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There's this scrummy cafe....
this totally [un]globalised shoe shop - here's the owner checking on his flock at closing time today...
an amazing Georgian Chemist with the most awesome shop fittings you have ever seen which distract the eye completely from a rather bizarre mix of crafts. The lovely lady in the picture was very happy to tell us about the history of the shop which was a working chemist until last year
and loads more shops that make me wish I'd taken more photos - but now I've got an excuse to go back :o)
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12 comments:
AMAZING shops - these look so fun to see and visit.
i LOVE these images. i'm so glad that time forgot this street!
some of my favorite parts... the window above the cafe-- that chandelier! the owner of the shoe shop checking his flock. omg, he's got those shoes looking just like a flock. and look at him. so perfect... the chemist shop and the ribbons-- did they win awards for their chemistry? is a chemist shop the same as a pharmacy? and the crafts they have in there-- what a combination...
kate, go back and take more pictures. : )
Lynne - glad you like - I love that little man and the pride he takes in his shop and i wonder about his life and his business and how it might have been handed down through the family for generations.
i think a chemist is the same as a pharmacy - unless there's some slight difference in definition. I've got a few more pics of it from yesterday so i'll upload them in a mo.
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sorry Lynne - i hope i didn't confuse matters by commenting when signed in from my other blog [i don't even know why i have another blog!] - anyway it was just me in another guise!
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lol, no, you didn't confuse me-- in fact, i didn't even notice it. gak! sometimes i wonder where i am!
yes, i wonder about that man too. i always wonder about things like this... i love that photo with him standing there. it says so much. i want to start taking more pics with people in them. somehow i always leave them out...
e-mail me your snail mail address!!
(just one more question-- did the woman in the chemistry shop say anthing about why they had the crafts in there?)
when the chemist shop closed last year a group of people (i forget what she called them) took over the building with the aim of preserving the original features. the unpretencious (not sure if that's the correct spelling!) but rather bizarre collection of crafts are made by local people - so i think it's like some sort of thing to support the local community. sorry - i forgot about the address - i'll go and do it now :o))
oh look - I've done it again!
I love the way these photos have sparked our interest about the people in them and the functions of the buildings themselves. There is always something poignant about shop windows that have not changed with the times. And lets hope they never do!
oh look - I've done it again!
lol!! (that was a nice laugh : )
about the crafts in the chemistry shop... well that's nice what they're doing... i like it a lot. so refreshing in this glossy age.
I am so glad in this day of samey malls, to see such individuality.
Great photos!
Kx
Makes me want to return to England. Love the shoe flurries in one window.
Great photos of some fascinating shops. I'd love to know more about the people who work there and the items that are for sale. Very nice
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