Steel Barrier - Photography Week 31 (2016)

Continuing the abstract theme for week 31's photography, I stopped in the Lace Market area where Nottingham's oldest town house is being restored. I have previously posted some images of the house and was interested in the progress being made.

When I got there, there wasn't too much to see but my eye was distracted by the reflections in the steel safety barrier. It looked like it has taken a few hits since it was erected with the dents creating some interesting shapes and abstract shots - I say interesting, but also highly amusing according to a group of lads on their way to a night out. I am not sure they appreciated the finer points of abstract photography although they did manage to come up with a few new terms for it!

Behind the barrier clearance work was going on:

The Lace Market, Nottingham - Photography Week 13 (2016)

Prior to visiting the Nottingham Contemporary, I walked through the Lace Market area of Nottingham  City Centre.

Whilst most of the area has been renovated there is a building on Pilcher Gate that has remained  unoccupied for a number of years. I took this photograph in 2011:

It now appears that work has started to restore this building and a newly placed plaque on the wall identifies it as the oldest town house in Nottingham dating from the late 17th century - see the photographed information below together with a few up-to-date record shots of the pre-restored building:

These are some other shots I took in the area including two outside St Mary's Church: