
Ilford XP2 Disposable Camera
The footpath and road here have had to be moved back a few times, due to coastal erosion – a recurring theme on the coast…

The footpath and road here have had to be moved back a few times, due to coastal erosion – a recurring theme on the coast…

Shirley the cat is a feature of Staithes too…



Despite remaining as a sealed unit until being developed, this XP2 disposable camera had some light leak…
A walk around Staithes in early 2020, with the trusty Minolta X-300, 45mm lens and a roll of Ultramax 400…








Working in the railway yard above The Black Path, Joseph Parkes would come to the pathway and the wall here to paint on his breaks and in his spare time.

Joe painted flying ducks, a swan, an owl, Roseberry Topping and a shark on the wall.
Those which remain are a swan, Stephen a reference to Joe’s grandson, and the flying ducks.

Though one is faded the others retain brilliant colour.
Joe passed away in 2003, but I would like to thank him for his art being one of the many things that brightens up a walk along The Black Path.

Two signs of the times, steps away from each other…

“Kids Eat Free” proclaimed the Pizza shop at the railway station…

The last weekend before another lockdown…
This image ended up a little softer than I’d initially hoped.
But not without it’s charms.

Under the bridge, which takes the railway line from the “Lackenby Grids” (steelworks sorting sidings) to the mainline which also runs under it, the tiles on the walls are not the only features…

These gaps in the railway side wall of the bridge covered in a rusted, filth encrusted grate leak a little light onto the pathway…

This inquisitive creature moves about the Black Path a bit.
He wanted to investigate my Minolta camera when it was on the tripod before I wandered up the path. This one was taken with the Welmy 35, using Ilford XP2 film.