modern front wall features the Botley Stonecraft plaque which I featured in my photograph of 5 August 2013. Now the land has been earmarked for the development of 16 flats in a five storey block and the vantage point of the nearby Eastgate Street car park will allow me to follow progress as I continue to tell the story of Southampton as I see it. Comments on the planning application are allowed until September 2014 so there will be no updates for a while. 200_P1010983

The appallingly neglected wasteland on Canal Walk, Southampton depicted here has been in this state for several years, gradually attracting more and more litter. It is bounded on the west side by an isolated stretch of old wall and its more modern front wall features the Botley Stonecraft plaque which I featured in my photograph of 5 August 2013. Now the land has been earmarked for the development of 16 flats in a five storey block and the vantage point of the nearby Eastgate Street car park will allow me to follow progress as I continue to tell the story of Southampton as I see it. Comments on the planning application are allowed until September 2014 so there will be no updates for a while. This view of Canal Walk is at the junction with Back of the Walls. 200_P1010982

This intentionally stark record shot shows the rear of commercial and residential properties on Canal Walk, Southampton. Their fronts are on Queensway. P1180810

Southampton, although relatively prosperous, has by no means escaped the depredations of recession. In a city widely damaged in WWII and consequently extensively rebuilt, even its newer buildings have not all survived well. I think it is fair to say that, in the protracted period of construction which was common to many towns and cities, Southampton was, to some extent, 'uglified'. Retail units which were less than attractive from the outset, now blight the city in their abandonment. Here, beneath Palmerston House [Queensway/Canal Walk], a crudely boarded former watchmaker and jeweller's premises is, mercifully, away from the tourist trail. TZ30_P1010018