About this blog


Clay Cross is a former mining town in North East Derbyshire, UK. In January 2010, work started on a major redevelopment project in the town centre. GMI Property Co. Ltd. have asked me to create a photographic record of the development, and how it changes the landscape, culture and people of the town. This blog is likely to be a diary of my activities over the next year or so.

For more information on the development see the quick links below. I've also created a Set on Flickr, where you will find a selection of the images I produce, and a Clay Cross Flickr group - see the quick links.

Monday 22 November 2010











Two weeks to Tesco opening. This image shot through the store front window. I have to go through all sorts of permissions and inductions to go inside now, so best stay out of the way really. What struck me this morning was how the development has now completely transformed this corner of the town. Not just the store building, but the bus station, landscaping, changes to the road layout, the whole thing. It's as if the centre of gravity of the town has moved north 300 yards. Is that feeling shared by town centre traders and shoppers? What do you think? Here's your chance to comment.

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