This project started as a personal reaction after endlessly going through supermarkets and other shopping centers with no luck in getting what I needed. I thus turned my attention to some shops in Birmingham that still kept the “old ways“ only to soon realize that they were an opportunity. The people that worked here, all had a history behind them along with stories worth told. They didn’t seem very much affected by the passing of time or the more modern alternatives to their businesses. Many of them seem to let you know that somewhere deep inside they know that whenever people want quality services and feel that the old ways are better, they come back to shops like these. This is a photographic documentary of three Birmingham-based shops that still stick to those old ways. ------------------------------ The first and oldest of these shops is a hardware store on Summer Lane. With Birmingham being originally an industrial city, hardware stores used to thrive in most businesses. Marc Wright, along with his brother Jonathan and sister Susan, have owned White’s Ironmongery for over 30 years. INTERVIEWER - How did the Ironmongery start its existence? MARC WRIGH T - (gasps) You’re talking...
