Residents of a Watford street were greeted by the jolly sounds of accordion music as the UK underwent its first day of police-enforced lockdown.
A man was spotted playing the instrument as he strolled past sun-drenched homes, giving onlookers a little boost to the start of their housebound morning.
Ally Wadia, 28, filmed the musical passer-by as she watched from her flat on Tuesday.
She told the Standard it was just one example of the community coming together during the coronavirus crisis.
“At first my boyfriend and I thought it was just music being played in the flat below us,” she explained.
But then, looking out the window, she spotted the musician – the first person she’d seen out on the street since Boris Johnson issued the strict new quarantine rules.
Under the historic new measures, Brits are allowed out once a day to take exercise, but they must keep two metres apart from anyone who isn't a member of their household.
Despite the restrictions, Ms Wadia said she felt as though people in the area were banding together now more than ever.
“We have a Watford Facebook group which helped pressure local supermarkets into establishing NHS-only hours," she said.
"And before Pizza Express closed, one volunteer collected up all the leftover pizzas and delivered them to the general hospital.”
The 28-year-old added that, while people in the area were respecting social-distancing requirements, they were also acknowledging each other more.
“Even though people are walking at a distance from one another, they seem to be greeting each other more,” she said.
“They’re smiling, nodding and saying hello,” - as well as playing the accordion.
