Sunderland betting shop replica is a glass act
by Mark Brown North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5XGFF)
Ryan Gander recreates high street mainstay, with everything down to carpet tiles and plants made from glass
Yet another betting shop has appeared on one of Britain's high streets, full of screwed-up betting slips, little pens, newspaper race cards and discarded sweet wrappers. A pile of unopened post suggests the place has been abandoned.
So far, so depressing. But this bookie's in Sunderland is different. Titled Ghost Shop, it is remarkable because everything down to the sticky carpet tiles, fire extinguishers and CCTV cameras has been made from glass.
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