Lockdown Accrington

[Ryewolf]

Taken mid afternoon on Saturday, it's strange to see the town so quiet and so many closed up shops...

[Clicker]

I think you should take your walks where the town is unusually empty and   catalogue the views from a certain spot and then go back later in the year and take the  same pic .... could be an interesting exercise ...and unlikely to get empty streets midday again after this all ends ...

[Clicker]

Some fine buildings up there in Accrington too!   Nicely composed Rye ...

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Clicker.

[Denis]

There are some great buildings ! love that Market Hall, its beautiful!

[CMunzel]

It’s great to see the fine architecture like the market hall without all the people. 

[Ryewolf]

12 hours ago, Denis said:

love that Market Hall, its beautiful!

Thanks Denis. It was designed by Liverpool architect John Francis Doyle construction began in May 1868 and completed the following year, it has Grade II listed status.

5 hours ago, CMunzel said:

It’s great to see the fine architecture like the market hall without all the people. 

Thanks Cheryl.

[Ryewolf]

Some more deserted streets during lockdown...

Market Hall and Town Hall

Bus Station

Cinema and McDonalds

[Denis]

Sometimes..well... most of the time I try to get photos with no one in them, in all four images you have posted there is only one that I can see.

I now think that is incredibly sad.

 

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Denis.

8 minutes ago, Denis said:

in all four images you have posted there is only one that I can see.

In the first image there are actually 3 people, I had to check the full size version to find out....

I would expect to see scenes like this on Christmas morning, new years day or very early on Sunday mornings. Even the pigeons seem to have deserted the town centre at the moment. I imagine Wakes Weeks were very similar, I'm too young to really remember them.... For those that have never heard of Wakes Weeks before, it was when all the mills, shops, basically everything closed down and literally the whole town would head off to Blackpool, this would happen every year up until the late 50's or early 60's or before Sunday trading.

[Stravinsky]

Keep recording if you can, for history.  I'd love to get into the centre of Birmingham right now, but thats not going to happen.  Ive seen some shots of people who live there and it looks really strange 

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Stravinsky, it's rather eerie, almost like I'd stumbled onto an abandoned town. I did also take some of Blackburn as well as my local bank had closed temporarily and wasn't accepting cash deposits, it was just as deserted....