From bargains and burning boats, from markets to motor cars, from riots to romantic liaisons and vast three-unit carnival carts, Bridgwater’s Cornhill has seen it all. And no doubt it will see it all again over the coming centuries as it stands at the centre of the town. The wide sweep of the road into […]
Sword of Honour. By Evelyn Waugh. Penguin Classics (1965) The characters simply swagger off the page. Trimmer with his undeserved but irresistible rise through the ranks, one minute a Scottish soldier, the next a French hair dresser and then a national hero. Tragic but sensuous Virginia in her two year’s out of date clothes from […]
ACCESS FOR ALL This short film highlights the work of those dedicated to ensuring everyone can enter the main south door of the parish church in Axbridge in Somerset in England. It is also an appeal for help and understanding of the project as the church is a historic building of interest for worshipers and […]
Deep within the archives of the St Bride Foundation in London there lies an amazing collection of original illustrations and drawings of typefaces. Here Bob Richardson shows Harry Mottram one of the files showing the Galliard typeface. https://youtu.be/K1zIa0W0B2g For more visit http://www.harrymottram.co.uk/ Follow Harry on twitter as @harrythespiv also on FaceBook, LinkedIn, YouTube and on Instagram and […]
The autumn programme of Axbridge Roxy Comedy Nights hosted by Harry Mottram have been put on hold due to the illness of the owners of the cinema. Juliet Maclay has asked for the planned monthly comedy nights to be postponed for the time being with possibly one of the dates being reinstated later this year. […]
The Quiet American by Graham Greene Any novel that references Cheddar Gorge in its final page will always make me smile. The Somerset landmark near to where I live couldn’t really be further away from the Franco-Vietnam war of the 1950s. Graham Greene’s carefully constructed eternal triangular drama set in the colonial conflict also became […]
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid A crackling good story of innocent lovers caught up in a civil war skids to a halt when it abruptly turns into magical realism. The prose may be flat and business like but with just bare facts somehow the minimal style suits the brutality of the deteriorating quality of life […]
Axbridge Roxy Comedy Night. 24th May 2018, was compered by Harry Mottram. It featured Louise Leigh, Sal Drummond, Rob Perry and Becky Bumface with an introduction from Juliet Maclay. It was a near sell out and another highly successful evening with Sal’s take on autism, Becky’s experience of teaching the facts of life to school […]
Harry Mottram reports for Print Monthly Despite the claims by some in the media the Royal Wedding on Saturday may not be the economic boost that is claimed. Many editors have fallen for Brand Finance’s prediction that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s nuptials would boost the UK economy by £1bn. Headlined by such diverse publications […]
Lace, silk and and an illusion bodice and sleeves – and please, not too many flourishes that could drown petite Meghan What will Meghan’s wedding gown look like? Just about everyone in the fashion press and media in general has been pitching in with their ideas with the consensus settling on a full skirt, […]
From articles on primary school education and alternative energy to features on lingerie, motorbikes and morris dancing, I’ve covered a wide range of subjects. Breaking news stories, reviews, previews
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Rapscallion Magazine BOOK REVIEW: Graham Greene’s novel concerning a triangular love affair that became a prophesy of the disaster of the Vietnam War (in a carefully constructed story which name
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I began writing plays after writing and directing two pantomimes in 1997 and 1998 for my community in Axbridge. Following this I wrote The House on The Square in
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LOOKING BACK – VIDEO: My mother Mary Mottram on Television South West’s gardening program in the 1980s Mary Mottram appeared on a gardening programme presented by Terry Underhill Gardening For
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RAPSCALLION MAGAZINE – THEATRE REVIEW: Trevor Nunn directs a long lost play by Harvey Granville Barker called Agnes Colander (lovely sets, but er… best not to mention the script) Agnes
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HARRY MOTTRAM – ILLUSTRATOR Harry’s illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. If you would like more information contact him on harryfmottram@gmail.com. There are more illustrations, cartoons and articles
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