In the Club
Ongoing project at the Crookes Social Club, Sheffield
Documenting the events, organisations and friendships that take place within this 105 year old former working mens’ club.
The project is devised as an antithesis to common negative narratives of social clubs - celebrating a venue that’s alive and kicking, a cornerstone of the local community that has survived and thrived by blending the old with the new.
Images featured on Sheffield Tribune: A Tale of Two Social Clubs and Portrait of Britain 2023
Club acts and ticketed gigs regularly take place alongside bowling, snooker, bingo and pool, as well as kids’ parties, christenings, wakes, exercise classes, baby groups, dancing, socialising and drinking.
The Crookes Club is close to my heart due to my family’s involvement there since the early 1990s.