The Metropolis

Disappearing High St history: five evocative photos of London's empty shop fronts

Mike Pollitt | Friday 4 May, 2012 11:13

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These shops are gone, and they’re not coming back. Not even House of Pies.

They’re from a Flickr group called Empty Shops, which chronicles disappearing High St history and town centre decay. The photos were taken over the last 4 years, so some of these shop fronts have doubtless already disappeared.

House of Pies, Goldhawk Road W12
House of Pies, W12. By Emily Webber (@ewebber).

Prince of Wales Rd, NW5
Antiques, Prince of Wales Rd NW5. By Alex_Pink

Free off licence, Brixton

Free Off Licence, Brixton. By Alex_Pink.

Quint Fashion, Chamberlayne Road NW10
Quint Fashion, Chamberlayne Rd NW10. By Emily Webber.

Empty shop, London

Empty Shop, London. By Dan Thompson (@artistsmakers).

All photos reproduced from the Empty Shops Flickr group under Creative Commons.

See also – London Shop Fronts

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