So I got a new motorcycle friday! After sitting on the M25 for 3 hours after some inconsiderate elderly people decided to die an hour earlier while in their car.
Anyway, on with the pictures!
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Idle photography
So i was wandering around taking photos one lunch break at college, was interesting.
Within the first five minutes I met a group of chavs, i was taking photos by the river and i heard one shouting 'oi camera guy'. So i walked up to find out what they wanted, and to my disgust one of the female members of the group shouted 'do ya wanna take pictures of my minge m8'. It's disgusting that people like this can even think thats a funny comment to make.
Anyways, on with the photos, they're not very good but i thought i might as well share them anyway.
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Marconi
Me and a friend took a trip up to the Marconi factory in Chelmsford.
A little background info
In 1898, Guglielmo Marconi, the "father of radio" opened the World's first radio factory in Hall Street, with about 50 workers. In 1920 the factory was also the home of the first official sound (radio) broadcasts (radio people could listen to from a long way) in the UK. In 1922 the world's first regular radio broadcasts started at the Marconi Research Centre at Writtle near Chelmsford.
The Explore
The Marconi factory has since been abandoned for a new factory and left to rot like many other buildings of vast historical importance in Britain.
The buildings that make up Marconi are fantastic. The main offices being in a large several floor white building. We found what looked like a reception area. The walls where marble tiled with a marble floor, fantastic hanging lights and a wood reception desk. The elevator doors are brass plated and the staircase leading up to the upper floors is marble with a brass handrail. The doors leading to the stairwell are beautiful wooden doors with light lettering on the door labels.
Access to the roof was easy, and there where some fantasic views of Chelmsford and the rest of the complex. The rest of the buildings seemed no more than large open spaces for manufacturing things. A flag pole with the St George flag was still flying at full mast.
Of all the places I've explored the Marconi Factory seemed the most depressed. after serving for so long it is doomed to demolition and to be forgotten.
Pictures to follow soon.
A little background info
In 1898, Guglielmo Marconi, the "father of radio" opened the World's first radio factory in Hall Street, with about 50 workers. In 1920 the factory was also the home of the first official sound (radio) broadcasts (radio people could listen to from a long way) in the UK. In 1922 the world's first regular radio broadcasts started at the Marconi Research Centre at Writtle near Chelmsford.
The Explore
The Marconi factory has since been abandoned for a new factory and left to rot like many other buildings of vast historical importance in Britain.
The buildings that make up Marconi are fantastic. The main offices being in a large several floor white building. We found what looked like a reception area. The walls where marble tiled with a marble floor, fantastic hanging lights and a wood reception desk. The elevator doors are brass plated and the staircase leading up to the upper floors is marble with a brass handrail. The doors leading to the stairwell are beautiful wooden doors with light lettering on the door labels.
Access to the roof was easy, and there where some fantasic views of Chelmsford and the rest of the complex. The rest of the buildings seemed no more than large open spaces for manufacturing things. A flag pole with the St George flag was still flying at full mast.
Of all the places I've explored the Marconi Factory seemed the most depressed. after serving for so long it is doomed to demolition and to be forgotten.
Pictures to follow soon.
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Stuck in a 90's timewarp
So i was idly browsing the internet and I decided to listen to some music, and i found this.
Nothing better than a bit of 90's cheese.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
In your next life
So this would be my first blog post, well my name is Lawrence Cook and I live in Essex, England. It's nice here, the scenery is good but the weathers not so good.
I'm a computer guy but I have a more artistic side to me, I like to do a bit of photography now and then, I quite like doodling and I love good views.
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