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Streetscape Portfolio; Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

Thew street is being renewed, but up the length of this street apartments are being flattened in modernisation programmes.

Streetscape portfolio; Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

No bums on these seats in Fuzhou. Residents out to lunch so to speak.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; street repairs; under repair old neighbourhood; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

Kerbstones, stacked, ready to be used in street repairs in Fuzhou. Fujian Province.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

A canopy shades an area outside the fish market in Fuzhou. PRC.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

A colourful scene at a shop in Fuzhou. Shops like this, set amongst old buildings are vanishing fast as urban renewal gets a grip.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; moped rider; loaded up; old shops; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

A moped rider, going down past brightly coloured old shops in Fuzhou. China.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; cobblers shop; old fashioned; old tools; she repairs; shoe repairer; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

A shoemaker rests in his shop/home in Fuzhou. Fujian province.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; Paper reclamation; recycling; green minded; reuse; paper collectios; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

Bikes like this are common site in China. They are loaded up with paper and cardboard for recycling.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC. wheelbarrows; Chinese wheelbarrows; Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chinese culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC.

It seems every day is washday when amongst the older style housing in China.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; bikes; bicycles; electric mopeds; washing; washing drying; gates; fences; railings; crates; packaging; sacks; fallen leaves; buckets; brooms; mops; street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

An everday sight in Fuzhou. Fujian province.

Street scene; Streetscape portfoli; bacyard; typica old dwellings; apartments; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

A typical outdoor are around apartments in Fuzhou.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; swimwear; swimwear shop; bathing suits; bathing caps; rubber rings; flotation rings; balls; swim caps; masks; sweets; drinks; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

Situated in an old street next to a swimming pool; this very old, small shop provides swimwear and soft drinks to swimmers.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; old shops; small businesses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chines culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC;

A yard at an old property in Fuzhou. It will act as a loading bay and repair center.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.Zhong Zhou Wholesale Market; Zhong Zhou Island; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC. Western Architecture; colonial; ' European Architecture; elegant; impressive; colourful; arches; arched windows; towers; domes; clothing sales; Shoes; bags; toys; small goods.

An old colonial building in Fuzhou. Fujian province.

Zhong Zhou wholesale Market; Zhong Zhou island; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC; European Architecture; Western Architecture; colonial; clothing; toys; small goods; river frontage; elegant; impressive; colourful; Min Jiang; ( Min river )Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.

The impressive Western Architecture of the Zhong Zhou Wholesale Market on Zhong Zhou Island in the middle of the Min Jiang.

Street scene; Streetscape portfolio; old street; under threat; modernisation; urban renewal; old houses; old housing; communities; community spirit; typical; Chinese; China; vanishing; vanishing sights; quaint; unusual; quirky; colourful; Fuzhou. Fujian province. PRC.Street repairs; road widening; pavement repairs; kerb repairs; urban walkway; workers; construction workers; skilled; labourers; female labour; equality; equality of labour; hardworking; fast workers; bricks; sand; wheelbarrows; Chinese wheelbarrows; Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chinese culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC.

This Chinese worker delivers bricks to co workers during Fuzhou street repairs.

Building; Buildings; Home; Homes; House; Houses; Housing; Street; Street Life; Street Scene; Street Scenes; Street life; Streets; Urban; Village; Villages post office STREETSCAPE STREETSCAPES

Cross street Moulton Northamptonshire UK

Abode; Abodes; Building; Buildings; Home; Homes; House; Houses; Housing; Moulton; Northamptonshire; Prince of Wales Row; Street; Street Life; Street Scene; Street Scenes; Streetlife; Streets; Streetscape; Streetscapes; Urban; Village; Villages vertical rows

Street prince of Wales Row Moulton Northamptonshire UK

Church Hill Horizontal; Street; Street Scene; Street Scenes; Streets; Streetscape; Streetscapes; Urban; Village; Villages

Village school entrance with church in background

back street; back streets; backstreet; back streets; street; street scene; street scenes; streets; terraced house; terraced houses; terraced housing; town; towns; Townscape; Townscapes; urban

Fisherman's cottages

Building; Buildings; Cottage; Cottages; Home; Homes; House; Houses; Housing; Pitsford Village Northamptonshire Streetscape; Street; Street Scene; Street Scenes; Streetlife; Streets; Streetscape; Village; Villages

Pitsford Village Northamptonshire

Building; Buildings; Cottage; Cottages; Country Life; Home; pot holes Homes; House; Houses; Housing; Road; Roads; Roundabout; Roundabouts; Street; Streets; Village; Villages streetscape streetscapes

View from top of Jubilee Hill Moulton Northamptonshire UK

Art; Drama; Dramatic Art; Dramatic Arts; Horizontal; Street; Street Scene; Street Scenes; Streets; Theatre; Theatres; Village; Villages; West st; United Kingdom; England; Northamptonshire; streetscape; Streetscapes

Moulton Theatre cross street Northamptonshire

Streetscape Portfolio; Corner sores; shops; corner shops; fruit and vegetables; cafes; Chinese food; takeaways; restaurants; old Architecture; Architecture; buildings; old buildings wooden; bricks; brickwork; aged; deteriorating; deteriorated; crumbling; worn; wires; cables; stairways; sinks; lifestyle; decaying; urban decay; Chinese culture; culture; narrow' streets; lanes; alleys; congested; close together; communities; community spirit; bygone age; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC; China; HDR image

A group of corner shops and cafes. Typical in Fuzhou. Fujian province.

Streetscape Portfolio; Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; old shops; small businesses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chines culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC;

Multiple colours to be found on the front of these old Fuzhou houses.

Streetscape Portfolio; Street repairs; road widening; pavement repairs; kerb repairs; urban walkway; workers; construction workers; skilled; labourers; female labour; equality; equality of labour; hardworking; fast workers; bricks; sand; wheelbarrows; Chinese wheelbarrows; Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chinese culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC.

Street repairs stretch into the distance in Fuzhou. PRC.

Streetscape Portfolio; Street repairs; road widening; pavement repairs; kerb repairs; urban walkway; workers; construction workers; skilled; labourers; female labour; equality; equality of labour; hardworking; fast workers; bricks; sand; wheelbarrows; Chinese wheelbarrows; Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chinese culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC.

Chinese construction workers rest during street repairs in Fuzhou.Fujian province.

Back Street; Back Streets; Backstreet; Backstreets; Building; Buildings; England; Greater London; Holborn; London; Pedestrian; Pedestrianised; Pedestrians; Shopping District; Shopping Districts; Shopping Street; Shopping Streets; Sicilian avenue; Street; Street Life; Street Scene; Street Scenes; Streetlife; Streets; United Kingdom; Urban; Street scape

Patisserie Valerie cafe sign cicilian Avenue Holborn London

streetscape, Architecture, community, agricultural, farming, traditional, house, houses, street, rural, scene, village, housing, Franken, Franconia, Europe

Facade; House; Amaniel street; Amaniel; Street; Streets; Streetscape; Streetscapes; Madrid; Comunidad de Madrid; Comunidad; Spain; Europe; Vertical; Daytime; Color; Colour; Exterior; Outside; Outdoor; Courtyard; Urban; City; Cities; Capital; Building

Facade of house at Amaniel street. Madrid, Spain.

Architecture; church; Azores islands; Azores; azoren; vila franca do campo; streets; urban; outside; exterior; history; historical; town; Portuguese; Portugal; Europe; community; communities; nobody; deserted; empty; travel; destinations; buildings; houses; street scene; açores; Açores; azorerna; azory

hebden bridge, calderdale, calder valley, west yorkshire, pennines, north of england, northern life, streetscape, streetscene, streetlife, everyday life, cobbles, cobbled street, pre war, 1940s, vintage, gaslamp, terraces, terraced housing, mill housing, stone houses, pram, dustbin, alleyway, thoroughfare, snicket,

An alleyway between terraced housing in the yorkshire town of hebden bridge.

Street repairs; road widening; pavement repairs; kerb repairs; urban walkway; workers; construction workers; skilled; labourers; female labour; equality; equality of labour; hardworking; fast workers; bricks; sand; wheelbarrows; Chinese wheelbarrows; Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chinese culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC.

Back Streets; Backstreet; Backstreets; Building; Buildings; England; Greater London; Holborn; London; Pedestrian; Street scape Pedestrianised; Pedestrians; Shopping District; Shopping Districts; Shopping Street; Shopping Streets; Back Street; Street; Street Life; Street Scene; Street Scenes; Streetlife; Streets; United Kingdom; Urban; Sicilian avenue

Sicilian Avenue Holborn London UK

Shopping Street; Shopping Streets; Street; Street Life; Street Scene; Street Scenes; Streetlife; Streets; United Kingdom; Urban; Back Street; Back Streets; Backstreet; Backstreets; Building; Buildings; Sicilian avenue; England; Greater London; Holborn; London; Pedestrian; Pedestrianised; Pedestrians; Shopping District; Shopping Districts

Sicilian Avenue Holborn London

Edinburgh; Scotland; UK; United Kingdom; United; Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Scottish; Streetscape; Architecture; Building; Buildings; Streetscapes; street; city; urban; urban scene; street scene; scene; outdoor; outdoors; outside; old; stone buildings; stone building; stone; travel; holiday; vacation; flower; flowers; flower pots; flowerpots; flowerpot; flower pot; flower boxes; flower box; box; boxes; impatiens; pink; purple; summer; summertime; lovely; quaint; pretty; cheerful; window box; window boxes; window; windows; home; house; homey; nature; bloom; blooms; blooming; nobody; traditional

Lovely Old Building with Window Boxes brimming with Pink and Purple Impatiens in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Edinburgh; Scotland; UK; United Kingdom; United; Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Scottish; Streetscape; Architecture; Building; Buildings; Streetscapes; street; city; urban; urban scene; street scene; scene; outdoor; outdoors; outside; old; stone buildings; multiple chimneys; chimney; Blue sky; cumulus clouds; stone; multiple; chimneys; Blue; sky; cumulus; clouds; people; crowd; crowds; evening; twilight; shops; stores; shoppers; travel; holiday; vacation; black; taxi; cab; taxicab; taxi cab; cobblestone; cobblestones; cobbled; cobbled street; cobblestone street; cobblestoned; Old Town; Old; Town

EDINBURGH - AUG. 8: A charming cobblestone street in Edinburgh just before twilight as sun reflects on old stone buildings with multiple chimneys and and cobblestone streets with a black taxi cab, blue sky and cumulus clouds. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 2007.

local, Venice, street, washing, washing lines, clothes, hanging, drying, colourful, colorful, bright, children, playing, everyday, scene, tall, building, green, shutters, brick, plaster, terracotta, sheets, clothes, garments, washday, no tourists, people, living, life, streetscape

Streetscape Portfolio; Older dwellings, older houses, housing, apartments, apartment complexes, communities, community spirit, bikes, washing, rails, railings, protective rails, protective railings, benches, seats, air conditioning, air conditioning units, flowers, plants, plant pots, window boxes, window plans, balconies, hosepipes, hoses, electric cables, ladders, tables, Fuzhou, Fujian, China. PRC.

A typical apartment building of Fuzhou and indeed much of Fujian province.

guatemala; antigua; streetscape; streetscapes; spanish colonial architecture; buildings; houses; street scenes; travel; central america; latin america; unesco world heritage sites

Woman looking out from a doorway of restored colonial house, Antigua, Guatemala. Antigua is a UNESCO World heritage site.

work in progress, Renewal of pedestrian path area, works, pavement repairs, red safety barriers, dangerous surface, cordoned off work space , Pedestrians; shoppers, Baker Street; Marylebone, London; England; UK; Europe; urban renewal, street scene, streetscape, Vertical image; © Keith Erskine, 2010.

Footpath repairs outside "Tesco Express", Baker Street, London, England, UK, Europe

automobile; cable; car; double yellow lines; dwelling; hillside; Hopkins Street; house; IPSV0671 Urban communities; IPSV1332 Pavements; IPSV2647 Built environment; IPSV2937 Controlled parking zones; IPSV2943 Residents parking; kerb; kerbside; motor vehicle; overhead telephone wire; Palmer Row; parked; pavement; road; roadside parking; satellite dish; scene; street; streetscape; town house; town residence; urban; view; Worlebury Hill;

Looking along Hopkins Street, Weston-super-Mare; directly northwards towards Worlebury Hill. The photographer is standing between houses numbered 4 Hopkins Street (off the right side of the picture) and 5 Hopkins Street (off the left side of the picture). The north end of Hopkins Street forms a T-junction with the minor road called Palmer Row. The large red-roofed house on the hillside stands on Cecil Road, near to its junction with All Saints Road.

social housing; housing; Whitley Bay; Tyne & Wear; UK; United Kingdom; houses; house; street; urban; environment; living; council houses; council housing; North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council; right to buy, house for sale, for sale, estate agent, sold council house, NTMBC,

Social housing in Whitley Bay in November 2008

social housing; housing; Whitley Bay; Tyne & Wear; UK; United Kingdom; houses; house; street; urban; environment; living; council houses; council housing; semi-detached; Christmas; Christmas decorations; decoration; OTT; decorated house, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Social housing in Whitley Bay in November 2008

Streetscape Portfolio; Chinese graffiti; art; urban art; artistic; urban; city art; painted wall; social message; urbanisation; old Fuzhou; older houses; community spirit; threatened lifestyle; artistic protest; protest; protesting; protesters; rebuilding; demolished; demolishing; traditional; culture; modernity; ant progress; progress; Fuzhou; Fujian; China; HDR image

Urban art in the form of graffiti in a Fuzhou street, with a message that seems to say no to the demolishing of the older style of houses. A bulldozer in the paintings appears to be challenged by a rider or riders on a protecting dragon, aimed at stopping the destruction of old houses, and in the process breaking up the community that lives there..

Streetscape Portfolio; Chinese graffiti; art; urban art; artistic; urban; city art; painted wall; social message; urbanisation; old Fuzhou; older houses; community spirit; threatened lifestyle; artistic protest; protest; protesting; protesters; rebuilding; demolished; demolishing; traditional; culture; modernity; ant progress; progress; Fuzhou; Fujian; China; HDR image

Urban art in the form of graffiti in a Fuzhou street, with a message that seems to say no to the demolishing of the older style of houses. A bulldozer in the paintings appears to be challenged by a rider or riders on a protecting dragon, aimed at stopping the destruction of old houses, and in the process breaking up the community that lives there..

Streetscape Portfolio; Chinese graffiti; art; urban art; artistic; urban; city art; painted wall; social message; urbanisation; old Fuzhou; older houses; community spirit; threatened lifestyle; artistic protest; protest; protesting; protesters; rebuilding; demolished; demolishing; traditional; culture; modernity; ant progress; progress; Fuzhou; Fujian; China; HDR image

Urban art in the form of graffiti in a Fuzhou street, with a message that seems to say no to the demolishing of the older style of houses. A bulldozer in the paintings appears to be challenged by a rider or riders on a protecting dragon, aimed at stopping the destruction of old houses, and in the process breaking up the community that lives there..

Streetscape Portfolio; Chinese graffiti; art; urban art; artistic; urban; city art; painted wall; social message; urbanisation; old Fuzhou; older houses; community spirit; threatened lifestyle; artistic protest; protest; protesting; protesters; rebuilding; demolished; demolishing; traditional; culture; modernity; ant progress; progress; Fuzhou; Fujian; China; HDR image

Urban art in the form of graffiti in a Fuzhou street, with a message that seems to say no to the demolishing of the older style of houses. A bulldozer in the paintings appears to be challenged by a rider or riders on a protecting dragon, aimed at stopping the destruction of old houses, and in the process breaking up the community that lives there..

Colorado; Denver; cities; cityscape; street scenes; Architecture; buildings; streets; city scenes; urban scenes; urban scenery; cars; buses; city life; traffic

social housing; housing; Whitley Bay; Tyne & Wear; UK; United Kingdom; houses; house; street; urban; environment; living; council houses; council housing; white van; repairs service; housing repairs; North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council; council housing repairs; housing repairs service, NTMBC,

Social housing in Whitley Bay in November 2008

social housing; housing; Whitley Bay; Tyne & Wear; UK; United Kingdom; houses; house; street; urban; environment; living; council houses; council housing; North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council; Christmas, Christmas decorations, decorations, decorated house, OTT, NTMBC,

Social housing in Whitley Bay in November 2008

Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chinese culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; vendors; cafes; restaurants; fast food; noodles; noodle sellers; weight; scales; weighing food; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC.

An outside tap is the only way to wash clothes for many older quarter residents in Fuzhou.

Terraced, house, housing, Heckington, Lincolnshire, England, homes, houses, old, vintage, row, church, street, traditional, English, England, UK, British, style, streetscape,

A row of terraced houses Heckington village Lincolnshire England.

social housing; housing; Whitley Bay; Tyne & Wear; UK; United Kingdom; houses; house; street; urban; environment; living; council houses; council housing; North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council; NTMBC

Social housing in Whitley Bay in November 2008

alley; alleyway; Burlington Street; cable; cold; door; dwelling; entrance; evening; frontage; Hopkins Street; house; IPSV0671 Urban communities; IPSV1404 Street lighting; IPSV2647 Built environment; junction; lane; narrow; overhead telephone wire; red; road; snow; snow-covered; street; streetscape; town house; town residence; urban; warmth; welcome; welcoming; window; winter;

A welcoming, warmly lit street corner with colourful house-fronts contrasts with the cold, snow-covered roofs, roads and paths nearby, on a late afternoon in December 2010 in Weston-super-Mare. The photographer is standing near to where Burlington Street crosses Orchard Street, and is looking westwards along Burlington Street towards its T-junction with Hopkins Street.

laos; lao; laotian; town; savannakhet; colonial; old; buildings; houses; decaying; fading; faded; charm; dilapidated; street; scene; boy; riding; bicycle; playing; streets; Asian; Asia; southeast; indochina; house

Street Scene with a boy riding a bicycle, Savannakhet, Laos, Southeast Asia

social housing; housing; Whitley Bay; Tyne & Wear; UK; United Kingdom; houses; house; street; urban; environment; living; council houses; council housing; Christmas; Christmas decoration; Christmas decorations; decorated house; decorations; OTT, NTMBC, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council,

Social housing in Whitley Bay in November 2008

Architectural; Architecture; Building; Buildings; Cottage; Cottages; England; Home; Homes; House; Houses; Housing; Northamptonshire; United Kingdom; Village; Villages; streetscape; streetscapes; Horizontal

Cottage in village Chatter street Moulton Northamptonshire

Architectural; Architecture; Building; Buildings; Cottage; Cottages; England; Home; Homes; House; Houses; Housing; Northamptonshire; United Kingdom; Village; Villages; streetscape; streetscapes; Horizontal

Cottage in village Chatter street Moulton Northamptonshire

social housing; housing; Whitley Bay; Tyne & Wear; UK; United Kingdom; houses; house; street; urban; environment; living; council houses; council housing; repairs; repair department; repairs department; housing repairs; North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council; housing repairs service; white van, NTMBC

Social housing in Whitley Bay in November 2008

Old Fuzhou; the fish market; shady covered; under canvas; fish produce; fish; shellfish; crustaceans; molluscs; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; old shops; small businesses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chinese culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC;

A huge canvas forms a shady roof around the edge of a fishmarket in Fuzhou.

Streetscape Portfolio; Chinese graffiti; art; urban art; artistic; urban; city art; painted wall; social message; urbanisation; old Fuzhou; cyclist; bemused; blur; motion blur; older houses; community spirit; threatened lifestyle; artistic protest; protest; protesting; protesters; rebuilding; demolished; demolishing; traditional; culture; modernity; ant progress; progress; Fuzhou; Fujian; China; HDR image

Urban art in the form of graffiti in a Fuzhou street, with a message that seems to say no to the demolishing of the older style of houses. A bulldozer in the paintings appears to be challenged by a rider or riders on a protecting dragon, aimed at stopping the destruction of old houses, and in the process breaking up the community that lives there. A cyclist slows down to take a look.

laos; lao; laotian; town; savannakhet; colonial; old; buildings; houses; decaying; fading; faded; charm; dilapidated; street; scene; boy; riding; bicycle; playing; streets; Asia; Asia; southeast; indochina; house

Street Scene with a boy riding a bicycle, Savannakhet, Laos, Southeast Asia

roofs, rooftops, back to back, terraces, terraced houses, norther, victorian housing, street, cobbled street, grimy, gritty, moody, urban, hebden bridge, yorkshire, north of england, calderdale, streetscape

back to back terraced housing typical of northern england

roofs, rooftops, back to back, terraces, terraced houses, norther, victorian housing, street, cobbled street, grimy, gritty, moody, urban, hebden bridge, yorkshire, north of england, calderdale, streetscape

back to back terraced housing typical of northern england

roofs, rooftops, back to back, terraces, terraced houses, norther, victorian housing, street, cobbled street, grimy, gritty, moody, urban, hebden bridge, yorkshire, north of england, calderdale, streetscape

back to back terraced housing typical of northern england

roofs, rooftops, back to back, terraces, terraced houses, norther, victorian housing, street, cobbled street, grimy, gritty, moody, urban, hebden bridge, yorkshire, north of england, calderdale, streetscape

back to back terraced housing typical of northern england

roofs, rooftops, back to back, terraces, terraced houses, norther, victorian housing, street, cobbled street, grimy, gritty, moody, urban, hebden bridge, yorkshire, north of england, calderdale, streetscape

back to back terraced housing typical of northern england

Old Fuzhou; narrow streets; passages; lanes; alleys; old houses; un modernised; communities; community spirit; colourful; quaint; bright; bright colours; contrasting; interesting; culture; Chinese culture; bricks; brickwork; sinks; concrete sinks; bars; barred windows; pipes; drains; doors; doorways; motor bikes; scooters; bikes; stools; seats; chairs; textures; textured; washing; clothes; clothes lines; washing lines; friendly people; welcoming; Fuzhou; Fujian; PRC.

Old bikes, buckets, seats; tables and chairs. All found in the narrows streets and alleys of the older districts of Fuzhou.

Ford Garage signs ford fuel pumps Olney Buckinghamshire UK Market Town Gulf oil vertical Motor vehicle United kingdom street scenes street scene workplace Workshop Small Business streetscape streetscapes

Olney is a small market town located in Buckinghamshire United kingdom.

Salema, Praia da Salema, Algarve, Portugal, Portuguese, Iberia, Europe, European, street, streets, building, buildings, cobbled streets, cobbled street, alley, alleys, streetscape, Streetscapes,

A side street in the village of Salema on the Algarve in Portugal.

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A crowded section of the historic Sanfang Qixian, The Lanes Seven Alleys complex. This are of over 150 ancient Ming dwellings in undergoing a huge restoration project.

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The Hotel Plaza Real in the city of Puebla, Mexico. The historical center of Puebla is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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a steep cobbled hill in west yorkshire overlooks the textile town of halifax.

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House in Porto Old Town Portugal March 2008

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Woman walking down a sreeet lined with Spanish colonial houses in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico. Guanajuato is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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A narrow street leading to the cathedral in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. The historical centre of Zacatecas is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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A bicycle/electric bike shop set amongst old houses in Fuzhou.

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Typical old housing in Fuzhou.

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Cobh Eire photographed from the sea

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Going for a walk in Fuzhou.

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A wonderful mixture of texture and buildings dating back to earlier times in Fuzhou. Fujian province. China.

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Street scene in Canterbury, including the Sun Hotel.

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This shady tree is a parking place for wheelbarrows; bicycles and people alike.

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Parked car on an area of waste ground in the 1960s. The estate looks like a council housing estate with an earlier housing style.

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A narrow alley leading through a hotchpotch of old buildings in the older part of the city of Fuzhou. Such passageways lead the inquisitive into an "Aladdin's Cave" of old lanes and alleys full of quaint old buildings that house very friendly people.

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Old housing such as seen here provide a bustling community lifestyle all over China. This community spirit could be lost however when the older properties are demolished to make way for new highrise buildings.