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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,poster,for,women,womens,equal,pay,wages,fight,disputes,union,works,rights,1960,1970,1970s,walk,1960s,work,low,unequal,parity,action,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BG7E - . Poster for women's union works rights walk, 1960s. Photographed on 25 July 2026, this summer image stock-photo/gotonysmith-Record.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include poster, women, womens, equal, pay, wages, fight, disputes, union, works, rights, 1970s, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The political or campaigning content is suitable for neutral editorial coverage of protest, organised labour, elections, public debate, campaigning, civil society and the way political messages are presented in public. Placards, posters, leaflets, slogans and demonstrations are valuable documentary evidence of a particular moment and can support later historical comparison without implying endorsement of the views displayed. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,poster,for,women,womens,equal,pay,wages,fight,disputes,union,works,rights,1960,1970,1970s,walk,1960s,work,low,unequal,parity,Glasgow,Scotland,Womens,Strike,GMB,action,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGBM - . Poster for women's union works rights walk, 1960s - Glasgow Women's Strike GMB. Photographed on 25 July 2026, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include poster, women, womens, equal, pay, wages, fight, disputes, union, works, rights, 1970s, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The political or campaigning content is suitable for neutral editorial coverage of protest, organised labour, elections, public debate, campaigning, civil society and the way political messages are presented in public. Placards, posters, leaflets, slogans and demonstrations are valuable documentary evidence of a particular moment and can support later historical comparison without implying endorsement of the views displayed. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,1970,maps,Swiss,worldtime,dual time,NY,GMT,UK,EU,Europe,Paris,pilot,mechanical,travel,aviation,rotating bezel,Pepsi bezel,red blue,bezel,rare,timezones,time zones,retro travel,analogue watch,global travel,international time,multiple time zones,London time,Greenwich Mean Time,New York time zone,European time,world map,atlas map,geography,overland travel,aviation history,Ernest Schneider
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEE3X - A vintage 1970s Sicura Globetrotter world time wristwatch is photographed on an old map covering Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, creating a strong travel, time zone and horology image. The watch has a distinctive red and blue Pepsi-style outer bezel, busy world-time dial, date window and multiple time indications, with Europe, GMT and New York time displayed in a design aimed at travellers before smartphones made international time conversion effortless. The map background shows place names including London, Rome, Cairo, Tehran, Kabul and Karachi, reinforcing the watch's globetrotting theme and giving the image useful editorial reach for travel, aviation, geography, world time, business travel and vintage collecting. Sicura was a Swiss watch brand associated with bold, affordable and often unusual mechanical watches during the 1960s and 1970s. It is also linked historically to Ernest Schneider, the former head of Sicura who later bought Breitling in 1979, although care should be taken not to describe period Sicura watches as Breitling watches. This image is commercially useful for articles on vintage Swiss watches, GMT watches, world timers, analogue travel tools, pre-digital navigation, collector watches, retro design, mechanical timekeeping, watch restoration and the culture of 1970s travel. The chrome case, colourful bezel, red and orange hands, dense city text and black strap with red stitching give the photograph strong visual character, while the worn case and period styling suggest age, use and collectability. It can also illustrate broader themes such as time zones, global mobility, international business, old-school travel planning, airport life, aviation heritage and the romance of carrying world time on the wrist. As a product and concept image, it combines a real vintage object with a map setting to show the link between mechanical watches and travel across borders, continents and time zones.
Vintage 1970s Sicura Globetrotter GMT world time watch with Pepsi bezel, Europe, GMT and New York ti
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Perth Rd,Scottish,West End,1970,1980,boozer,Dundee West End,pub sign,Tennents sign,traditional pub sign,Scottish pub,illuminated sign,bar sign,night,Scottish hospitality,pub culture,brewery branding,beer heritage,Tennents Lager sign,Dundee nightlife,traditional bar,historic pub,heritage pub,Scottish streetscape,local landmark,travel Scotland,real ale pub,licensed premises,British pub culture,tourism Dundee,community pub,old school pub,classic pub exterior,social history,Scottish beer,city landmark,cask ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E5TC7N - Traditional illuminated Tennent's Lager sign at the Speedwell Bar, widely known as Mennies, on Perth Road in Dundee's West End, Scotland. The photograph shows the classic blue, white and red brewery branding against a black night sky, with the words Tennent's Lager and Speedwell Bar clearly visible on the rectangular exterior lightbox. This is a strong editorial image for stories about Scottish pubs, brewery heritage, Dundee nightlife, traditional bar culture, historic drinking places, hospitality branding and the visual identity of long-established licensed premises. The Speedwell Bar is one of Dundee's best-known pubs and has for generations been better known locally as Mennies, after the family long associated with the property. Located on Perth Road in the city's West End, close to the student and cultural quarter, it is recognised for its preserved interior, strong local following and enduring place in Dundee social history. The sign itself is commercially useful because it combines clear readable text, instantly recognisable beer branding, a sense of place and a night-time atmosphere in a simple, graphic composition. It suits editorial coverage of pub culture, real ale and lager traditions, urban Scotland, community meeting places, heritage hospitality, beer marketing, traditional streetscapes and regional travel. It also works well for features on Scottish brewing history, classic pub exteriors, independent bars, Dundee landmarks, West End culture and the continuing appeal of old-school pubs. The visible Tennent's branding adds relevance for editors and picture buyers looking for Scottish beer references, drinks logos, consumer culture, pub signage, street photography and documentary images of leisure life. With its uncluttered framing and contrast, the picture is also useful for tourism pages, local history features, hospitality trade writing and visual discussions of how beer brands remain embedded in the look and memory of Scottish public houses.
Traditional illuminated Tennent's Lager sign at the Speedwell Bar, CAMRA listed known as Mennies, on
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,icon,history,historic,Germany,a,badge,1970,1970s,1960s,on,carmaker,carmakers,Cheshire,England,UK,Mercedes Benz badge,Mercedes emblem,Mercedes hood ornament,Mercedes bonnet badge,luxury car badge,car emblem,automotive branding,premium car brand,German car manufacturer,luxury vehicle,automotive design,chrome emblem,star logo,prestige car,executive car,vehicle close up,car bonnet detail,classic motoring,automotive heritage,high end vehicle,transport industry,brand identity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX180B - This image shows the iconic three-pointed star badge of Mercedes-Benz mounted on the bonnet of a car. The polished chrome emblem stands upright against the reflective surface of the vehicle's bodywork, highlighting the precision engineering and design associated with one of the world's most recognisable luxury automotive brands. The close-up composition emphasises the sculptural quality of the badge and its role as a symbol of prestige.
The Mercedes-Benz star represents the company's historic ambition to dominate land, sea, and air transport, a concept dating back to the early twentieth century. Bonnet-mounted badges such as this were once a common feature of luxury and executive cars, serving as both a brand identifier and a statement of status. While many modern vehicles now use flat grille-mounted logos, the standing bonnet emblem remains closely associated with classic and high-end Mercedes models.
The image conveys themes of luxury, craftsmanship, automotive heritage, and brand identity. It is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to premium vehicles, automotive design, motoring culture, German engineering, transport branding, and concepts of quality, success, and prestige.
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,cooked,meat,meats,bacon,pie,pies,Wombs,Womble Inn,Deli,centre,delicatessen,CW9,2,Market Street,Northwich,Cheshire,CW9 5AY,family,run,business,shop,store,food,sign,signage,outside,1970,1970s,butcher,butchers,sandwich,sandwiches,barbecue,chicken,specialist
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDCHG - . The Womb - Cooked Meat, Bacon, Pies, Weaver Square Shopping Centre, 2 Market St, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5AY. Photographed on 13 July 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Weaver Square Shopping Centre, 2 Market St, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5AY, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include cooked, meat, meats, bacon, pie, pies, Wombs, Womble Inn, Deli, delicatessen, CW9, Market Street, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The retail context supports editorial themes around high streets, shopping centres, consumer behaviour, independent and chain businesses, store branding, commercial property, hospitality and the changing economics of town and city centres. Shopfronts, promotional material, prices, signage and surrounding public space can become valuable historical evidence as businesses close, rebrand, relocate or adapt to online competition and changing consumer demand. Food and drink content broadens the image's relevance to eating out, grocery retail, hospitality, pricing, consumer choice, local food culture and the commercial presentation of meals, ingredients or products. It can illustrate changing tastes, inflation and cost-of-living pressures, food retail competition, traditional businesses and the everyday economics of buying food and drink where those themes are relevant. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Weaver Square Shopping Centre, 2 Market St, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5AY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,CW9,CW9 5AY,Market St,empty,35-37,35,abandoned,precinct,1970,unit,redevelopment,grey,gray,dark,sky,skies,post-covid,post,Covid,CWAC,over,the,failed,internet,shopping,lost,arcade,arcades,rundown,run down
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PFE - The 'tragic' demise of a once thriving Cheshire shopping centre
'We've seen it decline from what was a thriving 70s-style shopping precinct' - more at https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/tragic-demise-once-thriving-cheshire-25324074
Walking around Weaver Square in Northwich, past its many vacant units, you'd struggle to imagine it was once a hive of retail activity. Years ago, hundreds of shoppers would visit daily, drawn by big names like Woolworths and Argos.
Fast-forward to the present day and it is scarcely recognisable. Half of the complex has been demolished, most of the units lie empty and the crowds have long disappeared elsewhere, as online shopping continues to eat away at the high street's fortunes.
Northwich's Cllr Sam Naylor said: It's been tragic. We've seen it decline from what was a thriving, 70s-style shopping precinct into a scene, not of dereliction, but something that smacks of a past era of post-war modern Britain.
Following the recent and sad closure of the much-loved Seafarer, many residents questioned what was happening with the long-planned redevelopment of Weaver Square, which lies mere feet away from the chippy.
Cheshire West and Chester Council acquired the lease of the site back in 2014, by which time many of the units already stood empty. The authority took it over after the previous owner of Weaver Square ceased trading in 2012.
Since then, there have been a number of ideas about what do with the site. But the shopping centre continued to lie mostly-dormant, despite it being partly-demolished in 2019 amid promises of regeneration.
Northwich would then be hit by misfortune after misfortune : the outdoor market was gutted by fire in early 2020
the Covid pandemic caused economic chaos across the world
the devastating flooding in 2021 left many businesses badly damaged
and the town's railway station collapsed in April last year.
Weaver Square shopping centre, 35-37, Market St, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5AY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,band,music,gig,gigs,2023,16 July 2023,Hungary,1970,1970s,ticket,advertisement,Unleashed in Europe,tour,on,poster,Ian Paice,Roger Glover,Ian Gillan,Don Airey,Simon McBride,Whoosh!,routs,touring,return,stage,presenting,showing,back,again,old,Prog,rock,rockers,progressive
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R0X33R - . Deep Purple on tour poster, 16 July 2023, Laszlo Papp Arena, Budapest, Hungary. Photographed on 28 April 2023. Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, but their musical approach has changed over the years. Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. Deep Purple (together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath) have been referred to as the unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies. They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as the globe's loudest band for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Current line up:. Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan. Don Airey, Simon McBride. For band, the historical context is that concert culture changed with amplification, arena touring, festivals and digital promotion, yet the basic relationship between performer, venue and audience remains central
Older gig photographs can gain significance as bands, buildings and local scenes evolution. Looking at consumer culture, the longer history is that printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, stamps, posters, comics, manuals and vouchers combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use. For band, the 2026 context is that live music remains culturally important but venues face pressure from operating costs, redevelopment and evolving audience habits
England's dedicated 15% business-rates relief for eligible live-music venues during 2026/27 reflects concern about their economic sustainability. In 2026, consumer culture remains relevant because physical comics, manuals and vouchers now coexist with apps, e-books and online instructions
Their material form has growing relevance to collectors.
Laszlo Papp Arena, Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: St Peter,Rhineland-Palatinate,view,church,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,post tower,posttower,Mainz-Bingen,district,in,Germany,pano,panorama,over,town,city,gorge,tourist,tourism,attraction,carved,art,wooden,wood,carvings,carving,Toni,vineyard,Riesling,wines,grapes,press,1970,1831,1831-1970
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJ2A5H - Bacharach (pronunciation (help·info), also known as Bacharach am Rhein) is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.
The original name Baccaracus suggests a Celtic origin. Above the town stands Stahleck Castle (Burg Stahleck), now a youth hostel.
Geography
Location
The town lies in the Rhine Gorge, 48 km south of Koblenz.
Constituent communities
Bacharach is divided into several Ortsteile. The outlying centre of Steeg lies in the Steeg Valley (Steeger Tal) off to the side, away from the Rhine. This glen lies between Medenscheid and Neurath to the south and Henschhausen to the north on the heights.
History
In the early 11th century, Bacharach had its first documentary mention. It may have been that as early as the 7th century, the kingly domain passed into Archbishop of Cologne Kunibert's ownership
pointing to this is a Kunibertskapelle (chapel) on the spot where now stands the Wernerkapelle. The Vögte of the Cologne estate were the Elector of the Palatinate, who over time pushed back Cologne's influence.
Caring for and maintaining Bacharach's building monuments, spurred on in the early 20th century by the Rhenish Association for Monument Care and Landscape Preservation (Rheinischer Verein für Denkmalpflege und Landschaftsschutz) which took on the then highly endangered town wall and Stahleck Castle ruin jobs, and the great dedication of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Wernerkapelle have seen to it that Bacharach is still a jewel of the Rheinromantik and a multifaceted documentary site of mediaeval architecture on the Middle Rhine. The Wernerkapelle ruin is under monumental protection and before it a plaque has been placed recalling the inhuman crimes against Jewish residents and also containing a quotation from a prayer by Pope John XXIII for a change in Christians' thinking in their relationship
Bacharach, Bacharach am Rhein,, Mainz-Bingen district, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,L2,L2 3SW,Water St,clock,Royal Liver Building,1911,and,1970s,1970,office,frontages,Liver,bird,royal,contrasted,looking,west,down,Dale street,Merseyside,centre,modern,old,new,town,planners,planning,contrast,contrasts,time,famous,building,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JH9J - . An identifiable period record of Dale street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3SW in 2023, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Liverpool classic and modern architecture contrasted. looking west down Dale street, Royal Liver Building 1911 and 1970s office frontages. The locality and subject together evoke changing streetscape, food-and-drink heritage, classic British meal, contemporary social history, street food culture, hospitality food service, place identity, British food tradition, archival record, popular cuisine, visual archive, everyday cuisine, changing land use, and public realm. Current relevance extends to changing diets and takeaway culture, particularly through the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Dale street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3SW before conservation work alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside comfort food, community identity, local history, local character, period detail, everyday life, local dining tradition, and food heritage. The recorded references to architecture, 1970s, classic, office, and modern preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Dale street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3SW, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes changing diets and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals when considered against later change at Dale street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3SW. The frame retains details of everyday use within the wider story of Dale street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3SW.
Dale street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3SW
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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,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 2M3JBAF - . This dated editorial view of 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is Old 1970s mass-produced paintings , in bad taste, for irony, in the Vintage Viola shop, Warrington Golden Square, England. A broader reading of the photograph includes local history, social history, changing land use, visual archive, high-street commerce, retail property, period detail, community identity, commercial frontage, place identity, bricks-and-mortar retail, independent retail, small business, and shopfront economy. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, town-centre regeneration and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. The image fixes landscape treatment and surrounding development within 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. The photograph additionally reflects town-centre trading, local character, changing streetscape, everyday life, street-level business, customer footfall, public realm, and local enterprise. Details involving paintings, Golden, Square, taste, and irony make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of consumer spending and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of 95, The Mall, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1QE. The image fixes part of the area's social history 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,Italy,Classic,design,vehicle,moped,bike,two,wheeled,1960,1970,super,motor scooter,motor,scooter,parked,roadside,Vespa,classic,historic,history,white tyre,cool,vintage,travel,transport,personal,gourds,Cucurbitaceae,Cucurbita,Lagenaria.,on,a,stand,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K76MKA - . This location-specific image from Italy in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The main point of reference is Red Piaggio Vespa 150 delivering vegetables, to a restaurant, Italy. The frame also records themes of comfort food, classic British meal, hospitality food service, everyday cuisine, changing land use, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, visual archive, street food culture, place identity, social history, contemporary social history, community identity, and period detail. From a 2025-onward perspective, changing diets and local business are closely linked to this subject, alongside the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Italy, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include regional food culture, public realm, British food tradition, local dining tradition, local character, everyday life, food heritage, and archival record. Elements such as delivering, Vespa, Piaggio, Italy, and vegetables add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Italy, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate changing diets and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals within the specific setting of Italy. The image also provides a reference for food inflation and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses as part of the longer story of Italy. Another useful connection is nutrition and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity when considered against later change at Italy. The view records a trace of local identity for future local research.
Italy
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bus stop,bus,services,service,transport,destination,city,busstop,Bolton,Worsley,Leigh,Mount Skip,Wigan,Liverpool,historic,red,white,creme,East Lancs road,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old,due,stops,here,alighting,only
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K857 - . An on-location photograph from Salford, England, UK in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Salford City Transport, bus stop, destinations, Queue this side, Bolton, Worsley, Leigh, Mount Skip, Wigan , Liverpool. The subject also carries associations with everyday life, conservation interest, architectural detailing, built heritage, local history, heritage asset, public realm, local character, visual archive, contemporary social history, changing land use, architectural character, changing streetscape, and traditional materials. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with energy retrofit, redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Salford, England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, historical comparison, regional identity, period building, adaptive reuse, urban fabric, conservation architecture, and place identity. Details involving Wigan, Queue, Transport, destinations, and Leigh make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Salford, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for energy retrofit and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition without losing the local specificity of Salford, England, UK. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of Salford, England, UK. It also preserves a trace of local identity for future local research.
Salford, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,England,UK,M60 7RA,M60,city,centre,Manchester,Centre,line,minibus,mini-bus,integrated,to,orange,white,buses,GM,Greater Manchester,service,services,Seddon Midi,bus,Madchester,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K85B - Until 1992, upon leaving either Manchester Piccadilly or Victoria stations you'd be met by this - a line of little 'Centreline' buses waiting to take passengers from one station to the other across the city centre via the shopping and office districts.
Manchester was the site of the first passenger railway in the world - the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830. But the haphazard way railways were planned and competed in the Victoria age meant that there was little coordination and there were three separate major stations in the city with no effective links between north and south. London Road (later Piccadilly) served the south, while Victoria served the north. The third, Central, closed in 1969 and for a while became a semi-derelict car park before its wonderful transformation into an exhibition centre.
So to connect the two stations, SELNEC and ten GMT ran a 'Centreline' service running at frequent intervals, with a flat fare to speed boarding. Some of the route was in narrow streets so these little Seddon 'Midi' buses were bought, built in Oldham. They were perfect for the job operationally but they were not popular with their drivers or the garage staff as they were difficult to maintain, noisy inside and with most of their weight at the front they could skid in wet or icy weather. But they did their job day in, day out for many years, buzzing around the city streets and usually full.
The Seddon's lasted twelve years, a very good age for lightly-built buses, until replaced by new Dennis buses in 1986. Then in 1992 Metrolink at last provide a rail-borne link across the city centre between the two main stations. The raison d'etre for Centreline was gone and the service ended.
Most of the Seddon's were scrapped but one or two still exist including number 1722, which is fully restored and on display at the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bus,buses,services,service,transport,GM,537 Bolton,Bolton,Ramsbottom,Ainsworth,Bury,route,routes,536,537,timetables,timetable,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old,due,stops,here,alighting,only,Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K85N - . This dated editorial view of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is Greater Manchester Transport Bus Stop A, 480 Bury, 484 Ainsworth, 494 Ramsbottom, 536, 537, Bolton. The broader subject matter reaches into changing streetscape, conservation interest, local history, heritage landmark, local character, everyday life, archival record, period building, place identity, historic streetscape, documentary photography, traditional materials, social history, and regional identity. Current relevance extends to embodied carbon and redevelopment pressure, particularly through the balance between conservation and modern commercial use. Future viewers can use this scene from Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after conservation work. The surrounding story also includes changing land use, adaptive reuse, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, architectural character, historical comparison, public realm, and urban fabric. The combination of Manchester, Transport, Ainsworth, Greater, and Bolton anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Manchester, Lancashire, 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 embodied carbon and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use within the specific setting of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. Another useful connection is tourism and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition as part of the longer story of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. The scene further reflects tourism and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity when considered against later change at Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,illuminated,M-Sign,logo,lit,lighted,up,M sign,Passenger,Transport,Executive,Greater,Manchester,public,buses,bus,GM,GMbuses,PTE,city,bus station,Double-M,Greater Manchester Transport,Deregulation,privatisation of,bus services,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K85W - Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive was the public body responsible for public transport in Greater Manchester between 1974 and 2011, when it became part of Transport for Greater Manchester.
Until 1969, the conurbation surrounding Manchester was divided between the two administrative counties of Lancashire and Cheshire and a number of county boroughs, such as Manchester, Salford, Stockport or Bolton. To comply with the Transport Act 1968, on 1 April 1969 the SELNEC Passenger Transport Executive was formed. SELNEC stood for South East Lancashire North East Cheshire, a joint authority of the various local councils
When the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 the executive was replaced by GMPTE, with the county council replacing the joint transport authority. The public branding applied to buses and signage used the shorter name Greater Manchester Transport, displayed in upper and lower case Helvetica next to a distinctive orange double 'M' logo. The logo, first seen around 1974, is still in use today on bus stops and transport information literature, but is being gradually replaced on the former across Greater Manchester by rebranded bus stop flags displaying the new Transport for Greater Manchester logo.
To add to printed material and logos etched in glass on the side of bus shelters, GMPTE began a programme of adding their 'double M' logo to 101 railway station nameboards, stock-photo/gotonysmith-Train.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>train rolling stock livery, bus sides and some 'totem' pole signs outside rail stations in the area during the 1990s. This idea was later extended to a full re-design of the bus stop flag in 2000, (used first on primary bus routes, now extended to the entire GMPTE area) resulting in a unified corporate appearance containing the 'double M' logo on bus, train and tram stops.
The PTE also acquired the bus operations of Wigan Corporation with 130 vehicles.
Manchester , England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,van,shop,retail,sales,selling,vans,blue,cream,creme,Ford,Thames,Anglia,Walls Ice Cream van,1960,1970,frozen,dessert,brand,Unilever,Walls,Stop Me and Buy One,ice cream truck,commercial,outlet,serving hatch,hard,freezer,vendors,Whitby Morrison
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2RPH - There are mainly two types of ice cream vans in the United Kingdom: a hard van, which sells scoop ice cream and is only equipped with a freezer and a soft van, which has a freezer and also a soft serve whippy machine for serving ice cream cones and screwballs. They are usually converted from factory standard vans with the rear cut away and replaced with a fibre glass body (to reduce the weight).
Because of the British climate, running an ice cream van profitably is not only very difficult outside summer, but is also an unpredictable business. A summer heatwave can provoke a massive upturn in fortunes for a few days, but after the weather has cooled sales drop off dramatically. The need to take advantage of rare and short-lived opportunities can result in fierce rivalry between ice cream vans in coterminous areas, with the main disputes being over who is entitled to sell ice cream in a particular 'patch'. This has also led to some ice cream van vendors diversifying and selling other products such as crisps, chips, burgers or hot dogs from their vehicles at other times of the year.
In a number of Local Authority areas, particularly in London Boroughs with existing street markets, street trading regulations prohibit ice cream vans from remaining in one static location. The legislation also contains powers to ban ice-cream vans from specific streets. Proposals in the current London Local Authorities Bill would allow only 15 minutes trading per vehicle per street each day. There also exists a nationwide code of practice for the use of chimes, which limits the volume to 80 dB and the duration to twelve seconds, but these are rarely observed nor enforced. Chimes must not be played more often than every three minutes, near hospitals, schools and churches when they are in use.
In Scotland, ice cream vans have been used to sell smuggled cigarettes and, in the 1980s Glasgow ice cream wars, as front organizations to sell illicit drugs
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,van,shop,retail,sales,selling,vans,blue,cream,creme,Ford,Thames,Anglia,Walls Ice Cream van,1960,1970,frozen,dessert,brand,Unilever,Walls,Stop Me and Buy One,ice cream truck,commercial,outlet,hard,freezer,vendors,Whitby Morrison
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2RTG - There are mainly two types of ice cream vans in the United Kingdom: a hard van, which sells scoop ice cream and is only equipped with a freezer and a soft van, which has a freezer and also a soft serve whippy machine for serving ice cream cones and screwballs. They are usually converted from factory standard vans with the rear cut away and replaced with a fibre glass body (to reduce the weight).
Because of the British climate, running an ice cream van profitably is not only very difficult outside summer, but is also an unpredictable business. A summer heatwave can provoke a massive upturn in fortunes for a few days, but after the weather has cooled sales drop off dramatically. The need to take advantage of rare and short-lived opportunities can result in fierce rivalry between ice cream vans in coterminous areas, with the main disputes being over who is entitled to sell ice cream in a particular 'patch'. This has also led to some ice cream van vendors diversifying and selling other products such as crisps, chips, burgers or hot dogs from their vehicles at other times of the year.
In a number of Local Authority areas, particularly in London Boroughs with existing street markets, street trading regulations prohibit ice cream vans from remaining in one static location. The legislation also contains powers to ban ice-cream vans from specific streets. Proposals in the current London Local Authorities Bill would allow only 15 minutes trading per vehicle per street each day. There also exists a nationwide code of practice for the use of chimes, which limits the volume to 80 dB and the duration to twelve seconds, but these are rarely observed nor enforced. Chimes must not be played more often than every three minutes, near hospitals, schools and churches when they are in use.
In Scotland, ice cream vans have been used to sell smuggled cigarettes and, in the 1980s Glasgow ice cream wars, as front organizations to sell illicit drugs
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,van,shop,retail,sales,selling,vans,blue,cream,creme,Ford,Thames,Anglia,Walls Ice Cream van,1960,1970,frozen,dessert,brand,Unilever,Walls,Stop Me and Buy One,ice cream truck,commercial,outlet,serving hatch,hard,freezer,vendors,Whitby Morrison
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2RWR - There are mainly two types of ice cream vans in the United Kingdom: a hard van, which sells scoop ice cream and is only equipped with a freezer and a soft van, which has a freezer and also a soft serve whippy machine for serving ice cream cones and screwballs. They are usually converted from factory standard vans with the rear cut away and replaced with a fibre glass body (to reduce the weight).
Because of the British climate, running an ice cream van profitably is not only very difficult outside summer, but is also an unpredictable business. A summer heatwave can provoke a massive upturn in fortunes for a few days, but after the weather has cooled sales drop off dramatically. The need to take advantage of rare and short-lived opportunities can result in fierce rivalry between ice cream vans in coterminous areas, with the main disputes being over who is entitled to sell ice cream in a particular 'patch'. This has also led to some ice cream van vendors diversifying and selling other products such as crisps, chips, burgers or hot dogs from their vehicles at other times of the year.
In a number of Local Authority areas, particularly in London Boroughs with existing street markets, street trading regulations prohibit ice cream vans from remaining in one static location. The legislation also contains powers to ban ice-cream vans from specific streets. Proposals in the current London Local Authorities Bill would allow only 15 minutes trading per vehicle per street each day. There also exists a nationwide code of practice for the use of chimes, which limits the volume to 80 dB and the duration to twelve seconds, but these are rarely observed nor enforced. Chimes must not be played more often than every three minutes, near hospitals, schools and churches when they are in use.
In Scotland, ice cream vans have been used to sell smuggled cigarettes and, in the 1980s Glasgow ice cream wars, as front organizations to sell illicit drugs
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,town,centre,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,Warrington,replace,remove,1970,1970s,WBC,ex-WC,ex,council,of,new,apartments,to,be,built,building,demolish,work,office,New Town House,1980s,brutal,development,remodelling,redevelop,ugly,office space,Scotland Road,wrecking ball,masterplan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTJYJ1 - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,compressor,date,racing,strap,leather red,orange,dive,Geneve,Lausanne,70s,1970,1970s,Fortis,1975,watch,timetable,rail,train,wrist,straps,wristwatch,wristwatches,auto,automatics,winding,wind,up,manual,historic,heritage,antique,classic,iconic,design,Swiss
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREC6A - . Photographed at the recorded stock-photo/gotonysmith-Location.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>location in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The image documents Fortis Marinemaster 1975 watch, Geneve, Lausanne, Switzerland. The broader subject matter reaches into railway heritage, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, mid-century timepiece, historical comparison, industrial railway, freight wagon, signal-box architecture, period detail, rail corridor, mechanical signalling, rail operations, social history, changing land use, and place identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with collectable watches, repairability and the renewed appeal of repairable mechanical watches. The modern context includes continuing discussion of railway preservation, rail reform and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at the recorded location, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. The surrounding story also includes manual-wind movement, visual archive, historic rolling stock, changing streetscape, horological collecting, rail transport history, everyday life, and collectable wristwatch. The recorded references to watch, Lausanne, Fortis, Marinemaster, and Switzerland preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is collectable watches and how watch design preserves industrial and graphic history within the real-world context of the recorded location. The wider significance includes rail reform and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,publication,publishing for,females,every,thursday,the worlds greatest weekly,for,holidays,fashion,beauty,fiction,ad,advert,3d,1960,1970,UK,British,journal,target,audience,housewife,wife,wives,wifes,target audience,targeted,newsagents,1960s,womens,journalism,Future,plc,smiling,face,Sue Coffin,fashions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HNM - Woman is an English weekly magazine launched in 1937. Its target audience is for 30-to 40-year-old women. It encompasses a mix of celebrity gossip and TV news, real-life stories, and fashion and beauty tips. Its lifestyle section offers ideas on homes, interiors and food, product reviews, and advice.
Odhams Press founded the first colour weekly, Woman in 1937, for which it set up and operated a dedicated high-speed print works. Its first editor, Mary Grieve, led the magazine until 1962, and was awarded an OBE for services to journalism. She was asked with other editors to advise the government during World War II, on women's perspectives during the war, as well as ensuring that the magazine provided a range of fashion tips to cope with clothes rationing as well as recipes to deal with the shortages and alternatives. In August 1943, the recipes article focused on uses of Household milk, which was how they referred to powdered milk.
Woman is published by Future plc. For the second half of 2013 the circulation of the magazine was 252,239 copies. In 2021, with more online options and 'women's' titles available, it had dropped down to 92,281
England, 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,England,UK,BL1,Lancs,summer,pedestrians,in,of,with,townhall,GM,business,regeneration,heritage,blue sky,architecture,brutalist,chain,shopping,tax,investment,rates,council,neglected,historic,sunny,buildings,concrete,brutal,1970s,1970,precinct,chains,building,history,blue skies,old
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRJ3 - . Recorded at Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE 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 subject captured here is Summer shoppers in Bolton town centre, Oxford street, with town hall in the background, looking north. The setting additionally reflects before-and-after reference, social history, changing streetscape, local history, crop production, built heritage, period architecture, commercial redevelopment, everyday life, period detail, place identity, grain quality, grain harvest, and urban fabric. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm investment, town-centre regeneration and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For current editorial use, weather extremes and food security provide additional context, especially through how hotter and wetter weather affects crop reliability. The image fixes signage and branding within Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include town-centre renewal, barley cultivation, public realm, regional identity, local character, place-making, documentary photography, and urban regeneration. The recorded references to looking, shoppers, Summer, centre, and Bolton preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to public-realm investment and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the real-world context of Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE.
Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,BL1,Lancs,summer,pedestrians,in,of,with,townhall,GM,shopping,precinct,1970,1970s,chain,chains,concrete,brutal,brutalist,building,buildings,architecture,history,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,historic,heritage,old,neglected,regeneration,investment,council,business,tax,rates
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRJ5 - . Made at Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The principal subject is Summer shoppers in Bolton town centre, Oxford street, with town hall in the background, looking north. The subject also carries associations with urban regeneration, barley cultivation, visual archive, summer fieldwork, rural economy, built heritage, period detail, grain harvest, place-making, cereal crop, architectural character, period architecture, archival record, and agricultural landscape. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial viability, housing pressure and the continuing question of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. From a 2025-onward perspective, weather extremes and food security are closely linked to this subject, alongside the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, historic townscape, commercial redevelopment, farm produce, adaptive reuse, public-realm investment, mixed-use redevelopment, and local history. References to background, shoppers, looking, Summer, and Oxford give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance as part of Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE's history.
Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,SAT 94M,Italy,Italian,scooter,two wheels,metallic,on,stand,green,with,Mod,mods,themed,theme,helmet,lid,skidlid,bike,bikes,independence,1960,1970,1970s,heritage,old,olden,days,metalic,scooters,mod,RAF,SAT94M,1973
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0MFF - . An identifiable period record of England, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Lambretta Innocenti Moped, green with Mod themed helmet , SAT94M. The frame also records themes of changing streetscape, public realm, historic streetscape, conservation architecture, regional identity, period streetscape, visual archive, conservation interest, archival record, heritage landmark, historical comparison, heritage asset, historic townscape, and contemporary social history. The wider contemporary story combines adaptive reuse, maintenance and the tension between conservation and redevelopment. As a dated visual record of England, UK, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes traditional structure, period detail, built heritage, community identity, historic frontage, local landmark, local history, and everyday life. The combination of Innocenti, themed, green, helmet, and SAT94M anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 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 adaptive reuse and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use when considered against later change at England, UK. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use without losing the local specificity of England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is energy retrofit and the tension between conservation and redevelopment in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The image fixes period character for later comparison.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,Merseyside,England,UK,Levelling up,Northern Powerhouse,L2 2NZ,L2,closed,traditional,historic,1970,1970s,shop,Tithebarn St,Liverpool,popular,history,Reeces,catering,breakfast,lunch,cafe,café,sandwich,sandwiches,sign,name,signs,windows,outside,heritage,Moorfield,Moorfields,basement,Hotpixuk,@hotpixUK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDRCD - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The scene records Liverpool Reeces Rendezvous cafe, Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ. Further facets of the scene include townscape record, architectural character, archival record, changing streetscape, historic townscape, documentary photography, local character, changing land use, everyday street life, local landmark, pedestrian environment, street-level documentary, public realm, and urban fabric. Current relevance extends to planning control and maintenance, particularly through the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into transport and street safety, not least because of the relationship between public space and local social life. As a dated visual record of Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes regional identity, traditional structure, historic streetscape, everyday life, visual archive, heritage asset, social landscape, and contemporary city life. The recorded references to Reeces, Merseyside, Tithebarn, Liverpool, and Rendezvous preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is planning control and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use without losing the local specificity of Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ.
Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,BW,monochrome,cafe,history,basement,sandwich,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,L2 2NZ,L2,closed,traditional,historic,shop,popular,breakfast,lunch,city,centre,heritage,name,catering,Tithebarn St,Northern Powerhouse,city centre,Levelling up,1970,1970s,Reeces,Liverpool,Moorfields,windows,sandwiches,sign
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ4H6 - . Recorded at Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ 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 BW Liverpool Reeces Rendezvous cafe, Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ. Another layer of the photograph includes local identity, social landscape, period streetscape, conservation interest, city-centre activity, architectural character, period detail, historic townscape, historic streetscape, heritage asset, conservation architecture, architectural detailing, urban social history, and contemporary social history. Current relevance extends to adaptive reuse and embodied carbon, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into transport and commercial change, not least because of the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes landscape treatment and surrounding development within Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The subject also sits alongside place identity, street-level documentary, archival record, local character, regional identity, pedestrian environment, townscape record, and traditional structure. References to Reeces, Merseyside, Tithebarn, Rendezvous, and Liverpool give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes adaptive reuse and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character when considered against later change at Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ.
Tithebarn St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 2NZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,welsh,Cymru,region,regional,leaflet,yellow,pit,pits,leaflets,Welsh,Wales,collieries,colliery,National,Coal,Board,miner,smile,winding,pithead,head,model,South Wales,1970,1970s,NUM,union,mineworkers,mineworker,4,four,poster,history,historic,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JAGDC8 - . An identifiable period record of South Wales, UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on NCB, National Coal Board, South Wales region leaflets - Blaenavon, Markham, Abernant, Nantgarw, Windsor Colliery. The locality and subject together evoke local history, before-and-after reference, industrial archaeology, urban fabric, period detail, contemporary social history, local character, local landmark, historic freight equipment, archival record, period streetscape, working-industry history, architectural detailing, and public realm. The wider contemporary story combines skills heritage, manufacturing decline and how surviving industrial objects become evidence of vanished working practices. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, planning control and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around South Wales, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are traditional structure, historical comparison, industrial artefact, production infrastructure, manufacturing heritage, architectural character, conservation interest, and period building. Details involving Wales, region, National, Markham, and Windsor make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around South Wales, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is skills heritage and the reuse of former industrial land and buildings within the real-world context of South Wales, UK. The image fixes a trace of local identity for future local research.
South Wales, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,North West,UK,Oslo,Motala,Brussels,Budapest,Eireann,Midland,West,Munich,Moscow,circular,tuning,tuner,dial,includes,Light,station,stations,knob,plastic,1960,1970,1970s,BW,history,historic,old,classic,antique,tech,listen,listening,to,the,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGM7A7 - . This dated documentary view of stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is Circular Radio tuning iDial , stations include Light ,Oslo, Motala, Brussels, Budapest, Eireann,Hilversum,Midland,West,Scottish, Munich, Third, Moscow. Other connected aspects include heritage landmark, historic townscape, period building, documentary photography, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, trackside history, period streetscape, changing streetscape, visual archive, historic frontage, transport interchange, community identity, everyday life, and public realm. Current relevance extends to fares and public ownership, particularly through the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into local identity and planning control, not least because of the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. The image fixes equipment and working practice within England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, train operations, rail corridor, urban fabric, before-and-after reference, station environment, historic streetscape, and industrial railway heritage. The combination of Circular, Scottish, Moscow, iDial, and Light anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects fares and how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway within the specific setting of England, UK. Its period value extends to local identity and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity as part of the longer story of England, UK. The frame retains evidence of changing use as part of England, UK's history.
England, UK
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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,map,country,countries,of origin,watchmaker,watchmakers,date,TV screen style,1970,1970s,CZ,Prim.cz,hodinkách PRIM,hodinkách,communism,CCCP,USSR,socialism,communist watch,Chronotechna Šternberk,Cz,history,manufacturer of watches,Chronotechna,Caliber 66,Caliber 80,Nové Město,ELTON hodinářská,elton,hodinářská,historic,heritage,horology,communist,leather strap
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC75XM - PRIM is a Czech trademark for a range of watches. The brand is now being used by the two Czech watches manufacturers.
In 1949, the subsidiary of company Chronotechna Šternberk was established in Nové Město nad Metují, specializing in the production of personal watches (wristwatches and pocket watches). The first prototype watches were made in 1954 and were marked 'Spartak', the 'PRIM' brand was registered in 1956, the serial production started in 1957, thus Czechoslovakia has become one of only twelve countries in the world capable of producing wrist watches. It was the only manufacturer of watches in Czechoslovakia, reaching about half a million watches produced annually just before the Velvet Revolution.
The Elton hodinářská manufacturer in Nové Město nad Metují always produced watches with this brand, but the brand itself, including the logotype, was owned by the parent company Chronotechna. Chronotechna was after 1989 privatized separately
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,red,bus stop,modern,modern life is rubbish,WA4,WA4 2XU,pillarbox,pillar box,pillar,postbox,post,box,royal mail,mail,ER,QEII,Queen,crown,British,traditional,English,1970,1970s,type K,type,K,collections,last,letterbox
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D9MJ31 - . This carefully observed view of Thelwall New Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XU fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The location is represented through 1970,Type K pillar box of Elizabeth II - Thelwall New Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XU. The photograph also carries associations with heritage asset, built heritage, urban change, social landscape, built environment, historical comparison, public realm, urban fabric, conservation interest, local character, social history, local history, cityscape history, and architectural character. The subject remains useful for current coverage of planning control and redevelopment pressure, not least because of using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. As a dated visual record of Thelwall New Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XU, the frame retains public access and movement, making it useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Other connected aspects are community identity, historic streetscape, historic townscape, visual archive, archival record, documentary photography, place identity, and conservation architecture. References to Thelwall, pillar, and Elizabeth give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The period setting at Thelwall New Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XU helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to planning control and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them when considered against later change at Thelwall New Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XU. The location additionally provides evidence for maintenance and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development without losing the local specificity of Thelwall New Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XU.
Thelwall New Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2XU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,High St,high,street,st,E1,High street,E1 8QS,Architect,offices,real estate,property,office,accomodation,concrete,icon,iconic,finance,financial,10 Whitechapel,10 Whitechapel High street,10,Whitechapel,lights,on,occupied,busy,building,architecture,1970,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY91N - The eight-storey office building was acquired in December 2015 and sits on a one acre site. Phase 1 of the refurbishment, totalling 184,000 sq ft of offices, completed in Q4 2016 and was fully let in under seven months. Tenants include GDS, Unruly, Perkins+Will, Reddie & Grose, Shipowners' Club, Wilmington and ComeOn!
The 89,000 sq ft Phase 2 comprises a new pavilion and lower floors refurbishment.
The property has typical Derwent London characteristics of generous floor to ceiling heights, good natural light and excellent transport connections as well as column free floor plates of c.26,500 sq ft around a central atrium. It is located directly opposite Aldgate East underground station and close to Liverpool Street and Whitechapel Crossrail stations.
Sustainability
Green Forums are hosted by the Building Manager for occupiers to discuss the environmental performance of the building and how this can be improved
A key focus has been increasing recycling rates and waste audits for occupiers have been carried out by Paper Round who manage waste and recycling for Derwent London's managed portfolio
http://thewhitechapelbuilding.london
White Chapel,10 Whitechapel,High street,London, E1 8QS
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,Birmingham,City Centre,West Midlands,England,Church of England,Anglican,cathedral,B3 2QB,city centre,Sometime Bishop of Singapore,Confessor For The Faith,Singapore,Dean of Manchester,Asia,B3,Birminghams,4th,fourth,bishops,Confessor,for,of,the,faith,St Philips,floor,flooring,granite,marble,1897,1970,history,historic,attraction,blue skies,tower
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGED - John Leonard Wilson (23 November 1897 22 July 1970) was an Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Singapore from 1941 to 1949 during the time of Japanese occupation and subsequently Dean of Manchester and Bishop of Birmingham.
After serving as Dean of Hong Kong, Wilson became Bishop of Singapore in 1941.
At the time of the fall of Singapore in February 1942, Wilson, assisted by the Reverend Reginald Keith Sorby Adams of Saint Andrew's School, Singapore and John Hayter, ministered unstintingly to the people of Singapore. Subsequently, they were able to continue their ministry for a year, thanks mainly to the help of a Christian Japanese officer Andrew Ogawa. However the growing popularity of the cathedral and the use of English was regarded by the Japanese authorities as a threat and in 1943 they were interned in Changi prison.
From 1949 to 1953, Wilson was Dean of Manchester and, from 1953, to 1969 Bishop of Birmingham in succession to the controversial Ernest William Barnes. In his time as a bishop, Wilson was frequently called on to give a Christian perspective on issues of peace and war, his wartime experiences giving him a moral platform from which to do so. He was an early supporter of the ordination of women. He was opposed to the death penalty and for the reform of the law on homosexual acts
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Keywords: Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,USSR,VI Lenin,Russian,Pennant,Flag,pennant,banner,Russian propaganda,Collective of Communist Labor,Collective,Communist Labour,communism,socialist,Jeremy Corbyn,red,vintage,1970,1970s,left,left wing,leftwing,red flag,keep the,flying here,party,Labour,V. Lenin,Rocket,Harvester,Blast furnace,We will come to the Victory of Communist Labor,We will come to the Victory of Communist Labuor,shadow,wall,Five Year Plan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DAH06G - . Recorded at the recorded location, this image forms part of the visual history of the locality and the activity, building, object or service shown. The photograph is concerned with Soviet Russia USSR Pennant Flag,CCCP,propaganda,Collective of Communist Labor,vintage red banner,1970s. A wider reading of the photograph includes civic debate, everyday Britain, changing streetscape, party-political communication, archival record, campaign literature, visual archive, public realm, constituency politics, local history, democratic accountability, electoral messaging, political campaigning, and built environment. The present-day relevance extends to policy change and campaign promises, while a wider concern is tracking how priorities change after elections and changes of government. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at the recorded location, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. Further associations include place identity, before-and-after reference, constituency representation, Westminster politics, public policy, urban change, government policy, and contemporary history. References to vintage, Collective, propaganda, 1970s, and Labor 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. A further contemporary connection is policy change and showing how national debate reaches local constituencies in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for campaign promises and comparing earlier political promises with later policy within the real-world context 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,laundry room,Somerset,South West England,UK,TA6,self-service,machines,washing,machine,dryers,tumbledryer,coin,operated,1950,1960,1970,£4,wash,clothes wash,inside,interior,clothes,poor,cheap,dry,drying,dryer,rent,rented,commercial,retail,urban,town,centre,outside,laundromat,dolly tub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF1453 - . This period scene at 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX in 2019 provides a visual reference to the named subject and the wider commercial, social, cultural or physical environment around it. The scene shows The laundry room, Launderette Eastover,Bridgwater,Somerset, South West England,UK, TA6. The frame also contains themes of high-street commerce, changing land use, historic context, independent trading, shopfront economy, archival record, local trading, period detail, public realm, place identity, consumer retail, local character, local history, and retail vacancy. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about town-centre regeneration, business rates and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. As a piece of social history, the photograph preserves the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change within the setting of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX. A second layer of the scene includes everyday life, historical comparison, bricks-and-mortar retail, regional identity, urban commerce, before-and-after reference, customer footfall, and retail property. Details involving Launderette, Eastover, Bridgwater, Somerset, and laundry give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. By fixing the subject within 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The location additionally provides evidence of town-centre regeneration and bringing underused premises back into productive use within the real-world context of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX. A further contemporary connection is consumer spending and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres within the specific setting of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX.
65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,laundry room,Somerset,South West England,UK,TA6,self-service,machines,washing,machine,dryers,tumbledryer,coin,operated,1950,1960,1970,£4,wash,clothes wash,inside,interior,clothes,poor,cheap,dry,drying,dryer,rent,rented,commercial,retail,urban,town,centre,outside,laundromat
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF145H - . An on-location image from 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The location is represented through The laundry room, Launderette Eastover,Bridgwater,Somerset, South West England,UK, TA6. Another layer of the scene includes retail vacancy, shopfront economy, contemporary social history, town-centre economy, historical comparison, documentary photography, changing land use, retail property, local trading, everyday life, high-street commerce, bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, and changing streetscape. The present-day relevance extends to changing footfall and commercial rents, while a wider concern is the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. As a dated visual record, the view leaves evidence of the combination of built form, activity and local identity at the recorded site in 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX. Other useful associations include customer footfall, commercial streetscape, commercial frontage, urban commerce, before-and-after reference, public realm, period detail, and archival record. Details involving Somerset, Launderette, Eastover, Bridgwater, and laundry give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. The surrounding context at 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to changing footfall and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres in a form that can be compared with future views of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX. The photograph keeps period character as part of 65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX's history.
65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,laundry room,Somerset,South West England,UK,TA6,self-service,machines,washing,machine,dryers,tumbledryer,coin,operated,1950,1960,1970,£4,wash,clothes wash,inside,interior,clothes,poor,cheap,dry,drying,dryer,rent,rented,commercial,retail,urban,town,centre,drying cycle prices,public washing facilities,affordable laundry service
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF1466 - The clean, brightly lit interior of Eastover Launderette in Bridgwater, Somerset, photographed in January 2019. Rows of stainless steel, grey and blue commercial washing machines line the left side of the premises, while banks of large front-loading washers and stacked tumble dryers occupy the rear and right-hand walls. Circular glass doors, digital control panels, coin slots and operating labels are clearly visible across the professional laundry equipment.
Wall-mounted notices advertise wash and drying charges, including a wash priced at £4.00 and a drying service costing £5.00 for approximately 20 minutes. The uncluttered room has white tiled walls, fluorescent lighting and an easy-clean grey floor, creating a practical and functional environment for customers bringing clothes, bedding and other household textiles for washing and drying.
Public launderettes provide an essential local service for people who do not own a washing machine or tumble dryer, including those living in rented accommodation, flats, temporary housing or homes with restricted space. They are also useful when domestic appliances break down, when customers need to wash unusually large loads, or when bulky items cannot be accommodated in a standard household machine. Commercial dryers can also reduce the time needed to dry clothing during wet winter weather.
The photograph documents a traditional British high street service business and the everyday machinery involved in maintaining clean clothes and household fabrics. It is relevant to themes including domestic chores, household expenditure, the cost of living, rental housing, student accommodation, shared laundry facilities, small businesses, consumer services, appliance ownership and changing patterns of town-centre retail.
The empty customer area provides a clear view of the machinery and layout without people obscuring the equipment. The image can therefore illustrate self-service laundry operations, commercial washing technology
65 St John St, Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK, TA6 5HX
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Cheshire,North West England,UK,Town centre office space,town centre office building,Town centre office,offices,empty,unused office,space,building,shutter,Accommodation,commercial,multi use,multiuse,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,CAB,Citizens Advice Bureau,Warrington Social Services,WA1,WA1 1EJ,Rylands Street,surplus,1970,1970s,Ryland,Rylands,street,21,sunny,blue sky,Friars Court,Rylands St,Warrington,town,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PAN56H - . A detailed visual record places on record the social and built context of Friars Court, Rylands St, Warrington WA1 1EN, UK, in a photograph originating in 2018. The described feature is 21 Rylands Street, Warrington town centre, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Further features of the subject include custody infrastructure, heritage streetscape, public policy, period property, criminal justice, conservation interest, rehabilitation, historic fabric, built heritage, court and custody, public services, and traditional building. For present-day editorial use, the criminal-justice system can also illustrate debates about early-release measures and staffing, particularly where these affect sustainable capacity. Modern coverage of older urban fabric frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of vacancy, conservation of original fabric and preserving local character. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, public services also connects with the cost of living, housing and efforts aimed at changing funding priorities. Small period details preserved at Friars Court, Rylands St, Warrington WA1 1EN, 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 surrounding story includes local authority, political controversy, architectural heritage, penal system, civic administration, justice services. Associated details include shuttered, town centre office, empty offices, unused offices, business. A second layer of description includes social policy, custodial estate, security estate, public-sector policy, local landmark, architectural character, law enforcement, democratic accountability, urban conservation, and civic debate. The resulting record of Friars Court, Rylands St, Warrington WA1 1EN, UK is specific enough to support future before-and-after study of the same site.
Friars Court, Rylands St, Warrington WA1 1EN, UK
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Keywords: J&N,red,pink,memorial,the,fallen,soldiers,fight,war,fighters,street,Manchester,Originally,at,JandN,Ltd,limited,1826-1969,1970,Brass,plaques,plaque,died,in,first,1st,world,war,2nd,second,on,wall,Philips and Company,The Fallen,Tib St,Phillips & Co,First world war,Second world war,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,United,Kingdom,GB,English,British,city,centre,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,United Kingdom,Great Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ798K - Memorials to staff who died in the two world wars.
J. & N. Philips and Company was a business established in 1747 by members of the Philips family, and which ceased trading in 1970. Originally based in Tean, Staffordshire, England, the business was a manufacturer of textile products that expanded both by organic growth and by taking over other businesses involved in the manufacture and merchanting of textile products and smallware.
It formed a part of a network of companies operated by the family, whose business interests came to include manufacture of hats and textiles such as linen smallwares, silks and fustians, as well as cotton spinning and dealing, power loom weaving, export merchanting and general warehousing. The family was also involved in politics, with George Philips, Mark Philips and Robert Needham Philips all being Members of Parliament and all promoting the ideals of Manchesterism while in office. George's son, George Richard Philips, was also a member of the House of Commons.
Tib St, Manchester, Lancs, England, UK M4 1SH
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Keywords: England,UK,pub,bar,bars,pubs,drink,drinking,booze,boozer,70s,kitsch,wall,circle,copper,brass,metal,metallic,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,1970,unique,antique,vintage,classic,classics,collectable,1960,1960s,1970s,ornate,one of a kind,pub lounge,snug,lounge,decor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDJ - . Decoration,mirror, The Sportsman Inn, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed at 1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5AY, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 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 The Sportsman Inn, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, decoration, mirror, 1970s, 1970's, circular, style and pub, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5AY, England, UK
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Keywords: England,UK,pub,bar,bars,pubs,drink,drinking,booze,boozer,70s,kitsch,wall,art,interesting,circle,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,1970,unique,antique,vintage,classic,classics,collectable,1960,1960s,1970s,ornate,one of a kind,pub lounge,snug,lounge,decor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDK - . The Sportsman Inn, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed at 1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5AY, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 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 The Sportsman Inn, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, decoration, mirror, 1970s, 1970's, circular, style and pub, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5AY, England, UK
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Keywords: floor,jar,Rank,Hovis,Premier,Mill,or,figure,black,white,plastic,ceramic,shaker,1970,1970s,Home,Pride,green,cream,creme,smiling,figures,GoTonySmith,jars,antique,1960s,ad,campaign,icon,iconic,British,kitchen,baking,baker,GBBO,great,bake,off
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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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Austin,Reed,1970,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile Cue accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E54 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,Austin,Reed,1970s,Cue,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,1970,70s,70,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E56 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Austin,Reed,1970,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,1970s,70s,Cue,paisley,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E58 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Black Country,West Midlands,Midland,England,UK,WS1,view,housing,block,WHG,WATMOS,TMO,TMOs,1960,1970,160s,1970s,Walsall Housing Group,houses,flats,RTB,Right To Buy,leaseholder,leaseholders,traditional,modern,buildings,architecture,cladding,tenants,skyscraper,skyscrapers,Brookes,Preston,Bywater,house,rent freeze
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64TRE - Elevated view across Walsall town centre towards a cluster of multi-storey residential tower blocks in the Paddock area, with the wider Black Country landscape extending beyond. The photograph contrasts the large modernist apartment towers on the skyline with the smaller red-brick houses, workshops and traditional buildings occupying the foreground and middle distance.
Several high-rise blocks dominate the view, their repetitive rows of windows and balconies forming a distinctive post-war housing skyline. These taller residential buildings reflect the extensive construction of municipal and social housing undertaken in British towns and cities during the decades following the Second World War. Tower blocks were intended to provide modern homes at higher densities, often replacing older housing judged overcrowded or unsuitable.
The foreground contains a more varied and closely packed townscape of red-brick terraced properties, pitched roofs, chimneys, small industrial buildings and enclosed yards. This layered arrangement illustrates the mixed architectural character of central Walsall, where nineteenth and early twentieth-century development sits alongside later council housing and larger redevelopment projects. The contrast between low-rise neighbourhoods and high-rise flats provides a visual record of changing approaches to urban planning and residential development.
Walsall forms part of the Black Country in the West Midlands, an area shaped by manufacturing, metalworking, leather production and industrial expansion. Its urban landscape includes surviving workshops, traditional housing, civic buildings, commercial development and post-war residential estates. The grey sky and subdued winter or late-autumn colours add a documentary quality to the scene.
The image is suitable for editorial themes involving Walsall, the Black Country, council housing, social housing estates, tower blocks, urban regeneration, housing policy, post-war architecture, working-class n
Walsall, Black Country, West Midlands, England, UK, WS1
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Keywords: religion,uk,merseyside,england,GB,UK,Great,Britain,Metropolitan,tourist,attraction,Paddys,paddys,funnel,concrete,brutalist,church,religious,Archbishop,of,irish,building,architect,Frederick,Gibberd,winner,main,entrance,Portland,stone,cladding,and,a,lead,covering,GoTonySmithcolourful,colorful,shots,of,1970,1970s,architecture,travel,site,tourists,immigrants,evening,summer,Grade,II,grade2,gradeII,tower,sight,sights,competition,Brownlow,Hill,roof,L3,5TQ,L35TQ,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH7X6 - The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (usually known as Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings. It is sometimes known locally as Paddy's Wigwam or the Mersey Funnel.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and took five years. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1853, 1933, and 1953, but none was completed.
Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, England, UK L3 5TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,1970,1970s,Giovanni Michelotti,green car,Green,2+2 sports tourer,Triumph,Stag,Leyland,BLMC,British Leyland,racing car,British racing car,classic,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYR62 - . Green Triumph Stag, 2+2 sports tourer, British Triumph Motor Company, styled by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. The photograph was taken on 08 August 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 Triumph Motor Company, British Triumph Motor Company, Triumph Stag, coupe, coupé, four-seater, convertible, Triumph Motors, Green Triumph Stag and Green Triumph, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to sport, supporters, venues, clubs, competition and the strong connection between sporting institutions and local identity. It can support editorial features about football, rugby or other spectator sports, stadiums, club heritage, matchday culture, investment, redevelopment, fans, sponsorship and the commercial side of professional sport. Signs, colours, banners, buildings, entrances and surrounding streets can help establish a recognisable sporting context without relying on a posed action image. The dated scene also has archive value as clubs, grounds, branding and neighbourhoods evolve over time. Search themes include sport, clubs, stadiums, supporters, venues, matchday culture, sponsorship, sporting heritage, redevelopment and local identity. A dated view is valuable where club branding, grounds, surrounding streets or the commercial presentation of a venue subsequently changes. 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.
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Keywords: Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire Potteries,English Midlands,England,GB,stoke,on,trent,StokeOnTrent,last,remaining,building,buildings,museum,famous,pottery,outside,exterior,historic,working,medium,sized,vase,Frederick,Alfred,Rhead,Flushed,with,Pride,Victorian,history,historic,Gladston,monochrome,1970,gotonysmith,size,ERIH,The,European,Route,of,Industrial,Heritage,Most,Haunted,Buy,Pictures,of,Buy,Images,Of,.,Known,as,a,site,of,paranormal,activity,backstamp,Uttoxeter,Road,ST3,1PQ,ST31PQ,01782-237777,01782237777,,,
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHR9R - Exterior of the Gladstone Pottery Museum is a working museum of a medium sized pottery, typical of those once common in the North Staffordshire area of England from the time of the industrial revolution in the 18th century to the mid 20th century.
It is located in Longton, Staffordshire. It is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage.
Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, Uk ST3 1PQ
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Keywords: makeup,Germany,democratic,republic,Berlin,beer,graffiti doll,graffiti,doll,hairspray,Action,DDR,hairspray,ale,museum,scary,spooky,toy,toys,1970,1970s,punk,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,bottle,bottles,East German,East Germany,product,history,historic,memories,memory,of,the DDR
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0G702 - This documentary stock photograph shows Berlin beer graffiti doll Action, DDR hairspray,and make-up,Germany. The image records DDR or East German security equipment and surveillance material, making it useful for editorial features on Cold War memory, state surveillance, the Stasi, civil liberties, museum interpretation and authoritarian control. Berlin is a city where ordinary street details often carry heavy layers of history, from Prussian and imperial architecture to the Weimar period, Nazi rule, wartime destruction, division, the DDR, reunification, tourism, gentrification and contemporary creative culture. The caption and visible subject detail provide a specific point of entry into that wider story rather than a generic German city view. Buyers could use the photograph for articles about Berlin travel, Cold War memory, street art, museum interpretation, urban nightlife, river sightseeing, architecture, souvenir culture, public transport, pedestrian design or the way history is repackaged in modern tourism. Search-friendly composite terms include Berlin Mitte street art, DDR surveillance display, Berlin Fernsehturm skyline, River Spree pleasure boat, Ampelmann crossing light, Berliner Dom interior, Berlin urban culture and German capital tourism. If the subject is graffiti, it can illustrate the city as a living wall of political humour, youth culture, commercial branding and layered paste-ups. If it is heritage or church architecture, it can support more formal travel, culture, history and education uses. If it is a boat, toy or street sign, it gives editors an accessible human-scale route into a large city story. The documentary style keeps the image credible for web, magazine, guidebook, education, museum, travel, urban policy, politics, design, consumer and social commentary use. Its strength for Alamy search is the mix of precise caption wording and broader Berlin themes, allowing it to be found for both narrow subject searches and.
Berlin, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,Queue Other Side,35,37,plus,city,public transport,public,transport,museum,Salford sign,fare,fares,stage,stages,stops,route,routes,Salford,centre,transportation,Bee Network,North West,North Western,subsidy,subsidised,second,two,bus stops,prices,pricing,affordable,affordability,black,yellow,1970,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BN2W2B - . This period photograph records the recorded location as an identifiable real-world setting rather than a generic illustration. The scene records Salford City Transport , Bus Stop,Queue Other Side,Fare Stage,35,37,plus,North Western,Bus Stop. A wider reading of the photograph includes contemporary story.htm Target=_Blank>history, heritage landmark, built environment, conservation interest, archival record, local history, public realm, community identity, historic townscape, local character, historic streetscape, traditional masonry, place identity, and cityscape history. For contemporary context, energy retrofit and adaptive reuse are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains ownership and occupation, making it useful if replacement signage subsequently changes the scene. A second layer of the scene includes heritage asset, documentary photography, conservation architecture, changing streetscape, period detail, urban change, before-and-after reference, and period building. The combination of Western, Transport, Queue, Stage, and Other helps anchor the frame to a recognisable activity, place or period. 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 energy retrofit and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The scene further reflects energy retrofit and preserving local identity during urban change when considered against later change at the recorded location. Its period value extends to heritage conservation and preserving local identity during urban change without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The image adds a further period reference to the visual history of the recorded location.
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Keywords: Road,painting,graffiti,resistance,IRA,peace,Northern Ireland,NI,UK,St,street,Eire,Irish,Republic,Irish Republic,conflict,Irish Republican Army,Political Change,oppression Breeds Resistance,Resistance Brings Freedom,Falls Curfew,July 1970,Curfew,1970,woman,women,military,military aggression,soldier,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Belfast,City,Centre,Art,Artists,the,troubles,The Troubles,Good Friday Agreement,Peace,honour,painting,wall,walls,tribute,republicanism,Fight,Justice,West,Beal,feirste,martyrs,social,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,occupation,good,Friday,agreement,peace,reconciliation,IRA,terror,terrorists,genocide,catholic,community,catholics,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,republican cause,British Soldier,Belfast Catholic Community
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEF62 - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: RNIB,braile,watch,paper,blind,person,people,1970,70s,1970s,prog RNIB,2008,2000s,pop,disco,music,tony,smith,hotpix,tonysmith,tonysmithhotpix,hot,pix,pics,picks,hotpics,hotpicks,hdr,photomatix,cool,tonesmith,tone,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5015546331 - 'Blind - 'Hercules &
Love Affair' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
New York based DJ Andy Butler (assisted by Kim Ann Foxman) is behind 'Hercules &
Love Affair'. This single 'Blind' featuring guest Antony Hegarty (lead vocalist in Antony &
The Johnsons) and was released March 2008.
Andrew Butler, began his musical career at 15, DJing in a Denver leather bar run by a hostess called Chocolate Thunder Pussy. He then moved to Brooklyn, in order to attend Sarah Lawrence College. According to Butler: 'I\u2019ve been writing songs since childhood. I made music for dance performances in college (where he studied under Corky St. Clair), like a remake of Gino Soccio\u2019s \u2018Runaway\u2019 done in the style of Kraftwerk.
I am so glad thats cleared up then!
A new album is apparently immenent, which explains why I have been playing this track recently.
Almost made me go out and buy a triangle, that lead out.
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The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) was founded by Thomas Rhodes Armitage, a successful doctor who suffered from eyesight problems.
In 1868 Dr Armitage founded an organisation known as the British and Foreign Society for Improving Embossed Literature for the Blind. This later became the British and Foreign Blind Association. In 1875 Her Majesty Queen Victoria became the organisation's first patron.
The organisation received a Royal Charter in 1948, and changed its name to Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1953. RNIB's vision is of a world in which blind and partially sighted people enjoy the same rights, freedom, responsibilities and quality of life as people who are fully sighted.
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Keywords: Black,dial,Emergency,Call,-,999,gotonysmith,fire,police,ambulance,dial,analogue,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,history,BT,1970s,1970,1980,historic,antique,tech,technology,with,rotary,number,numbers,standard old,metal,Bakelite,call,callers,calls,111
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF21W3 - . Black Telephone with rotary dial Emergency Call - 999, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 24 January 2010. Historically, everyday technology provides a compact history of design and changing behaviour
Rotary dials, thermionic valves, mechanical keypads, film cameras and early televisions were once ordinary equipment but now illustrate obsolete standards, manufacturing methods and patterns of work or communication. The wider historical story is that earlier buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In 2026, smartphones, digital services and AI-enabled devices make older mechanical and analogue technologies appear even more distant, increasing their value for editorial comparisons about technological change, repairability, planned obsolescence and digital dependence. In the present 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. The historical context is that technical artefacts show how innovation changes daily life: office machines reduced clerical labour, telephones reshaped communication, cameras altered image-making and electronic components enabled broadcasting and computing
Close-up photographs preserve interfaces and designs that quickly vanish from use. In the longer view, technology objects become historical remarkably quickly
Telephones, calculators, cameras, valves, televisions and workplace machines chart successive shifts from mechanical and analogue systems to electronics, digital processing, smartphones and cloud-connected services. Alternative search wording includes technology history, vintage technology, digital technology, electronic equipment, and mechanical device.
Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Cheshire,England,UK,donation,sepia,brown,mono,monochrome,old,1960,1960s,60s,70s,1970,St,Mary,and,All,Saints',saints,old,historic,history,High,Street,st,Great,CW9,6HF,grade,I,II,gradeII,selective,colour,color,olde,english,churches,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBBH - St Mary and All Saints Church, Great Budworth, is in the centre of the village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of 'best' English parish churches. Richards describes it as one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture remaining in Cheshire.
The authors of the Buildings of England series express the opinion that it is one of the most satisfactory Perpendicular churches of Cheshire and its setting brings its qualities out to perfection
High Street, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England CW9 6HF
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Keywords: music,band,unsigned,manchester,Ashton-Under-Lyne,UK,budgie,heavy,metal,rock,heavymetal,live,stage,gig,witchwood,venue,ashton,under,lyne,AUL,1970s,1970,hotpix.freeserve.co.uk,tdktony,tdk,tony,smith,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,Warrington,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,photography,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,bands,gigs,musician,performer,indie,player,tonysmith,hot pix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3712678726 - '70's Heavy Metal live at the Witchwood music venue, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester.
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Keywords: Concrete,Deck,Access,Council,Housing,ready,for,demolition,East,Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,with,dramatic,sky,detail,high,density,housing,estate,flats,multi,storey,level,prefab,pre-fab,disaster,1960,1970,1960s,1970s,English,local,authority,modernist,and,brutalist,architectural,style,gotonysmith,high,rise,modular,living,in,tower,blocks,and,cities,in,the,sky,consisting,of,deck-access,flats,and,terraces,deckaccess,gotonysmith,Mancester,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF7DAC - . Concrete Deck Access Council Housing ready for demolition, East Manchester , Lancashire, England, UK with dramatic sky detail. Photographed on 15 October 1997. The recorded location is Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England, UK. From a heritage perspective, housing images document changing ideas about density, tenure, architecture and neighbourhood design
Tower blocks, estates, gated developments and converted industrial buildings each represent different responses to demand for homes in particular periods. In the longer view, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. As of 2026, the pressure to build more homes, particularly social and affordable housing, makes contrasting residential forms especially relevant to debate about density, planning and tenure
They can illustrate density, planning, neighbourhood change, regeneration and contrasting forms of tenure. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. As background, residential architecture is closely tied to planning policy and social evolution
High-rise blocks, suburban estates and luxury developments reveal assumptions about land values, community, security and the relationship between private and public space. The wider historical story is that images of homes and residential development can become significant evidence of regeneration, demolition and tenure change, particularly where large estates or industrial buildings are later substantially altered. Associated keywords and synonyms include apartments, flats, housing estate, social housing, and property.
Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,1970 chocolate,Bounty,Pink panther,Milky Bar,Whole Nut,Texan,bar,Dr Who,Doctor Who,Cadbury,Rowntrees,Rowntree,UK,GB,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British,chocolate,product,products,England,Scotland,Wales,Ireland,English,Scottish,Welsh,Irish,1970,Golden Cup,Bar Six,Pink Panther,Double Agents,school tuck shop,collection,heritage brands,memorabilia chocolate lovers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMNR5 - A nostalgic collection of British chocolate bars and confectionery from the 1970s, displayed together to illustrate changing consumer tastes, packaging design and branding over the decades. The selection includes well-known favourites such as Bounty, Cadbury Whole Nut and Nestlé Milkybar, which remain familiar to shoppers today, alongside discontinued products including Golden Cup, Bar Six and Double Agents. Also featured are promotional and character-themed confectionery such as Doctor Who and Pink Panther chocolate, reflecting the growing influence of television, comics and popular culture on food marketing during the decade. The brightly coloured wrappers and distinctive typography capture the visual style of 1970s British retailing, when many chocolate bars cost only a few pence and were commonly sold through newsagents, supermarkets and school tuck shops. Images such as this are valuable for illustrating consumer history, branding evolution, food packaging, advertising, nostalgia, collecting, social history and the changing landscape of the UK confectionery industry. Some of the featured products have disappeared completely, while others continue to be produced in updated packaging, making the collection an interesting comparison between past and present British chocolate brands. The image is suitable for editorial use covering food history, retail heritage, vintage consumer products, childhood memories and the enduring popularity of classic confectionery.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,7 Singles by.seven inch,genre,record,store,day,7 inch,vinyl,racks,music,1970,pop,pop singles,vinyl shop,by,sorted,in,box,boxes,boxed,Heavy Metal,metal,1970s pop,1960s Pop,1970s,charts,rare,rarities,EP,EPs,single,sleeve,sleeves,an,English,independent,record shop,covers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGP30G - . An on-location image from Great Britain, UK in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The location is represented through Record Store Day - 7 Singles by genre, in an English independent record shop. The image connects the immediate subject with local character, customer footfall, music heritage, grassroots gig, music subculture, consumer retail, urban commerce, documentary photography, public realm, concert photography, popular-music history, commercial frontage, retail property, and period detail. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with online shopping, hybrid working and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres. In the mid-2020s, audience behaviour and regional culture keep the subject current, particularly through the fragility of local music scenes. For later comparison, the scene fixes the visual character of the locality at the time at Great Britain, UK. The photograph additionally reflects changing land use, regional music scene, social history, local history, independent trading, commercial streetscape, historic context, and high-street commerce. The recorded references to Record, genre, Singles, Store, and independent preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Great Britain, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is online shopping and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK. The scene further reflects heritage and the fragility of local music scenes without losing the local specificity of Great Britain, UK. The frame retains part of the area's social history within the wider story of Great Britain, UK.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,USSR,1970,1970s,Fridge,watch,horology,classic,fridge,square,watches,of,the,rail,train,journey,history,historic,back in the,made in the,made,Mechanical,wristwatch,wind,up,winding,wrist,Chaica,Slava,analog,artdeco,art,deco,design,Glory
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPH6X7 - . Made at Omsk, Russia in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Slava Fridge watch - Product of the Soviet Russia Moscow Second watch factory 1975, with day/date in Russian. Another layer of the photograph includes mechanical movement, mechanical watchmaking, place identity, archival record, horological history, changing streetscape, historical comparison, period detail, vintage timepiece, local history, social history, contemporary social history, everyday life, and local character. Today's relevance is strengthened by vintage design, second-hand markets and the continuing question of the growth of collecting around distinctive period dials and movements. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Omsk, Russia before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes documentary photography, public realm, visual archive, period watch dial, watchmaking heritage, watch collector interest, vintage wristwear, and changing land use. The recorded references to Russian, Fridge, Moscow, Product, and Soviet preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Omsk, Russia, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects vintage design and the growth of collecting around distinctive period dials and movements in a form that can be compared with future views of Omsk, Russia. Its period value extends to mechanical craftsmanship and the contrast between mechanical timekeeping and modern connected wearables within the real-world context of Omsk, Russia. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark within the wider story of Omsk, Russia.
Omsk, Russia
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Blackpool,Lancs,Lancashire,England,UK,street,centre,FY1,paper,back,town,graffiti,1947-2016,1947,2016,1970,1970s,telephone,box,boxes,red,blue,newspaper,cutting,cuttings,Aladdin Sane,aladdinsane,Deansgate,FY1 1BN,subversion,street art,pasted,Blackpools,community
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRFFAT - . Photographed at Deansgate, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1BN in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The location is represented through Equality has no gender, David Bowie, 1947-2016, 01606, red telephone box, blue telephone box, Deansgate, Blackpool , Lancs, England, FY1 1BN. The setting additionally reflects place identity, documentary photography, heritage-led regeneration, period architecture, social history, public-realm investment, regional identity, commercial redevelopment, historical comparison, changing streetscape, historic townscape, built heritage, place-making, and local character. For current editorial use, adaptive reuse and public-realm investment provide additional context, especially through how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at Deansgate, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1BN, details that may look very different after conservation work. Other useful contextual ideas include before-and-after reference, public realm, changing land use, everyday life, period detail, visual archive, civic architecture, and local history. The combination of 01606, Deansgate, Blackpool, telephone, and Bowie anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Deansgate, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1BN, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of Deansgate, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1BN. The record includes a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
Deansgate, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 1BN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,radio call,hire,1970,1980,old,historic,history,a,yellow,cab,cabs,sign,NYC,America,USA,Taxis,of,city,transport,taxis,company,icon,iconic,Americana,US,radio cab,radiocab,radio cabs,radio,cars,fare,fares,on,call,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0GF9H - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Old New York 1970s Taxi, a yellow cab, hired sign. The surrounding context encompasses contemporary social history, everyday life, regional identity, place identity, passenger information, public transport stop, radio dial, local history, bus infrastructure, surface public transport, domestic electronics, vintage radio, local mobility, and roadside transit. For current editorial use, broadcast archives and collecting provide additional context, especially through how station names and tuning scales preserve broadcast geography. Current relevance extends to service frequency and bus funding, particularly through the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense urban centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at the recorded location, details that may look very different after redevelopment. The surrounding story also includes historical comparison, documentary photography, analogue tuner, visual archive, radio station guide, wireless set, changing land use, and passenger transport. Details involving yellow, 1970s, and hired make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For the recorded location, 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 broadcast archives and how station names and tuning scales preserve broadcast geography when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for integrated transport and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense urban centres without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: halls,venue,goTonySmith,Hotpixuk,welcome,to,premier,national,game,gateway,entertainment,gaming,gamble,gambling,hobby,hobbies,women,females,city,centre,Scottish,Lothians,Scotland,UK,retired,pensioner,pensioners,Newington,EH8 9DT,EH8,derelict,pink,red,door,doorway,canopy,70s,1970,rank,old
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF21YG - This is a bingo hall in Edinburgh, in Nicholson Street, up from North Bridge.
Bingo or Housey Housey as some pensioners still call it is a gambling game of unknown origin. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out, in order to achieve a winning combination.
The first column contains numbers from 1 to 9, The second column numbers from 10 to 19, The third 20 to 29 and so on up until the last column, which contains numbers from 80 to 90 (the 90 being placed in this column as well).
When called, numbers often aquire the types of preambles below:
Kelly's Eye 1, One Little Duck 2, Cup of Tea 3, Knock at the Door 4, Man Alive 5, Tom's Tricks 6, Lucky 7, Garden Gate 8, Doctors Orders 9, Tony's Den 10, Legs Eleven 11, One Dozen 12, Unlucky for Some 13, Key of the Door 21, Dirty Gertie 30, Down on your Knees 43, Heinz Varieties 57.
Nicholson St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH8 9DT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,industry,factory,mill,history,machines,cloth,manufacture,Lancashire,Victorian,mass production,Industrial Revolution,Textile manufacturing,Manchester factory,manufacturing cotton and cloth,cotton yarn,Cotton Mill,Cottonopolis,Inside a Manchester Cotton Mill,coning,machine,textiles,textile industry,BW,Black and White,monochrome,1970,1960,industrial,machinery,factories,Lancs,textile
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JKG - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: Road,painting,graffiti,resistance,IRA,peace,Northern Ireland,NI,UK,St,street,Eire,Irish,Republic,Irish Republic,conflict,Civil,Order,Disorder,Since,1970,seventeen people,killed,including,eight,8,children,catholic,community,catholi,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Belfast,City,Centre,Art,Artists,the,troubles,The Troubles,Good Friday Agreement,Peace,honour,painting,wall,walls,tribute,republicanism,Fight,Justice,West,Beal,feirste,martyrs,social,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,occupation,good,Friday,agreement,peace,reconciliation,IRA,terror,terrorists,genocide,catholics,catholic,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,republican cause
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDPM11 - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
