British Culture Archive | November, 2019. I’ve been a fan of Peter Mitchell since I first saw his photograph of Mr & Mrs Hudson outside
“A massive imposing structure seemingly dropped from the sky, the Barbican estate typified a wider uncaring and absolute power over our environment. Its great weight,
Notting Hill Carnival is one of the largest and most famous street carnivals in the world. Set up in response to the Notting Hill race
Paul Wright In 1991 Richard Davis documented 90s football culture around the stadiums of the North West of England and Europe for a then upcoming
In 1987 Moss Side’s late-night soul and funk club The Reno was bulldozed. The previous year Manchester City Council had deemed the building which housed
By Paul Wright In the late eighties and early nineties Manchester’s inner city suburb of Hulme was a haven for squatters, punks, drop-outs and artists.
The iconic Rio Cinema in Dalston is the oldest community run cinema in London. It’s been an important cultural space within the areas diverse community
British Culture Archive | October, 2018 Adam T Burton’s book ‘Hulme Photographs 1984 – 1987’ contains images and stories of his time living on John
By Paul Wright During his stint at Manchester’s City Life Magazine in the late eighties – photographer Peter Walsh was a familiar face in The
By Paul Wright Robert Clayton is a freelance photographer based in London. In 1990 whilst studying for a photography degree under acclaimed photographer Nick Hedges,
By Paul Wright As an official photographer for The Militant David Sinclair captured many key social and political events through the 1980s and 1990s. If
By Paul Wright Tish Murtha documented the daily life and struggles of her own community of Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne during the economic recession of the early
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