OK, this is a wild guess.... Doe Library, Berkeley?

No. It was widely used at the time - 1980ish... and still maybe.

Hmm... got to be the US (chalk bag, well trimmed beard, EBs with socks gives the time stamp... of very early 70s-mid 80s). The little drift of litter, the damp and the lichen has me bothered - more UK-ish....

Sheffield City Hall?

no i.d. but a great shot

It's UK and south of Sheffield... 1980.

Nottingham University by the lake

No, not there either. Dave Garnett will know.

Is it a railway bridge?

No not a bridge - althoughthe steps do lead down under an arch which gives a rather good problem.

I don't categorically know the answer - this is only an educated guess...
... but I did once go there in search of some legendary bouldering when I was working in Birmingham c. 1985.
Birmingham University - wall facing Bristol Road with an arch in the middle?

Brian's right - it's a fantastic shot. Yes, he's doing his best to stay clean but that inner glow makes him impervious to the damp and the dirt and the garbage.
The gentle smile; the light in his eyes. (What did Sheridan Anderson say - "Sometimes there's a strange light in their eyes...")
This says everything that matters about the spirit of climbing, why we love it, why we will grow old loving it.

The legendary Bournbrook Wall... got it Neil. Mick, you got it too...

The Bournebrook Wall - fantastic venue and a unique guidesheet matrix type thing. I filled in a gap in it once..apparently

I've only just spotted this. Yes, young Ian Parsons; whatever happened to him? I think I still have some copies of the grid guide to every buttress and every combination of hand and foot levels somewhere. I must have spent months of my life on this wall.