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Arts and Crafts Cultural Review Into nature

Visiting Tout Quarry Sculpture Park & Nature Reserve

A visit to the thought-provoking Tout Quarry Sculpture Park & Nature Reserve on Sunday 22nd March 2026, reflections and photographs.

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Arts and Crafts Into nature

Reimagining Rosemary: The Story of the Mary Trees

Woody rosemary is typically regarded as problematic, but there is magic and beauty in these contorted stems. The following four Mary Trees have been crafted in early 2026 out of woody rosemary plants.

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Cultural Review Psychogeography

Bazalgette remembered and the forgotten projectors

Projectors competed with Sir Joseph William Bazalgette to deliver the London sanitation projects he successfully delivered. Acknowledging the unsuccessful projectors adds to understanding Bazalgette’s contribution.

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Cultural Review Psychogeography

Whatever happened to the best Brighton pubs of the 1990s?

In the early 1990s, I acquired an art print featuring the 44 best Brighton pubs (bars). The majority are still serving, whilst some have been reimagined with new names. Only 7 of these pubs completely disappeared. This post features an urban ramble in search of each lost pub location.