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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_1782,The Diggers,pub,interior,Athletic Arms,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,traditional,public,house,bar,tiled,floor,wooden,beer,customers,real,ale,whisky,hospitality,sport,local,drinking,culture,historic,social,Hearts,football,heritage,pano,panorama,bars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F0K356 - . The Diggers pub interior at the Athletic Arms in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 28 June 2026. The recorded location is Athletic Arms, 1-3 Angle Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH11 2JX, Scotland, UK. The spacious traditional public house has a central bar, tiled floor, wooden fittings, beer pumps, tables and customers seated throughout the room. The Athletic Arms is widely known by its nickname The Diggers and is a long-established Edinburgh pub associated with real ale, whisky, sport and local drinking culture. Natural daylight and warm interior lighting reveal the character of the room and its busy social atmosphere. For the story of retail and leisure, it is useful to note that commercial premises are part of everyday local history
Even businesses without national fame can become important reference points for residents and researchers once ownership changes or redevelopment alters the street. The historical setting for nightlife is that british pubs developed from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, music venues and landmarks
Names, brewery signs, etched glass, tiled interiors and evolving fascias can preserve local history even when ownership or use changes. Seen through export, the earlier context is that scotch whisky became one of Scotland's most recognisable exports, while local liqueurs and gins use ingredients, packaging and place names to build regional identity
Distilleries increasingly developed visitor centres alongside production. For present-day retail and leisure, 2026 is significant because current interest in community assets and place-making gives photographs of individual businesses added significance when premises close, rebrand or are converted to new uses. In the 2026 discussion of nightlife, in England eligible pubs and live-music venues receive a 15% business-rates relief for the 2026/27 billing year, reflecting continuing concern about operating costs.
Athletic Arms, 1-3 Angle Park Terrace, Edinburgh EH11 2JX, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,255A9332,Wide panorama,interior,Leeds Corn Exchange,Leeds,West,Yorkshire,England,UK,elevated,circular,trading,floor,domed,roof,balconies,independent,shops,visitors,historic,Victorian,architecture,landmark,retail,tourism,regeneration,market,building,wide-angle,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERK657 - . Wide panorama of the interior of Leeds Corn Exchange in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed on 16 May 2026. The recorded location is Leeds Corn Exchange, Call Lane, Leeds LS1 7BR, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The elevated viewpoint looks down onto the circular trading floor beneath the dramatic domed iron and glass roof, with sweeping balconies, independent shops and visitors occupying the historic Victorian building. The Corn Exchange is one of Leeds' most distinctive architectural landmarks and now houses independent retailers, food businesses and events. The wide-angle composition strongly conveys the geometry, scale and grandeur of the interior. Looking at facade, the longer history is that architecture records the priorities of the period in which a structure was designed: materials, ornament, scale and planning reveal technology, status and intended use
Later alterations, extensions and new tenants add further layers, so a single façade can embody several phases of local past. The background to cultural tourism is that visitor destinations are continually re-presented through signs, viewpoints, museums and events
Photographs can reveal both the enduring attractions of landscape and heritage and the commercial infrastructure built around them. In 2026, facade remains relevant because current planning debates place growing emphasis on housing delivery, retrofit, accessibility and the reuse of brownfield sites
Architectural photographs therefore connect design past with present-day questions about regeneration, sustainability and urban density. Current 2026 context around cultural tourism is that tourism businesses continue to balance visitor demand with staffing, transport, environmental impact and pressure on popular places
Images of gateways, attractions and town centres can help illustrate both destination appeal and the infrastructure required to support it.
Leeds Corn Exchange, Call Lane, Leeds LS1 7BR, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERX66M - . Wide panorama of the interior of Leeds Corn Exchange in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed on 16 May 2026. The recorded location is Leeds Corn Exchange, Call Lane, Leeds LS1 7BR, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The elevated viewpoint looks down onto the circular trading floor beneath the dramatic domed iron and glass roof, with sweeping balconies, independent shops and visitors occupying the historic Victorian building. Designed by Cuthbert Brodrick and opened in the nineteenth century, the Corn Exchange is one of Leeds' most distinctive architectural landmarks and now houses independent retail, food businesses and events. The wide-angle composition strongly conveys the geometry, scale and grandeur of the interior. Looking at townscape, the longer history is that buildings are often the most durable evidence of former institutions and businesses
Brickwork, stonework, windows, entrances and signs can survive changes of ownership or use, allowing photography to document architectural style as well as the evolution of a street or district. The background to regional tourism is that travel imagery becomes historical evidence when transport, signage or the visitor economy changes
A familiar destination photographed years earlier can reveal redevelopment, altered businesses and changing patterns of access. In 2026, townscape remains relevant because current planning debates place growing emphasis on housing delivery, retrofit, accessibility and the reuse of brownfield sites
Architectural photographs therefore connect design history with present-day questions about regeneration, sustainability and urban density. Current 2026 context around regional tourism is that tourism businesses continue to balance visitor demand with staffing, transport, environmental impact and pressure on popular places
Images of gateways, attractions and town centres can illustrate both destination appeal and the infrastructure required to support it.
Leeds Corn Exchange, Call Lane, Leeds LS1 7BR, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_0142,Leeds Art Gallery,interior,visitors,paintings,sculpture,Leeds,West,Yorkshire,England,UK,gallery,art,museum,exhibition,culture,heritage,tourism,collection,framed,artworks,wooden,floor,visual,arts,public,attraction
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERX6W5 - . Leeds Art Gallery interior with visitors, paintings and sculpture in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed on 16 May 2026. The recorded location is Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The gallery room has richly coloured red walls filled with framed artworks, while a freestanding sculpture stands on the polished wooden floor beneath the high glazed roof. Visitors move through the exhibition space viewing the collection. The combination of historic architecture and densely displayed artworks gives the room a distinctive traditional gallery character. Looking at mural, the longer history is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object. The background to reading room is that public libraries expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as part of civic education, later adding computers, events and digital services while retaining their role as shared community space. In 2026, mural remains relevant because contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. Current 2026 context around reading room is that libraries and museums continue to operate as community hubs, visitor attractions and sources of digital access, while funding pressures encourage partnerships, volunteering and new uses for historic buildings. Other strongly related concepts include public art, statue, cultural identity, visual culture, community art, memorial art, public realm, cultural landmark, archive, public library, collections, local history, heritage attraction, public history, museum display, and archive research.
Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ETN5R3 - . Leeds Art Gallery interior with visitors, paintings and sculpture in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Photographed on 16 May 2026. The recorded location is Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The gallery room has richly coloured red walls hung with framed artworks, while a freestanding sculpture occupies the polished wooden floor beneath a high glazed ceiling. Visitors move through the exhibition space viewing the collection. The strong architectural detailing and dense salon-style display give the room a distinctive historic gallery character. For the story of place-making, it is useful to note that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object. The historical setting for visitor attraction is that public libraries expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as part of civic education, later adding computers, events and digital services while retaining their role as shared community space. For present-day place-making, 2026 is significant because contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. In the 2026 discussion of visitor attraction, libraries and museums continue to operate as community hubs, visitor attractions and sources of digital access, while funding pressures encourage partnerships, volunteering and new uses for historic buildings. Additional discoverability terms include public art, statue, cultural identity, visual culture, community art, memorial art, public realm, cultural landmark, archive, public library, collections, reading room, local history, heritage attraction, public history, and museum display.
Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RW3WXN - The Two Voices is a poem written by future Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom Alfred, Lord Tennyson between 1833 and 1834. It was included in his 1842 collection of Poems. Tennyson wrote the poem, titled Thoughts of a Suicide in manuscript, after the death of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam in 1833. The poem was autobiographical.
Tennyson explained, When I wrote 'The Two Voices' I was so utterly miserable, a burden to myself and to my family, that I said, 'Is life worth anything?' (Hill, 54). In the poem, one voice urges the other to suicide (There is one remedy for all repeated on lines 201 and 237)
the poet's arguments against it range from vanity to desperation, yet the voice discredits all. The poem's ending delivers no conclusions, and has been widely criticized[according to whom?]”the poet finds no internal affirmation, invoking solace outside himself (Tucker). The Two Voices was published following a ten-year span (1832-1842) in which Tennyson did not publish anything, coinciding with what some call one of the deafening silences of Victorian literary history
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK, WC1B 3DG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6HH - Taken on 15 Aug 2023, this photograph shows Inside the Cockhedge Shopping centre, Lose Yourself, Asda, Tenzy, BGoptics and retail units,. The location is 17 Cockhedge Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2QQ. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains visible signage, colour, materials, location clues and everyday street detail that make the image more specific than a generic stock photograph. It would suit editorial use on shopping, retail change, independent traders, high-street survival, tourism, local economies, consumer habits and the visual identity of British town and city centres. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Cockhedge Shopping, Lose Yourself, Cockhedge Shopping centre, Cockhedge, Shopping centre, Cockhedge Way, Asda, BG Optics, Tenzy, single, Warrington, town, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It has value for both local and national stories, especially where writers need to connect a named place or object with wider economic, social, environmental or cultural change. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, consumer behaviour, community identity and documentary evidence for news.
17 Cockhedge Way, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2QQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AGH - Read more at https://www.riponcathedral.org.uk/the-archbishop-of-york-and-the-bishop-of-leeds-at-service-celebrating-st-wilfrid/
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell and the Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines will be at Ripon Cathedral on October 16 for the culmination of the cathedral's 1350th anniversary celebrations.
A ledger stone, honouring the cathedral's founding father St Wilfrid, will be dedicated by Archbishop Stephen at the end of a service that will have celebrated the incredible life and mission of St Wilfrid of Ripon.
Throughout this year, in marking the 1350th anniversary of the dedication of Ripon's crypt by St Wilfrid, the cathedral community has been telling the story of this remarkable missionary bishop with art installations, son et lumieres, lectures and worship.
Wilfrid, a man of great vision, motivation, courage and faith, not only built up the church and brought countless people to faith but also helped the church on the fringes of Europe become more up to date and better connected. This became symbolized in the way he brought Roman influence to bear on the building of a stunning church in Ripon.
The ledger stone has been laid under the central tower, above the crypt dedicated by St. Wilfrid in 672AD and somewhere near where our founding saint was buried. The crypt is the oldest built fabric of any English cathedral.
The stone has been created by letter carver Charlotte Howarth from Making Marks in Norfolk, who worked round the clock for four weeks to complete the work on time. Charlotte's previous projects include the carving of the gilt lettering into the oak for the Remember Me memorial portico entrance at St Paul's Cathedral, dedicated to those who died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carving the ledger stone for Ripon Cathedral was highly skilled and physically demanding work, using an extremely hard stone called Stanhoe Framp. Charlotte said: You become emotionally involved with a project when you work on it.
Liberty Court House, Minster Rd, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK, HG4 1QT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCDJ07 - . Northwich indoor market, shuttered with framing outlet above, 4 Apple Market St, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5BB. Photographed on 13 July 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 4 Apple Market St, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5BB, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include CW9, Cheshire, CW9 5BB, indoor, covered, 1960s, green, sign, signs, signage, framing, frame, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The retail context supports editorial themes around high streets, shopping centres, consumer behaviour, independent and chain businesses, store branding, commercial property, hospitality and the changing economics of town and city centres. Shopfronts, promotional material, prices, signage and surrounding public space can become valuable historical evidence as businesses close, rebrand, relocate or adapt to online competition and changing consumer demand. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. Additional relevant search concepts include frames, outlet, above, 1st, first, floor, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
4 Apple Market St, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW9 5BB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PKA5M6 - Sir Giles Gilbert Scott OM RA FRIBA (9 November 1880 “ 8 February 1960) was a British architect He was noted for his blending of Gothic tradition with modernism, making what might otherwise have been functionally designed buildings into popular landmarks.
Born in Hampstead, London, Scott was one of six children and the third son of George Gilbert Scott Jr. and his wife, Ellen King Samson. His father was an architect who had co-founded the architecture and interior design company Watts & Co. in 1874. His paternal grandfather was Sir (George) Gilbert Scott, a more famous architect, known for designing the Albert Memorial and the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station
In 1901, while Scott was still a pupil in Moore's practice, the diocese of Liverpool announced a competition to select the architect of a new cathedral. Two well-known architects were appointed as assessors for an open competition for architects wishing to be considered. G. F. Bodley was a leading exponent of the Gothic revival style, and a former pupil and relative by marriage of Scott's grandfather
In 1903, the assessors recommended that Scott should be appointed. There was widespread comment at the nomination of a 22-year-old with no existing buildings to his credit.
In 1910 Scott realised that he was not happy with the main design, which looked like a traditional Gothic cathedral in the style of the previous century. He persuaded the cathedral committee to let him start all over again (a difficult decision, as some of the stonework had already been erected) and redesigned it as a simpler and more symmetrical building with a single massive central tower instead of the original proposal for twin towers. Scott's new plans provided more interior space. At the same time Scott modified the decorative style, losing much of the Gothic detailing and introducing a more modern, monumental style
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, St James Mt, Church of England Cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PH9M0F - In 1883 Robert Clare Baxter was born. He was a remarkable businessman who was behind the huge success of Clare's Department Store. Robert Clare Baxter was born into a poor family in Runcorn and started off working in a drapers at the weekend. He was later promoted to buyer and manager and the owner then helped him set up his own business.
In the early 20th century Clare's premises were occupied by Arthurs Pioneer Stores. Arthurs was taken over by WS Williams of Llanrwst who also owned the Loyal Store on the opposite side of Mostyn St. One of the shops 'main features was the variety of serge's and tweeds spun at Williams own factory in Dolgellau. These could be made up into whatever the customer required “ particulary boating, cycling and touring outfits for the ladies.
Clare's Department Store was established in 1927 by the Baxter family. Quickly built a reputation within the community for offering good, friendly reliable service to all their customers. Robert Clare Baxter rebuilt it as the present Clare's Department Store. It became a ladies dressmakers and milliners allowing customers to have access to a respectable fashion store.
When Robert Baxter died, the business was taken over by his son Dougie and grandchildren John and Ann. The business was passed down and continued to operate as a family business. It remained successful and was continually growing and thriving.
Clare's Department Store was acquired by Ulster Stores in 2002. It was instantly recognised as an exciting opportunity for the future. The store is a well known destination not only for local shoppers but also for the many tourists who visit Llandudno. When Ulster Stores took over the Lamson Pneumatic Device was removed. This whizzed payment by tubes to the cash office and sent back the change. You can still see the original office windows at the back of the GF.
Clares has changed over the years and moved with the times and customers.
97-99 Mostyn St, Llandudno, Conwy, Gwynedd, North Wales, UK, LL30 2PD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PMNDN8 - Main concourse inside Sheffield railway station on Sheaf Street, Sheffield City Centre, South Yorkshire, England. Passengers wait, walk and check departure information beneath the station's broad glazed roof and decorative railway architecture, making the image useful for editorial stories about rail travel, public transport, commuting, city centre access, railway investment and northern transport policy. Sheffield station is a major gateway for South Yorkshire, serving local, regional and intercity journeys and connecting the city with Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, London, Liverpool and the wider rail network. The visible concourse, passenger information screens, ticket barrier area, seating and waiting travellers give the picture strong relevance for news, magazine, web, public sector, transport and infrastructure use.
The image also has wider context around the long-running debate over rail capacity, reliability and electrification across the North of England. The Sheffield to Manchester route via the Hope Valley line crosses the Peak District and has historically suffered from capacity constraints, with passenger trains sharing the corridor with freight. Network Rail announced completion of the £150 million Hope Valley Railway Upgrade in April 2024, describing work intended to improve reliability and journey performance between Manchester and Sheffield by removing bottlenecks and allowing passenger trains to overtake slower freight services. However, the route is still not a fully electrified modern main line in the way many northern transport campaigners have argued is needed for cleaner, faster and more resilient services.
For image buyers, the value is both local and national: a clear, recognisable Sheffield station interior, active passengers, readable railway information screens, transport architecture and a live public realm scene. It can illustrate Sheffield city travel, railway commuting, northern rail investment, station management, rail passenger ex
Sheaf St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield , south Yorkshire, England, UK, S1 2BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JTTB - . Recorded at Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The defining feature is Upper level terrace panorama, top floor dining at Liverpool One, Restaurants, Odeon cinema, Zizzi, TGI Fridays, Five Guys, Paradise St, L1 8JQ. Another layer of the photograph includes cinema-going culture, documentary photography, changing land use, local history, regional identity, cinema retail complex, cinema architecture, contemporary social history, big-screen entertainment, film exhibition, multiplex cinema, local character, archival record, and visitor leisure. The modern context includes continuing discussion of consumer spending, cinema attendance and the vulnerability of large venues to changing consumer spending. Future viewers can use this scene from Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after redevelopment. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, community identity, movie theatre, public realm, visual archive, leisure complex, everyday life, and historical comparison. The combination of panorama, Odeon, terrace, level, and Upper anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects consumer spending and the role of leisure anchors in regenerated town centres as part of the longer story of Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ. Its period value extends to venue economics and the vulnerability of large venues to changing consumer spending when considered against later change at Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ.
Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JTWD - . Photographed at Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Upper level terrace panorama, top floor dining at Liverpool One, Restaurants, Odeon cinema, Zizzi, TGI Fridays, Five Guys, Paradise St, L1 8JQ. The surrounding context encompasses multiplex cinema, before-and-after reference, visitor leisure, big-screen entertainment, community identity, cinema architecture, visual archive, regional identity, movie theatre, everyday life, film exhibition, local history, place identity, and evening economy. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into venue economics and commercial rents, not least because of the vulnerability of large venues to changing consumer spending. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. The photograph additionally reflects changing streetscape, changing land use, social history, historical comparison, public realm, period detail, archival record, and cinema-going culture. Details involving dining, floor, terrace, Upper, and cinema make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes venue economics and the vulnerability of large venues to changing consumer spending within the specific setting of Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ. The scene captures a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Paradise St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KF15BP - . An on-location photograph from Great Britain, UK in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is Passenger lift controls, in medium level block of flats. A broader reading of the photograph includes canal heritage, industrial waterway story.htm Target=_Blank>history, contemporary social history, local history, local character, community identity, waterborne transport, managed navigation, before-and-after reference, regional identity, period detail, inland navigation, archival record, and public realm. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into biodiversity and public access, not least because of how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within Great Britain, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The wider setting retains connections with blue-green corridor, canal infrastructure, heritage boating, navigation engineering, changing land use, visual archive, documentary photography, and changing streetscape. The combination of controls, block, flats, medium, and Passenger anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Great Britain, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate biodiversity and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management within the specific setting of Great Britain, UK. The image also provides a reference for biodiversity and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management as part of the longer story of Great Britain, UK. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance as part of Great Britain, UK's history. The period view preserves period character for future local research.
Great Britain, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GB36 - The Mander Centre is a major shopping centre in Wolverhampton City Centre, in Wolverhampton, England, developed by Manders Holdings Plc, the paint, inks and property conglomerate, between 1968 and 1974. The site occupies four and a half acres comprising the old Georgian works and offices of the Mander family firm, founded in 1773, as well as the site of the former Queens Arcade (promoted privately by Charles Tertius Mander), which had stood on the site since 1902.
When the main part of the Mander Centre opened in 1968, the Central Arcade retained its Edwardian architecture and was refurbished as the main entrance to the Mander Centre from Dudley Street.
In May 1974 the Central Arcade was destroyed by a severe fire that reduced it to rubble, which was declared unsafe and was subsequently demolished. The area was later rebuilt as the entrance to the centre
The centre was refurbished in 1987, when it was described as a covered pedestrianised shopping complex at the centre of the principal shopping area of Wolverhampton with more than 150 shops.
In 2003 the centre embarked on a further multi-million pound refurbishment programme. It was an opportunity to complete the enclosure of the centre to make it fully climate controlled. The marble floor in the entire centre was replaced along with the relocation of the escalators and stairways. The biggest change was the creation of the large New Look store which took over numerous stores.
Throughout 2016 and 2017, the centre was refurbished and configured as part of the £25 million investment, and a series of new larger stores was created, forcing some stores to close down and relocate within the centre. WH Smith and Tesco were closed, and Superdrug relocated. The reconfiguration was also to include new escalators and lifts, the removal of the Lower Central Arcade and the relocation of the toilets.
On 18 November 2016 H&M was the first major store to open as part of the shopping centre's multimillion-pound redevelopment.
Mander House, Mander Centre, Management Suite, 5th Floor, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK,
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,England,UK,GL5,22,GL5 1AQ,Walkers the bakers,Walkers,the,baker,historic,upper,floor,floors,corner,shop,store,Kendrick St,British,shopping,exterior,outside,quaint,unusual,interesting,buildings,in,redbrick,red,brick,English,thriving,successful,district,council,DC
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5R0 - . An identifiable period record of 22 Kendrick St , Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 1AQ in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Walkers the bakers, upper floors at 22 Kendrick St , Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 1AQ. A broader reading of the photograph includes public realm, shopfront economy, local history, specialist retailer, retail property, local enterprise, small business, contemporary social history, town-centre economy, documentary photography, visual archive, historical comparison, customer footfall, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to independent business and town-centre regeneration, particularly through the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at 22 Kendrick St , Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 1AQ may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. The surrounding story also includes community identity, street-level business, local trading, place identity, changing land use, high-street commerce, commercial frontage, and bricks-and-mortar retail. The combination of Stroud, floors, bakers, Walkers, and Gloucestershire anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of 22 Kendrick St , Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 1AQ 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 independent business and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at 22 Kendrick St , Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 1AQ. The frame retains a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
22 Kendrick St , Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 1AQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tailor,suit,suits,clothing,menswear,taste,retail,historic,Logo,Montague,shop,store,brand,retailer,empty shop,in,Runcorn,Halton,Runcorn town,Cheshire,England,UK,entrance,mosaic,door,green,Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Ltd,family,lobby,lobbies,floor,floors,Let Burton Dress You,terracotta,Middleton Fireclay Co. of Leeds,WA7,Meshe David Osinsky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6PN - Born Meshe David Osinsky and a Lithuanian Jew in Kurkliai, Kaunas province, he came alone to the UK in 1900 to escape the Russian pogroms. He was well-educated, having studied in a yeshiva,[1] but arrived unable to speak English
In 1901, he was staying in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. He started as a peddler, then set up as a general outfitter in Chesterfield in 1903 selling readymade suits bought from a wholesaler.[2][3] Following his marriage to Sophie Marks in 1909 the name of the company was changed from M. Burton to Burton & Burton. On the birth of twin boys in (1917) he gave his name as Montague Maurice Burton.
He died while speaking after a dinner in Leeds on 21 September 1952. The funeral was at the Harrogate Synagogue (some sources say Chapeltown) and he was interred at Gildersome.
˜The Tailor of Taste'
When Montague Burton became a limited company in 1917, it was registered as ˜Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Ltd'. The slogan, as part of Burton's name, formed part of firm's logo, appearing on fascias, parapets, floors, and even on ventilation grilles.
Tiles and Mosaics
The entrance lobbies of many Burton shops had mosaic floors in the early-to-mid 20th century, and Burton was no exception. These sometimes included the popular Burton slogan: ˜Let Burton Dress You'. This also appears in a black and red glazed terracotta panel on the side elevation of the branch in Abergavenny (1937). Burton's terracotta was usually supplied by the Middleton Fireclay Co. of Leeds
18 Church St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire,England, UK, WA7 1LX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,town,NT,Cheshire,England,UK,WA14 4PE,red,brick,wall,side,building,architecture,village,Dunham village,Trafford,council,Victorian,model,Cheshires,centre,of,green,verdant,ivy,chimney,chimneys,GM,1730,mark,the,builder,builders,top,floor,story,storey
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH3W2M - . An on-location photograph from Dunham, NT, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4PE in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records Dunham Massey cottages, with GM1730 on outside wall, Dunham, NT, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4PE. The setting additionally reflects contemporary social history, local history, everyday life, heritage landmark, social history, period building, period detail, traditional structure, visual archive, urban fabric, built heritage, architectural detailing, public realm, and heritage asset. For current editorial use, maintenance and adaptive reuse provide additional context, especially through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. As a dated visual record of Dunham, NT, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4PE, the frame retains equipment and working practice, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside historical comparison, changing land use, conservation architecture, period streetscape, historic frontage, historic streetscape, historic townscape, and community identity. References to Altrincham, outside, GM1730, Massey, and Dunham give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Dunham, NT, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4PE helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to maintenance and the value of distinctive buildings and street furniture to local identity when considered against later change at Dunham, NT, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4PE. The record includes a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene. The frame retains a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Dunham, NT, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, WA14 4PE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,WN7,town,centre,market,place,UK,logo,council,civic,sticker,mat,floor,councils,borough,MBC,labels,history,historic,greater Manchester,area,welcoming,walkway,pathway,paths,brand,branding,WiganLeigh,come in,visit,two,boroughs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06Y6 - . An on-location photograph from Leigh market, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4LA in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The principal subject is Welcome to Wigan & Leigh, sign on pavement, Leigh market, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4LA. The subject also carries associations with bricks-and-mortar retail, retail property, operational signage, shopping district, local information board, changing streetscape, instructional sign, before-and-after reference, regional identity, public information signage, retail chain, documentary photography, wayfinding system, and destination retail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into changing footfall and commercial rents, not least because of how physical shops adapt to online competition. Today's relevance is strengthened by public safety, inclusive design and the continuing question of the way signage becomes part of local visual identity. As a dated visual record of Leigh market, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4LA, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with historical comparison, visitor guidance, archival record, visual archive, social history, directional marker, period detail, and everyday life. Details involving Welcome, Wigan, pavement, market, and Lancs make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Leigh market, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4LA, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to changing footfall and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies in a form that can be compared with future views of Leigh market, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4LA.
Leigh market, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4LA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,North West,UK,City,centre,NW,North west,event,social housing,public,sector,held at,Manchester Central,GMEX,in,partnership,Stands,exhibiting,attend,attendees,inside,interior,floor,Stand,SocialHousing,Social,Housing,UKhousing,exhibition,stand,stands,promotion,promoting,sales,product,products
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGM7DB - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through Stands inside Housing2022,CIH Housing event,conference and exhibition held at Manchester Central (GMEX), in partnership with Ocean Media, England, UK. The image also relates to social history, before-and-after reference, place identity, contemporary social history, public realm, everyday life, changing streetscape, townscape record, regional identity, contemporary city life, urban social history, street-level documentary, period detail, and historical comparison. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and street safety are closely linked to this subject, alongside how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. Small period details of street furniture and boundaries at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. Further associations within the scene are urban change, community life, documentary photography, community identity, local character, visual archive, archival record, and city-centre activity. The recorded references to Housing, Manchester, Media, Central, and inside preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes footfall and the relationship between public space and local social life when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is local identity and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,London road,london rd,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 6LG,A49,Victoria,building,buildings,restaurant,restaurants,A56,La Turka,tower,cupola,south,Warrington South,urban,Gin Alley,Toni&Guy,Toni & Guy,retail,history,heritage,architecture,entertainment,eats,eating,drinks,balcony,first,upper,floor,floors
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKR86 - . Made at Victoria Buildings, Victoria Square, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Victoria Buildings, Victoria Square, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG. The setting additionally reflects community identity, public realm, before-and-after reference, everyday street life, local history, heritage asset, documentary photography, everyday life, regional identity, townscape record, social landscape, changing streetscape, urban change, and period detail. The wider contemporary story combines local identity, embodied carbon and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial change, footfall and the relationship between public space and local social life. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Victoria Buildings, Victoria Square, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG before new ownership alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include visual archive, architectural detailing, built heritage, conservation interest, traditional structure, local landmark, social history, and contemporary city life. The recorded references to Square, Buildings, Stockton, Victoria, and Heath preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Victoria Buildings, Victoria Square, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Image 2JEKR86 also remains a dated record of Victoria Buildings, Victoria Square, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG.
Victoria Buildings, Victoria Square, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 6LG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA2,St Oswalds,history,historic,old,stone,diamond,marble,of,aged 62,years,floor,grade II listed,building,heritage,ornate,relic,relics,inside,interior,Anglican,Christian,WA2 8SZ,Golborne Road,memorial,memorials,remembering,remembrance,wreath,John,Flitchett,1838,62 years,ossa quie seant
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBXJR5 - . Recorded at Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The photograph centres on John Fitchett memorial 1838, St Oswald's Church, Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ. The surrounding context encompasses before-and-after reference, historic streetscape, documentary photography, visual archive, urban change, city-centre activity, changing land use, architectural detailing, social landscape, public realm, social history, heritage asset, local character, and local landmark. Current relevance extends to embodied carbon and planning control, particularly through keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into street safety and transport, not least because of how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The location also brings in community life, period building, regional identity, conservation architecture, pedestrian environment, archival record, everyday street life, and heritage landmark. Elements such as memorial, Golborne, Fitchett, Oswald's, and Church add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects embodied carbon and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character as part of the longer story of Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ.
Golborne Rd, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,England, WA2 8SZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,WA4 5BG,tow,path,Stockton Heath,village,water,waterside,barge,mooring,moored,real estate,new,development,modern,home,homes,canalside,cute,tree,trees,nature,centre,tow path,towpath,WA4,three,storey,floor,floors,luxury,access,to,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDNP5 - . Photographed at 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The subject captured here is Waterbridge Court, Bridgewater Canal, London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG. The wider scene also brings together pedestrian environment, community identity, canal heritage, waterfront cityscape, contemporary social history, inland navigation, community life, city-centre activity, social history, waterside leisure, waterside public realm, everyday life, local history, and visual archive. For current editorial use, public access and waterway maintenance provide additional context, especially through the growing value of rivers and canals as transport, leisure and environmental corridors. Current relevance extends to commercial change and transport, particularly through how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include townscape record, regional identity, period detail, changing streetscape, waterborne travel, blue-green infrastructure, place identity, and local character. Details involving Appleton, Bridgewater, Canal, Waterbridge, and Thorn make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at 163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2JDDNP5.
163 London Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK, WA4 5BG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,flat to rent,First Floor,rental,property,flat,landlord,prejudice,lack of social housing,no,none,from,Universal Credit,UC,HB,social security,DSS,no DSS,1st,floor,flats,rentals,letting,landlords,buy to let,buy-to-let,affordable,unaffordable,door,doorway,notice,sign,lock,locked,window,soaring rents,renters rights act,waiting lists
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DD8H5X - . This dated documentary view of the recorded location in 2020 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Property to let, No DSS,No Benefits,No Universal Credit, letting challenges,high rents,unaffordable rents. The frame also records themes of waterborne travel, waterfront cityscape, regional identity, passenger river service, canal heritage, community noticeboard, directional marker, public information signage, street furniture, everyday life, waterside leisure, visitor guidance, visual archive, and community identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of climate adaptation, flood resilience and the role of passenger boats in broadening urban transport choices. For current editorial use, visitor experience and local identity provide additional context, especially through the way signage becomes part of local visual identity. The image fixes local activity and public use within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against redevelopment. The location also brings in archival record, documentary photography, local history, changing land use, waterside public realm, before-and-after reference, river crossing, and local character. Details involving challenges, letting, unaffordable, Credit, and rents make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For the recorded location, 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 climate adaptation and how waterfronts are increasingly used as public spaces and regeneration anchors in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The photograph keeps part of the area's social history for later comparison.
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Keywords: GotonySmith,UK,Scotland,Glasgow,city,city centre,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Municipal Buildings Glasgow,Municipal Buildings,Victorian civic architecture,Victorian,civic architecture,G2 1DU,G2,Let Glasgow Flourish Mosaic,The Glasgow coat of arms,bird,tree,bell and fish,from City Chambers,George Square,Let Glasgow Flourish,Mosaic,coat of arms,iconic,imposing,buildings,floor,logo,Glasgow logo,LetGlasgowFlourish,Keramic Mosaic,Citys Coat of Arms,City Coat of Arms,City,Coat of Arms,Commonwealth Games,venue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ10 - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. a native of Paisley.
The entrance hall of the Chambers displays a mosaic of the city's coat of arms on the floor. The arms reflect legends about Glasgow's patron saint, Saint Mungo, and include four emblems “ the bird, tree, bell, and fish “ as remembered in the following verse:
Here's the Bird that never flew
Here's the Tree that never grew
Here's the Bell that never rang
Here's the Fish that never swam
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 m2
Need for a new city chambers had been apparent since the 18th century, with the old Tolbooth at Glasgow Cross becoming insufficient for the purposes of civic government in a growing town with greater political responsibilities. In 1814, the Tolbooth was sold “ with the exception of the steeple, which still remains “ and the council chambers moved to Jail Square in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green.
82 George Square, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G2 1DU
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,West Midlands,city Centre,retail,shopping,small shops,Union St,B2,Victorian,history,historic,Ravenseft Properties Ltd,Cotton,Ballard and Blow,giant arch,gable,glass roof,Green terracotta,pilasters,shop,shops,store,stores,green,red,cast iron,painted,arcades,25 Union St,first,1st,floor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2NM - HISTORY OF CITY ARCADE
City Arcade was design by T.W.F Newton and Cheattle whom also designed numerous other building through Birmingham such as Fighting Cocks in Moseley, 143 Edmund Street, 41 Church Street and 56-60 Newhall Street. Sadly T.W.F Newton passed away at 40 years old.
It was built in 1898 originally it was two separate building the one that currently stands today and the grander one that intersected with the Midland Arcade which was sadly destroy on the 9th and 10th April 1941 during two heavy raids during WWII.
The remaining part of City Arcade closed in 1961 as part of a redevelopment plan for the city, the plans did not materialise and the arcade was boarded up and became an eyesore and full of rubbish and was threaded with the prospect of demolition. In 1972 the arcade was given a whole new lease of life and received £80,000 investment by Ravenseft Properties Ltd and work was overseen by Cotton, Ballard and Blow.
25 Union St, Birmingham,England, UK, B2 4TX
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,Birmingham,City Centre,West Midlands,England,Church of England,Anglican,cathedral,B3 2QB,city centre,Sometime Bishop of Singapore,Confessor For The Faith,Singapore,Dean of Manchester,Asia,B3,Birminghams,4th,fourth,bishops,Confessor,for,of,the,faith,St Philips,floor,flooring,granite,marble,1897,1970,history,historic,attraction,blue skies,tower
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGED - John Leonard Wilson (23 November 1897 “ 22 July 1970) was an Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Singapore from 1941 to 1949 during the time of Japanese occupation and subsequently Dean of Manchester and Bishop of Birmingham.
After serving as Dean of Hong Kong, Wilson became Bishop of Singapore in 1941.
At the time of the fall of Singapore in February 1942, Wilson, assisted by the Reverend Reginald Keith Sorby Adams of Saint Andrew's School, Singapore and John Hayter, ministered unstintingly to the people of Singapore. Subsequently, they were able to continue their ministry for a year, thanks mainly to the help of a Christian Japanese officer Andrew Ogawa. However the growing popularity of the cathedral and the use of English was regarded by the Japanese authorities as a threat and in 1943 they were interned in Changi prison.
From 1949 to 1953, Wilson was Dean of Manchester and, from 1953, to 1969 Bishop of Birmingham in succession to the controversial Ernest William Barnes. In his time as a bishop, Wilson was frequently called on to give a Christian perspective on issues of peace and war, his wartime experiences giving him a moral platform from which to do so. He was an early supporter of the ordination of women. He was opposed to the death penalty and for the reform of the law on homosexual acts
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,store,retail,JunctionNINE,Retail Park,WA2,Warrington,WA2 8TW,UK,shopping,Cheshire,England,parking,big,out,of,town,product,products,sign,signage,entrance,door,unit,carpet,right,sleep,bed,carpets,soft,furnishing,furnishings,sale,floor,coverings,Meditor,Bob Ivell
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MG42KY - Carpetright Limited is one of the largest British retailers of floor coverings and beds. The company is owned by Meditor.
History
The company was established by Lord Harris of Peckham in 1988 when he opened its first shop in Canning Town. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 1993. In 1999, the company expanded through the acquisition of selected shops from Carpetland and Allied Carpets. It acquired its first operations in Continental Europe in 2002, and in 2005 acquired May's World of Carpets. In 2007, it added the Storey Carpets business, a firm based in Sunderland, which had 54 stores at the time.
Cascade Investment, LLC, the investment vehicle of Bill Gates, acquired a 3% in the company in May 2008. Carpetright expanded again with the purchase of Sleepright UK in 2008. However, in June 2011 it announced significant shop closure plans and that year posted its first loss since 1993.
It was reported on 21 March 2018 that Carpetright was struggling after issuing several profit warnings, and that it was looking at possible shop closures. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that Carpetright would close 92 stores, with a total loss of 300 jobs out of the total workforce of 2,700, as part of restructuring measures
In May 2018, Carpetright secured a £15 million loan to provide short-term working capital. In November 2019, Carpetright announced that its largest shareholder, Meditor, had agreed to purchase the company. A bid of £15.2 million was accepted by the company, amid fears it could not pay off its debt. Carpetright have estimated that the company would need around £80 million to get out of its debt problems. The company's gross debt was evaluated at £56 million
Carpetright announced the departure of chairman Bob Ivell in January 2020, as the store returned to private ownership after more than 26 years. Several non-executive directors stood down from the board because of the takeover
JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW
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Keywords: Republic of Ireland,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Eire,Ireland,range,Dubliner,authentic,boozer,premises,tourist,D02 N725,tavern,Dubliners,Irish,Est1840,icon,tourism,legendary,47-48 Temple Bar,Whiskey,cultural,trade mark,drinking,beer,venue,Dublin 2,pub,inn,garden,history,heritage,mosaic,floor,at,tiles,yellow,red,St Patricks Day
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84K2K - Though an earlier license had existed on part of the current site of The Temple Bar, we can directly trace the existing license back to 1835 when enterprising publican, Cornelius O'Meara, Grocer, Tea, Wine, and Spirit Merchant acquired the blossoming location at the corner of Temple Lane and adjacent to Samuel Figgis, Porter Merchant, who ran his thriving brewing business here. The city of Dublin was experiencing something of an economic renaissance at this time and Temple Bar was idyllically laced between the river and the administrative centre of Dublin.
O'Meara was a committed publican intent on spreading his wings. He also ran another pub at No. 1 Wood Quay. This was then at the epicentre of Dublin 19th century rag trade. O'Meara's two nearest neighbours were Christopher McCauley, Hat Manufacturer, and Edward Loman, Hatter.
O'Meara served almost a decade at the Temple Bar Pub before he sold out to James Farley, Grocer and Spirit Merchant in 1844. James Farley knew the business here very well, having made but a short journey from 38 East Essex Street where he had operated as a Provisions dealer. James Farley's reign at this old hostelery was of brief duration.
The Great Famine was raging across the country with unprecedented horror and devastation when William Cranston, a much respected Dublin publican, took the wheel in 1847.
During the middle to late 1850s, a new wave of Provisions, Dealers and Dram Grocers had infiltrated the Temple Bar area. They operated the practise of ˜dram-drinking'. The Dram Grocers allowed customers to buy spirits in an off-sales liquor store capacity and illegally consume them on the premises behind screens and makeshift partitions. This practice created much financial hardship for the authorities and regular or legitimate vintners (wine merchants).
William Cranston was a member of the License Trade delegation who traveled to lobby the British Parliament in Westminster, London, in 1863 to have this practice forbidden
47-48 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 N725, Eire, Ireland
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Keywords: Republic of Ireland,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Eire,Ireland,range,Dubliner,authentic,boozer,premises,tourist,D02 N725,tavern,Dubliners,Irish,Est1840,icon,tourism,legendary,47-48 Temple Bar,Whiskey,cultural,trade mark,drinking,beer,venue,Dublin 2,pub,inn,garden,history,heritage,mosaic,floor,at,tiles,orange,St Patricks Day
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84K2T - Though an earlier license had existed on part of the current site of The Temple Bar, we can directly trace the existing license back to 1835 when enterprising publican, Cornelius O'Meara, Grocer, Tea, Wine, and Spirit Merchant acquired the blossoming location at the corner of Temple Lane and adjacent to Samuel Figgis, Porter Merchant, who ran his thriving brewing business here. The city of Dublin was experiencing something of an economic renaissance at this time and Temple Bar was idyllically laced between the river and the administrative centre of Dublin.
O'Meara was a committed publican intent on spreading his wings. He also ran another pub at No. 1 Wood Quay. This was then at the epicentre of Dublin 19th century rag trade. O'Meara's two nearest neighbours were Christopher McCauley, Hat Manufacturer, and Edward Loman, Hatter.
O'Meara served almost a decade at the Temple Bar Pub before he sold out to James Farley, Grocer and Spirit Merchant in 1844. James Farley knew the business here very well, having made but a short journey from 38 East Essex Street where he had operated as a Provisions dealer. James Farley's reign at this old hostelery was of brief duration.
The Great Famine was raging across the country with unprecedented horror and devastation when William Cranston, a much respected Dublin publican, took the wheel in 1847.
During the middle to late 1850s, a new wave of Provisions, Dealers and Dram Grocers had infiltrated the Temple Bar area. They operated the practise of ˜dram-drinking'. The Dram Grocers allowed customers to buy spirits in an off-sales liquor store capacity and illegally consume them on the premises behind screens and makeshift partitions. This practice created much financial hardship for the authorities and regular or legitimate vintners (wine merchants).
William Cranston was a member of the License Trade delegation who traveled to lobby the British Parliament in Westminster, London, in 1863 to have this practice forbidden
47-48 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 N725, Eire, Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Bluebell,Bluebells,wood,wooded,Cheshire,England,spring,Hyacinthoides,flowers,blue flowers,tree,trees,forest,forest bluebells,floor,wood floor,forest floor,beautiful bluebells,carpet,bluebell carpet,ancient woodland,ancient forest,path,forest path,forest paths,bluebell woods,deadwood,dead wood,spring bluebells,bulb,bulbs,bluebell bulbs,British Isles,British bluebells,English Bluebells,fallen logs,logs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P110KA - Hyacinthoides non-scripta (formerly Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant. It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia. In spring, H. non-scripta produces a nodding, one-sided inflorescence of 5“12 tubular, sweet-scented violet“blue flowers, with strongly recurved tepals, and 3“6 long, linear, basal leaves.
H. non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understorey to produce carpets of violet“blue flowers in bluebell woods, but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions. It is protected under UK law, and in some other parts of its range. A related species, H. hispanica has also been introduced to the British Isles and hybridises with H. non-scripta to produce intermediates known as H. × massartiana.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Bluebell,Bluebells,wood,wooded,Cheshire,England,spring,Hyacinthoides,flowers,blue flowers,tree,trees,forest,forest bluebells,floor,wood floor,forest floor,beautiful bluebells,carpet,bluebell carpet,ancient woodland,ancient forest,path,forest path,forest paths,bluebell woods,deadwood,dead wood,spring bluebells,bulb,bulbs,bluebell bulbs,British Isles,British bluebells,English Bluebells,fallen logs,logs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P110KC - Hyacinthoides non-scripta (formerly Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant. It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia. In spring, H. non-scripta produces a nodding, one-sided inflorescence of 5“12 tubular, sweet-scented violet“blue flowers, with strongly recurved tepals, and 3“6 long, linear, basal leaves.
H. non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understorey to produce carpets of violet“blue flowers in bluebell woods, but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions. It is protected under UK law, and in some other parts of its range. A related species, H. hispanica has also been introduced to the British Isles and hybridises with H. non-scripta to produce intermediates known as H. × massartiana.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Bluebell,Bluebells,wood,wooded,Cheshire,England,spring,Hyacinthoides,flowers,blue flowers,tree,trees,forest,forest bluebells,floor,wood floor,forest floor,beautiful bluebells,carpet,bluebell carpet,ancient woodland,ancient forest,path,forest path,forest paths,bluebell woods,deadwood,dead wood,spring bluebells,bulb,bulbs,bluebell bulbs,British Isles,British bluebells,English Bluebells,fallen logs,logs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P110KH - Hyacinthoides non-scripta (formerly Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant. It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia. In spring, H. non-scripta produces a nodding, one-sided inflorescence of 5“12 tubular, sweet-scented violet“blue flowers, with strongly recurved tepals, and 3“6 long, linear, basal leaves.
H. non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understorey to produce carpets of violet“blue flowers in bluebell woods, but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions. It is protected under UK law, and in some other parts of its range. A related species, H. hispanica has also been introduced to the British Isles and hybridises with H. non-scripta to produce intermediates known as H. × massartiana.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Bluebell,Bluebells,wood,wooded,Cheshire,England,spring,Hyacinthoides,flowers,blue flowers,tree,trees,forest,forest bluebells,floor,wood floor,forest floor,beautiful bluebells,carpet,bluebell carpet,ancient woodland,ancient forest,path,forest path,forest paths,bluebell woods,deadwood,dead wood,spring bluebells,bulb,bulbs,bluebell bulbs,British Isles,British bluebells,English Bluebells,fallen logs,logs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P110KJ - Hyacinthoides non-scripta (formerly Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant. It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia. In spring, H. non-scripta produces a nodding, one-sided inflorescence of 5“12 tubular, sweet-scented violet“blue flowers, with strongly recurved tepals, and 3“6 long, linear, basal leaves.
H. non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understorey to produce carpets of violet“blue flowers in bluebell woods, but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions. It is protected under UK law, and in some other parts of its range. A related species, H. hispanica has also been introduced to the British Isles and hybridises with H. non-scripta to produce intermediates known as H. × massartiana.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Bluebell,Bluebells,wood,wooded,Cheshire,England,spring,Hyacinthoides,flowers,blue flowers,tree,trees,forest,forest bluebells,floor,wood floor,forest floor,beautiful bluebells,carpet,bluebell carpet,ancient woodland,ancient forest,path,forest path,forest paths,bluebell woods,deadwood,dead wood,spring bluebells,bulb,bulbs,bluebell bulbs,British Isles,British bluebells,English Bluebells,fallen logs,logs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P110KK - Hyacinthoides non-scripta (formerly Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant. It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia. In spring, H. non-scripta produces a nodding, one-sided inflorescence of 5“12 tubular, sweet-scented violet“blue flowers, with strongly recurved tepals, and 3“6 long, linear, basal leaves.
H. non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understorey to produce carpets of violet“blue flowers in bluebell woods, but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions. It is protected under UK law, and in some other parts of its range. A related species, H. hispanica has also been introduced to the British Isles and hybridises with H. non-scripta to produce intermediates known as H. × massartiana.
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Keywords: Tony,Wilson,offices,sign,city,centre,FACT,famous,logo,Manchester M1 7EN,England,UK,red,black,steel,metal,entrance,design,innovation,music,artists,Joy,Division,Anthony H Wilson,Anthony Howard Wilson,11 Princess St,Toy Wilson,Tony Wilson,FACT 251,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,United,Kingdom,GB,English,British,interesting,unique,indie,label,vinyl,CD,classical,01612727251,table,FactoryManchester.com,club,venue,HQ,Peter,Hook,Ben,Kelly,communications,112-118,princess,st,Street,Tokyo,industries,paradise,dance,floor,dancefloors,new,order,Joy,Division,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,United Kingdom,Great Britain,great pictures of,great photos of,Factory Classical,Factory HQ,Peter Hook,Ben Kelly,Factory Communications Ltd,Tokyo Industries,Paradise Factory,New Order
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJBMP4 - . Factory Records Offices FACT251, 118 Princess St, Manchester M1 7EN, England, UK. Photographed on 9 August 2016. The recorded location is 118 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK M1 7EN. The old HQ building of Factory Records, iconic indie record label. 118 Princess Street was associated with Factory Records as the label's later Manchester headquarters, commonly identified by the catalogue-style designation FAC 251. Factory, founded by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus with designer Peter Saville and producer Martin Hannett among its defining collaborators, became central to Manchester's post-punk and dance culture through Joy Division, New Order and the Haçienda. Images of the office connect the city's built environment with the wider story of independent music, graphic design and the Madchester era. From a heritage perspective, industrial buildings and machinery preserve the material history of manufacturing Britain: steam power, engineering, mining, textiles, ceramics and mass production transformed both the economy and the physical character of towns
Surviving equipment is now studied as industrial archaeology and often conserved within museums or regenerated sites. As background, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music. The wider historical story is that city-centre photography documents both designed space and informal use
Architecture, signage, traffic, public art and pedestrian movement together reveal how people experience a place, often providing a more useful record of urban change than landmark images alone. As of 2026, industrial heritage is increasingly tied to regeneration, tourism, conservation and skills education, particularly in former manufacturing towns seeking new uses for historic sites
Preserved.
118 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK M1 7EN
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Keywords: Victorian,tech,technology,England,English,first Floor,second floor,Ground Floor,CW Exports,Buffet Bar,Tameside,Manchester,England,UK,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,RF Penberton Ltd,Muschamp Taylor Ltd,Whitehead Brothers,County Garages,J Weinberg & Co Ltd,Barron Walton Ltd,S Brooks,RH Lees Ltd,AJ Buss,AE Moore,communication,call,calls,contact,contacts,Ground,floor,first,second,third,fourth,bell box
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KE9 - . Internal company telephone call system panel at Stalybridge Station Buffet Bar, Tameside, Manchester, England, UK. Photographed at Stalybridge, Manchester, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Internal, company, telephone, call, system, panel, Stalybridge, railway, Station and Victorian, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to digital technology, smartphones, software, online services and the way screens and apps increasingly mediate everyday activity. It can support editorial coverage of mobile applications, consumer technology, digital services, user interfaces, online communication, artificial intelligence, software platforms, data and the changing relationship between people and connected devices. Visible screen text, icons, branding, controls and handset details can give picture buyers a recognisable real-world technology context. As a dated photograph, it is particularly useful for documenting a specific version of an interface, product or digital service before later updates alter its appearance or functionality. Search themes include smartphones, apps, software, digital services, screen interfaces, online platforms, consumer electronics, artificial intelligence and changing technology. A dated screen or device photograph is useful because software interfaces, branding and product designs can alter rapidly through updates and replacement. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Stalybridge, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: floor,jar,Rank,Hovis,Premier,Mill,or,figure,black,white,plastic,ceramic,shaker,1970,1970s,Home,Pride,green,cream,creme,smiling,figures,GoTonySmith,jars,antique,1960s,ad,campaign,icon,iconic,British,kitchen,baking,baker,GBBO,great,bake,off
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MNH - . Henry, or Fred, the Homepride Spillers flour man, next to a flour jar. Photographed in England. The photograph was taken on 20 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Henry the Homepride Spillers flour man, next to a, Henry, Homepride, flour, man, Spillers, HomePrideFred, Fred and advertising, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to homes, residential streets, domestic architecture and the everyday details that shape the appearance of British housing. It can support editorial features about housing, addresses, front doors, neighbourhood identity, home ownership, renting, property condition, postal delivery, security and suburban or urban streets. Doors, windows, numbers, letterboxes, gardens, walls and other domestic details can provide a recognisable visual shorthand for home and residence without relying on a staged interior. As a dated record, the image can also be useful for local history and later comparison as properties are altered, refurbished or redeveloped. Search themes include housing, homes, front doors, addresses, letterboxes, house numbers, residential streets, property, neighbourhoods, renting and home ownership. Small domestic details can become useful archive evidence when properties are refurbished, altered, renumbered or redeveloped. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
England
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Keywords: designed,by,internationally,renowned,architect,Charles,Rennie,Mackintosh,Glasgows,tearooms,cafe,Margaret,MacDonald,UK,front,exterior,smiles,better,smilesbetter,Argyle,Street,st,The,Room,Deluxe,facade,external,Scottish,tourism,tourist,destinations,independence,identity,art,style,Henderson,the,gotonysmith,Buchanan,Street,Miss,Cranston,Mackintoshs,redesigned,external,facade,was,a,carefully,considered,asymmetric,abstractly,modelled,composition,with,shallow,curves,on,some,areas,of,the,surface,and,varying,depths,of,recesses,to,windows,and,the,main,entrance.,The,composition,respected,the,urban,context,of,the,neighbouring,buildings,matching the major cornice lines and heights of adjoining buildings,whilst,still,exploring,emerging,ideas,of,Art,Nouveau,and,the,modern,movement.,The,ground,floor,entrance,door,is,placed,far,to,the,left,of,a,wide,band,of,fenestration,both of which are recessed below the first-floor level,the,location,of,the,Room,de,Luxe.,To,emphasise,the,importance,of,this,room,Mackintosh designed a full width bay window,projecting the facade outwards with a gentle curve. jewelers,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39NX - Early in his career, in 1896, Mackintosh met Catherine Cranston (widely known as Kate Cranston or simply Miss Cranston), an entrepreneurial local business woman who was the daughter of a Glasgow tea merchant and a strong believer in temperance.
The temperance movement was becoming increasingly popular in Glasgow at the turn of the century and Miss Cranston had conceived the idea of a series of art tearooms, venues where people could meet to relax and enjoy non-alcoholic refreshments in a variety of different rooms within the same building. This proved to be the start of a long working relationship between Miss Cranston and Mackintosh. Between 1896 and 1917 he designed and re-styled interiors in all four of her Glasgow tearooms, often in collaboration with his wife Margaret MacDonald.
Mackintosh's redesigned external facade was a carefully considered asymmetric, abstractly modelled composition with shallow curves on some areas of the surface, and varying depths of recesses to windows and the main entrance. The composition respected the urban context of the neighbouring buildings, matching the major cornice lines and heights of adjoining buildings, whilst still exploring emerging ideas of Art Nouveau and the modern movement.
The ground floor entrance door is placed far to the left of a wide band of fenestration, both of which are recessed below the first-floor level, the location of the Room de Luxe. To emphasise the importance of this room, Mackintosh designed a full width bay window, projecting the facade outwards with a gentle curve. The two storeys above this featured a more regular pattern of fenestration with three individual windows per floor, recessed to different degrees. The asymmetry of the composition was continued by widening the left side windows and creating another gentle curve in this part of the facade, extending through both storeys. This repeated the curved form of the first floor and emphasised the heavily recessed entrance to the building
217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland UK
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Keywords: South,bank,southwark,glass,building,tower,towering,architecture,finance,financial,accountancy,accountant,HQ,headquarters,headquarter,firm,firms,crash,city,of,assurance,tax,advice,advisory,big,business,Arthur,Whinney,reflection,reflections,cloud,clouds,more,place,ten,story,foster,gotonysmith,practice,office,practices,fingers,glass,balustrades,partners,Designed,as,a,new,headquarters,for,Ernst,&,Young,the,ten-storey,1,More,London,Place,provides,the,company,with,35,000 square metres of high-quality,flexible,office,space,on,the,south,bank,of,the,River,Thames,between,London,and,Tower,Bridges.,A,full-height,atrium,links,the,building's,two,""˜fingers',of,office,space,creating,a,dramatic,entrance,space,which,is,crisscrossed,with,three,bridges,per,floor,with,glass,balustrades.,The,central,concrete,core,and,four,peripheral,steel,cores,are,clad,with,extruded,aluminium,panels.,The,24m-wide,column-free,floor,plates,benefit,from,generous,amounts,of,daylight,through,the,atrium,glazed,facades,energy,usage,Bermondsey,LDSA,Built,in,Quality,Awards,Winner,Large,Commercial,category,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE77H - Designed as a new headquarters for Ernst & Young, the ten-storey 1 More London Place provides the company with 35,000 square metres of high-quality, flexible office space on the south bank of the River Thames between London and Tower Bridges. A full-height atrium links the building's two ˜fingers' of office space, creating a dramatic entrance space which is crisscrossed with three bridges per floor, with glass balustrades. The central concrete core and four peripheral steel cores are clad with extruded aluminium panels. The 24m-wide column-free floor plates benefit from generous amounts of daylight through the atrium and fully glazed facades, helping to minimise the building's energy usage.
Ernst & Young (trading as EY) is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London. It was the third largest professional services firm in the world by aggregated revenue in 2012 and is one of the Big Four accounting firms.
The organization operates as a network of member firms which are separate legal entities in individual countries. It has 167,000 employees and more than 700 offices in more than 140 countries. It provides assurance (including financial audit), tax, consulting and advisory services to companies.
The firm's history dates back to 1849 with the founding of Harding & Pullein in England. The current firm was formed by a merger of American firms Ernst & Whinney (a successor firm of Harding & Pullein) and Arthur Young & Co. in 1989.[9] It was known as Ernst & Young until 2013, when it underwent a rebranding. The acronym EY was already an informal name for the firm prior to its official adoption
1 More London Place, Southwark, London UK
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Keywords: Ave,Maria,Missionaries,of,Charity,Liverpool,blue,door,statue,of,mother,mary,front,door,charity,55,Seel,St,Street,Liverpool,Merseyside L1 4AZ doorway entrance,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,gotonysmith,The,Missionaries,of,Charity,in,Liverpool,offer,hospitality,to,the,homeless,community.,Volunteers,assist,the,work,of,the,Missionaries,of,Charity,in,giving,out,food.,After,the,clients,finish,their,food,they,often,have,another,cup,of,tea,and,a,cake,and,then,start,to,disperse.,The,volunteers,then,wash,up,the,dishes,sweep,and,mop,the,floor,and,clean,the,tables.,Some,volunteers,go,around,the,dining-room,and,pour,out,tea,for,people.,On,occasion,a,client,may,be,drunk,and,become,somewhat,agitated,on,these,occasions,the,nuns,step,in,and,sort,out,the,situation.,Whilst,it,can,be,quite,daunting,going,into,the,Missionaries,of,Charity,""˜soup-kitchen',at,first,volunteers,often,say,they,become,more,confident,as,the,weeks,go,on,and look forward to returning week after week.
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6PFF - Ave Maria Missionaries of Charity Office Liverpool
The Missionaries of Charity in Liverpool offer hospitality to the homeless community. Volunteers assist the work of the Missionaries of Charity in giving out food. After the clients finish their food they often have another cup of tea and a cake and then start to disperse. The volunteers then wash up the dishes, sweep and mop the floor and clean the tables. Some volunteers go around the dining-room and pour out tea for people. On occasion a client may be drunk and become somewhat agitated
on these occasions the nuns step in and sort out the situation. Whilst it can be quite daunting going into the Missionaries of Charity ˜soup-kitchen' at first, volunteers often say they become more confident as the weeks go on, and look forward to returning week after week.
55 Seel St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK , L1 4AZ
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJB5 - . This authentic period view of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The photograph centres on Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. The broader subject matter reaches into regional identity, changing streetscape, everyday life, managed navigation, social history, place identity, period detail, contemporary social history, inland navigation, lock flight, waterborne transport, canal heritage, before-and-after reference, and heritage boating. For current editorial use, flood resilience and biodiversity provide additional context, especially through the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational. For later comparison, the photograph preserves lettering, decoration and surface detail at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, details that may look very different after closure or conversion. The photograph additionally reflects community identity, historical comparison, blue-green corridor, archival record, visual archive, working waterway, navigation engineering, and towpath landscape. The recorded references to Midlands, blocks, Wolverhampton, residential, and painted preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, 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 flood resilience and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management in a form that can be compared with future views of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. Image DANJB5 also remains a dated record of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJC3 - . Recorded at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013, 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 Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. The wider scene also brings together blue-green corridor, navigation engineering, managed navigation, inland navigation, place identity, regional identity, industrial waterway history, period detail, documentary photography, changing land use, waterborne transport, before-and-after reference, heritage boating, and everyday life. The wider contemporary story combines climate adaptation, biodiversity and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use. As a dated visual record of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if later reinterpretation subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside changing streetscape, inland boating, local character, contemporary social history, lock flight, historical comparison, public realm, and working waterway. The recorded references to tower, residential, painted, Midlands, and Wolverhampton preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for climate adaptation and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management as part of the longer story of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. The image fixes details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJCG - . This scene at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The scene records Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. A broader reading of the photograph includes working waterway, canal infrastructure, social history, archival record, public realm, lock flight, heritage boating, industrial waterway history, inland navigation, documentary photography, changing land use, historical comparison, regional identity, and managed navigation. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with navigation, heritage conservation and the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG before new construction alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are place identity, visual archive, blue-green corridor, inland boating, navigation engineering, contemporary social history, canal heritage, and period detail. Details involving Wolverhampton, painted, tower, Large, and residential make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. Around Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of navigation and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use within the specific setting of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. It also preserves a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference. The photograph keeps a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJD5 - . This location-specific image from Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. At the centre of the view is Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. The subject also carries associations with documentary photography, public realm, lock flight, blue-green corridor, regional identity, local character, archival record, changing streetscape, towpath landscape, heritage boating, contemporary social history, inland navigation, historical comparison, and working waterway. For current editorial use, flood resilience and biodiversity provide additional context, especially through the role of canals as blue-green corridors for people and wildlife. Future viewers can use this scene from Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. The location also brings in navigation engineering, inland boating, visual archive, canal heritage, local history, changing land use, place identity, and everyday life. References to residential, painted, Midlands, tower, and Wolverhampton give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another useful connection is flood resilience and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management in a form that can be compared with future views of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. The record includes part of the area's social history as part of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG's history.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJDP - . This authentic period view of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. The locality and subject together evoke historical comparison, period detail, before-and-after reference, lock flight, inland boating, blue-green corridor, place identity, waterborne transport, changing streetscape, managed navigation, canal infrastructure, inland navigation, towpath landscape, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, climate adaptation and volunteering provide additional context, especially through the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use. As a dated visual record of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes documentary photography, community identity, public realm, working waterway, canal heritage, local history, visual archive, and changing land use. References to painted, Midlands, tower, Large, and Wolverhampton give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects climate adaptation and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use within the real-world context of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. The record includes part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJE1 - . An identifiable period record of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. The image also relates to industrial waterway history, lock flight, historical comparison, documentary photography, everyday life, local history, before-and-after reference, navigation engineering, contemporary social history, community identity, period detail, inland boating, working waterway, and regional identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of biodiversity, navigation and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use. Small period details of public access and movement at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. Other useful contextual ideas include changing land use, inland navigation, visual archive, public realm, local character, blue-green corridor, canal infrastructure, and heritage boating. Elements such as Wolverhampton, painted, Large, blocks, and residential add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes biodiversity and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use in a form that can be compared with future views of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use as part of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG's history.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJEK - . This scene at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The frame specifically shows Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. Further facets of the scene include heritage boating, public realm, inland boating, changing streetscape, canal heritage, place identity, archival record, changing land use, period detail, everyday life, documentary photography, inland navigation, regional identity, and contemporary social history. From a 2025-onward perspective, biodiversity and flood resilience are closely linked to this subject, alongside the role of canals as blue-green corridors for people and wildlife. Future viewers can use this scene from Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG to compare lettering, decoration and surface detail with whatever follows after refurbishment. The subject also sits alongside navigation engineering, community identity, towpath landscape, canal infrastructure, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, managed navigation, and waterborne transport. Elements such as Wolverhampton, painted, tower, Midlands, and Large add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of biodiversity and the role of canals as blue-green corridors for people and wildlife within the specific setting of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. The view records part of the area's social history as part of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG's history.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJF9 - . This location-specific image from Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. The locality and subject together evoke changing land use, local history, canal infrastructure, changing streetscape, place identity, before-and-after reference, towpath landscape, inland boating, inland navigation, heritage boating, archival record, period detail, contemporary social history, and canal heritage. For current editorial use, maintenance funding and volunteering provide additional context, especially through how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management. As a dated visual record of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are navigation engineering, everyday life, working waterway, industrial waterway history, community identity, lock flight, waterborne transport, and public realm. Elements such as tower, Large, Wolverhampton, residential, and painted add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects maintenance funding and how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management without losing the local specificity of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. The record includes a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Keywords: near,Wolverhampton,England,UK,painted,blue,and,Teal,refurb,refurbished,ALMO,housing,RP,registered,Provider,Sandwell,Dudley,Birmingham,tall,reaching,to,the,sky,high,rise,highrise,living,poor,people,home,homes,floor,1st,2nd,residential,skyscraper,housing,trust,group,social,RSL,Council,estate,estates,gotonysmith,top,floor,3rd,10th,12th,13th,14th,15th,16th,17th,roof,city,council,sale,of,the,apartments,shared,ownership,lease,leaseholder,leaseholders,public,construction,policy,area,technology,inside,insidehousing,CIH,NHF,DCLG,Private,Registered,Providers,of,Social,Housing,PRPs,PRP,PRPs,RTB,Right,To,Buy,legislation,costs,Section,20,section20,consultation,choice-based,lettings,CBL,abritas,tenants,PRS,tenant,homeless,asylum,seeker,seekers,Arms,Length,Management,Organisation,decent,homes,affordable,mutual,exchange,B706QG,B70,6QG,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJGJ - . This scene at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG in 2013 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The location is represented through Large residential city tower blocks West Midlands near Wolverhampton England UK - painted blue and Teal. The surrounding context encompasses visual archive, historical comparison, canal infrastructure, heritage boating, archival record, towpath landscape, managed navigation, regional identity, blue-green corridor, local character, community identity, lock flight, industrial waterway history, and inland boating. For current editorial use, heritage conservation and maintenance funding provide additional context, especially through how navigation heritage coexists with modern flood and environmental management. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG before new ownership alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes navigation engineering, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, waterborne transport, everyday life, place identity, changing streetscape, and inland navigation. Details involving tower, Large, painted, blocks, and Wolverhampton make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is heritage conservation and the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational in a form that can be compared with future views of Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image DANJGJ.
Sandwell, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK B70 6QG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8ARJ - Dorchester Abbey is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the site of a Saxon cathedral.
It has many classic features, tiles and carvings.
High St, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxen, England UK OX11
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8AT5 - Dorchester Abbey is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the site of a Saxon cathedral.
It has many classic features, tiles and carvings. These are medieval designs
High St, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxen, England UK OX11
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWDN - . Some spring dew drops on Snowdrop flowers in a square sepia format. Photographed on 14 February 2013. The recorded location is Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2SJ. The wider historical story is that plant details are useful both aesthetically and scientifically, showing petals, leaves, seed heads and moisture at a particular stage of growth
Repeated seasonal photography can also offer a simple record of phenology. From a heritage perspective, alternative photographic processes can make familiar subjects appear unfamiliar
Black-and-white and sepia evoke older photographic traditions, selective colour isolates a chosen detail, and infrared can render foliage and skies with striking tonal separation. As background, fields, flowers, trees and wildlife provide a visual record of season, habitat and countryside management
Agricultural crops sit alongside wild plants, insects and birds, illustrating the overlap between food production, biodiversity and recreation. In the present 2026 context, shifting seasonal patterns are of growing interest because climate change can alter flowering times, frost dates and plant distribution
Close nature images can therefore support stories about gardens, biodiversity and phenology as well as decorative use. As of 2026, these effects can be produced digitally with ease, but their usefulness still depends on the underlying subject and the visual information retained
Older examples also document the aesthetics of an era when strong selective colour and infrared processing were especially popular in creative digital photography. Looking at the subject's development, close botanical photographs record shape, colour, surface and season in a way that wider landscape images cannot
Familiar plants such as snowdrops and teasels also carry cultural associations with the changing year, gardens and countryside. Closely associated editorial terms include seasonal plant, nature detail, and macro photography.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 2SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5534213809 - 'Shadow Of The season - 'Screaming Trees' - Play this track here.
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White snowdrops always for me indicate the shadow of winter, morphing into spring.
Screaming Trees are the best grunge band you have never heard of. The band was formed in Ellensburg, Washington USA (located about 100 miles from Seattle) in 1985 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner &
bass player Van Conner. Their peers included Soundgarden.
In 1990 the band had signed a major-label contract with Epic Records and in 1991, the band released their fifth album, Uncle Anesthesia. The album was produced by Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell and included the single 'Bed of Roses', which gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations and peaked at no 23 on the modern rock tracks. The single was the first Screaming Trees release to chart.
Although Uncle Anesthesia sold better than their previous efforts, the band remained a cult act. In 2000 after a concert to celebrate the opening of Seattle's Experience Music Project, the band announced their official breakup.
Lanegan released a solo album in May 2001 entitled Field Songs. Also in that year, he became a member of the hard rock group Queens of the Stone Age with Josh Homme. Lanegan recorded two albums as one of the group's three vocalists before leaving the QOTSA in late 2005.
Uncle Anesthesia (1991) or Sweet Oblivion (1992) are probably the best introductions to the group.
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From the Greek, g\u00e1la 'milk', \u00e1nthos 'flower', Galanthus or Snowdrops is a small genus of about 20 species of bulbous herbaceous plants in the Amaryllis family. Most flower in winter, before the vernal equinox (21 March in the Northern Hemisphere), but certain species flower in early spring and late autumn.
Snowdrops are sometimes confused with their relatives, snowflakes, which are Leucojum and Acis species. Galanthus nivalis is the best-known and most widespread representative of the genus Galanthus. It is native to a large area of Europe, stretching from the Pyrenees in the west, through France and Germany to Poland in the north, Italy, Northern Greece, Ukraine, and European Turkey. It has been introduced and is widely naturalised elsewhere.
Although it is often thought of as a British native wild flower, or to have been brought to the British Isles by the Romans, it was probably introduced around the early sixteenth century and is currently not a protected species in the UK. In most countries it is now illegal to collect bulbs from the wild.
All species of Galanthus are perennial, herbaceous plants which grow from bulbs. Each bulb generally produces just two or three linear leaves and an erect, leafless scape (flowering stalk), which bears at the top a pair of bract-like spathe valves joined by a papery membrane. From between them emerges a solitary, pendulous, bell-shaped white flower, held on a slender pedicel.
The flower has no petals: it consists of six tepals, the outer three being larger and more convex than the inner series. The six anthers open by pores or short slits. The ovary is three-celled, ripening into a three-celled capsule. Each whitish seed has a small, fleshy tail (elaiosome) containing substances attractive to ants which distribute the seeds. The leaves die back a few weeks after the flowers have faded.
So such a short appearance, but the true precursor to spring (thank goodness!).
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5032496683 - 'Keep On Keeping On - 'Nolan NF Porter' - Play this track here.
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This is one of my favourite tracks, although I must admit I have only recently started to appreciate the Northern Soul tracks of my local 70's 'terroir'. I have liked this one for decades. as it was one that Joy Division were asked to record by RCA back in 1978. The central riff they appropriated for some later compositions, notably Interzone.
This is a great uplifting track about not letting life get you down. A great track when you are low.
Nolan Porter or NF Porter has been covered quite a lot and many 70's soul compilations contain his 7' cuts. However, there is little info about him seeming to be found on the web. If you know more, please leave a comment.
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The Wigan Casino was a nightclub in Wigan, Lancashire, England. Operating between 1973 and 1981, it was known as a primary venue for northern soul music. It carried forward the legacy created by clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester and the Golden Torch in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. It remains one of the most famous clubs in Northern England.
This England, a TV documentary about the venue, was filmed in 1977 during a famous 'All Nighter'. Dancers were fuelled by Lucozade and speed. In 1978, the American music magazine Billboard voted Wigan Casino 'The Best Disco in the World', ahead of New York City's Studio 54.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBDP - An ear is the grain-bearing tip part of the stem of a cereal plant, such as wheat or maize. It can also refer to a prominent lobe in some leaves.
The ear is a spike, consisting of a central stem on which grows tightly packed rows of flowers. These develop into fruits containing the edible seeds. In corn, it is protected by leaves called husks.
In some species (including wheat), unripe ears contribute significantly to photosynthesis, in addition to the leaves lower down the plant.
A parasite known as Anguina tritici (Ear Cockle) specifically affects the ears on wheat and rye by destroying the tissues and stems during growth. With exception to North Africa and West Asia, the parasite has been eradicated in all countries by using the crop rotation system
Grappenhall Warrington Cheshire England UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4467457083 - 'Ah, a chance to enjoy a quiet pint in pedestrianised Covent Garden and watch the street entertainment (without getting hassled for cash). That might pay for another bag of chilli nuts then.
It is a nice part of 'old London', it was the site of a flower, fruit and vegetable market from the 1500s until 1974. The wholesale market was then relocated to New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms (not so picturesque). While Covent Garden is the only part of London licensed for street entertainment, performers have to jump through hoops, having to undertake auditions for the Market's management and representatives of the performers' union and signing up to timetabled slots.
It was nice on a quite mild March afternoon to enjoy my pint of Fullers London Pride overlooking the main piazza. This image has been turned to monochrome then selectively coloured.
(2011 week 11)
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMX2M - Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric (play /ˈæɡərɪk/) or fly amanita (play /ˌæməˈnaɪtə/), is a poisonous and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, Amanita muscaria has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the southern hemisphere, generally as a symbiont with pine plantations, and is now a true cosmopolitan species. It associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees. The quintessential toadstool, it is a large white-gilled, white-spotted, usually deep red mushroom, one of the most recognizable and widely encountered in popular culture. Several subspecies, with differing cap colour, have been recognised to date, including the brown regalis (considered a separate species), the yellow-orange flavivolvata, guessowii, and formosa, and the pinkish persicina. Genetic studies published in 2006 and 2008 show several sharply delineated clades which may represent separate species.
Although it is generally considered poisonous, deaths from its consumption are extremely rare, and it is eaten as a food in parts of Europe, Asia, and North America after parboiling. Amanita muscaria is now primarily famed for its hallucinogenic properties, with its main psychoactive constituent being the compound muscimol. It was used as an intoxicant and entheogen by the peoples of Siberia and has a religious significance in these cultures. There has been much speculation on traditional use of this mushroom as an intoxicant in places other than Siberia
however, such traditions are far less well documented. The American banker and amateur ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson proposed that the fly agaric was in fact the soma of the ancient Rig Veda texts of India
since its introduction in 1968 this theory has gained both followers and detractors in anthropological literature
Grappen Heys walled garden, South Warrington, Cheshire UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWKF - The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage of Wales Rally Great Britain, Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, boxing and many music concerts, including Tina Turner, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, U2, Stereophonics, Paul McCartney, and the Tsunami Relief concert. It was built to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
The Millennium Stadium is owned by Millennium Stadium plc which is a subsidiary company of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The stadium was designed by a team led by architects Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture, who merged to become HOK Sport Venue Event, which would be renamed Populous in early 2009. WS Atkins were the structural engineers, and the building contractor was Laing. The total construction cost of the stadium was £121 million, of which the Millennium Commission funded £46 million.
The stadium opened in June 1999, and the first major event to be held was an international rugby union match on 26 June 1999, when Wales beat South Africa in a friendly by 29“19, before a test crowd of 29,000. With total seating capacity of 74,500, it is the third largest stadium in the Six Nations Championship behind the Stade de France and Twickenham, which is the largest. It is also the second largest stadium in the world with a fully retractable roof and was the second stadium in Europe to have this feature
Cardiff waterfront, Cardiff city, South Wales UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWP7 - The common spangle gall wasp is a tiny wasp, Neuropterus quercusbaccarum, that causes a growth, or 'gall', on the underside of oak leaves in early autumn. It is common and widespread, and a single leaf can host up to 100 galls, each containing a single larva. The galls fall to the ground and can be seen around oak trees during autumn. The larvae continue to develop through the winter, and emerge as adults in April.
How to identify
The common spangle gall wasp produces a brown, disc-shaped gall on the undersides of oak leaves. You are more likely to see the galls than the adult gall wasps or the grubs. However, there are several similar, disc-shaped galls that grow on oak trees.
Stretton, South Warrington, Cheshire , North west England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4023484541 - 'Fungi growing near some decaying trees and wood at Grappenhall Heys. I just stumbled across these mushrooms before it closed and the light was very warn and nice.
Not sure they were nice to eat (or this www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3708723795/in/set-72157621... )
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCMK - Gt Budworth Village, St Marys Church statue, Great Budworth Cheshire England UK.
The earliest reference to the worshipping community at Great Budworth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 where we are told of the presence of a priest and so can infer a worshipping community and probably a church building. Of these early days we can only catch glimpses through the mists of time but one point is clear, the Pre-Reformation history of the church is dominated by the Augustinian Canons of Norton Priory, Runcorn. The Canons were given the church and living of Great Budworth in 1130 by William Fitz Nigel, Constable of Chester. Later they received the gift of a third of all the land in the township of Great Budworth from Geoffrey De Dutton, to add to the already substantial holdings of land they had been given by local people, keen to save their souls and those of their loved ones by endowing the Canons in return for burials and perpetual prayers, a common practice in the middle ages. The Canons created the present church and dominated both the religious and economic life of the township. The oldest part of the church, the Lady Chapel, dates from the fourteenth century and most of the rest from the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries showing that the Canons were very active in keeping the church not only in a good state of preservation, but also in continuing to beautify and modernise it. With the Reformation of the sixteenth century, the highly decorated church of the Augustinian Canons was transformed, and by 1600 it had become a white-washed preaching hall from which a. series of Puritan ministers would, throughout the seventeenth century, preach the Gospel and convert the parish from a religious conservatism to a radical Protestantism.
St Marys Church, Great Budworth village, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMX89 - Manchester Cathedral is a medieval church on Victoria Street in central Manchester and is the seat of the Bishop of Manchester. The cathedral's official name is The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester. It has also variously been known locally as St Mary's, Christ Church and, simply, t'owd church.[citation needed]
Although extensively refaced, restored and extended in the Victorian period, and then again following severe bomb damage in the 20th century, the main body of the Cathedral largely derives from the wardenship of James Stanley (warden 1485“1506), and is in the Perpendicular Gothic style. Stanley was also primarily responsible for commissioning the spectacular late medieval wooden furnishings, including the pulpitum, the choir stalls, and the nave roof supported by angels with gilded instruments. It is one of the Grade I listed buildings in Manchester. Since 2005 the Dean of the Cathedral has been the Very Reverend Rogers Morgan Govender.
The Cathedral has thirty 16th-century misericords, considered to be amongst the finest in Europe. It is worth noting that the misericords have a stylistic similarity to those at Ripon Cathedral and Beverley Minster “ and although Manchester's post date-these, they were probably carved by the same school at Ripon. One of the most notable is N-08, which is the earliest known mention of backgammon in the UK. The early 16th century also saw the construction of an almost complete sequence of chantry chapels for local guilds along both north and south sides of the church
in effect creating a double aisle around the parochial nave, which is consequently much wider than it is long. Indeed Manchester is commonly claimed to have the widest nave of any cathedral in England. James Stanley is also responsible for the embellishment of the nave roof with supporters in the form of fourteen life-size angel minstrels, each playing a different late medieval instrument.
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKC2CT - . This location-specific image from Kings Cross, Coal Drops Yard, London, England, UK in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Interior of Dishoom Indian restaurant - Eating Area, Kings Cross, Coal Drops Yard, London, England, UK. Other connected aspects include customer-facing service, former industrial land, documentary photography, destination retail district, mixed-use redevelopment, pedestrian public space, regenerated railway lands, casual dining, food-and-drink business, changing streetscape, city-centre placemaking, historical comparison, leisure spending, and urban regeneration. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with hospitality costs, staffing pressure and the role of restaurants and bars in visitor-led regeneration. The modern context includes continuing discussion of public-realm investment, heritage-led regeneration and how former industrial land is turned into leisure, retail and cultural space. The archival value lies partly in recording building condition and alterations around Kings Cross, Coal Drops Yard, London, England, UK before replacement signage alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes night-time economy, local history, hospitality trade, licensed hospitality, community identity, everyday life, food tourism, and public realm. References to Cross, Interior, Dishoom, Kings, and restaurant give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The wider setting at Kings Cross, Coal Drops Yard, London, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Its period value extends to hospitality costs and how food and drink help define neighbourhood identity without losing the local specificity of Kings Cross, Coal Drops Yard, London, England, UK.
Kings Cross, Coal Drops Yard, London, England, UK
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Keywords: Tony,Wilson,offices,sign,city,centre,FAC,FACT,famous,logo,Manchester M1 7EN,England,UK,red,black,steel,metal,entrance,design,innovation,music,artists,Joy,Division,11 Princess Street,11 Princess St,Toy Wilson,Tony Wilson,FACT 251,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,United,Kingdom,GB,English,British,interesting,unique,indie,label,vinyl,CD,classical,01612727251,table,FactoryManchester.com,club,venue,HQ,Peter,Hook,Ben,Kelly,communications,112-118,princess,st,Street,Tokyo,industries,paradise,dance,floor,dancefloors,new,order,Joy,Division,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,United Kingdom,Great Britain,great pictures of,great photos of,Factory Classical,Factory HQ,Peter Hook,Ben Kelly,Factory Communications Ltd,Tokyo Industries,Paradise Factory,New Order
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJBMT0 - . Factory Records Offices FACT251, 118 Princess St, Manchester M1 7EN, England, UK. Photographed on 9 August 2016. The recorded location is 118 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK M1 7EN. The old HQ building of Factory Records, iconic indie record label. Designed by Ben Kelly. 118 Princess Street was associated with Factory Records as the label's later Manchester headquarters, commonly identified by the catalogue-style designation FAC 251. Factory, founded by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus with designer Peter Saville and producer Martin Hannett among its defining collaborators, became central to Manchester's post-punk and dance culture through Joy Division, New Order and the Haçienda. Images of the office connect the city's built environment with the wider story of independent music, graphic design and the Madchester era. The wider historical story is that industrial buildings and machinery preserve the material history of manufacturing Britain: steam power, engineering, mining, textiles, ceramics and mass production transformed both the economy and the physical character of towns
Surviving equipment is now studied as industrial archaeology and often conserved within museums or regenerated sites. Looking at the subject's development, popular-music history is often preserved through ephemeral material: concert tickets, venue signage, record-company offices, flyers and amateur recordings
Such objects can connect a specific date and place with wider movements in rock, punk, post-punk and independent music. In the present 2026 context, former industrial sites continue to be repurposed as housing, offices, cultural attractions and heritage venues
That makes historical machinery and surviving industrial fabric relevant both to the story of deindustrialisation and to current regeneration of northern English and Midlands towns. Further subject-specific language includes industrial heritage, engineering history, historic machinery, mill, and labour history.
118 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK M1 7EN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJBMRG - . Factory Records Offices FACT251, 118 Princess St, Manchester M1 7EN, England, UK. Photographed on 9 August 2016. The recorded location is 118 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK M1 7EN. The old HQ building of Factory Records, iconic indie record label. 118 Princess Street was associated with Factory Records as the label's later Manchester headquarters, commonly identified by the catalogue-style designation FAC 251. Factory, founded by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus with designer Peter Saville and producer Martin Hannett among its defining collaborators, became central to Manchester's post-punk and dance culture through Joy Division, New Order and the Haçienda. Images of the office connect the city's built environment with the wider story of independent music, graphic design and the Madchester era. Historically, factories, mills, engines and workshops record the technologies and labour that powered Britain's industrial expansion
Their machinery, inscriptions and specialist buildings are valuable evidence of engineering practice, working conditions, regional industries and the later shift from heavy industry to heritage, housing or new commercial uses. The historical context is that music scenes are shaped by both performers and infrastructure, including rehearsal rooms, record labels, promoters, venues and audiences
Photographs of these details help document local cultural ecosystems that can be lost quickly through redevelopment or changing entertainment habits. In the longer view, urban street scenes capture the cumulative effect of planning, architecture, transport, retail and public space
Shopfronts, signs, street furniture and pedestrians can date an image precisely and show how a district changes between periods of investment, decline and regeneration. In 2026, industrial heritage is increasingly tied to regeneration, tourism, conservation and skills education, particularly in former manufacturing towns seeking new uses for historic sites.
118 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK M1 7EN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHB6PT - Born Meshe David Osinsky and a Lithuanian Jew in Kurkliai, Kaunas province, he came alone to the UK in 1900 to escape the Russian pogroms. He was well-educated, having studied in a yeshiva,[1] but arrived unable to speak English
In 1901, he was staying in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. He started as a peddler, then set up as a general outfitter in Chesterfield in 1903 selling readymade suits bought from a wholesaler.[2][3] Following his marriage to Sophie Marks in 1909 the name of the company was changed from M. Burton to Burton & Burton. On the birth of twin boys in (1917) he gave his name as Montague Maurice Burton.
He died while speaking after a dinner in Leeds on 21 September 1952. The funeral was at the Harrogate Synagogue (some sources say Chapeltown) and he was interred at Gildersome.
˜The Tailor of Taste'
When Montague Burton became a limited company in 1917, it was registered as ˜Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste Ltd'. The slogan, as part of Burton's name, formed part of firm's logo, appearing on fascias, parapets, floors, and even on ventilation grilles.
Tiles and Mosaics
The entrance lobbies of many Burton shops had mosaic floors in the early-to-mid 20th century, and Burton was no exception. These sometimes included the popular Burton slogan: ˜Let Burton Dress You'. This also appears in a black and red glazed terracotta panel on the side elevation of the branch in Abergavenny (1937). Burton's terracotta was usually supplied by the Middleton Fireclay Co. of Leeds
18 Church St, Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire,England, UK, WA7 1LX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJBMR5 - . Factory Records Offices FACT251, 118 Princess St, Manchester M1 7EN, England, UK. Photographed on 9 August 2016. The recorded location is 118 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK M1 7EN. The old HQ building of Factory Records, iconic indie record label. 118 Princess Street was associated with Factory Records as the label's later Manchester headquarters, commonly identified by the catalogue-style designation FAC 251. Factory, founded by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus with designer Peter Saville and producer Martin Hannett among its defining collaborators, became central to Manchester's post-punk and dance culture through Joy Division, New Order and the Haçienda. Images of the office connect the city's built environment with the wider story of independent music, graphic design and the Madchester era. In historical terms, industrial heritage links machinery and architecture with the lives of workers who operated mines, mills, potbanks, foundries and factories
As production declined or modernised, many sites were demolished, adapted or preserved, making photographs an important record of manufacturing landscapes and engineering culture. In the longer view, live music leaves a material trail through venues, tickets, posters, recording equipment and the buildings associated with bands and labels
These apparently everyday objects become cultural-history evidence as scenes, technologies and venues change or disappear. During 2026, former industrial sites continue to be repurposed as housing, offices, cultural attractions and heritage venues
That makes historic machinery and surviving industrial fabric relevant both to the story of deindustrialisation and to current regeneration of northern English and Midlands towns. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that the economics of live music remain under scrutiny as independent venues face costs while audiences increasingly discover and consume music digitally
Historic tickets, venue exteriors and recording.
118 Princess St, Manchester, England, UK M1 7EN
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Keywords: England,UK,Great,Britain,British,building,buildings,around,glass,steel,tall,sky,dramatic,trees,foster,partnership,design,designed,built,2013,English,spaceage,space-age,river,Thames,view,views,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,gotonysmith Designed as a new headquarters for Ernst & Young,the,ten-storey,1,More,London,Place,provides,the,company,with,35,000 square metres of high-quality,flexible,office,space,on,the,south,bank,of,the,River,Thames,between,London,and,Tower,Bridges.,A,full-height,atrium,links,the,building's,two,""˜fingers',of,office,space,creating,a,dramatic,entrance,space,which,is,crisscrossed,with,three,bridges,per,floor,with,glass,balustrades.,The,central,concrete,core,and,four,peripheral,steel,cores,are,clad,with,extruded,aluminium,panels.,The,24m-wide,column-free,floor,plates,benefit,from,generous,amounts,of,daylight,through,the,atrium,and,fully,glazed,facades,helping to minimise the building's energy usage.
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE7HP - Designed as a new headquarters for Ernst & Young, the ten-storey 1 More London Place provides the company with 35,000 square metres of high-quality, flexible office space on the south bank of the River Thames between London and Tower Bridges. A full-height atrium links the building's two ˜fingers' of office space, creating a dramatic entrance space which is crisscrossed with three bridges per floor, with glass balustrades.
The central concrete core and four peripheral steel cores are clad with extruded aluminium panels. The 24m-wide column-free floor plates benefit from generous amounts of daylight through the atrium and fully glazed facades, helping to minimise the building's energy usage.
I, More London Place near city hall, Southwark, London England, UK SE1 2AF
