Trench Ghosts part 5 – The Somme – High Wood and Courcelette
A couple of ones that nearly got away, I forgot I’d done the High Wood one until a few minutes ago when someone asked so this makes sense. The Courcelette one is appropriate for today (15th September 1916/2016) High Wood © Nick Stone 2016 IWM/Google, High Wood...
Trench Ghosts part 4
Langemark A few trench ghosts I did last week then got distracted and forgot about. One of Langemark and one of the Sugarloaf salient at Fromelles. The Langemark rephoto leaps out straight away. It’s also familiar to anyone that’s ever visited the German...
WW1: Aerial Trench Ghosts Part 3 – Lens
Someone asked if I’d done any Loos aerials, I hadn’t, it’s not an area I’m hugely familiar with, it does tend to get forgotten in between all the noise about the Battle of the Somme and The Ypres Salient. There’s plenty of front in...
Blitz Ghosts: Church of St Julian Norwich
One of the best known Blitz victims in Norwich, because of it’s famous St Julian thing. Hit head on by a 250kg, it was all but obliterated as you can see. Beautifully rebuilt, and a fabulous little church, even if you don’t do the whole religion thing...
Blitz Ghosts: St Michael at Thorn
St Michael at Thorn, or it was, just behind the Archant building, sort of opposite or adjacent to the shops that survived the flame-grilling of Bonds in April 1942, this is 11 years before the bombs fell in 1931. So I’m standing roughly, within a foot or so of...IW on Facebook
Armistice exhibition. Opens Saturday. Includes an piece I was commissioned to make for the exhibition. www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/norwich-castle/whats-on/exhibitions/armistice-legacy-of-the-great-war-...
Armistice: Legacy of the Great War in Norfolk - Norfolk Museums
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Armistice: Legacy of the Great War in Norfolk is a major centenary exhibition commemorating the end of the First World War.www.lensculture.com/articles/bob-mazzer-life-from-a-tube-the-london-underground
Life from a Tube: The London Underground - Video interview with Bob Mazzer | LensCulture
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The world’s subway riders have inspired photographers for decades—this work stands with the best of them, capturing London’s Tube riders with humanity, humor and delightEuston lost tunnelsHidden London Tour by the Transport Museum. Closed in April 1962, these were public access routes between Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway and City and South London. Fascinating, a must see.
More info here: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/hidden-london