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The Ordinary Made Extraordinary: Martin Parr in Black and White

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Martin Parr GB. England. West Yorkshire. Crimsworth Dean Methodist Chapel. 1975 © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr GB. England. West Yorkshire. Booth. Mr and Mrs Connolley practise dancing in the otherwise unused Booth Chapel Sunday School. 1976. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr Jubilee street party. From 'Bad Weather'. Elland. West Yorkshire. England. GB. July. 1977. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr IRELAND. County Roscommon. Arigna. Abandoned Morris Minors. From 'A Fair Day'. 1980. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr Steep Lane Baptist Chapel buffet lunch. Doris Wilson (centre). Sowerby. Calderdale. West Yorkshire. England. GB. 1977. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr The Ancient Order of Henpecked Husbands Annual General Meeting. Nazebottom. Hebden Bridge. Yorkshire. England. GB. Easter Monday, 1977. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr Manorhamilton sheep fair. From 'A Fair Day'. County Leitrim. Ireland. 1981. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr GB. England. West Yorkshire. Halifax. Halifax Rugby League Club ground. 1977. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr Abandoned Morris Minors. From 'A Fair Day'. Glencar. County Sligo. Ireland. 1981 © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr Prestwich Mental Hospital. Dances which are held every Wednesday evening and music is sometimes provided by an outside band. Prestwich. Greater Manchester. England. GB. 1972. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr Lynotts Bar. From 'A Fair Day'. Manorhamilton. County Leitrim. Ireland. 1983. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr Yates's Wine Lodges. Although well priced in comparison to their competitors, these wine lodges acquired a distinctly dismal reputation with typical characteristics of a working class customer, eld (...)
Martin Parr Sowerby Bridge Mouse Show. St John's Ambulance rooms. West Yorkshire. GB. England. 1978. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr INDIA. Darjeeling. St Paul's School. From 'Martin Parr in India'. 1984. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr GB. England. Liverpool. Great Charlotte St. Yates's Wine Lodges. Although well priced in comparison to their competitors, these wine lodges acquired a distinctly dismal reputation with typical char (...)
Martin Parr GB. England. Bolton. Yates's Wine Lodges. Although well priced in comparison to their competitors, these wine lodges acquired a distinctly dismal reputation with typical characteristics of a workin (...)
Martin Parr GB. England. Newcastle. Yates's Wine Lodges. Although well priced in comparison to their competitors, these wine lodges acquired a distinctly dismal reputation with typical characteristics of a wor (...)
Martin Parr Prestwich Mental Hospital. Long stay Male patients who were all institutionalised. Prestwich. Greater Manchester. England. GB. 1972. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr GB. England. Greater Manchester. Prestwich. Prestwich Mental Hospital. 1972. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr A football game is held every Thursday afternoon during the winter, ususally against other Hospitals in the same league. Prestwich Mental Hospital. Prestwich. Greater Manchester. England. GB. 1972. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr GB. England. Bradford. Valley Parade. Bradford Rugby League. Crowd watching a game. 1980. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Martin Parr GB. England. Lincolnshire. The Haxey Hood. Haxey Hood. Every year on 6th January, villagers in Westwoodside and Haxey dress up to compete for possession of ‘the Hood’. This 700-year tradition st (...)