Preston Court House by happypat

Preston Court House

Went to collect some shoes from Preston today so out came the camera ! There are some lovely old buildings in Preston not least this one, the old court house used for a very famous trial quite a few years ago now. The roast potato man was selling his wares & the pigeons waiting patiently !
You have people selling baked potatos on the side of the road?! I've never heard of that! All we've got are hot dog carts....we call them street meat!
Lovely photo, beautiful windows!
May 13th, 2011  
It looks a very elegant building.
May 13th, 2011  
Nice capture! I love the atmosphere of the street vendor, people, courthouse and tree. Here we have a lot of vendors that drive to businesses usually with burritos, tacos and hamburgers. Never heard of a potato vendor, it sounds good.
May 13th, 2011  
Now you're spoiling me! Terrible trial that one as well. Shall we mention the 'black peas'?!
May 13th, 2011  
cool - nice street shot
May 13th, 2011  
@judithg You mean Parched peas !!! I wonder if anyone knows what they are !!!!
May 13th, 2011  
What a beautiful building, did you have a baked potato ?
May 13th, 2011  
@snowy No I didn't have a potato but they did smell good ! @judithg Tomorrows picture will remind you of your youth or you might be too young !!!
May 13th, 2011  
@happypat. I doubt it!! Now I think my mum called them 'parched' as that's the proper Preston version but my dad called them 'black' because he grew up in Rochdale. I'm sure my mum would say she's right ;0)
May 13th, 2011  
That is such a cool idea, a much better choice than hot dogs.
May 13th, 2011  
such an interesting slice of life! love it.
May 14th, 2011  
interesting corner street scene with the beautiufl building & trees.
May 14th, 2011  
What a great photo Pat - so much to look at. I love the architecture, the people and the baked potato man too. It is so cold here today, that I wish I could find this baked potato man.
May 14th, 2011  
great shot !
May 14th, 2011  
The smell of baked potatoes is almost irresistible, you did very well. I love the composition with the mixture of old building and modern life, like nothing really changes that much.
May 15th, 2011  
Fabulous shot! You have me both curious about the mysterious trial and quite hungry for a baked potato!
May 16th, 2011  
@peggysirk There was a very sad & horrific murder case tried here about 15 years ago when two boys abducted a small boy. It was very public & a terrible time with repercussions to this day.
May 16th, 2011  
Very nicely composed. The pop of red from the potato truck works perfectly. Roasted potatoes, huh? Sounds wonderful!
May 18th, 2011  
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