Corsham

Described by the Daily Telegraph as the 4th prettiest High Street in the UK, Corsham High Street is a mix of old and (relatively) new, of homes and and businesses. It is a place which has evolved and continues to do so. It is a place that is lived in. This project seeks to capture the spirit and life of the High Street and the immediate area. This is not an attempt to capture "chocolate box images".

The main access route to the High Street, the Martingate Centre, built in the 70s.
The main access route to the High Street, the Martingate Centre, built in the 70s.
Street life meets absurdity: two peacocks ignore the sign and ascend a private stairwell, oblivious to rules and retail. Corsham, 2025.
Street life meets absurdity: two peacocks ignore the sign and ascend a private stairwell, oblivious to rules and retail. Corsham, 2025.
Martingate Centre, still a thoroghfare but shops have closed.
Martingate Centre, still a thoroghfare but shops have closed.
Traditional greengrocer in the Martingate Centre
Traditional greengrocer in the Martingate Centre
The old and the "not longer new". The attempt to blend 1970s architecture into the High Street. It may be Georgian Styled but it has not weathered as well.
The old and the "not longer new". The attempt to blend 1970s architecture into the High Street. It may be Georgian Styled but it has not weathered as well.
Capturing change, Martingate on the left, Old Bank under conversion and traditional buidings in the background.
Capturing change, Martingate on the left, Old Bank under conversion and traditional buidings in the background.
Change in Progress, a detail of the old bank being converted to a hotel.
Change in Progress, a detail of the old bank being converted to a hotel.
Pavement cafe outside Woodies Deli with the bank conversion in the background.
Pavement cafe outside Woodies Deli with the bank conversion in the background.
Looking down the High Street
Looking down the High Street
Looking Up the High Street
Looking Up the High Street
A man, a tablet, and a silent guardian painted with trees. Past and present watch each other on the streets of Corsham.
A man, a tablet, and a silent guardian painted with trees. Past and present watch each other on the streets of Corsham.
And Young
And Young
Finding your way
Finding your way
Town Hall at night
Town Hall at night
Looking from the Coop to Grounded, an old chapel now a pub.
Looking from the Coop to Grounded, an old chapel now a pub.
The old graveyard
The old graveyard
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