It's on a crisp winter's afternoon that my local Woolworths, a store chain that traded on Britain's high streets for almost 100 years, closed its doors for the last time today. A victim of the current recession and unable to find a buyer, the closure will result in 27,000 workers loosing their jobs nationwide.
Known (amongst other things) for its "pick-'n'-mix" sweets and child clothing line, "Woolies" at one time even had its own record label. The Embassy label featured cover versions of currect pop songs of the day, and sold at a fraction of the price of the major label releases (naturally).
The image shows the Boscombe branch, one of 815 outlets, trading on its last day. Sadly, I have to be content with exterior images as I was refused permission by the management to photograph inside.
12-24mm f/4 Nikkor. 1/100 second at f/8. ISO 320.
© 2009
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