Bank Holiday Britain

Elm Row, Edinburgh

“A broken window is both a security risk and a safety hazard.”
source: DIYnot

North Promenade, Cleethorpes

“Wish you were here? We look forward to welcoming you soon!”
source: Enjoy Cleethorpes

Water of Leith, off Newhaven Road, Edinburgh

“Research by Big Brother Watch reveals that in less than 10 years, the number of CCTV cameras controlled by local councils has risen from 21,000 to 60,000.”
source: CameraWatch

Tib Street, Manchester

“Under a 1982 Act, a sex shop is ”any premises which consists to a significant degree of selling sex articles, or anything made for use in connection with. . . stimulating or encouraging sexual activity”. Licensed adult shops pay a fee to local councils, enforce a strict under-18 ban and cannot trade in family shopping areas.”
source: News of the World

photo by Emma Goodman

London Road, Edinburgh

“The scenario of falling down stairs was summed up quite poetically by Templer (1978, cited in Hemenway, 1994):”To fall down stairs is not only to fall off a cliff, but to fall on rocks below, for the nosings of steps presents a succession of sharp edges.””
source: The Health & Safety Laboratory: Falls on stairways - literarature review (PDF)

Butterley, Derbyshire

“Think about the future - avoid words or phrases that are likely to date quickly.”
source: Business Link

photo by Peter Law

Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh

“Traditional social networks are becoming a thing of the past, as towns and villages across the country adapt to fast changing populations that have little in common other than happening to live near one another”
source: The Independent

Freeman Street, Grimsby

“A seismic shift is taking place: local paper circulations and ad revenues are suffering unsustainable double-digit falls due to the recession and the rise of the internet, which is not yet generating enough money to employ journalists on the same salaries, or in the same numbers”
source: The Guardian

Kirkgate, Leith

“Whatever your passions and lifestyle, you’ll find the TV you love at a price to suit you.”
source: Sky

Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London

“Jobcentre Plus is a government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies. We are part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and play a major role in supporting the Department’s aim to ‘promote opportunity and independence for all through modern, customer-focused services’.”
source: Jobcentre Plus