Locktown Working
At the height of lockdown, under the most restrictive social measures we’ve ever seen in our lifetimes, I’m keen to understand what impact this is having on Bolton’s town centre.
Dubbed “Worktown” due to its central role in the Mass Observation of 1937, should we now be referring to Bolton as “Locktown”?
On the 25th April 2020, I saw shops with closed shutters (admittedly some shut down ages before even COVID-19 struck), a few cautious shoppers in mostly empty streets and a few essential workers just getting on with their business.
Along with the shots in my more detailed story, Bolton under Lockdown, here are a few more photos from my day exploring Bolton town centre life.
Interchange ExchangesMay 23, 2020
Live from Worktown Photo Competition May 23, 2020
scary photos but unfortunately typical of just about anywhere I suppose .
I agree Dad, probably the same as most places . . .
Great blog subject and great photos, all beautifully and tastefully presented. Well done Julia – again! I have a horrible feeling life will never be the same again and things that we may have once taken for granted are now gone forever. Hope not!
Thanks very much Ian. I have to agree with you, the question is while we make take steps to unwind the lockdown, how close will actually get to approaching normality as we knew it? Strange and unique times indeed.
Oh and more pictures. Lovely!
History in the making.
Well I hope so – my idea to start a blog has seemingly coincided with this awful pandemic, so it’s an obvious subject and one that I couldn’t overlook! Thank you again.