Documentary Stories and Photography from in and around Gravesham
If you know of a local story that needs highlighting or something you'd like to share, contact me at nigel@gravesendjournal.com.
Gravesend’s Lost pubs: The Bricklayers Arms
The Bricklayers Arms opened in 1851 and closed in 1910. It reopened as The Station Hotel in 1914 which closed in 2002. Reopening later as Bar24 and then The Bridge Bar, which finally closed in 2017.
Gravesend’s Lost pubs: Ascot Arms
The Public House, the pub, with maybe the church, was once at the centre of every English community. In my parent’s generation most men, and sometimes women, would have ‘a local’ a place to go and chat with friends about their lives, their troubles, or at least how poorly their football team were playing that week.
Sanctuary: talking with Steve Nolan
“Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, come to the community and share the gospel”. I’m sitting in the small very busy office at Sanctuary, the night shelter for the homeless in Gravesend, talking to Steve Nolan. Steve and his wife Lorna are the unpaid Project Managers for Sanctuary.
Sanctuary: not what I expected
I’m not sure what I expected but it wasn’t this.
Steve Nolan is showing me around Sanctuary, a night shelter for the homeless. He and his wife Lorna are the full-time Project Managers for the shelter.
Gravesend Street Portraits
I had a great couple of hour shooting some street portraits in Gravesend last Sunday. I took the opportunity to hand out some of my 'We Are Gravesend' flyers, hopefully, I contacted with some interested participants.
We are Gravesend : Genevieve Jones from Sierra Leone
It's such a great feeling to have finally started my personal project about my home town, Gravesend, Kent. Yesterday I had the privilege of shooting and interviewing Genevieve 'Genny' Jones, an inspirational woman and one of the real life-bloods of our community. If there's a community event in Gravesend it's likely somewhere behind it will be Genny Jones - The Confident Queen.
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The Gravesend Journal documents Stories and Photography from in and around Gravesham.
If you know of a local story that needs highlighting or something you'd like to share, get in touch.
email: nigel@gravesendjournal.com
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