This is the first in a new occasional series in which I photograph the underbelly of Britain which we wouldn’t like visitors to see and which we wish wasn’t there. The trash, abused, decaying, destitute and otherwise buggered parts of our environment. Those parts which symbolise the current economic malaise; parts which, were the country (poetically I just typed “country” without an “o”!) flourishing, wouldn’t be there, would be better cared for, or made less inconvenient.

So here is the first in the series …

This row of semi-derelict houses was seen in Slough. The photo is a composite of two shots taken from the (stationary) car.