The Local Parade

Documenting Neighbourhood Shopping Parades

A photographic archive of local shopping locations across the UK, exploring the architecture, businesses and everyday character of the places that exist between home and the high street.

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Documenting Neighbourhood Shops One Frame at a Time

Discover, learn about and support this evolving project that aims to document the uniqueness of local neighbourhood shopping parades and locations through captivating images and interesting information. Every location that has been added to the database features on the interactive map.

Interactive Map

Spotlight: The Chinese Takeaway

The Chinese Takeaway is a familiar sight on neighbourhood shopping parades across Britain and has become part of the fabric of everyday life. Often family-run and passed from one generation to the next, these businesses have quietly occupied the same modest shopfronts for decades. This spotlight explores their history, their place in the local community, and the curious, enduring character of the British Chinese takeaway.

Chinese Takeaways

Locations

Explore some of the most recent neighbourhood shopping locations that have been added to the archive.

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