Bank Holiday Britain

Lonsdale Street, Carlisle

“The police alone cannot always attain and maintain the sense of security that society and business expect these days.”
source: The Security Industry Authority

Clayton Street, Newcastle

“Camelot already runs the most cost-efficient lottery in Europe - an achievement that has helped the UK National Lottery to generate over £24 billion for the Good Causes, and counting.”
source: The National Lottery

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

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

Elm Row, Edinburgh

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

Great Junction Street, Leith, Edinburgh

“Vain British men perceive themselves to be more than three inches slimmer than they really are”
source: University of Leicester

Kerr's Wynd, Musselburgh

“Parents are stuffing food into their children. The portion sizes are too large, they are insisting the children finish what’s on the plate and much of the food being eaten has high levels of fat, sugar and salt.”
source: Telegraph.co.uk

Planet Out, Baxter's Place, Edinburgh

“If strobe lighting, or other flashing or flickering lights come on without warning, you should immediately cover one eye with the palm of your hand and turn away from the light.”
source: Epilepsy Action

Waterstones, Princes Street, Edinburgh

“This is a selection of some of the words on the Banned List. Please note that all derivatives of the following words are also currently included on the banned word list”
source: The Scotsman

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