Nothing to see here ... or is there ?
I live in one of the New Towns that the UK government set up just after the war,in fact the town in its present form was born the same year as me.
Although the town has grown tremendously since then,it's been a town since at least the 5th century,and parts of the centre have been found to have been inhabited as far back as the Iron Age.
This is an outdoor seating area next to one of the town's old inns,which was built in the 15th century. It's too windy to sit outside today,but on a sunny day it's a nice enough place to while away the time while you're waiting to find out if the bet you placed in the betting shop to the left has made you a fortune.
Zoom in and there are some interesting details. The lamp post in the foreground has a couple of logos of jolly pigeons and rats crossed out,warning you not to feed one because it attracts the other one. Well the town pigeons are doing just fine without anyone feeding them,there are hundreds around.
Appearing to the left of the lamp-post is the notice board with information about the historic High Street and its mediaeval buildings. To the right is the tall post with the CCTV camera keeping an eye on all the town's law-abiding citizens.
The row of shops at the rear of the picture is a nice example of 1930's architecture.
An even nicer example of 1930s architecture was a cinema a little to the right of where this was taken. Where it stood is now being turned into a budget hotel and yet another supermarket. I believe this is known as progress.
The tree is the Jubilee Oak,planted to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. Just across the road is a pub named after it and a selection of local businesses,including another betting shop. We're not short of either betting shops or supermarkets where I live.
On a sunny day this would be bustling with people and all the seats would be taken,but today,the day after the summer solstice,it's far too cold and windy to linger. That's English weather for you.
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