New Roots, Old Soil - Fenland Lives In Transition.

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In the Fens, a slow and relentless transformation is unfolding, one that stretches far beyond the soil itself. The agrarian farmers, once the heartbeat of the flat, fertile land, are dwindling. As they pass away their modest plots are increasingly amalgamated into the vast, faceless holdings of large agricorps. Each death marks not only the loss of a steward of the land but the quiet unraveling of a rich cultural tapestry that has defined the region for half a millennia. When the late Jessie Watson of Littleport, Cambridg…

New Roots, Old Soil - Fenland Lives In Transition.

A tribute to Margaret Thatcher at St Mary Magdalene Church flower festival, Gedney Lincolnshire. The memorial features coal, a handbag, a miniature No 10 door, and a book on the Falklands war.

New Roots, Old Soil - Fenland Lives In Transition.

Shippea Hill rail station, located in the remote expanse of Cambridgeshire’s Fenland, is a request-only stop on the Breckland Line, which stretches between Cambridge and Norwich. Once infamous for its status as Britain’s least-used railway station, a title underscored by a mere 12 passenger entries and exits recorded in the 2015/16 period it has an intriguing history that reflects broader social and economic shifts in the region.  The station, originally opened in 1845 as Mildenhall Road by the Eastern Counties Railway, was renamed Burnt Fen in 1885 and finally…