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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 15:36:24 GMT -5
I just don't see the point of shopping in the rain. Same with covered sidewalks - I don't see the logic in not covering the area in front of stores. From the debate you had about this before, you seem to want shopping streets to be like indoor shopping malls  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 15:37:49 GMT -5
I just don't see the point of shopping in the rain. Same with covered sidewalks - I don't see the logic in not covering the area in front of stores. From the debate you had about this before, you seem to want shopping streets to be like indoor shopping centres True, I don't want to be dripping wet, or covered in rain gear while reading the mags at the bookstore. Uncovered store fronts just don't seem very social either. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 15:39:20 GMT -5
From the debate you had about this before, you seem to want shopping streets to be like indoor shopping centres True, I don't want to be dripping wet, or covered in rain gear while reading the mags at the bookstore. I'd say it's a combination between aesthetics and the fact that rain here is usually quite light. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 15:39:34 GMT -5
Never seen covered sidewalks anywhere in the UK. Just isn't a thing. Most of the time the rain is light enough people don't really care. I find it interesting contemplating why some areas have them, while others don't I'm thinking rainfall intensity, shelter from sun, and areas without snow loading issues, could be the historical reasons behind the difference. Well a few shops and stores have awnings over the front. But that's as far as it goes for the most part. Buxton itself does actually have two indoor shopping arcades with many of the bigger stores in side. Rain is frequent but usually light or brief here. Heavy rain days are not that frequent so that has to do with it I should think. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 15:43:40 GMT -5
Wonder why the Rows in Chester never caught on anywhere else. They look cool and keep shoppers sheltered.  |
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Post by longaotian on Dec 16, 2017 15:46:14 GMT -5
It's not normal to have cover over storefronts in the UK? Where I live, every single store has those even just the neighbourhood ones down my street. What happens if it's heavily raining?
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Post by boombo on Dec 16, 2017 15:47:55 GMT -5
@logan5, in Carlisle (probably the nearest big town to where Alston is) they actually did put a roof over a network of narrow lanes and rebrand it as The Lanes Shopping Centre, you'd be in your element here   |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 15:50:20 GMT -5
If you're out walking when there's heavy rain you're probably going to get wet anyway, if the rain lasts a bit of time. If it's raining for a short time people just go and shelter inside stores. I remember when it started raining+hailing extremely hard out of almost nothing and the only thing you could do was go inside a shop if you wanted to avoid getting soaked.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 15:51:40 GMT -5
It's not normal to have cover over storefronts in the UK? Where I live, every single store has those even just the neighbourhood ones down my street. What happens if it's heavily raining? They do have covers in some places, but not usually in shopping streets in the middle of cities and towns.  |
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Post by longaotian on Dec 16, 2017 15:53:24 GMT -5
@logan5 , in Carlisle (probably the nearest big town to where Alston is) they actually did put a roof over a network of narrow lanes and rebrand it as The Lanes Shopping Centre, you'd be in your element here Nope, doesn't look good. It seems more like a mall now. |
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Post by longaotian on Dec 16, 2017 16:14:44 GMT -5
It's not normal to have cover over storefronts in the UK? Where I live, every single store has those even just the neighbourhood ones down my street. What happens if it's heavily raining? They do have covers in some places, but not usually in shopping streets in the middle of cities and towns. Whereabouts in the UK is that? it looks like another country |
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Post by knot on Dec 16, 2017 16:18:18 GMT -5
That's in Cheshire.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 18:11:34 GMT -5
@logan5 , in Carlisle (probably the nearest big town to where Alston is) they actually did put a roof over a network of narrow lanes and rebrand it as The Lanes Shopping Centre, you'd be in your element here a low pitch or almost flat roof. Very much a place for hanging out, talking or having something to eat/drink. I'll-post some photos when I figure this imgur business out |
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Post by boombo on Dec 16, 2017 18:17:27 GMT -5
That is more like an arcade or mall, which is quite different to storefronts on streets-generally 4-5 metres out from the store front to the edge of the street, and supported by posts, or a cantilever and [/span]a low pitch or almost flat roof. Very much a place for hanging out, talking or having something to eat/drink. I'll-post some photos when I figure this imgur business out[/quote] Oh I know what you mean because I've seen photos before, I just remembered seeing a complex of streets given a roof over the top to make it a more desirable place to shop really close to the town we're talking about. The photo I posted is not typical here either, I remember seeing something similar once in Germany before but I still prefer it to outdoor shopping streets exposed to the weather. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 18:30:50 GMT -5
Buxton actually DOES have a covered sidewalk in one area, but it's only one small area of the town.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 1:42:41 GMT -5
Whereabouts in the UK is that? it looks like another country Chester, where I work. I think roofed walkways would kinda ruin that view There are walkways, but they're well hidden, as they should be. |
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Post by deneb78 on Dec 18, 2017 17:16:08 GMT -5
E. Too cold year round... not a good climate.
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