Whitstable photos: beach scenes, singing fisherman and an oyster eating competition
Here’s some sunny scenes from the seaside town of Whitstable in Kent, taken last year when a small festival was taking place by the harbour.
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Photos of Leiston, East Suffolk, England, August 2014
On Saturday, I visited far-flung Leiston, a small town in East Suffolk situated a couple of miles from the North Sea. The purpose of my trip was to see the mighty …
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Shop fronts and street signs in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, New York
Here’s a selection of shop fronts and street signs I came across during my many walks around Brooklyn and Manhattan a couple of weeks ago.
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Whitstable photos – shops, pubs and High Street views
Located 5 miles north of Canterbury, the seaside town of Whitstable is famous for its oysters, which have been collected in the area since at least Roman times. It’s about …
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The Hobbit newsagent on Wardour Street reveals its 1970s frontage
Spotted in Soho over the weekend was this lovely old 1970s wooden shop sign for the Hobbit newsagent at 72, Wardour Street, central London.
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Brixton gets blander as balloons announce yet another bloody mobile phone shop
Another nail in the coffin of Brixton’s shopping diversity has been hammered home with the opening of the sixth mobile phone shop within 30 metres of the tube station.
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The Brixton apocalypse begins as Foxtons arrive on Brixton Road
Ready and willing to do their bit to inflate local house prices and accelerate rents out of the reach of many are the notorious estate agents Foxtons, who are now preparing to …
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Great drugs for sale at the E-IN store, Treforest, south Wales?
Spotted at 11A Park St in Treforest, near Pontypridd, in the Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales, was this closed shop with an intriguing name. Was this the place to pick up ecstasy in …
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The decline of Tottenham Court Road, former electronics capital of London
For decades, Tottenham Court Road in central London was the place to go for any kind of electronics, and I’ve spent many an hour stomping up and down the street trying …
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Websters shoe shop closes after 140 years of service to Brixton
I was saddened to find out about that Websters, one of the last family-run businesses in central Brixton, has closed for good. The shoe shop had served Brixton for over …
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A formidable cake display, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
When people aren’t reportedly dodging wild axemen, there’s some delightful things to be seen on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, and the latest addition is this colourful new cake shop/pattiserie. Opening up …
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Homelook/Sanders 460 Brixton Road – set to be a Costa Coffee
It’s been empty for years on end, but it you fancy bagging yourself a bright red shop in the heart of Brixton, then 458-460 Brixton Road can be yours for …
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‘Shop Is Cloze Today’, Brixton
Shop sign, Atlantic Road, Brixton, yesterday.
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Derelict shops, Toynbee Street, Spitalfields, London E1
Looking unlikely to ever come back from the dead is this block of derelict shops along the east side of Toynbee Street in the Spitalfields district of east London, E1.
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