SCOTTISH REFERENDUM
Referendum is a photographic series that explores the tangible and intangible border along the 108 mile geographical stretch between England and Scotland from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Gretna Green. Referendum contributes to the ongoing political and economic debate on the Union that despite the 'No' vote declared in September 2014 the debate continues.
The landscape is considered in three ways; the sweep of the grand romantic vistas; the accumulation of political rhetoric within the historical and media documentation and the minutiae of borderline ephemera rendered through the scientific gaze of the microscope connected to this space.
Landscape is ever present and ever constant; whatever the outcome the landscape will always remain.
Border Line
The geographical line of the border between England and Scotland that stretches for 108 miles, legally established in 1237 by the Treaty of York.
River Sark
The centre of the River Sark forms the border on the western side between England and Scotland.
Scots' Dike
The path way entering Scots' Dike, the straightest stretch of the border between England and Scotland.
Englishtown 2
The border marked by the change in colour of the tarmac at Englishtown.
Coldstream Bridge, Coldstream, Borders, Scotland
Coldstream, Borders, Scotland
Union Bridge
Union Bridge crosses the border and when opened in 1820 it was the longest rough iron suspension bridge in the world with a span on 137 metres, (449ft), and the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom.
West Along Carter Bar
In 1575 Carter Bar was the scene of the Raid of Redeswire, one of the last large-scale battles between the England and Scotland.
Act of Union 1707, Pennine Way 2013
The border between England and Scotland on the Pennine Way with the full text of the Act of Union overlaid, the legal document that brought the two nations together.
Fishing on the Border
Fishing in the middle of the River Tweed.
A1 Border Wall
The remains of a border wall besides the A1.
A1 Lay-by Border
The border at the A1 lay-by near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Gas pipe markers note English and Scottish Gas supplies.
#indyref 2013, Berwick-upon-Tweed 2013
The border between England and Scotland at Berwick-upon-Tweed overlaid with text from twitter feed #indyref.
