London Road Gallery 30 April 2007
Posted by Anders Hanson in General, Sheffield.add a comment
After a spell of delivering I called in to the London Road Gallery. It is the first time I have been in, and the thing that drew me to the place was the photos by Berris Connolly, which were mentioned in the Sheffield Telegraph and I wanted to see properly.
I have always been interested in photography, particularly where the scenes depict real places. The ones from Berris Connolly are even more fascinating as they are places I know, and have been taken at various times over the last few decades.
I love them because they are so atmospheric, but in many different ways. Either because they show a city in decline and with its industry decimated, or because they show a Sheffield being rebuilt, or because they depict some of the 70’s architecture which whilst often hideous reminds you of a different time full of post-war optimism when the modern architecture signalled better times ahead.
My favourite is the one shown above of Savile’s old works in Brightside from 1988. I hope Berris Connolly will forgive me for stealing the image so I can use it to promote his excellent and fascinating photography.
