Welcome to ivydene.com

This is the personal website of Chris Griffiths. It serves a few purposes. Firstly it provides a home for some of my photographs taken over the last 50+ years.  I’m in the process of digitising many of the older images, so I plan to add to the online galleries.

Inland waterways subjects, especially canal restoration, form a major part of the collection, with a focus on the 1970s. Other photos cover a variety of topics, including various aspects of industrial history. Newer images are mostly travel-based.

This site is also the home of my blog, which is a more recent venture. Subjects covered include beer and pubs as well as photography and travel.

Bingley 5-rise locks on the Leeds & Liverpool, photographed in the 1980s

If you have arrived at this site looking for Ivydene Associates Limited, which was active from 1999-2025, you should be aware that the business trading as StroudPrint was sold in 2022, when I retired. Click on the logo to visit the website of its present owners.