Sandy Hill Estate lies to the North West of Farnham, on the border of Surrey and Hampshire. A mixture of private and council housing, the estate was designed around a through road, which ran like a spine, with cul-de-sacs leading off it to parking areas made up of open areas and garages. The houses were of unusual design - with the back of the homes facing the roads and garages, and the fronts opening onto small interlocking courtyards interlaced with a network of footways. While studying photography at a local art college in 1987, the artist discovered this place, feeling alienated from fellow students but finding a home on the estate. Over the next three years he gave people photo prints which led to more pictures -- the camera was an excuse really. He liked talking to 'normal' people. Obviously they were obsessed with cars and bikes.