'Inside Teddy Grays' - Portrait of a shop worker in front of rows of pick and mix sweet jars, at Teddy Grays sweet shop

Date:
24 Oct 2022
Location:
Teddy Grays, 5 Churchill Precinct, Dudley
Reference:
HEC01/128/02/02/06
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 ‘High Street Heroes’. The brief for this theme was: ‘These portraits celebrate the everyday heroes who make our places special. From café owners offering free food for those in need to market traders brightening our days, whatever the weather. These people are the beating heart of our high streets. ’

Content

This is part of the Volume: HEC01/128/02/02 Picturing High Streets: Mass Participation Project - High Street Heroes; 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

© Bethany Ann Hewitt

People & Organisations

Photographer: Hewitt, Bethany Ann

Keywords

21st Century Shop, People At Work, Shops And Shopping