Prison Punk Scrapbooks
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The scrapbooks are marked “HMSO”, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, and stamped “Haverigg”, referring to HMP Haverigg in Cumbria, which operated as a borstal and youth custody institution before later becoming an adult men’s prison.
Containing clippings relating to punk, rock, new wave, and metal bands, alongside football material connected to Sheffield and early 80s counterculture. I believe they were compiled by the figure behind The Motivator, a Sheffield-based punk promoter and distributor, during a period in prison.
The covers are collaged with hand-cut lettering and images. Inside, the pages are filled with magazine and newspaper clippings, sometimes with handwritten notes added.
cira 1984
Height 200mm Width 310mm Depth 5mm
