28th January, 2025 in Society & Culture
Michael Robb, a stalwart figure in the bookselling and publishing arena, has experienced first-hand the shifting tides of this well-loved industry over the past 40 years. From successfully running an independent bookshop in Essex for two decades, to transitioning into the publish…
2nd July, 2020 in Local & Family History
As I write this, as some shops re-open post-COVID, it seems to me that the doom and gloom surrounding the future of the high street might be more complex than I thought. Let’s take a closer look. Nearly all traders apart from butchers, bakers and essentials have been shut for mon…
29th November, 2018 in Society & Culture
Colin Moody who is the author of one of our first Street Photography books Stokes Croft & Montpelier gives his top tips for capturing that elusive moment… 1. Keep the lens cap off and keep walking. You might want to have some tunes on your headphones. I’m on Leon Bridges on…
23rd August, 2018 in Local & Family History, Society & Culture
The saying goes, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ and street photography certainly lives up to this reputation. Since its inception in Victorian times, humankind has had a fascination with capturing not only the real, raw and gritty but also the mundane. Forms of photog…
13th December, 2017 in Local & Family History, Society & Culture
Harrods is an iconic institution. It is at the same time a local shop to the residents of SW1, a department store for those with the resources to buy quality goods at premium prices and a tourist attraction for visitors to London. It has been on its present site as a Harrod’s sho…