Mansfield Street Life

This is Mansfield town centre, this is behind the "four seasons" shopping centre.

Concrete and "closed down shops" and a sad reflection of how some town and city centres have become ghost towns

Photo looks good on black if u have time

Urban mono

[Beryl Lloyd]

A sad sight Phil , but so true of many of our town and cities today ! I remember well the two shopping centres being built in Shrewsbury town , today I read in the local paper - the one shopping centre , which has been empty for a few years now is to be bulldozed down in the next few days ! - indeed as you say , the sad reflection of how things are going these days !

[Renee Salamon]

This really is a sad sight but a testament to what’s happening. If does need to be documented

[Corinne C]

Great on black indeed. I like the panoramic format. Here too shopping malls are closing ...

[Mags]

Super pano street scene!

[william wooderson]

Oh I agree. My town Ramsgate is much the same...

[LManning (Laura)]

Gosh, that is sobering. It does look great on black.

[amyK]

I like how you composed this; very effective.

[Suzanne]

Indeed sad! Makes a good documentary pic.

[Judith Johnson]

It tells a story Phil, a sad sight. Our town is small and still fairly busy, but we have lots of charity shops and coffee shops now. Our main street and market square are undergoing a £15million make-over, but there are disagreements over whether the money is well spent or not.

[Boxplayer]

Nice letter box framing, looks sad

[Issi Bannerman]

It does look good on black and it's a lovely, albeit quiet, street scene. I like the crop.

[Dione Giorgio]

Very sad indeed. However, a lovely b&w shot.

[Peter Dulis]

nice in monochrome

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Pat Knowles]

Nice to be able to walk in comfort in the middle of the road. Lots to see.

[John]

Great b&w shot, yep sign of the times no one wants to shop in the high st anymore

[Rob Z]

I like your wide image - it enhances the deserted feeling

[Philippa R]

Nice photo but unfortunate about the town centre, happening everywhere really. Though here in Dublin we're seeing more greenery in the city centre and restrictions on through traffic and it is making a bit of a positive difference