What better photo for Christmas Day than the December 25th store?
Unfortunately December 25th closed down on Saturday December 23rd – I wonder how long it’ll take before another shop moves in, but I don’t think they’d be able to outdo the eye catching look of December 25th’s windows!
Every Christmas, the shops all seem to try to outdo each other with the best seasonal window… but this year I think there’s a clear ‘winner’ in Bath. It’s Pulteney Kitchen on Bridge Street, with their amazing snowy scene!
It’s one of those shops you pass by without noticing as you head towards the Abbey, or maybe you stand in front of it to try and frame that classic Abbey photo without losing the top of the spire by standing too close.
But Jacks of Bath’s window display is worth a look, especially when it’s this Christmassy!
Admittedly this is one of the most challenging ‘shop fronts’ to take a photo of. You really need to stand in the middle of Milsom Street, but there’s hardly ever a suitable moment where there’s no traffic and no pedestrians to get that perfect shot!
At first you might think there’s nothing unusual about this photo, but then you realise that the “TR Hayes” writing is actually a shadow cast onto the settee, by the sign on the window pane!
Any frequent visitor to the Abbey Churchyard will no doubt recognise this skeleton, which is advertising for the Bizarre Bath evening walks. He’s been given a seasonal look, with a small cross and a display of daffodils in the bike’s basket.
Walking along the London Road, a movement in one of the windows caught my eye. Ice House Design‘s display resembles a swirling mass of snow… although my companion claimed it reminded him of a pillow that’d split open in a washing machine, with all the polyester filling tumbling around.
You can’t have a “Happy Christmas” post without a photo of December 25th, right?
Coopers have a knack for an eye-catching window display, and their Christmas window is no exception. I just hope that Father Christmas manages to get unstuck before he needs to deliver all those presents on Christmas eve!
