Bradford photographer inspired by pubs walks for new exhibition

Beesley, who grew up in Eccleshill, said the walks and pubs in the exhibition were not the “pastoral ideals” often featured on TV programmes.

He said: “Particularly if you live in a city, if you live in a post-industrial area.

“What you normally do if you’re walking to a pub, you’re probably walking down a nondescript street.

“You might go down a snicket, you might go across a bit of industrial wasteland.

“It’s the idea that it’s good for you to walk and the benefits of walking and walking with a friend.

“But also the other thing is it doesn’t matter if you’re walking in the countryside or the urban environment – it’s just as good.

“The thing I’m putting forward is if you actually walk through the post-industrial landscape it’s amazing what you can see.”