u3a Eye Rust

This is what remains of an extremely rusted old boiler, used to heat the water for hot showers on the Ladies only beach in Ilfracombe Devon from around 1920 onwards. The Men's beach had no such luxuries. The beach was divided into 2 distinct halves, with a female guard posted at the middle to deter any straying eyes.

I spotted this rusty car during a recent u3a visit to Beaulieu house, gardens and motor museum. There was an auction of classic cars taking place and this was one of the cars for sale. I wonder who bought it and how much they paid?

The Sutton Hoo Helmet. Found at at Sutton Hoo, it was buried as part of a furnished ship-burial, probably dating from the early seventh century. The photo is of an enlarged modern interpretation of the helmet.

This photograph was taken in Oradour-sur-Glane which was a small farming village some 15 miles from Limoges, France. On June 10, 1944, troops of the SS Panzer Division, Das Reich, massacred 642 people, almost the entire population, and then destroyed the village. The ruins are preserved as a permanent memorial and museum. To this day there is no universally accepted explanation for the massacre. The burnt-out, rusted car in the photograph is a Peugeot Model 202 and is believed to have belonged to the village doctor. I thought this image was particularly striking: a poignant reminder of that horrendous day in June 1944.

The beauty of this rusting shipyard's beam plate is enhanced by blue sky and bright sunshine. Magical!

This image was taken during a boat trip along the coast of Western Australia at a port called Esperance. The wonderful colours below the Plimsoll Line are not normally on view but I took the opportunity to capture them.

Rusty unloved French bicycle

The rusty remains of the lock gate at the entrance to Ulverston canal, from the tidal Morecambe Bay. The gate first opened in 1796 and last closed in 1916.

This is a close up of one of the heads of Anthony Gormley's 'Another Place' self-statues at Crosby Beach on the edge of Liverpool. I was taken by the detail and texture revealed by the weathering processes. I selected the background in Lightroom to reduce all the exposure details to zero, to create a totally black background so that all attention is on the rusty detail.

The image is of one of the hundred Antony Gormley figures that form the "Another Place" sculture at Crosby Beach, Merseyside. The sculptures have been in that location since 2005 and have been exposed to the sea and other elements an being made of cast iron they are showing signs of age and weathering.

This rusty old sign is attached to a bridge over the Grand Union Canal. It is a reminder that fishing rights on canals are privately owned mostly by the Canal and River Trust. A modern plastic sign nearby backs this up. It led me to wonder just how long it has been there and how many spiders and other insects had made it their home.

What an interesting pattern rust formed on this twisted and broken bin support.

On a lovely sunny Autumn day visiting Sheffield Park (National Trust Property) the sun shone onto the trees bringing the colours more alive and vivid and reflecting into the lake.

This sculpture by Christina Sporrong was exhibited recently in the parkland around Chatsworth House. Its physical size, form and colour stood out in the landscape, though this shot emphasises the features of the face.

The St Katherine's Park WW1 memorial is comprised entirely of a "rusty" iron sheet, with a very emotive outline cut out in the shape of a soldier. The sky is an effective background emphasising his head. Remember them.