Drunk and very disorderly: Alcohol & England – in pictures
From deep-sea diver beer bongs to lawyers doing the limbo, A&E: Alcohol & England is Peter Dench’s funny and revealing photo-diary of drunkenness
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Staff and clients of Lawrence Graham, a firm of solicitors, join limbo dancers at the Rainforest Cafe, London. November, 2002.
Photograph: Peter Dench/Getty Images
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University students play a drinking game in South London. November, 2001
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Deep-sea diver themed beer bong at a wedding reception in a St Ives rugby club. May, 2001.
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A police officer stands over a man found lying in the gutter near Union Street in Plymouth, November 2001.
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Simon Harris waits for treatment at an Accident and Emergency department in Plymouth after claiming he was thrown into a door at a nightclub. April 2002.
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A young couple kiss in a Newquay nightclub, July 2001.
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A woman dressed for Ladies Day drinks from a plastic pint glass. June, 2001.
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Hospitality tent at Royal Ascot. June, 2002.
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Men enjoy a nip of sloe gin during a pheasant shoot in the Wiltshire. December, 2001.
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Picnic in a car park before an England rugby match at Twickenham Stadium. April, 2001.
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Beer festival organised by CAMRA in north London. March, 2001.
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A man dressed as a ballerina performs in a central London nightclub. May, 2000.
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A woman begins her striptease routine at Eden lap dancing club in Blackpool. April, 2007.
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Pete Crowley being treated for alcohol addiction at Bethlem Royal Hospital, Kent. After more than 30 years of heavy drinking, Pete admitted to being an alcoholic. May, 2001.
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A vandalised telephone box in north London. April, 2001.
