The claimed time of the walk on the Google as in the screen-grab was six minutes. Of course, it took me a lot more. Partly due to my stopping to take the photographs, calling in a shop to get fodder and waiting for the bus back up the hill. At least I walked down it and along the road, despite Hilda Hips not being happy about it. Hehe!
There were so many closed down retail units, it was saddening.
Some of those that are still trading today are clearly struggling to make it pay.
I wonder how long it will be before an implosion of failure and bankruptcy floods the country, then explodes the economy altogether?
With even the big retail companies like Tesco hiding their losses and claiming to be doing better than they actually are, what does the future hold for the small entrepreneur?
You’ll notice, that no patrons are going in or out.
In fact, there was nobody about at all, and this does not bode-well for the local business impresarios does it?
For there was certainly no one in the shop or building, perhaps they had given up and gone on to offer a visit my home, or I’ll visit yours to have your hair done, and left the mobile phone number so the ladies could ring t
If so, I hope it works out for them.
On the back of the roof, I could see pigeons appearing and disappearing.
The next shop along to the right has not 
The last bloke to make anything of it was Duncan something or other. He did washing machine and cooker repairs and second-hand sales. Until about ten years or so ago, when he was arrested for buying stolen 
Up to an alleyway between two shops, the long gone brothel has now been made into nine flats.
Must have been a busy brothel once? Hehe!
Even the Estate Agents to the left of the eatery has moved elsewhere now.
Same side of the road further up, another 
A poster told me it was up To Let. Where I imagine it will remain for a long, long time. It was last used as an entertainment come Bingo and one-arm bandit place. Now, this, I thought might have taken off in Nottingham, with it being full of alcoholics, pickpockets, 
The two units next to the Polish Restaurant were closed down, after some poor soul trying to make a living out of takeaway food.
No less than three bankrupt food take-away shops in a row! None of them has traded for many years now.
Over the road, the sign To Let – Ground floor and
He’d been there for a good few years too, poor chap, a victim of the current financial markets?
Still, I suppose it might help stop people buying tropical pets and killing or abandoning them? The poor chap has been raided a few times over the years.
And who can blame them with the current uncertainty in the country and world?
Doomed! We’re all Doomed!
At least I think that Akaldeep (Owner of the Discount Shop, has some other retail units to fall back on. He and his wife always seemed happy and friendly when I went in his store here.
I’ve never seen anyone who does not look like Arthur Daley, has four or more kids with her or a nose broken bouncer go into the place anyway.
Thus ended my little photographicalisationing hobble.
But I had another later:
Nine closed down food outlets, and they open two more doomed to failure outlets?
It amazes me how they can expect to make it pay?
Never on, on I plodded.
So, remember folks; If you venture to Nottingham… just be careful. Hehe!
Not much better in the City Centre.Tsk!
Tsk!
