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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9763,Falkirk Wheel,Falkirk,Wheel,rotating boat lift,rotating,boat,lift,Forth,Clyde,Canal,Union,Scotland,UK,cloudy,summer,skies,engineering,canals,waterway,aqueduct,tourism,landmark,modern,structure,infrastructure,boats,navigation,heritage,regeneration,visitor,attraction,pano,panorama,wide
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGWJ - Falkirk Wheel rotating boat lift linking the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal at Falkirk, Scotland, UK, photographed beneath cloudy summer skies. The landmark engineering structure raises and lowers canal boats between two waterways at different levels using a balanced rotating mechanism, replacing the historic flight of locks that once connected the canals. Opened as part of the Millennium Link restoration of central Scotland's canal network, the Wheel became both working infrastructure and a major visitor attraction. Its sculptural arms, concrete supports, aqueduct and surrounding landscaped basin create one of the most recognisable modern engineering scenes in Scotland. This photograph can illustrate canal restoration, civil engineering, inland waterways, tourism, sustainable transport, industrial heritage, regeneration and modern Scottish landmarks, as well as the continuing recreational use of the Forth and Clyde and Union canals.
The Falkirk Wheel, Lime Road, Falkirk FK1 4RS, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Grappenhall,Warrington,Bridgewater Canal,canal,waterway,canals,IMG_1297,Cheshire,England,UK,looking,east,waterside,buildings,bridge,reflections,properties,trees,summer,historic,leisure,narrowboats,walkers,cyclists,towpath,heritage,housing,landscape,tourism,green,British
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ER9NC6 - Bridgewater Canal at Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, looking east towards waterside buildings beside a traditional bridge. The calm canal reflects brick and rendered properties, mature trees and the blue summer sky, while vegetation along the bank adds a semi-rural feel despite the location within the Warrington urban area. The Bridgewater Canal is a pioneering North West industrial waterway dating from the eighteenth century and remains an important leisure route for narrowboats, walkers and cyclists. Around Grappenhall and Stockton Heath it passes through an attractive mixture of historic settlement, suburban neighbourhoods and green corridor. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of the Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire waterways, historic canals, canal-side housing, narrowboat routes, towpath recreation, industrial heritage, waterside development, reflections, British landscapes, summer tourism and local walking. The view has particular value as a geographic and environmental image because it shows how the historic waterway remains embedded within the modern residential landscape while retaining a peaceful, green character.
Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_0813,Narrowboat,moored,Bridgewater Canal,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,summer,canal,boat,towpath,willow,trees,water,housing,inland,waterway,leisure,boating,walking,recreation,tourism,heritage,green,red,waterside,travel,pano,panorama,wide,landscape
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12CRN - . Panorama of Narrowboat moored on the Bridgewater Canal at Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Photographed on 2 June 2026. The recorded location is Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The long green and red canal boat sits beside a towpath with mature willow trees, calm water and waterside housing, creating an attractive English inland-waterway scene. The Bridgewater Canal is an important historic canal running through Greater Manchester and Cheshire and today is widely used for leisure boating, walking and recreation. In relation to historic freight route, historical context shows that the canal network changed from commercial freight route to recreational and heritage asset during the twentieth century
Surviving warehouses, locks, mileposts and engineering structures preserve evidence of its original industrial purpose. For the story of townscape, it is useful to note that local place names and small landmarks can be as significant to community history as nationally famous buildings
Streets, neighbourhood businesses and informal attractions offer reference points that may vanish during redevelopment or rebranding. The historical setting for irrigation is that plants and seasonal countryside details provide precise markers of the agricultural and botanical year
Flowering, harvest, autumn colour and winter dormancy can all be used to compare changing seasonal patterns over time. As of 2026, the position for historic freight route is that the condition and funding of ageing waterway infrastructure remain recurring issues, while canals are valued for navigation, walking, cycling, biodiversity and urban regeneration as well as heritage. For present-day townscape, 2026 is significant because current place-making policy increasingly emphasises distinctive local identity rather than generic development, so small landmarks and community businesses can become significant parts of how an area is represented.
Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Canal,street,Manchesters,LGBT,LGBTQ,tourism,destination,tip tow,tiptoe,The Church,Manchester Gay Village,Greater Manchester,LGBTQ+,LGBTQ culture,queer quarter,outdoor hospitality,bar terrace,Pride bunting,Manchester Pride,warm weather,city centre nightlife,inclusive city,Chorlton Street,Richmond Street,Canal Street bars,LGBTQ+ tourism,UK Pride,queer visibility,city break,Manchester nightlife,visitor economy,evening economy,outdoor drinking,pavement seating,filming,drag entertainment,karaoke bar
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ1210 - The Church on Canal Street in Manchester Gay Village during warm summer weather, with outdoor tables, customers, pedestrians and colourful Pride-style bunting creating a lively hospitality setting. The photograph captures one of the best-known nightlife and LGBTQ+ leisure areas in Manchester city centre, where bars, clubs, restaurants and cafés line the pedestrian-friendly canal-side streets around Canal Street, Chorlton Street and Richmond Street. The Church, formerly known as Churchills, is a long-established gay village venue at 37 Chorlton Street, close to Canal Street and Sackville Gardens, and is promoted as part of the area's drag, karaoke and community bar scene. The image is useful for editorial features about Manchester Pride, LGBTQ+ tourism, inclusive city breaks, outdoor drinking, the evening economy, hospitality, nightlife, public realm, urban leisure, visitor spending and the continuing cultural importance of queer spaces in UK cities. The visible rainbow bunting, pavement seating, groups of friends, warm-weather clothing and relaxed social atmosphere make the picture especially suitable for stories about summer leisure, Pride weekend, city-centre footfall, licensed premises, tourism recovery, safe social spaces, community visibility and the balance between residents, visitors and late-night venues in a fast-developing city centre. Canal Street has been central to Manchester's gay village identity for decades and remains strongly associated with LGBTQ+ rights, entertainment, nightlife, activism, music, drag performance and celebration. The scene appears to be photographed in bright daylight under leafy trees, with people enjoying drinks, conversation and passing footfall along the street. No single person dominates the frame, so the emphasis remains on place, atmosphere, hospitality culture and the everyday visibility of Manchester's LGBTQ+ quarter.
The Church, 37 Chorlton Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Canal St,Canal,street,Manchester,Manchesters,gay,village,LGBT,LGBTQ,tourism,destination,break,weekend,holiday,IMG_9522,BarPop,Canal Street,Manchester Gay Village,England,UK,LGBTQ+,nightlife,bar,hospitality,outdoor,drinking,queer,venue,people,bunting,summer,city-centre,leisure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJ1212 - . BarPop on Canal Street in Manchester Gay Village, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The lively pedestrian street is lined with bars, outdoor seating, mature trees and people socialising beneath colourful bunting and venue signs. Canal Street is internationally recognised as the centre of Manchester's Gay Village and remains a major nightlife and visitor destination. Seen through canal heritage, the earlier context is that canal infrastructure is a legacy of the Industrial Revolution, when navigable waterways linked mines, mills, factories and ports
The same lock chambers and towpaths now support leisure cruising, walking, cycling, wildlife and waterside redevelopment. For community history, the historical context is that place-based photography helps document the relationship between named locations and the people or businesses associated with them, especially where formal architectural records are limited. Looking at civic participation, the longer history is that election material, protest signs and campaign imagery preserve the language of politics as it was presented to voters at the time
Posters, slogans and public meetings can reveal local issues and political identities more directly than later summaries. The 2026 relevance of canal heritage comes from the fact that modern waterway policy increasingly combines maintenance with climate resilience, habitat management and active travel
Earlier canal images therefore illustrate both industrial engineering and the contemporary pressure to keep historic infrastructure operational. For community history, the 2026 context is that regeneration, housing growth and evolving high streets continue to alter many British towns, giving well-located photographs practical relevance for local-history comparison. Additional subject vocabulary includes inland waterway, lock gates, and navigation.
Canal Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9007,Barges at New Islington Manchester,Barges,New,Islington,Manchester,Greater,England,canal,waterway,heritage,boat,barge,waterside,navigation,leisure,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKY8M - Barges at New Islington Manchester, photographed in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of canals, barges, boats, inland waterways, waterside regeneration, heritage transport, leisure boating and the changing use of urban waterfronts. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Barges at New Islington Manchester. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9011,Morning Glory barge,New Islington Manchester,Morning,Glory,barge,New,Islington,Manchester,Greater,England,canal,waterway,heritage,boat,waterside,navigation,leisure,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKY8T - Morning Glory barge, New Islington Manchester, photographed in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of canals, barges, boats, inland waterways, waterside regeneration, heritage transport, leisure boating and the changing use of urban waterfronts. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Morning Glory barge, New Islington Manchester. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9017,Belvedere canal boat at New Islington Manchester,Belvedere,canal,boat,New,Islington,Manchester,Greater,England,waterway,heritage,barge,waterside,navigation,leisure,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYC4 - Belvedere canal boat at New Islington Manchester, photographed in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of canals, barges, boats, inland waterways, waterside regeneration, heritage transport, leisure boating and the changing use of urban waterfronts. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Belvedere canal boat at New Islington Manchester. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9018,H&K Bond canal boat at New Islington,Manchester,H&K,Bond,canal,boat,New,Islington,Greater,England,waterway,heritage,barge,waterside,navigation,leisure,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYC8 - H&K Bond canal boat at New Islington, Manchester, photographed in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of canals, barges, boats, inland waterways, waterside regeneration, heritage transport, leisure boating and the changing use of urban waterfronts. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with H&K Bond canal boat at New Islington, Manchester. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Denmark,Danish,København,Kobenhavn,5X8A1484,Nyhavn,Copenhagen south side of the canal near the Kongens Nytorv,end,looking east,Copenhagen,south,side,canal,near,Kongens,Nytorv,looking,east,waterway,heritage,boat,barge,waterside,navigation,leisure,urban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EBGJC8 - Nyhavn, Copenhagen south side of the canal near the Kongens Nytorv end, looking east, photographed in Copenhagen, Denmark. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of canals, barges, boats, inland waterways, waterside regeneration, heritage transport, leisure boating and the changing use of urban waterfronts. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Nyhavn, Copenhagen south side of the canal near the Kongens Nytorv end, looking east. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,company,MSCC,Peel Ports,Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2BU,WA4,high,level,steel,girder,brown,view,east,cloud,clouds,rivet,water,waterway,flats,block,property,canal,side,reflection,reflections,bridge,bridges,metal,girders,crossing,crosses
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEK7Y - The eight Warrington ship canal bridges can be seen keeping a silent watch over the town, with the complete straightness of the waterway enabling the onlooker to see every bridge from the Thelwall Viaduct to Moore Lane Swing Bridge.
And it is these bridges that make this canal both unique and ground breaking.
The Cantilever itself weighs about 783 tonnes and the 206ft span carries the roadway 75 feet above the water level.
It was designed to provide a constant route to Latchford Train Station free from the interference and traffic stoppages associated with the turning of the nearby swing bridges.
The 36-mile canal opened on May 21, 1894, in a bid to divert trade from Liverpool docks into the centre of Manchester.
Dubbed The Big Ditch', more than 54million cubic yards of material were excavated for the canal, including 12million cubic yards of sandstone rock.
Terraced houses were set up nearby for workers, the likes of which can be seen on the estates off Knutsford Road in Latchford.
Meanwhile, bigwigs of the Manchester Ship Canal Company set up home in grand villas, most of which still exist in lower Grappenhall and Stockton Heath.
Work was twice delayed by water flooding into sections of the excavation, in November 1890 and December 1891.
However, the canal was finally completely filled with water in November 1893.
It opened to its first traffic on January 1, 1894. Today it is still a seaway for 1,500 ships annually carrying 6.5million tonnes of cargo.
Cantilever bridge, Latchford, Manchester Ship Canal, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2BU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,english,UK,at,man,enjoying,canal,Clayton,BCLM,No,1342,the,on,boat,brew,tea,break,a,drinking,narrowboat,barge,and,&,Fellows Morton,midlands,Tipton,strong,beard,bearded,hat,carrier,men,Canal & River Trust,life
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NBWGH2 - . An on-location photograph from Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK in 2023, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The location is represented through Pilot on the Birmingham canals, at Dudley, Black Country, Peacock No 102 narrowboat and canal boatman, Fellows Morton & Clayton. The wider scene also brings together canal infrastructure, visual archive, working waterway, contemporary social history, regional identity, changing streetscape, everyday life, managed navigation, heritage boating, lock flight, local character, inland navigation, blue-green corridor, and navigation engineering. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into heritage conservation and volunteering, not least because of how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management. Future viewers can use this scene from Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside before-and-after reference, changing land use, period detail, public realm, towpath landscape, canal heritage, historical comparison, and documentary photography. The recorded references to Morton, canal, Clayton, Fellows, and Pilot preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is heritage conservation and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management within the real-world context of Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK. The scene captures evidence of changing use as part of Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK's history.
Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,wave,dancer,wave-dancer,by,towpath,on,fall,October,November,boats,up,WA4 2SJ,Canal,licenced,unlicensed,legal,legally,moor,mooring,moored,The Fall,tow,path,towpaths,paths,tree,trees,Wave Dancer,union,flag,union jack,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBPY - . Recorded at Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is Wave-Dancer, cabin cruiser,in autumn, at Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ. A broader reading of the photograph includes period detail, local character, navigation engineering, social history, changing land use, everyday life, local history, archival record, blue-green corridor, inland navigation, waterborne transport, working waterway, industrial waterway history, and historical comparison. The wider contemporary story combines navigation, climate adaptation and the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational. The image fixes building condition and alterations within Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. The location also brings in community identity, documentary photography, canal infrastructure, towpath landscape, visual archive, contemporary social history, canal heritage, and lock flight. The recorded references to cabin, Wave-Dancer, Grappenhall, Canal, and cruiser preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects navigation and the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational in a form that can be compared with future views of Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ. Image 2M3JBPY also remains a dated record of Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ.
Bridgewater Canal, Grappenhall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,canals,boat,barge,narrowboat,waterway,transport,Vale of Llangollen,Trevor,Llangollen,Wales,UK,Vale of Llangollen Canal,canal,the,CR,47756,at,traditional,family,maroon,Cymru,network,networks,narrowboats,history,heritage,leisure,Outdoors,canalboattrust,barges,waterways,houseboat,narrow,business,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAJ11 - . Photographed at Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is The Frederick William CR 47756 traditional barge at Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP. Other connected aspects include waterborne freight, inland navigation, heritage boating, contemporary social history, local history, working waterway, passenger transport, roadside transit, bus route infrastructure, public realm, historical comparison, surface public transport, towpath landscape, and local character. For current editorial use, industrial heritage and volunteering provide additional context, especially through the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors. Current relevance extends to service frequency and decarbonisation, particularly through the importance of bus stops as the physical interface with public transport. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside local mobility, navigation engineering, boat museum collection, bus infrastructure, transport accessibility, archival record, industrial waterway history, and inland transport history. The recorded references to Trevor, barge, 47756, William, and Llangollen preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The record includes a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAJ17 - A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed.
The name comes from the French term for balance scale, which employs the same principle. Bascule bridges are the most common type of movable span because they open quickly and require relatively little energy to operate, while providing the possibility for unlimited vertical clearance for marine traffic.
There are three types of bascule bridge and the counterweights to the span may be located above or below the bridge deck.
The fixed-trunnion (sometimes a Chicago bascule) rotates around a large axle that raises the span(s). The Chicago bascule name derives from the location where it is widely used, and is a refinement by Joseph Strauss of the fixed-trunnion.
The rolling lift trunnion (sometimes a Scherzer rolling lift), raises the span by rolling on a track resembling a rocking-chair base. The Scherzer rolling lift is a refinement patented in 1893 by American engineer William Donald Scherzer.
The rarer Rall type combines rolling lift with longitudinal motion on trunnions when opening.[4] It was patented (1901) by Theodor Rall. One of the few surviving examples is the Broadway Bridge (1913), in Portland, Oregon
Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,barge,canal,navigation barge,marina,basin,Audlem marina,England,UK,city,Brum,Thora,46572,classic,traditional,Birmingham Canal navigations,BCN,Does Birmingham really have,more miles of canal than Venice,network,networks,suburban,rural,Brummie,Brummies,Britains,Britain,summer,moored,mooring,tied up,navigation,navies,navigations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5T1K - Does Birmingham really have more miles of canal than Venice? The exact numbers depend on where you draw the city boundaries, but the whole Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) system adds up to 100 miles of canals.
It's one of the most intricate canal networks in the world. The hub of the BCN is the bustling city centre junction at Gas Street Basin. Here, colourful boats and historic canal architecture sit side-by-side with vibrant modern restaurants, cafes and bars. The basin is in the heart of Birmingham's cosmopolitan nightlife and shopping districts. The mainlines and city centre canals are busy with boaters, walkers and cyclists.
However, elsewhere on the BCN, you can really get away from it all on winding suburban canals and some surprisingly rural branches. In the northern waters of the BCN, there are some rarely-explored waterways that are truly off the beaten track.
The canals were the life-blood of Victorian Birmingham and the Black Country. At their height, they were so busy that gas lighting was installed beside the locks to permit round-the-clock operation. Boats were built without cabins for maximum carrying capacity, and a near-tidal effect was produced as swarms of narrowboats converged on the Black Country collieries at the same time every day
Audlem marina,Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5T1M - . This scene at Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, CW3 0AB in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The photograph centres on Audlem Mill , canal and needlework shop, Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, CW3 0AB. The image also relates to visual archive, local history, local character, before-and-after reference, commercial streetscape, small business, public realm, bricks-and-mortar retail, street-level business, social history, historical comparison, town-centre economy, independent retail, and place identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into business rates and consumer spending, not least because of the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, CW3 0AB at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The wider setting retains connections with commercial frontage, changing land use, everyday life, contemporary social history, period detail, retail property, documentary photography, and local trading. Details involving needlework, Audlem, and canal make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, CW3 0AB helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to business rates and how consumer spending and property costs shape local commercial streets as part of the longer story of Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, CW3 0AB. The location additionally provides evidence of footfall and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, CW3 0AB. The scene captures a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, CW3 0AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,England,UK,the,village,stone,Cotswold,Cotswolds,St Modwen Homes,former,inland,port,canal,canals,Chalford,River Frome,and,Thames and Severn Canal,junction,Thames & Severn Canal,Severn Canal,transfer point,temporary home,to,Community Interest Companies,Brimscombe and Thrupp Parish Council,Thrupp,Brimscombe,mill,mills,factory,warehouse,warehouses
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMA8EC - Situated between the town of Stroud and the village of Chalford, Brimscombe Port is a stunning location at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment, next to the River Frome and Thames and Severn Canal.
Brimscombe Port started life in 1779 and became a key transfer point for sea-going barges to narrow boats accommodating some 100 vessels at its height. Sadly the canal and basin were filled in after the Second World War. The canal headquarters, which then became a school, was demolished as part of road straightening in the 1960s. The Port took on a new lease of life as an industrial estate, becoming home to a number businesses, including the family run ring binder company Benson & Sons. Sadly, as businesses moved out of the site, it started to fall into disrepair.
Recently, the Port was a temporary home to a number of Community Interest Companies whilst viability for the site was assessed and funding was secured.
Brimscombe Port, Brimscombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK,GL5 2QG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,England,UK,the,village,stone,Cotswold,Cotswolds,St Modwen Homes,former,inland,port,canal,canals,Chalford,River Frome,and,Thames and Severn Canal,junction,Thames & Severn Canal,Severn Canal,transfer point,temporary home,to,Community Interest Companies,Brimscombe and Thrupp Parish Council,Thrupp,Brimscombe,mill,mills,factory,warehouse,warehouses
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMA8EK - Situated between the town of Stroud and the village of Chalford, Brimscombe Port is a stunning location at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment, next to the River Frome and Thames and Severn Canal.
Brimscombe Port started life in 1779 and became a key transfer point for sea-going barges to narrow boats accommodating some 100 vessels at its height. Sadly the canal and basin were filled in after the Second World War. The canal headquarters, which then became a school, was demolished as part of road straightening in the 1960s. The Port took on a new lease of life as an industrial estate, becoming home to a number businesses, including the family run ring binder company Benson & Sons. Sadly, as businesses moved out of the site, it started to fall into disrepair.
Recently, the Port was a temporary home to a number of Community Interest Companies whilst viability for the site was assessed and funding was secured.
Brimscombe Port, Brimscombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK,GL5 2QG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,hot,dry,weather,level,yacht,canal,marina,in,summer,at,very,levels,Cheshire,England,UK,pano,panorama,Halton,WA8 0QR,aground,low water,climate,change,changes,heat,drought,sunny,blue,sky,skies,marinas,Halton Borough Council,leisure,site,tourist,tourism,attraction
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY6H - Spike Island is a park in Widnes, Halton, North-West England. It is an artificial island between the Sankey Canal and the estuary of the River Mersey containing parkland, woodland, wetlands and footpaths. It is next to the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre, an interactive science and technology museum.
Spike Island was at the centre of the British chemical industry during the industrial revolution. In 1833, Widnes Dock, the world's first rail-to-ship dock, was built on the island. In 1848, John Hutchinson built the first chemical factory in Widnes on the island. The chemical industry in Widnes grew rapidly thereafter. By the 1970s no working chemical factories remained, and from 1975 onwards the island was cleaned up and turned over to public recreation.
A famous concert by The Stone Roses, subsequently the subject of an eponymous film, took place on the island in May 1990.
History
Drawing of the island in 1875
View of the Sankey Canal from Spike island circa 1900
Spike Island is an artificial island created in 1833 when the Sankey Canal was extended from Fiddler's Ferry to the River Mersey at Widnes. The extension separated a section of Widnes previously called Woodend from the remainder of the town.[1] The canal passes from the West Bank Locks on Spike Island to Warrington and then into St. Helens town centre. The canal fell into disuse and closed in 1963. The canal footpath now forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail.
Widnes Dock, built in 1833, was the first rail-to-ship dock in the world. Uniquely the dock allowed goods, such as coal, to be taken off a train and deposited directly into a boat for transport along the River Mersey to other parts of the UK and abroad. Goods and raw materials could also be brought in by boat and deposited directly onto a train for onward travel to local factories. The dock was topped up with water from the nearby reservoir to prevent its level becoming too low when the River Mersey was at low tide.
Spike Island, Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA8 0QR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,dining,shopping,Camden,Stable St,coal,retail,and,development,coaldropsyard,Handyside,visitors,customers,complex,central,Thomas Heatherwick,privately,owned,public space,building,history,buildings,shoppers,with,Everyman,screen,on the,canal,Regents,seats,deckchairs,seating,movie,films,green
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M108DN - Coal Drops Yard is a shopping complex and privately owned public space that forms part of the King's Cross Central development scheme in London, England. The development was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in October 2018
The two Victorian coal drops sheds were used to receive coal from South Yorkshire and trans-ship it to narrowboats on the Regents Canal and to horse-drawn carts
coal drops were redundant and fell into decay. They were used as warehouse units
one was gutted by fire in 1985 and another used by Bagley's nightclub, which closed in 2007. The night clubs complemented a vibrant night life of easy drug access, raves and prostitution.
The Regent's Canal was named in 1820 after the Prince Regent, who became George IV the same year. After his demise, the Kings Cross monument was raised at the junction of New Road and Battlebridge Road (Euston Road and York Way)
In 1986 the rave scene started in London. Disused warehouses were used to stage illegal raves, a form of partying fuelled by House music from Chicago and the illicit drug ecstasy. The scene developed and spawned several legal clubs such as The Clink, Shoom and Heaven and by the early-to-mid 1990s became centred on three bars in King's Cross. There was Billy Reilly's bar, 'Fabric' under the arches of the Coal Offices (which inspired a successor club, also called Fabric), 'The Cross' and 'Bagley's', which took over three floors at the southern end of the Eastern Coal Drops
Argent Group, the overall developer for the King's Cross Central site, appointed Thomas Heatherwick as architect for the redevelopment of the Coal Drop Yards as a retail park in 2014. Heatherwick worked in conjunction with engineers Arup, and the plans were approved in December 2015. BAM Nuttall undertook the construction work, which started in February 2016, following a two-year pre-construction phase to survey the condition of the Victorian era buildings and carry out demolition work as necessary.
Stable Street, Camden, London, England, UK, N1C 4DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,dining,shopping,Camden,Stable St,coal,retail,and,development,coaldropsyard,Handyside,visitors,customers,complex,central,Thomas Heatherwick,privately,owned,public space,building,history,buildings,shoppers,with,coaloffice,coal office,barge,barges,canal,narrowboat,waterway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M108HD - Coal Drops Yard is a shopping complex and privately owned public space that forms part of the King's Cross Central development scheme in London, England. The development was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in October 2018
The two Victorian coal drops sheds were used to receive coal from South Yorkshire and trans-ship it to narrowboats on the Regents Canal and to horse-drawn carts
coal drops were redundant and fell into decay. They were used as warehouse units
one was gutted by fire in 1985 and another used by Bagley's nightclub, which closed in 2007. The night clubs complemented a vibrant night life of easy drug access, raves and prostitution.
The Regent's Canal was named in 1820 after the Prince Regent, who became George IV the same year. After his demise, the Kings Cross monument was raised at the junction of New Road and Battlebridge Road (Euston Road and York Way)
In 1986 the rave scene started in London. Disused warehouses were used to stage illegal raves, a form of partying fuelled by House music from Chicago and the illicit drug ecstasy. The scene developed and spawned several legal clubs such as The Clink, Shoom and Heaven and by the early-to-mid 1990s became centred on three bars in King's Cross. There was Billy Reilly's bar, 'Fabric' under the arches of the Coal Offices (which inspired a successor club, also called Fabric), 'The Cross' and 'Bagley's', which took over three floors at the southern end of the Eastern Coal Drops
Argent Group, the overall developer for the King's Cross Central site, appointed Thomas Heatherwick as architect for the redevelopment of the Coal Drop Yards as a retail park in 2014. Heatherwick worked in conjunction with engineers Arup, and the plans were approved in December 2015. BAM Nuttall undertook the construction work, which started in February 2016, following a two-year pre-construction phase to survey the condition of the Victorian era buildings and carry out demolition work as necessary.
Stable Street, Camden, London, England, UK, N1C 4DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,A49,swing bridge,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 6RW,WA4,Algal,Algae,bloom,in,the,summer,hot,weather,condition,nature,natural,contamination,green algae,green,algae,bright,bright green,canal,water,waterway,bridge,bridges,blooming,dense,vegetation,alga,algal bloom
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKR3E - . An on-location photograph from Manchester Ship Canal, London road (A49) swingbridge, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records Algal , Algae bloom in the Manchester Ship Canal, London road (A49) swingbridge, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6RW. Another layer of the photograph includes waterfront cityscape, townscape record, urban waterway, changing streetscape, documentary photography, waterside leisure, everyday street life, city-centre activity, archival record, urban social history, urban change, contemporary city life, passenger river service, and river transport. From a 2025-onward perspective, river transport and water quality are closely linked to this subject, alongside the need to balance navigation, ecology and flood resilience. The wider contemporary story combines commercial change, local identity and the relationship between public space and local social life. Future viewers can use this scene from Manchester Ship Canal, London road (A49) swingbridge, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes pedestrian environment, historical comparison, marine mobility, everyday life, navigation corridor, period detail, public realm, and changing land use. References to swingbridge, Manchester, bloom, Heath, and Stockton give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Manchester Ship Canal, London road (A49) swingbridge, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The view records period character for future local research.
Manchester Ship Canal, London road (A49) swingbridge, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,163,London Rd,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 5BG,WA4,canal,Bridgewater,London Bridge,boat,barge,pano,moored,boats,towpath,tow,path,harbour,harbours,village,south,South Warrington,water,reflection,reflections,narrowboat,up,mooring,moorings,dusk,evening,walking,walk,tow path
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3XC - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Stockton Heath Canal panorama London Bridge boat Marina, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG. Other connected aspects include urban change, social history, urban waterway, inland navigation, passenger river service, working waterway, local history, river crossing, local character, townscape record, social landscape, everyday street life, visual archive, and street-level documentary. Today's relevance is strengthened by water quality, waterway maintenance and the continuing question of the need to balance navigation, ecology and flood resilience. From a 2025-onward perspective, commercial change and public-realm change are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG, details that may look very different after redevelopment. Further associations within the scene are city-centre activity, contemporary city life, regional identity, urban social history, waterborne travel, historical comparison, archival record, and community life. The recorded references to panorama, Canal, Bridge, Stockton, and Marina preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The period view preserves evidence of changing use within the wider story of 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG.
163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,163,London Rd,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4 5BG,WA4,canal,Bridgewater,London Bridge,boat,barge,pano,moored,boats,towpath,tow,path,harbour,harbours,village,south,South Warrington,water,reflection,reflections,narrowboat,up,mooring,moorings,dusk,evening,walking,walk,tow path
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3XG - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The frame specifically shows Stockton Heath Canal panorama London Bridge boat Marina, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG. A broader reading of the photograph includes waterside public realm, changing land use, townscape record, archival record, riverfront regeneration, pedestrian environment, changing streetscape, waterborne travel, river crossing, social history, urban waterway, navigation corridor, local history, and passenger river service. The wider contemporary story combines waterway maintenance, river transport and the role of passenger boats in broadening urban transport choices. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with transport, local identity and the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes materials and architectural details within 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. The photograph additionally reflects visual archive, marine mobility, canal heritage, blue-green infrastructure, everyday life, community identity, community life, and before-and-after reference. Details involving panorama, Heath, Stockton, Bridge, and Canal make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image fixes evidence of changing use for later comparison. Image 2JDJ3XG also remains a dated record of 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG.
163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 5BG
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Latchy,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,community,local,dusk,evening,lighting,lights,well lit,safe,LatchfordPartnership,Latchford ward,suburb,residential area,Læccford,boggy-stream ford,Latchford Without,canal,canals,painting,artwork,urban art,Latchford east,Latchford Big Local Partnership,character,school,schools,village,underpass,tunnels,art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DKW7N6 - Latchford is a suburb and electoral ward of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is around one mile south-east of Warrington town centre and has a total resident population of 7,856.
Latchford is a predominantly residential area, Latchford lies between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, and broadly consists of 19th-century terraced housing and some open space. The canal is crossed here by a swing bridge, a high-level road bridge and the now disused Latchford railway viaduct.
Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Læccford meaning boggy-stream ford
Latchford was originally a township in the ancient parish of Grappenhall, in Cheshire. It was also part of Bucklow Hundred, and was close to the border with Lancashire.
Between 1894 and 1974, part of Latchford was placed within the County Borough of Warrington, and the registration county of Lancashire, whilst the rest of Latchford became a civil parish named Latchford Without and was transferred to Lancashire.
With the local government reforms of 1974, as part of the newly formed Cheshire borough of Warrington, Latchford was transferred back to Cheshire
Knutsford Rd,Latchford East,Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 1JR
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,SCARS,Fiddlers Ferry lock,Fiddlers Ferry Marina,Fiddlers Ferry Boatyard,Fidlers Ferry,Yacht Haven,Fidlers Ferry Sailing Club,swans,swan,cygnet,WA5 2UJ,WA5,west,western,Merseyside,water,waterway,wild,bird,birds,life,bird life,birdlife,family,families,group,of,the,fowl,canal,disused,haven
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CB00E5 - . This carefully observed view of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ fixes a specific place, use and moment for later historical comparison. The view specifically shows Swans with young Cygnets, at Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven,boatyard, summer, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ. Further connections within the scene include riparian setting, historic transport corridor, archival record, lock-side environment, managed navigation, social landscape, local history, regional identity, before-and-after reference, everyday Britain, contemporary history, towpath landscape, documentary photography, and place identity. The present-day relevance extends to waterway maintenance and towpath access, while a wider concern is balancing leisure use with engineering and environmental needs. Future viewers can use this scene from Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ to compare materials and construction with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The surrounding context includes industrial waterway history, community identity, public realm, local character, boating network, blue-green infrastructure, canal heritage, and urban change. References to Swans, Ferry, young, Fiddlers, and Cygnets give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. A later view of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to waterway maintenance and the value of canals and rivers as blue-green corridors within the specific setting of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ. This gives Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ another specific visual benchmark for later local, social or physical change.
Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,SCARS,Fiddlers Ferry lock,Fiddlers Ferry Marina,Fiddlers Ferry Boatyard,Fidlers Ferry,Yacht Haven,Fidlers Ferry Sailing Club,swans,swan,cygnet,WA5 2UJ,WA5,west,western,Merseyside,water,waterway,wild,bird,birds,life,bird life,birdlife,family,families,group,of,the,fowl,canal,disused,haven
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CB00E8 - . This scene at Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The scene records Swans with young Cygnets, at Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven,boatyard, summer, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ. The photograph also carries associations with towpath landscape, visual archive, inland navigation, historical comparison, place identity, riparian setting, industrial waterway history, waterborne travel, changing streetscape, boating network, local character, waterside infrastructure, lock-side environment, and public realm. The present-day relevance extends to waterway maintenance and flood resilience, while a wider concern is the value of canals and rivers as blue-green corridors. The photograph fixes ownership and occupation within Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The surrounding context includes archival record, built environment, community identity, before-and-after reference, managed navigation, regional identity, local history, and contemporary history. References to young, summer, Ferry, haven, and Swans give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. The surrounding context at Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes waterway maintenance and the long transition from freight route to leisure and heritage asset without losing the local specificity of Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ. The location retains evidence of continuity and change for retrospective editorial use.
Fiddlers Ferry yacht haven, Penketh, Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,love,padlocks,lock,bridge,Rochdale canal,tourist,Padlocks on the Bridge,romance,romantic,quality,weight of the locks,Dr Ceri Houlbrook,loving,hazard,danger,quaint,canal,canals,bridges,padlock,memory,memorial,over,lot,of,lots,names,named,his,her,initial,initials,water,waterway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR29R - . Manchester Love Locks,Oxford Road,bridge over canal,Manchester city centre, North West,England, UK. Photographed on 3 December 2019. The recorded location is 60 Oxford St, Manchester,England,UK, M1 5EE. Love locks in Manchester to get a special city centre location. Would you leave a love lock in Manchester? Plenty of people would apparently and council wants to make it a 'thing' for tourists to do when they visit. In historical terms, britain's canals were built principally in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to move coal, raw materials and manufactured goods cheaply between industrial districts, ports and growing towns
Locks, basins, towpaths and warehouses survive as engineering heritage even where freight has given way to leisure boating, walking and waterside regeneration. From a heritage perspective, town and city centres are continually rewritten by new buildings, transport schemes and changing commercial uses
Photographs preserve the everyday fabric between major landmarks, including underpasses, arcades, back streets and small businesses that may disappear during redevelopment. During 2026, britain's historic waterways continue to be important for recreation, tourism, biodiversity and industrial heritage, while ageing locks, embankments and bridges require continuing maintenance
Urban canal corridors are also increasingly used for walking, cycling and waterside regeneration. As of 2026, current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly valuable
They allow comparison of high streets, underpasses, shopping areas and public spaces before redevelopment, while also documenting local identity that may not survive physical change. Relevant long-tail terms include inland waterway, navigation, lock chamber, lock gates, canal heritage, industrial transport, waterway engineering, canal restoration, industrial archaeology, walking route, cycling route, historic freight route, urban landscape, and town centre.
60 Oxford St, Manchester,England,UK, M1 5EE
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365 one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,Lymm,Warrington,Canal,Bridgewater Canal,Towpath,Bridge
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4575543739 - 'That cottage with the famous owner, makes it look great for Christmas.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,M3 4LZ,M3,City centre,heritage,history,canals,canal basin,Inner city,conservation area,Mancunian,Bridgewater Canal,Urban Heritage Park,canal,Coal Wharf,wharf,water,barge,barge sold and new,Castlefield Manchester,Bridge,bridges,arch,arches,Skyline,Manchester Skyline,Dukes92,Dukes 92,rail bridge,bridge,Cast iron,Victorian,Cornbrook,Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway,MSJAR,Monochrome,Black & White
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PEHFKM - Castlefield is an inner city conservation area of Manchester in North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, Quay Street, Deansgate and the Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman era fort of Mamucium or Mancunium which gave its name to Manchester. It was the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, the world's first industrial canal, built in 1764
the oldest canal warehouse opened in 1779. The world's first passenger railway terminated here in 1830, at Liverpool Road railway station[1] and the first railway warehouse opened here in 1831.
Castlefield
Uk manchester castlefield.jpg
Castlefield, Central Manchester
Castlefield is located in Greater ManchesterCastlefieldCastlefield
Castlefield shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference
SJ830976
Metropolitan borough
Manchester
Metropolitan county
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
MANCHESTER
Postcode district
M3
Dialling code
0161
Police
Greater Manchester
Fire
Greater Manchester
Ambulance
North West
EU Parliament
North West England
List of places UK England Greater Manchester
53.475°N 2.255°W
The Rochdale Canal met the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in 1805 and in the 1830s they were linked with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation by two short cuts. In 1848 the two viaducts of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway crossed the area and joined each other, two further viaducts and one mainline station Manchester Central railway station followed. It has a tram station, Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop (formerly G-Mex) providing frequent Manchester Metrolink services to Eccles, Bury, Altrincham, Manchester Piccadilly, East Didsbury and Rochdale.
Castlefield was designated a conservation area in 1980 and the United Kingdom's first designated Urban Heritage Park in 1982
Castlefield, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,North West England,UK,M3 4LZ,M3,City centre,heritage,history,canals,canal basin,Inner city,conservation area,Mancunian,Bridgewater Canal,Urban Heritage Park,canal,Coal Wharf,wharf,water,barge,barge sold and new,Castlefield Manchester,Bridge,bridges,arch,arches,Skyline,Manchester Skyline,Dukes92,Dukes 92,rail bridge,bridge,Cast iron,Victorian,Cornbrook,Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway,MSJAR,Madchester
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PEHFMR - Castlefield is an inner city conservation area of Manchester in North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, Quay Street, Deansgate and the Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman era fort of Mamucium or Mancunium which gave its name to Manchester. It was the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, the world's first industrial canal, built in 1764
the oldest canal warehouse opened in 1779. The world's first passenger railway terminated here in 1830, at Liverpool Road railway station[1] and the first railway warehouse opened here in 1831.
Castlefield
Uk manchester castlefield.jpg
Castlefield, Central Manchester
Castlefield is located in Greater ManchesterCastlefieldCastlefield
Castlefield shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference
SJ830976
Metropolitan borough
Manchester
Metropolitan county
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
MANCHESTER
Postcode district
M3
Dialling code
0161
Police
Greater Manchester
Fire
Greater Manchester
Ambulance
North West
EU Parliament
North West England
List of places UK England Greater Manchester
53.475°N 2.255°W
The Rochdale Canal met the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in 1805 and in the 1830s they were linked with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation by two short cuts. In 1848 the two viaducts of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway crossed the area and joined each other, two further viaducts and one mainline station Manchester Central railway station followed. It has a tram station, Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop (formerly G-Mex) providing frequent Manchester Metrolink services to Eccles, Bury, Altrincham, Manchester Piccadilly, East Didsbury and Rochdale.
Castlefield was designated a conservation area in 1980 and the United Kingdom's first designated Urban Heritage Park in 1982
Castlefield, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,in a canal,Castlefields,city centre,Manchester,North West England,UK,plastic bottles,refuse,litter,canal,North West,England,Floating,fast food tray,Unrecycled plastic,plastics,Plastic waste,Single use plastic,single use plastics,Cities,towns,in our,Rubbish,garbage,Trash,plastic trash,plastic garbage,plastic rubbish,Recycle,failure to recycle,plastic in the environment,Unrecycled plastics,Plastic containers,Containers,Dirty canal,management
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PEHGAB - . An editorial view places on record the visible identity of 384 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LA, UK, in a 2018 record. The frame is associated with Plastic waste and refuse, in a canal, Castlefields, city centre, Manchester, North West England, UK. Other aspects of the setting include leisure venue, landscape ecology, climate resilience, managed watercourse, riverine landscape, heritage navigation, waterway maintenance, environmental conservation, climate adaptation, civil engineering structure, hospitality employment, and consumer leisure. Current debate around navigation maintenance often combines waterside regeneration, long-term maintenance funding and the practical challenge of maintaining safe navigation. In the mid-2020s, customer-facing businesses is increasingly discussed through commercial rents and changing visitor patterns, with attention turning to distinctive visitor experiences. For present-day editorial use, natural habitats can also illustrate debates about climate adaptation and pollution, particularly where these affect nature recovery. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at 384 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LA, UK, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves service economy, natural environment, restaurant sector, leisure hospitality, towpath environment, environmental change. The scene is further associated with fast food trays, plastic floating in canal, plastic floating in water, Castlefields Manchester, trays in a canal, discarded plastic. The same setting also brings together catering trade, ecological value, species protection, food culture, food service, lock operation, riparian setting, nature conservation, biodiversity, and hydraulic control. The frame further records a moment in the site's history as a historical reference.
384 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LA, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PEHGB6 - Castlefield is an inner city conservation area of Manchester in North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, Quay Street, Deansgate and the Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman era fort of Mamucium or Mancunium which gave its name to Manchester. It was the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, the world's first industrial canal, built in 1764
the oldest canal warehouse opened in 1779. The world's first passenger railway terminated here in 1830, at Liverpool Road railway station[1] and the first railway warehouse opened here in 1831.
Castlefield
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Castlefield, Central Manchester
Castlefield is located in Greater ManchesterCastlefieldCastlefield
Castlefield shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference
SJ830976
Metropolitan borough
Manchester
Metropolitan county
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
MANCHESTER
Postcode district
M3
Dialling code
0161
Police
Greater Manchester
Fire
Greater Manchester
Ambulance
North West
EU Parliament
North West England
List of places UK England Greater Manchester
53.475°N 2.255°W
The Rochdale Canal met the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in 1805 and in the 1830s they were linked with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation by two short cuts. In 1848 the two viaducts of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway crossed the area and joined each other, two further viaducts and one mainline station Manchester Central railway station followed. It has a tram station, Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop (formerly G-Mex) providing frequent Manchester Metrolink services to Eccles, Bury, Altrincham, Manchester Piccadilly, East Didsbury and Rochdale.
Castlefield was designated a conservation area in 1980 and the United Kingdom's first designated Urban Heritage Park in 1982
Castlefield, Manchester, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XF8 - Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and also known as Clarence Dock between 2001 and 2012) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has large residential population in waterside apartments.
New Dock was built in 1843 and was in service until 1990. The Royal Armouries Museum opened in 1996. New Dock was redeveloped as Clarence Dock, a £250 million mixed-use development between 2001 and 2007. The retail and leisure sector was launched on Saturday 11 October 2008 with fashion shows from celebrity fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan. Leeds Dock now attracts around 1.5 million visitors a year although most of these are due to the proximity of the Royal Armouries Museum. Clarence Dock experienced a turbulent time since launch and is largely viewed as a failure in terms of achieving its initial vision.
It is located by the River Aire next to the Royal Armouries Museum, which faces onto Armouries Square. Leeds Dock's main shopping street, 'The Boulevard' radiates southbound from Armouries Square. Another focal point is 'The Anchorage' at the top of the dock. Clarence House is a 218-foot (66 m) tower containing 227 apartments and six retail units. On completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds but is now the twelfth tallest building.
Leeds Dock plays host to an annual Waterfront Festival each June with Dragon Boat Racing centred on Armouries Square.
New Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XF3 - Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and also known as Clarence Dock between 2001 and 2012) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has large residential population in waterside apartments.
New Dock was built in 1843 and was in service until 1990. The Royal Armouries Museum opened in 1996. New Dock was redeveloped as Clarence Dock, a £250 million mixed-use development between 2001 and 2007. The retail and leisure sector was launched on Saturday 11 October 2008 with fashion shows from celebrity fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan. Leeds Dock now attracts around 1.5 million visitors a year although most of these are due to the proximity of the Royal Armouries Museum. Clarence Dock experienced a turbulent time since launch and is largely viewed as a failure in terms of achieving its initial vision.
It is located by the River Aire next to the Royal Armouries Museum, which faces onto Armouries Square. Leeds Dock's main shopping street, 'The Boulevard' radiates southbound from Armouries Square. Another focal point is 'The Anchorage' at the top of the dock. Clarence House is a 218-foot (66 m) tower containing 227 apartments and six retail units. On completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds but is now the twelfth tallest building.
Leeds Dock plays host to an annual Waterfront Festival each June with Dragon Boat Racing centred on Armouries Square.
New Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XF5 - Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and also known as Clarence Dock between 2001 and 2012) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has large residential population in waterside apartments.
New Dock was built in 1843 and was in service until 1990. The Royal Armouries Museum opened in 1996. New Dock was redeveloped as Clarence Dock, a £250 million mixed-use development between 2001 and 2007. The retail and leisure sector was launched on Saturday 11 October 2008 with fashion shows from celebrity fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan. Leeds Dock now attracts around 1.5 million visitors a year although most of these are due to the proximity of the Royal Armouries Museum. Clarence Dock experienced a turbulent time since launch and is largely viewed as a failure in terms of achieving its initial vision.
It is located by the River Aire next to the Royal Armouries Museum, which faces onto Armouries Square. Leeds Dock's main shopping street, 'The Boulevard' radiates southbound from Armouries Square. Another focal point is 'The Anchorage' at the top of the dock. Clarence House is a 218-foot (66 m) tower containing 227 apartments and six retail units. On completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds but is now the twelfth tallest building.
Leeds Dock plays host to an annual Waterfront Festival each June with Dragon Boat Racing centred on Armouries Square.
New Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XR2 - Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and also known as Clarence Dock between 2001 and 2012) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has large residential population in waterside apartments.
New Dock was built in 1843 and was in service until 1990. The Royal Armouries Museum opened in 1996. New Dock was redeveloped as Clarence Dock, a £250 million mixed-use development between 2001 and 2007. The retail and leisure sector was launched on Saturday 11 October 2008 with fashion shows from celebrity fashion consultant and TV presenter Gok Wan. Leeds Dock now attracts around 1.5 million visitors a year although most of these are due to the proximity of the Royal Armouries Museum. Clarence Dock experienced a turbulent time since launch and is largely viewed as a failure in terms of achieving its initial vision.
It is located by the River Aire next to the Royal Armouries Museum, which faces onto Armouries Square. Leeds Dock's main shopping street, 'The Boulevard' radiates southbound from Armouries Square. Another focal point is 'The Anchorage' at the top of the dock. Clarence House is a 218-foot (66 m) tower containing 227 apartments and six retail units. On completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds but is now the twelfth tallest building.
Leeds Dock plays host to an annual Waterfront Festival each June with Dragon Boat Racing centred on Armouries Square.
New Dock, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4GA - Billy Whizz is a fictional character featured in the British comic The Beano, first appearing in issue 1139, dated 16 May 1964, when it replaced The Country Cuzzins. Billy, the title character, is a boy who can run extraordinarily fast. His speed often causes chaos yet at the same time his ability can prove useful. He also has a younger brother called Alfie Whizz of similar appearance. Alfie is usually shown as a normal boy but occasionally he is shown to be just as fast as his brother.
In strips up until the 1980s, Billy lives in Whizztown rather than Beanotown like most of the other regular characters, however this later changed and more recent strips place him in Beanotown.
Canalside, Chester,Cheshire,England,UK, CH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4GD - . Iron Founders mark J.Mowle & Co Chester 1863 on a canal bridge, city centre, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1. Photographed at City Road, Chester, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 13 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Iron, Founders, mark, J.Mowle, Chester, 1863, canal, bridge, Mowle and John, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The subject is relevant to industry, manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, employment and the physical sites that support production and utilities. It can illustrate editorial coverage of factories, warehouses, industrial heritage, construction, logistics, investment, redevelopment, energy, engineering and the changing economic use of land. Machinery, structures, signage, yards, plant and surrounding buildings provide documentary evidence of a working or former industrial environment rather than an abstract business concept. The dated photograph also has archive value for future comparison as industrial sites are modernised, repurposed, demolished or incorporated into regeneration schemes. Search themes include industry, manufacturing, engineering, factories, warehouses, infrastructure, employment, logistics, industrial heritage and redevelopment. The view has particular archive value where working sites, plant or industrial buildings are later modernised, repurposed or demolished. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
City Road, Chester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4GF - . Tiller Tassels, Canalside jewellery, Chester Canal, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1. Photographed at Canalside,Chester,England,UK, CH1. The photograph was taken on 13 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The interior viewpoint records fittings, surfaces, decoration and spatial details that help show how the premises or public space was arranged when photographed. The scene is closely associated with Tiller Tassels, Canalside jewellery, Chester Canal, shop, store, canals, tassels, weatherproof, jewelery and Chester, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ECW4GF, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Canalside,Chester,England,UK, CH1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MTH - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MXF - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6NE9 - . Boat on the Sankey Canal Reflection Warrington Cheshire England UK. Photographed at Sankey Canal, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 22 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with Boat, Sankey, Canal, Reflection, Warrington, Cheshire, pano, panorama, wide and shot, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
Sankey Canal, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKNX - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKPM - LGBT Warrington is organised by LGBT members who are all volunteers. The group has built great relationships with partners, which include the Council, police, health and local businesses.
They are here to help and welcome anyone who would like to join us to stamp out the stigma people may have on the LGBT community.
The group offers support to those who need it on a 1-2-1 basis and is treated with great confidentiality, and point people in the right direction of the services they require.
They meet throughout the year mainly to have a brew and chat about life in general, to meet and make new friends, and for those who require extra support, to help by signposting to relevant services in Warrington. We also at times hold activities such as bowling, theatre trips, quizzes and games.
They also have nights out in the town centre at Cotton Mill or Show Bar and take part with events they are holding, or even have the odd night out to Manchester to Canal Street or to the theatre.
During the year they are also visited by guest speakers.
They welcome visitors and potential new members whatever their sexuality, though is open to 18+ only.
More info at http://www.lgbtwarrington.co.uk/
Bold St, Warrington, Cheshire, England , UK WA1 1JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXPME - The Museum of Liverpool in Liverpool, England, is the newest addition to the National Museums Liverpool group having opened in 2011 replacing the former Museum of Liverpool Life. National Museums Liverpool intention is for the new venue to tell the story of Liverpool and its people, and reflect the city's global significance. The museum is housed in a new purpose-built building on the Mann Island site at the Pier Head.
The museum, designed by architects 3XN and engineers Buro Happold, was expected to cost £72 million and provide 8,000 square metres of exhibition space, housing more than 6,000 objects. There are also plans to have flexible spaces that regularly change to enable National Museums Liverpool to show more of their collections
Mann Island, Pier Head,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA626W - . BBC Media City UK Salford Quays Manchester Lancs England. Photographed on 1 June 2013. The recorded location is Media City UK, Salford Quays, Manchester, England UK. MediaCity at Salford Quays opened in 2011 as a major new base for broadcasting, digital and creative industries, including large BBC operations and later ITV and many technology businesses. It grew from the regeneration of the former Manchester Docks, which had declined after the containerisation era. In 2026 Salford City Council describes MediaCity and the Quays as entering another phase of expansion, with plans for the district to grow substantially and add more homes, jobs and public spaces. Salford Quays occupies the former Manchester Docks, once the inland terminus of the Manchester Ship Canal. After the docks closed in 1982, large-scale regeneration transformed derelict wharves into housing, offices, cultural venues and eventually MediaCity. Salford City Council now describes the Quays as one of Europe's most successful waterfront regeneration projects, and in 2026 further growth is planned around new homes, technology, culture and improved public space. The wider historical story is that broadcasting has repeatedly reshaped where creative work happens, from radio studios and regional television centres to large digital production campuses
BBC buildings, programme graphics and studio complexes document the infrastructure behind news, entertainment and public-service broadcasting. The historical context is that seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. In the present 2026 context, mediaCity at Salford Quays remains one of the UK's major broadcasting, digital and creative clusters, while the wider Quays continues a new phase of residential and commercial growth
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Media City UK, Salford Quays, Manchester, England UK
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Keywords: Ship,canal,co,company,Peel,holdings,interesting,view,studio,studios,wide,shot,landscape,interesting,sky,glass,fronted,hotel,square,british,broadcasting,corporation,brownfield,development,inner,city,dock,side,dockside,mediacityuk,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,HotpixUK,GB,gotonysmith Greater Manchester GreaterManchester,wharf,UK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA628R - . BBC Media City UK Salford Quays Manchester Lancs England wide shot. Photographed on 1 June 2013. The recorded location is Media City UK, Salford Quays, Manchester, England UK. MediaCity at Salford Quays opened in 2011 as a major new base for broadcasting, digital and creative industries, including large BBC operations and later ITV and many technology businesses. It grew from the regeneration of the former Manchester Docks, which had declined after the containerisation era. In 2026 Salford City Council describes MediaCity and the Quays as entering another phase of expansion, with plans for the district to grow substantially and add more homes, jobs and public spaces. Salford Quays occupies the former Manchester Docks, once the inland terminus of the Manchester Ship Canal. After the docks closed in 1982, large-scale regeneration transformed derelict wharves into housing, offices, cultural venues and eventually MediaCity. Salford City Council now describes the Quays as one of Europe's most successful waterfront regeneration projects, and in 2026 further growth is planned around new homes, technology, culture and improved public space. As background, television production combines technology, performance and architecture
Studio buildings and programme imagery can become landmarks in their own right, especially when broadcasters relocate and regenerate former industrial districts. Looking at the subject's development, panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. Against the 2026 backdrop, british broadcasting operates across traditional television, streaming and online platforms, but major studio campuses remain important centres of production
Images of BBC buildings and programme branding connect broadcasting history with the continuing evolution.
Media City UK, Salford Quays, Manchester, England UK
![iPod Shuffle2 - Sunrise [ Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Mersey, England, UK ] 8624810895 HDR,Power,Station,Sunset,Sunrise,cooling,tower,towers,fiddlers,ferry,fidlers,Fiddlers Ferry,Widnes,Cuerdley,Cheshire,Warrington,sky,tonysmiththatguy,sankey,canal,st helens,water,reflection,England,UK,GB](https://live.staticflickr.com/8103/8624810895_07dd85a4f2_o.jpg/)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8624810895 - 'New Order - 'Sunrise' - Play this track here.
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I've been waiting to hear your voice for too long now
One way conversations do not work somehow
Tell me how does one get your soul in touch with the one above
When one way conversations pay a price for the use of love
I tried so hard last night you would not talk to me
I live with the fear of the few with the gift
And I know what's going to be...
Sunrise was a track from Lowlife, the third New Order album. Released in May 1985 by Factory Records, Low-Life is considered to be among New Order's strongest work, displaying the moment in which the band completed its transformation from post-punk hold-overs to dance rock pioneers. The album shows New Order's increased incorporation of synthesizers and samplers, while still preserving the rock aspects of their earlier work.
The album's artwork is the only New Order release to feature photographs of the band members on its cover. By default, drummer/keyboardist Stephen Morris is on the front cover, but it actually features four photographs inside the case and a semi-transparent piece of paper with the band's name on. Owners can choose which band member is seen through the sleeve.
The original Factory release (Japan and UK) CD versions of this album are mastered with pre-emphasis.
The album was preceded by the release of the full-length version of 'The Perfect Kiss' as a single (only an edited version appears on the album). John Robie's remix of 'Sub-culture' was also released as a 12' single. Both of these extended versions eventually were included on 1987's Substance.
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a coal fired power station located in Cuerdley, Cheshire in North West England, which is capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the north bank of the River Mersey between the towns of Widnes and Warrington. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts (MW). Since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the station has been operated by various companies. Since 2004, Scottish and Southern Energy plc have operated the station.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines. rather than a sunrise, this is a sunset as locals will notice.
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Eight, A number is divisible by 8 if its last 3 digits are also divisible by 8.
Eight is the first number to be the aliquot sum of two numbers other than itself
the discrete biprime 10, and the square number 49.
8 is the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents 3 bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet.
The number 8 is a Fibonacci number, being 3 plus 5. The next Fibonacci number is 13. 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube.
The number eight is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese and other Asian cultures. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival holiday that lasts eight days and eight nights. In Islam, It is the number of Angels carrying The Holy Throne of Allah in heavens. In Hinduism, it is the number of wealth, abundance. The Goddess Lakshmi has eight forms. There are eight nidhi, or seats of wealth. There are also eight Guardians of the directions.
It is the atomic number of oxygen, as well as the number of tentacles on an octopus.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BGRC29 - . An on-location editorial image made at Great Britain, UK, showing a subject whose wider significance extends beyond the immediate scene. The photograph is concerned with Typhoon Dunkerton Somersetshire Coal Canal 1794,Waterway Canal boat,narrowboat,England,Great Britain,UK. Other aspects of the subject include everyday Britain, waterside infrastructure, navigation engineering, blue-green infrastructure, industrial waterway history, riparian setting, managed navigation, inland navigation, lock-side environment, towpath landscape, place identity, regional identity, historical comparison, and social landscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about biodiversity, waterway maintenance and keeping historic infrastructure safe and operational. As a dated visual record of Great Britain, UK, the frame retains transport arrangements and public activity, making it useful if changing public expectations subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside archival record, visual archive, waterborne travel, local character, historic transport corridor, changing streetscape, working waterway, and river transport. References to narrowboat, Typhoon, Dunkerton, Waterway, and Somersetshire give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. A later view of Great Britain, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects biodiversity and keeping historic infrastructure safe and operational when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK. Its period value extends to towpath access and the value of canals and rivers as blue-green corridors without losing the local specificity of Great Britain, UK. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for Great Britain, UK and the changing story of the subject shown.
Great Britain, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BEW1EG - . This period photograph records South Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port,Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW as an identifiable real-world setting rather than a generic illustration. The photograph centres on Narrowboat boater at Ellesmere Port Canal Museum, British Canal and waterways heritage, South Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port,Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW. The wider scene also brings together industrial waterway history, everyday Britain, working waterway, local character, built environment, urban change, lock-side environment, changing streetscape, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, contemporary history, regional identity, historic transport corridor, and period detail. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with waterway maintenance, heritage conservation and keeping historic infrastructure safe and operational. Small period details of landscape and surrounding development at South Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port,Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW may become more significant with time, especially following new ownership. The photograph additionally reflects towpath landscape, blue-green infrastructure, managed navigation, navigation engineering, riparian setting, community identity, social history, and historical comparison. Elements such as Ellesmere, boater, waterways, British, and heritage add documentary specificity and may become useful when the scene is compared with later records. The surrounding context at South Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port,Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is waterway maintenance and balancing leisure use with engineering and environmental needs without losing the local specificity of South Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port,Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW. The image adds a further period reference to the visual history of South Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port,Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW.
South Pier Rd, Ellesmere Port,Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8577532713 - 'Babylon Zoo - 'I am cracking up' - Play this track here.
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A great track I first heard on a give away CD www.amazon.com/MAGAZINE-MMMMM-TASTY-TRACKS-SAMPLER/dp/B00... .
It had some of the best bands and tracks of the 90's and by far the most brilliant Q give away CD ever.
This was only available with Q magazine. Track Listings were: Melanie Davies - Supergrass Stars - Dubstar Hammering the cramps - Sparklehorse King of New York - Fun Lovin' Criminals On Raglan Road - Sinead O'Connor I'm cracking up I need a pill - Babylon Zoo Flicker - Patti Rothberg She's everywhere - Strangelove Crusin' - D'Angelo Mugwump - Terrorvision Adrenalina - Octopus After hell - Tasmin Archer Spirit level - Cecil Private Universe - Crowded House Electra made me blind - Everclear Tomorrow is maybe - Indigo Lemonade secret drinker - Mansun Bishop's robes - Radiohead
Babylon Zoo were a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song 'Spaceman', which on its release on 21 January 1996, went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release.
This is from an album entitled The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes. It was released in 1996, and included new-age tracks such as 'Is Your Soul for Sale?' and 'I'm Cracking Up I Need a Pill'. It debuted at no 6 on the UK Albums Chart, and reached the Top 20 in 17 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59XA5 - Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it faces Trafford across the canal.
History
Aerial photograph showing Salford Quays with Manchester (top) and Trafford (bottom)
Built by the Manchester Ship Canal Company, Salford Docks was the larger of two that made up Manchester Docks, the other being Pomona Docks to the east, which opened in 1903.[1] They were opened in 1894 by Queen Victoria and spanned 120 acres (49 ha) of water and 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land. At their height, the Manchester Docks was the third-busiest port in Britain, but after containerisation and the limit placed on vessel size on the Manchester Ship Canal, the docks declined in the 1970s. They closed in 1982, resulting in the loss of 3,000 jobs.
In 1983, Salford City Council acquired parts of the docks covering 220 acres (90 ha) from the Manchester Ship Canal Company with the aid of a derelict land grant. The area was rebranded as Salford Quays and redevelopment by Urban Waterside began in 1985 under the Salford Quays Development Plan.
Early in the planning stages for redevelopment of Salford Quays in 1988, potential was recognised for a landmark arts venue, the Salford Quays Centre for the Performing Arts, which became known as the Lowry Project in 1994. It had secured £64 million in funding by 22 February 1996.
The Lowry stands at the end of Pier 8, largely surrounded by the waters of the Manchester Ship Canal. Designed by James Stirling and Michael Wilford, it opened on 28 April 2000 and houses the 1,730 seat Lyric theatre, the 466 seat Quays theatre, studio spaces and 17,330 sq ft (1,610 m2) of gallery space. There are cafes, bars and a restaurant at the south-western end of the building. The centre is associated with L. S. Lowry, and houses a collection of his work
Salford Quays ,Manchester, England, UK, M50 3UB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59XA9 - Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it faces Trafford across the canal.
History
Aerial photograph showing Salford Quays with Manchester (top) and Trafford (bottom)
Built by the Manchester Ship Canal Company, Salford Docks was the larger of two that made up Manchester Docks, the other being Pomona Docks to the east, which opened in 1903.[1] They were opened in 1894 by Queen Victoria and spanned 120 acres (49 ha) of water and 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land. At their height, the Manchester Docks was the third-busiest port in Britain, but after containerisation and the limit placed on vessel size on the Manchester Ship Canal, the docks declined in the 1970s. They closed in 1982, resulting in the loss of 3,000 jobs.
In 1983, Salford City Council acquired parts of the docks covering 220 acres (90 ha) from the Manchester Ship Canal Company with the aid of a derelict land grant. The area was rebranded as Salford Quays and redevelopment by Urban Waterside began in 1985 under the Salford Quays Development Plan.
Early in the planning stages for redevelopment of Salford Quays in 1988, potential was recognised for a landmark arts venue, the Salford Quays Centre for the Performing Arts, which became known as the Lowry Project in 1994. It had secured £64 million in funding by 22 February 1996.
The Lowry stands at the end of Pier 8, largely surrounded by the waters of the Manchester Ship Canal. Designed by James Stirling and Michael Wilford, it opened on 28 April 2000 and houses the 1,730 seat Lyric theatre, the 466 seat Quays theatre, studio spaces and 17,330 sq ft (1,610 m2) of gallery space. There are cafes, bars and a restaurant at the south-western end of the building. The centre is associated with L. S. Lowry, and houses a collection of his work
Salford Quays ,Manchester, England, UK, M50 3UB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NM1 - . Dusk at The Cross A6144, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Photographed on 9 December 2009. Looking up the hill from the cross towards the canal bridge over the Bridgewater Canal. Looking at the subject's development, the cross is Christianity's most recognisable symbol, referring to the crucifixion of Jesus while also carrying wider meanings of faith, sacrifice, remembrance and identity
When used in jewellery, tattoos or public art it can be devotional, cultural, commemorative or personal rather than simply decorative. From a heritage perspective, 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. For the 2026 context, religious symbolism continues to appear in highly personal forms such as tattoos as well as churches, memorials and jewellery
Such imagery can therefore illustrate the overlap between faith, identity, body art and individual expression. As of 2026, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. The wider historical story is that religious symbols often move beyond formal places of worship into clothing, body art, memorials and popular culture
Their meaning depends on context, but a cross remains strongly associated with Christian belief and the visual history of Western religion. Historically, the cross is Christianity's most recognisable symbol, referring to the crucifixion of Jesus while also carrying wider meanings of faith, sacrifice, remembrance and identity
When used in jewellery, tattoos or public art it can be devotional, cultural, commemorative or personal rather than simply decorative. Useful related concepts include Christian symbol and religious identity.
The Cross A6144, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4083501029 - 'Growing along the canalside outside Lostock Gralam, Northwich, Cheshire UK on the route to Barnton.
The squirrels or the frost should get them soon.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4009559626 - 'The Cross sundial at Lymm in BW can be found here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3873478277/in/photostream/
A shot from the victorian weekend can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3812187873/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3813282382 - 'Church and graveyard in the village of Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK.
Taken in the middle of summer.
Another infra-red here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3874263992/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0MDM - The Silver Jubilee Bridge or Runcorn Bridge crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 1,082 feet (330 m).
It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge, and was initially known simply as the Runcorn Bridge or Runcorn“Widnes Bridge. In 1975“77 it was widened, after which it was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed structure
The new bridge had to allow the passage of shipping along the Manchester Ship Canal. Many ideas were considered, including a new transporter bridge or a swing bridge. These were considered to be impractical and it was decided that the best solution was a high-level bridge upstream from the railway bridge. This would allow the least obstruction to shipping and would also be at the narrowest crossing point.
The first plan for a high-level bridge was a truss bridge with three or five spans, giving a 24 feet (7 m) dual carriageway with a cycle track and footpaths. This was abandoned because it was too expensive, and because one of the piers would be too close to the wall of the ship canal. The next idea was for a suspension bridge with a span of 1,030 feet (314 m) between the main towers with a 24 feet (7 m) single carriageway and a 6-foot (2 m) footpath. However aerodynamic tests on models of the bridge showed that, while the bridge itself would be stable, the presence of the adjacent railway bridge would cause severe oscillation.
The finally accepted design was for a steel through arch bridge with a 30-foot (9 m) single carriageway. The design of the bridge is similar to that of Sydney Harbour Bridge but differs from it in that the side spans are continuous with the main span rather than being separate from them. This design feat
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NM9 - . Two people and a dog walking through a tunnel at Latchford (off Kingsway), Warrington , Cheshire , England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2009. The recorded location is Kingsway Tunnel, Latchford, Warrington , Cheshire , England, UK. The pedestrian tunnel links Kingsway with Knutsford road, through to the Manchester ship canal. Historically, walking routes, tunnels and footpaths reveal the small-scale infrastructure that connects neighbourhoods away from main roads
Underpasses, canal paths and pedestrian passages can become familiar local shortcuts while also reflecting the planning priorities of the period in which they were built. The historical context is that urban street scenes capture the cumulative effect of planning, architecture, transport, retail and public space
Shopfronts, signs, street furniture and pedestrians can date an image precisely and show how a district changes between periods of investment, decline and regeneration. In historical terms, everyday journeys depend on an evolving network of vehicles, stops, stations and roads
Buses, cars, ferries and trams can become historical subjects within a few years as operators rebrand, fleets are replaced and infrastructure is rebuilt. In 2026, walking and active travel are prominent in transport and public-health policy, with continuing attention to safe pedestrian routes, accessibility and connections between neighbourhoods
Older paths and tunnels can illustrate both valuable permeability and the design problems associated with underpasses. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly useful
They allow comparison of high streets, underpasses, shopping areas and public spaces before redevelopment, while also documenting local identity that may not survive physical change. Closely associated editorial terms include public access, pedestrian infrastructure, local route, urban walking, and neighbourhood connection.
Kingsway Tunnel, Latchford, Warrington , Cheshire , England, UK
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Keywords: British,Regulate,The,Feed,sign,from,a,canal,dock,steam,engine,industrial,machine,power,industry,gotonysmith,Ellesmere,Port,canalside,museum,brass,black,shiny,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,engines,mechanics,history,historic,Victorian,old,traditional,technology
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYAB8 - . Regulate The Feed, sign from a canal dock steam engine. Photographed on 16 May 2009. The recorded location is Ellesmere Port, Wirral, Cheshire UK. Looking at the subject's development, britain's canals were built principally in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to move coal, raw materials and manufactured goods cheaply between industrial districts, ports and growing towns
Locks, basins, towpaths and warehouses survive as engineering heritage even where freight has given way to leisure boating, walking and waterside regeneration. In historical terms, factories, mills, engines and workshops record the technologies and labour that powered Britain's industrial expansion
Their machinery, inscriptions and specialist structures are valuable evidence of engineering practice, working conditions, regional industries and the later shift from heavy industry to heritage, housing or new commercial uses. Historically, harbours and shipping routes have long shaped British coastal and riverside towns
Fishing, cargo handling, ferry services, shipbuilding and port engineering created distinctive working landscapes that increasingly coexist with tourism, leisure craft and waterfront regeneration. For the 2026 context, britain's historic waterways remain significant for recreation, tourism, biodiversity and industrial heritage, while ageing locks, embankments and bridges require continuing maintenance
Urban canal corridors are also increasingly used for walking, cycling and waterside regeneration. During 2026, former industrial sites continue to be repurposed as housing, offices, cultural attractions and heritage venues
That makes historic machinery and surviving industrial fabric relevant both to the story of deindustrialisation and to current regeneration of northern English and Midlands towns. Relevant alternative phrases include inland waterway, navigation, lock chamber, lock gates, canal heritage, industrial transport, and waterway engineering.
Ellesmere Port, Wirral, Cheshire UK
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Keywords: Lymm,Topiary,Cheshire,Canal,side,canalside,tonysmith,tony,smith,tdktony,hotpix,hotpixuk,village,lymmvillage,england,UK,GB,A56,garden,bush,trim,trimming,cutting,clip,clipped,clipping,electric,shrub,tree,britain,warringtom,WA,warrington
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3873477795 - 'A fine spring example of erotic topiary in Lymm village, Cheshire on the outskirts of Manchester, England, Cheshire,
Lymm village at Christmas - www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4164402348/
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC. Used as part of the Warrington District Camera Club photographic treasure hunt around Lymm. ',
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Keywords: Canal,Boat,Jade,reflection,Lymm,village,cheshire,tonysmith,tony,smith,tdktony,hotpix,hotpixuk,lymmvillage,england,UK,GB,A56,abstract
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3873478389 - 'Traditionally painted canal boat barge in red &
green reflected in the Bridgewater Canal.
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC. Used as part of the Warrington District Camera Club photographic treasure hunt around Lymm. ',
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,on,the,canal,cinema,movies,summer,barge,canals,Kings Cross,London,England,UK,tourism,blue,sky,skies,Granary Sq,step,steps,history,historic,N1C,Granary Square,Coal Drops Yard,N1C 4AB,summer of love,British,entertainment,Londoners,sunny,sunshine,towpath,film,festival,free
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKC2GH - . Made at Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard , Kings Cross, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Everyman on the canal, Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard , Kings Cross, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB. Other connected aspects include interactive public realm, everyday life, public realm, pedestrian square, open-air leisure, contemporary social history, pedestrian public space, urban regeneration, period detail, informal play space, historical comparison, land-use transformation, changing streetscape, and regional identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of heritage-led regeneration, commercial rents and how major transport hubs can drive surrounding development. For current editorial use, climate resilience and heatwaves provide additional context, especially through the importance of inclusive spaces that serve residents as well as visitors. As a dated visual record of Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard , Kings Cross, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside local character, destination retail district, contemporary cityscape, community recreation, urban renewal, seasonal outdoor activity, community identity, and former industrial land. Details involving Kings, Granary, Everyman, Drops, and Square make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard , Kings Cross, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time.
Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard , Kings Cross, London, England, UK, N1C 4AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FJ18 - . An on-location photograph from Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is Daresbury research lab & research centre, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Further facets of the scene include exam preparation, contemporary social history, visual archive, revision resource, changing land use, secondary education, social history, community identity, everyday life, academic testing, public realm, regional identity, school examination, and formal assessment. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with education standards, assessment pressure and the pressure placed on students by high-stakes assessment. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects local history, exam practice, archival record, local character, period detail, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, and historical comparison. The recorded references to Daresbury, centre, and research preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is education standards and the role of consistent qualifications in university and employment pathways as part of the longer story of Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The scene further reflects exam reform and the continuing importance of mathematics skills in science, technology and engineering when considered against later change at Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK.
Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHR0H - Etruria Industrial Museum is the last steam-powered potters' mill in Britain. The mill is ˜in steam' several times a year when the 1903 boiler is fired and historic machinery can be seen working. Situated in a pleasant location at the junction of the Trent & Mersey, and Caldon Canals the museum is also a perfect stop-off for walkers, cyclists and boaters.
Although the museum currently operates as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council's Museum Service, the Friends of Etruria Industrial Museum “ a group of enthusiastic supporters and volunteers “ have decided to set up a small charity to help preserve and develop Etruria Industrial Museum for the benefit of the public
Lower Bedford St, Stoke-on-Trent , England , UK ST4 7AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9AP0 - The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. It was opened in 1761 from Worsley to Manchester, and later extended from Manchester to Runcorn, and then from Worsley to Leigh.
The canal is connected to the Manchester Ship Canal via a lock at Cornbrook
to the Rochdale Canal in Manchester
to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Preston Brook, southeast of Runcorn
and to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Leigh. It once connected with the River Mersey at Runcorn but has since been cut off by a slip road to the Silver Jubilee Bridge.
Often considered to be the first true canal in England, it required the construction of an aqueduct to cross the River Irwell, one of the first of its kind. Its success helped inspire a period of intense canal building in Britain, known as canal mania. It later faced intense competition from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Macclesfield Canal. Navigable throughout its history, it is one of the few canals in Britain not to have been nationalised, and remains privately owned. Pleasure craft now use the canal which forms part of the Cheshire Ring network of canals.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM1Y - Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 35,886.
Bridgwater is at the edge of the Somerset Levels, in level and well-wooded country
to the north are the Mendips and to the west the Quantock hills. The town lies along both sides of the River Parrett, 10 miles (16 km) from its mouth, has been a major port and trading centre and maintains a large industrial base. It is linked to Taunton by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. Bridgwater is between two junctions of the M5 motorway and Bridgwater railway station is on the main railway line between Bristol and Taunton.
Historically, the town had a politically radical tendency. The Battle of Sedgemoor, where the Monmouth Rebellion was finally crushed in 1685, was fought nearby. Notable buildings include the Church of St Mary and the house in Blake Street, largely restored, which was the birthplace of Admiral Blake in 1598, and is now the Blake Museum. The town has an arts centre and plays host to the annual Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival.
Bridgwater,Somerset,England,UK
