A wet street

A sudden heavy downpour soon cleared, leaving Bingley Road awash with puddles. It's not often that I notice reflections of the shops on the tarmac. There is a particularly deep puddle right by the traffic lights, where you wait to cross the road. Those of us in the know stand well back to avoid being drenched as vehicles speed through!  

This row of buildings was originally, I believe, designed as houses with small front gardens when they were built in 1871. By the early 1900s, many of them had become shops and, together with the south side of Bingley Road (which isn't strictly part of Saltaire village), Gordon Terrace, as it's known, is now the main shopping street for the village. Among other things, it has: a Post Office, Co-op supermarket, butcher, greengrocer, bakeries, hairdressers, GP surgery, pharmacist, several charity shops, cafés, restaurants and bars. It's conveniently near my new flat, and was a significant factor in my choice to move.

The Children's Society shop in my photo is a charity shop selling only books, games and CDs. It's a real treasure trove and apparently a very successful outlet in fund-raising terms.