Paris by night was wonderful to explore but Saltaire, my home patch, looks equally beautiful at night, particularly in the run-up to Christmas when there are sparkly lights everywhere.
The Victoria Hall is usually floodlit and now there's a Christmas tree on the lawn, oddly wonky at the moment for some reason. Maybe the wind has caught it. Compared with a few years ago, they do make more effort to light it and it looks lovely this year.
'Don't tell Titus', one of the bars on Victoria Road, is always cosily lit. It used to be much bigger but had a refurb earlier in the year that has reduced it to half its former size. The shop units on Victoria Road do seem to have some difficulty in thriving. Perhaps they have too much competition from the busier bars and restaurants higher up the village on Gordon Terrace. When the students and day visitors go home and Salts Mill closes, this downtown part of Saltaire is a bit isolated.
Even 'Cultures' looked quiet and that is currently one of the more thriving café bars.
There are now only two or three actual shops on Victoria Road. RadStudio, which sells gifts and homewares, is bright and welcoming and always decorates the windows for Christmas.
Wonky or not, it's a beautiful tree in front of Victoria Hall!
ReplyDeleteI like Saltaire very much from all the pictures I keep seeing on your blog. It really is a place I want to visit. Maybe next summer.