Photographer Amanda Holdom captures the social and economic change in Druids Heath, a community shaped by modern gentrification – “Having been raised on an estate myself, I can relate to a lot of the stereotypes – I care for the people, and how they are represented.”

The death of the seaside equally provoked a loss of identity.

In Massey’s words “Essex… used to be London’s dumping ground”, but a recent ‘cultural rival’ has helped challenge and present a “response to the death of the British Seaside.”

Essex Chronicles seeks to reclaim this identity through a geo-photographical approach.