Peter Ashley
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I am a designer, writer and photographer who spends all his time looking at England, particularly buildings and the countryside. But I have a leaning towards the slightly odd and neglected, the unsung elements that make England such an interesting place to live in. I am the author and photographer of over 25 books, in particular Unmitigated England (Adelphi 2006), More from Unmitigated England (Adelphi 2007), Cross Country (Wiley 2011), The Cigarette Papers (Frances Lincoln 2012), Preposterous Erections (Frances Lincoln 2012) and English Allsorts (Adelphi 2015) |
| Interests | Interiors of Unmitigated English pubs, Ovaltine Dairy Maids, dog-eared Penguin Books, hand-rearing pork pies |
| Favorite Movies | A Canterbury Tale, A Matter of Life and Death, Night of the Hunter, Tom Jones, The Ipcress File, Charge of the Light Brigade, Alice in Wonderland (Jonathan Miller 1966), Blow-Up, if..., Oh! What a Lovely War, The Go Between, O Lucky Man!, Two Lane Blacktop, Howards End, Atonement, Pierrepoint, Mr Turner |
| Favorite Music | Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Butterworth, Elgar, Doctor Feelgood, Nick Cave, Sleaford Mods, Robert Plant |
| Favorite Books | Rogue Male, The Go-Between, Three Men in a Boat, Great Expectations, Andrew Martin's Jim Stringer Steam Detective novels, Far from the Madding Crowd, Shell County Guides, London Orbital, Cold Comfort Farm, Encyclopedia of Myself (Jonathan Meades) |
You have to dig a hole to China. Where do you start?
Through the back of my china cabinet.