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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_1171,Vandalised,life,ring,ring buoy,Dundee,footpath,safety,holder,Scotland,UK,orange,white,flotation,emergency,water,drowning,prevention,vandalism,antisocial,behaviour,public,equipment,rescue,risk,maintenance,community,pavement,missing,waterside,infrastructure,door,entry,inside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENMR65 - Vandalised life ring or ring buoy lying on a Dundee footpath instead of being secured in its emergency safety holder, Scotland, UK. The orange-and-white flotation ring has been removed from its normal mounting and left on the ground beside a narrow pedestrian route bounded by stone walls. Life rings are installed beside waterways, harbours and other potentially hazardous waterside locations so that they can be thrown quickly to somebody in danger of drowning. Removing or damaging this equipment can leave an emergency location without an immediately available rescue aid. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of vandalism, antisocial behaviour, missing lifesaving equipment, water safety, drowning prevention, public safety, emergency infrastructure, local authority maintenance, community responsibility, risk management and the misuse of safety equipment. The conspicuous orange ring lying on the grey pavement creates a simple but powerful visual representation of essential public equipment being left unavailable for its intended purpose, making the image useful for campaigns and news stories concerning waterways and public safety.
Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A0004,Weathered,industrial,door,pulley,Verdant Works,jute,mill,Dundee,Scotland,UK,blue-grey,timber,number,6,metal,track,stone,brickwork,historic,factory,heritage,architecture,textures,workshop,manufacturing,Scottish,museum,conservation,rust,masonry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF1HN - Weathered industrial door and pulley at Verdant Works former jute mill in Dundee, Scotland, UK. The close architectural detail shows a faded blue-grey timber door marked with a large painted number 6, beneath a simple overhead pulley and metal track fixed to rough historic stone and brickwork. Verdant Works is a restored nineteenth-century mill complex which opened as Scotland's jute museum in 1996 and preserves the buildings, machinery and social history associated with the industry that once dominated Dundee. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of industrial heritage, jute mills, old factory doors, historic architecture, weathered textures, pulleys, workshops, manufacturing buildings, Dundee history, Scottish industry, urban archaeology, adaptive reuse and museum conservation. Peeling paint, rust, exposed masonry and the surviving mechanical fitting retain the authentic working character of the former industrial site. The image works particularly well as an abstract or detail view of industrial history, showing how ordinary functional features such as doors, tracks and lifting equipment can survive as evidence of the practical operation of a Victorian factory.
Verdant Works Museum, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee DD1 5BT, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,BB3,Lancashire,England,UK,BB3 1BH,town,centre,vibrant,successful,door,welcome,to,Darwen Market Hall,civic building,local shopping,community market,retail heritage,traditional market hall,market entrance doors,town centre regeneration,British market town,Welcome to Darwen Market sign,Darwen indoor market,market hall entrance,Lancashire market,town centre market,historic market building,public market UK,market signage,Lancs,blue,doors,automatic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX181D - This image shows the entrance to Darwen Market Hall, located in the town centre of Darwen, Lancashire, England. The photograph focuses on the market's main doorway, with clearly visible signage reading Welcome to Darwen Market, set beneath the arched architectural detailing of the historic building. The pale blue doors and traditional lettering reflect the civic character of British indoor market halls.
Darwen Market Hall has long served the local community as a centre for retail, trade, and social interaction. Indoor markets such as this have historically played a vital role in Lancashire towns, providing space for independent traders selling fresh food, household goods, and everyday essentials. They remain an important feature of town-centre life, supporting local economies and maintaining continuity with long-established retail traditions.
The image captures themes of local commerce, community identity, and heritage architecture within a British market town. It is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to markets, town-centre retail, Lancashire heritage, civic buildings, community spaces, and the ongoing role of traditional market halls in England.
Darwen Market Hall, Railway Road / Croft St, , Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 2RJ, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,SK17,SK17 6XN,the,arts,art,drama,production,productions,outside,exterior,front,entrance,door,doors,old,Victorian,stone,tourist,tourism,attractions,access,accessibility,dress,stalls,way in,venues,Full Monty,Upper Circle,Private Boxes,Square,by,building,buildings,architecture,Art Nouveau,canopy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YRD - Buxton Opera House is in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is a 902-seat opera house that hosts the annual Buxton Festival and the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round. Hosting live performances until 1927, the theatre then was used mostly as a cinema until 1976. In 1979, it was refurbished and reopened as a venue for live performance.
The Buxton Opera House was built in 1903 and designed by Frank Matcham, who designed the London Palladium, the London Coliseum and many other theatres throughout the UK. The first production at the theatre was Mrs Willoughby's Kiss. The Opera House ran as a successful theatre, receiving touring companies until 1927, when it was turned into a cinema. Silent films were shown until 1932 when the theatre was wired for sound and could present talkies. The Opera House also became the venue for an annual summer theatre festival from 1936 to 1942, two of them in conjunction with Lilian Baylis and her London-based Old Vic company. People who performed at the opera house include the actor Alec Guinness, the comedians Ken Dodd, Peter Kay, Harry Hill, Sarah Millican and John Bishop, the musical artists Howard Jones, Aled Jones, Leo Sayer and Razorlight, and the ballerina Anna Pavlova.
After the Second World War, the theatre continued to serve primarily as a cinema. The building was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1970. The Opera House gradually fell into disrepair.
In 1979, the building was restored, and an orchestra pit was added to the original Matcham design. Since then, the Opera House has been a full-time venue for stage productions, presenting approximately 450 performances per year
The Square, Water St, Buxton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK17 6XN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YRG - Buxton Town Hall was opened in 1889 on the Market Place in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It lies in the town's central Conservation Area overlooking The Slopes. It is a Grade-II-listed building.
The building was designed in the style of a French château (with a mansard roof crested with iron railings, Venetian windows and a clocktower with a cupola) by Manchester architect William Pollard (who also designed Buxton College's Gothic-style 'new building' in 1880). After the Market Hall (designed by Henry Currey) was destroyed by a fire in September 1885, the site was selected for the new town hall. The fire brigade with the town's new fire engine was unable to control the fire started by a paraffin lamp in one of the shops in the Market Hall. A competition was held in 1886 for the design of the new town hall. William Pollard's design won the £50 prize and James Salt's local firm was selected to build it at a tender of £8,900 (Salt also built the Entertainment Stage theatre, which is now the Pavilion Arts Centre). The chairman of the governing Local Board, Edward Milligan, laid the foundation stone in June 1887 (the year of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria). The Marquess of Hartington conducted the official opening of the town hall on 26 June 1889.
The clock on the clock tower was a gift from the Duke of Devonshire's tenants in 1889, in honour of Lord Frederick Cavendish, who was stabbed to death aged 45 in the Phoenix Park Murders in Dublin in May 1882 (shortly after arriving to take up his new post as Chief Secretary for Ireland). There is a bust of Lord Cavendish (son of the 7th Duke of Devonshire) on display inside the town hall
Current use - High Peak Borough Council, formed in 1974, presently has administrative centres at Buxton Town Hall and Glossop Town Hall. Full Council meetings are usually held in Buxton or at Chapel-en-le-Frith Town Hall
Market Place, Buxton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK17 6EL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,WA10 1QF,Saint Helens,classic,green,English,British,WJ,Birchall,Burchalls,Butchers,Butcher,closed,steak,pork,beef,meat,fresh,meat products,product,products,council,outside,door,doorway,history,historic,terrace,terraced,street,24 Westfield St,24 Westfield Street,shops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP3B0 - St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of St Helens which covers a larger area around the town.
The town had a population of 102,629 at the 2011 Census, the wider borough around 183,200 at the 2021 Census.
It is 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of the River Mersey, in the south-west part of historic Lancashire. The town was formerly within the historic county's ancient hundred of West Derby as a small settlement in the township of Windle. By the mid 1700s, it had become larger than Windle and (by 1838) it was formally made responsible for the administration of Windle and the three other townships of Eccleston, Parr and Sutton. In 1868, it was incorporated as a town with a municipal borough. The borough later became a county borough in 1887 and replaced by a metropolitan borough with an expanded administrative responsibility for nearby towns and villages in 1974.
Coal mining and glassmaking were the significant sectors that caused growth into a town during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. Glass producer Pilkington is the town's only remaining large industrial employer
previously, it was home to Beechams, the Gamble Alkali Works, Ravenhead glass. United Glass Bottles, Triplex, Daglish Foundry They were also other sectors: sail making and other cotton and linen work which lasted until the mid-19th century
brewing (Greenall's brewery)
copper smelting as well as pits for salt, lime and alkali extraction
24 Westfield St, St Helens, Merseyside, England, UK, WA10 1QF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,WA4 1QJ,Take a Bao,Take a Bao Warrington,bao buns cafe,street food cafe,independent cafe,takeaway restaurant,south Warrington,street,Wilderspool Road,Warrington WA4,Cheshire England,bao bun shop,Asian fusion food,modern cafe branding,takeaway food outlet,independent food retailer,corner building,red brick building,neighbourhood food venue,local high street,documentary photography,editorial image,small,door,TakeaBao,cornershop,corner,shop,shops
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNG0 - This image shows the exterior of Take a Bao, an independent street-food cafe located on Wilderspool Road in south Warrington, Cheshire (postcode WA4 1QJ). The premises occupies a corner position in a red-brick building and features modern grey-and-white fascia signage displaying the business name and bao bun logo.
Take a Bao specialises in Asian-inspired street food, particularly bao buns, reflecting the growth of small independent food businesses outside traditional city-centre locations. Cafes and takeaway outlets such as this contribute to the changing character of suburban high streets, offering contemporary food options alongside long-established local services.
The clean, modern branding contrasts with the older brick architecture of the building, illustrating the layering of new businesses within historic urban fabric. The large windows and corner entrance give the venue strong street presence, typical of small hospitality enterprises seeking visibility and footfall in neighbourhood settings.
Photographed in daylight, the image is well suited to editorial use covering independent food businesses, street food culture, suburban retail, local economies, and the evolution of high streets in towns such as Warrington.
Take a Bao, Wilderspool Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1QJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,terminal,England,UK,airport,transport,M90 1QX,infrastructure,scamchester,airports,Manchester airport,welcomes,you,passengers,passenger,Ringway,of MAG,greater Manchester,entrance,door,doors,entry,gateway,to,the,world,MAN,MCR,billboard,sign,Terminal 1,Terminal One,outdoors,travel,hotpix.org.uk,datahack,cyber incident,breach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH4D - . Welcome to Manchester International Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX. Photographed on 27 April 2023, this spring 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 Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include terminal, airport, transport, M90 1QX, infrastructure, doorway, scamchester, airports, Manchester airport, welcomes, you, passengers, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. 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. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,Waverley,GU7,shop,store,art,the,England,UK,GU7 1HL,arts,brush,brushes,accessories,paint,paints,retail,retailer,community,tourist,attraction,crafts,material,materials,grey,exterior,frontage,front,door,outside,card,cards,pens
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYM4 - . This location-specific image from 45 Bridge St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HL in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The frame specifically shows The Godalming Art Shop, 45 Bridge St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HL. The subject also carries associations with trackside heritage, rail modernisation, everyday life, documentary photography, integrated transport, archival record, period detail, before-and-after reference, local history, visual archive, public transport network, contemporary social history, place identity, and mass transit. From a 2025-onward perspective, fares and public ownership are closely linked to this subject, alongside how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration. As a dated visual record of 45 Bridge St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HL, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include transport interchange, railway branding, regional rail, station environment, rail corridor, changing land use, community identity, and commuter travel. The combination of Bridge, Godalming, Waverley, and Surrey anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at 45 Bridge St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HL matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is fares and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration in a form that can be compared with future views of 45 Bridge St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HL. The view records period character for later comparison.
45 Bridge St, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1HL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,L1 1QR,night,evening,winter,shoppers,at,signage,door,outside,exterior,mall,B&M,Costa,Quarters,Bon,Boots,McDonalds,Vision Express,The Gym,group,VIP Electronic Cigarettes,retailers,shop,shopping centre,shopping centres,stores,city,centre,shops,main,shopping,area
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JXJ1 - . Recorded at Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The frame specifically shows Dusk shoppers at Clayton Square shopping centre glass roof canopy, Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR. Another layer of the photograph includes changing streetscape, documentary photography, local character, specialist shop, place identity, customer footfall, community identity, period detail, regional identity, contemporary social history, social history, visual archive, shopfront economy, and commercial frontage. Today's relevance is strengthened by footfall, business rates and the continuing question of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside before-and-after reference, specialist retailer, high-street commerce, public realm, archival record, local history, small business, and independent retail. The combination of centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, shoppers, and glass anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR, 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 footfall and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR. The period view preserves period character as a date-specific reference. The view records a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1QR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,pub,bar,36 Charles St,England,UK,M1 7DB,tavern,36,Ale,real,historic,history,landmark,Irish,Scottish,grade II,building,Lass-O-Gowrie,poem,corner,story,old,door,doorway,iconic,boozer,classic,pubs,bars,description,tiles,tile,gold,lettering,sign,name,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M69C9K - Sitting sweetly on the bank of the River Medlock, just up the road from Oxford Road, the Lass O' Gowrie is an ancient and venerable Irish (but originally Scottish) pub and Manchester landmark, appearing on maps as early as 1844, back when it stood next to the Garratt Cotton Mill. Back then it was surrounded by hardcore slums which are now modern housing for a modern Manchester.
Complete with original tilework and fittings, the Lass sees a cheerful and diverse crowd on Fridays and Saturdays. It's very popular for post-work drinks or as a staging post on your way to Canal Street or the Northern Quarter.
One of the Lass O' Gowrie's unique features is its balcony-based smoking area, built out over the river below (and well-secured with high walls, so don't worry about stumbling). There's something very special about this particular slice of the city, with the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel off to the north, the opposite balcony of Joshua Brooks just to your east, and the pleasant sounds of the River Medlock filling the evening.
What's on the tap? Well, first and foremost the answer is Guinness, and that's what we recommend to be in keeping with the theme. But you should also check out the various craft beers on the list, like Tollgate Brewery's Belmorado pale ale. Guest beers circulate through the tap month by month, so there's always something new to try. The Lass O' Gowrie can also offer a selection of jolly bar snacks for all you pork scratching aficionados out there.
Listing NGR: SJ8431397523 - As it's surrounded by exciting developments like Circle Square, the Lass O' Gowrie caters to a diverse crowd of students, professionals, and tourists, so whoever you are, you're bound to find a warm welcome in the pub's surprisingly large interior.
36 Charles St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 7DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Yorkshire,England,UK,retail,hanging,Holy,Bible,hung,over,door,doorway,YO1 8AW,shop,suspended,suspend,a,book,historic,history,listed,grade II,Francis Hildyard,opened,bookshop,Tudor,style,Knowles family,Derek Acorah,filmed an episode of,Ghost Towns Live,Museum Of Psychic Experience
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FBA - 35 Stonegate is a grade II* listed building in the city centre of York, in England.
The building lies on Stonegate, one of the most historic streets in the city of York. From the early 14th century, the site of the building was owned by the Prebend of Bramham. The front section of the current building was constructed in the 15th century, a timber-framed three-storey range facing the street. In the early-17th century, a separate two-storey timber-framed building was built at the rear of the plot
Stained glass in the first floor window
In 1682, Francis Hildyard opened a bookshop in the building, known as At the Sign of the Bible. From 1762 until 1811, it was a library and bookshop owned by John Todd. In 1759, he sold the first 200 copies of Laurence Sterne's novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, now commemorated in a York Civic Trust plaque. The property continued to operate as a bookshop until 1872, when it was purchased by John Ward Knowles, a stained glass maker. In 1874, he completed a renovation
The Holy Bible sign
In reference to the building's history, there is a sign above the door depicting a bible, with HOLY BIBLE 1682 written on it
In 1999, the building was purchased by astrologer Jonathan Cainer, who initially sold horoscopes from it. In 2004, he worked with Uri Geller to relaunch it as the Museum Of Psychic Experience. Derek Acorah filmed an episode of Ghost Towns Live in the building in 2006. The following year, Cainer transformed the building into Haunted, a haunted house attraction, which closed in 2014 In 2015, it became the first Oliver Bonas shop in the north of England
35 Stonegate, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK ,YO1 8AW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Yorkshire,England,UK,YO1 8AN,49,York,city centre,North Yorkshire,store,retail,Historic,history,entrance,at,blue,gold,Guildhall,listed,Grade II,464842,101256491,historic city,historic,No 49,No49,column,columns,door,exterior,outside,ornate,golden
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF7FBF - Formerly known as: No.30 STONEGATE.
House and shop
now shop and offices. Early C17, extended in
early C18
refronted and roof altered in early C19
later C19
shopfront. Timber-framed, fronted in orange-grey brick in
Flemish bond
shopfront partly cast-iron
timber cornice to
pantile roof, hipped in front of original gable.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic
1-window front, with jettied
first floor. Shopfront framed in partly fluted Ionic pilasters
beneath sloped fascia with mask stops incorporating wording
'HENRY HARDCASTLE estab'd 1770: No.49 Stonegate'. Double doors
of shaped panels beneath panelled lintel on scroll brackets to
right of shallow canted bay window, both beneath diamond
lattice overlights. First floor has bow window with tripled
12-pane sash windows: on second floor, single bowed 16-pane
sash window. Moulded and modillioned eaves cornice, returned
at both ends.
INTERIOR: ground floor shop partly lined with reset C17
panelling, some carved. Staircase with moulded close string,
turned balusters, square newels with attached half balusters
and ramped handrail rises from ground to second floor. First
floor landing: reglazed small-pane sash window in round-arched
moulded surround
moulded round arch on moulded imposts leads
to front rooms. Beams in front rooms decorated with plaster
fruit and floral trails. A number of C17 panelled doors
survive, some on butterfly hinges.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 235).
49 Stonegate York city centre, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 8AN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,England,UK,VR,post office,Ellesmere Port,crown,Victoria,Regina,Post Office,Royal Mail,mail,post,posting letters,letter,design,classic,red,pillar,box,pillarbox,postbox,Queen Victoria,Victoria Regina,next,collection,collections,universal,service,services,boxes,door,hole,aperture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K244C9 - . Photographed at Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB 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 subject captured here is Victoria Regina red British post office pillar box, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK. Further facets of the scene include historic narrowboat, public-realm investment, towpath landscape, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, urban regeneration, built heritage, heritage boating, working waterway, community identity, boat museum collection, heritage-led regeneration, town-centre renewal, and mixed-use redevelopment. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with biodiversity, public access and the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors. The modern context includes continuing discussion of housing pressure, adaptive reuse and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. A second descriptive layer includes changing land use, commercial redevelopment, archival record, local history, historical comparison, urban fabric, public realm, and period detail. Details involving Victoria, pillar, Ellesmere, Regina, and British make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to biodiversity and the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors without losing the local specificity of Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB.
Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 1AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,external,Welcome,to,Manchesters,entrance,into,Arndale Centre Market,Manchester,England,UK,award winning,markets,small,retailers,community,urban,welcoming,bargain,bargains,welcome,outside,exterior,door,Arndale Market,Arndale Markets,the,famous,central,food,clothes,cost of living,inflation,making ends meet,international foods,trader,traders
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYYR7Y - . sign, Welcome to Manchester Arndale Market. Photographed on 26 August 2022. The recorded location is Arndale Centre Market, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB. Stalls inside the Arndale Shopping Centre selling international foods, plus fashions. Historically, markets and high-street businesses combine commercial history with everyday social life
Their changing occupiers, branding and uses document local economies, consumer culture, town-centre regeneration and the long shift from traditional retailing towards mixed shopping, food and leisure destinations. 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. In 2026, town-centre resilience continues to be a major policy issue in England, with government programmes aimed at high streets and community ownership of valued local assets
Changing retail patterns, vacancies and the growth of food-led destinations make older shop and market photographs useful for comparison. As of 2026, digital wayfinding is widespread, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility and identity
Historic notices and ghost signs are also increasingly appreciated as part of the character of streets and buildings. The historical context is that shops and markets are a visible record of changing consumer life, from family businesses and specialist traders to chain stores, department stores and regenerated market halls
Fascias, signs and shopfronts can date a street scene as clearly as architecture or vehicles. Against the 2026 backdrop, much public information has moved onto smartphones and digital displays, making older fixed signs and printed notices increasingly valuable as evidence of how people once navigated places, bought services and followed rules.
Arndale Centre Market, Manchester, England, UK, M4 3AB
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,England,UK,HR1 2NG,entrance,door,doors,entry,listed,grade II,building,gargoyle,stone,carved,carving,HR1,doorway,outside,architecture,arch,arches,Britain,British,Great Britain,history,historic,old,medieval,Christian,face,faces,ornate,detail,gargoyles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPB8P5 - . This scene at Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The location is represented through Hereford Cathedral details, Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG. The surrounding context encompasses cityscape history, religious artwork, period architecture, sacred space, heritage landmark, built heritage, period detail, community identity, heritage asset, historic townscape, social history, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, and cathedral interior. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into cultural heritage and historic fabric, not least because of how places of worship combine active religious use with tourism and heritage. Today's relevance is strengthened by embodied carbon, redevelopment pressure and the continuing question of how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. Future viewers can use this scene from Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after redevelopment. A second descriptive layer includes everyday life, medieval church setting, church conservation, urban fabric, stained-glass craftsmanship, historic glazing, local character, and contemporary social history. Details involving Herefordshire, details, Centre, and Cathedral make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene captures details of everyday use for future local research. The period view preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Herefordshire,England,UK,HR1 2NG,entrance,door,doors,entry,gargoyle,stone,carved,carving,listed,grade II,building,HR1,doorway,outside,architecture,arch,arches,Britain,British,Great Britain,history,historic,old,medieval,Christian,face,faces,ornate,detail,gargoyles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPB8P9 - . This location-specific image from Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Hereford Cathedral details, faces & gargoyle , Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG. Another layer of the photograph includes place identity, sacred architecture, visual archive, community identity, church conservation, conservation interest, social history, faith heritage, heritage worship space, changing land use, heritage landmark, documentary photography, stained-glass craftsmanship, and adaptive reuse. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with church maintenance, heritage conservation and the role of cathedrals as cultural landmarks beyond their congregations. The modern context includes continuing discussion of embodied carbon, tourism and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. Other useful contextual ideas include period architecture, changing streetscape, historic glazing, local history, heritage asset, medieval church setting, architectural character, and architectural detail. The recorded references to Herefordshire, Centre, Cathedral, faces, and gargoyle preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. It also preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison. Image 2JPB8P9 also remains a dated record of Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG.
Hereford City Centre, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,&,Industrial,Co-operative,Runcorn and Widnes,1928,door,entrance,doorway,transformation,blue,cyan,WA7,31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn,Halton,Cheshire,England,UK,WA7 1HU,Society Tap Rooms Runcorn,Society LTD,history,historic,heritage,buildings,architecture,fabric,turquoise,art,venue,arts,community,sunny,blue skie,blue skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6PA - . Photographed at 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU 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 location is represented through Runcorn and Widnes Co-Operative Society, 1928, 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU. The surrounding context encompasses conservation interest, local character, conservation architecture, former production site, regional identity, everyday life, social history, architectural character, period detail, contemporary social history, period streetscape, heritage landmark, place identity, and industrial material culture. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into maintenance and embodied carbon, not least because of the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by skills heritage, industrial conservation and the continuing question of the growing value of industrial heritage for tourism and local identity. Small period details of materials and architectural details at 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The wider setting retains connections with factory heritage, changing streetscape, local history, changing land use, urban fabric, local landmark, architectural detailing, and historic townscape. Details involving Widnes, Halton, Co-Operative, Runcorn, and Ashridge make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene captures evidence of changing use for later comparison.
31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,&,Industrial,Co-operative,Runcorn and Widnes,1928,door,entrance,doorway,transformation,blue,cyan,WA7,31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn,Halton,Cheshire,England,UK,WA7 1HU,Society Tap Rooms Runcorn,Society LTD,Marilyn,Monroe,blond,flowers,flower,history,historic,heritage,buildings,architecture,fabric,turquoise,art,venue,arts,community
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6PE - . This scene at 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The frame specifically shows Runcorn and Widnes Co-Operative Society, 1928, 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU. A broader reading of the photograph includes archival record, local character, community identity, former production site, heavy-industry heritage, social history, urban fabric, conservation architecture, architectural detailing, engineering history, industrial artefact, built heritage, historic freight equipment, and historic streetscape. For current editorial use, local identity and planning control provide additional context, especially through how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. Current relevance extends to skills heritage and brownfield redevelopment, particularly through the growing value of industrial heritage for tourism and local identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU, details that may look very different after new construction. Other useful contextual ideas include manufacturing heritage, conservation interest, factory heritage, historical comparison, industrial transport, regional identity, documentary photography, and heritage asset. The recorded references to Runcorn, Widnes, Ashridge, Society, and 31-33 preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The record includes part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,&,Industrial,Co-operative,Runcorn and Widnes,1928,door,entrance,doorway,transformation,blue,cyan,WA7,31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn,Halton,Cheshire,England,UK,WA7 1HU,Society Tap Rooms Runcorn,Society LTD,history,historic,heritage,buildings,architecture,fabric,turquoise,art,venue,arts,community,sunny,blue skie,blue skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6PG - . This location-specific image from 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Runcorn and Widnes Co-Operative Society, 1928, 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU. The broader subject matter reaches into community identity, historical comparison, heritage landmark, historic townscape, historic frontage, documentary photography, period streetscape, labour history, social history, manufacturing heritage, conservation architecture, conservation interest, changing land use, and local landmark. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with planning control, embodied carbon and the tension between conservation and redevelopment. The modern context includes continuing discussion of embodied carbon, manufacturing decline and the reuse of former industrial land and buildings. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. The surrounding story also includes visual archive, manufacturing landscape, period detail, built heritage, industrial material culture, architectural character, historic streetscape, and industrial artefact. The recorded references to 31-33, Halton, Ashridge, Society, and Runcorn preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within 31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. It also preserves details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
31-33 Ashridge Street. Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK, WA7 1HU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tailor,suit,suits,clothing,menswear,taste,retail,historic,Logo,Montague,shop,store,brand,retailer,empty shop,in,Runcorn,Halton,Runcorn town,Cheshire,England,UK,entrance,mosaic,door,green,Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Ltd,family,lobby,lobbies,floor,floors,Let Burton Dress You,terracotta,Middleton Fireclay Co. of Leeds,WA7,Meshe David Osinsky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6PN - Born Meshe David Osinsky and a Lithuanian Jew in Kurkliai, Kaunas province, he came alone to the UK in 1900 to escape the Russian pogroms. He was well-educated, having studied in a yeshiva,[1] but arrived unable to speak English
In 1901, he was staying in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. He started as a peddler, then set up as a general outfitter in Chesterfield in 1903 selling readymade suits bought from a wholesaler.[2][3] Following his marriage to Sophie Marks in 1909 the name of the company was changed from M. Burton to Burton & Burton. On the birth of twin boys in (1917) he gave his name as Montague Maurice Burton.
He died while speaking after a dinner in Leeds on 21 September 1952. The funeral was at the Harrogate Synagogue (some sources say Chapeltown) and he was interred at Gildersome.
˜The Tailor of Taste'
When Montague Burton became a limited company in 1917, it was registered as ˜Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Ltd'. The slogan, as part of Burton's name, formed part of firm's logo, appearing on fascias, parapets, floors, and even on ventilation grilles.
Tiles and Mosaics
The entrance lobbies of many Burton shops had mosaic floors in the early-to-mid 20th century, and Burton was no exception. These sometimes included the popular Burton slogan: ˜Let Burton Dress You'. This also appears in a black and red glazed terracotta panel on the side elevation of the branch in Abergavenny (1937). Burton's terracotta was usually supplied by the Middleton Fireclay Co. of Leeds
18 Church St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire,England, UK, WA7 1LX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA7 1JL,Halton,Cheshire,England,listed,grade II,1906,grant,gift,philanthropist,James Wilding,Runcorn Urban District Council,under threat,Gothic architecture,Gothic,architecture,entrance,door,inscribed,frieze,Runcorn town centre,heritage,streets,old town,Runcorns,sunny,summer,blue sky,blue skies,clear sky,walk,walking,Old fashioned
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1415M - The Carnegie Library is in Egerton Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building and possesses special architectural and historic interest within a national context. It was built in 1906 as an extension to Waterloo House and the existing library with a grant from Andrew Carnegie, and closed in 2012
In 1902, more library and reading room space was needed. The Runcorn Free Library Committee applied to Andrew Carnegie to fund the extension. Carnegie had provided grants for many other libraries in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Carnegie replied in 1903 that he had received an overwhelming number of applications. In 1904 Carnegie refused the grant as he believed the income of the Library Committee would not support larger premises. An amended application was made and Carnegie gifted £3,000 in November 1904 to erect a new public library stipulating that a site must also be given for the building. At a Runcorn Urban District Council meeting in June 1905 it was decided to carry out the plans for the library alteration and extension using the £3,000 gifted by Carnegie. An exterior wall of Waterloo House formed an interior wall of the extended library, both buildings housing the library
the lending department in Waterloo House, the reading rooms and reference department in the new building.
The Carnegie Library was also designed by James Wilding, surveyor and water engineer to the Runcorn Urban District Council
Egerton St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, England, WA7 1JL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,property rental,property sale,mortgage,mortgages,flat,house,property,estate agent,rent,key,five lever,mortice,deadlock,5lever,door,doors,secure,socialhousing,UK,council housing,affordable,caps,private,keys,hanging,yale,of,inserted,into,a,doorlock,lock,keyring,in,keyhole,renters rights act
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6RY - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The defining feature is Key in a door, property rental or sale, private on a mortgage or social housing, on a keyring. The setting additionally reflects changing streetscape, place identity, waterside public realm, waterside leisure, navigation corridor, public realm, canal heritage, urban waterway, period detail, river transport, blue-green infrastructure, regional identity, working waterway, and inland navigation. The wider contemporary story combines climate adaptation, flood resilience and the role of passenger boats in broadening urban transport choices. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after replacement signage. Other useful contextual ideas include local history, local character, everyday life, documentary photography, archival record, riverfront regeneration, historical comparison, and before-and-after reference. Elements such as housing, social, rental, property, and mortgage add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for climate adaptation and how waterfronts are increasingly used as public spaces and regeneration anchors without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another useful connection is river transport and the growing value of rivers and canals as transport, leisure and environmental corridors in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The image fixes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,WA4,WA4 1HT,Anglo-catholic,churches,stone,stonework,on school,entrance,outside,exterior,door,of,Latchford,village,Victorian,history,historic,arch,archway,brick,building,architecture,enlarged,1872,doorway,old,parish,Wash Lane Schoolroom,Schoolroom,sandstone,gothic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ4J2 - The parish of Christ Church started with the building of an infant's school when the population of Latchford grew large enough to warrant such a school. This building still exists and it is now known as Wash Lane Schoolroom. However, after the death of Thomas Greenall, and following his wishes, his family decided to build a small sandstone church of Gothic design. The church consisted of a nave and chancel with an ornamental spire and its first priest was the Reverend Richard Greenall. On Tuesday, 16th July 1861 the Bishop of Chester, the Right Rev. Dr. John Graham, consecrated the church under the name of Christ Church. One can still find a brass plate in the chancel of the church commemorating the event: “ To the glory of God, and in affectionate memory of the late Thomas Greenall of Wilderspool and Grappenhall this church was erected Anno Domini 1861.
Christ Church was originally a chapel of ease to the mother church of St. Wilfrid at Grappenhall and was made a parish by Order of Council on 12th March 1866 with a population of 1,031 people. The parish priest at that time was the Reverend W.R. Burgess. The Vicarage was built in 1867 on land adjoining the church bought by Thomas Greenall's sons.
In 1875-76 a gallery at the west end of the nave was removed along with the organ. A transept, organ chamber and a vestry were added on the north side of the church. An organ which originally belonged to St. Wilfrid's church was installed as well as the west tracery window and a sedilia was placed in the
Sanctuary. Stained glass windows were placed at the south side of the chancel and at the southwest end of the nave. At the beginning of September 1882 an alabaster reredos and chancel arch were added.
The church consists of three separate elements joined together. The tower and spire are situated above the porch on the south side of the church and they are attached to the nave by a short corridor. An aisle on the north side of the nave was an addition to the church i
30 Wash Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1HT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA4,night,entrance door,flags,bunting,union,jack,a-board,menu,at,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 2SX,pubs,bars,brunningandprice.co.uk,brunning,and,price,garden,chain,brand,branding,gastropub,gastropubs,evening,dusk,outside,exterior,door,doorway,Bell Ln
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JD0MG0 - . This location-specific image from Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Dusk at The Little Manor Pub, Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX. The image also relates to restaurant culture, social history, local dining scene, regional identity, pedestrian environment, visitor economy, urban change, night-time economy, street-level documentary, licensed hospitality, social landscape, period detail, food tourism, and local identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, hospitality costs and commercial rents are closely linked to this subject, alongside the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. The wider contemporary story combines commercial change, street safety and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. Future viewers can use this scene from Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside townscape record, independent food retail, casual dining, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, hospitality trade, leisure spending, and visual archive. The combination of Manor, Little, and Thelwall anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is hospitality costs and the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy as part of the longer story of Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX.
Bell Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WA1,bar,history,Cheshire,England,UK,CAMRA,real ale,at,night,dusk,exterior,outside,bench,benches,entrance,illuminated,Lower Angel,pubs,bars,traditional,local,historic,external,evening,sign,community,door,doorway,window,windows,town,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3TJR0 - . This location-specific image from 27 Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2LY, in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The location is represented through The Lower Angel historic pub, 27 Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2LY, at night. The broader subject matter reaches into changing streetscape, public-realm investment, historic townscape, heritage-led regeneration, popular culture, song-inspired design, local character, cultural nostalgia, urban regeneration, music tourism, music iconography, mixed-use redevelopment, historical comparison, and community identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, housing pressure and adaptive reuse are closely linked to this subject, alongside the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The wider contemporary story combines local tourism, creative industries and how popular music is reused in hospitality and tourism branding. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around 27 Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2LY, before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside built heritage, period architecture, everyday life, regional identity, music-themed hospitality, contemporary social history, popular-music heritage, and town-centre renewal. References to Buttermarket, Angel, Lower, historic, and night give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around 27 Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2LY,, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The view records details of everyday use within the wider story of 27 Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2LY,.
27 Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2LY,
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,Xmas,Christmas,nativity,fun,funny,Santa,Reindeer,snowman,sleigh,blue,festive,festival,Dec,December,santa,figure,fugures,house,neighbours,snow,door,garden,block,base,bird,robin,robins,holder
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DKW81A - . This authentic period view of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2020 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The photograph centres on Lego nativity scene, Christmas scene,in a garden, Grappenhall,Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK,WA4. Another layer of the photograph includes historical comparison, contemporary social history, urban social history, place identity, visual archive, local identity, public realm, informal play space, urban leisure, social landscape, archival record, local history, changing land use, and community recreation. For current editorial use, heatwaves and city-centre footfall provide additional context, especially through how active public realms support footfall and neighbourhood vitality. Current relevance extends to community use and regeneration, particularly through the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes materials and architectural details within Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The subject also sits alongside street-level documentary, open-air leisure, regional identity, city-centre public space, changing streetscape, urban gathering place, everyday life, and pedestrian square. Elements such as Grappenhall, scene, Christmas, garden, and nativity add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects heatwaves and the growing need for shade, water and cooling during hotter summers without losing the local specificity of Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,in letterbox,letterbox,flap,door,doorway,posted,sent,delivered,UK Government,From Boris Johnson,Cheshire,England,UK,advice,Coronavirus advice,Tory,vital update,wasted time,wasted money,covid letter,PM letter,Household,protect the NHS,save lives,protect the NHS save lives,protect yourself and the NHS,Boris Johnson letter,Johnocchio,2020,Corona,C19,Corona Letter,UK Corona Letter,Letter From PM,Letter From Boris Johnson,Hallett,enquiry,Heather
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BEYA45 - . Photographed at the recorded location, the scene provides a dated reference to the subject and the surrounding social, commercial or physical environment. The view specifically shows UK Government, This is a vital update from the,Government about Coronavirus,letter,From Boris Johnson,Prime Minister, Cheshire,England, UK. The scene can also be read in terms of before-and-after reference, collectable stamp, postal artefact, visual archive, contemporary history, postal history, everyday Britain, public realm, local character, historic post, documentary photography, social history, philatelic material, and printed correspondence. The present-day relevance extends to postal rates and mail history, while a wider concern is the disappearance of paper-based habits from routine life. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after changed technology. The wider local story also touches on changing streetscape, archival record, place identity, used postage stamp, built environment, letter-writing culture, period detail, and historical comparison. The recorded references to Government, Johnson, Prime, Coronavirus, and about preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene retains a connection with postal rates and the disappearance of paper-based habits from routine life when considered against later change at the recorded location. That also gives the frame relevance to digital communication and how stamps and postmarks can date everyday communication without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The frame therefore remains a dated reference for the recorded location and the changing story of the subject shown.
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,lines,transport,history,historic,traditional,early,1920,signs,roundel,the,1920s,design,icon,iconic,public transport,TfL,trains,tubes,tube,subway,metro,station,stations,mounted,wall,high,entrance,entry,door,outside,red,blue,white
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02HK - . This documentary view of the recorded location in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The location is represented through London Underground roundel Sign, London Transport, England,UK. Another layer of the scene includes place identity, public information notice, historical comparison, regional rail, changing land use, social history, visual archive, historic context, compliance notice, behavioural signage, access-control notice, archival record, documentary photography, and railway heritage. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with integrated transport, reliability and reducing congestion and car dependency. In the mid-2020s, public safety and customer management keep the subject current, particularly through the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the frame preserves a particular stage in the life of the location at the recorded site in the recorded location. A second layer of the scene includes visitor instruction, rail modernisation, period detail, contemporary social history, everyday life, rail transport, rail mobility, and regional identity. Elements such as Transport, London, roundel, and Underground add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is integrated transport and linking trains more effectively with other transport when considered against later change at the recorded location. The scene further reflects clear communication and the balance between access, safety and venue responsibility without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,big,out,of,town,product,products,sign,signage,entrance,door,unit,curtains,soft,furnishing,mill,mills,Dunelm Group,Plc,homewares,bedding,lighting,Syston,Paula Vennells
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG427C - Dunelm Group Plc is a British home furnishings retailer operating throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in the United Kingdom, The company headquarters are based in Syston, England. It also has its own factory for curtains, blinds and accessories, based in Leicester, England.
It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Dunelm was founded in 1979 by Bill Adderley and Jeany Adderley, trading in home textiles from a market stall in Leicester. The first Dunelm store opened in Churchgate Leicester in 1984 with the first superstore opening in Rotherham in 1991. In 1996 Will Adderley took over responsibility for the day-to-day running of the company from his father, Bill Adderley. The expansion of Dunelm continued with a new head office and warehouse being established in 1999 in Syston, Leicestershire
In November 2020, the company was criticised by shareholders for renominating Paula Vennells to its board, despite her responsibility for the Post Office subpostmasters' scandal, during which her leadership was accused of having been both cruel and incompetent by a Conservative peer and various MPs.[11] Her resignation from the board was announced on the morning of 26 April 2021 after all the remaining convictions of subpostmasters had been quashed.
Operations
Dunelm store in Bradford
As of 30 June 2020 Dunelm operated 173 stores, spread across the UK, and a webstore
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,big,out,of,town,product,products,sign,signage,entrance,door,unit,carpet,right,sleep,bed,carpets,soft,furnishing,furnishings,sale,floor,coverings,Meditor,Bob Ivell
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG42KY - Carpetright Limited is one of the largest British retailers of floor coverings and beds. The company is owned by Meditor.
History
The company was established by Lord Harris of Peckham in 1988 when he opened its first shop in Canning Town. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 1993. In 1999, the company expanded through the acquisition of selected shops from Carpetland and Allied Carpets. It acquired its first operations in Continental Europe in 2002, and in 2005 acquired May's World of Carpets. In 2007, it added the Storey Carpets business, a firm based in Sunderland, which had 54 stores at the time.
Cascade Investment, LLC, the investment vehicle of Bill Gates, acquired a 3% in the company in May 2008. Carpetright expanded again with the purchase of Sleepright UK in 2008. However, in June 2011 it announced significant shop closure plans and that year posted its first loss since 1993.
It was reported on 21 March 2018 that Carpetright was struggling after issuing several profit warnings, and that it was looking at possible shop closures. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that Carpetright would close 92 stores, with a total loss of 300 jobs out of the total workforce of 2,700, as part of restructuring measures
In May 2018, Carpetright secured a £15 million loan to provide short-term working capital. In November 2019, Carpetright announced that its largest shareholder, Meditor, had agreed to purchase the company. A bid of £15.2 million was accepted by the company, amid fears it could not pay off its debt. Carpetright have estimated that the company would need around £80 million to get out of its debt problems. The company's gross debt was evaluated at £56 million
Carpetright announced the departure of chairman Bob Ivell in January 2020, as the store returned to private ownership after more than 26 years. Several non-executive directors stood down from the board because of the takeover
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG42WC - . Made at JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW in 2019, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Pagazzi Lighting Mirrors, JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW. A broader reading of the photograph includes public information notice, social history, advertising ephemera, public-facing notice, shop display, regional identity, independent retail, visual merchandising, consumer retail, street-level marketing, town-centre economy, high-street commerce, period advertising, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to online shopping and footfall, particularly through how physical shops adapt to online competition. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial competition and advertising regulation, not least because of how public-facing messages shape behaviour and purchasing. Small period details of building condition and alterations at JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. The surrounding story also includes bricks-and-mortar business, visual archive, public realm, historical comparison, historic signage, brand display, local history, and shopfront economy. Elements such as Mirrors, Pagazzi, Lighting, JunctionNINE, and Retail add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The frame retains period character within the wider story of JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW.
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: Republic of Ireland,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Eire,Ireland,pub,inn,tavern,47-48 Temple Bar,Dublin 2,D02 N725,legendary,venue,tourist,tourism,beer,garden,premises,icon,drinking,history,boozer,Est1840,trade mark,authentic,Irish,cultural,heritage,Dubliner,Dubliners,Whiskey,range,entrance,to,door,doors
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84KAB - Though an earlier license had existed on part of the current site of The Temple Bar, we can directly trace the existing license back to 1835 when enterprising publican, Cornelius O'Meara, Grocer, Tea, Wine, and Spirit Merchant acquired the blossoming location at the corner of Temple Lane and adjacent to Samuel Figgis, Porter Merchant, who ran his thriving brewing business here. The city of Dublin was experiencing something of an economic renaissance at this time and Temple Bar was idyllically laced between the river and the administrative centre of Dublin.
O'Meara was a committed publican intent on spreading his wings. He also ran another pub at No. 1 Wood Quay. This was then at the epicentre of Dublin 19th century rag trade. O'Meara's two nearest neighbours were Christopher McCauley, Hat Manufacturer, and Edward Loman, Hatter.
O'Meara served almost a decade at the Temple Bar Pub before he sold out to James Farley, Grocer and Spirit Merchant in 1844. James Farley knew the business here very well, having made but a short journey from 38 East Essex Street where he had operated as a Provisions dealer. James Farley's reign at this old hostelery was of brief duration.
The Great Famine was raging across the country with unprecedented horror and devastation when William Cranston, a much respected Dublin publican, took the wheel in 1847.
During the middle to late 1850s, a new wave of Provisions, Dealers and Dram Grocers had infiltrated the Temple Bar area. They operated the practise of ˜dram-drinking'. The Dram Grocers allowed customers to buy spirits in an off-sales liquor store capacity and illegally consume them on the premises behind screens and makeshift partitions. This practice created much financial hardship for the authorities and regular or legitimate vintners (wine merchants).
William Cranston was a member of the License Trade delegation who traveled to lobby the British Parliament in Westminster, London, in 1863 to have this practice forbidden
47-48 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 N725, Eire, Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,org,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,England,The Church of Jesus Christ,Church of Jesus Christ,Latter Day Saints,Temple Way,Preston,UK,PR6 7EQ,PR6,Mormon Church,The Mormons,Mormons,church,religion,faith,cult,flowers,book,of,churches,religions,American,US,USA,Lancs,center,centre,Lancashire,entrance,gate,door,drive,driveway,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PND - . Recorded at Temple Way, Hartwood Grn, Chorley, England, PR6 7EQ in 2019, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The defining feature is Preston England Temple, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Mormons in North West England, UK. The wider scene also brings together community identity, social history, period detail, local character, visual archive, documentary photography, ecclesiastical architecture, Christian heritage, public realm, parish history, heritage worship space, religious heritage, religious landmark, and ecclesiastical art. Current relevance extends to energy use and historic fabric, particularly through the importance of church buildings to genealogy and local identity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at Temple Way, Hartwood Grn, Chorley, England, PR6 7EQ, details that may look very different after new construction. A second descriptive layer includes faith community, regional identity, sacred space, before-and-after reference, church interior, contemporary social history, historic church fabric, and archival record. Details involving Mormons, Church, Preston, Latter, and Temple make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Temple Way, Hartwood Grn, Chorley, England, PR6 7EQ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is energy use and the importance of church buildings to genealogy and local identity when considered against later change at Temple Way, Hartwood Grn, Chorley, England, PR6 7EQ. The setting also helps illustrate accessibility and how sacred spaces adapt to changing attendance and wider community use without losing the local specificity of Temple Way, Hartwood Grn, Chorley, England, PR6 7EQ.
Temple Way, Hartwood Grn, Chorley, England, PR6 7EQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,EH46,Deanfoot rd,Scotland,UK,EH46 7DX,small,shop,store,retailer,friendly,Linton books,lost,old,bookshops,shops,stores,bookstore,independent,retail,LintonBooks,door,doorway,entrance,history,historic,village,Derek Watsons,Derek Watson,Uncle Derek,novel by,Alexander McCall Smith,ornate,New and Second Hand,New and Secondhand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNBJ - Obituary - Derek Watson, musician, author, actor, lecturer and book shop proprietor - read more at https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16969748.obituary---derek-watson-musician-author-actor-lecturer-book-shop-proprietor/
Born: November 6, 1948
Died: September 17, 2018
DEREK Watson, who has died aged 69 following a short illness, was a man of many parts and arts. Those who knew the Edinburgh-born renaissance man as an actor performing under the name Derwent Watson at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow may not have been aware that Watson began his relationship with the Citz as a musical director on Christmas shows, becoming forever known thereafter as Uncle Derek.
Similarly, the youngsters watching Uncle Derek will not have known of Watson's passion for Wagner and other composers he was an authority on, penning several biographies on them, and slipping little classical passages into his compositions for the Citz's festive fare un-noticed. Nor might those who heard Watson give lectures on Wagner and others be aware of his long-standing role as proprietor of a bookshop in West Linton where he lived for more than 20 years, with both he and the shop immortalised in a novel by Alexander McCall Smith.
In 1994, having been a resident in West Linton for a decade, he opened Linton Books. Once he had retired from the theatre, the shop provided him with an alternative stage, ˜playing' the proprietor of the shop to entertain customers. Book signings by authors included Alexander McCall Smith, whose second novel in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, published in 2005, found the book's heroine Isabel Dalhousie visiting Derek in his capacity as bookseller. The shop itself featured during the unravelling of the story's mystery.
Being immortalised in such a way was the perfect compliment to Watson, who retained a curiosity for the finer things in life that went beyond his considerable intellect to draw out the fun beneath.
Deanfoot rd, West Linton, Scotland, UK, EH46 7DX
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Keywords: Manchester City Centre,Manchester,City Centre,city,NQ,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,buildings,streets,Station,Railway Station,Rail,Terminal,Manchester Piccadilly Station,Network Rail,NetworkRail,Tram station,yellow,Entrance,door,doorway,gate,network,M1 2QF,trams,Tram Network,Light Rail,Light Rail Station,logo,Piccadilly Metrolink Stop,Piccadilly Metrolink,stop,Madchester,Andy Burnham
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7KXB - . This descriptive scene sets out the visible identity of the recorded location, in a photograph originating in 2019. The image record centres upon Metrolink Piccadilly Manchester Tram interchange, Fairfield street, Manchester, UK, M1 2QF. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are commuter transport, rail mobility, transport interchange, rail corridor, rail infrastructure, intercity travel, public transport network, trackside infrastructure, regional rail, mass transit, rail transport, and sustainable mobility. For present-day editorial use, passenger rail can also illustrate debates about accessible travel and reliability, particularly where these affect lower-carbon mobility. Over time, this view of the recorded location can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit, specifically in relation to Metrolink Piccadilly Manchester Tram interchange. The broader context includes integrated transport, rail heritage, railway operations, passenger connectivity, train travel, station environment. Other local associations include Manchester Piccadilly Station, Network Rail, NetworkRail, Entrance, Manchester Metrolink, Manchester Piccadilly. In the mid-2020s, passenger rail is increasingly discussed through public ownership and town-centre connectivity, with attention turning to more dependable regional connections. For future comparison, the scene preserves community life, physical infrastructure, local continuity, commercial identity, and signage and branding in a form that can be compared with later photographs. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal planning and redevelopment, social change, movement through the area, everyday services, and historic fabric as an authentic period reference. The photograph also fixes period appearance in the recorded location as a historical reference.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7M0D - Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. Opened as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of Manchester city centre, it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Bristol and Southampton
regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and York
and local commuter services around Greater Manchester. It is one of 19 major stations managed by Network Rail. The station has 14 platforms, twelve terminal and two through platforms. Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.
Piccadilly is the busiest station in the Manchester station group with nearly 28 million passenger entries and exits between April 2017 and March 2018, (the other major stations in Manchester are Oxford Road and Victoria). It is the fourth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside London. The station hosts services from six train operating companies. It is the second busiest interchange station outside London, with almost 3.8 million passengers changing trains annually.
Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, Piccadilly Station was refurbished, taking five years and costing £100 million (in 2002), it was the most expensive improvement on the UK rail network at the time. Further improvements and expansion plans have been mooted. In October 2016, a Transport and Works Act application was submitted for the construction of two platforms as part of the Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road Capacity Scheme. As of 2018, this application has not been approved by the government. To allow the station to accommodate high speed services under High Speed 2 proposals, five platforms would be required and the Metrolink station would be reconfigured.
Piccadilly, Manchester, UK, M1 2QF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7M0W - . An editorial view captures the character of the recorded location, in a photograph originating in 2019. The frame is associated with Shipping and Cartage historic sign on frontage of Piccadilly Railway station, London Road, Manchester, North West England, UK, M1 2QF. Further features of the subject include traditional building, rail modernisation, period architecture, heritage asset, integrated transport, road connectivity, transport planning, commuter transport, local transport, rail heritage, passenger railway, and conservation interest. Current debate around integrated public transport often combines reliability, ticketing reform and the practical challenge of renewed station districts. In the mid-2020s, place and memory is increasingly discussed through new technology and business turnover, with attention turning to before-and-after study. For present-day editorial use, traditional structures can also illustrate debates about redevelopment pressure and energy retrofit, particularly where these affect heritage-led regeneration. 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 Shipping and Cartage historic sign on frontage of Piccadilly Railway station. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves road safety, motorway travel, period property, architectural character, mass transit, train travel. The scene also carries the language of roadside environment, sustainable mobility, strategic road network, intercity travel, urban fabric, public transport network, urban mobility, rail transport, vehicle access, and rail corridor. That gives this view of the recorded location continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison, specifically in relation to Shipping and Cartage historic sign on frontage of Piccadilly Railway station.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98JR - . This location-led image preserves the visible identity of 50 Swan St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 5JU, in a photograph originating in 2019. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Red sign, Bank of Baroda, Swan Street Manchester Branch BoB, England, UK, M4 5JU. The location also connects place and memory, social context, public realm, community environment, community life, place-based history, cultural landscape, modern history, local character, urban and rural change, local identity, and visual record. The wider contemporary story of the public realm now includes new technology alongside redevelopment, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger archival comparison. The photograph fixes 50 Swan St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 5JU 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. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves everyday Britain, social landscape, everyday infrastructure, changing Britain, documentary photography, contemporary social history. Further recorded details include Swan Street Branch, Manchester Northern quarter, Indian Bank, public sector banking, financial services, Indias International Bank. The scene also carries the language of regional identity, and documentary record. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, ordinary infrastructure also connects with shifts in local identity, redevelopment and efforts aimed at future historical research. The lasting documentary value lies in its record of the condition of buildings, public-realm details, regional identity, local business activity, and patterns of everyday use at this precise location. That gives this view of 50 Swan St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 5JU continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
50 Swan St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 5JU
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Doncaster,South Yorkshire,Yorkshire,England,Doncaster Yorkshire,town,shop,shops,retail,Danum,Roman Danum,DN1 Postcode,chairs,tables,Ward Brothers Furniture Store,29 - 40 Waterdale,UK,DN1 3EY,Ward,Brothers,village,centre,history,historic,business,businesses,building,architecture,exterior,outside,street,streets,doorway,door
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYX - . A close documentary record captures the social and built context of 29 - 40 Waterdale, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN1 3EY, in a scene preserved from 2018. The supplied image information identifies Ward Brothers Furniture Store, Doncaster, 29 - 40 Waterdale, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN1 3EY. The physical and social setting additionally connects with chain-store economy, architectural heritage, period architecture, historic built environment, architectural detail, town-centre trading, bricks-and-mortar retail, built heritage, urban conservation, heritage asset, consumer spending, and high-street commerce. In the mid-2020s, town-centre commerce is increasingly discussed through online shopping and brand consolidation, with attention turning to bringing empty units back into use. For present-day editorial use, traditional structures can also illustrate debates about energy retrofit and conservation of original fabric, particularly where these affect lower-carbon reuse rather than demolition. Because this is a time-specific record of 29 - 40 Waterdale, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN1 3EY, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space. The surrounding context also touches on shopfront economy, period property, customer footfall, shopping district, architectural character, retail vacancy. Other local associations include Ward Brothers Doncaster, soft furnishing, Doncaster Town Centre, town centre, Donny, for fine furniture. The same setting also brings together storefront culture, shopping habits, city-centre economy, townscape identity, adaptive reuse, commercial frontage, traditional building, consumer retail, independent retail, and conservation architecture. It also preserves the area's visual identity within the evolving townscape.
29 - 40 Waterdale, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, DN1 3EY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYK - Bawtry is a small market town and civil parish which lies where the western branch of the Roman Ermine Street crosses the River Idle in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, close to the county's border with Nottinghamshire, and meets the old course of the Great North Road. Nearby towns include Gainsborough to the east, Retford to the south south-east, Worksop to the south-west and Doncaster to the north-west. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 3,204 in the UK census of 2001, increasing to 3,573 at the 2011 Census
Bawtry is located in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster on the border with Nottinghamshire, and is situated between Bircotes and Misson at the conjunction of the A614, A631 and A638 roads. The present A638 was for centuries the Great North Road, and in the 20th century the town was a notorious bottleneck, until it was bypassed in 1965. The county boundary with Nottinghamshire runs just to the south of the town and for this reason the southernmost house on the Great North Road is named 'Number One Yorkshire'.
The town's former prosperity was based on its communications, the River Idle in the days when it was a port, the Great North Road in the coaching era, and the Great Northern Railway.
Bawtry's geographical location is 53° 25' 40 North, 1° 1' West, at an elevation of around 65 feet (20 m) above sea level.
The town is located just south of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, formerly RAF Finningley. Bawtry Hall was home to RAF No.1 Group Bomber Command during and after the Second World War, and became the Headquarters of RAF Strike Command (see RAF Bawtry). From 1989 to 2013 Bawtry Hall operated as a Christian conference centre and a base for several Christian organisations.
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, D910
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Somerset,SDC,town,England,UK,doorway,entrance,TA6 6RE,Home of the Vagabonds Carnival Club,Reflections Club,door,Home of the,West Country Carnival Circuits,squibbing,carnival clubs,clubs,1947,history,historic,team,teams,46,High St,High Street,Reflections,club,pub,bar,Sedgemoor,home of the Vagabonds,Gunpowder Plot,Victory or Defeat,Guy Fawkes,Ken Parsons,Walt Creedy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWMD - The Vagabonds Carnival Club was founded in 1947 by Ken Parsons and Walt Creedy, and the club's first entry, The Miners, took first place at Bridgwater Carnival. Members originally met at Unity House (the local Labour Party headquarters) for a room rent of one shilling per night.
The following year, the club moved to The Railway Hotel, and the new home brought further success, after winning the carnival concerts with the stage show Gay Bachelors.
The Bristol and Exeter Pub (St John Street) became home to the club in 1951, before it moved to Ye Olde Oake (High Street) after club member, Ray Heal, took a tenancy with local brewers Starkey, Knight and Ford.
In 2001, the club were looking for a new site to build its entries after being forced to leave its cart building site at Huntworth after 17 years. After identifying a suitable new site at Dunwear, the club set about constructing a new shed. The cost of doing this, in terms of both time and money, proved a heavy burden, and for the first time in its history, the club was unable to enter a cart into Bridgwater Carnival in 2002. So in true carnival spirit, some members rode the procession route on the back of a lorry, with the remaining members walking behind.
The club is currently based at The Gallery, High Street, Bridgwater.
Whatever happens, The Vagabonds Carnival Club has already done enough to stamp its mark in the annals of carnival history and will, with luck, continue to do so for a long time to come.
46 High St, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, UK, TA6 3BL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC82D - . Recorded at Euston Road, London, England, UK in 2016, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The location is represented through New Red London Routemaster Bus,. The wider scene also brings together historical comparison, period detail, local bus network, public transport stop, changing streetscape, transport accessibility, everyday life, public realm, roadside stop, roadside transit, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, changing land use, visual archive, and before-and-after reference. The wider contemporary story combines integrated transport, decarbonisation and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves lettering, decoration and surface detail at Euston Road, London, England, UK, details that may look very different after redevelopment. The photograph additionally reflects public transport information, bus route infrastructure, surface public transport, community identity, regional identity, street-side transport, bus infrastructure, and local history. The recorded references to Routemaster and London preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Euston Road, London, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is integrated transport and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the specific setting of Euston Road, London, England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate rural transport and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport as part of the longer story of Euston Road, London, England, UK. The image fixes evidence of changing use as part of Euston Road, London, England, UK's history.
Euston Road, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC82M - . This authentic period view of Euston Road, London, England, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The photograph centres on Red London New red Routemaster 59 to Streatham Hill. The wider scene also brings together everyday life, social history, place identity, regional identity, surface public transport, local history, before-and-after reference, bus route infrastructure, roadside transit, archival record, local mobility, roadside stop, contemporary social history, and historical comparison. For current editorial use, bus service funding and rural transport provide additional context, especially through the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Euston Road, London, England, UK before redevelopment alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects public realm, local character, local bus network, bus infrastructure, passenger transport, documentary photography, public transport stop, and changing streetscape. The combination of London, Routemaster, and Streatham anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Euston Road, London, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate bus service funding and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing without losing the local specificity of Euston Road, London, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for bus service funding and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres in a form that can be compared with future views of Euston Road, London, England, UK. The record includes part of the area's social history for future local research.
Euston Road, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GDGY - . This location-specific image from England, UK in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The scene records Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The surrounding context encompasses before-and-after reference, urban fabric, documentary photography, historic townscape, mixed-use redevelopment, heritage-led regeneration, archival record, urban regeneration, place-making, period detail, changing land use, local character, civic architecture, and visual archive. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into adaptive reuse and public-realm investment, not least because of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at England, UK, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. Other useful contextual ideas include social history, community identity, place identity, period architecture, changing streetscape, regional identity, commercial redevelopment, and town-centre renewal. Details involving Chestnuts, perfect, conkers, autumn, and making make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The scene further reflects town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the real-world context of England, UK. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for future local research.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GE9P - . Made at England, UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes period architecture, architectural character, urban regeneration, regional identity, changing land use, urban fabric, place identity, everyday life, adaptive reuse, mixed-use redevelopment, public-realm investment, visual archive, before-and-after reference, and community identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commercial viability, construction costs and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording commercial use and occupation around England, UK before new construction alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes town-centre renewal, public realm, local history, contemporary social history, commercial redevelopment, period detail, place-making, and historical comparison. References to Horse, autumn, Chestnuts, perfect, and conkers give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The wider significance includes commercial viability and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the real-world context of England, UK. The photograph keeps period character for later comparison. The record includes a trace of local identity within the wider story of England, UK.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GEWE - . An identifiable period record of England, UK in 2016, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes urban fabric, period detail, everyday life, commercial redevelopment, public realm, period architecture, architectural character, changing land use, place identity, mixed-use redevelopment, before-and-after reference, heritage-led regeneration, local character, and town-centre renewal. Today's relevance is strengthened by construction costs, adaptive reuse and the continuing question of how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with historic townscape, local history, urban regeneration, built heritage, social history, historical comparison, changing streetscape, and archival record. The combination of perfect, conkers, making, Horse, and autumn anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate construction costs and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity in a form that can be compared with future views of England, UK. The image also provides a reference for heritage conservation and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the real-world context of England, UK. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance for future local research. The view records period character before later change alters the scene.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N80N - . Photographed at England, UK in 2016, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The location is represented through Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The wider scene also brings together visual archive, commercial redevelopment, period detail, urban regeneration, local character, built heritage, changing land use, mixed-use redevelopment, historic townscape, civic architecture, community identity, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, and everyday life. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into housing pressure and town-centre regeneration, not least because of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The image fixes materials and architectural details within England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. A second descriptive layer includes heritage-led regeneration, archival record, local history, place identity, social history, regional identity, place-making, and contemporary social history. References to Horse, Chestnuts, making, perfect, and conkers give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes housing pressure and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is public-realm investment and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity as part of the longer story of England, UK. The setting also helps illustrate town-centre regeneration and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition when considered against later change at England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: Mailbox,Junkmail,letter,box,door,Directmail,nojunkmail,no,closeup,common,detail,door,gold,high,horizontal,information,junk,letterbox,mail,mailbox,message,no,one,polite,problem,regulation,rule,sign,no,spam,text,typical,visibility,warning,brass,letterbox,Junk Mail,Letter Box,Direct Mail,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,mail,preference,service,control,of,junkmail,spam,your,spam,doorbell,gatekeeper,data,security,ICO,personal,data,information,DPA,Legislation,processing,rules,guidelines,guideline,post,box,postbox,protection,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of,mail preference service,MPS Online,Control of spam,data protection
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H04GN1 - . This authentic period view of Somers Town, London, England UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through No Direct Junk Mail Please, in my letterbox. The subject also carries associations with before-and-after reference, historic townscape, built heritage, town-centre renewal, urban fabric, local history, adaptive reuse, local character, civic architecture, everyday life, regional identity, commercial redevelopment, social history, and urban regeneration. For current editorial use, public-realm investment and commercial viability provide additional context, especially through the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. As a dated visual record of Somers Town, London, England UK, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if conservation work subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with architectural character, documentary photography, changing land use, place-making, changing streetscape, public realm, place identity, and historical comparison. The recorded references to letterbox, Please, and Direct preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Somers Town, London, England UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate public-realm investment and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition within the specific setting of Somers Town, London, England UK. The image also provides a reference for public-realm investment and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of Somers Town, London, England UK.
Somers Town, London, England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ795B - . Made at the recorded location in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records Man & Woman on door, Northern Quarter Artwork, NQ, Manchester, North West England, UK, M1 1JR. The frame also records themes of visual archive, graffiti heritage, creative placemaking, place identity, contemporary mural, changing streetscape, local character, archival record, period detail, public art, public-realm art, mural culture, historical comparison, and creative district. The wider contemporary story combines graffiti policy, public art and the role of murals in defining creative neighbourhoods. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after different community use. The wider setting retains connections with temporary artwork, street creativity, regional identity, public realm, everyday life, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, and urban artwork. The recorded references to Manchester, Quarter, Artwork, Northern, and Woman preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The dated record from the recorded location makes the broader context more tangible. A further contemporary connection is graffiti policy and how regeneration can support and displace informal culture at the same time in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The wider significance includes gentrification and the blurred line between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is tourism and the role of murals in defining creative neighbourhoods within the specific setting of the recorded location. Image GJ795B also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJBN2F - Canada House is an Art Nouveau-style office building on Chepstow Street in Manchester, England. Constructed originally as a packing warehouse, the building opened in 1909. Designed by local architect William Higginbottom, the building has features consistent with art nouveau and has a terracotta exterior.
Canada House is one of many warehouses in Manchester alongside Watts Warehouse, Asia House, India House and Churchgate House. Canada House is a Grade-II listed building.
The building was extensively renovated during the 1990s.[2] Tenants of Canada House include English Heritage who have their North West office at the building,[3] sportwear company Puma and a Bannatyne Heath Club
Canada House 3 Chepstow Street Manchester M1 5FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XER - . Grove Inn Pub, Back Row, Leeds, West Yorkshire,England,UK. Photographed at Back Row, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, LS11 5PL. The photograph was taken on 22 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 Pub, Leeds, Grove Inn, Back Row, West Yorkshire, Magnet, Ales, John, Smiths and ale, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or redeveloped. 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.
Back Row, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, LS11 5PL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KP2 - . John Tanns safe, Reliance Door, 117 Newgate St, London, 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. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with John Tanns safe, Reliance Door, 117 Newgate St, safe, Chubb, Old Fashioned, safes, anchor, logo and trademark, 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 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 ED8PR4 - Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station which serves the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying 102 miles (164 km) south of Glasgow Central, and 299 miles (481 km) north of London Euston.
It is also the northern terminus of the celebrated Settle and Carlisle Line “ notionally (and historically) a continuation of the Midland Main Line from Leeds, Sheffield and ultimately London St Pancras. It is a Grade II* listed building
The station was built in 1847, in a neo-Tudor style to the designs of William Tite.[2] It was then one of a number of stations in the city - the others were at Crown Street (Maryport & Carlisle Railway) and London Road (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway) - but had become the main one by 1851
it was expanded and extended in 1875-1876, with the arrival of the Midland Railway (who became the seventh different company to serve it).
The Beeching Axe fell with very significant rail closures including the former North British Railway lines to Silloth (closed on 7 September 1964) and Edinburgh via Galashiels (the Waverley Line, closed on 6 January 1969). The axe cut off the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick Railway in 1965 resulting in an adverse mileage increase via the Glasgow South Western Line to reach Stranraer Harbour and thus Northern Ireland.
The layout has also undergone few changes of any significance other than the singling of the ex-NER Tyne Valley route down to London Road Junction as part of the 1972-3 re-signalling scheme associated with WCML electrification.
Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA1 1QZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DHGYM3 - . Ticket for 1911 coronation king George V Queen Mary admit countess dowager of Stamford from Dunham Massey NT Altrincham Cheshire. Photographed at Dunham Massey NT Altrincham Cheshire, England, UK WA14 4SJ. The photograph was taken on 15 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Ticket, 1911, coronation, king, George, Queen, 5th, National, Trust and 4SJ, 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.
Dunham Massey NT Altrincham Cheshire, England, UK WA14 4SJ
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Keywords: Scotland,UK,book,shops,capital,city,tourist,tourism,maps,old,magazines,buy,or,sell,EH12HG,EH1,2HG,blue,door,cute,quaint,retailer,retail,fun,local,novels,guide,guides,library,libraries,seller,bookseller,Scottish,art,architecture,history,historic,travel,open,gotonysmith,OLDtown,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED246 - . The old town bookshop Victoria Street Edinburgh Scotland UK. Photographed at 8 Victoria Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 2HG. The photograph was taken on 26 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 bookshop, Victoria, Street, Edinburgh, shop, book, shops, capital, maps and magazines, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene is relevant to retail, shopping, consumer behaviour, town and city centres, independent businesses and the changing appearance of the British high street. It can support editorial stories about shops, shopping centres, retail architecture, store branding, local commerce, vacancies, regeneration, consumer spending, tourism and the pressure on traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Shopfronts, signs, windows, displays, arcades and surrounding public realm provide useful visual context for how retail space is designed and experienced by pedestrians. The photograph also acts as a dated record of a business or shopping location, valuable when premises later change hands, rebrand, close or are redeveloped. Search themes include retail, shopping, shopfronts, consumer behaviour, high streets, town centres, commercial property, independent business, branding and changing local economies. A dated view of a shop or shopping environment gains extra archive value when businesses rebrand, close, move or when premises are redeveloped. 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. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference DED246, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
8 Victoria Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 2HG
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Keywords: Numbers,integer,78,seventy,eight,SEVENTYEIGHT,series,square,Hipstamatic,Liverpool,door,doorway,number
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 1525531983 - 'View this whole set here. If you do Twitter add me here.
78 is the atomic number of platinum. With 3 distinct prime factors 78 is a sphenic number. It is an abundant number with an aliquot sum of 90. As a multiple of a perfect number, 78 is itself a semiperfect number.
78 is the 12th triangular number. 77 and 78 form a Ruth-Aaron pair.
Since it is possible to find sequences of 78 consecutive integers such that each inner member shares a factor with either the first or the last member, 78 is an Erd\u0151s\u2013Woods number.
A typical tarot deck containing the 21 trump cards, the Fool and the 56 suit cards make up 78 cards.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - tone@Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk',
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Keywords: Scheirwater,&,Lloyd,English,Oak,clock,L3,8EW,L38EW,wooden,classic,old,historic,over,door,doorway,corner,of,circular,interior,inside,victorian,fashioned,gotonysmith Scheirwater & Lloyd Liverpool English Oak clock,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,clocks,books,shelves,Liverpool Central Library,England,UK,L3 8EW,the,Hornby Library,wood,shelving,gotonysmith,Scheirwater & Lloyd Liverpool English Oak clock
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6P3D - The Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library are two grade II* listed buildings on William Brown Street, Liverpool, England which now form part of the Liverpool Central Library. The Scheirwater Lloyd clock sits over the entrance to the Hornby library from the Picton Reading Room.
Chairman of the William Brown Library and Museum Sir James Picton laid the foundation stone of the Picton Reading Room in 1875. It was designed by Cornelius Sherlock, and modelled after the British Museum Reading Room, and was the first electrically lit library in the UK.
It was completed in 1879. The front is semicircular with Corinthian columns, and the shape was chosen by the architect to cover the change in the axis of the row of buildings at this point. The Hornby Reading Room (named after Hugh Frederick Hornby) by Thomas Shelmerdine was added in 1906. It stands behind the older building and the interior is decorated in the Edwardian Imperial style
Liverpool Central Library, Liverpool, England, UK L3 8EW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6P44 - The Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library are two grade II* listed buildings on William Brown Street, Liverpool, England which now form part of the Liverpool Central Library. The Scheirwater Lloyd clock sits over the entrance to the Hornby library from the Picton Reading Room.
Chairman of the William Brown Library and Museum Sir James Picton laid the foundation stone of the Picton Reading Room in 1875. It was designed by Cornelius Sherlock, and modelled after the British Museum Reading Room, and was the first electrically lit library in the UK.
It was completed in 1879. The front is semicircular with Corinthian columns, and the shape was chosen by the architect to cover the change in the axis of the row of buildings at this point. The Hornby Reading Room (named after Hugh Frederick Hornby) by Thomas Shelmerdine was added in 1906. It stands behind the older building and the interior is decorated in the Edwardian Imperial style
Liverpool Central Library, Liverpool, England, UK L3 8EW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6PCP - . This scene at the recorded location in 2013 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The image documents No4, old doorway,abandoned building with posters, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke changing land use, club identity, club history, match-day economy, archival record, historical comparison, local character, sports branding, fan community, changing streetscape, local history, everyday life, football heritage, and visual archive. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with sports tourism, supporter engagement and the economic and social effect of match days on surrounding districts. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around the recorded location before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes regional identity, before-and-after reference, public realm, sporting landmark, stadium district, supporter culture, spectator sport, and place identity. Details involving building, abandoned, posters, doorway, and Liverpool make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. In this frame, the recorded location turns the broader subject into a place-specific record. The setting also helps illustrate sports tourism and the archival value of club lettering and branding as grounds evolve in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for stadium redevelopment and the archival value of club lettering and branding as grounds evolve within the real-world context of the recorded location. It also preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene. Image DB6PCP also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6PD8 - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2013, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records No4, old doorway,abandoned building with posters, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK. The image also relates to documentary photography, fan community, sports branding, spectator sport, place identity, changing land use, period detail, archival record, match-day economy, stadium district, supporter culture, changing streetscape, football tourism, and social history. For current editorial use, stadium redevelopment and club ownership provide additional context, especially through how stadiums become landmarks closely tied to local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around the recorded location before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The location also brings in sporting landmark, club history, before-and-after reference, club identity, everyday life, community identity, local character, and stadium architecture. References to doorway, Liverpool, Merseyside, posters, and building give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is stadium redevelopment and how stadiums become landmarks closely tied to local identity when considered against later change at the recorded location. The wider significance includes community identity and the archival value of club lettering and branding as grounds evolve without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The record includes a local visual benchmark within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6PJ9 - . This dated editorial view of William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 8EW in 2013 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Liverpool Picton Library, revolving door, Merseyside, North west England, UK. The surrounding context encompasses before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, place-based commemoration, cultural memory, archival record, DJ culture, changing land use, everyday life, social history, music-scene memorial, local remembrance, regional identity, memorial culture, and popular-music heritage. Current relevance extends to local history and venue closures, particularly through how memorials preserve figures from regional music scenes outside formal institutions. Future viewers can use this scene from William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 8EW to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after changed technology. The photograph additionally reflects place identity, changing streetscape, period detail, regional music heritage, public realm, music memorial, historical comparison, and visual archive. Details involving Library, Picton, Liverpool, Merseyside, and revolving make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 8EW, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is local history and the importance of documenting club and dance-music history when considered against later change at William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 8EW. The wider significance includes nightlife history and how public plaques turn personal remembrance into shared cultural memory without losing the local specificity of William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 8EW.
William Brown Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L3 8EW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB0JH1 - Inscription from stonework in the George & Dragon Inn, Great Budworth
Nil Nimium Cupito Mee 1722
The George and Dragon is a public house in the village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.
Great Budworth is a village that was formerly in the estate of Arley Hall. In the later part of the 19th century, its owner, Rowland Egerton-Warburton, undertook a campaign to restore the village and render it picturesque in Victorian eyes.
The George and Dragon was at that time a simple three-bay Georgian inn. In 1875 Egerton-Warburton commissioned the Chester architect John Douglas to undertake the restoration. Douglas added tall rubbed chimneys, mullioned windows and a steep pyramidal turret
On each side of the porch is an oak post-and-rail fence inscribed with a number of sayings. Above the inner door is a stone containing a verse written by Egerton-Warburton. Internally, in the bar, is a stone inscribed in Latin and the date 1722
George & Dragon, High Street Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire UK CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D9MJMN - The entrance of BBC Quay House Breakfast studio at MediaCityUK.
It is a 200-acre (81 ha) mixed-use property development site on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford and Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The project is being developed by Peel Media, and its principal tenants are media organisations and the University of Salford. The land occupied by the development was part of the Port of Manchester and Manchester Docks.
The BBC signalled its intention to move jobs to Manchester in 2004, and the Salford Quays site was chosen in 2006. The Peel Group was granted planning permission to develop the site in 2007, and construction of the development, with its own energy generation plant and communications network, began the same year. Based in Quay House, the principal tenant is the BBC, whose move marks a large-scale decentralisation from London. BBC Children's, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Research and BBC Sport are among the departments which have relocated to the development. ITV Granada completed the first phase of its move to MediaCityUK in March 2013. The Studios on Broadway house seven high-definition studios, claimed to be the largest such facility in Europe.
Quay House, BBC MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Manchester, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H2MCTW - This documentary stock photograph shows St Paul's Cathedral entrance in wide angle, City of London, England, UK. The image is centred on St Paul's Cathedral, giving it strong editorial value for stories about London, architecture, tourism, heritage, public realm, night photography and the way the capital presents itself beside the River Thames. The caption and visible treatment indicate wide composition, so the photograph can be used as a real city scene rather than a generic skyline. The wider context includes Sir Christopher Wren's cathedral, City of London identity, baroque architecture, wartime memory and the ceremonial heart of the capital. These are subjects with broad stock-photo demand because they connect recognisable landmarks with themes of history, culture, faith, finance, theatre, regeneration, transport, walking routes and visitor spending. The image can support articles about City of London working life, South Bank tourism, Bankside leisure, London at dusk, cathedral heritage, riverside views, public spaces, cultural venues, urban planning, commercial property and the continuing pull of landmark architecture in news and travel publishing. For SEO and Alamy search, useful composite phrases include London dusk skyline, St Pauls Cathedral evening view, River Thames panorama, Bankside cultural quarter, Shakespeare Globe Theatre exterior, Millennium Bridge London, City of London landmark and Southwark riverside tourism. If the image is black and white, the monochrome style adds a more timeless, architectural feel
if it is in colour, the low-light sky and urban illumination add atmosphere and practical editorial appeal. Its value lies in combining a recognisable subject with a specific viewpoint and mood, suitable for guidebooks, blogs, newspapers, magazines, education, heritage, planning, religion, theatre, travel and city-break content.
St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, UK EC4M 8AD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7JW - . Home noticeboard like a corkboard of notes and things highlighted to remember. Photographed on 10 March 2012. The recorded location is Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. The wider historical story is that household noticeboards are small archives of family organisation, bringing together reminders, school information, appointments and everyday paperwork in a shared physical space
Before smartphones and cloud calendars, such boards were a common way to coordinate domestic life. The wider historical story is that street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or community custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. In the present 2026 context, digital calendars and smartphone notifications dominate household organisation, making paper noticeboards a useful visual shorthand for analogue planning, family routines and information overload. In the present 2026 context, much public information has moved onto smartphones and digital displays, making older fixed signs and printed notices increasingly useful as evidence of how people once navigated places, bought services and followed rules. Looking at the subject's development, domestic administration has its own material culture: handwritten notes, magnets, paper reminders and corkboards record how households managed schedules before digital notifications became ubiquitous. The historical context is that a busy family noticeboard can reveal routines that formal records rarely capture, including school activities, appointments, chores and reminders
It is an everyday counterpart to office filing systems and public information boards. Closely connected keywords include family planner, reminder notes, school notices, home administration, paper notes, family schedule, home office, everyday life, signage, lettering, and typography.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8577532713 - 'Babylon Zoo - 'I am cracking up' - Play this track here.
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It had some of the best bands and tracks of the 90's and by far the most brilliant Q give away CD ever.
This was only available with Q magazine. Track Listings were: Melanie Davies - Supergrass Stars - Dubstar Hammering the cramps - Sparklehorse King of New York - Fun Lovin' Criminals On Raglan Road - Sinead O'Connor I'm cracking up I need a pill - Babylon Zoo Flicker - Patti Rothberg She's everywhere - Strangelove Crusin' - D'Angelo Mugwump - Terrorvision Adrenalina - Octopus After hell - Tasmin Archer Spirit level - Cecil Private Universe - Crowded House Electra made me blind - Everclear Tomorrow is maybe - Indigo Lemonade secret drinker - Mansun Bishop's robes - Radiohead
Babylon Zoo were a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song 'Spaceman', which on its release on 21 January 1996, went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release.
This is from an album entitled The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes. It was released in 1996, and included new-age tracks such as 'Is Your Soul for Sale?' and 'I'm Cracking Up I Need a Pill'. It debuted at no 6 on the UK Albums Chart, and reached the Top 20 in 17 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4163583903 - 'Wow, that time already!
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADR2AB - Bee in the City stock-photo/gotonysmith-Worker.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>worker bee sculpture displayed by the Archives+ entrance inside Manchester Central Library at St Peter's Square, showing a large yellow and black Manchester bee with translucent wings and a honeycomb base. The image connects public art, civic identity, local history and city centre tourism in one of Manchester's best known cultural buildings. Bee in the City was a free Manchester art trail created with Wild in Art and Manchester City Council, running from 23 July to 23 September 2018, with giant bee sculptures placed across the city and wider area. The worker bee has long been used as a symbol of Manchester, linked with industry, hard work, collective effort, civic pride and the city's industrial past. In this photograph the bee sits beside the Archives+ sign, giving the scene extra relevance for stories about archives, local studies, libraries, heritage, public memory, cultural learning and Manchester's public services. The sculpture's bold stripes, oversized eyes, antennae, honeycomb pattern and roped display area make it a strong visual for searches about Manchester Bee, Bee in the City, public sculpture, art trails, family attractions, city branding, urban culture, community art, tourism, libraries, archives and northern identity. The indoor setting also works well for features on Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, civic buildings, visitor attractions, arts funding, local authority culture, public engagement and educational activities. With no people visible, the image remains flexible for editorial, travel, heritage, education, tourism, stock photography, websites, blogs, magazines and guidebook use. It captures how Manchester's bee symbol has moved from architectural and industrial motif into a widely recognised modern emblem of belonging, resilience, creativity and shared civic pride.
Bee in the City worker bee sculpture outside Archives+ at Manchester Central Library, celebrating th
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6PT - Born Meshe David Osinsky and a Lithuanian Jew in Kurkliai, Kaunas province, he came alone to the UK in 1900 to escape the Russian pogroms. He was well-educated, having studied in a yeshiva,[1] but arrived unable to speak English
In 1901, he was staying in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. He started as a peddler, then set up as a general outfitter in Chesterfield in 1903 selling readymade suits bought from a wholesaler.[2][3] Following his marriage to Sophie Marks in 1909 the name of the company was changed from M. Burton to Burton & Burton. On the birth of twin boys in (1917) he gave his name as Montague Maurice Burton.
He died while speaking after a dinner in Leeds on 21 September 1952. The funeral was at the Harrogate Synagogue (some sources say Chapeltown) and he was interred at Gildersome.
˜The Tailor of Taste'
When Montague Burton became a limited company in 1917, it was registered as ˜Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Ltd'. The slogan, as part of Burton's name, formed part of firm's logo, appearing on fascias, parapets, floors, and even on ventilation grilles.
Tiles and Mosaics
The entrance lobbies of many Burton shops had mosaic floors in the early-to-mid 20th century, and Burton was no exception. These sometimes included the popular Burton slogan: ˜Let Burton Dress You'. This also appears in a black and red glazed terracotta panel on the side elevation of the branch in Abergavenny (1937). Burton's terracotta was usually supplied by the Middleton Fireclay Co. of Leeds
18 Church St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire,England, UK, WA7 1LX
