Pirate Weekend!

Last weekend in Plymouth was Pirate Weekend - oh yes, no shying away from any cliches in my hometown! Ash & I took his niece Isabella to Plymouth Hoe to enjoy the fun & luckily for us it was a beautiful sunny day.

We went on a pirate ship, did treasure hunts and met 'Jointy Depp' - Oh yes, you did read that right! Isabella had her face painted with a beautiful butterfly, as you can see from the pictures. She's a real stunner and lucky for me she's happy to be photographed!

SWiB

These photos were taken at the South West Image Bank, on the Barbican in Plymouth. This photographic archive is well worth a visit if you are interested in photography, history or anything vintage. They have a gallery which shows frequently changing exhibitions, as well as having research facilities if you want to search for specific images. The Image Bank is housed in a beautiful old building that has been lovingly restored after falling into ruin after previous lives as a dairy & even a 'house of ill repute'! Having seen it when the SWiB team first got the keys & the building was falling down around them, I'm amazed at the transformation!
The photos above are of one of the old cameras in the permanent collection, and some film reels that were donated - at this point they had just been dropped off & were waiting to be catalogued. 

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