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Twelve Trips is a graphic document exploring twelve journeys traveled up and down the UK over the Easter period of 2013.

It aims to explore the interaction of twelve individuals’ journeys; the cross overs, links and paths shared in order to reach any given destination.

Introduction

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a. Edinburghb. Yorkc. Leedsd. Liverpoole. Glossopf. Sheffieldg. Grimsbyh. Nottinghami. Great Yarmouthj. Wolverhamptonk. Coventryl. Rugbym. Leamingtonn. Daventryo. Northamptonp. Cambridgeq. Bristolr. Kingstons. Cornwallt. Exeteru. Portsmouthv. Brighton

Place Index

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01. Leeds - Bristol.................................02. Rugby - Glossop.................................03. Portsmouth - Edinburgh................04. Leamington - Great Yarmouth.....05. Grimsby - Brighton..........................06. Wolverhampton - Cornwall.............07. Bristol - Coventry..........................08. Daventry - Nottingham..................09. Northampton - Exeter....................10. Leeds - York.......................................11. Sheffield - Kingston......................12. Liverpool - Cambridge....................

Journey Index

p.p.p.p.p.p.p.p.p.p.p.p.

EXETER

BRISTOL

WOLVERHAMPTON

GRIMSBY

SHEFFIELD

YORK

ENIDBURGH

LEEDS

LIVERPOOLGLOSSOP

PORTSMOUTH

CORNWALL

BRIGHTON

KINGSTON

NORTHAMPTONDAVENTRY

LEAMINGTONCOVENTRY

NOTTINGHAM

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GRIMSBY

BRIGHTON

KINGSTON

NORTHAMPTONCAMBRIDGE

RUGBY

NOTTINGHAM

GREAT YARMOUTH

Take the next...

These days we take left and right for granted. But little do we take into account how many times we make the decision to take a certain direction on any given journey. Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes not so much.

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Date:Miles Traveled:

23.03.13209

Leeds to Bristol

Contours

Two contour diagrams taken from the National Ordnance Survey database. The UK is split up into a grid system appropriately named the ‘Naitonal Grid System’ in order to efficiently categorise any and every location nationwide.

Top:Bottom:

RugbyGlossop

Rugby to Glossop

Date:Miles Traveled:

01.04.13113

= 4500m

Shipping?

The Mary Rose is a famous ship permanently docked in Portsmouth. At 45m long, it would take 15,950 of them end to end in order to reach to Edinburgh.

Portsmouth to Edinburgh

Date:Miles Traveled:

29.03.13446

Leamington to Great Yarmouth

Date:Miles Traveled:

29.03.13171

Road Data

Miles traveled on lengths of certain road starting from the A16 at Grimsby to the A23, Bristol.

01.0M

00.6M

18.5M

01.7M

12.0M

08.4M

08.9M

00.2M

46.8M

12.5M

42.0M

00.2M

16.9M

03.3M

12.0M

00.6M

11.4M

00.7M

13.8M

15.9M

01.1M

02.3M

00.4M

00.6M

00.4M

00.2M

A16:

A46:

A46:

A46:

A46:

A46:

A46:

A1:

A1:

A1:

M11:

M25:

M25:

A282:

M25:

M26:

M25:

M23:

M23:

A23:

MILL RD:

DYKE.RD AV:

A2010:

A2010:

A259:

A23:

Grimsby to Brighton

Date:Miles Traveled:

05.04.13248

Wolverhampton to Cornwall

Date:Miles Traveled:

29.03.13225

Bristol to Coventry

Date:Miles Traveled:

26.03.13108

Daventry to Nottingham

Date:Miles Traveled:

28.03.1355

Northampton to Exeter

Date:Miles Traveled:

13.04.13212

Leeds to York

Date:Miles Traveled:

30.03.1326

Sheffield to Kingston

Date:Miles Traveled:

05.04.13184

Liverpool to Cambridge

Date:Miles Traveled:

26.03.13194