Meadowhall
The central dome of Meadowhall (©Terry Robinson) On the north eastern outskirts of Sheffield there is a big shopping centre or "mall". It opened in 1990 and it is called Meadowhall. Occupying an area of 1,500,005 sq ft, it is the largest shopping centre in Yorkshire. People still flock there. It is easily accessible by train, tram and bus and it is surrounded by vast car parks. Meadowhall is very close to the M1 motorway. To tell you the truth, I rarely go there but ahead of my flight to The American Virgin Islands early on New Year's Eve, I needed to do something about my camera - i.e. buy another one! My favoured "Sony" bridge camera with which I have taken several thousands of photographs had developed an irritating fault - namely a black spot on every image caused by some tiny debris behind the lens. Getting it repaired would not have been cost effective and besides, no good servants last forever do they? It was time for a new camera - without bl...