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Gareth E Rees
Unofficial Britain’s Weird and Wonderful Reads 2022
WORDS: Gareth E. Rees I’ve had an insanely busy year. It began with me finalising my debut short story collection, …
Climate Change, Ecological Breakdown & Neoliberal Anxiety in the English Edgelands
LOCATION: Southern England WORDS: Gareth E. Rees, author of Unofficial Britain “Global warming had gone past the tipping point, the …
Beer Cans, Wildflowers and a Dead Dog’s Ashes – A Dream Life Beneath the Pylon of Hackney Marsh
With the remains of his dead dog in a cardboard tube, Gareth E. Rees returns to the pylon that sparked his edgeland obsession
A Murdered Cyclist on the Pevensey Levels
In this film, Gareth E. Rees revisits the site of the strange murder in his new book, Terminal Zones
Ghosts of the Motorway
A haunting new video for a modern motorway ballad evokes memories of journeys past
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
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
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
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
From Neolithic Roundabouts & Satanic Car Parks to Council Estate Poltergeists – The Weird Lore of Everyday Urban Places
In this video presentation, Gareth E. Rees takes you on a visual journey through the unexpected places he visits in his book, ‘Unofficial Britain’