Thursday 7 November 2019

Timeless in Edgeley .........


Now I don’t know Castle Street, but Andy Robertson does, and on a recent visit he took this picture, which I like, because it captures a bit of the timeless retail history.

There will be other parades of shops and high streets which can boast an old-fashioned cobbler’s, a launderette and a pet shop, along with a traditional electrical business, stocking washing machines fridges, and lots more, but these types of small retail enterprises are disappearing.

The onward march of online shopping, and the supermarkets that will sell you everything from a packet of peas to a TV are pushing out the local  trader.

So, Andy’s picture is a reminder of how we all once shopped.

Not that Castle Street is a relic of the past.  Anyone who knows it well will be able to rehearse some of the business that have come and gone over the last decade and may be able to remember just how many times the Royal Oak has been repainted since 2008.

Location; Stockport

Pictures; Castle Street, 2019, from the collection of Andy Robertson

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