This blog is all about rusty old crap that I find lying around. Not sure why I like this sort of thing. Partly it's the sense of nostalgia, remembering something that was once new and brilliant, maybe state-of-the-art technology from years gone by, or something that represents the pride and joy or effort of its creator. Partly it's because I hate the idea that beauty = flawless. Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder, and while many people do like flawless, I just happen to like rust.


Anyway, on with the crap...


Monday 9 July 2012

This is the name plate of a rusty old roller found in the field Polmanter in St Ives, Cornwall.
Bizarrely, it appears that these are still available new from Mortimer, although according to Wikipedia the original company Sothert & Pitt went bust in 1989.

Camera: Samsung SGH-D600 phone.
(c) Copyright 2011 Matthew James Bennion


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Sunday 8 July 2012

Can't remember where I found this.  It was in a ranger's yard somewhere in Hampshire, UK.

Camera: Ricoh KR10M.
(c) Copyright 1997 Matthew James Bennion.



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Tuesday 3 July 2012

This is some rusty pipework I found somewhere up on the hills in Yorkshire, I think it was Ilkley Moor.
I have no idea what they are, possibly they're to do with some underwater reservoir or water pipe, but there's nothing else near them to provide clues.

The picture quality isn't great as it was starting to get dark.

Taken on a Samsung GT-I9003 phone.
(c) Copyright 2011 Matthew James Bennion



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Sunday 1 July 2012

Rusty dog at Blaise Castle in Bristol.


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