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".

Described by the Daily Telegraph as the UK's 4th prettiest high street, Corsham High Street is a mix of residential and commercial buildings that have changed over time and continues to evolve. This project will document that change and record the High Street in black and white images.

This set of six black-and-white photographs was taken during a photography club outing to Corsham, a small market town in Wiltshire known for its quiet charm — and its wandering peacocks. Each image captures a candid moment, not staged but discovered: slices of ordinary life made extraordinary by chance juxtapositions, layered reflections, or unexpected visitors. What binds them together is not just location, but a shared curiosity about how people inhabit — and sometimes ignore — the public spaces around them. The images range from the gently absurd (peacocks confronting a distillery or a “Private Access” sign) to the introspective (reflections in charity shop windows and hairdressing glass). One or two are humorous, others more ambiguous — but all were chosen for their ability to reward a second look.