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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A0004,Wanted A Living Wage,wanted,living,wage,miner,poster,helmet,hard hat,trade,union,workers,rights,pay,labour,protest,campaign,Britain,UK,mining,industrial,relations,politics,graphic,heritage,working,class,fair,illustration,employment,solidarity,socialism,unions,NUM,mineworkers,mine,protests,1970s,1980s,miners,lamp,pit,treated,fairly
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BG7B - . Wanted A Living Wage poster showing a miner's face and helmet, photographed in Britain. Photographed on 25 July 2026. The recorded location is Britain, UK. The design evokes labour movement graphics and campaigns for fair pay, decent wages and workers' rights. Suitable for editorial use on trade unions, mining heritage, wage campaigns, industrial relations, labour politics, protest posters and British working-class history. The high-contrast black, white and red design gives the image strong visual impact. Within the history of engineering history, industrial heritage links architecture and machinery with the people who worked in mines, potteries, foundries and factories
As production declined or modernised, many sites were demolished, adapted or preserved as museums and regeneration projects. In relation to workers rights, historical context shows that trade-union shirts, banners and slogans preserve the language of labour disputes and workplace organisation
Dock work in particular was transformed by containerisation, casualisation debates and changing employment structures. For the story of activism, it is useful to note that public campaigning forms part of democratic culture, documenting how people express support, opposition and identity outside formal institutions
Temporary signs and banners are especially useful historical evidence because they often disappear immediately after an election or referendum. Against the 2026 backdrop for engineering history, former industrial sites continue to be repurposed for housing, offices and cultural attractions
Historic machinery and surviving fabric therefore illustrate both deindustrialisation and current debates about adaptive reuse, local identity and heritage-led regeneration. As of 2026, the position for workers rights is that trade unions remain important actors in disputes over pay, restructuring and employment rights, while historic campaigns are revisited as part of local and labour history.
Britain, UK
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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,blue,Pullman,Pullmans,train,from,1960s,1970s,on,charter,tour,at,Carlisle,railway,station
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3WN99 - . blue Pullman train from 1960s 1970s , on charter tour at Carlisle railway station. Photographed on 23 June 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 blue, Pullman, Pullmans, train, 1960s, 1970s, charter, tour, Carlisle, railway, station, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Transport context makes the photograph useful for stories about rail travel, passenger journeys, stations and interchanges, public transport investment, regional connectivity and the everyday experience of moving through the UK rail network. Railway architecture, passenger facilities, route identity, signage and operational infrastructure are important documentary themes, particularly as stations and services are modernised or altered over time. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. 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. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,town centre,Greater Manchester,café bar,Continental Café Entrance,entrance sign,signage,Great Underbank,SK1 1LF,England,United Kingdom,Underbank,restaurant entrance,bar entrance,SK1,Stockport regeneration,Underbanks regeneration,town centre revival,cafe culture,independent hospitality,UK high street,heritage streets,place identity,Northern England,Greater Manchester towns,travel editorial,signage typography,food and drink destination,local economy,licensed cafe bar,wines and beers,speciality teas and coffees,patisserie,architectural detail,shopfront,basement entrance,1970s,business
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM983G - A documentary close-up of the entrance signage for Tiamos Continental Café Bar on Great Underbank in Stockport, focusing on a large blue sign with gold lettering reading CONTINENTAL CAFÉ ENTRANCE . The sign projects above a recessed stairwell entrance, hinting at a basement or lower-ground venue typical of older town-centre buildings. To the right, a second board advertises the offer in classic café-bar language, including WINES & BEERS , SPECIALITY TEAS & COFFEES and PATISSERIE , reinforcing the continental-style positioning and the hospitality function of the premises.
The image leans into texture and age: weathered paint, worn edges, and a slightly peeling façade above the sign suggest a long-used building and the layered character of Stockport's Underbank streets. The angle is slightly upward, catching upper windows and masonry, which helps place the sign within its architectural context rather than isolating it as a graphic. Light is cool and even, consistent with cold-season daylight, helping the lettering remain readable without glare while emphasising the patina of the materials.
Editorially, this photograph is useful for themes around independent cafés and bars, local hospitality, and the way older high-street signage contributes to place identity. It also supports wider narratives about Stockport's Underbanks as a heritage area experiencing regeneration and a revival of food-and-drink venues. The clear text makes it highly searchable and suitable as a location identifier, while the worn, authentic look provides a strong documentary feel for stories about traditional streets, town-centre change, and the everyday texture of Northern England urban life.
Weathered blue ""Continental Café Entrance"" sign for Tiamos Continental Café Bar at 1 Great Underbank
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,shop,store,stores,23 Galgate,DL12 8EJ,for,access,to,Shops and Services,shops,shopping,services,Working Mens Club,Star,footwear,repairs,chiropodist,Swinbanks,Waterford,cafe,&,and,restaurant,Wilkinsons Hardware,Tate,D&E,Morrisons,old,town,centre,1970s,business
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWMEDM - Taken on 15 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Sign for access to Shops & Services, Galgate, Barnard Castle town centre, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8EJ. The location is 23 Galgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8EJ. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. Barnard Castle is a historic Teesdale market town, with stone streets, independent shops and castle associations that support tourism, heritage trails and local retail photography. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include shops, services, access, Barnard Castle, Galgate, green, County Durham, sign, history, historic, heritage, shop, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It has value for both local and national stories, especially where writers need to connect a named place or object with wider economic, social, environmental or cultural change. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British.
23 Galgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8EJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,1970s,excellent,van,vehicle,camping,campervan,vans,England,UK,DL12 8BH,DL12,1973 vintage,vintage,classic,VW Camper Van,original,wedding,hire,for,Westfalia Camper,parked,roofrack,roof rack,Westfalia,camper conversions,Type2,Type 2,company,Westfalia-Werke,in,Rheda-Wiedenbrück,German,motor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWW5NX - The Volkswagen Type 2, known officially (depending on body type) as the Transporter, Kombi or Microbus, or, informally, as the Bus (US), Camper (UK) or Bulli (Germany), is a forward control light commercial vehicle introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model. Following “ and initially deriving from “ Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle), it was given the factory designation Type 2.
As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to forward control competitors in the United States in the 1960s, including the Ford Econoline, the Dodge A100, and the Chevrolet Corvair 95 Corvan, the latter adapting the rear-engine configuration of the Corvair car in the same manner in which the VW Type 2 adapted the Type 1 layout.
The Volkswagen Westfalia Camper was a conversion of the Volkswagen Type 2, and then, the Volkswagen Type 2 (T3), sold from the early 1950s to 2003. Volkswagen subcontracted the modifications to the company Westfalia-Werke in Rheda-Wiedenbrück.
Early Volkswagen split-windshield Kombis were built between 1950 and 1967. Production of Volkswagen camper variants continued to 2003, and was based on the Kombi, then the Vanagon, then the LT Mk 1, then the Transporter. Other coachbuilders, including Dormobile, EZ Camper, ASI/Riviera, Holdsworth, Danbury Motorcaravans, and VW Sun-Dial, also built campers based on the Transporter.
Galgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8BH
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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,of,town,centre,closed,and,up,shop,store,stores,at,shopping,35,37,Market St,derelict,shop fronts,shopfronts,walkways,area,covered,vacant,units,online shopping,demise,death,high street,1970s,regeneration,bench,benches,high streets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PDW - 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,Cheshire,England,UK,CW9,of,town,centre,closed,and,up,shop,store,stores,at,shopping,35,37,Market St,derelict,outside,shop fronts,shopfronts,walkways,area,covered,vacant,units,online shopping,demise,death,high street,1970s,regeneration,Cosy Kitchen,Self-Service Restaurant
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE4PF8 - 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: Greater Manchester,centre,England,UK,NW,North West,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,the,CoOp,Co Op,OL12,OL12 0NU,CWS Rochdale,Manchester,Co-Op,T Shirt,top,clothes,clothing,staff,apparel,people,who,care,about,customers,customer,service,1960s,1970s,logo,brand,brands,cooperative,movement,group
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCA2J5 - . Co-Op People who care blue on white T-Shirt, CWS Rochdale, Manchester, England, UK, OL12 0NU. Photographed on 10 June 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 Toad Lane, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK OL12 0NU, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Greater Manchester, North West, CoOp, Co Op, OL12, OL12 0NU, CWS Rochdale, Manchester, Co-Op, T Shirt, top, clothes, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. 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. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include clothing, staff, apparel, people, who, care, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
Toad Lane, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK OL12 0NU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,central,historic,diet,controlling,control,controlled,habit,habits,now,vintage,restaurant,diner,from,rural,United States,of,America,USA,Americana,US,American,stressed,distressed,worn,tired,supersize,me,disorder,disorders,antique,cold cathode,corrosion,Weight Watchers,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3Y9B3 - . Rusty neon sign - EAT - Vintage Restaurant Sign from rural United States USA. Photographed on 21 May 2023, this spring 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 London, central, historic, diet, controlling, control, controlled, habit, habits, now, vintage, restaurant, 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. 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. 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. 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,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: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,BCLM,before,decimalisation,pre,in,the,sale,sold,for,3d,thruppence,recorded,of,old,pence,store,retail,cash,Old-fashioned,Oldfashioned,3,three,bit,Cashier,cost,price,old fashioned,money,3p,3pence,cash register,register,cash is king,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWFM1 - . An identifiable period record of England, UK in 2023, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The scene records Old fashioned shop till / cash register, pre-decimalisation in the UK, sale recorded of 3d (three old pence). A broader reading of the photograph includes local history, public realm, commercial frontage, historical comparison, independent retail, commercial streetscape, high-street commerce, small-business culture, bricks-and-mortar business, visual archive, changing streetscape, town-centre economy, brand display, and regional identity. Current relevance extends to business rates and footfall, particularly through how commercial property shifts between retail, leisure and residential use. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around England, UK before changed technology alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are before-and-after reference, period detail, place identity, consumer retail, archival record, customer footfall, street-level trading, and community identity. The combination of fashioned, recorded, register, pence, and three anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is business rates and how commercial property shifts between retail, leisure and residential use when considered against later change at England, UK. The scene further reflects business rates and how commercial property shifts between retail, leisure and residential use without losing the local specificity of England, UK. Its period value extends to town-centre regeneration and how commercial property shifts between retail, leisure and residential use in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,WN1 1BH,town,centre,single,item,music,band,Leigh,Pete Shelley,Poster,for,the,Buzzcocks,United artists,UA,45,1975,Oh Shit,Steve Diggle,scene,Peter Campbell McNeish,Another Music in a Different Kitchen,album,Howard Devoto,Buzcocks,1970s,1978,1979,promo,ad,promotion,A&R
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF77X - Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, and pop punk. They achieved commercial success with singles that fused pop craftsmanship with rapid-fire punk energy. These singles were collected on Singles Going Steady, an acclaimed compilation album described by music journalist and critic, Ned Raggett, as a punk masterpiece.
Devoto and Shelley chose the name Buzzcocks after reading the headline, It's the Buzz, Cock!, in a review of the TV series Rock Follies in Time Out magazine. The buzz is the excitement of playing on stage
cock is northern English slang meaning friend. They thought it captured the excitement of the nascent punk scene, as well as having humorous sexual connotations following Pete Shelley's time working in a Bolton adult shop.
Devoto left the band in 1977, after which Pete Shelley became the principal singer-songwriter. After releasing three albums, as well as Singles Going Steady, the band broke up in 1981 following a dispute with their then-record label, but reunited in 1989, since releasing six more albums. Shelley died in 2018,[9] but the band has remained active. Steve Diggle, the guitarist and co-founder of the band, is now singer. They added a new guitarist Mani Perazzoli. They are still touring.
Their first UA Buzzcocks single, Orgasm Addict, was a playful examination of compulsive sexuality that was, and remains, uncommonly bold. The BBC refused to play the song, and the single did not sell well. Later, more ambiguous songs staked out a territory defined by Shelley's bisexuality and punk's aversion to serious examination of human sexuality. The next single, What Do I Get? reached the UK top 50 chart. Lipstick, the B-side to Promises, shared the same ascending progression of note
Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1BH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,WN1 1BH,town,centre,world,famous,soul,Kev Roberts,Russ Winstanley,first,all nighter,all-nighter,sew on badge,fabric,badge,1973,23rd,Sept,Sep,Wigan Casino,Soul Club,music,disco,1970s,rose,of,Lancs,yellow,red,black,WCSC,patches
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF7H1 - The Wigan Casino was a nightclub in Wigan, England. Operating between 1973 and 1981, it became known as a primary venue for Northern soul music. It carried forward the legacy created by clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, the Chateau Impney (Droitwich), the Catacombs (Wolverhampton) and the Golden Torch (Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent). It remains one of the most famous clubs in Northern England. In 1978, allegedly the American music magazine Billboard voted Wigan Casino The Best Disco in the World, ahead of New York City's Studio 54. Although there is no tangible evidence of this award ever being publicised.
This England, a TV documentary about the Wigan Casino, was filmed in 1977. Russ Winstanley and Dave Nowell wrote a history of the club, Soul Survivors, The Wigan Casino Story, which was published in 1996.
Wigan Casino was the name of the last incarnation of a Wigan ballroom called the Empress. Local DJs Brian Rigby and Alan Cain approached lease owner Gerry Marshall to run all-nighters. Venue manager Mike Walker brought in Russ Winstanley, who had a DJ set at the local rugby club, to the Casino. At 2 am on Sunday 23 September 1973, Wigan Casino started its first-ever Northern soul all-nighter, with Winstanley as the DJ. After Winstanley and his helper Ian Fishwick, Kev Roberts was the third DJ at Casino all-nighters, who was quickly joined by Richard Searling Soul performers that performed there include Jackie Wilson, Edwin Starr and Junior Walker.
Young people from all over the UK regularly attended Wigan Casino to hear the latest northern soul artists and to dance. There were long queues to get in. The second dance floor, Mr M's, stayed open until 6 am and played oldies songs from a variety of DJs including Dave Evison and Steve Whittle. All-nighters generally ended with three songs that became known as the '3 before 8': Time Will Pass You By by Tobi Legend, Long After Tonight Is All Over by Jimmy Radcliffe, and I'm on My Way by Dean Parrish.
Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK ,WN1 0SD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MA7NF1 - . Photographed at 87 Renshaw St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Old 1970s Guinness pump at The Dispensary, 87 Renshaw St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP. Other connected aspects include traditional ale house, traditional materials, archival record, licensed trade, local character, documentary photography, conservation interest, historic streetscape, everyday life, traditional pub, place identity, changing streetscape, period architecture, and contemporary social history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into consumer spending and business rates, not least because of the survival of local pubs as social meeting places. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, adaptive reuse and the continuing question of how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. Small period details of materials and architectural details at 87 Renshaw St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. Other useful contextual ideas include period building, changing land use, regional identity, community identity, public-house heritage, built heritage, heritage landmark, and local social venue. Elements such as 1970s, Liverpool, Dispensary, Merseyside, and Guinness add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within 87 Renshaw St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene captures details of everyday use for future local research. The period view preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
87 Renshaw St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2SP
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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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEEJC - Black and white live music photograph of Hugh Cornwell performing on guitar and vocals at The Live Rooms in Chester during the Moments of Madness UK tour on 20 November 2022. The image shows the former Stranglers frontman under strong stage lighting, framed against a brick wall with microphone stand, electric guitar, amplifier, drum kit and audience silhouettes visible in the foreground. The monochrome treatment gives the scene a documentary concert photography feel, with high contrast, grain, shadows and spotlighting emphasising the atmosphere of a small UK music venue. Cornwell was a founding member, singer, guitarist and songwriter with The Stranglers, one of the key British bands associated with punk, new wave and post punk, before developing a long solo career. The Chester date formed part of the November 2022 tour supporting the Moments of Madness album, with contemporary listings confirming The Live Rooms show on Sunday 20 November 2022. For stock photography buyers, this image offers strong editorial use around British rock music, veteran performers, independent venues, live gigs after the pandemic period, touring musicians, alternative music culture, nostalgia, punk heritage and regional nightlife. The Live Rooms, close to Chester railway station, is a compact independent venue rather than an arena, so the photograph has an intimate, close-quarters quality, showing the reality of touring life and audience connection rather than polished stadium spectacle. The visible stage equipment, dark clothing, guitar posture and concentrated facial expression all help communicate performance, craft, sound and mood. The picture could support editorial features about Hugh Cornwell, The Stranglers legacy, Moments of Madness, UK concert venues, Chester nightlife, music tourism, ageing rock artists, black and white music photography, grassroots entertainment spaces, and the continuing importance of medium and small venues in sustaining British live music.
Hugh Cornwell performs at The Live Rooms, Chester, during the Moments of Madness UK tour, 20 Novembe
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEEJE - Black and white live music photograph of Hugh Cornwell and his band performing on stage at The Live Rooms in Chester, Cheshire, on 20 November 2022 during the Moments of Madness UK tour. The image shows Cornwell at the left of frame singing into a microphone and playing electric guitar, with a drummer positioned centrally behind the kit and a bassist or second guitarist standing to the right. Audience silhouettes fill the foreground, helping to convey the atmosphere of an intimate indoor gig in a busy independent venue. The brick wall backdrop, stage lights, amplifier, drum hardware and strong contrast all add to the gritty documentary feel of the picture. This image has clear editorial value for stories about Hugh Cornwell's solo career, the 2022 Moments of Madness album campaign, British punk and new wave history, the legacy of The Stranglers, veteran touring musicians, small venue concerts and the resilience of the UK live music circuit. Cornwell remains one of the defining figures of late twentieth century British alternative music, and photographs such as this work well for features on legacy artists still performing to loyal audiences in regional venues across England. The monochrome presentation reinforces a classic rock and punk aesthetic, while the full band lineup makes the image useful for music press, tour coverage, archive use, venue promotion and general editorial content about live performance. The Live Rooms is a well-known independent venue near Chester railway station, and this concert setting adds local relevance for searches around Chester nightlife, Cheshire arts venues, North West music culture and grassroots entertainment. Useful commercial and editorial concepts include live music, concert crowd, guitarist, singer, drummer, bassist, stage performance, black and white concert photography, British rock musician, post-punk icon, intimate venue and UK tour.
Hugh Cornwell and his band perform live on stage at The Live Rooms, Chester, during the Moments of M
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK74B - 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.
Warrington Borough Council New Town House Buttermarket Street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK75E - 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.
Warrington Borough Council New Town House Buttermarket Street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYTBGB - Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the city's parish church. It is on Victoria Street in Manchester city centre and is a grade I listed building.
The former parish church was rebuilt in the Perpendicular Gothic style in the years following the foundation of the collegiate body in 1421. Then at the end of the 15th century, James Stanley II (warden 1485“1506 and later Bishop of Ely 1506“1515) was responsible for rebuilding the nave and collegiate choir with high clerestory windows
also commissioning the late-medieval wooden internal furnishings, including the pulpitum, choir stalls and the nave roof supported by angels with gilded instruments. The collegiate church became the cathedral of the new Diocese of Manchester in 1847. It was extensively refaced, restored and extended in the Victorian period, and again following bomb damage during World War II. It is one of fifteen Grade I listed buildings in Manchester.
Manchester Arndale (one of a number of shopping centres in the UK by the same developers, also known simply as the Arndale Centre or the Arndale) is a large shopping centre in Manchester, England. It was constructed in phases between 1972 and 1979, at a cost of £100 million. Manchester Arndale is the largest of the chain of Arndale Centres built across the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. It was redeveloped after the 1996 Manchester bombing.
Built in 1815 as the Old Church Tavern the Mitre Hotel clearly derives its name from its neighbour the Manchester Cathedral. The Mitre has survived two potentially disasterous bombings. The first was just before Christmas in 1940 when Manchester suffered its worst blitz of the Second World War.
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRFFC0 - . An on-location photograph from Germany 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 Red Anker German Andreas Huber Company mechanical winding watch, 1970s, GMT dial - Shockproof diver. A broader reading of the photograph includes local character, place identity, everyday life, documentary photography, changing streetscape, mechanical movement, community identity, household material culture, everyday household history, vintage timepiece, period watch design, archival record, mechanical watchmaking, and watch dial typography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with manufacturing heritage, mechanical craftsmanship and the contrast between mechanical timekeeping and connected wearables. The modern context includes continuing discussion of collecting, heritage conservation and how changing domestic habits can be traced through rooms and objects. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at Germany, details that may look very different after conservation work. A second descriptive layer includes changing land use, domestic social history, Victorian domesticity, antique furnishings, watchmaking heritage, home entertainment history, historic domestic technology, and mid-century timepiece. Elements such as diver, Anker, winding, mechanical, and Andreas add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Germany, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for manufacturing heritage and the contrast between mechanical timekeeping and connected wearables as part of the longer story of Germany. It also preserves a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Germany
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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,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: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,England,UK,L1 1EJ,L1,logo,ex,history,store,Scouse,Scouser,famous,icon,name,retailer,1920,brand,Lord Mayor of Liverpool,John Lewis Partnership,prime,shopping,street,historic,icons,retail,company,1970s,building,architecture,Lee,painted
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1YE - . This scene at Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The frame specifically shows George Henry Lees logo, ex-department store, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ. The broader subject matter reaches into retail property, town-centre economy, historic frontage, regional identity, architectural character, retail chain, before-and-after reference, visual archive, period streetscape, outdoor retail, commercial streetscape, local character, destination retail, and built heritage. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into consumer spending and store closures, not least because of how consumer spending patterns reshape commercial streets. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, energy retrofit and the continuing question of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. As a dated visual record of Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include historic streetscape, customer footfall, conservation architecture, traditional structure, consumer retail, period detail, local history, and brand-led retail. Details involving Merseyside, Liverpool, Square, ex-department, and store make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene captures a local visual benchmark for later comparison. Image 2JCW1YE also remains a dated record of Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ.
Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,England,UK,L1 1EJ,L1,logo,ex,history,historic,store,Scouse,Scouser,famous,and,&,st Johns,tower,icon,icons,iconic,retail,name,retailer,1920,brand,Lord Mayor of Liverpool,John Lewis Partnership,prime,shopping,street,company,1970s,building,architecture,Lee
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1YF - . Made at Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ 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 George Henry Lees logo, ex-department store, and St Johns Beacon, Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ. A broader reading of the photograph includes regional identity, architectural detailing, high-street commerce, local history, physical store, conservation architecture, town-centre economy, changing streetscape, shopfront economy, historical comparison, heritage asset, retail property, social history, and changing land use. The wider contemporary story combines changing footfall, commercial rents and the speed at which branding and store formats change. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with redevelopment pressure, heritage conservation and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. As a dated visual record of Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects period building, commercial frontage, local character, urban fabric, community identity, brand-led retail, destination retail, and historic townscape. The combination of Johns, George, Williamson, store, and Liverpool anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison. It also preserves period character within the wider story of Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ.
Williamson Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1EJ
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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,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 Å ternberk was established in Nové MÄ›sto nad MetujÃ, 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 Metujà 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,music,posters,flyer,flyers,FAC,FACT,ACR,red,black,print,screenprint,club,Kim Philby Reappears,poster,Ian Curtis,JD,Joy,Division,history,historic,gig,gigs,punk,1970s,new wave,label,Factory,act,acts,section 25,Section25,A Certain Ratio,Kim Philby
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T3CA - . An identifiable period record of Manchester, England, UK in 2021, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Kim Philby Reappears,Joy Division,A Certain Ratio,Section25,New Osbourne,Feb7 FAC for city funds poster. Another layer of the photograph includes music-themed hospitality, visual archive, commercial redevelopment, documentary photography, period architecture, popular culture, cultural branding, civic architecture, mixed-use redevelopment, public-realm investment, historical comparison, local music culture, community identity, and archival record. Today's relevance is strengthened by public-realm investment, construction costs and the continuing question of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. From a 2025-onward perspective, night-time economy and licensing are closely linked to this subject, alongside the enduring commercial appeal of Beatles imagery. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Manchester, England, UK before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with heritage-led regeneration, cultural nostalgia, Beatles memorabilia, period detail, public realm, music tourism, music iconography, and local history. References to Reappears, funds, Osbourne, Certain, and Philby give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Manchester, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is public-realm investment and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space as part of the longer story of Manchester, England, UK.
Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,The PieCrust,sandwiches,rolls,273 High St,London,E15,original,hidden gem,the,history,old menu,1980.1980s,chips,toast,bacon,sausages,roll,brown,E15 2TF,cafe,café,greasy spoon,greasyspoon,menus,mushroom,eggs,meal,hot,food,breakfast,lunch,lunches,1970s,business,1980s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02HA - . This documentary view of 273 High St, Stratford, London,England,UK, E15 2TF in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The image documents The PieCrust Cafe, Thai Restaurant menu, sandwiches,rolls,273 High St, Stratford, London, E15. The surrounding context brings together place identity, national food identity, festive eating, traditional cuisine, community identity, cultural gastronomy, food-and-drink tradition, visual archive, ceremonial meal, food heritage, changing land use, period detail, comfort food, and culinary tradition. For contemporary context, consumer spending and changing diets are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the persistence of regional dishes as markers of identity. From an archival perspective, the scene fixes evidence of how the subject fitted into ordinary life around 273 High St, Stratford, London,England,UK, E15 2TF. The setting also brings in historic context, documentary photography, changing streetscape, public realm, everyday life, social history, seasonal celebration, and historical comparison. Elements such as Restaurant, sandwiches, London, PieCrust, and Stratford add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The surrounding context at 273 High St, Stratford, London,England,UK, E15 2TF matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is consumer spending and the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations as part of the longer story of 273 High St, Stratford, London,England,UK, E15 2TF. The wider significance includes changing diets and the persistence of regional dishes as markers of identity when considered against later change at 273 High St, Stratford, London,England,UK, E15 2TF.
273 High St, Stratford, London,England,UK, E15 2TF
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,SK1,famous,mens,shop,retail,clothes,boutique,Ivor,fashion accessories,fashion,casualwear,casual,Stolen From Ivor shop,store,stores,shops,sign,front,exterior,outside,1960,1960s,1970s,Stolen,from,men,male
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGY0 - Iconic clothing chain Stolen from Ivor's last shop has been saved - thanks to the M.E.N.
Founder Ivor Hazan, 67, opened his first boutique on the King Street West in Manchester city stock-photo/gotonysmith-Centre.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>centre in 1965 and his 40 stores became a Mecca for fashion hipsters across the region.
He announced last month he was to shut the doors on his last remaining shop in Stockport, which opened in 1974, due to declining sales.
However after the story was featured in the pages of the M.E.N and on our website, the brand has undergone a revival.
Ivor says he has been inundated with people coming into the shop and sharing their stories of the off-the-wall clobber they bought from him in their youth.
One man even broke down in tears whilst other wanted to buy his distinctive yellow carrier bags and sell them online.
And after seeing a spike in sales Ivor says he will keep the shop open - for now at least.
His first store opened at the height of the ˜swinging' Sixties.
It was close to a boutique owned by United hero George Best and he had a gentleman's agreement that he would not sell suits if the United ace didn't sell jeans.
In 1966 it became the first store in the north of England to stock Levis jeans, which then cost £2.37 a pair.
The brand grew and at its peak it had 43 stores across the north west, including Stockport, Altrincham, Bolton and Bury.
However all but seven of them were forced to close in 2002 after the company went into administration.
And Ivor said stores such as Primark were ˜killing' independent stores like his.
But due to the phenomenal response after we featured their plight he has shelved plans to take his operation solely online and he will keep the doors open of the shop on Prince's Street in Stockport town centre.
The Didsbury entrepreneur said: It's just been absolutely amazing.
Since the M.E.N ran our story we've had so many people coming in and telling us about things they bought 20 years ago.
Telling us that their mums used to bring them as kids.
77-79 Prince's St, Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, UK, SK1 1RW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Somerset,UK,TA6 3RH,Spreadsheet Supper bar,fast food,Chip Shop,Chippy,Fish bar,Chinese meals to takeaway,Chinese meals takeaway,Vlookup,Excel Formulas,spreadsheet formula,spreadsheet food,Bridgwater takeaways,Bridgwater fast food,Fish and Chips sign,sign,spreadsheet,spreadsheets,fish,chip,chips,bar,snack,snack bar,Fish & Chips,supper,chippy tea,chippy,open,73,West Street,Chinese meals,to,take away,vintage,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTHF - . An on-location image records the visible identity of 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH, in an image captured in 2018. The supplied image information identifies Excel Fish Bar, 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH - Spreadsheet Supper bar and fast food. The location can also be described in terms of independent retail, tourist accommodation, consumer spending, service economy, food service, consumer leisure, retail property, town-centre trading, local tourism, catering trade, hospitality premises, and hospitality employment. In the mid-2020s, independent trading is increasingly discussed through operating costs and online shopping, with attention turning to bringing empty units back into use. For present-day editorial use, local dining can also illustrate debates about seasonality and commercial rents, particularly where these affect stronger town-centre leisure economies. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at 73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves food culture, destination economy, tourism economy, restaurant sector, shopfront economy, consumer retail. The record also refers to West Street Bridgwater, British Chippy, British Chip Shop, takeaway food, fried food, Chinese takeaway. A more expansive reading adds leisure hospitality, shopping district, retail vacancy, retail decline and renewal, shopping habits, bricks-and-mortar retail, visitor economy, high-street commerce, commercial frontage, and hospitality trade. Current debate around physical shops often combines hybrid working, brand consolidation and the practical challenge of mixed-use town centres. The dated view captures a stage in local change as evidence of its time.
73 West St, Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England, UK, TA6 3RH
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NYC,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,punk,new wave,music,icon,vocalist,ticket,wall,Lower Manhattan,club,venue,CBGB,CBGB band,1970s,rock band,American,punk band,Chris Stein,Blondie mural,art,graffiti,Deborah Harry,RIP Debbie Harry,Deborah Ann Harry,Playboy Bunny,OMFUG,Country BlueGrass Blues,27,Parallel Lines,rap
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK65H - Large graphic mural depicting Debbie Harry, singer and co-founder of the American rock band Blondie, covers a wall at 2 Bleecker Street near its junction with the Bowery in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Created in 2017 by artist Shepard Fairey in association with the LISA Project NYC, the artwork presents Harry with platinum-blonde hair, red lips, angular earrings and leopard-print clothing. Its bold black, cream, orange and red palette combines portraiture with concert posters, typography and imagery linked to Blondie's career.
The central portrait was based on a photograph by New York music photographer Bobby Grossman. Surrounding details include Blondie graphics, stylised band figures and a ticket advertising a Central Park performance on Wednesday 27 June. The collage-like composition reflects Fairey's poster, screen-printing and street-art aesthetic while celebrating Harry as an influential female figure in punk, new wave and popular music.
The mural stood close to the former CBGB nightclub at 315 Bowery. Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, CBGB initially took its name from Country, Bluegrass and Blues, although it became internationally associated with original underground rock. During the 1970s, its small stage helped establish a distinctive New York scene that included Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, Patti Smith Group, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and other emerging performers.
Blondie developed within this downtown artistic community before achieving international commercial success with songs blending punk, pop, disco, reggae and new wave. Harry's distinctive appearance, commanding stage presence and songwriting partnership with Chris Stein made her one of the period's most recognisable performers.
The photograph records the mural beneath a partly cloudy sky before it was replaced in 2022 by Fairey's tribute to the New York hardcore band Bad Brains. It therefore preserves a temporary work of public art and a changing Bowery streetsca
Blecker Street, Lower Manhatten, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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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: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,empty,deserted,shop unit,shop units,Town centre,void,Donny,poor,bad,times,England,UK,centre,shop,shopping,retail,retail units,units,stores,South,Yorkshire,GB,1970s,70s,derelict,abandoned,alone,lonely,Doncaster Council,Retail and Leisure Study,Leisure,summer,destination shopping,experience shopping,vitality,viability,Doncaster town centre,high street decline
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF11 - . An editorial view depicts the setting around the recorded location, in a view made during 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Doncaster Town centre empty retail units, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. The scene also brings together civic debate, commercial frontage, commercial streetscape, storefront culture, government policy, civic administration, urban commerce, local authority, policy implementation, local trading, high-street commerce, and consumer retail. Current debate around physical shops often combines hybrid working, brand consolidation and the practical challenge of adaptable commercial space. In the mid-2020s, local government is increasingly discussed through housing and planning, with attention turning to community responses to government decisions. Small period details preserved at the recorded location may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage, specifically in relation to Doncaster Town centre empty retail units. The view also records themes involving retail decline and renewal, public-sector policy, democratic accountability, shopfront economy, town-centre trading, community debate. Its context additionally embraces customer footfall, social policy, consumer spending, retail vacancy, public administration, government decision-making, retail property, shopping district, independent retail, and public policy. The wider contemporary story of retail streets now includes hybrid working alongside vacant premises, while policy and investment increasingly consider heritage-led regeneration. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal physical infrastructure, commercial identity, signage and branding, local continuity, and community life as part of the area's longer social history. The frame further records local character for future researchers.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,empty,deserted,shop unit,shop units,Town centre,void,concrete,Donny,poor,bad,times,England,UK,centre,shop,shopping,retail,retail units,units,stores,South,Yorkshire,GB,1970s,70s,derelict,abandoned,alone,lonely,Doncaster Council,Retail and Leisure Study,Leisure,summer,destination shopping,experience shopping,vitality,viability,Doncaster town centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF12 - . A close documentary record records the working environment around the recorded location, in a time-specific record from 2018. The scene is specifically associated with Doncaster Town centre empty retail units, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. The wider setting includes social policy, chain-store economy, policy implementation, shopping district, local democracy, consumer retail, shopfront economy, retail decline and renewal, retail vacancy, bricks-and-mortar retail, public administration, and political controversy. In the mid-2020s, retail streets is increasingly discussed through online shopping and brand consolidation, with attention turning to mixed-use town centres. For present-day editorial use, public services can also illustrate debates about infrastructure and planning, particularly where these affect community responses to government decisions. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Doncaster Town centre empty retail units. The surrounding story includes customer footfall, government decision-making, storefront culture, government policy, political discourse, national policy. The scene also carries the language of civic life, democratic accountability, high-street commerce, community debate, civic administration, civic debate, town-centre trading, commercial frontage, independent retail, and urban commerce. Current debate around retail streets often combines online shopping, brand consolidation and the practical challenge of mixed-use town centres. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of period design, the appearance of the built environment, changes of use, public activity, and local character at this precise location.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Queen St,station,apartment,office,block,Railway station,concrete,Queen Street station revamp,revamp,demolition of 1970s buildings,1970s buildings,1970s,£120 million redevelopment,£120m redevelopment,hotel demolition,office block demolition,redundant buildings,redundant,buildings,Millennium Hotel,break up,reinforced concrete,steel frame,ScotRail Alliance,ScotRail,Scot Rail,Cityscape,George Square,North British Railway Company,iconic,railway stations,railway station,redeveloped Queen Street Station,tearing down,demolishing,demolish
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72CPJ - ˜Horrid' 1970s buildings to make way for Queen Street station revamp
The demolition of horrid 1970s buildings that mask Queen Street station in Glasgow has begun as part of its £120 million redevelopment. A hotel extension and office block will be removed to make way for expansion of the station to accommodate longer electric trains. The complex, which handles some 20 million passengers a year, will stay open during the transformation, which is due to be completed in 2020. The overhaul will include a new glass frontage onto George Square - a view blocked since the 1970s by an extension of the Millennium Hotel. The addition, built on pillars, will be demolished, along with the adjacent Consort House office block, built around 1975, which housed Strathclyde Partnership for Transport until 2016. Excavators have been lifted by crane onto the 30m-high (100ft) roof of Consort House to break up its reinforced concrete and steel frame, floor-by-floor. Consort House is being demolished as part of the expansion of Queen Street Station.
Consort House is being demolished as part of the expansion of Queen Street Station. The ScotRail Alliance with Network Rail said the work would improve Glasgow's cityscape. Managing director Alex Hynes said: The first thing we have got to do is get rid of these horrid buildings, which were built in front of this listed train shed [covered station]. Consort House is not one of Glasgow's prettiest buildings. This is going to be amazing for Glasgow - it's going to bring the railway into the heart - to George Square. The Millennium Hotel extension in front of the station, and Consort House to the left of the hotel, are being demolished.
The Millennium Hotel extension in front of the station, and Consort House to the left of the hotel, are being demolished.
Network Rail said the station's roof had protected listed status as the only remaining large single span at a Scottish station. It was constructed in 1880 by the North British Railwa
Consort House demolition, Queen Street, Glasgow, City Centre, Scotland, UK, G1 3DD
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Keywords: Typical,WC,with,suit,suite,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,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,cream,en-suite,ensuite,1970s,1980s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDEYKK - . Made at the recorded location in 2016, 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 Typical WC Toilet with Toilet Duck. The subject also carries associations with social history, documentary photography, architectural character, historic townscape, archival record, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, changing land use, conservation architecture, conservation interest, historical comparison, historic streetscape, place identity, and architectural detail. The modern context includes continuing discussion of redevelopment pressure, maintenance and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with everyday life, period architecture, heritage landmark, urban fabric, regional identity, public realm, local history, and cityscape history. The combination of Typical and Toilet anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Rather than relying on a broad place description, HDEYKK gains specificity from the photographed subject, Typical WC Toilet with Toilet Duck, and the period details visible within the frame. Another useful connection is redevelopment pressure and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The scene further reflects adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of the recorded location. Its period value extends to embodied carbon and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the specific setting of the recorded location.
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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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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: Brighter,Wash,washer,day,clothing,peg,washingline,in,blue,yellow,green,basket,with,handle,clip,clips,machine,dry,drying,dryer,white,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,plastic,1960s,1970s,colourful,colorful,color,washday,wash day,spring,loaded,pegging,out,washing line,washing line pegs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KF0 - . Bright Washday clothes pegs for washing line, in red,blue, yellow,green basket. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Washday, clothes, pegs, washing, line, red, Brighter, Wash, washer and day, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
England, UK
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Keywords: Brighter,Wash,washer,day,clothing,peg,washingline,in,blue,yellow,green,basket,with,handle,clip,clips,machine,dry,drying,dryer,white,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,plastic,1960s,1970s,colourful,colorful,color,washday,wash day,spring,loaded,pegging,out,washing line,washing line pegs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KF1 - . Bright Washday clothes pegs for washing line, in red,blue, yellow,green basket. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Washday, clothes, pegs, washing, line, red, Brighter, Wash, washer and day, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
England, UK
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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,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: gig,live,on,stage,70,70s,1970s,band,Tom,Verlain,Verlaine,Ticketwith,original,concert,venue,university,Sunday,17th,November,2013,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,UK,with,Aftershow Antics,Aftershow,Antics,deals,drinks,English,British,Marque Moon,album
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7N29 - Television is an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973 and credited as highly influential and seminal.
Television was part of the 1970s New York rock scene, along with musical acts like the Patti Smith Group, The Ramones, Blondie, Richard Hell, and Talking Heads. Although they recorded in a raw manner similar to their contemporaries, minimalizing the use of studio techniques, sound effects and atypical instruments, Television's music was unique and technically proficient, defined by guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. The group's debut album, Marquee Moon, is often considered one of the defining releases of the punk era.
Lester Bangs heard in Television's music the influence of Quicksilver Messenger Service, noting a similarity between Verlaine's guitar playing and that of John Cipollina.[3] Tom Verlaine has downplayed the comparison, citing the Ventures as a more apt reference point. In 2004, Robert Christgau pointed to the debt that Television owed to the San Francisco scene of the late 1960s, directly comparing Verlaine's guitar playing to that of Jerry Garcia
Manchester, England UK
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Keywords: UK,grey,gray,concrete,building,material,materials,70s,1970s,Gotonysmith Built in 1971,it,was,a,celebrated,piece,of,Brutalist,architecture,at,its,opening,but,quickly,fell,out,of,favour.,Consisting,of,an,11-storey,office,tower,and an,indoor,market,on,the,ground,and,first,floors.,Full,of,tacky,clothes,shops,greasy spoon cafes,amusement,arcades,and,stalls,where,you,can,get,a,new,drive,belt,for,your,vacuum,cleaner.,You,get,the,picture.,Amazingly,it,is,part,of,a,grand,scheme,to,gut,the,building,completely,extend the office tower to a whopping 32-storeys,add,a,smaller,16-storey,one,for,good,measure,and,repackage,it,as,a,state,of,the,art,multi-use,complex.,This,was,all,reported,in,the,Evening,Times,in,2009,but,sadly,you,can,still,buy,a,processed,burger,in,the,Savoy,Centre.,Nearby,cities,Glasgow,Paisley,Greenock,In-Shops,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3948 - Built in 1971, it was a celebrated piece of Brutalist architecture at its opening, but quickly fell out of favour. Consisting of an 11-storey office tower, and an In-Shops indoor market on the ground and first floors. Full of tacky clothes shops, greasy spoon cafes, amusement arcades and stalls where you can get a new drive belt for your vacuum cleaner. You get the picture.
Amazingly it is part of a grand scheme to gut the building completely, extend the office tower to a whopping 32-storeys, add a smaller 16-storey one for good measure and repackage it as a state of the art multi-use complex. This was all reported in the Evening Times in 2009, but sadly you can still buy a processed burger in the Savoy Centre.
Nearby cities: Glasgow, Paisley, Greenock
Savoy Centre, Glasgow scotland , UK
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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: 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,3d,9d,5d,11d,single Bury bus tickets,from 1960s,Lancashire,England,UK,bus tickets,Bury,Manchester,3pence,9pence,5pence,buses,ticket,fare,price,Preprinted bus Tickets,Preprinted tickets,Preprinted,Bury Corporation Transport,Bury Corporation,Transport,card,paper,heritage,old,olden days,1960s,1970s,return,concession,ticket to ride,to,ride
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BN3883 - . A detailed documentary view from the recorded location, preserving the appearance and character of the subject at a particular point in time. At the heart of the image is 3d,9d,5d,11d,day return,single Bury Corporation bus tickets, from 1960's, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK - Preprinted bus Tickets. Its broader subject matter includes everyday Britain, railway branding, passenger railway, passenger connectivity, period detail, social history, railway heritage, local history, mass transit, changing streetscape, local character, place identity, historical comparison, and before-and-after reference. Today's wider story includes fares, integrated transport and the practical question of making passenger rail simpler and more dependable. Small period details of transport arrangements and public activity at the recorded location may become more significant with time, especially following closure or conversion. Further associations include contemporary history, urban change, built environment, visual archive, regional rail, rail corridor, public realm, and documentary photography. References to return, tickets, 1960's, Lancashire, and Greater give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. That also gives the frame relevance to fares and making passenger rail simpler and more dependable within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another useful connection is rail reform and reducing congestion and car dependency within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects reliability and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for the recorded location and the changing story of the subject shown.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,3d,9d,5d,11d,single Bury bus tickets,from 1960s,Lancashire,England,UK,bus tickets,Bury,Manchester,3pence,9pence,5pence,buses,ticket,fare,price,Preprinted bus Tickets,Preprinted tickets,Preprinted,Bury Corporation Transport,Bury Corporation,Transport,card,paper,heritage,old,olden days,1960s,1970s,return,concession,ticket to ride,to,ride
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BN3887 - . Photographed at the recorded location, the scene provides a dated reference to the subject and the surrounding social, commercial or physical environment. The scene records 3d,9d,5d,11d,day return,single Bury Corporation bus tickets, from 1960's, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK - Preprinted bus Tickets. The frame also records themes of public transport network, local character, trackside infrastructure, railway branding, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, changing streetscape, station environment, rail corridor, rail mobility, period detail, commuter travel, local history, and everyday Britain. For contemporary context, accessibility and rail reform are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes reducing congestion and car dependency. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and construction around the recorded location before new ownership alters the character of the place. The wider local story also touches on social landscape, urban change, transport interchange, visual archive, archival record, public realm, rail modernisation, and contemporary history. Elements such as Corporation, 1960's, return, tickets, and Lancashire add documentary specificity and may become useful when the scene is compared with later records. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene retains a connection with accessibility and making passenger rail simpler and more dependable within the specific setting of the recorded location. That also gives the frame relevance to integrated transport and reducing congestion and car dependency as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another useful connection is reliability and making passenger rail simpler and more dependable when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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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: 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,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,Man,blue,blues,st,street,Maine Rd,the,wooden,rattle,fan,fans,support,supporters,two,rattles,1960,1960s,M14 7WE,M14,soccer,match,matches,ratchet,weapon,weapons,banned,during,1970s,Manc,Mancunian,transfer window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXX284 - Early versions of this rattle or ratchet are said to have existed since Biblical times, when it was a type of musical instrument. The rattle consists of a gearwheel and small stiff pieces of wood linked to a handle. Swinging the handle moves the rattle head round, forcing the wood against the gearwheel, creating a series of clicks or rattling sounds. The faster the rotation, the louder the noise.
Between the 1940s and 1960s wooden rattles were a common sight and sound at British football matches, including those held at the Plough Lane stadium of Wimbledon Football Club and the Sandy Lane terraces of Tooting & Mitcham F C. Fans would wave their rattles enthusiastically, sing team anthems and chants, creating a wall of sound designed to cheer on the home team and silence their opponents. Rattles were eventually banned during the 1970s, to prevent them from being used as weapons by football hooligans “ however by this stage they were already falling out of fashion.
Kippax St, Manchester, England, UK, M14 7WE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,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: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,2019,Brexit bonus,Brexit benefit,Brexit Marathon edition,Morrisons supermarket,Morrisons supermarket brings back Marathon,Chocolate nostalgia,Snickers bars,Marathon bars,retro,chocolate,bar,bars,1970s,1980s,nostalgic,nostalga,fans,original name,Snickers bar,marketing,confectionary,GB,United Kingdom,name,nougat,peanuts,caramel,Mars Inc,plastic,wrapping,campaign,treat,high calorie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT38Y - Snickers is a brand name chocolate bar made by the American company Mars, Incorporated, consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts that has been enrobed in milk chocolate. The annual global sales of Snickers was $2 billion as of 2004.
In the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and Ireland, Snickers was sold under the brand name Marathon until July 19, 1990. Snickers-brand Marathon energy bars have since been sold in some markets.
Snickers bars to be called Marathon again after nearly 30 years
Retro confectionery on sale for next three months in Morrisons.
Chocolate nostalgia fans are in for a treat after it was announced that the much-loved Snickers bars will be sold under their former name, Marathon, for a limited time.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Snickers was sold under the brand name Marathon until July 19, 1990.
England had recently lost on penalties to West Germany at the World Cup in Italy, Elton John was at No 1 with one of his lesser known hits, Sacrifice, and Marathon's name changed to what it was branded everywhere else in the world.
But limited edition retro Marathon bars are now on sale in Morrisons supermarkets, where they will be available for the next three months.
Mars brand director Gemma Buggins told the Mail on Sunday: Bringing the Marathon bar branding back for a limited time really was a no-brainer.
It's a great way to celebrate more than 85 years of Mars making chocolate in the UK and we hope this serves as a wonderful treat for fans of Snickers who remember when it was called Marathon.
Snickers is Britain's second favourite chocolate bar, after Cadbury's Dairy Milk, and has global sales of £1.6 billion a year.
England, UK
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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,city,centre,UK,BT14,45-51,Belfast,BT14 6AB,Mater,Infirmorum,fair pay,inflation,real,rise,RCN,Royal College of Nursing,the,organisation,=,equal,equals,sign,on,fences,industrial action,Carmel Gates,President Brian Smyth,strikers,solidarity,support,members,protest,protests,cuts,1970s,1980s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9J0FG - The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) is a trade union in Northern Ireland affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. It is the largest trade union in Northern Ireland, with around 46,000 members, and is organised into two groups, the Civil Service Group, for the staff of public bodies employed on civil service terms and conditions, and the Public Officers Group, for employees of education and library boards, health and social services boards, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, district councils, other public bodies and voluntary organisations.
Its current General Secretary is Carmel Gates, and President Brian Smyth.
In the wake of the First World War and Partition of Ireland, the Northern Ireland Civil Service was organised out of the remnants of the Dublin Castle administration. The Unionist Government set up six Ministries (Finance, Home Affairs, Education, Agriculture, Commerce and Labour) and a Prime Minister's Office. It essentially mirrored the set-up in Great Britain, with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance becoming the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
The earliest incarnation of what was to become NIPSA was the Belfast and District Public Officers' Association (BDPOA), but it was short-lived, down to its own success, when it opened a Derry branch and became the Ulster Public Officers' Association. Its first General Secretary was John Walters
The NICSA, AECS and Civil Service Association merged in 1971 to become NIPSA, with Brendan Harkin as its first General Secretary.
45-51 Crumlin Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT14 6AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,WN1 1BH,town,centre,member,members,gent,male,man,Station Road,UK WN1 0SD,membership,card,Casino Club,music,1973,1970s,nightclub,venue,disco,discotheque,all-nighter,all-nighters,Russ Winstanley,Ian Fishwick,Kev Roberts,Jackie Wilson,Edwin Starr,Junior Walker,Tobi Legend,sign,famous,historic,WCSC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF7M6 - The Wigan Casino was a nightclub in Wigan, England. Operating between 1973 and 1981, it became known as a primary venue for Northern soul music. It carried forward the legacy created by clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, the Chateau Impney (Droitwich), the Catacombs (Wolverhampton) and the Golden Torch (Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent). It remains one of the most famous clubs in Northern England. In 1978, allegedly the American music magazine Billboard voted Wigan Casino The Best Disco in the World, ahead of New York City's Studio 54. Although there is no tangible evidence of this award ever being publicised.
This England, a TV documentary about the Wigan Casino, was filmed in 1977. Russ Winstanley and Dave Nowell wrote a history of the club, Soul Survivors, The Wigan Casino Story, which was published in 1996.
Wigan Casino was the name of the last incarnation of a Wigan ballroom called the Empress. Local DJs Brian Rigby and Alan Cain approached lease owner Gerry Marshall to run all-nighters. Venue manager Mike Walker brought in Russ Winstanley, who had a DJ set at the local rugby club, to the Casino. At 2 am on Sunday 23 September 1973, Wigan Casino started its first-ever Northern soul all-nighter, with Winstanley as the DJ. After Winstanley and his helper Ian Fishwick, Kev Roberts was the third DJ at Casino all-nighters, who was quickly joined by Richard Searling Soul performers that performed there include Jackie Wilson, Edwin Starr and Junior Walker.
Young people from all over the UK regularly attended Wigan Casino to hear the latest northern soul artists and to dance. There were long queues to get in. The second dance floor, Mr M's, stayed open until 6 am and played oldies songs from a variety of DJs including Dave Evison and Steve Whittle. All-nighters generally ended with three songs that became known as the '3 before 8': Time Will Pass You By by Tobi Legend, Long After Tonight Is All Over by Jimmy Radcliffe, and I'm on My Way by Dean Parrish.
Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1BH
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Keywords: gig,gigging,playing,guitars,17th,November,2013,17/11/2013,England,tour,UK,with,Billy,Ficca,seminal,70s,1970s,band,member,members,Gotonysmith,1st,punk,1975,NYC,CBGBS,New York,M13 9PR,M13,Oxford Road,reunion,gigs,Nov,CBGB
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B92 - . Tom Verlaine in concert at the Manchester Academy, 17/11/2013 England tour , UK with seminal band Television. Photographed at Manchester Academy, Oxford Rd, Manchester , England UK, M13 9PR. The photograph was taken on 17 November 2013. The image metadata records 2 people in the frame. 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 Tom, Verlaine, concert, Manchester, Academy, 17/11, Marque Moon, album, Television and gig, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. 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.
Manchester Academy, Oxford Rd, Manchester , England UK, M13 9PR
