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Royal Locals in Lockdown 2020

by Ian Hargreaves

Kensington and Chelsea Seen in an Unusually Quiet 2020

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Kensington and Chelsea Seen in an Unusually Quiet 2020

A short photographic record shaped by lockdown’s disruption to everyday public life in Kensington and Chelsea. Ian Hargreaves walks through a neighbourhood he knows as both a longtime resident and a retired police constable, documenting shuttered pubs, empty streets and the absence of the traffic and social activity that ordinarily define the area. The project also becomes a personal map of former police workplaces and memories from a 30-year career. Among those recollections is the 1983 Harrods bombing and the loss of three colleagues, placing the altered streetscape alongside a longer local history. At 34 pages, the book presents an intimate, place-based snapshot of a particular moment in 2020.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Street-photography readers interested in lockdown-era urban scenes
  • Readers interested in Kensington and Chelsea’s local character and history
  • Those drawn to personal documentary projects connected to police service

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COVID-19 lockdownKensington and ChelseaStreet photographyMemory and local historyPolice service

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Book overview

This I felt was a unique opportunity to observe the area I have lived in all my adult life. When will the chance arrive to see the bustling part of Kensington and Chelsea be so quiet in terms of people and traffic. Sad but true. So I decided to link my job as a Police Constable where I not only live but worked, out of numerous Police buildings. So being in Lockdown, retired and with an iPhone in hand I went on a walkabout. I visited my old local pubs but only from the outside as everything was shut. Nobody drinking outside. No taxis pulling up, minus the raucous laughter from within. My trip down memory lane was added by the police stations I had worked at over my 30 years. Far too many happenings and events to mention except one The Harrods bomb Christmas 1983 which murdered 6 people including 3 of my colleagues. Never forgotten. This is my miniscule take on these bizarre events of these times. I hope in some way they resonate.
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