My dad is a photographer; Holes.
August 2, 2011
© John Mills/Tim Mills Collection. Central Core Pilecap, Swindon. 1983.
My father was born in Prestwich, Manchester, on the 29th of February 1948. He is technically 15 3/4 years old.
He grew up and attended school in Birkenhead and later won a scholarship to study Mechanical Sciences at Cambridge University. He features in the 1966 Mensa Resister Volume 1 where his interests are listed as Science Fiction and Fantasy books, UFO’s, new bridge building designs and jigsaw puzzles.
During his 38 year career as a Civil and Structural Engineer – having spent time living and working in Germany, Holland, Portugal, South Korea and on-board a North Sea Oil Rig – he has amassed a vast archive of photographs of holes in the ground.
Many of these holes have been photographed on significant construction sites throughout the U.K, Europe and Asia and, with his assistance, I have begun the seemingly arduous task of collating these images. This may take longer than I anticipate as they are housed in multiple offices throughout the country.
In the meantime, the photographic panoramas with in this post are from a scrapbook he made documenting the construction of the Link Center in Swindon during 1983; note the lack of high visibility jackets or hard hats yet marvel at the appearance of a classic Ford Escort tradesman vehicle.
© John Mills/Tim Mills Collection. Central Core Pilecap from S.E, Swindon. 1983.
