2nd place
silver star award
mark monk-terry
united kingdom 
title
lost heritage
Some sites are obvious but others have little or no evidence of their previous use. Sometimes they are covered in woodland or scrub and often the banks, ditches or small depressions on the ground are the only clues to indicate human activity. These locations include Tudor iron forges, brick kilns, burial mounds, furnace ponds, flint mines, Iron-age hill forts, battlefields, industrial areas and Neolithic rock shelters.
For this work I used a 5x4 view camera, recording the images on very old glass plates. The plates were bought at auctions, camera fairs and markets and have been up to 80 years old. As such it is impossible to tell how much damage there is to the emulsion until the plate is actually developed. Results can be unpredictable with random damage and spotting often appearing in the negatives.
The images in this project were all taken at Thorpe Marsh Power Station near Barnby Dun in South Yorkshire, England. Whenever we stay with family living near the site, I try to make at least one visit to the power station and have therefore observed the location over many years.
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entry description
This project has focused on photographing sites of historical and cultural interest in the United Kingdom. Many of the locations are forgotten or ignored now, even though many are Scheduled Ancient Monuments and can be traced through Heritage or Local Authority websites or seen on Ordinance survey maps.Some sites are obvious but others have little or no evidence of their previous use. Sometimes they are covered in woodland or scrub and often the banks, ditches or small depressions on the ground are the only clues to indicate human activity. These locations include Tudor iron forges, brick kilns, burial mounds, furnace ponds, flint mines, Iron-age hill forts, battlefields, industrial areas and Neolithic rock shelters.
For this work I used a 5x4 view camera, recording the images on very old glass plates. The plates were bought at auctions, camera fairs and markets and have been up to 80 years old. As such it is impossible to tell how much damage there is to the emulsion until the plate is actually developed. Results can be unpredictable with random damage and spotting often appearing in the negatives.
about the photographer
I have been involved in photography for many years, predominantly working in black and white, using large and medium format. Occasionally I also work with digital 35mm cameras. For a time, I focused on objects or details found on walks and made return visits to see how the area or landscape had changed over time. For the past five years I have been working on two new projects – one recording details of 18th and 19th century wall paintings in Rajasthan, India and the other locating and recording landscapes, mainly of historical sites and primarily in Sussex.The images in this project were all taken at Thorpe Marsh Power Station near Barnby Dun in South Yorkshire, England. Whenever we stay with family living near the site, I try to make at least one visit to the power station and have therefore observed the location over many years.
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