After a pylonless March, April's Pylon of the Month was sent in by a fan of the blog and comes from the grounds of Painshill in Surrey, a place I'd never heard of before, but it looks well worth a visit. The gardens were designed by The Hon. Charles Hamilton after his return from the…

Here in the UK we are reaching the end of a cold spell, so this pylon sent in a few weeks ago immediately sprang to mind as I sat down to write February's post. With spring hopefully just around the corner, it might well be the last winter-themed pylon for some time. This was not…

After a pylonless November, December's pylon brings a bit of festive cheer with a dusting of snow. It's located on a 132 kV line near Huddersfied and if you fancy a trip to see it then look on the open infrastructure map for where the 132 kV line splits into a diamond crossing under the…

October's Pylon of the Month is from a fan of the website who encountered it whilst cycling from Zurich to Rapperswil. He notes that it is a tension tower where the line of cables changes direction vertically as it descends to the valley and lake below. A quick look at the open infrastructure map leads…

September's Pylon of the Month is one that I've wanted to feature for a long time but until now, I've always been driving when passing by. This time, I was more organised when returning home after visiting friends in Bath and grabbed my chance as a passenger. You can find it when heading North on…

  August's pylon comes from France and was sent by a fan of the blog. who tells me it is to be found near Gargilesse Dampierre. A bit of research tells me that Gargilesse Dampierre is officially one of the most beautiful villages in France so that promotes this pylon to near the top of…

July is a special month in the calendar for pylon fans, because 14th July is Pylon Appreciation Day. I hope everyone marked it in their own special way. I was in Greece on holiday and made sure I nodded appreciatively at a pylon on the island of Lefkada, where I've been before.   July's Pylon…

June's Pylon of the Month comes with a splash of colour. The fan of the website who sent it in said: It’s not a very impressive pylon, but I thought it looked nice amid the yellow rapeseed. I beg to disagree with the first part of that sentence! It's a perfectly lovely pylon – small but…

April's Pylon of the Month is one of those in the picture above. It's not like the old newspaper Spot the Ball game where I've chosen one secretly and you've got to guess which one it is and win a prize1. Rather, you can choose your own favourite using whatever metrics you want. I'm going…

Sometimes in February, I just want a reminder of sunnier times to come, but this month's pylon sees me hunkering down with a seasonally appropriate pylon sent in by a fan of the website. He is such a fan that a 2024 calendar he produced to celebrate Yorkshire pylons made the news! Anyway, back to…