The High Street Project photo blog

  I've lived in this area since 1981, and this has always been a chippy.   Like the clock in Trumpton, this shop has stood there doing what it does, steadily, sensibly, not telling the time but feeding the folk. When David Yip was the owner his portion control, or lack of it, was legendary. He unwittingly invented the bucket o' chips. One protion regularly fed all four of us, me, him and the kids. The Chippy sits in a row of buildings that have their own unspoken story. They were already there when the 1846 map was drawn up, but back then they were not just back-to back houses, but what are now the cellars were separate homes. The good old days?

They say a picture paints a thousand words. Many of you have already started to tell us the stories behind the buildings in the photos you have taken.  So we'd like to invite all those participating in the High Street Project to post their favourite photo, plus a maximum 200 word description of why they chose it and what they want to tell everyone about it. You can go on to say and post more about a building, but we want to use your photo and 'caption story' for a national poll so you and your friends can choose the best ones.