tarboat's photos with the keyword: wall

Just a scene in the village of Alport from today's wanderings in the Derbyshire Peak District.

The use of terracotta ornamentation for walls and pillars was common in the late nineteenth and first quarter of the twentieth century. Much has been replaced or swept away these days, so it was good to find this survivor in Mill Lane, Hyde. There had been more along the block but this was the sole survivor. A look at the wall further along showed that the bricks were from the Black Hill Brick Co Ltd Entwistle Bolton Lancashire but that may not be the source of the decorative pieces.

A relic of the cultural revolution seen on the wall of a building close to the Huangcun Mine at Bagou. I don't know what the message is in this case - all translations welcome.

Found on the front wall of one of the lead/zinc processing works at Baiyin in Gansu Province, China. This style of heroic art has rather gone out of fashion in present day China, although some relics such as this can still be seen. The caption to this one states: 'Be a person who knows what he wants to do and he shall not be small-minded'. Another example from a copper mine in the Baiyin area can be seen here .