A quick mental tour of Northern cities' Council Buildings (in my head split into 'domes' and 'clock towers' types) led me eventually to Liverpool. Liverpool Town Hall?
I am a designer, writer and photographer who spends all his time looking at England, particularly buildings and the countryside. But I have a leaning towards the slightly odd and neglected, the unsung elements that make England such an interesting place to live in. I am the author and photographer of over 25 books, in particular Unmitigated England (Adelphi 2006), More from Unmitigated England (Adelphi 2007), Cross Country (Wiley 2011), The Cigarette Papers (Frances Lincoln 2012), Preposterous Erections (Frances Lincoln 2012) and English Allsorts (Adelphi 2015)
"Open this book with reverence. It is a hymn to England". Clive Aslet
Preposterous Erections
"Enchanting...delightful". The Bookseller "Cheekily named" We Love This Book
The Cigarette Papers
"Unexpectedly pleasing and engrossing...beautifully illustrated". The Bookseller
Cross Country
"Until the happy advent of Peter Ashley's Cross Country it has, ironically, been foreigners who have been best at celebrating Englishness". Christina Hardyment / The Independent
More from Unmitigated England
"Give this book to someone you know- if not everyone you know." Simon Heffer, Country Life. "When it comes to spotting the small but telling details of Englishness, Peter Ashley has no equal." Michael Prodger, Sunday Telegraph
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A quick mental tour of Northern cities' Council Buildings (in my head split into 'domes' and 'clock towers' types) led me eventually to Liverpool.
Liverpool Town Hall?
I think Office Pest may have it - in spite of the fact that the photograph cunningly omits the arched lower storey, which foxed me somewhat.
Well done Office Pest. I wish I had logged on earlier...I would have guessed this one! Now I have to go to work feeling homesick...
Congratulations Office Pest! I thought this one might run a bit. I'll have to try harder next week.
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