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One of David's earliest interests was in archives and old documents and as a young man was hoping to pursue his interest in his work career. However opportunities were few and far between at the time due to the scarcity of relevant courses andΜύ consequently has followed a career in the public centre. Presently he's working on a project linked to the regeneration of the Noddle Hill area of Hull.

Since he left college, David has embarked on a number of post-graduate study courses. During the course of his studies he looked into the history of Gerard Winstanley, who was involved with a group of radicals in the 17th century. In summary David describes how Gerard was convinced land belonged to the people which they subsequently worked on and treated it as public property, in effect owned by no-one. David said this historical reference has modern parallels with some of the issues over land ownership and cites examples of bypass construction that brought people into conflict with the government and resulted in 'direct action'.

As part of his studies he discovered that Newbury by-pass protesters met in the Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) meeting and a visit there brought him closer to the faith of Quakerism. He says, the faith of followers is unlike some conventional religions saying that Quakers believe that a large hierarchical structure is unnecessary to discover the 'divine'.

David during his interview talks about his involvement with, the 2002 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ series, 'The Trench'. He and a group of young men from this area were sent to Europe to try and experience some of the conditions experienced by troops from East Yorkshire in the First World War. He said although they couldn't expect to replicate the experience completely, they certainly came away feeling different about what the men went through, not least because life in the 21st century is so very different from that in the 20th century.

David's picture which he took in the West Norwood cemetery in South West London is of a gravestone which features a picture of Christ. He's had an interest in Victorian cemeteries for some time and has taken a number of pictures of cemeteries in and around Hull. However it's the London cemeteries which offer the greatest interest.

He's a member of the Friends ofΜύ Kensall Green Cemetery. This particular cemetery is known for its catacombs which can be visited by members of the public. There are a number of famous people buried there including the writer Wilkie Collins and engineer Brunel.