Former Blockbuster, Portswood
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Image: © Hugh Venables Taken: 5 May 2013
Someone has helpfully sprayed 'Pirate Bay' onto the window, this being one of the file-sharing websites that allowed users to access films online for free rather than paying to buy or rent them from a high street shop. Blockbuster are still operating (just) but have closed many of their shops. The planning notice related to Morrisons, who were taking over the site, requesting a licence to sell alcohol.