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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,poster,for,women,womens,equal,pay,wages,fight,disputes,union,works,rights,1960,1970,1970s,walk,1960s,work,low,unequal,parity,action,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BG7E - . Poster for women's union works rights walk, 1960s. Photographed on 25 July 2026, this summer image stock-photo/gotonysmith-Record.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include poster, women, womens, equal, pay, wages, fight, disputes, union, works, rights, 1970s, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The political or campaigning content is suitable for neutral editorial coverage of protest, organised labour, elections, public debate, campaigning, civil society and the way political messages are presented in public. Placards, posters, leaflets, slogans and demonstrations are valuable documentary evidence of a particular moment and can support later historical comparison without implying endorsement of the views displayed. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. 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. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,politics,parties,crypto,cryptocurrency,Labour,PM,web,donation,to,stop,ReformUK,website,online,fundraising,campaigns,campaign,fight,Nigel Farage,donor,supporters,donors,supporter,left,far-left,Make a donation today,threat,finance,political,Electoral,Commission donations,political funding,transparency,permissible,investigations,election,Britain,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BG1N - The Labour Party website displays an online fundraising appeal headed Make a donation today to stop Reform, shown on a tablet computer as an example of contemporary political campaigning and party finance in Britain. The page asks supporters to contribute money to Labour and directly frames the appeal around financial competition with Reform UK. Text visible on the webpage states that Reform UK raised £19.8 million in 2025 compared with £10.3 million for Labour, and says Reform received a £9 million donation followed months later by another £3 million from the same donor. The appeal argues that Labour needs additional resources to compete politically and links donations with campaigning on issues including the NHS, energy bills, workers' rights and child poverty. An interactive donation panel offers one-time or monthly payments, with suggested amounts including £500, £250, £120, £55, £20 and £10, together with a field for another contribution. The blue Donate and Support button provides the call to action. Political donations are an important source of finance for British political parties and can support campaigning, staff, communications, advertising and election activity. Donations are regulated under UK political finance rules, including requirements governing permissible donors, record keeping and reporting of qualifying contributions to the Electoral Commission. The image shows how parties use websites and digital payments to turn political rivalry into fundraising appeals. The explicit reference to stopping Reform makes the webpage particularly relevant to electoral and financial competition between Labour and Reform UK. Photographed close-up at an angle, the tablet fills the frame, with the Labour logo, headline, explanatory text and donation controls clearly visible. The image provides an editorial illustration of British politics, party funding, online donations, digital campaigning, political competition, donor influence and money in democracy.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9919,anti fascism,March Against Fascism,Notting Hill,Carnival of Resistance,London,political poster,racism,anti racist,demonstration,protest,National Front,1980s,campaign poster,Black British history,community activism,street politics,Noitting Hill Carnival,Windrush,spirit,legacy,fight,fascism,protests
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX5HF - . A historic anti-fascist poster is displayed beside a newspaper cutting headed 'Notting Hill Carnival of Resistance', bringing together two strands of London's post-war political and cultural history: organised opposition to the far right and the community power expressed through Notting Hill Carnival. Anti-racist and anti-fascist mobilisation became especially visible during the 1970s and 1980s as campaigners confronted the National Front and other extremist movements in streets, music venues and local communities. Notting Hill, shaped by Caribbean migration and scarred by the racist violence of 1958, developed Carnival into a major celebration of Black British culture but also a space where questions of policing, racism and community control were repeatedly contested. Printed posters and local press cuttings are important primary sources because they preserve campaign language and design that official archives can miss. The juxtaposition in this image shows how music, carnival, street politics and anti-racist organising often overlapped rather than existing as separate histories. It can illustrate anti-fascism, racism in Britain, Black British history, protest graphics, community activism, London social history and the political dimensions of Carnival. The surviving paper artefacts also reveal a pre-digital culture of mobilisation based on flyposting, leaflets, newspapers, meetings and demonstrations. For contemporary editorial use, the image offers historical context for renewed debates over far-right organising, immigration, multiculturalism and protest, while avoiding the false impression that such conflicts are new. It is a record of resistance as well as of the movements being opposed. The composition has additional value as a time-specific record of the 2020s, when branding, technology, pricing, public expectations and physical environments are changing quickly.
London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE2H - Meadowbank Stadium (officially the Meadowbank Sports Centre) is a multi-purpose sports facility located in the Meadowbank area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of the earlier New Meadowbank and Old Meadowbank sports venues, it was originally built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the Games in 1986, becoming the first venue to host the Games twice. It is the current home of Scottish League One side Edinburgh City.
The stadium has also regularly hosted football. It was the home ground of Scottish Football League team Meadowbank Thistle between 1974 and 1995, becoming the first all-seated football ground in the UK in the process, it hosted senior non-league football as the home ground of Edinburgh City. League football returned to Meadowbank in 2016 following City's promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League. The Meadowbank complex also hosted Leith Athletic, which played on the Meadowbank 3G artificial pitch adjacent to the main stadium since 2013.
In the early months of 2019 the stadium was demolished and work begun on construction of its replacement. In 2022, following the completion of construction, Edinburgh City returned to Meadowbank.
Meadowbank Stadium was also used for rugby union as the home venue of Edinburgh Rugby between 2002 and 2004.
Meadowbank Sports Centre, London Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH7 6AE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,69,mural,art,street,political,urban,mural art,legacy,historical,heritage,West Belfast,murals,residential,gable wall,children,kids,rubble,struggle,war,BT13 1DL,BT13,social history,story,children in conflict,imagery,housing estate,destruction scene,fight,fighting,protestant
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ33E - This image shows the Summer of 69 mural located on a gable wall at Hopewell Crescent in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. The mural depicts two children standing amid rubble and damaged buildings, referencing the widespread civil unrest and destruction that occurred in Belfast during the summer of 1969, a period widely regarded as the beginning of the Troubles.
Rendered in a restrained, illustrative style, the artwork uses muted tones and detailed line work to evoke memory, loss, and the impact of conflict on civilian life, particularly on children and families living in affected neighbourhoods. The surrounding painted scene of demolished housing and debris reflects the disruption to residential communities during that period.
The photograph was taken on a grey, overcast day, with low, diffuse light and heavy cloud cover reinforcing the somber tone of the mural. The weather conditions flatten shadows and enhance the subdued atmosphere, aligning visually with the subject matter.
Political and historical murals such as this remain a prominent feature of Belfast's urban landscape. They function as acts of remembrance, community storytelling, and public history, while also reflecting the ongoing complexity of how the past is interpreted and represented in shared space. The image documents how murals continue to shape identity, memory, and place in post-conflict Northern Ireland.
Hopewell Crescent, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT13 1DL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PNRFAX - . Cheshire Constabulary, Rural Watch sign on a fence, Thelwall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. Photographed on 18 April 2023. Rural Watch is a free scheme set up to support communities in the fight against rural crime. If you live, work or visit rural communities you are our eyes and ears. Join our police officers and a network of people who share information about crimes in rural areas. The main aims of the Rural Watch scheme are to:. reduce local opportunities for crime and vandalism. reinforce community spirit so that everyone can contribute towards the protection of their property. introduce early warning systems in the farming and countryside areas. improve the intelligence flow between rural communities and police. Together we can actively take steps to prevent crime, report suspicious incidents and provide education and reassurance on the issues that matter the most to rural communities. Seen through public sector estate, the earlier context is that courts and police buildings are physical expressions of the justice system
Their entrances, crests and signs identify the institutions responsible for criminal and civil proceedings, public order and local administration. For vintage watch, the historical context is that railway watches were valued for reliable timekeeping because timetables and safe train operation depended on consistent clocks long before electronic systems. Looking at streetscape, the longer history is that place-based photography helps document the relationship between named locations and the people or businesses associated with them, especially where formal architectural records are limited. The 2026 relevance of public sector estate comes from the fact that accessibility and clear public information are increasingly important expectations for justice buildings
Ramp signs, bilingual wording and wayfinding can therefore illustrate inclusive design as well as law, courts and public administration.
Thelwall , Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K9GG3R - . Recorded at Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The defining feature is New house building site, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. The locality and subject together evoke shopfront economy, specialist retailer, period detail, visual archive, changing streetscape, commercial frontage, archival record, specialist shop, community identity, retail property, documentary photography, public realm, customer footfall, and local history. Today's relevance is strengthened by business rates, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. Future viewers can use this scene from Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside local enterprise, before-and-after reference, changing land use, small business, historical comparison, contemporary social history, place identity, and regional identity. Elements such as building, Grappenhall, and house add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Grappenhall Heys, 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 location additionally provides evidence of business rates and how commercial property costs affect small retailers without losing the local specificity of Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4.
Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREC56 - 1. A Real Pay Rise.
2. Slash Energy Bills.
3. End Food Poverty.
4. Decent Homes for All.
5. Tax the Rich.
Enough is Enough is a campaign to fight the cost of living crisis.
We were founded by trade unions and community organisations determined to push back against the misery forced on millions by rising bills, low wages, food poverty, shoddy housing “ and a society run only for a wealthy elite.
We can't rely on the establishment to solve our problems. It's up to us in every workplace and every community.
UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3TJP8 - A plaque notes Cromwell, logged by this cottage on 20th August 1648, From where he sent his dispatches to parliament, to report his victories, against king Charles Army
This Tudor building on Church Street, Warrington is one of the town's oldest and most famous landmarks.
Here, we take a look at its centuries of fascinating history.
The grade two-listed building now houses an Indian restaurant “ aptly named the Cottage “ which opened following a lengthy, National Trust approved renovation of the premises in the early noughties.
Whilst frequently referred to as Cromwell's Cottage, Oliver Cromwell is only thought to have stayed the night at the now demolished General Wolf close by on August 20, 1648.
However, the cottage is where he sent dispatches proclaiming victories over Scottish Royalists during battles at Preston, Winwick and Warrington itself.
Today, a plaque commemorates that fact “ with Cromwell's victory at the Battle of Winwick Pass leading to the surrender of Scots forces on August 25.
The defeat of Royalist armies in the north of England ultimately hastened the end of the second English Civil War, and led to the execution of Charles I in January 1649.
It is believed that the cottage dates back to roughly the 16th century, according to a 2007 Warrington Borough Council report “ which states that the building was constructed in a ˜late medieval style' after the road's original middle-age structures were destroyed.
Similar characteristics can be attributed to the other Tudor cottages on Church Street, with the nearby Bull's Head and Marquis of Granby pubs remaining as the street's oldest surviving buildings
90 ,Church St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2TF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43P0P - A 17 year old has been jailed for life after he battered another teenager to death.
Victim Stuart Lowe, 18, was killed in Warrington, in October, when Sibongiseni Majola struck him about the head with a screwdriver and kicked him while on the ground.
Stuart had suffered a massive brain injury and although he clung to life for seven days, he died a week later without regaining conciousness.
Yesterday, Majola, from Warrington, was sentenced to life behind bars, with a recommendation he serve at least 12 years before he can be considered for parole.
He had admitted murder last month at Chester crown court.
The court heard that joinery apprentice Stuart had gone to a party at The Bank Quay Social Club on October 17, last year.
It finished at 11pm and led to up to 100 young people, mostly students, milling around on the streets outside.
The mood began to change when football songs were chanted and witnesses report seeing fighting breaking out.
Majola and his friend were hit, and later claimed they had been subjected to racist comments.
The defendant left the scene in a friend's car and was dropped off at his home nearby.
But instead of staying there, he armed himself with a screwdriver, and headed back to Warrington town centre.
His friend, who had also armed himself with a shovel, joined him.
As they walked along Sankey Street they came across Stuart Lowe with his friends, making their way home.
Although Stuart was not involved in the initial fight, an altercation developed between the two groups, and Majola struck his head with the screwdriver.
Witnesses say Majola kicked Stuart as he lay on the floor before running off.
A 17-year-old, from Warrington, pleaded guilty to the possession of the shovel and affray and was jailed for 18 months.
Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1SU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW130 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK in 2016, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The main point of reference is Shankill Road Mural -Queen Long To Rein Over Us, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The locality and subject together evoke stencil art, archival record, public realm, before-and-after reference, community identity, public-realm art, visual archive, local mobility, roadside stop, visual street culture, bus infrastructure, local bus network, everyday life, and contemporary mural. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public art, gentrification and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. For current editorial use, local connectivity and integrated transport provide additional context, especially through the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. As a dated visual record of Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside place identity, street creativity, public transport information, changing land use, graffiti heritage, mural culture, regional identity, and contemporary social history. Elements such as Shankill, Belfast, Northern, -Queen, and Mural add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image HEW130.
Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW16F - . Recorded at Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 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 Shankill Road Mural -Lamh Dearg Abu, Ulster To Victory, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The surrounding context encompasses street creativity, public-realm art, visual archive, passenger transport, local history, public realm, documentary photography, community identity, transport accessibility, social history, public transport stop, contemporary social history, bus infrastructure, and surface public transport. Today's relevance is strengthened by public art, local identity and the continuing question of how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art. From a 2025-onward perspective, rural transport and passenger information are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. As a dated visual record of Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside urban graphics, temporary artwork, before-and-after reference, creative placemaking, public transport information, place identity, changing streetscape, and period detail. Elements such as Ireland, Belfast, Ulster, Dearg, and Shankill add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The period view preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image HEW16F.
Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW16N - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK in 2016, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The principal subject is Shankill Road Mural -Purple For God and Ulster, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into passenger transport, before-and-after reference, street-level design, public art, historical comparison, bus infrastructure, archival record, documentary photography, contemporary mural, creative placemaking, local history, street-side transport, graffiti heritage, and urban graphics. The wider contemporary story combines tourism, graffiti policy and the role of murals and stencils in giving creative districts a distinctive identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with decarbonisation, local connectivity and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. Small period details of public access and movement at Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. Other useful contextual ideas include roadside transit, everyday life, urban artwork, transport accessibility, social history, local bus network, public-realm art, and local mobility. The combination of Ireland, Ulster, Shankill, Mural, and Belfast anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of tourism and the role of murals and stencils in giving creative districts a distinctive identity without losing the local specificity of Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW181 - . Made at Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 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 image documents Shankill Road Mural -UDF, Ulster To Victory, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The image also relates to graffiti heritage, transport accessibility, contemporary mural, passenger transport, contemporary social history, local mobility, public transport information, creative placemaking, street-side transport, mural culture, visual archive, public realm, surface public transport, and public art. Today's relevance is strengthened by public art, tourism and the continuing question of the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. From a 2025-onward perspective, bus service funding and decarbonisation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. Future viewers can use this scene from Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after new ownership. The location also brings in bus infrastructure, stencil art, place identity, local bus network, temporary artwork, roadside stop, period detail, and visual street culture. The recorded references to Ireland, Victory, Northern, Mural, and Shankill preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for public art and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti when considered against later change at Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW1C5 - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW1FB - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDEYRA - Since the onset of the Troubles in 1971, Nationalist and Loyalist communities throughout Northern Ireland have been divided by Peace Walls. These large stone and steel constructions were designed to protect neighbourhoods from sporadic attacks and retain a sense of peace and protection.
Of the city's 17 walls, West Belfast's sections are the most visited. Once in the area it's easy to determine which side of the divide you're on: red, white and blue kerbstones, Loyalist murals and Union Jacks indicate you're on the Shankill. If the kerbs are green, white and gold, the flag is Irish and the murals are Republican, you're on the Falls.
You can cross from one side to the other via access roads at Lanark Way and Northumberland Street. These roads close in times of heightened tension, which may well be the case during the marching season (see The Twelfth).
Cupar Way,West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDEYY0 - Since the onset of the Troubles in 1971, Nationalist and Loyalist communities throughout Northern Ireland have been divided by Peace Walls. These large stone and steel constructions were designed to protect neighbourhoods from sporadic attacks and retain a sense of peace and protection.
Of the city's 17 walls, West Belfast's sections are the most visited. Once in the area it's easy to determine which side of the divide you're on: red, white and blue kerbstones, Loyalist murals and Union Jacks indicate you're on the Shankill. If the kerbs are green, white and gold, the flag is Irish and the murals are Republican, you're on the Falls.
You can cross from one side to the other via access roads at Lanark Way and Northumberland Street. These roads close in times of heightened tension, which may well be the case during the marching season (see The Twelfth).
Cupar Way,West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDF01E - The peace lines or peace walls are a series of border barriers in Northern Ireland that separate Catholic and Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere. The stated purpose of the peace lines is to minimise inter-communal violence between Catholics (most of whom are nationalists who self-identify as Irish) and Protestants (most of whom are unionists who self-identify as British).
The peace lines range in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles (5 km). They may be made of iron, brick, and/or steel and are up to 25 feet (7.6 m) high. Some have gates in them (sometimes staffed by police) that allow passage during daylight but are closed at night.
The most prominent peace lines in the past few years separate the nationalist Falls Road and unionist Shankill Road areas of West Belfast
the Catholic Short Strand from the Protestant Cluan Place areas of East Belfast
and the Protestant Fountain estate and Catholic Bishop Street area of Derry.
In 2008, a public discussion began about how and when the peace lines could be removed. While, on 1 September 2011, Belfast City Council agreed to develop a strategy regarding the removal of peace walls, a study was released in 2012 indicating that 69% of residents believe that the peace walls are still necessary because of potential violence. At the end of 2011, several local community initiatives resulted in the opening of a number of interface structures for a trial period.
In January 2012, the International Fund for Ireland launched a Peace Walls funding programme to support local communities who want to work towards beginning to remove the peace walls. In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent by 2023.
Cupar way,West Belfast,NI,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDF077 - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDF0B8 - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDM0EK - The peace lines or peace walls are a series of border barriers in Northern Ireland that separate Catholic and Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere. The stated purpose of the peace lines is to minimise inter-communal violence between Catholics (most of whom are nationalists who self-identify as Irish) and Protestants (most of whom are unionists who self-identify as British).
The peace lines range in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles (5 km). They may be made of iron, brick, and/or steel and are up to 25 feet (7.6 m) high. Some have gates in them (sometimes staffed by police) that allow passage during daylight but are closed at night.
The most prominent peace lines in the past few years separate the nationalist Falls Road and unionist Shankill Road areas of West Belfast
the Catholic Short Strand from the Protestant Cluan Place areas of East Belfast
and the Protestant Fountain estate and Catholic Bishop Street area of Derry.
In 2008, a public discussion began about how and when the peace lines could be removed. While, on 1 September 2011, Belfast City Council agreed to develop a strategy regarding the removal of peace walls, a study was released in 2012 indicating that 69% of residents believe that the peace walls are still necessary because of potential violence. At the end of 2011, several local community initiatives resulted in the opening of a number of interface structures for a trial period.
In January 2012, the International Fund for Ireland launched a Peace Walls funding programme to support local communities who want to work towards beginning to remove the peace walls. In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent by 2023.
Cupar way,West Belfast,NI,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDM13G - The peace lines or peace walls are a series of border barriers in Northern Ireland that separate Catholic and Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere. The stated purpose of the peace lines is to minimise inter-communal violence between Catholics (most of whom are nationalists who self-identify as Irish) and Protestants (most of whom are unionists who self-identify as British).
The peace lines range in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles (5 km). They may be made of iron, brick, and/or steel and are up to 25 feet (7.6 m) high. Some have gates in them (sometimes staffed by police) that allow passage during daylight but are closed at night.
The most prominent peace lines in the past few years separate the nationalist Falls Road and unionist Shankill Road areas of West Belfast
the Catholic Short Strand from the Protestant Cluan Place areas of East Belfast
and the Protestant Fountain estate and Catholic Bishop Street area of Derry.
In 2008, a public discussion began about how and when the peace lines could be removed. While, on 1 September 2011, Belfast City Council agreed to develop a strategy regarding the removal of peace walls, a study was released in 2012 indicating that 69% of residents believe that the peace walls are still necessary because of potential violence. At the end of 2011, several local community initiatives resulted in the opening of a number of interface structures for a trial period.
In January 2012, the International Fund for Ireland launched a Peace Walls funding programme to support local communities who want to work towards beginning to remove the peace walls. In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent by 2023.
Cupar way,West Belfast,NI,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDPM5C - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDPM5K - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDPM5Y - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWRYT - . This location-specific image from Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, 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 The Peoples Army, Shankill Road, West Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK. The setting additionally reflects changing land use, local history, public transport stop, regional identity, passenger transport, changing streetscape, bus route infrastructure, roadside transit, transport accessibility, community identity, social history, period detail, surface public transport, and place identity. For current editorial use, integrated transport and bus service funding provide additional context, especially through the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. As a dated visual record of Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if conservation work subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include roadside stop, local mobility, local character, archival record, public realm, documentary photography, local bus network, and public transport information. Elements such as Shankill, Northern, Peoples, Belfast, and Ireland add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to integrated transport and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport when considered against later change at Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of local connectivity and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare without losing the local specificity of Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK.
Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWT10 - Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
born 21 April 1926 has been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is also Head of the Commonwealth and the queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.[b]
Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales
Anne, Princess Royal
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
Elizabeth's many historic visits and meetings include a state visit to the Republic of Ireland and visits to or from five popes. She has seen major constitutional changes, such as devolution in the United Kingdom, Canadian patriation, and the decolonisation of Africa. She has also reigned through various wars and conflicts involving many of her realms. She is the world's oldest reigning monarch as well as Britain's longest-lived. In 2015, she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in world history. In October 2016, she became the longest currently reigning monarch and head of state following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWT1N - SHANKILL PROTESTANT BOYS FLUTE BAND
The Shankill Protestant Boys Flute Band”or as they are more famously known now”The SPB”were formed in the Shankill area in 1980. The reasons for forming the band were much more than simply establishing another flute band”the Shankill had many at that time. The men behind the formation had other ideas. They wanted to promote and express their Protestant culture and also remember the brave Volunteers and Servicemen who had fought and died during two World Wars”in particular during the Somme offensive”and to remember those in more recent times who perished during the conflict in the war against violent Republicanism.
Sadly many of those who served the band since their beginnings 33 years ago are no longer with us”either passed away or in many instances murdered. However of the original founders around ten remain. Some, remarkably are still marching while others retain honorary membership. Gary Lenaghan”The Hunters”Harold Reynolds-The Young's”The Freel's”John McQuade”Derek Mawhinney”The Finlay's were all there at the start and remain heavily involved today.
The SPB were the first flute band to receive and carry the colours of the 1st Battalion of the Ulster Volunteer Force”in 1982”and to this day carry those colours with pride and dignity. It is a commonly known fact that these colours are carried on ALL occasions”at no time are they excluded”and in the past this has caused some difficulties”with both the Police and indeed with certain sections of the Loyal Orders. At one stage during the Eighties the band came into conflict with the Scottish Orange Institution which forced the band off the road because of their refusal to parade without their beloved colours. Since then the SPB have not walked in Scotland with the Orange.
Around the same time and with the concept of the Supergrass system being implemented the band became heavily involved with Families For Legal Rights. For ma
Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWT2E - SHANKILL PROTESTANT BOYS FLUTE BAND
The Shankill Protestant Boys Flute Band”or as they are more famously known now”The SPB”were formed in the Shankill area in 1980. The reasons for forming the band were much more than simply establishing another flute band”the Shankill had many at that time. The men behind the formation had other ideas. They wanted to promote and express their Protestant culture and also remember the brave Volunteers and Servicemen who had fought and died during two World Wars”in particular during the Somme offensive”and to remember those in more recent times who perished during the conflict in the war against violent Republicanism.
Sadly many of those who served the band since their beginnings 33 years ago are no longer with us”either passed away or in many instances murdered. However of the original founders around ten remain. Some, remarkably are still marching while others retain honorary membership. Gary Lenaghan”The Hunters”Harold Reynolds-The Young's”The Freel's”John McQuade”Derek Mawhinney”The Finlay's were all there at the start and remain heavily involved today.
The SPB were the first flute band to receive and carry the colours of the 1st Battalion of the Ulster Volunteer Force”in 1982”and to this day carry those colours with pride and dignity. It is a commonly known fact that these colours are carried on ALL occasions”at no time are they excluded”and in the past this has caused some difficulties”with both the Police and indeed with certain sections of the Loyal Orders. At one stage during the Eighties the band came into conflict with the Scottish Orange Institution which forced the band off the road because of their refusal to parade without their beloved colours. Since then the SPB have not walked in Scotland with the Orange.
Around the same time and with the concept of the Supergrass system being implemented the band became heavily involved with Families For Legal Rights. For ma
Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWTBW - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: Road,painting,graffiti,resistance,IRA,peace,Northern Ireland,NI,UK,St,street,Eire,Irish,Republic,Irish Republic,conflict,Irish Republican Army,Political Change,Easter Rising,James Connolly,Seamus Ó Conghaile,outside,society,HQ,office,Erected,March,2016,James Connolly statue,bronze,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Belfast,City,Centre,Art,Artists,the,troubles,The Troubles,Good Friday Agreement,Peace,honour,painting,wall,walls,tribute,republicanism,Fight,Justice,West,Beal,feirste,martyrs,social,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,occupation,good,Friday,agreement,peace,reconciliation,IRA,terror,terrorists,genocide,catholic,community,catholics,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,republican cause,Irish History,Ireland History,Northern Ireland History,Belfast Catholic Community
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWTJJ - James Connolly (Irish: Séamas Ó Conghaile
5 June 1868 “ 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican and socialist leader, aligned to syndicalism and the Industrial Workers of the World.
He was born in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, to Irish-born parents. He left school for working life at the age of 11, but became one of the leading Marxist theorists of his day. He also took a role in Scottish and American politics. He was executed by a British firing squad because of his leadership role in the Easter Rising of 1916.
in 1910 he was right-hand man to fellow-syndicalist James Larkin in the Irish Transport and General Workers Union. He stood twice for the Wood Quay ward of Dublin Corporation but was unsuccessful. His name, and those of his family, appears in the 1911 Census of Ireland - his occupation is listed as National Organiser Socialist Party
In 1913, in response to the Lockout, he, along with an ex-British officer, Jack White, founded the Irish Citizen Army (ICA), an armed and well-trained body of labour men whose aim was to defend workers and strikers, particularly from the frequent brutality of the Dublin Metropolitan Police. Though they only numbered about 250 at most, their goal soon became the establishment of an independent and socialist Irish nation. He also founded the Irish Labour Party as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress in 1912 and was a member of its National Executive. Around this time he met Winifred Carney in Belfast, who became his secretary and would later accompany him during the Easter Rising.
Connolly was sentenced to death by firing squad for his part in the rising. On 12 May 1916 he was taken by military ambulance to Royal Hospital Kilmainham, across the road from Kilmainham Gaol, and from there taken to the gaol, where he was to be executed. Visited by his wife, and asking about public opinion, he commented, They will all forget that I am an Irishman
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H551EW - . This authentic period view of London Bridge, 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 subject captured here is Giant Chess Pieces, London, England, UK. The image also relates to local character, urban fabric, community identity, historical comparison, regional identity, adaptive reuse, heritage asset, place identity, built heritage, period architecture, period building, historic streetscape, changing streetscape, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, energy retrofit and heritage conservation provide additional context, especially through keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Small period details of public access and movement at London Bridge, London, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The photograph additionally reflects architectural character, archival record, conservation architecture, architectural detail, everyday life, conservation interest, before-and-after reference, and documentary photography. References to Giant, London, Pieces, and Chess give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within London Bridge, London, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of London Bridge, London, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the real-world context of London Bridge, London, England, UK. The record includes a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
London Bridge, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H551HG - . This location-specific image from London Bridge, London, 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 image documents Giant Chess Pieces, London, England, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes historic townscape, architectural detail, before-and-after reference, public realm, local history, changing streetscape, adaptive reuse, historical comparison, everyday life, urban fabric, period detail, conservation interest, place identity, and period building. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with embodied carbon, adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. As a dated visual record of London Bridge, London, England, UK, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes cityscape history, archival record, historic streetscape, heritage landmark, changing land use, documentary photography, social history, and contemporary social history. Elements such as Giant, Chess, Pieces, and London add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around London Bridge, London, England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes embodied carbon and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the real-world context of London Bridge, London, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character within the specific setting of London Bridge, London, England, UK. Image H551HG also remains a dated record of London Bridge, London, England, UK.
London Bridge, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H551MF - . Photographed at London Bridge, London, 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 scene records Giant Chess Pieces, London, England, UK. The setting additionally reflects historical comparison, historic townscape, before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, changing streetscape, regional identity, period detail, heritage asset, changing land use, archival record, urban fabric, heritage landmark, everyday life, and documentary photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with redevelopment pressure, maintenance and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around London Bridge, London, England, UK before new construction alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are local character, built heritage, local history, place identity, period building, visual archive, social history, and public realm. Details involving Giant, London, Chess, and Pieces make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at London Bridge, London, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of redevelopment pressure and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change in a form that can be compared with future views of London Bridge, London, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is maintenance and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the real-world context of London Bridge, London, England, UK. It also preserves evidence of changing use as part of London Bridge, London, England, UK's history.
London Bridge, 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 H0GDYR - . 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 photograph centres on Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The image also relates to commercial redevelopment, heritage-led regeneration, civic architecture, local character, mixed-use redevelopment, historical comparison, social history, place-making, local history, period architecture, public realm, historic townscape, town-centre renewal, and architectural character. Current relevance extends to town-centre regeneration and housing pressure, particularly through how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at England, UK, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. A second descriptive layer includes urban fabric, community identity, changing streetscape, regional identity, documentary photography, archival record, contemporary social history, and place identity. Elements such as autumn, making, conkers, Chestnuts, and Horse add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is town-centre regeneration and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the real-world context of England, UK. The scene further reflects heritage conservation and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of England, UK. Its period value extends to adaptive reuse and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space as part of the longer story of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
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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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0GEKR - . This scene at England, UK in 2016 forms part of the visual story.htm Target=_Blank>history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. At the centre of the view is Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The setting additionally reflects adaptive reuse, changing land use, visual archive, regional identity, archival record, everyday life, urban fabric, town-centre renewal, period detail, contemporary social history, place-making, urban regeneration, public-realm investment, and documentary photography. For current editorial use, commercial viability and planning provide additional context, especially through how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at England, UK, details that may look very different after new construction. The wider setting retains connections with historic townscape, community identity, mixed-use redevelopment, local character, changing streetscape, commercial redevelopment, public realm, and built heritage. The combination of Horse, Chestnuts, perfect, conkers, and making anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 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 wider significance includes commercial viability and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space without losing the local specificity of England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is planning 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 record includes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of England, UK. The frame retains period character as part of England, UK's history.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
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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Keywords: Schoolboy,school,fight,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,horsechestnut,Sep,September,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N6KA - . 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 scene records Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The locality and subject together evoke contemporary social history, regional identity, architectural character, community identity, local character, commercial redevelopment, urban fabric, built heritage, public-realm investment, place identity, everyday life, urban regeneration, historical comparison, and changing streetscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into adaptive reuse and heritage conservation, not least because of the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. A second descriptive layer includes mixed-use redevelopment, historic townscape, place-making, public realm, before-and-after reference, town-centre renewal, local history, and visual archive. Elements such as Chestnuts, making, conkers, perfect, and autumn add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around England, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to adaptive reuse and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the real-world context of England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of construction costs and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition within the specific setting of England, UK. A further contemporary connection is commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of England, UK.
England, UK
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Keywords: Schoolboy,fights,fight,nature,natural,leaf,leaves,chestnut,curiosity,outdoor,out,door,holding,held,hand,hands,fresh,hippocastanum,nut,nuts,plant,seed,tree,trees,Sep,Oct,October,Nov,November,fruit,Conker Fight,Conker Fights,Horse Chestnut,Horse Chestnuts,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N721 - . 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 defining feature is Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into built heritage, period architecture, archival record, place identity, civic architecture, documentary photography, visual archive, contemporary social history, heritage-led regeneration, public-realm investment, historic townscape, local history, everyday life, and social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by planning, adaptive reuse and the continuing question of the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. As a dated visual record of England, UK, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if replacement signage subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects changing streetscape, commercial redevelopment, mixed-use redevelopment, regional identity, town-centre renewal, architectural character, place-making, and historical comparison. Details involving perfect, making, Horse, Chestnuts, and conkers make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of planning and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space within the real-world context of England, UK. A further contemporary connection is adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the specific setting of England, UK. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance 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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N82X - . This authentic period view of England, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. The frame also records themes of public-realm investment, period architecture, town-centre renewal, heritage-led regeneration, commercial redevelopment, place-making, place identity, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, historical comparison, adaptive reuse, contemporary social history, documentary photography, and civic architecture. For current editorial use, town-centre regeneration and public-realm investment provide additional context, especially through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Future viewers can use this scene from England, UK to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects urban regeneration, architectural character, changing land use, historic townscape, everyday life, community identity, regional identity, and public realm. The combination of Chestnuts, perfect, autumn, making, and Horse anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for town-centre regeneration and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition without losing the local specificity of England, UK. Another useful connection is heritage conservation 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 record includes part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H0N85G - . This authentic period view of England, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records Horse Chestnuts, perfect for making autumn conkers in England, UK. Other connected aspects include regional identity, historical comparison, civic architecture, public realm, adaptive reuse, urban regeneration, period detail, changing land use, historic townscape, mixed-use redevelopment, built heritage, architectural character, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, and changing streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with construction costs, commercial viability and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. As a dated visual record of England, UK, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if conservation work subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include archival record, period architecture, public-realm investment, contemporary social history, commercial redevelopment, community identity, urban fabric, and visual archive. Elements such as making, perfect, Chestnuts, autumn, and conkers add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For 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 construction costs and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition as part of the longer story of England, UK. The image also provides a reference for adaptive reuse and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres when considered against later change at England, UK. It also preserves a trace of local identity within the wider story of England, UK. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark as part of England, UK's history.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE54T6 - . English Knights suite of armour. Photographed at Montecute,South Somerset,England, UK, TA15 6XD. The photograph was taken on 13 June 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 Knights, suite, armour, armoury, fashioned, ancient, Knight, fight, fighting and metal, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. 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.
Montecute,South Somerset,England, UK, TA15 6XD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7M6B - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7M6N - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7M7M - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7M90 - Nestled along a narrow cobbled alleyway in the historic Half Bap area, the Duke offers a traditional Belfast welcome of craic, music and humour in contrast to the modern fashionable establishments currently blowing into the surrounding streets. Hosting regular traditional sessions there is no better place to sample the real taste of our city “ simply step in and drink an Irish whiskey washed down with a pint of creamy stout.
Imagine Belfast with only five streets. Protected by earth ramparts and the city walls, the area where the Dark Horse now stands was convenient to the old iron foundry, the pottery, the whiskey merchants and the brown linen hall. Appreciate the superb décor and special atmosphere with beautiful antique mirrors, Belfast furniture and artefacts from some of the city's most famous hotels and buildings from bygone times “ providing a rather rare and unique glimpse of Belfast's historical past. Just call in and you will enjoy a huge warm welcome from a truly Belfast institution with a huge heart.
Duke of York, 7-11 Commercial Court, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2NB Duke of York 02890 241062
7-11 Commercial Ct, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK BT1 2NB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MA2 - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MA4 - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MA7 - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MA9 - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEFC0 - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
Falls Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEFDC - The Shankill Road is one of the main roads leading through west Belfast, Northern Ireland. It runs through the predominantly loyalist working class area known as the Shankill. The road stretches westwards for about 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from central Belfast and is lined, to an extent, by shops. The residents live in the many streets which branch off the main road. The area along the Shankill Road forms part of Court district electoral area.
West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEFDR - The Bayardo Bar attack took place on 13 August 1975 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A unit of the Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade, led by Brendan McFarlane, launched a bombing and shooting attack on the pub on Aberdeen Street (off the loyalist Shankill Road), which was frequented by Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) members as well as civilians. Four Protestant civilians and one UVF member were killed.
According to journalists Alan Murray and Peter Taylor, it was retaliation for the Miami Showband massacre almost a fortnight earlier, when the popular Dublin-based band were ambushed by the UVF at a bogus military checkpoint. Three band members were shot dead by the UVF gunmen after their minibus was blown up in a premature explosion.
McFarlane and two other IRA volunteers, Peter Skeet Hamilton and Seamus Clarke, were sentenced to life imprisonment for perpetrating the Bayardo attack.
West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEG6B - Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.
Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe. It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. In 2014, the book, The Belfast Mural Guide estimated that, in Belfast, there were approximately 300 quality murals on display, with many more in varying degrees of age and decay. Murals commemorate, communicate and display aspects of culture and history. The themes of murals often reflect what is important to a particular community. A mural therefore exists to express an idea or message and could generally be seen as reflecting values held dear to that community.
In Irish republican areas the themes of murals can range from the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue, for example the Ballymurphy Massacre or the McGurk's Bar bombing. In working class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. However traditional themes such as William III of England and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common
West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEG9T - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEGAW - Belfast City Hall is the civic building of Belfast City Council. Located in Donegall Square, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, it faces north and effectively divides the commercial and business areas of the city centre.
The site now occupied by Belfast City Hall was once the home of the White Linen Hall, an important international Linen Exchange. The Street that runs from the back door of Belfast City Hall through the middle of Linen Quarter is Linen Hall Street.
Plans for the City Hall began in 1888 when Belfast was awarded city status by Queen Victoria. This was in recognition of Belfast's rapid expansion and thriving linen, rope-making, shipbuilding and engineering industries. During this period Belfast briefly overtook Dublin as the most populous city in Ireland.
Construction began in 1898 under the supervision of architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and was completed in 1906 at a cost of £369,000. Belfast Corporation (now the council) used their profits from the gas industry to pay for the construction of Belfast City Hall. Local firms H&J Martin and WH Stephens were among the companies involved in construction. James G. Gamble, architect, was the clerk of works.
Donegall Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEGAX - Belfast City Hall is the civic building of Belfast City Council. Located in Donegall Square, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, it faces north and effectively divides the commercial and business areas of the city centre.
The site now occupied by Belfast City Hall was once the home of the White Linen Hall, an important international Linen Exchange. The Street that runs from the back door of Belfast City Hall through the middle of Linen Quarter is Linen Hall Street.
Plans for the City Hall began in 1888 when Belfast was awarded city status by Queen Victoria. This was in recognition of Belfast's rapid expansion and thriving linen, rope-making, shipbuilding and engineering industries. During this period Belfast briefly overtook Dublin as the most populous city in Ireland.
Construction began in 1898 under the supervision of architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and was completed in 1906 at a cost of £369,000. Belfast Corporation (now the council) used their profits from the gas industry to pay for the construction of Belfast City Hall. Local firms H&J Martin and WH Stephens were among the companies involved in construction. James G. Gamble, architect, was the clerk of works.
Donegall Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4140133209 - 'Unionist mural just off the Shankill.
The inscriptions are:
The Peoples Army 1912-2002 90 years of resistance.
scenes are
The train at Fernhill Estate Glencairn 1912
West Belfast UVF over the top at the Somme 1916
Volunteers defend Shankill community from rebublican attack 1969
At the crossroads 2002
Thankfully most of the time the direction has been to peace and steps to continued reconciliation.
Checkout a republican mural here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4140163405/
www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3809054537/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW138 - . An on-location photograph from Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK in 2005, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The defining feature is Shankill Road Mural -2nd Batt UFF UDA Simply The Best, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The locality and subject together evoke public-realm art, street-level design, community identity, historical comparison, regional identity, visual archive, street creativity, stencil art, public realm, public transport stop, visual street culture, street-side transport, social history, and changing streetscape. From a 2025-onward perspective, public art and tourism are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of murals and stencils in giving creative districts a distinctive identity. The wider contemporary story combines accessibility, decarbonisation and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. Future viewers can use this scene from Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after new ownership. Other useful contextual ideas include passenger transport, bus route infrastructure, graffiti heritage, roadside stop, period detail, bus infrastructure, contemporary mural, and roadside transit. References to Mural, Northern, Shankill, Simply, and Belfast give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects public art and the role of murals and stencils in giving creative districts a distinctive identity when considered against later change at Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K9GG3P - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The subject captured here is Isover 32 Saint-Gobain Cavity Wall Insulation, on a building site, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The image also relates to bricks-and-mortar retail, changing land use, archival record, period detail, local enterprise, community identity, changing streetscape, documentary photography, specialist shop, historical comparison, local history, high-street commerce, social history, and public realm. The wider contemporary story combines store closures, business rates and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. For later comparison, the photograph preserves local activity and public use at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, details that may look very different after new construction. Other useful contextual ideas include town-centre trading, before-and-after reference, specialist retailer, retail property, customer footfall, everyday life, street-level business, and visual archive. References to Cavity, building, Insulation, Isover, and Saint-Gobain give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects store closures and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the specific setting of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Its period value extends to consumer spending and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets as part of the longer story of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The image fixes details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWRYA - . This authentic period view of Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, 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 Bayardo Bar mural, off Shankill Road West Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK. Another layer of the photograph includes creative placemaking, social history, local bus network, visual street culture, bus route infrastructure, documentary photography, local mobility, urban artwork, transport accessibility, public-realm art, contemporary mural, graffiti heritage, regional identity, and public art. For current editorial use, regeneration and tourism provide additional context, especially through the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. Current relevance extends to accessibility and bus service funding, particularly through the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The location also brings in street creativity, public transport information, everyday life, street-level design, mural culture, historical comparison, roadside transit, and temporary artwork. References to Belfast, Shankill, Bayardo, mural, and Ireland give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of regeneration and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti without losing the local specificity of Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK. Image HDWRYA also remains a dated record of Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK.
Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYPFF9 - Tesla, following the settlement of a long-running legal case, is finally going to bring some Superchargers to the UK's motorways. Seven new Supercharging stations, all located at motorway service stations, are now in the process of being built, with more coming soon.
Heretofore, Tesla's somewhat anaemic Supercharger roll-out in the UK had mostly been located in cities
not exactly the ideal place to charge up your car for a long-distance drive. Some Superchargers were located near a motorway or main road, but not in motorway service stations.
As reported by Engadget, the dearth of motorway Superchargers was apparently due to a legal dispute between Tesla and Ecotricity, a UK-based company that already had a large number of electric vehicle charging points across the country, including exclusivity deals at motorway service stations.
According to a few newspaper and website reports, Tesla approached Ecotricity prior to the launch of right-hand-drive Model S in the UK, to try and strike some kind of deal to get Supercharging stations into motorway service stations. Seemingly, at some point that deal turned sour, with Ecotricity's founder saying back in May 2014 that this is nothing more than an attempted smash and grab raid. Soon after, both companies hunkered down in litigation land, suing and countersuing each other. This week they finally reached an out-of-court settlement.
Yesterday, somewhat suspiciously and/or coincidentally, both Tesla and Ecotricity published very similar blog posts. Neither post referenced the other company, instead focusing on their commitment to grow their UK electric vehicle charging networks. While the details of the settlement are confidential, given that Tesla is now allowed to build Superchargers at motorway service stations, it would appear to have got its way.
Abingdon,M74, Scotland
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Keywords: Ulster,memorial,Unionist,mural,off,Shankill,rd,Road,West Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK,Ireland,fighter,fighting,UVF,flag,Ulster,Force,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Belfast,City,Centre,Art,Artists,the,troubles,The Troubles,Good Friday Agreement,Peace,honour,painting,wall,walls,tribute,Unionist,unionism,Protestant,community,Fight,Justice,West,Beal,feirste,martyrs,social,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,UVF,British,GB,Empire,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Belfast protestant community,Peoples army
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWT2T - . Photographed at Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK - towns & ares listed - UVF, U.V.F. , Fourstep Volunteers, 1st B 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 main point of reference is UVF flag, off Shankill Road West Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK - UVF, U.V.F. , Fourstep Volunteers, 1st Belfast Battalion, Shankill, Woodvale flag. The setting additionally reflects national emblem, roadside transit, public transport information, roadside stop, passenger transport, national flag display, street-level symbolism, civic identity, national symbolism, everyday life, local character, transport accessibility, documentary photography, and before-and-after reference. From a 2025-onward perspective, social division and public display are closely linked to this subject, alongside the distinction between everyday patriotism and more contentious uses of national imagery. The wider contemporary story combines bus service funding, integrated transport and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport. Small period details of equipment and working practice at Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK - towns & ares listed - UVF, U.V.F. , Fourstep Volunteers, 1st B may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes flag culture, local history, public transport stop, visual archive, local mobility, St George's Cross, changing streetscape, and historical comparison. Elements such as Fourstep, Belfast, Shankill, Ireland, and Volunteers add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The view records evidence of earlier appearance for future local research. The image fixes period character before later change alters the scene.
Shankill Road, West Belfast, NI, UK - towns & ares listed - UVF, U.V.F. , Fourstep Volunteers, 1st B
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MA1 - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEG9K - St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore), yet being the seat of neither (it is geographically in the Diocese of Connor), it is therefore not a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, a cathedral being a church housing the seat of a bishop.[1] It is, however, titled as such. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
The first architect was Sir Thomas Drew, the foundation stone being laid on 6 September 1899 by the Countess of Shaftesbury. The old parish church of St Anne by Francis Hiorne of 1776 had continued in use, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it
the old church was then demolished. The Good Samaritan window, to be seen in the sanctuary, is the only feature of the old church to be retained in the cathedral. Initially, only the nave of the cathedral was built, and this was consecrated on 2 June 1904.
In 1924 it was decided to build the west front of the cathedral as a memorial to the Ulstermen and women who had served and died in World War I. The foundation stone for this was laid by Governor of Northern Ireland, the Duke of Abercorn on 2 June 1925 and the completed facade, to an amended design by the architect Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, was dedicated in June 1927.
In the meantime, the central crossing, in which the choir sits, was built between 1922 and 1924. The Baptistery, to plans drawn up by the late W H Lynn, who had assisted Sir Thomas Drew, was dedicated in 1928, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, with its beautiful mosaics depicting Saint Patrick, was dedicated on 5 July 1932, the 1500th anniversary of the arrival of St Patrick in Ireland.
Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDM13X - The peace lines or peace walls are a series of border barriers in Northern Ireland that separate Catholic and Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere. The stated purpose of the peace lines is to minimise inter-communal violence between Catholics (most of whom are nationalists who self-identify as Irish) and Protestants (most of whom are unionists who self-identify as British).
The peace lines range in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles (5 km). They may be made of iron, brick, and/or steel and are up to 25 feet (7.6 m) high. Some have gates in them (sometimes staffed by police) that allow passage during daylight but are closed at night.
The most prominent peace lines in the past few years separate the nationalist Falls Road and unionist Shankill Road areas of West Belfast
the Catholic Short Strand from the Protestant Cluan Place areas of East Belfast
and the Protestant Fountain estate and Catholic Bishop Street area of Derry.
In 2008, a public discussion began about how and when the peace lines could be removed. While, on 1 September 2011, Belfast City Council agreed to develop a strategy regarding the removal of peace walls, a study was released in 2012 indicating that 69% of residents believe that the peace walls are still necessary because of potential violence. At the end of 2011, several local community initiatives resulted in the opening of a number of interface structures for a trial period.
In January 2012, the International Fund for Ireland launched a Peace Walls funding programme to support local communities who want to work towards beginning to remove the peace walls. In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent by 2023.
Cupar way,West Belfast,NI,UK
