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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Joe Loss,Joe Loss Orchestra,Dancing Time for Dancers,vintage record sleeve,vinyl LP,big band,ballroom dance music,His Masters Voice,HMV record,orchestra leader,bandleader music,British dance orchestra,ballroom record,retro typography,orange album cover,vintage music,gramophone record,dance band,swing era,orchestral popular music,record collection,vinyl artwork,historic LP,record sleeve design,nostalgia records,dancing music,record label,twentieth century music,collectable vinyl,British music heritage,dancing,time,for dancers,HMV,long,play,LP,number five,orange,cover,1950s,1960s,vinyl,vinyls
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FW39M2 - A vintage record sleeve for Dancing Time for Dancers by Joe Loss and His Orchestra features a striking orange background, portrait of the bandleader and stylised white lettering. The His Master's Voice logo and record company details appear near the bottom, giving the cover a recognisable period identity. Joe Loss was a major British dance-band leader whose orchestra became closely connected with ballroom dancing, popular dance music and radio entertainment. Recordings of this kind brought orchestrated dance rhythms into homes and social venues and allowed listeners to practise established ballroom steps. The sleeve is an artefact of physical music publishing, when the artwork, label and artist photography played an important part in record-shop presentation. The portrait and artwork are photographed as printed material
the scene is not a live performance or a photograph of the orchestra at work. The bright sleeve also includes the period HMV identity with its celebrated gramophone motif, a visual element familiar to generations of British record buyers. Dancing Time for Dancers is presented as a functional listening and dancing collection rather than a contemporary pop star's image-led release. Bandleaders such as Joe Loss occupied a central position in music enjoyed at dance halls, hotels, social clubs and formal ballroom events. Their recordings helped establish a repertoire of rhythms for partnered dancing. The orange sleeve carries the title Dancing Time for Dancers in sweeping white script above Number Five. Beneath the lettering is a portrait of bandleader Joe Loss conducting, his arms raised and his dark formal suit standing out against the orange background. A rectangular His Master's Voice label sits near the bottom with the famous gramophone brand and catalogue details. The tightly designed sleeve typifies the presentation of commercial dance-orchestra recordings sold to home listeners.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,Man,blue,blues,st,street,Maine Rd,the,wooden,rattle,fan,fans,support,supporters,two,rattles,1960,1960s,M14 7WE,M14,soccer,match,matches,ratchet,weapon,weapons,banned,during,1970s,Manc,Mancunian,transfer window,celebrating
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXX284 - Early versions of this rattle or ratchet are said to have existed since Biblical times, when it was a type of musical instrument. The rattle consists of a gearwheel and small stiff pieces of wood linked to a handle. Swinging the handle moves the rattle head round, forcing the wood against the gearwheel, creating a series of clicks or rattling sounds. The faster the rotation, the louder the noise.
Between the 1940s and 1960s wooden rattles were a common sight and sound at British football matches, including those held at the Plough Lane stadium of Wimbledon Football Club and the Sandy Lane terraces of Tooting & Mitcham F C. Fans would wave their rattles enthusiastically, sing team anthems and chants, creating a wall of sound designed to cheer on the home team and silence their opponents. Rattles were eventually banned during the 1970s, to prevent them from being used as weapons by football hooligans however by this stage they were already falling out of fashion.
Kippax St, Manchester, England, UK, M14 7WE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,John Lennon mural,Beatles tourism,Beatles heritage,music tourism,Liverpool nightlife,live music bar,bar frontage,street art,mural,portrait mural,music venue,city centre nightlife,Merseyside,Liverpool tourism,Beatles fans,British music,rock music heritage,entertainment district,Mathew Street bars,tourist attraction,heritage,International Beatleweek,Beatles memorabilia,Merseybeat,live music,economy,cultural tourism,trail,Sergeant,pepper,peppers,exhibition,live,music,UK,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FJJ047 - Sgt Peppers bar and apartments on Mathew Street in Liverpool, surrounded by Beatles imagery and music-themed decoration in the heart of the city's famous Cavern Quarter. A large colourful mural of John Lennon dominates the brick wall beside the entrance, while portraits and psychedelic artwork referencing the Beatles and Sgt Pepper era fill the frontage above. Red illuminated Sgt Peppers signs, customers gathered outside and the densely decorated exterior capture the lively character of a street closely associated with Liverpool's international music tourism industry. Mathew Street is best known as the home of the Cavern Club, where the Beatles performed almost 300 times before achieving worldwide fame, and remains a major destination for Beatles fans visiting the city. Bars, music venues, memorabilia attractions and Beatles-related businesses have turned the compact city-centre street into both a nightlife district and a heritage tourism destination. The scene illustrates the continuing commercial and cultural importance of the Beatles to Liverpool more than six decades after Beatlemania transformed John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr into global stars. Contemporary interest is sustained through live music, Beatles walking tours, the nearby Liverpool Beatles Museum, the Cavern Club and events including International Beatleweek, which brings fans and tribute performers to Liverpool from around the world. The Cavern Club approaches its 70th anniversary in 2027, adding another milestone to the area's music history. The photograph also reflects wider themes of cultural tourism, the visitor economy, hospitality, nightlife and the commercial use of popular-music heritage. Mathew Street remains one of Liverpool's most recognisable tourist locations, combining the legacy of Merseybeat and 1960s popular culture with modern bars, accommodation, street art, live entertainment and a continuing international fascination with the Beatles.
Sgt Peppers, 4""6 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 6RE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,retrofit,social,housing,high,rise,tower,block,apartment,SHDF,decarbonisation,energy,air,source,heat,pump,plant,communal,heating,external,wall,insulation,balconies,1960s,affordable,contractor,Latchford Warrington,high rise flats,social rent,council housing legacy,post war housing,housing refurbishment,HMS contractor,Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund,social housing retrofit,external wall insulation,air source heat pump,net zero housing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FDX2F7 - Kingsway House in Latchford, Warrington, is a 1966 social housing tower block photographed after an extensive Torus refurbishment completed in 2024. The building was formerly associated with Golden Gates Housing Trust, Warrington's former stock-transfer landlord, before GGHT amalgamated with Liverpool Mutual Homes, Helena Partnerships and Torus 62 in January 2019 to form the present Torus group. The three-year Kingsway project transformed the ageing post-war high-rise at a final reported cost of £6.4 million. HMS refurbished the original 51 flats and created two additional homes, producing 53 social-rent apartments. Improvements included new kitchens and bathrooms, open-plan living areas, passenger lifts, renewed communal areas, new windows and doors, replacement roof works, balconies, landscaping, improved parking and enhanced fire-safety measures. Energy efficiency formed a major part of the scheme. Around £510,000 of Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund support contributed towards retrofit measures including external wall insulation, upgraded roof insulation and a communal hybrid air-source heat-pump system intended to improve thermal performance and reduce residents' energy use. Kingsway House reopened in March 2024 following the works. The image records the transformation of a 1960s municipal-era housing block rather than demolition and replacement, illustrating the growing emphasis on retrofitting existing social housing stock. It is relevant to editorial coverage of SHDF investment, decarbonisation, fuel poverty, energy efficiency, building safety, high-rise refurbishment, housing asset management and the long-term reuse of post-war council housing. The pale insulated façade, new balconies and upgraded windows visibly contrast with the tower's earlier appearance, providing a useful after-refurbishment record of a prominent Latchford landmark. Its completed appearance provides a clear visual record of modern social-housing retrofit in Warrington.
Kingsway House, Kingsway South, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_6451,Soho,London,neon,signs,bargain sexy books,exotic show,strippers,adult,entertainment,sex,bookstore,nightlife,West,End,red,light,district,lighting,commercial,signage,erotic,industry,street,scene,urban,culture,night,economy,colourful,vintage,sexual,fetish,lost,1960,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FDX1WM - . Colourful neon lettering in Soho advertises bargain sexy books, an exotic show and strippers, capturing the layered commercial language of London's adult-entertainment quarter. The different colours and type styles create a dense graphic composition that is instantly connected with nightlife and the historic image of Soho after dark. Such signage also provides a record of a district that has been steadily altered by redevelopment, rising property values, licensing policy and a broader shift towards restaurants, bars, hotels and mainstream leisure uses Visible branding and environmental detail make the subject easy to place within its real-world setting Seen as urban visual culture, the lettering is as important as the business being advertised. Neon tubes, handwritten-style scripts and deliberately provocative wording create instant associations with nightlife, sexuality and entertainment, while also preserving a fragment of commercial design that may later become historical evidence of a changing district Its documentary strength lies in specificity: a real place or object, recognisable wording and a subject that connects directly to broader editorial themes The photograph has an additional documentary value because neon and specialist entertainment signage can disappear quickly when leases change, buildings are redeveloped or licensing conditions alter. Soho in particular has long mixed adult businesses with theatres, restaurants, clubs, shops and residential property, creating a streetscape where commercial identities can be unusually dense and short-lived The original file wording also identifies searchable details including SOHO London neon bargain sexy books exotic show, which have been retained as metadata evidence where they accurately describe what is visible The photograph records ordinary infrastructure and commerce at street level, a category of imagery that can gain historical significance as places and services change.
Soho, City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_6461,Soho,London,peep show,neon sign,adult entertainment,sex,industry,adult,venue,West,End,nightlife,red,neon,pink,licensed,premises,erotic,entertainment,night,time,urban,culture,commercial,signage,light,district,city,centre,street,photography,fetish,lost,1970s,1960s,1970,UK,womens liberation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FDX1WT - . A vivid close-up of peep-show and adult-entertainment neon signage in Soho, central London. Bright pink, red and blue tubes dominate the frame, giving the scene the visual language long linked with late-night entertainment districts. Soho has repeatedly changed as property values, licensing controls, hospitality and mainstream retail have reshaped the area, but fragments of its adult-industry heritage remain visible in signs and shopfronts. The image is suitable for editorial themes including nightlife, licensing, urban change, sexuality, neon design and the commercial character of the West End The composition gives a direct documentary view rather than a staged advertising treatment The image also reflects the way transport and communications services are being reshaped by electrification, digital subscriptions and new customer expectations. Vehicles and infrastructure that appear routine at street level can carry wider significance for decarbonisation, service delivery, connectivity and the investment required to keep local networks functioning Taken together, the named location, visible wording and contemporary appearance make this a useful archive image for future comparisons as the area changes As an editorial record, the photograph links a recognisable operator or piece of equipment with the everyday experience of passengers and households. It can support stories about infrastructure, mobility, engineering, service reliability, environmental policy and the practical technology behind modern travel or communications The original file wording also identifies searchable details including Peep show neon London SOHO, which have been retained as metadata evidence where they accurately describe what is visible Specific names, wording and location cues have been kept prominent because these are common routes by which picture researchers refine an Alamy search. A useful dated archive record.
Soho, City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Bargain Books Soho,vintage neon,Soho adult retail,1960s style sign,adult bookshop,London neon,old Soho,Bargain Books,Soho,neon sign,adult,books,London,neon,nightlife,central,bargain,1960s,mundane,brush,entertainment,urban,culture,part,areas,traditional,adult-entertainment,streetscape,Soho nightlife,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FE957T - . A compact neon Bargain Books sign and stylised female figure appear in a Soho window, a fragment of the district's long-established adult retail and neon-lit nightlife landscape. The 'Bargain Books' neon in Soho belongs to an older visual language of central London's adult-entertainment district: bright hand-built signs, crowded lettering and windows designed to compete for attention at night. Before internet pornography and online retail, adult magazines, books, films and novelties were sold through physical shops concentrated in areas such as Soho. From the 1980s tighter Westminster licensing and later redevelopment steadily reduced the number of such premises. The survival of ageing neon and unfashionable typography has become historically interesting in its own right, preserving traces of a pre-digital retail culture that once depended on anonymity, passing trade and the dense night-time economy of the West End. Because the sign is imperfect and visually dated, it conveys continuity rather than a newly themed recreation of old Soho, an important distinction as the area becomes increasingly polished and expensive. Cheap bookshops, adult book dealers and hand-painted bargain signs were once much more common in central Soho, where low-cost retail and entertainment sat beside restaurants, music venues and theatres. The word 'bargain' and relatively crude lettering suggest a business aimed at passing trade rather than the carefully curated visual identity now expected in prime West End retail. As rents rose and online bookselling transformed the market, small specialist and remainder bookshops became harder to sustain. The surviving sign is valuable precisely because it is mundane: it records the ordinary commercial texture around Soho's more famous clubs and landmarks. Alongside adult-entertainment neon, it helps show the district before redevelopment and premium hospitality erased many inexpensive, eccentric frontages.
Soho, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Soho sex shop,licensed sex shop,adult entertainment,neon Soho,Westminster licensing,London nightlife,red light district,adult books,Soho,neon signs,London,nightlife,sex shop,exotic,show,adult,books,neon,central,licensed,sex,bargain,urban,culture,entertainment,signs,Soho nightlife,lost,1970s,1960s,1970,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FE9582 - . Dense neon signs advertise a licensed sex shop, adult books and exotic entertainment in Soho, evoking the long-standing adult nightlife and commercial character of this central London district. Soho's sex industry has been part of the district's post-war identity, but the number and visibility of adult premises have changed markedly through licensing, redevelopment, rising rents and the migration of pornography online. Westminster City Council licenses sex shops under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 and limits licences in parts of the city. From the mid-1980s Westminster also used licensing powers against illegal video and sex businesses, part of a wider reshaping of Soho from a red-light district towards restaurants, bars, media, tourism and expensive residential property. Dense neon advertising for licensed sex shops, exotic shows and adult books therefore preserves a streetscape once far more common in central London. The cluster of English words such as licensed, sex shop, exotic show and bargain books is also an unusually direct record of the way Soho businesses marketed to tourists and passing trade rather than relying on subtle branding. Soho's adult-entertainment economy expanded particularly strongly in the post-war decades, when strip clubs, sex shops, bookshops and cinemas occupied a dense network of streets around the West End. Licensing and policing gradually made the trade more regulated and visible through official wording such as 'licensed sex shop', while rising property values and redevelopment reduced the number of premises. The combination of 'exotic show', 'bargain books' and sex-shop wording captures a commercial world that has been shrinking as pornography moved online and central London became more expensive and sanitised. The dense glow is designed for night-time passing trade, when Soho's entertainment economy is at its most visible from the pavement.
Soho, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,damaged,garage,door,court,1960s,brownfield,housing,site,derelict,garages,regeneration,infill,redevelopment,antisocial,behaviour,estate,renewal,editorial,documentary,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage,architecture,streetscape,economy,grey belt,crisis,brown field,sites,garage sites,unloved,neglected,blocks,rule,rules,working class,council
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCCTB8 - . A damaged door and worn concrete give this post-war lock-up garage court a visibly neglected appearance. Garage blocks of this type were widely built beside council and private housing from the 1950s through the 1970s, but many have become difficult to manage where units are too small for modern cars, roofs and doors need investment, or secluded layouts attract fly-tipping and antisocial behaviour. That makes some garage sites candidates for clearance and infill housing. Reusing previously developed land can add homes without extending settlement boundaries, and small schemes may fit naturally within existing streets and utility networks. However, planners and landlords must still consider current garage tenants, displaced parking, overlooking, access for emergency services, trees, drainage and whether redevelopment is financially viable. The image is therefore a useful editorial metaphor for ageing estate infrastructure and the search for overlooked housing land. It can support stories about brownfield policy, social-housing asset management, regeneration, vacant garages, neighbourhood safety and the practical consequences of decades of changing car dimensions and planning standards. The detail captured here may also become useful evidence of changing brands, operators, public policies or physical condition. Relevant search and editorial concepts include housing, homes, planning, residential development, social housing, brownfield, regeneration, land use, construction, affordability, local authority, neighbourhood. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes damaged, garage, door, court, brownfield, housing, site, derelict, garages, regeneration, infill, redevelopment, antisocial, behaviour, estate, renewal, England. The image may be useful to picture editors seeking authentic North West or British context for features on community life, economic change, heritage, services and the evolving built environment.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,block,1960s,garages,brownfield,land,housing,redevelopment,site,infill,homes,car,planning,estate,clearance,editorial,documentary,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage,architecture,streetscape,brown field,sites,unloved,rule,rules,parked,vehicle,working class,council
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCCTBB - . An ageing row of lock-up garages, typical of post-war housing estates, shows how small pieces of urban land can become underused as buildings deteriorate and patterns of car ownership change. Many garage courts were laid out in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s when planners separated parking from homes, but some now suffer low demand, poor surveillance, vandalism or maintenance backlogs. In areas of severe housing pressure, councils and housing associations increasingly review such sites for infill development, especially where existing infrastructure and public transport make small brownfield plots capable of supporting new houses or flats. Redevelopment is not automatic: garages may still be valued by residents, parking displacement must be assessed and planning, drainage, access and neighbour impact all require consideration. The photograph offers a strong visual shorthand for the 'brownfield first' debate in England, where policymakers want more homes on previously developed land while protecting open countryside. It can illustrate estate renewal, land optimisation, garage demolition, affordable housing and regeneration. From an SEO and archive standpoint, the subject connects naturally with searches for local history, current affairs, architecture and community. Relevant search and editorial concepts include housing, homes, planning, residential development, social housing, brownfield, regeneration, land use, construction, affordability, local authority, neighbourhood. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes garage, block, garages, brownfield, land, housing, redevelopment, underused, site, regeneration, infill, homes, car, parking, planning, estate, clearance, England, residential. It also provides a dated reference for future comparison, allowing researchers to see whether the premises, branding, public space or surrounding land use changed after August 2026.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,green,go,cross,walk,light,signal,Mainzelmännchen,Mainz pedestrian signal,Mainz traffic lights,pedestrian crossing light,German,traffic,Große Bleiche Mainz,Ampel,1960s,cartoon,character,novelty,pedestrian,safety,road,crossing,figure,lights,sightseeing,German television history,Wolf Gerlach cartoons,1960s German television,ZDF advertising separators,German pop culture,Mainz cultural identity,regional,city,branding,broadcasting,west,Lerchenberg,man
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F8BCDF - A close-up editorial photograph of the distinctive green Det Mainzelmännchen pedestrian traffic light in Mainz,Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, replacing the standard standing pedestrian figure with one of Germany's best-known television cartoon characters.The illuminated LED road crossing signal forms part of a unique series of Mainzelmännchen traffic lights installed by the City of Mainz, celebrating the city's long association with ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), Germany's national public broadcaster, whose headquarters are located in Mainz-Lerchenberg. The six Mainzelmännchen characters, Anton, Berti, Conni, Det, Edi and Fritzchen, were created by illustrator Wolf Gerlach in 1962 and first appeared on German television in 1963. Originally designed as short animated interludes separating television programmes from advertising, they rapidly became cultural icons recognised across Germany and remain an enduring symbol of German broadcasting and popular culture.
The first Mainzelmännchen pedestrian signals were unveiled in Mainz in 2016 near Neubrunnenplatz and Große Bleiche, with Det chosen as the red standing figure instructing pedestrians to stop, while a walking version appears in green to indicate it is safe to cross. Similar to Berlin's famous Ampelmännchen, the Mainz signals have become a popular tourist attraction, frequently photographed by visitors exploring the city's historic centre, Roman heritage, cathedral, museums and riverside. The customised traffic lights combine road safety, public art, urban design and local identity, transforming everyday street furniture into a recognisable landmark reflecting more than sixty years of German television history. This editorial image illustrates German transport infrastructure, pedestrian safety, city branding, tourism, broadcasting heritage, European street culture, urban design, public realm innovation and the unique relationship between Mainz and ZDF, making it suitable for travel, transport, architecture,
Große Bleiche / Neubrunnenplatz, 55116 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,red,stop,dont walk,light,signal,Mainzelmännchen,Mainz pedestrian signal,Mainz traffic lights,pedestrian crossing light,German,traffic,Große Bleiche Mainz,Ampel,1960s,cartoon,character,novelty,pedestrian,safety,road,crossing,figure,lights,sightseeing,German television history,Wolf Gerlach cartoons,1960s German television,ZDF advertising separators,German pop culture,Mainz cultural identity,regional,city,branding,broadcasting,west,Lerchenberg,man
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F8BCDH - A close-up editorial photograph of the distinctive red Det Mainzelmännchen pedestrian traffic light in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, replacing the standard standing pedestrian figure with one of Germany's best-known television cartoon characters. The illuminated LED road crossing signal forms part of a unique series of Mainzelmännchen traffic lights installed by the City of Mainz, celebrating the city's long association with ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), Germany's national public broadcaster, whose headquarters are located in Mainz-Lerchenberg. The six Mainzelmännchen characters, Anton, Berti, Conni, Det, Edi and Fritzchen, were created by illustrator Wolf Gerlach in 1962 and first appeared on German television in 1963. Originally designed as short animated interludes separating television programmes from advertising, they rapidly became cultural icons recognised across Germany and remain an enduring symbol of German broadcasting and popular culture.
The first Mainzelmännchen pedestrian signals were unveiled in Mainz in 2016 near Neubrunnenplatz and Große Bleiche, with Det chosen as the red standing figure instructing pedestrians to stop, while a walking version appears in green to indicate it is safe to cross. Similar to Berlin's famous Ampelmännchen, the Mainz signals have become a popular tourist attraction, frequently photographed by visitors exploring the city's historic centre, Roman heritage, cathedral, museums and riverside. The customised traffic lights combine road safety, public art, urban design and local identity, transforming everyday street furniture into a recognisable landmark reflecting more than sixty years of German television history. This editorial image illustrates German transport infrastructure, pedestrian safety, city branding, tourism, broadcasting heritage, European street culture, urban design, public realm innovation and the unique relationship between Mainz and ZDF, making it suitable for travel, transport, architecture,
Große Bleiche / Neubrunnenplatz, 55116 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,poster,womens,equal,pay,wages,fight,disputes,union,works,rights,1960,1970,1970s,walk,1960s,low,unequal,parity,action,strike,women equal pay poster,Equal Pay Act 1970,womens workplace rights UK,historic equal pay campaign,women trade union campaign,women industrial workers,female factory workers,women sewing machinists,women machinists strike,Ford sewing machinists strike,women low pay protest,gender,discrimination,workplace,historic trade union poster,Communist Party women poster,communist political propaganda,second wave feminism Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BG7E - Communist Party of Great Britain poster campaigning against women's low pay and lack of workplace power, using the blunt slogan Women Work night and day for low pay and no say with the defiant response NO WAY! and an image of a woman at a sewing machine. The People's History Museum dates this poster to around the 1980s, placing it within a long British struggle for women's equal pay that had already produced landmark industrial action and legislation but was far from resolved. A decisive moment came in 1968 when 187 women sewing machinists at Ford's Dagenham plant struck after their work was graded below comparable male jobs. They initially returned on 92% of the male rate, but their dispute helped turn equal pay into a national political issue. Women trade unionists subsequently organised an Equal Pay demonstration in Trafalgar Square in 1969, and the campaign contributed directly to the Equal Pay Act 1970. The Act received Royal Assent in May 1970 but did not take effect until December 1975, alongside the Sex Discrimination Act. Legal reform did not end the battle: occupational segregation, undervaluing of jobs traditionally done by women, unequal grading, part-time working patterns and discriminatory workplace cultures continued to sustain a gender pay gap. The Ford machinists themselves were not recognised as skilled workers until another strike in 1984. This Communist Party poster therefore belongs to the continuing phase of the equal-pay struggle, when campaigners were pressing beyond the existence of legislation towards equality in practice. Its sewing-machine imagery evokes women concentrated in lower-paid manufacturing and garment work, while low pay and no say connects wages with women's limited power in workplaces and trade unions. The poster is a vivid record of labour history, feminism, industrial relations, trade-union activism and the unfinished campaign for equal economic status, fair job evaluation and equal treatment at work.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,lights,night,dusk,advert,advertising,bright,lighting,South East England,City Centre,City,tourist,tourism,travel,neon sign,neon signs,evening,night time,Music legend,band member,frontman,Manchester Music Legend,Front Man,star,music,record,vinyl,green,orange,lit,circle,disk,shop window,1960s,shops,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3BN - . This descriptive scene documents the physical context of Soho, London, UK, as photographed in 2018. The image record centres upon Neon sign, at a record shop, vinyl disks, SoHo, London, South East England, UK. The photograph carries associations with city-centre economy, commercial streetscape, retail vacancy, storefront culture, consumer retail, retail property, shopping district, shopfront economy, commercial frontage, town-centre trading, high-street commerce, and consumer spending. For present-day editorial use, physical shops can also illustrate debates about hybrid working and operating costs, particularly where these affect adaptable commercial space. Small period details preserved at Soho, London, UK may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. The view also records themes involving chain-store economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, local trading, retail decline and renewal, independent retail, urban commerce. The scene is further associated with green orange neon, records sign, lighted, neon lights, vinyl shop. Other relevant facets include shopping habits, and customer footfall. In the mid-2020s, retail streets is increasingly discussed through brand consolidation and vacant premises, with attention turning to mixed-use town centres. For future comparison, the scene preserves regional identity, the condition of buildings, public-realm details, patterns of everyday use, and local business activity as an authentic period reference. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal public activity, period design, changes of use, the appearance of the built environment, and local character at this precise location. That gives this view of Soho, London, UK continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
Soho, London, UK
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Keywords: LFC,FC,towels,scarf,scarves,red,blue,stall,Square,market,markets,selling,retail,vibrant,tourist,tourism,travel,landmark,concrete,1960s,sunny,summer,city,centre,attraction,Everton FC,The Toffees,TheReds,Williamson Square,City Centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,L1,1RL,Houghton,You,Will,Never,Walk,Alone,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,1 Houghton St,L1 1RL,You Will Never Walk Alone,Youll Never Walk Alone
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HKRD - . An identifiable period record of Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Williamson Square,Liverpool and Radio City Tower. A broader reading of the photograph includes town-centre economy, place identity, local enterprise, documentary photography, street-level business, retail property, commercial streetscape, contemporary social history, visual archive, bricks-and-mortar retail, local character, archival record, social history, and independent retail. Current relevance extends to business rates and store closures, particularly through the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. Small period details of local activity and public use at Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes specialist retailer, customer footfall, local history, public realm, commercial frontage, everyday life, changing streetscape, and high-street commerce. The combination of Radio, Liverpool, Square, Williamson, and Tower anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to business rates and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy in a form that can be compared with future views of Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of store closures and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres within the real-world context of Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK.
Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,North West,UK,circle,Moscow,Brussels,Munich,Third,Light,London,Midland,Budapest,frequencies,brand,old,fashioned,yellow,creme,cream,colour,case,1960,1960s,transistor,circular,radio,wireless,dial,dials,Bush brand,brands,English,British
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGM7BA - . This authentic period view of Great Britain, UK in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is Bush brand , old fashioned classic circular radio dial, Long, Medium wave, Moscow, Brussels, Munich, Third, Light, London, Midland, Budapest frequency. A broader reading of the photograph includes urban social history, public realm, shopfront economy, shopping district, everyday street life, everyday life, archival record, social landscape, contemporary city life, changing streetscape, visual archive, town-centre economy, local identity, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, brand consolidation and online shopping provide additional context, especially through the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. Current relevance extends to local identity and street safety, particularly through the relationship between public space and local social life. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at Great Britain, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The location also brings in changing land use, urban change, consumer retail, high-street commerce, physical store, outdoor retail, regional identity, and brand-led retail. References to Medium, brand, Midland, Brussels, and fashioned give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Great Britain, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK. The record includes part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,Soho,England,UK,West End,shop,store,retail,1960,1970,1980,1960s,1970s,1980s,Eros,VHS,VHSs,seedy,pervy,28,Peter St,W1F 0AL,W1F,favourite,favourites,DVD,DVDs,mucky,west end,cinema,movies,XXX,X-Rated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKRG - . An identifiable period record of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The image documents London Soho Eros Movieland - Colt books, Original 60s, 70s, 80s movies, X rated, classic XXX videos available on DVD, basement shop. Further facets of the scene include nightlife heritage, LGBTQ nightlife, documentary photography, archival record, public realm, before-and-after reference, shopfront economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, retail chain, everyday life, shopping district, community safe space, high-street commerce, and changing streetscape. Current relevance extends to brand consolidation and store closures, particularly through how physical shops adapt to online competition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into gentrification and venue closures, not least because of the importance of dedicated social spaces for LGBTQ communities. Future viewers can use this scene from 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside brand-led retail, changing land use, outdoor retail, town-centre economy, visual archive, queer social space, inclusive night-time venue, and social history. Elements such as Original, Movieland, videos, classic, and books add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition within the real-world context of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL. Image 2JJPKRG also remains a dated record of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL.
28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,Soho,England,UK,West End,shop,store,retail,1960,1970,1980,1960s,1970s,1980s,Eros,VHS,VHSs,seedy,pervy,28,Peter St,W1F 0AL,W1F,favourite,favourites,DVD,DVDs,mucky,west end,cinema,movies,XXX,X-Rated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKRJ - . Made at 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL 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. At the centre of the view is London Soho Eros Movieland - Colt books, Original 60s, 70s, 80s movies, X rated, classic XXX videos available on DVD, basement shop. The setting additionally reflects gay bar culture, visual archive, local history, LGBTQ social history, queer social space, changing streetscape, gay hospitality, community identity, local character, LGBTQ nightlife, before-and-after reference, public realm, nightlife heritage, and commercial frontage. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, brand consolidation and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with inclusive spaces, venue closures and the role of bars and clubs as both businesses and community spaces. The image fixes building condition and alterations within 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Other useful contextual ideas include community safe space, retail property, contemporary social history, place identity, consumer retail, destination retail, everyday life, and Pride culture. Elements such as basement, rated, videos, books, and Movieland add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is consumer spending and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies without losing the local specificity of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL.
28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,welcome,to,the,hit,weekend,&,open,until,Til,Late,in,Soho,London,England,UK,lit,lighted,dusk,evening,bars,club,clubs,dancing,dance,pubs,2am,late bar,late drinks,drinking,neon,red,green,bright,gin,palace,nightlife,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKRW - . Recorded at SOHO, London, England, UK 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 principal subject is Welcome to the weekend, Fri & Sat, open Til Late, neon sign, in Soho, London, England, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes inclusive night-time venue, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, queer London, gay hospitality, contemporary social history, Pride culture, place identity, gay bar culture, queer social space, orientation signage, public realm, everyday life, and operational signage. The wider contemporary story combines LGBTQ heritage, gentrification and how Soho remains a symbolic centre of LGBTQ nightlife. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with clear communication, public safety and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around SOHO, London, England, UK before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes Soho nightlife, community safe space, instructional sign, public-facing notice, nightlife heritage, directional marker, regional identity, and local information board. The combination of weekend and Welcome anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For SOHO, London, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate LGBTQ heritage and how Soho remains a symbolic centre of LGBTQ nightlife when considered against later change at SOHO, London, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for clear communication and how small pieces of street furniture can become useful historical evidence without losing the local specificity of SOHO, London, England, UK.
SOHO, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,UK,England,shop,store,Milroys,Londons,Oldest,Whiskey,Specialist,specialists,history,historic,tourist,tourism,attraction,John Jack Milroy,Jack,John,Cask Industries LTD,cask,malt,malts,bar,pub,Kettners Wine Shop,Kettners,Wine Shop,whisky bar,sunny,heritage,traditional,classic,vintage,festival,Edinburgh,whisky,W1D 4NX,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJGAPM - MILROY'S OF SOHO WAS FOUNDED OVER FIFTY YEARS AGO BY JOHN JACK' MILROY IN 1964.
John had begun his career at Kettners Wine Shop (now sadly closed) and left despite an attractive offer to stay. Instead, he decided to start his own wine shop just up the road at 3 Greek Street where we remain to this day.
His brother Wallace, a gold miner in South Africa, provided the funds and John took advantage of the removal of price controls to sell wine and spirits at much better value than his competitors, making him the go-to man for high-quality drinks.
The Milroy's Soho Wine Market' soon went on to sell not just wine, sherry and Champagne but also whisky. During the 1960s and 70s the first single malts began to emerge onto the market and began to compete with Blended Whisky, with brands such as Glenfarclas and Glenfiddich first becoming widely available.
Before long Milroy's was known for selling the largest selection of single malt whiskies in London. John and Wallace were delivering to the biggest names in London
even No.10 Downing Street was a regular customer. Their success led the brothers to be invited to tour Japan, where single malt production was also steadily growing. Having run a popular series of whisky tastings over the course of their trip, we still get calls today from people who attended tastings on this seminal tour. Milroy's had by now become a true whisky institution, and the brothers began releasing single cask releases under their own Milroy's label. Many people who work in the whisky industry today started drinking whisky at 3 Greek Street with the two brothers, or even began their careers on our shop floor.
John Milroy went on to bottle many whiskies under his own name, and Wallace wrote the highly respected Malt Whisky Almanac'. By the time the brothers sold the company they were world famous whisky icons. The company would later be run by La Reserve under the stewardship of Mark Reynier
3 Greek St, London, England, UK, W1D 4NX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,map,country,countries,of origin,watchmaker,watchmakers,Japan made,watch,1960s,1960,and,1970s,1970,Ota,Tokyo,Japan,Japanese,time,historic,heritage,horology,leather straps,leather strap,world,worldtime,Asia,Asian,history,timezone,timezones,Tokyo-Wan,maps,automatic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC75R4 - The Ricoh Company, Ltd. ( Kabushiki-gaisha Rikō ) is a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company. It was founded by the now-defunct commercial division of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) known as the Riken Concern, on 6 February 1936 as Riken Sensitized Paper (Riken Kankōshi). Ricoh's headquarters are located in Ota, Tokyo
The origin of watchmaking at Ricoh comes from Takano, a clock manufacturer established in 1899, and a second company, founded in 1913. The company produced metal clocks before the war, and was merged into one company in 1924. It was incorporated in 1938 as Takano Seimitsu Kogyo Co., shortly after switching to weapons manufacturing.
1960s and 1970s: Ricoh made wrist watches for both the Japanese domestic market and international markets, briefly entering into a partnership with Hamilton Watch Company, for the creation of the Ricoh Hamilton Electric watch
On May 8, 1962, Takano was taken over by the larger Ricoh company. Takano became Ricoh Watch Ltd. in 1963 and the watches were re-stock-photo/gotonysmith-Brand.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>branded as Ricoh from late 1962 onward. Ricoh was founded in 1936 as Riken Kankoshi Co. Ltd., a producer of optics and was successful in cameras and industrial equipment.
The joint venture with Hamilton (which owned a 60% stake) continued, with American movements assembled and cased in Japan for the domestic market there. The movement, Ricoh Cal. 555E, was the same as the Standard Time Cal. 130E or Hamilton Cal. 505. Sales were poor in Japan, with most taking place on US military bases where Seiko was not as strong a competitor. The venture ended in 1965, with some leftover stock sold under the Hamilton Vantage brand in the United States.
Ricoh launched an automatic watch of their own in October 1962. Known as the Dynamic, it had a 33 jewel movement with instantaneous day and date change. After initial quality issues, which resulted in large-scale returns, the movement was perfected and remained in production until the 1990s.
6 Chome-10-1 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L3 9BP,building,architecture,office,centre,block,office block,retail,1962,designed,by,Littlewoods Architectural,dept,department,architectural,Plaza,the,1960s,business,area,district,tower block,block JM,Bruntwood,real estate,space,sunny,blue,sky,skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MGWK4J - . This scene at Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP in 2023 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The photograph centres on The Plaza, JM Centre 100 Old Hall St - 1962 designed by Littlewoods , Old Hall St, Llverpool city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP. The setting additionally reflects documentary photography, archival record, public realm, community identity, regional identity, local character, changing land use, commercial streetscape, conservation interest, heritage landmark, local history, traditional materials, retail property, and historic townscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, maintenance and redevelopment pressure are closely linked to this subject, alongside how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, online shopping and the role of independent businesses in maintaining active town centres. As a dated visual record of Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes before-and-after reference, high-street commerce, street-level trading, heritage asset, urban fabric, bricks-and-mortar business, social history, and period building. The combination of Littlewoods, Merseyside, Plaza, Centre, and designed anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The view records period character as a date-specific reference.
Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,1,Liverpool,L1 1RL,St Johns,radio,station,gallery,viewing,1969,skyline,icon,iconic,concrete,aka,tourist,attraction,tourism,architecture,British,1960s,revolving,studio,English,antenna,telecoms,4G,5G,landmark,Aerials,Eurovision,2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NHF - Radio City Tower (also known as St. John's Beacon) is a radio and observation tower in Liverpool, England, built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed by James A. Roberts Associates in Birmingham. It is 138 metres tall, and is the second tallest free-standing building in Liverpool and the 32nd tallest in the United Kingdom.[2]
When considering the height of the building, it has a 10m long antenna on the roof, making it the tallest structure in Liverpool (including antennas).
As testament to the importance of its design, which was described by Historic England as embodying the technological bravura and spirit of the space age , the building was listed at Grade II in November 2020.
The tower takes its name from the main radio station that operates from it, Radio City and its sister station Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West.
At the top of the tower was a luxury 5 star revolving restaurant, the facade and floor of the restaurant revolving as one unit, while the roof of the restaurant was used as an observation platform for visitors. There are 558 stairs up to the top, and two lift shafts with lifts reaching the top in 30 seconds.
The tower is structurally independent of the adjacent shopping centre, with a simple foundation onto sandstone. Originally it was built as a chimney of the heating system of the shopping centre [1].The foundation is 60 feet in diameter, 17 feet deep and begins 40 feet below Houghton Street. It has a tapering shaft that was built using slip-formed concrete. The crows nest structure at the top was then added after the shaft was formed.
The original restaurant closed in 1979 for health and safety issues. It was re-opened, with a reduced capacity and additional fire prevention measures, during the early 1980s. The restaurant was eventually re-fitted as a Buck Rogers space-themed restaurant in 1983, but closed again due to lack of business. After this the observation deck and the restaurant remained closed.
1 Houghton St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1RL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,bar,club,venue,1960,1960s,10,Liverpool,The,Cavern Club,pub,and,other,venues,neon,bright,red,famous,tourist,attraction,attractions,tourism,draw,history,John,Paul,Ringo,George,Eurovision,2023,The Cavern club
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NTC - . Recorded at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is Neon sign at Cavern Walks, The Cavern Club, pub and other venues, 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The broader subject matter reaches into night-time economy, historical comparison, changing land use, before-and-after reference, regional identity, pub interior heritage, visitor hospitality, local produce retail, documentary photography, Trossachs tourism, visual archive, beer-led hospitality, social history, and traditional ale house. The wider contemporary story combines food inflation, hospitality costs and how food, drink and heritage combine in destination pubs. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with seasonality, domestic tourism and the seasonal pressure faced by tourism-dependent businesses. Future viewers can use this scene from 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside local history, Scottish food culture, local speciality shop, tourism business, traditional pub, Highland gateway retail, Scottish visitor economy, and licensed trade. Details involving Cavern, Merseyside, Walks, Mathew, and venues make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is food inflation and the survival of local pubs as social meeting places in a form that can be compared with future views of 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE.
10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,bar,club,venue,1960,1960s,10,Liverpool,The,Cavern Club,pub,and,other,venues,neon,bright,red,famous,tourist,attraction,attractions,tourism,draw,history,John,Paul,Ringo,George,Eurovision,2023,Eurovision2023,Cavern club
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NTH - . Made at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE in 2023, 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 image documents Neon sign at Cavern Walks, The Cavern Club, pub and other venues, 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE. The locality and subject together evoke Highland gateway retail, changing land use, historical comparison, regional identity, changing streetscape, local social venue, hospitality economy, historic hostelry, community drinking venue, pub interior heritage, local history, traditional ale house, traditional pub, and visitor hospitality. Today's relevance is strengthened by pub closures, consumer spending and the continuing question of how food, drink and heritage combine in destination pubs. From a 2025-onward perspective, tourism spending and rural economy are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of gateway towns in national-park visitor economies. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE before replacement signage alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes regional branding, Scottish visitor economy, public-house heritage, public realm, beer-led hospitality, contemporary social history, food-and-drink business, and archival record. Elements such as Mathew, other, Cavern, venues, and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The period view preserves part of the area's social history as part of 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE's history.
10 Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,1960s,1960,walnut,wood,knob,Ferguson 401,Ferguson,radiogram,with,viny,12 inch,12,LP,plays,speakers,Ferguson Radio Corporation Ltd,Radio Corporation Ltd,401RG,1955,Broadcast Receiver,or,past WW2,Tuner,piece,of,furniture,Garrard,RC 80M,record changer,EL84,output valves,SW,FM,LW,MW,Superheterodyne,ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M58 - Number of Tubes
9
Valves / Tubes
Main principle
Superheterodyne (common)
ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz
Wave bands
Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.
Details
Record Player (perh.Changer)
Power type and voltage
Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt
Loudspeaker
2 Loudspeakers
Power out
6 W (undistorted)
Material
Wooden case
from Radiomuseum.org
Model: 401RG - Ferguson Radio Corporation Ltd
Shape
Console with any shape - in general
Dimensions (WHD)
36 x 31.5 x 16 inch / 914 x 800 x 406 mm
Notes
Originally fitted with Garrard RC 80M record changer.
Speakers
Bass 12 inches, Treble 6 x 4 inches.
2 x EL84 output valves are connected as a long tail pair, giving an output of 6 watts at less than 1% distortion.
FM coverage is 87 to 101 MHz, note
on this radio the FM band is called Band 2
SW coverage it is 15.7 to 55.4 meters.
Mentioned in
-- Original-techn. papers.
Author
Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See Data change for further contributors.
London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,4 speed,16,33,45,78,rpm,spin,rotating,spinning,tone,arm,playing,a 12,album,1960,four,speed,music,tracks,track,compact,vacuum,valves,pick up,cartridge,stylus,Garrard,deck,vintage,classic,speeds,78rpm,disk,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN98 - The Garrard Engineering and Manufacturing Company of Swindon, Wiltshire, was a British company that was famous for producing high-quality gramophone turntables. It was formed by the jewellers Garrard & Co in 1915. The company was sold to Plessey, an electronics conglomerate, in 1960. During the period 1976-1978, Garrard developed demonstrators of the novel video disc technology. Although the team recognised the future potential of this data storage technology, Plessey chose not to invest. After several years in decline, Garrard was sold by Plessey to Gradiente Electronics of Brazil in 1979 and series production was moved to Brazil (Manaus). The remaining Garrard research and development operation in Swindon was reduced to a skeleton operation until completely shut down in 1992. Then, Gradiente licensed the Garrard name to Terence O'Sullivan, who operated as Loricraft Audio, in 1997.
Between 1992 and 1997, the Garrard brand name was licensed to other companies in the US, which imported electronic items built by different, unrelated Far Eastern manufacturers. These included Garrard branded cassette decks, CD players, stereo receivers, portable radio/cassette players, portable Walkman type cassette players, serial-port printer cables, universal TV/audio remote controls, and other miscellany, including turntables that had no connection with any original Garrard design.
In 2018, Cadence Audio SA, who also own the British turntable and tonearm manufacturer SME Limited, took ownership of the Garrard brand and registered trademarks when they purchased Loricraft Audio Ltd. The business was restructured to run under the name of Garrard Turntables UK Ltd.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,the,worlds,playing,singles,7,seven inch,1950,phonograph,pocket,cigarbox,cigar-box,Emerson,tonearm,tone,arm,Camp Baird,CampBaird,industries,vintage,swinging,sixties,60s,The world of music in the palm of your hand,Sergio Favaro,1958,Hartley Electromotives,miniature,small,smallest,player,deck,tiny,potable,1960s,1960
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNA6 - Miniature Record Player Wondergram', Camp Baird Industries Ltd., England, 1959.
The world of music in the palm of your hand was Camp Baird's Industries Limited's slogan when releasing the Wondergram in 1959. Small enough to fit into the user's hand, this record-playing device promised to incorporate the quality of a regular gramophone into a battery-operated portable record player that could be taken to the beach or on picnics.
Designed by Sergio Favaro, an Italian national who settled in Shrewsbury, England in 1958 and produced by Hartley Electromotives (later, Camp Baird) the portable record player played all standard-size records at two main speeds. Equipped with a low-consumption 6-volt battery, an amplifier, and weighing only two pounds, the Wondergram worked by placing the record on a small automatic spinning wheel which turned the disc. Though produced in England, the Wondergram found its largest market in North America where it was sold as the Emerson Wondergram.
Shrewsbury , England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,store,Golden Square,WA1,band,used,vintage,pre-loved,secondhand,second-hand,irony,ironic,old,1970,1960s,art,artwork,home,95,The Mall,WA1 1QE,dubious,bad taste,Kitsch,JH Lynch,Joseph Henry Lynch,British,70s,80s,kitsch,copies,cheap,wall,prints
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBA9 - . This authentic period view of 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Old 1970s mass-produced paintings , in bad taste, for irony, in the Vintage Viola shop, Warrington Golden Square, England. Other connected aspects include regional identity, customer footfall, changing streetscape, historical comparison, changing land use, specialist retailer, before-and-after reference, local character, high-street commerce, bricks-and-mortar retail, period detail, street-level business, archival record, and small business. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial rents and town-centre regeneration, not least because of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. Future viewers can use this scene from 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after redevelopment. The location also brings in commercial frontage, social history, specialist shop, visual archive, contemporary social history, shopfront economy, everyday life, and town-centre trading. The combination of irony, Vintage, paintings, Golden, and Viola anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is commercial rents and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance as part of 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE's history.
95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tourist,coach,coaches,AEC,Yelloway Coach,Coaches,motor services limited,motor,bus,buses,services,ltd,bodies,long distance,2429,Cavalier,AEC Reliance,2MU3RA3566,1961,1960s,Rochdale,day trip,day-trip,charabanc,body,bus and coach,Carlton PSV Sales of Rotherham,fleet,vehicle,vehicles,coach tour,old,coach tours
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K860 - Yelloway Motor Services was a bus and coach company based in Rochdale.
In 1902, Robert Holt commenced a parcels delivery service in the Rochdale area using a pony and cart. In 1904, Holt went into partnership with his younger brother Ernest and they established themselves as carriers trading as Messrs Holt Brothers. Additional ponies and carts were purchased, later followed by steam and motor lorries.
In an attempt to earn additional revenue, when the lorries would otherwise be idle, interchangeable charabanc bodies to enable the lorries to be converted into passenger pleasure vehicles at weekends. In May 1913 the first purpose built charabanc entered service
In March 1931, a consortium of Maurice Edwards, John Barlow and Herbert Allen purchased the business. On 9 April 1932, the company was officially renamed Yelloway Motor Services Limited
Yelloway was granted operating licences for a service to Torquay, with other operators denied. By 1937, Yelloway was providing travel facilities for passengers from West Yorkshire to destinations in South West England, connecting services being provided by Ripponden & District through Halifax, Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden to Oldham where they joined the Devon bound coaches
On 5 July 1985, Yelloway was sold to Neoplan dealer Carlton PSV Sales of Rotherham. In October 1986, following deregulation, Yelloway registered several stage carriage services in the Greater Manchester area and won contracts from the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executives cancelled contracts on several services because of poor performance. On 24 November 1988, the Yelloway was placed under the control of Crosville Motor Services, which had just been purchased by ATL Holdings, along with the remaining contract work and the name disappeared
Rochdale, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,art,trumpet,music,musician,legacy,jazz,player,artist,artistic,1960,1960s,monochrome,mono,BW,Black & White,Black and White,history,heritage,old,olden,days,years,ago,urban,environment,street,road,lane,lanes,built,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475F4 - . This dated editorial view of London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK in 2019 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Trumpet Player art, London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. Other connected aspects include street-side transport, local bus network, social history, archival record, historical comparison, regional identity, before-and-after reference, period detail, contemporary social history, roadside transit, local mobility, public-transport wayfinding, local history, and bus infrastructure. Current relevance extends to decarbonisation and local connectivity, particularly through the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with public realm, transport accessibility, local character, place identity, public transport stop, everyday life, surface public transport, and passenger transport. The recorded references to Liverpool, Player, Trumpet, and Merseyside preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is decarbonisation and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network in a form that can be compared with future views of London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. The frame retains period character for later comparison. The scene captures a trace of local identity within the wider story of London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,history,coach,transport,Colwyn Bay,Rhos,Cornwall,holiday,holidays,resorts,trips,1950,1960,route,posters,ads,adverts,coachways,old,North Wales,coast,coastal,destinations,seasonal,luxury,services,South coast,Clacton,Ipswich,felixstowe,Bournemouth,Ilfracombe,Tenby,Southsea,Weymouth,Newton Abbot,vintage,coach holiday poster,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBGJ - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Yelloway Coachways bus routes posters, to Torquay, Clacton-on-Sea, London, Llandudno, Torquay, Paignton, Taunton,Cheltenham, Cornish Resorts. Other connected aspects include documentary photography, passenger information, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, local character, contemporary social history, period detail, bus infrastructure, regional identity, social history, roadside transit, archival record, passenger transport, and local mobility. The wider contemporary story combines integrated transport, bus funding and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at the recorded location, details that may look very different after changed technology. The surrounding story also includes bus route infrastructure, local bus network, everyday life, public realm, surface public transport, historical comparison, local history, and public-transport wayfinding. Elements such as routes, Paignton, Resorts, Llandudno, and Cornish add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is integrated transport and the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The scene further reflects reliability and the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare within the real-world context of the recorded location. The image fixes evidence of changing use for later comparison.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,new,art,painting,artwork,The Beatles,gable,end,of,L18,icons,guitar,Merseybeat,Merseyside,1960s,building,shop,centre,street,large,big,Scouse,Scouser,There beneath the blue suburban skies,fresh from,Hamburg,PennyLane,JohnLennon,paulmccartney,Penny,Lane,work,works,Penny Lane,pennylane
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KPR1 - Penny Lane is a road in the south Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill. The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with Smithdown Road and Allerton Road, and to the roundabout at Smithdown Place that was the location for a major bus terminus, originally an important tram junction of Liverpool Corporation Tramways. The roundabout was a frequent stopping place for John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison during their years as schoolchildren and students. Bus journeys via Penny Lane and the area itself subsequently became familiar elements in the early years of the LennonMcCartney songwriting partnership. In 2009, McCartney reflected:
Penny Lane was kind of nostalgic, but it was really [about] a place that John and I knew ... I'd get a bus to his house and I'd have to change at Penny Lane, or the same with him to me, so we often hung out at that terminus, like a roundabout. It was a place that we both knew, and so we both knew the things that turned up in the story.
Lennon's original lyrics for In My Life had included a reference to Penny Lane. Soon after the Beatles recorded In My Life in October 1965, McCartney mentioned to an interviewer that he wanted to write a song about Penny Lane. A year later, he was spurred to write the song once presented with Lennon's Strawberry Fields Forever. McCartney also cited Dylan Thomas's nostalgic poem Fern Hill as an inspiration for Penny Lane. Lennon co-wrote the lyrics with McCartney. He recalled in a 1970 interview: The bank was there, and that was where the trams sheds were and people waiting and the inspector stood there, the fire engines were down there. It was reliving childhood
Penny Lane, Moseley Hill, South Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT80 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT82 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT84 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,BR,loco,yellow,engine,built,1960s,1960,AL6,electrified West Coast Main Line,engines,English Electric,Foundry,Doncaster,freight,fleet,zero injuries,cab,grey,green,Powerhaul,livery,preserved,history,historic,railways,transport,overhead,line,cable,track,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT86 - The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s. Developed as a 'standard' electric locomotive from earlier prototype models, one hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line (WCML) from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC locomotive) and locomotives were numbered E3101E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
The class was built to haul passenger and freight trains alike on the West Coast Main Line
however, some members of the class also saw use on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, after the remainder of the line north of Colchester was electrified in the mid-1980s. The type has had a generally long and successful career, with some members of the class seeing main line service lives in the UK of up to 55 years. Most regular passenger duties of the class came to end on both the WCML and the GEML in the early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. As of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in usable condition in the UK
all are in private ownership.
The order for 100 locomotives was placed in 1963
it was split between two manufacturers, with the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and British Rail Doncaster Works producing 40. The Doncaster and Newton-built locomotives were not identical
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,Lancashire,England,UK,FY1,The,pub,bar,9,FY1 5DE,Liverpool,fab4,Fab 4,John,Paul,George,Ringo,McCartney,Lennon,Harrison,Starr,nostalgia,pop,music,fab,vibe,vibes,1960,1960s,art,artwork,nightclub,club,venue,tribute,to
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM3C5 - . An identifiable period record of 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is The yellow Submarine Beatles bar - 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE. The wider scene also brings together local music culture, music-themed venue, popular-music heritage, music tourism, neighbourhood drinking venue, traditional hostelry, archival record, song-inspired design, everyday life, music iconography, licensed hospitality, street-level dining, place identity, and customer-facing leisure. Today's relevance is strengthened by licensing, cultural heritage and the continuing question of the role of music heritage in attracting visitors beyond conventional attractions. From a 2025-onward perspective, hospitality costs and food inflation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how familiar pubs and restaurants shape neighbourhood identity. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. The photograph additionally reflects popular culture, Beatles memorabilia, community identity, local history, cultural branding, casual dining, contemporary social history, and regional identity. References to Blackpool, yellow, Rigby, Beatles, and Lancashire give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for licensing and how memorial benches and themed venues turn music into place-based memory as part of the longer story of 9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE.
9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,label,sewn,coat,hides,clothing,clothes,from Altrincham,Trafford,Greater Manchester,England,UK,the,store,from,fur,coats,outerwear,ethical nonethical,brown,fox,vintage,1950s,1960s,squirrel,squirrels,Alty,Altrincham,Cheshire,furry,history,historic,heritage,old,practices,trade,trades
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K41M2A - . Photographed at Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK in 2019, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The scene records Mertons The furriers, fur coat, from Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK,. The setting additionally reflects historical comparison, wedding retail, marriage culture, public realm, documentary photography, social history, changing streetscape, community identity, archival record, bridal fashion, period detail, formalwear display, occasionwear, and local character. For current editorial use, changing traditions and consumer spending provide additional context, especially through how sustainability is influencing occasionwear and clothing reuse. As a dated visual record of Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with visual archive, everyday life, white wedding tradition, wedding industry, fashion merchandising, bridal gown, fashion shop window, and before-and-after reference. The combination of Trafford, Greater, Altrincham, furriers, and Manchester anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for changing traditions and the rising cost of weddings and growth of pre-owned or lower-cost alternatives without losing the local specificity of Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK. Another useful connection is wedding costs and the rising cost of weddings and growth of pre-owned or lower-cost alternatives in a form that can be compared with future views of Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK.
Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,X,ladies,women,Girls,sex,illuminated,evening,night,dusk,nighttime,nightclub,club,girls neon sign,girls red neon,A girls neon sign,advertising,bright,electric,exotic,dancing,SoHo,strippers,flesh,experienced girls,red light district,GirlsGirlsGirls,keep,red light,red girl,trans,debate,transexual,desire,capitalism,nightlife,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE026P - Girls,Girls,Girls,red neon,XXX,X-Rated has the strength of a real-world scene: ordinary enough to be believable, but specific enough to support precise editorial use. Red neon advertising adult entertainment uses a deliberately blunt visual language of sex, night-time commerce and urban spectacle. The subject can illustrate red-light districts, nightlife, censorship, gender politics, neon typography, city economies after dark and the uneasy boundary between entertainment, exploitation and visual culture. The location wording gives the subject enough geographic context for local and regional editorial use while avoiding a generic studio feel. It can work both as a straightforward location record and as a wider editorial illustration of the habits, services, buildings, symbols and small commercial details that shape everyday life.
Soho,London,England,UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Historic,antique,metal sign,metal signs,Wills Cigarettes,cigarettes,Wakefield Motor Oil,Sweet Crop,Smoking Mixture,Players Navy Cut,brand,brands,logo,logos,1950,1950s,1960,1960s,tea,Lyons,Park Drive,cigarette,Huddersfield,West Yorkshire,Yorkshire,BP,spirit,Players,Navy Cut,sold,here
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNM2 - . This scene at Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The photograph is concerned with Historic metal advertising signs, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK,Castrol,Lyons Tea,BP,Park drive,Gold Flake,Park Drive. The frame also records themes of visual archive, conservation interest, urban fabric, conservation architecture, everyday Britain, historical comparison, architectural character, period building, place identity, local character, heritage asset, historic townscape, traditional masonry, and documentary photography. The present-day relevance extends to embodied carbon and planning control, while a wider concern is using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK before later redevelopment alters the character of the place. Further associations include local history, regional identity, cityscape history, urban change, public realm, archival record, before-and-after reference, and architectural contrast. References to drive, Huddersfield, signs, Flake, and metal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The surrounding context at Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes embodied carbon and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the real-world context of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is redevelopment pressure and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the specific setting of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The scene remains tied to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK, image reference 2BPCNM2.
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: original,receiver,technology,medium,wave,scale,old,analogue,transistor,valve,solid,state,solidstate,dial,welsh,London,Hilversum,button,buttons,colored,colour,coloured,tune,tuning,tuner,band,retro,style,icon,brown,cream,creme,ivory,third,Brussels,GoTonySmith,dial,light,1960s,family
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCXB - Antique Roberts Shortwave, Mediumwave, Longwave radio dial has the strength of a real-world scene: ordinary enough to be believable, but specific enough to support precise editorial use. An antique Roberts radio dial evokes the era when shortwave, medium wave and long wave listening brought news, music, shipping forecasts and distant voices into the home through a single portable set. The object suits stories about broadcasting history, analogue design, domestic technology, nostalgia, radio collecting and the shift from tuning knobs to streaming platforms. The location wording gives the subject enough geographic context for local and regional editorial use while avoiding a generic studio feel. It can work both as a straightforward location record and as a wider editorial illustration of the habits, services, buildings, symbols and small commercial details that shape everyday life.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,green,1950,1950s,Lancs,North West England,transport,history,historic,buses,bus,omnibus,in green,Lancashire,England,UK,city,Manchester,heritage,old,olden days,1960s,1970s,public,Bee Network,logo,brand,council,branding,No 281,service,services,route,routes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BN3844 - . A detailed documentary view from Salford, England, UK, preserving the appearance and character of the subject at a particular point in time. The principal subject is Salford City Transport,bus,omnibus,281, in green,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,historic transport. Other aspects of the subject include public realm, architectural contrast, architectural character, built environment, local history, changing streetscape, regional identity, cityscape history, archival record, visual archive, place identity, social landscape, historic townscape, and historical comparison. Today's wider story includes embodied carbon, redevelopment pressure and the practical question of the contrast between historic fabric and modern development. As a dated visual record of Salford, England, UK, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it useful if changing public expectations subsequently changes the scene. The wider local story also touches on documentary photography, conservation architecture, urban fabric, historic streetscape, social history, traditional masonry, heritage asset, and community identity. The recorded references to Lancashire, omnibus, Salford, green, and Greater preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. For Salford, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. That also gives the frame relevance to embodied carbon and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development without losing the local specificity of Salford, England, UK. Another useful connection is embodied carbon and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development in a form that can be compared with future views of Salford, England, UK. The scene further reflects planning control and preserving local identity during urban change within the real-world context of Salford, England, UK.
Salford, England, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Crewe works,rail,railway,trains,engine,transport,history,BR,British Railways,UK,Great Britain,Cheshire,England,freight,engines,preserved,Brush,British Rail Class 47,D1705,locomotive,locomotives,siding,sidings,track,goods,train,old,antique,green,livery,1960,1960s,37603,Class 37,Class37,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMNW0 - The British Rail Class 48 was a diesel locomotive class which consisted of five examples, built at Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough and delivered between September 1965 and July 1966. They were part of the British Rail Class 47 order, but differed from their classmates by being fitted with a Sulzer V12 12LVA24 power unit producing 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW), as opposed to the standard 12LDA28C twin-bank twelve-cylinder unit of the remaining fleet.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,Radcliffe Central,Clifton Junction,Salford,Manchester,train,sign,pre-Beeching cuts,Beeching,North West,Bury,Collection,stations,old stations,Greater Manchester,Southport,PR8,all,platform,history,historic,British,NW,BR,railway,cut,collection,signpost,signposts,heritage,old,olden days,1960s,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BN387R - . Recorded at Manchester, England, UK, this image forms part of the visual history of the locality and the activity, building, object or service shown. The photograph centres on Collection of railway station signs, pre-Beeching cuts,Summerseat,Ramsbottom,Whitefield,All stations to Manchester,Radcliffe,Clifton Junction,Salford. The photograph also carries associations with rail transport, period detail, community identity, public transport network, changing streetscape, archival record, rail modernisation, regional rail, station environment, railway branding, social history, trackside infrastructure, local history, and mass transit. The subject remains useful for current coverage of public ownership and decarbonisation, not least because of linking trains more effectively with buses and trams. As a dated visual record of Manchester, England, UK, the frame retains commercial identity and local use, making it useful if replacement signage subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects social landscape, passenger connectivity, everyday Britain, public realm, documentary photography, rail mobility, rail corridor, and regional identity. The recorded references to Whitefield, Summerseat, Radcliffe, Junction, and Salford preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. The period setting at Manchester, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is public ownership and linking trains more effectively with buses and trams within the real-world context of Manchester, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for accessibility and making passenger rail simpler and more dependable within the specific setting of Manchester, England, UK. The wider significance includes accessibility and reducing congestion and car dependency as part of the longer story of Manchester, England, UK.
Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,3d,9d,5d,11d,single Bury bus tickets,from 1960s,Lancashire,England,UK,bus tickets,Bury,Manchester,3pence,9pence,5pence,buses,ticket,fare,price,Preprinted bus Tickets,Preprinted tickets,Preprinted,Bury Corporation Transport,Bury Corporation,Transport,card,paper,heritage,old,olden days,1960s,1970s,return,concession,ticket to ride,to,ride
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BN3883 - . A detailed documentary view from the recorded location, preserving the appearance and character of the subject at a particular point in time. At the heart of the image is 3d,9d,5d,11d,day return,single Bury Corporation bus tickets, from 1960's, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK - Preprinted bus Tickets. Its broader subject matter includes everyday Britain, railway branding, passenger railway, passenger connectivity, period detail, social history, railway heritage, local history, mass transit, changing streetscape, local character, place identity, historical comparison, and before-and-after reference. Today's wider story includes fares, integrated transport and the practical question of making passenger rail simpler and more dependable. Small period details of transport arrangements and public activity at the recorded location may become more significant with time, especially following closure or conversion. Further associations include contemporary history, urban change, built environment, visual archive, regional rail, rail corridor, public realm, and documentary photography. References to return, tickets, 1960's, Lancashire, and Greater give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. That also gives the frame relevance to fares and making passenger rail simpler and more dependable within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another useful connection is rail reform and reducing congestion and car dependency within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects reliability and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for the recorded location and the changing story of the subject shown.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,3d,9d,5d,11d,single Bury bus tickets,from 1960s,Lancashire,England,UK,bus tickets,Bury,Manchester,3pence,9pence,5pence,buses,ticket,fare,price,Preprinted bus Tickets,Preprinted tickets,Preprinted,Bury Corporation Transport,Bury Corporation,Transport,card,paper,heritage,old,olden days,1960s,1970s,return,concession,ticket to ride,to,ride
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BN3887 - . Photographed at the recorded location, the scene provides a dated reference to the subject and the surrounding social, commercial or physical environment. The scene records 3d,9d,5d,11d,day return,single Bury Corporation bus tickets, from 1960's, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK - Preprinted bus Tickets. The frame also records themes of public transport network, local character, trackside infrastructure, railway branding, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, changing streetscape, station environment, rail corridor, rail mobility, period detail, commuter travel, local history, and everyday Britain. For contemporary context, accessibility and rail reform are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes reducing congestion and car dependency. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and construction around the recorded location before new ownership alters the character of the place. The wider local story also touches on social landscape, urban change, transport interchange, visual archive, archival record, public realm, rail modernisation, and contemporary history. Elements such as Corporation, 1960's, return, tickets, and Lancashire add documentary specificity and may become useful when the scene is compared with later records. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene retains a connection with accessibility and making passenger rail simpler and more dependable within the specific setting of the recorded location. That also gives the frame relevance to integrated transport and reducing congestion and car dependency as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another useful connection is reliability and making passenger rail simpler and more dependable when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCDB - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCDE - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BFBCDP - The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the Beatles on their return from tour. The airport terminal was moved to a more modern building at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 1986, and the original building was left derelict for over a decade. During this time, the building was featured on the cover art of the single Don't Go Away, by Oasis. However it has since been renovated and adapted to become a hotel, opening for business in 2001. The adaption involved adding two new bedroom wings on the frontage of the hotel, but the airside aspect has been preserved intact.
The former apron of the terminal is also listed and retained in its original condition, although it is no longer connected to the airport or subject to airside access control. It is the home of several aircraft, including BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance
Liverpool Airport Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK, L24 8QD
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,SK1,famous,mens,shop,retail,clothes,boutique,Ivor,fashion accessories,fashion,casualwear,casual,Stolen From Ivor shop,store,stores,shops,sign,front,exterior,outside,1960,1960s,1970s,Stolen,from,men,male
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGY0 - Iconic clothing chain Stolen from Ivor's last shop has been saved - thanks to the M.E.N.
Founder Ivor Hazan, 67, opened his first boutique on the King Street West in Manchester city stock-photo/gotonysmith-Centre.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>centre in 1965 and his 40 stores became a Mecca for fashion hipsters across the region.
He announced last month he was to shut the doors on his last remaining shop in Stockport, which opened in 1974, due to declining sales.
However after the story was featured in the pages of the M.E.N and on our website, the brand has undergone a revival.
Ivor says he has been inundated with people coming into the shop and sharing their stories of the off-the-wall clobber they bought from him in their youth.
One man even broke down in tears whilst other wanted to buy his distinctive yellow carrier bags and sell them online.
And after seeing a spike in sales Ivor says he will keep the shop open - for now at least.
His first store opened at the height of the swinging' Sixties.
It was close to a boutique owned by United hero George Best and he had a gentleman's agreement that he would not sell suits if the United ace didn't sell jeans.
In 1966 it became the first store in the north of England to stock Levis jeans, which then cost £2.37 a pair.
The brand grew and at its peak it had 43 stores across the north west, including Stockport, Altrincham, Bolton and Bury.
However all but seven of them were forced to close in 2002 after the company went into administration.
And Ivor said stores such as Primark were killing' independent stores like his.
But due to the phenomenal response after we featured their plight he has shelved plans to take his operation solely online and he will keep the doors open of the shop on Prince's Street in Stockport town centre.
The Didsbury entrepreneur said: It's just been absolutely amazing.
Since the M.E.N ran our story we've had so many people coming in and telling us about things they bought 20 years ago.
Telling us that their mums used to bring them as kids.
77-79 Prince's St, Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, UK, SK1 1RW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3BA - A GRADE II LISTED VICTORIAN GEM
Dating back to 1868, our ornate Victorian pub boasts one of London's finest pub interiors. As you explore, look out for the original features, including mirrored walls and decorative ceilings.
During the Victorian era, the bar was divided up to keep the social classes apart. Today, the beautiful etched glass partitions are purely decorative, and everyone is welcome!
We're named after the second Duke of Argyll, who once owned the land we stand on today. He also had a mansion close by and, rumour has it, there was once a secret tunnel connecting the pub to the Duke's mansion. It gives a new meaning to sneaking out for a quick drink
37 Brewer St, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 0RY
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,lights,night,dusk,neon lights,sign,advert,bright,lighting,SoHo,South East England,City Centre,City,tourist,tourism,travel,neon sign,evening,night time,star,music,Downstairs,Neon Sign,Soho,Books,Adult,XXX,dirty,city centre,licensed sex shop,licensed,adult,downstairs,hardcore,hard core,lost,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3BF - Neon window sign for Bargain Books & Adult Licensed Dept. Downstairs in Soho, London, photographed through glass with strong red and green neon reflections and a mannequin torso display beneath the lettering. The image captures a surviving fragment of old Soho visual culture: adult bookshops, licenced basement departments, erotic signage, sex shop windows, late night retail and the bright neon glow that once helped define the area's entertainment economy. The display includes stacked books, shelves, a mannequin showing breasts, red neon text, green Bargain Books lettering and reflections in the shopfront glass, giving the photograph a layered documentary feel. It is useful for editorial coverage of Soho history, London nightlife, adult entertainment, censorship, changing high streets, gentrification, neon design, sexual culture, retail decline, urban heritage and the shifting identity of central London. Soho's neon signs have long been associated with a mix of bars, clubs, adult shops, theatres, restaurants and late night venues, although redevelopment and rising rents have steadily altered the character of the district. This picture has value as social documentary stock photography because it records the kind of adult retail window that has become less common in the West End. The image is not explicit pornography, but it clearly references erotic commerce, adult licensed premises and the selling of sexual material within a bookshop setting. The warm interior glow, black window frame, red neon wording, green sign, reflections and mannequin create a striking night-time or low-light urban atmosphere. It can illustrate features on Soho's past and present, sex shops, neon streetscapes, moral panics, licensing, adult retail, city centre leisure, cultural memory, independent shops, visual clutter, shopfront design and the tension between sanitised redevelopment and the older, seedier, more colourful character of London's entertainment quarter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3BG - . A local-history photograph captures a moment within the recorded location, in a view made during 2018. The source caption identifies SoHo backstreet tattooist, Central London, England, UK. The location also connects consumer spending, chain-store economy, city-centre economy, independent retail, storefront culture, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, local trading, customer footfall, commercial streetscape, retail property, and shopping habits. Modern coverage of high-street retail frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of vacant premises, changing footfall and bringing empty units back into use. Small period details preserved at the recorded location may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage, specifically in relation to SoHo backstreet tattooist. The surrounding context also touches on consumer retail, town-centre trading, shopping district, shopfront economy, retail vacancy, retail decline and renewal. Associated details include Tattoo neon sign, back street, Tattoo Sign, advertising, dusk, neon lights. For present-day editorial use, retail streets can also illustrate debates about online shopping and brand consolidation, particularly where these affect heritage-led regeneration. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of regional identity, patterns of everyday use, local business activity, public-realm details, and the condition of buildings as part of the area's longer social history. The combination preserved here provides evidence of changes of use, the appearance of the built environment, local character, period design, and public activity without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. The view of SoHo backstreet tattooist also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Neon,lights,night,sign,advert,bright,lighting,SoHo,South East England,City Centre,City,tourist,tourism,travel,neon sign,neon signs,evening,night time,music,shady,blue,shop,ink,skin,SoHo backstreet tattooist,SoHo back street tattooist,seedy,dirty,art,fiery,hot,artist,lit,lighted,1960s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RMJ3BK - . This descriptive scene preserves the social and built context of Soho, London, England, UK, W1, as it appeared in 2018. The documentary focus is SoHo backstreet tattooist, Central London, England, UK. The scene also brings together customer footfall, independent retail, local trading, urban commerce, shopping habits, retail vacancy, commercial streetscape, consumer spending, shopfront economy, shopping district, city-centre economy, and retail property. For present-day editorial use, consumer spending can also illustrate debates about changing footfall and vacant premises, particularly where these affect bringing empty units back into use. Over time, this view of Soho, London, England, UK, W1 can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The resulting scene connects with chain-store economy, commercial frontage, high-street commerce, town-centre trading, consumer retail, storefront culture. The record also refers to Tattoo neon sign, back street, Tattoo Sign, advertising, dusk, neon lights. Further aspects present in the subject include retail decline and renewal, and bricks-and-mortar retail. In the mid-2020s, physical shops is increasingly discussed through operating costs and vacant premises, with attention turning to adaptable commercial space. For future comparison, the scene preserves public activity, local character, period design, changes of use, and the appearance of the built environment in a form that can be compared with later photographs. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal physical infrastructure, commercial identity, community life, signage and branding, and local continuity as an authentic period reference. That gives this view of Soho, London, England, UK, W1 continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
Soho, London, England, UK, W1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTE8 - Fire Safety Review Gives Westfield House the All Clear'
Westfield House towering above Bridgwater's West Street since 1965
Sedgemoor District Council's Corporate Scrutiny committee, under the chairmanship of Westover Councillor Brian Smedley, has reviewed the Council's response to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in its own hi-rise properties and has concluded that all necessary steps have been taken to re-assure tenants and where there was cause for concern measures are being introduced to improve the situation.
On 14 June at about 1am, a fire started on the 4th floor of the Grenfell Tower block in London housing some 600 people. Grenfell Tower had 24 floors with 6 flats per floor, an alarm system that worked and the Fire Brigade in immediate attendance yet at least 80 died most of them in 23 of the blocks 129 flats
Ward Councillor Brian Smedley immediately called for urgent review of safety measures
On the morning of 14th June, Scrutiny Chair Cllr Smedley visited Sedgemoor's (and Somerset's) only tower block, Westfield House and nearby lo-rise blocks around West Street. Hi Rise blocks are defined as anything above 18 metres'-usually 5 storeys or more. Noting resident's concerns he immediately wrote to Chief Executive Kerry Rickards and SDC Leader Duncan McGinty asking for a swift Council response to re-assure tenants and offered to hold a Scrutiny meeting at which residents and Homes in Sedgemoor officers could participate.
Cllr Smedley said The key question asked was How can a small kitchen fire in one flat lead to this catastrophe? How could it happen there and could it happen here?' Residents raised four areas of concern -The Stay Put Policy, the lack of a central sprinkler system, the lack of a central Fire Alarm and , crucially, the Cladding used which seemed to have contributed to the spread of the fire. We felt a Scrutiny Working Party should look at these issues first and present a full and open report to be put on the table for the public
West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GB,United Kingdom,architecture,Brutal,white,summer,sunshine,60s,1960s,Tithebarn Street,Lancashire,North West England,UK,Bus Station,Brutalist,Lancs,North West,England,Great,British,Britain,building,car park,parking,bus,station,interchange,Brutalist architectural,style,Brutalist architecture,Keith Ingham,Charles Wilson,Building Design Partnership,EH Stazicker,Ove Arup and Partners,Ove Arup,partners
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PYX9BT - Built in the Brutalist architectural style between 1968 and 1969, designed by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of Building Design Partnership with E. H. Stazicker, it had (until 2017) a capacity of 80 double-decker buses, 40 along each side of the building. Some claimed that it was the second largest bus station in Western Europe. Pedestrian access to the bus station was originally through any of three subways, one of which linked directly to the adjacent Guild Hall, while the design also incorporates a multi-storey car park of five floors with space for 1,100 cars. It has been described by the Twentieth Century Society as one of the most significant Brutalist buildings in the UK.
The building's engineers, Ove Arup and Partners, designed the distinctive curve of the car park balconies after acceptable finishes to a vertical wall proved too expensive, contributing to the organic, sculptural nature of the building. The edges are functional, too, in that they protect car bumpers from crashing against a vertical wall. The cover balustrade protects passengers from the weather by allowing buses to penetrate beneath the lower parking floor.
The building was threatened with demolition as part of the City Council's Tithebarn redevelopment project. After the Tithebarn development collapsed, there were still proposals to demolish the bus station and replace it with a small interchange near the railway station.
In 2000, opposition to demolition led to a failed application for listed building status by English Heritage. Preston Borough Council (as it was then known) opposed the application.
Tithebarn street, Preston,Lancashire, England, PR1 1YT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA7T - . This descriptive scene sets out the working environment around Birmingham, England, UK, as photographed in 2018. The image record centres upon BSA Motor bike in sea green, Birmingham, England, UK. Other aspects of the setting include heritage asset, townscape identity, urban conservation, architectural character, historic built environment, urban fabric, local landmark, architectural detail, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, period architecture, and historic environment. For present-day editorial use, heritage assets can also illustrate debates about maintenance cost and vacancy, particularly where these affect heritage-led regeneration. Over time, this view of Birmingham, England, UK can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The resulting scene connects with historic fabric, conservation interest, conservation architecture, architectural heritage, traditional building, built heritage. Other local associations include BSA Motor bike sea green, Vintage motorbike, vintage, vintage motorcycle, BSA Motorbike, vehicle. A second layer of description includes heritage streetscape, and period property. In the mid-2020s, traditional structures is increasingly discussed through conservation of original fabric and maintenance cost, with attention turning to lower-carbon reuse rather than demolition. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of movement through the area, planning and redevelopment, social change, historic fabric, and everyday services at this precise location. The combination preserved here provides evidence of public access, transport patterns, architecture and streetscape, neighbourhood identity, and ownership or occupation within the surrounding area. The photograph also fixes the character of the setting as part of the area's social history.
Birmingham, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,black white,monochrome,Black and White,vehicle,transport,1960,1960s,blue,XJN534,in the street,parked,Stockton Heath,Warrington,parked in road,parked in street,history,historic,Rootes,group,Singer Rootes Group,1956,1950s,British automobiles,auto,cars,British car manufacturing,car making,four door,saloon,Audax,body,Loewy design organisation,two tone paint,twotone,paint
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PC9XYG - The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions
The Gazelle was the first Singer to be produced following the take-over of the Singer company by the Rootes Group in 1956 and was a version of the mainstream Hillman Minx differing mainly in retaining the Singer overhead cam engine. Externally the only significant difference was a restyled nose based around a traditional Singer grille. The new car was announced in late September 1956.
The body style followed by the Gazelle between 1956 and 1967 came to be known as the Audax body, with significant input from the US based Loewy design organisation, highly regarded at the time partly on account of Loewy's input to several iconic Studebaker designs.
The Gazelle was initially offered in saloon and convertible body styles. The Gazelle Series II, offered from autumn 1957, was also available as an estate car, and had optional overdrive and larger fuel tank.
The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs while at the rear was a live axle and half elliptic leaf springs. The steering gear used a worm and nut system.
As standard, the car had a bench front seat but individual seats were available as an option. To allow for the bench seat, the handbrake lever was between the seat and the door.
The convertible version had a two position hood where it could be either completely lowered or rolled back to just behind the front seats described as the coupé de ville position. All side windows could be completely lowered. To compensate for the loss of body rigidity by the removal of the roof, extra cross bracing was fitted under the car.
A car with overdrive was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1957. It had a top speed of 78.0 mph (125.5 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.8 seconds. A fuel consumption of 33.5 miles per gallon.
Alexandra Rd, Warrington WA4 2AN, UK
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Keywords: Brighter,Wash,washer,day,clothing,peg,washingline,in,blue,yellow,green,basket,with,handle,clip,clips,machine,dry,drying,dryer,white,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,plastic,1960s,1970s,colourful,colorful,color,washday,wash day,spring,loaded,pegging,out,washing line,washing line pegs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KF0 - . Bright Washday clothes pegs for washing line, in red,blue, yellow,green basket. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Washday, clothes, pegs, washing, line, red, Brighter, Wash, washer and day, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
England, UK
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Keywords: Brighter,Wash,washer,day,clothing,peg,washingline,in,blue,yellow,green,basket,with,handle,clip,clips,machine,dry,drying,dryer,white,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,plastic,1960s,1970s,colourful,colorful,color,washday,wash day,spring,loaded,pegging,out,washing line,washing line pegs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KF1 - . Bright Washday clothes pegs for washing line, in red,blue, yellow,green basket. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Washday, clothes, pegs, washing, line, red, Brighter, Wash, washer and day, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MNH - . Henry, or Fred, the Homepride Spillers flour man, next to a flour jar. Photographed in England. The photograph was taken on 20 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Henry the Homepride Spillers flour man, next to a, Henry, Homepride, flour, man, Spillers, HomePrideFred, Fred and advertising, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH8BK - The Art and Design Academy in Liverpool, England houses Liverpool John Moores University's School of Art and Design. It is located at Duckinfield Street in LJMU's Mount Pleasant Campus, immediately adjacent to the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. The iconic six storey building was constructed between 2005 and 2008 at a cost of £27 million. The RIBA award winning Art and Design Academy was designed by Rick Mather Architects, during construction the contractor was Wates Construction and the structural and services engineer was Ramboll UK.
The Art and Design Academy has a gross internal area of 11,608 m2 (124,950 sq ft) and contains 175 m2 (1,880 sq ft) of public exhibition space, alongside a number of lecture theatres, seminar rooms and a large auditorium. ICT facilities, workshops and a café are also located in the building - which is also available for conference venue and facility hire. The building houses a public gallery and a public café.
Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH8BW - The Art and Design Academy in Liverpool, England houses Liverpool John Moores University's School of Art and Design. It is located at Duckinfield Street in LJMU's Mount Pleasant Campus, immediately adjacent to the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. The iconic six storey building was constructed between 2005 and 2008 at a cost of £27 million. The RIBA award winning Art and Design Academy was designed by Rick Mather Architects, during construction the contractor was Wates Construction and the structural and services engineer was Ramboll UK.
The Art and Design Academy has a gross internal area of 11,608 m2 (124,950 sq ft) and contains 175 m2 (1,880 sq ft) of public exhibition space, alongside a number of lecture theatres, seminar rooms and a large auditorium. ICT facilities, workshops and a café are also located in the building - which is also available for conference venue and facility hire. The building houses a public gallery and a public café.
Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, England UK
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Keywords: 1960s,in,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,UK,2013,mrwhippy,mr,whippy,tasttee,icecream,cone,cones,wafer,wafers,lollies,lolly,kids,pleasure,soft,serve,softserve,vans,happy,customer,hard,van,selling,scoop,soft,machine,British,summer,heatwave,heat,wave,on,his,patch,pitch,organised,crime,syndicates,maid,Gotonysmith,customers,truck,stop,me,and,buy,one,Pop,Goes,The,Weasel,The,Entertainer,Music,Box,Dancer,Home,on,the,Range,Its,a,Small,World,Super,Mario,Bros.,Theme,Camptown,Races,Greensleeves,Whistle,While,You,Work,You,Are,My,Sunshine,Teddy,Bears',Picnic,Match,of,the,Day,Ice,Cream,by,Andre,Nickatina,essentially,just,Turkey,in,the,Straw,with,bass,1970s,used,them,for,laundering,the,proceeds,of,crime,and,a,front,for,drug,dealing.,A,period,of,Glaswegian,criminal,history,Wars,existed,in,the,1980s,rival,gangs,fighting,for,territory,smuggled,cigarettes,fags,fag,The Mister Softee Jingle,Turkey in the Straw,Do Your Ears Hang Low?,,,1,,,,,,,or,; or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom,,,,in Crewe and Nantwich,,in Vale Royal,,in Sheffield, and,in,other,places.,In,some,places,in,the,US,,ice,cream,trucks,play,the,song
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3A1R - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).
Off Princes St Edinburgh Scotland UK EH2 3AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE54WT - . The TV, Radio, & Toy Museum, 1, South Street, Montecute Village, south Somerset, England, UK, TA15 6XD. Photographed at 1 South St, Montacute, Somerset, England, UK TA15 6XD. The photograph was taken on 13 June 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with TV Radio & Toy Museum, Radio, Toy, Museum, Montecute, nostalgia, exhibits, memorabilia, Village and south Somerset, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
1 South St, Montacute, Somerset, England, UK TA15 6XD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY9C3 - . NCB British Rail BR coal truck National Coal Board railyard rail yard. Photographed on 11 August 2009. The recorded location is National Mining Museum Scotland, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Midlothian, EH22 4QN. NCB Coal wagon for internal use only at the . The Scottish Mining Museum Trust is registered in Scotland. Looking at the subject's development, older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In the longer view, workplace portraits and occupational scenes record skills, uniforms, tools and customer service that can disappear as industries modernise
They are useful social-history evidence because they place individual workers within the everyday economy rather than presenting a building or product in isolation. For the 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historical fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that service work remains central to the British economy while recruitment, pay, automation and evolving customer expectations continue to reshape many occupations
Historic and contemporary workplace photographs therefore have relevance to labour, skills and employment as well as the immediate subject. The wider historical story is that historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. Other strongly related concepts include historic environment, period detail, historic fabric, heritage asset, and social history.
National Mining Museum Scotland, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Midlothian, EH22 4QN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYA67 - Blue Plymouth American Classic PUD 103F car (Automobile)
Plymouth was a marque of automobiles based in the United States, produced by the Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler. Production was discontinued on June 29, 2001 in the United States.
For much of its life, Plymouth was one of the top-selling American automobile brands
it together with Chevrolet and Ford were commonly referred to as the low-priced three marques in the American market. Plymouth almost surpassed Ford in 1940 and 1941 as the second most popular make of automobiles in the U.S. Through 1956, Plymouth vehicles were known for their durability, affordability, and engineering.
In 1957, Virgil Exner's new Forward Look design theme, advertised by Plymouth with the tagline Suddenly, it's 1960, produced cars with much more advanced styling than Chevrolet or Ford. 1957 total production soared to 726,009, about 200,000 more than 1956, and the largest output yet for Plymouth. However, the 19571958 Forward Look models suffered from poor materials, spotty build quality and inadequate corrosion protection
they were rust-prone and greatly damaged Chrysler's reputation.
In 1954 Chrysler started its decade long unsuccessful attempt to develop and market a viable car powered by turbine engine when it installed an experimental turbine they had developed specifically for vehicles in a Plymouth.
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4320700068 - 'John is the egg man on Winsford town market. Mondays, Thursdays &
Saturday. Believe me, his eggs are the best!
A friemd called Jane, now resident on the Wirral who I know through photography, although shamefully I have not seen for ages, used to live in \\Winsford (overspill estate for scousers as it was) and she swore she saw the Beatles at the civic hall in her youth. I wish she did as I will never now have the chance.
Did she hear these lyrics sung by the fab four?........
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
I'm crying.
Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday.
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
Mister City Policeman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don't come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
Expert textpert choking smokers,
Don't you thing the joker laughs at you?
See how they smile like pigs in a sty,
See how they snied.
I'm crying.
Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower.
Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna.
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC ',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDB6 - A police box is a British phone.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>telephone kiosk or callbox located in a public place for the use of members of the police, or for members of the public to contact the police. Unlike an ordinary callbox, its telephone is located behind a hinged door so it can be used from the outside, and the interior of the box is, in effect, a miniature police station for use by police officers.
Police boxes predate the era of mobile telecommunications
now British police officers carry two-way radios and/or mobile phones rather than relying on fixed kiosks. Most boxes are now disused or have been withdrawn from service.
The typical police box contained a telephone linked directly to the local police station, allowing patrolling officers to keep in contact with the station, reporting anything unusual or requesting help if necessary. A light on top of the box would flash to alert an officer that he/she was requested to contact the station.[2]:2 Members of the public could also use the phone to contact a police station in an emergency.
British police boxes were usually blue, except in Glasgow, where they were red until the late 1960s.:13 In addition to a telephone, they contained equipment such as an incident book and a first aid kit.:14 Today the image of the blue police box is widely associated with the science fiction television programme Doctor Who, in which the protagonist's time machine, a TARDIS, is in the shape of a 1960s British police box. In the context of a TARDIS, the image of the blue police box is a trademark of the BBC.
Piccadilly, London, England UK
