A Perfect Storm

Every street has always had a few closed shops with their windows whitewashed but economic difficulties and changes to our town centres seems to have caused them to multiply.. I started noticing how each window is unique, the swirls and brush marks varying wildly, sometimes they look like the person applying them was angry at the time, others are more considered almost as though they have thought about the outcome and what passers-by will think. Some have numbers and meaningless letters, or words etched into them. It’s not all doom and gloom as some windows had the lights glowing behind them as new owners looked to start afresh, it will certainly be interesting to see how our city centres look in the coming months and years.