Last week we asked you to share your experiences of living in the suburbs, whether it was something you loved or loathed. From Mumbai to Manchester, you showed us a glimpse into suburban life, where quiet streets set the stage for locally loved businesses, graffiti ... and the odd cat.
Mumbai, India
Noon silhouettes
Walking down one of many small streets in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai, India.
Brighton, UK
Perth, Australia
Suburbia on a Sixties' Sunday
My older siblings in their Sunday best, probably on their way to church.
Leyland, UK
Beyond the Sofa
A view from my living room in the suburbs of Leyland. The town's mainly suburban, having quickly expanded in the Nineteen-Twenties and Thirties when Leyland Motors established itself. The bland and uninspired houses in my drawing have pretty gardens bordering a river- and yes!! I do remember when it was all fields!
Manchester, UK
Guildford, UK
Graffiti in Guildford, Surrey, just off High Street
Taken a few streets away from the picturesque, bustling High Street.
Leeds, UK
Headingley Lane Saturday morning
On weekdays this is permanently clogged with traffic heading in and out of Leeds so Saturday mornings are a delight, peaceful and able to cross the road at will.
London, UK
Suburban grocer: Borehamwood style
Farhat ‘Turkish, Greek, English & Continental’ grocery:
Clive's Hair Flair, Oldfield Lane North, Greenford
Clive's is a Greenford institution but this salon will be closing its doors on the 28th of June 2014 after three decades in its location opposite Greenford Station. The landlord has almost doubled the rent and Clive feels that it is time to retire. The premises has been used as a location for "Waking the Dead" and "New Tricks".
