John Oram's photos with the keyword: Bench

Lee on Solent. View across the Solent to Ryde. Photograph and artistic direction by John Oram Photoshop (selective colouring) by Gregory Halse 200_4_P1010638E_PS

Whippet Good is an installation by Delve Architects, curated by Futurecity for Almacantar and is one of two works to occupy St Giles Square, a new public space, part of the wider Centre Point (area) development. It is (not very obviously in my opinion) a bench but I enjoyed it as simply a large piece. It is very attractive in real life. Whippet Good and another work, 'City Blocks' were originally commissioned for the London Festival of Architecture 2019. TZ70_P1010519

This bench is on a small piece of land in Redlynch at the confluence of Bowers Hill and Kiln Lane at the junction of the former with the B3080. The land also has a war memorial. The plaque on the bench reads "This Bench is dedicated to the Memory to those Men of this Community who gave their lives In the Great War 1914-18 11 November 2018" A number of such memorials appeared around Britain in the centenary year of the ending of World War One. TZ70_P1000054CE

An ornate bench on deck 8 of the Holland America Oosterdam. 200_2_P1030480C

This mosaic dragon bench in Ngataringa Park, Devonport is by ceramic artist Karen Kennedy. Hand made tiles are placed on a ferro-cement structure. 200_2_P1030408

This bench in Lands Lane, Leeds caught my eye because of its armrests fashioned in the style of little animals. One on either side might be a dog, the others who knows? Perhaps we are not meant to know and they are just fantasy creatures. 200_2_P1040332

A bench in Lands Lane, Leeds caught my eye because of its armrests fashioned in the style of little animals. One on either side might be a dog, the others who knows? Perhaps we are not meant to know and they are just fantasy creatures. 200_2_P1040333

A bench in Lands Lane, Leeds caught my eye because of its armrests fashioned in the style of little animals. One on either side might be a dog, the others who knows? Perhaps we are not meant to know and they are just fantasy creatures. 200_2_P1040334

The title of this picture might be a little misleading. This distinctive bench is, in fact, on Rehov Eliezer Peri, a busy road which briefly diverges from Hayarkon Street which itself, for a short stretch, is narrow and residential. The bench, reflects the Guadiesque influences of the property opposite (previous two pictures) the rear of which is on Eliezer Peri and can be contemplated from the bench. 200_P1030300

Stop The Moment For one theme within my 'Israel Vacation 2014' album, I have concentrated on colour. The centre of Tel Aviv is brightened by numerous decorated benches such as this on Sderot Rothschild. 200_P1020788

St. Lucia Botanical Gardens (Diamond Botanical Gardens), Soufrière, St. Lucia. 200_P1010679 Geotagging approximate

St. Lucia Botanical Gardens (Diamond Botanical Gardens), Soufrière, St. Lucia. 200_P1010659 Geotagging approximate

Hockley Viaduct (originally Shawford Viaduct) was built by the LSWR to connect the tracks of the Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway (DN&SR) to its own. As the name suggests, the latter had intended to run to Southampton but, in fact, got no further than the erstwhile terminus at Winchester Cheesehill (later Chesil) which will be documented later in this photostream. Cheesehill became a through station in 1891. The viaduct was restored in 2012/13 and is now part of National Cycle Route 23. For me, it is an important part of railway history and, for those with no such interest, it forms part of a beautiful walk or ride with enticing views of the Itchen and its meadows. The pathway of the viaduct is marked with dandelion clock motifs which are replicated on this attractive, inscribed bench in an alcove along the way. 200_P1000234

This bench is outside the terminal building at Salinas Municipal Airport, CA. Read the inscription - perhaps this is a new benchmark in recycling. X20_DSCF2539

This bench is part of the Merchant Navy Memorial, Welsh Back, Bristol. X20_DSCF1872M

This bench is part of the Merchant Navy Memorial, Welsh Back, Bristol. X20_DSCF1872

This bench is part of the Merchant Navy Memorial, Welsh Back, Bristol. X20_DSCF1871

In every city, there is a place to be alone. This is one, in Southampton, an extreme crop from one of my rhino pictures highlighting a solitary and unoccupied bench. X20_DSCF1620XC