This wonderful book from documentary photographer David Ellison captures the spectacle, tradition and costume of Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling.
A coming together of the idyllic countryside of the Lake District, of the flamboyance of the wrestlers' hand-embroidered costumes, of local fairs, sporting events and communal gatherings. This book affords us a glimpse of something beautiful and ancient, something embedded in place. Unfortunately, like many other folk traditions, it is something under threat and vanishing from our landscape.
Limited to 700 copies
Size: 170 x 240mm
Pages: 144
Publisher: CentreCentre
