The Shropshire Bedlams and
Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish

2018

Blow and bow

Blow and bow

Up close and joking

Up close and joking

Leading the line at carding Mill Valley

Leading the line at carding Mill Valley

Carding Mill Valley procession

Carding Mill Valley procession

Someone's flying high

Someone's flying high

Four through four

Four through four

Kick right

Kick right

Knapping in line

Knapping in line

Leading the set

Leading the set

Solemn and jolly

Solemn and jolly

It's a laugh

It's a laugh

Look how they fly

Look how they fly

Floating through

Floating through

Fay in the flowers

Fay in the flowers

High stepping

High stepping

Step in synchro

Step in synchro

Outside dancers floating

Outside dancers floating

Churning Butter

Churning Butter

High stepping across the Square

High stepping across the Square

A posse of Rhodens

A posse of Rhodens

Pre-procession pep talk?

Pre-procession pep talk?

Go George

Go George

Spin from the melodeon

Spin from the melodeon

Flying the Flag

Flying the Flag

Three pass through

Three pass through

The Flag and Bone Gang

The Flag and Bone Gang

Left hand star

Faces

Faces

Colourwork sticks

Colourwork sticks

End of the weekend

End of the weekend

Changelings

Changelings

Kick two ways

Kick two ways

Perfect hands

Perfect hands

Through and back

Through and back

Shadow sticks

Shadow sticks

Well, the audience love it.

Well, the audience love it.

Tatters

Tatters

Shadow kick

Shadow kick

Loving every moment

Loving every moment

High kicks at the Brewery

High kicks at the Brewery

Processional Up Return

Processional Up Return

Third procession down the set

Third procession down the set

Fluttering hankies

Fluttering hankies

Not stepping on shadows

Not stepping on shadows

Taking the corner

Taking the corner

Jono floats through

Jono floats through

Earlsdon Musicians

Earlsdon Musicians

Bedlam Line

Bedlam Line

Earlsdon Morris Hat

Earlsdon Morris Hat

Coming through

Coming through

Two lines, five shades

Two lines, five shades

Just happy

Just happy

Knees

Knees

Sharing a joke

Sharing a joke

All the colours

All the colours

Earlsdon Morris Men in Castle Square

Earlsdon Morris Men in Castle Square

Sticks flying, bodies up and down

Sticks flying, bodies up and down

Coming down

Coming down

Vanishing point

Vanishing point

Race down the middle

Race down the middle

Shadow Dancers

Shadow Dancers

Team Photo with Silver Flame 2018

Team Photo with Silver Flame 2018

"Oh wow!"

"Oh wow!"

Speed!

Speed!

Almost ballet

Almost ballet

Angles

Angles

Pretty level

Pretty level

Busy Churning

Busy Churning

Photographs of Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish, The Shropshire Bedlams, and Guest Sides, 2018

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Monday, 17 September 2018 at 13:46pm