2020

TM3863 : Sign of the times: socially-distanced shopping at Saxmundham Waitrose

taken 4 years ago, near to Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Sign of the times: socially-distanced shopping at Saxmundham Waitrose
Sign of the times: socially-distanced shopping at Saxmundham Waitrose
Several days into the government's lockdown of the country in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, supermarkets had taken measures to minimise the risk of infection whilst people bought essential supplies. Here, a carefully-spaced queue leads to the entrance to Waitrose, at which security staff were carefully allowing one person in only when another left in order to ensure a low density of people inside. This had the effect of slowing purchasing and allowing replenishment of the shelves to keep up with demand: inside, toilet rolls were to be found for the first time in a week or so.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Christopher Hilton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services Primary Subject: Supermarket other tags: Supermarket Supermarket Car Park Waitrose Supermarket COVID-19 Coronavirus - Covid 19 Coronavirus Coronavirus Pandemic Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
TM3863, 706 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christopher Hilton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 March, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 26 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 3873 6303 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:12.8236N 1:29.5889E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 3871 6301
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 25 times
You are not logged in login | register