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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,old petrol pump,vintage petrol pump,44 Eastgate Beverley,East Riding of Yorkshire,East Yorkshire,listed petrol pump,attached petrol pump,street detail Beverley,Beverley architecture,surviving petrol pump,Yorkshire heritage,English town detail,British heritage,English heritage,transport heritage,motoring nostalgia,historic England,heritage tourism,preservation,listed structure,automotive history,early twentieth century,1920s,cultural heritage,travel Yorkshire,destination Beverley,historic town centre,quirky architecture,conservation success,Grade II listed,Historic England,period street furniture,garage history,motoring history,fuel pump,antique petrol pump,petrol pump UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E1Y70G - Old red heritage petrol pump attached to the exterior of 44 Eastgate in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. This striking image shows a rare surviving early roadside fuel pump fixed against the white rendered frontage of a historic town building, creating a vivid contrast between practical motoring history and older domestic architecture. The pump is an unusual and highly distinctive piece of historic street furniture, valuable for editorial and commercial themes including transport heritage, British motoring history, industrial archaeology, conservation, listed buildings, and the changing streetscape of English market towns. Historic England records 44 Eastgate, including the attached petrol pump, as a Grade II listed building and notes that the house dates from about 1735 with later alterations, while the petrol pump was added in the 1920s. That combination makes the image especially useful for searches around adaptation of old properties, twentieth century roadside infrastructure, early car culture, and the layering of different periods of history within one surviving town scene. The bold red cylindrical form, globe top and hose detail give the subject strong visual appeal, while also pointing to themes such as antique fuel pumps, old filling station equipment, preservation of urban heritage, vintage engineering, and historic service points before the spread of modern petrol station forecourts. Located on Eastgate in Beverley, this subject fits wider topics such as East Yorkshire travel, heritage tourism, documentary photography, local history, listed street details, unusual town landmarks, and the character of Beverley's conservation area. Useful search concepts include attached petrol pump, vintage fuel dispenser, Grade II listed petrol pump, Beverley architectural detail, Yorkshire transport history, rare roadside survival, historic pump in situ, and preserved motoring relic in an English market town.
Old red listed petrol pump attached to 44 Eastgate in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,pubs,bar,bars,L1,off Hope Street,L1 9BB,the,band,bands,The Dissenters,inside,fixtures,interior,features,feature,etched,window,door,windows,Houlding,Beacon,ales,traditional,local,1920s,1930s,frost,frosted,entrance,front,doors
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJCCAR - . Ye Cracke window, John Lennon of The Beatles, watering hole pub, Rice Street, off Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Rice St, off Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB. The name is in Old English: the Y is a thorn and the e on the end of Cracke is silent, thus the name is correctly pronounced The Crack. Despite the name, Ye Cracke is a 19th-century pub. The War Office is a small room in the pub, which is the oldest part of the pub. It has historical connections with The Beatles because it was frequented by John Lennon and his girlfriend Cynthia when they were at art school, as well as the Dissenters, to whom a plaque hangs in the bar. Thomas Cecil Gray and John Halton conceived the techniques described in their 1946 book A Milestone in Anaesthesia while in the pub. In relation to bar trade, historical context shows that beer culture links agriculture, brewing, distribution and the licensed trade
Cask-conditioned ale, handpumps, brewery branding and pub interiors became especially important to the real-ale revival from the 1970s onwards, while later craft brewing introduced new styles and independent producers. For the story of stage, it is useful to note that concert culture changed with amplification, arena touring, festivals and digital promotion, yet the basic relationship between performer, venue and audience continues to be central
Older gig photographs can gain significance as bands, buildings and local scenes change. As of 2026, the position for bar trade is that in England eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief for the 2026/27 billing year, reflecting continuing concern about operating costs, closures and the role of hospitality in town-centre vitality. For present-day stage, 2026 is significant because streaming dominates recorded music , increasing the importance of touring, merchandise and live events to many.
Rice St, off Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 9BB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,Merseyside,Historic,1920,1920s,exhaust,England,UK,L3 1HN,L3,and,executed,by,artdeco,heritage,old,olden,days,buildings,building,carved,carving,stone,concrete,construction,carvings,interesting,playful,disgn,style,sculpture,sculptured,proud
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0MF6 - . Made at Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside.htm Target=_Blank>Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The principal subject is Historic Mersey Tunnel exhaust, detail of Art-Deco stonework, Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN. The locality and subject together evoke archival record, local character, before-and-after reference, historic frontage, coastal visitor economy, day-trip culture, historic streetscape, historic townscape, visitor attraction, period building, period detail, contemporary social history, built heritage, and seaside retail. Current relevance extends to maintenance and local identity, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre renewal and coastal regeneration, not least because of how nostalgic retail remains part of the seaside experience. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN, details that may look very different after different community use. Further associations within the scene are urban fabric, British seaside culture, conservation architecture, architectural detailing, traditional confectionery, resort heritage, local landmark, and documentary photography. The recorded references to stonework, Mersey, Historic, exhaust, and Merseyside preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The frame retains period character as a date-specific reference. The scene captures a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Vale of Glamorgan,South Wales,Wales,UK,Butlins Holiday Camp,Butlins,Holiday Camp,Butlin,Saint Baruc,Barry Railway Company,Barry Island,Cymru,CF62 5TJ,Established,built,from,seaside,showman,Henry Danter,prancing,prancer,history,painting,painted,faded,glory,faded-glory,established 1920,1920,1920s,the,pleasure,park,hotpix.org.uk,Pleasure Beach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDP65 - Barry Island Pleasure Park is an amusement park situated on the coast at Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 10 mi (16 km) south west of the capital city Cardiff, Wales.
The park opens annually at weekends from Easter onwards and daily during the school summer holidays, until the first weekend in September.
The pleasure park is located opposite the sandy beachfront at Barry and contains a variety of amusements including fairground rides, attractions & food outlets. The surrounding area, known locally as Barry Island, contains a further variety of shops, bars and restaurants.
There are also several amusement arcades located around the park.
Barry Island Pleasure Park is now owned by showman Henry Danter. As well as investing in brand new rides & attractions he has also announced plans to expand with a nearby holiday camp to compliment his pleasure park
Rides available :-
Aerospace
Big Wheel
Crazy Frog
Crazy Fun House
Cyclone
Disco Fever
Dodgems
Dragon Challenge
Gallopers
Ghost Train
Gravitron
Hellraiser
High Altitude
Jets
Pirate River
Runaway Train
Sizzler
Super Trooper
Thunderbolt Waltzer
Top Scan
Tornado
Typhoon
Viva Mexico
Barry Island , Vale Of Glamorgan, Cymru, Wales, UK, CF62 5TJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,Denbighshire,UK,LL20 8SN,LL20,the,rail,railways,signal,signals,history,historic,rails,stations,tourist,tourism,attraction,visitors,unique,heritage,Beeching,cuts,charity,stop,old-fashioned,old,fashioned,carriage,rolling,stock,1920,1920s,tradition,traditional,gorsaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MNR - . A grounded documentary photograph made at The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The principal subject is Llangollen historic railway station, The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN. The surrounding context encompasses adaptive reuse, period architecture, rail transport history, changing land use, rail corridor, local character, signal-box architecture, trackside history, place identity, town-centre renewal, rail operations, contemporary social history, freight wagon, and industrial railway. The modern context includes continuing discussion of network modernisation, signalling technology and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. For current editorial use, commercial viability and construction costs provide additional context, especially through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. As a dated visual record of The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if changed technology subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects rail infrastructure, changing streetscape, local history, urban regeneration, mixed-use redevelopment, commercial redevelopment, built heritage, and heritage-led regeneration. References to historic, railway, Llangollen, Wales, and Denbighshire give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2JR3MNR.
The Station, Abbey Road , Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,set,scale,Aircraft,Leningrad,Berlin,Moscow,BBC,Hamburg,Vienna,Budapest,wave,frequency,valve,radio,dial,1940,1940s,Radio,M-L,metres,city,cities,stations,transmitters,transmit,radios,LW,Welsh,Athlone,third,London,Scottish,Third,light,MW,hotpix.org.uk,family,1920s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5T10 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at England, Great Britain , UK in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents 1940s Radio Dial M-L, Medium Wave, Long Wave Bush valve radio dial, Aircraft, Leningrad, Berlin, Moscow, BBC, Hamburg, Vienna, Budapest. Another layer of the photograph includes period building, before-and-after reference, place identity, architectural detail, period detail, local character, conservation interest, social history, heritage landmark, period architecture, contemporary social history, local history, archival record, and community identity. The wider contemporary story combines embodied carbon, maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at England, Great Britain , UK, details that may look very different after refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, historic streetscape, everyday life, conservation architecture, built heritage, historical comparison, changing streetscape, and heritage asset. Details involving Budapest, valve, Aircraft, Radio, and Leningrad make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within England, Great Britain , UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes embodied carbon and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change as part of the longer story of England, Great Britain , UK. Another strand within the photograph is adaptive reuse and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,UK,England,GU7,Bridge Street,GU7 1HP,townbridge,town,bridge,sign,old,history,river,Wey,sunset,sky,evening,dusk,merge,merger,Guildford,council,councils,spot,metal,historic,1920,1920s,road,path,flood,flooding,risk,floods,waterway,pollution,sewage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60WG - . This authentic period view of Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Town Bridge, River Wey sign, Bridge Street, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP. Other connected aspects include regional identity, local character, rail mobility, mass transit, period detail, rail modernisation, social history, local history, changing land use, transport interchange, place identity, before-and-after reference, regional rail, and archival record. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with decarbonisation, station investment and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration. Small period details of equipment and working practice at Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. The wider setting retains connections with visual archive, trackside heritage, commuter travel, public transport network, documentary photography, community identity, historical comparison, and passenger railway. The combination of Godalming, Surrey, Borough, Waverley, and Bridge anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects decarbonisation and the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change within the real-world context of Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP. Image 2PG60WG also remains a dated record of Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP.
Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,UK,England,GU7,Bridge Street,GU7 1HP,townbridge,town,bridge,sign,old,history,river,Wey,sunset,sky,evening,dusk,merge,merger,Guildford,council,councils,spot,metal,historic,1920,1920s,road,path,flood,flooding,risk,floods,waterway,pollution,sewage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60X4 - . This authentic period view of Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is Town Bridge, River Wey sign, Bridge Street, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP. The surrounding context encompasses regional identity, mass transit, railway branding, historical comparison, transport interchange, local history, visual archive, rail infrastructure, public realm, social history, place identity, documentary photography, rail mobility, and station environment. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into reliability and accessibility, not least because of the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes community identity, regional rail, integrated transport, passenger railway, urban rail transport, local character, everyday life, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to River, Borough, Waverley, Surrey, and Godalming preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to reliability and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions when considered against later change at Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP.
Town Bridge, Godalming, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,how to interpret,Chopin,conductors,and,conducting,Beethoven,Beethovens,fifth,symphony,Irene Scharrer,Ernest Newman,1920s,antique,the,music,lover,of,edited,by,twenty,weekly,parts,orange,cover,published,George Newnes,publishing,heritage,old,olden,days,past,past times
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWB56D - . Recorded at United Kingdom in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The scene records The Music Lovers magazine, Portfolio of the Worlds Best Music, edited by Landon Ronald, No3, Published by George Newnes. The image also relates to changing streetscape, public realm, period detail, historical comparison, regional identity, popular culture, tribute venue, local character, community identity, music-themed hospitality, music tourism, contemporary social history, changing land use, and cultural branding. The wider contemporary story combines music tourism, licensing and how popular music is reused in hospitality and tourism branding. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at United Kingdom may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, place identity, music-themed venue, song-inspired design, everyday life, documentary photography, local history, and archival record. The combination of edited, George, Published, Newnes, and Landon anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at United Kingdom helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of music tourism and the role of music heritage in attracting visitors beyond conventional attractions as part of the longer story of United Kingdom. A further contemporary connection is music tourism and how popular music is reused in hospitality and tourism branding when considered against later change at United Kingdom. The wider significance includes cultural heritage and the role of music heritage in attracting visitors beyond conventional attractions without losing the local specificity of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Hereford,the,live,at,section,percussion,city,centre,and,traditional,music,musicians,full,size,swing,band,1920,1930,1940,1920s,1930s,1940s,bands,event,events,rhythm,Mancell Burgess,Les Causer,Glenn Miller,Terence Rowberry,Pete Fletcher,conductor,conducting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPH6PF - During the 1930's and 40's the clubs and speakeasies of Chicago and New York swung to the Big Band sounds of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and countless others. We got to know this music by the radio and by the military bands like Glenn Miller's band during WW2. This became the British dance band sound that stayed popular in the 50's and 60's. Whereas jazz musicians tend to prefer the swinging groove of the earlier bands, the British audience still has a nostalgia for the Miller sound. We hope to offer both.
In Hereford, saxophone players Mancell Burgess and Les Causer got together to bring this music alive, with their friends playing brass and forming a rhythm section. Early Hereford bands were called the Paramount Orchestra and the Russ Allen Dance Orchestra which played regularly at the Park Hall Wormelow.
Mancell Burgess and Les Causer were Musical Directors of the band with Ray Walters sometimes taking a turn to lead. An early member of the band was Kenny Powell, previously a member of an RAF Band (now retired to grow prize cucumbers!) who brought authenticity to HBB performances!
Eventually this became the Hereford Big Band.
As the band is well-known for its performances of the music of Glenn Miller there have been some very special 40s events at RAF Cosford, at Shobdon Airfield and at Tenbury Wells.
The band has been as far afield as Calne, Wiltshire, Shrewsbury, Llandrindod Wells and Rhayadar
A singer is very often available to add that further excitement and interest to an HBB performance. The band has been privileged to include the outstanding singing of Beth Hippard and Lorna Dale, as well as their current splendid and versatile vocalist Terence Rowberry.
Hereford Big Band has been led by several further expert Musical Directors, including Pete Groves, Chris White and Andi Licqurish. The band's current Director is Pete Fletcher, versatile musician, teacher and technician who brings the band bang up-to-date
Hereford city centre , Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Hereford,the,live,at,section,percussion,cornet,player,and,brass section,players,city,centre,traditional,music,full,size,swing,band,1920,1930,1940,1920s,1930s,1940s,bands,event,events,rhythm,Mancell Burgess,Les Causer,Glenn Miller,Terence Rowberry,Pete Fletcher
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPH6PR - During the 1930's and 40's the clubs and speakeasies of Chicago and New York swung to the Big Band sounds of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and countless others. We got to know this music by the radio and by the military bands like Glenn Miller's band during WW2. This became the British dance band sound that stayed popular in the 50's and 60's. Whereas jazz musicians tend to prefer the swinging groove of the earlier bands, the British audience still has a nostalgia for the Miller sound. We hope to offer both.
In Hereford, saxophone players Mancell Burgess and Les Causer got together to bring this music alive, with their friends playing brass and forming a rhythm section. Early Hereford bands were called the Paramount Orchestra and the Russ Allen Dance Orchestra which played regularly at the Park Hall Wormelow.
Mancell Burgess and Les Causer were Musical Directors of the band with Ray Walters sometimes taking a turn to lead. An early member of the band was Kenny Powell, previously a member of an RAF Band (now retired to grow prize cucumbers!) who brought authenticity to HBB performances!
Eventually this became the Hereford Big Band.
As the band is well-known for its performances of the music of Glenn Miller there have been some very special 40s events at RAF Cosford, at Shobdon Airfield and at Tenbury Wells.
The band has been as far afield as Calne, Wiltshire, Shrewsbury, Llandrindod Wells and Rhayadar
A singer is very often available to add that further excitement and interest to an HBB performance. The band has been privileged to include the outstanding singing of Beth Hippard and Lorna Dale, as well as their current splendid and versatile vocalist Terence Rowberry.
Hereford Big Band has been led by several further expert Musical Directors, including Pete Groves, Chris White and Andi Licqurish. The band's current Director is Pete Fletcher, versatile musician, teacher and technician who brings the band bang up-to-date
Hereford city centre , Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,poster,advert,advertorial,England,Cheshire,UK,housemaid,operation,medical,newspaper,article,from,1920s,1920,ad,for,bile,beans,laxative,and,tonic,laxatives,effect,fictitious chemist,known as,cure,Charles Fordes Bile Beans for Biliousness,cascara,rhubarb,liquorice,menthol,fraud,Bile Bean Manufacturing Company
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG40BY - Bile Beans was a laxative and tonic first marketed in the 1890s. The product supposedly contained substances extracted from a hitherto unknown vegetable source by a fictitious chemist known as Charles Forde. In the early years Bile Beans were marketed as Charles Forde's Bile Beans for Biliousness, and sales relied heavily on newspaper advertisements. Among other cure-all claims, Bile Beans promised to disperse unwanted fat and purify and enrich the blood.
Although the manufacturer claimed that the formula for Bile Beans was based on a vegetable source known only to Aboriginal Australians, its actual ingredients, which included cascara, rhubarb, liquorice and menthol, were commonly found in pharmacies of the period. A court case initiated in Scotland in 1905 found that the Bile Bean Manufacturing Company's business was based on a fraud and conducted fraudulently, but Bile Beans continued to be sold until the 1980s nevertheless.
Formulation and manufacture
Charles Edward Fulford (1870“1906) and Ernest Albert Gilbert (1875“1905) first sold Bile Beans in Australia in late 1897, marketed as Gould's Bile Beans. Fulford was a Canadian who had travelled to Australia to sell Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People for his uncle, George Taylor Fulford.
Fulford and Gilbert established the Bile Bean Manufacturing Company in Leeds, England, in 1899. It was claimed that the formula for Bile Beans was created by an Australian scientist Charles Forde in 1898, based on research he had conducted on a vegetable source known only to Aboriginal Australians. In reality, Charles Forde did not exist
the name was used as an alias for Charles Fulford, who had no scientific training
Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Dublin,city,centre,Eire,Ireland,entrance,and,door,doorway,mosaic,for,to,&,foot solutions,D02 VR83,61,history,historic,old,fashioned,old-fashioned,1920,1920s,Watsons,Watson,shop,shops,store,stores,outside,green,gold,ornate,ancient
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MC229F - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 61 South Great George's Street, Dublin, D02 VR83, Eire, Ireland in 2019, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Entrance and mosaic to Watson, Ph Chemist & Druggist, pharmacy, now Foot Solutions, 61 South Great George's Street, Dublin, D02 VR83, Eire, Ireland. Another layer of the photograph includes period building, everyday life, architectural detailing, small-business culture, traditional materials, high-street commerce, visual archive, period architecture, bricks-and-mortar business, customer footfall, archival record, before-and-after reference, architectural character, and built heritage. Today's relevance is strengthened by town-centre regeneration, footfall and the continuing question of how physical shops adapt to online competition. From a 2025-onward perspective, redevelopment pressure and maintenance are closely linked to this subject, alongside the balance between conservation and modern commercial use. The image fixes signage and branding within 61 South Great George's Street, Dublin, D02 VR83, Eire, Ireland at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The location also brings in changing streetscape, heritage asset, conservation architecture, adaptive reuse, documentary photography, independent retail, historic streetscape, and social history. Details involving Druggist, mosaic, Watson, pharmacy, and Solutions make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around 61 South Great George's Street, Dublin, D02 VR83, Eire, Ireland, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The period view preserves period character within the wider story of 61 South Great George's Street, Dublin, D02 VR83, Eire, Ireland.
61 South Great George's Street, Dublin, D02 VR83, Eire, Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,England,UK,great,grate,blue,rusty,rusting,metal,steel,enamel,sign,signage,ad,advert,history,historic,metal enamel,for,grate polish,1920,1920s,1930s,with,a,animal,posters,promoting,old,adverts,iron,trade,mark,trademark,1930
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K244CJ - . A grounded documentary photograph made at England, Great Britain , UK in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Metal enamel advertising sign for Zebrite, grate polish, 1920s with a zebra. Another layer of the photograph includes urban fabric, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, architectural character, visual archive, public realm, archival record, heritage-led regeneration, place-making, built heritage, urban regeneration, adaptive reuse, public-realm investment, and documentary photography. The wider contemporary story combines construction costs, planning and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at England, Great Britain , UK, details that may look very different after new construction. The photograph additionally reflects regional identity, local history, period detail, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, changing land use, historical comparison, and mixed-use redevelopment. References to Zebrite, advertising, polish, grate, and enamel give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of England, Great Britain , UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is construction costs and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK. The wider significance includes planning and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres without losing the local specificity of England, Great Britain , UK. The image fixes evidence of changing use for future local research.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: EC4V,4EG,UK,art,deco,friars,drinking,beer,CAMRA,listed,classic,pubs,english,british,cockney,bars,artdeco,1920s,1910,style,styles,architecture,decoration,salloon,classic,Gotonysmith,engraved,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Pubs Of London,pub,bar,Blackfriars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE774 - . To The saloon copper plate engraving, outside the historic Black Friar pub , Blackfriars London England UK. Photographed on 10 August 2013. The recorded location is Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK. The Black Friar is one of London's most distinctive historic pubs, occupying a triangular site near Blackfriars station. The present building was remodelled around 1905 in an elaborate Arts and Crafts style, with decorative mosaics, sculpture, copperwork and inscriptions that play on the medieval Black Friars associated with the area. Small engraved details such as saloon signs and measurements form part of a remarkably complete decorative scheme. As background, public houses form a distinctive part of British social history, combining licensed drinking, hospitality and community life
Older pubs can reveal changing fashions in brewing, tied houses, coaching routes, urban development and leisure, while modern bars show how the licensed trade continues to adapt. The historical context is that older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In historical terms, architecture records the priorities of the period in which a building was designed: materials, ornament, scale and planning can reveal changing technologies, social status and commercial use
Later alterations and changes of tenant add further layers, so a single façade can embody several phases of local history. Against the 2026 backdrop, pub survival is a live issue, with government support including a 15% business-rates relief for eligible pubs and live-music venues in England during 2026/27, alongside wider debate about closures, property costs and the value of pubs as community assets.
Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02HK - . This documentary view of the recorded location in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The location is represented through London Underground roundel Sign, London Transport, England,UK. Another layer of the scene includes place identity, public information notice, historical comparison, regional rail, changing land use, social history, visual archive, historic context, compliance notice, behavioural signage, access-control notice, archival record, documentary photography, and railway heritage. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with integrated transport, reliability and reducing congestion and car dependency. In the mid-2020s, public safety and customer management keep the subject current, particularly through the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the frame preserves a particular stage in the life of the location at the recorded site in the recorded location. A second layer of the scene includes visitor instruction, rail modernisation, period detail, contemporary social history, everyday life, rail transport, rail mobility, and regional identity. Elements such as Transport, London, roundel, and Underground add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is integrated transport and linking trains more effectively with other transport when considered against later change at the recorded location. The scene further reflects clear communication and the balance between access, safety and venue responsibility without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNKG - . An authentic period record of Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, UK, retaining the practical visual detail that later redevelopment, rebranding or altered use can remove. The defining feature is F.Johnstone Limited, Hay and Straw merchant,provisions,recommend Sugdens Flour,Brighouse,Yorkshire, England,UK,advert. The locality and subject together evoke regional identity, archival record, historic streetscape, public realm, conservation architecture, historic townscape, changing streetscape, everyday Britain, heritage landmark, heritage asset, community identity, urban change, built environment, and place identity. In the mid-2020s, historic townscape and embodied carbon keep this subject current, particularly through keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and public activity at Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, UK, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The wider local story also touches on built heritage, period building, contemporary history, urban fabric, visual archive, local character, architectural contrast, and conservation interest. Elements such as recommend, Straw, Johnstone, provisions, and Yorkshire add documentary specificity and may become useful when the scene is compared with later records. Around Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, UK, apparently routine features can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar street details disappear. Another strand within the photograph is historic townscape and preserving local identity during urban change when considered against later change at Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, UK. The scene retains a connection with planning control and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development without losing the local specificity of Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, UK. The scene remains tied to Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, UK, image reference 2BPCNKG.
Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Blackfriars London England UK Black Friar Public House,174 Queen Victoria Street,London,EC4V,4EG,UK,art,deco,friars,drinking,beer,CAMRA,listed,classic,pubs,english,british,cockney,bars,artdeco,1920s,1910,style,styles,architecture,decoration,gotonysmith,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Pubs Of London,must see
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE76F - . Saloon bar 9 ft 9ft engraved in copper plate, outside the historic Black Friar pub , Blackfriars London England UK. Photographed on 10 August 2013. The recorded location is Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK. The Black Friar is one of London's most distinctive historic pubs, occupying a triangular site near Blackfriars station. The present building was remodelled around 1905 in an elaborate Arts and Crafts style, with decorative mosaics, sculpture, copperwork and inscriptions that play on the medieval Black Friars associated with the area. Small engraved details such as saloon signs and measurements form part of a remarkably complete decorative scheme. Historically, british pubs evolved from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, drinking houses, music venues and landmarks within town and village life
Their architecture, signs, interiors and evolving names often preserve layers of local commercial and social history. As background, heritage photography is particularly useful where buildings or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. In 2026, in England the sector remains under pressure from operating costs and business rates, although eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief/27
That makes historical and contemporary pub photographs particularly relevant to coverage of hospitality, community assets and evolving town centres. Against the 2026 backdrop, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change.
Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE76T - . Booths Gin in copper engraving plate, outside the historic Black Friar pub , Blackfriars London England UK. Photographed on 10 August 2013. The recorded location is Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK. The Black Friar is one of London's most distinctive historic pubs, occupying a triangular site near Blackfriars station. The present building was remodelled around 1905 in an elaborate Arts and Crafts style, with decorative mosaics, sculpture, copperwork and inscriptions that play on the medieval Black Friars associated with the area. Small engraved details such as saloon signs and measurements form part of a remarkably complete decorative scheme. Historically, food culture links domestic cooking with commercial production, markets, cafés, pubs and regional specialities
Photographs of ingredients, dishes and branded products can therefore support both lifestyle subjects and social-history stories about consumption. Historically, british pubs evolved from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, drinking houses, music venues and landmarks within town and village life
Their architecture, signs, interiors and evolving names often preserve layers of local commercial and social history. As background, heritage photography is particularly useful where buildings or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. In 2026, food affordability, provenance, packaging waste and the environmental impact of supply chains remain prominent themes
Images of local produce, imported goods, home cooking and food retail can connect everyday consumption with those broader economic and sustainability debates. Additional natural-language search terms include food photography, consumer food, hospitality, diet, and nutrition.
Black Friar Public House, 174 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB0HD8 - . An identifiable period record of Hanover Building, Holyoake House, Manchester M60 0AS in 2013, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on CIS and New Century House Cooperative Wholesale Society buildings, Manchester , North West England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke commercial frontage, community identity, small business, documentary photography, archival record, street-level business, specialist shop, contemporary social history, historical comparison, regional identity, town-centre trading, social history, visual archive, and independent retail. Current relevance extends to independent business and business rates, particularly through how commercial property costs affect small retailers. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Hanover Building, Holyoake House, Manchester M60 0AS may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, changing land use, shopfront economy, local enterprise, and customer footfall. References to Wholesale, buildings, Cooperative, Manchester, and Society give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Hanover Building, Holyoake House, Manchester M60 0AS matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of independent business and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets as part of the longer story of Hanover Building, Holyoake House, Manchester M60 0AS. The frame retains a trace of local identity for future local research. The scene captures a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
Hanover Building, Holyoake House, Manchester M60 0AS
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Keywords: Old,Woodside,Birkenhead,Wirral,Merseyside,NW,England,UK,way,gotonysmith,man,holding,lever,wood,wooden,1920,1920s,no,20,no20,museum,Birkenhead,had,the,first,street,tramway,in,Europe.,Opened,on,29,August,1860,the,first,line,ran,from,Woodside,(adjoining,the,terminal,of,the,Ferry),to,Birkenhead,Park.,This,early,system,was,horse-drawn,and,was,the,brainchild,of,flamboyant,American,George,Francis,Train.,A,preserved,tram,was,on,display,in,the,Woodside,ferry,terminal,booking,hall.,The,system,was,later,electrified,and,operated,from,1901,as,Birkenhead,Corporation,Tramways.,Two,replica,trams,imported from Hong Kong,have,been,brought,into,service,as,part,of,a,heritage,tramway,between,Woodside,and,Wirral,Transport,Museum,and,Birkenhead,Corporation,Tramways,Car,No.20,is,preserved,on,this,line,and,shown,here.,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NPP - Old tram with driver, Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, NW England, UK
Birkenhead had the first street tramway in Europe. Opened on 29 August 1860 the first line ran from Woodside (adjoining the terminal of the Mersey Ferry) to Birkenhead Park. This early system was horse-drawn and was the brainchild of flamboyant American, George Francis Train. A preserved tram was on display in the Woodside ferry terminal booking hall.
The system was later electrified and operated from 1901 as Birkenhead Corporation Tramways. Two replica trams, imported from Hong Kong, have been brought into service as part of a heritage tramway between Woodside and Wirral Transport Museum, and Birkenhead Corporation Tramways Car No.20 is preserved on this line and shown here.
Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, NW England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3809669666 - 'Warrington Hair student design, 1920's flapper from Padgate Collegiate college, Cheshire.
(BTEC Beauty, NVQ national Diploma level 1,2,3 )
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHTX6 - . The old Winkhill Mill Co in Stoke-On-Trent. Photographed on 27 July 2013. The recorded location is Swan St, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. The old Winkhill Mill Co building that used to make cardboard boxes in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffs, UK. Historically, factories, mills, engines and workshops record the technologies and labour that powered Britain's industrial expansion
Their machinery, inscriptions and specialist buildings are valuable evidence of engineering practice, working conditions, regional industries and the later shift from heavy industry to heritage, housing or new commercial uses. The wider historical story is that earlier buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In 2026, industrial heritage is increasingly tied to regeneration, tourism, conservation and skills education, particularly in former manufacturing towns seeking new uses for historic sites
Preserved machinery and redundant industrial buildings also provide evidence for debates about adaptive reuse and local identity. In the present 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. The historical context is that industrial heritage links machinery and architecture with the lives of workers who operated mines, mills, potbanks, foundries and factories
As production declined or modernised, many sites were demolished, adapted or preserved, making photographs an important record of manufacturing landscapes and engineering culture. Alternative search wording includes industrial archaeology, engineering history, historic machinery, factory, labour history, working life, and mechanical engineering.
Swan St, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MPR - Photo shows Typical 1930s English brick built semi-detached house with triangles over bedrooms, front garden shared chimney Warrington UK. The image is useful for lifestyle, housing, domestic life, gardens, weather, landscape, property, heritage interiors and everyday British place imagery. These subjects can illustrate how people live with buildings, seasons, homes, public spaces and rural or suburban surroundings. The supplied location evidence places the subject at or near Warrington, UK, which adds value for buyers searching by town, city, region or postcode. Season, sky and weather should be read from the photograph where visible
the caption suggests an everyday real location rather than a staged scene. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news. Search relevance is helped by including concise place names, visible brand or wording, functional subject terms, and wider editorial concepts such as public realm, consumer behaviour, heritage, travel, leisure and community life where they genuinely match the picture.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2PL
