~Last Orders~
Covid 19 hits the UK, the Prime Minister, a Churchill devotee, invokes the ‘Blitz Spirit’. Yet something happens for the first time in British history - all pubs close.
A community hub for some and an addiction enabler for others, pubs play a significant role in the country’s complicated relationship with alcohol. In fact, the UK government states that during the pandemic, specifically in 2021, alcoholic liver deaths increased by 21%.
Ironically the then Prime Minister’s drinking in the company of others played a significant part in his political downfall…
Last Orders documents a selection of pubs in South East London closed during the pandemic, photographed through their windows.
The Sun, Camberwell
The Actress, East Dulwich
The Great Exhibition, East Dulwich
The East Dulwich Tavern, East Dulwich
The Palmerston, East Dulwich
The Herne Tavern, Peckham Rye
The Lordship, East Dulwich
The Signalman, Forest Hill
Bird in Hand, Forest Hill
The Sylvan Post, Forest Hill
The Dartmouth Arms, Forest Hill
The Plough, East Dulwich
Stormbird, Camberwell
The Tiger, Camberwell
Bag of Nails, Camberwell
The Greyhound, Dulwich Village
Hootananny, Brixton
Trinity Arms, Brixton
The Belle Vue, Clapham
Coach & Horses, Clapham