2012

J3374 : Vacant shop, Belfast (2)

taken 12 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Vacant shop, Belfast (2)
Vacant shop, Belfast (2)
Vacant shop (formerly a temporary Christmas shop), to let, at the Arthur Street end of Castle Lane.
Closed, closing and vacant shops. Belfast

On 20 February 2012 the BBC reported “Northern Ireland continues to have the highest town centre shop vacancy rate in the UK, according to a new survey. The survey, on behalf of the British Retail Consortium, recorded high street footfall and shop occupancy. The survey reported that 14% of shops in Northern Ireland's high streets and shopping centres are empty, compared to the UK average of 11%”.
This shared description shows some of the vacant shops in the Belfast City Council district. There are many reasons why shops close including the expiry of a lease, illness/death, redevelopment, corporate acquisitions and rationalisations, reorganisation and insolvency. The photographs submitted by me appear as a matter of record only and do not attempt to comment on the reasons for closure. They should not be used to draw any conclusions and are unlikely to be suitable for business or academic research.
Note added 17 February 2013. This collection probably shows the peak of the recession in Belfast. Some of the premises have since been re-let and are trading with new occupants. I do not intend to add any further photographs taken after today.


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Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Derelict, Disused other tags: Belfast Shop (Vacant) Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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J3374, 3632 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Albert Bridge   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 11 March, 2012   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 11 March, 2012
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 339 742 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.9130N 5:55.6985W
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Irish: geotagged! J 339 742
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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