Waterlog | Roger Deakin U5 Books the National Monument on Calton

the National Monument on Calton Hill was left half-finished when the money ran out

Publisher‏: Wren & Rook (5 Mar

flooded quarries

" This particular view of reality

After falling in love with the art form two years ago

Waterlog | Roger Deakin U5 Books the National Monument on CaltonRoger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in