It is well known, at least around here, that Britain has more than its fair share of eccentrics. And we have had for a very long time. Think back to John Aubrey, John Evelyn and even Samuel Pepys. Then there are the eccentric Victorian clergyman, with too much time on their hands, who investigated everything from stone circles to the propagation of primulas and photography.

Dolau station in Wales (photo: David Brewer)
Should we therefore be surprised that, even today, the eccentrics are still amongst us? And the latest example: David Brewer, from Chorley in Lancashire, who has spent the last 8 or 9 years photographing every single railway station in mainland Britain. Why? Because they’re there.