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An Interview with Alice: Inside the Clifton Observatory’s Living Lens

High above the Avon Gorge in Bristol, the Clifton Observatory stands as both a monument to 18th‑century ingenuity and a working portal into the optical past. Obscura Legacies sat down with Alice Hammond, one of the keepers of the site’s celebrated Camera Obscura, to talk about daily life inside one of the few working examples left in Britain.

Category News Visits
Posted 09/04/2026
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Obscura Legacies Launch Exhibition

February, 2026

We were delighted to welcome friends, artists, researchers and curious visitors to Fotonow’s gallery at 107 Cornwall Street in Plymouth to celebrate the launch of Obscura Legacies. The exhibition marked the beginning of the project and the publication of our first book, Derek Swindley and his Camera Obscuras by Lesley Flowers.

Category News
Posted 04/03/2026
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Obscura Legacies - Zine Launch & Exhibition 27-28 February 2026

Join us for an exhibition to mark the launch of the ‘Obscura Legacies’ project and the publication of the first book/zine, ‘Derek Swindley and his Camera Obscuras’ by Fotonow CIC.

Category News Events
Posted 24/02/2026
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Obscura Legacies Crowdfunder is live - please support us!

The Obscura Legacies Project will celebrate Camera Obscuras as they are now, research & record their fascinating past; including enthusiast Derek Swindley’s ingenious impact.

Category News Events
Posted 14/02/2026
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Obscura Legacies project launches!

Join us for the launch exhibition on 28 February 2026 at Fotonow in Plymouth. Support our crowdfunder!

Category Events News
Posted 12/02/2026
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Derek Swindley and his Camera Obscuras published, February 2026

The first Obscura Legacies book, Derek Swindley and his Camera Obscuras, is published by Fotonow CIC, February 2026

Category News
Posted 12/02/2026
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