Obviously not mine but I thought very interesting. The year must have been early 1900s because of horse drawn carts and riders.
It’s amazing this area has changed but it is still recognizable especially the market cross which still stands proud with a few alterations. The Buck with its above the door stag was still here up to a year or two ago, the rest of the street remains pretty much intact even today. The building on the right was demolished to make room for the modern traffic system, it used to be just a narrow road as you passed the cross but that must have been done when cars were more numerous. The cart is a grocers shop probably belonging to Walter Wilson’s. We also had a Walter Willson’s in Stokesley we used to get all our groceries there and my best friend worked there in the 60s after leaving school. So many memories have been triggered by this photo!!
Best on black
Thank you for all your lovely comments and favs all are appreciated and welcome.
What a fascinating shot! Still very recognisable today, the surrounding buildings have changed very little. However, one of the really interesting features is the use of the market cross to support two gas lights. I found out a couple of my photos to see if there is still evidence of where they were attached, but there isn't, but there is evidence of brackets being attached higher up. I wonder if when the gas lighting was removed there was electric lighing at a higher level? Or perhaps the higher bracket supported a hanging basket? When I get chance I will be looking for more images online showing it through the years to see if I can solve the mystery. Fav!
I think that the time is very favorable for photography. When we take a shot, it seems so ordinary. But all we have to do is watch the same capture after a few years and it will work. Old photos with amazing monochrome techniques are always wonderful.
December 13th, 2023
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The only thing changes throughout the years is … the humans
Ian