Brutal North Archives - September Publishing

Just out, Brutal North is Simon Phipps’s photographs of brutalist and modernist architecture in the north of England. Today a selection of photos from it have been featured in the Guardian.

Simon has also, together with caption writer Matthew Steele (and Judy the dog), appeared in a IGTV interview with The Modernist Society.

We’ve had some fantastic comments on twitter too:

Oh joy! My copy of Brutal North has arrived….a book of delights. Congratulations to @new_brutalism @septemberbooks pic.twitter.com/GYd0Egc1vJ
— Christopher Marsden (@InsiderBuild) November 3, 2020

Treated myself to the new book by @new_brutalism #BrutalNorth. Have been looking forward to this one and it's just as good as I'd expected. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I've always been fascinated by modernism and brutalist architecture and this is a great guide. pic.twitter.com/QFtc660fpj
— James Bould (@bouldie) November 6, 2020

Pleased to see the Schwann/Central Services building featured in Brutal North by @new_brutalism. The off road location means the impressive canalside massing is often overlooked. pic.twitter.com/Dc0lCboi0U
— Bob Melling (@MellingBob) November 7, 2020

So excited my copy of #BrutalNorth by @new_brutalism arrived and even signed by the author. Trying my best to not look at this until after my working day is over. Some happy memories wandering around Manchester and York. Looking forward to discovering these northern English gems pic.twitter.com/Icc0pAvq9c
— Emma Gilleece (@Gilleeece) November 9, 2020

I’ve being enjoying @new_brutalism’s ‘Brutal North’ – a brilliant resource of notable concrete structures from across the North of England.

If you’re going to buy, support indies like the @modernistsoc by ordering it from their shop… pic.twitter.com/jmQBLkXcbm
— Tom Clarke (@visuals0und) November 5, 2020

Category: Brutal North

Simon Phipps on Front Row

Concrete jungle