This is very bad. But also kinda fun.
Author: ChrisC
The Middlecave Yard Demolition and Rebuild – Late January 2026
See more of the Middlecave work here!
It’s time for another exciting update from the demolition and rebuilding of the former farm at Middlecave Yard. And, if you’ve followed these posts before you’ll have noticed the big change on the site since last time – the both the structural pillars and roof have been added!
And there have been two changes since our last visit; the first – and most obvious – is the installation of the steel structure and roof. More on that later. The second change is a little more subtle – an estate agent’s sign has been installed and you can now view the Middlecave Yard listing online (Wayback Machine Archive).
Continue reading “The Middlecave Yard Demolition and Rebuild – Late January 2026”‘Cat Crossing’

‘Cat Crossing’
Malton, January 2026.
Boxing Day Sunrise – A Timelapse
A time lapse of Boxing Day 2025’s sunrise over Malton and the Yorkshire Wolds.
…explore infinitely diverse worlds
This Project Genie stuff is really rather impressive – I’m less interested in the gaming aspects (60 seconds? Pah!), but it’s going to be interesting to watch how it’s adopted for cheap stock shots and special effects.
The thing is, though, there are a couple of articles kicking around and no-one seems to have done the next logical thing – create 60 seconds of footage, grab the last frame, and then try and create more footage based on that last frame. It’s likely to degrade across generations, but how it degrades will be interesting in itself.
Droning the Gazette and Herald – Part Two
Having managed to get some of my snowy drone shots of Malton onto the Gazette and Herald’s website it’s now time to see them in hard copy!

I’ve managed to make both the front page…
Continue reading “Droning the Gazette and Herald – Part Two”Itiner-e – The Digital Atlas of Roman Roads
Itiner-e is a really nice open dataset and atlas of Roman roads. It’s interesting to look at where the paths of the Roman roads have survived long enough to become the foundations of today’s major routes.

Double-Decker Bus Racing… Sponsored by Acorn Computers
Double-decker bus racing from 1982. I absolutely love that it’s sponsored by Acorn Computers a year after they launched the BBC Micro!

Owston’s Warehouse in the Snow

Owston’s Warehouse taken during last weekend’s snow. I’d not realised that it was listed – nor that Malton Buildings Group had done a deep dive into it’s history.
Tahoe and Window Resizing
Here’s an entirely sensible take on the failures around MacOS Tahoe window resizing. Honestly, OSX worked – there was no need for anyone to prat about with it!
