Unofficial Britain
A new book by Gareth E. Rees, published by Elliott & Thompson. ‘Terrific… Britain’s urban landscape is just as freighted …
Humming Towers: The Allure of Electricity Pylons
The latest issue of Ernest Journal features an edited extract from Unofficial Britain, with evocative illustrations by Johan Keslassy
Occult Lampposts
Gareth E. Rees explores the clandestine urban messaging system on British streets
Unearthing Sacred Narratives: Bede’s Walk
Mark Adams shares his photographs of Bede’s Way, an ancient pilgrim’s trail in the northeast of England
Echtrai – the Secrets of Lost, Abandoned & Mythic Landscapes
Introducing a brand new journal of writing and art that explores forgotten places
Alternative Soundtracks to a Luxury Apartments Advert
Front & Follow release music in response to an excruciating commercial for Deansgate Square Flats in Manchester
From Tarmac to Towpath: Excursions into Lockdown
A catalogue of lockdown by Neil Jackson
Elegy for an Industrial Estate flattened to make way for Luxury Apartments
A new film by Martin Fuller, with music by Pett Level Sounds, explores a vanishing way of life
The Tragedy of the Hastings U-Boat: a Soundtrack
A new video about the dark events of April 1919, when something monstrous approached the beach of Hastings
Re-weirding the Urban Landscape
Gareth E. Rees discusses the future folklore of industrial estates, pylons, motorways, ring roads, hospitals, housing estates, roundabouts and flyovers
Tales from a Covidian Landscape
These new images by photographer Nigel Dawson capture the eeriness of the Covid 19 landscape
Landscapes of Post-War Infrastructure: A Conversation with Painter, Jen Orpin
Gareth E. Rees & Jen Orpin discuss the memories and mythology of roads, motorways and service stations