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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A1482,food delivery,delivery bicycle,courier,gig economy,cycle courier,takeaway,delivery bag,bike,restaurant delivery,urban transport,worker,platform work,cycle,electric,food courier,takeaway delivery,app delivery,delivery,rider,insulated,deliveries,bag,mountain bike,high street,part-time,work,contracts,Uber,food,carryout,hot,grocery,parking,cycles,chipped,ebike
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX4FW - An Uber Eats delivery bicycle stands parked against a cycle rack in a British town centre, fitted with a large bright green insulated thermal courier bag designed to keep restaurant meals and takeaway food hot or cold while being transported to customers. The branded bike and oversized food carrier are a familiar feature of modern UK high streets, shopping districts and urban centres as smartphone ordering and app-based home delivery have transformed the takeaway and restaurant sector. Services such as Uber Eats connect customers, restaurants and independent delivery riders through digital platforms, with couriers commonly using bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and motorcycles to complete short-distance journeys and last-mile deliveries. Bicycle couriers have become particularly visible in busy towns and cities, where cycling can allow riders to negotiate congestion and make frequent collections without needing conventional car parking. The scene also illustrates Britain's expanding gig and platform economy, in which flexible or self-employed workers accept individual delivery jobs through mobile applications rather than following traditional fixed working patterns. Food delivery services offer consumers convenience and provide restaurants with access to customers beyond their immediate neighbourhood, while also generating debate around courier pay, employment status, working conditions, road safety and the responsibilities of large technology platforms. Cycle-based deliveries can reduce vehicle emissions and traffic compared with conventional motorised journeys, connecting the growth of online ordering with wider discussions about sustainable transport, active travel, urban logistics and low-emission last-mile distribution. The parked courier bike, prominent Uber Eats branding, shop frontage and cycle infrastructure together provide a contemporary view of changing retail, hospitality, employment and consumer behaviour on the British high street.
Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A1412,Harvey Nichols,foodMarket,Frasers Group,Mike Ashley,retail,luxury,department,store,shopping,fashion,food,bag,branding,logo,business,restructuring,takeover,investment,Sports Direct,highstreet,consumer,economy,UK,British,August,2026,commerce,retailer,ownership,strategy,market,rescue,administration
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAP8H8 - . Harvey Nichols foodMarket branded carrier bag photographed in August 2026, providing a simple editorial image for coverage of the luxury department-store business during a period of significant restructuring news involving Frasers Group and businessman Mike Ashley. The restrained black-and-white foodMarket label is printed on a textured shopping bag, placing the focus on the retailer's name rather than a particular store interior. Harvey Nichols is one of Britain's best-known luxury retail brands, associated with designer fashion, beauty, hospitality and premium food, and changes to its ownership, financing or strategy are therefore closely watched as indicators of conditions in the high-end retail sector. The image can illustrate stories about department stores, luxury shopping, retail restructuring, investor interest, Mike Ashley, Frasers Group, Sports Direct ownership connections, changing consumer spending and the pressures facing bricks-and-mortar retail. It is also relevant to discussion of how established premium brands adapt their store portfolios, food operations and commercial identity as shoppers divide spending between physical stores and online channels. The neutral product-style composition makes the branding legible without showing identifiable customers.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,airports,boarding,gate,gates,bag,case,hardcase,lost,checking,England,airport,losing,track,tracking,checked,luggage,bags,barcode,barcodes,label,labels,self,checkin,from,UK,Manchester,big,bigger,FR,economy,low cost,tape,tapes,ribbon,ribbons,data,hack
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3C4CYHH - This plain-speaking location image records Airport checked luggage barcode label from Manchester Airport, UK. The row metadata places the subject at Cork Airport, Kinsale Road, Cork, T12P5NF, Ireland. The spreadsheet date indicates 24 July 2025, so the picture can also work as a time-specific archive record. Plainly, the image is useful because it shows airport, Manchester Airport, hard case, MAN, FR1862, Ryanair, flights, flight, with search-relevant terms including airport, Manchester Airport, hard case, MAN, FR1862, Ryanair, flights, flight, cheap, airline, airports, boarding, gate, gates. The value lies in the combination of place, object, wording and context, giving editors something specific and grounded rather than generic filler imagery. Cork Airport is an important regional gateway for southern Ireland. Airport details like baggage, passenger notices, airline rules and mobile charging are useful for stories about travel stress, low-cost aviation, regional connectivity and the changing passenger experience. The subject is useful for aviation and consumer-rights stories because baggage labels, cabin-size rules and airport signs show the practical detail of modern air travel, from low-cost airline policies to lost luggage, barcode tracking and passenger anxiety. Because it is grounded in a named location and practical subject matter, it is useful for search-led editorial use, regional storytelling, business-to-business presentations, policy briefings and stock-photo buyers wanting evidence from the real world. Historically and socially, this kind of image can help connect past and present: older streets, civic institutions, transport systems, shops, signs, political messages or public services are not frozen museum pieces, but part of how people understand modern life, local identity and economic change.
Cork Airport, Kinsale Road, Cork, T12P5NF, Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Southern,Republic,airports,different,confusing,bag,confusion,sizes,allowed,on,European,aircraft,airlines,boarding,gate,gates,non-priority,non,priority,bags,unfair,hardcase,hard,case,cases,dissatisfaction,challenge,size,under,seat,condition,conditions,travel,travelers,punative
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3C4CYGG - Ryanair's Bag Policy
All our fares include one small personal bag which can be brought on board, such as a handbag or laptop bag (40 x 30 x 20 cm), which must fit under the seat in front of you. If you need additional baggage allowance, there are various options available to you.
1: Cabin Baggage:
Priority & 2 Cabin Bags: This allows you to carry a small personal bag (40 x 30 x 20 cm), which must fit under the seat in front of you and a 10kg bag (55x40x20cm) onboard, to be stored in the overhead locker. It also allows you to board the plane first using the Priority Boarding queue at the gate.
2: Checked Baggage:
10kg Check-in Bag: If you wish to check in a bag, you can add a 10kg Check-in Bag to your booking. Bags must be dropped at the airport check-in desk before security and will be placed in the aircraft hold.
20kg Check-in Bag: If you require a larger baggage allowance, you can add a 20kg Check-in Bag to your booking. Passengers can purchase up to 3 checked bags of 20kg on their booking.
23kg Check-in Bag: If you require an even larger baggage allowance, you can add a 23kg Check-in Bag to your booking. Passengers can purchase up to 1 checked bags of 23kg on their booking.
Cork Airport, Kinsale Road, Cork, T12P5NF, Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,English,British,UK,city,centre,E1 6HQ,E1,Donovan,brothers,the,noted,house,for,paper,bag,bags,with,ghost,sign,signs,price tickets,carriers,carrier,strong,florists,packing,tissue,greaseproof,greaseproofs,store,workshop,factory
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XGP - . Donovan Bros Victorian business with ghost sign, Paper Bag suppliers - 46 Crispin St, London E1 6HQ. Photographed on 21 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 46, Crispin Street, Spittlefields, London, England, UK, E1 6HQ, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include London, E1 6HQ, Donovan, brothers, noted, house, paper, bag, bags, ghost, sign, signs, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. The photograph is intended as a factual visual record.
46, Crispin Street, Spittlefields, London, England, UK, E1 6HQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,city,song,contest,L2,TV,DVD,screen,screens,Exchange Flags,the,Nelson Monument,Nelson,bronze,sculpture,statue,in,protected,like,monuments,Ukraine,with,2500,sand,bag,bags,listed,buildings,architecture,war,wartime,monument
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1WX56 - . The Nelson Monument, in Exchange Flags square, protected like monuments in Ukraine, with 2500 sandbags - Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, song, contest, DVD, screen, screens, Exchange Flags, Nelson Monument, Nelson, bronze, sculpture, statue, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. Additional relevant search concepts include protected, like, monuments, Ukraine, sand, bag, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,city,L2,TV,DVD,screen,screens,Exchange Flags,the,Nelson Monument,Nelson,bronze,sculpture,statue,in,protected,like,monuments,Ukraine,with,2500,sand,bag,bags,listed,buildings,architecture,war,wartime,monument,song,contest
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1WX58 - . The Nelson Monument, in Exchange Flags square, protected like monuments in Ukraine, with 2500 sandbags - Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, DVD, screen, screens, Exchange Flags, Nelson Monument, Nelson, bronze, sculpture, statue, protected, like, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. Additional relevant search concepts include monuments, Ukraine, sand, bag, bags, listed, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,terminal,England,UK,airport,transport,M90 1QX,infrastructure,staff,at,checking,in,bag,drop,terminal2,2,uniform,uniforms,desk,desks,waiting,airports,employee,Jet2 staff,Jet2 employees,red,fleece,fleeces,check-in,check in,counter,Manchester Airport,terminal two,terminal 2,customer service,customer services
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH4T - Jet2 plc (formerly Dart Group plc) is a British multinational airline company based in Leeds, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England.
Its head office is located in the Low Fare Finder House on the grounds of Leeds Bradford Airport, England. Subsidiary Jet2.com has its head office in the same building.
The company's name for most of its existence was derived from the type of aircraft that it first flew, the Handley Page Dart Herald. After selling off other units, the company rebranded as Jet2 in 2020. The stock ticker symbol also changed to Jet2 to reflect the name change
In 2002, four Boeing 737 aircraft were purchased with two becoming 737 QC (Quick change) aircraft and two as passenger aircraft. From February 2003, the Jet2 low-cost airline began flying from Leeds Bradford Airport to mainland Europe destinations. Fowler-Welch and Coolchain merged to become Fowler-Welch Coolchain Ltd in 2003. Eight Boeing 737-300 aircraft (of which five were passenger aircraft) were purchased in 2003 to bring the total to 12. In 2004, six more Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft were purchased, and routes from Belfast International Airport started in April and from Manchester Airport in December. In 2005, routes began from Newcastle Airport in October and two Boeing 757-200 aircraft were purchased. In 2006, six more Boeing 757-200 passenger aircraft were bought and the Channel Express Portsmouth distribution base was sold to Ferryspeed C.I. Ltd in June. A package holiday company, Jet2holidays, was formed in January 2007.
Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,terminal,England,UK,airport,transport,M90 1QX,infrastructure,staff,at,checking,in,bag,drop,terminal2,2,uniform,uniforms,desk,desks,waiting,airports,employee,Jet2 staff,Jet2 employees,red,fleece,fleeces,check-in,check in,counter,Manchester Airport,terminal two,terminal 2,customer service,customer services,inside,interior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH51 - Jet2 plc (formerly Dart Group plc) is a British multinational airline company based in Leeds, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England.
Its head office is located in the Low Fare Finder House on the grounds of Leeds Bradford Airport, England. Subsidiary Jet2.com has its head office in the same building.
The company's name for most of its existence was derived from the type of aircraft that it first flew, the Handley Page Dart Herald. After selling off other units, the company rebranded as Jet2 in 2020. The stock ticker symbol also changed to Jet2 to reflect the name change
In 2002, four Boeing 737 aircraft were purchased with two becoming 737 QC (Quick change) aircraft and two as passenger aircraft. From February 2003, the Jet2 low-cost airline began flying from Leeds Bradford Airport to mainland Europe destinations. Fowler-Welch and Coolchain merged to become Fowler-Welch Coolchain Ltd in 2003. Eight Boeing 737-300 aircraft (of which five were passenger aircraft) were purchased in 2003 to bring the total to 12. In 2004, six more Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft were purchased, and routes from Belfast International Airport started in April and from Manchester Airport in December. In 2005, routes began from Newcastle Airport in October and two Boeing 757-200 aircraft were purchased. In 2006, six more Boeing 757-200 passenger aircraft were bought and the Channel Express Portsmouth distribution base was sold to Ferryspeed C.I. Ltd in June. A package holiday company, Jet2holidays, was formed in January 2007.
Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancashire,England,UK,English,mills,Cottonopolis,manufacturing,OL12,OL12 9DB,sack,bag,bags,names,of,owner,owners,company,companies,sacks,Ltd,Limited,Co,Company,Hamer,Vale,red Ln,red Lane,history,historic,Jos Travis,town,towns,mill town
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PMKE3H - . Sack embossed with Joseph Travis Ltd, Hamer Vale Mills, Red lane, Rochdale, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, OL12 9DB. Photographed on 6 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Hamer Vale Mills, Red lane, Rochdale, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, OL12 9DB, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Lancashire, mills, Cottonopolis, manufacturing, OL12, OL12 9DB, sack, bag, bags, names, owner, owners, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Industrial subject matter gives the image strong relevance to manufacturing, engineering, energy, utilities, machinery, skilled work and Britain's industrial heritage. The photograph can support stories about technological change, preservation, infrastructure, deindustrialisation, redevelopment and the reuse of former working sites for culture, housing, tourism or new commercial purposes. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed.
Hamer Vale Mills, Red lane, Rochdale, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, OL12 9DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,north,Wales,Cymru,coast,Victorian,architecture,LL30,traditional,resort,holiday,disabled,impaired,disability,65,Llandudno,Conwy County Borough,UK,LL30 2NN,aging,population,demographic,retirement,town,old,people,adaption,adaptions,Boots,bag,plastic,shopping,shoppers,economically,active,walking,hotpix.org.uk,benefit cuts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PH9M0N - . This authentic period view of Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK, LL30 2NN in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The frame specifically shows Older and elderly senior citizen shoppers, in Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK, LL30 2NN. The image also relates to specialist retailer, local history, changing land use, documentary photography, retail property, place identity, customer footfall, small business, high-street commerce, street-level business, before-and-after reference, regional identity, visual archive, and contemporary social history. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with business rates, footfall and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK, LL30 2NN at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes public realm, independent retail, changing streetscape, shopfront economy, everyday life, local enterprise, archival record, and town-centre trading. Details involving shoppers, Older, citizen, County, and Conwy make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK, LL30 2NN, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects business rates and how commercial property costs affect small retailers without losing the local specificity of Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK, LL30 2NN. It also preserves a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference. The photograph keeps a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK, LL30 2NN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Mainz,Germany,city,centre,floats,Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland,Palatinate,Mainzers,at,the,Shrove monday,Rozenmontag,94,Die,e.V,band,music,group,2023,letzte,generation,bag,team,dirtbag,club,float,Mainz city,carnivals,carnival,annual,yearly,party,having,fun
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PPXYD7 - . Float 94 - Die Meenzer Drecksäck' e.V Dirtbags scrap. - Fastnacht carnival 2023 - Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Photographed on 20 February 2023, this winter image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Mainz, Germany, floats, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhineland, Palatinate, Mainzers, Shrove monday, Rozenmontag, Die, e.V, band, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include music, group, letzte, generation, bag, team, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,WN1 1BH,town,centre,label,45,track,by,cover,vinyl,record,allnighter,famous,Northern Soul,artist,music,musician,Casino club,WCSC,night owl,owls,red,sleeve,3 before 8,3before8,sign,signed,sleeves,bag,nightclub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF7EC - Tobi Lark (born Bessie Grace Gupton
1941) is an American-born Canadian soul and gospel singer, who also recorded under the names Bessie Watson and Tobi Legend. She had a top 40 hit in 1970 in Canada with We're All in This Together. Elsewhere her best known record is Time Will Pass You By, regarded as a classic of Northern soul, which she recorded in 1968 believing it was just a demo
it was released under the name of Tobi Legend without her approval.
Life and career
She was born Bessie Grace Gupton in Alabama, the daughter of gospel singer Emma Washington. She grew up in Detroit and first performed in her mother's choir, the Emma Washington Gospel Singers. She toured with the group for ten years, from the age of nine, before securing her first professional job, as a backing singer for B. B. King. As Bessie Watson, she first recorded in 1963, releasing the single 'Deed I Do backed by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, on the Riverside label, and then two singles, I'm in Your Corner and Wake Up Crying on the Jay Pee label. As Tobi Lark, she then recorded several singles for the Palmer, Topper, and U.S.D. labels, but none achieved much commercial success. She also performed with the Impressions, the Four Tops, Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett, King Curtis, and Duke Ellington, among others
In 1968, in Detroit, she recorded Time Will Pass You By, a song written by English-born songwriter and record producer John Rhys Eddins with Nick Zesses and Dino Fekaris. The record was released on the Mala label under the name Tobi Legend, but it was unsuccessful until it was picked up in the early 1970s by followers of the Northern soul scene in the UK. The song became known as one of the Three Before Eight, played at the conclusion of every all-nighter at the Wigan Casino club, and has since featured on several anthologies of Northern soul music including The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter ... Ever!, The Northern Soul Story, and The Wigan Casino Story
Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK ,WN1 0SD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,dusk,L1,winter,shoppers,shopping,retail,shops,stores,dept,partnership,red,lanterns,lantern,Rolex,Guess,Morphe,store,chain,home furnishings,accessories,electronics,fashion,&,beauty,with,bag,bags,cold,wintery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JTG7 - . This authentic period view of Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through John Lewis flagship department store at Liverpool One, Winter shoppers, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU. A broader reading of the photograph includes small business, visual archive, street-level business, commercial frontage, changing streetscape, documentary photography, community identity, historical comparison, local enterprise, period detail, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, retail property, and shopfront economy. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and town-centre regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside how commercial property costs affect small retailers. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. The location also brings in place identity, everyday life, archival record, high-street commerce, customer footfall, bricks-and-mortar retail, specialist shop, and town-centre trading. Elements such as Merseyside, shoppers, Paradise, Lewis, and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is footfall and how commercial property costs affect small retailers as part of the longer story of Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU. The view records evidence of changing use for future local research.
Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,North Yorkshire,Yorkshire,England,UK,rustic,South America,drink,caffeine,hit,coffee beans sack,bag,product of Colombia,produce of,green,coffee beans bag,trade,70kg,70 KG,coffee sack,hessian sack,jute coffee bag,raw coffee beans packaging,coffee supply chain,ethical coffee sourcing,fairtrade coffee concept,artisan coffee,specialty coffee,café decor,rustic texture,woven fabric,industrial food packaging,global coffee trade,export commodity,food provenance,agriculture product,commodity photography,culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD2421 - This image shows a burlap coffee sack marked Product of Colombia “ 70kg , photographed under warm ambient lighting that highlights the woven texture of the hessian material and the stencilled lettering. Such sacks are traditionally used to transport and store green coffee beans prior to roasting, forming a familiar visual symbol of the global coffee trade.
Colombia is one of the world's most recognisable coffee-producing countries, particularly associated with high-quality arabica beans grown in mountainous regions. The sack's utilitarian design reflects the agricultural and export origins of coffee before it reaches cafés, roasteries, and consumers.
The warm lighting and close framing suggest an interior setting such as a café, coffee roastery, or specialty coffee shop, where sacks like this are often reused as décor to emphasise authenticity, provenance, and ethical sourcing. The image works well to illustrate themes of fair-trade coffee, sustainable consumption, global supply chains, and artisan coffee culture.
The photograph provides a tactile, atmospheric view of coffee as an agricultural commodity, connecting everyday café experiences with their international origins.
Indoor café or coffee roastery setting
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,left,luggage,office,offices,lettering,art,Staffordshire tiles,with,rail,architecture,M3 1WY,letters,design,M3,UK,tile,tiles,old,feature,features,historic,heritage,train station,train stations,indoors,inside,interior,brickwork,leaving,your,bags,and,luggages,bag
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JY55DR - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JY55FE - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,52 Church St,Manchester,England,UK,M4 1PW,Church street,eco-friendly,hemp,bags,on,for,sale,at,Aflecks Palace,Aflecks,green issues,bag,palace,issues,only,slag,slags,use,plastic,life,pollution,problem,problems,no greenwashing,sustainable,clever,witty,slogan,slogans
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYYR6F - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The frame specifically shows Only Slags use plastic bags, eco-friendly hemp bag, on sale at Afflecks Palace, 52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW. The image also relates to documentary photography, religious heritage, sacred architecture, local history, heritage worship space, visual archive, liturgical art, ecclesiastical art, before-and-after reference, archival record, public realm, historic church fabric, period detail, and ecclesiastical craftsmanship. The wider contemporary story combines historic fabric, accessibility and how places of worship combine active faith use with heritage and tourism. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at 52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW, details that may look very different after new ownership. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, parish church heritage, place identity, devotional artwork, changing streetscape, faith heritage, Christian iconography, and contemporary social history. Elements such as plastic, Church, Palace, eco-friendly, and Slags add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at 52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is historic fabric and how places of worship combine active faith use with heritage and tourism without losing the local specificity of 52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW. The image fixes period character within the wider story of 52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW.
52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,parks,Camden,London Borough of Camden,man,camo,camouflage,Him,people,bag,rucksack,phone,umbrella,point,points,looking over,the,city,views,summer,PrimroseHill,borough,public,park,green space,green spaces,viewpoints,second highest natural point,district,Open Space,Royal Parks
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M107FY - . Photographed at Primrose Hill, public park, Camden, London, England, UK, NW1 in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The subject captured here is Him, man relaxing on Primrose Hill, public park, London Borough of Camden, hill summit, London, England, UK, NW1. A broader reading of the photograph includes local history, everyday life, iconic London transport, hospitality economy, community identity, community drinking venue, traditional ale house, local social venue, public realm, historic London streetscape, historic hostelry, licensed trade, London cityscape, and historical comparison. From a 2025-onward perspective, heritage conservation and security are closely linked to this subject, alongside how familiar London symbols function as global shorthand for Britain. The wider contemporary story combines changing drinking habits, pub closures and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. As a dated visual record of Primrose Hill, public park, Camden, London, England, UK, NW1, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects before-and-after reference, visual archive, capital landmark imagery, regional identity, Westminster landmark, night-time economy, capital-city heritage, and visitor hospitality. References to Camden, Primrose, relaxing, Borough, and public give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Primrose Hill, public park, Camden, London, England, UK, NW1 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The view records part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene. The image fixes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
Primrose Hill, public park, Camden, London, England, UK, NW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,happy,cloth,tote,town,Leigh,LGBTQ,Pride,celebration,festival,festivals,LBT,LBTQ,LBTQ+,ending,end,prejudice,prejudiced,artifact,bag,baggage,record,souvenir,souvenirs,live,life,is,too,short,be,positive,messages
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06PX - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Leigh Pride 2021 ,Homemade bag ,LGBTQ, prejudice Together We Can End It. The broader subject matter reaches into before-and-after reference, archival record, public realm, street-level documentary, urban social history, urban change, documentary photography, pedestrian environment, queer urban culture, local character, period detail, queer social space, everyday life, and everyday street life. Today's relevance is strengthened by gentrification, night-time economy and the continuing question of the loss of queer venues through rising rents and redevelopment. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and street safety are closely linked to this subject, alongside the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes equipment and working practice within Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The location also brings in local identity, nightlife heritage, social landscape, inclusive night-time venue, gay bar culture, contemporary social history, visual archive, and LGBTQ nightlife. Details involving Together, Leigh, prejudice, Pride, and Homemade make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects gentrification and the role of bars and clubs as both businesses and community spaces in a form that can be compared with future views of Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7.
Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Thelwall,Thelwall Village,Cheshire,villages,Warrington,WBC,red post box,taped,up,vandalized,pillarbox,Stockport Road,England,UK,WA4,letterbox,letter box,crash,crashed,damage,damaged,tape,taped-up,postbag,post,bag,broke,broken,vandalised,vandalization,vandalisation,RoyalMail,Royal Mail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBJ8EX - . Photographed at Stockport Road, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - WA4 2GW in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Damaged red post box / pillarbox, Stockport Road, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - WA4 2GW, taped up by Royal Mail. The subject also carries associations with social history, local history, community life, contemporary social history, documentary photography, contemporary city life, local character, pedestrian environment, public realm, social landscape, changing streetscape, everyday life, urban change, and before-and-after reference. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial change and public-realm change, not least because of how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Stockport Road, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - WA4 2GW, details that may look very different after replacement signage. The location also brings in place identity, community identity, visual archive, street-level documentary, changing land use, period detail, urban social history, and archival record. The combination of Damaged, pillarbox, Thelwall, taped, and Stockport anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Stockport Road, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - WA4 2GW helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is commercial change and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change without losing the local specificity of Stockport Road, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - WA4 2GW.
Stockport Road, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK - WA4 2GW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,Barry,pleasure park,holiday,beach,Vale of Glamorgan,Wales,Gavin,&,and,Stacey,Stacy,seaside,TV,Sitcom,BBC,for,sale,souvenir,famous,tourist,attraction,bags,cups,mugs,Tidy,sugar Tits,whats occurring,slogans,aprons,gifts,shopping,bag,Smithy,I,love,Bryn,Pleasure Beach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC40WK - . Made at Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK, CF62 5BQ 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 frame specifically shows Souvenirs & gifts for sale at Barry Island, Vale Of Glamorgan, South Wales, UK - Home of Gavin and Stacey BBC TV Sitcom. The broader subject matter reaches into bricks-and-mortar retail, coastal visitor economy, coastal leisure, resort heritage, archival record, period detail, before-and-after reference, British seaside culture, seaside retail, community identity, customer footfall, traditional confectionery, high-street commerce, and local history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of seasonality, visitor spending and the role of regeneration in keeping coastal destinations competitive. For current editorial use, town-centre regeneration and brand consolidation provide additional context, especially through how physical shops adapt to online competition. The image fixes landscape treatment and surrounding development within Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK, CF62 5BQ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The wider setting retains connections with changing streetscape, tourism retail, physical store, documentary photography, commercial frontage, commercial streetscape, historical comparison, and holiday resort economy. References to Wales, Stacey, Sitcom, Gavin, and Island give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK, CF62 5BQ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The photograph keeps period character as part of Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK, CF62 5BQ's history.
Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK, CF62 5BQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,Warrington,Thelwall,food,Big Blue,Chippy,fish & chips,fish,chips,fried,award winning,awards,shop,retail,Knutsford Rd,WA4,bag,white bag,designer bag,chipshop,chip shop,takeaway,the,village,award,winner,winning,local,frying tonight,scampi,chip,supper
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE93 - . This carefully observed view of 177 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2QL fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The defining feature is Big Blue,Fish and Chip shop bag, 177 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington,Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 2QL. The wider scene also brings together built environment, changing streetscape, everyday Britain, high-street commerce, place identity, social history, commercial streetscape, public realm, retail vacancy, before-and-after reference, bricks-and-mortar retail, local character, customer footfall, and shopping district. The subject remains useful for current coverage of commercial rents and town-centre regeneration, not least because of the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. The photograph fixes transport arrangements and public activity within 177 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2QL at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The wider local story also touches on urban commerce, town-centre economy, social landscape, consumer retail, independent trading, documentary photography, community identity, and local history. Details involving Knutsford and Grappenhall make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. The surrounding context at 177 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2QL matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to commercial rents and the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names without losing the local specificity of 177 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2QL. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for 177 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2QL and the changing story of the subject shown.
177 Knutsford Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2QL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,bakers,breadmaker,Cheshire,village,Alderley,Edge,pink,picture,enjoy,handcrafted,patisserie,of Weinholts bakery,cakes,pie,pies,breads,craft,artisan,baker,retail,history,historic,shop,store,gift,gifts,bag,bags,painting,bread,cake,rolls,SK9 7JT,SK9,branded reusable bags,independent bakery marketing,sustainable shopping
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF144E - Bag For Life,Weinholts,bakery,Alderley Edge,Cheshire,England,UK is a useful documentary subject because it fixes a recognisable place, object or activity in its real setting rather than presenting it as a staged illustration. A bakery bag for life from Alderley Edge turns a small retail item into evidence of changing shopping habits, brand loyalty and the attempt to reduce single-use plastic. The subject can illustrate reusable bags, local bakeries, sustainable consumer behaviour, Cheshire high streets, food retail, packaging design and everyday environmental choices. The location detail, Alderley Edge, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. It would suit newspaper, magazine, web, council, transport, heritage, housing, retail, travel or social-commentary use where a believable, unpolished view of real life is more valuable than a generic illustration.
25 London Rd, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England, UK, SK9 7JT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,cookie,wrapper,silk,road,with,space,for,message,luck,dessert,sweet,Japan,Japanese,random fortunes,omikuji,slip,of,paper,lucky,misfortune,fortune tea cakes,restaurant,restaurants,Shuck Yee,blank,Silk Road,cookie machine,was,invented,by,from,Oakland,fortune cookie,cookies,packet,bag
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN2X - A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a fortune, usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese phrase with translation and/or a list of lucky numbers used by some as lottery numbers. Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States, Canada and other countries, but they are not Chinese in origin. The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century. The Japanese version did not have the Chinese lucky numbers and was eaten with tea.
Fortune cookies before the early 20th century were all made by hand. The fortune cookie industry changed dramatically after the fortune cookie machine was invented by Shuck Yee from Oakland, California. The machine allowed for mass production of fortune cookies which subsequently allowed the cookies to drop in price to become the novelty and courtesy dessert many Americans are familiar with after their meals at most Chinese restaurants today.
China
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4575346965 - 'While I really enjoy travel, one thing I hate with a vengeance, is the packing. All right thinking people I know think its truly horrendous.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PE1J3T - . A local-history photograph records the physical context of 296 Glasgow Rd, Blantyre, Glasgow G72 9DG, UK, in a documentary image made in 2018. The source caption identifies Illey Expresso Tea bag - Coffee Pod in a cup. Further features of the subject include destination economy, customer service, leisure hospitality, public house culture, social drinking venue, pub architecture, catering trade, independent hospitality, hospitality employment, ale house tradition, beer retail, and traditional hostelry. Modern coverage of the night-time economy frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of business rates, staff recruitment and balancing heritage with commercial survival. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, restaurants and hotels also connects with staffing, seasonality and efforts aimed at stronger town-centre leisure economies. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of 296 Glasgow Rd, Blantyre, Glasgow G72 9DG, UK may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison. The broader context includes licensed hospitality, British pub trade, hospitality premises, tourist accommodation, leisure venue, food service. The record also refers to coffee bag. Other relevant facets include hospitality venue, drinks trade, community venue, licensed trade, town-centre hospitality, food culture, visitor economy, hospitality trade, food-and-drink business, and visitor destination. For present-day editorial use, town-centre hospitality can also illustrate debates about operating costs and business rates, particularly where these affect balancing heritage with commercial survival. For future comparison, the scene preserves the appearance of the built environment, period design, changes of use, local character, and public activity in a form that can be compared with later photographs.
296 Glasgow Rd, Blantyre, Glasgow G72 9DG, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Silverstone,racing circuit,F1,GP,Formula One,Grand Prix,GrandPrix,2018,waste,refuse,campers,recycling,camping field,recycle,waste management,camping,responsible,camps,campsite,campsites,Silverstone Woodlands,Northamptonshire,England,UK,bag,bags,separating,materials,considerate,in,a field,afterwards,when campers,leave,management
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8DCT3 - . Made at Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK in 2018, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is Two campsite bags, general waste and recycling camping field, clear bag, blue bag, Grundon , Recycling Only. Another layer of the photograph includes social history, historic streetscape, built heritage, everyday life, local character, contemporary social history, period detail, place identity, changing streetscape, period building, public realm, heritage landmark, regional identity, and changing land use. The wider contemporary story combines planning control, redevelopment pressure and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK before redevelopment alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are community identity, architectural character, architectural detail, archival record, urban fabric, local history, visual archive, and cityscape history. Details involving general, clear, recycling, waste, and Grundon make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of planning control and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK. The image fixes a trace of local identity within the wider story of Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Silverstone Woodlands , Northamptonshire, England, UK
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Keywords: subway,images,mural,tile,tiles,tiled,murals,famous,places,famous places,Lanarkshire,Scotland,deprevation,person,with,with person,shopper,old,man,woman,holding bags,holding,bag,North,North Lanarkshire,crime,danger,baby,pushchair,pram,lonely,pushing,through,crime,hotspot,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,problem,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,poor,dangerous,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ63E - . Motherwell Town Centre Underpass at night,Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK - with young mother / pushchair / baby. Photographed on 16 December 2016. The recorded location is Motherwell,Town,Centre,Underpass, North Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK. For other things to do in Motherwell - see this link:. In historical terms, seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. As background, urban street scenes capture the cumulative effect of planning, architecture, transport, retail and public space
Shopfronts, signs, street furniture and pedestrians can date an image precisely and show how a district changes between periods of investment, decline and regeneration. Historically, everyday family scenes provide a social-history record of relationships, clothing and public behaviour
They can be especially useful when the setting or activity changes over time, such as libraries, playgrounds, streets or travel. During 2026, landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. Against the 2026 backdrop, current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly useful
They allow comparison of high streets, underpasses, shopping areas and public spaces before redevelopment, while also documenting local identity that may not survive physical change. In the longer view, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use.
Motherwell,Town,Centre,Underpass, North Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: subway,images,mural,tile,tiles,tiled,murals,famous,places,famous places,Lanarkshire,Scotland,deprevation,person,with,with person,shopper,old,man,woman,holding bags,holding,bag,North,North Lanarkshire,crime,danger,walking,crime,hotspot,poor,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,problem,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ64P - . Motherwell Town Centre Underpass at night,Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK -person walking through. Photographed on 16 December 2016. The recorded location is Motherwell,Town,Centre,Underpass, North Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK. For other things to do in Motherwell - see this link:. Historically, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. In the longer view, city-centre photography documents both designed space and informal use
Architecture, signage, traffic, public art and pedestrian movement together reveal how people experience a place, often providing a more useful record of urban change than landmark images alone. Looking at the subject's development, everyday walking scenes document how people actually move through towns: on foot, with children, pets or shopping, using routes that may be altered or removed during redevelopment
Such images can become useful evidence of public access and local geography. In 2026, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that urban regeneration in England continues to focus on town-centre renewal, housing, public realm and reuse of vacant commercial property
Earlier street scenes provide valuable before-and-after evidence of these changes and of the businesses or structures lost along the way. The historical context is that seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight.
Motherwell,Town,Centre,Underpass, North Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: subway,images,mural,tile,tiles,tiled,murals,famous,places,famous places,Lanarkshire,Scotland,deprevation,person,with,with person,shopper,old,man,woman,holding bags,holding,bag,North,North Lanarkshire,crime,danger,poor,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Motherwell,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Town,Centre,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Motherwell Town Centre,Town Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ64T - . Motherwell Town Centre Underpass at night,Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK with shopper. Photographed on 16 December 2016. The recorded location is Motherwell,Town,Centre,Underpass, North Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK. For other things to do in Motherwell - see this link:. The wider historical story is that landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. The historical context is that town and city centres are continually rewritten by new buildings, transport schemes and changing commercial uses
Photographs preserve the everyday fabric between major landmarks, including underpasses, arcades, back streets and small businesses that may disappear during redevelopment. As background, markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their changing occupiers, branding and uses document local economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations. In the present 2026 context, landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly useful
They allow comparison of high streets, underpasses, shopping areas and public spaces before redevelopment, while also documenting local identity that may not survive physical change. Relevant alternative phrases include scenic view, dusk, night photography, seasonal landscape, cityscape, coastal landscape, urban landscape, travel photography, wide view, sense of place, and streetscape.
Motherwell,Town,Centre,Underpass, North Lanarkshire,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: Full,busy,seated,seat,BR,British Rail,Train,Operating,Company,Christmas,bag,bags,Crowded Arriva Wales Train Chester Holyhead with Xmas Shoppers,Xmas,Shoppers,retail,packed,transport,rolling,stock,carriage,pacer,trains,gotonysmith,Arriva Trains Wales,ATW,Trenau,Cymru,Wales & Borders,borders,franchise,commuter,Strategic Rail Authority,Strategic,Rail,Authority,minister,railway,railways,Government,Welsh,route,routes,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4E4 - . Crowded Arriva Wales Train Chester Holyhead with Xmas Shoppers. Photographed at Chester,stock-photo/gotonysmith-Cheshire.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Cheshire,England,UK. The photograph was taken on 13 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 Crowded, Arriva, Train, Chester, Holyhead, Full, busy, seated, seat and British Rail, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. 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. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ECW4E4, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Chester,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,British,Scottish,sweet shop counter,retail heritage,British sweets,quarter,bag,of,sweets,display,retail,history,old,heritage,W & T Avery,mechanical weighing scales,cast metal scales,analogue scale dial,glass sweet jars,penny sweets,boiled sweets,traditional confectionery,independent retailer,nostalgic retail,heritage shopping,shop interior detail,food retail history,British high street,retro kitchen scales,merchandising display,documentary photography,editorial image,nostalgia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64KGX - This image shows a set of classic Avery mechanical weighing scales positioned on the counter of a traditional sweet shop, with rows of glass jars filled with assorted confectionery visible in the background. The polished metal scales, featuring an analogue dial and the Avery maker's badge, reflect a style of retail equipment that was once standard in British shops.
Avery scales were widely used throughout the twentieth century in grocery stores, sweet shops, and market stalls, valued for their accuracy, durability, and solid engineering. In sweet shops, such scales were essential for weighing loose confectionery sold by measure, reinforcing a hands-on, personalised retail experience.
The surrounding jars of sweets evoke the visual language of traditional confectionery retail, where colour, variety, and abundance played a key role in attracting customers. This form of display is strongly associated with childhood nostalgia and independent high-street shops, contrasting with modern pre-packaged retail formats.
Photographed at close range, the image emphasises texture, materials, and craftsmanship, highlighting the intersection of food retail, design, and everyday social history. It is well suited for editorial use covering British retail heritage, nostalgia, independent shops, traditional confectionery, and the evolution of weighing and measurement in commerce.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,British,Scottish,sweet shop counter,retail heritage,British sweets,quarter,bag,of,sweets,display,retail,history,old,heritage,W & T Avery,mechanical weighing scales,cast metal scales,analogue scale dial,glass sweet jars,penny sweets,boiled sweets,traditional confectionery,independent retailer,nostalgic retail,heritage shopping,shop interior detail,food retail history,British high street,retro kitchen scales,merchandising display,documentary photography,editorial image,nostalgia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64KH2 - This image shows a set of classic Avery mechanical weighing scales positioned on the counter of a traditional sweet shop, with rows of glass jars filled with assorted confectionery visible in the background. The polished metal scales, featuring an analogue dial and the Avery maker's badge, reflect a style of retail equipment that was once standard in British shops.
Avery scales were widely used throughout the twentieth century in grocery stores, sweet shops, and market stalls, valued for their accuracy, durability, and solid engineering. In sweet shops, such scales were essential for weighing loose confectionery sold by measure, reinforcing a hands-on, personalised retail experience.
The surrounding jars of sweets evoke the visual language of traditional confectionery retail, where colour, variety, and abundance played a key role in attracting customers. This form of display is strongly associated with childhood nostalgia and independent high-street shops, contrasting with modern pre-packaged retail formats.
Photographed at close range, the image emphasises texture, materials, and craftsmanship, highlighting the intersection of food retail, design, and everyday social history. It is well suited for editorial use covering British retail heritage, nostalgia, independent shops, traditional confectionery, and the evolution of weighing and measurement in commerce.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: WBC unitary local authority Borough Council,Cheshire,England,UK,LA,path,pathways,pathway,circulation,paths,dogshit,shit,mess,poo,bag,it,it,up,or,pay,the,fine,fines,fined,about,walking,your,pet,be,considerate,asb,anti-social,anti,social,behavior,behaviour,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DD4PTW - . Yellow Clean up your dog mess stencil Warrington Borough Council , Cheshire , England , UK. Photographed at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. 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. The scene is closely associated with Yellow, Clean, dog, mess, stencil, Warrington, WBC unitary local authority Borough Council, Cheshire, path and pathways, 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.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: World,War,1,Shell,dressings,bag,with,a,red,cross,on,a,white,background,brown,satchel,redcross,medical,edic,doctor,combat,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,bags,kit,kitbag,kitbags,red cross,medic,strap,straps
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA62AF - . World War 1 Shell dressings bag, with a red cross on a white background. Photographed on 16 June 2013. The recorded location is England, Great Britain , UK. From a heritage perspective, religious symbols often move beyond formal places of worship into clothing, body art, memorials and popular culture
Their meaning depends on context, but a cross remains strongly associated with Christian belief and the visual history of Western religion. As background, 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. In historical terms, military artefacts and memorials connect large-scale conflict with individual experience
Equipment, field medical supplies, regimental inscriptions and personal names can reveal how war was organised, remembered and interpreted long after combat ended. As of 2026, religious symbolism continues to appear in highly personal forms such as tattoos as well as churches, memorials and jewellery
Such imagery can therefore illustrate the overlap between faith, identity, body art and individual expression. Against the 2026 backdrop, prevention remains a major theme in UK health policy, covering smoking reduction, physical activity, healthy diet and earlier intervention
Images of older health practices can help illustrate how advice, regulation and expectations have shifted. As background, the cross is Christianity's most recognisable symbol, referring to the crucifixion of Jesus while also carrying wider meanings of faith, sacrifice, remembrance and identity
When used in jewellery, tattoos or public art it can be devotional, cultural, commemorative or personal rather than simply decorative. Useful alternative terminology includes Christian symbol, religious identity, crucifixion symbolism, personal belief, body art symbolism, sacred symbol, and Christian heritage.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: integer,integers,no,number,46,forty,six,fortysix,series,airport,aeropeurto,Tenerife,travel,flight,flights,tour,tourist,tourists,gate,spain,bag,drop,easyjet,tonysmith,tony,smith
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Forty-Six Forty-six is a Wedderburn-Etherington number, an enneagonal number and a centered triangular number. It is the sum of the totient function for the first twelve integers. 46 is the largest even integer that can't be expressed as a sum of two abundant numbers.
46 is the 13th semiprime. 46 is the third semiprime with a semiprime aliquot sum. The aliquot sequence of 46 is (46,26,16,15,9,4,3,1,0).
Since it is possible to find sequences of 46 consecutive integers such that each inner member shares a factor with either the first or the last member, 46 is an Erd\u0151s\u2013Woods number.
Its the atomic number of palladium, number of human chromosomes and the (decimal) value of the ASCII code for the period (full stop).
The number of mountains in the 46 peaks of the Adirondack mountain range. People who have climbed all of them are called 'forty-sixers'
there is also an unofficial 47th peak. Sweden uses 46 as its direct dial code.
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![iPod Shuffle2 - My Generation [Old and the young in Holborn, London] 8374667100 London,England,High,Holborn,art,poster,old,lady,woman,walking,stick,age,older,getting,getting older,aging,ipod,shuffle,tony,smith,street,uk,scarf,shopping,bag,grey,hair,contrast,oldandyoung,paradox](https://live.staticflickr.com/8234/8374667100_6d0945a0ea_o.jpg/)
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Keywords: London,England,High,Holborn,art,poster,old,lady,woman,walking,stick,age,older,getting,getting older,aging,ipod,shuffle,tony,smith,street,uk,scarf,shopping,bag,grey,hair,contrast,oldandyoung,paradox
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8374667100 - 'The Zimmers - 'My Generation' - Play this track here.
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'My Generation' is a song by the British rock group The Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognisable songs. The song was named the 11th greatest song by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 13th on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock &
Roll.
It's also part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for 'historical, artistic and significant' value. In 2009 it was named the 37th Greatest Hard Rock Song by VH1.
The song was released as a single on 5 November 1965, reaching No. 2 in the UK, the Who's highest charting single in the UK and No. 74 in America. 'My Generation' also appeared on The Who's 1965 debut album, My Generation (The Who Sings My Generation in the United States), and in greatly extended form on their live album Live at Leeds (1970). The Who re-recorded the song for the Ready Steady Who! EP in 1966, but this version was only released in 1995 on the remastered version of the A Quick One album.
The main difference between this version and the original is that instead of the hail of feedback which ends the original, the band play a chaotic rendition of Edward Elgar's 'Land of Hope and Glory'. In the album's liner notes the song is credited to both Townshend and Elgar. A music video featuring a montage of live performance clips has been played on music stations.
The Zimmers was a British band, thought to have the oldest members of any band in the world. The oldest member (Buster Martin) claimed to have been born in 1906, although some sources indicate he was born in 1913 \u2013 he died in 2011. The former lead singer Alf Carretta died on 29 June 2010, aged 93. The group takes its name from the Zimmer frame (walker).
The band was created as a feature in a BBC Television documentary, which was first broadcast on 28 May 2007. The feature of forming the band and recording a single was intended to give a voice to the feelings of isolation and imprisonment suffered by the elderly. The Zimmers' logo is a parody of The Beatles' logo, as is the image of them walking across Abbey Road.
The Zimmers released their first single, a cover of The Who's 'My Generation', reaching no 26 in the UK Singles Chart, on 28 May 2007. The song was produced by Mike Hedges, the video shot by Geoff Wonfor, and it was recorded in the Beatles Studio 2 at Abbey Road.
On 7 April 2012, the band performed the Beastie Boys' '(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)' on Britain's Got Talent.
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Keywords: tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,tonsmithhotpix,tonysmithhotpix,hot,p tony,pix,picks,pics,hotpics,luggage,label,brown,1938,1939,bag,baggage,old,torn,passage,cool,tonesmith,tone,ColorPhotoAward,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5067410187 - 'Otto's Journey - 'Mylo' - Play this track feature=fvst\' rel=\'nofollow\'>here.
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Myles MacInnes (born 10 May 1978, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Scotland), better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.
He has worked with a raft of artists and collaborators, including Scissor Sisters ('Mary'), Amy Winehouse, Kylie Minogue, The Knife and The Killers.
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This luggage label is from the late 1930's. It possibly charted someone's journey from Hannover in Germany, via Harwich to Londons Liverpool street station.
During the late 1930's many peoples of all minorities (non-whites, people persecuted for religious, sexual orientation or political reasons) were migrating westward to Britain or the USA. This was to escape what would become the atrocities of the second world war.
Its hard to imagine what this may have been like, for people who recently have relatively seen only peace and stability in their lifetimes.
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Keywords: Queens,Park,suspension,bridge,for,pedestrians,crossing,the,river,Dee,Chester,Cheshire,night,dusk,tripod,gotonysmith,man,walking,walk,walks,across,bag,case,briefcase,sky,blue,streetlight,streetlights,old,tourist,city,walled,wall,walls,Deva,Roman,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Queens,Park,suspension,bridge,(for,pedestrians.,A,great,spot,where,the,walker,can,see,up,the,Dee,river,and,over,to,the,stone,road,crossing.,Queens,Park,Suspension,Bridge,links,the,walled,city,centre,and,the,Groves,with,the,Queens,Park,area,on,the,southern,bank.,This,was,built,in,1923,to,replace,an,earlier,construction.,It,is,painted,white,and,lit,at,night.,The,river,was,why,the,Romans,came,to,build,their,fort,here,and,the,area,below,the,city,of,Chester,(now,called,The,Roodee),which,is,now,occupied,by,the,racecourse,was,where,the,harbour,was,located.,Over,time,the,river,silted,and,Liverpool,became,the,port,of,choice,for,sea,going,vessels.,Near,to,this,pedestrian,bridge,north of town,is the Groves. A paved promenade complete with bandstand,cafés,restaurants,and,pubs.,Here,there,are,river,cruises,or,rowing,boats,to,hire,City Centre,City
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF23MJ - Queen's Park suspension bridge (for pedestrians. A great spot where the walker can see up the Dee river and over to the stone road crossing. Queens Park Suspension Bridge, links the walled city centre and the Groves with the Queens Park area on the southern bank. This was built in 1923 to replace an earlier construction. It is painted white and lit at night.
The river was why the Romans came to build their fort here and the area below the city of Chester (now called The Roodee), which is now occupied by the racecourse was where the harbour was located. Over time the river silted and Liverpool became the port of choice for sea going vessels.
Near to this pedestrian bridge, north of town, is the Groves. A paved promenade complete with bandstand, cafés, restaurants and pubs. Here there are river cruises or rowing boats to hire.
Dee bridge, Chester, Cheshire, North west, England, united Kingdom
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Keywords: walker,at,Park,lane,Darlington,Passenger,Tunnel,with,luggage,Darlington,Station,Darlington,Teeside,England,UK,gotonysmith,british,lone,woman,female,on,wheels,laptop,bag,suitcase,walk,walking,wheeling,vanishing,point,dark,night,evening,lights,cold spiral,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0N9W - . Walker at Park lane Darlington Passenger Tunnel with luggage, Darlington Station, Darlington, Teeside England, UK. Photographed on 14 December 2009. The recorded location is Park lane Darlington Passenger Tunnel, Darlington Station, Darlington, Teeside England, UK. In the longer view, everyday walking scenes document how people actually move through towns: on foot, with children, pets or shopping, using routes that may be altered or removed during redevelopment
Such photographs can become useful evidence of public access and local geography. In historical terms, town and city centres are continually rewritten by new buildings, transport schemes and evolving commercial uses
Photographs preserve the everyday fabric between major landmarks, including underpasses, arcades, back streets and small businesses that may disappear during redevelopment. Looking at the subject's development, images of parents, children and couples combine personal emotion with wider social context
They can illustrate care, intergenerational relationships, childhood and companionship while also documenting the environment in which those interactions take place. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that walking and active travel are prominent in transport and public-health policy, with continuing attention to safe pedestrian routes, accessibility and connections between neighbourhoods
Older paths and tunnels can help illustrate both useful permeability and the design problems associated with underpasses. During 2026, urban regeneration in England continues to focus on town-centre renewal, housing, public realm and reuse of vacant commercial property
Earlier street scenes provide valuable before-and-after evidence of these changes and of the businesses or structures lost along the way. Associated keywords and synonyms include footpath, dog walking, pedestrian infrastructure, local route, urban walking, walking route, neighbourhood connection, and everyday mobility.
Park lane Darlington Passenger Tunnel, Darlington Station, Darlington, Teeside England, UK
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Keywords: Mick The Meat,selling,meat,near,the,market,Birmingham,bull,ring,wagon,bargain,city,food,bag,of,faggot,chop,chops,gotonysmith,sausages,steak,lamb,pork,city,centre,selling,from,a,van,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,foodchain,food chain,traceability,product,products
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY916 - . Mick The Meat, selling meat near the market Birmingham. Photographed on 25 July 2009. The recorded location is Bull Ring Market, Birmingham, England, UK B5 5BB. City Centre. Looking at the subject's development, food images can document changing tastes, brands and methods of preparation as effectively as they illustrate a meal
Regional products, traditional recipes, independent food businesses and packaging all carry information about consumer culture and local identity. As background, retail premises reveal the evolution of high streets and town centres: independent shops, markets, bakeries, butchers and larger chains respond continually to changing tastes, rents, competition and shopping habits
Photographs can preserve businesses and shopfronts that later disappear. For the 2026 context, current food coverage frequently combines lifestyle with questions of price, health, sourcing and environmental impact
Older packaging and products also provide useful evidence of how branding, portioning and consumer expectations have changed. Against the 2026 backdrop, town-centre resilience remains a major policy issue in England, with government programmes aimed at high streets and community ownership of valued local assets
Changing retail patterns, vacancies and the growth of food-led destinations make older shop and market photographs useful for comparison. The wider historical story is that everyday food and drink sit within wider histories of farming, manufacturing, retail and hospitality
Ingredients and brands that appear ordinary at one moment can later become useful markers of changing diets, packaging, provenance and food fashion. In the present 2026 context, food affordability, provenance, packaging waste and the environmental impact of supply chains continue to be prominent themes
Images of local produce, imported goods, home cooking and food retail can connect everyday consumption with those broader economic and sustainability debates.
Bull Ring Market, Birmingham, England, UK B5 5BB
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Keywords: Baggage,carousel,Aberdeen,Airport,Aberdeen Airport,Dyce,lost,bag,bags,cases,BAA,scotland,air,terminal,indoors,terminals,365days,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,port,return,belt,track,carosel,edinbrugh,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3782852516 - 'We have all been there.
Wheres my bag, will it be the last one or is it still back at East Midlands Airport?
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Southern,Republic,airports,different,confusing,bag,confusion,sizes,allowed,on,European,aircraft,airlines,Air France,limit,limits,checked,Aer Lingus,at,Cork Airport,bags,cabin,unfair,hardcase,hard,case,cases,dissatisfaction,challenge,size,under,seat,condition,conditions,travel,travelers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3C4CYH1 - This commercially useful editorial image shows Different baggage sizes allowed on different European airlines - AirFrance, Aer Lingus, Ryanair at Cork Airport, Ireland. The row metadata places the subject at Cork Airport, Kinsale Road, Cork, T12P5NF, Ireland. The spreadsheet date indicates 20 July 2025, so the picture can also work as a time-specific archive record. Plainly, the image is useful because it shows Ireland, Irish, airport, luggage, size, baggage, does it, fit, with search-relevant terms including Ireland, Irish, airport, luggage, size, baggage, does it, fit, AirFrance, Ryanair, Southern, Republic, airports, different. The value lies in the combination of place, object, wording and context, giving editors something specific and grounded rather than generic filler imagery. Cork Airport is an important regional gateway for southern Ireland. Airport details like baggage, passenger notices, airline rules and mobile charging are useful for stories about travel stress, low-cost aviation, regional connectivity and the changing passenger experience. The subject is useful for aviation and consumer-rights stories because baggage labels, cabin-size rules and airport signs show the practical detail of modern air travel, from low-cost airline policies to lost luggage, barcode tracking and passenger anxiety. It would suit editorial features, local news reporting, public policy articles, web explainers, travel pieces and business commentary where a real place or recognisable everyday subject is needed rather than a staged studio concept. Historically and socially, this kind of image can help connect past and present: older streets, civic institutions, transport systems, shops, signs, political messages or public services are not frozen museum pieces, but part of how people understand modern life, local identity and economic change.
Cork Airport, Kinsale Road, Cork, T12P5NF, Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,HotpixUK,Cunard,White Star Lines,Cunard White Star,case,bag,cases,bags,line,lines,travelling,travels,transit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYHNT - . Cunard White Star Lines,Luggage and old luggage labels, cases boxes, Liverpool, England, UK. Photographed at Liverpool, city,centre, Merseyside, England,UK, L1. The photograph was taken on 08 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Luggage and old luggage labels, cases boxes, old luggage labels, Luggage, box, case, boxes, cases, Cunard White Star Lines and Cunard White Star Lines to europe, 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. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Liverpool, city,centre, Merseyside, England,UK, L1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,UK,Surrey,GU7,Godalming,GU7 1DW,retail,for,bag,outside,with,clothes,doorway,door,Godalming charity shop,hospice care UK,charity retail,British charity,high street shop,fundraising charity,palliative care charity,UK hospice,English market town,High Street Godalming,shopfront,retail window display,second hand clothing,charity retail sector,community fundraising,hospice support,end of life care charity,donations,window display,evening lights,traditional shopfront,local charity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGJW7H - The exterior of a Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care charity shop located on the High Street in Godalming, Surrey, England. The shopfront features large display windows showing second-hand clothing, household items, books, and bric-a-brac, with warm interior lighting visible from the street. Prominent signage across the fascia clearly identifies the charity and its role in providing hospice and palliative care services.
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care is a well-established regional charity supporting people with advanced illness, as well as their families and carers, across parts of Surrey and Hampshire. Charity shops such as this one play a vital role in funding hospice services, relying on donations, volunteers, and local community support.
The image captures a typical British high-street charity shop scene, reflecting the importance of voluntary sector retail in town centres and the everyday visibility of hospice fundraising within local communities. The photograph is suitable for editorial and commercial uses relating to UK charities, hospice care, community fundraising, volunteering, and the role of charity retail in sustaining healthcare services.
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care charity shop, 114 High St, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1DW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,city,song,contest,L2,TV,DVD,screen,screens,Exchange Flags,the,Nelson Monument,Nelson,bronze,sculpture,statue,in,protected,like,monuments,Ukraine,with,2500,sand,bag,bags,listed,buildings,architecture,war,wartime,monument
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1WX54 - . The Nelson Monument, in Exchange Flags square, protected like monuments in Ukraine, with 2500 sandbags - Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL. Photographed on 12 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Merseyside, song, contest, DVD, screen, screens, Exchange Flags, Nelson Monument, Nelson, bronze, sculpture, statue, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. Additional relevant search concepts include protected, like, monuments, Ukraine, sand, bag, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
Exchange Flags, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 3YL
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Keywords: Vintage sweet shop scales,Eagle,brow,Lymm,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,old,gotonysmith,to,weigh,2,two,pound,sweet,jars,jar,candy,store,sepia,olde,town,machine,imperial,bag,lucky,sherbet,dips,lemons,cola,cubes,mints,licorice,pineapple,aniseed,jap,deserts,rock,boiled,sweets,in wrappers blackcurrant,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0N9A - . British vintage sweet shop scales, Eagle brow, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Photographed on 27 June 2009. The historical context is that shops and markets are a visible record of changing consumer life, from family businesses and specialist traders to chain stores, department stores and regenerated market halls
Fascias, signs and shopfronts can date a street scene as clearly as architecture or vehicles. The wider historical story is that 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. The subject remains topical in 2026 because town-centre resilience remains a major policy issue in England, with government programmes aimed at high streets and community ownership of valued local assets
Changing retail patterns, vacancies and the growth of food-led destinations make older shop and market photographs useful for comparison. 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. Historically, retail premises reveal the evolution of high streets and town centres: independent shops, markets, bakeries, butchers and larger chains respond continually to changing tastes, rents, competition and shopping habits
Photographs can preserve businesses and shopfronts that later disappear. In historical terms, markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their evolving occupiers, branding and uses document local economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations.
Eagle brow, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYX0 - A school-age child walks home alone through a dark pedestrian subway or underpass, silhouetted against the bright daylight at the far end of the tunnel. Carrying a bag and wearing casual summer clothing, the child appears small within the enclosed concrete passageway. The strong contrast between the shadowed interior and the overexposed exit creates an unsettling image of isolation, uncertainty and vulnerability.
The photograph illustrates concerns about children travelling independently between school and home. Pedestrian subways can offer traffic-free routes beneath busy roads or railway lines, but poorly lit, neglected or isolated passages may feel intimidating, especially when few other people are present. Parents and carers may worry about stranger danger, bullying, antisocial behaviour, unwanted approaches or whether younger children are mature enough to use such routes without supervision.
The image also represents wider questions about safeguarding, safer routes to school and the design of public spaces. Good lighting, clear sightlines, working CCTV, regular maintenance, visible entrances and frequent pedestrian use can make underpasses feel safer. Graffiti, litter, damaged lighting, blind corners and signs of neglect can increase fear and discourage families from using them.
This editorial photograph can illustrate child protection, school travel safety, community responsibility, crime prevention, youth vulnerability and parental concern. It may also be used more symbolically to represent childhood independence, loneliness, fear, risk or the journey from darkness towards light. The exact location is not identifiable from the photograph, allowing it to serve as a general concept image for debates about whether children should walk home alone and how neighbourhood routes can be made safer.
Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
