A random shower thought I had the other day was just how many photos of Shipley and Saltaire end up on my album covers, and if you ever had a day off and wanted to explore BD18 in a satan style, here's where everything is:
No Knock No Doorbell (2026)
This one was taken by Sophie when we were walking home after our local pub's quiz night. It was still summer, hence the green still being on the tree. It's right at the top of Victoria Road, just as you walk onto Bingley Road.
The Dream is Over (2026)
One just round the corner from the album cover, so it's nice they keep a geographical similarity as well as an aesthetic one. This one was a shot I got on my phone one night as I always thought it was cool when they didn't have anything to put on the massive board and just kept it on with an asterisk.
The Future Can Wait (2025)
This was a shot by Marc Leighton, a photographer who was a friend of a friend to start with, and once I'd seen this shot on his instagram, I messaged him to see if I could use it for a cover. He agreed and I think it's one my favourite satan sleeves ever! It's in the main room of the local member's club the Caroline St. Social Club. Been to many a gig here, which is just as well as they don't really open the bar to non-members, but allow it once in a while when something's on, or when there's an open day in Saltaire village,
The Pivot (2023)
Upstairs at The Triangle, 47 Bradford Road, Shipley
As taken on an old camera by me whilst setting up for my first solo gig as worriedaboutsatan, upstairs at the bottle shop The Triangle. I've done so many gigs here since, it's daft even trying to count them. A really nice space though - just go upstairs and wander to the opposite end of the room and you'll see this window.
I Hope You Like The Bundesliga (2023)
Park Street, Saltaire
Taken on my way to where I used to work around this time one very wintery morning. We were set to buy a house on this road once, which was weird as my dad later told me some of my very old family used to live on the street way back in the day. Never happened, sadly, but the football pitch is nice to kick a ball on every now and then.
Providence (2021)
Shipley clock tower, Kirkgate, Shipley
Taken by John Cade, a local photographer. The old clock tower is a real brutalist beauty. It's recently been in the news as the town applied for it to be a listed building, but as with anything outside of the M25, no-one was interested, so it's seen better days. It's slap bang in the centre of Shipley if you were wondering.
Time Lapse (2020)
Milner Field Mansion ruins, Higher Coach Road, Bingley
OK, so technically not Shipley or Saltaire, but it's accessible through an old road you follow from the back of my old school in Saltaire. If you follow it up towards Bingley, you come across the old ruins to the Milner Field Manion, that amazingly haven't been cleared up since the 50s/ 60s. It's a wonderful bit of history, and a very very very creepy backstory, which I got intensely obssessed with around this time
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