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Brutal North

by Simon Phipps

A photographic exploration of modernist architecture in the cities and new towns of Northern England. The collection documents structures and housing estates in locations such as Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Durham.

Accession 28320 ISBN 9781912836154 Publisher September Publishing
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