RECORDING BRITAIN
Discover the artists, artworks and stories behind Recording Britain, a 1940 project to create a visual record of British landscapes threatened by World War II.
Articles
Volume 2
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Jan 11, 2026
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4 min read
The Mill, Houghton – Martin Hardie
This evocative picture captures the strange beauty of this mill, reflected in the waters below, which, unlike the ill-fated House of Usher, was destined to endure, survive the war and depredations of modernity, and is still standing, and producing flour, today.
Volume 3
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Jan 2, 2026
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4 min read
The Ashopton Inn – Kenneth Rowntree
Two views – outside and in – capture the quaint charm of this village pub, lost now to the demands of progress, and to the depths of the Ladybower Reservoir.
Volume 2
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Dec 25, 2025
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6 min read
St Peter's Church, Theberton
A visit to this Suffolk village finds the parish church as depicted for Recording Britain by Jack L. Airy in fine fettle.
Volume 4
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Dec 19, 2025
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5 min read
3-12 Charles Street, Brighton – Charles Knight
By making a feature of its omissions this sketch captures something of the fugitive nature of all seaside towns, none more so than Brighton, which wears its salty, wind-beaten patina, from building to building, with a certain nebulous pride.
Volume 2
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Dec 9, 2025
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7 min read
Cliff Bridge Terrace And Museum, Scarborough – Kenneth Rowntree
Looking inland, Rowntree's lively vista may take certain liberties with perspective but only to enhance the work, perfectly catching the town's architectural salmagundi.
Norfolk
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Dec 2, 2025
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6 min read
St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, From Bethel Street – Russell Reeve
This elegant watercolour drops us into the heart of old Norwich, just to the west of the covered market. Its subject is, after the two cathedrals, the largest church in the city, a centre for bell-ringing and the site of an exquisite collection of medieval stained glass.