A postcard From Lovers Leap: landscape, legend and the picture postcard [abstract only]

ROBINSON, Andrew (2022). A postcard From Lovers Leap: landscape, legend and the picture postcard [abstract only]. In: 4th Annual Joint Royal Photographic Society Historical Group and SHU Photography Research Symposium, Online, 2 Apr 2023. 22-23.

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Abstract

There are many locations around Britain and beyond bearing the name “Lovers’ Leap” from the banal to the dramatic and the well-known to the obscure. Often part of tourist itineraries such locations are usually associated with tragic tales of unrequited love and attempted suicide. I was recently surprised to discover one such site less than half a mile from my home of 26 years close by to the road I drive down most days. This discovery came by way of an old postcard and led to an investigation of this location; the legend after which it was named; and the visual representation of this overlooked and forgotten gem of the Peak District Landscape through early C20th photographic postcards and other vernacular visual culture and memorabilia.

Plain Text Summary

An investigation of the representation of Buxton's forgoten beauty spot - Lovers Leap - in both visual art and vernacular materia culture.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Art and Design Research Centre; Humanities Research Centre; Department of Art and Design; Department of Media Arts and Communication
Page Range:	22-23
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2023 11:12
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2023 11:12
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/32101

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