Stoke-on-Trent has seen big-name stores including Debenhams, Go Outdoors, The Body Shop and Greggs, as well as the Arcadia Group's Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Miss Selfridge brands - abandon the city centre in the last 12 months.

Now M&S is set to follow suit after announcing that it's Hanley store will close in August - with the loss of more than 60 jobs.

These 13 photographs of Hanley, in Stoke-on-Trent, show the stark reality of the British high street following a very challenging year for retailers.

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A row of empty shops in Hanley's Parliament Row
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Debenhams is among the big-name brands which have closed in Stoke-on-Trent recently
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One of the units in Stafford Street, Hanley, which is currently for sale

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This Trinity Street building was formerly home to NatWest
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Unit 24-26 on Piccadilly is currently up for let
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This Trinity Street building was previously home to Boston Bar and Revolution nightclub
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One of a number of empty shops on Stafford Street in Hanley
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The former Greggs store in Stafford Street, Hanley
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This boarded-up shop in Marsh Street shows the stark reality of Hanley city centre
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One creative graffiti artist has attempted to brighten up this boarded-up former furniture store
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One of the closed-down shops in Marsh Street, Hanley
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An abandoned building in Pall Mall, Hanley