Friday, 10 April 2015

Nostalgia

In September 2002, the people of Kirkby Lonsdale, a small town in Cumbria, dressed up to celebrate their Victorian Weekend. Brass bands, parades and street vendors all helped to create a nostalgic atmosphere and an escape into a bygone age that, sadly, was never as rosy as this image suggests. From my book, "Being English"

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