Phil Polglaze, Carnaby Street, 19 Septmber 1991

Bog Jobs: The Case for the Defence

During the Section 28-era in Britain, photographer Phil Polglaze documented public toilets across London. Made on commission by criminal defence lawyers to aid men on trial for ‘cottaging’, the photographs were used in the court room to disprove police prosecution statements and exonerate clients.

This coversation will discuss

Speakers

Phil Polglaze is a self-taught London photographer whose early commission to support the defence in 'cottaging' cases with photographs of London's public toilets taken between the 1970s and 1990s has created an unprecedented archive. 

Terry Munyard is a barrister

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