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January 8, 2026

HaHa – forgive the pun as we hit the 2026 ground running but a New Year brings a new fresh zeal for more of Clair The Cape Queen out ‘n’ about exploring while wearing one of her many, many capes. At the end of last …

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Stone again – in red

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November 27, 2025

A red Rukka cape, an old, abandoned warehouse and The Cape Queen – an interesting combination. Out on one of her industrial archaeology expeditions Clair donned her long, brick red Rukka for some old-building studying. OK, it wasn’t raining, but for protection against brambles and …

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A cape mix and match

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November 6, 2025

As the end of the year draws ever closer it’s time to have a look back at some of The Cape Queen’s shoots. We went to (among other places) Congleton, Macclesfield and Stone and, of course, to Magpie Mine, a location that’s so good we’ll …

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Capes on tour: Back to Stone in black and white

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October 30, 2025

Yes, we love colour images and especially when they have the air of those 1970s processed prints: the shade of those colour prints is really evocative. But so too is black and white, as we see here from The Cape Queen’s trip to Stone railway …

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Capes on tour: Back in Stone

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October 9, 2025

Stone – a smaller Midlands town with some top-class older architecture. Clair the Cape Queen likes urban exploring and she was back in Stone for a further look around. On this day the weather was grey and damp – what better excuse to don her …

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Capes on tour: Stone in black and white. Part 7

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September 3, 2025

We’re continuing or visit to Stone thread but, this time, in monotone. And why not? A black and white image conveys something quite different from a colour one and there’s a real link with the past. Anyway, Clair The Cape Queen is looking to return …

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Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 6

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September 1, 2025

It’s a return to Stone railway station where Clair the Cape Queen had donned her Klepper cape for some industrial architecture exploring. Mid-summer it might have been, but the skies were grey, there were intermittent showers and the breeze strong, the latter causing Clair’s heavy …

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Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 5

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August 28, 2025

There’s something intriguing about a properly traditional Midlands town that then surprises with Brutalist-style concrete, and that was the case here. Clair The Cape Queen discovered this canal path under a bridge, complete with latter-day urban graffiti. We know that capes and concrete go well …

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Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 4

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August 21, 2025

Back to Stone and Clair The Cape Queen came across a proper car accessory shop. Once a common sight in almost any high street many have suffered as motorists go online to buy their car’s needs. Of course, that means a motorist doesn’t get that …

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Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 3

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August 14, 2025

Railway station architecture: the earlier British station design was a thing of majesty, sometimes taking styling cues from churches. And in many ways railway stations of the Victorian and Edwardian eras really ways cathedral of steam, moving people and goods en masse before the internal …

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Happy New Year – we’re back on track for 2026

Stone again – in red

A cape mix and match

Capes on tour: Back to Stone in black and white

Capes on tour: Back in Stone

Capes on tour: Stone in black and white. Part 7

Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 6

Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 5

Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 4

Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 3

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