The Department

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James Oliver

All pictures copyright Dave Smith

James Oliver smiling, wearing a dressing-gown, in a hospital ward.
James Oliver
James Oliver wearing a checked jacket, sitting on a low wall with a walking stick in one hand
James Oliver
A pile of boxes and packets of pills of different sizes and shapes
A pile of pills in James Oliver’s flat
a filthy, encrusted frying pan in a dirty, encrusted oven
The oven in James Oliver’s flat after he died.
The filthy front of a cooker, with the door open to reveal an even dirtier oven and grill
The cooker in James Oliver’s flat
James Oliver, wearing a dressing gown, holding a young black and tan dog
James and a young Hachi
James, with yellow skin, lying in a hospital bed, next to his healthy-looking brother, against white pillows.
James and his brother, Dave, shortly before James died