fisherton street
Fisherton Street originally dates back to the 11th century, when it was then called. The name ‘Fisherton’ came from it crossing the River Avon, which was lucrative for fishing. Apparently. There isn’t really all that much evidence of fishing anymore.
To make this panorama, I walked down the street taking a photo every 6 steps. It seemed to take a long while getting from one end of the street to the other; although, that could have been because I was just embarrassed by all the strange looks I was getting. Regardless, in its original resolution, the panorama would have been 18 metres long. Needless to say, it took a while to collate into a panoramic composition. In total, it consists of 115 different photos.
Walking along Fisherton Street, for as long as I did that day, I saw things I wouldn’t typically have noticed. This includes various different underpasses beneath buildings and then the architecture above the typical line of sight: intricate window frames or patterns in the brickwork.
Despite always living in Salisbury, I know relatively little about its history. I found it interesting stumbling across small little factoids during the creation of this book. fishertonstreet.co.uk is a ‘club’ of small, independent business along the street. It was only after coming across this website that I realised that the majority of businesses along Fisherton actually are small and independent, yet all seemingly thriving. Dominos and Pizza Hut are two obvious exceptions but what would we do without them?
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Pizza Venti, is somewhat famous about town for being rated the #1 restaurant on TripAdvisor.
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The Fisherton Mill is a cosy, little, red-brick courtyard of various different galleries and independent shop fronts. A very nice cafe too...
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As an avid cyclist, my dad has spent both a lot of time and money in Stonehenge Cycles, to my mum’s dismay. They have another shop front across the road.
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The Thai Orchid somehow always smells incredible. Unluckily for my mother though, she is taunted everyday as she works in an office just behind.
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market square
The Market takes place every Tuesday and Saturday. Unless its windy. Other than the Charter Market, there are other events that take place like food festivals or car boot sales. The market in Salisbury has run since 1227, although I’d have thought it would have changed a little since then. Newer paving slabs, at least.
During the summer of 2022, the Market Square was packed more often than not. There were 4 or 5 different music events over the course of 3 months. After both covid and the Skripal Poisoning in 2018, it was good to see the town centre properly busy again.
For this panorama, I took photos every 4 steps walking along a straight line. There are roughly 10-12 photographs. Other than the floor pointing in different directions, you wouldn’t necessarily notice that they are all different photos. Again, at a typical line of sight, one wouldn’t typically notice the black, wood frame of the Ox Row Inn or the gold “Hart” writing on the glossy black tiles of Stones Cafe.
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Salisbury, through Covid and the 2018 poisoning, has really bounced back from a bit of a slump. Sure, there are empty shops as I’m sure you noticed in Fisherton Street, but recently it feels as though we’re thriving. A Primark will soon adorn the Old George Mall, hopefully bringing more people here. A new department store is on the horizon opposite the Market Square. More could be done, to encourage new businesses to pop up, the council could do a lot more.
I feel very lucky to live where I do. This project has required and encouraged the idea of observation. Observing my surroundings, noticing things you wouldn’t typically notice. Being able to see a whole street in about 30 pages, the roofs and pavements at a glance and the movement of people - driving or walking - makes the Fisherton Panorama especially feel as though it’s living. In a second book I’d explore more areas around my home. A collection would allow me to document the whole city; it would take time, but the effect achieved, I feel, would be well worth it.