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Clowns, punks and a queen: Dartmoor town’s carnival days in the 70s and 80s – in pictures

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Clowns, punks and a queen: Dartmoor town’s carnival days in the 70s and 80s – in pictures

Nestled in the heart of Dartmoor, Moretonhampstead carnival celebrates its 101st edition in 2026.

The Scragg brothers got among the crowds with Robert Frank-like ambition to document the town’s favourite day, capturing rural creativity and chaos from one decade to the next.

Here they distil some of their rare gems from 1978 to 1984.

The collection fulfils a promise from one sibling, Adrian, to the other, David, who died in 2020: ‘People will see these, Dave’ Continue reading...

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