Tuesday 26 February 2013

Kirkby Lonsdale Shops

Like its fellow Cumbrian town of Ulverston, Kirkby Lonsdale has many and varied local, individual shops, full of character, as the following set of images show. This one shows G.R. & R.D. Taylor General Stores.
Dales the traditional butchers. The pork and haggis sausages which I bought here after taking this photograph, were extremely tasty!!
You can choose from a vast range of cheese at Churchmouse Cheeses.
Isaacs Jewellers occupy this very old looking building.
The Green Room cafe. Note how many of the shops have the small windows. 
Could there be two more diverse businesses? Foxy Lady Fashions and Anthony Collinge, an Optometrist.
There is nearly always a Chinese takeaway in every town. This one is called the Silver Moon.
The Newsagents window was full of hand written cards advertising everything from hay for sale, to a cleaner wanted.
Possibly one of the least interesting buildings from an architectural point of view, is this one for the Edge of the World outdoor shop.  Note the date of the building.
Soooo tempting! In the sweet shop window.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Mike, like you I have an interest in photographing interesting shop fronts and I've really enjoyed seeing this set. I like the old and the moor quirky shops and always include a shot or two of the good old "English" Indian or Chinese takeaway, they are now an established part of most High Streets.
    I must include some of my shops in a future posting.

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  2. I'm pleased you enjoyed this set David. I find shop fronts, especially the older ones, fascinating to photograph. Its part of our social history and needs to be recorded.

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