Betting shop blues
Betting shop, Whitechapel 1986
The man wearing a hat is waiting for a result to appear on the display on the opposite wall. I’ve never seen anyone smiling in a betting shop. Customers always seem to be depressed. Another characteristic of behaviour is that customers appear to be in their own world separated from everyone else. Conversation is infrequent so there is an eery silence even when the betting shop is crowded.
Betting shop, Whitechapel 1986
Betting shop, Whitechapel 1986
Betting shop, Whitechapel 1986
Man resting, Brick Lane 1986
Here we see the man with a hat taking a break on Brick Lane. Does he have any money left?
Man with a pram
Man with a pram, Toynbee street 1988
Man with a pram, Toynbee street 1988
Man with a pram, Toynbee street 1988
Tea in Cheshire Street
Man in a cafe, Cheshire street 1986
Man in a cafe, Cheshire street 1986
Man in a cafe, Cheshire street 1986
George pub Liverpool
George pub, Liverpool 1979
I worked behind the bar in the George pub in 1979. It was a small bar on Berry Street. These photographs were taken around midnight. I am reminded of the vast quantities of alcohol that was consumed by the regular customers featured in these images!
George pub, Liverpool 1979
George pub, Liverpool 1979
George pub, Liverpool 1979
George pub, Liverpool 1979
George pub, Liverpool 1979
George pub, Liverpool 1979
Spitalfields roof tops
Christchurch spire 1984
Since this photograph was taken from a roof top in Hanbury Street the sky line has changed dramatically with the growth of the City.
Christchurch, 1997
Taken from a roof top in Brick Lane.
Spitalfields roof tops, 1984
Taken from a roof top in Hanbury Street.
