This essay aims to show some of the differences across time and space between City Road in Cardiff and Outram Street in Nottinghamshire

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                                  Terri Berry, Y2138736, DD131, TMA01                                        Page 1

With reference to what you have learnt about City Road, outline some of the differences across time and space on a street that you know.

This essay aims to show some of the differences across time and space between City Road in Cardiff and Outram Street in Nottinghamshire. I will be looking at the different cultural aspects of takeaways and the different activities between the day and night on both streets. I will also be looking at the various materials of the street.

Outram street started out life as a dirt road, surrounded by fields and landscape. The first building that was constructed on Outram Street was the ‘New Cross hotel’, which still stands today. Outram street is a mixed residential and shopping street in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire and consists of two roads that are separated by a roundabout. The buildings that reside in the street consist of various different businesses and flats and run down both sides of the street. These include various different shops, takeaways and an Asda supermarket. City Road is approximately 1 mile long and is the busiest street in Cardiff (‘The Street’, 2009, scene 1). There is a wide and diverse range of cultures and this is evident with the shops, restaurants and takeaways which are mainly aimed at the ever growing student population and the local ethnic minorities. Outram street also has a wide range of cultures among its population these are shown in the many takeaways and restaurants that occupy the street.

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At night both streets are very similar, because it is these takeaways and restaurants that become the main focal point of the street. In the DVD (‘Connected Lives’, 2009, scene 1), Nof Al-Kelaby is the owner of The Hawaiian restaurant. Nof’s restaurant brings in a range of people from different backgrounds, mainly students and locals. The restaurant specialises in group bookings for the likes of birthdays and hen parties. Similarly there are similar types of restaurants in Outram street where people are brought together to enjoy a good night out. These include many cultural places that bring in the own ...

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