Bristol holds a yearly 'Open Doors Day', opening up many of Bristol's significant contemporary and historic buildings.

In 2009, to highlight the number of vacant and derelict buildings, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) worked with photographer Liz Eve to put together an outdoor photographic exhibition that took a look through the keyholes and behind the shutters, padlocks and boarded-up windows of Stokes Croft. It aimed to raise awareness of the presence of these buildings and their impact upon the Stokes Croft area, and to encourage debate about their future possible use.

Different viewpoints, lighting and other techniques such as panoramic photography were utilised in order to highlight what is usually passed over or not seen by inhabitants or regular visitors to the area.

"This is another example of the local community taking the initiative in order to get things moving" said Chris Chalkley of PRSC. “The photographs are be displayed on the walls of vacant buildings, such as the Grade II listed Carriage Works, which has fallen into dereliction over the past 30 years. This exhibition will certainly encourage ideas about future use for these buildings. Stokes Croft is resurgent, and the people of Stokes Croft will need to bring these diverse and interesting properties back into use, as the community continues to grow, pursuing its destiny, seeking out appropriate and radical solutions for the problems that confront our own Community and those of wider society.”