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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A0061,V&A Dundee,interior,upper,level,timber,stairs,shop,public,spaces,Dundee,Scotland,UK,museum,architecture,design,contemporary,glass,concrete,visitors,retail,tourism,attraction,regeneration,Scottish,modern,building,waterfront
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF1P9 - V&A Dundee interior from an upper level with timber stairs, shop and public spaces in Dundee, Scotland, UK. The elevated viewpoint looks across the museum's dramatic central circulation area, where warm horizontal timber cladding, glass balustrades, concrete columns and sweeping angular forms frame the open floors below. Visitors, retail displays and seating areas provide scale and demonstrate the everyday use of the building. V&A Dundee is Scotland's design museum and its architecture has become a major part of the city's waterfront regeneration and contemporary identity. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of V&A Dundee, museum architecture, Scottish design, contemporary interiors, cultural tourism, visitor attractions, public buildings, retail within museums, Dundee regeneration, architectural design and modern civic spaces. The complex geometry and strong contrast between wood, glass and pale structural surfaces create a highly recognisable interior view and illustrate how circulation, exhibition and social spaces are integrated within the museum.
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,255A0064,V&A Dundee,interior,timber-lined,stairs,glass,walls,visitors,Dundee,Scotland,UK,contemporary,space,timber,architecture,staircases,museum,design,cultural,tourism,public,building,modern,regeneration,attraction,wood,concrete,Scottish
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERK5YM - . V&A Dundee interior with timber-lined stairs, glass walls and visitors in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 10 June 2026. The recorded location is V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK. The striking contemporary space combines warm horizontal timber slats, angular staircases, glazed balustrades and large open circulation areas beneath the museum's dramatic architecture. Visitors move through the public areas and shop or cafe spaces on the lower level. The dynamic arrangement of wood, glass and concrete reflects the distinctive interior character of Scotland's design museum. V&A Dundee opened in 2018 as Scotland's first dedicated design museum and the first V&A museum outside London. Designed by Kengo Kuma and inspired by Scotland's east-coast cliffs, it became a centrepiece of Dundee's waterfront regeneration beside the restored RRS Discovery. The background to reading room is that museums turn objects into interpreted history, while archives preserve documents that may have little value until researchers connect them with people, buildings or events
Interiors therefore record both collections and changing curatorial practice. Within the history of heritage building, the built environment is continually reused
Warehouses become apartments, stations become event spaces and commercial premises acquire new occupants, making older photographs particularly valuable for tracing regeneration, demolition, conservation and adaptive reuse. Current 2026 context around reading room is that libraries and museums continue to operate as community hubs, visitor attractions and sources of digital access, while funding pressures encourage partnerships, volunteering and new uses for historic buildings. Against the 2026 backdrop for heritage building, current planning debates place growing emphasis on housing delivery, retrofit, accessibility and the reuse of brownfield sites
Architectural photographs therefore connect design history with.
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,regeneration,Wigan,building,site,255A9147,Fettlers,construction,Galleries Shopping Centre,Greater Manchester,UK,redevelopment,town-centre,cranes,works,retail,change,urban,planning,investment,concrete,steelwork,development,renewal,shopping,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD8PY - Fettlers construction site replacing the former Galleries Shopping Centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Concrete cores, steelwork, cranes, temporary barriers and active building works dominate the redevelopment site in the town centre. The image documents a major phase of physical change as older enclosed retail space is replaced by a new mixed-use development. It is suitable for editorial coverage of Fettlers, Wigan regeneration, construction, redevelopment, town-centre renewal, former shopping centres, urban planning, cranes, building sites, retail change and Greater Manchester investment. The photograph provides a valuable contemporary record of the transition from traditional shopping-centre development towards new town-centre uses and can illustrate stories about regeneration funding, construction progress, changing retail patterns, housing and leisure development, local economic renewal and the reshaping of British town centres.
Wigan town centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpicUK,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Sandpiper,Rd,EH6,4TT,Edinburgh,CCG,building,site,development,flats,apartments,affordable,more,shortage,Angela Raynor,Andy Burnham,under,being built,rented,UK,housing,crisis,policy,Scottish,Scotland,affordability,council,capacity,residential,regeneration,concrete,blockwork,social housing,socialhousing,scaffold,scaffolding
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4E0 - A new block of flats under construction on Sandpiper Road in Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, with extensive scaffolding, green safety netting and a prominent CCG Building Futures contractor sign. The scene documents residential development and the process of increasing affordable housing supply in a city facing pressure on rents, waiting lists and access to suitable homes. City of Edinburgh Council records identify the Western Harbour R1 development at Sandpiper Road, EH6 4TT, as 96 homes for mid-market rent, developed by FP Newhaven Two Limited and funded through the National Housing Trust, with work beginning in November 2014 and completion scheduled for December 2016. The photograph has renewed editorial relevance in August 2026 as housing supply again dominates political debate. On 25 August 2026 the UK Government announced the first major allocations from its £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme, including nearly £10 billion for 33 strategic partners expected to deliver more than 70,000 council, social and affordable homes. The programme applies to England rather than Scotland, so it does not fund this Edinburgh development, but it highlights a related challenge: how governments, councils, housing associations and developers can increase the supply of secure, affordable homes. Scotland operates its own housing policy and funding arrangements, while Edinburgh continues to experience acute housing pressure. The partly completed structure, scaffold decks, blockwork and construction activity illustrate the skills, materials, finance and planning required to turn housing targets into occupied homes. Newhaven and the wider Edinburgh waterfront have seen major regeneration, with former industrial and dockside land transformed through residential development. As an archive image, the site provides a useful comparison with the renewed 2026 political focus on affordable housebuilding, construction capacity, housing affordability and regeneration.
Sandpiper Road, Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH6 4TT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,block P2K,tower,blocks,Pennine,2000,Uk,UKhousing,ex-,Calderdale,West Yorkshire,England,UK,town,centre,1960s,1970s,social,provider,RSL,housing,up,north,flat,property,in-situ,reinforced,concrete,frame,Akroyd,Court,HX3 6DF,HX3,Range Court,skyline,1964,Vincent Gorbing.,Construction
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CFYR - Historic England Research Records
Haley Court
Hob Uid: 1505641
Location :
Calderdale
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SE0925925938
Summary : Three fifteen-storey H-plan tower blocks built as public housing, known respectively as Haley Court, Range Court and Akroyd Court. Each block contains 85 dwellings. Haley Court and Akroyd Court are known to consist of 28 one-bedroom flats and 57 two-bedroom flats. Construction is of in-situ reinforced concrete frame. Akroyd Court is known to have used brick infill panels also. The architect was Vincent Gorbing. Construction was approved by committee in 1964.
More information : The blocks were constructed for Halifax County Borough Council. The Primary and Alternate addresses are the individual addresses of each block
all are current and of equal status. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1)
It is not known whether the same construction techniques were used for all three blocks.
Haley Court, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK, HX3 6DF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,WN1 1BH,SocialHousing,Council,housing,flat,blocks,Lancs,WN1 3RW,area,high,rise,English,1960,concrete,architecture,homes,in the sky,refurb,refurbished,Derby,House,CouncilHousing,council housing,UKhousing,social housing,deck,flats,leaseholder,leaseholders,waiting list,waiting lists
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF7T9 - Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre
separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Scholes is noted for its council estate and series of tower blocks, which are prominent features in this area of the town.
North West England has several places called Scholes. Some, like Scholes in Wigan, are simply areas within towns, however, some are actual villages in their own right which are totally stand-alone.[1]
Scholes was once a ward of Wigan, east of the town centre. As described in the Victoria Histories of the Counties of England, Lancashire (VCH Lancs, Vol. 4), the district formerly had four wards: St George and St Patrick, the innermost divided by a street called Scholes, and Lindsay and St Catherine's outside. It is now contained in the Wigan Central ward.
The Church of St Catherine was consecrated in 1841 and has a small graveyard attached. In October 1864 representatives of James Horrocks of Spennymoor, claiming to be the heir of Robert Ford who died in 1772, took possession of the ˜Manor House' in Scholes and were besieged for some days, to the excitement of the town
Derby House, Scholes, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK, WN1 3RW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,1,Liverpool,L1 1RL,St Johns,radio,station,gallery,viewing,1969,skyline,icon,iconic,concrete,aka,tourist,attraction,tourism,architecture,British,1960s,revolving,studio,English,antenna,telecoms,4G,5G,landmark,aerial,Eurovision,2023
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NGR - Radio City Tower (also known as St. John's Beacon) is a radio and observation tower in Liverpool, England, built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed by James A. Roberts Associates in Birmingham. It is 138 metres tall, and is the second tallest free-standing building in Liverpool and the 32nd tallest in the United Kingdom.[2]
When considering the height of the building, it has a 10m long antenna on the roof, making it the tallest structure in Liverpool (including antennas).
As testament to the importance of its design, which was described by Historic England as embodying the technological bravura and spirit of the space age , the building was listed at Grade II in November 2020.
The tower takes its name from the main radio station that operates from it, Radio City and its sister station Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West.
At the top of the tower was a luxury 5 star revolving restaurant, the facade and floor of the restaurant revolving as one unit, while the roof of the restaurant was used as an observation platform for visitors. There are 558 stairs up to the top, and two lift shafts with lifts reaching the top in 30 seconds.
The tower is structurally independent of the adjacent shopping centre, with a simple foundation onto sandstone. Originally it was built as a chimney of the heating system of the shopping centre [1].The foundation is 60 feet in diameter, 17 feet deep and begins 40 feet below Houghton Street. It has a tapering shaft that was built using slip-formed concrete. The crows nest structure at the top was then added after the shaft was formed.
The original restaurant closed in 1979 for health and safety issues. It was re-opened, with a reduced capacity and additional fire prevention measures, during the early 1980s. The restaurant was eventually re-fitted as a Buck Rogers space-themed restaurant in 1983, but closed again due to lack of business. After this the observation deck and the restaurant remained closed.
1 Houghton St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1RL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L3 9BP,building,architecture,office,by,Royal,Sun,Alliance,and,Sun Alliance,Building,Tripe,Wakeham,architects,brown,1970s,1972-1976,1972,1976,built,modern,brutal,brutalist,company,concrete,RSA,Royal Assurance,New Hall Place,The Capital and the Royal & SunAlliance Building,the,Capital,The Sandcastle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MGWK82 - New Hall Place (also known as The Capital and the Royal & SunAlliance Building) is a 13-storey brutalist style office complex in the commercial district of Liverpool, England. Due to its rough, beige exterior and proximity to the waterfront, it is also known by the local nickname 'The Sandcastle'.
History
It was developed by Royal Insurance as their head office building. As well as office space the building comprised a staff car park in the underground floors, a garage for the company chauffeur driven cars and staff facilities on the first floor including staff restaurant, sports hall, gymnasium and subsidised bar.
Following the 1990s merger of Royal Insurance with SunAlliance to form Royal & SunAlliance (RSA), numerous job losses followed largely through outsourcing and off shoring deals. RSA staff numbers based in the building reduced from over 3000 to around 1200. In 2006 RSA sold the building to George Downing and leased back the parts of the building still used by RSA. This allowed other tenants to move in such as the UK Border Agency. Downing renamed the building from New Hall Place to The Capital.
From 2016 The Capital is now owned by an American company Trinistar. New management took over in early 2016 from Lambert Smith Hampton To MJ MAPP LTD.
Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,for,of,area,Buttermarket Street,WA1,demolishing,remodel,remodelling,town,centre,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office,Warrington Borough Council,building,loss,Scotland Road,office space,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,Town Hill,WBC,masterplan,development,brutal,brutalist,concrete,Quattro,New Town House,1970s,1980s,architect
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBAN - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,for,of,area,Buttermarket Street,WA1,demolishing,remodel,remodelling,town,centre,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office,Warrington Borough Council,building,loss,Scotland Road,office space,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,Town Hill,WBC,masterplan,development,brutal,brutalist,concrete,Quattro,New Town House,1970s,1980s,architect
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBD4 - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,centre,New Town House,Quattro,concrete,1970s,1980s,brutal,brutalist,architect,development,remodelling,remodel,redevelop,to,be,ugly,new,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,office space,offices,masterplan,Scotland Road,Town Hill,sad,loss,building,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK740 - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
Warrington Borough Council New Town House Buttermarket Street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,centre,New Town House,Quattro,concrete,1970s,1980s,brutal,brutalist,architect,development,remodelling,remodel,redevelop,to,be,ugly,new,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,office space,offices,masterplan,Scotland Road,Town Hill,sad,loss,building,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK745 - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
Warrington Borough Council New Town House Buttermarket Street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,centre,New Town House,Quattro,concrete,1970s,1980s,brutal,brutalist,architect,development,remodelling,remodel,redevelop,to,be,ugly,new,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,office space,offices,masterplan,Scotland Road,Town Hill,sad,loss,building,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,office,work,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK74B - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
Warrington Borough Council New Town House Buttermarket Street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,centre,New Town House,Quattro,concrete,1970s,1980s,brutal,brutalist,architect,development,remodelling,remodel,redevelop,to,be,ugly,new,apartments,1976,wrecking ball,office space,offices,masterplan,Scotland Road,Town Hill,sad,loss,building,WBC,Warrington Borough Council,to be demolished for remodelling of Cockhedge area,work,office
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK75E - The council said there were:
No operational reasons to keep the building in council use or occupied beyond this point, allowing the site to be cleared for redevelopment.
Justifying the demolition, Warrington said the building has poor energy efficiency, high service costs, and is inflexible for modern office and business working
Cost estimates for refurbishment, M&E installation, and energy efficiency measures to keep the building in office use stand at £5m
even if this is actioned, the building would still have limitations for flexible modern working practices and energy efficiency.
The council had explored renting the building out but said: there was no demand for office space of this scale and quality
a sale was also considered but the council found market demand was not significant.
Residential is the most likely outcome for the site, and it will be built into a masterplan for an area including Scotland Road, Town Hill, and Cockhedge. The council said it would look to sell the site in future.
Warrington Borough Council New Town House Buttermarket Street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,town,centre,Kingsway House,in,Latchford,Cheshire,improvements,completed,being,carried,out,by,block,and,flat,progress,housing,group,socialhousing,council housing,capital works,concrete,multi-story,multistory,leaseholders,tenant,tenants,decant,decanting,LSVT,HMS,CouncilHousing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRR0AA - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is Kingsway House in Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, improvements being carried out by Torus Housing Group, block and flat improvements in progress. Another layer of the photograph includes urban fabric, adaptive reuse, historical comparison, documentary photography, changing streetscape, built heritage, everyday life, architectural character, place identity, changing land use, civic architecture, commercial redevelopment, historic townscape, and mixed-use redevelopment. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commercial viability, planning and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at the recorded location, details that may look very different after later reinterpretation. A second descriptive layer includes town-centre renewal, period architecture, social history, before-and-after reference, local history, archival record, period detail, and place-making. Details involving progress, Torus, being, carried, and Housing make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects commercial viability and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space within the specific setting of the recorded location. Its period value extends to commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,canals,Telford,World Heritage Site,arches,canal,Wales,Vale of Llangollen,narrowboat,barge,transport,Llangollen,Vale of Llangollen Canal,Telfords,walk way,Thomas Telford,arch,walkway,Thomas,UK,Trevor,waterway,boat,North Wales,artwork,art,work,visitor centre,concrete,brick,cast iron,Cymru,history,reuse,mix,of,old
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAHNA - . Recorded at Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP 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 principal subject is Artwork near Thomas Telfords Pontcysylite aqueduct visitor centre, Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP. The subject also carries associations with regional identity, industrial waterway history, passenger transport, period detail, local bus network, inland navigation, roadside transit, historical comparison, historic narrowboat, public-transport wayfinding, local mobility, boat museum collection, bus route infrastructure, and waterway conservation. The wider contemporary story combines industrial heritage, heritage conservation and the transition from freight transport to leisure and heritage use. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with reliability, bus funding and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface with public transport. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP, details that may look very different after later reinterpretation. Other useful contextual ideas include local character, working waterway, heritage boating, contemporary social history, passenger information, social history, visual archive, and bus infrastructure. The combination of aqueduct, Artwork, Llangollen, Thomas, and Telfords anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image fixes details of everyday use for later comparison. It also preserves evidence of changing use within the wider story of Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP.
Vale of Llangollen, Trevor, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 7TP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,iron,cast,grid,manhole,council,Electric supply,electric,electricity,under,street,WA1,Manchester Road,Padgate,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1 4PY,maintenance,urban,man-hole,services,named,borough council,Warrington borough council,utilities,utility,Victorian,Electricity,supply,pavement,town,cast iron grid,cover,concrete
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWB52H - . Made at Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is Grid cover, covering Electric supply under street, Warrington Corporation, St Helens Cable. Another layer of the photograph includes archival record, local history, built heritage, bus infrastructure, architectural character, period detail, urban regeneration, everyday life, urban fabric, period architecture, visual archive, local mobility, roadside transit, and adaptive reuse. Current relevance extends to public-realm investment and commercial viability, particularly through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into passenger information and decarbonisation, not least because of how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY before conservation work alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes public-transport wayfinding, documentary photography, transport accessibility, social history, local character, historic townscape, town-centre renewal, and local bus network. The combination of under, supply, Helens, Corporation, and Electric anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The frame retains details of everyday use as part of Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY's history.
Manchester Road, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 4PY
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Trellick Tower,in,London,England,UK,architect,Cheltenham Estate in Kensal Green,1972,GLC,Greater London Council,designed,the,Brutalist,concrete,style,council,housing,social,iconic,separate access,apartments,flats,abutting,plant house,private,leaseholders,fire,safety,brutal,brutalist,Grade II* listed,Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,RBKC,Goldfinger,tenants,Cheltenham Estate,Kensal Green
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKMPM6 - Trellick Tower is a Grade II* listed tower block on the Cheltenham Estate in Kensal Green, northwest London. Opened in 1972, it had been commissioned by the Greater London Council and designed in the Brutalist style by architect Ernő Goldfinger. The tower was planned to replace outdated social accommodation, and designed as a follow up to Goldfinger's earlier Balfron Tower in East London. It was the last major project he worked on, and featured various space-saving designs, along with a separate access tower containing a plant room.
High-rise apartments and Brutalist architecture were falling out of favour by the time the tower was completed, and it became a magnet for crime, vandalism, drug abuse and prostitution. Its fortunes gradually improved in the 1980s after the establishment of a residents' association. Security measures were put in place and a concierge was employed, which led to lower crime levels. By the 1990s, the tower had become a desirable place to live, and although it still contains predominantly social housing, demand for private flats has remained high. A local landmark, it has been Grade II* listed since 1998, and has retained its distinctive concrete facade as a result. A fire broke out in 2017, but the concrete structure meant damage was limited, unlike the nearby Grenfell Tower. Trellick Tower has featured on film and television several times.
Trellick Tower, Cheltenham Estate in Golborne Road, Kensal Town, Royal Borough of Kensington and Che
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKMPT7 - Trellick Tower is a Grade II* listed tower block on the Cheltenham Estate in Kensal Green, northwest London. Opened in 1972, it had been commissioned by the Greater London Council and designed in the Brutalist style by architect Ernő Goldfinger. The tower was planned to replace outdated social accommodation, and designed as a follow up to Goldfinger's earlier Balfron Tower in East London. It was the last major project he worked on, and featured various space-saving designs, along with a separate access tower containing a plant room.
High-rise apartments and Brutalist architecture were falling out of favour by the time the tower was completed, and it became a magnet for crime, vandalism, drug abuse and prostitution. Its fortunes gradually improved in the 1980s after the establishment of a residents' association. Security measures were put in place and a concierge was employed, which led to lower crime levels. By the 1990s, the tower had become a desirable place to live, and although it still contains predominantly social housing, demand for private flats has remained high. A local landmark, it has been Grade II* listed since 1998, and has retained its distinctive concrete facade as a result. A fire broke out in 2017, but the concrete structure meant damage was limited, unlike the nearby Grenfell Tower. Trellick Tower has featured on film and television several times.
Trellick Tower, Cheltenham Estate in Golborne Road, Kensal Town, Royal Borough of Kensington and Che
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M0KX96 - . This dated editorial view of 5 Goldborne Road, RBKC, London, England, UK, W10 5PB in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Trellick Tower Block,Cheltenham Estate, Golborne Road, Kensal Green, RBKC (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea), London, England, W10 5PB. The wider scene also brings together documentary photography, local bus network, before-and-after reference, street-side transport, roadside transit, regional identity, canal heritage, lock flight, changing streetscape, navigation engineering, industrial waterway history, everyday life, local character, and public realm. The wider contemporary story combines heritage conservation, public access and the role of canals as blue-green corridors for people and wildlife. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with integrated transport, reliability and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services. The image fixes period objects and surrounding context within 5 Goldborne Road, RBKC, London, England, UK, W10 5PB at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. Other useful contextual ideas include managed navigation, place identity, passenger information, changing land use, social history, local history, public-transport wayfinding, and waterborne transport. References to Cheltenham, Chelsea, Borough, Trellick, and Golborne give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For 5 Goldborne Road, RBKC, London, England, UK, W10 5PB, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate heritage conservation and the role of canals as blue-green corridors for people and wildlife without losing the local specificity of 5 Goldborne Road, RBKC, London, England, UK, W10 5PB.
5 Goldborne Road, RBKC, London, England, UK, W10 5PB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,BL1,Lancs,summer,pedestrians,in,of,with,townhall,GM,business,regeneration,heritage,blue sky,architecture,brutalist,chain,shopping,tax,investment,rates,council,neglected,historic,sunny,buildings,concrete,brutal,1970s,1970,precinct,chains,building,history,blue skies,old
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRJ3 - . Recorded at Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE 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 subject captured here is Summer shoppers in Bolton town centre, Oxford street, with town hall in the background, looking north. The setting additionally reflects before-and-after reference, social history, changing streetscape, local history, crop production, built heritage, period architecture, commercial redevelopment, everyday life, period detail, place identity, grain quality, grain harvest, and urban fabric. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm investment, town-centre regeneration and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For current editorial use, weather extremes and food security provide additional context, especially through how hotter and wetter weather affects crop reliability. The image fixes signage and branding within Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. Other useful contextual ideas include town-centre renewal, barley cultivation, public realm, regional identity, local character, place-making, documentary photography, and urban regeneration. The recorded references to looking, shoppers, Summer, centre, and Bolton preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to public-realm investment and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the real-world context of Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE.
Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,BL1,Lancs,summer,pedestrians,in,of,with,townhall,GM,shopping,precinct,1970,1970s,chain,chains,concrete,brutal,brutalist,building,buildings,architecture,history,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,historic,heritage,old,neglected,regeneration,investment,council,business,tax,rates
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRJ5 - . Made at Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The principal subject is Summer shoppers in Bolton town centre, Oxford street, with town hall in the background, looking north. The subject also carries associations with urban regeneration, barley cultivation, visual archive, summer fieldwork, rural economy, built heritage, period detail, grain harvest, place-making, cereal crop, architectural character, period architecture, archival record, and agricultural landscape. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial viability, housing pressure and the continuing question of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. From a 2025-onward perspective, weather extremes and food security are closely linked to this subject, alongside the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, historic townscape, commercial redevelopment, farm produce, adaptive reuse, public-realm investment, mixed-use redevelopment, and local history. References to background, shoppers, looking, Summer, and Oxford give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance as part of Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE's history.
Oxford St, Lancs, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1 1NE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,British,GB,UK,England,the,underground,cable,old,history,historic,national,BT,British telecom,telecoms,Openreach,infrastructure,telephone,telephones,GPO,General,Post,Office,relic,cover,wire,wires,cables,wiring,cast,iron,metal,rust,rusty,inspection,concrete,line,lines
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDX84 - . This authentic period view of England, United Kingdom, UK in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The frame specifically shows Old fashioned Post Office Telephones embossed cover - England, UK. Further facets of the scene include everyday life, social history, architectural detailing, changing land use, regional identity, historic townscape, community identity, local history, changing streetscape, historic streetscape, conservation interest, period streetscape, local character, and local landmark. For current editorial use, heritage conservation and adaptive reuse provide additional context, especially through the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. As a dated visual record of England, United Kingdom, UK, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with architectural character, contemporary social history, built heritage, place identity, visual archive, urban fabric, period detail, and heritage asset. Details involving fashioned, Telephones, cover, embossed, and Office make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around England, United Kingdom, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate heritage conservation and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity within the specific setting of England, United Kingdom, UK. The image also provides a reference for heritage conservation and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use as part of the longer story of England, United Kingdom, UK.
England, United Kingdom, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,Merseyside,historic,history,Pier Head,the,Liverpool,England,UK,L3 1HN,L3,art,deco,1920,heritage,old,olden,days,buildings,building,carved,carving,stone,concrete,construction,carvings,interesting,playful,disgn,style,sculpture,sculptured,proud
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0ME7 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside.htm Target=_Blank>Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. At the centre of the view is Historic Mersey Tunnel exhaust, Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN. Further facets of the scene include architectural character, traditional holiday town, heritage asset, documentary photography, seaside retail, everyday life, coastal leisure, built heritage, social history, architectural detailing, tourism retail, resort heritage, conservation architecture, and heritage landmark. The modern context includes continuing discussion of planning control, local identity and the tension between conservation and redevelopment. For current editorial use, domestic tourism and weather dependence provide additional context, especially through the vulnerability of resort economies to seasonality and changing visitor habits. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN before changed technology alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside visual archive, local history, British seaside culture, local landmark, before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, changing land use, and period streetscape. References to Mersey, Tunnel, Liverpool, Merseyside, and exhaust give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is planning control and the tension between conservation and redevelopment as part of the longer story of Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN.
Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,Merseyside,Historic,1920,1920s,exhaust,England,UK,L3 1HN,L3,and,executed,by,artdeco,heritage,old,olden,days,buildings,building,carved,carving,stone,concrete,construction,carvings,interesting,playful,disgn,style,sculpture,sculptured,proud
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0MF6 - . Made at Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside.htm Target=_Blank>Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The principal subject is Historic Mersey Tunnel exhaust, detail of Art-Deco stonework, Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN. The locality and subject together evoke archival record, local character, before-and-after reference, historic frontage, coastal visitor economy, day-trip culture, historic streetscape, historic townscape, visitor attraction, period building, period detail, contemporary social history, built heritage, and seaside retail. Current relevance extends to maintenance and local identity, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre renewal and coastal regeneration, not least because of how nostalgic retail remains part of the seaside experience. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN, details that may look very different after different community use. Further associations within the scene are urban fabric, British seaside culture, conservation architecture, architectural detailing, traditional confectionery, resort heritage, local landmark, and documentary photography. The recorded references to stonework, Mersey, Historic, exhaust, and Merseyside preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The frame retains period character as a date-specific reference. The scene captures a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Pier Head Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 1HN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington Telephone Exchange,summer,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1 1EY,telecoms,digital,broadband,fibre,GPO,BT,British Telecom,OpenReach,telecom,bunker,infrastructure,backbone,skyline,town scape,townscape,town,centre,borough,council,WBC,concrete,trees,nature,foliage,floors,office,offices
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPGX - . This scene at 21 Barbauld St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1EY in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The defining feature is Warrington Telephone Exchange, 21 Barbauld St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1EY. The setting additionally reflects summer city life, changing streetscape, local history, community recreation, archival record, social history, contemporary city life, local identity, street-level documentary, community identity, documentary photography, informal play space, public realm, and urban change. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with public-space design, inclusive design and how well-designed public spaces encourage informal play and social activity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of regeneration, community use and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at 21 Barbauld St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1EY may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The photograph additionally reflects townscape record, visual archive, seasonal outdoor activity, local character, pedestrian square, urban social history, regional identity, and public-realm activation. References to Exchange, Telephone, and Barbauld give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 21 Barbauld St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1EY may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is public-space design and how well-designed public spaces encourage informal play and social activity when considered against later change at 21 Barbauld St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1EY.
21 Barbauld St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1EY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,High St,high,street,st,E1,High street,E1 8QS,Architect,offices,real estate,property,office,accomodation,concrete,icon,iconic,finance,financial,10 Whitechapel,10 Whitechapel High street,10,Whitechapel,lights,on,occupied,busy,building,architecture,1970,1970s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY91N - The eight-storey office building was acquired in December 2015 and sits on a one acre site. Phase 1 of the refurbishment, totalling 184,000 sq ft of offices, completed in Q4 2016 and was fully let in under seven months. Tenants include GDS, Unruly, Perkins+Will, Reddie & Grose, Shipowners' Club, Wilmington and ComeOn!
The 89,000 sq ft Phase 2 comprises a new pavilion and lower floors refurbishment.
The property has typical Derwent London characteristics of generous floor to ceiling heights, good natural light and excellent transport connections as well as column free floor plates of c.26,500 sq ft around a central atrium. It is located directly opposite Aldgate East underground station and close to Liverpool Street and Whitechapel Crossrail stations.
Sustainability
Green Forums are hosted by the Building Manager for occupiers to discuss the environmental performance of the building and how this can be improved
A key focus has been increasing recycling rates and waste audits for occupiers have been carried out by Paper Round who manage waste and recycling for Derwent London's managed portfolio
http://thewhitechapelbuilding.london
White Chapel,10 Whitechapel,High street,London, E1 8QS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,of,Paddys Wigwam,Mersey Funnel,archbishop,Grade II*,listed,building,architect,Taylor Woodrow,religion,brutal,L3,Cathedral House,Mount Pleasant,Liverpool,L3 5TQ,Hope Street,landmark,landmarks skyline,spring,tree,trees,leaves,leaf,green,vegetation,RC,Roman Catholic,concrete,brutalist
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475J9 - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King[2] and locally nicknamed Paddy's Wigwam, is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but none were completed.
The competition to design the cathedral was held in 1959. The requirement was first, for a congregation of 3,000 (which was later reduced to 2,000) to be able to see the altar, in order that they could be more involved in the celebration of the Mass, and second, for the Lutyens crypt to be incorporated in the structure. Gibberd achieved these requirements by designing a circular building with the altar at its centre, and by transforming the roof of the crypt into an elevated platform, with the cathedral standing at one end. The construction contract was let to Taylor Woodrow
The cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland stone cladding and an aluminium covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 195 feet (59 m), with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. The building is supported by 16 boomerang-shaped concrete trusses which are held together by two ring beams, one at the bends of the trusses and the other at their tops. Flying buttresses are attached to the trusses, giving the cathedral its tent-like appearance. Rising from the upper ring beam is a lantern tower, containing windows of stained glass, and at its peak is a crown of pinnacles.
The entrance is at the top of a wide flight of steps leading up from Hope Street.
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,of,Paddys Wigwam,Mersey Funnel,archbishop,Grade II*,listed,building,architect,Taylor Woodrow,religion,brutal,L3,Cathedral House,Mount Pleasant,Liverpool,L3 5TQ,Hope Street,landmark,landmarks skyline,spring,tree,trees,leaves,leaf,green,vegetation,Eurovision,2023,RC,Roman Catholic,concrete,brutalist
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475JB - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King[2] and locally nicknamed Paddy's Wigwam, is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but none were completed.
The competition to design the cathedral was held in 1959. The requirement was first, for a congregation of 3,000 (which was later reduced to 2,000) to be able to see the altar, in order that they could be more involved in the celebration of the Mass, and second, for the Lutyens crypt to be incorporated in the structure. Gibberd achieved these requirements by designing a circular building with the altar at its centre, and by transforming the roof of the crypt into an elevated platform, with the cathedral standing at one end. The construction contract was let to Taylor Woodrow
The cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland stone cladding and an aluminium covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 195 feet (59 m), with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. The building is supported by 16 boomerang-shaped concrete trusses which are held together by two ring beams, one at the bends of the trusses and the other at their tops. Flying buttresses are attached to the trusses, giving the cathedral its tent-like appearance. Rising from the upper ring beam is a lantern tower, containing windows of stained glass, and at its peak is a crown of pinnacles.
The entrance is at the top of a wide flight of steps leading up from Hope Street.
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,of,Paddys Wigwam,Mersey Funnel,archbishop,Grade II*,listed,building,architect,Taylor Woodrow,religion,brutal,L3,Cathedral House,Mount Pleasant,Liverpool,L3 5TQ,Hope Street,landmark,landmarks skyline,RC,Roman Catholic,concrete,brutalist,architecture,Paddies Wigwam,Metropolitan,cathedrals,British,holy,tourist,attraction,tourism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475JD - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King[2] and locally nicknamed Paddy's Wigwam, is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but none were completed.
The competition to design the cathedral was held in 1959. The requirement was first, for a congregation of 3,000 (which was later reduced to 2,000) to be able to see the altar, in order that they could be more involved in the celebration of the Mass, and second, for the Lutyens crypt to be incorporated in the structure. Gibberd achieved these requirements by designing a circular building with the altar at its centre, and by transforming the roof of the crypt into an elevated platform, with the cathedral standing at one end. The construction contract was let to Taylor Woodrow
The cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland stone cladding and an aluminium covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 195 feet (59 m), with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. The building is supported by 16 boomerang-shaped concrete trusses which are held together by two ring beams, one at the bends of the trusses and the other at their tops. Flying buttresses are attached to the trusses, giving the cathedral its tent-like appearance. Rising from the upper ring beam is a lantern tower, containing windows of stained glass, and at its peak is a crown of pinnacles.
The entrance is at the top of a wide flight of steps leading up from Hope Street.
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,of,Paddys Wigwam,Mersey Funnel,archbishop,Grade II*,listed,building,architect,Taylor Woodrow,religion,brutal,L3,Cathedral House,Mount Pleasant,Liverpool,L3 5TQ,Hope Street,landmark,landmarks skyline,RC,Roman Catholic,concrete,brutalist,architecture,Paddies Wigwam,Metropolitan,cathedrals,British,holy,tourist,attraction,tourism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475JE - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King[2] and locally nicknamed Paddy's Wigwam, is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but none were completed.
The competition to design the cathedral was held in 1959. The requirement was first, for a congregation of 3,000 (which was later reduced to 2,000) to be able to see the altar, in order that they could be more involved in the celebration of the Mass, and second, for the Lutyens crypt to be incorporated in the structure. Gibberd achieved these requirements by designing a circular building with the altar at its centre, and by transforming the roof of the crypt into an elevated platform, with the cathedral standing at one end. The construction contract was let to Taylor Woodrow
The cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland stone cladding and an aluminium covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 195 feet (59 m), with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. The building is supported by 16 boomerang-shaped concrete trusses which are held together by two ring beams, one at the bends of the trusses and the other at their tops. Flying buttresses are attached to the trusses, giving the cathedral its tent-like appearance. Rising from the upper ring beam is a lantern tower, containing windows of stained glass, and at its peak is a crown of pinnacles.
The entrance is at the top of a wide flight of steps leading up from Hope Street.
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,of,Paddys Wigwam,Mersey Funnel,archbishop,Grade II*,listed,building,architect,Taylor Woodrow,religion,brutal,L3,Cathedral House,Mount Pleasant,Liverpool,L3 5TQ,Hope Street,landmark,landmarks skyline,Eurovision,2023,RC,Roman Catholic,concrete,brutalist,architecture,Paddies Wigwam,Metropolitan,cathedrals,British,holy,tourist,attraction,tourism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475MA - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King[2] and locally nicknamed Paddy's Wigwam, is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but none were completed.
The competition to design the cathedral was held in 1959. The requirement was first, for a congregation of 3,000 (which was later reduced to 2,000) to be able to see the altar, in order that they could be more involved in the celebration of the Mass, and second, for the Lutyens crypt to be incorporated in the structure. Gibberd achieved these requirements by designing a circular building with the altar at its centre, and by transforming the roof of the crypt into an elevated platform, with the cathedral standing at one end. The construction contract was let to Taylor Woodrow
The cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland stone cladding and an aluminium covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 195 feet (59 m), with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. The building is supported by 16 boomerang-shaped concrete trusses which are held together by two ring beams, one at the bends of the trusses and the other at their tops. Flying buttresses are attached to the trusses, giving the cathedral its tent-like appearance. Rising from the upper ring beam is a lantern tower, containing windows of stained glass, and at its peak is a crown of pinnacles.
The entrance is at the top of a wide flight of steps leading up from Hope Street.
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5TQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,of,Paddys Wigwam,Mersey Funnel,archbishop,Grade II*,listed,building,architect,Taylor Woodrow,religion,brutal,L3,Cathedral House,Mount Pleasant,Liverpool,L3 5TQ,Hope Street,landmark,landmarks skyline,spring,tree,trees,leaves,leaf,green,vegetation,RC,Roman Catholic,concrete,brutalist,architecture,Paddies Wigwam
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475MR - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King[2] and locally nicknamed Paddy's Wigwam, is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but none were completed.
The competition to design the cathedral was held in 1959. The requirement was first, for a congregation of 3,000 (which was later reduced to 2,000) to be able to see the altar, in order that they could be more involved in the celebration of the Mass, and second, for the Lutyens crypt to be incorporated in the structure. Gibberd achieved these requirements by designing a circular building with the altar at its centre, and by transforming the roof of the crypt into an elevated platform, with the cathedral standing at one end. The construction contract was let to Taylor Woodrow
The cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland stone cladding and an aluminium covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 195 feet (59 m), with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. The building is supported by 16 boomerang-shaped concrete trusses which are held together by two ring beams, one at the bends of the trusses and the other at their tops. Flying buttresses are attached to the trusses, giving the cathedral its tent-like appearance. Rising from the upper ring beam is a lantern tower, containing windows of stained glass, and at its peak is a crown of pinnacles.
The entrance is at the top of a wide flight of steps leading up from Hope Street.
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 5TQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGY4 - It's been dubbed ˜an unrepentant relic of yesteryear' - but fans of Stockport's Redrock development have come to its defence.
The sprawling complex has made the shortlist for Business Design magazine's Carbuncle Cup - the annual gong which is dished out in a bid to pinpoint ˜Britain's worst building completed in the past 12 months'.
Many M.E.N readers have taken to social media to share their views about Redrock since the news was announced.
And while the majority thought the nomination was justified, with one commentator describing the imposing structure as a ˜leaning Lego warehouse', others were quick to leap to its defence.
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Although glowing praise for its exterior wasn't exactly forthcoming, many pointed out that it's what's on the inside that counts.
The £45m complex has a 10-screen cinema, restaurants, a bar, gym, large car park and public open space.
Michelle Ferris said: I love it! Best cinema!
Yvonne Brookes said: The cinema is fab. I won't go anywhere else now.
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Charlotte Cloud posted: Glad to see the Light cinema getting plenty of love. Great place. Reclining arm chairs for the win.
Joanne Marie wrote: From the motorway I agree. But from street level looks nice and the gardens and restaurant have definitely massively improved the area.
Lorien Telfer posted: I think it's pretty quirky looking. Like 80s throwback. I kinda like it.
Brenda Major said: Eyesore from the outside but good on the inside cinema great, food places good.
Bridgefield St, Stockport SK1 1DH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2WN - . An on-location editorial image made at Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK, showing a subject whose wider significance extends beyond the immediate scene. The photograph is concerned with Western Electric Co, Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK. Further connections within the scene include cityscape history, regional identity, changing streetscape, urban change, conservation interest, local history, historic streetscape, everyday Britain, conservation architecture, social history, urban fabric, heritage asset, historical comparison, and traditional masonry. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about historic townscape, heritage conservation and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. As a dated visual record of Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK, the frame retains transport arrangements and public activity, making it useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects before-and-after reference, heritage landmark, contemporary history, period building, public realm, built heritage, period detail, and architectural character. The recorded references to Electric, Western, Bridgwater, and Somerset preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. A later view of Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects historic townscape and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character within the specific setting of Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK. Its period value extends to planning control and the contrast between historic fabric and modern development as part of the longer story of Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK. The scene remains tied to Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK, image reference 2C9E2WN.
Bridgwater,Somerset,South West England, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NYC,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,09/11,terrorist attack,Memorial,September11,Ground Zero,original,concrete,original concrete,icon,iconic,history,historic,center,centre,downtown,uptown,national,September 11,memorial,museum,inside,interior,exhibit,exhibits,lower Manhattan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6BC - . An on-location image from One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America in 2018, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The subject recorded here is 09/11 - 0911 - National September 11 Memorial Museum,One World Trade Center,Lower Manhattan,New York City, NY, USA - Ground Zero. Another layer of the scene includes historic townscape, period building, historic context, public realm, industrial-community remembrance, community remembrance, architectural character, documentary photography, social history, local character, built heritage, traditional masonry, First World War remembrance, and contemporary social history. For contemporary context, military heritage and local history are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the continuing role of Remembrance events in public life. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about planning control, adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. For later comparison, the view leaves evidence of evidence of how the subject fitted into ordinary life within the setting of One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America. The surrounding context also covers cityscape history, conservation architecture, visual archive, regional identity, community identity, period streetscape, commemorative memorial, and heritage asset. The recorded references to September, Trade, Center, World, and Museum preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image fixes details of everyday use for future local research.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF12 - . A close documentary record records the working environment around the recorded location, in a time-specific record from 2018. The scene is specifically associated with Doncaster Town centre empty retail units, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. The wider setting includes social policy, chain-store economy, policy implementation, shopping district, local democracy, consumer retail, shopfront economy, retail decline and renewal, retail vacancy, bricks-and-mortar retail, public administration, and political controversy. In the mid-2020s, retail streets is increasingly discussed through online shopping and brand consolidation, with attention turning to mixed-use town centres. For present-day editorial use, public services can also illustrate debates about infrastructure and planning, particularly where these affect community responses to government decisions. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Doncaster Town centre empty retail units. The surrounding story includes customer footfall, government decision-making, storefront culture, government policy, political discourse, national policy. The scene also carries the language of civic life, democratic accountability, high-street commerce, community debate, civic administration, civic debate, town-centre trading, commercial frontage, independent retail, and urban commerce. Current debate around retail streets often combines online shopping, brand consolidation and the practical challenge of mixed-use town centres. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of period design, the appearance of the built environment, changes of use, public activity, and local character at this precise location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72CPJ - ˜Horrid' 1970s buildings to make way for Queen Street station revamp
The demolition of horrid 1970s buildings that mask Queen Street station in Glasgow has begun as part of its £120 million redevelopment. A hotel extension and office block will be removed to make way for expansion of the station to accommodate longer electric trains. The complex, which handles some 20 million passengers a year, will stay open during the transformation, which is due to be completed in 2020. The overhaul will include a new glass frontage onto George Square - a view blocked since the 1970s by an extension of the Millennium Hotel. The addition, built on pillars, will be demolished, along with the adjacent Consort House office block, built around 1975, which housed Strathclyde Partnership for Transport until 2016. Excavators have been lifted by crane onto the 30m-high (100ft) roof of Consort House to break up its reinforced concrete and steel frame, floor-by-floor. Consort House is being demolished as part of the expansion of Queen Street Station.
Consort House is being demolished as part of the expansion of Queen Street Station. The ScotRail Alliance with Network Rail said the work would improve Glasgow's cityscape. Managing director Alex Hynes said: The first thing we have got to do is get rid of these horrid buildings, which were built in front of this listed train shed [covered station]. Consort House is not one of Glasgow's prettiest buildings. This is going to be amazing for Glasgow - it's going to bring the railway into the heart - to George Square. The Millennium Hotel extension in front of the station, and Consort House to the left of the hotel, are being demolished.
The Millennium Hotel extension in front of the station, and Consort House to the left of the hotel, are being demolished.
Network Rail said the station's roof had protected listed status as the only remaining large single span at a Scottish station. It was constructed in 1880 by the North British Railwa
Consort House demolition, Queen Street, Glasgow, City Centre, Scotland, UK, G1 3DD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72D36 - Vivid pink facade of Glasgow's Met Tower carries the enormous People Make Glasgow slogan above the city centre. Photographed beneath a clear blue sky, the grid of dark window panels and magenta cladding creates one of the most recognisable contemporary views on the Glasgow skyline. Rooftop telecommunications equipment, concrete service structures and weathered upper elevations reveal the practical postwar character of the high-rise building.
Standing at 60 North Hanover Street, close to George Square and the University of Strathclyde campus, the tower was completed in 1964 for the former Glasgow College of Building and Printing. It later formed part of Glasgow Metropolitan College and became widely known as the Met Tower. The 14-storey modernist building is Category B listed, reflecting the architectural quality of its design, construction and surviving original features.
The giant People Make Glasgow building wrap was installed in connection with Glasgow's hosting of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The slogan emerged from a crowd-sourced city-branding exercise intended to express the friendliness, confidence and character of Scotland's largest city. Its simple wording and striking pink presentation became closely associated with Glasgow tourism, civic identity and international promotion.
After the college moved into the City of Glasgow College's newer campus, the tower stood vacant and became the subject of several regeneration proposals. Vita Group acquired the landmark in August 2025 and announced plans to introduce its Union co-living concept, proposing flexible residential accommodation as part of wider efforts to increase the city-cententre population. The photograph records both an important example of Glasgow's mid-century educational architecture and a highly visible piece of civic advertising. Its bold facade links the city's industrial and academic past with modern tourism, redevelopment and the continuing reinvention of central Glasgow
Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM1TFG - . This location-led image shows the physical context of the recorded location, in a view made during 2017. The photograph carries associations with architectural character, architectural heritage, conservation architecture, government decision-making, public administration, historic fabric, public interest, historic environment, social policy, period property, historic built environment, and heritage streetscape. The wider contemporary story of architectural conservation now includes conservation of original fabric alongside energy retrofit, while policy and investment increasingly consider heritage-led regeneration. Current debate around civic administration often combines local authority finance, infrastructure and the practical challenge of community responses to government decisions. The photograph fixes the recorded location at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed, specifically in relation to Grid Cover. The scene also relates to townscape identity, community debate, adaptive reuse, public-sector policy, local authority, traditional building. Other local associations include Warrington Corporation Electricity Supply, Warrington Corporation Electricity, electrification, cabling, electricity supply, WBC. A second layer of description includes local democracy, urban conservation, policy change, political discourse, historic townscape, civic debate, democratic accountability, period architecture, heritage asset, and architectural detail. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, historic buildings also connects with vacancy, energy retrofit and efforts aimed at preserving local character. That gives this view of the recorded location continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison, specifically in relation to Grid Cover.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHW8X - . An on-location photograph from Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE in 2017, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is Glasgow city skyline panorama, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE looking over towards George Square and the east. Further facets of the scene include cityscape history, heritage landmark, architectural character, adaptive reuse, built heritage, local history, conservation interest, architectural detail, everyday life, archival record, regional identity, documentary photography, period detail, and historic townscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into maintenance and embodied carbon, not least because of the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. Small period details of local activity and public use at Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. A second descriptive layer includes public realm, before-and-after reference, conservation architecture, period building, changing streetscape, historic streetscape, historical comparison, and place identity. References to Glasgow, skyline, Strathclyde, panorama, and Scotland give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate maintenance and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility in a form that can be compared with future views of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE. The image also provides a reference for maintenance and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the real-world context of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE.
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HKHWBD - . An identifiable period record of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE in 2017, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Glasgow city skyline panorama, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE looking over towards George Square and the east. The wider scene also brings together period detail, social history, built heritage, urban fabric, historic streetscape, cityscape history, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, public realm, place identity, adaptive reuse, architectural character, changing streetscape, and heritage landmark. Today's relevance is strengthened by embodied carbon, tourism and the continuing question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. As a dated visual record of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with regional identity, historic townscape, documentary photography, visual archive, local history, changing land use, period architecture, and community identity. Elements such as Glasgow, panorama, Strathclyde, Scotland, and Square add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is embodied carbon and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE. The period view preserves part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The view records details of everyday use for later comparison.
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE
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Keywords: wideangle,angle,cityscape,day,time,daytime,Quarter,Piccadilly,Gardens,Primark,shopping,concrete,brick,CIS,centre,cloud,summer,horizon,landscape,hotel,retail,Mancunian,Manc,urban,north,Manchester City,Northern Powerhouse,Northern Quarter,City Centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,aerial,aerial view from air,air,arndale centre,birdseye,birds,eye,view,viewpoint,overhead,seen,from,above,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,birds eye view,panoramic view,Seen From Above
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPH9 - . Made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records Manchester City wide panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The image also relates to before-and-after reference, cityscape history, conservation interest, historic streetscape, local character, period building, architectural character, local history, changing streetscape, built heritage, contemporary social history, urban fabric, community identity, and conservation architecture. Today's relevance is strengthened by energy retrofit, tourism and the continuing question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. A second descriptive layer includes regional identity, place identity, heritage landmark, public realm, historical comparison, historic townscape, adaptive reuse, and archival record. Details involving panorama, Lancashire, daytime, and Manchester make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to energy retrofit and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility as part of the longer story of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of maintenance and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism when considered against later change at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: pano,wideangle,angle,day,time,daytime,Quarter,Piccadilly,Gardens,Primark,shopping,concrete,brick,CIS,Cottonopolis,centre,cloud,summer,horizon,landscape,hotel,retail,Mancunian,Manc,urban,north,Northern Powerhouse,Northern Quarter,City Centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,aerial,aerial view from air,air,arndale centre,birdseye,birds,eye,view,viewpoint,overhead,seen,from,above,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,birds eye view,panoramic view,Seen From Above
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPKP - . Made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The subject captured here is Manchester City wide panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The image also relates to architectural character, public realm, built heritage, archival record, documentary photography, architectural detail, regional identity, changing land use, period architecture, social history, period detail, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, and community identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of embodied carbon, energy retrofit and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, details that may look very different after later reinterpretation. The subject also sits alongside conservation architecture, cityscape history, everyday life, place identity, local history, local character, period building, and historical comparison. Elements such as Manchester, Lancashire, daytime, and panorama add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of embodied carbon and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility in a form that can be compared with future views of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is redevelopment pressure and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the real-world context of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: pano,wideangle,angle,cityscape,day,time,daytime,Powerhouse,Gardens,Primark,shopping,concrete,brick,CIS,centre,cloud,summer,horizon,landscape,hotel,retail,Mancunian,Manc,urban,north,night,Manchester City,Northern Powerhouse,Northern Quarter,City Centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,nighttime,blue,hour,tram,trams,transport,light,lit,lighting,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Blue Hour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPMT - . Made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, 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 photograph centres on Manchester City night panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The subject also carries associations with social history, local bus network, before-and-after reference, changing land use, changing streetscape, passenger transport, surface public transport, historical comparison, public realm, documentary photography, local mobility, roadside stop, public transport information, and place identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of passenger information, local connectivity and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with community identity, archival record, visual archive, public transport stop, local history, local character, transport accessibility, and period detail. References to daytime, Lancashire, panorama, night, and Manchester give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate passenger information and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare within the real-world context of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for reliability and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the specific setting of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: angle,cityscape,day,time,daytime,Northern,Powerhouse,Quarter,Gardens,Primark,shopping,concrete,brick,CIS,Cottonopolis,centre,cloud,summer,horizon,landscape,hotel,retail,Mancunian,Manc,urban,north,Manchester City,Northern Quarter,City Centre,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,aerial,aerial view from air,air,arndale centre,birdseye,birds,eye,view,viewpoint,overhead,seen,from,above,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,birds eye view,panoramic view,Seen From Above
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TR2M - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK in 2016, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The main point of reference is Manchester City wide panorama, Lancashire,England, daytime. The locality and subject together evoke built heritage, cityscape history, community identity, public realm, local character, archival record, urban fabric, architectural detail, before-and-after reference, place identity, historic streetscape, local history, changing streetscape, and contemporary social history. Current relevance extends to tourism and maintenance, particularly through keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK to compare period objects and surrounding context with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The wider setting retains connections with heritage landmark, period building, everyday life, documentary photography, visual archive, historical comparison, regional identity, and period architecture. Details involving panorama, Manchester, Lancashire, and daytime make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is tourism and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change as part of the longer story of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate planning control and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK. The frame retains a local visual benchmark within the wider story of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK.
Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH7XY - Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (usually known as Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool.The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings. It is sometimes known locally as Paddy's Wigwam or the Mersey Funnel, especially for tourists, but these are less common terms locally within the City.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and took five years. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1853, 1933, and 1953, but none was completed.
During the Great Irish Famine (1845“1852) the Catholic population of Liverpool increased dramatically. About half a million Irish, who were predominantly Catholic, fled to England to escape the famine
many embarked from Liverpool to travel to North America while others remained in city.[5] Because of the increase in the Catholic population, the co-adjutor Bishop of Liverpool, Alexander Goss (1814“1872), saw the need for a cathedral. The location he chose was the grounds of St. Edward's College on St. Domingo Road, Everton.[6]
In 1853 Goss, then bishop, awarded the commission for the building of the new cathedral to Edward Welby Pugin (1833“1875). By 1856 the Lady Chapel of the new cathedral had been completed. Due to financial resources being diverted to the education of Catholic children, work on the building ceased at this point and the Lady Chapel “ now named Our Lady Immaculate “ served as parish church to the local Catholic population until its demolition in the 1980s.
Mount Pleasant, student areas, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGYW4 - A prominent tower block on the Walsall skyline is being stylishly transformed through design and technology to the tune of more than £3million.
Innovative Midlands housing provider whg will make a bold design statement of dated Austin House while cutting residents' fuel bills and carbon footprint. Carbon savings for the project over 25 years are estimated at 2,340 tonnes while customers can expect to save around a third on energy bills.
The leading landlord is working in partnership with British Gas on the landmark project, which is part funded by the national Community Energy Savings Programme (CESP). A series of internal and external work will take place as part of the radical retrofit.
Chameleon boards that change colour depending on the time of day, view point and exposure to sunlight will be fitted down two aspects of the high rise block, which looms large on a hill in the Butts. As well as introducing colour and interest to the building, the boards will provide 406 square metres of insulation.
248 photo voltaic panels will be fixed to a south facing external wall to harness solar power and generate electricity for the communal lighting and lifts. Heat will be extracted from the ground and pumped into Austin House to power a new heating and hot water system. This will replace the inefficient electric storage heaters to give residents more control over the temperature of their flat and the water they use.
Austin House, Upper Forster Street, West Midlands , England , UK WS4 2AF
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Keywords: West,Midlands,England,UK,WS42AF,WS4,2AF,flat,flats,high,rise,highrise,ecological,Traditional,tower,block,turns,whg,design,beacon,housing,group,RSL,social,landlord,innovation,green,skyline,reduced,carbon,footprint,photo,voltaic,panels,photovoltaic,saving,savings,energy,bills,CESP,British,Gas,Butts,Gotonysmith,foot,print,tenant,tenants,resident,residents,bill,British,Gas,on,the,landmark,project,which,is,part,funded,by,the,national,Community,Energy,Savings,Programme,Chameleon,boards,landmark,insulation,SAP,rating,EPC,NHER,Upper,Forster,Street,efficiency,improvements,improvement,pioneer,deal,greendeal,retrofit,project,towerblock,concrete,construction,materials,FITS,Black,Country,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Black Country,Walsall Black Country
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGYW9 - A prominent tower block on the Walsall skyline is being stylishly transformed through design and technology to the tune of more than £3million.
Innovative Midlands housing provider whg will make a bold design statement of dated Austin House while cutting residents' fuel bills and carbon footprint. Carbon savings for the project over 25 years are estimated at 2,340 tonnes while customers can expect to save around a third on energy bills.
The leading landlord is working in partnership with British Gas on the landmark project, which is part funded by the national Community Energy Savings Programme (CESP). A series of internal and external work will take place as part of the radical retrofit.
Chameleon boards that change colour depending on the time of day, view point and exposure to sunlight will be fitted down two aspects of the high rise block, which looms large on a hill in the Butts. As well as introducing colour and interest to the building, the boards will provide 406 square metres of insulation.
248 photo voltaic panels will be fixed to a south facing external wall to harness solar power and generate electricity for the communal lighting and lifts. Heat will be extracted from the ground and pumped into Austin House to power a new heating and hot water system. This will replace the inefficient electric storage heaters to give residents more control over the temperature of their flat and the water they use.
Austin House, Upper Forster Street, West Midlands , England , UK WS4 2AF
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Keywords: UK,grey,gray,concrete,building,material,materials,70s,1970s,Gotonysmith Built in 1971,it,was,a,celebrated,piece,of,Brutalist,architecture,at,its,opening,but,quickly,fell,out,of,favour.,Consisting,of,an,11-storey,office,tower,and an,indoor,market,on,the,ground,and,first,floors.,Full,of,tacky,clothes,shops,greasy spoon cafes,amusement,arcades,and,stalls,where,you,can,get,a,new,drive,belt,for,your,vacuum,cleaner.,You,get,the,picture.,Amazingly,it,is,part,of,a,grand,scheme,to,gut,the,building,completely,extend the office tower to a whopping 32-storeys,add,a,smaller,16-storey,one,for,good,measure,and,repackage,it,as,a,state,of,the,art,multi-use,complex.,This,was,all,reported,in,the,Evening,Times,in,2009,but,sadly,you,can,still,buy,a,processed,burger,in,the,Savoy,Centre.,Nearby,cities,Glasgow,Paisley,Greenock,In-Shops,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3948 - Built in 1971, it was a celebrated piece of Brutalist architecture at its opening, but quickly fell out of favour. Consisting of an 11-storey office tower, and an In-Shops indoor market on the ground and first floors. Full of tacky clothes shops, greasy spoon cafes, amusement arcades and stalls where you can get a new drive belt for your vacuum cleaner. You get the picture.
Amazingly it is part of a grand scheme to gut the building completely, extend the office tower to a whopping 32-storeys, add a smaller 16-storey one for good measure and repackage it as a state of the art multi-use complex. This was all reported in the Evening Times in 2009, but sadly you can still buy a processed burger in the Savoy Centre.
Nearby cities: Glasgow, Paisley, Greenock
Savoy Centre, Glasgow scotland , UK
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Keywords: South,bank,southwark,glass,building,tower,towering,architecture,finance,financial,accountancy,accountant,HQ,headquarters,headquarter,firm,firms,crash,city,of,assurance,tax,advice,advisory,big,business,Arthur,Whinney,reflection,reflections,cloud,clouds,more,place,ten,story,foster,gotonysmith,practice,office,practices,fingers,glass,balustrades,partners,Designed,as,a,new,headquarters,for,Ernst,&,Young,the,ten-storey,1,More,London,Place,provides,the,company,with,35,000 square metres of high-quality,flexible,office,space,on,the,south,bank,of,the,River,Thames,between,London,and,Tower,Bridges.,A,full-height,atrium,links,the,building's,two,""˜fingers',of,office,space,creating,a,dramatic,entrance,space,which,is,crisscrossed,with,three,bridges,per,floor,with,glass,balustrades.,The,central,concrete,core,and,four,peripheral,steel,cores,are,clad,with,extruded,aluminium,panels.,The,24m-wide,column-free,floor,plates,benefit,from,generous,amounts,of,daylight,through,the,atrium,glazed,facades,energy,usage,Bermondsey,LDSA,Built,in,Quality,Awards,Winner,Large,Commercial,category,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE77H - Designed as a new headquarters for Ernst & Young, the ten-storey 1 More London Place provides the company with 35,000 square metres of high-quality, flexible office space on the south bank of the River Thames between London and Tower Bridges. A full-height atrium links the building's two ˜fingers' of office space, creating a dramatic entrance space which is crisscrossed with three bridges per floor, with glass balustrades. The central concrete core and four peripheral steel cores are clad with extruded aluminium panels. The 24m-wide column-free floor plates benefit from generous amounts of daylight through the atrium and fully glazed facades, helping to minimise the building's energy usage.
Ernst & Young (trading as EY) is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London. It was the third largest professional services firm in the world by aggregated revenue in 2012 and is one of the Big Four accounting firms.
The organization operates as a network of member firms which are separate legal entities in individual countries. It has 167,000 employees and more than 700 offices in more than 140 countries. It provides assurance (including financial audit), tax, consulting and advisory services to companies.
The firm's history dates back to 1849 with the founding of Harding & Pullein in England. The current firm was formed by a merger of American firms Ernst & Whinney (a successor firm of Harding & Pullein) and Arthur Young & Co. in 1989.[9] It was known as Ernst & Young until 2013, when it underwent a rebranding. The acronym EY was already an informal name for the firm prior to its official adoption
1 More London Place, Southwark, London UK
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Keywords: building,architecture,office,skyscraper,Miller Street,miller,st,street,Grade II listed building,grade,two,Co-operative Banking Group,Cooperative,Banking,retail,Group,store,photovoltaic,panel,panels,Solarcentury,Solar,century,Building-integrated photovoltaics,M4 4AH,M44AH,Miller St,Miller,Street,Gotonysmith,Gordon Tait,of,Burnett,Tait & Partners,Tait,Conference Hall,Corporation Street,integrated,photovoltaic,photovoltaics,tall,tallest,60s,70s,concrete,town planning,disaster,Miller Street,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9B14 - The CIS Tower is an office skyscraper on Miller Street in Manchester, England. It was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet (118 m) in height.
The Grade II listed building, which houses the Co-operative Banking Group, is Manchester's second-tallest building and the tallest office building in the United Kingdom outside London. The tower remained as built for over 40 years until maintenance issues on the service tower required an extensive renovation which included covering its facade in photovoltaic panels.
CIS Tower,Miller St, Manchester M4 4AH, England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9B1K - The CIS Tower is an office skyscraper on Miller Street in Manchester, England. It was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet (118 m) in height.
The Grade II listed building, which houses the Co-operative Banking Group, is Manchester's second-tallest building and the tallest office building in the United Kingdom outside London. The tower remained as built for over 40 years until maintenance issues on the service tower required an extensive renovation which included covering its facade in photovoltaic panels.
CIS Tower,Miller St, Manchester M4 4AH, England,UK
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Keywords: new,old,and,sky,line,skyline,Alexanderplatz,church,summer,ball,German Democratic,Republic,transmit,transmission,Marienkirche,St,saint,Marys,marys,church,architecture,bellfry,broadcast,cityscape,GDR,european,landmark,building,concrete,modern,radio,german,germany,sky,sun,sunny,television,to,GoTonySmith,Deutsche,Deutschland,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0G7EH - This documentary stock photograph shows Berlin sky with Fernsehturm TV tower,Germany. The image records the Fernsehturm television tower in the Berlin skyline, making it useful for editorial features on East German modernity, skyline identity, Cold War symbolism, tourism and Berlin place branding. Berlin is a city where ordinary street details often carry heavy layers of history, from Prussian and imperial architecture to the Weimar period, Nazi rule, wartime destruction, division, the DDR, reunification, tourism, gentrification and contemporary creative culture. The caption and visible subject detail provide a specific point of entry into that wider story rather than a generic German city view. Buyers could use the photograph for articles about Berlin travel, Cold War memory, street art, museum interpretation, urban nightlife, river sightseeing, architecture, souvenir culture, public transport, pedestrian design or the way history is repackaged in modern tourism. Search-friendly composite terms include Berlin Mitte street art, DDR surveillance display, Berlin Fernsehturm skyline, River Spree pleasure boat, Ampelmann crossing light, Berliner Dom interior, Berlin urban culture and German capital tourism. If the subject is graffiti, it can illustrate the city as a living wall of political humour, youth culture, commercial branding and layered paste-ups. If it is heritage or church architecture, it can support more formal travel, culture, history and education uses. If it is a boat, toy or street sign, it gives editors an accessible human-scale route into a large city story. The documentary style keeps the image credible for web, magazine, guidebook, education, museum, travel, urban policy, politics, design, consumer and social commentary use. Its strength for Alamy search is the mix of precise caption wording and broader Berlin themes, allowing it to be found for both narrow subject searches and wider editorial needs.
Panoramastraße 1A, 10178 Berlin, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5734776176 - 'For quite a few years I worked in Liverpool and got a great liking for the place. It often gets a bad press, but its changing attitudes since the 'City of Culture' celebrations a few years back.
The catholic cathedral, which stands at one end of Hope St, is older than the gothic revival anglican cathedral at the other end. Its a proper testiment to the 1960's, when concrete was king.
The cathedral's architect was Englishman Frederick Gibberd, the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962, and took five years. Earlier designs for a Catholic cathedral in Liverpool had been proposed in 1853, 1933, and 1953, but none was completed.
Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869\u20131944) was originally commissioned to provide a design which would be an appropriate response to the Giles Gilbert Scott-designed Neo-gothic Anglican cathedral then being built further along Hope Street. In 1956 work recommenced on the crypt, which was finished in 1958. Thereafter, Lutyens' design for the cathedral was considered too expensive and so was abandoned with only the crypt complete.
The present cathedral was designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd (1908\u201384). Construction began in October 1962 and less than five years later, on the Feast of Pentecost 14 May 1967, the completed cathedral was consecrated. Soon after its opening, it began to exhibit architectural flaws. This led to the cathedral authorities suing Frederick Gibberd for \u00a31.3 million on five counts, the two most serious being leaks in the aluminium roof and defects in the mosaic tiles, which had begun to come away from the concrete ribs.
The focus of the interior is the altar which faces the main entrance. It is made of white marble from Skopje, Macedonia, and is 10 feet (3 m) long. The floor is also of marble in grey and white designed by David Atkins. The benches, concentric with the interior, were designed by Frank Knight. Above is the tower with large areas of stained glass designed by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens in three colours, yellow, blue and red, representing the Trinity. The glass is 1 inch (3 cm) thick, the pieces of glass being bonded with epoxy resin, in concrete frames.
It is certainly worth a visit. A contrast to the concrete of Coventry cathedral if you have ever been there.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4521877662 - 'St Michael's Cathedral was built after the destruction of the former during world war II during extreme German Luftwaffe bombing raids on the 14th November 1940. The intensity of this city's destruction was termed 'Coventry-isation' by Hitler.
It is to the external viewer quite concrete-y, yet a fine celebration of 20th century modernist architecture. The new cathedral was designed by Basil Spence (Knighted for this work) and Arup, constructed by John Laing. It is also a Grade I listed building. Remains of the old cathedral still sit beside it. A competition was held in 1950 to find an architect for the new Cathedral, over 200 designs were submitted. The foundation stone of the new cathedral was laid by Queen Elizabeth II on 23rd March 1956. Actual consecration was over 6 years later on the 25th May 1962.
Its design provoked much discussion, much like the new modernist catholic cathedral in Liverpool. A large tapestry of Christ dominates the altar area. the baptistery consists of a ceiling high mosaic of 195 panes of stained glass. The Great West Window, which looks out on the remains of the old cathedral is known as the Screen of Saints and Angels, engraved directly onto the screen in expressionist style by the New Zealand artist John Hutton.
The ceiling is an innovative and complicated construction. There are multiple pyramids of Canadian Spruce slats. Panels above each of which is movable so if needed the acoustic properties of the cathedral can be adjusted for paticular events. Around the nave walls are tablets of stone (the 'tablets of the word') with inscriptions. These are by Ralph Beyer. Inscriptions are uneven deliberately to try to reflect early Christian inscriptions.
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Keywords: lonely,walk,loneliness,graffitti,grafitti,inner,city,housing,estate,sink,social,deprevation,deprivation,ice,snow,concrete,urban,decay,grey,gray,selective,color,colour,black,white,selctive,colores,tonysmith,tony,smith,dark,disturbia,interesting,place,places,selectivo,couleur,s\u00e9lective,vorgew\u00e4hlte,Farbe,art,arty,graffiti,grafiti,street,edinburgh,scotland,lotian,lothian,lothians,UK,life,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,tony smith photography,tdktony,tdk,tdktonysmith,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4369946057 - 'Caressing the marble and stone
Love that was special for one
The waste and the fever and hate
How I wish you were here with me now
The body that kills and hides
Matches an awful delight
Warm like a dog 'round your feet
How I wish you were here with me now
The hangman looks 'round as he waits
Gullet stretches tight and it breaks
Someday we will die in your dreams
How I wish we were here with you now
The city is large and gray, it can break your spirit. It can break your bones. Never let it break your spirit.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4050711807 - 'Take a journey here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4201094468/
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Keywords: high,rise,highrise,housing,flats,blocks,concrete,bad,architectur high,architectural,design,UK,estates,england,old,crime,tony,smith,tonysmith,hotpix,hot,pix,picks,pics,hotpics,b/w,mono,black,white,toned,colour,selective,cool,tonesmith,tone,#tonysmithhotpix,#tonysmithotpix,towerblock,tower,block
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4980395604 - 'Tenement Funster - 'Queen' - Play this track here.
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A cracking track that took me back to my schooldays, turned up in todays shuffle on my iPod.
'Tenement Funster' is Roger Taylor's song on the Sheer Heart Attack album. He sang the lead vocals. Backing track consisted of Taylor's drums, Mercury's piano, Deacon's bass and May's Red Special guitar. It's a typical Taylor track about youth and rebellion. It also includes echo effects with May's guitar, like in 'Brighton Rock'. The last couple of guitar notes overlap into 'Flick Of The Wrist'. The original working title for the song was 'Tin Dreams'.
Sheer Heart Attack is the third album by British rock group Queen, released November 1974. It was produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker for EMI in the United Kingdom, and Elektra in the US.
The album launched the band to mainstream popularity both in the UK and internationally and at a time when I was at secondary school. My school bag had a big 'Queen' and 'Led Zep' logo scrawled on it. Due to a lack of cash (or bigger brothers) in my house, my school friends and older brothers often supplied the vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, on loan.
The first single, 'Killer Queen' reached #2 in the British charts and provided Queen with their first US Top 20 hit. Sheer Heart Attack was also the first Queen album to hit the US Top 20, peaking at #12 in 1975. Digressing from the progressive themes featured on their first two albums, Sheer Heart Attack featured more conventional rock tracks and marked a step towards the classic Queen sound.
In recent years, it has been listed by multiple publications as one of the band's best works and I would recommend it as a starting point to listen to some of the legacy of early queen.
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Many tower blocks were built in the UK after the Second World War. The first residential tower block, 'The Lawn' was constructed in Harlow, Essex in 1951
it is now a Grade II listed building. In many cases Tower Blocks were seen as a 'quick-fix' to cure problems caused by crumbling and unsanitary 19th century dwellings or to replace buildings destroyed by German aerial bombing. Initially, they were welcomed, and their excellent views made them popular living places.
Later, as the buildings themselves deteriorated, they grew a reputation for being undesirable low cost housing, and many tower blocks saw rising crime levels, increasing their unpopularity. One response to this was the great increase in the number of housing estates built, which in turn brings its own problems. In the UK, tower blocks particularly lost popularity after the partial collapse of Ronan Point in 1968.
Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, is believed to contain the highest concentration of tower blocks in the UK - examples include the Hutchensontown C blocks in the Gorbals, the 20-storey blocks in Sighthill, and the 31-storey Red Road flats in the city's north east. However, on the whole, London has the largest number of high-rise residential buildings in the UK
Greater Manchester had more than its fair share of tower blocks, one of the worst examples being in Hulme. In Hulme, a new and (at the time) innovative design for deck access and tower living was attempted. This consisted of curved rows of low-rise flats with deck access far above the streets was created, known as the 'Crescents' (which were, with unintentional irony, architecturally based on terraced housing in Bath).
In this arrangement, motor vehicles remained on ground level with pedestrians on concrete walkways overhead, above the smoke and fumes of the street. People living in these new flats were rehoused from decaying Victorian slums which lacked electricity, running water, bathrooms or indoor toilets, and were mostly overcrowded.
The names of the 'Crescents' harked back to the Georgian era, being named after architects of that time: Robert Adam Crescent, Charles Barry Crescent, William Kent Crescent and John Nash Crescent, together with Hawksmoor Close (a small straight block of similar design attached to Charles Barry Crescent). At the time, the 'Crescents' won several design awards, and introduced technologies such as underfloor heating to the masses.
They were also popular because they were some of the first council homes in Manchester to have central heating. The development even had some notable first occupants, such as Nico and Alain Delon.
This is an old shot of mine, but thankfully a lot of this system built housing has now been replaced or renovated in Manchester. The local city council and its housing associations like City South HA that covers Hulme are on track for a high proportion of dwellings to meet Decent Homes standard by this years target.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEXEH8 - Lowry Salford Quays Millennium Lift Footbridge at dusk, early evening.
The Salford Quays lift bridge or Salford Quays Millennium footbridge is a 91.2-metre long vertical lift bridge bridge spanning the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The bridge, which was completed in 2000, is near the terminus of the ship canal at the old Manchester Docks. It links Salford Quays to MediaCityUK and has a lift of 18 metres, allowing large watercraft to pass beneath.
The bridge features prominently on the backdrop for the BBC North West Tonight television news programme, which also shows The Lowry and MediaCityUK.
Salford Quays Millennium footbridge, Pier 8 Salford Quays, Manchester, United Kingdom M50 3AZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6139633525 - 'The The - Slow Emotion Replay - Play this track here.
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Forming a soundtrack to much of my 1980's, 'The The' are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member.
In 1993, the five-piece line-up issued the album Dusk containing this single. It debuted at no 2 in the UK and spun off three Top 40 singles in the UK, led by 'Dogs of Lust'. A world tour followed, the Lonely Planet tour, at which point the band's line-up was reshuffled
Johnny Marr and James Eller left, and were replaced by Atlanta based guitarist Keith Joyner and New York bassist Jared Nickerson, respectively.
Also added was Boston harmonica player Jim Fitting, who auditioned in New York in early 1993. The version of their hit 'This Is The Day' featuring Jim Fitting was often dubbed 'That Was The Day'. Palmer bowed out partway through the tour and was replaced by ex Stabbing Westward drummer Andy Kubiszewski.
A full length film, directed by long time collaborator Tim Pope, was made for this album. From Dusk Til Dawn was shot in New Orleans and New York and along with Johnson and Johnny Marr also featured various characters from the New York underground scene such as sexologist Annie Sprinkle, writer and raconteur Quentin Crisp, Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, and porn star Rick Savage amongst many other carnival characters.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JHKB - Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, in Derby Square, Liverpool, are operated by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. The building is used by the Crown Court, the Magistrates' Court, Liverpool District Probate Registry and the Liverpool Youth Court
Until the mid-1980s, all Crown Court cases were heard in St George's Hall. However, as the number of court cases in Liverpool grew, it became necessary to commission a more modern courthouse for both criminal and civil matters: the site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department had been occupied by Liverpool Castle between the 13th and 18th century.
The new building was commissioned by the now-defunct Property Services Agency, who were seeking a design which expressed authority and power.[6] Construction of the new building started in 1973. It was designed by Farmer and Dark[8] in the brutalist style, built with vertically ribbed pre-cast concrete panels in dark, reddish tones, and was opened in 1984.
Hearings of the Liverpool Magistrates Court, which had been held at the courthouse in Dale Street, transferred to the Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts in 2015.[10]
The design features towers on the north and south sides which were intended to echo Liverpool Castle. Pollard and Pevsner describe the architecture as hulking and dispiriting, but richly sculptural. The front facade of the building features a four metres wide version of the Royal coat of arms. Cast in concrete, it was designed by British sculptor Richard Kindersley. The interior, which accommodates 28 court rooms on 10 storeys, contains strips of brown ceramic tiles in strips between the staircase tower windows
Derby Square, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 1XA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KF10 - . This location-led image captures the everyday reality of the recorded location, in a view made during 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Doncaster tackles Obesity , Hello kids,Eat Your Veg Kids, Grow Big and Strong, graphic message, South Yorkshire, England, UK. Further features of the subject include government policy, town-centre trading, public administration, national policy, local tourism, political controversy, food culture, service economy, hospitality premises, leisure hospitality, shopping district, and catering trade. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes shifts in leisure spending alongside brand consolidation, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger local footfall. Current debate around customer-facing businesses often combines staffing, consumer spending and the practical challenge of sustainable tourism. In the mid-2020s, public policy is increasingly discussed through local authority finance and the cost of living, with attention turning to new regulatory requirements. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Doncaster tackles Obesity. The view also records themes involving retail vacancy, civic debate, food service, restaurant sector, local democracy, shopfront economy. Further aspects present in the subject include public-sector policy, hospitality employment, policy change, food-and-drink business, public services, customer footfall, independent retail, high-street commerce, tourism economy, and government decision-making. The resulting record of the recorded location is specific enough to support future before-and-after study of the same site. This period image preserves the site's period identity as part of the area's social history.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72CWA - The giant pink People Make Glasgow city-branding slogan covers the façade of the Met Tower beside George Square in Glasgow city centre, Scotland. Photographed in bright daylight beneath a blue sky, the landmark modernist high-rise rises behind surrounding commercial buildings, city traffic, pedestrians and the Walter Scott Monument. The colourful display has become one of Glasgow's most recognisable urban images and expresses the civic pride, character and international outlook associated with Scotland's largest city.
The slogan was originally installed on the former Glasgow College of Building and Printing tower for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The prominent Category B listed building, subsequently known as the Met Tower, overlooks George Square from North Hanover Street and remains closely connected visually with Glasgow's identity as a major sporting and cultural destination.
The photograph has renewed editorial relevance as Glasgow hosts the Commonwealth Games again from 23 July to 2 August 2026. The eleven-day event brings approximately 3,000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth nations and territories to compete in ten sports, including six Para sports. Competition takes place across four principal venue groups: Scotstoun Stadium, the Scottish Event Campus, Tollcross International Swimming Centre and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and Arena.
The Met Tower itself is not a competition venue for Glasgow 2026. Instead, the image provides a strong host-city illustration, linking the enduring People Make Glasgow campaign with the city's return to the international sporting stage. It can illustrate Commonwealth Games coverage, Glasgow tourism, city branding, sporting legacy, major-event economics, Scottish civic identity, urban regeneration and the role of international sport in promoting a destination to visitors worldwide.
Glasgow Cross,High Street,Glasgow Cross,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,G1 5ES
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWMENC - Taken on 15 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Failure and corrosion of concrete tie bars, in a 1960s building in Durham, England, UK,. The location is Durham, England, UK. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. The damaged concrete and exposed fixing detail makes the image relevant to building safety, stock condition surveys, post-war construction, corrosion, maintenance budgets and the wider anxiety around failing materials. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include concrete tie bar, failed, failing, wall, inspection, inspected, safety, material, grey, materials, tie bar, tie, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It also has a useful contemporary feel, because it shows how long-standing places, policies, products or institutions are encountered by ordinary people in daily life. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, c.
Durham, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGYW2 - A prominent tower block on the Walsall skyline is being stylishly transformed through design and technology to the tune of more than £3million.
Innovative Midlands housing provider whg will make a bold design statement of dated Austin House while cutting residents' fuel bills and carbon footprint. Carbon savings for the project over 25 years are estimated at 2,340 tonnes while customers can expect to save around a third on energy bills.
The leading landlord is working in partnership with British Gas on the landmark project, which is part funded by the national Community Energy Savings Programme (CESP). A series of internal and external work will take place as part of the radical retrofit.
Chameleon boards that change colour depending on the time of day, view point and exposure to sunlight will be fitted down two aspects of the high rise block, which looms large on a hill in the Butts. As well as introducing colour and interest to the building, the boards will provide 406 square metres of insulation.
248 photo voltaic panels will be fixed to a south facing external wall to harness solar power and generate electricity for the communal lighting and lifts. Heat will be extracted from the ground and pumped into Austin House to power a new heating and hot water system. This will replace the inefficient electric storage heaters to give residents more control over the temperature of their flat and the water they use.
Austin House, Upper Forster Street, West Midlands , England , UK WS4 2AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HKRD - . An identifiable period record of Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK in 2016, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Williamson Square,Liverpool and Radio City Tower. A broader reading of the photograph includes town-centre economy, place identity, local enterprise, documentary photography, street-level business, retail property, commercial streetscape, contemporary social history, visual archive, bricks-and-mortar retail, local character, archival record, social history, and independent retail. Current relevance extends to business rates and store closures, particularly through the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. Small period details of local activity and public use at Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes specialist retailer, customer footfall, local history, public realm, commercial frontage, everyday life, changing streetscape, and high-street commerce. The combination of Radio, Liverpool, Square, Williamson, and Tower anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to business rates and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy in a form that can be compared with future views of Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of store closures and the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres within the real-world context of Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK.
Williamson Square/1 Houghton St, Liverpool L1 1RL, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBDM - Coventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current (9th) bishop is the Right Revd Christopher Cocksworth and the current Dean is The Very Revd John Witcombe .
The city has had three cathedrals. The first was St. Mary's, a monastic building, only a few ruins of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th-century Gothic church later designated Cathedral, that remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the Second World War. The third is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built after the destruction of the former and a celebration of 20th-century architecture.
Coventry Cathedral, 1 Hill Top, Coventry, England, UK CV1 5AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6BF - 09/11 - 0911 - National September 11 Memorial Museum,One World Trade Center,Lower Manhattan,New York City, NY, USA - Ground Zero has the strength of a real-world scene: ordinary enough to be believable, but specific enough to support precise editorial use. The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero is one of the most emotionally charged public sites in New York, built around loss, remembrance, security and national trauma. The subject can illustrate memorial culture, terrorism, Lower Manhattan, urban recovery, museum interpretation, public grief, anniversary coverage and the continuing global significance of 9/11. The location detail, New York, Manhattan, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include memorial, public memory, commemoration and historic site, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It can work both as a straightforward location record and as a wider editorial illustration of the habits, services, buildings, symbols and small commercial details that shape everyday life.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PTK - The Usher Hall is a 5 star concert hall, situated on Lothian Road, in the west end of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914 and can hold approximately 2,200 people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its acoustics. The Hall is flanked by The Royal Lyceum Theatre on the right and The Traverse Theatre on the left. Historic Scotland has registered the Hall with Category A listed building status.
The construction of the hall was funded by Andrew Usher, a whisky distiller and blender, who donated £100,000 to the city specifically to fund a new concert hall. The choice of site caused early delays but in 1910 an architectural competition was announced with the requirement that the hall be simple but dignified. The winning bid (one of 130 entries) came from Stockdale Harrison & Howard H Thomson of Leicester. The design was partly a backlash against Victorian Gothic, with a return to classical features owing much to the Beaux-Arts style. On 19 July 1911, George V and Queen Mary laid two memorial stones, an event attended by over a thousand people.
Still owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council,
Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH1 2EA
