David Ruffles

Kilcornan House was originally owned by the Redington family during the 19th century. The Brothers of Charity Services took over the property in the 1950's to provide care to individuals in the local community. The house still has many of the Redington family's fixtures and fittings and these are "layered" with modern contemporary furniture and equipment of a large charitable organization. 

This ongoing photographic investigation serves to document this changing process throughout the old house and its demesne.

Black and White Film

Colour

People

Video

At the suggestion of Jennie Ricketts (http://www.jenniericketts.com/ ) I have begun to contact musicians and people I photographed during the 80's Pub Rock era in Birmingham to shoot a collection of portraits contrasting their images from nearly thirty four years ago with the present. This is Nik Lloyd shot at the Hare & Hounds, King's Heath, 2014 and his photograph from The Railway, Curzon St, 1981.

Birmingham Museum of Science & Industry.
Photography of the last days of the old museum.

These pictures were taken 4th September 2006. On the following day demolition began.

Charlie Levine, Curator at Trove exhibited this work see :-

http://curatorcharlie.blogspot.com/search/label/Dave%20Ruffles