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Sign of the Times-0538 Image by Christine Renney

Basildon Town Centre is dominated by a huge block of flats named Brook House which was originally designed to sell to high-fliers. Over the years they have been used to house those amongst us who, for whatever reasons, are not high-fliers but are forced to be high-rise tenants. There were security guards on the main entrance to the flats so that says something. I managed to take a few images but this lady was the only person I saw, on either side of the tower block which, for England, is huge and cold. Strangely, I spoke to a work colleague about this building and he knows it, being an ex-Basildonian, and at one time had considered buying a flat there for £15,000 – I think that figure says it all as he is only in his early thirties.

NEW KIDS REMINDING ME OF OLD TIMES

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Sign of the Times-0584Image by Christine Renney

We were on our way back from the utter gorgeousness that is Basildon (well not gorgeous but very interesting) and we passed this group of young people whose garb has appeared several times during my lifetime – the skinheads!!! And these were a delight to talk to – the guy in the lower photograph was the one to watch – cheeky, irreverent and funny. Also, look at the t-shirts – bearing some reminders of fabulous music. Thank you all for making my photography day complete.