# Steve Bates Photography
> Travel and adventure photography
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## Pages
- [Our car collection](https://stevebates.com/cars.md) - Here's you'll find details about our collection of cars.
- [Edna - Austin A30 (1956 AV4) - RBM51](https://stevebates.com/edna.md) - Edna is our 1956 Austin A30 van conversion which is also known as an AV4, produced by the Austin Motor Company at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. Purchased by us on 19th August 2023 from Doddington in Cambridgeshire, where it was bought back to the Midlands breaking down on its first journey. L…
- [Follow us](https://stevebates.com/follow.md) - Netherlands 2026 | FindPenguins
- [Percy - Austin A35 (1959 A2S5) - 512FJO](https://stevebates.com/percy.md) - Percy is our 1959 Austin A35 saloon classic car which is also known as an A2S5, produced by the Austin Motor Company at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. One of the many things we're lucky to have with Percy is the original logbook which has allowed us to trace some of his history. Some of the de…

## Posts
- [Brighton & Nuneaton](https://stevebates.com/brighton-nuneaton.md)
- [Portafold at South Cerney](https://stevebates.com/portafold-south-cerney.md) - Here's a few photographs taken of our Portafold while out and about.
- [Armed forces at South Cerney](https://stevebates.com/armed-forces-at-south-cerney.md)
- [Some of the Austin A30 & A35 on public display at South Cerney](https://stevebates.com/some-of-the-austin-a30-a35-on-public-display-at-south-cerney.md)
- [Finlay at Winson Green junction](https://stevebates.com/finlay-at-winson-green-junction.md)
- [Moorhen chicks on the canal](https://stevebates.com/moorhen-chicks-on-the-canal.md)
- [Cruising the Dudley canals](https://stevebates.com/cruising-the-dudley-canals.md) - 0:00 /0:26 1× Using the new underwater camera kit for the GoPro HERO 13, here you can see a short trip through the canals at Dudley in the West Midlands. Waterways - Steve Bates PhotographyWith over 2,000 miles of canals alone, here you’ll find all our adventures on the UK waterways, including some…
- [Finlay at the allotments](https://stevebates.com/finlay-at-the-allotments.md)
- [Galton Valley Pumping Station](https://stevebates.com/galton-valley-pumping-station.md) - With both the New & Old Main Lines running past the Galton Valley Pumping Station here we see it from a Birds Eye view.
- [Drive it Day in the Cotswolds](https://stevebates.com/drive-it-day-in-the-cotswolds.md)
- [Lazy afternoon on the bench](https://stevebates.com/lazy-afternoon-on-the-bench.md)
- [Finlay waiting for the boat](https://stevebates.com/finlay-waiting-for-the-boat.md) - Sat on one of his favourite spots along the Coventry Canal, Finlay is waiting for the boat to come round the corner near Hartshill in Nuneaton.
- [End of another great show](https://stevebates.com/end-of-another-great-show.md) - That's the end of another great show at the NEC Birmingham.
- [Edna on stand at Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show 2026](https://stevebates.com/edna-on-stand-at-practical-classics-classic-car-restoration-show-2026.md)
- [Time for some mopping](https://stevebates.com/time-for-some-mopping.md)
- [Kingfisher on the canal](https://stevebates.com/kingfisher-on-the-canal.md)
- [Kingfisher in the tunnel portal](https://stevebates.com/kingfisher-in-the-tunnel-portal.md)
- [Kingfisher on the ropes](https://stevebates.com/kingfisher-on-the-ropes.md) - Recently we've been treated to daily visits from the Kingfisher, landing on the ropes and staying for a few minutes at a time.
- [Sunset with RBM51 near Killantringan Lighthouse](https://stevebates.com/sunset-with-rbm51-near-killantringan-lighthouse.md)
- [Stormy AI steam engine artwork](https://stevebates.com/stormy-ai-steam-engine-artwork.md)
- [Traction engines at Barton Steam](https://stevebates.com/traction-engines-at-barton-steam.md)
- [Edna on stand at Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show 2025](https://stevebates.com/edna-on-stand-at-practical-classics-classic-car-restoration-show-2025.md) - This month see's the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show 2025 being held at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC). We attended with the Austin A30/A35 Owners' Club and had a live brake repair demonstration on Edna.
- [Snow on the canal in Solihull](https://stevebates.com/snow-on-the-canal-in-solihull.md)
- [BCN Explorer Cruise at Walsall Basin](https://stevebates.com/bcn-explorer-cruise-at-walsall-basin.md)
- [Heron with its catch on the Dudley canals](https://stevebates.com/heron-with-its-catch-on-the-dudley-canals.md)
- [Coombeswood Basin - Dudley No2 Canal](https://stevebates.com/coombeswood-basin-dudley-no2-canal.md)
- [Bumblehole nature reserve](https://stevebates.com/bumblehole-nature-reserve.md)
- [Delph Locks on Dudley No. 1 Canal](https://stevebates.com/delph-locks-on-dudley-no-1-canal.md)
- [Fens Branch - Stourbridge Canal](https://stevebates.com/fens-branch-stourbridge-canal.md)
- [Southern Portal of Dudley Tunnel - Dudley No 1 Canal](https://stevebates.com/southern-portal-of-dudley-tunnel-dudley-no-1-canal.md)
- [Bradley Lane Workshop - Wednesbury Oak Loop Canal](https://stevebates.com/bradley-lane-workshop-wednesbury-oak-loop-canal.md)
- [Titford Pools - Titford Canal](https://stevebates.com/titford-pools-titford-canal.md)
- [Snarestone Wharf - Ashby Canal](https://stevebates.com/snarestone-wharf-ashby-canal.md)
- [Seals on the beach at Wick](https://stevebates.com/seals-on-the-beach-at-wick.md) - During a drive out in the car while staying in Scotland, we pulled over for a short dog walk and was lucky enough to spot some Seals in the wild.
- [RBM51 at Statfold with some steam](https://stevebates.com/rbm51-at-statfold-with-some-steam.md)
- [Flying Scotsman through Nuneaton](https://stevebates.com/flying-scotsman-through-nuneaton.md)
- [Finlay at Cambrian Wharf](https://stevebates.com/finlay-at-cambrian-wharf.md)
- [Bargus in the snow](https://stevebates.com/bargus-in-the-snow.md)
- [Finlay escaping the snow](https://stevebates.com/finlay-escaping-the-snow.md)
- [Finlay & Bob in the garden](https://stevebates.com/finlay-bob-in-the-garden.md)
- [Finlay meeting the swans](https://stevebates.com/finlay-meeting-the-swans.md)
- [Polesworth Abbey from the air](https://stevebates.com/polesworth-abbey-from-the-air.md)
- [Walsall Town Basin - Walsall Canal](https://stevebates.com/walsall-town-basin-walsall-canal.md)
- [Norton Canes - Cannock Extension Canal](https://stevebates.com/norton-canes-cannock-extension-canal.md)
- [Coventry Basin - Coventry Canal](https://stevebates.com/coventry-basin-coventry-canal.md)
- [Steaming down the line](https://stevebates.com/steaming-down-the-line.md)
- [The Jacobite at Mallaig](https://stevebates.com/the-jacobite-at-mallaig.md)
- [Platform 2 at Swanage railway station](https://stevebates.com/platform-2-at-swanage-railway-station.md)
- [Steam at Foxfield Railway](https://stevebates.com/steam-at-foxfield-railway.md)
- [Percy’s visit to Mrs Thomas](https://stevebates.com/percys-visit-to-mrs-thomas.md) - Today Percy went on a road trip to Kathleen Thomas’s house, she was a previous owner of the car that featured on the original logbook. Not only was she a previous owner though, she still lived at the house the car was registered to. So we got to grab some photographs of the car where it was once pa…
- [Putting Percy to good use](https://stevebates.com/putting-percy-to-good-use.md) - Roof racks are a perfect fit on Percy and we get to take the wheelbarrow down to the allotment while enjoying a nice classic car drive.
- [It's a bit frosty this morning](https://stevebates.com/its-a-bit-frosty-this-morning.md)
- [Anti-pesto S.W.A.T. team](https://stevebates.com/anti-pesto-s-w-a-t-team.md)

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