Polish Trees!

Posted on September 17, 2015 by chrisf99

Not an entreaty to undertake a decidedly odd and ultimately fruitless task (pun not intended), but a sighting of some amazing examples in Poland.

Provided by the most excellent Enda, whose company I was privileged to keep one evening in Galway along with my brother, Andrew, sister in law Georganne and Enda’s girlfriend.

He says: “you will notice the chimney tower, but if you zoom into the rooftops of the abandoned factory buildings you can see bloody forests growing on some! its a surreal sight.”

Here is the location.

A big “thank you” to Enda and I wish him the best of success with his site via the pages of this blog 🙂

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5480225,20.0413507,671m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Uppermill Viaduct Tree(s)

Posted on August 17, 2015 by chrisf99

This viaduct – a listed building – carries trains along the line over the pennines between Yorkshire and Manchester. It is a lovely journey to take and the brief run between Marsden and Greenfield is well worth a go; it takes in the fascinating standedge tunnel, (pronounced “stannige” with excellent views and nice pubs at both ends (although, truth be told some pubs in Marsden are a bit strange if you ask me no offence intended).

Anyway, there are quite a few trees growing out of the side of the viaduct, which surely can’t be a good thing for the structure – even if the upside is some great shots for this site.

Mill chimney near Marsden. Fantastic example of a “mature sapling”.

Posted on August 13, 2015 by chrisf99

A great example in a mill chimney; from the Huddersfield Road near Marsden.

I’ve always found this valley a little odd feeling; crossing over the top of the A62 from Saddleworth has always felt like travelling to a very different place.

This tree, however, would make any journey seem worthwhile, however unsettled the visitor would be by Huddersfield and its environs:

A tree in Tenerife

Posted on August 13, 2015 by chrisf99

I think this is from Tenerife; it may be a balcony tree, but I’ll allow it as it is such a great example and extending the scope of the site to farther afield is always a good thing I feel.

With thanks to the excellent Wendy McGurren!

Some excellent examples from Manchester

Posted on August 8, 2015 by chrisf99

I was very pleasantly surprised to receive a “Whatsapp” message from my colleague and friend, Nim.

Apart from being flattered and impressed that she had remembered my diligent work in documenting the trees on buildings of the world, I thought the photographs themselves were great. So, without further ado, Nim’s submissions from Manchester:

Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds

Posted on July 6, 2015 by chrisf99

A fine submission from my erstwhile colleague, Matthew Green – taken this weekend at the beautiful and highly recommended Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds.

A couple of these trees aren’t as close to the top of the buildings as we would normally allow, but given the excellent location and Matt’s extra special effort in obtaining the pictures, we decided to allow it.

I visited the Abbey with my young children several years ago and recommend it heartily as a day out. The tripadvisor reviews seem to agree too!

Our first tree in Scotland!

Posted on April 30, 2015 by chrisf99

So my excellent colleague, Christine, visited the beautiful Rothesay recently and captured this lovely tree atop a church steeple. I visited Rothesay something like 30 years ago with my mum and dad in our little sailing boat as part of a 2 week stint around the highlands. This, along with a cruise in the same boat the year after was probably the best time I ever had in my life 🙂

Chris tells me the church is for sale.

A tree from the centre of Oldham

Posted on April 30, 2015 by chrisf99

This great example is from opposite Spec Savers in Oldham town centre. Just near Tommyfield Market.

Oldham centre isn’t the vibrant place it used to be and there is now a Poundland where Woolworths used to be.

Liverpool Grand Central Roof Tree

Posted on October 12, 2014 by chrisf99

We spent a day in Liverpool yesterday and I really enjoyed it. The architecture is wonderful and it has a great atmosphere. We spotted quite a few examples; here is one of the roof of the Grand Central Building with a dramatic sky in the background as a bonus.