大象传媒

Snapshots taken over a year showcase North East high streets

  • Published
Man getting his hair cut in Saddler Street, DurhamImage source, Carl Joyce/Historic England
Image caption,

A view through the window of the Bronx Barbershop in Sadler Street, Durham

Photographs capturing a year in the life of the region's high streets have been included in the Historic England Archive.

Newcastle's Grainger Market, a Durham barber shop, a misty morning in Consett and Middlesbrough's Winter Gardens are some of the places showcased in the photographs.

In total, 204 photos showing high streets across England have entered Historic England's Archive.

The call-out for pictures started in 2022 and received an "amazing" response form the public, Historic England said.

Image source, Rachel Deakin/Historic England
Image caption,

A person standing in front of the Winter Gardens in Middlesbrough's Dundas Street, looking at a historic photograph of the building

Image source, Sarah Loveland/Historic England
Image caption,

A misty morning in Middle Street, Consett

Image source, Sarah Loveland/Historic England
Image caption,

This image was captured in Newcastle's Clayton Street

Image source, Danial Kennedy/Historic England
Image caption,

A view of quiet Grainger Market in Newcastle before opening time

Tom Frater, regional director for the North East and Yorkshire at Historic England, said: "We were overwhelmed by the amazing responses from the public to our call out for photographs of high streets across the North East and beyond.

"Through contemporary photography, people have captured what makes high streets such special places for social connection, revealed the histories hidden behind shopfronts and celebrated the communities that are keeping them alive today.

"This new national collection is a truly brilliant historic record of high streets today for generations to come."

Follow 大象传媒 North East on , and . Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk, external.

Related internet links

The 大象传媒 is not responsible for the content of external sites.