A moment in Poole

[puddleshark]

Comments

[ylla]

I would like Bottle Knot a lot if it was sitting somewhere at the edge of a harbour or promenade - it looks like it should belong to the sea.

[puddleshark]

I think it's just too shiny for my taste. But yes, if it were located by the water, it would have an entirely different feel to it.

[sartorias]

Some nice shots there.

[puddleshark]

Thanks!

I was a little disappointed with the lack of fog, but still, towns are always a bit atmospheric if you explore early before the crowds are out.

[edgeofthewoods]

These forlorn and shuttered two squares and main streets hurt my heart so. Is the issue online shopping? Megamarkets at the edges of town? Declining population?

I love main streets and town centres, and lament thier demise.

[puddleshark]

All UK High Streets are in decline due to online shopping, but Poole has definitely been hit much harder than, say, Dorchester.

Unlike Dorchester, which has always had a lot of independent stores, Poole was a chain store town, and when the chains moved to shopping malls, the High Street was allowed to become run down. Eventually a critical mass was reached, and Poole stopped being a place people went to shop. And now I'm guessing it's high rents and high business rates that stop the High Street from regenerating as a place of quirky little shops.

[restoman]

Some intriguing shots there in the misty half-light of dawn.
Thanks for the tour of Poole.

[puddleshark]

You're welcome!

It breaks my heart a bit to see the old working town vanishing bit by bit. None of the places being demolished are particularly historic - scruffy old tin huts, workshops, derelict pubs, boatyards and timberyards - but they're the places that gave the town its character...

[adafrog]

Like the lights in the first picture. The other pictures are very cool. The last one looks like my kind of movie. ;)

[puddleshark]

Thank you!

LOL. Yeah, you could definitely use Poole High Street as a location in your zombie apocalypse movie...

[adafrog]

Yes!