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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,at,in,Birmingham,rail,railway,station,12 months,1,year,on,from,working class hero,died,death,wears,wearing,12 months on from Ozzy Osbourne death,wears his sunglasses,his,sunglasses,first,Commonwealth Games,landmark,legacy,music,history,celebrity,giant,mechanical sculpture,kinetic public art,railway station art,Birmingham tourist attraction,heritage tourism,rock legend,Artem,steampunk,animatronic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F51229 - Ozzy the Bull stands on the main concourse at Birmingham New Street railway station beneath Grand Central in Birmingham city centre, wearing distinctive round blue-tinted sunglasses as part of the city's first Ozzy Day commemorations on 22 July 2026. The event marked exactly one year since Birmingham-born Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne died on 22 July 2025 aged 76. The giant mechanical bull, a popular piece of Birmingham public art, was dressed in the singer's familiar style as fans gathered across the city to celebrate his life, music and heavy-metal legacy. Originally known as the Raging Bull, the sculpture was created for the opening ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, where it became one of the event's most memorable symbols. The original creative concept was by production designer Misty Buckley, with the structure fabricated and mechanised by UK special-effects company Artem. The original bull stood about 10 metres high and weighed around 2.5 tonnes. After strong public support saved it from dismantling, Artem redesigned and rebuilt the bull for permanent indoor display at New Street station. A public vote in 2023 chose the name Ozzy in honour of Osbourne and his connection with Birmingham. For Ozzy Day 2026, the station became one of several city-centre locations celebrating the singer, alongside Black Sabbath landmarks, exhibitions and live music. The photograph shows the bull's exposed industrial framework, horns, articulated legs, circular mechanisms and metal bodywork, with its brightly coloured round spectacles providing the immediate visual link to Osbourne. Grand Central retail signage and station barriers are visible in the background. This is an indoor summer scene, so no sky is visible. The image records a distinctive Birmingham transport landmark temporarily adapted as a commemorative tribute, combining railway, public-art, Commonwealth Games and heavy-metal heritage.
New Street Station, Station Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK, B2 4QA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F58GDA - The Black Sabbath Bench and Black Sabbath Bridge on Broad Street in Birmingham city centre became a major public memorial to Ozzy Osbourne after the Birmingham-born singer and Black Sabbath frontman died on 22 July 2025 aged 76. In this summer scene, large purple and pink floral letters spelling OZZY FOREVER stand above the canal bridge, while bouquets, flowers and personal tributes left by fans surround the distinctive heavy-metal bench. Cut-out portraits of the original Black Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward sit across the bench, with a Black Sabbath plaque at the left and Westside branding at the right. The bridge crosses the Birmingham Canal Old Line beside Broad Street in the city's Westside entertainment district and has become a destination for rock and heavy-metal fans. The Black Sabbath Bench was created as a permanent tribute to the band and unveiled in 2019, when the canal bridge was also renamed Black Sabbath Bridge. The artwork commemorates the four original members, whose working-class Birmingham roots helped establish the city as one of the key birthplaces of heavy metal. Following Osbourne's death, the bridge and bench became a focal point for public mourning, with fans travelling to leave flowers, messages, memorabilia and other tributes. His funeral cortege travelled along Broad Street on 30 July 2025 and paused at the memorial, where members of the Osbourne family also laid flowers. Ozzy had performed his final concert only weeks earlier at Villa Park in Birmingham, appearing with the original Black Sabbath line-up at the Back to the Beginning farewell show. Bright summer sunshine and a clear blue sky illuminate the red-brick buildings, railings and colourful floral display, contrasting with the sombre purpose of the memorial. The image records Birmingham's continuing connection with one of its most famous musical figures and its internationally significant Black Sabbath and heavy-metal heritage.
Black Sabbath Bridge, Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK, B1 2HP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F58GDE - Tourists and music fans visit the Black Sabbath Bench and Black Sabbath Bridge on Broad Street in Birmingham city centre, where a large floral OZZY FOREVER tribute stands above the railings in memory of Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Visitors gather around the bench, take photographs and view bouquets, flowers and other tributes left in remembrance of the Birmingham rock legend. The distinctive bench features portraits of the four original Black Sabbath members, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, and has become an established destination for heavy-metal fans visiting the city. The bench was officially unveiled on 26 June 2019 and overlooks the canal bridge that was renamed Black Sabbath Bridge in honour of the pioneering Birmingham band. Ozzy Osbourne, born in Aston in 1948, became internationally famous as Black Sabbath's frontman and later enjoyed a major solo career. He died on 22 July 2025 aged 76. In the days after his death the Broad Street landmark became a major public memorial, with fans travelling from Britain and overseas to leave flowers, messages and memorabilia. Osbourne's funeral cortege travelled along Broad Street on 30 July 2025, stopping at the Black Sabbath Bridge as thousands gathered to pay their respects. The memorial continued to attract visitors afterwards and remained an important focus for Birmingham's celebration of Osbourne and its internationally recognised heavy-metal heritage. In this summer daytime scene, pedestrians and tourists occupy the broad red-paved public space in front of the bench while the purple and pink floral OZZY FOREVER lettering dominates the background. Modern buildings rise behind the bridge and a clear blue sky and bright sunshine give the scene a lively appearance despite the commemorative setting. The photograph documents music tourism, public remembrance and Birmingham's continuing association with Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne.
Black Sabbath Bridge, Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK, B1 2HP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Billy Boston,statue,statues,in,Wigan,town,centre,outside,the,Wigan Life centre,255A9124,Greater Manchester,England,UK,bronze,rugby,league,sport,heritage,sculpture,athlete,ball,history,public,memorial,legend,local,hero,RIP,death,24/08/2026,died,1960,winner,winners,funeral,571 tries
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD8BC - Sir Billy Boston's bronze statue in Believe Square, Wigan town centre, with the prominent inscription 571 Tries on its base and Wigan Life Centre forming the backdrop. The number records one of the most extraordinary achievements in British rugby league history: Boston finished his professional career with 571 tries in 562 appearances, a British career record that underlined his reputation as one of the game's most devastating and prolific attacking players. The statue has particular poignancy following the death of Sir Billy Boston aged 92 in August 2026, bringing renewed attention to the remarkable statistics and sporting legacy represented by this Wigan landmark. Born William John Boston in Cardiff's Tiger Bay in 1934, he switched from rugby union to rugby league and signed for Wigan in 1953. During 15 seasons with the club he scored an exceptional 478 tries in 488 appearances, a scoring rate that helped make him one of the most celebrated players ever to wear the famous cherry and white jersey. Powerful, exceptionally quick and difficult to tackle, Boston combined physical strength with balance, acceleration and a natural instinct for finding the try line. His international career included Great Britain representation, the 1954 Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand and membership of the victorious Great Britain team at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. His Wigan career brought three Challenge Cup victories and a league championship, while his influence extended far beyond trophies and statistics. As a prominent Black British sportsman during the 1950s and 1960s he became an important sporting pioneer at a time when racial prejudice remained widespread. Boston was appointed MBE in 1996 and in 2025 became the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood. The life-size statue, sculpted by Steve Winterburn and unveiled in 2016, depicts Boston carrying a rugby ball and striding confidently forward. Its conspicuous 571 Tries inscription turns an extraordinar
Sir Billy Boston's 571 Tries memorial, The Wiend, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, WN1 1NH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF8CY - Sir Billy Boston's bronze statue in Believe Square, Wigan town centre, seen following the announcement of the rugby league great's death aged 92 on 25 August 2026. The full-length memorial shows Boston striding forward with a rugby ball tucked in one arm, recalling the power, pace and confidence that made him one of the outstanding players of the post-war game. Born William John Boston in Cardiff's Tiger Bay on 6 August 1934, he became a pioneering Black British sporting figure after moving from rugby union to rugby league and signing for Wigan in 1953. Boston scored 478 tries in 488 appearances for Wigan between 1953 and 1968 and finished his career with a British record 571 tries in 562 games. He represented Great Britain with distinction, toured Australia and New Zealand with the Lions in 1954 and was part of the side that won the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. His honours with Wigan included three Challenge Cup victories and a league championship, while his reputation rested on a rare combination of speed, strength, balance and prolific finishing. Boston's significance went beyond statistics. As one of the most prominent Black sportsmen in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s, he helped break racial barriers in professional sport and became a hugely admired figure in Wigan and across rugby league. He was appointed MBE in 1996 and in 2025 became the first rugby league player to receive a knighthood. The life-size bronze statue by sculptor Steve Winterburn was unveiled in Believe Square in September 2016 and has become a prominent civic landmark. Its plinth records his remarkable achievements and links the memorial to Wigan's deep rugby heritage and the former Central Park era. Following news of Sir Billy Boston's death, the statue takes on added significance as a place of remembrance and tribute, representing an extraordinary sporting career and the enduring legacy of a player whose achievements and cultural importance reached far beyond the rugby field.
Believe Sq, The Wiend, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1PF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBHY - The National Covid Memorial Wall in London is a public mural painted by volunteers to commemorate victims of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Started in March 2021 and stretching more than one-third mile (five hundred metres) along the South Bank of the River Thames, opposite the Palace of Westminster, the mural consists of approximately 150,000 red and pink hearts, intending to have one for each of the casualties of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom at the time of the mural's commencement. The intent was for each heart to be individually hand-painted
utterly unique, just like the loved ones we've lost
The mural was organized by campaign group Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, with the help of the campaign group Led By Donkeys. Volunteers cleaned the wall and removed graffiti before hand-painting approximately 150,000 red hearts over 10 days from 29 March 2021. Bereaved families filled these hearts with names of lost loved ones and messages, with more continued to be added over the subsequent months. Through the project was started without council permission, it gained widespread support and public recognition so has not yet been removed by authorities. As the text faded, volunteers have also traced over writing with permanent black marker pen to ensure their longevity.
The mural stretches more than one-third mile (five hundred metres) along the South Bank of the River Thames from Westminster Bridge to Lambeth Bridge, opposite the Palace of Westminster. Being outside of St Thomas' Hospital, it also encompasses an older plaque dedicated to the 1994-6 human BSE outbreak.
On 29 March 2021, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer visited the mural, which he described as a remarkable memorial, before calling on Boris Johnson to visit the mural personally and engage with the families of the deceased. Johnson later visited the wall for quiet reflection and was criticised by the co-founder of the group, who said that the visit, was a sham
North Wing, Lambeth Palace Rd, London, England, UK, SE1 3FT
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,of,and,father,son,comedian,entertainer,Manchester Road,Cheshire,England,UK,OBE,06/03/1961,Snr,jnr,jr,marble renovated,society,Warringtonian,the,ukulele,or,banjolele,When Im cleaning windows,George Hoy Booth,Lancashire,Lancs,working class,entertaining,death,died,family,John Willie,turned out nice again,With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock,Turned out nice again
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K30HBD - George Formby, OBE (born George Hoy Booth
26 May 1904 “ 6 March 1961) was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, and became the United Kingdom's highest-paid entertainer.
Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he was the son of George Formby Sr, from whom he later took his stage name. After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the music hall stage after the early death of his father in 1921. His early performances were taken exclusively from his father's act, including the same songs, jokes and characters. In 1923 he made two career-changing decisions “ he purchased a ukulele, and married Beryl Ingham, a fellow performer who became his manager and transformed his act. She insisted that he appear on stage formally dressed, and introduced the ukulele to his performance. He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the late 1930s and 1940s, and became the UK's most popular entertainer during those decades. The media historian Brian McFarlane writes that on film, Formby portrayed gormless Lancastrian innocents who would win through against some form of villainy, gaining the affection of an attractive middle-class girl in the process.
Warrington cemetery, Manchester Road, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K30HDB - George Formby, OBE (born George Hoy Booth
26 May 1904 “ 6 March 1961) was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, and became the United Kingdom's highest-paid entertainer.
Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he was the son of George Formby Sr, from whom he later took his stage name. After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the music hall stage after the early death of his father in 1921. His early performances were taken exclusively from his father's act, including the same songs, jokes and characters. In 1923 he made two career-changing decisions “ he purchased a ukulele, and married Beryl Ingham, a fellow performer who became his manager and transformed his act. She insisted that he appear on stage formally dressed, and introduced the ukulele to his performance. He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the late 1930s and 1940s, and became the UK's most popular entertainer during those decades. The media historian Brian McFarlane writes that on film, Formby portrayed gormless Lancastrian innocents who would win through against some form of villainy, gaining the affection of an attractive middle-class girl in the process.
Warrington cemetery, Manchester Road, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K30HDF - George Formby, OBE (born George Hoy Booth
26 May 1904 “ 6 March 1961) was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, and became the United Kingdom's highest-paid entertainer.
Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he was the son of George Formby Sr, from whom he later took his stage name. After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the music hall stage after the early death of his father in 1921. His early performances were taken exclusively from his father's act, including the same songs, jokes and characters. In 1923 he made two career-changing decisions “ he purchased a ukulele, and married Beryl Ingham, a fellow performer who became his manager and transformed his act. She insisted that he appear on stage formally dressed, and introduced the ukulele to his performance. He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the late 1930s and 1940s, and became the UK's most popular entertainer during those decades. The media historian Brian McFarlane writes that on film, Formby portrayed gormless Lancastrian innocents who would win through against some form of villainy, gaining the affection of an attractive middle-class girl in the process.
Warrington cemetery, Manchester Road, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K30HDM - George Formby, OBE (born George Hoy Booth
26 May 1904 “ 6 March 1961) was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, and became the United Kingdom's highest-paid entertainer.
Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he was the son of George Formby Sr, from whom he later took his stage name. After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the music hall stage after the early death of his father in 1921. His early performances were taken exclusively from his father's act, including the same songs, jokes and characters. In 1923 he made two career-changing decisions “ he purchased a ukulele, and married Beryl Ingham, a fellow performer who became his manager and transformed his act. She insisted that he appear on stage formally dressed, and introduced the ukulele to his performance. He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the late 1930s and 1940s, and became the UK's most popular entertainer during those decades. The media historian Brian McFarlane writes that on film, Formby portrayed gormless Lancastrian innocents who would win through against some form of villainy, gaining the affection of an attractive middle-class girl in the process.
Warrington cemetery, Manchester Road, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,parish,overlooking,the,village,of,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,UK,SK14 6JL,St Michael,and,All Angels,Church,history,historic,Greater Manchester,warhill,Grade II listed building,QEII,II,book,death,died,respect,trees,evening,dusk,services,service,remember,remembrance
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NK63 - St Michael and All Angels Church stands on Warhill overlooking the village of Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Mottram
The earliest evidence of a church on the site is in 1225 when clergy attached to the church were witnesses to local documents. There is a further reference to the church in a taxation document dated 1291. The present church dates from the end of the 15th century. A major restoration took place in 1854“55 by E. H. Shellard, during which the nave roof was raised
The church is built from local stone quarried from Tinsell-Norr in Perpendicular style. The plan consists of a west tower, a five-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a two-bay chancel and a south porch. At the east end of each aisle is a chapel. The north chapel is known as the Hollingworth Chapel and the south chapel is the Staley Chapel. The tower is in four stages with angled buttresses, a three-light west window above which is a clock face and two-light belfry openings. In one corner is a stair turret. At the top is a castellated parapet with crocketed corner finials.
In the churchyard is a sundial with a dial dated 1811. It consists of a stone shaft with a copper dial and a gnomon. It is listed at Grade II. Also listed at Grade II are the gatepiers, railings, steps and walls of the churchyard. Near the church is a medieval cross which was restored in 1760 and again in 1897, the latter restoration being to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. The octagonal shaft stands on a stepped circular ashlar plinth. On its top is a cubical sundial with three copper faces. It is listed at Grade II*
Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NK6K - St Michael and All Angels Church stands on Warhill overlooking the village of Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Mottram
The earliest evidence of a church on the site is in 1225 when clergy attached to the church were witnesses to local documents. There is a further reference to the church in a taxation document dated 1291. The present church dates from the end of the 15th century. A major restoration took place in 1854“55 by E. H. Shellard, during which the nave roof was raised
The church is built from local stone quarried from Tinsell-Norr in Perpendicular style. The plan consists of a west tower, a five-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a two-bay chancel and a south porch. At the east end of each aisle is a chapel. The north chapel is known as the Hollingworth Chapel and the south chapel is the Staley Chapel. The tower is in four stages with angled buttresses, a three-light west window above which is a clock face and two-light belfry openings. In one corner is a stair turret. At the top is a castellated parapet with crocketed corner finials.
In the churchyard is a sundial with a dial dated 1811. It consists of a stone shaft with a copper dial and a gnomon. It is listed at Grade II. Also listed at Grade II are the gatepiers, railings, steps and walls of the churchyard. Near the church is a medieval cross which was restored in 1760 and again in 1897, the latter restoration being to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. The octagonal shaft stands on a stepped circular ashlar plinth. On its top is a cubical sundial with three copper faces. It is listed at Grade II*
Mottram in Longdendale,Hyde,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK, SK14 6JL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Glossop,High Peak,Derbyshire,UK,SK13,in,grave,Memory,of,wife,died,Nov 27th 1869,aged,56,years,buried,burial,semi,circular,round,rounded,stones,Victorian,spooky,ghostly,wooded,locals,villages,village,Victorians,green,moss,mossy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRH2 - . Made at Marple Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5DA 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 main point of reference is Gravestone in Charlesworth St John The Evangelist - In Memory of Ann, wife of Robert Cocker, of Charlesworth. Died Nov 27th 1869 aged 56 years. The broader subject matter reaches into sacred decoration, local history, everyday life, devotional artwork, historic church fabric, changing streetscape, place identity, visual archive, adaptive reuse, regional identity, Christian iconography, community identity, historical comparison, and ecclesiastical craftsmanship. The modern context includes continuing discussion of church maintenance, cultural heritage and the role of parish churches in local identity and genealogy. For current editorial use, planning and town-centre regeneration provide additional context, especially through how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within Marple Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5DA at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new ownership. A second descriptive layer includes period architecture, ecclesiastical art, parish church heritage, archival record, public-realm investment, before-and-after reference, period detail, and contemporary social history. References to Charlesworth, Gravestone, Memory, Evangelist, and Cocker give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Marple Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5DA, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear.
Marple Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 5DA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,The Beatles,Penny Lane,pennylane,service,respect,for,monarch,buses,Liverpool,tribute,the,queen,queens,death,died,to,Merseyside,L15,in,loving,memory,crown,remember,StageCoachBus,double decker,double deck,Liverpools,public transport,arrived,arriving,arrives,stop,Smithdown Road
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0GF9D - . Photographed at Smithdown Road, Merseyside, England, UK, L15 in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Stagecoach Liverpool bus tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Smithdown Road, Merseyside, England, UK, L15. The surrounding context encompasses music-themed hospitality, popular culture, regional identity, visual archive, roadside transit, street-side transport, local history, community identity, before-and-after reference, local mobility, cultural nostalgia, song-inspired design, music-themed venue, and local music culture. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with reliability, bus funding and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The modern context includes continuing discussion of cultural heritage, creative industries and the enduring commercial appeal of Beatles imagery. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Smithdown Road, Merseyside, England, UK, L15, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. The location also brings in fan tourism, cultural branding, surface public transport, everyday life, bus route infrastructure, period detail, public realm, and Beatles memorabilia. The combination of Queen, Elizabeth, Merseyside, tribute, and Liverpool anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Smithdown Road, Merseyside, England, UK, L15, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes reliability and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface with public transport without losing the local specificity of Smithdown Road, Merseyside, England, UK, L15. Image 2K0GF9D also remains a dated record of Smithdown Road, Merseyside, England, UK, L15.
Smithdown Road, Merseyside, England, UK, L15
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,queen,queens,stamp,stamps,head,of,the,colonial,UK,Elizabeth,II,death,passing,colonies,colony,monarchy,monarch,oppression,repression,exploitation,Australia,Jamaica,New Zealand,countries,united,kingdom,historic,postage,collection,Hong Kong,crown,dependency,realm,nation,died,island
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K01H27 - The number of states headed by Queen Elizabeth II varied during her 70 years on the throne, altogether seeing her as sovereign of a total of 32 independent countries during this period. In her capacity as Queen of the United Kingdom (including the British overseas territories), she was also monarch of three Crown Dependencies”the Channel Island of Guernsey and Jersey (as the Duke of Normandy), and the Isle of Man (as the Lord of Mann)”and, in her capacity as Queen of New Zealand, she was monarch of two associated states”the Cook Islands and Niue”after they acquired this status in 1965 and 1974, respectively.
Two situations in two countries differ from the others. The government of the unrecognised state of Rhodesia proclaimed its allegiance to Elizabeth II as Queen of Rhodesia from 1965 to 1970. However, she did not accept either the role or the title and it was not accepted or recognised by any other state. Fiji became a republic through a military coup in 1987, after which its Great Council of Chiefs continued to recognise Elizabeth II as queen, or Paramount Chief of Fiji, until the council's de-establishment on 14 March 2012. However, this was only a ceremonial title, with no role in government at all
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Keywords: @hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,CW5,lock,boatyard,boat yard,boats,barge,Nantwich Marina,Chester Road,Cheshire,England,CW5 8LB,basin,barges,yard,blue sky,canal,canals,Shroppy,Union,waterway,waterways,memorial,in,memory,never,not,forgotten,tree,died,2019,commemoration at,by,towpath,tow path,Canal and River Trust,Canal & River Trust
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNHKBD - . An identifiable period record of Nantwich Marina, Basin End, Chester Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 8LB in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Damson tree Jenny Brand 1948-2019 commemoration at Nantwich Marina, Basin End, Chester Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 8LB. Further facets of the scene include before-and-after reference, roadside transit, local character, social history, surface public transport, documentary photography, transport accessibility, public transport stop, public transport information, community identity, bus infrastructure, local history, local bus network, and changing streetscape. The wider contemporary story combines decarbonisation, accessibility and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. Future viewers can use this scene from Nantwich Marina, Basin End, Chester Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 8LB to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes historical comparison, archival record, period detail, bus route infrastructure, place identity, regional identity, public realm, and local mobility. The recorded references to Chester, Brand, 1948-2019, Damson, and commemoration preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Nantwich Marina, Basin End, Chester Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 8LB matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate decarbonisation and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare when considered against later change at Nantwich Marina, Basin End, Chester Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 8LB.
Nantwich Marina, Basin End, Chester Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 8LB
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWK - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ 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 Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The surrounding context encompasses visual archive, archival record, documentary photography, regional identity, townscape record, changing streetscape, everyday street life, city-centre activity, contemporary city life, everyday life, street-level documentary, historical comparison, pedestrian environment, and social story.htm Target=_Blank>history. Current relevance extends to footfall and transport, particularly through the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The photograph additionally reflects social landscape, community life, community identity, local history, changing land use, period detail, urban change, and place identity. Elements such as Joseph, Crosfield, memorial, and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of footfall and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments as part of the longer story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The frame retains part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The scene captures details of everyday use for later comparison.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWP - . This dated documentary view of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The photograph centres on Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. Further facets of the scene include visual archive, local identity, contemporary social history, public realm, contemporary city life, changing land use, local character, urban change, everyday street life, regional identity, social history, community life, community identity, and urban social history. The wider contemporary story combines community use, transport and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with townscape record, social landscape, city-centre activity, documentary photography, archival record, everyday life, local history, and historical comparison. The recorded references to Crosfield, Liverpool, memorial, and Joseph preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is community use and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change within the real-world context of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image fixes a trace of local identity within the wider story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWR - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ 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 Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image also relates to archival record, urban change, contemporary city life, regional identity, period detail, before-and-after reference, city-centre activity, place identity, documentary photography, social history, changing land use, social landscape, everyday street life, and visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by street safety, footfall and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before changed technology alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes changing streetscape, local history, local identity, everyday life, community identity, pedestrian environment, community life, and townscape record. References to Joseph, Crosfield, memorial, and Liverpool give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for street safety and the relationship between public space and local social life when considered against later change at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The period view preserves part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene. The view records details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKWX - . An on-location photograph from Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The surrounding context encompasses local history, urban change, before-and-after reference, community life, visual archive, urban social history, public realm, social landscape, pedestrian environment, social history, contemporary social history, local character, street-level documentary, and contemporary city life. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with regeneration, public-realm change and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Small period details of signage and branding at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are regional identity, archival record, place identity, changing streetscape, changing land use, historical comparison, community identity, and local identity. References to memorial, Crosfield, Liverpool, and Joseph give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, 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 regeneration and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change in a form that can be compared with future views of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. It also preserves evidence of changing use for future local research. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKX3 - . This location-specific image from Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The frame also records themes of local history, everyday life, urban change, townscape record, everyday street life, social history, contemporary social history, visual archive, period detail, contemporary city life, changing streetscape, pedestrian environment, social landscape, and street-level documentary. For current editorial use, commercial change and public-realm change provide additional context, especially through how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and footfall around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside community identity, before-and-after reference, city-centre activity, place identity, urban social history, local character, documentary photography, and local identity. Elements such as Joseph, Crosfield, Liverpool, and memorial add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes commercial change and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change within the real-world context of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKYD - . An identifiable period record of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The scene records Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. A broader reading of the photograph includes everyday street life, urban social history, pedestrian environment, period detail, public realm, community identity, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, archival record, documentary photography, city-centre activity, contemporary city life, changing land use, and visual archive. Today's relevance is strengthened by street safety, regeneration and the continuing question of the relationship between public space and local social life. As a dated visual record of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside townscape record, regional identity, local character, community life, place identity, urban change, before-and-after reference, and local history. The combination of Crosfield, memorial, Liverpool, and Joseph anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, 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 street safety and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places within the specific setting of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene. The view records period character as a date-specific reference.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool Road,Cheshire,England,UK,sacrifice,job,jobs,workers,bronze,monuments,1914,1918,1914-1918,the men,who,died,for,their,country,in,memorium,buried,lost,WWi,WWII,Verdigris,green,decay,decaying,remembrance,staff,local,Warringtonians
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKYE - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Joseph Crosfield,Great War, WWI, memorial, Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The image also relates to urban change, urban social history, contemporary social history, townscape record, documentary photography, public realm, street-level documentary, before-and-after reference, place identity, changing streetscape, contemporary city life, local history, pedestrian environment, and social history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm change, community use and the relationship between public space and local social life. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ before different community use alters the character of the place. The location also brings in everyday street life, historical comparison, community life, city-centre activity, archival record, everyday life, local identity, and regional identity. The combination of memorial, Liverpool, Joseph, and Crosfield anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to public-realm change and the relationship between public space and local social life in a form that can be compared with future views of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ. The photograph keeps evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ.
Liverpool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,London,Westminster,England,UK,protests,protesting,flag,flags,Genocide,stop,dead,died,murder,murdered,massacre,of,massacring,kill,killing,people,state,sponsored,fag,enough is enough,grave,human rights,violations,violation,persecution,persecuted,independence,from the central,government,pen,removed,shed,Downing Street,opposite
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07A8X - The Amhara genocide is an ongoing systematic massacre of ethnic Amhara and Agew people in Ethiopia since 1990. Large-scale killings and grave human rights violations followed the implementation of the ethnic-federalist system in the country. In most of the cases, the mass murders were silent with perpetrators from various ethno-militant groups” from Tigray TPLF or TDF, Oromo OLF“OLA, which are also known as Sene/Shane Oneg and the Gumuz armed groups. Ethnically motivated attacks against the Amhara have been reported, with mass graves continuously discovered in various locations. Many from the victim side stated that attempts to investigate and to uncovering data expose them to various forms of persecution. However, the results of two consecutive National Census Analyses and a report by the State revealed that over 2 million Amhara could not be traced. The figure reflects the decades-long massacres and enforced disappearances of the Amhara people. From the ongoing nature of the violence, the actual number is expected to be higher
Whitehall, City of Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1
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Keywords: WA4,Queens,Celebration,window,decorations,dressed,celebrations,Brenda,Elizabeth,cake,cakes,hat,Union flags,British,British Flag,bank holiday,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,Charles,king,iii,3rd,Death,died,new,coronation,slimmed,down,Windsor,Windsors,popular,Camilla,queen,consort,patriotic,patriotism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J843N0 - . Photographed at Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The main point of reference is Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebration window decorations, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire,UK, WA4 6NJ. Other connected aspects include physical store, outdoor retail, shopping district, retail property, documentary photography, public realm, historical comparison, visual archive, retail chain, city-centre activity, bricks-and-mortar retail, local character, pedestrian environment, and community life. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with changing footfall, store closures and how consumer spending patterns reshape commercial streets. The modern context includes continuing discussion of street safety, public-realm change and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes community identity, commercial streetscape, place identity, customer footfall, everyday street life, street-level documentary, high-street commerce, and contemporary city life. The recorded references to Stockton, decorations, Queens, Platinum, and Jubilee preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is changing footfall and how consumer spending patterns reshape commercial streets within the specific setting of Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: WA4,Queens,Celebration,window,decorations,dressed,celebrations,Brenda,Elizabeth,Corgi,Corgis,Union flags,British,British Flag,bank holiday,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,Death,died,king,Charles,Charlie,3rd,iii,death,in state,remember,remembering,funeral,coronation,monarchy,royal,English,reign,dog,dogs,late,happy,jolly,wave
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J843N1 - . Recorded at the recorded location 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 photograph centres on Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebration window decorations, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire,UK, WA4 6NJ. The subject also carries associations with period detail, shopfront economy, contemporary social history, regional identity, documentary photography, social history, consumer retail, everyday street life, shopping district, urban social history, high-street commerce, pedestrian environment, archival record, and retail property. The wider contemporary story combines business rates, commercial rents and the speed at which branding and store formats change. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial change, transport and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around the recorded location before new construction alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, local identity, social landscape, retail chain, physical store, city-centre activity, and contemporary city life. The combination of Celebration, window, Stockton, Queens, and Heath anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for business rates and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another useful connection is community use and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,dusk,night,at dusk,nighttime,night time,WA4,Great Britain,British,United Kingdom,ICT,union flag,painted on Hexel IT Support,15 Wash Lane,Cheshire,England,UK,painted,Brexit,patriotic,gable end,gable-end,shop,company,Jubilee,Queen,Diamond Jubilee,proud to be British,British Pride,Jubilee 2012,Olympics 2012,God Save The Queen,ER,Shankhill Road,Belfast,dead,died,King Charles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFNXT - . Royalist,union flag,painted on Hexel IT Support,Latchford, 15 Wash Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 1HS. Photographed on 15 December 2019. A Latchford,Warrington business wanted to fly the flag in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012. Hexel Computers, on Wash Lane, did just that by getting a team of painters in to paint the entire side of the building with a Union Flag. The wider historical story is that flags condense national identity, politics and visual symbolism into a simple graphic form
The Union Flag combines the crosses associated with St George, St Andrew and St Patrick and has appeared on buildings, products and political displays as well as official state occasions. From a heritage perspective, murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of community culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a particular period. In the present 2026 context, national flags remain highly visible in British public life, sport, commemorations and political debate
Photographs of informal flag displays can be valuable for stories about identity, patriotism, unionism, branding and the use of national symbols in everyday streetscapes. As of 2026, contemporary interest in public art is closely linked to regeneration and cultural tourism. murals and sculpture continue to be used to express identity and animate public space, while redevelopment can make photographic records of earlier works increasingly valuable. Looking at the subject's development, painted or displayed national flags can carry meanings ranging from celebration and branding to political allegiance and local identity
Context is therefore important: the same symbol may function as decoration, patriotic statement, commercial graphic or marker of community affiliation.
15 Wash Lane, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 1HS
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Cheshire,England,Warrington,band,bench,silver,memorial,Heys,guitar,music,13-02-2016,13/02/2016,River Reeves,14/12/1996,indie,pop,rock,indie rock group,ViolaBeach,black guitar,Kris Leonard,Tomas Lowe,Jack Dakin,Craig Tarry,manager,Södertälje,Sweden,local,musicians,Boys That Sing,Warrington Band,death,died,tragedy,road accident
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A989W2 - Viola Beach were an English indie rock group, formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in 2013.The band's final line-up consisted of Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), River Reeves (guitar), Tomas Lowe (bass guitar), and Jack Dakin (drums). All four, along with their manager Craig Tarry, died when their car fell from a bridge in Södertälje, Sweden on 13 February 2016.
In the week following the crash, their single Boys That Sing entered the UK Singles Chart at number 80 and their previous single Swings & Waterslides entered at number 11, following a public campaign to boost sales. In the same week, Swings & Waterslides also entered at number three on the sales-only chart (which excludes streaming data) and Boys That Sing entered at number 27 on the same chart. On 29 July 2016, the self-titled album was released. It reached number one on the album chart on 5 August 2016.
Viola Beach formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in May 2013, the original members being Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), Frankie Coulson (guitar), Jonny Gibson (bass), and Jack Dakin (drums). The band's final line-up was formed when Coulson and Gibson opted to leave the band in 2015 in order to focus on their university studies, and were replaced by River Reeves (guitar) and Tomas Lowe (bass) respectively.
By September of their formation year, their track Daisies was featured on Bandcamp's The Indie Cassette Player's (now known as The Mill Records) second compilation album, with Love My Love being featured on the website's third compilation album in October. The band's Twitter profile tweeted on 16 September 2013 Daisies is being featured on @IndieCassPlayer compilation vol 2 this month which is dead lovely!
The band self-financed the recording of their first single, Swings & Waterslides, releasing it on their own label Fuller Beans. The track was produced by Ady Hall and Lee McCarthy of Sugar House and recorded at Catalyst Studios in St Helens. Swings & Waterslides was added to the B-side
Dashwood Close, Grappenhall Heys, Grappenhall,Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3DS
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Cheshire,England,Warrington,band,bench,silver,memorial,Heys,guitar,music,13-02-2016,13/02/2016,River Reeves,14/12/1996,indie,pop,rock,indie rock group,ViolaBeach,black guitar,Kris Leonard,Tomas Lowe,Jack Dakin,Craig Tarry,manager,Södertälje,Sweden,local,musicians,Boys That Sing,Warrington Band,death,died,tragedy,road accident
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A989W8 - Viola Beach were an English indie rock group, formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in 2013.The band's final line-up consisted of Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), River Reeves (guitar), Tomas Lowe (bass guitar), and Jack Dakin (drums). All four, along with their manager Craig Tarry, died when their car fell from a bridge in Södertälje, Sweden on 13 February 2016.
In the week following the crash, their single Boys That Sing entered the UK Singles Chart at number 80 and their previous single Swings & Waterslides entered at number 11, following a public campaign to boost sales. In the same week, Swings & Waterslides also entered at number three on the sales-only chart (which excludes streaming data) and Boys That Sing entered at number 27 on the same chart. On 29 July 2016, the self-titled album was released. It reached number one on the album chart on 5 August 2016.
Viola Beach formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in May 2013, the original members being Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), Frankie Coulson (guitar), Jonny Gibson (bass), and Jack Dakin (drums). The band's final line-up was formed when Coulson and Gibson opted to leave the band in 2015 in order to focus on their university studies, and were replaced by River Reeves (guitar) and Tomas Lowe (bass) respectively.
By September of their formation year, their track Daisies was featured on Bandcamp's The Indie Cassette Player's (now known as The Mill Records) second compilation album, with Love My Love being featured on the website's third compilation album in October. The band's Twitter profile tweeted on 16 September 2013 Daisies is being featured on @IndieCassPlayer compilation vol 2 this month which is dead lovely!
The band self-financed the recording of their first single, Swings & Waterslides, releasing it on their own label Fuller Beans. The track was produced by Ady Hall and Lee McCarthy of Sugar House and recorded at Catalyst Studios in St Helens. Swings & Waterslides was added to the B-side
Dashwood Close, Grappenhall Heys, Grappenhall,Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3DS
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Cheshire,England,Warrington,band,bench,silver,memorial,Heys,guitar,music,13-02-2016,13/02/2016,River Reeves,14/12/1996,indie,pop,rock,indie rock group,ViolaBeach,black guitar,Kris Leonard,Tomas Lowe,Jack Dakin,Craig Tarry,manager,Södertälje,Sweden,local,musicians,Boys That Sing,Warrington Band,death,died,tragedy,road accident
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A989WD - Viola Beach were an English indie rock group, formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in 2013.The band's final line-up consisted of Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), River Reeves (guitar), Tomas Lowe (bass guitar), and Jack Dakin (drums). All four, along with their manager Craig Tarry, died when their car fell from a bridge in Södertälje, Sweden on 13 February 2016.
In the week following the crash, their single Boys That Sing entered the UK Singles Chart at number 80 and their previous single Swings & Waterslides entered at number 11, following a public campaign to boost sales. In the same week, Swings & Waterslides also entered at number three on the sales-only chart (which excludes streaming data) and Boys That Sing entered at number 27 on the same chart. On 29 July 2016, the self-titled album was released. It reached number one on the album chart on 5 August 2016.
Viola Beach formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in May 2013, the original members being Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), Frankie Coulson (guitar), Jonny Gibson (bass), and Jack Dakin (drums). The band's final line-up was formed when Coulson and Gibson opted to leave the band in 2015 in order to focus on their university studies, and were replaced by River Reeves (guitar) and Tomas Lowe (bass) respectively.
By September of their formation year, their track Daisies was featured on Bandcamp's The Indie Cassette Player's (now known as The Mill Records) second compilation album, with Love My Love being featured on the website's third compilation album in October. The band's Twitter profile tweeted on 16 September 2013 Daisies is being featured on @IndieCassPlayer compilation vol 2 this month which is dead lovely!
The band self-financed the recording of their first single, Swings & Waterslides, releasing it on their own label Fuller Beans. The track was produced by Ady Hall and Lee McCarthy of Sugar House and recorded at Catalyst Studios in St Helens. Swings & Waterslides was added to the B-side
Dashwood Close, Grappenhall Heys, Grappenhall,Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3DS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A989WF - Viola Beach were an English indie rock group, formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in 2013.The band's final line-up consisted of Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), River Reeves (guitar), Tomas Lowe (bass guitar), and Jack Dakin (drums). All four, along with their manager Craig Tarry, died when their car fell from a bridge in Södertälje, Sweden on 13 February 2016.
In the week following the crash, their single Boys That Sing entered the UK Singles Chart at number 80 and their previous single Swings & Waterslides entered at number 11, following a public campaign to boost sales. In the same week, Swings & Waterslides also entered at number three on the sales-only chart (which excludes streaming data) and Boys That Sing entered at number 27 on the same chart. On 29 July 2016, the self-titled album was released. It reached number one on the album chart on 5 August 2016.
Viola Beach formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in May 2013, the original members being Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), Frankie Coulson (guitar), Jonny Gibson (bass), and Jack Dakin (drums). The band's final line-up was formed when Coulson and Gibson opted to leave the band in 2015 in order to focus on their university studies, and were replaced by River Reeves (guitar) and Tomas Lowe (bass) respectively.
By September of their formation year, their track Daisies was featured on Bandcamp's The Indie Cassette Player's (now known as The Mill Records) second compilation album, with Love My Love being featured on the website's third compilation album in October. The band's Twitter profile tweeted on 16 September 2013 Daisies is being featured on @IndieCassPlayer compilation vol 2 this month which is dead lovely!
The band self-financed the recording of their first single, Swings & Waterslides, releasing it on their own label Fuller Beans. The track was produced by Ady Hall and Lee McCarthy of Sugar House and recorded at Catalyst Studios in St Helens. Swings & Waterslides was added to the B-side
Dashwood Close, Grappenhall Heys, Grappenhall,Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3DS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT36J - The Maundy ceremony dates back to the Middle Ages, when the monarch gave coins to the poor. In 1989, the Maundy Ceremony was held in St Phillip's Cathedral in Birmingham. This booklet is for the Order of Service for the Maundy distribution ceremony - more info at http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/2003.0192.16
Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. At the service, the British monarch or a royal official ceremonially distributes small silver coins known as Maundy money (legally, the King's Maundy money) as symbolic alms to elderly recipients. The coins are technically legal tender, but typically do not circulate due to their silver content and numismatic value. A small sum of ordinary money is also given in lieu of gifts of clothing and food that the sovereign once bestowed on Maundy recipients.
The name Maundy and the ceremony itself derive from an instruction, or mandatum, of Jesus Christ at the Last Supper that his followers should love one another. In the Middle Ages, English monarchs washed the feet of beggars in imitation of Jesus, and presented gifts and money to the poor. Over time, additional money was substituted for the clothing and other items that had once been distributed. Beginning in 1699 the monarch did not attend the service, sending an official in his place. The custom of royal representatives washing the feet of beggars did not survive the 18th century.
Maundy money is struck in denominations of one penny, two pence, three pence, and four pence. Until the 18th century the coins given were from the circulating coinage, and it was not until the latter half of the century that the four Maundy coins developed as distinct, noncirculating pieces. The obverse design of the coins features the reigning monarch. The reverse, with a crowned numeral enclosed by a wreath, derives from a design first used during the reign of King William III and Queen Mary II,
Colmore Row, Birmingham, England, B3 2QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84J99 - The Garden of Remembrance (Irish: An GairdÃn Cuimhneacháin) is a memorial garden in Dublin dedicated to the memory of all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom. It is located in the northern fifth of the former Rotunda Gardens in Parnell Square, a Georgian square at the northern end of O'Connell Street. The garden was opened by Eamon de Valera during the semicentennial of the Easter Rising in 1966
The Garden commemorates freedom fighters from various uprisings, including:
the 1798 rebellion of the Society of United Irishmen
the 1803 rebellion of Robert Emmet
the 1848 rebellion of Young Ireland
the 1867 rising of the Fenian Brotherhood
the 1916 Easter Rising of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army
the 1919“21 Irish War of Independence of the Irish Republican Army
The site of the Garden is where the Irish Volunteers were founded in 1913, and where several leaders of the 1916 Rising were held overnight before being taken to Kilmainham Gaol. President Éamon de Valera opened the Garden in 1966 on the fiftieth anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, in which he had been a commander
The Garden was designed by Dáithà Hanly. It is in the form of a sunken cruciform water-feature. Its focal point is a statue of the Children of Lir by OisÃn Kelly, symbolising rebirth and resurrection, added in 1971, cast in the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry of Florence, Italy.
In 1976, a contest was held to find a poem which could express the appreciation and inspiration of this struggle for freedom. The winner was Dublin born author Liam Mac UistÃn, whose poem We Saw a Vision, an aisling style poem, is written in Irish, French, and English on the stone wall of the monument. The aisling (vision) form was used in eighteenth-century poems longing for an end to Ireland's miserable condition.
Parnell Square N, Rotunda, Dublin, D01 T3V8, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PND88H - . Black memorial stamp design, shown in Royal Mail sorting offices, Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain 1926 - 2022. Photographed on 26 July 2018, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Milner Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Cheshire, sort, QEII, head, queens, stamp, black, death, Great, memorial, memorium, tribute, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The heritage dimension gives the photograph relevance to local history, conservation, collective memory, historic buildings and objects, civic identity and the ways in which earlier generations are represented in today's public realm. As a contemporary record of a historic subject, it can illustrate preservation, interpretation, restoration, tourism and debates about how cultural and industrial heritage is maintained and reused. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene.
Milner Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJRT - . Photographed at 4 Church Ln, Warrington WA4 3EP, UK in 2018, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. At the centre of the view is Grappenhall Diamond Jubilee Queen Plaques. Other connected aspects include changing streetscape, historic glazing, Christian iconography, faith heritage, cathedral interior, everyday life, historical comparison, place identity, sacred architecture, local history, period detail, religious artwork, before-and-after reference, and archival record. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into church maintenance and historic fabric, not least because of the role of cathedrals as cultural landmarks beyond their congregations. Small period details of materials and architectural details at 4 Church Ln, Warrington WA4 3EP, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes social history, regional identity, heritage worship space, ecclesiastical art, sacred space, visual archive, documentary photography, and local character. The combination of Plaques, Diamond, Jubilee, Grappenhall, and Queen anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of 4 Church Ln, Warrington WA4 3EP, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects church maintenance and the role of cathedrals as cultural landmarks beyond their congregations without losing the local specificity of 4 Church Ln, Warrington WA4 3EP, UK. Its period value extends to church maintenance and the conservation challenge of fragile historic glass and stonework in a form that can be compared with future views of 4 Church Ln, Warrington WA4 3EP, UK. The scene captures details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
4 Church Ln, Warrington WA4 3EP, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM62GW - . Justice Sinn Fein - Pearse Jordan, murdered by the RUC, 25 November 1992. Photographed on 19 August 2017, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 533, Falls Rd, Andersonstown, Belfast , Northern Ireland, UK, BT11 9AA, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Ireland, Ulster, community, politics, politicians, graffiti, murals, art, streetart, 25/11/1992, murdered, police, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include force, murder, memorial, man, Falls Rd, Andersonstown, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
533, Falls Rd, Andersonstown, Belfast , Northern Ireland, UK, BT11 9AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GDD5 - Grappenhall is a suburban village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is situated along the Bridgewater Canal, and forms one of the principal settlements of Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish. According to the 2001 UK census, the population of the entire civil parish was 9,377.
Grappenhall is mentioned in the Domesday Book with the name Gropenhale and with a valuation of five shillings.
St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This is believed to be Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was also, at a time, in the possession of the Boidelle (Boydell) family.
Along with the church, the centre of the village contains two pubs “ the Parr Arms and the Ram's Head “ and Grappenhall Hall Residential School (no longer a Residential School) and St. Wilfrid's Primary School. Bradshaw Community Primary School is located north of the village centre.
Parts of the Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes were filmed in the centre of Grappenhall. The village name appears in the title of the song Grappenhall Rag, by the Darwen singer-songwriter Bryn Haworth.
Grappenhall is home to the 25th Warrington East (St. Wilfrid's) Scout Troop. There is also a cricket ground, which is the home of Grappenhall Cricket Club.
Grappenhall Village, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ798K - Memorials to staff who died in the two world wars.
J. & N. Philips and Company was a business established in 1747 by members of the Philips family, and which ceased trading in 1970. Originally based in Tean, Staffordshire, England, the business was a manufacturer of textile products that expanded both by organic growth and by taking over other businesses involved in the manufacture and merchanting of textile products and smallware.
It formed a part of a network of companies operated by the family, whose business interests came to include manufacture of hats and textiles such as linen smallwares, silks and fustians, as well as cotton spinning and dealing, power loom weaving, export merchanting and general warehousing. The family was also involved in politics, with George Philips, Mark Philips and Robert Needham Philips all being Members of Parliament and all promoting the ideals of Manchesterism while in office. George's son, George Richard Philips, was also a member of the House of Commons.
Tib St, Manchester, Lancs, England, UK M4 1SH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNHWP - . An on-location photograph from Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is 2014 Centenary Year Plaque, Grappenhall & Thelwall - Great War 1914-1918, Cheshire, England, UK - Methodist Church. The wider scene also brings together community tribute, place-based commemoration, public realm, archival record, historical comparison, regional music heritage, memorial culture, popular-music heritage, period detail, documentary photography, DJ culture, local history, club-music history, and changing streetscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, nightlife history and local history are closely linked to this subject, alongside how memorials preserve figures from regional music scenes outside formal institutions. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE before changed technology alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes commemorative plaque, community identity, visual archive, local remembrance, contemporary social history, music-scene memorial, regional identity, and local character. The recorded references to Church, Centenary, Grappenhall, Methodist, and Thelwall preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The view records a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The image fixes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Methodist Church, Barton Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 2LE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AT9EH3 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Canada in 2015, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The principal point of reference is Canadian Stamp, Canada Stamp, Canada Post,used stamp, Canada 51, Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth, April 21 1926, Joyeux anniversaire. Other connected aspects include community identity, shopfront economy, period streetscape, retail vacancy, place identity, conservation interest, period building, before-and-after reference, visual archive, contemporary social history, everyday life, historical comparison, heritage landmark, and architectural detailing. For contemporary context, town-centre regeneration and changing footfall are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about maintenance costs, redevelopment pressure and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them. For retrospective editorial use, the photograph anchors signage, materials, design and everyday use within Canada. A second layer of the scene includes historic commercial architecture, historic townscape, cityscape history, independent trading, urban commerce, traditional masonry, local character, and documentary photography. Elements such as Happy, Stamp, Canadian, Canada, and Birthday add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Canada helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is town-centre regeneration and the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names as part of the longer story of Canada. The wider significance includes maintenance costs and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment when considered against later change at Canada.
Canada
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PF56YX - . A close documentary record captures the character of the recorded location, in a photograph originating in 2015. The location also connects urban conservation, local authority, community debate, national policy, civic debate, adaptive reuse, political discourse, historic environment, historic built environment, historic townscape, public services, and democratic accountability. In the mid-2020s, older urban fabric is increasingly discussed through conservation of original fabric and planning control, with attention turning to keeping older buildings useful. For present-day editorial use, public services can also illustrate debates about the cost of living and climate policy, particularly where these affect new regulatory requirements. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at the recorded location, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves, specifically in relation to Used franked blue British UK stamp - 9p - Queen Elizabeth II. The surrounding context also touches on public policy, townscape identity, period property, architectural heritage, government policy, civic administration. Other local associations include historic stamp, Rare postage stamps, old stamps, old stamp, used postage stamps, used postage stamp. A second layer of description includes policy implementation, historic fabric, conservation architecture, architectural character, local landmark, government decision-making, heritage streetscape, traditional building, period architecture, and political controversy. Current debate around heritage assets often combines redevelopment pressure, adaptive reuse and the practical challenge of sensitive refurbishment. That gives this view of the recorded location continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison, specifically in relation to Used franked blue British UK stamp - 9p - Queen Elizabeth II.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PF577W - . A carefully observed scene records the physical context of Canberra ACT, Australia, as recorded during 2015. The source caption identifies Used Australia 5c blue Stamp with Queen Elizabeth II. Other aspects of the setting include architectural heritage, heritage asset, public interest, national policy, public policy, conservation architecture, period property, local democracy, civic life, adaptive reuse, public-sector policy, and architectural character. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, older urban fabric also connects with adaptive reuse, conservation of original fabric and efforts aimed at heritage-led regeneration. The wider contemporary story of civic administration now includes climate policy alongside the cost of living, while policy and investment increasingly consider changing funding priorities. The photograph fixes Canberra ACT, Australia 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. The broader context includes architectural detail, urban fabric, historic fabric, conservation interest, policy change, political discourse. Further recorded details include historic stamp, Rare postage stamps, old stamps, old stamp, used postage stamps, used postage stamp. A second layer of description includes traditional building, period architecture, local landmark, public administration, policy implementation, social policy, civic debate, government decision-making, democratic accountability, and local authority. Modern coverage of heritage assets frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of adaptive reuse, energy retrofit and heritage-led regeneration. For future comparison, the scene preserves signage and branding, community life, local continuity, physical infrastructure, and commercial identity within the surrounding area.
Canberra ACT, Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KNP - . Afghanistan memorial in Carlisle cathedral, Cumbria,England, UK. Photographed at 7 Abbey St, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA3 8TZ. The photograph was taken on 06 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Afghanistan, memorial, Carlisle, cathedral, Cumbria, Kabul, war, invasion, defeat and Gold, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
7 Abbey St, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA3 8TZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3RM4 - . General Alexander Dirom of Luce and Mount Annan memorial in graveyard, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 6 July 2015. The recorded location is Church of Scotland, Scott's St,Annan, Scotland, UK. See. As background, memorials and inscriptions are primary sources for local and family history, preserving names, dates, occupations, military service and the language of remembrance
They range from private graves to civic monuments and can reveal how communities chose to commemorate loss in different periods. In the longer view, parish churches and cathedrals are among Britain's richest sources of architectural and social history
Medieval fabric, Victorian restoration, monuments, stained glass, organs, altars and inscriptions can coexist in a single building, reflecting generations of worship and local patronage. Against the 2026 backdrop, interest in local history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed photographs help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that historic places of worship remain important not only for faith but also for conservation, tourism, music, community use and local identity
Their maintenance illustrates the continuing challenge of caring for ageing heritage buildings while keeping them accessible and relevant. From a heritage perspective, commemorative plaques, gravestones and monuments transform individual or collective memory into a permanent feature of the landscape
Their wording, materials and location can illuminate genealogy, social history, military service and changing attitudes to public remembrance. Relevant alternative phrases include commemoration, memorial inscription, grave marker, public memory, historic inscription, memorial culture, and archival record.
Church of Scotland, Scott's St,Annan, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T0P - The Church of the Nazarene is an international Cgurch which began in Britain, Canada and the United States of America (USA). Eleven small denominations, all sharing the Wesleyan heritage, came together in a series of unions between 1896 and 1958. One of those unions in 1908 is taken as the official beginning of the Church.
Of the eleven denominations, three were British. The first of these, a group in Scotland led by Rev. George Sharpe, joined in 1915. This was followed by two other groups in England, one led by Mr. David Thomas of london, the other led by Rev. Maynard G. James which headquarters in Lancashire, which united in 1952 and 1955.
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH:
The Wesleyan Rivival that saved eighteenth century England from Revolution reaffirmed the testimaony and experience of the Early Church that God is ableto forgive man's sin and cleanse his heart from all unrighteousness (1John 1:9).
The mission of the church is, To make Christlike disciples in the nations. The Church of the |Nazarene seeks to share the love of God and the good news about Jesus Christ, and to demonstrate concern for the whole person by ministering to the Spiritual, Mental, Social and Physical.
2 Grant Road,Battersea,Clapham Junction,London,SW11 2NU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKNH - Thieves stolen a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys who were killed in an IRA bomb attack in Warrington, Cheshire.
Tim Parry, who was 12, and Johnathan Ball, aged three, died in 1993 when two bombs detonated in the town centre injuring 54 people. The A3 size plaque is thought to have a scrap metal value of no more than £30.
Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECWCR - . Inscriptions on Dalkeith War memorial 1914-19, Midlothian,Scotland,UK - List of men. Photographed on 28 August 2013. The recorded location is Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK. The men of Dalkeith whose names are inscribed on this memorial, died in defence of home and country in the great war 1914-19. Historically, historic inscriptions provide unusually direct documentary evidence
Names, dates, dedications and symbolic imagery can connect a present-day location with former residents, workers, congregations or wartime casualties, making the object relevant to both genealogy and wider social history. In historical terms, military artefacts and memorials connect large-scale conflict with individual experience
Equipment, field medical supplies, regimental inscriptions and personal names can reveal how war was organised, remembered and interpreted long after combat ended. In 2026, interest in community history, genealogy and the conservation of memorials remains strong, while weathering, redevelopment and vandalism can threaten smaller monuments and inscriptions
Detailed photographs help preserve lettering, names and physical condition before further weathering or alteration. During 2026, with direct personal memory of the world wars disappearing, 2026 heritage interpretation increasingly depends on preserved objects, photographs and testimony
Detailed images therefore support education, remembrance, genealogy and military-history research. The historical context is that memorials and inscriptions are primary sources for local and family history, preserving names, dates, occupations, military service and the language of remembrance
They range from private graves to civic monuments and can reveal how communities chose to commemorate loss in different periods. Further relevant search phrases include commemoration, memorial inscription, local history, grave marker, public memory, commemorative plaque, memorial culture, and archival record.
Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECWJ4 - . Inscriptions on Dalkeith War memorial 1914-19, Midlothian,Scotland,UK. Photographed on 28 August 2013. The recorded location is Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK. The men of Dalkeith whose names are inscribed on this memorial, died in defence of home and country in the great war 1914-19. The wider historical story is that commemorative plaques, gravestones and monuments transform individual or collective memory into a permanent feature of the landscape
Their wording, materials and location can illuminate genealogy, social history, military service and changing attitudes to public remembrance. Historically, war history is preserved through both formal monuments and ordinary material culture
Bags, signs, uniforms, tools and inscriptions can show the routines of service as clearly as grand memorials show public remembrance. In the present 2026 context, memorials continue to play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or development.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>redevelopment alters the physical object. In 2026, the two world wars continue to be central to British remembrance, museum interpretation and family-history research
Surviving objects and inscriptions are increasingly valuable as living memory recedes and institutions rely more heavily on archives and material evidence. Looking at the subject's development, historic inscriptions provide unusually direct documentary evidence
Names, dates, dedications and symbolic imagery can connect a present-day location with former residents, workers, congregations or wartime casualties, making the object relevant to both genealogy and wider social history. The subject remains topical in 2026 because memorials still play an active role in public history, supporting remembrance, genealogy, education and heritage tourism
Images can also record inscriptions before erosion or redevelopment alters the physical object.
Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG376A - . The Dalkeith park war memorial Midlothian. Photographed at Dalkeith , Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The photograph was taken on 28 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Dalkeith, park, war, memorial, Midlothian, 1914-19, Inscriptions, memorium, remembrance and Edinburgh, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph has direct relevance to remembrance, commemoration, war memorials, civic ceremony and the public spaces used to remember military service and loss. It can support editorial features about Remembrance Sunday, Armistice commemorations, poppies, cenotaphs, wreath laying, local military history, veterans and civic participation. Inscriptions, floral tributes, flags, stonework, surrounding streets and temporary commemorative displays can provide important documentary detail for historical and news use. A dated image of a memorial is especially valuable because ceremonies, wreaths, signage and the surrounding public realm change from year to year. Search themes include remembrance, cenotaphs, war memorials, poppies, veterans, civic ceremony, military history, Armistice and public commemoration. Temporary wreaths, poppies and ceremonial displays can make one year's view materially different from another, increasing the archive value of the photograph. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Dalkeith , Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED05H - . Robert Fergusson Scots Poet bronze Statue from the canongate Edinburgh Royal Mile. Photographed on 26 August 2013. The recorded location is Canongate kirk, Edinburgh Royal Mile, Scotland UK. Edinburgh-born poet Robert Fergusson achieved so much poetical success in his short life of twenty-four years that Robert Burns called him 'my elder brother in the muse'. Robert Fergusson was an eighteenth-century Scots poet whose vivid writing about Edinburgh strongly influenced Robert Burns. The bronze statue outside Canongate Kirk was sculpted by David Annand and unveiled in 2004, showing Fergusson walking through the street environment he wrote about. Burns admired Fergusson so much that he paid for a memorial stone over the poet's grave in Canongate Kirkyard, creating a direct link between two major figures in Scottish literary history. Canongate Kirk was built between 1688 and 1691 after the congregation was displaced from Holyrood Abbey. The distinctive Dutch-gabled church serves the Canongate parish at the lower end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and has longstanding links with Holyroodhouse and the military. Its interior, monuments, organ and stained glass sit within one of Scotland's most historically dense streetscapes. Looking at the subject's development, public art can become part of the identity of a street or neighbourhood, recording political ideas, local history, humour, memory and changing cultural tastes
Murals, sculpture and decorative art are especially valuable as documentary subjects because they may be altered, moved, weathered or removed. Historically, street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or local custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. Related search language includes street art, artwork, visual culture, cultural identity, place-making, and community art.
Canongate kirk, Edinburgh Royal Mile, Scotland UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED0KH - . Robert Fergusson Scots Poet bronze Statue from the canongate Edinburgh Royal Mile. Photographed on 26 August 2013. The recorded location is Canongate kirk, Edinburgh Royal Mile, Scotland UK. Edinburgh-born poet Robert Fergusson achieved so much poetical success in his short life of twenty-four years that Robert Burns called him 'my elder brother in the muse'. Robert Fergusson was an eighteenth-century Scots poet whose vivid writing about Edinburgh strongly influenced Robert Burns. The bronze statue outside Canongate Kirk was sculpted by David Annand and unveiled in 2004, showing Fergusson walking through the street environment he wrote about. Burns admired Fergusson so much that he paid for a memorial stone over the poet's grave in Canongate Kirkyard, creating a direct link between two major figures in Scottish literary history. Canongate Kirk was built between 1688 and 1691 after the congregation was displaced from Holyrood Abbey. The distinctive Dutch-gabled church serves the Canongate parish at the lower end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and has longstanding links with Holyroodhouse and the military. Its interior, monuments, organ and stained glass sit within one of Scotland's most historically dense streetscapes. In the longer view, art in public and historic settings adds another layer to the built environment
Sculpture, mosaic, painting and street art can interpret heritage, provoke debate, memorialise communities or create landmarks, and photographs preserve works that may later change or disappear. From a heritage perspective, signs and notices are ephemeral pieces of design that can become important historical evidence
Lettering, logos, warnings and directions record former businesses, regulations, transport systems and public messages that may disappear long before the surrounding building changes. Additional high-relevance terminology includes public art, mural, artwork, visual culture, cultural identity, place-making, and community art.
Canongate kirk, Edinburgh Royal Mile, Scotland UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED0TX - . Robert Fergusson Scots Poet bronze Statue from the canongate Edinburgh Royal Mile. Photographed on 26 August 2013. The recorded location is Canongate kirk, Edinburgh Royal Mile, Scotland UK. Edinburgh-born poet Robert Fergusson achieved so much poetical success in his short life of twenty-four years that Robert Burns called him 'my elder brother in the muse'. Robert Fergusson was an eighteenth-century Scots poet whose vivid writing about Edinburgh strongly influenced Robert Burns. The bronze statue outside Canongate Kirk was sculpted by David Annand and unveiled in 2004, showing Fergusson walking through the street environment he wrote about. Burns admired Fergusson so much that he paid for a memorial stone over the poet's grave in Canongate Kirkyard, creating a direct link between two major figures in Scottish literary history. Canongate Kirk was built between 1688 and 1691 after the congregation was displaced from Holyrood Abbey. The distinctive Dutch-gabled church serves the Canongate parish at the lower end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and has longstanding links with Holyroodhouse and the military. Its interior, monuments, organ and stained glass sit within one of Scotland's most historically dense streetscapes. The historical context is that murals, sculptures and civic artworks turn public space into a record of local culture
They can commemorate people and events, respond to politics, celebrate industry or simply enliven streets, while the artists' materials and styles place the work within a particular period. In historical terms, public wording is part of the visual landscape
Direction signs, warning notices, painted advertisements and engraved plaques show how authorities and businesses communicated before digital screens and app-based information became widespread. The subject remains topical in 2026 because contemporary interest in public art is closely linked to regeneration and cultural tourism.
Canongate kirk, Edinburgh Royal Mile, Scotland UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED14N - Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for supposedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died himself on 14 January 1872.
The story continues to be well known as active oral history in Edinburgh, through several books and films, and because a prominent commemorative statue and nearby graves act as a tourist attraction.
Grayfriars, Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH1 2QE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6NJT - The Hillsborough Monument Memorial - Sculptor's Notes more at https://liverpoolsculptures.co.uk/the-hillsborough-monument-memorial/
The Hillsborough monument was comissioned by the Hillsborough Justice Campaign and sculpted by Tom Murphy.
Background: A young girl asked her Father, where is the Hillsborough Memorial? She was told: ˜There is one in Anfield.' She said: ˜Why can't we have one in the city centre for everyone to see.' This simple question was the catalyst for this monument
The monument is circular with a raised design in low relief. The imagery shows an imaginary place,which is meant to guide our thoughts of remembrance and all that has happened since the tragedy
The people depicted in the design are ˜the guardians of the memory', or ˜people like us' Their purpose is symbolic and other figures represent justice, hope and loss. The setting is a beautiful and quiet place, which may help us to think about the characters and individual personalities of those who died. The people who passed away are represented by the birds who fly freely throughout the work.
We reflect and empathise with those who died while considering the people they were, and might have been, were it not for the disaster
Description of the raised relief on the maquette
The design begins with two large tablets that list the names those who died. A dedication and information plaque is situated between the tablets of names with a poem, written especially for the moument, by David Charters (journalist and author). Immediately above the central dedication is a wreath of spring flowers. This reminds us of the season and number of victims who died. A Liver Bird stands guard. Below the information plaque is a rail of football scarves from differing clubs signifying the way football fans responded nationally in the days after the disaster. Around the top rim of the monument is the proclamation: ˜HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.'.
St John's Gardens,, Old Haymarket, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6ER
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6NKK - Detail from the 7 foot high circular bronze memorial in the Old Haymarket district of Liverpool (Erected in April 2013). This memorial is inscribed with the words: Hillsborough Disaster - we will remember them, and displays the names of the 96 victims who died
St John's Gardens,, Old Haymarket, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6ER
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6NXB - Detail from the 7 foot high circular bronze memorial in the Old Haymarket district of Liverpool (Erected in April 2013). This memorial is inscribed with the words: Hillsborough Disaster - we will remember them, and displays the names of the 96 victims who died
St John's Gardens,, Old Haymarket, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6ER
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9AMP - This is a un-conventional fountain which works as a mini-canal. Water flows from a large pool at one end, down a winding holder and is poured over a formation at the end. The structure is concrete, headed by a bronze moulding which includes marine life. The 'bowl' into which the water finally flows, also bronze, is raised and contains a large number of children's hand prints. Around the side are a number of photographs of Tim Parry and Jonathan Ball, printed on copper.
Sculptor - Stephen Broadbent
Inaugurated by / her royal highness / The Duchess of Kent and / accompanied by the families of / Jonathan Ball / and / Tim Parry / 14 Nov 1996 / The water of life made possible / by a donation from / his grace the Duke of Westminster / OBE TD.THEN HE SHOWED ME THE RIVER AND THE WATER OF LIFE SPARKLING LIKE CRYSTAL AS IT FLOWED FROM THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAME / IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OF THE CITY AND ON EITHER BANK OF THE RIVER / GREW THE TREE OF LIFE, BEARING TWELVE FRUITS, A DIFFERENT KIND FOR EACH MONTH / THE LEAVES OF THE TREE WERE FOR THE HEALING OF THE NATIONS, NOTHING THAT HAS CURSED MANKIND WILL EXIST ANY LONGER. Revelations, chapter 22, verse 43./ WARRINGTON REMEMBERS JONATHON BALL AGED 3, TIM PARRY AGED 12 AND ALL / WHO SUFFERED / AS INNOCENT VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST BOMB, BRIDGE STREET 20TH MARCH 1993
See more at: http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/4997/#sthash.ktI1bMVR.dpuf
Bridge st, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9AN5 - This is a un-conventional fountain which works as a mini-canal. Water flows from a large pool at one end, down a winding holder and is poured over a formation at the end. The structure is concrete, headed by a bronze moulding which includes marine life. The 'bowl' into which the water finally flows, also bronze, is raised and contains a large number of children's hand prints. Around the side are a number of photographs of Tim Parry and Jonathan Ball, printed on copper.
Sculptor - Stephen Broadbent
Inaugurated by / her royal highness / The Duchess of Kent and / accompanied by the families of / Jonathan Ball / and / Tim Parry / 14 Nov 1996 / The water of life made possible / by a donation from / his grace the Duke of Westminster / OBE TD.THEN HE SHOWED ME THE RIVER AND THE WATER OF LIFE SPARKLING LIKE CRYSTAL AS IT FLOWED FROM THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAME / IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OF THE CITY AND ON EITHER BANK OF THE RIVER / GREW THE TREE OF LIFE, BEARING TWELVE FRUITS, A DIFFERENT KIND FOR EACH MONTH / THE LEAVES OF THE TREE WERE FOR THE HEALING OF THE NATIONS, NOTHING THAT HAS CURSED MANKIND WILL EXIST ANY LONGER. Revelations, chapter 22, verse 43./ WARRINGTON REMEMBERS JONATHON BALL AGED 3, TIM PARRY AGED 12 AND ALL / WHO SUFFERED / AS INNOCENT VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST BOMB, BRIDGE STREET 20TH MARCH 1993
See more at: http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/4997/#sthash.ktI1bMVR.dpuf
Bridge st, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9B50 - A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colorful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, produces edible seeds, and is also the source of the crude drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drugs. Following the trench warfare which took place in the poppy fields of Flanders, during the 1st World War, poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.
England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE54YK - A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colorful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, produces edible seeds, and is also the source of the crude drug opium which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drugs. Following the trench warfare which took place in the poppy fields of Flanders, during the 1st World War, poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.
England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0G6XE - This documentary stock photograph shows Single Queen Elizabeth of England Solar Powered toy, Mitte, Germany, Europe. The image records Berlin street or city detail, making it useful for editorial features on Berlin tourism, urban culture, German history and everyday city identity. 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.
Mitte,Berlin, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4369329964 - 'This is a spot I have passed quite a few times and out of the corner of my eye spotted flowers or a marker of some sort. Today I thought I would stop and contemplate for a short while, maybe be thankful for my own existence. Good therapy once every so often, to bring us down to earth.
We often forget behind our car of air-bags, crumple zones etc. that we are still mortal, hurtling along as if the road was a motorway (although it is six miles distant) in a little four wheeled tin can. On a motorbike its even more perilous, no crumple zones, only your leathers and crash helmet to protect you.
Kevin Pickstock was a keen biker and only 40 when he died. He was from Rudheath, barely a mile up the road from the bend at the Hartford road junction of the A556 bypass. A June summers evening that changed the lives of all his family, his two sons and many friends. It was not the first accident or fatality here.
There are still no safety measures on the road here, no 30mph zone, no calming, no Gatso camera.
I certainly make the effort to take it just a bit slower, when I pass these flowers now.
A lighter shot from Northwich, Cheshire England UK here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3959757223/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0MDD - Roadkill - A pheasant killed by a passing white van, A556 Chester to Manchester road. Cheshire , England, GB, United Kingdom UK.
Roadkill cuisine is preparing and eating roadkill, animals hit by vehicles and found along roads.
It is a practice engaged in by a small subculture in the United States, Southern Canada, the United Kingdom and other Western countries as well as in other parts of the world. It is also a subject of humor and urban legend.
Large animals including deer, moose, bear and elk are frequently struck in some parts of the United States, as well as smaller animals such as armadillos, raccoons, skunks and birds. Fresh kill is preferred and worms are a concern, so the kill is typically well cooked. Advantages of the roadkill diet, apart from its low cost, are that the animals that roadkill scavengers eat are naturally high in vitamins and proteins with lean meat and little saturated fat, and generally free of additives and drugs.
Almost 1.5 million deer are hit by vehicles each year in the US. If the animal is not obviously suffering from disease, the meat is no different from that obtained by hunting. The practice of eating roadkill is legal, and even encouraged in some jurisdictions, while it is tightly controlled or restricted in other areas. Roadkill eating is considered unglamorous and mocked in pop culture, as it is often associated with stereotypes of rednecks and uncouth persons
A556 Road, Peover, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NKW - . Tuesdays takings, rolls of ten and twenty pound notes with elasticbands. Photographed on 15 September 2009. The recorded location is Thelwall, Cheshire, England, UK. In historical terms, banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. The wider historical story is that live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the buildings associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. During 2026, access to cash remains a live issue despite the growth of cards and mobile payments
FCA rules now require major banks and building societies to protect reasonable local access to cash, so photographs of cashpoints, banknotes and closed branches can illustrate the tension between digital banking and physical financial services. In the present 2026 context, the economics of live music continue to be under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording technology therefore offer a useful contrast with today's streaming-led music economy. In the longer view, cash, banknotes and banking equipment document the everyday financial system before contactless cards and mobile payments became dominant
Bank buildings, notes, coins, cheques and cash machines also trace the history of regional banking, savings institutions and the changing design of money. Useful subject and context terms include currency, sterling, ATM, financial inclusion, payment methods, bank branch, concert, gig, music venue, musician, music history, popular culture, music memorabilia, rock music, independent music, and fan culture.
Thelwall, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCMK - Gt Budworth Village, St Marys Church statue, Great Budworth Cheshire England UK.
The earliest reference to the worshipping community at Great Budworth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 where we are told of the presence of a priest and so can infer a worshipping community and probably a church building. Of these early days we can only catch glimpses through the mists of time but one point is clear, the Pre-Reformation history of the church is dominated by the Augustinian Canons of Norton Priory, Runcorn. The Canons were given the church and living of Great Budworth in 1130 by William Fitz Nigel, Constable of Chester. Later they received the gift of a third of all the land in the township of Great Budworth from Geoffrey De Dutton, to add to the already substantial holdings of land they had been given by local people, keen to save their souls and those of their loved ones by endowing the Canons in return for burials and perpetual prayers, a common practice in the middle ages. The Canons created the present church and dominated both the religious and economic life of the township. The oldest part of the church, the Lady Chapel, dates from the fourteenth century and most of the rest from the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries showing that the Canons were very active in keeping the church not only in a good state of preservation, but also in continuing to beautify and modernise it. With the Reformation of the sixteenth century, the highly decorated church of the Augustinian Canons was transformed, and by 1600 it had become a white-washed preaching hall from which a. series of Puritan ministers would, throughout the seventeenth century, preach the Gospel and convert the parish from a religious conservatism to a radical Protestantism.
St Marys Church, Great Budworth village, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCKY - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX in 2009, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The photograph centres on Interior Regimental Manchester Cathedral Lancashire England UK. The subject also carries associations with ecclesiastical architecture, visual archive, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, archival record, public realm, everyday life, social history, period detail, place identity, sacred space, changing streetscape, Christian heritage, and faith community. The wider contemporary story combines accessibility, community use and the challenge of maintaining historic fabric amid rising costs. The image fixes signage and branding within Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. Other useful contextual ideas include regional identity, historic church fabric, local history, community identity, religious landmark, changing land use, sacred architecture, and ecclesiastical art. The combination of Regimental, Lancashire, Cathedral, Interior, and Manchester anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects accessibility and the challenge of maintaining historic fabric amid rising costs when considered against later change at Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX. Its period value extends to energy use and the importance of church buildings to genealogy and local identity without losing the local specificity of Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX. The image fixes part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CBTEFB - Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, mounted prominently against an exterior red brick wall. The formal memorial comprises two large polished granite panels arranged around a central glass enclosure containing the eternal flame. Gold lettering across the dark reflective stone records the names and ages of those who died as a result of the Hillsborough disaster, while the Liverpool Football Club crest appears above the inscription.
The disaster occurred at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield during the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989. The memorial at Anfield has become an important location for remembrance, reflection and collective mourning. Families, supporters, visitors and members of the wider football community come to the site to pay their respects and remember the lives lost.
The photograph clearly shows the extensive roll of names, decorative borders, central flame and polished surfaces reflecting the surroundings. Its symmetrical design and dark stone contrast strongly with the warm red brickwork of the stadium. The composition communicates dignity, grief, solidarity and the continuing importance of remembrance within Liverpool supporter culture.
Anfield also became a focal point for the long campaign for truth, accountability and justice associated with the disaster. The memorial therefore represents more than a record of individual names. It is connected with British social history, football crowd safety, public inquiries, supporter campaigning and the determination of bereaved families.
This documentary image is suitable for editorial subjects including the Hillsborough disaster, Liverpool FC, football history, fan culture, public commemoration, bereavement, justice campaigning, stadium heritage, memorial architecture, sporting tragedy and collective memory. It records an enduring place of remembrance at one of England's best-known football grounds.
The Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, listing the names of those who died in the
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M107K7 - The main bandstand in The Regent's Park is located on Holme Green, between the boating lake and Inner Circle. It was moved from Richmond Park to The Regent's Park in the 1970s.
On 20th July 1982, the bandstand was the target of a terrorist attack by the IRA. Seven bandsmen were killed and a further 24 injured during a concert by the band of the Royal Green Jackets. Eight members of the public, who were watching the performance, were also taken to hospital with injuries sustained in the bombing.
Today there is a small memorial plaque on the base of the bandstand that commemorates the seven bandsmen who were killed. Each year the attack's survivors, and the families of those who were killed, gather here for a short but poignant memorial service.
Two years after the bombing, the composer George Lloyd wrote Royal Parks For Brass Band, the second movement of which, In Memoriam is dedicated to the bandsmen who died. The piece still features in many band repertoires.
Regents Park, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKNE - Thieves stolen a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys who were killed in an IRA bomb attack in Warrington, Cheshire.
Tim Parry, who was 12, and Johnathan Ball, aged three, died in 1993 when two bombs detonated in the town centre injuring 54 people. The A3 size plaque is thought to have a scrap metal value of no more than £30.
16 Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2QW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6NT7 - The Hillsborough Monument Memorial - Sculptor's Notes more at https://liverpoolsculptures.co.uk/the-hillsborough-monument-memorial/
The Hillsborough monument was comissioned by the Hillsborough Justice Campaign and sculpted by Tom Murphy.
Background: A young girl asked her Father, where is the Hillsborough Memorial? She was told: ˜There is one in Anfield.' She said: ˜Why can't we have one in the city centre for everyone to see.' This simple question was the catalyst for this monument
The monument is circular with a raised design in low relief. The imagery shows an imaginary place,which is meant to guide our thoughts of remembrance and all that has happened since the tragedy
The people depicted in the design are ˜the guardians of the memory', or ˜people like us' Their purpose is symbolic and other figures represent justice, hope and loss. The setting is a beautiful and quiet place, which may help us to think about the characters and individual personalities of those who died. The people who passed away are represented by the birds who fly freely throughout the work.
We reflect and empathise with those who died while considering the people they were, and might have been, were it not for the disaster
Description of the raised relief on the maquette
The design begins with two large tablets that list the names those who died. A dedication and information plaque is situated between the tablets of names with a poem, written especially for the moument, by David Charters (journalist and author). Immediately above the central dedication is a wreath of spring flowers. This reminds us of the season and number of victims who died. A Liver Bird stands guard. Below the information plaque is a rail of football scarves from differing clubs signifying the way football fans responded nationally in the days after the disaster. Around the top rim of the monument is the proclamation: ˜HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.'.
St John's Gardens,, Old Haymarket, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6ER
