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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bank,banking,£20 note,£10 note,note,ten,pounds,cash,British,economy,money,English,polymer,currency,sterling,access,to,physical,modern,personal,finance,2024,royal portrait,monarchy,co-circulation,legal tender,cost of living,living,costs,household budgeting,consumer finance,money management,bank branch closures,digital exclusion,closures,Andy Burnham,John Healey
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGG73R - Close-up editorial image of new King Charles III Bank of stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England polymer banknotes being taken from an ATM cash machine, with a £20 note and £10 note visible in a hand above the keypad. The photograph illustrates the first monarch portrait change on Bank of England notes in modern British money, following the issue of King Charles III banknotes on 5 June 2024. The designs remain the familiar polymer series, with the King's portrait added to existing £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes while Queen Elizabeth II notes continue to circulate alongside them. This image is useful for stories about cash access, ATMs, personal finance, household budgeting, bank branch closures, the cashless society, digital exclusion, older people and vulnerable consumers who still rely on notes and coins, and the phrase cash is king. It also works for features on UK inflation, cost of living pressure, the future of physical money, banking services in England and Wales, consumer choice, retail payments, emergency cash, financial inclusion and the social value of keeping cash available. The visible machine keypad, clear and enter buttons, slot and hand give a practical everyday banking context, while the Charles III portrait on the purple £20 note provides a clear topical link to the new reign and changing national symbols. Bank of England notes are legal tender in England and Wales, although legal tender has a narrow debt-settlement meaning and does not force shops to accept cash for every transaction. The indoor lighting is artificial and even, with no visible weather, sky or season clues, making the image suitable as a generic contemporary finance, banking and consumer rights stock photograph. The note emerging from the dispenser also has relevance for debates about free-to-use cash machines, access to banking, post office cash services, small retailers, market traders, charity donations and payment resilience when card systems fail.
ATM cash machine, England or Wales, United Kingdom
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,funny,Cheshire,seasonal,novelty,children,childhood,holiday,bank,public,WA4,North West England,British suburb,suburban house,residential street,white brick house,front lawn,front garden,eccentric,English,British,egg hunt,family,fun,community,display,neighbourhood,Easter in Britain,novelty garden ornament,outdoor inflatable decoration,Easter consumer culture,residential area,childrens excitement,seasonal retail,holiday decorations,inflatable character,giant rabbit,cartoon
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9348W - A giant inflatable Easter rabbit decorates the front garden of a house in Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, creating a bright and playful seasonal street scene. The oversized cartoon-style bunny is shown leaning across the lawn in blue and white colours, with pink cheeks, yellow basket, painted eggs and a cheerful novelty expression. Set against a white-painted brick residential building with sash-style windows, railings, grass and spring daylight, the image captures how Easter decoration has moved beyond cards and chocolate eggs into outdoor domestic displays, family-friendly garden inflatables and neighbourhood visual culture. It is useful for editorial and commercial stock uses connected with Easter in Britain, spring holidays, children's celebrations, family life, suburban streets, seasonal consumer behaviour, novelty decorations and community spirit. The scene has strong appeal for stories about how households mark Easter weekend, create fun for children, brighten ordinary streets and use front gardens as informal public display spaces. Latchford is a residential suburb of Warrington in Cheshire, close to the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, giving the photograph local relevance for North West England, Warrington lifestyle, suburban housing and everyday domestic culture. The inflatable rabbit's size and comic shape add humour and visual impact, while the modest front garden and plain house frontage keep the image grounded in real British neighbourhood life rather than a staged retail environment. This makes it suitable for features on Easter decorations, school holidays, family traditions, springtime, local communities, household spending, garden displays, festive marketing, inflatable ornaments and the growing popularity of outdoor seasonal decoration in the UK. The photograph can also illustrate wider themes of playful urban domesticity, ordinary homes made photogenic by temporary displays, and the way public-facing household decorations
Giant inflatable Easter rabbit outside a house in Latchford, Warrington, adding colourful spring dec
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Dancer,Notting Hill Carnival,London,carnival,Caribbean,culture,masquerader,mas,street,parade,soca,calypso,steelpan,Black,British,multicultural,August,Bank,Holiday,West,festival,costume,diaspora,Windrush,legacy,tourism,celebration,2025,Tears,frontline,vivid,West Indian,heritage,Black British,BME,enjoyment,party
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC8C0G - . Tears mas frontline dancer in vivid feathered costume is photographed on the Notting Hill Carnival route in west London during the 2025 August Bank Holiday celebrations. Notting Hill Carnival remains one of the most photographed examples of Britain's post-war multicultural history. Caribbean migrants and community organisers created the foundations from which the modern festival grew, and the event has evolved into a vast annual showcase for mas, steelpan, calypso, soca, reggae and sound-system culture. The 2025 Carnival culminated in the Monday 25 August main parade, when coordinated bands and independent revellers moved through west London. Beyond the colour, the festival supports designers, musicians, food traders and local businesses while prompting recurring debate about funding, safety, crowd control and the pressure of hosting an event of exceptional scale in residential streets. The scene can illustrate carnival fashion, Black British identity, Caribbean heritage, dance, music culture, tourism and the creative labour behind parade presentation. It also records how a residential part of London is temporarily remade by barriers, buses, spectators, sound and movement, producing one of the country's most distinctive annual public events. The setting gives the subject a clear sense of place rather than treating it as a generic concept. It therefore works for local reporting, heritage features and broader UK stories where publishers need recognisable real-world context and accurately dated visual detail. It additionally captures ordinary material culture of 2026, including the graphic design, technology, clothing or infrastructure through which broader trends become visible at street level. For archive users, the frame is a useful factual record of how Tears Mas frontline dancer in vivid feathered costume appeared before later redevelopment, replacement or rebranding altered the scene. Useful for dated UK editorial coverage.
Notting Hill, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A0539,Notting Hill Carnival,London,carnival,Caribbean,culture,masquerader,mas,street,parade,soca,calypso,steelpan,Black,British,multicultural,August,Bank,Holiday,West London,festival,dancer,costume,diaspora,Windrush,legacy,tourism,celebration,2025,wide,procession,multiple,West Indian,heritage,Black British,BME,enjoyment,party
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC8C1A - . Wide street procession with multiple costumed bands is photographed on the Notting Hill Carnival route in west London during the 2025 August Bank Holiday celebrations. West London's Notting Hill Carnival has become a defining British celebration of Caribbean culture, but its history is inseparable from the experiences of the Windrush generation, racism in 1950s London and the growth of Black cultural organisation. From those beginnings came a street event that now fills neighbourhoods around Notting Hill with steelpan, soca, calypso, reggae, mas bands and huge crowds every August Bank Holiday. The 2025 edition included the Monday 25 August main parade. Editorial photographs from the route document costume craftsmanship, body movement, friendship, national identity and the way public streets are temporarily transformed into a vast performance space. The scene can illustrate carnival fashion, Black British identity, Caribbean heritage, dance, music culture, tourism and the creative labour behind parade presentation. It also records how a residential part of London is temporarily remade by barriers, buses, spectators, sound and movement, producing one of the country's most distinctive annual public events. The composition is also useful as a time capsule: the branding, materials and small practical details visible here are exactly the features most likely to change. That makes the photograph relevant to later stories about continuity, closure, investment, regulation or shifts in public behaviour. Search relevance also extends to notting, documentary photography, local reporting, public policy and mid-2020s social change. The subject provides a concrete visual reference for editors needing a real location rather than a generic illustration of notting. Because the photograph is tied to a specific date, it can later be compared with subsequent changes in signage, ownership, regulation, public use or the surrounding streetscape.
Notting Hill, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,carnival,Caribbean,masquerader,mas,street,parade,soca,calypso,steelpan,Black,British,August,Bank,Holiday,West,festival,dancer,costume,diaspora,legacy,tourism,celebration,2025,dancers,Jamaican,Saint,West Indian,heritage,Black British,BME,enjoyment,party,buses,double decker,bus,identity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC8C4J - Dancers and carnival-goers move through west London during the main parade at Notting Hill Carnival 2025, carrying Caribbean national colours beside an iconic red London double-decker bus. In the foreground a woman wears and holds the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, recognisable by its green and red fields divided by a black diagonal band edged in yellow and bearing white stars, while other participants display clothing and accessories in Caribbean colours. The crowded street scene captures the mixture of music, dance, flags, fashion and public transport that makes Notting Hill Carnival one of Britain's most distinctive annual cultural events. Held over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the carnival grew from Caribbean community celebrations in post-war London and is particularly associated with people of Trinidadian and Tobagonian, Jamaican and wider Caribbean heritage. The modern event fills streets around Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park with sound systems, steel bands, calypso, soca, masquerade costumes, dancing and large parade groups. The red double-decker bus provides an immediately recognisable London symbol behind the dancers, visually combining Caribbean identity with the capital city that has hosted the celebration for generations. The 2025 parade continued the carnival's role as a major expression of Black British and Caribbean culture, migration, community, music and multicultural London. Useful editorial themes include Caribbean diaspora, Saint Kitts and Nevis flag, West Indian heritage, London street festival, carnival dancers, parade crowds, August Bank Holiday, cultural diversity, Black British history, community celebration, tourism, public transport, red London bus, street photography and contemporary British identity. The photograph also records the scale and energy of the procession, with dense crowds lining the route, colourful street art and urban architecture creating a recognisably west London backdrop.
Carnival parade route, Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove, west London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,attraction,banner,tourist,beyond,the,butter market,cross,listed,building,historic,old,open,English,British,town,centre,yellow,town council,banners,promotion,promoting,Market Cross,gift shop,street,streets,The Bank,Bank,fabric,advert,advertisement,information
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWMEK4 - Taken on 15 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Barnard Castle, Beyond the butter market banner, tourist information, Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK. The location is The Bank, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. Barnard Castle is a historic Teesdale market town, with stone streets, independent shops and castle associations that support tourism, heritage trails and local retail photography. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Barnard Castle, County Durham, buildings, heritage, history, tourists, campaign, Beyond the butter market, tourism, attractions, attraction, banner, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It has value for both local and national stories, especially where writers need to connect a named place or object with wider economic, social, environmental or cultural change.
The Bank, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Town-class,light cruiser,battleship,ship,boat,British,tourism,SE1,The Queens Walk,London,SE1 2JH,sunny,blue sky,sunshine,war,navy,vessel,imperial,moored,mooring,the,south,bank,river,maritime,history,might,historic,combat,action,battle,Operation Overlord
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDTB - HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London and is operated by the Imperial War Museum.
Construction of Belfast, the first ship in the Royal Navy to be named after the capital city of Northern Ireland and one of ten Town-class cruisers, began in December 1936. She was launched on St Patrick's Day 1938. Commissioned in early August 1939 shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, Belfast was initially part of the British naval blockade against Germany. In November 1939, Belfast struck a German mine and, in spite of fears that she would be scrapped, spent more than two years undergoing extensive repairs. Belfast returned to action in November 1942 with improved firepower, radar equipment, and armour. Belfast saw action escorting Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union during 1943 and in December 1943 played an important role in the Battle of North Cape, assisting in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944, Belfast took part in Operation Overlord supporting the Normandy landings. In June 1945, she was redeployed to the Far East to join the British Pacific Fleet, arriving shortly before the end of the Second World War. Belfast saw further combat action in 1950“52 during the Korean War and underwent an extensive modernisation between 1956 and 1959. A number of further overseas commissions followed before she entered reserve in 1963.
In 1967, efforts were initiated to avert Belfast's expected scrapping and to preserve her as a museum ship. A joint committee of the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, and the Ministry of Defence was established and then reported in June 1968 that preservation was practical. In 1971, however, the government decided against preservation, prompting the formation of the private HMS Belfast Trust to campaign for her preservation. The efforts of the Trust were successful
The Queen's Walk, London, England, Great Britain, UK, SE1 2JH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Town-class,light cruiser,battleship,ship,boat,British,tourism,SE1,The Queens Walk,London,SE1 2JH,sunny,blue sky,sunshine,war,navy,vessel,imperial,moored,mooring,the,south,bank,river,maritime,history,might,historic,combat,action,battle,Operation Overlord,defence,budget,budgets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDTE - HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London and is operated by the Imperial War Museum.
Construction of Belfast, the first ship in the Royal Navy to be named after the capital city of Northern Ireland and one of ten Town-class cruisers, began in December 1936. She was launched on St Patrick's Day 1938. Commissioned in early August 1939 shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, Belfast was initially part of the British naval blockade against Germany. In November 1939, Belfast struck a German mine and, in spite of fears that she would be scrapped, spent more than two years undergoing extensive repairs. Belfast returned to action in November 1942 with improved firepower, radar equipment, and armour. Belfast saw action escorting Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union during 1943 and in December 1943 played an important role in the Battle of North Cape, assisting in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944, Belfast took part in Operation Overlord supporting the Normandy landings. In June 1945, she was redeployed to the Far East to join the British Pacific Fleet, arriving shortly before the end of the Second World War. Belfast saw further combat action in 1950“52 during the Korean War and underwent an extensive modernisation between 1956 and 1959. A number of further overseas commissions followed before she entered reserve in 1963.
In 1967, efforts were initiated to avert Belfast's expected scrapping and to preserve her as a museum ship. A joint committee of the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, and the Ministry of Defence was established and then reported in June 1968 that preservation was practical. In 1971, however, the government decided against preservation, prompting the formation of the private HMS Belfast Trust to campaign for her preservation. The efforts of the Trust were successful
The Queen's Walk, London, England, Great Britain, UK, SE1 2JH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,centre,at,evening,WA1 2TN,100,Church Street,WA1,chain,group,Argos,catalogue,retailer,food,profits,profit,performance,British,J,PLC,sovereign wealth fund of Qatar,the,Qatar Investment Authority,branded,value,range,bid,bids,retail,retailing,Multi-channel,Multi channel,sales,market share,bank
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGT90G - J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales in September 2022.
Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK retailer of groceries for most of the 20th century. In 1995, Tesco became the market leader when it overtook Sainsbury's, which has since been ranked second or third: it was overtaken by Asda from 2003 to 2014, and again in 2019. In 2018, a planned merger with Asda was blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority over concerns of increased prices for consumers.
The holding company, J Sainsbury plc, is split into three divisions: Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd (including convenience shops), Sainsbury's Bank, and Argos. As of 2021, the largest overall shareholder is the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, the Qatar Investment Authority, which holds 14.99% of the company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
In 2012, Jel Singh Nagra, a shop keeper from North Tyneside, was threatened with legal action from Sainsbury's after he named his shop Singhsbury's. It complained about his logo design and the name. Nagra changed the shop name to Morrisinghs. Morrisons wished him well.
A Singhbury's Local in Aylesbury removed its sign after intervention from Sainsbury's in 2017
Ownership in February 2023 was as follows:
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) shareholding stood at 14.3% shares.
Vesa Equity Investment, the vehicle of Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky shareholding stood at 10% shares.
Costcutter owner Bestway shareholding stood at 4.47% shares
100 Church St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2TN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,Marks,Spencer,city,centre,M1,7 Market St,M1 1WT,crowd,crowds,shoppers,footfall,cafe,Autograph,Blue Harbour,clothing,clothes,Food,M&S,bureau de change,British,icon,iconic,shop,entrance,Cafe Revive,card,Percy Pigs,group PLC,Sir Stuart Rose,St Michael,marksandspencer.com,Archie Norman,bank,credit card,Sparks card,2022
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3XB2 - . Made at 7 Market St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1WT in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is Marks and Spencer, flagship store, 7 Market St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1WT,at night. The broader subject matter reaches into independent retail, everyday life, bricks-and-mortar retail, documentary photography, street-level business, specialist shop, regional identity, changing streetscape, small business, visual archive, period detail, changing land use, local history, and local enterprise. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, footfall and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. Small period details of signage and branding at 7 Market St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1WT may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The surrounding story also includes retail property, before-and-after reference, archival record, social history, customer footfall, community identity, public realm, and town-centre trading. Elements such as night, store, Spencer, Manchester, and Marks add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around 7 Market St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1WT, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses in a form that can be compared with future views of 7 Market St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1WT. The wider significance includes town-centre regeneration and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of 7 Market St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1WT.
7 Market St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1WT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,2 pounds,two,pound,pounds,coin,currency,bank,central,British,Great,Britain,UK,United Kingdom,inscription,note,hard,finance,financial,stability,value,fall,of,the,plastic,run on,GBP,foreign exchange,market,currencies,global,reserve,empire,commonwealth,I promise to pay the beaer on demand the sum,twenty
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K9BHT5 - Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound (sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling.
Sterling is the world's oldest currency that is still in use and that has been in continuous use since its inception. It is currently the fourth most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar, the euro, and the Japanese yen. Together with those three currencies and Renminbi, it forms the basket of currencies which calculate the value of IMF special drawing rights. As of mid-2021, sterling is also the fourth most-held reserve currency in global reserves.
The Bank of England is the central bank for sterling, issuing its own banknotes, and regulating issuance of banknotes by private banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Sterling banknotes issued by other jurisdictions are not regulated by the Bank of England
their governments guarantee convertibility at par. Historically, sterling was also used to varying degrees by the colonies and territories of the British Empire.
Polymer banknotes
The Northern Bank £5 note, issued by Northern Ireland's Northern Bank (now Danske Bank) in 2000, was the only polymer banknote in circulation until 2016. The Bank of England introduced £5 polymer banknotes in September 2016, and the paper £5 notes were withdrawn on 5 May 2017. A polymer £10 banknote was introduced on 14 September 2017, and the paper note was withdrawn on 1 March 2018. A polymer £20 banknote was introduced on 20 February 2020, followed by a polymer £50 in 2021
City of London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,2 pounds,two,pound,pounds,coin,currency,bank,central,British,Great,Britain,UK,United Kingdom,inscription,note,hard,finance,financial,stability,value,fall,of,the,plastic,run on,GBP,foreign exchange,market,currencies,global,reserve,ten,quid,quids,polymer,£
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K9BHTF - Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound (sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling.
Sterling is the world's oldest currency that is still in use and that has been in continuous use since its inception. It is currently the fourth most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar, the euro, and the Japanese yen. Together with those three currencies and Renminbi, it forms the basket of currencies which calculate the value of IMF special drawing rights. As of mid-2021, sterling is also the fourth most-held reserve currency in global reserves.
The Bank of England is the central bank for sterling, issuing its own banknotes, and regulating issuance of banknotes by private banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Sterling banknotes issued by other jurisdictions are not regulated by the Bank of England
their governments guarantee convertibility at par. Historically, sterling was also used to varying degrees by the colonies and territories of the British Empire.
Polymer banknotes
The Northern Bank £5 note, issued by Northern Ireland's Northern Bank (now Danske Bank) in 2000, was the only polymer banknote in circulation until 2016. The Bank of England introduced £5 polymer banknotes in September 2016, and the paper £5 notes were withdrawn on 5 May 2017. A polymer £10 banknote was introduced on 14 September 2017, and the paper note was withdrawn on 1 March 2018. A polymer £20 banknote was introduced on 20 February 2020, followed by a polymer £50 in 2021
City of London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K9BHTK - Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound (sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling.
Sterling is the world's oldest currency that is still in use and that has been in continuous use since its inception. It is currently the fourth most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar, the euro, and the Japanese yen. Together with those three currencies and Renminbi, it forms the basket of currencies which calculate the value of IMF special drawing rights. As of mid-2021, sterling is also the fourth most-held reserve currency in global reserves.
The Bank of England is the central bank for sterling, issuing its own banknotes, and regulating issuance of banknotes by private banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Sterling banknotes issued by other jurisdictions are not regulated by the Bank of England
their governments guarantee convertibility at par. Historically, sterling was also used to varying degrees by the colonies and territories of the British Empire.
Polymer banknotes
The Northern Bank £5 note, issued by Northern Ireland's Northern Bank (now Danske Bank) in 2000, was the only polymer banknote in circulation until 2016. The Bank of England introduced £5 polymer banknotes in September 2016, and the paper £5 notes were withdrawn on 5 May 2017. A polymer £10 banknote was introduced on 14 September 2017, and the paper note was withdrawn on 1 March 2018. A polymer £20 banknote was introduced on 20 February 2020, followed by a polymer £50 in 2021
City of London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K9BHTY - An independent Scotland's economy
Scotland is well-placed to become an independent country, with its own devolved parliament, government and institutions already in place.
An independent Scotland would have full control over tax and spending (fiscal policy) so that decisions about the economy would be based on what's best for Scotland.
With full economic powers, future Scottish Governments could develop policies that strengthen the economy and make Scotland better placed to respond to global challenges.
Scotland's fiscal policy would be supported by its own independent institutions like the Scottish Fiscal Commission and an independent Scottish Central Bank and Debt Management Office.
Read more detail in the economy paper.
Currency
As soon as practicable, Scotland would move to its own independent currency, the Scottish pound.
Until then, the pound sterling would remain Scotland's currency. This would provide continuity for people and businesses.
In that initial phase people who live in Scotland would continue to be paid in sterling, get their pensions in sterling and buy goods and services in sterling. Businesses would continue to trade in sterling.
A new, independent Scottish Central Bank would advise on when the Scottish pound should be introduced, with the final decision made by the Scottish Parliament.
After the introduction of the Scottish pound, the Scottish Central Bank's role would expand to manage the new currency. The Bank's role would be focused on ensuring financial stability.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K9BHW4 - An independent Scotland's economy
Scotland is well-placed to become an independent country, with its own devolved parliament, government and institutions already in place.
An independent Scotland would have full control over tax and spending (fiscal policy) so that decisions about the economy would be based on what's best for Scotland.
With full economic powers, future Scottish Governments could develop policies that strengthen the economy and make Scotland better placed to respond to global challenges.
Scotland's fiscal policy would be supported by its own independent institutions like the Scottish Fiscal Commission and an independent Scottish Central Bank and Debt Management Office.
Read more detail in the economy paper.
Currency
As soon as practicable, Scotland would move to its own independent currency, the Scottish pound.
Until then, the pound sterling would remain Scotland's currency. This would provide continuity for people and businesses.
In that initial phase people who live in Scotland would continue to be paid in sterling, get their pensions in sterling and buy goods and services in sterling. Businesses would continue to trade in sterling.
A new, independent Scottish Central Bank would advise on when the Scottish pound should be introduced, with the final decision made by the Scottish Parliament.
After the introduction of the Scottish pound, the Scottish Central Bank's role would expand to manage the new currency. The Bank's role would be focused on ensuring financial stability.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bank,ltd,Limited,banking,high street,metal sign,on,Wolverhampton Branch,West Midlands,England,UK,branch,Midlands,profit,profits,interest,rate,rates,data,leak,mortgage,mortgages,banks,loan,loans,finance,low,poor,performance,service,problem,problems,British,institutions,heritage,old,oldest
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K8NAH1 - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The subject captured here is Historic metal Lloyds Bank Sign on Queen Square, Wolverhampton Branch, West Midlands, England, UKgages. In. Another layer of the photograph includes before-and-after reference, historical comparison, documentary photography, instructional wording, community identity, urban typography, regional identity, period detail, material sign design, wayfinding detail, public-facing signage, visual archive, period lettering, and everyday life. Today's relevance is strengthened by advertising change, accessibility and the continuing question of the way lettering and materials contribute to local visual identity. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if changed technology subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside visual communication, local history, place identity, social history, contemporary social history, commercial ephemera, everyday visual culture, and street-level message. References to Square, Branch, metal, Historic, and Wolverhampton give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects advertising change and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change when considered against later change at the recorded location. Its period value extends to street design and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The period view preserves details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,West Midlands,England,UK,WV1,bank,historic,WV1 1TL,Stafford,Bank,NatWest,was,stating,states,showing,formerly,National Provincial,Bank of England,of,finnace,lending,retail,banking,joint stock,commercial,British,London head Office,hall,outside,history,signs,banks,ornate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GC1G - National Provincial Bank was a British retail bank which operated in stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England and Wales from 1833 until 1970 when it was merged into the National Westminster Bank. It continued to exist as a dormant non-trading company until 2016 when it was voluntarily struck off the register and dissolved.[1]
Considered one of the Big Five, the National Provincial Bank expanded during the 19th and 20th centuries and took over a number of smaller banking companies. For most of its history it was based on Bishopsgate, at the thoroughfare's junction with Threadneedle Street, in London
The National Provincial Bank played a unique role in the development of commercial banking. Prior to the Act of 1826, English banks were permitted to have no more than six partners “ hence the expression private banks. The only banks allowed to be joint stock were the Bank of England and the Scottish banks (which operated under a different legal system). The leading campaigner for change was Thomas Joplin a Newcastle timber merchant with local experience of banking disasters and an observer of the greater stability of the nearby Scottish banks. The Act of 1826 permitted the establishment of joint stock banks but note issue was only allowed outside a radius of 65 miles of London.[3] The 1826 Act was followed by the creation of new provincial joint stock banks and conversions from existing private banks. Because of the prohibition on note issue in the London area, it was incorrectly assumed that the Act also prohibited joint stock banks themselves, an ambiguity that was removed by the Bank Charter Act 1833
Queen Square, Wolverhampton,England, UK, WV1 1TL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,England,UK,Post Office,savings,account,save,with,savers,cash,1950,advert,in,a,public,phone,box,kiosk,red,savers campaign,Take them,to,the,bank,NS&I,promoting,GPO,General Post Office,GB,British,post offices,1950s,accounts,National Savings movement,National,Savings movement,National Savings and Investments,nest egg
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K244C1 - Vintage Post Office Savings Bank advertising poster displayed inside a public telephone box kiosk, urging people to Take them to the Post Office Savings Bank and Support the New Savers Campaign . The image shows an aged, weathered public information advert behind glass, with a child's face, a blue money bag marked Savings , halftone printing, fading colours and the worn red metal frame of the kiosk interior. It is a strong documentary image for themes of thrift, personal saving, family finance, children's savings, public service advertising, postal history, telephone box interiors and mid twentieth-century British graphic design. The Post Office Savings Bank was founded in 1861 as a state-backed savings scheme intended to encourage ordinary people to save, and NS&I records this as the beginning of its own history. Later changes separated National Savings from the Post Office, but the poster reflects the earlier period when savings services were heavily associated with Post Office branches and everyday civic infrastructure. The image may be useful for editorial features on household budgeting, post-war savings culture, state-backed savings, children's money habits, public finance, social history, old advertising, GPO heritage, phone boxes, postal services, government campaigns and changing attitudes to thrift. The telephone kiosk setting adds nostalgic value, linking two once-familiar parts of British public life: the red phone box and the local Post Office as a place for saving, communication and public administration. The faded surface and damaged poster give the photograph an archive-like feel, suggesting a surviving remnant of a campaign that promoted prudence, security and responsible saving to families. It can also support stories about the decline of cash-based saving habits, the move from branch services to digital finance, and the way public spaces once carried official messages about money, citizenship and self-reliance.
Vintage Post Office Savings Bank advert in a public phone box kiosk promoting the New Savers Campaig
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,in,the,Marsh,Moreton-In-The-Marsh,Moreton,Cotswold,Cotswolds,town,Gloucestershire,England,UK,Moreton in the Marsh,Evenlode,valley,Old Bank,sign,Midland Bank,closed,closure,banking,banks,High St,GL56 0BD,GL56,grade II,ashlar,stone,old,historic,buildings,small,vulnerable,British,bank,Silicon Valley
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBXTB - 1. 5224 MORETON-IN-THE-MARSH HIGH STREET (west side)
The Old Bank (Midland Bank) and house adjoining SP 2032 SW 2/52
II GV
2. Circa 1840, but dated 1878 over the door, probably the date of its commencement as a bank. Ashlar, with hipped Welsh slate roof. Bands at each floor level. Three storeys, 4 windows, sashes with glazing bars. Radiused corner to Bourton Road with one window on the return. Bank frontage to left, presumably 1878. Three large elliptically headed windows without glazing bars and with keystones, cornice over. Doorway with vermiculated surround on corner. Six panel door with rectangular fanlight over in right hand section of frontage. Deep eaves, ashlar stacks.
Listing NGR: SP2044032353
High St, Moreton-in-Marsh, Evenlode Valley, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL56 0BD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,Lancashire,seaside,coast,town,banks,old,bank architecture,Grade II,listed building,buildings,historic,history,Victorian historic bank building,England,UK,PR9,finance,commerce,commercial,Midland Bank,grand,entrance,small,vulnerable,British,banking,bank,Silicon Valley,repeat,repeats,PR8,Sefton Council
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHW8CJ - . Preston Bank, Victorian historic bank building, Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, Lancs,England, UK, PR9. Photographed on 10 July 2022. The recorded location is Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, Preston, England, UK, PR9. Established in 1844. Acquired Limited Liability in 1883. Amalgamated with London & Midland Bank Limited in 1894. Category: English & Welsh Joint Stock Banks
Family: Midland Bank. The wider historical story is that cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. The historical context is that buildings are often the most durable evidence of former institutions and businesses
Stonework, brickwork, windows, signs and decorative details can survive changes of ownership and use, allowing photographs to document both architectural style and the evolution of a street. In historical terms, older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. In the present 2026 context, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can help illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. The subject remains topical in 2026 because the reuse of existing buildings is increasingly discussed alongside conservation, embodied carbon and town-centre regeneration
Images of older façades and converted premises can therefore illustrate both architectural heritage and the practical pressures of adapting.
Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, Preston, England, UK, PR9
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,summer,waterway,water,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2YG,at,the,navigation,bank,towpath,canals,North West,English,British,barge,barges,narrowboat,leisure,rural,hire,tourist,boating,boats,narrowboats,family,hired,sail,cruise,cruising,day,dayboat,Stanny Lunt,bridge,under,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRCC - . An identifiable period record of Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Bridgewater Canal at Stanny Lunt bridge, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG. The setting additionally reflects river transport, working waterway, changing streetscape, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, local character, contemporary social history, regional identity, community identity, marine mobility, contemporary city life, riverfront regeneration, social landscape, and changing land use. Today's relevance is strengthened by climate adaptation, waterway maintenance and the continuing question of the need to balance navigation, ecology and flood resilience. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes city-centre activity, inland navigation, historical comparison, urban change, everyday life, canal heritage, visual archive, and river crossing. References to Stanny, Canal, Bridgewater, bridge, and Grappenhall give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The period view preserves period character as a date-specific reference. The view records a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,waterway,water,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2YG,at,the,navigation,bank,towpath,canals,North West,English,British,reflection,waterways,history,heritage,historic,canal,reflective,reflections,village,villages,white,home,canalside,tow path,paths,tree,rural,trees,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRH7 - . Photographed at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG 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 scene records Bridgewater Canal reflection at Church Lane, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG. Further facets of the scene include conservation interest, changing land use, before-and-after reference, passenger river service, period building, waterfront cityscape, traditional structure, waterside public realm, historic frontage, heritage landmark, heritage asset, built heritage, period detail, and riverfront regeneration. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with local identity, heritage conservation and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. The modern context includes continuing discussion of biodiversity, waterside regeneration and the growing value of rivers and canals as transport, leisure and environmental corridors. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The photograph additionally reflects urban fabric, historic townscape, changing streetscape, marine mobility, regional identity, blue-green infrastructure, conservation architecture, and waterside leisure. Details involving Bridgewater, Church, Grappenhall, Canal, and reflection make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. It also preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,summer,waterway,water,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2YG,at,the,navigation,bank,towpath,canals,North West,English,British,reflection,barge,barges,narrowboat,leisure,rural,hire,tourist,boating,boats,narrowboats,waterways,history,heritage,historic,canal,reflective,reflections
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRX5 - . This location-specific image from Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Bridgewater Canal at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG. The locality and subject together evoke before-and-after reference, community identity, built heritage, blue-green infrastructure, working waterway, heritage asset, marine mobility, urban waterway, period building, changing land use, period detail, local character, place identity, and urban fabric. From a 2025-onward perspective, flood resilience and climate adaptation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how waterfronts are increasingly used as public spaces and regeneration anchors. The wider contemporary story combines energy retrofit, planning control and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects traditional structure, historic townscape, architectural character, local landmark, architectural detailing, regional identity, documentary photography, and period streetscape. Details involving Grappenhall, Canal, and Bridgewater make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The view records details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. The image fixes evidence of changing use for later comparison.
Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,summer,waterway,water,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2YG,at,the,navigation,bank,towpath,canals,North West,English,British,reflection,barge,barges,narrowboat,leisure,rural,hire,tourist,boating,boats,narrowboats,waterways,history,heritage,historic,canal,reflective,reflections
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRXD - . Photographed at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG 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 image documents Bridgewater Canal at Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG. A broader reading of the photograph includes changing streetscape, conservation architecture, period building, period detail, community identity, heritage landmark, marine mobility, urban waterway, place identity, passenger river service, waterside public realm, traditional structure, documentary photography, and river transport. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into water quality and waterside regeneration, not least because of the role of passenger boats in broadening urban transport choices. Today's relevance is strengthened by planning control, heritage conservation and the continuing question of how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. Future viewers can use this scene from Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are historical comparison, architectural character, waterborne travel, working waterway, waterside leisure, period streetscape, heritage asset, and local landmark. Elements such as Canal, Bridgewater, and Grappenhall add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects water quality and the role of passenger boats in broadening urban transport choices within the specific setting of Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG.
Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2YG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,dusk,evening,night,City of London financial district behind,Lamp,outside,gas lamp,sign,entrance,closed,attraction,contrast City of London financial district behind,Victorian,theatre production,Immersive Experience,Jeff Wayne,bankrupt,award,TEA,Thea Awards,British,Aldgate,Bank,expensive,networking,Steampunk,restaurant,pub,bar
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY99M - Its won the Outstanding Achievement award for Connected Immersive at the TEA Thea Awards, the LA-based themed entertainment association which recognises achievement, talent and personal excellence within the themed entertainment industry.
We also won Best Innovation at the British Youth Travel Awards “ rewarding excellence in youth, student and educational travel!
We are over the moon (and heading to Mars!).
Our experience is in the City of London, just a few steps from the Gherkin and Lloyds of London. The nearest tube stations are Aldgate and Bank.
The War of the Worlds Immersive Experience is located in the heart of the City of London, a stone's throw from The Gherkin and Lloyds of London, at 56 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BJ. Entrance is through our Steampunk restaurant and bar.The nearest Underground station is Aldgate, less than a five-minute walk, or Tower Hill and Bank, both less than a ten-minute walk. The Number 25 bus stops directly outside the experience (Stop W/X “ St Katherine's Cree)
More at https://www.dotdot.london/the-experience/
56 Leadenhall St, London, England, UK, EC3A 2BJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bridgewater Canal,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3EL,fishermen,fish,club,group,sport,leisure,activity,English,British,pastime,bank,towpath,of,catch,maggots,bait,seated,landing,bringing,in,hooked,got,bite,one,man,net,netting,out,accessories,hobby,angler,roach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG40FR - Angling is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook or angle (from Old English angol) attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated via a fishing rod, although rodless techniques such as handlining and longlining also exist. Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a reel that functions as a cranking device for storing, retrieving and releasing out the line, although Tenkara fishing and cane pole fishing are two rod-angling methods that do not use any reel. The hook itself can be additionally weighted with a dense tackle called a sinker, and is typically dressed with an appetizing bait to attract the fish and enticing it into swallowing the hook, but sometimes an inedible fake bait with multiple attached hooks (known as a lure) is used instead of a single hook with edible bait. A bite indicator, such as a float or a quiver tip, is often used to relay underwater status of the hook to the surface.
When angling, the fisherman (known as the angler) will first throw the hook (i.e. cast) to a chosen area of water, and then patiently wait for fish to attack and eat the hookbait. It is also not uncommon for the angler to scatter some loose bait (groundbait) around the spot before even casting the hook, in order to better attract fish with scents. If a fish has succumbed to its own feeding instinct and swallowed the hook (i.e. bite or strike), the hook point will pierce into and anchor itself inside the fish mouth, gullet or gill, and the fish in turn becomes firmly tethered to the fishing rod via the fishing line. Once the fish is hooked (often colloquially called fish-on), any struggles and attempts to escape will pull along the line, causing the bite indicator to signal the angler, who jerks the rod to further secure the hook anchorage (i.e. setting the hook) and then tries to retrieve the line back, pulling the fish closer in the process.
Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Bridgewater Canal,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3EL,fishermen,fish,club,group,sport,leisure,activity,English,British,pastime,bank,towpath,of,freshwater,a,maggots,medium,success,catch,landing,bringing,in,hooked,got,bite,lone,holding,his,accessories,hobby,angler,perch
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG40J2 - Angling is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook or angle (from Old English angol) attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated via a fishing rod, although rodless techniques such as handlining and longlining also exist. Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a reel that functions as a cranking device for storing, retrieving and releasing out the line, although Tenkara fishing and cane pole fishing are two rod-angling methods that do not use any reel. The hook itself can be additionally weighted with a dense tackle called a sinker, and is typically dressed with an appetizing bait to attract the fish and enticing it into swallowing the hook, but sometimes an inedible fake bait with multiple attached hooks (known as a lure) is used instead of a single hook with edible bait. A bite indicator, such as a float or a quiver tip, is often used to relay underwater status of the hook to the surface.
When angling, the fisherman (known as the angler) will first throw the hook (i.e. cast) to a chosen area of water, and then patiently wait for fish to attack and eat the hookbait. It is also not uncommon for the angler to scatter some loose bait (groundbait) around the spot before even casting the hook, in order to better attract fish with scents. If a fish has succumbed to its own feeding instinct and swallowed the hook (i.e. bite or strike), the hook point will pierce into and anchor itself inside the fish mouth, gullet or gill, and the fish in turn becomes firmly tethered to the fishing rod via the fishing line. Once the fish is hooked (often colloquially called fish-on), any struggles and attempts to escape will pull along the line, causing the bite indicator to signal the angler, who jerks the rod to further secure the hook anchorage (i.e. setting the hook) and then tries to retrieve the line back, pulling the fish closer in the process.
Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EL
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,history,historic,architecture,building,affiliated bank,door,doorway,exterior,small,vulnerable,British,banking,bank,Silicon Valley,banks,Victorian,1800s,outside,doors,stone,stonework,ornate,preserved,SK1,15-17,Bridge Street,SK1 1XR,buildings,cash
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTH2H - Union Bank Of Manchester
The Union Bank was an early joint stock bank in the industrial heartland of Lancashire, established in 1836 with a capital of £6 million divided into 24,000 shares of £25 each. Although the original intention of the Union Bank was to confine itself to Manchester, after twenty years this policy was changed, and its first branch opened at Knutsford in 1856. The bank flourished with the growth of industry and acquired several smaller banks in Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire. It became an affiliated bank within the Barclays Group in 1919, when 99% of its capital was acquired under an arrangement whereby Union Bank shareholders were given shares in Barclays to replace their Union Bank shares. This was Barclays' last major acquisition before the Treasury put a block on major banking mergers in 1920. The Union Bank continued to be managed and marketed separately until 1940 when it was fully absorbed into Barclays
15-17 Bridge St, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK1 1XR
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Keywords: gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,notes,plastic,currency,10,5,ten,five,pound note,STG,British,bank,banking,accepted,acceptable,currency conversion,sterling,conversion from sterling,investment,budget,save,savings,Clydesdale,RBS,£5,£10,£20,twenty,finance,investments,debt,Universal Credit,cash,black,market,economy,Cash In Hand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBAPR4 - . This contextual photograph depicts a moment within the recorded location, as recorded during 2019. The location is represented through Bank Of Scotland, Clydesdale & RBS plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes, with coins. The physical and social setting additionally connects with regional identity, changing Britain, urban and rural change, local character, place and memory, community life, everyday Britain, community environment, place-based history, documentary photography, cultural landscape, and documentary record. Modern coverage of place and memory frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of new technology, changing use and a clearer record of local change. Over time, this view of the recorded location can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit, specifically in relation to Bank Of Scotland. The view also records themes involving everyday infrastructure, public realm, social landscape, social context, local identity, modern history. The record also refers to Sterling, plastic currency, plastic notes, pound notes, five pound notes, ten pound notes. For present-day editorial use, everyday local life can also illustrate debates about business turnover and changing use, particularly where these affect stronger archival comparison. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of transport patterns, public access, neighbourhood identity, architecture and streetscape, and ownership or occupation within the surrounding area. The combination preserved here provides evidence of local business activity, public-realm details, the condition of buildings, regional identity, and patterns of everyday use as part of the area's longer social history. The photograph preserves a moment in the site's history within the evolving townscape.
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Keywords: gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,notes,plastic,currency,10,5,ten,five,pound note,STG,British,bank,banking,accepted,acceptable,currency conversion,sterling,conversion from sterling,investment,budget,save,savings,Clydesdale,RBS,£5,£10,£20,twenty,finance,investments,debt,Universal Credit,cash,black,market,economy,Cash In Hand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBAPRA - . An on-location image records the working environment around the recorded location, in an image captured in 2019. The supplied image information identifies Bank Of Scotland, Clydesdale & RBS plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes, with coins. Other aspects of the setting include social context, documentary record, visual record, modern history, public realm, community environment, local identity, social landscape, cultural landscape, place and memory, contemporary social history, and everyday infrastructure. In the mid-2020s, place and memory is increasingly discussed through business turnover and changing use, with attention turning to a clearer record of local change. Over time, this view of the recorded location can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit, specifically in relation to Bank Of Scotland. The surrounding context also touches on documentary photography, community life, everyday Britain, place-based history, regional identity, local character. Further recorded details include Sterling, plastic currency, plastic notes, pound notes, five pound notes, ten pound notes. Current debate around everyday local life often combines the passage of time, altered public space and the practical challenge of a clearer record of local change. The combination preserved here provides evidence of regional identity, patterns of everyday use, the condition of buildings, local business activity, and public-realm details without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. As the location changes, the frame remains a reference for public activity, the appearance of the built environment, period design, changes of use, and local character in a form that can be compared with later photographs. The view of Bank Of Scotland also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
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Keywords: gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,notes,plastic,currency,10,5,ten,five,pound note,STG,British,bank,banking,accepted,acceptable,currency conversion,sterling,conversion from sterling,investment,budget,save,savings,English,£5,£10,£20,twenty,finance,investments,debt,Universal Credit,cash,black,market,economy,Cash In Hand,nest egg
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBAPRH - . An editorial view documents the physical context of the recorded location, as it appeared in 2019. The photograph carries associations with public realm, urban and rural change, contemporary social history, social context, documentary photography, regional identity, local character, local identity, community environment, modern history, everyday infrastructure, and place-based history. Current debate around the public realm often combines shifts in local identity, business turnover and the practical challenge of a clearer record of local change. Over time, this view of the recorded location can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit, specifically in relation to Bank Of England plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes. The scene also relates to social landscape, visual record, documentary record, changing Britain, everyday Britain, cultural landscape. Associated details include Sterling, plastic currency, plastic notes, pound notes, five pound notes, ten pound notes. The wider contemporary story of ordinary infrastructure now includes new technology alongside changing use, while policy and investment increasingly consider preservation of everyday detail. For future comparison, the scene preserves public activity, local character, the appearance of the built environment, period design, and changes of use within the surrounding area. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal commercial identity, physical infrastructure, local continuity, community life, and signage and branding as part of the area's longer social history. That gives this view of the recorded location continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison, specifically in relation to Bank Of England plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes.
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Keywords: gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,notes,plastic,currency,10,5,ten,five,pound note,STG,British,bank,banking,accepted,acceptable,currency conversion,sterling,conversion from sterling,investment,budget,save,savings,English,£5,£10,£20,twenty,finance,investments,debt,Universal Credit,cash,black,market,economy,Cash In Hand,stacks
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBAPRW - . A carefully observed scene places on record a moment within the recorded location, in this period view from 2019. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Bank Of England plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes, with coins. The wider setting includes community environment, place-based history, local character, everyday Britain, urban and rural change, place and memory, everyday infrastructure, public realm, modern history, documentary photography, documentary record, and contemporary social history. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, community change also connects with altered public space, redevelopment and efforts aimed at a clearer record of local change. Because this is a time-specific record of the recorded location, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space, specifically in relation to Bank Of England plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves changing Britain, social landscape, local identity, regional identity, cultural landscape, visual record. The record also refers to Sterling, plastic currency, plastic notes, pound notes, five pound notes, ten pound notes. Modern coverage of the public realm frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of changing use, new technology and preservation of everyday detail. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal historic fabric, planning and redevelopment, movement through the area, social change, and everyday services at this precise location. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of neighbourhood identity, architecture and streetscape, ownership or occupation, public access, and transport patterns within the surrounding area. This image retains a moment in the site's history within the evolving townscape.
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Keywords: gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,notes,plastic,currency,10,5,ten,five,pound note,STG,British,bank,banking,accepted,acceptable,currency conversion,sterling,conversion from sterling,investment,budget,save,savings,English,£5,£10,£20,twenty,finance,investments,debt,Universal Credit,cash,black,market,economy,Cash In Hand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBAPT9 - . This descriptive scene depicts the character of the recorded location, in a view made during 2019. The image record centres upon Bank Of England plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes, with coins. The photograph carries associations with social landscape, changing Britain, documentary photography, everyday infrastructure, local identity, cultural landscape, public realm, place and memory, contemporary social history, urban and rural change, local character, and community life. For present-day editorial use, place and memory can also illustrate debates about shifts in local identity and new technology, particularly where these affect stronger archival comparison. The photograph fixes the recorded location at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed, specifically in relation to Bank Of England plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes. The location additionally reflects documentary record, social context, modern history, place-based history, regional identity, everyday Britain. Other local associations include Sterling, plastic currency, plastic notes, pound notes, five pound notes, ten pound notes. The same setting also brings together community environment, and visual record. In the mid-2020s, ordinary infrastructure is increasingly discussed through altered public space and changing use, with attention turning to future historical research. As the location changes, the frame remains a reference for movement through the area, historic fabric, social change, planning and redevelopment, and everyday services as part of the area's longer social history. In historical comparison, the image can help trace architecture and streetscape, transport patterns, neighbourhood identity, ownership or occupation, and public access without relying on a generic or reconstructed view.
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Keywords: gotonysmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,notes,plastic,currency,10,5,ten,five,pound note,STG,British,bank,banking,accepted,acceptable,currency conversion,sterling,conversion from sterling,investment,budget,save,savings,English,£5,£10,£20,twenty,finance,investments,debt,Universal Credit,cash,black,market,economy,Cash In Hand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBAPTC - . This descriptive scene sets out a moment within the recorded location, in an image captured in 2019. Further features of the subject include changing Britain, community life, documentary record, local identity, public realm, place and memory, place-based history, contemporary social history, regional identity, urban and rural change, community environment, and modern history. For present-day editorial use, everyday local life can also illustrate debates about redevelopment and changing use, particularly where these affect a clearer record of local change. Because this is a time-specific record of the recorded location, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space, specifically in relation to Bank Of England plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes. The surrounding context also touches on everyday Britain, documentary photography, cultural landscape, social landscape, social context, visual record. The scene is further associated with Sterling, plastic currency, plastic notes, pound notes, five pound notes, ten pound notes. In the mid-2020s, place and memory is increasingly discussed through business turnover and redevelopment, with attention turning to preservation of everyday detail. In historical comparison, the image can help trace social change, everyday services, planning and redevelopment, historic fabric, and movement through the area at this precise location. The lasting documentary value lies in its record of public access, neighbourhood identity, ownership or occupation, transport patterns, and architecture and streetscape within the surrounding area. That gives this view of the recorded location continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison, specifically in relation to Bank Of England plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Doncaster,South Yorkshire,England,Donny,Doncaster Yorkshire,town,town centre,shop,shops,retail,Doncaster Town Centre,Danum,Roman Danum,DN1,DN1 Postcode,banking,retail banking,UK,DN1 1SJ,branch,bank,closure,programme,program,Colonel Edward Akroyd,National Australia Bank Group,Yorkshire and Clydesdale Banks,Virgin Money brand,Virgin Money,brand,small,vulnerable,British,Silicon Valley
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF01 - Yorkshire Bank is a bank operating in England as a trading division of Clydesdale Bank plc and is ultimately owned by CYBG plc. It mostly operates in the North of England, especially in Yorkshire. In 2006 underlying profit rose 16.7 per cent to £454 million compared with a year earlier, while post-tax earnings climbed 12.8 per cent to £229 million. Total income was up 8.7 per cent at £1,193 million, while net interest income climbed 14.6 per cent to £769 million
The bank was established on 1 May 1859 by Colonel Edward Akroyd of Halifax. Based in Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire it was known as the West Riding Penny Savings Bank. It had originally been planned as a provident society but the status of savings bank was eventually chosen.
In its centenary year of 1959, the bank's name changed to Yorkshire Bank Limited. During the 1970s the bank became one of the first to offer fee free banking whilst in credit, a move that took bigger rivals a decade to follow. In 1982, it adopted public limited company status.
During the Miners' Strike from 1984 to 1985, the bank offered miners who were mortgage holders a deferment, allowing them to postpone payments for the duration of the dispute. The strike took place in the bank's heartland and many miners were customers, having been encouraged by the National Coal Board to have their pay mandated to a bank account.
In 1990, the National Australia Bank Group acquired the bank from the consortium of owning banks which, after mergers and acquisitions, were the National Westminster Bank, (holders of 40%), Barclays Bank (32%), Lloyds Bank (20%), and Royal Bank of Scotland (8%). The price paid was £1 billion and the bank joined National Australia Bank's other European businesses, Clydesdale Bank (Scotland) and Northern Bank (which operated in both jurisdictions in Ireland).
In May 2005, the National Australia Bank announced its intention to merge the Yorkshire Bank with the Clydesdale under one operating licence.
19 St Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, Yorkshire,England, UK, DN1 1SJ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,Great Britain,GB,bank,thrift,saving,save,city centre,glass smalti,Victorian,Victoria,values,Auld Reekie,savings,small,vulnerable,British,banking,Silicon Valley,slogan,listed,history,heritage,historic,grand,entrance,door,outside,exterior,161 Lothian Rd,Edinburgh,EH3 9AA,EH3
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D8NX68 - This mosaic, probably Victorian, is is the domed recess above the entrance to a bank on the corner of Lothian Road and Fountainbridge (the text Fountainbridge Branch runs under the mosaic). It shows two cornucopia (horns of plenty) spilling money (or maybe gold) into two vessels, around the motto Thrift is Blessing. This choice of words might suggest to customers that by depositing their money in the bank they will be rewarded with rich returns. However, it is actually a quotation from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice - Shylock says it as part of a defence of his profession of money lending.
The mosaic is made of glass smalti. The cornucopia and motto appear over a pleated cloth, with a blue background. Notice how several shades of green have been used to give the effect of the folds in the fabric.
Fountainbridge , Lothian Road,Tollcross, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH3 9AA
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Keywords: city,city centre,save,invest,investment,account,bank,building,society,building society,responsible,savers,etched,etched window,Scotland,UK,etched windows,bank window,Saving Bank,TSB,saving,etched bank window,Savings,APR,%,percentage,interest,low risk,deposit,deposits,pay,paying,interest,save money,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,lit,light,lighted,night,dusk,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 HEJ5TG - A savings bank is a financial institution whose primary purpose is accepting savings deposits and paying interest on those deposits.
They originated in Europe during the 18th century with the aim of providing access to savings products to all levels in the population. Often associated with social good these early banks were often designed to encourage low income people to save money and have access to banking services. They were set up by governments or by socially committed groups or organisations such as with credit unions. The structure and legislation took many different forms in different countries over the 20th century.
The advent of internet banking at the end of the 20th century saw a new phase in savings banks with the online savings bank that paid higher levels of interest in return for clients only having access over the web.
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: City Centre,office,building,architecture,G1,30,St Vincent,Pl,place,Victorian,old,Bank,Chambers,chamber,PLC,headquarter,office,banking,money,licence,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 HEJ5WT - . An identifiable period record of 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The photograph centres on Clydesdale Bank Chambers at Night,Glasgow,near George Square, Scotland, UK. The frame also records themes of public transport stop, archival record, local mobility, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, community identity, roadside stop, visual archive, social history, everyday life, public realm, roadside transit, street-side transport, and public transport information. The wider contemporary story combines reliability, bus service funding and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with documentary photography, changing land use, surface public transport, regional identity, local character, period detail, transport accessibility, and local bus network. Elements such as George, Chambers, Square, Night, and Glasgow add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate reliability and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport when considered against later change at 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL. The image fixes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. It also preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison.
30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL
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Keywords: City Centre,office,building,architecture,G1,30,St Vincent,Pl,place,Victorian,old,Bank,Chambers,chamber,PLC,headquarter,office,banking,money,licence,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 HEJ5Y2 - . This location-specific image from 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Clydesdale Bank Chambers at Night,Glasgow,near George Square, Scotland, UK. The wider scene also brings together changing land use, social history, local mobility, historical comparison, place identity, passenger transport, documentary photography, visual archive, roadside transit, public transport stop, transport accessibility, bus infrastructure, everyday life, and public realm. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with decarbonisation, reliability and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. Small period details of local activity and public use at 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, surface public transport, local history, street-side transport, local character, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, and roadside stop. References to Night, George, Clydesdale, Glasgow, and Scotland give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to decarbonisation and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres as part of the longer story of 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL. The location additionally provides evidence of rural transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing when considered against later change at 30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL.
30 St Vincent Pl, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2HL
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Keywords: line,electrified,WCML,England,UK,main,Virgin,Warrington,Cheshire,WBQ,Bank,Quay,cables,cable,copper,valuable,theft,steal,temptation,danger,unsafe,vandal,insulator,lead,stolen,crime,damage,kids,children,Overhead line,electric train line,West Coast Main Line,Bank Quay,Railway lines,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,support,sun,sky,loss,cost,tax,payer,taxpayer,freight,delays,thieves,criminal,criminals,transformer,switch,gear,switchgear,signal,signalling,metal,scrap,offence,transport,police,forensic,marking,agents,scrap,railtrack,network,rail,insulator,insulators,glass,plastic,electrical,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,freight delays,scrap metal,Transport Police,British Transport Police,forensic marking agents,Scrap Metal Dealers Act,Network Rail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H550GA - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: line,electrified,WCML,England,UK,west,coast,main,Virgin,Cheshire,Bank,Quay,cables,cable,copper,valuable,theft,steal,temptation,danger,unsafe,vandal,insulator,lead,stolen,crime,damage,kids,children,Overhead line,electric train line,West Coast Main Line,Bank Quay,Railway lines,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,support,sun,sky,loss,cost,tax,payer,taxpayer,freight,delays,thieves,criminal,criminals,transformer,switch,gear,switchgear,signal,signalling,metal,scrap,offence,transport,police,forensic,marking,agents,scrap,railtrack,network,rail,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,freight delays,scrap metal,Transport Police,British Transport Police,forensic marking agents,Scrap Metal Dealers Act,Network Rail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H550K8 - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: Railway,rail,Royal,Mail,privatised,privatisation,high,speed,diesel,engine,carriage,class325,electric,multiple,units,with,a,northbound,WCML,from,Warrington,Bank,Quay,Station,England,UK,letter,parcel,traffic,transport,dusk,Royal Mail,Class 325,Royal Mail,postal service,Warrington Bank Quay,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,red,northbound,north,bound,rail,railfreight,railways,service,track,tracks,train,trains,BR,transport,transportation,WCML,325,British,class,electric,english,freight,mail,rail,railfrieght,railway,railways,royal,royal mail train,train,trains,uk,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of,class 325,class 325 emu,electric multiple unit,mail train,rail freight,royal mail postal,WCML postal,West Coast Mail Line,West Coast Main Line,british trains,mail train,UK railways
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H19DHB - . An identifiable period record of Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK in 2016, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Royal Mail train TPO traveling Post Office north from Warrington Bank Quay Station, England,UK. The setting additionally reflects community identity, before-and-after reference, industrial railway, public transport stop, contemporary social history, rail transport history, historic rolling stock, freight wagon, local character, public realm, bus infrastructure, place identity, mechanical signalling, and trackside history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regional connectivity, decarbonisation and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. For current editorial use, integrated transport and service frequency provide additional context, especially through how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK before changed technology alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes public-transport wayfinding, surface public transport, local mobility, visual archive, station environment, local history, roadside transit, and changing land use. References to train, Office, Station, traveling, and Royal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of regional connectivity and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling without losing the local specificity of Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: World,war,II,roller-dried,roller,dried,dry,powdered,20th,century,britain,british,century,white,blue,container,design,driedmilk,drinking,milky,object,packaging,vitamin,vitaminD,ration,rationingMother,baby,child,babymilk,breast-feeding,breast,breastmilk,scheme,National,health,service,Baby Milk,GoTonySmith,SPD,Coupon,Coupons,Voucher,Food,bank,foodbank,housewife,housewives,full,cream,seven,pint,welfare,centre,England,English,Scotland,Scottish,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Welfare Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DC7P - National Dried Milk was a roller-dried powdered, full-cream milk fortified with vitamin D. It was intended for feeding to children at a time of milk rationing. It was also convenient for mothers. It freed them up from breast-feeding at a time when women had to go man the factories for the war effort. At first, it was available only to children under 1 year of age
later 2 years.
The National Dried Milk scheme had been announced by the fall of 1940
by then, physicians were debating how it should best be served to infants and whether full-cream was indeed the best for them.
The storage and distribution of National Dried Milk across the country was contracted out to a company called SPD. You needed ration coupons to purchase it with, and could only get it at chemists (i.e. pharmacies.) There was a proviso, though, which housewives learned to watch for: once the tin at the store was past the Not for consumption after... date, it could be sold to anyone, off-ration, providing a windfall bonanza to the lucky shopper.
England, UK
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Keywords: World,war,II,roller-dried,roller,dried,dry,powdered,20th,century,britain,british,century,white,blue,container,design,driedmilk,drinking,milky,object,packaging,vitamin,vitaminD,ration,rationingMother,baby,child,babymilk,breast-feeding,breast,breastmilk,scheme,National,health,service,Baby Milk,GoTonySmith,SPD,Coupon,Coupons,Voucher,Food,bank,foodbank,housewife,housewives,full,cream,seven,pint,welfare,centre,England,English,Scotland,Scottish,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Welfare Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DC80 - National Dried Milk was a roller-dried powdered, full-cream milk fortified with vitamin D. It was intended for feeding to children at a time of milk rationing. It was also convenient for mothers. It freed them up from breast-feeding at a time when women had to go man the factories for the war effort. At first, it was available only to children under 1 year of age
later 2 years.
The National Dried Milk scheme had been announced by the fall of 1940
by then, physicians were debating how it should best be served to infants and whether full-cream was indeed the best for them.
The storage and distribution of National Dried Milk across the country was contracted out to a company called SPD. You needed ration coupons to purchase it with, and could only get it at chemists (i.e. pharmacies.) There was a proviso, though, which housewives learned to watch for: once the tin at the store was past the Not for consumption after... date, it could be sold to anyone, off-ration, providing a windfall bonanza to the lucky shopper.
England, UK
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Keywords: ltd,Limited,Banknote,reference,P325b,legal,tender,sterling,blue,fiver,firm,949096,promise,to,pay,bearer,on,demand,money,cash,paper,history,historic,antique,Royal,Bank,Of,Scotland,PLC,£1,note,1965,UK,banker,bankers,Royal Bank,Bank Of Scotland,GoTonySmith,amount,bill.bills,GB,UK,Great,British,Britain,United,Kingdom,business,capitalism,cash,commercial,currencies,currency,paper,pounds,quid,quids,save,saves,savings,scotch,scotland,scottish,sterling,supply,system,tender,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Scots Money,Scottish Money,Scotland Money,1 pound note,Pound Note,One Pound Note,Scotlands History,Scotlands History
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWJ - . This dated editorial view of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is Old Royal Bank Of Scotland PLC,£1,note 1965, UK,signed by Robertson,yellow. The surrounding context encompasses changing streetscape, local enterprise, street-level business, visual archive, independent retail, bricks-and-mortar retail, local history, public realm, community identity, place identity, retail property, before-and-after reference, changing land use, and customer footfall. The wider contemporary story combines commercial rents, store closures and how commercial property costs affect small retailers. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, details that may look very different after changed technology. The location also brings in historical comparison, contemporary social history, archival record, local character, commercial frontage, specialist shop, shopfront economy, and social history. References to signed, yellow, Robertson, and Royal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 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 how commercial property costs affect small retailers without losing the local specificity of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of business rates and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. A further contemporary connection is online shopping and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWK - . Made at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records Old Royal Bank Of Scotland PLC,£5,note 1972 to 1981, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes regional identity, changing land use, historical comparison, local enterprise, independent retail, shopfront economy, specialist shop, period detail, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, town-centre trading, commercial frontage, archival record, and local character. The modern context includes continuing discussion of store closures, business rates and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. Future viewers can use this scene from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after new construction. A second descriptive layer includes visual archive, public realm, retail property, place identity, everyday life, street-level business, bricks-and-mortar retail, and specialist retailer. References to Royal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to store closures and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets when considered against later change at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of footfall and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets without losing the local specificity of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy in a form that can be compared with future views of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Jc,Jct,Jcn,Bank,Quay,Quey,WBQ,station,lin,lines,night,shot,England,UK,at,dusk,train,goods,Latchford,Sidings,yard,yards,Liverpool,Bulk,Terminal,British,Rail,old,wooden,signalling,signals,railroad,Ditton,Junction,to,Skelton,GoTonySmith Fiddlers Ferry Power Station,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T2J - Arpley Junction is adjacent to Warrington Bank Quay Station, but is located on the goods line that passes beneath. The line used to continue to Manchester but due to structural damage on a bridge over the Ship Canal, it was truncated at Latchford Sidings in the 1980s, just past Arpley Junction to the east.
The main freight passing beneath Warrington station are coal trains to Fiddlers Ferry Power Station. These follow a complex route from Liverpool Docks. Most workings reverse at Edge Hill, before proceeding via Rainhill and Earlestown and through Bank Quay station. They then run round in Arpley Yards, before passing Arpley Junction to Latchford Sidings. They then run round again to pass Arpley once more to head to Fiddlers Ferry. Occasionally they can be routed via Widnes to Liverpool instead of via the reverse of the above route, which will entail them exiting Fiddlers Ferry, passing Arpley Junction to Latchford, running round and heading back past Arpley and Fiddlers Ferry to Speke. Generally a train will take 30-40 minutes between passing through Bank Quay on the main line to heading under the station to Fiddlers Ferry. They will take about 90-120 minutes then to return. There are usually about 3 trains operating this circuit, but are dependant on a ship arriving at Liverpool Bulk Terminal.
Other freight trains also use Latchford Sidings to reverse when Arpley Yard is busy.
Arpley, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N8T - The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Royal Exchange Shopping Centre.
The Royal Exchange was heavily damaged in the Manchester Blitz and in the 1996 Manchester bombing. The current building is the last of several buildings on the site used for commodities exchange, primarily but not exclusively of cotton and textiles.
The cotton industry in Lancashire was served by the Manchester Royal Exchange which traded in spun yarn and finished goods throughout the world including Africa while the Liverpool Cotton Exchange traded in imported raw cotton. In the 18th century the trade was part of part the slave trade in which African slaves were transported to America where the cotton was grown and then exported to Liverpool where the raw cotton was sold.[2]
The first exchange opened in 1729 but closed by the end of the century. As the cotton industry boomed, the need for a new exchange was recognized. Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street.[2] The expanding cotton industry required a larger building and its extension was completed in 1849. The second exchange was replaced, by a third exchange by Mills & Murgatroyd, constructed between 1867 and 1874. It was extended and modified by Bradshaw Gass & Hope between 1914 and 1931 to form the largest trading hall in England.
The trading hall had three domes and was double the size of the current hall. The colonnade parallel to Cross Street marked the its centre. On trading days merchants and brokers struck deals which supported the jobs of tens of thousands of textile workers in Manchester and the surrounding towns. Manchester's cotton dealers and manufactureres trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
Exchange St, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKA2 - This landmark building has been a distinctive feature of the Edinburgh skyline for more than 200 years.
It was built in 1806 as the Head Office of Bank of Scotland. Today it is also the registered office and Scottish Headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group.
In 1796, at the Bank of Scotland's 100th AGM, its directors decided to commission a purpose-built head office. It took some time to find a suitable location, due to the cramped nature of Edinburgh's Old Town. Eventually, in 1800, the site at the top of the Mound was purchased from Edinburgh Town Council. It cost £3,500. Construction started soon after, to a design by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton. These were former pupils of the celebrated architect Robert Adam. Their building was a detached Georgian-style villa, topped by a shallow saucer dome. It was completed in August 1806.
The Challenge of the Mound
Straddling Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, the site posed grave challenges for the builders. Firstly, there was a steep drop of 16 metres from front to back. A more serious issue was instability: the 'earthen Mound' (as it was known) was a man-made hill, created from the earth excavated for the New Town. The site had also been a rubbish dump in the past, and contained vast quantities of household waste!
Consequently, there was a serious risk of slippage. To overcome this, a substantial retaining wall was constructed on the north side of the building.
By the 1850s, the building was proving unsatisfactory. It was now too small for the Bank's growing business. There had also been complaints that it looked stark and ugly when viewed from Princes Street. Indeed, the famous judge Lord Cockburn described it as a 'prominent deformity'. Seeking to resolve these issues, several architects were invited to submit plans for extending and improving the building.
The directors eventually selected David Bryce. His solution was to add full-height wings to the east and west, tied back to the original building.
The Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH1 1YZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKAC - This landmark building has been a distinctive feature of the Edinburgh skyline for more than 200 years.
It was built in 1806 as the Head Office of Bank of Scotland. Today it is also the registered office and Scottish Headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group.
In 1796, at the Bank of Scotland's 100th AGM, its directors decided to commission a purpose-built head office. It took some time to find a suitable location, due to the cramped nature of Edinburgh's Old Town. Eventually, in 1800, the site at the top of the Mound was purchased from Edinburgh Town Council. It cost £3,500. Construction started soon after, to a design by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton. These were former pupils of the celebrated architect Robert Adam. Their building was a detached Georgian-style villa, topped by a shallow saucer dome. It was completed in August 1806.
The Challenge of the Mound
Straddling Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, the site posed grave challenges for the builders. Firstly, there was a steep drop of 16 metres from front to back. A more serious issue was instability: the 'earthen Mound' (as it was known) was a man-made hill, created from the earth excavated for the New Town. The site had also been a rubbish dump in the past, and contained vast quantities of household waste!
Consequently, there was a serious risk of slippage. To overcome this, a substantial retaining wall was constructed on the north side of the building.
By the 1850s, the building was proving unsatisfactory. It was now too small for the Bank's growing business. There had also been complaints that it looked stark and ugly when viewed from Princes Street. Indeed, the famous judge Lord Cockburn described it as a 'prominent deformity'. Seeking to resolve these issues, several architects were invited to submit plans for extending and improving the building.
The directors eventually selected David Bryce. His solution was to add full-height wings to the east and west, tied back to the original building.
The Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH1 1YZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKAR - This landmark building has been a distinctive feature of the Edinburgh skyline for more than 200 years.
It was built in 1806 as the Head Office of Bank of Scotland. Today it is also the registered office and Scottish Headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group.
In 1796, at the Bank of Scotland's 100th AGM, its directors decided to commission a purpose-built head office. It took some time to find a suitable location, due to the cramped nature of Edinburgh's Old Town. Eventually, in 1800, the site at the top of the Mound was purchased from Edinburgh Town Council. It cost £3,500. Construction started soon after, to a design by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton. These were former pupils of the celebrated architect Robert Adam. Their building was a detached Georgian-style villa, topped by a shallow saucer dome. It was completed in August 1806.
The Challenge of the Mound
Straddling Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, the site posed grave challenges for the builders. Firstly, there was a steep drop of 16 metres from front to back. A more serious issue was instability: the 'earthen Mound' (as it was known) was a man-made hill, created from the earth excavated for the New Town. The site had also been a rubbish dump in the past, and contained vast quantities of household waste!
Consequently, there was a serious risk of slippage. To overcome this, a substantial retaining wall was constructed on the north side of the building.
By the 1850s, the building was proving unsatisfactory. It was now too small for the Bank's growing business. There had also been complaints that it looked stark and ugly when viewed from Princes Street. Indeed, the famous judge Lord Cockburn described it as a 'prominent deformity'. Seeking to resolve these issues, several architects were invited to submit plans for extending and improving the building.
The directors eventually selected David Bryce. His solution was to add full-height wings to the east and west, tied back to the original building.
The Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH1 1YZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYP8F - . Onion Thompson & Morgan Garden Allotment Seed packets in garden centre / supermarket, now popular again th Great Britain. Photographed on 8 August 2013. The recorded location is England, UK. More people turning to growing food at home or on allotment vegetable patches during recession for better food. As background, farming and allotment imagery records the practical work behind food production, from ploughing and arable crops to small-scale vegetable growing
Allotments expanded strongly during periods of food shortage and remain an important part of British urban and suburban gardening culture. In the longer view, british allotments grew from nineteenth-century attempts to offer working families with land for food production and became especially important during the two world wars, when Dig for Victory encouraged household cultivation
Seed packets and named vegetable varieties also reflect the long commercial history of amateur gardening. Looking at the subject's development, markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their changing occupiers, branding and uses document community economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations. Against the 2026 backdrop, current agricultural debate combines food production with environmental land management, biodiversity and climate adaptation
Photographs of crops and cultivation therefore have both traditional rural and contemporary sustainability relevance. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that allotments and grow-your-own gardening continue to be relevant to food prices, wellbeing, biodiversity and interest in shorter food chains
Waiting lists in many urban areas underline continuing demand for small plots where people can grow vegetables, fruit and flowers. Associated keywords and synonyms include agriculture, horticulture, and grow your own.
England, UK
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Keywords: Evening,nightlife,dusk,covered,pano,tourist,tourism,site,financial,district,area,bank,banking,pedestrian,passageway,passages,vendors,cheesemongers,butchers,florists,bar,pub,bars,pubs,ornate,roof,glass,cobbled,cobbles,attraction,Grade,II,Sir Horace Jones,Tourist Attraction,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,color,colour,panorama,union,flag,jack,BW,black,white,pubs,bars,of,London,classic,tourist,attraction,travel,vacation,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,UnionJack,Union Jack,Pubs Of London,must see
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2H9MK - Leadenhall Market is a covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east, and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.
It is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic centre of the City of London financial district.
Gracechurch Street,City of London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2H9NT - Leadenhall Market is a covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east, and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.
It is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic centre of the City of London financial district.
Gracechurch Street,City of London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2H9R5 - Leadenhall Market is a covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east, and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.
It is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic centre of the City of London financial district.
Gracechurch Street,City of London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2H9XA - Leadenhall Market is a covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east, and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.
It is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic centre of the City of London financial district.
Gracechurch Street,City of London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2HA2B - Leadenhall Market is a covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east, and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.
It is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic centre of the City of London financial district.
Gracechurch Street,City of London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2HA2C - Leadenhall Market is a covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east, and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.
It is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic centre of the City of London financial district.
Gracechurch Street,City of London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NKN - . A Virgin train arriving at Bank Quay west coast mainline Railway Station, Warrington, Cheshire, UK at dusk, next to buffet & Bar. Photographed on 26 July 2009. The recorded location is Bank Quay Railway Station, Warrington, Cheshire, UK. From a heritage perspective, cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. The wider historical story is that railway scenes connect industrial-age engineering with everyday passenger mobility
Station architecture, platforms, signal boxes, ticketing and rolling stock show how the network has evolved from steam and regional companies through British Rail, privatisation and today's increasingly digital passenger railway. In the longer view, 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 of 2026, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but remains significant, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. In the present 2026 context, britain's railway is in another period of structural change as legislation for Great British Railways progresses, bringing infrastructure and passenger services into a more unified publicly owned model
Images of earlier operators, ticket machines and station branding help illustrate how quickly the passenger railway changes.
Bank Quay Railway Station, Warrington, Cheshire, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CET1GE - Here shown at dusk, Warrington Town Hall is in the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England.
It consists of a house, originally called Bank Hall, flanked by two detached service wings at right angles to the house, one on each side. The house and the service wings are each designated by English Heritage as Grade I listed buildings.
At the time the house was built Warrington was in the historic county of Lancashire. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner declared it to be the finest house of its date in south Lancashire
Bank Hall was built in 1750 for Thomas Patten. The architect was James Gibbs and it is likely that it was the last important building of his design to be completed in his lifetime. When it was built it stood in open countryside to the north of the town of Warrington.
The Patten family were important merchants in the town. Thomas' father had made the lower River Mersey navigable from Runcorn to Bank Quay, Warrington, and had established a copper smelting factory at Bank Quay. In 1870 John Wilson-Patten, 1st Baron Winmarleigh, sold the hall to Warrington Borough Council for £9000 (£640,000 as of 2013), and 13 acres (5.3 ha) of surrounding land for a further £15,000 (£1,060,000 as of 2013).
Almost all of the land was opened as Warrington's first public park in 1873. When the house was built, it was surrounded by a high wall. In 1895 this was replaced by iron railings and a fine set of gates.
Warrington Town Hall, Town Hall Sankey St, Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington WA1 1UH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH88D - Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Group (51%) and Stagecoach (49%) that has operated the InterCity West Coast franchise since 9 March 1997.
Virgin Trains operate long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between Greater London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland. The service connects the major cities of London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow which have a combined metropolitan population of over 18 million people.
Liverpool Lime St Station, Liverpool, England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBAPRF - . An editorial view depicts the working environment around the recorded location, in a 2019 record. The supplied image information identifies Bank Of Scotland, Clydesdale & RBS plastic £5 £10 Five pound and ten pound bank notes, with coins. The scene also brings together public realm, community life, community environment, modern story.htm Target=_Blank>history, place-based history, everyday infrastructure, everyday Britain, cultural landscape, place and memory, local character, urban and rural change, and social landscape. Current debate around community change often combines altered public space, changing use and the practical challenge of a clearer record of local change. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Bank Of Scotland. The resulting scene connects with documentary photography, changing Britain, local identity, social context, visual record, regional identity. Further recorded details include Sterling, plastic currency, plastic notes, pound notes, five pound notes, ten pound notes. The wider contemporary story of social history now includes business turnover alongside new technology, while policy and investment increasingly consider a clearer record of local change. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of public-realm details, local business activity, the condition of buildings, regional identity, and patterns of everyday use within the surrounding area. The combination preserved here provides evidence of changes of use, public activity, period design, the appearance of the built environment, and local character as part of the area's longer social history. The view of Bank Of Scotland also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HTNE - Olympic Torch arrives in Warrington.
The Flame arrived in Warrington from Halton via Liverpool Road at around 12.30pm. It will travel the length of Sankey Street, past the Golden Gates and Bank Park, where 300 primary school children took part in a mini-Olympics.
It was then carried to Market Gate where the 70-strong Warrington Male Voice Choir performed, and then turn down Buttermarket Street and on to Winwick Street. The Torch then called into Tesco for a 15-minute stop.
The route was announced by Warrington Borough Council and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
Members of the public are invited to line the streets throughout the town centre or to visit Orford Park to celebrate the achievements of the eight inspirational Torchbearers who will be carrying the Flame in Warrington.
Torchbearers included Great Sankey resident Stephen Deakin MBE. He is the manager of the Royal Liverpool Hospital transplant sports team and an enthusiastic campaigner for organ donation.
Stephen aged 50, said: When I first heard I had been nominated I was absolutely made up but to be chosen to carry the torch. I am really honoured and humbled.
Other torch bearers from Warrington include Emily Woodward age 12, Helen Lea, age 42, Ian Livingston and Jason El-kaleh age 17.
Cllr Terry O'Neill, leader of the council, said: I would encourage everyone to come out and see the Flame as it comes through the town, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity and a chance to get the countdown to London 2012 officially started in Warrington.
Sebastian Coe, chair of LOCOG said: Today we bring the Olymp
Sankey Street , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA1 1NN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H19DH1 - Royal Mail ( RoyalMail.com) train TPO, traveling Post Office going north from Warrington Bank Quay Station, England, UK, WA1 1UP 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 Royal Mail Travelling Post Office train recalls the period when mail was sorted on the move, linking railways, postal logistics and the speed of national communications before digital messaging. The subject can illustrate railway heritage, postal history, public ownership, logistics, night mail, industrial labour and the romance attached to mail trains in British culture. The location detail, Warrington, Bank, WA1 1UP, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include railway station, passenger rail, train travel, public transport, office building, head office, workplace and corporate premises, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. 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.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1UP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H542A5 - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N7C - The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Royal Exchange Shopping Centre.
The Royal Exchange was heavily damaged in the Manchester Blitz and in the 1996 Manchester bombing. The current building is the last of several buildings on the site used for commodities exchange, primarily but not exclusively of cotton and textiles.
The cotton industry in Lancashire was served by the Manchester Royal Exchange which traded in spun yarn and finished goods throughout the world including Africa while the Liverpool Cotton Exchange traded in imported raw cotton. In the 18th century the trade was part of part the slave trade in which African slaves were transported to America where the cotton was grown and then exported to Liverpool where the raw cotton was sold.[2]
The first exchange opened in 1729 but closed by the end of the century. As the cotton industry boomed, the need for a new exchange was recognized. Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street.[2] The expanding cotton industry required a larger building and its extension was completed in 1849. The second exchange was replaced, by a third exchange by Mills & Murgatroyd, constructed between 1867 and 1874. It was extended and modified by Bradshaw Gass & Hope between 1914 and 1931 to form the largest trading hall in England.
The trading hall had three domes and was double the size of the current hall. The colonnade parallel to Cross Street marked the its centre. On trading days merchants and brokers struck deals which supported the jobs of tens of thousands of textile workers in Manchester and the surrounding towns. Manchester's cotton dealers and manufactureres trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
Exchange St, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: England,UK,Great,Britain,British,building,buildings,around,glass,steel,tall,sky,dramatic,trees,foster,partnership,design,designed,built,2013,English,spaceage,space-age,river,Thames,view,views,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,gotonysmith Designed as a new headquarters for Ernst & Young,the,ten-storey,1,More,London,Place,provides,the,company,with,35,000 square metres of high-quality,flexible,office,space,on,the,south,bank,of,the,River,Thames,between,London,and,Tower,Bridges.,A,full-height,atrium,links,the,building's,two,""˜fingers',of,office,space,creating,a,dramatic,entrance,space,which,is,crisscrossed,with,three,bridges,per,floor,with,glass,balustrades.,The,central,concrete,core,and,four,peripheral,steel,cores,are,clad,with,extruded,aluminium,panels.,The,24m-wide,column-free,floor,plates,benefit,from,generous,amounts,of,daylight,through,the,atrium,and,fully,glazed,facades,helping to minimise the building's energy usage.
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE7HP - Designed as a new headquarters for Ernst & Young, the ten-storey 1 More London Place provides the company with 35,000 square metres of high-quality, flexible office space on the south bank of the River Thames between London and Tower Bridges. A full-height atrium links the building's two ˜fingers' of office space, creating a dramatic entrance space which is crisscrossed with three bridges per floor, with glass balustrades.
The central concrete core and four peripheral steel cores are clad with extruded aluminium panels. The 24m-wide column-free floor plates benefit from generous amounts of daylight through the atrium and fully glazed facades, helping to minimise the building's energy usage.
I, More London Place near city hall, Southwark, London England, UK SE1 2AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ6CN - Photo shows Scotrail passenger tickets and £20 notes,Anytime day return. The image can support editorial features on public transport, commuting, passenger information, ticketing, rail and bus infrastructure, regional connectivity, station environments and sustainable travel. Transport images like this are especially useful where operator branding, vehicle type, platform or street context is visible, because they locate policy themes in a real everyday setting rather than an abstract transport graphic. The supplied workbook does not give a precise location, so the image should be treated as a concept or documentary subject unless the location can be verified separately. Visible wording, branding or signage noted in the supplied caption should be kept as search evidence because it helps buyers looking for specific editorial concepts, public messages, commercial streets, transport detail or local identity. Lighting, passenger density and weather should be checked from the image, but the subject is clearly a live transport or travel setting. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news.
Queen St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEXEGG - Lever Unilever Brothers plant Bank Quay Warrington at dusk
William Hesketh Lever and his brother, James, bought a small soap works in Warrington in 1886 and founded what is still one of the largest soap businesses, formerly called Lever Brothers and now called Unilever.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK WA1 1LS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH887 - Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Group (51%) and Stagecoach (49%) that has operated the InterCity West Coast franchise since 9 March 1997.
Virgin Trains operate long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between Greater London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland. The service connects the major cities of London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow which have a combined metropolitan population of over 18 million people.
Liverpool Lime St Station, Liverpool, England UK
