Analogue Memories in the Digital Age: An Exploration of Thamesmead
LOCATION: Thamesmead, London IMAGES: Mark Hollis Thamesmead is vast social housing development in South East London, built with GLC funding in the …
A Sussex Atlantis
LOCATION: East Sussex WORDS: Gareth E. Rees The train stops at a level crossing in an East Sussex field. As …
The Shell Grotto
LOCATION: Margate WORDS: Gary Budden ‘4.6 million shells, 2000 square feet of mosaic and one big mystery.’ The Shell Grotto …
Dieback
Unofficial Britain is pleased to host new fiction, for those with time to spare for a longer read. Today, a …
A Post-Crash Scenario at Morrisons Car Park
LOCATION: Hastings WORDS: Gareth E. Rees Morrisons is at the bottom of my road, via an arched pedestrian underpass. It’s …
Found Things: The Biographies of Objects
LOCATION: East Midlands WORDS: Jo Dacombe Many of us collect things, picking up objects on a walk and taking them home. …
The Mystery of the Black Arches: an 18th Century Sussex Hoax
LOCATION: Hastings, East Sussex WORDS: Gareth E. Rees East Hill is a high promontory overlooking Hastings Old Town. From the top …
This Other London Storywalk – Myths and Legends of Finsbury, Pentonville & Barnsbury
LOCATION: London In this video, John Rogers uses the power of Google Street View to take you on a narrated …
The Wiccan Circle
MUSIC: Concretism FILM: The Kill Shop WORDS: Gareth E. Rees Here’s some music from the ever-excellent Concretism. Chris Sharp’s world is a …
Deep in the Woods Where Ghost Dogs Prowl
LOCATION: Brede High Woods, East Sussex WORDS: Gareth E. Rees Something big has been moving through these ancient woods. On …