Locales Andrew Holt
When he’s not been building ledges or throwing back 180s up/over/down things, Holt’s been been putting in the work this year for some photo missions with our photographers - so who better to feature in the first of our photo articles on this region’s skaters and their lurking grounds? (Locals and their locales, see?) Photos by Tom Quigley & David Wallace - Nottingham, 2015.
Fakie flip. Photo: David Wallace.
Half cab nosegrind revert. Photo: Tom Quigley.
Backside 180 fakie nosegrind. Photo: David Wallace.
“I just like the way he went: ‘Holt, I’ve got this picture in mind, can you just do this there.’ ...I’ll have a go!” - how this issue’s cover came to be.
Holt sweeps up a spot in the crack den for a guano-infused inward heelflip. Photo: Tom Quigley.
Ollie up, kickflip back down in amphitheatre territory. Photo: Tom Quigley.
“Backside flip over the grate in the and pedestrians, feeling everyone’s before it went under the wheel of a
Backside flip. Photo: David Wallace.
middle of the road - timing it against the traffic eyes watching me...bombing down to get my board bus, that was a bit mad.�- a hectic one for Wallace’s eagle eye...
SHOTS
Adam Cameron - Backside blunt slide, Nottingham. Jake Fry, 2015.
Niall Behan - Nollie inward heel, Northampton. Rob Salmon, 2014.
Paulie Todino - Crooked grind, Nottingham. David Wallace, 2015.
Owen Byrne - Early grab, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.
Paulie Todino - Kickflip, Nottingham. David Wallace, 2015.
Little Chef, Nottinghamshire. Simon Bernacki, 2014.
Chris Pope - Front rock, Melton Mowbray. Ben Footitt, 2014.
(left) Will Golding - Kickflip, Nottingham. David Wallace, 2015.
Christopher Price - Ollie, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.
Jim Knight - Noseslide, Nottingham. Andy Horsley, 2010.
Vic Camilleri - Crooked grind, Nottingham. Greg West, 2015.
Brandon Morris - Kickflip, Derby. Samuel Mlot, 2014.
Kevin Harris - Varial heelflip, Nottingham. David Wallace, 2015.
Tom Shaw-Weston - Nosepick, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.
Nic Hanson - Back disaster transfer, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.
Paulie Todino - Tre fakie, Nottinghamshire. Tom Quigley, 2015.
Becky Jaques - Blunt pull in, Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Samuel Mlot, 2014.
Owen Byrne - Backside 360 early grab, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015. Josh Davis - Frontside feeble grind, Mansfield. Peter Whetstone, 2015.
Rusty pipe dreams, Nottinghamshire. Dave Bevan, 2010. Elliot Maynard - Smith grind, Nottingham. Ben Kingswood, 2015.
David Wallace - Switch backside tailslide, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.
Nic Hanson - 50-50 to backside tailslide, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.
Ricardo Whyte - Backside tailslide, Nottingham. David Wallace, 2015.
Fred Simmons - Ollie, Nottingham. Neil Turner, 2015.
Tom Shaw-Weston - Taildrop, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.
David Wallace - Backside noseslide, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.
Concrete reality Hyson Green bowls, Nottingham. 1965 - 1987. Words and photos: Steve Tristram London had Meanwhile Gardens, meanwhile we had Hyson Green. In the middle of the flats from hell (now an Asda store) were three concrete bowls of varying diameter and depth. Surrounded on all four sides by tall concrete flats with walkways, they gave the feeling of being on a stage. Most residents welcomed the skaters as a non-threatening addition whose presence helped keep crime down. On winter evenings a car was parked near the bowls to light them.
Added excitement was given by the fact that at anytime an object could be thrown at you from the above walkways - bottles were favourite, followed by tacks and air pellets. But hey, the bowls were a great place to skate and it’s not like we were spoilt for choice in those days.
Chips and cans of Fanta were all we needed for a Saturday’s skate, things were simple back then.
Tom Shaw-Weston by Tom Quigley, 2015.
David Wallace - Switch backside 180, Nottingham. Tom Quigley, 2015.