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Make a present of parking pin-ups If you are still looking for a special something for the parking manager in your life, here is Car Parks of Great Britain 2021
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ogs, kittens, birds, wild animals, mountains, planes, classic cars, tractors… whatever your enthusiasm, there is bound to be a calendar devoted to it. And now, you can plan 2021 while enjoying views of car parks. Car Parks of Great Britain is the latest project by Kevin Beresford, a photographer who describes himself as Britain’s dullest man. “I’m the dullest man in Great Britain, and possibly the world. I found that a lot of artists do quite mundane things like Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans.” His enthusiasm for automotive infrastructure has spawned a variety of publica-
tions such as the books Roundabouts of Great Britain (2004) and Parking Mad: Car Parks from Heaven (or Hell) (2006). Having published calendars based on his roundabout pictures, Beresford has now unveiled one that features a dozen car parks, including the Cherry Pink car park in Telford, Chorlton Street in Manchester, Talbot Road in Blackpool and Castle Terrace in Edinburgh. Beresford said: “What I enjoy about them is the architecture, like any other building I can appreciate them for how they are built and why. The structure of them varies and no two car parks are the same, which keeps it interesting. “I’ve been taking pictures of hundreds of car parks all over the UK and with those
Popstar’s book is pure gold Gary Kemp is a renaissance man, musician, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur artist and photographer. We know this because he said so in a major BBC documentary, The Kemps: All True, in which filmmaker Rhys Thomas interviewed brothers Gary and Martin Kemp about their lives and careers following Spandau Ballet’s 40th anniversary celebrations. One project that Gary proudly shared was his book Places I have parked, a pictorial essay based on photos he takes to remind himself where he has parked. [Ed: You do realise the film was a mockumentary and that the book doesn’t really exist. That said, if it did, I’d buy it!] The Kemps: All True is available on BBC iPlayer
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Gary Kemp presents ‘Places I have parked’
images I made a car park calendar and even wrote a book about them.” The 63-year-old from Redditch, Worcestershire, is the founder of The Car Park Appreciation Society. He is also its the only member, so far. “I started The Car Park Appreciation Society, but unfortunately nobody has joined yet, so I’m looking for new members who can send me pictures of the car parks they come across.” Among the hundreds of car parks that he has visited, Beresford does have one he liked above all the others. “My favourite one is demolished now. It was the car park that was used in the Michael Caine movie Get Carter in Gateshead.” Sadly, Beresford’s favourite car park no longer exists, as Trinity Square was demolished in 2010. Until his society attracts some other members, Beresford will have to grieve alone.
