A right royal mess!

A floating pontoon platform, crumbling by Southampton's Royal Pier.
Clearly in need of a little TLC before it will be happy again.

I also think the Health & Safety people should make a recommendation for more fencing...at least!

HFF!

Explored! ....at your peril

Diane Putnam, Jan, Roger Dodger, Ecobird and 18 other people have particularly liked this photo

50 comments - The latest ones

Mecklenburg-Foto ^club

Diese Plattform wird wohl keinen glücklichen Freitag mehr erleben, aber HFF dem Fotografen!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Mecklenburg-Foto ^club

Vielen Dank, für bemerken diesen spektakulären Anblick und Ihren Besuch ;-)

HFF!

7 years ago.

Xata ^club

And so much different fencing around...HFF!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Xata ^club

I believe you are impressed ;-)

HFF!

7 years ago.

Erhard Bernstein ^club

HFF!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Erhard Bernstein ^club

Thank you, Erhard.

HFF to you too!

7 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Outstanding capture!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you, William and best wishes for the weekend.

7 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

It does indeed look rather tired, Neil. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to tiabunna ^club

Tiredness maybe the reason for poor appearance, but it is not a valid excuse!

HFF and a hope you have a good weekend, George.

7 years ago.

* Didier 85 *

Belle compo !!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to * Didier 85 *

Merci, Didier.

7 years ago.

Valfal ^club

You captured the decaying structure quite well; HFF, Neil!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Valfal ^club

Thank you, Val. I hope your day is going well.

7 years ago.

Dida From Augsburg ^club

...with a bit of paint... ;-D

HFF, Neil!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Dida From Augsburg ^club

Providing it is high quality paint of course, Dida ;-)
Happy weekend to you!

7 years ago.

Little Nightwitch ^club

OMG, whats this???

HFF!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Little Nightwitch ^club

Floating real estate and part of our history ;-)

A belated HFF to you!

7 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

It seems one can still go there-strictly at your own risk, though;-) Sensible of you to just take a photo although the mess looks very picturesque. HFF, Neil!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Gudrun ^club

If it is now on your list of things to see, then you could kill two birds with one stone if you 'hop on one of those ferries' which you mentioned ;-))

Have a happy weekend, Gudrun!

7 years ago.

Cheryl Beal ^club

What a fabulous wreck!! And the prize for the most fences in one picture goes to.......HFF Neil!!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Cheryl Beal ^club

Thank you so much, Cheryl. I am now going to take the rest of the w/e off and celebrate!

Hoping those buoys have dispersed and you feel free to enjoy the coming of October ;-)

7 years ago.

Cheryl Beal ^club has replied to Polyrus

God for you!! I shall enjoy the coming of October regardless!!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Cheryl Beal ^club

I promise I will be good, so please don't go all religious on me ;-)

7 years ago.

Cheryl Beal ^club has replied to Polyrus

Hahaha......hawkeye!!

7 years ago.

Philippe_28

Une trouvaille extraordinaire

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Philippe_28

Merci beaucoup, Philippe!

7 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Great capture. I hope it receives the needed repairs before it falls apart.

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Thanks for your input, Don. There is probably no use for it nowadays and should there be a requirement in the future, it would probably be cheaper to built a new one rather than repair it.

7 years ago.

Erika+Manfred ^club

HFF - and be carefully ...

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Erika+Manfred ^club

Thank you. hoping you enjoy the weekend.

7 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

A wonderfully cluttered image Neil with a plethora of fences and lots of other stuff to look at..!! An eyesore maybe, but a photogenic eyesore..!!

HFF to you my friend and enjoy your weekend.

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Many thanks, Keith.
When I took this shot I was surrounded by people holding cameras, yet none seemed to be shooting this scene....and some were giving me strange looks because I was ;-)
The w/e is going well so far as I hope it is for you.

7 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Polyrus

You're welcome Neil. Not everyone looks for the more unusual shots.........that makes it even better when you get something decent that no one else has.

Glad you had a good weekend. I've been working, but I have some time off from Wed.

7 years ago.

LutzP ^club

...a real piece of junk, Neil. just sink it ;-))

HFF and have a nice one

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to LutzP ^club

What part of it is junk, Lutz? I thought you had an appreciation for antiques ;-)
A belated HFF and greetings for a good WE.

7 years ago.

Scott Holcomb ^club

Home sweet Home . . .

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Scott Holcomb ^club

A retirement home ;-)

7 years ago.

Pam J ^club

Twas a brave brave soul who ventured onto it to put that cone on there !!!!!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Pam J ^club

Agreed, but it was a good idea, so that people would give that shed a wide berth ;-)

7 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

Well captured Neil. It does look like it needs a lot of work. A very belated HFF to you

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Ecobird ^club

Thank you kindly, Carol. This landing stage looks as if it has gone beyond the stage of needing anything. I think it is deceased.

Best wished for the week ahead!

7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Well seen and captured.
Congrats on Explore.

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Now that is a result, just for rubbish! Many thanks for your positive comment as well as the news.

7 years ago.

Roger Dodger

The old pontoon may still be floating, but something has definitely sunk behind it; amazing what gets left lying around, still it gives you an interesting subject! Nicely captured!

7 years ago.

Polyrus

Many thanks, Roger. You will soon be seeing this if you have not been already. Red Funnel ferries leave from here.

7 years ago.

Jan

This tires fence can tell some stories ! HFF

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Jan

Yes, Jan. I am sure it has seen some interesting sights.

7 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

That's right up my alley, though it's way too tempting for kids to explore and get hurt!

7 years ago.

Polyrus has replied to Diane Putnam ^club

I guess that you must have an alley which is very photogenic ;-)

7 years ago.

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