High above the Avon Gorge in Bristol, the Clifton Observatory stands as both a monument to 18th‑century ingenuity and a working portal into the optical past. Obscura Legacies sat down with Alice Hammond, one of the keepers of the site’s celebrated Camera Obscura, to talk about daily life inside one of the few working examples left in Britain.

Celebrate Camera Obscuras as they are now, research & record their fascinating past; including enthusiast Derek Swindley’s ingenious impact.

Celebrate Camera Obscuras as they are now, research & record their fascinating past; including enthusiast Derek Swindley’s ingenious impact.