Caught this one on a trip to the Leeds University Open Day for my eldest daughter. It was a surprising find as the buildings are all so beautifully maintained:
Leeds University Tree
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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Withy Grove Stores, Manchester.
I remember visiting these stores some time in the late 80s to buy a small safe for the office of the bank where I worked. They seemed old fashioned and dusty even back then.
Besides the pleasingly verdant and extensive moss growth, there is a small tree clinging onto the side of this wonderful example of architecture.
The history of the area (in an urban context) dates back to around the mid 16th century – read more here.
Close up of the tree:
Lovely example on a mill by the canal near Todmorden
This mill is an excellent example of those built in the late Nineteenth Century. It’s inhabited by kids and drunks (quite often both the same unfortunately), but home to a lovely example of a nearly tree.
Close up of the tree:
There is a little more information here: