The Ham and Egger Files

A look at The former Regal Cinema in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The Regal Cinema opened on Tamworth Street in Lichfield in 1932. It closed in...

There's a video and DVD rental shop in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. While visiting family in Bury St Edmunds in 2024 we spotted the sign f...

The TGJones shop (formerly WHSmith) closed down in Ipswich, Suffolk last month. TGJones closed in Ipswich on the 9th June 2025. The end of W...

A look at an Art Deco cinema in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The Majestic in Bridgnorth, Shropshire opened in 1937. The Majestic in 2022 Find out...

A look at an Art Deco building in Macclesfield, Cheshire. The Picturedrome in Macclesfield, Cheshire opened in 1911. The Picturedrome in Mac...

A look at the Odeon cinema in Worcester, Worcestershire. The Odeon cinema in Worcester was built in the Art Deco style and opened in 1935. C...

Spotting a Woolworth ghost sign in Selby, North Yorkshire. We noticed the remains of a Woolworth sign on the former store on Gowthorpe in Se...

A look at the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire. I had a walk through the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham while visi...

Spotting a Mace convenience shop in Northampton. You don't see many Mace shops these days. There was one at a petrol station I used to d...

This Art Deco building in Kettering, Northamptonshire opened as The Regal Cinema in December 1936. It had been a bingo club since 1975, most...

There's a Toys R Us at WHSmith at Keele Services Southbound on the M6 motorway in Staffordshire. I spotted there is a Toys R Us inside t...

A look at some Invader street art in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. NCL_19 is above ground at Gateshead Interchange Three of the mosaic tile piec...

Spotting an area of Manchester called Scotland. While having a wander in Manchester I spotted a sign pointing to Scotland - so naturally I h...

This was the Plaza in Port Talbot, Wales in May 2019. It was built in 1939 and opened in April 1940. Thankfully the building was reopened as...

The Great Britain XVIII steam train spotted on the railway bridge above the line at Europa Way in Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Greater Manchest...

A look at the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford, Staffordshire. The Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford closed its doors in March 2024...

Edgewater Apartments in Hunstanton, Norfolk have been created in a nice Art Deco style. We're big fans of Art Deco style, design and arc...

A look at The Old Savoy in Northampton, Northamptonshire. It opened in 1936. Check out The Old Savoy website for more information.