Penguins

Penguins. Birmingham Sealife Centre, February 2026

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.

Yorkersgate Christmas Postbox Topper

Sadly rather late, but here is another entry in the ongoing TopperBlog series. This topper could be found on Malton’s Yorkersgate in the run up to Christmas 2025. t was a pretty thing though, alas, my photographs appear to have blown out the red – I’ll have to try and figure out why.

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Winter on Fifth Avenue / Alfred Stieglitz (1893*)

Alfred Stieglitz’s Winter on Fifth Avenue. This was, apparently, one of the first times that driving snow had been photographed.

From Harvard Art Museum’s collection.

*Probably. Apparently there’s a little confusion around dates.

It’s a Festive Postbox Topper for Malton!

As we are merely days away from Christmas it seems entirely appropriate to drop some images of a fantastic Santa-themed topper in Malton.

Unlike most of the other toppers from Malton I have posted, this one can be found at the south end of The Shambles, just outside of Cosy Cottage Soap.

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