HUNDREDS of people are to have photographs taken of their shoes.

Durham University's postgraduate museum studies group is taking pictures of footwear as part of an exploration of social history and culture in the North-East.

Volunteers are needed to take part in the session, which will take place in Clayport Library, Millennium Square, Durham, from 10.30am to 3pm on Saturday.

The pictures will be in an exhibition titled Step On It!, to be held in the city's Old Fulling Mill Archaeology Museum in September.

A spokesman for the organisers said they hoped to get at least 200 people to come along to the session.

Published: 07/06/2004