JMP Journal September 2005

JMP Journal September 2005
Heading west along the south side of the Clyde, the A8 is at first a
motorway, then a dual carriageway, and finally a local road connecting
Post Glasgow to Greenock, Gourock and Dunoon. I grew up there,
and retain a great affection for the raw and intense beauty of the
place. For sometime I’ve wondered how I might express this, so earlier
this year I asked Martin Parr to collaborate on a project to record these
towns and the people who live and work there. The result is here.
A celebration of life along the A8 corridor. John McAslan
Gourock – Ryan scrapyard
Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow – old man’s club
Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow – mother Margaret with her daughter Rosemary
Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow – back of Fergusons
Greenock – Torpedo Factory Club
Greenock
Greenock
Greenock
Greenock dock
Greenock sugar warehouse
Gourock
Greenock esplanade
Greenock
Greenock Morton at home
Gourock
Levan Gourock
Dunoon – Cowal Games
Dunoon – Cowal Games
Dunoon – Cowal Games
Dunoon – Cowal Games
Dunoon – Cowal Games
Dunoon – a pub
Dunoon – Cowal Games
Dunoon – the pier
Dunoon – Craigen tea room
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