WME Flickr Focus: October 2014

Like a newspaper bloke trying to shift copies of the evening edition, this month’s theme can best be summed up as “Extra, Extra, Read All About It”! Yes indeed, October’s updates were solely dedicated to the Exploration Extra ream of my photostream, so let’s see which far-flung arrivals are making the headlines…

There might not have been any West Midlands representation among my recent offerings but my archives have been raided for items from elsewhere in the country. Starting down south in Dorset, Weymouth wades in with pretty harbour views and a glimpse of a lifeboat, while Swanage summons up a platform view from the town’s scenic heritage railway station – or perhaps you’d prefer a ride on the Sandbanks ferry! A train is then on duty in Southampton as we move through Hampshire, while over in West Sussex there’s a showing for Horsham’s Anchor Hotel plus some curious carved sheep.

Proceeding through the wider Midlands at considerable pace, there’s a pub photo pit-stop in Oxford to note the Duke’s Cut inn, whereas in Derbyshire the Black Swan in Ashover also gets a brief mention. Either side of the Pennines the old Roses counties battle for supremacy: Lancashire stakes a claim with Old Trafford cricket ground and Manchester Piccadilly station but Yorkshire counters that with Rotherham bus interchange and Sheffield’s famous Crucible Theatre.

Not to be outdone, the northern counties have ensured their inclusion. To the west, Cumbria contributes Grange-over-Sands Station and the Ratty Arms at Ravenglass, not forgetting some quintessential Lake District scenery courtesy of Derwent Water. Over to the east, County Durham delivers cricketing pictures from Chester-le-Street plus platform platters from both Durham and Newcastle. A whirlwind tour of the country then and all from the comfort of your own armchair!