Leftover from an age before motor vehicles. A time when streets didn't need to be of any specific width. Peculiar alleyways. I think i have sen this particular alleayway in a painting named Tinker's Alley, although the street sign describes it as Lindsey Court. The cobbled area now adjacent to the town library is where the locally famous executuioner William Marwood once practiced his gruesome trade. It was perhaps more of a morbid hobby however, as he had a day job as a shoemaker. There is an old house on church lane which bears a plaque claiming itself to be his...

Morris Matisse

author: roland : London, UK

Them morris dancers were showing off their skill and talent with precision in the hope of making some cash. Not so different from Matisse and Picasso i suppose. 'God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties Preserving the old ways from being abused Protecting the new ways for me and for you' - Ray Davies

Possible Banksys, 2002

author: roland : London, UK

There are nice new buildings now where these stencils were 3 years ago. Dunno if banksy did these, but they look like his ones from the east end.

Into the Deep

author: elaine : London, UK

for some reason under the bridge the light was such that i could see right down, mainly to traffic cones. fish live in this, believe it or not... See the video: www.citynoise.org/upload/deepmov.avi

Weedy Gunk

author: elaine : London, UK

weed choking runoff at actons lock trapping random rubbish, including what looks like a body to the easily hysterical eye

Smoochie Tree Cleaves to Itself

author: elaine : London, UK

i love the word cleave. it's a double entendre, you know. it has two meanings which are the opposite of each other, it cam mean cut in two, or join up. this tree looks like it is two trees smooching, but it is just one looking like two

A Magic Moment

author: iris : Lancashire, UK

Out walking with my daughter, came across this scene... magic!

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