Tag: Coronavirus

  • Joe Allen restaurant.

    Joe Allen restaurant.

    The boarded-up front of the Joe Allen restaurant in London’s theatreland. The venue, popular amongst actors, was forced to shut its doors at the end of March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Covent Garden venue, which is covered with the theatre memorabilia inside, was first opened in 1977. It is a sister restaurant to…

  • Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition.
  • Garrick Arms.

    Garrick Arms.

    Walking from Leicester Square into the Charing Cross road and you can’t fail to notice the boarded-up pub of the Garrick Arms. The Greene King pub has been closed throughout the coronavirus pandemic, not managing to reopen during the Help to Eat scheme over the summer which tried to help the hospitality industry with discounts…

  • Six at the Lyric.

    Six at the Lyric.

    Image of the Lyric Theatre on Shaftebury Avenue as it prepares to host the first musical to be performed in the West End after coronavirus restrictions forced the closure of all theatres.

  • Sainsbury’s Fleet Street.

    Sainsbury’s Fleet Street.

    It seems even the more robust retailers have found it necessary to shut stores as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, albeit this one appears to be a temporary closure. This boarded-up Sainsbury’s is in Fleet Street in the heart of London and is usually busy with office wotkers grabbing snacks to take back to…

  • Pret, 421 Strand.

    Pret, 421 Strand.

    The stark reality of how the coronavirus pandemic is hitting business comes when you see boarded-up shops on normally very busy streets such as the Strand in the heart of London. This image is of what was the Pret-A-Manger at 421 Strand, a normally busy store serving office workers, theatre-goers, shoppers and tourists visiting the…

  • Pizza Express Kensington.

    Pizza Express Kensington.

    A passer-by stares into the empty Pizza Express on Earl’s Court Road as workmen load the contents of the store onto a waiting removal lorry. This Kensington branch, along with a nearby one on the Fulham Palace Road, were two of the 73 pizzerias the restaurant chain said in August would close permanently. Further information.…

  • We Do Not Consent Rally.

    We Do Not Consent Rally.

    A large protest was held at Trafalgar Square in the heart of London on Saturday, 26 September 2020 to demonstrate against official measures that have been brought in since the coronavrus pandemic hit the U.K. The event was organised to coincide with the six month anniversary of the Coronavirus Act 2020, which parliament rushed through…

  • Hammersmith Apollo.

    Hammersmith Apollo.

    Image of the facade of the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, with the words ‘Let the Music Play’ displayed on its readograph.