Category: culture
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Gravesham: A Day in the Life
On Saturday, 1st June, anyone with a camera was invited to take part in Gravesham’s first Day in the Life shoot, part of the Gravesham Fringe Festival. The aim is to make it an annual event documenting the changes in the borough from year to year. I took portraits of shopkeepers in some of Gravesend’s…
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Gravesend Civic Centre & Woodville Theatre
I know I’m likely in the minority, but I need to be honest: I love the Civic Centre and the Woodville. Brutalism, the architectural style, is a love-it-or-hate-it thing. I love it and maybe you will too.
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Pantomime: More Than Just Another Show
This time last year, the curtains had just come down on Wicked Productions’ Beauty and The Beast at the Woodville. As in many other theatres across the UK, this year, the Woodville’s pantomime curtain never really went up.
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Gravesend’s Lost Pubs: The Railway Tavern
The Railway Tavern in Railway Place, Gravesend, originally opened in 1853 (some sources suggest 1881) and followed shortly after the railway station in 1849.
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Gravesend’s Lost Pubs: Ascot Arms
The Ascot Arms is the latest of Gravesend’s pubs to close, finally shutting its doors early in 2018. The brewery has advertised for new tenants, but it seems more likely it’ll be turned into yet another convenience store, or demolished and the land used for housing.