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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2342,Etihad Stadium,Manchester City,MCFC,Manchester,stadium facade,football stadium,stadium towers,blue banners,club branding,Premier League,football architecture,stadium structure,English football,football ground,Manchester football,stadium exterior,football venue,modern arena,curved towers,club identity,football supporters,stadium forecourt,sports infrastructure,stadium signage,football tourism,urban landmark,arena architecture,blue club colours,stadium advertising,stadium approach,sports venue,premier league,guilty,serious,financial breaches,owners,FC,flag,logo,stadium,aerial,fines,ethiad,relegation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHGTR - . An expansive view across the forecourt of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium shows the curved cylindrical exterior towers encircled by bright-blue message bands, together with the central stadium frontage. Roof cables and structural supports stand against the sky above. This image is primarily about football-stadium architecture and large-scale club branding, rather than a particular statue, sign or entrance. It can illustrate Premier League infrastructure, the venue as a Manchester landmark and investment in spectator-facing facilities. The Etihad Stadium's illuminated blue bands and large club-related graphics form a visually distinctive exterior, particularly around the cylindrical corner towers. This broad view demonstrates the scale of the Manchester City venue, the integration of advertising and signage with architecture, and the provision of a substantial external pedestrian area. Sports grounds are complex facilities designed for crowd movement, safety, television production, corporate hospitality and spectators with varied accessibility needs. In 2026 the North Stand expansion is scheduled to add capacity and further fan facilities, reflecting wider trends towards stadium development as part of year-round commercial entertainment campuses. The photograph can be used to illustrate the relationship between club income, visitor experience and regeneration in east Manchester. It is not a view of a particular match or crowd, and the exact construction status at the time of exposure cannot be established from the signs alone. The strong stadium frontage is a useful general image for news about Manchester City and the business of Premier League football. Exterior banding and extensive curved surfaces help make the ground recognisable even without players or supporters present. This architectural identity also matters commercially because photographs of the stadium can stand for the club in reports about finances, ownership and planning.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2347,Trinity statue,Colin Bell,Francis Lee,Mike Summerbee,Manchester City,MCFC,Etihad Stadium,football sculpture,City trinity,stadium exterior,Manchester,football legends,three players,club memorial,football history,football heritage,Premier League club,football supporters,stadium forecourt,football landmark,public artwork,club identity,Manchester football,football culture,stadium architecture,historic players,English football,commemorative art,football tourism,club icons,statue plinth,premier league,guilty,serious,financial breaches,owners,FC,stadium,aerial,point deductions,Manchester city
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHGW4 - . The sculptural tribute to Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee stands centrally in a view of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium. The group, often referred to as the club's Trinity, is mounted on a substantial plinth in front of the stadium's entrance elevation. The balanced composition makes the relationship between the players' historic achievements and the contemporary home ground particularly clear. It is suited to football heritage, club commemoration and sports-tourism coverage, rather than a match-action report. A central view of Manchester City's three-player sculpture places Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee in front of the Etihad Stadium's symmetrical architecture. The figures are linked by the club's history in the late 1960s and early 1970s and the statue presents them as a collective sporting tribute. The composition is especially useful for illustrating scale, the relationship between memorial art and stadium buildings, and the design of a public forecourt used by football supporters and visitors. During 2026 Manchester City's Etihad campus is experiencing major investment, including a North Stand expansion intended to increase spectator capacity and create additional matchday areas. The juxtaposition can support reporting on how modern clubs incorporate the past into an increasingly commercial environment. Unlike a close-up of the sculpture, this image gives more weight to the stadium facade and surrounding public realm. The photograph has no identifiable match or event date simply from the exterior scene, so it should not be tied to a particular fixture. The centrally placed plinth provides a focal point for the otherwise broad stadium frontage. This visual relationship helps explain why sporting memorials are commonly installed in fan-accessible outdoor areas rather than hidden inside private rooms or restricted club facilities. The concourse and towers show that this memorial is part of a large public sports venue.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2349,Francis Lee,Colin Bell,Mike Summerbee,Lee Bell Summerbee,Manchester City,MCFC,Etihad Stadium,football statue,City legends,football heritage,Manchester,sculpture detail,former footballers,football icons,club history,football memorial,three players,football tribute,stadium artwork,Manchester football,classic football,supporter culture,public sculpture,football celebration,club identity,English football,commemorative figures,stadium forecourt,football landmark,historic Manchester City,club heroes,premier league,guilty,serious,financial breaches,owners,FC,flag,logo,stadium,aerial,appeal,UEFA,spending limits,Manchester city,ethiad
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHGYG - . A closer angle shows the sculpted figures of Manchester City's celebrated former players Francis Lee, Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee outside the Etihad Stadium. Their dynamic poses and adjacent placement are central to this view, with stadium architecture and a Manchester City emblem appearing behind them. The group commemorates players closely associated with a successful period in the club's earlier history. This frame particularly suits coverage of footballer recognition, sporting sculpture, individual club heroes and the physical heritage encountered by fans visiting the stadium. Francis Lee, Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee occupy a prominent place in the heritage of Manchester City football club, associated with an era of major trophies and a highly regarded attacking team. This closer view of their statue emphasises the cast figures, distinctive sporting poses and shared composition against the stadium backdrop. The arrangement makes the sculpture a narrative about a group rather than a single individual and offers an accessible visual route into discussions of football memory and club tradition. In 2026 Manchester City's Etihad Stadium is scheduled for further capacity growth through its North Stand development, underlining the contrast between the club's historic sporting roots and its more recent expansion. Artwork outside grounds is increasingly treated as part of the experience of visiting a major football destination. The photograph does not show the original team playing or document the unveiling ceremony. It is a contemporary representation of how an English Premier League club commemorates its former players in a public setting. Because the figures are close together, the sculptor can suggest cooperation and shared achievement in a single object. The detail of their sports clothing and body movement differentiates this work from more conventional civic statues of political or military figures.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2356,Etihad Stadium,Colin Bell,Francis Lee,Mike Summerbee,Manchester City,MCFC,football statue,stadium panorama,Manchester,football legends,stadium forecourt,football club,Premier League,stadium architecture,club history,football sculpture,English football,wide angle stadium,modern football ground,football tourism,football fans,club landmark,stadium entrance,Manchester football,football heritage,football monument,sporting venue,stadium exterior,football ground,club identity,stadium facade,premier league,guilty,serious,financial breaches,owners,FC,stadium,aerial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHH11 - . A broad exterior composition shows the Etihad Stadium's curved facade and projecting cylindrical structures, with the statue of Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee occupying the foreground. The positioning relates Manchester City's history to its present-day stadium and public visitor space. The photograph suits stories about the connection between sporting heritage, commemorative sculpture and the architecture of modern football venues. This is a wider establishing view than close photographs of the three individual figures and shows how the monument sits within the grounds. This wider composition links the statue of Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee with the scale of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, making it possible to appreciate the artwork as part of a substantial sporting precinct. The trio were important members of the club's earlier successful era and remain celebrated figures in City's history. The stadium's cylindrical facade, supporting roof structures and extensive outer concourse form a modern architectural backdrop to the tribute. In 2026 the Etihad is associated with additional development as the North Stand expansion is scheduled to increase capacity and provide more matchday facilities. The relationship between the statue and the venue demonstrates how a club can display historical continuity while investing heavily in infrastructure. A wide view is useful for documenting physical setting, visitor approach routes and the scale of the public memorial
it is not interchangeable with a close-up portrait of a particular player. It can illustrate Manchester sport, stadium tourism, commemorative sculpture and regeneration of east Manchester. Including ample architectural background makes this image especially effective when the subject is the relationship between club heritage and redevelopment. The visible architectural backdrop makes the artwork legible within the football club site rather than as an isolated sculpture.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,255A2393,South Reception,Etihad Stadium,Manchester City,MCFC,Manchester,stadium entrance,football stadium,stadium facade,curved architecture,football club,Premier League,stadium reception,Manchester football,stadium roof,glass frontage,club branding,sports venue,English football,stadium structure,football fans,visitor entrance,football ground,sports architecture,modern stadium,stadium exterior,venue access,football tourism,stadium concourse,sports infrastructure,stadium photograph,premier league,guilty,serious,financial breaches,owners,FC,flag,logo,stadium,aerial,appeal,UEFA,spending limits,fine,Manchester city,ethiad,Manchester-city
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHA8 - . The South Reception section of the Etihad Stadium is shown below the venue's sweeping exterior facade and broad horizontal blue signage. Structural supports, glazing and large Manchester City branding emphasise the scale of the modern football ground. The image is useful for coverage of sports architecture, stadium access, club infrastructure and the increasingly complex buildings used by top-flight football clubs. It illustrates a specific entrance zone rather than the match pitch, changing rooms or the experience of spectators inside. The South Reception frontage is one of the Etihad Stadium's visitor-facing architectural elements, bringing together broad glazing, a curved exterior envelope and large Manchester City signs. Major sports venues use different reception and entrance areas to manage thousands of arrivals while separating general spectator access from particular functions and accredited visitors. The Etihad Stadium's importance extends beyond Premier League fixtures to the wider sporting and economic identity of east Manchester. In 2026 planned expansion of the North Stand is set to increase capacity and add further facilities, illustrating the club's ambitions for a more extensive visitor destination. The photographed South Reception is not the North Stand construction site, and its appearance should be described independently of the redevelopment. Such exterior views are relevant to debates about private investment, the use of sports facilities outside match days, city regeneration and the practical design of access, signage and pedestrian circulation. Large sports venues must make the distinction between reception, hospitality, spectator turnstiles and back-of-house access understandable. The photograph is most appropriate to discussions of built form and entrance management rather than commentary on the quality of the playing surface or team performance.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Etihad Stadium,football slogan,supporter identity,football culture,stadium typography,stadium exterior,football supporters,stadium branding,blue banner,Premier League,Manchester football,English football,football fandom,supporter culture,club identity,football ground,football heritage,club colours,club slogan,sports branding,stadium detail,premier league,guilty,serious,financial breaches,owners,aerial,fan,fans,appeal,UEFA,spending limits,Enzo Maresca,punishment,celebrating,Manchester city FC,Manchester-city
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHC5 - . The words I'M CITY TILL I DIE curve around the outer structure of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium in large white letters on a sky-blue band. The slogan presents supporter loyalty as a permanent part of the stadium's visual identity. Photographed in close detail, the message can illustrate fan culture, chants, football tribalism and the way clubs turn community allegiance into architectural branding. The frame concentrates on typography and the stadium exterior rather than players, a match or the wider surrounding neighbourhood. The phrase 'I'm City Till I Die' is associated with deep loyalty among Manchester City supporters, and its position around the stadium exterior makes that sentiment part of the venue's built identity. Football slogans express belonging across generations of fans, linking childhood attendance, family traditions and neighbourhood affiliation with an international modern club. The large lettering is set against the Etihad's sweeping contemporary architecture rather than a match taking place on the pitch. In 2026 the stadium is changing with a scheduled North Stand expansion designed to increase capacity and broaden matchday facilities, making older exterior photographs useful records of the ground's appearance during a period of redevelopment. Supporter identity is often debated alongside ticket pricing, commercial sponsorship, tourism and the growing financial scale of Premier League football. This particular sign is a tangible example of the way clubs reproduce fan language in stadium branding. It can be used for coverage of Manchester football culture, supporter loyalty, exterior architecture and sports venues as civic landmarks. Unlike a temporary match slogan, this message is integrated into the stadium's external architecture, making it part of how the club describes its supporters to passers-by. The sweeping curve of the structure reinforces the physical scale of that expression of loyalty.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2411,Fan Support Hub,Manchester City,MCFC,Etihad Stadium,football supporters,fan services,Manchester,football stadium,supporter information,stadium facilities,fan assistance,club customer service,Premier League,football club,stadium entrance,blue kiosk,club branding,football fans,matchday support,supporter relations,football venue,football experience,stadium exterior,English football,fan engagement,public service kiosk,club identity,stadium concourse,Manchester football,football accessibility,sports venue,flag,logo,stadium,aerial,fan,fans,appeal,UEFA,spending limits,celebrating,Manchester city FC,football,money
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHE9 - . A vivid blue Manchester City Fan Support Hub stands beside the Etihad Stadium's outer concourse, with the words FAN SUPPORT HUB printed in large white capitals. Blue branding and stadium wall graphics create a recognisable setting for supporters arriving at the ground. The photograph specifically records the club's visible provision of an on-site contact point, useful for stories about supporter experience, fan engagement and customer-facing facilities at major football venues. It does not describe staffing arrangements or the particular enquiries handled inside the hub. A dedicated Fan Support Hub is an easily identifiable contact point intended to help people attending football fixtures and events with practical questions. Its presence outside the Etihad Stadium reflects how large clubs manage the customer-service needs of season-ticket holders, occasional spectators, families and visitors from overseas. Questions can involve tickets, access, wayfinding, safety arrangements and matchday procedures, although the exact range of assistance available at this hub should be checked with the club. In 2026 Manchester City's Etihad campus is subject to continued development, including a North Stand expansion scheduled to increase capacity and introduce additional spectator facilities. More visitors can increase the importance of efficient guidance, accessible communication and clear help points near entrances. The prominent blue container-style structure is more than a piece of branding: it illustrates the operational infrastructure needed to deliver live sport to large audiences. This photograph is not evidence of a complaint or service failure, and it remains suitable for general reporting on supporter services and stadium access. The simple, high-contrast wording helps visitors recognise the assistance point from a distance, a useful design principle when crowded stadium precincts are noisy or unfamiliar.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2414,Etihad Stadium,East Reception,Manchester City,MCFC,Manchester,football stadium,stadium entrance,football club,Premier League,stadium facade,City branding,stadium signage,football venue,blue banners,East Stand,stadium architecture,football tourism,stadium hospitality,sports business,club reception,match venue,sports infrastructure,English football,football fans,Manchester football,urban stadium,stadium exterior,football ground,club identity,stadium redevelopment,stadium access,stadium,aerial,FC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHEB - . The East Reception area at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium is pictured from the forecourt, with large blue club branding across a glazed stadium frontage. The team's crest, stadium name and structural elements of the arena frame the main entrance. The image can support coverage of the club's match-day infrastructure, supporter facilities, football tourism and the branding of modern Premier League venues. This is a specific reception elevation, not a photograph of the interior concourse, hospitality areas or a game in progress. The Etihad Stadium's East Reception frontage combines large club insignia and football graphics with the operational architecture required by a major Premier League venue. Reception areas are a key part of the stadium's organisation, handling arrivals and helping distinguish public, guest and operational entrances. Manchester City has been extending the Etihad campus, with a North Stand expansion scheduled to open in 2026 and provide greater stadium capacity and additional matchday facilities. The investment reflects wider debates about the commercial economics of elite football, including premium hospitality, visitor experience and year-round use of club facilities. A photograph of the East Reception does not directly show progress on North Stand construction and should not be represented as an image of the new stand. The signs, access area and stadium structure provide useful context for articles about football venue design, stadium management, event operations, supporter movement and the relationship between Manchester City and the surrounding east Manchester district. The distinctive reception sign also supplies an unambiguous venue identifier for articles about the administration of live events. The focus is on the public approach and club-branded frontage, rather than playing activity inside the ground or any particular date in the football calendar.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,BT Tower Birmingham,West Midlands,city redevelopment,Birmingham,cityscape,skyline,aerial,urban,landscape,rise,elevated,looking,north-east,across,west,midlands,tourism,travel,destination,landmark,visitor,city view,architecture,high rise,high rises,blocks,offices,housing,social homes,social housing,built environment,city,centre,growth,city landmarks,modern,economic growth
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FE948D - Elevated panoramic view looking north-east across Birmingham city centre, West Midlands, England, showing the dense urban skyline beneath a bright summer sky. The landmark BT Tower rises prominently near the centre of the view, surrounded by a mixture of historic brick buildings, post-war commercial blocks, offices, hotels and newer high-rise development.
Birmingham's skyline has changed dramatically during the twenty-first century as large residential, office and mixed-use schemes have reshaped the centre. The photograph records that transition, contrasting the telecommunications infrastructure and lower-rise commercial fabric of the established city with the growing number of modern towers. The dark-glazed high-rise to the right contributes to the increasingly vertical character of central Birmingham, while streets and rooftops below reveal the dense grain of Britain's second-largest city.
The BT Tower, formerly known as the Post Office Tower, was completed in the mid-1960s as part of Britain's microwave telecommunications network and became one of Birmingham's most recognisable landmarks. For decades it dominated the skyline, before a new generation of residential skyscrapers began exceeding its height. By 2026, One Eastside and Octagon had established a new scale for Birmingham, with One Eastside reaching about 155 metres and becoming the city's tallest completed building.
The image can illustrate Birmingham regeneration, city-centre redevelopment, urban growth, high-rise construction, telecommunications heritage, changing skylines, commercial property, residential development and the transformation of post-industrial British cities. It also provides a broad geographical overview of central Birmingham, useful for travel, tourism, planning, architecture, investment and regional-economy features, while documenting a skyline that continues to evolve as major development and infrastructure projects alter the city.
Birmingham city centre, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,tourist,tourism,nature,Italy,port,mountain,snow-capped,smoke,harbour,Mediterranean Sea,Italian,coastal,city,sunny,spring,city and volcano,active,coast,Sicilian,landscape,aerial,view,elevated,travel,pano,panoramic,waterfront,cityscape,citybreak,break,cruise port,ferry,risk,stratovolcano,monitoring,hazard,Taormina
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFHRJ2 - Elevated coastal view across the Port of Catania and the city of Catania in eastern Sicily, with snow-capped Mount Etna rising in the background and a small plume of volcanic smoke or gas visible from the summit area. The photograph combines deep blue Mediterranean water, harbour breakwaters, port infrastructure, dense urban development and the striking white volcanic cone of Etna, creating a strong editorial image of Sicily's relationship with an active volcano. Mount Etna is Europe's largest active volcano and dominates the landscape above Catania, making this view useful for travel, geography, geology, climate, natural hazards, tourism, shipping, urban planning and environmental stories. The scene shows the port as a working maritime gateway, with docks, piers, a breakwater, vessels and open sea in the foreground, while the city spreads across the lower slopes beneath the volcano. The snow on Etna contrasts with the clear blue sky and bright coastal light, suggesting a cool winter or early spring period when the summit is white but the coast remains sunlit. The small plume adds news and documentary value, linking the attractive Mediterranean panorama with the constant volcanic activity that affects local life, air travel, farming, tourism and risk management around Catania. The image is suitable for features on Sicily holidays, cruise and ferry routes, Catania harbour, volcanic landscapes, UNESCO-listed Etna, Italian islands, Mediterranean ports, earth science, ash clouds, volcanic monitoring, natural beauty and the coexistence of a major city with one of the world's most closely watched volcanoes. It also works well for contrasts between sea and mountain, industry and nature, urban settlement and geological force, with Etna forming a dramatic snow-covered backdrop to the harbour and city below. The clear weather and high viewpoint give the image broad stock value for guidebooks, education, climate resilience and Italian travel publishing.
Catania port and city with snow-capped Mount Etna smoking in the background, Sicily, Italy. - Port o
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,3G,with,moody,angry,sky,behind,clouds,over,telecoms,telcommunications,danger,waves,EE,Vodafone,O2,site,equipment,network,coverage,antenna,aerial,aerials,radio,4G 5G network,broadband technology,digital connectivity,data transmission,steel lattice tower,radio mast,network coverage,technology landscape,critical infrastructure,communications equipment,silhouette,backlit structure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8Y9G - A mobile phone telecommunications mast photographed against a dramatic, cloud-filled sky, showing antenna arrays and communications equipment mounted on a steel lattice tower. The structure is silhouetted by backlighting from the sun breaking through the clouds, emphasising the contrast between engineered infrastructure and the natural environment.
Mobile phone masts form a critical part of modern digital infrastructure, supporting voice communication, mobile data, and internet connectivity across urban and rural areas. Such installations underpin 4G and 5G networks, enabling everyday activities including remote working, navigation, emergency services, and digital commerce.
Visually, the image highlights the vertical form and industrial geometry of the mast set against a shifting sky, creating a strong symbolic representation of technology embedded within the landscape. The combination of cloud texture and light suggests changing weather conditions, adding atmosphere and a sense of scale to the scene.
The photograph works as an editorial illustration of telecommunications, digital connectivity, infrastructure investment, and the expanding physical footprint of wireless networks in contemporary society.
Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,ER,WA4,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 6JX,automatic,site,sites,gate,communications,OpenReach,entry,entrance,access,mast,aerial,sign,signs,rust,rusty,rustings,sunny,bright,PSTN,Network,Switch Off,In,2025,public switched,telephone network,fibre,solutions,ADSL,max,21CN WBC,enabled
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX17T9 - 21CN WBC
This exchange is 21CN WBC enabled
ADSL Max
The Stockton Heath exchange has been enabled for ADSL Max since March 2006
ADSL
The Stockton Heath telephone exchange in Warrington was enabled for ADSL in September 2000
Ofcom Classification
The BT exchange, Stockton Heath is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 3.
PSTN Network Switch Off In 2025
The first stage Openreach propose to facilitate the retirement of their public switched telephone network (PSTN) is to issue 'Stop Sell' dates for specific telephone exchanges. Once a 'Stop Sell' date has passed, communication providers (CP's) will be unable to order any copper based products if a fibre solution is available at the customer's premises. Accepted fibre solutions include FTTP and SOGEA/SOGFast.
Impacted product and services that will be unavailable beyond a 'Stop Sell' date include WLR3 analogue, ISDN 2, ISDN 30, LLU SMPF, SLU SMPF, Narrowband Line Share and Classic products.
Openreach have identified 581 specific 'FTTP Priority Exchanges' that will be the first to receive 'Stop Sell' notices, see below.
Openreach have not identified the Stockton Heath Exchange as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' and the 'Stop Sell' date will be September 2023.
White St, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6JX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4MPY5 - Almost at the foot of Hackney Downs station lies Downs Court, a large residential block shouldering a busy road junction. It is a non-descript place, as if the intensity of London's character has taken pause whilst neighbourhoods cross paths. The vibrant quirkiness of Dalston Lane to the West and boozy bustle of Mare Street to the East have long since faded into something less subculture and more generically Hackney-like, as busy roads flow North and places where people live become more prominent than places where people do. Down's Court is a powerful backdrop to this otherwise mundane confluence of place
The building is no doubt one of London's more aesthetically accomplished social housing projects, of which there are perhaps as many as there are stigmatised failures. The block book-ends the South-Western segment of the increasingly popular Pembury Estate “ an area once notoriously plagued by crime
Built in the 1930's, Downs Court is a strapping Art Moderne reinterpretation of London's brick-built mansion blocks, springboarding from the more traditional, economic gallery-access social housing model as used in the Pembury Estate adjacent. The building is prominent and elegant, but essentially rudimentary.
At seven storeys the building is much taller, and also wider, than its more established Victorian neighbours, but it shares the same civic intentions. Brickwork layers alternate between dark red piers abutted to windows and solid strips in light brown. Looming overcast skies or blazing sunshine dependent, the brickworks tonal contrast is more often than not more discrete and registered only subconsciously, but it lends the facade a richness that may not otherwise have been found in its laconic expression. Windows stack perfectly and vary between five and three bays to the three ˜street-facing' elevations, whilst smaller, more economic openings are employed to the bedrooms and bathrooms at the back.
Amhurst Rd, Lower Clapton, London , England, UK, E8 1AU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG1WBT - . Mobile phone cellular mast against a moody dramatic sky, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, UK, HX7 7LT. Photographed on 25 March 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 Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, UK, HX7 7LT, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX7 7LT, HX7, mobile, phones, cell, masts, against, sky, telecommunication, telecommunications, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The digital or smartphone element makes the image suitable for coverage of mobile technology, apps, online services, privacy, communications, cyber security, consumer behaviour and the way everyday tasks increasingly move onto handheld devices. Screens and interfaces also provide a dated record of contemporary technology, useful for later comparison as software, services, security warnings and mobile user experiences change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison.
Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, UK, HX7 7LT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Calderdale,West Yorkshire,HX7 7LT,HX7,mobile,phones,cell,masts,against,a,sky,telecommunication,telecommunications,telecom,3G,4G,5G,signals,broadband,proposal,proposals opposition,planning,proposals,aerial,antenna,aerials,antennas,health,hazard,radiation,ugly,reception,silhouetted,blue sky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG1WCN - . Mobile phone cellular mast against a moody dramatic sky, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, UK, HX7 7LT. Photographed on 25 March 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 Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, UK, HX7 7LT, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX7 7LT, HX7, mobile, phones, cell, masts, against, sky, telecommunication, telecommunications, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The digital or smartphone element makes the image suitable for coverage of mobile technology, apps, online services, privacy, communications, cyber security, consumer behaviour and the way everyday tasks increasingly move onto handheld devices. Screens and interfaces also provide a dated record of contemporary technology, useful for later comparison as software, services, security warnings and mobile user experiences change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison.
Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, UK, HX7 7LT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NGR - Radio City Tower (also known as St. John's Beacon) is a radio and observation tower in Liverpool, England, built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed by James A. Roberts Associates in Birmingham. It is 138 metres tall, and is the second tallest free-standing building in Liverpool and the 32nd tallest in the United Kingdom.[2]
When considering the height of the building, it has a 10m long antenna on the roof, making it the tallest structure in Liverpool (including antennas).
As testament to the importance of its design, which was described by Historic England as embodying the technological bravura and spirit of the space age , the building was listed at Grade II in November 2020.
The tower takes its name from the main radio station that operates from it, Radio City and its sister station Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West.
At the top of the tower was a luxury 5 star revolving restaurant, the facade and floor of the restaurant revolving as one unit, while the roof of the restaurant was used as an observation platform for visitors. There are 558 stairs up to the top, and two lift shafts with lifts reaching the top in 30 seconds.
The tower is structurally independent of the adjacent shopping centre, with a simple foundation onto sandstone. Originally it was built as a chimney of the heating system of the shopping centre [1].The foundation is 60 feet in diameter, 17 feet deep and begins 40 feet below Houghton Street. It has a tapering shaft that was built using slip-formed concrete. The crows nest structure at the top was then added after the shaft was formed.
The original restaurant closed in 1979 for health and safety issues. It was re-opened, with a reduced capacity and additional fire prevention measures, during the early 1980s. The restaurant was eventually re-fitted as a Buck Rogers space-themed restaurant in 1983, but closed again due to lack of business. After this the observation deck and the restaurant remained closed.
1 Houghton St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1RL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4MPYF - Almost at the foot of Hackney Downs station lies Downs Court, a large residential block shouldering a busy road junction. It is a non-descript place, as if the intensity of London's character has taken pause whilst neighbourhoods cross paths. The vibrant quirkiness of Dalston Lane to the West and boozy bustle of Mare Street to the East have long since faded into something less subculture and more generically Hackney-like, as busy roads flow North and places where people live become more prominent than places where people do. Down's Court is a powerful backdrop to this otherwise mundane confluence of place
The building is no doubt one of London's more aesthetically accomplished social housing projects, of which there are perhaps as many as there are stigmatised failures. The block book-ends the South-Western segment of the increasingly popular Pembury Estate “ an area once notoriously plagued by crime
Built in the 1930's, Downs Court is a strapping Art Moderne reinterpretation of London's brick-built mansion blocks, springboarding from the more traditional, economic gallery-access social housing model as used in the Pembury Estate adjacent. The building is prominent and elegant, but essentially rudimentary.
At seven storeys the building is much taller, and also wider, than its more established Victorian neighbours, but it shares the same civic intentions. Brickwork layers alternate between dark red piers abutted to windows and solid strips in light brown. Looming overcast skies or blazing sunshine dependent, the brickworks tonal contrast is more often than not more discrete and registered only subconsciously, but it lends the facade a richness that may not otherwise have been found in its laconic expression. Windows stack perfectly and vary between five and three bays to the three ˜street-facing' elevations, whilst smaller, more economic openings are employed to the bedrooms and bathrooms at the back.
Amhurst Rd, Lower Clapton, London , England, UK, E8 1AU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMX8F - View of the Northern Quarter of Manchester City Centre from eight floors up, near the CIS building.
The image shows Shudehill, High Street, bus/tram interchange, looking towards high street and the Arndale shopping centre. The Manchester wheel is visible as is the Piccadilly area, including hotel and commercial offices.
The Northern Quarter (N4[1] or NQ[2]) is an area of Manchester City Centre, England, generally marked out between Piccadilly, Victoria and Ancoats, and centred around Oldham Street, just off Piccadilly Gardens.
A centre of alternative and bohemian culture, the area is usually considered to be contained within Newton Street (borders with Piccadilly Basin), Great Ancoats Street (borders with Ancoats), Back Piccadilly (borders with Piccadilly Gardens) and Swan Street/High Street (borders with Shudehill/Arndale). Popular streets include Oldham Street, Tib Street, Newton Street, Lever Street, Dale Street, Hilton Street and Thomas Street.
The Northern Quarter is part of a larger area of Greater Manchester that is on a tentative list of nominated sites for UNESCO World Heritage Site Status, a position held since 1999.
Shudehill/Swan Street, Manchester City Centre, GMC, Lancashire, NorthWest England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPH9 - . Made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK 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 scene records Manchester City wide panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The image also relates to before-and-after reference, cityscape history, conservation interest, historic streetscape, local character, period building, architectural character, local history, changing streetscape, built heritage, contemporary social history, urban fabric, community identity, and conservation architecture. Today's relevance is strengthened by energy retrofit, tourism and the continuing question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. A second descriptive layer includes regional identity, place identity, heritage landmark, public realm, historical comparison, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, and archival record. Details involving panorama, Lancashire, daytime, and Manchester make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to energy retrofit and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility as part of the longer story of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of maintenance and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism when considered against later change at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPKP - . Made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK 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 subject captured here is Manchester City wide panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The image also relates to architectural character, public realm, built heritage, archival record, documentary photography, architectural detail, regional identity, changing land use, period architecture, social history, period detail, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, and community identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of embodied carbon, energy retrofit and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, details that may look very different after later reinterpretation. The subject also sits alongside conservation architecture, cityscape history, everyday life, place identity, local history, local character, period building, and historical comparison. Elements such as Manchester, Lancashire, daytime, and panorama add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Piccadilly, Manchester, 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 location additionally provides evidence of embodied carbon and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility in a form that can be compared with future views of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is redevelopment pressure and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the real-world context of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TR2M - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The main point of reference is Manchester City wide panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The locality and subject together evoke built heritage, cityscape history, community identity, public realm, local character, archival record, urban fabric, architectural detail, before-and-after reference, place identity, historic streetscape, local history, changing streetscape, and contemporary social history. Current relevance extends to tourism and maintenance, particularly through keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK to compare period objects and surrounding context with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The wider setting retains connections with heritage landmark, period building, everyday life, documentary photography, visual archive, historical comparison, regional identity, and period architecture. Details involving panorama, Manchester, Lancashire, and daytime make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is tourism and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change as part of the longer story of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate planning control and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The frame retains a local visual benchmark within the wider story of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
