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Newly wed Claire Simon-Kind (30) with sister and bridesmaid Sarah Simon (28) in front of a weather shelter on New Brighton promenade.In 1986, world famous photographer Martin Parr published his book 'The Last Resort,' a set of photographs taken over three seasons 1983-85 in the Liverpool suburb of New Brighton. 25 years later, photographer and Parr fan, Peter Dench, went on a Bank Holiday pilgrimage to New Brigthon to walk in Parr's footsteps and document what has changed or remained the same in the seaside town.

Newly wed Claire Simon-Kind (30) with sister and bridesmaid Sarah Simon (28) in front of a weather shelter on New Brighton promenade.

In 1986, world famous photographer Martin Parr published his book 'The Last Resort,' a set of photographs taken over three seasons 1983-85 in the Liverpool suburb of New Brighton. 25 years later, photographer and Parr fan, Peter Dench, went on a Bank Holiday pilgrimage to New Brigthon to walk in Parr's footsteps and document what has changed or remained the same in the seaside town.