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this took time. His presence in the west end of
Newcastle also coincided with major social change, as terraced housing and heavy industry gave way to high-rise flats and green space. Although he had no formal training Forsyth developed a systematic approach, indexing his images and carefully identifying their subjects. Recognition started with a first exhibition in 1979 and then the Side Gallery mounting an exhibition in 1981. It accelerated with a combination of a TV documentary and a
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