Articles by Phill Davison
I'm a typical down to earth Yorkshireman. I try not to be too serious and enjoy a good laugh in life. I'm fascinated by the heavy engineering of the Victorian era. The mammoth construction of the railways and canals. These fed the ever hungry mouth of the Industrial revolution that shaped our world today. These construction feats still stand as a lasting legacy, and testament to the men who built them. I feel it is a shame when the hard work gone in to building them has been left to decay. There can be a sad beauty in photographing these places. I have very little time for modernisation, it is mostly plastic and lacking any real character, it very rarely stands the test of time. I hope some of my photographs will prove to be a positive collection of images for future generations to come.
It’s amazing to think there are relics from W.W.II still to be found across the city of Leeds. Unbeknown to most people are the large public air raid shelters still under the recreation grounds across …
A fabulous photographic music journey including the grave of a man who inspired The Beatles and a blue plaque for the University of Leeds Refectory
