In Pictures: Maidenhead Christmas Lights – 23 November 2014
Although I missed the fireworks at last night’s grand Christmas Lights switch-on, I could easily hear them from the nearby Magnet Leisure Centre. Soon afterwards, I walked into the town centre and was pleased to see that there was still a busyness on the High Street (in past years, the final rockets have been taken as the cue for everyone to leave pronto). As well as the usual fairground rides on St Ives Road, temporary stalls along Queen Street were trading jewellery, books, and toys. Photographs from the night can be found on the Advertiser‘s website.
Armed with my own camera, I took another look at the Christmas lights this (Sunday) evening. My photographs can be found below.
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- This year, the town’s Christmas Lights have been revamped, with more modern designs now illuminating the High Street. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- The NatWest clock, framed against the High Street Christmas lights and, in the background, Berkshire House. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- Despite being a wet and cold Sunday night, there was still Christmas cheer. Here, illuminations in a shop-window brighten King Street. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- The side of the Nicholson’s Centre car-park is, for the first time, decorated with Christmas lights. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- A slow shutter speed, coupled with a panning camera, achieved this artistic shot of the Christmas lights on the spiralling car-park exit-road. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- Whilst photographing Maidenhead’s illuminations, shoppers began leaving the car-park, setting off down Broadway. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- King Street was completely empty of shoppers, but for a few pedestrians crossing Broadway, when I photographed it on Sunday (23 November 2014) evening. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- The 1960s Town Hall, which once doubled for a hospital in the Carry On films, is illuminated in dazzling new lights this Christmas. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- Around the war memorial in front of the Town Hall, the trees and street-lamps bear illuminations and decorations.
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- Due to the mild autumn, there is still a great deal of colour left on the trees around the Town Hall – the Christmas lights have beaten them at looking wintry. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- The illiuminations on the Town Hill reflect on the windows of the Maidenhead Library building, over the road. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- Lit in blue, the walls of the Tory-controlled council buildings. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
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- The fir outside the Town Hall is topped with an illuminated star. [PHOTO: © Andrew Burdett 2014]
Corrections and Clarifications
An earlier version of this post stated that, in past years, “the final rockets have been taken as the queue for everyone to leave pronto”. This should, of course, have read “the final rockets have been taken as the cue for everyone to leave pronto”. I am happy to make this correction, and thank Phil Bray for bringing it to my attention.