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Whitstable photos: beach scenes, singing fisherman and an oyster eating competition

Thu 29th June, 2017Wed 28th June, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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

Mon 18th August, 2014Mon 18th August, 2014 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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

Wed 21st May, 2014Fri 23rd May, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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

Wed 9th April, 2014Tue 26th July, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

London / photos / Places

The Hobbit newsagent on Wardour Street reveals its 1970s frontage

Mon 6th January, 2014Sun 5th January, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Spotted in Soho over the weekend was this lovely old 1970s wooden shop sign for the Hobbit newsagent at 72, Wardour Street, central London.

Brixton gets blander as a bouquet of balloons announces yet another mobile phone shop

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Brixton gets blander as balloons announce yet another bloody mobile phone shop

Thu 10th January, 2013Thu 10th January, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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

Wed 5th December, 2012Thu 6th December, 2012 - by editor - 7 Comments.

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 …

The Step In store has stepped off. Closed shop in Treforest, south Wales

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Great drugs for sale at the E-IN store, Treforest, south Wales?

Thu 30th August, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

London / Places

The decline of Tottenham Court Road, former electronics capital of London

Tue 31st July, 2012Tue 31st July, 2012 - by editor - 17 Comments.

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 …

Brixton says goodbye to Websters shoe shop after 140 years of service

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Websters shoe shop closes after 140 years of service to Brixton

Thu 8th March, 2012Thu 8th March, 2012 - by editor - 5 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / Places

A formidable cake display, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

Fri 27th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / Places

Homelook/Sanders 460 Brixton Road – set to be a Costa Coffee

Tue 15th March, 2011Wed 16th March, 2011 - by editor - 12 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / photos / Places

‘Shop Is Cloze Today’, Brixton

Fri 4th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Shop sign, Atlantic Road, Brixton, yesterday.

London / photos / Places

Derelict shops, Toynbee Street, Spitalfields, London E1

Thu 13th January, 2011Thu 13th January, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

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.