The Moors is an ongoing project documenting the Town Moor, a vast area of common land north of Newcastle upon Tyne's city centre. Spanning over 1000 acres and spread across several sections, it is one of the largest urban open spaces in the UK. The moors have been common pasture land for over 800 years, with documented grazing rights going back to the 12th century. These rights are held by the Freemen of Newcastle, who still graze the cattle on the moor today. Their role in managing the land is one of the oldest continuous civic traditions in Britain.​

 

Today the Moor holds this medieval custom alongside newer traditions that have grown up around it - The Hoppings, one of Europe's largest travelling fairs, park runs, daily commutes, allotment societies, concerts and efforts at habitat restoration, including a sapling from the felled Sycamore Gap tree. The project observes what common land means to the many voices who share it. ​