The Demise Of Cheshire Street East London
These photographs were taken a few weeks before this warehouse was demolished and the space used for a luxury housing development. There used to be a number of warehouses on Cheshire Street which facilitated a rich variety of stalls catering for a wide range of tastes. You could by a restored valve radio, cameras, tools, CD’s, clothes and old photographs and paintings. It was a delight to simply walk through the warehouse just to view the stalls. The man sitting behind the jewelry appears to be looking around in a way that suggests he doesn’t want certain people to see the contents of his glass case.
Man viewing jewelery in a glass case, Cheshire Street warehouse 2010
Although the cabinet is partially held up by an empty coke tin the demeanour of the owner of the wood and glass cabinet adds an air of urgency to any potential sale. His body language is communicating: “everything in the case is for sale at well below the market value but you had better buy quickly as I will be leaving soon.”
Man viewing watches in a glass case, Cheshire Street warehouse 2010
Sadly there are no warehouses left on Cheshire Street that sustain men with glass cases full of jewelry and watches. It is no longer possible to buy a restored valve radio or old watch. The place has become gated and ‘organic’.
Cheshire Street, 1983
Cheshire Street 2015
Cheshire Street c.1985
Cheshire Street 2002
Cheshire Street c. 1986
Cheshire Street Cafe c.1985
Cheshire Street 2002
Cheshire Street c.1984
Cheshire Street 2014
On The Street In Bangladesh
Door to door trader of fresh produce, Sylhet Bangladesh 1991
Bicycles in Bangladesh, 1994
Young man outside a book shop in Dhaka, 2008
Dhaka Bangladesh 1994
Market porters in Bangladesh, Dhaka 1995
Man with cup of tea in the street. Dhaka, Bangladesh 1990
Street scene, Dhaka. Bangladesh 2009
On the street. Dhaka, Bangladesh 2008
Sylhet Town, Bangladesh 1990
Rickshaw ride. Bangladesh 2008
A Window On The World
A shop window in Brighton 2007
Portrait of a lady through a window. Bishopsgate 1989
Hands in a shop window, Brick Lane 1998
Brick Lane off license window, 2002
An empty street inner city Liverpool, 1981
Brick Lane shop window, 1998
Window of the national art gallery Budapest, 2002
Window in the Old China Cafe, Kuala Lumpur 2004
Window, Kyparissi, Greece 2000
Window reflections, Lille 2005
St Bartholomew’s Hospital 2010
Save Liverpool Women’s Hospital!
Last month thousands marched through Liverpool in opposition to the proposed closure of Liverpool Women’s Hospital. It is one of only two women’s hospitals in England, and is the largest maternity hospital in Europe. The acute crisis in NHS funding is the real reason for the proposed closure. It is yet another move to dismantle and privatise essential NHS services. Since the march the campaign to save the hospital has accelerated and over 40,000 people have signed the petition to save it (see below to sign the petition).
You can sign the petition here: Save The Women’s Hospital.
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