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11 November 2009
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A crypt Christmas

St George's crypt - photo by Tim Daley

While the Christmas and New Year celebrations were in full-swing, volunteers at Leeds' famous Saint George's crypt were still hard at work.

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St George's Church was built in 1838.

In 1989 the church was designed in a new flexible style.

In 1990 a new Community Church was founded in the residential part of the parish.

The crypt helps over 150 people every day.

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Tim Daley spent some time in the central Leeds facility photographing the clients who use it and some of the scenes within the complex.

Photogallery of the crypt

And he found it's not just the homeless who use the crypt; the socially disadvantaged also use it whether they be people living on the poverty line or others who've just come out of prison.

Click on an image below to see it in more detail or press 'play' above to view all the photographs.

Techincal details:
Taken using a Pentax ME Super loaded with B&W Kodak Tri-X 'pushed' to 800asa. Shot using available light on shutter speeds of, typically, 1/60th of a second on f1.7 and 2.8.

All of the pictures were processed and printed by Tim Daley at home.

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