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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,wording,arranged,letter,tiles,across,street,map,Greater,England,culture,art,music,museum,design,heritage,creative,tourism,indie,dance,acid house,acidhouse,baggy,scene,Happy Mondays,bands,Factory,Hac,NQ4,Ancoats,Piccadilly,nightlife,nightclub,FAC51,Mancunian,identity,indie club scene warehouse club Whitworth Street West,1980s,Oasis tour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F9CT7T - Madchester wording is spelled out in cream Scrabble-style letter tiles arranged diagonally across a printed street map of Manchester, creating a clean graphic still-life image rooted in the geography and cultural identity of the city. Place names including Ancoats and Piccadilly are visible beneath the tiles, helping to anchor the concept in central Manchester rather than presenting it as a generic word game photograph. The composition directly references Madchester, the label widely applied to the late 1980s and early 1990s Manchester music explosion associated with indie dance, baggy culture, acid house and the crossover between guitar bands and club music. It evokes the era of Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder, Bez, Factory Records and the Hacienda nightclub, often shortened to The Hac, along with the wider rave and nightlife culture that turned Manchester into one of Britain's defining music cities. The use of letter tiles gives the image an immediate sense of wordplay and pop-cultural nostalgia, while the monochrome street map background adds documentary detail and a stronger sense of place. The visible urban cartography also hints at the close relationship between neighbourhood identity, club locations, record-label mythology and the streets of the city itself. As an editorial concept image it is suitable for illustrating features about Manchester music heritage, cultural tourism, youth culture, urban identity, club history, northern England and the continuing fascination with the Madchester era. The overhead arrangement leaves useful copy space and makes the subject easy to read at a glance, while the combination of typography, cartography and cultural reference creates a concise visual summary of Manchester's music mythology, local geography and enduring brand as a city of sound, nightlife and alternative culture. It works well for magazines, travel pages and retrospective music features looking back at the Hacienda years and the second summer of love.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A1802,Soviet watches,USSR,CCCP,watch collection,Slava,Raketa,medical watch,Big Zero,vintage watches,horology,mechanical watch,Soviet Union,Cold War,Moscow,Leningrad,Russian watches,1980s,wristwatch,industrial design,collectable,timepiece,UK,heritage,history,historic,industrial archaeology,local history,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FD8EA0 - . Mixed display of vintage Soviet wristwatches from the USSR, including distinctive medical and graphic dials. The densely arranged selection includes contrasting dial colours, unusual numerals and specialist-looking destock-photo/gotonysmith-Signs.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>signs, giving the image strong value as a general study of Soviet horology. Mechanical wristwatches made in the Soviet Union are now collected for their industrial design, unusual movements, military and scientific associations and distinctly Cold War-era branding. Factories around Moscow, Leningrad and other Soviet cities produced large volumes under names including Raketa, Slava and other state-controlled marques. Many watches were designed for a domestic mass market rather than luxury consumption, yet surviving examples have become historical objects in their own right. A mixed display can illustrate horology, Soviet manufacturing, design history, collecting, vintage fashion and the material culture of the USSR. Details that might seem mundane at the moment of photography can later help date a streetscape or explain how a service was delivered, which is one reason straightforward editorial documentation remains useful to archives and publishers. As an editorial stock image, it also records the typography, branding, materials and street-level visual language of its period, details that can become historically valuable as shops, products and public infrastructure are altered or replaced. The photograph is particularly useful where a story needs an identifiable real-world example rather than an abstract illustration, because the surrounding details place the subject in an ordinary British or European setting. Commercial and civic landscapes can change quickly, so apparently routine photographs of signs, shopfronts, machines and transport infrastructure often acquire additional documentary value when companies rebrand, premises close or policies change. This makes the photograph a useful piece of contemporary editorial documentation.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A1803,Soviet watches,USSR,CCCP,Petrodvorets Watch Factory,Raketa,Big Zero,vintage watches,horology,Leningrad,mechanical watch,Soviet Union,Cold War,watch collection,Russian watches,1980s,wristwatch,industrial design,collectable,timepiece,watchmaking,UK,heritage,history,historic,industrial archaeology,local history,architecture,conservation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FD8ECW - . Collection of Soviet-made wristwatches including Petrodvorets/Raketa designs from the USSR era. Several square, round and tonneau-shaped watches sit in a compartmented display tray, emphasising the variety of Soviet design rather than a single luxury-brand aesthetic. Mechanical wristwatches made in the Soviet Union are now collected for their industrial design, unusual movements, military and scientific associations and distinctly Cold War-era branding. Factories around Moscow, Leningrad and other Soviet cities produced large volumes under names including Raketa, Slava and other state-controlled marques. Many watches were designed for a domestic mass market rather than luxury consumption, yet surviving examples have become historical objects in their own right. A mixed display can illustrate horology, Soviet manufacturing, design history, collecting, vintage fashion and the material culture of the USSR. For picture researchers, the combination of legible wording and clear environmental context broadens the potential use beyond a simple location shot, allowing the image to support business, heritage, lifestyle and public-policy coverage. There is also a strong sense of contemporary place: practical objects, signage and architecture are shown as they actually appear in use, without removing the clutter that makes a documentary photograph informative. The image therefore has value not only for current news features but also for retrospective comparisons of how streets, services, brands and public expectations evolve over time. Details that might seem mundane at the moment of photography can later help date a streetscape or explain how a service was delivered, which is one reason straightforward editorial documentation remains useful to archives and publishers. This makes the photograph a useful piece of contemporary editorial documentation. It preserves a clear, searchable record of the subject and its setting for future editorial comparison.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A1813,Soviet watches,USSR,CCCP,vintage watches,watch collection,horology,Moscow watch factory,Raketa,Slava,Big Zero,Kopernik,Copernicus,mechanical watch,Soviet Union,Cold War,watchmaking,collectable,wristwatch,Russian watch,industrial design,1980s,vintage,timepiece,display,UK,heritage,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FD8EDX - . Selection of vintage Soviet USSR wristwatches including Moscow-factory designs. The watches are arranged together as a collector's group, allowing differences in dial typography, cases, straps and Soviet-era styling to be compared at a glance. Mechanical wristwatches made in the Soviet Union are now collected for their industrial design, unusual movements, military and scientific associations and distinctly Cold War-era branding. Factories around Moscow, Leningrad and other Soviet cities produced large volumes under names including Raketa, Slava and other state-controlled marques. Many watches were designed for a domestic mass market rather than luxury consumption, yet surviving examples have become historical objects in their own right. A mixed display can illustrate horology, Soviet manufacturing, design history, collecting, vintage fashion and the material culture of the USSR. The photograph is particularly useful where a story needs an identifiable real-world example rather than an abstract illustration, because the surrounding details place the subject in an ordinary British or European setting. Commercial and civic landscapes can change quickly, so apparently routine photographs of signs, shopfronts, machines and transport infrastructure often acquire additional documentary value when companies rebrand, premises close or policies change. The scene can be read at several levels: as a record of the immediate subject, as evidence of changing consumer or public behaviour, and as a small piece of the wider social and economic history visible in everyday places. For picture researchers, the combination of legible wording and clear environmental context broadens the potential use beyond a simple location shot, allowing the image to support business, heritage, lifestyle and public-policy coverage. This makes the photograph a useful piece of contemporary editorial documentation.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Flyer,Spear of Destiny,Theatre of Hate,The March Violets,Under Two Flags,Manchester Ritz,20 December 1982,gig flyer,post punk,goth,concert poster,1980s,Manchester music,alternative music,Ritz Ballroom,Kirk Brandon,Ritz Ballroom Manchester,1982 gig flyer,gothic rock,punk music,Manchester concert,live music,music memorabilia,concert flyer,British music history,1980s music,gig poster,music ephemera,Manchester culture,UK music scene,historic concert,The Ritz Manchester,rock concert,underground music,British punk,music archive,vintage flyer,Manchester nightlife,record,punk,cover
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX5KB - . A vintage flyer advertises an all-night show at Manchester's Ritz Ballroom on Monday 20 December 1982 featuring Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate and The March Violets. The bill brings together acts associated with the darker, politically charged edges of British post-punk and the emerging gothic scene. Kirk Brandon had fronted Theatre of Hate before forming Spear of Destiny, giving the event a direct link between two stages of his musical career. Leeds group The March Violets were also becoming associated with the early gothic rock movement, making the line-up a strong snapshot of alternative British music at the beginning of the 1980s. The Ritz on Whitworth Street West has a much longer history as a ballroom and live entertainment venue, and its sprung dance floor and central Manchester location made it a distinctive setting for concerts and club nights. The hand-designed promotional style and £3 ticket price place the flyer firmly in an era before digital ticketing and social-media promotion, when posters and paper handbills were essential to building an audience. The surviving flyer documents Manchester's early-1980s live-music network, linking Kirk Brandon, Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate and March Violets with the long-running Ritz Ballroom. The programme also shows how fluid genre labels were at the time: post-punk, gothic rock and punk audiences overlapped, and bills could place related but distinct acts together for long club nights. The Ritz's ballroom heritage added another layer, repurposing an older entertainment building for youth culture rather than replacing it with a purpose-built rock venue. The flyer therefore captures a transitional moment when underground scenes were developing their own visual identity, venues and audiences outside mainstream pop promotion. Its £3 ticket, 8pm-to-1am hours and advance-sale details preserve the economics of an independent rock night before online ticketing.
The Ritz, Whitworth Street West, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Haçienda,Manchester music,Factory Records,1980s,post punk,indie music,music history,Manchester,Smiths,Andy Rourke,Mike Joyce,gig,gigs,live,Thursday,24 November,1983,24/11/1983,The Smiths band,Smiths band,James band,1983 gig flyer,Manchester concert,Manchester nightlife,music memorabilia,concert flyer,British music history,live music,Manchester bands,1980s music,independent music,Factory nightclub,gig poster,music ephemera,Morrisey,Morissey
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX5KX - . An original flyer advertises The Smiths appearing at Manchester's Haçienda on Thursday 24 November 1983, with fellow Manchester band James as support. The date captures both groups at an early stage of careers that would become closely associated with the city's independent music history. The Smiths had formed in Manchester in 1982 around Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr and were rapidly building a national following through distinctive guitar-led songs and provocative, literate lyrics. James, also emerging from the city's post-punk environment, would later achieve major commercial success in their own right. The venue itself was FAC 51 The Haçienda, the Factory Records nightclub on Whitworth Street West that became central to Manchester's musical reputation during the 1980s and early 1990s. Before the later acid-house and Madchester era, the club hosted a wide range of live bands, making flyers from this period valuable evidence of its changing programme. The stark graphic design is characteristic of inexpensive gig ephemera intended for short-term street and club promotion but now collected as cultural history. The November 1983 billing captures The Smiths and James at an early point in careers that would become central to Manchester music, while the Haçienda links the concert directly to Factory Records and the city's post-punk club culture. The pairing of The Smiths and James is especially notable because both would become internationally recognised Manchester acts, yet here they appear in the compact typography of a single club night before their later scale of success. Paper flyers like this also reveal the physical promotional networks of the period, circulating through record shops, venues, student areas and street handouts rather than online channels. Its survival transforms disposable advertising into evidence of exactly who shared a bill, where they played and how emerging bands were positioned to local audiences at a particular moment.
The Haçienda, Whitworth Street West, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9919,anti fascism,March Against Fascism,Notting Hill,Carnival of Resistance,London,political poster,racism,anti racist,demonstration,protest,National Front,1980s,campaign poster,Black British history,community activism,street politics,Noitting Hill Carnival,Windrush,spirit,legacy,fight,fascism,protests,blackshirts uk,black shirts uk,blackshorts,black shorts,anti fascist poster,London protest,march against fascism,Notting Hill Carnival,protest poster,far right protest,anti racism,activism,London politics,street poster,campaign material,civil society,protest movement,community resistance,racism protest,public demonstration,political activism,British politics,London streets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX5HF - . A group of campaign posters in London includes anti-fascist material alongside a Notting Hill Carnival of Resistance notice, bringing together themes of street protest, community organising and opposition to the far right. Political posters remain a direct form of public communication, designed to advertise marches, meetings and collective action in places where passers-by can encounter them outside conventional media channels. Anti-fascist campaigns in Britain have historically involved trade unions, community organisations, anti-racist groups and political activists, with tactics ranging from public demonstrations to leafleting and cultural events. Notting Hill carries particular significance in this context because the area's carnival developed from Caribbean community traditions and has long been associated with multicultural identity, anti-racism and contested debates about policing, public space and belonging. The juxtaposition of the different posters therefore connects contemporary mobilisation with a much longer history of cultural and political organising in London. As physical ephemera, such notices are usually temporary, making photographs important records of how campaigns present themselves in the street. The posters bring together anti-fascist mobilisation and a message describing Notting Hill Carnival as resistance, reflecting how campaign groups used street print to connect race, community, culture and political protest. The physical clustering of campaign posters is itself significant because competing messages share limited public surfaces and depend on bold typography to be noticed quickly. Temporary street posters preserve campaign slogans, alliances and event framing that can disappear quickly after demonstrations or political actions. Side-by-side placement shows grassroots campaign design using stark headlines and limited colours to compete for attention.
London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A9486,Wrexham Miners Project,building,mining,memorial,clock,Wrexham,Wales,UK,red-brick,Miners,Rescue,Station,heritage,museum,community,industrial,coalfield,historic,listed,restoration,green,doors,charity,charitable,Wrecsam,coal miners,coal miner,communities,pits,pit,1970s,1980s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERX6D0 - . Wrexham Miners Project building and mining memorial clock in Wrexham, Wales, UK. Photographed on 17 May 2026. The recorded location is Wrexham Miners Project, 3 Maesgwyn Road, Wrexham LL11 2AP, Wales, UK. The red-brick former Miners Rescue Station is shown with green industrial doors, heritage signage and the distinctive clock mounted on the exterior wall. The building provides an important surviving link to the North Wales mining industry and the history of mine rescue. For the story of local history, it is useful to note that mechanical public clocks combine engineering with ornament and often survive long after the original building or transport function changes. The historical setting for collectable is that collectable items gain meaning through provenance and context
A board game, badge, souvenir or branded package may connect a national event or local place with mass manufacturing and personal memory. Seen through historic machinery, the earlier context is that industrial buildings and machinery preserve the material history of manufacturing: steam power, engineering, mining, textiles, ceramics and mass production transformed both the economy and the physical character of towns
Surviving equipment is now studied as industrial archaeology. For present-day local history, 2026 is significant because historic clocks also contribute to place identity and restoration projects where original street furniture or building details are retained. In the 2026 discussion of collectable, online resale, nostalgia and interest in vintage design have made many ordinary twentieth-century objects active collecting categories rather than disposable goods. Additional discoverability terms include heritage clock, timekeeping, clock face, mechanical clock, street clock, civic landmark, horology, architectural detail, clock mechanism, public realm, heritage feature, timepiece, material culture, consumer object, vintage object, memorabilia, and branding.
Wrexham Miners Project, 3 Maesgwyn Road, Wrexham LL11 2AP, Wales, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,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,coal miners,coal miner,communities
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,255A0019,Support the Dockers,Sacked since September 1995,support,dockers,Liverpool,500,shirt,T-shirt,red,trade,union,workers,industrial,dispute,labour,protest,campaign,memorabilia,Britain,UK,politics,history,merchandise,textile,activism,solidarity,docks,port,worker,slogan,Scouse,Scousers,Merseyside,Mersey,dock,and,harbour,board,1990s,protests,1980s,Tshirt
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGBR - . Support the Liverpool Dockers red shirt with Liverpool text and slogan Sacked since September 1995, photographed in Britain. Photographed on 25 July 2026. The recorded location is Britain, UK. The design refers to the long-running Liverpool dockers dispute and is suitable for editorial use on labour history, trade union campaigns, dock work, Liverpool, industrial disputes, workers' rights, protest culture and political memorabilia. The bold red fabric and white lettering create a strong graphic image. The background to dock workers is that british labour history is closely tied to ports, factories, mines and transport, where collective organisation sought to improve pay, safety and job security. Within the history of campaign sign, political photographs gain meaning over time as candidates, parties and constitutional debates evolution
A routine campaign scene can later become evidence of a turning point, an unsuccessful candidacy or a movement that developed further. In relation to quayside, historical context shows that harbours and ferry ports have shaped coastal communities for centuries, providing sheltered water for fishing, trade and passenger travel
Quays, piers, slipways and terminal buildings record evolving vessel sizes and the transition from cargo handling to modern roll-on roll-off ferry operations. Current 2026 context around dock workers is that trade unions continue to be important actors in disputes over pay, restructuring and employment rights, while historic campaigns are revisited as part of local and labour history. Against the 2026 backdrop for campaign sign, digital campaigning dominates much modern politics, but physical posters, rallies and street demonstrations remain visually important
Their presence highlights the continuing role of public space in democratic expression. Closely associated editorial terms include strike, workers rights, collective action, workplace, industrial relations, and campaign shirt.
Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Ruperts Reward,Ruperts,Reward,poster,trade,union,protest,Manchester,England,UK,newspaper,newspapers,workers,press,media,ownership,jobs,sack,profit,industrial,relations,labour,campaign,campaigning,solidarity,boycott,politics,political,graphic,history,1980s,protests,newspaper production,trade union rights,British labour history,British media history,Fleet Street,SOGAT
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGE2 - Rupert's Reward The Sack! trade-union campaign poster from 1986 attacking Rupert Murdoch and News International during the bitter Wapping newspaper dispute. The caricature depicts Murdoch holding a money bag while declaring that his newspaper workers had made him millions in profit, only for their reward to be dismissal. Below, the poster calls on trade unionists to show solidarity by boycotting The Sun, News of the World, The Times and The Sunday Times. The dispute erupted in January 1986 after News International transferred production of its four national newspapers from traditional Fleet Street premises to a heavily secured, computerised printing plant at Wapping in East London. Murdoch sought new working practices based on modern direct-input and printing technology, reducing dependence on the powerful print unions and labour-intensive hot-metal production. When negotiations broke down, around 5,500 production and clerical workers were dismissed after taking industrial action. SOGAT and the National Graphical Association organised pickets and a consumer boycott, while the new plant continued operating with a replacement workforce. Wapping became known as Fortress Wapping as mass pickets confronted large police deployments, and more than 1,200 arrests were recorded during the year-long dispute. The strike lasted 54 weeks before ending in defeat in February 1987. Its consequences were profound: Fleet Street's traditional print-union power was broken, computerised newspaper production accelerated, thousands of skilled jobs disappeared and Murdoch strengthened his control of British newspaper publishing. This poster captures the workers' interpretation of the conflict: a wealthy proprietor enriching himself through newspaper profits while rewarding a loyal workforce with dismissal. It remains a potent record of union resistance, media ownership, technological change, mass redundancy, press power and industrial relations in Thatcher-era Britain.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,media ownership protest,press baron controversy,mass dismissal of workers,union rights demonstration,British labour movement,political protest banner,is bad,News,protest,campaign,boycott,Dont Buy The Sun,News International dispute,1986,newspaper strike,British trade union history,Fleet Street,print workers,anti Murdoch banner,The Sun newspaper boycott,News of the World boycott,The Times boycott,Sunday Times boycott,SOGAT,Battle of Wapping,Fortress Wapping protests,1986 to 1987 strike,Murdoch versus print unions,Fleet Street revolution,British newspaper industry change,hot metal printing decline,digital typesetting conflict,technology and job losses,union busting,accusations,1970s,1980s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGE1 - Murdoch Is Bad News trade-union campaign banner produced during the bitter Wapping newspaper dispute of 198687. Designed to resemble a tabloid front page, the black, white and red textile carries the prominent instruction Don't Buy alongside the familiar mastheads of Rupert Murdoch's News national.htm Target=_Blank>International newspapers: The Sun, News of the World, The Times and The Sunday Times. Its bold lettering and instantly recognisable newspaper typography transformed a complex industrial conflict into a direct appeal for a consumer boycott.
The dispute began on 24 January 1986 after negotiations between News International and the principal print unions, the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades, known as SOGAT '82, and the National Graphical Association broke down. Murdoch transferred production of his four national titles from traditional Fleet Street premises to a heavily secured, computerised printing plant in Wapping, East London. Around 5,500 striking production workers were dismissed and replaced by employees belonging to the electricians' union EETPU.
Although presented publicly as a dispute over new technology and modern working practices, union supporters argued that computerised production was being used to remove established collective-bargaining arrangements and break the power of the print unions. Journalists could enter text directly into computer systems, reducing the need for the compositors, typesetters, printers and other skilled workers who had traditionally produced national newspapers.
For more than a year, sacked workers, their families and supporters organised pickets, marches, fundraising events and boycott campaigns. Delivery lorries leaving the fortified Wapping plant became a focus of demonstrations, with frequent confrontations between protesters and police. Despite widespread solidarity, News International continued printing and distributing its newspapers, and SOGAT withdrew from the dispute in February 1987. The defeat transformed British news
Wapping, London
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,spell,United Kingdom,slogan,word,loss,of,stock,homes,low cost,policy,tenants,buy,flat,house,lose,losing,social,affordable,houses,the,rights,to,their,home,Thatcher,Thatchers,Tory,Tories,mistake,big,biggest,1980s,under,Margaret Thatcher,Margaret Thatchers,government
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKG3AY - . Photographed at England, Great Britain , UK 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 scene records RTB, Right To Buy, spelled out in Scrabble letters on a map of England. The wider scene also brings together changing streetscape, changing land use, public realm, local history, regional identity, heritage landmark, community identity, local character, archival record, period detail, place identity, adaptive reuse, historical comparison, and everyday life. From a 2025-onward perspective, maintenance and energy retrofit are closely linked to this subject, alongside the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around England, Great Britain , UK before new construction alters the character of the place. The location also brings in visual archive, heritage asset, social history, before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, documentary photography, period architecture, and built heritage. References to Scrabble, letters, spelled, and Right give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at England, Great Britain , UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The wider significance includes maintenance and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility within the real-world context of England, Great Britain , UK. Another strand within the photograph is tourism and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the specific setting of England, Great Britain , UK. The setting also helps illustrate maintenance and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism as part of the longer story of England, Great Britain , UK.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,The,musical,theatre,advertising,stage,touring,entertainment,exterior,ATG,live theatre,city,centre,cultural venue,tourism,visitor,posters,Mr Miyagi,nightlife,district,UK,West End style,show,screen to stage,adaptation,1980s,film,nostalgia,city break,performing arts,live performance,ticket sales,visitor economy,evening economy,Oxford Road Corridor,Manchester attractions,arts venue,entertainment advertising
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD088 - Palace Theatre Manchester on Oxford Street with large exterior posters and red street-level advertising for The Karate Kid The Musical during its May 2026 run. The photograph captures the theatre's prominent corner frontage, yellow brick exterior, pedestrians crossing the street, traffic signs and the surrounding Oxford Road city-centre setting in bright sunny weather. The Palace Theatre is one of Manchester's best-known live entertainment venues, listed by ATG Tickets at 97 Oxford Street, M1 6FT, and Oxford Road Corridor describes it as the Grand Old Lady of Oxford Street , first opened in 1891. The image is useful for editorial coverage of theatre tourism, musical theatre, touring productions, screen-to-stage adaptations, family entertainment, Manchester nightlife, visitor spending, cultural regeneration, the city's evening economy and the role of major venues in supporting hospitality, hotels, restaurants and public transport use. The Karate Kid The Musical brings the well-known 1984 film story to the stage, using nostalgia, martial arts themes, coming-of-age drama and recognisable pop-culture branding to attract audiences. Its Palace Theatre Manchester dates were advertised by ATG as Tuesday 12 May to Saturday 23 May 2026, placing the photograph in the context of a UK touring theatre season. The venue sits close to Manchester Oxford Road railway station and within walking distance of the university corridor, hotels, bars, restaurants and other cultural venues, making it an important part of the city's integrated leisure and transport geography. The wide exterior composition, show banners and visible street activity make the image suitable for features about live performance, ticket sales, cultural footfall, city breaks, theatre marketing, entertainment advertising, arts funding, heritage theatres, Manchester tourism and the continuing appeal of familiar film properties reworked for contemporary stage audiences
Palace Theatre Manchester, 97 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,River Irwell,old,riverside,boozer,sign,closed,Manchester,history,M3 5EJ,M3,Heineken,former,restaurant,lost,Greater Manchester,frontage,urban,regeneration,historic,public house,local,landmark,waterside,drinking,abandoned,city,centre,edge,New Bailey,Spinningfields,view,Victorian,hero,rescue story,drowned,river rescues,1980s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0F2 - This close-up editorial image shows the pub sign for The Mark Addy, the former riverside public house and restaurant beside the River Irwell on Stanley Street in Salford. The sign stands against a clear blue sky, with modern glass buildings and older red-brick industrial architecture behind it, placing the image in the changing cityscape between Salford and Manchester. The picture is useful for illustrating lost pubs, closed hospitality venues, riverside regeneration, urban change, beer branding, Heineken signage and the relationship between new development and older local landmarks.
The Mark Addy was named after Mark Addy, a Victorian Salford oarsman and publican remembered for rescuing more than 50 people from the dangerous and heavily polluted River Irwell. Its position beside the water made the name unusually apt, turning a river rescue story into a well-known pub identity. The venue opened in the early 1980s and became a distinctive Salford drinking and dining spot, partly because of its sunken waterside setting, terrace views and proximity to Manchester city stock-photo/gotonysmith-Centre.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>centre.
The pub later gained a strong food reputation when chef Robert Owen Brown became associated with it, helping it become one of the better-known modern British and northern food destinations in the city region. Reports and listings describe the site as closed, with CAMRA noting long-term closure from December 2015 and local coverage linking the decline to flooding, repair costs and the practical difficulty of maintaining a low-lying venue by the Irwell. As a result, the image can support stories about climate risk, flood damage, hospitality economics, independent restaurants, forgotten Salford institutions and memories of pre-regeneration nightlife.
For stock use, the readable sign gives immediate subject recognition, while the background contrast adds wider themes of gentrification, river corridors, city centre expansion, heritage loss, public memory and Salford's evolving identity
The Mark Addy, Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M3 5EJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Stadium,1 July 1987,historic,Boneo,concert,vintage,music,rock,Bono,The Edge,Adam Clayton,Larry Mullen,Jr,Irish,band,bands,era,collectors,item,souvenir,1980s,1980,tickets,eighties,1987,music history,collectible ticket,paper ticket,rock concert history,arena,collector,pop culture archive,rock and roll memorabilia,Leeds music history,stub,retro,design
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGG814 - Photograph of an original printed concert ticket for U2 live at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday 1 July 1987, during the European leg of The Joshua Tree Tour. The ticket carries the large U2 logo, band portrait imagery of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, the words MCP presents , plus Special Guests , Elland Road Leeds , the date, 4.00 pm show time, 2.00 pm gates opening, £14.00 ticket price including VAT, block, row and seat details, and the warning No camping is allowed . It is a strong editorial image for searches about U2 memorabilia, 1980s rock, stadium concerts, The Joshua Tree era, music history, live music ticket design, Leeds events, Elland Road concerts and collectible paper ephemera. The Leeds show is documented as taking place on 1 July 1987 at Elland Road Stadium as part of The Joshua Tree Tour, with specialist U2 concert archive sources listing support from The Fall, The Mission and The Pretenders, making the ticket a useful visual record of a major outdoor rock event in northern England. Elland Road is best known as the home of Leeds United, but this image reflects its wider use as a large music and events venue as well as a football stadium. The ticket's blue patterned security background, gold and black typography, portrait panel and visible serial numbers help place it in the era before digital tickets, mobile entry and barcode scanning, when physical concert tickets were keepsakes as well as access documents. The worn paper, creases and aged print add documentary value, suggesting a surviving souvenir from one of the defining rock tours of the late 1980s. Useful themes include U2, Bono, Joshua Tree Tour, Elland Road, Leeds, 1987, vintage ticket, concert memorabilia, live music, arena rock, Irish rock band, eighties culture, stadium gig, West Yorkshire, collectors, nostalgia, pop culture archive, music heritage and historic entertainment ephemera.
Elland Road Stadium, Elland Road, Leeds LS11 0ES
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Cheshire,art,artwork,Warrington mural,street art,public art,community mural,stronger together,urban,town centre,Warrington town centre,As a team we can do so much more,We are stronger together,inspirational mural,social message art,collaboration,togetherness,equality and inclusion,city regeneration,urban culture,colourful mural,bird illustration,green background,British street art,documentary photography,editorial image,shopping,retail,area,corner,1980,1980s,local,identity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC31A0 - This photograph shows a large painted mural on Bold Street in Warrington, Cheshire, carrying the message As a team we can do so much more. We are stronger together . The artwork combines bold illustrated imagery, including a stylised bird and red wings set against a green woodland background, with a clear statement promoting unity, cooperation, and collective strength.
Murals such as this have become an increasingly visible part of urban regeneration and placemaking in UK town centres, using public art to reinforce positive social values and local identity. The wording emphasises teamwork and solidarity, themes that resonate strongly within community-focused environments and periods of social or economic challenge.
Positioned along a prominent street frontage, the mural transforms an otherwise plain exterior wall into a visual statement that engages passers-by and contributes to the character of the area. The bright colours and accessible message make the artwork legible from a distance while encouraging reflection on shared responsibility and mutual support.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents contemporary British street art as both creative expression and civic messaging. It is well suited for editorial use covering community engagement, urban regeneration, public art, and the role of murals in shaping modern town centre environments in England
1 Bold St, Warrington , Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1DR
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,check,cheque,paying,in,slip,slips,historic,history,NatWest,banking history,1980,1990,1990s,1980s,Droylsden,branch,stamped,paid,UK,United Kingdom,banking,bank,small,paper,manual,not digital,not digitalised,old fashioned,archaic,the old way,cheques,bank branches,paying-in
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJX0CF - . A grounded documentary photograph made at England, Great Britain , UK in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is NatWest cheques, paying in slips, banking history. Another layer of the photograph includes architectural detailing, changing land use, conservation architecture, community identity, period building, heritage asset, place identity, public realm, visual archive, built heritage, traditional structure, historic frontage, changing streetscape, and regional identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by planning control, local identity and the continuing question of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. The image fixes local activity and public use within England, Great Britain , UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes local history, documentary photography, everyday life, period streetscape, local landmark, heritage landmark, contemporary social history, and architectural character. Elements such as slips, NatWest, paying, history, and cheques add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around England, Great Britain , UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another strand within the photograph is planning control and the tension between conservation and redevelopment as part of the longer story of England, Great Britain , UK. The setting also helps illustrate energy retrofit and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark for future local research. The view records a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,2019,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,United Kingdom,name,nougat,peanuts,caramel,Mars Inc,plastic,wrapping,campaign,treat,high calorie,chocolates,shop
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,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,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,Man,blues,st,street,Maine Rd,the,season ticket,ticket,tickets,season,1981/82,1981,1982,seat,stand,stands,standing,physical,old,card,paper,fan,fans,support,supporters,1980s,adult,1st,year,crest,badge,guilty,celebrating
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXX289 - Taken on 25 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Season Ticket season 1981/82, Manchester City Football club - Kippax St - Maine Road. The location is Kippax St, Manchester, England, UK, M14 7WE. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains aged paper, printed match details and period typography, making the football memorabilia visually authentic. The Maine Road season-ticket reference points to Manchester City before the Premier League era, when the Kippax was central to matchday identity and football support was documented through simple paper tickets. It would work for sport-history features, football nostalgia, fan culture, memorabilia collecting, stadium stories, matchday economics and the growth of football as a global commercial product. 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 Manchester, city, centre, Manchester City, MCFC, football, club, Kippax, Maine Road, history, historic, heritage, 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. This makes the image useful for comparison pieces, then-and-now features, local news, regeneration stories and plain-English explainers aimed at a general audience. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, publ.
Kippax St, Manchester, England, UK, M14 7WE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,1980s,Amstrad Alan Sugar 64K Microcomputer v1 1984 Basic 1.0,PC,Alan Sugar,Microcomputers,ltd,Ready,startup,computers,v1,historic,Amstrad computer,PCW,CPC,8bit,8-bit,IT,ICT,micro,processor,microprocessor,machine,monitor,TV,screen,Alan Michael Sugar,retro,cpu,Basic,programming,program,language,1.0,Colour Personal Computer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R8T9GK - The Amstrad CPC (short for Colour Personal Computer) is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the German-speaking parts of Europe.
The series spawned a total of six distinct models: The CPC464, CPC664, and CPC6128 were highly successful competitors in the European home computer market. The later 464plus and 6128plus, intended to prolong the system's lifecycle with hardware updates, were considerably less successful, as was the attempt to repackage the plus hardware into a game console as the GX4000.
The CPC models' hardware is based on the Zilog Z80A CPU, complemented with either 64 or 128 KB of RAM. Their computer-in-a-keyboard design prominently features an integrated storage device, either a compact cassette deck or 3-inch floppy disk drive. The main units were only sold bundled with either a colour, green-screen or monochrome monitor that doubles as the main unit's power supply. Additionally, a wide range of first and third-party hardware extensions such as external disk drives, printers, and memory extensions, was available.
The CPC series was pitched against other home computers primarily used to play video games and enjoyed a strong supply of game software. The comparatively low price for a complete computer system with dedicated monitor, its high-resolution monochrome text and graphic capabilities and the possibility to run CP/M software also rendered the system attractive for business users, which was reflected by a wide selection of application software.
During its lifetime, the CPC series sold approximately three million units
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,GB,United Kingdom,WA2,Cheshire,WA2 7DH,bar,pubs,bars,on,sign,the,tap,one of,history,historic,Winwick Rd,Winwick Road,brewing,brewery,brewer,real,ale,ales,CAMRA,marketing,1980,1990,1980s,1990s,green,handpumps,hand,pump,pumps,Campaign for Real Ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R27BYP - . Sign for 'One of Tetleys Festival Ale Houses' on the Lord Rodney, 67 Winwick Rd, Cheshire, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7DH. Photographed on 11 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. The recorded location is 67 Winwick Rd, Cheshire, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7DH, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include United Kingdom, WA2, Cheshire, WA2 7DH, bar, pubs, bars, sign, tap, one of, history, historic, 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 subject has strong relevance to British pub and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, brewing, cask ale, consumer leisure and the continuing role of pubs as social meeting places. It is suitable for coverage of the licensed trade, independent and managed pubs, brewery branding, CAMRA and real-ale culture, hospitality economics, changing drinking habits and the condition of the UK pub sector. The music context makes the image useful for editorial coverage of performers, venues, concerts, popular culture, local music heritage, audiences, nightlife and the creative industries. Such scenes can become important cultural records as bands, venues, festivals and city music districts change, linking contemporary entertainment with wider stories about tourism, identity and regeneration. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change.
67 Winwick Rd, Cheshire, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7DH
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,Soho,England,UK,West End,shop,store,retail,1960,1970,1980,1960s,1970s,1980s,Eros,VHS,VHSs,seedy,pervy,28,Peter St,W1F 0AL,W1F,favourite,favourites,DVD,DVDs,mucky,west end,cinema,movies,XXX,X-Rated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKRG - . An identifiable period record of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The image documents London Soho Eros Movieland - Colt books, Original 60s, 70s, 80s movies, X rated, classic XXX videos available on DVD, basement shop. Further facets of the scene include nightlife heritage, LGBTQ nightlife, documentary photography, archival record, public realm, before-and-after reference, shopfront economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, retail chain, everyday life, shopping district, community safe space, high-street commerce, and changing streetscape. Current relevance extends to brand consolidation and store closures, particularly through how physical shops adapt to online competition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into gentrification and venue closures, not least because of the importance of dedicated social spaces for LGBTQ communities. Future viewers can use this scene from 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside brand-led retail, changing land use, outdoor retail, town-centre economy, visual archive, queer social space, inclusive night-time venue, and social history. Elements such as Original, Movieland, videos, classic, and books add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition within the real-world context of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL. Image 2JJPKRG also remains a dated record of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL.
28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,Soho,England,UK,West End,shop,store,retail,1960,1970,1980,1960s,1970s,1980s,Eros,VHS,VHSs,seedy,pervy,28,Peter St,W1F 0AL,W1F,favourite,favourites,DVD,DVDs,mucky,west end,cinema,movies,XXX,X-Rated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKRJ - . Made at 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is London Soho Eros Movieland - Colt books, Original 60s, 70s, 80s movies, X rated, classic XXX videos available on DVD, basement shop. The setting additionally reflects gay bar culture, visual archive, local history, LGBTQ social history, queer social space, changing streetscape, gay hospitality, community identity, local character, LGBTQ nightlife, before-and-after reference, public realm, nightlife heritage, and commercial frontage. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, brand consolidation and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with inclusive spaces, venue closures and the role of bars and clubs as both businesses and community spaces. The image fixes building condition and alterations within 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Other useful contextual ideas include community safe space, retail property, contemporary social history, place identity, consumer retail, destination retail, everyday life, and Pride culture. Elements such as basement, rated, videos, books, and Movieland add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is consumer spending and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies without losing the local specificity of 28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL.
28, Peter St, London, England, UK, W1F 0AL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,data,park,Sherwood Drive,Milton Keynes,England,UK,MK3 6EB,programs,program,computer,computers,spool,used,for,programming,early,media,unreadable,readable,hole,holes,with,storage,perforated,sample,of,white,programmable,input,1950,1960,minicomputer,Creed,5,five,1980s,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGDBNN - Punched tape or perforated paper tape is a form of data storage that consists of a long strip of paper in which holes are punched. It developed from and was subsequently used alongside punched cards, differing in that the tape is continuous.
Punched cards, and chains of punched cards, were used for control of looms in the 18th century. Use for telegraphy systems started in 1842. Punched tape was used throughout the 19th and for much of the 20th centuries for programmable looms, teleprinter communication, for input to computers of the 1950s and 1960s, and later as a storage medium for minicomputers and CNC machine tools. During the Second World War, high-speed punched tape systems using optical readout methods were used in code breaking systems. Punched tape was used to transmit data for manufacture of read-only memory chips.
Data was represented by the presence or absence of a hole at a particular location. Tapes originally had five rows of holes for data across the width of the tape. Later tapes had six, seven, or eight rows. A 1944 electro-mechanical programmable calculating machine, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator or Harvard Mark I, used paper tape with 24 rows.
A row of smaller sprocket holes was always punched to be used to synchronize tape movement. Originally, this was done using a wheel with radial teeth called a sprocket wheel. Later, optical readers made use of the sprocket holes to generate timing pulses. The sprocket holes were slightly closer to one edge of the tape, dividing the tape into unequal widths, to make it unambiguous which way to orient the tape in the reader.
Tape for punching was usually 0.00394 inches (0.100 mm) thick. The two most common widths were 11⁄16 inch (17 mm) for five bit codes, and 1 inch (25 mm) for tapes with six or more bits. Hole spacing was 0.1 inches (2.5 mm) in both directions. Data holes were 0.072 inches (1.8 mm) in diameter
sprocket feed holes were 0.046 inches (1.2 mm)
Bletchley Park, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, , England, UK, MK3 6EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,space,WA14,WA14 1EP,property,agent,agents,business,unit,units,contemporary,workspace,Alty,real estate,1980,1980s,architecture,building,buildings,floors,high,rise,highrise,rental,rent,shared,moody,cloudy,Stamford New Road,window,windows,Stamford New Rd,offices,managed
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJJ9 - . Made at the recorded location 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 scene records Station House office block, Bruntwood Station House, Stamford New Rd, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 1EP. The surrounding context encompasses railway heritage, documentary photography, place identity, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, freight wagon, social history, community identity, everyday life, archival record, passenger railway, architectural detailing, historic streetscape, and visual archive. Current relevance extends to station investment and rail reform, particularly through the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into local identity and maintenance, not least because of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at the recorded location, details that may look very different after changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes architectural character, changing land use, trackside history, rail transport, rail corridor, period detail, urban fabric, and local history. References to Stamford, block, Bruntwood, House, and office give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is station investment and the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity within the specific setting of the recorded location. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and the tension between conservation and redevelopment as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: Manchester,city,centre,Greater,England,UK,NQ4,shutters,with,an,old,painting,&,256,Ketzo,No Appointment Necessary,Northern Quarter,M1 1JF,Hilton St,M1,Stephenson Square,Stevenson Square,Stevenson Sq,Mancunian,Mancunians,culture,fashioned,1980,1980s,buses,SELNEC,brown,orange,corber,corners,no,appointments,needed,necessary,shops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD2N9 - . Recorded at Hilton St, Northern Quarter, Manchester , England, UK, M1 1JF 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 image documents Shutters with an old Orange & Brown SELNEC bus, The Corner Barber Shop, Hilton St, Northern Quarter, Manchester , England, UK, M1 1JF. The subject also carries associations with period architecture, mixed-use redevelopment, regional identity, visual archive, commercial streetscape, urban regeneration, architectural character, historical comparison, period detail, changing streetscape, changing land use, contemporary social history, built heritage, and before-and-after reference. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial viability, planning and the continuing question of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. From a 2025-onward perspective, brand consolidation and changing footfall are closely linked to this subject, alongside the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at Hilton St, Northern Quarter, Manchester , England, UK, M1 1JF may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. The surrounding story also includes adaptive reuse, customer footfall, place-making, heritage-led regeneration, documentary photography, historic townscape, public-realm investment, and commercial redevelopment. References to Corner, Manchester, Orange, Hilton, and Northern give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Hilton St, Northern Quarter, Manchester , England, UK, M1 1JF, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Hilton St, Northern Quarter, Manchester , England, UK, M1 1JF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,for,of,area,Buttermarket Street,WA1,demolishing,remodel,remodelling,town,centre,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office,Warrington Borough Council,building,loss,Scotland Road,office space,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,Town Hill,WBC,masterplan,development,brutal,brutalist,concrete,Quattro,New Town House,1970s,1980s,architect
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBD4 - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bus stop,bus,services,service,transport,destination,city,busstop,Bolton,Worsley,Leigh,Mount Skip,Wigan,Liverpool,historic,red,white,creme,East Lancs road,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old,due,stops,here,alighting,only
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K857 - . An on-location photograph from Salford, England, UK in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Salford City Transport, bus stop, destinations, Queue this side, Bolton, Worsley, Leigh, Mount Skip, Wigan , Liverpool. The subject also carries associations with everyday life, conservation interest, architectural detailing, built heritage, local history, heritage asset, public realm, local character, visual archive, contemporary social history, changing land use, architectural character, changing streetscape, and traditional materials. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with energy retrofit, redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Salford, England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, historical comparison, regional identity, period building, adaptive reuse, urban fabric, conservation architecture, and place identity. Details involving Wigan, Queue, Transport, destinations, and Leigh make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Salford, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for energy retrofit and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition without losing the local specificity of Salford, England, UK. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of Salford, England, UK. It also preserves a trace of local identity for future local research.
Salford, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,England,UK,M60 7RA,M60,city,centre,Manchester,Centre,line,minibus,mini-bus,integrated,to,orange,white,buses,GM,Greater Manchester,service,services,Seddon Midi,bus,Madchester,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K85B - Until 1992, upon leaving either Manchester Piccadilly or Victoria stations you'd be met by this - a line of little 'Centreline' buses waiting to take passengers from one station to the other across the city centre via the shopping and office districts.
Manchester was the site of the first passenger railway in the world - the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830. But the haphazard way railways were planned and competed in the Victoria age meant that there was little coordination and there were three separate major stations in the city with no effective links between north and south. London Road (later Piccadilly) served the south, while Victoria served the north. The third, Central, closed in 1969 and for a while became a semi-derelict car park before its wonderful transformation into an exhibition centre.
So to connect the two stations, SELNEC and ten GMT ran a 'Centreline' service running at frequent intervals, with a flat fare to speed boarding. Some of the route was in narrow streets so these little Seddon 'Midi' buses were bought, built in Oldham. They were perfect for the job operationally but they were not popular with their drivers or the garage staff as they were difficult to maintain, noisy inside and with most of their weight at the front they could skid in wet or icy weather. But they did their job day in, day out for many years, buzzing around the city streets and usually full.
The Seddon's lasted twelve years, a very good age for lightly-built buses, until replaced by new Dennis buses in 1986. Then in 1992 Metrolink at last provide a rail-borne link across the city centre between the two main stations. The raison d'etre for Centreline was gone and the service ended.
Most of the Seddon's were scrapped but one or two still exist including number 1722, which is fully restored and on display at the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bus,buses,services,service,transport,GM,537 Bolton,Bolton,Ramsbottom,Ainsworth,Bury,route,routes,536,537,timetables,timetable,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old,due,stops,here,alighting,only,Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K85N - . This dated editorial view of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is Greater Manchester Transport Bus Stop A, 480 Bury, 484 Ainsworth, 494 Ramsbottom, 536, 537, Bolton. The broader subject matter reaches into changing streetscape, conservation interest, local history, heritage landmark, local character, everyday life, archival record, period building, place identity, historic streetscape, documentary photography, traditional materials, social history, and regional identity. Current relevance extends to embodied carbon and redevelopment pressure, particularly through the balance between conservation and modern commercial use. Future viewers can use this scene from Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after conservation work. The surrounding story also includes changing land use, adaptive reuse, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, architectural character, historical comparison, public realm, and urban fabric. The combination of Manchester, Transport, Ainsworth, Greater, and Bolton anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for embodied carbon and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use within the specific setting of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. Another useful connection is tourism and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition as part of the longer story of Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. The scene further reflects tourism and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity when considered against later change at Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,illuminated,M-Sign,logo,lit,lighted,up,M sign,Passenger,Transport,Executive,Greater,Manchester,public,buses,bus,GM,GMbuses,PTE,city,bus station,Double-M,Greater Manchester Transport,Deregulation,privatisation of,bus services,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old,fare,fares
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K85W - Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive was the public body responsible for public transport in Greater Manchester between 1974 and 2011, when it became part of Transport for Greater Manchester.
Until 1969, the conurbation surrounding Manchester was divided between the two administrative counties of Lancashire and Cheshire and a number of county boroughs, such as Manchester, Salford, Stockport or Bolton. To comply with the Transport Act 1968, on 1 April 1969 the SELNEC Passenger Transport Executive was formed. SELNEC stood for South East Lancashire North East Cheshire, a joint authority of the various local councils
When the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 the executive was replaced by GMPTE, with the county council replacing the joint transport authority. The public branding applied to buses and signage used the shorter name Greater Manchester Transport, displayed in upper and lower case Helvetica next to a distinctive orange double 'M' logo. The logo, first seen around 1974, is still in use today on bus stops and transport information literature, but is being gradually replaced on the former across Greater Manchester by rebranded bus stop flags displaying the new Transport for Greater Manchester logo.
To add to printed material and logos etched in glass on the side of bus shelters, GMPTE began a programme of adding their 'double M' logo to 101 railway station nameboards, stock-photo/gotonysmith-Train.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>train rolling stock livery, bus sides and some 'totem' pole signs outside rail stations in the area during the 1990s. This idea was later extended to a full re-design of the bus stop flag in 2000, (used first on primary bus routes, now extended to the entire GMPTE area) resulting in a unified corporate appearance containing the 'double M' logo on bus, train and tram stops.
The PTE also acquired the bus operations of Wigan Corporation with 130 vehicles.
Manchester , England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,52,Church St,Manchester,England,UK,M4 1PW,M4,Afflecks,Afflecks Palace,Wham,Wham sisters,duo,Wham! U.K.,George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley,George Michael,and,Andrew Ridgeley,music,band,optimism,optimistic,slogan,1980,1980s,wall,art,painting,album,t-shirt,smash,hit,hits,famous,T Shirt,TShirt
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYYR7P - Wham! (briefly known in the US as Wham! U.K.) were an English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981. The duo consisted of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986.
Influenced by funk and soul music and presenting themselves as disaffected youth, Wham!'s 1983 debut album Fantastic addressed the United Kingdom's unemployment problem and teen angst over adulthood. Their second studio album Make It Big in 1984 was a worldwide pop smash hit, charting at number one in both the UK and the United States. Associated with the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US, the singles from the albumWake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Everything She Wants and Careless Whisperall topped the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1985, Wham! made a highly publicised 10-day visit to China, the first by a Western pop group. The event was seen as a major watershed moment in increasing friendly bilateral relations between China and the West.
In 1986, Wham! broke up. Michael was keen to create music targeted at a more sophisticated adult market rather than the duo's primarily teenage audience. Before going their separate ways, a farewell single The Edge of Heaven, and a greatest-hits album titled The Final would be forthcoming, along with a farewell concert entitled The Final.
52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,kids,travel,transport club,voucher,vouchers,stickers,card,member,£2,application,forms,1980s,1908,promotion,promotional,poster,RailRiders,promoting,cheap,cheaper,trans,years,year old,year olds,history,heritage,historic,railcard,discount,vintage,posters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2T5X - . This authentic period view of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records Poster for British RailRiders, 5 to 14 year olds travel club, 1980s poster. The setting additionally reflects place identity, transport accessibility, local character, visual archive, everyday life, local mobility, street-side transport, mechanical signalling, surface public transport, contemporary social history, bus infrastructure, trackside history, passenger transport, and changing land use. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with decarbonisation, rail reform and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. The modern context includes continuing discussion of integrated transport, passenger information and the shift toward cleaner vehicles and integrated ticketing. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, details that may look very different after refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes historical comparison, regional identity, bus route infrastructure, working railway heritage, archival record, rail corridor, public transport stop, and historic rolling stock. Details involving RailRiders, 1980s, Poster, British, and travel make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of decarbonisation and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling within the real-world context of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. It also preserves a point of historical comparison for future local research.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,town,centre,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,Warrington,replace,remove,1970,1970s,WBC,ex-WC,ex,council,of,new,apartments,to,be,built,building,demolish,work,office,New Town House,1980s,brutal,development,remodelling,redevelop,ugly,office space,Scotland Road,wrecking ball,masterplan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTJYJ1 - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,centre,New Town House,Quattro,concrete,1970s,1980s,brutal,brutalist,architect,development,remodelling,remodel,redevelop,to,be,ugly,new,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,office space,offices,masterplan,Scotland Road,Town Hill,sad,loss,building,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK740 - 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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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,centre,New Town House,Quattro,concrete,1970s,1980s,brutal,brutalist,architect,development,remodelling,remodel,redevelop,to,be,ugly,new,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,office space,offices,masterplan,Scotland Road,Town Hill,sad,loss,building,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK745 - 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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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,centre,New Town House,Quattro,concrete,1970s,1980s,brutal,brutalist,architect,development,remodelling,remodel,redevelop,to,be,ugly,new,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,office space,offices,masterplan,Scotland Road,Town Hill,sad,loss,building,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,office,work,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area
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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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,centre,New Town House,Quattro,concrete,1970s,1980s,brutal,brutalist,architect,development,remodelling,remodel,redevelop,to,be,ugly,new,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,office space,offices,masterplan,Scotland Road,Town Hill,sad,loss,building,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office
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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Keywords: @hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,rust,rusting,abandoned,vehicle,transport,1960,1980,recovery,antique,old,in,Cheshire,England,UK,CW8,1960s,1980s,union,flag,union jack,Grant Shapps,HGV,qualifications,Brexit,post-Brexit,bonus,Motorists could be allowed to drive,lorries,lorry,without extra test,help address shortage,of,HGV drivers,Heath Lane,Northwich,CW8 4RH
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNHKE1 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is Decaying old Foden truck in Heath Lane, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH, with Union flag. The image also relates to national flag display, place identity, before-and-after reference, changing land use, residential flag display, public expression of identity, local history, national emblem, community identity, local character, street-level symbolism, everyday life, public realm, and documentary photography. Current relevance extends to social division and national identity, particularly through how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH before conservation work alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes flag culture, national symbolism, contemporary social history, period detail, changing streetscape, regional identity, historical comparison, and civic identity. Details involving Decaying, Union, Foden, Heath, and truck make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is social division and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context as part of the longer story of Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. The frame retains a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene.
Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH
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Keywords: @hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,rust,rusting,abandoned,vehicle,transport,1960,1980,recovery,antique,old,in,Cheshire,England,UK,CW8,1960s,1980s,Heath Lane,Northwich,CW8 4RH,lorry,lorries,bonus,HGV,qualifications,without extra test,help address shortage,of,HGV drivers,Motorists could be allowed to drive,post-Brexit,Brexit,Grant Shapps,sunny
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNHKE2 - . This authentic period view of Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through Decaying old Foden truck in Heath Lane, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. Another layer of the photograph includes before-and-after reference, historical comparison, regional identity, everyday life, social history, local history, commemorative issue, contemporary social history, period detail, changing streetscape, community identity, place identity, philatelic collecting, and public realm. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into national identity and mail history, not least because of the contrast between physical postal culture and modern digital communication. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The wider setting retains connections with postal artefact, changing land use, stamp design, visual archive, postal ephemera, collectable stamp, postal graphic design, and archival record. Elements such as Heath, Foden, Decaying, Northwich, and truck add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate national identity and the contrast between physical postal culture and modern digital communication in a form that can be compared with future views of Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. The scene captures evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH
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Keywords: @hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,rust,rusting,abandoned,vehicle,transport,1960,1980,recovery,antique,old,in,Cheshire,England,UK,CW8,1960s,1980s,Heath Lane,Northwich,CW8 4RH,lorry,lorries,bonus,HGV,qualifications,without extra test,help address shortage,of,HGV drivers,Motorists could be allowed to drive,post-Brexit,Brexit,Grant Shapps
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNHKHH - . This location-specific image from Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Decaying old Foden truck in Heath Lane, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. Another layer of the photograph includes changing streetscape, used postage stamp, national postal identity, collectable stamp, postal graphic design, mail history, visual archive, philatelic collecting, local character, community identity, before-and-after reference, public realm, archival record, and postal history. For current editorial use, collecting and national identity provide additional context, especially through the continuing collector interest in discontinued states, currencies and postal systems. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH before changed technology alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with social history, stamp design, commemorative issue, contemporary social history, postal ephemera, period detail, local history, and everyday life. The recorded references to truck, Foden, Decaying, Northwich, and Heath preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is collecting and the continuing collector interest in discontinued states, currencies and postal systems when considered against later change at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. The record includes period character for future local research.
Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH
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Keywords: @hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,rust,rusting,abandoned,vehicle,transport,1960,1980,recovery,antique,old,in,Cheshire,England,UK,CW8,1960s,1980s,Heath Lane,Northwich,CW8 4RH,lorry,lorries,bonus,HGV,qualifications,without extra test,help address shortage,of,HGV drivers,Motorists could be allowed to drive,post-Brexit,Brexit,Grant Shapps
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNHKHM - . An on-location photograph from Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH 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 Decaying old Foden truck in Heath Lane, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. The surrounding context encompasses social history, postal history, everyday life, collectable stamp, regional identity, documentary photography, paper communication, used postage stamp, postal graphic design, local character, mail history, public realm, archival record, and community identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, collecting and graphic design are closely linked to this subject, alongside the continuing collector interest in discontinued states, currencies and postal systems. Future viewers can use this scene from Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH to compare period objects and surrounding context with whatever follows after closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes period detail, philatelic material, place identity, before-and-after reference, stamp design, local history, postal artefact, and philatelic collecting. The combination of Heath, Foden, Northwich, Decaying, and truck anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to collecting and the continuing collector interest in discontinued states, currencies and postal systems when considered against later change at Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH. The view records part of the area's social history as part of Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH's history. The image fixes details of everyday use for future local research.
Heath Ln, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4RH
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,spell,atlas,GB,United Kingdom,slogan,word,loss,of,stock,homes,low cost,policy,tenants,buy,flat,house,lose,losing,social,affordable,houses,the,rights,to,their,home,Thatcher,Thatchers,Tory,Tories,mistake,big,biggest,1980s,Britain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKG3AP - . This scene at England, Great Britain , UK 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 scene records RTB, Right To Buy, spelled out in Scrabble letters on a map of England. The setting additionally reflects cityscape history, conservation architecture, place identity, social history, documentary photography, urban fabric, everyday life, contemporary social history, heritage landmark, changing land use, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, and regional identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into heritage conservation and embodied carbon, not least because of the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around England, Great Britain , UK before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The location also brings in period architecture, heritage asset, historic townscape, built heritage, visual archive, adaptive reuse, architectural character, and architectural detail. Elements such as Scrabble, spelled, letters, and Right add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at England, Great Britain , UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects heritage conservation and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism as part of the longer story of England, Great Britain , UK. Its period value extends to redevelopment pressure and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,check,cheque,paying,in,slip,slips,historic,history,NatWest,banking history,1980,1990,1990s,1980s,Droylsden,branch,stamped,paid,UK,United Kingdom,small,banking,bank,Silicon Valley,paper,manual,not digital,not digitalised,old fashioned,archaic,the old way,cheques,bank branches,paying-in
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJX0EM - . Photographed at England, Great Britain , UK in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. At the centre of the view is NatWest cheques, paying in slips, banking history. The setting additionally reflects visual archive, social history, heritage landmark, local landmark, public realm, regional identity, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, historical comparison, built heritage, architectural detailing, place identity, historic frontage, and everyday life. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with planning control, adaptive reuse and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around England, Great Britain , UK before different community use alters the character of the place. The location also brings in documentary photography, historic streetscape, architectural character, changing streetscape, traditional structure, conservation architecture, period building, and local history. References to slips, paying, cheques, history, and NatWest give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at England, Great Britain , UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is planning control and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK. The setting also helps illustrate heritage conservation and the tension between conservation and redevelopment without losing the local specificity of England, Great Britain , UK. It also preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of England, Great Britain , UK.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,check,cheque,paying,in,slip,slips,historic,history,NatWest,banking history,1980,1990,1990s,1980s,Droylsden,branch,stamped,paid,UK,United Kingdom,banking,bank,small,paper,manual,not digital,not digitalised,old fashioned,archaic,the old way,cheques,bank branches,paying-in
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJX0F5 - . This scene at England, Great Britain , UK 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 main point of reference is NatWest cheques, paying in slips, banking history. The subject also carries associations with period building, conservation interest, heritage asset, architectural detailing, everyday life, regional identity, place identity, changing streetscape, visual archive, contemporary social history, historic townscape, heritage landmark, documentary photography, and architectural character. From a 2025-onward perspective, heritage conservation and adaptive reuse are closely linked to this subject, alongside the tension between conservation and redevelopment. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around England, Great Britain , UK before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with local landmark, archival record, historic frontage, public realm, traditional structure, local character, before-and-after reference, and conservation architecture. Details involving history, banking, paying, slips, and cheques make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within England, Great Britain , UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is heritage conservation and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of England, Great Britain , UK. The wider significance includes redevelopment pressure and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character within the real-world context of England, Great Britain , UK.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,check,cheque,paying,in,slip,slips,historic,history,NatWest,banking history,1980,1990,1990s,1980s,Droylsden,branch,stamped,paid,UK,United Kingdom,banking,bank,small,paper,manual,not digital,not digitalised,old fashioned,archaic,the old way,cheques,bank branches,paying-in
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJX0F8 - . An identifiable period record of England, Great Britain , UK in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is NatWest cheques, paying in slips, banking history. The wider scene also brings together historic frontage, historic townscape, traditional structure, community identity, architectural detailing, period streetscape, regional identity, contemporary social history, local history, conservation interest, documentary photography, built heritage, local character, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to embodied carbon and planning control, particularly through how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. For later comparison, the photograph preserves commercial use and occupation at England, Great Britain , UK, details that may look very different after changed technology. The photograph additionally reflects archival record, place identity, urban fabric, heritage landmark, before-and-after reference, local landmark, architectural character, and period building. The combination of banking, paying, history, cheques, and slips anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For England, Great Britain , UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is embodied carbon and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use when considered against later change at England, Great Britain , UK. The wider significance includes embodied carbon and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use without losing the local specificity of England, Great Britain , UK. The frame retains a point of historical comparison as part of England, Great Britain , UK's history.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,North West,England,UK,Mosaics at Aflecks Palace,art,culture,cultural icons,cultural,people,celebrities,shops,market,shopping,emporium,NQ4,famous,Madchester,1980s,1980,52 Church St,Manchester,M4 1PW,M4,Factory Records,Factory Record Label,Tony Wilson,Martin Hannett,Rob Gretton,Antony Wilson,Antony H Wilson,Anthony Wilson,Anthony H Wilson,palace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PG0 - Mark Kennedy's mosaics to grace Afflecks again
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
Mark's mosaic masterpieces of city icons like music impressario Tony Wilson, footballer George Best and Smiths frontman Morrissey became a much-loved city landmark hung on the exterior of Afflecks but when the site was taken over by developer Bruntwood in 2008 they were kept by the previous manager.
But now Mark tells The Diary he has been commissioned to create a raft of new mosaics that will once again decorate the arches of the old building that corners a huge site off Oldham Street, Tib Street and Dale Street in the Northern Quarter.
He says: I suppose my artwork is Afflecks, that's what I do, it's what I'm known for. It has been my gallery for the past 12 years or so, so obviously I'm happy to be asked back.
The first, that depicts the famous On The Sixth Day God Created Man...Chester quote, will return this week on the Afflecks Arcade.
And Mark, pictured here in his studio, is now hard at work on the second, an image of labrador Bruce, who the Black Dog Ballroom bar in the basement of Afflecks is named after.
Mark then has plans to create new mosaics of Manc icons, including a special Factory Records piece, to commemorate the label's late, great Tony Wilson, New Order manager Rob Gretton and legendary music producer Martin Hannett, among others
More at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/mark-kennedys-mosaics-to-grace-afflecks-851494
52 Church St, Manchester,England, UK, M4 1PW
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,North West,England,UK,Mosaics at Aflecks Palace,art,culture,cultural icons,cultural,people,celebrities,shops,market,shopping,emporium,NQ4,famous,Madchester,1980s,1980,52 Church St,Manchester,M4 1PW,M4,Vimto,Kellogs,Alan Turing,Manchester Made,Rolls Royce,palace,icon,iconic,icons,Alan Turin
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PG3 - Mark Kennedy's mosaics to grace Afflecks again
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
Mark's mosaic masterpieces of city icons like music impressario Tony Wilson, footballer George Best and Smiths frontman Morrissey became a much-loved city landmark hung on the exterior of Afflecks but when the site was taken over by developer Bruntwood in 2008 they were kept by the previous manager.
But now Mark tells The Diary he has been commissioned to create a raft of new mosaics that will once again decorate the arches of the old building that corners a huge site off Oldham Street, Tib Street and Dale Street in the Northern Quarter.
He says: I suppose my artwork is Afflecks, that's what I do, it's what I'm known for. It has been my gallery for the past 12 years or so, so obviously I'm happy to be asked back.
The first, that depicts the famous On The Sixth Day God Created Man...Chester quote, will return this week on the Afflecks Arcade.
And Mark, pictured here in his studio, is now hard at work on the second, an image of labrador Bruce, who the Black Dog Ballroom bar in the basement of Afflecks is named after.
Mark then has plans to create new mosaics of Manc icons, including a special Factory Records piece, to commemorate the label's late, great Tony Wilson, New Order manager Rob Gretton and legendary music producer Martin Hannett, among others
More at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/mark-kennedys-mosaics-to-grace-afflecks-851494
52 Church St, Manchester,England, UK, M4 1PW
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,North West,England,UK,Mosaics at Aflecks Palace,art,culture,cultural icons,cultural,people,celebrities,shops,market,shopping,emporium,NQ4,famous,Madchester,1980s,1980,52 Church St,Manchester,M4 1PW,M4,Coronation street,Albert Tatlock,Ken Barlow,Ena Sharpals,Bet Lynch,Betty Lynch,palace,Rovers Return,mosaic,mosaics
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PG5 - Mark Kennedy's mosaics to grace Afflecks again
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
Mark's mosaic masterpieces of city icons like music impressario Tony Wilson, footballer George Best and Smiths frontman Morrissey became a much-loved city landmark hung on the exterior of Afflecks but when the site was taken over by developer Bruntwood in 2008 they were kept by the previous manager.
But now Mark tells The Diary he has been commissioned to create a raft of new mosaics that will once again decorate the arches of the old building that corners a huge site off Oldham Street, Tib Street and Dale Street in the Northern Quarter.
He says: I suppose my artwork is Afflecks, that's what I do, it's what I'm known for. It has been my gallery for the past 12 years or so, so obviously I'm happy to be asked back.
The first, that depicts the famous On The Sixth Day God Created Man...Chester quote, will return this week on the Afflecks Arcade.
And Mark, pictured here in his studio, is now hard at work on the second, an image of labrador Bruce, who the Black Dog Ballroom bar in the basement of Afflecks is named after.
Mark then has plans to create new mosaics of Manc icons, including a special Factory Records piece, to commemorate the label's late, great Tony Wilson, New Order manager Rob Gretton and legendary music producer Martin Hannett, among others
More at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/mark-kennedys-mosaics-to-grace-afflecks-851494
52 Church St, Manchester,England, UK, M4 1PW
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,North West,England,UK,Mosaics at Aflecks Palace,art,culture,cultural icons,cultural,people,celebrities,shops,market,shopping,emporium,NQ4,famous,Madchester,1980s,1980,52 Church St,Manchester,M4 1PW,M4,Football MUFC,MCFC,Cantona,Francis Lee,George Best,footballer,footballers,champions,Colin Bell,Eric Cantona,Cantona7,Mike Summerbee,palace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PG7 - Mark Kennedy's mosaics to grace Afflecks again
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
Mark's mosaic masterpieces of city icons like music impressario Tony Wilson, footballer George Best and Smiths frontman Morrissey became a much-loved city landmark hung on the exterior of Afflecks but when the site was taken over by developer Bruntwood in 2008 they were kept by the previous manager.
But now Mark tells The Diary he has been commissioned to create a raft of new mosaics that will once again decorate the arches of the old building that corners a huge site off Oldham Street, Tib Street and Dale Street in the Northern Quarter.
He says: I suppose my artwork is Afflecks, that's what I do, it's what I'm known for. It has been my gallery for the past 12 years or so, so obviously I'm happy to be asked back.
The first, that depicts the famous On The Sixth Day God Created Man...Chester quote, will return this week on the Afflecks Arcade.
And Mark, pictured here in his studio, is now hard at work on the second, an image of labrador Bruce, who the Black Dog Ballroom bar in the basement of Afflecks is named after.
Mark then has plans to create new mosaics of Manc icons, including a special Factory Records piece, to commemorate the label's late, great Tony Wilson, New Order manager Rob Gretton and legendary music producer Martin Hannett, among others
More at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/mark-kennedys-mosaics-to-grace-afflecks-851494
52 Church St, Manchester,England, UK, M4 1PW
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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,UK,England,Great Britain,GB,Merseyside,office,offices,Dale street,L2,home,of,the,State Ballroom,in,1980s,1980,The State,history,historic,venue,dance,disco,heritage,crest,to,let,Dale Street,hideaway,nightclub,night club,Scouse,clubbers,80s,Acid House,Andy Carroll,Mike Knowler,Liverpool nightclub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D8NWYH - . A grounded editorial photograph of State House, 22 Dale street,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 4TR, capturing details that may acquire greater historical value as the location and its use change. At the heart of the image is State House, 22 Dale street,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 4TR - Home of the State Ballroom in 1980s. A wider reading of the photograph includes local history, community identity, historic streetscape, everyday Britain, archival record, before-and-after reference, urban change, heritage landmark, changing streetscape, historical comparison, historic townscape, conservation interest, public realm, and local character. Today's wider story includes embodied carbon, adaptive reuse and the practical question of using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. As a dated visual record of State House, 22 Dale street,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 4TR, the frame retains transport arrangements and public activity, making it useful if later redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. The wider local story also touches on place identity, period detail, visual archive, contemporary history, documentary photography, built heritage, urban fabric, and period building. The combination of Liverpool, 1980s, State, House, and Merseyside helps anchor the frame to a recognisable activity, place or period. The period setting at State House, 22 Dale street,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 4TR helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for embodied carbon and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development in a form that can be compared with future views of State House, 22 Dale street,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 4TR. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for State House, 22 Dale street,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 4TR and the changing story of the subject shown.
State House, 22 Dale street,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK, L2 4TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,Great Britain,sign,pub,bar,Greenalls Brewery Sign,Somerset,South West England,Greenal,green,Warrington,Wilderspool,classic,history,historic,heritage,Greenall Whitley,brewers,brewing,logo,brand,branding,logos,trademark,ale,ales,beer,Grunhalle,mild,bitter,traditional,1980,1980s,brands,trademarks
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2RY - . An authentic period record of Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, South West England, England, UK, TA5 2AP, retaining the practical visual detail that later redevelopment, rebranding or altered use can remove. The defining feature is Greenalls Brewery Sign, Bridgwater , Somerset, South West England,. The setting additionally reflects urban change, night-time economy, everyday Britain, social meeting place, local character, customer-facing hospitality, traditional ale house, documentary photography, social history, neighbourhood pub, local drinking place, community identity, period detail, and community hostelry. Today's wider story includes staffing pressures, local footfall and the practical question of the loss or conversion of familiar licensed premises. The archival value lies partly in recording ownership and occupation around Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, South West England, England, UK, TA5 2AP before later redevelopment alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects licensed trade, contemporary history, beer-led venue, visual archive, public realm, before-and-after reference, food-and-drink business, and hospitality venue. The recorded references to Bridgwater, Greenalls, Somerset, and Brewery preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. The period setting at Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, South West England, England, UK, TA5 2AP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is staffing pressures and the loss or conversion of familiar licensed premises within the real-world context of Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, South West England, England, UK, TA5 2AP. The scene retains a connection with staffing pressures and the survival of community meeting places within the specific setting of Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, South West England, England, UK, TA5 2AP.
Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, South West England, England, UK, TA5 2AP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Crewe,Ministry Of Defence,HackGreen,Civil Defence,British,UK,Ministry Of Defense,Cheshire,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Protect & Survive,MAD,Mutually Assured Destruction,Hack Green Nuclear Bunker communication desk,Cheshire England,communication desk,telecoms,desk,1980s,1980,electronics,audio,kit,comms,communications,newsroom,news room,news,feed,telephone,contact,messaging,CW5,French Ln,Nantwich,England,CW5 8BL
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPKAP - . An on-location image from French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The main subject is Hack Green Nuclear Bunker communication desk , Cheshire England, UK. The surrounding context brings together government priorities, changing streetscape, local character, changing land use, place identity, constituency politics, political campaigning, party-political communication, democratic accountability, community identity, public realm, visual archive, period detail, and historic context. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with healthcare, local services and showing how national debate reaches local places. For place-based research, the scene fixes period details that may disappear after redevelopment or refurbishment around French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL. A second layer of the scene includes policy controversy, historical comparison, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, regional identity, constituency representation, local history, public policy, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to communication, Green, Nuclear, and Bunker preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is healthcare and tracking how priorities change after elections within the specific setting of French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL. The scene further reflects electoral accountability and tracking how priorities change after elections as part of the longer story of French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL. The frame retains part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,SMBC,SK1,Stockport,civic,municipal,modern,office,offices,buildings,building,GM,councils,sunny,blue sky,pano,panorama,offie,1980,1980s,style,space,local,authority,authorities,blue skies,Fred Perry House Edward St,Fred Perry House Edward Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGRG - Stockport is a large, major town in Greater Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Manchester city centre, where the River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey, and the largest in the metropolitan borough of the same name.
Historically, most of the town was in Cheshire, but the area to the north of the Mersey was in Lancashire. Stockport in the 16th century was a small town entirely on the south bank of the Mersey, and known for the cultivation of hemp and manufacture of rope. In the 18th century the town had one of the first mechanised silk factories in the British Isles. However, Stockport's predominant industries of the 19th century were the cotton and allied industries. Stockport was also at the centre of the country's hatting industry, which by 1884 was exporting more than six million hats a year
the last hat works in Stockport closed in 1997.
Dominating the western approaches to the town is the Stockport Viaduct. Built in 1840, the viaduct's 27 brick arches carry the mainline railways from Manchester to Birmingham and London over the River Mersey. This structure featured as the background in many paintings by L. S. Lowry.
Fred Perry House, Edward St, Stockport, England, UK, SK1 3UR
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Crewe works,rail,railway,trains,engine,transport,history,BR,British Railways,UK,Great Britain,APT,seats,standing not allowed,British,InterCityAPT sign,train formation,for high speed train,InterCity train,1970s,1980s,WCML,APT-E,APTE,Crewe Works,CreweWorks,advanced,tilting,seat,plan,area,areas,CW1 2DB,CW1,poster,guide,instruction
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMNXA - The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was a tilting high speed train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s, for use on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The WCML contained many curves, and the APT pioneered the concept of active tilting to address these, a feature that has since been copied on designs around the world. The experimental APT-E achieved a new British railway speed record on 10 August 1975 when it reached 152.3 miles per hour (245.1 km/h), only to be bested by the service prototype APT-P at 162.2 miles per hour (261.0 km/h) in December 1979, a record that stood for 23 years.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,England,UK,GB,North West England,city centre,NQ4,Northern Quarter,Arndale,book,mags,magazine,store,swap,porn,video,seedy,Withy Grove,City Centre,bookshop,VHS,porn mags,porn magazines,M4,buy,sell,magazines,mucky,hardcore,hard core,soft,bargain,softcore,video rental store,1980s,video rental store 1980s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEMK - . A carefully observed scene places on record the visible identity of 11 Shudehill, Manchester, England, UK, M4 2AF, in a 2019 record. The frame is associated with Arndale Book and Magazine Exchange, 11 Shudehill, Manchester , UK, M4 2AF. The location also connects city-centre economy, commercial frontage, commercial streetscape, shopping habits, urban commerce, independent retail, shopping district, retail vacancy, customer footfall, consumer spending, local trading, and consumer retail. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, physical shops also connects with brand consolidation, operating costs and efforts aimed at mixed-use town centres. Because this is a time-specific record of 11 Shudehill, Manchester, England, UK, M4 2AF, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space. The surrounding story includes high-street commerce, town-centre trading, storefront culture, retail property, shopfront economy, bricks-and-mortar retail. The record also refers to 0161-281-6252, 01612816252, part exchange, porn videos, dirty book shop, Manchester City Centre. A second layer of description includes chain-store economy, and retail decline and renewal. Modern coverage of retail streets frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of operating costs, changing footfall and bringing empty units back into use. The lasting documentary value lies in its record of neighbourhood identity, transport patterns, architecture and streetscape, ownership or occupation, and public access within the surrounding area. For future comparison, the scene preserves public-realm details, patterns of everyday use, local business activity, regional identity, and the condition of buildings as part of the area's longer social history. The view of 11 Shudehill, Manchester, England, UK, M4 2AF also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
11 Shudehill, Manchester, England, UK, M4 2AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,brown,Consolidated Micrographics,Microfiche Reader,creme,archive,information,records,data,data archive,1980s,1990s,historic,Microfilm,Microfiche,Microfilm reader,English,England,UK,film,reading,reads,old,images,library,museum,archiving,visual,microfilm,reels,reel,microfiche,flat,sheets,sheet,technology,obsolete,media
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P9FFMA - A microfilm reader is a device used in projecting and magnifying images stored in microform to readable proportions. Microform includes flat film, microfilm, aperture cards, microfiche, and ultra fiche. Using open reels or cassettes, microfilm is often used as a way to store many documents in a small space. It has become increasingly prevalent in the development of films, as well as storage of archived newspapers. With the invention of microfilm, microfilm readers soon developed. With the increasing popularity of computers, microform has decreased in use. However, many library archives still remain in microform.
England
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Keywords: GoTonysmith,@HotpixUK,Flares & Reflex,Flares,Reflex,good,1980s,1980,disco,club,fun,5 Hall Gate,England,UK,GB,dusk,night,at night,at dusk,town,dangerous,dodgy,centre,town centre,Doncaster Town Centre,Doncaster City Centre,City Centre,music,sex,underage,drinking,underage drinking,teenager,teenage,girls,boys,pick,up,clubbing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A10 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 61-62 Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1, UK in 2018, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The photograph centres on Flares Nightclub, good 1980s disco fun, 5 Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1 3LU, South Yorkshire, England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke heritage landmark, archival record, built heritage, before-and-after reference, social history, period architecture, cityscape history, visual archive, period building, urban fabric, contemporary social history, community identity, everyday life, and changing land use. Current relevance extends to energy retrofit and heritage conservation, particularly through how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. For later comparison, the photograph preserves commercial use and occupation at 61-62 Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1, UK, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The location also brings in place identity, conservation interest, regional identity, adaptive reuse, changing streetscape, architectural character, historic townscape, and conservation architecture. References to Yorkshire, Nightclub, Flares, 1980s, and Doncaster give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within 61-62 Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the specific setting of 61-62 Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1, UK. Another strand within the photograph is planning control and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism as part of the longer story of 61-62 Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1, UK. The frame retains details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
61-62 Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1, UK
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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: United Kingdom from England,Great,Britain,GB,UK,bad,taste,old,fashioned,fashion,style,status,symbols,symbol,Whisper,return,of,1980,1981,1982,Water,Closet,bog,gary,glitter,garyglitter,GotonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,popular,1980s,trend,trendy,on,sought after
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4E9 - . Classic 1970s 1980s green avocado bathroom suite Toilet from England, Great Britain. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 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 Classic, 1970s, 1980s, green, avocado, bathroom, suite, Toilet, 1983 and United Kingdom from England, 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.
England, UK
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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,1980s,Hardy,Amie,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,Amies,100%,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 ED9E69 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Haçienda Apartments,The,night club,West,flats,Greater Manchester,England,UK,city,centre,Deansgate,Castlefield,red brick,apartment,building,residential,development,urban,regeneration,construction,cranes,tower,new,skyline,property,former nightclub site,music heritage,Factory Records,Madchester,acid house,rave culture,dance music history,rave scene,post-industrial,1980s,1990s,clubbing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N4T - Exterior view of The Haçienda Apartments on Whitworth Street West in Manchester, showing the distinctive red brick residential development built on the site of the legendary FAC51 Haçienda nightclub, with construction cranes and new tower building work rising behind it. The image connects two major Manchester themes in one frame: the city's internationally known music and club culture heritage, and the continuing wave of high-rise residential development reshaping the Deansgate, Castlefield and Oxford Road edges of the city centre. The Haçienda name is inseparable from Factory Records, Tony Wilson, New Order, acid house, rave culture, Madchester, dance music and late twentieth-century Manchester nightlife. The original club opened in 1982, closed in 1997 and was later demolished, with apartments replacing the famous venue while retaining the Haçienda name. The visible cranes add strong editorial value for stories about regeneration, urban densification, housing, property investment, city living, gentrification and the transformation of former cultural and industrial sites into apartments. The photograph is especially useful for features about Manchester's changing skyline, music tourism, cultural memory, heritage loss, apartment-led redevelopment, city centre living, post-industrial regeneration and the commercial afterlife of iconic places. The scene appears to be taken in daylight with clear visibility, allowing the modern apartment façade, street frontage and construction machinery to read clearly. It has broad stock relevance for Manchester property, northern regeneration, crane skylines, the Southern Gateway, Whitworth Street West, former nightclub sites, Factory Records legacy, urban renewal, student and professional accommodation markets, and debates over how much of a city's cultural history survives when landmark venues are replaced by residential blocks.
Haçienda Apartments, 11-15 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 5DB.
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Keywords: 1960s,in,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,UK,2013,mrwhippy,mr,whippy,ice,cream,icecream,cone,cones,wafer,wafers,lollies,lolly,kids,pleasure,soft,serve,softserve,vans,happy,customer,hard,van,selling,scoop,soft,machine,British,summer,heatwave,heat,wave,on,his,patch,pitch,Tasttee,Maid,TastteeMaid,tasty,Gotonysmith,customers,truck,stop,me,and,buy,one,Pop,Goes,The,Weasel,The,Entertainer,Music,Box,Dancer,Home,on,the,Range,Its,a,Small,World,Super,Mario,Bros.,Theme,Camptown,Races,Greensleeves,Whistle,While,You,Work,You,Are,My,Sunshine,Teddy,Bears',Picnic,Match,of,the,Day,Ice,Cream,by,Andre,Nickatina,essentially,just,Turkey,in,the,Straw,with,bass,1970s,used,them,for,laundering,the,proceeds,of,crime,and,a,front,for,drug,dealing.,A,period,of,Glaswegian,criminal,history,Wars,existed,in,the,1980s,rival,gangs,fighting,for,territory,smuggled,cigarettes,fags,fag,The Mister Softee Jingle,Turkey in the Straw,Do Your Ears Hang Low?,,,1,,,,,,,or,; or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom,,,,in Crewe and Nantwich,,in Vale Royal,,in Sheffield, and,in,other,places.,In,some,places,in,the,US,,ice,cream,trucks,play,the,song
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG386Y - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).
Off Princes St Edinburgh Scotland UK EH2 3AA
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Keywords: 1960s,in,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,UK,2013,mrwhippy,mr,whippy,tasttee,icecream,cone,cones,wafer,wafers,lollies,lolly,kids,pleasure,soft,serve,softserve,vans,happy,customer,hard,van,selling,scoop,soft,machine,British,summer,heatwave,heat,wave,on,his,patch,pitch,organised,crime,syndicates,maid,Gotonysmith,customers,truck,stop,me,and,buy,one,Pop,Goes,The,Weasel,The,Entertainer,Music,Box,Dancer,Home,on,the,Range,Its,a,Small,World,Super,Mario,Bros.,Theme,Camptown,Races,Greensleeves,Whistle,While,You,Work,You,Are,My,Sunshine,Teddy,Bears',Picnic,Match,of,the,Day,Ice,Cream,by,Andre,Nickatina,essentially,just,Turkey,in,the,Straw,with,bass,1970s,used,them,for,laundering,the,proceeds,of,crime,and,a,front,for,drug,dealing.,A,period,of,Glaswegian,criminal,history,Wars,existed,in,the,1980s,rival,gangs,fighting,for,territory,smuggled,cigarettes,fags,fag,The Mister Softee Jingle,Turkey in the Straw,Do Your Ears Hang Low?,,,1,,,,,,,or,; or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom,,,,in Crewe and Nantwich,,in Vale Royal,,in Sheffield, and,in,other,places.,In,some,places,in,the,US,,ice,cream,trucks,play,the,song
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3A1R - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).
Off Princes St Edinburgh Scotland UK EH2 3AA
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Keywords: Killing,Joke,concert,ticket,for,Manchester,Academy,10th,March,2012,held,in,an,hand,gotonysmith,historic,gig,live,reunion,re-union,re,union,standing,seated,venue,gig,cartel,O2,stalls,Greater,Uni,Academy,Roadhouse,Night,and,Day,&,Ruby,lounge,high,price,prices,commission,Ticketline,Classic,1980's,1980s,online ticketting Ticketmaster England UK,gotonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7FP - . Killing Joke concert ticket for Manchester Academy 10th March 2012 held in an hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Urmston, Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Looking at the subject's development, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music. As background, ephemeral design is especially valuable to social historians because it was created for immediate use rather than posterity
A ticket, label or novelty card can reveal contemporary humour, branding, consumer habits and printing style in a compact object. For the 2026 context, the economics of live music remain under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore provide a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide valuable material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. The wider historical story is that music scenes are shaped by both performers and infrastructure, including rehearsal rooms, record labels, promoters, venues and audiences
Photographs of these details help document local cultural ecosystems that can be lost quickly through redevelopment or changing entertainment habits. In the present 2026 context, the economics of live music continue to be under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore offer a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy.
Urmston, Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: Killing,Joke,concert,ticket,for,Manchester,Academy,10th,March,2012,held,in,an,hand,gotonysmith,historic,gig,live,reunion,re-union,re,union,standing,seated,venue,gig,cartel,O2,stalls,Greater,Uni,Academy,Roadhouse,Night,and,Day,&,Ruby,lounge,high,price,prices,commission,Ticketline,Classic,1980's,1980s,band,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7GA - . Killing Joke concert ticket for Manchester Academy Two 10th march 2012 held in an hand. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. In historical terms, music scenes are shaped by both performers and infrastructure, including rehearsal rooms, record labels, promoters, venues and audiences
Photographs of these details help document local cultural ecosystems that can be lost quickly through redevelopment or changing entertainment habits. The historical context is that printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, labels, cards, stamps, posters and logos combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use, so surviving examples can become valuable records of popular culture and commerce. During 2026, the economics of live music remain under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore provide a valuable contrast with today's streaming-led music economy. The subject remains topical in 2026 because digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore offer useful material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. In the longer view, live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the buildings associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. In 2026, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions.
Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: Longton,Stoke-On-Trent,SOT,Stoke,on,trent,stokeontrent,on-trent,industrial,factory,factories,Great,Britain,showing,potteries,heritage,at,the,Gladstone,Pottery,Museum,GB,unique,1980,1980s,mistake,made,making,ceramics,Gotonysmith,SOT,Image,from,Longton,Stoke-On-Trent,Great,Britain,showing,potteries,heritage,at,the,Gladstone,Pottery,Museum,UK,English,England,Tourist,tourism,industry,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHRBJ - . Exciting 1980's bathroom suite toilet & pedestal sink unit - fashionable 1980 style. Photographed on 27 July 2013. The recorded location is Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 1PQ. As background, older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. As background, clothing details record both craftsmanship and changing taste
Tailoring, buttons, fabrics and formal dress can reveal manufacturing quality, social conventions and fashion cycles that move between bespoke production and mass-market clothing. Against the 2026 backdrop, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change. Against the 2026 backdrop, current discussion of clothing often contrasts disposable fast fashion with quality, longevity and skilled manufacture
Tailoring details can therefore support stories about craftsmanship, sustainability and consumer choice. From a heritage perspective, historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. Looking at the subject's development, heritage photography is particularly useful where buildings or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. Closely associated editorial terms include historic environment, period detail, and historic fabric.
Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 1PQ
