this photo project documents the neon shopfronts of chinese chippies across northwest England, celebrating their distinctive visual identity while highlighting their gradual disappearance. once common on local high streets, these luminous facades now exist within a fragile cultural landscape shaped by economic pressure, redevelopment, and changing tastes. growing up in the northwest, I became familiar with these takeaways as everyday community fixtures, defined by vivid neon signage, bold colours, and hybrid aesthetics reflecting both working-class british culture and chinese diasporic heritage. emerging in the 1960s and 70s in de-industrialised towns, many offered dual menus combining cantonese dishes such as char siu with british staples like fish and chips, alongside hybrid creations such as salt and pepper chips. using a consistent front-facing approach, long exposures, and ambient night lighting, this project preserves the atmosphere and visual character of these fading spaces before they disappear from the region’s streets.