Tom Newman

This Green and Pleasant Land

The Second World War ended 80 years ago but, in many ways, its lingering legacy is still with us both physically and politically. Britain’s recent decision to leave the European Union is arguably the most dramatic political and economic change since 1945, adding to its current and recent insecurities.

For many in today’s society this past period represents a more prosperous time of Britain’s global dominance through its’ former Empire, with WW2 representing a perceived ‘finest hour’. Remnants of WW2 are now a rarity within the British landscape. These crumbling buildings are all that remain of a genuine historical crisis in recent UK history.

Seen by some as metaphors for a bygone golden age and others as an eyesore. These images act as a current record of a changing social, political and vernacular landscape. Sitting as they do amidst , urban regeneration, housing estates, city limits and the rural landscape itself.