… work from my series Beyond the Surface
is part of this exhibition …
… it includes black and white photos
from my trip to Shetland …
… I became obsessed with the geology of the islands …
… also included are cyanotypes created in the
sea either in Fife or in Shetland …
… the museum sits on Battlebridge Basin on the Regent’s Canal …
… a small but fascinating museum in what was once an ice house …
… about a third of one of the two original wells for ice is open for viewing … they each measured 10 metres wide by 13 metres deep and could store the ice for several months …
… ice is heavy and tricky to manoeuvre so horses and a pulley system were used to bring the ice out of the well on to carts ready for distribution to ice cream makers, butchers, fishmongers, hospitals etc …
… the ice mainly came from Norway and it was an important trade until refrigeration arrived …
… Carlo Gatti, an Italian of course, made ice cream here …
… the museum tells the story of the creation of the canals, the industry, and people who lived and worked on them …
… a bygone era …
… on the 20th anniversary of his death …
… love this photo of my dad
taken by my very talented friend James Braund …
… same place just a few years earlier …
.. still miss those cuddles …
… the northernmost point of mainland Shetland …
… more dramatic scenery …
… and the remains of a once thriving fishing village …
… from the 15th to early 20th century men set sail in open rowing boats called ‘sixareens’ returning only when they could carry no more fish …
… the fish were cured and dried on the beach …
… a tough life …
… only the stone houses remain …
… strong and beautiful …
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