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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YJT - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. Looking at the subject's development, art in public and historic settings adds another layer to the built environment
Sculpture, mosaic, painting and street art can interpret heritage, provoke debate, memorialise communities or create landmarks, and photographs preserve works that may later change or disappear. From a heritage perspective, christmas imagery ranges from religious observance to commercial decoration, seasonal entertainment and humour
Cards, shop displays, lights and novelty messages reveal how the festival has been represented in popular culture as well as how retail and public spaces respond to the winter season. Historically, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YK1 - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. From a heritage perspective, murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of community culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a particular period. In historical terms, seasonal photographs document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. The wider historical story is that churches combine worship with architecture, community memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, community benefactors, war remembrance and family history.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YK7 - . Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards, at St Lukes, the Bombed Out Church, Reece St, Liverpool, L1 2TR. Photographed on 19 August 2023. The recorded location is Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR. Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914. Andy Edwards' sculpture All Together Now commemorates the unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, when British and German troops in sectors of the Western Front left their trenches, exchanged greetings and, in some accounts, kicked footballs between the lines. The work uses two soldiers and a football to represent a moment of temporary humanity amid industrialised warfare. Its setting at St Luke's, Liverpool's bomb-damaged 'Bombed Out Church', adds another layer of war memory: the church was devastated by incendiary bombing during the May Blitz of 1941 and survives as a roofless cultural landmark. In historical terms, public art can become part of the identity of a street or neighbourhood, recording political ideas, local history, humour, memory and changing cultural tastes
Murals, sculpture and decorative art are especially valuable as documentary subjects because they may be altered, moved, weathered or removed. Historically, festive objects and decorations are part of a long tradition of Christmas visual culture, from greetings cards and church imagery to illuminated houses, fairs and satirical 'Bah Humbug' humour
Designs and typography can quickly become associated with a specific decade. As background, ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local history
Architectural details, memorials and churchyard monuments provide evidence for religious practice, craftsmanship, community identity, genealogy and the changing use of sacred space.
Leece St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 2TR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,pub,bar,2 Wakefield St,Manchester,England,UK,M1 5NE,The Salisbury,overdoing,it,drinking,festive,alcohol,misuse,abuse,too much,city,centre,to,drink,more,gin,vodka,whisky,rum,brandy,sign,suggesting,offering,Christmas,drinkers,for,just,£1.50,dangerous drinking
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M69C9G - Simple tips for cutting down
Make a plan
Before you start drinking, set a limit on how much you're going to drink.
Set a budget
Only take a fixed amount of money to spend on alcohol.
Let them know
If you let your friends and family know you're cutting down and it's important to you, you could get support from them.
Take it a day at a time
Cut back a little each day. That way, every day you do is a success.
Make it a smaller one
You can still enjoy a drink, but go for smaller sizes. Try bottled beer instead of pints, or a small glass of wine instead of a large one.
Have a lower-strength drink
Cut down the alcohol by swapping strong beers or wines for ones with a lower strength (ABV in %). You'll find this information on the bottle.
Stay hydrated
Have a glass of water before you have alcohol and alternate alcoholic drinks with water or other non-alcoholic drinks.
Take a break
Have several drink-free days each week.
2 Wakefield St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 5NE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Scotland,sign,winter,Xmas,Christmas,food,whisky,whiskies,whiskey,Haggis & Whisky House,house,royalmile,Arcade,pub,bar,EH1 1PB,EH1,48,Cockburn St,Jackson Close,foody,foodie,UK,Burns supper,national dish,haggeis,January 25th,outside,dusk,evening,Speyside,Islay,malt,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3677M - Haggis (Scottish Gaelic: taigeis) is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach though now an artificial casing is often used instead. According to the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique: Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour.
It is believed that food similar to haggis”perishable offal quickly cooked inside an animal's stomach, all conveniently available after a hunt”was eaten from ancient times.
Although the name hagws or hagese was first recorded in England c. 1430, the dish is considered traditionally of Scottish origin. It is even the national dish as a result of Scots poet Robert Burns' poem Address to a Haggis of 1786. Haggis is traditionally served with neeps and tatties, boiled and mashed separately, and a dram (a glass of Scotch whisky), especially as the main course of a Burns supper.
48 Cockburn St, Jackson Close, Edinburgh EH1 1PB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,busy,congestion,public,transport,services,Liverpool,service,crowds,train,passengers,passenger,poor,waiting,wait,for,packed,delayed,and,delay,RMT,action,cancelled,Northern,trains,at,Oxford rd,Christmas,Xmas,crush,shopping,stations,Northern Powerhouse,rail,fare increase,MCO,cancel
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3M0F - . Recorded at Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents Busy railway platform, evening passengers waiting for packed, delayed and cancelled Northern trains,at Oxford Road station, Manchester, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes visual archive, archival record, integrated transport, contemporary social history, transport interchange, community identity, mass transit, regional identity, historical comparison, period detail, rail infrastructure, rail modernisation, local history, and commuter travel. Today's relevance is strengthened by fares, integrated transport and the continuing question of the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s. Future viewers can use this scene from Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after new ownership. The wider setting retains connections with local character, urban rail transport, changing streetscape, public transport network, regional rail, rail corridor, rail mobility, and trackside heritage. The combination of railway, platform, evening, packed, and trains anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is fares and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration in a form that can be compared with future views of Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK. The wider significance includes station investment and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions within the real-world context of Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK.
Oxford Road railway station, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,M3,Manchester,Kendal,Milne & Co,Milne & Faulkner,Harrods,Watts,in,autumn,decorated,for,Christmas,Xmas,shoppers,customers,retail,high st,brand,redevelopment,store,Deansgate,M3 2GQ,lights,lit up,closing,closure,Investec,building,St Marys Parsonage,regeneration zone,Frasers,Mike Ashleys Sports Direct chain,site,sites,2022
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3Y44 - . This authentic period view of 98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is Kendals, House Of Fraser,Deansgate,Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ, in autumn,decorated for Christmas. A broader reading of the photograph includes local character, social history, customer footfall, shopfront economy, commercial frontage, before-and-after reference, bricks-and-mortar retail, historical comparison, changing land use, changing streetscape, everyday life, small business, archival record, and contemporary social history. From a 2025-onward perspective, town-centre regeneration and footfall are closely linked to this subject, alongside the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around 98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with high-street commerce, period detail, independent retail, regional identity, local history, visual archive, community identity, and town-centre trading. The recorded references to House, autumn, Fraser, decorated, and Manchester preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of 98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of town-centre regeneration and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of 98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ. The view records part of the area's social history for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2KG3Y44.
98-116 Deansgate, Manchester,England,UK, M3 2GQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,England,UK,WA4 3ER,WA4,pitch,in,snow,snowy,conditions,keeping,pitches,healthy,maintained,visitors welcome,snowed,under,covered,weather,scoreboard,The,crease,league,GCC,snowing,white,score board,Xmas,Christmas,bright,snowed in,snowed up,closed
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T3CB - . Made at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER in 2020, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The main point of reference is Grappers Grappenhall Cricket Club in winter snow, Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER. The frame also records themes of community identity, documentary photography, place-making, built heritage, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, town-centre renewal, visual archive, period architecture, regional identity, local character, contemporary social history, public-realm investment, and historical comparison. Today's relevance is strengthened by adaptive reuse, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER may become more significant with time, particularly following later reinterpretation. Other useful contextual ideas include place identity, local history, historic townscape, civic architecture, everyday life, public realm, changing land use, and urban regeneration. Elements such as Grappenhall, Grappers, Broad, Cricket, and winter add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres when considered against later change at Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER.
Broad Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3ER
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,Xmas,Christmas,nativity,fun,funny,Santa,Reindeer,snowman,sleigh,blue,festive,festival,Dec,December,santa,figure,fugures,house,neighbours,snow,door,garden,block,base,bird,robin,robins,holder
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DKW81A - . This authentic period view of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2020 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The photograph centres on Lego nativity scene, Christmas scene,in a garden, Grappenhall,Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK,WA4. Another layer of the photograph includes historical comparison, contemporary social history, urban social history, place identity, visual archive, local identity, public realm, informal play space, urban leisure, social landscape, archival record, local history, changing land use, and community recreation. For current editorial use, heatwaves and city-centre footfall provide additional context, especially through how active public realms support footfall and neighbourhood vitality. Current relevance extends to community use and regeneration, particularly through the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The subject also sits alongside street-level documentary, open-air leisure, regional identity, city-centre public space, changing streetscape, urban gathering place, everyday life, and pedestrian square. Elements such as Grappenhall, scene, Christmas, garden, and nativity add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects heatwaves and the growing need for shade, water and cooling during hotter summers without losing the local specificity of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M2,Manchester M2 5PD,Xmas,decorations,history,Christmas,outside,Christmas hat,on a,Santa,hat,cap,MCR,Manchester,city,centre,Central Library,library,St Peters,Peter,square,Sq,seasonal,decorated,golden,sparkle,sparkly,historic,exterior,display,displays,art,arts,artistic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2B5 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The view centres on Christmas hat on a MCR,Christmas decorations,outside Manchester Central Library,St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. A broader reading of the scene brings in social history, archival record, architectural character, visual archive, heritage landmark, before-and-after reference, built heritage, changing streetscape, period detail, place identity, everyday life, historical comparison, historic commercial architecture, and local history. For contemporary context, energy retrofit and planning control are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the photograph anchors small features of identity that written records may overlook in the immediate surroundings of St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD. The surrounding context also covers regional identity, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, period building, traditional masonry, conservation interest, architectural detailing, and cityscape history. References to decorations, Central, outside, Peter's, and Square help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The surrounding context at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. A further contemporary connection is energy retrofit and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment when considered against later change at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance as part of St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD's history.
St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M2,Manchester M2 5PD,Xmas,decorations,history,Christmas,outside,Christmas bee,symbol,bee symbol,Central Library,library,St Peters,Peter,square,Sq,seasonal,decorated,golden,sparkle,sparkly,MCR,historic,exterior,display,displays,art,arts,artistic,bees,worker bee,symbolic,Xmas bee
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2B8 - . Photographed at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD in 2019, this is a specific real-world record of the subject, its setting and the period details surrounding it. The location is represented through Gold bee,Christmas decorations,outside Manchester Central Library,St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. The locality and subject together evoke local history, period streetscape, architectural detailing, contemporary social history, conservation architecture, changing streetscape, heritage asset, historic frontage, place identity, architectural character, archival record, period building, regional identity, and conservation interest. The present-day relevance extends to maintenance costs and embodied carbon, while a wider concern is the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. With the passage of time, the image retains signage, materials, design and everyday use within the setting of St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD. The setting also brings in historic townscape, documentary photography, visual archive, built heritage, historical comparison, urban fabric, cityscape history, and everyday life. The recorded references to decorations, Peter's, Square, Christmas, and outside preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The surrounding context at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to maintenance costs and the role of distinctive architecture in local identity as part of the longer story of St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD. The location additionally provides evidence of heritage conservation and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character when considered against later change at St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD.
St Peter's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 5PD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,German Markets,at,Manchester,market,Christmas markets,celebrations,in the,city centre,Xmas,Christmas,December,winter,market stall,trader,traders,festive cheer,Germany,wooden,chalet,sheds,shed,huts,sausages,cooking,cooked,hut,wurst,presents,buying,tourism,Gotonysmith,Lancashire,tour,tourist,Lancs,fun,festive
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2D3 - If you're looking for some festive cheer, Manchester plays host to one of the biggest and best Christmas Sehenswürdigkeiten outside of Germany, with more than 300 wooden chalets spread across 10 different locations throughout the city.
Originally introduced to the city in 1999, the Christmas markets have grown bigger and better each year, attracting Europe's finest street food vendors and crafters. It's a great place to buy Yuletide gifts, such as fine jewellery, handcrafted leather bags and artisan soaps. Your taste buds will also be tantalised with so many wide ranging food options on offer, including things like German bratwurst, hog roast, Spanish paella and Dutch pancakes. Yum!
Thought Christmas markets were just for December? This year the Christmas Markets will open in November in Manchester city centre, so there's plenty of time to don your best Christmas jumper, drink mulled wine and chow down on pretzels.
St Ann's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 7DH
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,England,UK,M2 5DB,Xmas Market,Xmas,December,stalls,clock,tower,clocktower,people,crowds,Victorian,Gothic,building,Albert Memorial,stall,bars,pub,bar,shoppers,retail,drinkers,eaters,food,mulled wine,Greater Manchester,festive,Christmas,Dec,M2,townhall,town hall,curry wurst,German Sausage,Santa Claus
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFHG - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUk,England,UK,M2 5DB,Xmas Market,Xmas,December,stalls,clock,tower,clocktower,people,crowds,Victorian,Gothic,building,Albert Memorial,stall,bars,pub,bar,shoppers,retail,drinkers,eaters,food,mulled wine,Greater Manchester,festive,Christmas,Dec,M2,townhall,town hall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFK5 - The square's creation arose out of a project by Manchester Corporation's Monuments Committee to erect a memorial to Prince Albert who had died of typhoid in 1861. After initial proposals to create a memorial library, museum or botanical gardens, the committee decided to erect a statue in a decorated canopy. It was originally planned to place the monument in front of the Royal Infirmary building at Piccadilly, between the statues of Wellington and Peel. However it was felt that its ornate Gothic design was not in keeping with the neoclassical infirmary.[3] In 1863, land was offered by the Corporation which was cleared to make way for a public space
Albert Square,Manchester,England,UK, M2 5DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,South East,Stratford,SE,UK,E15,Westfield,Xmas,Christmas,Westfield Christmas,shop,shops,retail,inside,interior,E20,results,shopping centre,Westfield Stratford City,rail,railway,public transport,Stratford International,station,night,evening,late night shopping,interchange,signalling,problem,delays,delay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9DC - . An on-location image from Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ in 2019, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The image documents Stratford Regional and Stratford International station,Stratford City,Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. Another layer of the scene includes place identity, commercial frontage, archival record, rail corridor, everyday life, regional identity, contemporary social history, station environment, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, historic context, public realm, consumer retail, and bricks-and-mortar retail. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with public ownership, rail reform and linking trains more effectively with other transport. In the mid-2020s, changing footfall and online shopping keep the subject current, particularly through the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. For retrospective editorial use, the image captures signage, materials, design and everyday use in this part of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. The wider local story also touches on shopfront economy, rail modernisation, trackside infrastructure, period detail, railway heritage, local history, passenger railway, and railway branding. The recorded references to Montfichet, station, London, Regional, and International preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is public ownership and making rail simpler and more dependable within the real-world context of Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ. The frame retains details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,East London,SE,UK,Christmas,Westfield Christmas,shop,shops,retail,inside,interior,E20,results,Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield,sign,Westfield sign,entrance,night,evening,late night shopping,chain stores,out of town shopping,high st decline,high street decline,store,stores,retailing,retailers,twinkly,lights
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9DN - Westfield Stratford City is a shopping centre in Stratford, London, which opened on 13 September 2011. With a total retail floor area of 1,910,000 square feet (177,000 m2), it is one of the largest urban shopping centres in Europe, and the 4th-largest shopping centre in the UK by retail space, behind Westfield London, the MetroCentre, and the Trafford Centre. Taking the surrounding shopping area into account, it is the second largest urban shopping centre in the European Union.
Originally fully owned by the Westfield Group, in November 2010 ABP Pension Fund and CPP Investment Board each purchased a 25% shareholding, with Westfield retaining 50%. Westfield's holding is now owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield following Unibail-Rodamco's acquisition of Westfield Corporation in 2018.
Westfield Stratford City is adjacent to the London Olympic Park, International Quarter London, East Village, Stratford Regional and Stratford International stations. The shopping centre is part of a large multi-purpose development project called Stratford City. It is promoted as contributing significantly to the local economy, with the creation of up to 10,000 permanent jobs including 2,001 going to local people. However, there are counter-reports of significant harm to other local businesses due to the preponderance of chain stores.
The site was formerly occupied by Stratford Works and Locomotive Depot.
Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Christmas,Xmas,WA5,ER,at Warrington delivery office,Milner St,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1WA,red delivery vans,delivery,at,the,offices,office,International Distributions Services plc,strike,letters,parcels,letter,parcel,priority,prioritised,over,bonus,bonuses,profitability,profits,profit,loss,dividend,dividends,investment,bailout,bailouts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNBA - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA in 2019, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is ER, Royal mail red delivery vans, at Warrington delivery office, Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA. Other connected aspects include bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, historical comparison, local history, commercial frontage, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, customer footfall, local enterprise, small business, specialist retailer, regional identity, before-and-after reference, and archival record. Today's relevance is strengthened by town-centre regeneration, independent business and the continuing question of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. As a dated visual record of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include documentary photography, town-centre trading, place identity, social history, specialist shop, period detail, contemporary social history, and changing land use. The combination of Milner, delivery, Royal, and office anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of town-centre regeneration and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA. The period view preserves evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference. The view records evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365,one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,Edinburgh,Dome,George St,George Street,Xmas,Christmas,Lights,Dusk,Night,Night Shot,Night Time,Girl,woman,lady,female,smoking,cigarette,smoker
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4687656256 - 'At this time of year, you can have quite enough of your family and friends. Nice to take stock and have some 'Me Time'.
Not surprising that we see a peak in suicides at this time of year. It does peak in January apparently in the UK, maybe because after Christmas, there is a massive anti-climax. We realise we are actually no closer to our family or friends, than our mantelpiece of Xmas cards suggest. Our promises to 'meet up soon' are just words. We may all die alone, friendless with no legacy.
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365 one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,Grappenhall,Warrington,Xmas,Christmas,Light,Lights,decorations,Cheshire,English,England,UK,home,house,domestic,mad,festive
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4642894818 - 'Walking distance from me.
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365 one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,Grappenhall,Christmas,Tree,Trees,Christmas Trees,Grappenhall Christmas Tree Farm,Farm,Cheshire,Warrington,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3153950175 - 'A big shout out to my local Christmas Tree farm in Grappenhall. I hope you had a busy December.
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365 one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,Thelwall,Warrington,Xmas,Christmas,Light,Lights,Inflatable Santa,Santa
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4642759411 - 'Getting into the inflatable Christmas spirit, Thelwall.
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365 one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,city,city centre,shops,shopping,London,Capital,England,UK,lights,Xmas,Christmas,Carnaby,St,Street,Oxford Circus,dusk,blue hour,SohO,Westminster,City of London
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4640150713 - 'Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including a large number of independent fashion boutiques.
Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus (on the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines).
Carnaby Street derives its name from Karnaby House, which was built in 1683 to the east. The origin of the name is unknown. The street was probably laid out in 1685 or 1686. First appearing in the ratebooks in 1687, it was almost completely built up by 1690 with small houses. A market was developed in the 1820s. In his novel, Sybil (1845), Benjamin Disraeli refers to 'a carcase-butcher famous in Carnaby-market'.
This area is notable for a cholera outbreak in 1854 leading to an early application of fundamental epidemiological principles to resolve the crisis. John Snow, the physician who recognised the cases were concentrated near a pump on Broad Street communicated the finding on a map-based graphic. It led to the pump being locked and the reduction in cases of cholera was rapid.
In 1934, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Sam Manning opened the Florence Mills Social Club, a jazz club that became a gathering place for supporters of Pan-Africanism, at number 50.
The first boutique, His Clothes, was opened by John Stephen in 1957 after his shop in Beak Street burned down and was followed by I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet, Gear, Lady Jane, Mates, Ravel, and others. Round the corner in Kingly Street, Tommy Roberts opened his gift shop Kleptomania. He moved to Carnaby Street in 1967 and went on to make fame in the King's Road, Chelsea, with his Mr Freedom shop.
By the 1960s, Carnaby Street was popular with followers of the mod and hippie styles. Many independent fashion boutiques such as Ariella,and designers such as Mary Quant, Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin, Lord John, Merc, Take Six, and Irvine Sellars had premises in the street and various underground music bars such as the Roaring Twenties opened in the surrounding streets. Bands such as the Small Faces, The Who, and The Rolling Stones appeared in the area to work (at the legendary Marquee Club round the corner in Wardour Street), shop, and socialise, it became one of the coolest destinations associated with 1960's Swinging London.
The Carnaby Street contingent of Swinging London stormed into North American and international awareness with the 15 April 1966 publication of Time magazine's cover and article that extolled this street's role:
\u201cPerhaps nothing illustrates the new swinging London better than narrow, three-block-long Carnaby Street, which is crammed with a cluster of the 'gear' boutiques where the girls and boys buy each other clothing...\u201d
In October 1973, the Greater London Council pedestrianised the street. Vehicular access is restricted between 11 am and 8 pm. A comparison of before and after number of pedestrians entering the area indicated a 30% increase in pedestrian flows as a result of the pedestrianisation. A campaign commenced early in 2010 to call for pedestrianisation in the adjacent area of Soho.
Westminster City Council erected two green plaques, one at 1 Carnaby Street dedicated to fashion entrepreneur John Stephen, who began the Mod fashion revolution and another at 52/55 Carnaby Street is dedicated to the Mod pop group The Small Faces and their manager Don Arden.
To celebrate the memory of Freddie Mercury after the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, the Carnaby Street arch is getting a rework with Queen's logo being put up until early 2019. Despite John Stephen closing his final buisness in 1975 (he died in 2004 aged 70) and the gradual movement to novelty shops with appeal to the ever increasing tourist trade, the boutique trade founded in Carnaby street in 1957 by John Stephen is still visable through the many shops of that ilk that still exist in the street today . Although featured in many books about London, the only book published which is exclusively about 'Carnaby Street' and traces the history from the 1600s to 1970 is simply entitled 'Carnaby Street' and was written by Tom Salter in 1970. A few mainstream stores including 'Boots The Chemists' are currently in the street.
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365 one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,Manchester,German,German Market,Christmas,Xmas
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3151065450 - 'Filling the city with traditional wooden huts, the scent of mulled wine and swarms of shoppers, the new Manchester Christmas tradition. German Markets, and also, for brexiteers, a 'Pig &
Whistle'. Who knows after Brexit, what we may have instead.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,City Centre,UK,England,English,Christmas markets,pork,Merry Christmas,Lancashire,North West England,crowd,crowds,people,celebration,celebrating,dusk,town hall,Christmas,in Manchester,Santa,Merry Xmas,in the evening,bar,food,serving food,EU,European Market,curry wurst,German Sausage,fun,tradition,illuminated,Madchester,December,Xmas,stalls,Xmas Market,Santa Claus
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTC2 - . An on-location image sets out the working environment around the recorded location, as photographed in 2018. The frame is associated with German Food, Christmas markets, Albert Square, Manchester, Lancashire, north West England, UK, at dusk. Further features of the subject include customer service, visitor economy, hospitality trade, consumer leisure, destination economy, service economy, local tourism, food service, catering trade, local dining, hospitality premises, and restaurant sector. In the mid-2020s, visitor-economy venues is increasingly discussed through consumer spending and staffing, with attention turning to sustainable tourism. Small period details preserved at the recorded location may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage, specifically in relation to German Food. The surrounding context also touches on leisure venue, food culture, leisure hospitality, tourism economy, food-and-drink business, hospitality employment. The scene is further associated with Manchester Christmas Market, Wurst, Xmas, Manchester Town Hall, festivals, Father Christmas. Other relevant facets include visitor destination, and tourist accommodation. Current debate around hospitality businesses often combines changing visitor patterns, staffing and the practical challenge of adaptable venues. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of community life, commercial identity, local continuity, physical infrastructure, and signage and branding in a form that can be compared with later photographs. The combination preserved here provides evidence of planning and redevelopment, movement through the area, social change, historic fabric, and everyday services as an authentic period reference. It remains a grounded period reference to the recorded location, its use, appearance and changing local context.
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Keywords: HousingITguy,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,GoTonySmith,365,2365 one a day,Tony Smith,Hotpix,Parr Arms,Grappenhall,Church Lane,Warrington,Cheshire,UK,Beer,Beers,CAMRA,Robinson,Robinsons,Festive Ale,Santa,hat,hats,Santa Hats,Christmas,Freddie Brewger,Parr,Arms,Parr Arms Grappenhall,265,One A Day
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4560689842 - 'If you are on Twitter, do add a follow there and I will follow back in return mobile.twitter.com/HotpixUK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,pub,bar,boozer,Warrington,Cheshire,North West England,UK,dusk,North West,WA4,Pub,night,Walton Arms Inn,The walton arms Inn,Walton Village Warrington,Walton Village,winter,Xmas,Christmas,1880,Lower Walton,Higher Walton,village pub,Walton Arms,village pub Walton Arms,food,drink,brick,building,listed,listed building,history,historic,pubs,bars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTFG - The Walton Arms is an impressive brick structure with tall decorated chimneys and stone mullion windows. Above the grand central entranceway is an interesting mock Tudor-style frontage which greets the visitor. Built in 1800 some fate must have befallen this mighty inn as it was rebuilt in 1875. At the turn of the century it served as a halt for horse-drawn buses.
148 Old Chester Rd, Higher Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA4 6TG
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Keywords: Wealth,empire,night,dusk,nightshot,dark,in the dark,arch,stone,building,architecture,grand,grandeur,wealth,rich,riches,Merchant City area,City Lights,Glasgow Building,Glasgow Buildings,Dec,Christmas,December,Winter,curtain,light,lights,shopping,bar,pub,bars,entertainment,gallery,GOMA,royal,exchange,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scots,Scottish,British,Scotland,Glasgow,Greater,problem,with,problem with,issue with,City,Centre,cities,Urban,Urbanist,town,infrastructure,transport,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,attraction,attractions,The Citation Bars,Citation,glaswegians,glaswegian,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,Greater Glasgow,British Isles,Glasgow City Centre,City Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5MJ - The medieval Glasgow Cross was located on the road between High Street and Saltgait. Its modern replacement was built to the south-east of the original location to aid traffic. The town's tron was placed on the steeple of the town house in the 1550s. The Tron Steeple, as it became known, still stands in Glasgow Cross, one of the few remaining pre-Victorian buildings in Glasgow.
The area now known as 'Merchant City' was developed from the 1750s onwards. Residences and warehouses of the wealthy merchant tobacco lords (who prospered in shipping and, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea) were built in the area. The district west of the High Street formed the historic backbone of the city, the development of what is now known as with wide, straight streets, vistas, and squares, marked the beginning of a process of aspirational residential movement westwards that would continue throughout the 19th century and into the 20th with the development of Blythswood Hill, Hillhead and the West End of Glasgow.
Exchange Square,Merchant City,Glasgow,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5KN - The medieval Glasgow Cross was located on the road between High Street and Saltgait. Its modern replacement was built to the south-east of the original location to aid traffic. The town's tron was placed on the steeple of the town house in the 1550s. The Tron Steeple, as it became known, still stands in Glasgow Cross, one of the few remaining pre-Victorian buildings in Glasgow.
The area now known as 'Merchant City' was developed from the 1750s onwards. Residences and warehouses of the wealthy merchant tobacco lords (who prospered in shipping and, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea) were built in the area. The district west of the High Street formed the historic backbone of the city, the development of what is now known as with wide, straight streets, vistas, and squares, marked the beginning of a process of aspirational residential movement westwards that would continue throughout the 19th century and into the 20th with the development of Blythswood Hill, Hillhead and the West End of Glasgow.
Exchange Square,Merchant City,Glasgow,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5KT - The medieval Glasgow Cross was located on the road between High Street and Saltgait. Its modern replacement was built to the south-east of the original location to aid traffic. The town's tron was placed on the steeple of the town house in the 1550s. The Tron Steeple, as it became known, still stands in Glasgow Cross, one of the few remaining pre-Victorian buildings in Glasgow.
The area now known as 'Merchant City' was developed from the 1750s onwards. Residences and warehouses of the wealthy merchant tobacco lords (who prospered in shipping and, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea) were built in the area. The district west of the High Street formed the historic backbone of the city, the development of what is now known as with wide, straight streets, vistas, and squares, marked the beginning of a process of aspirational residential movement westwards that would continue throughout the 19th century and into the 20th with the development of Blythswood Hill, Hillhead and the West End of Glasgow.
Exchange Square,Merchant City,Glasgow,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ5MB - The medieval Glasgow Cross was located on the road between High Street and Saltgait. Its modern replacement was built to the south-east of the original location to aid traffic. The town's tron was placed on the steeple of the town house in the 1550s. The Tron Steeple, as it became known, still stands in Glasgow Cross, one of the few remaining pre-Victorian buildings in Glasgow.
The area now known as 'Merchant City' was developed from the 1750s onwards. Residences and warehouses of the wealthy merchant tobacco lords (who prospered in shipping and, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea) were built in the area. The district west of the High Street formed the historic backbone of the city, the development of what is now known as with wide, straight streets, vistas, and squares, marked the beginning of a process of aspirational residential movement westwards that would continue throughout the 19th century and into the 20th with the development of Blythswood Hill, Hillhead and the West End of Glasgow.
Exchange Square,Merchant City,Glasgow,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,stamp,postal,franked,frank,used stamps,used franked,used,franked stamp,from envelope,history,historic,old,poste,post office,communications,postage,sending letters,sending,parcels,Canada 6c,6c,6cent,$6,Christmas,Noel,angels,Jean Paul,Lemieux,Canadian,North America,design,designs,Quebec,Ontario,British Columbia,Nova Scotia,perforations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AT9EBD - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Canada in 2015, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The location is represented through Canadian Stamp, Canada Stamp, Canada Post,used stamp, Jean Paul Lemieux,angels , $6, Christmas , Noel, Jean Paul Lemieux , angels,6c,6cent. The wider subject matter also includes contemporary social history, independent trading, changing streetscape, period building, place identity, architectural detailing, historical comparison, bricks-and-mortar retail, local trading, commercial frontage, everyday life, documentary photography, heritage asset, and shopfront economy. The subject remains useful for current coverage of vacant units and online shopping, not least because of bringing underused premises back into productive use. Today's wider story includes heritage conservation, embodied carbon and the practical question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. As a piece of social history, the view documents the visual character of the locality at the time at the recorded site in Canada. The photograph additionally reflects before-and-after reference, public realm, customer footfall, retail vacancy, historic commercial architecture, heritage landmark, conservation architecture, and consumer retail. Elements such as Lemieux, 6cent, Christmas, Stamp, and Canada add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. For Canada, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is vacant units and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts when considered against later change at Canada. The image also provides a reference for planning control and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment without losing the local specificity of Canada.
Canada
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Keywords: Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,stamp,postal,franked,frank,used stamps,used franked,used,franked stamp,from envelope,history,historic,old,poste,post office,communications,postage,sending letters,sending,parcels,green,snowman,51c 51cent,Noel,Christmas,Canadian,North America,design,designs,Quebec,Ontario,British Columbia,Nova Scotia,perforations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AT9EJJ - . Made at Canada in 2015, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. At the centre of the frame is Canadian Stamp, Canada Stamp, Canada Post,used stamp, snowman, 51c 51cent ,Noel, Christmas. The image connects the immediate subject with visual archive, local character, social history, conservation interest, local trading, historic frontage, retail property, town-centre economy, shopfront economy, period streetscape, period building, commercial streetscape, architectural detailing, and urban commerce. Today's wider story includes consumer spending, vacant units and the practical question of bringing underused premises back into productive use. For contemporary context, redevelopment pressure and planning control are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. As a documentary source, the photograph anchors a particular stage in the life of the location within Canada. The subject sits alongside retail vacancy, historic context, independent trading, everyday life, community identity, archival record, high-street commerce, and traditional masonry. The recorded references to Canada, 51cent, Canadian, Stamp, and snowman preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Canada may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes consumer spending and bringing underused premises back into productive use within the specific setting of Canada. Another strand within the photograph is planning control and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character as part of the longer story of Canada. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference.
Canada
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Keywords: Christmas,December,25th,December 25th,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,co,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5M9 - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5NM - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2P0 - VICTORIA Street with its historic architecture, elegant curve and colourful shop fronts is one of the city's most picturesque locations. In recent times however, it has been forced to ward off the threat of destruction.
Before the creation of Victoria Street and Johnston Terrace in the early 1800s, the steep, awkward incline of the old West Bow was the only feasible passage for those wishing to access the Lawnmarket and Edinburgh Castle from the west.
The old West Bow was a precipitous, narrow Z-shaped street linking the Grassmarket with Castlehill. Its path is somewhat preserved today by the steps which cut through Victoria Street towards the Upper Bow. Prior to the 19th century it was considered to be one of the most important roads in Edinburgh, despite its reputation as one of the most difficult to negotiate if travelling by carriage.
Many of the oldest buildings in the city were contained along the old West Bow. An abundance of timber-fronted houses had sprung up over the centuries, many of them resembling upside-down pyramids due to the manner in which the floors increasingly protruded out as they progressed upwards.
As such, the distance between the top floors of some of the houses on either side of the street was so little that it is said neighbours could enjoy ˜the pleasure of tea drinking, without the trouble of leaving their respective abodes'.
The old West Bow was radically transformed between 1829-34 as part of town planner Thomas Hamilton's 1827 Improvement Act which was set up to provide better approaches into the Old Town from the west and south. The eventual design featured a gentle, curved link from the Grassmarket up to the newly-created George IV Bridge. It was originally named Bow Street, remaining so until 1837 when the arrival to the British throne of Queen Victoria was suitably honoured by the city.
More at https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/lost-edinburgh-the-creation-of-victoria-street-1-3019825
West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2HH
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Keywords: real,ale,camra,beer,bar,bars,outside,exterior,Xmas,Christmas,lights,welcoming,for,tourists,tourism,traditional,hostelry,mulled,wine,GoTonySmith,the,castle arms,pub,pubs,dusk,6,Edinburgh,EH1,EH1 2PW,Scotland,UK,door,Edinburgh Castle,Scottish,Scotch
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M0K - . The Castle Arms Pub, 6 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW , Scotland , UK. The photograph was taken on 26 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with The Castle Arms Pub, Edinburgh, Castle Arms, Johnston Terrace, doorway, entrance, outside, grassmarket, ale and camra, 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. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors.
6 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW , Scotland , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M0N - . The Castle Arms Pub, 6 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW , Scotland , UK. The photograph was taken on 26 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with The Castle Arms Pub, Edinburgh, Castle Arms, Johnston Terrace, doorway, entrance, outside, grassmarket, ale and camra, 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. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors.
6 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW , Scotland , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MPR - . Edinburgh's Historic Victoria St, City Centre, Lothian, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 26 December 2014. The recorded location is Victoria St, West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Victoria Street with its historic architecture, elegant curve and colourful shop fronts is one of the city's most picturesque locations. It links Grassmarket to Castlehill. In the longer view, older structures and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand community history, design, industry and social life across different periods. From a heritage perspective, architecture records the priorities of the period in which a building was designed: materials, ornament, scale and planning can reveal changing technologies, social status and commercial use
Later alterations and changes of tenant add further layers, so a single façade can embody several phases of local history. The historical context is that town and city centres are continually rewritten by new buildings, transport schemes and changing commercial uses
Photographs preserve the everyday fabric between major landmarks, including underpasses, arcades, back streets and small businesses that may disappear during redevelopment. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. As of 2026, the reuse of existing buildings is increasingly discussed alongside conservation, embodied carbon and town-centre regeneration
Images of older façades and converted premises can therefore illustrate both architectural heritage and the practical pressures of adapting buildings for new uses. Additional subject vocabulary includes historic environment, preservation, period detail, heritage asset, and social history.
Victoria St, West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4EX - . The last unpopular office chocolates, the leftovers from a Mars celebrations red plastic tub at Christmas - Milky Way. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 17 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 last, unpopular, chocolates, celebrations, tin, I hate these, bad, confectionary, Xmas and least, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4EM - . Christmas Lights In Birmingham, West Midlands, England,UK. Photographed at New Street, Birmingham,West Midlands, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 16 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Christmas Lights In Birmingham, West Midlands, Piccadilly Arcade, Xmas, Brirmingham, shopper, street, New Street, New St and Lights, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
New Street, Birmingham,West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4EP - . Christmas Lights In Birmingham, West Midlands, England,UK. Photographed at New Street, Birmingham,West Midlands, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 16 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Christmas Lights In Birmingham, West Midlands, Piccadilly Arcade, Xmas, Brirmingham, shopper, street, New Street, New St and Lights, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
New Street, Birmingham,West Midlands, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER0 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER5 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER6 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: Christmas,Deansgate,and,St Anns Square,st,anns,sq,square,gradeII,listed,building,castiron,cast-iron,glass,iron,shop,shops,Xmas,at,night,with,lights,England,UK,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,light,decoration,decorations,history,historic,cast,grade II-listed,Barton Square,front,exterior,outside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DMC - Barton Arcade is a Victorian shopping arcade in Manchester, England, located between Deansgate and St Ann's Square.
The arcade was listed as a Grade II* listed building on the 25 January 1972. The listing includes the block of shops (Barton's Building) and offices enclosing the arcades. It was constructed by Corbett, Raby and Sawyer in 1871.
Hartwell describes the Barton's Building facade as utterly ignorant.. the ground floor pilasters must be seen to be believed. The arcade, however, is a gorgeous glass and iron shopping arcade with glass domes..., the best example of this type of cast-iron and glass arcade anywhere in the country.
The entrance to the arcade on St Ann's Square incorporates a large, cast iron and glass wall. The two entrances on Deansgate are hidden behind the Barton Building. The building is of four storeys with an attic, a long nine-bay facade to Deansgate, divided in half horizontally by a balustraded balcony. The structure is composed of cast iron and glass. The iron work was supplied by the Macfarlane Saracen Glass Factory in Glasgow. The building was one of the first to be built on the newly widened Deansgate.The arcade was restored in the 1980s. The original shop fronts and decorative floor no longer exist
48 Barton Square, Deansgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 2BH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DME - . Traditional Carol Singers Manchester St Annes Sq, England, UK at night. The photograph was taken on 06 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 low-light or evening setting is part of the subject, bringing illuminated signs, windows and street lighting into the documentary character of the scene. The scene is closely associated with Carol, Singers, Manchester, Annes, Saint, Saint Annes Square, St Annes Square, crowd women, ladies and charity, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. 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.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DMN - The Midland is a grand hotel in Manchester, England. Opened in September 1903, it was built by the Midland Railway to serve Manchester Central railway station, its northern terminus for its rail services to London St. Pancras.
It faces onto St Peter's Square. The hotel was designed by Charles Trubshaw in a highly-individualistic Edwardian Baroque style. It is a Grade II* listed building
Oxford St,Manchester,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DKE - . Manger and Christmas nativity scene, at Lichfield cathedral, 19A The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England UK, WS13 7LD. The photograph was taken on 01 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 Manger, Christmas, nativity, scene, Lichfield, 19A The Close, Xmas, cathedral, cathedral Staffordshire and England UK church Xmas Christmas festival celebration, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ED9DKE, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
19A The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England UK, WS13 7LD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DKG - . Manger and Christmas nativity scene, at Lichfield cathedral, 19A The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England UK, WS13 7LD. The photograph was taken on 01 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 Manger, Christmas, nativity, scene, Lichfield, 19A The Close, Xmas, cathedral, cathedral Staffordshire and England UK church Xmas Christmas festival celebration, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has strong editorial relevance to public events, festivals, performances, celebrations and the temporary activity that changes the character of a familiar place. It can support coverage of festivals, street entertainment, performers, audiences, tourism, cultural events, city-centre activity and the economic and social impact of organised public gatherings. Costume, temporary signs, crowds, performance areas, street furniture and the surrounding architecture can all help establish the event in a specific place and period. Because events are temporary, a dated documentary photograph has particular archive value, preserving details that disappear as soon as the programme, performers and public activity move on. Search themes include festivals, street performance, live entertainment, cultural events, tourism, crowds, city-centre activity, temporary public space and event heritage. The dated view is valuable for identifying how a particular event, performer or festival presence looked in that year. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ED9DKG, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
19A The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England UK, WS13 7LD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T30 - Something extra special in Warrington's Golden Square. A traditional market to get the ultimate Christmas fix.
Just of the few of the delicacy's available, include: Crepes, gourmet burgers, German sausages, sweets, chocolate, carvery sandwiches and wash it all down with a glass of mulled wine, hot punch, cider or a pint of German beer.
You can also pick up some unique Christmas gifts including personalised decorations, candles, jigsaw and moneyboxes.
Old Marketplace, Golden square, Warrington, England, GB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T33 - Something extra special in Warrington's Golden Square. A traditional market to get the ultimate Christmas fix.
Just of the few of the delicacy's available, include: Crepes, gourmet burgers, German sausages, sweets, chocolate, carvery sandwiches and wash it all down with a glass of mulled wine, hot punch, cider or a pint of German beer.
You can also pick up some unique Christmas gifts including personalised decorations, candles, jigsaw and moneyboxes.
Old Marketplace, Golden square, Warrington, England, GB
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Keywords: centre,Cheshire,England,UK,GB,British,celebration,celebrating,WA1,inside,old,marketplace,GS,GoldenSquare,WBC,Borough,Council,popular,tourist,shop,shopping,stall,stalls,attraction,sq,square,traditional,Christmas,Gotonysmith attractions oldmarketplace germans twinned Crepes,gourmet,burgers,sausages,sweets,chocolate,carvery,sandwiches,and,wash,it,all,down,with,a,glass,of,mulled,wine,hot punch,c,der,or,a,pint,beer,You,can,also,pick,up,some,unique,gifts,including,personalised,decorations,candles,jigsaw,and,moneyboxes,2015,2016,2017,tourist,event,events,north,west,northwest
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T34 - Something extra special in Warrington's Golden Square. A traditional market to get the ultimate Christmas fix.
Just of the few of the delicacy's available, include: Crepes, gourmet burgers, German sausages, sweets, chocolate, carvery sandwiches and wash it all down with a glass of mulled wine, hot punch, cider or a pint of German beer.
You can also pick up some unique Christmas gifts including personalised decorations, candles, jigsaw and moneyboxes.
Old Marketplace, Golden square, Warrington, England, GB
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Keywords: Edinburgh,Merry,Go,around,in,Princess,Street,Gardens,winter,fair,Lothians,Scotland,gotonysmith,Xmas,Christmas,yellow,dusk,night,shot,long,exposure,fun,cold,icy,Ecosse,Ecose,LEcosse,Edimbourg,LEcosse,Edimbourg,Schotland,Schottland,La,Scozia,Edimburgo,Escocia,Edimburgo,gotonysmith,HotpixUk,fair,fayre,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Edinburgh Fair,Edinburgh Fayres
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF7D67 - . Edinburgh Merry Go around in Princess Street Gardens, winter fair, Lothians, Scotland, UK @HotpixUK. Photographed on 26 December 2010. The recorded location is Princess Street Gardens, winter fair, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK. Historically, city-centre photography documents both designed space and informal use
Architecture, signage, traffic, public art and pedestrian movement together reveal how people experience a place, often providing a more useful record of urban change than landmark images alone. In the longer view, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. In 2026, 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. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. The 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. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that current regeneration programmes make earlier urban images 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.
Princess Street Gardens, winter fair, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: United,Kingdom,Edinburgh,City,Scotland,UK,dusk,movement,people,xmas,Christmas,blue,fun,Carousel,Scottish,British,GB,great,scots,merry-go-round,merrygo,merry-go,seats,tree,trees,funland,fun,excitement,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,moving,spins
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8G0AJ - . Recorded at Princess St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK in 2010, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The scene records Merry Go Round at dusk Princess St Gardens Edinburgh City Scotland UK. Further facets of the scene include regional identity, high-street commerce, community identity, local history, street-level business, social history, archival record, historical comparison, local character, independent retail, town-centre trading, retail property, place identity, and specialist retailer. The modern context includes continuing discussion of business rates, footfall and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of Princess St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include small business, documentary photography, contemporary social history, commercial frontage, changing streetscape, bricks-and-mortar retail, customer footfall, and visual archive. Elements such as Edinburgh, Princess, Round, Gardens, and Merry add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Princess St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of business rates and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses within the real-world context of Princess St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK. A further contemporary connection is independent business and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of Princess St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK. Image D8G0AJ also remains a dated record of Princess St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK.
Princess St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK
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Keywords: TS,Tony,Smith,tonysmith,hotpix,tonysmithhotpix,winter,xmas,christmas,ice,icy,snow,snowy,snowie,dusk,night,shot,nuit,hiver,cheshire,uk,england,great,britain,country,pub,church,cobbled,new,year,2010,2011,years,eve,HDR,pano,panorama,joiner,stitched,stitcher,Thomas,Kinkade,standing,photography,tony smith photography,tdktony,tdk,tdktonysmith,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5307223083 - 'Victorian Ice - 'British Sea Power' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
What a nice feelgood effect this track has on me, even when its minus something outside on the cobbles!
British Sea Power's Yan and Hamilton Wilkinson are brothers and were school friends with Matthew Wood in Kendal, Cumbria England. They are based in Brighton where BSP amassed a large following their own club night called 'Club Sea Power'. Its numerous support acts and occasional fashion show went down well in Brighton.
'The Decline of British Sea Power', the band's first album, was released in June 2003 to critical acclaim. Their tours often include unusual venues such as the Scillonian Club on the Isles of Scilly, Grasmere Village Hall, the St. John Boste Social Club in Kendal and Carnglaze Caverns in Cornwall. They have been compared with The Cure and Joy Division.
This track is taken from 'Open Season', the second album. Well worth a listen.
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Grappenhall is a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is situated along the Bridgewater Canal, and forms one of the principal settlements of Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish. According to the 2001 UK census, the population of the entire civil parish was 9,377.
Grappenhall is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Gropenhale, ('the Groping Place') which states it to be worth five shillings.
St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This is believed to be Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was also, at a time, in the possession of the Boidelle (Boydell) family.
Along with the church, the centre of the village contains two pubs (The Parr Arms and The Ram's Head), Grappenhall Hall residential School and St. Wilfrids Primary School. Bradshaw Community Primary School is also found north of the centre of the village.
Parts of the Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes were filmed in the Victorian cobbled centre of Grappenhall. It is also the birthplace of actor Tim Curry. Here Church lane is pictured from the west.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDGY - . Salisbury Cathedral at dusk in the winter. Photographed on 8 December 2010. The recorded location is 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England UK SP1 2EJ. Historically, churches combine worship with architecture, local memory and centuries of community history
Their stonework, stained glass, memorials, furnishings and churchyards often record successive periods of rebuilding, changing liturgy, local benefactors, war remembrance and family history. The historical context is that panoramic and atmospheric views place individual landmarks within their wider setting
Light, season and weather affect how architecture and landscape are perceived, while distant development can provide clues to the changing form of a town or coastline. In 2026, many historic churches face the practical challenge of maintaining listed fabric while remaining active community buildings, visitor attractions and venues for worship, music and local events
Images of their interiors and memorials therefore serve architectural, heritage and social-history uses. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. The historical context is that parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage. In the longer view, ecclesiastical buildings are both active places of worship and repositories of local history
Architectural details, memorials and churchyard monuments provide evidence for religious practice, craftsmanship, community identity, genealogy and the evolving use of sacred space. Useful indexing vocabulary includes ecclesiastical architecture and Christian heritage.
6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England UK SP1 2EJ
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Cheshire,General Election,promises,poster,posters,Election Promises,poll,polling,register to vote,vote,voting,political parties,publicity,UK Polling station,for voting,WA4,Albert Road,Warrington,WA4 2PE,Xmas Election,Election,Xmas,Christmas,cold,winter,library polling station,polling place,polling booths,booth,blue hour,dusk,Voter ID,photo ID,voter,disillusionment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AA0RPY - A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections.
The phrase polling station is also used in American English and in British English, although polling place is the building and polling station is the specific room (or part of a room) where voters cast their votes. A polling place can contain one or more polling stations.
Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are usually located in facilities used for other purposes, such as schools, churches, sports halls, local government offices, or even private homes, and may each serve a similar number of people. The area may be known as a ward, precinct, polling district or constituency. The polling place is staffed by officials (who may be called election judges, returning officers or other titles) who monitor the voting procedures and assist voters with the election process. Scrutineers (or poll-watchers) are independent or partisan observers who attend the poll to ensure the impartiality of the process.
The word poll means scalp or head. When votes were taken by gathering people together and counting heads, the place where this was done (sometimes an open field) was called the polls
25 Albert Rd, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2PE
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Keywords: Lymm,Cross,Cheshire,Village,Xmas,Christmas,Tree,Dusk,night,shot,nightshot,tony,smith,tonysmith,TDKTony,blue,1000asa,handheld,hand,held,magic,hour,magichour,northwest,north,west,England,UK,Britain,snow,frost,december,winter,scene,\u96ea,sneeuw,neige,Schnee,\u0441\u043d\u0435\u0436\u043e\u043a,nieve,HDR,high dynamic range,highway,road,noche,nuit,hotpix!,annual,dickins,festival,weekend,dickensian
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4209473520 - 'Happy Christmas to everyone who follows my photostream.
Lets hope that 2010 is a good year for us all :-)
A view from the sweetshop...... www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3690681811/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Keywords: Lymm,Sweet,Shop,Sweetshop,sweets,toffee,toffees,bagged,bags,loose,kurly,aniseed,village,cheshire,cross,Christmas,Xmas,Winter,shops,store,England,UK,panorama,joiner,stitcher,confectionary,confectioners,chocolate,boiled,hotpixuk,hotpix,hotpics,tonysmith,tony,smith,warrington,Crimbo,december,2009,candy,candystore,toffies,HDR,high dynamic range,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,interesting,place,places,Panoramique,int\u00e9ressant,join,stitch,autostitch,auto,building,buildings,built,architecture,pano,imagen,panor\u00e1mica,image,panoramisches,Bild
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4234272947 - 'My favorite sweet shop. (Internationals might call this a candy store). How would you lik eto work in a place like this?
Just in time to grab 6oz of Kurly Aniseed from the nice folks at the Lymm Sweet Shop before hare-ing off for Crimbo.
The scales are just lovely in here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3690681811/
Just before taking this I caught this at the Cross www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4209473520/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Keywords: Grappenhall Heys,Grappenhall,Heys,sunset,winter,snow,snowy,scene,christmas,xmas,gate,gates,purple,gold,sun,set,rise,village,cheshire,england,britain,north,west,warrington,house,housing,estate,development,scheme,community,residential,astor,drive,stansfield,lichfield,lumbbrook,road,new,lane,tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,hotpixuk,tdk,tdktony,\u96ea,sneeuw,neige,Schnee,\u0441\u043d\u0435\u0436\u043e\u043a,nieve,HDR,high dynamic range,Hotpicks,hotpics,hot,pics,pix,picks,highway,hotpix.freeserve.co.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4201314508 - 'Well the carols and brass band were cancelled at the walled secret garden due to inclement weather. But I did catch this little gem as I trapsed back over to the village.
A lovely clutch of autumn fungi from the walled garden here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4023484541/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Keywords: Christmas,Cacti,Xmas,Purple,flowers,flower,tropical,brazil,holiday,plant,succulent,desert,house,houseplant,december,xmascacti,christmascacti,orchid,cactus,Thanksgiving,Christmas Easter cacti,Easter cacti,Schlumbergera,truncata,nature,natural,history,world,life,HDR,high dynamic range,bloom,flores,blome,muchacha,femenina,de,la,mujer,se\u00f1ora,lady,female,woman,girl,\u5973\u6027\u30e1\u30b9\u306e\u5973\u6027\u306e\u5973\u306e\u5b50,\u592b\u4eba\u5973\u6027\u5987\u5973\u5973\u5b69,fille,f\u00e9minine,femme,dame,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4201858176 - 'The purple of this plants flower is so sensual (considering it lies so dormant all year). Mine always gets a good soaking at the end of November and it generally jolts it into flowering action.
The plant is native to desert areas of Brazil (&
other areas of the americas) and is a succulent beloging to Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales.
Another macro flower here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3811362428/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Keywords: Lymm,village,dusk,night,shot,nightshot,tripod,blue,sky,magic,hour,cross,square,cheshire,england,north,west,xmas,christmas,tree,shots,car,trail,trails,cartrails,december,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpixuk,hotpix,uk,hotpixorguk,rectory,lane,pepper,street,st,christmas lights,lights,festive,365days,photo,photos,photography,photographer,www.hotpix.org.uk,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,Warrington,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,HDR,high dynamic range,highway,road,noche,nuit,hotpix.rocketmail.com,hotpixuk.rocketmail.com,contact.tony.smith.gmail.com,tony.smith.gmail.com,tonys@miscs.com,tony.smith@mis-ams.com
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4164402348 - 'Christmas lights in Lymm and the tree at the cross.
Victorian Weekend next week, a shot from previous year here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3812187873/
One from 2009 here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4180005920/
Some Warrington Xmas lights here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4125613963/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: advent,calendar,calander,merry,madagascar,door,one,day,december,xmas,christmas,window,chocolate,sweets,2009,365days,hotpix.org.uk,www.hotpix.org.uk,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4163583903 - 'Wow, that time already!
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Warringtom,Fountain,dusk,night,shot,nightshot,tripod,blue,xmas,light,lights,Christmas,shopping,street,bell,pub,bluebell,water,rain,rainy,north,west,northwest,town,village,cheshire,WBC,WUBC,borough,council,365days,photo,photos,photography,photographer,this photo rocks,HDR,high dynamic range,tonysmith,tony,smith,noche,nuit,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4125613963 - 'A night shot taken on Horsemarket street in Warrington showing the new fountain and the Blue Bell primarily. The bus and central station is at the bottom. Christmas lights add some festiveness to the street.
The Blue Bell was known way back as 1825 when the licensee was a Wn Smith (no relation).
Another not so obvious shot at dusk www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3999592676/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: A,sparkler,firework,spitting,sparks,bright,surrounded,by,light,flame,flames,night,darkness,spit,spits,bonfire,night,celebration,celebrations,party,birthday.,Barmitzvah,Thanksgiving,Xmas,Christmas,Celebrate,cake,painting,with,light,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,sparklers,spark,burning,burns
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0MFX - . A burning sparkler firework close-up spitting sparks. Photographed on 28 October 2009. The recorded location is England, Great Britain , UK. Great for Bonfire night or just at a thanksgiving or birthday party. It lights up the dark and sparklers are excellent for painting with light! The wider historical story is that festive objects and decorations are part of a long tradition of Christmas visual culture, from greetings cards and church imagery to illuminated houses, fairs and satirical 'Bah Humbug' humour
Designs and typography can quickly become associated with a particular decade. Historically, fireworks combine chemistry with ritual and spectacle
In Britain their strongest historic association is Guy Fawkes Night, which developed from commemorations of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and evolved into modern community displays, bonfires and family celebrations. In the present 2026 context, christmas remains a major retail and tourism period, while household energy costs, sustainable decorations and the pressure of seasonal spending often feature alongside more traditional festive themes. In 2026, fireworks continue to be popular but are increasingly debated in relation to noise, animal welfare, air quality and safety, leading some organisers to promote quieter displays or alternative light shows
Close images of sparks can therefore illustrate celebration as well as the wider discussion around pyrotechnics. Looking at the subject's development, seasonal images document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. For the 2026 context, christmas remains a major retail and tourism period, while household energy costs, sustainable decorations and the pressure of seasonal spending often feature alongside more traditional festive themes.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: HAMISRecorder,HAMIS,recorder,ActiveH,ActiveHRecorder,Christmas,satire,humour,mumor,funny,newspaper,MIS,Active,Management,Systems
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8351240052 - 'Its the time to be jolly, but that esteemed organ 'The HAMIS Recorder' will not be published this year.
Maybe some wag will take it over, I just don't know.
Back copiesof the spoof newspaper always available, just email me to grab any of those historic copies if you were a staff member of MIS Active Management Systems, during those exciting times.
Thanks to Tony Bourne, Faiz, Mark Pocock, Richard Chambers, Glen Lewis, Andy Bannaghan, Paul Johns, Nigel Maddock,Dave Staples, Graham Hall, Ellen Stubbs, Julian Heywood, Dave Evans, Glyn Fitzsimmons, Anthony arblaster, Souperman, Flesh Gordon and others for making it so easy to fill it up every Christmas!
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,German Markets,at,Manchester,market,Christmas markets,celebrations,in the,city centre,Xmas,Christmas,December,winter,market stall,trader,traders,festive cheer,Germany,Sehenswürdigkeiten,wooden chalet,German Sausage Bratwurst,German,Sausages Bratwurst,BBQ,grilled,food,snacks,mulled wine,retail,bars,building,people,stalls,eaters,drinkers,Greater Manchester,festive,town hall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2CY - If you're looking for some festive cheer, Manchester plays host to one of the biggest and best Christmas Sehenswürdigkeiten outside of Germany, with more than 300 wooden chalets spread across 10 different locations throughout the city.
Originally introduced to the city in 1999, the Christmas markets have grown bigger and better each year, attracting Europe's finest street food vendors and crafters. It's a great place to buy Yuletide gifts, such as fine jewellery, handcrafted leather bags and artisan soaps. Your taste buds will also be tantalised with so many wide ranging food options on offer, including things like German bratwurst, hog roast, Spanish paella and Dutch pancakes. Yum!
Thought Christmas markets were just for December? This year the Christmas Markets will open in November in Manchester city centre, so there's plenty of time to don your best Christmas jumper, drink mulled wine and chow down on pretzels.
St Ann's Square, Manchester,England,UK, M2 7DH
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Keywords: Xmas,the,at,Christmas,red,Mars,Bars,Marsbars,Marsbar,gotonysmith,remaining,unwanted,chocolates,left,last,sweets,from,a,selection,Modelize,confectionary,festive,tin,tub,leftover,leftovers,mix,of,Mars Bars,tubs,gift,gifts,festive decorations,winter evening,seasonal display,domestic,least,unpopular,chocolate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4ET - The last unpopular chocolates from a celebrations tub at Christmas - the Mars Bars gives picture buyers a practical record of a subject that is familiar, searchable and tied to the way people actually use streets, buildings, services and leisure spaces. The unwanted chocolates left at the bottom of a Christmas tub say a lot about shared family rituals, brand loyalty, taste, waste and the annual supermarket battle for festive confectionery sales. The subject can support lighter editorial pieces on Christmas habits, consumer psychology, food marketing, portion sizes, household treats and the small negotiations that happen around communal snacks. Seasonal references, artificial light and winter atmosphere make it especially relevant to December and New Year picture needs. The geographic clues help editors place the subject within a recognisable locality, which is often more useful than a polished but placeless image. It would sit naturally with features on Christmas lights, festive decorations, winter evening, seasonal display, adding local texture and a believable sense of place. For archive value, terms such as unpopular, chocolates, celebrations, christmas help connect the scene to future stories about how this place or activity looked at a particular moment.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,winter fair,Christmas amusement rides,Scotland capital city,Christmas market Scotland,swing carousel,festive illumination,Christmas,winter,tourism,travel,seasonal events,city break,festive atmosphere,public celebrations,urban leisure,family attractions,nightlife,European capitals,cultural events,holiday season,editorial travel,city life,Edinburgh,Scotland,United Kingdom,UK capital,Princes Street,city centre Edinburgh,winter event,seasonal attraction,Christmas lights,illuminated rides,fairground at night,winter tourism,festive season,people at fair,motion blur
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMX1N - A festive winter dusk scene at the Edinburgh Christmas fair in Princes Street Gardens, showing brightly illuminated amusement rides glowing against a deep blue evening sky in the heart of Scotland's capital city. The image features a traditional helter skelter tower and a swing carousel decorated with red, white and warm golden lights, creating a strong visual contrast with the surrounding darkness and bare winter trees. The lights spill across the gardens, reflecting the lively atmosphere of Edinburgh's annual winter festival.
In the background, historic city centre buildings along Princes Street rise above the gardens, anchoring the fair firmly within Edinburgh's urban landscape. The location, close to the former Jenners department store, is one of the city's most recognisable public spaces and becomes a focal point each winter for seasonal events, attracting residents and tourists alike. Blurred figures moving through the scene suggest crowds in motion, reinforcing the sense of energy, cold-weather activity and festive excitement typical of the Christmas period.
Princes Street Gardens sits between Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town and regularly hosts major civic celebrations. During the winter months it is transformed into a temporary amusement park and Christmas attraction, symbolising the city's role as a cultural and tourism destination during the festive season. The combination of fairground rides, historic architecture, winter trees and twilight lighting conveys themes of celebration, seasonal leisure, urban life and tourism in a European capital city.
This image is well suited for editorial use relating to Christmas, winter festivals, city tourism, seasonal events, public celebrations and Scottish urban life, as well as commercial applications requiring atmospheric winter imagery from a major UK city.
Christmas amusement rides, festive lights in Princes Street Gardens at dusk during the Edinburgh Chr
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4EE - Photo shows A bar of CAMRA real ale,Craven Arms,Birmingham. The image is useful for illustrating British and Irish pub culture, real ale, traditional bars, hospitality, visitor economy stories and the continued importance of pubs as social places. Where a named pub, brewery, beer pump, pint glass or drinking street is visible, it can support articles on licensed premises, cask ale, CAMRA interest, tourism, nightlife, local character and changing high streets. The supplied location evidence places the subject at or near Birmingham, which adds value for buyers searching by town, city, region or postcode. Weather and season may be visible outside or through the setting
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47, Upper Gough Street, Birmingham B1 1JG
