'A Fine City' - A fast food stall at Norwich Market

Date:
Jan 2023
Location:
Norwich Market, Market Place, Norwich, Norfolk
Reference:
HEC01/128/02/07/10
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Picturing High Streets was a three-year project delivered by Photoworks to create a contemporary picture of England’s high streets through artist residencies and a public call out. It was part of the High Streets Heritage Action Zones Cultural Programme, and produced in partnership with GRAIN Projects, Impressions Gallery, Open Eye Gallery, London College of Communications, Photofusion, QUAD/FORMAT, Redeye, ReFramed and The Photographers’ Gallery.

From September 2022 to September 2023, people across England responded to themed fortnightly challenges and submitted their photographs on Instagram under the hashtag #PicturingHighStreets. All entries created an unofficial archive documenting a year in the life of the English high street on Instagram, and a selection form this permanent collection in the Historic England Archive.

This photograph was selected to represent the theme 'Picturing Norwich.' In May 2023, Historic England invited people to share their photographs of Norwichʼs high streets. The panel of judges looked for photographs that showed what makes Norwich special, from high street heroes, favourite hang-outs and meeting places, to the historic buildings that give Norwich its unique character. Three winning photographs and seven runners-up were chosen from more than one hundred entries to join the Picturing High Streets national collection.

The photographer wrote the following text to explain how their image relates to this theme: "This is part of an ongoing photographic project based on Norwich Market. Documenting the changing of the seasons, special events and the colourful variety of stalls that trade in the iconic and historic market. You get a real sense of community and congregation within the hustle and bustle which makes it so enjoyable."

Content

This is part of the Volume: HEC01/128/02/07 Picturing High Streets: Mass Participation Project - Picturing Norwich; within the Sub Series: HEC01/128/02 Picturing High Streets: Mass Participation Project; within the Series: HEC01/128 Picturing High Streets; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

Rights

© Zoe Read

People & Organisations

Photographer: Read, Zoe

Keywords

Market Stall, Food And Drink