Summerlee Winter

The gates to the Summerlee Heritage Park in Coatbridge, Scotland. This shot was taken in 2009, during the heavy snow event dubbed "the big Freeze", which was to be surpassed the following year!

Summerlee

The Summerlee Heritage Park is a gem in the heart of Scotland. A large tribute to the industrial era of Scotland from more than a century ago. The gates here were seen under a reasonably substantial blanket of snow in Coatbridge, 2009.

Coatbridge Crane

This view of the museum piece crane in the Summerlee Heritage Park acts as a handy frame for a view of St. Andrew's Church at the top of Baird Street in Coatbridge. 2009.

Coatbridge Artifacts

A collection of old signs in the grounds of the Summerlee Heritage Museum, Coatbridge, 2009. On reelection, though, I'm not sure just quite how old these are - were they created for the museum itself?

Tram 1017

This is Tram No. 1017, a vintage vehicle which runs of a short route in the Summerlee Heritage Park in Coatbridge, 2016.

Coatbridge Fountain

Another well known sight in Coatbridge: the town centre roundabout. The Airdrie Savings Bank is now closed and the fountain has been repositioned. Very much changed from just a couple of generations back. Scotland, 2016.

Coatbridge Central

The old station building at Coatbridge Central station is a fixture in the town, even if it has been a generation since it served that purpose. Lying unused these days, it still brings back memories of the dark and dingy tunnels which accessed the platforms all of those years ago. 2017.

Summerlee Heritage Park Tram

I'm well familiar with this sight, as my parents live directly across the street. So, I get plenty of opportunities to visit Summerlee Heritage Park, and to photograph this tram. This is a textured image, purposefully stained to create a more vintage look. Coatbridge, 2017.

Summerlee Heritage Park

What Summerlee does, it does well. That includes this vintage cobbled and electrified tram route, which takes visitors down to the mock coal mines at the bottom end of the site. Coatbridge, 2017.

Picturesque Coatbridge

The Summerlee Heritage Park is home to some very picturesque sights, set right in the middle of suburban Coatbridge. The wintry scene clearly helped to set this scene, shot in December 2017.

On the Move

This was as close as I dared to get to these swans as they searched out open water amongst the ice and the snow in Coatbridge, 2017. Taken in the Summerlee Heritage Park. Love the way the image captures the falling snow in this one.

Frozen Home

This a shot of the canals at the back end of the Summerlee Heritage Park. The December 2017 ice and snowfall had created less than ideal conditions for these swans, seen here searching for some open water. Scotland 2017.

Icy Panorama

This is a panoramic composite - of five different images - taken during the winter snow in Coatbridge, at the Summerlee Heritage Park in Scotland. Note the two swans heading straight for the open water in the canal. 2017.

Frozen Canal

A snow bound canal at the back end of the Summerlee Heritage Park in Coatbridge, Scotland. Love the way the safety ring is the only splash of colour in this scene, dominated by the falling snow. Scotland. 2017.

Icy Hideaway

Not sure what use this little out-house is for in the Summerlee Heritage Park - but the splash of green colour sure did make for an interesting subject during the snowfall of December 2017 in Coatbridge, Scotland.