PaulOfHorsham's photos

The Spinnaker Tower is easily visible from Gosport on the other side of the harbour

Portsmouth Harbour is busy with lots of small vessels as well as frequent ferries across The Solent to the Isle of Wight

The frequent ferry service over to Gosport gives a good view of the Historic Dockyard, including HMS Warrior. Reading the website, I find that this was Britain’s first iron-hulled, armoured battleship and was launched in 1860.

I encountered this old tram shelter outside the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth. On further investigation, I discovered that it was previously situated on Clarence Esplanade in Southsea, but was relocated away from its exposed position, where it suffered from bad weather blowing in off The Solent.

The windmills are named Jack - behind, black, with no sail, and Jill - white. Restoration on Jill has been carried out by volunteers from the Jack and Jill Windmills Society , and now occasionally produces stoneground wholegrain flour. Jack is in private ownership, while Jill is owned by Mid Sussex District Council. The track passing the windmills is the South Downs Way.

Just visible is the Church of the Transfiguration in the tiny village of Pyecombe. Unfortunately, the noise from the A23 main road is more intrusive than this scene might suggest.

Spring sun behind a tree on Wolstonbury Hill

The sea air can take a toll on the metalwork in a coastal town. On a recent visit to Worthing, I found rust appearing where the paint was missing, so pushed the camera up nice and close....

The sea air can take a toll on the metalwork in a coastal town. On a recent visit to Worthing, I found rust appearing where the paint was missing, so pushed the camera up nice and close....

The Mole Gap Trail leads from Leatherhead to Dorking, taking in Denbies Wine Estate on the way. I just chanced upon this chalky path and only later discovered the route.

Another Boxing Day stroll down the Hamble and, this year, there was a sailing club taking advantage of the mild conditions

The ferry across the River Hamble in Hampshire has operated since at least 1493. It links the villages of Warsash and Hamble-Le-Rice. This shelter was built in the 1900s (on the Warsash side) for The Bugle Inn to store kegs, with passengers also allowed in (subject to space). An old BBC article provides more information: www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2008/05/10/hamble_warsash_pinkferry_feature.shtml

These are actually shops and snack bars rather than traditional beach huts. Nice and colourful though

For World Photography Day, I wanted to capture something that summarised some of the changes that Covid has brought - fewer shops due to less people out & about as well as the shift to online. If I could somehow include the cuts to public services after 10 years of austerity that would be a bonus. While it's not a great photo, it does just about meet my requirements.