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The wet fish counter used to be on every British high street. A man in a striped apron behind a marble slab. A pile of crushed ice. On the ice: a whole brill, a whole turbot, lemon soles flat as paper, mackerel with their backs the colour of a thunderstorm, shrimps still moving slightly, a scallop in its shell with the orange roe attached, a piece of skate wing, a hake from yesterday's Newlyn boat, half a side of salmon, cockles, whelks, jellied eels for the customers who knew. He filleted to order. He told you what to do with the brill. He knew the schoolteacher came in on Friday because she liked a kipper for Saturday breakfast. He knew the butcher across the road, who knew the greengrocer next to the butcher, who knew the baker who'd been in that street for sixty years. Britain in 1950: roughly 25,000 wet fish counters. Britain in 2026: roughly 750 independent fishmongers. The supermarket fish counter is a cabinet of pre-packed plastic trays from a Vietnamese factory that processed fish caught off Namibia by a Chinese trawler and frozen at sea three weeks ago. Most British adults under thirty have never seen a whole fish. They know fish as a rectangle. The rectangle has been breaded, frozen, and air-fried. The British coast is still landing fish at Whitby, Lowestoft, Newlyn, Mallaig, Scarborough. Two-thirds of it is exported to Spain, France, and the Far East, because there is no longer a domestic market for fish in its original form. The country with the longest fishing tradition in Europe imports two-thirds of the fish it eats, in fillet form, in plastic. The fishmonger in the striped apron is gone. The fish, in some considerable irony, is going abroad.

A small wooden window frame in an English church has survived for over 1,000 years. At St Andrew’s Church, Boxford, restoration work uncovered something remarkable. Hidden behind later plaster sat a late-Saxon oak window frame, dating to around the year 1000. It is one of the oldest surviving wooden window frames in England. Modest in size, it once held a simple shutter, letting in light while keeping out the weather. Very few wooden fittings from this period have survived. This one endured the Norman Conquest, the Reformation, civil war, and centuries of alteration. A small piece of England’s long history, carried through the centuries. Follow @oaksandlions for your daily dose of England's hidden gems. #EnglishHistory #EnglishHeritage #SaxonEngland

A baker’s boy delivers fresh bread on a quiet village street in Framlingham, Suffolk. England, 1950s.

#MitsubishiElectric (@meuk_les) continues to lead the way with practical innovation applied to the #builtenvironment, through its advanced #HVAC technology but also through the way it trains and inspires its engineers.... specifierreview.com/virtual-realit…

When you've got an Abbey on your doorstep 🤩

📍 Hertford Bridge, Oxford 🇬🇧 Often called the “Bridge of Sighs,” this iconic skyway connects buildings of Hertford College—blending elegance with Oxford’s timeless academic charm. One of the most photographed spots in the city.

Men without degrees built this.

The towering ruin of Weeting Castle, Norfolk…a rare example of a 12th century Manor House 🤩 Flint-tastic!

Sunrise in Whitby never disappoints 🌞

A beautiful little Kentish oast house 😍 Traditionally built to dry hops for use in the brewing process, many have now found a new life, being converted into dwellings.

The Shambles, one of the oldest medieval streets in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

St George's Door, York 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Happy St George's Day Patriots 🫡

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Britain takes pride in its front gardens. The tradition took hold in the Victorian era, when growing towns gave ordinary homes a small piece of land facing the street. A front garden became a private space, visible to everyone. Lawns were cut. Hedges were trimmed. Paths were kept clear. Not by law. But by expectation. A well-kept front garden said something without words: This home is cared for. This street matters. Standards are shared. It was a small act of stewardship, repeated across thousands of streets all over the country. But is this tradition starting to fade? For some, gardens are no longer spaces of care but spaces to be used. More cars mean more paving. Busier lives mean less time. And the habit of maintaining them is fading. What once signalled pride and shared standards is now often overlooked and something is lost in the process. Less beauty. Less care. Less sense of place. Are we adapting to a new way of life, or lowering our standards? Want more posts like this? Follow @oaksandlions.

@Britains___Pubs @Lost___London Before & After. Depressing isn’t it?

Tryin' t'see if t'grass is greener on t'other side...

A hybrid commercial heating system from Ideal #CommercialHeating has been installed at Hawthorn Primary School in Doncaster, providing a reliable, #lowcarbonheating solution designed to improve comfort and efficiency across the site’s multiple buildings. specifierreview.com/hybrid-heating…

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🛎️GOOD NEWS: The Railway Bell is saved! Lambeth Council has rejected developer demolition plans ⛔ SAVE wrote to the council in support of the excellent campaign run by @cpneighbours Well done to everyone who commented on the proposal. People power in action💪