Bank Holiday Britain

Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

“Record price-slashing by retailers in the sales season and falling petrol costs helped bring down inflation in June.”
source: The Guardian

Portobello Road, Edinburgh

“In 1984, there were around 660,000 people in the UK aged 85 and over … By 2034 the number of people aged 85 and over is projected to be 2.5 times larger than in 2009, reaching 3.5 million and accounting for 5 per cent of the total population.”
source: The Office for National Statistics

Bethnal Green Festival, Cambridge Heath Road, London

“Pretty much everything is ironic these days. Irony is used as a synonym for cool, for cynicism, for detachment, for intelligence; it’s cited as the end of civilisation, as well as its salvation.”
source: The Guardian

photo by Sam Oakley

Dryden Street, Edinburgh

“When the ‘Road Works Ahead’ sign is displayed, you will need to be more watchful and look for additional signs providing more specific instructions.”
source: A-Drive

photo by Whyn Lewis

Window of closed-down baker's shop, North High Street, Musselburgh

“A Scotch pie is a double-crust pie originating in Scotland but also popular in England. In Scotland the item is known simply as a ‘Pie’”
source: eatscotland.com

Princes Street, Edinburgh

“Bus ridership has been in decline since the 1950s and the deregulated regime introduced under the Transport Act 1985 has failed to reverse that decline.”
source: Bus services across the UK (PDF)

Holyrood Road, Edinburgh

“David Cameron clouds the issue by not knowing his White Lightning from his Diamond White”
source: FactCheck

Edward Road, Clevedon, Bristol

“Wash skin thoroughly with soap and water”
source: William Sinclair Horticultural Ltd (PDF)

photo by Sam Oakley

Holyrood Road, Edinburgh

“Five species of gull commonly occur in the United Kingdom, but only 3, the Greater Black-Backed (Larus marinus), the Lesser Black-Backed (Larus fuscus) and the Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) are regarded as pests and can be killed under the General Licence.”
source: Safeguard

Warwick Road, Carlisle

“First put on your safety glasses and begin by brushing away any loose material.”
source: Polycell