Halesowen to Old Hill, round Birmingham to Mucklow's Hill...2015

This journey took place over one year ago.
Circa March 20th, 2015.

A somewhat depressing journey perhaps?
Now become history.

It languished in my video folder, unprocessed and unloved.

We begin.
We descend to Halesowen.
We ascend to Old Hill.
There I board a train.

In the city of Birmingham I visit Oasis, walk past the golden door. Stand before the library - now in ruins.

I catch the train back to Rowley Regis and don't film until I'm standing in a field about to walk onto the pavement running parallel to Mucklow's Hill road...

End.

It was a cold day.

West Midlands to Somerset. Glastonbury Tor.

The film begins in the kitchen. It is Thursday morning. Melvyn Bragg is on the radio talking about Margery Kemp.

The M5 was blocked due to a terrible accident in the early hours of the morning, and the number of cars trying to make it through Tewkesbury made the journey impossible!

We ate sandwiches in the car whilst stopped in a lay-by, then went home.

This has not been included in the film.

Friday morning we headed out again.

First stop Tebay of the South, otherwise known as Gloucester service station. I include a view of the Daily Mail's front page top give a flavor of Britain today. Tebay of the South is a low-rise, low-impact building. 

Soothing to the senses. 

Avoid news papers.

We bought a Danish

Chocolate and almond.

It was superb.

Onward....M5 through Bristol.

Onward to A roads 

Then Glastonbury.

We walked up the High street and turned right.

The footpath took us up Dod lane.

X marks the spot - looking from here, towards the church of St John the Baptist.

Second X we look up to the Tor.

I didn't know that this path would take us to a narrow road - but it does - so if I were you, and next time I'm here, avoid this way to the Tor.

Instead of taking Dod lane, walk on a bit further, past the Chalice well and look for another path close to Chalice well, up to the Tor.

Next film
On top of the Tor.

• People.
• A crow...
• Sheep...
• The remains of the church felled by an earthquake.

Ah...the amazing music in the toilets in the car park...

Then M5
A road.
End!