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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,Morrisons,customer,feedback,QR,code,survey,supermarket,toilets,rate,experience,smartphone,over,surveyed,service,data,privacy,retail,satisfaction,editorial,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage,architecture,streetscape,economy,iver,tripadvisor,trustpilot,stars,good,bad,too,much
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCCTB6 - . A Morrisons customer-feedback notice asks shoppers to scan a QR code and rate their toilet experience, an example of the near-constant survey culture now attached to retail, hospitality, transport and public services. QR codes make feedback cheap to collect and easy to link with particular locations, shifts or facilities, allowing businesses to identify recurring cleaning or maintenance problems quickly. Yet the proliferation of 'tell us how we did' requests can create survey fatigue, with customers asked to score everything from a supermarket visit to a parcel delivery, airport security queue or medical appointment. The method also assumes access to a smartphone and a willingness to open a web link, raising smaller questions about digital inclusion and data privacy. For a supermarket, toilet cleanliness is part of overall customer experience and can affect perceptions of the entire store. The image works well for editorial themes involving customer satisfaction, retail analytics, QR codes, service quality, digital feedback, reputation management and the tension between useful measurement and consumers feeling perpetually monitored or asked for ratings. The picture's strength is its specificity: one named or clearly described place that can stand for a much wider story. Relevant search and editorial concepts include high street, retail, shopfront, consumer spending, town centre, footfall, chain store, independent business, online shopping, regeneration, commercial property. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Morrisons, customer, feedback, QR, code, survey, supermarket, toilets, rate, experience, smartphone, over, surveyed, service, data, privacy, retail, satisfaction. As a visual record it preserves ordinary details that formal reports often omit, including the condition, presentation and day-to-day setting of the subject at the time of photography.
Morrisons supermarket, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A0032,Murdoch is Bad News,Murdoch,Bad,News,boycott,banner,opposing,The Sun,The,Sun,News of the World,of,World,The Times,Times,Sunday Times,Sunday,Peoples History Museum,Peoples,History,Museum,Manchester,UK,Rupert,newspaper,press,media,Wapping,union,trade,industrial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGDY - Murdoch is Bad News boycott banner opposing The Sun, News of the World, The Times and Sunday Times, displayed at People's History Museum in Manchester, UK. The long horizontal campaign banner urges the public not to buy newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch and News International, reflecting the bitter industrial conflict surrounding the move of newspaper production to Wapping in east London during the 1980s. The dispute became a major confrontation between News International and print unions, with mass picketing, dismissals and arguments over new technology, union power and changing newspaper production methods. Boycott material targeted the company's major newspaper titles as supporters sought economic pressure through consumer action. This photograph is useful for editorial coverage of the Wapping dispute, Rupert Murdoch, British newspaper history, press ownership, trade unions, industrial relations, boycotts, media power, Thatcher-era labour conflict, political campaigning and protest material preserved in museum collections.
People's History Museum, Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3ER, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,culture war Britain,Im voting Rob Kenyon,poor,bad,polling,betting,odds,storm,stormy,working class voters,right-wing,Nigel Farage,party,populist,populism,politics,Labour Reform contest,Wigan,battleground,northern,Andy Burnham,plumber,local,protest vote,messaging,small business,appeal,tradesman,street-level,campaigning,electoral discontent,national political pressure,right arrow,symbolism,cloudy,turnout,GBnews
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EMY4DF - High roadside Reform UK arrow sign above a Rob Kenyon campaign placard in the Makerfield constituency, Wigan, Greater Manchester, during the 18 June 2026 by-election campaign. The turquoise Reform UK branding, right-pointing arrow and candidate portrait stand out against a grey, stormy sky, overhead wires, parked cars and suburban housing, giving the image a strong visual metaphor for political direction, voter choice and unsettled public mood. The poster reads I'm voting Rob Kenyon and links the candidate to Reform UK's wider pitch to working-class and small business voters in a former Labour heartland. Kenyon, also reported as Robert Kenyon, was Reform UK's candidate against Labour's Andy Burnham, with coverage describing him as a self-employed plumber and army reservist. The image is useful for editorial stories about Reform UK, Nigel Farage's party, right-wing populism, Labour versus Reform contests, protest voting, by-election battlegrounds, northern England politics, working-class electoral appeal, street-level campaigning, political advertising and the use of simple candidate branding in local democracy. The high arrow sign, placed above the poster and slightly out of reach, can also support more interpretive features about political messaging, direction of travel, voter frustration and attempts by Reform UK to mobilise people who feel ignored by Westminster. The stormy weather and cloudy sky add a visual sense of turbulence to a contest that drew national attention because Burnham's attempt to return to Parliament was seen as politically significant beyond Makerfield. Media coverage also brought scrutiny to Kenyon's background, past comments and policy readiness, while Reform presented him as a local working tradesman. As a stock image it has strong use for articles on British elections, populist campaigns, voter realignment, northern political identity, disillusionment with mainstream parties and the visual language of UK by-election campaigning in 2026.
Hindley Green, in Makerfield, Greater Manchester, WN2 4TA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,city,centre,the,tower,tramp,vagrant,vagrancy,and,a,on,bench,relax,chilled,chill,out,chillout,depression,deprivation,poor,homeless,sleeper,rough,sleeping,near,main,site,sites,station,eyesore,disgrace,bad,image,impression
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNY9 - . Made at Lime street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD in 2023, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The subject captured here is Liverpool - The St Johns centre, Holiday Inn, Radio City tower and a sleeping man on a bench, Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The broader subject matter reaches into historical comparison, local history, changing land use, period detail, archival record, community identity, urban deprivation, public-space poverty, everyday life, housing insecurity, before-and-after reference, city-centre vulnerability, social history, and local character. Current relevance extends to rough sleeping and temporary accommodation, particularly through the difficulty of addressing rough sleeping through housing, health and support services together. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Lime street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The wider setting retains connections with social-policy challenge, social exclusion, place identity, housing crisis, visible homelessness, public realm, regional identity, and contemporary social history. Elements such as centre, Liverpool, tower, sleeping, and bench add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Lime street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes rough sleeping and the difficulty of addressing rough sleeping through housing, health and support services together in a form that can be compared with future views of Lime street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD.
Lime street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,badges,Brexiteers,leave,vote,voting,Tory,Tories,voter,jacket,coat,open,Conservative,being,openly,again,support,after,the,Brexit,leavers,council,elections,will,they,turn,out,to,them,polls,poll,poor,bad,British flag,union jack,Get Brexit Done,voter disillusionment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK2921 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at United Kingdom in 2023, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The scene records Badges on a Tory voter jacket - Leavers and One nation Conservatives, will they turn out to support them again ?. The surrounding context encompasses before-and-after reference, local character, commercial frontage, regional identity, independent retail, shopfront economy, changing streetscape, retail property, specialist retailer, period detail, historical comparison, visual archive, high-street commerce, and place identity. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, independent business and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at United Kingdom, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. The photograph additionally reflects street-level business, local history, specialist shop, customer footfall, small business, documentary photography, town-centre trading, and social history. The recorded references to voter, support, Leavers, jacket, and Conservatives preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around United Kingdom, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is consumer spending and how commercial property costs affect small retailers when considered against later change at United Kingdom. The wider significance includes commercial rents and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses without losing the local specificity of United Kingdom. The image fixes details of everyday use as part of United Kingdom's history. It also preserves evidence of changing use for future local research.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,air,airport,Manchester international airport,North West England,UK,M90 1QX,ATM,ATMs,exchange,Travelex,currency,bad,rate,rates,expensive,travel,money,foreign,service,services,forex,outlet,bank,shop,fee,fees,cost,costs,transaction,hack,hackers,Sodinokibi ransomware,cash is king
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK27W5 - Travelex is a foreign exchange company founded by Lloyd Dorfman and headquartered in Peterborough. Its main businesses are foreign currency exchange, issuing prepaid credit cards for use by travellers, supplying central banks with foreign currency and global remittance. Travelex operates more than 1,100 stores and 900 ATMs in over 20 countries.
History
Travelex was founded as Express Exchange by Dorfman and opened its first branch in central London in 1976. By 1978 the company had four central London stores.
The company experienced growth in the 1980s, opening its first international store in 1984 in Rotterdam, and its first store at Heathrow Terminal 4 in 1986. Express Exchange subsequently became Travellers Exchange Corporation “ or Travelex “ when abbreviated
On 31 December 2019, Travelex took its UK and international websites and mobile apps offline following a reported cyber incident an action that also affected a number of large corporate third parties to whom Travelex provided a white-labelled travel money service including the online travel money services of supermarket chains such as ASDA, Tesco and Sainsbury's.
On 7 January 2020, it was claimed that the company was being held to ransom by hackers. The cyber criminals reportedly demanded £4.6 million ($6 million) in ransom from Travelex after infecting its network with Sodinokibi ransomware, having claimed to have copied more than 5GB of customer personal data
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,letters,word,on,a,planning,plan,drawing,housing,houses,social,UKhousing,complain,people,owners,leaseholders,residents,scheme,estate,homes,council,blueprint,complaint,service,problem,issue,shared,owner,well,complaining,serious,bad,poor,quality,leaks,cracks,walls,InsideHousing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KDKR0M - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The frame specifically shows Property or service complaint - Scrabble letters on plans for a housing scheme - Property Issues. The wider scene also brings together street-level business, bricks-and-mortar retail, place identity, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, shopfront economy, local character, historical comparison, documentary photography, small business, commercial frontage, independent retail, public realm, specialist retailer, and local enterprise. Today's relevance is strengthened by independent business, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around the recorded location before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The location also brings in local history, regional identity, before-and-after reference, everyday life, customer footfall, specialist shop, town-centre trading, and changing land use. The recorded references to letters, service, Property, Issues, and Scrabble preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects independent business and how commercial property costs affect small retailers as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Its period value extends to commercial rents and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at the recorded location. The period view preserves period character as part of the recorded location's history.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,complaint,about,complaining,file,filing,office,admin,case,cases,2022,2023,lots,of,issue,issues,housing,customer,service,fail,failure,processes,communication,documents,leverarch,files,data,containing,social,socialhousing,binder,angry,bad,claim,claims,compensation,claiming,work,landlord
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KDKPWM - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Complaint Cases 2022 lever arch file, containing separate issues and cases, in an office environment. The surrounding context encompasses town-centre trading, changing streetscape, street-level business, community identity, historical comparison, changing land use, documentary photography, specialist retailer, local history, public realm, shopfront economy, retail property, commercial frontage, and high-street commerce. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into online shopping and commercial rents, not least because of the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The wider setting retains connections with place identity, everyday life, bricks-and-mortar retail, regional identity, local character, social history, visual archive, and customer footfall. References to lever, Complaint, issues, environment, and containing give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses when considered against later change at the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate online shopping and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The scene captures a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,eJuice,e-Cigs,cig,cigs,electronic,cigarettes,store,shop,high street,neon,shops,addiction,giving up,smoking,safe,supplying,dealer,bad,habit,habits,e cigarettes,e vapour,dangers,of,ad,advertising,products,Big Tobacco,tobacco,nicotine,unhealthy,brands,tax,campaign,ash,low-community-benefit businesses,closing,vape shops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBJX - A vape shop is a retail outlet specializing in the selling of electronic cigarette products. There are also online vape shops. A vape shop offers a range of e-cigarette products. The majority of vape shops do not sell e-cigarette products that are from Big Tobacco companies. In 2013, online search engine searches on vape shops surpassed searches on e-cigarettes. Around a third of all sales of e-cigarette products take place in vape shops. Big Tobacco believes the independent e-cigarette market is a threat to their interests.
Effective August 8, 2016, under the Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) rules, a vape shop that mixes or prepares e-liquids, or makes or modifies any kind of e-cigarettes, is regulated as a tobacco product manufacturer. The US FDA acknowledged that many vape shops will go out of business, but they also state many will stay open, despite hefty costs. Vape shop owner Joe Baba in the US believes a ban on public vaping might put several vape shops out of business because taste-testing would be prohibited. The revised EU Tobacco Products Directive came into effect May 2016 which regulates the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes. Small business owners are concerned that the regulations will make e-cigarettes less interesting to consumers and that this means a downturn of their business
By 2014 all the major multinational tobacco companies had entered the e-cigarette market. They did so either by buying existing e-cigarette companies (including Ruyan, the original Chinese e-cigarette company, which was bought by Imperial Tobacco) or by developing their own products. Although there continue to be independently owned vape shops, from economic and political perspectives the e-cigarette business is now part of the traditional tobacco industry. The smaller operators, who are independent sellers of e-cigarettes (so-called vape shops), are losing market share to the large tobacco companies
York, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,311,Mare St,hello Hackney,hi,frying,health,poor,bad,life expectancy,low,shops,unhealthy,capital of the world,spicy,wings,thigh,thighs,greasy,bones,food,fast food,sign,rating,hygiene,laws,takeaway,takeaways,carryout,justeat,deliveroo,clucking,good,deal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6C9BG - Hackney could be called the stock-photo/gotonysmith-Chicken.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>chicken shop capital of London, the love of spicy wings or thighs a common service
Greasy chicken bones litter the streets like cigarette butts in a borough caught by Kentucky fried fever. Abdal Khan, of ˜Chicken and Pizza' on Amhurst Road, dubbed Hackney the chicken capital of the world and it's hard to see otherwise.
The growing abundance of fried food shops is underlined by the fact that there are now more than two for each secondary school in the borough.
The shops centre on Stoke Newington and other districts with the right demographics. These are targeted operations not just random start ups.
Residents should be careful though when ordering their wings, many chicken shops have a poor food rating. ˜Dixy Chicken' in Hackney Central, one of the 20 takeaways listed on the database, has a paltry one out of five star rating, indicating that the establishment is failing to comply fully with Britain's food hygiene laws.
A 25-year-old Hackney fried chicken shop worker of five years, spoke of the industry's bad practice.
After cooking a piece of battered chicken, you can only serve it within an hour, but staff leave it on a low heat all day, creating a breeding ground for bacteria, he said.
They do it to cut costs and get the most out of their stock.
It should be noted that the problem is not limited to chicken shops. There are around 160 fried food takeaways in the area, which equals eight per square kilometre. With this concentration, residents are never more than a 10 minute walk away from a deep-fried treat. A chicken and chips meal will set you back £1, making it a clucking good deal.
More at https://hackneypost.co.uk/hackneys-chicken-shops-hackney-chicken-shops/
311 Mare St, Hackney, London, England, UK, E8 1EJ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Fast food,England,UK,Kentucky,chicken,shop,takeaway,carryout,carry out,poor,bad,diet,diets,fatty,foods,lower,lowering,life,span,expectations,life expectancy,low,HLE,healthy life expectancy,health,disability,diabetes,high blood pressure,heart,disease,saturated,fat,deep,fried,town,overweight,obesity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRB2XJ - . Made at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK 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 main point of reference is Hello Blackpool - Whats Clucking? KFC, Fast food, Junk Food, fried Food lowering life expectations in Lancashire and at the seaside, England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes local social venue, customer footfall, commercial streetscape, everyday life, visual archive, changing land use, night-time economy, customer-facing leisure, regional identity, street-level dining, destination shopping, local character, shopfront economy, and neighbourhood drinking venue. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and brand consolidation, particularly through the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial rents and staffing pressure, not least because of how branded and independent hospitality compete for changing leisure spending. Small period details of public access and movement at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The wider setting retains connections with local history, hospitality trade, mixed-use town centre, town-centre economy, high-street commerce, consumer retail, before-and-after reference, and community pub. The recorded references to seaside, Blackpool, Lancashire, Whats, and lowering preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The frame retains a point of historical comparison as part of Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK's history.
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Blackpool,Lancs,Lancashire,England,UK,English,British,for,shop,store,sell,tabs,tobacco,smoke,smoking,smokes,cancer,related,disease,diseases,heart disease,lung,bad habit,bad,northern,north west,cigs,cig,carcinogen,legislation,marketing,negative,too,easy,to,buy,ban,Rishi Sunak
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM413 - A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing burnable material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder
the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the opposite end. Cigarette smoking is the most common method of tobacco consumption. The term cigarette, as commonly used, refers to a tobacco cigarette, but the word is sometimes used to refer to other substances, such as a cannabis cigarette or an herbal cigarette. A cigarette is distinguished from a cigar by its usually smaller size, use of processed leaf, and paper wrapping, which is typically white.
Since the 1920s, scientists and doctors have been able to link smoking with respiratory illness. Researchers have identified negative health effects from smoking cigarettes such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, and other health problems relating to nearly every organ of the body. Nicotine, the psychoactive drug in tobacco, makes cigarettes highly addictive. About half of cigarette smokers die of tobacco-related disease and lose on average 14 years of life. Every year, tobacco cigarettes kill more than 8 million people worldwide
with 1.2 million of those being non-smokers dying as the result of exposure to second-hand smoke. Second-hand smoke from cigarettes causes many of the same health problems as smoking, including cancer, which has led to legislation and policy that has prohibited smoking in many workplaces and public areas. Cigarette smoke contains over 7,000 chemical compounds, including arsenic, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, lead, carbon monoxide, acrolein, and other poisonous substances. Over 70 of these are carcinogenic
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,old,Runcorn Bridge,lane,road,Silver Jubilee Bridge,discount,discounts,pay,for,complaints,disputes,penalty,charge,charges,debt,recovery,payment,paying,online,PCN,notice,Trustpilot,bad,review,reviews,website,crash,crashing,Borough Council,Widnes,A533,cross,empty,bridges
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY6G - The Silver Jubilee Bridge (originally the Runcorn“Widnes Bridge or informally the Runcorn Bridge) crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m). It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge. In 1975“77 the carriageway was widened, after which the bridge was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The bridge was closed to vehicles for refurbishment upon the opening of the new Mersey Gateway Bridge, but reopened as a toll bridge in February 2021
In 1977 the carriageway was widened by incorporating the footpaths, giving it four lanes, and a cantilevered foot-way was built on the east side of the bridge. This work was completed in 1977 and in that year the bridge was renamed from Runcorn Bridge to the Silver Jubilee Bridge to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
Since 1994 the bridge has been illuminated at night by floodlights. Repairs to chloride corrosion of the bridge's deck were carried out in the early 21st century using an innovative electrolytic method
they were shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building of 2010
Traffic on the bridge continued to grow to over 80,000 vehicles a day, and there was frequent congestion. In order to alleviate this, a further crossing was built, known as the Mersey Gateway Bridge. This is a six-lane toll bridge to the east of the Silver Jubilee Bridge that opened on 14 October 2017
Merseyflow, Howard Court, Manor Park, Runcorn,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1SJ.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,old,Runcorn Bridge,lane,road,slow,sign,Silver Jubilee Bridge,discount,discounts,pay,for,complaints,disputes,penalty,charge,charges,debt,recovery,payment,paying,online,PCN,notice,Trustpilot,bad,review,reviews,website,crash,crashing,Borough Council,Widnes,A533
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY6E - The Silver Jubilee Bridge (originally the Runcorn“Widnes Bridge or informally the Runcorn Bridge) crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m). It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge. In 1975“77 the carriageway was widened, after which the bridge was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The bridge was closed to vehicles for refurbishment upon the opening of the new Mersey Gateway Bridge, but reopened as a toll bridge in February 2021
In 1977 the carriageway was widened by incorporating the footpaths, giving it four lanes, and a cantilevered foot-way was built on the east side of the bridge. This work was completed in 1977 and in that year the bridge was renamed from Runcorn Bridge to the Silver Jubilee Bridge to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
Since 1994 the bridge has been illuminated at night by floodlights. Repairs to chloride corrosion of the bridge's deck were carried out in the early 21st century using an innovative electrolytic method
they were shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building of 2010
Traffic on the bridge continued to grow to over 80,000 vehicles a day, and there was frequent congestion. In order to alleviate this, a further crossing was built, known as the Mersey Gateway Bridge. This is a six-lane toll bridge to the east of the Silver Jubilee Bridge that opened on 14 October 2017
Merseyflow, Howard Court, Manor Park, Runcorn,Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1SJ.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,drive through,dusk,evening,night,night time,nighttime,takeaway,litter,heart,disease,dangers,of,illuminated,bad diet,through,drive-through,drive,KFC Latchford,car,cars,Sanders,col,franchises,franchise,centre,food,city,diet,bad,fat,fast
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFHB - . This location-based editorial photograph from the recorded location in 2019 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The photograph records Drive through KFC,Kentucky Fried Chicken,Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4. The scene additionally carries associations with public realm, before-and-after reference, festive eating, supporter identity, contemporary social history, archival record, stadium culture, club history, football tourism, regional identity, professional football, local history, changing streetscape, and supporter community. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about stadium redevelopment, football tourism and the value of stadium imagery as clubs redevelop or change grounds. The present-day relevance extends to local sourcing and food prices, while a wider concern is how food traditions survive alongside changing diets and lifestyles. With the passage of time, the photograph preserves the combination of built form, activity and local identity within the recorded location. The surrounding context also covers community identity, fan culture, traditional cuisine, spectator sport, traditional recipe, ceremonial meal, changing land use, and football heritage. Details involving through, Kentucky, Fried, Drive, and Warrington give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of stadium redevelopment and the value of stadium imagery as clubs redevelop or change grounds as part of the longer story of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is hospitality costs and the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ireland,Eire,Irish,street,art,female,girl,woman,in,a,spray,painted,paint,green,purple,cry,tears,sadness,depression,mental health,artwork,arts,painting,urban,backstreet,backstreets,face,faces,man,male,strange,sinister,vibe,feeling,bad
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M8DJKA - . This authentic period view of Dublin city centre, Eire, Ireland in 2019 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The frame specifically shows Costume, sad woman in a spray paint artwork, Dublin city centre, Eire, Ireland. The locality and subject together evoke home testing programme, healthcare access, local history, regional identity, documentary photography, public-health intervention, local character, everyday life, community identity, community art, period detail, healthcare communication, early diagnosis, and visual street culture. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into tourism and regeneration, not least because of how temporary street art can become an important visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by medical evidence, preventive care and the continuing question of the importance of detecting disease before symptoms become advanced. The image fixes equipment and working practice within Dublin city centre, Eire, Ireland at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. The location also brings in public realm, clinical screening, mural culture, public-health screening, medical consumer history, changing streetscape, patient self-testing, and creative placemaking. The combination of centre, paint, Costume, Ireland, and artwork anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Dublin city centre, Eire, Ireland, 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 temporary street art can become an important visual archive in a form that can be compared with future views of Dublin city centre, Eire, Ireland. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Dublin city centre, Eire, Ireland
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,empty,deserted,shop unit,shop units,Town centre,void,Donny,poor,bad,times,England,UK,centre,shop,shopping,retail,retail units,units,stores,South,Yorkshire,GB,1970s,70s,derelict,abandoned,alone,lonely,Doncaster Council,Retail and Leisure Study,Leisure,summer,destination shopping,experience shopping,vitality,viability,Doncaster town centre,high street decline
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF11 - . An editorial view depicts the setting around the recorded location, in a view made during 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Doncaster Town centre empty retail units, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. The scene also brings together civic debate, commercial frontage, commercial streetscape, storefront culture, government policy, civic administration, urban commerce, local authority, policy implementation, local trading, high-street commerce, and consumer retail. Current debate around physical shops often combines hybrid working, brand consolidation and the practical challenge of adaptable commercial space. In the mid-2020s, local government is increasingly discussed through housing and planning, with attention turning to community responses to government decisions. Small period details preserved at the recorded location may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage, specifically in relation to Doncaster Town centre empty retail units. The view also records themes involving retail decline and renewal, public-sector policy, democratic accountability, shopfront economy, town-centre trading, community debate. Its context additionally embraces customer footfall, social policy, consumer spending, retail vacancy, public administration, government decision-making, retail property, shopping district, independent retail, and public policy. The wider contemporary story of retail streets now includes hybrid working alongside vacant premises, while policy and investment increasingly consider heritage-led regeneration. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal physical infrastructure, commercial identity, signage and branding, local continuity, and community life as part of the area's longer social history. The frame further records local character for future researchers.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,empty,deserted,shop unit,shop units,Town centre,void,concrete,Donny,poor,bad,times,England,UK,centre,shop,shopping,retail,retail units,units,stores,South,Yorkshire,GB,1970s,70s,derelict,abandoned,alone,lonely,Doncaster Council,Retail and Leisure Study,Leisure,summer,destination shopping,experience shopping,vitality,viability,Doncaster town centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF12 - . A close documentary record records the working environment around the recorded location, in a time-specific record from 2018. The scene is specifically associated with Doncaster Town centre empty retail units, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. The wider setting includes social policy, chain-store economy, policy implementation, shopping district, local democracy, consumer retail, shopfront economy, retail decline and renewal, retail vacancy, bricks-and-mortar retail, public administration, and political controversy. In the mid-2020s, retail streets is increasingly discussed through online shopping and brand consolidation, with attention turning to mixed-use town centres. For present-day editorial use, public services can also illustrate debates about infrastructure and planning, particularly where these affect community responses to government decisions. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Doncaster Town centre empty retail units. The surrounding story includes customer footfall, government decision-making, storefront culture, government policy, political discourse, national policy. The scene also carries the language of civic life, democratic accountability, high-street commerce, community debate, civic administration, civic debate, town-centre trading, commercial frontage, independent retail, and urban commerce. Current debate around retail streets often combines online shopping, brand consolidation and the practical challenge of mixed-use town centres. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of period design, the appearance of the built environment, changes of use, public activity, and local character at this precise location.
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Keywords: GoTonysmith,@HotpixUK,Trail,at,new,Mersey,crossing,Toll,Toll Crossing,path,pathway,cycle way,cycle,way,Runcorn,closed,broken,trail,track,Spike Island,disruption,barrier,close,problem,inconvenience,sign,signs,gravel,MTB,Mountain Bike,biker,cyclist,cycling,summer,spring,temporary,temporary sign,poor,bad,not good
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A3F - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2018, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is TPT Transpennine Trail, no access to Spike Island, Widnes at new crossing. The surrounding context encompasses street furniture, everyday life, social history, regional identity, local character, place identity, historical comparison, public realm, visual archive, documentary photography, local history, community noticeboard, transport stop marker, and directional sign. The wider contemporary story combines accessibility, clear communication and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The subject also sits alongside contemporary social history, navigation aid, before-and-after reference, community identity, changing streetscape, period detail, wayfinding marker, and route marker. The combination of access, Spike, crossing, Island, and Transpennine anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For historical comparison, MM9A3F fixes the appearance of TPT Transpennine Trail, no access to Spike Island, Widnes at new crossing at one identifiable moment, even where the wider location information is limited. Another useful connection is accessibility and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments within the real-world context of the recorded location. The scene further reflects navigation and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility within the specific setting of the recorded location. Its period value extends to inclusive design and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonysmith,@HotpixUK,Trail,at,new,Mersey,crossing,Toll,Toll Crossing,path,pathway,cycle way,cycle,way,Runcorn,closed,broken,trail,track,Spike Island,disruption,barrier,close,problem,inconvenience,sign,signs,gravel,MTB,Mountain Bike,biker,cyclist,cycling,summer,spring,temporary,temporary sign,poor,bad,off limits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A3H - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows TPT Transpennine Trail, no access to Spike Island, Widnes at new crossing. A broader reading of the photograph includes documentary photography, visitor guidance, visual archive, public realm, changing land use, archival record, route marker, roadside information, transport stop marker, community identity, orientation signage, public-facing notice, local character, and contemporary social history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of transport information, maintenance and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around the recorded location before different community use alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes wayfinding marker, regional identity, local information board, period detail, before-and-after reference, directional sign, historical comparison, and navigation aid. The recorded references to Trail, Transpennine, Widnes, Spike, and crossing preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects transport information and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Its period value extends to clear communication and the need for accessible information that works without digital technology in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The photograph keeps a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Scotland,Food,traditional,deep,fried,mars bar,marsbar,fry,frying,heart,disease,food dangers,dangerous,chippy,chip shop,takeaway,Takeaway Food,Heart Attack,obese,bad,habits,UK,Scots,Edinburgh,Desert,Fried Supper,Classic,foody,menu,supper menu,sweet,tooth,sweet tooth,cardiovascular,Poor diet,Human dustbin,tourist food,Essential Scots Delicacy,sign
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJKD - . This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2017 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Scottish Deep Fried Mars Bar. The surrounding context encompasses counter-terrorism awareness, terrorism aftermath, public-space protection, regional identity, civic response, visual archive, public security, public realm, community resilience, documentary photography, security-conscious public realm, city-centre security, terror attack aftermath, and changing streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with victim remembrance, protective security and the continuing importance of proportionate security around crowded places. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects local history, place identity, period detail, social history, post-attack city, urban resilience, community identity, and everyday life. Elements such as Scottish and Fried add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Image MGMJKD therefore remains a useful historical reference to Scottish Deep Fried Mars Bar, with its date, wording, design and surrounding details providing the documentary context. Another strand within the photograph is victim remembrance and the continuing importance of proportionate security around crowded places in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate counter-terrorism and the continuing importance of proportionate security around crowded places within the real-world context of the recorded location. It also preserves period character before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: fast,food,fat,bad,diet,food,city,centre,franchise,franchises,col,Sanders,car,cars,drive,through,drive-through,KFC Latchford,bad diet,drive through,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC839 - . Recorded at Kingsway, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2016, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The subject captured here is KFC Latchford Drive through,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The wider scene also brings together historic townscape, adaptive reuse, local character, period architecture, conservation interest, regional identity, public realm, architectural character, changing land use, documentary photography, cityscape history, period detail, before-and-after reference, and place identity. The wider contemporary story combines maintenance, energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Kingsway, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The subject also sits alongside community identity, conservation architecture, heritage landmark, period building, heritage asset, archival record, contemporary social history, and local history. References to Latchford, Drive, and through give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Kingsway, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects maintenance and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at Kingsway, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Its period value extends to tourism and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism without losing the local specificity of Kingsway, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The image fixes period character as a date-specific reference.
Kingsway, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Mr,roast,fat,fatty,heart,attack,problems,ale,beer,CAMRA,food,foods,saturated,low,life,expectancy,skin,skins,for,sale,food,England,Welsh,Scottish,bad,poor,habit,five,a,day,5aDay,brew,brewed,brewery,calorie,fatty,food,glass,Five a day,GoTonySmith,heritage,historic,historical,history,inside,interior,great,British,Britain,local,rind,tourism,tourist,traditional,travel,traveling,travelling,crackling,roast,roasted,Unit 2,Chapel Road,Rd,Low Moor,Bradford,BD12 0QW,BD120QW,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDM - Pork rind is the skin (rind) of a pig. Pork rind is a common ingredient of sausages, which helps to improve their consistency. Fried or roasted pork rind and fat is also a snack. The frying renders much of the fat that is attached to the uncooked rind, causing the cooked product to reduce considerably in size. The product may be known by alternative names, such as pork scratchings or pork crackling in the UK, although the term crackling may also refer to the rind atop a roasted pork joint
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR25 - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The wider historical story is that banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. Historically, 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. In the present 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can help illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. In 2026, 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR30 - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. As background, financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch buildings and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. The wider historical story is that earlier buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. Against the 2026 backdrop, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making photographs of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. In the present 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. Alternative search wording includes personal finance, cashpoint, and payment methods.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR3P - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. In the longer view, cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. As background, 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. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so images of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR4A - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The historical context is that banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. In the longer view, historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a property, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. The subject remains topical in 2026 because cash is used less often than in previous decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR4M - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. Looking at the subject's development, financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch structures and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. The historical context is that 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. For the 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and property societies to protect reasonable community access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. The subject remains topical in 2026 because 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,coin,Sterling,legal tender,from the,Bank Of Ireland,Belfast,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,monetary,union,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,wallet,next,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,banks,Europe,european,GB,Great Britain,Great Britain,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,DUP,Sinn Fein,politics,political,tenner,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,monetary,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,to,a,next to a wallet,brown,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR53 - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland Belfast, next a wallet. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. From a heritage perspective, cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. 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. As of 2026, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but remains significant, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. For the 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historical fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR56 - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland Belfast, next a wallet. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. In historical terms, banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. 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. During 2026, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. As of 2026, 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 offers about materials, local identity and how places change.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Eire,republic,of,coin,Sterling,legal tender,from the,Bank Of Ireland,Belfast,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,monetary,union,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,wallet,next,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,banks,Europe,european,GB,Great Britain,Great Britain,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,DUP,Sinn Fein,politics,political,tenner,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,monetary,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,to,a,next to a wallet,brown,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWAR5B - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland Belfast, next a wallet. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. Historically, financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch buildings and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. In historical terms, 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. In 2026, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but continues to be important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. During 2026, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. Useful related concepts include personal finance, cashpoint, payment methods, bank branch, and financial services.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARHD - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The wider historical story is that cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. Historically, 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. In the present 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can help illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. In 2026, 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARHY - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. As background, banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. The wider historical story is that historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. Against the 2026 backdrop, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making photographs of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. In the present 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARJ8 - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. In the longer view, financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch buildings and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. 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. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so images of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARJG - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. The historical context is that cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. In the longer view, heritage photography is particularly useful where structures 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. The subject remains topical in 2026 because cash is used less often than in previous decades but remains important, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARK1 - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. Looking at the subject's development, banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. The historical context is that historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. For the 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and property societies to protect reasonable community access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. The subject remains topical in 2026 because 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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Note,Eire,republic,of,Sterling,legal tender,from the,bank,of,Ireland,region,regional,economy,economic,money,UK,United Kingdom,housekeeping,good,bad,currency,wealth,capital,worth,rich,wealthy,fund,funds,ready money,hard cash,ten,five,fiver,GoTonySmith,legal,tender,small,smallest,Europe,european,GB,EC,EU,EEC,hard,cash,ready,Derry,Londonderry,Sinn Fein,politics,political,twentypence,twenty,pence,banknote,billetes,bureau,business,buy,buying,caja,change,commerce,commercialism,capitalism,austerity,global,crash,global crash,cuenta,debt,dinero,dollar,enterprise,euro,exchange,export,exporting,global,globalization,historical,history,negocio,number,paper,paper money,folding,power,saving,spending,profit,prosperity,prosperous,queen,rate,spend,spending,system,trade,viajar,vintage,wealth,world,bailout,bail out,bail,out,six counties,6,six,county,counties,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EWARKE - . Northern Irish £5, £10 notes and pound coins, legal tender from the Bank Of Ireland , Belfast. Photographed on 21 June 2015. The recorded location is Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Northern Ireland has a distinctive banknote system in which several commercial banks issue sterling notes under statutory arrangements, alongside Bank of England currency. Bank of Ireland is one of the authorised issuers. The notes are denominated in pounds sterling and are legal currency, but they are not technically 'legal tender' in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK, a distinction often misunderstood by the public. Images of older paper issues also document changing security features and the transition to polymer notes. From a heritage perspective, financial objects and premises connect economic history with daily life
Banknotes, coins, savings products, cheques, branch buildings and ATMs show how people stored and accessed money before digital banking reduced the visibility of many traditional banking services. Looking at the subject's development, older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. As of 2026, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but remains significant, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. For the 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historical fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. Additional high-relevance terminology includes personal finance, cashpoint, and payment methods.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Street,pump,pumps,ale,real,CAMRA,boozer,traditional,drink,food,beer,Fountain,West Midlands,England,UK,free house,Backhouse,backyard,hoard,thehoard,blond,2 pints,pints,two,two pints,St Austell,proper job,proper,job,bad,GoTonySmith,49,WS1 1XB,WS11XB,Bad Santa,Black,Country,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Gotonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M2Y - . Backhouse Brewery Walsall ales, on bar at The Fountain, Lower Forster Street, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. Photographed at 49 Lower Forster Street, Walsall WS1 1XB. The photograph was taken on 23 December 2014. The image metadata records 3 people in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Backhouse Brewery Walsall ales, on bar at The, The Fountain, Backyard Gold, freehouse, Walsall Black Country, Black Country, Lower Forster Street, Walsall and real ale, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
49 Lower Forster Street, Walsall WS1 1XB
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Keywords: Street,pump,pumps,ale,real,CAMRA,boozer,traditional,drink,food,beer,Fountain,West Midlands,England,UK,free house,Backhouse,backyard,hoard,thehoard,blond,GoTonySmith,49,WS1 1XB,WS11XB,Black,Country,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,pints,Bad Santa,proper job,proper,two,two pints,2 pints,St Austell,bad,job,Gotonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MMW - . Backhouse Brewery Walsall ales, on bar at The Fountain, Lower Forster Street, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. Photographed at 49 Lower Forster Street, Walsall WS1 1XB. The photograph was taken on 23 December 2014. The image metadata records 2 people in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Backhouse Brewery Walsall ales, on bar at The, The Fountain, Backyard Gold, freehouse, Walsall Black Country, Black Country, Lower Forster Street, Walsall and real ale, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
49 Lower Forster Street, Walsall WS1 1XB
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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: Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,week,weeks,Poor Diet,poor,diet,bad,health,outside,promoting,PR,nutrition,restaurant,customers,eat,eating,obesity,fat,fatter,getting,obese,Gotonysmith,diverse,menus,diversification,fatty,tempting,4 weeks,four weeks,them,all,5 weeks,five weeks,crisis
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9D44 - . McDonalds McPizza fast Food Promotion sign, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 09 November 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with McDonalds, McPizza, fast Food, Promotion, sign, fastfood, high, calorie, temptation and Warrington, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: alphagetti,spaghetti,on,toast,spelling,word,words,betacarotene,e-numbers,E,numbers,salt,sugar,too,much,in,our,processed,food,eat,more,rubbish,supermarket,heinz,tomato,sauce,industry,bad,poor,additive,gotonysmith,letter,Alphabetti spaghetti,Heinz
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B0G - . Unhealthy additives in our food spelt out in alphagetti spaghetti on toast - Alphabetti spaghetti. Photographed at England, Great Britain , UK. The photograph was taken on 17 November 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Unhealthy, additives, food, spelt, out, alpha, letters, alphagetti, spaghetti and toast, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6HY4W - Being healthy is also about what you eat - choosing the right food. It is important to enjoy the food you eat - and eating in a healthier way may even be cheaper!
Our food is filled with colours, salt, hidden sugar and other elements.
There is a direct relationship between your level of physical activity and how much energy you use up from the food you eat. If you eat more than you use the surplus energy is stored as body fat
this means you will become overweight which in itself increases your risk of disease and disability.
The risks to you: Coronary Heart Disease, high blood pressure, non-insulin dependent diabetes, constipation, joint pain, being out of breath. Your risks multiply if you eat too much animal fat, smoke, drink alcohol and take very little exercise
England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED3AW - . The Tempting Tattie Baked Spud shop Edinburgh Scotland UK. Photographed at Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh, Scots, Tempting, Tattie, potatoes, Spud, shop, Scottish, Scot and independance, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED46J - . Auld Jocks Pie Shoppe and cafe Edinburgh Scotland. Photographed at Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh, Scots, Auld, Jocks, Pie, Shop, Scottish, Scot, independance and independence, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DED46J, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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Keywords: yellow,warning,England,Warrington,Grappenhall,Cheshire,example,steaming,shit,arse,of,a,fine,fines,paint,painted,stencil,stencilled,sign,signs,clear,hygiene,public,health,walk,walking,dogwalking,dogwalkers,owners,owner,bad,habit,dirty,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DD4PWY - . Dog mess warning, Clean it up or pay the fine message on a pavement Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire England UK WA4 2PL. The photograph was taken on 20 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Dog, mess, warning, Clean, pay, fine, yellow, Warrington, Grappenhall and Cheshire, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. 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.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire England UK WA4 2PL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHR3N - . Jesse Shirley historic pottery firm whose company collapsed under crippling trading conditions in autumn 2011. Photographed on 27 July 2013. The recorded location is Lower Bedford Street, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7AF. From a heritage perspective, factories, mills, engines and workshops record the technologies and labour that powered Britain's industrial expansion
Their machinery, inscriptions and specialist buildings are valuable evidence of engineering practice, working conditions, regional industries and the later shift from heavy industry to heritage, housing or new commercial uses. In historical terms, 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. Looking at the subject's development, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a specific moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. As of 2026, industrial heritage is increasingly tied to regeneration, tourism, conservation and skills education, particularly in former manufacturing towns seeking new uses for historic sites
Preserved machinery and redundant industrial buildings also provide evidence for debates about adaptive reuse and local identity. During 2026, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. Against the 2026 backdrop, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse.
Lower Bedford Street, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BKC2CK - . Recorded at Great Britain, UK, this image forms part of the visual history of the locality and the activity, building, object or service shown. At the heart of the image is Go Away Xmas gnomes, garden centre antisocial attitude. Beyond the immediate subject, the image contains elements of cityscape history, changing streetscape, social landscape, period building, historic townscape, conservation architecture, built heritage, heritage landmark, architectural contrast, architectural character, everyday Britain, traditional masonry, local character, and urban fabric. The subject remains useful for current coverage of maintenance and adaptive reuse, not least because of preserving local identity during urban change. As a dated visual record of Great Britain, UK, the frame retains signage and branding, making it useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects built environment, archival record, public realm, before-and-after reference, place identity, regional identity, period detail, and visual archive. The recorded references to centre, garden, attitude, gnomes, and antisocial preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. A later view of Great Britain, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is maintenance and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development as part of the longer story of Great Britain, UK. The image also provides a reference for adaptive reuse and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK. The wider significance includes redevelopment pressure and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development without losing the local specificity of Great Britain, UK.
Great Britain, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4335154861 - 'Beware, don't let him invade yours. If john keeps to his medication he is generally fine. If you see him, you are advised not to approach him.
More tunnel trouble www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4272766026/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4980395604 - 'Tenement Funster - 'Queen' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
A cracking track that took me back to my schooldays, turned up in todays shuffle on my iPod.
'Tenement Funster' is Roger Taylor's song on the Sheer Heart Attack album. He sang the lead vocals. Backing track consisted of Taylor's drums, Mercury's piano, Deacon's bass and May's Red Special guitar. It's a typical Taylor track about youth and rebellion. It also includes echo effects with May's guitar, like in 'Brighton Rock'. The last couple of guitar notes overlap into 'Flick Of The Wrist'. The original working title for the song was 'Tin Dreams'.
Sheer Heart Attack is the third album by British rock group Queen, released November 1974. It was produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker for EMI in the United Kingdom, and Elektra in the US.
The album launched the band to mainstream popularity both in the UK and internationally and at a time when I was at secondary school. My school bag had a big 'Queen' and 'Led Zep' logo scrawled on it. Due to a lack of cash (or bigger brothers) in my house, my school friends and older brothers often supplied the vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, on loan.
The first single, 'Killer Queen' reached #2 in the British charts and provided Queen with their first US Top 20 hit. Sheer Heart Attack was also the first Queen album to hit the US Top 20, peaking at #12 in 1975. Digressing from the progressive themes featured on their first two albums, Sheer Heart Attack featured more conventional rock tracks and marked a step towards the classic Queen sound.
In recent years, it has been listed by multiple publications as one of the band's best works and I would recommend it as a starting point to listen to some of the legacy of early queen.
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Many tower blocks were built in the UK after the Second World War. The first residential tower block, 'The Lawn' was constructed in Harlow, Essex in 1951
it is now a Grade II listed building. In many cases Tower Blocks were seen as a 'quick-fix' to cure problems caused by crumbling and unsanitary 19th century dwellings or to replace buildings destroyed by German aerial bombing. Initially, they were welcomed, and their excellent views made them popular living places.
Later, as the buildings themselves deteriorated, they grew a reputation for being undesirable low cost housing, and many tower blocks saw rising crime levels, increasing their unpopularity. One response to this was the great increase in the number of housing estates built, which in turn brings its own problems. In the UK, tower blocks particularly lost popularity after the partial collapse of Ronan Point in 1968.
Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, is believed to contain the highest concentration of tower blocks in the UK - examples include the Hutchensontown C blocks in the Gorbals, the 20-storey blocks in Sighthill, and the 31-storey Red Road flats in the city's north east. However, on the whole, London has the largest number of high-rise residential buildings in the UK
Greater Manchester had more than its fair share of tower blocks, one of the worst examples being in Hulme. In Hulme, a new and (at the time) innovative design for deck access and tower living was attempted. This consisted of curved rows of low-rise flats with deck access far above the streets was created, known as the 'Crescents' (which were, with unintentional irony, architecturally based on terraced housing in Bath).
In this arrangement, motor vehicles remained on ground level with pedestrians on concrete walkways overhead, above the smoke and fumes of the street. People living in these new flats were rehoused from decaying Victorian slums which lacked electricity, running water, bathrooms or indoor toilets, and were mostly overcrowded.
The names of the 'Crescents' harked back to the Georgian era, being named after architects of that time: Robert Adam Crescent, Charles Barry Crescent, William Kent Crescent and John Nash Crescent, together with Hawksmoor Close (a small straight block of similar design attached to Charles Barry Crescent). At the time, the 'Crescents' won several design awards, and introduced technologies such as underfloor heating to the masses.
They were also popular because they were some of the first council homes in Manchester to have central heating. The development even had some notable first occupants, such as Nico and Alain Delon.
This is an old shot of mine, but thankfully a lot of this system built housing has now been replaced or renovated in Manchester. The local city council and its housing associations like City South HA that covers Hulme are on track for a high proportion of dwellings to meet Decent Homes standard by this years target.
This was a three shot panorama shot in infra-red.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDMH - . Lady smoker holding a home-made roll up, smoking outside a building in England ,UK where a smoking ban in public places in force. The recorded location is Cheshire, England. The wider historical story is that images of smoking outside buildings reflect the major behavioural shift created by smoke-free legislation
Since 2007 smokers in England have generally had to leave enclosed workplaces and hospitality venues, making doorways, pavements and designated areas the visible setting for tobacco use. The wider historical story is that medical and wellbeing scenes document how healthcare is delivered and understood
Clinical tools, health clubs, food advice and regulated behaviours all reflect evolving ideas about prevention, risk and personal responsibility. As background, architecture records the priorities of the period in which a building was designed: materials, ornament, scale and planning can reveal changing technologies, social status and commercial use
Later alterations and changes of tenant add further layers, so a single façade can embody several phases of local history. In the present 2026 context, the subject is especially topical because the Tobacco and Vapes Act received Royal Assent in April, creating a generational restriction on tobacco sales for people born on or after 1 January 2009 and giving powers for further smoke-free and vape-free places
Smoking imagery therefore connects historic behaviour with a major new phase of UK tobacco control. In the present 2026 context, public health increasingly emphasises prevention and reducing long-term demand on services
Subjects involving smoking, exercise, nutrition or clinical care therefore have relevance beyond the immediate scene. The subject remains topical in 2026 because public health increasingly emphasises prevention and reducing long-term demand on services
Subjects involving smoking, exercise, nutrition or clinical care therefore have relevance beyond the immediate scene.
Cheshire, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,WC,in,a,mess,toilets,low,quality,bad,poor,messy,or,cleaned,on,regular,basis,disability,rest,room,people,with,physical,disabilities,persons,person,reduced,mobility,access,bowl,paper,roll,damaged,damage,vandalised,toilet inspection regime cleaning contractor performance,respect and inclusion failure everyday ableism example
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJNEXF - Neglected accessible toilet cubicle in the United Kingdom, with loose and used toilet tissue scattered across the tiled floor around a raised white lavatory fitted with a dark contrasting seat. The untidy and apparently unhygienic condition suggests that the facility has not been inspected, cleaned or replenished frequently enough. For a disabled visitor who may depend upon this specially adapted space, such poor maintenance can turn an essential public facility into an unpleasant, undignified and potentially unsafe environment.
The cubicle includes several features intended to support wheelchair users and people with limited mobility. Horizontal blue grab rails run along the tiled walls, while a padded fold-down support rail is positioned behind the toilet. A stainless steel flushing panel is mounted above the WC, and a large circular toilet-paper dispenser is fixed to the adjacent wall. However, the dispenser appears open or incomplete and several cardboard tubes remain exposed, while torn paper and debris are visible on the floor. Accessibility equipment alone does not provide genuine inclusion when basic cleanliness, consumable supplies and routine supervision are missing.
Accessible toilets can be crucial to a person's ability to travel, work, shop, attend appointments and participate independently in everyday public life. Their condition therefore concerns more than ordinary housekeeping. A dirty or unusable disabled lavatory may create additional barriers for wheelchair users, older people, carers and anyone requiring extra space or support. It can also communicate that their comfort, health and dignity have been treated as a lower priority.
UK workplace guidance requires sanitary facilities to be maintained in a clean and orderly condition, while organisations providing services must consider reasonable adjustments and equal access for disabled people. Regular inspection records, responsive cleaning arrangements, replenished supplies and prompt reporting
United Kingdom
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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,1980,1981,1982,1983,WHB,Wash,Hand,Basin,taps,free,standing,GotonySmith,design,post-modern,hand,basin,washhandbasin,top,view,topview,fixer,upper,tap
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4E8 - . Classic 1970s 1980s green avocado bathroom suite Wash Hand Basin 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, WHB, pedestal 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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF10 - . This location-led image captures the everyday reality of the recorded location, in a view made during 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Doncaster tackles Obesity , Hello kids,Eat Your Veg Kids, Grow Big and Strong, graphic message, South Yorkshire, England, UK. Further features of the subject include government policy, town-centre trading, public administration, national policy, local tourism, political controversy, food culture, service economy, hospitality premises, leisure hospitality, shopping district, and catering trade. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes shifts in leisure spending alongside brand consolidation, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger local footfall. Current debate around customer-facing businesses often combines staffing, consumer spending and the practical challenge of sustainable tourism. In the mid-2020s, public policy is increasingly discussed through local authority finance and the cost of living, with attention turning to new regulatory requirements. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Doncaster tackles Obesity. The view also records themes involving retail vacancy, civic debate, food service, restaurant sector, local democracy, shopfront economy. Further aspects present in the subject include public-sector policy, hospitality employment, policy change, food-and-drink business, public services, customer footfall, independent retail, high-street commerce, tourism economy, and government decision-making. The resulting record of the recorded location is specific enough to support future before-and-after study of the same site. This period image preserves the site's period identity as part of the area's social history.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0GFA9 - 15% of landlords surveyed have no knowledge of the upcoming changes to EPC rules
Properties risk becoming ˜unrentable' if landlords do not make necessary changes
More than a third (36%) of landlords say their rentals were built pre-1940
4 in 10 landlords say their London properties were built pre-1940, similarly in the South West, Scotland and Wales
1 in 7 (15%) landlords surveyed have no knowledge of the upcoming legislative changes to the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), according to new research from Shawbrook Bank.*
From 2025, all newly rented properties will be required to have an EPC rating of C or above. Currently properties only require an EPC rating of ˜E' or above. Existing tenancies will have until 2028 to comply with the new rule changes.
As a result, millions of properties risk potentially being declared ˜unrentable' and subsequently ˜unsellable' or ˜unmortgageable' due to landlords being uninformed about what the changes will mean for current and prospective tenancies.
Landlords currently unaware of the level of work needed on their property, or properties, could be risking a loss in income until all necessary work is carried out. In severe cases, where a substantial amount of work needs to be done to improve a property's EPC rating, landlords could find themselves unable to secure appropriate financial support to carry out the works. A quarter (25%) of landlords surveyed said they had little to no knowledge of the forthcoming changes, with long-time landlords “ those who have been renting out properties for over 10 years “ found to be less aware of the changes and what impact this could have on their properties.
With a large proportion (36%) of landlords with properties built pre-1940, Shawbrook's analysis suggests that a significant number of landlords will be required to make changes.
Delving deeper into what this means on a regional level, four in 10 landlords say that their properties in London were built prior to 1940
United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4E6 - While a cultural revolution was underway in '60s society, a color revolution was taking place in UK and American bathrooms. Avocado green and other colors were all the rage beginning in the late '60s and lasting through the late '70s for bathroom tubs, sinks and toilets. Over the years, avocado bathroom suites went out of style, but not all of them went away. If your home has a bathroom with avocado fixtures, you have several options for giving it an update.
Retro Avocado Bathroom Suites
If you inherited a bathroom with avocado green fixtures from your home's previous owners, try taking an if-you-can't-beat-them-join-them approach. Embrace your bathroom's retro vibe and decorate it 1970s style. Paint the walls pale green and choose mod-print fabrics for the shower curtain and window treatments. You want the end result to look retro and cool, not dated and dingy, so choose accessories that are authentic, but in good condition.
Search secondhand stores for wall art, vanity mirrors and other period pieces and give them a good cleaning before putting them on display. To complete the look, cover the floor with a fluffy green rug and illuminate the vanity with vintage sconces or pendant lamps.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A24 - Photo shows Pigs In Blankets, sausages in Bacon, Pork food product, Pub snack. The image is useful for illustrating British and Irish pub culture, real ale, traditional bars, hospitality, visitor economy stories and the continued importance of pubs as social places. Where a named pub, brewery, beer pump, pint glass or drinking street is visible, it can support articles on licensed premises, cask ale, CAMRA interest, tourism, nightlife, local character and changing high streets. The supplied workbook does not give a precise location, so the image should be treated as a concept or documentary subject unless the location can be verified separately. Weather and season may be visible outside or through the setting
the subject has clear hospitality and leisure value. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news. Search relevance is helped by including concise place names, visible brand or wording, functional subject terms, and wider editorial concepts such as public realm, consumer behaviour, heritage, travel, leisure and community life where they genuinely match the picture.
England, UK
