PaulOfHorsham's photos

Around 200 of these concrete barges were built in preparation for D-Day in 1944, but were in the end, never used. 16 were towed to Rainham Marshes on the Eastern fringe of London in 1953 and abandoned here to shore up sea defences damaged during the Great North Sea flood that year

Not what I expected to encounter on a quiet lane in Surrey! This inquisitive alpaca came over to say hello. Turns out this field belongs to Pinnacle Alpacas

One of a series of vaguely abstract pictures taken while wandering around The Stade at Hastings in the summer

One of a series of vaguely abstract pictures taken while wandering around The Stade at Hastings in the summer

One of a series of vaguely abstract pictures taken while wandering around The Stade at Hastings in the summer

One of a series of vaguely abstract pictures taken while wandering around The Stade at Hastings in the summer

St. Nicholas Church in the Cumbrian village of Lazonby. Seen from the train on the magnificently scenic Settle-Carlisle railway, the train windows give a noticeable polarising effect!

Another year, another trip and another view through railings! This is Tobermory on the Isle of Mull - an island off the west coast of Scotland, easily reached by ferry and bus from Oban on the mainland. The colourful harbour town was used as the setting for the children's TV programme 'Balamory', while several decades earlier, Tobermory was a womble! The mountains in the distance are on the Ardnamurchan peninsula - a very remote part of the Scottish Highlands.

Monken Hadley is a village on the northern edge of Greater London, in the borough of Barnet. The gates, and gate house, lie between the old A1 on the road out of Barnet and the large common. The area is, not surprisingly, a conservation area.

The Hayling Light Railway is a 2ft narrow gauge line running a short distance along the south coast of Hayling Island, west from the village of Eastoke. Contrary to appearances, the locomotive is diesel powered. These days, the attraction is owned by a trust, who describe the history and rolling stock on their website.

Fulwell Cross library in North-East London was designed by Frederick Gibberd, who made a considerable contribution to the post-1945 reconstruction of England and to civic design. Built in the 1960s at the same time as Gibberd's best-known building, Liverpool's Metropolitan (Roman Catholic) Cathedral with which it shares some features. Gibberd was also the Master Planner of Harlow New Town.

Encountered on a walk south from Maiden Castle (which is just outside Dorchester)

Spotted on a garage door in Sidlesham, West Sussex. Sound advice.

On top of a hill outside St. Ives in Cornwall (Carbis Bay, to be geographically precise) is this granite monument built in 1767. It was intended to be a mausoleum for it's creator John Knill, but since he was buried in Holborn, London, it has always remained empty. Among his many minor claims to fame is that he was mayor of the town between 1762 & 1782.

A warm week in South-West England, though rather hazy as well. This is the view from St Ives Head looking east towards the beaches on the other side of the bay.

Steam-powered clock when built in 1997, but subsequently restored and converted to electric power. Not a great view of the actual clock-face - this one had a better sky than the other photos on the day.

Directly copied and pasted from britainexpress.com: Towednack church is dedicated to St Winwaloe, a 6th-century hermit across the Channel in Brittany. The nave and chancel are 13th century and were built on the site of a Celtic hermitage (that is, the church was not intended to serve a village, which might account for how few houses there are close to the church!). The start of a walk in far western Cornwall. The view is towards the curiously spelled Beagletodn Downs