Bank Holiday Britain

West Port, Edinburgh

“Make sure your best mate gets a stag do of historic proportions”
source: Go Bananas

Easter Road, Edinburgh

“An Act to provide for a shop’s early closing day to be selected by its occupier; to abolish the power to change the closing time on early closing days and the power to extend early closing day requirements to exempted shops; to substitute the expression ”early closing day” for the expression ”weekly half-holiday”in the Shops Act 1950; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.”
source: Shops (Early Closing Days) Act 1965 (PDF)

Parnell Road, Bow, London

“Wraps and caps, trilbies and turbans - it’s an undercover season”
source: vogue.com

photo by Sam Oakley

Fisherrow allotments, Musselburgh

“Public interest in allotments has undergone a recent revival in line with current thinking on healthy eating, organic food and exercise.”
source: Communities and Local Government

South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh

“the spread of devolution and the increasingly divergent policies of the devolved bodies mean the 2010 election will be tougher than any previous poll and especially difficult to cover”
source: State of the Nations (PDF)

Sclater Street, London

“Your visa application will not be processed until you have provided the necessary biometric information.”
source: UK Border Agency

photo by Sam Oakley

Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

“This is the non-confrontational alternative to wheel clamping that puts you in total control”
source: UK Parking Management

Dumbiedykes housing estate, Edinburgh

“Postmen must stop dropping rubber bands in the streets or face fines for littering, Keep Britain Tidy has warned.”
source: Daily Telegraph

Leith Walk, Edinburgh

“The changing fortunes of a man’s trouser waistband can often become a metaphor for his life”
source: The Guardian

Willowbrae Road, Edinburgh

“Running your own restaurant can be a very rewarding experience.”
source: restaurantjobseeker.co.uk