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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,think positive sign,under Manchester Oxford Road railway station,Greater Manchester,England,UK,urban art,street art,brick wall,railway arch,railway station undercroft,editorial image,Manchester street culture,urban creativity,positive thinking message,mental health concept,optimism,resilience,civic tribute,local culture,underground city detail,QR code artwork,regeneration area,railway infrastructure,tourism image,documentary photography,northern England,industrial backdrop,contemporary street scene,public message,city identity,unusual Manchester photography,public art,installation art,unusual artwork,street installation,human head sculpture,hand on chin
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E0NXAG - 2 Wakefield St, Manchester M1 5NE - A striking piece of urban street art beneath or close to Manchester Oxford Road railway station in Manchester, England, showing a wall-mounted sculpted human head with hand on chin beside a printed sign reading Tribute to the City of Manchester' and Think Positive!' with a QR code beneath. Set against dark, weathered brickwork and rough concrete blocks, the image combines a reflective human face, gritty railway-arch textures and an upbeat civic message, creating a strong visual contrast between urban decay and optimism. The artwork has the look of an unofficial installation or intervention, using the classic thinking pose to reinforce ideas of reflection, resilience, creativity and positive mental attitude in a tough city environment. This makes the photograph useful for editorial and commercial themes linked to Manchester street culture, public art, alternative tourism, mental health messaging, urban regeneration, civic identity and hidden corners of the city. The visible QR code and printed tribute sign add a contemporary layer, suggesting digital interaction, local tribute and a deliberate attempt to engage passers-by in one of Manchester's busiest transport corridors. Oxford Road is closely associated with rail travel, students, commuters, music venues, universities and city-centre movement, so an artwork in this setting also speaks to the everyday experience of encountering unexpected creativity within the built environment. The blackened brickwork, cobwebs, worn surfaces and handmade appearance all add documentary value, anchoring the scene in the rough textures of an older industrial city while the words Think Positive!' push the image towards wider conceptual use. As a stock photograph it can illustrate positivity, urban resilience, public messaging, Manchester culture, street installation art, overlooked city details, industrial backdrops, underground spaces, creativity in neglected places and the role of public expres
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Ryan Jephson,cheese stall,East Riding of Yorkshire,East Yorkshire,Yorkshire,England,UK,outdoor market,street market,cheese,specialist food,town centre,British market town,local economy,retail resilience,market culture,specialist retailer,face-to-face shopping,independent business,British shopping habits,traditional town market,gourmet cheese,fresh produce,regional food culture,community life,consumer choice,provenance,handmade food,market day,tourism Beverley,Yorkshire travel,street photography,urban geography,northern England,destination shopping,historic market town,Harrogate Blue
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E26XA8 - Market stall scene showing cheesemonger Ryan Jephson trading at Beverley Saturday Market in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The photograph captures a traditional outdoor cheese stall with a wide display of British and continental cheeses, handwritten price cards, a branded banner and the stallholder serving customers in the open-air market setting. Visible cheeses include varieties such as smoked blue Stilton, Wensleydale, Gruyere, Halloumi, Pecorino and Harrogate Blue, making the image useful for themes such as specialist food retail, artisan produce, delicatessen culture, market shopping, independent traders, local food economies and everyday high street life. The candid market setting gives the photograph strong editorial and documentary value for stories about food culture, small business, traditional markets, regional shopping habits and face-to-face retail in England.
Beverley Saturday Market is a long-established and well-known East Yorkshire market held in the town centre, providing a lively setting for traders selling food, household goods and other products. This image works well for editorial, travel and commercial uses connected to cheese, dairy products, gourmet food, market stalls, specialist retailers, local commerce, Yorkshire shopping, town centre footfall, independent business and the continued popularity of street markets in British market towns. It can also support themes around fresh food, provenance, consumer choice, handmade and artisan products, northern England, community life and the visual appeal of well-stocked produce stalls. The stall display, readable pricing, branded signage and interaction between trader and public all help make this a strong image for articles about food retail, open-air markets, local economies, tourism in Beverley, and traditional shopping experiences in the UK, especially in a historic Yorkshire market town.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,club shop,official merchandise,fan shop,Liverpool ONE,South John Street,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,United Kingdom,shopfront,storefront,retail entrance,window display,window graphics,Everton crest,Everton shirts,football retail,sports shop,city centre shopping,shoppers,pedestrian footfall,EFC 2 LFC 1,footy,football fandom,sports marketing,retail and leisure,city centre regeneration,visitor economy,UK shopping destination,club merchandising,fan culture,matchday culture (concept),sports tourism,British football,branded retail,high street shopping,travel editorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DPP010 - A documentary street level view of the Everton Two club shop at Liverpool ONE in Liverpool city centre, showing the bold blue entrance and large storefront branding reading evertontwo. The shopfront features oversized promotional imagery of Everton players across the top window, with club colours and sponsor text visible, making the store easy to spot in the busy retail environment. In front of the entrance, shoppers and passers by move through the pedestrian area, adding everyday scale and a sense of city centre footfall. The modern glazed frontage, bright interior lighting and visible merchandise displays signal a dedicated football retail space aimed at supporters and visitors looking for official Everton FC kits, sportswear and memorabilia. The name Everton Two plays on the Liverpool ONE location and reinforces the club's merchandising presence beyond Goodison Park, capturing a small slice of Liverpool's football culture and the wider visitor economy around the city's main shopping district.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,town centre,Greater Manchester,Halloween,mummy,Halloween prop,Halloween figure,mummy decoration,scary,creepy,horror,spooky season,Halloween event,Stockport Market,England,United Kingdom,seasonal decoration,retail display,autumn,autumn event,seasonal retail,holiday merchandising,event promotion,community attraction,UK markets,town centre footfall,local economy,family friendly activities,cultural celebration,social media friendly,editorial illustration,spooky decor,October half term,Halloween costume prop,monster figure,scary character,haunted theme,festive display
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM97X3 - A documentary indoor view of a full-size Halloween mummy figure on display inside Stockport Market, photographed as part of seasonal autumn decorations. The prop is a stylised, cartoonishly frightening mummy with bandage-like wrapping, an exaggerated facial expression and exposed skeletal details, standing upright on a metal base. The setting reads clearly as an indoor public venue or market environment, with shuttered stall panels, painted trim and practical fixtures visible around the edges of the frame, including fire extinguishers and wall notices that add a recognisable working building context rather than a staged studio scene.
The image suits editorial and commercial themes around Halloween as a UK seasonal event, market-led promotions, and how town-centre venues use themed displays to attract families and increase footfall during October and half-term. The composition is straightforward and readable, making it useful as a general illustration for Halloween decorations, spooky-season retail, community events, and indoor seasonal marketing in British towns. The indoor lighting and everyday background details help anchor the photograph in real-world place and activity, giving it value for documentary coverage of local markets and seasonal public programming.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Stockport,Shake Your Tail Feathers neon,vintage shop interior,clothes rack,boutique interior,independent shop,Underbanks Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,high street independent retail,town centre regeneration,Stockport old town,placemaking,visitor economy,boutique shopping,sustainable fashion,circular economy,reuse and resale,preloved clothing,ethical shopping,UK retail trends,experiential shopping,Instagrammable interior,retail display,secondhand clothing,vintage clothing,retro fashion,patterned shirts,colourful garments,wooden hangers,interior detail,shop decor,slogan sign,lifestyle retail,small business,shopping in Stockport,classy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DNNPYJ - A warm, atmospheric interior detail from Stockport's Underbanks area, showing a glowing neon sign that reads Shake Your Tail Feathers mounted high on a plain wall above a tightly packed clothes rail. The neon's soft amber light spills across the scene, giving the image a cosy, boutique feel and drawing attention straight to the words, which read like both a shop slogan and an invitation to have a rummage. Below, a row of garments hangs on wooden hangers, creating a dense band of colour and pattern: vintage style shirts, jackets and textured fabrics arranged shoulder-to-shoulder, the kind of visual abundance that signals curated resale rather than mass retail.
Because this is an indoor scene, weather and season are not directly visible, but the lighting and the calm, uncluttered framing create an evening-like warmth that works well for lifestyle and retail storytelling. Editorially, it is a strong illustration of independent town-centre shopping, vintage fashion culture and the growing appeal of preloved clothing in the UK, where sustainability, individuality and circular-economy choices are part of the purchase decision. Commercially, the combination of readable text, recognisable neon styling and a clear fashion context makes it useful for themes such as boutique retail, regenerated high streets, creative quarters, destination shopping, sustainable fashion, and the Instagrammable design touches that help small businesses stand out. The image also functions as a simple, visually punchy stock asset for articles about Stockport's Old Town revival and the changing role of specialist retail on streets like Lower Hillgate.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,vintage boutique,vintage fashion,womens fashion,homeware,hand picked,A-board,pavement sign,Underbank,Underbanks,Greater Manchester,England,UK,independent shop,independent shopping,high street regeneration,local economy,ethical shopping,circular economy,reuse,reuse culture,tourism,travel editorial,UK retail,northern town centres,Greater Manchester shopping,Underbanks quarter,creative quarter,boutique signage,editorial illustration,lifestyle feature,street advertising,retail marketing,small business,local business,boutique shopping,second hand clothing,pre-owned fashion
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DNNPYY - A close street-level view of an A-board pavement sign promoting Top of the Town Vintage in Stockport's Underbanks area. The freestanding wooden sandwich board sits on the edge of the footway, framed by paving slabs and kerb stones, with the message set in bold, hand-lettered typography and retro starburst motifs. The text is fully readable and sales-useful: Top of the Town, VINTAGE, and HAND PICKED WOMEN'S FASHION and HOMEWARE. That makes the image immediately relevant for editorial and commercial buyers looking for clear retail concepts, visible branding, and an authentic independent-shopping feel without needing a wider street scene.
The photograph reads as a practical piece of shopfront marketing: portable, eye-catching, and designed to stop passers-by. The board's styling leans into mid-century and vintage aesthetics, reinforcing the shop's proposition of curated, hand-picked pieces rather than bulk second-hand stock. As a subject it works for themes such as independent retail, small business, local high streets, and the ongoing shift towards circular fashion, reuse, and more sustainable shopping habits. It also illustrates the language of boutique retail: curated collections, women's fashion, and homeware as complementary lifestyle categories.
The lighting is soft daylight with no hard shadows, suggesting overcast or lightly clouded conditions, though the sky itself is not visible in this tight composition. The paving looks dry, so there is no clear sign of recent rain. Because the background is minimal and uncluttered, the sign can be used as a clean visual for articles about shopping districts, town-centre regeneration, and the growth of independent businesses in places like Stockport, Greater Manchester. It also suits travel writing about the Underbanks as a creative, independent quarter, where distinctive signage and street-level details signal a walkable cluster of boutiques, cafes and niche retailers.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,street art,mural,Underbank,Greater Manchester,England,UK,painted brick wall,steps,alleyway,iron handrail,red brick buildings,artist tag,UK street art,public realm,place making,town centre renewal,cultural regeneration,northern towns,Greater Manchester culture,creative economy,arts funding (context),community art,local identity,destination branding,walking tour,photodocumentary,editorial illustration,social media location,mural trail,independent art scene,creative quarter,Underbanks regeneration,back street,passageway,stairway,courtyard,wall art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DNNR05 - A vibrant piece of street art by All Weather Artist in Stockport's Underbanks area, painted on a brick wall beside a stepped, cobbled passageway. The mural shows a small bird in flight, with a long beak and outstretched wings that read as hummingbird-like, set against a vivid green background. The artist's tag ALL WEATHER ARTIST is clearly visible on the wall, which makes the image immediately useful for editorial buyers needing legible attribution and a recognisable local street-art signature. The setting is just as important as the artwork: an enclosed, characterful space with red brick buildings, black metal railings above, an iron handrail running up the steps, and a traditional street lamp, all reinforcing the Underbanks as an older town-centre quarter that has been repurposed and re-energised through culture and independent activity.
The ground is scattered with fallen leaves, suggesting autumn, and the light is cool, shaded daylight typical of a narrow alley or courtyard rather than full sun. There are no hard shadows, so conditions are likely overcast or the mural is in permanent shade from surrounding buildings. The paving looks dry, so there is no clear evidence of recent rain, but the overall feel is of a crisp, outdoor urban space in the shoulder season.
As a commercial and editorial subject, this photograph supports multiple angles: UK street art, public art in historic town centres, regeneration and place making, cultural trails, and the way murals add colour and identity to overlooked routes and back streets. Stockport Council promotes the Underbanks as an area where street art is part of the visitor experience, and this kind of piece works well as an establishing visual for features on the Underbanks' creative character and walking routes through the old town.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,funny,humour,humor,Prick with a Fork apron,humorous BBQ apron,kitchen humour gift,barbecue accessories,novelty gift UK,market merchandise,market,stall,high street,British humour,cheeky slogans,novelty gifts culture,market shopping experience,independent retail UK,everyday humour,gift buying behaviour,informal food culture,popular culture Britain,Bury Market BL9 0SW,Bury Greater Manchester,Lancashire market town,outdoor market stall,apron display,food humour,gift stall UK,independent traders,retail market culture,editorial image,daytime exterior,£7
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6C2 - A novelty barbecue apron printed with the slogan Prick With A Fork, photographed on display at a stall in Bury Market, Bury BL9 0SW, Greater Manchester. The apron is shown on a mannequin within a temporary market setup, surrounded by wire racks and retail goods typical of open-air market trading.
Bury Market is one of the best-known traditional markets in the UK, with a long history of independent traders selling food, household goods, clothing and novelty items. Humorous aprons and slogan merchandise form part of the market's informal retail culture, appealing to customers looking for playful gifts, barbecue accessories or light-hearted kitchen humour.
The slogan reflects a distinctly British style of cheeky wordplay, balancing innuendo with everyday domestic imagery. Items like this are often purchased for birthdays, Father's Day, Christmas or as jokey gifts linked to outdoor cooking, barbecues and casual entertaining.
The image captures the character of market retail, where humour, personality and impulse buying play an important role alongside price and practicality. Photographed in daylight under a market canopy, the scene documents a small but familiar aspect of British consumer culture and independent trading.
The photograph offers strong editorial value for themes including British humour, novelty gifts, market culture, independent retail and everyday food-related lifestyle, making it suitable for use in lifestyle features, retail commentary, cultural journalism and social observation pieces.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,urban,city,centre,Ireland,Dublins,Rory,fish,fishing,corner,cornershop,store,independent,city centre,Irish business,Dublin Temple Bar,fishing equipment,angling Ireland,specialist retailer,shuttered shop,hand painted shutters,street art shutters,urban decay,retail decline,independent shops,city streetscape,red brick building,traditional business,local commerce,tourism,Rorys Fishing Tackle,fishing tackle shop,Temple Bar,17a,rods,bait
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3BKDJGJ - The exterior of Rory's Fishing Tackle, a long-established specialist fishing and angling shop located in the Temple Bar area of Dublin city centre, Ireland. The image shows the premises closed, with metal shutters pulled down and decorated with painted fishing-themed artwork, including fish and angling imagery.
Temple Bar is best known as Dublin's cultural and nightlife quarter, but it has also historically been home to small independent retailers serving niche interests such as fishing, music, and crafts. Shops like Rory's Fishing Tackle reflect an earlier phase of the area's commercial life, prior to its transformation into a tourism- and hospitality-led district.
The red brick corner building and layered signage give the scene a slightly timeworn appearance, capturing the impact of changing retail patterns, rising rents, and shifting economic priorities in Dublin's city centre. The closed shopfront stands as a visual marker of the challenges faced by specialist independent retailers in high-profile urban locations.
This image is suitable for editorial use illustrating Dublin retail change, independent businesses, urban decline and regeneration, specialist shops, angling culture in Ireland, and the evolving character of Temple Bar beyond its tourist image.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,map,atlas,world,maps,Republicans,of,the,USA,America,American,casting,model,doll,shadows,right wing,right-wing,democracy,45,Lock Him Up,figure,racist,elections,felony,not,guilty,charges,toy,bankruptcy,merchandise,abortion,policy,policies,concept,ratings,tariffs,#NoKings,NoKings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWW5W3 - Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump won the 2016 presidential election as the Republican nominee against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton while losing the popular vote. During the campaign, his political positions were described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. His election and policies sparked numerous protests. He was the first U.S. president with no prior military or government service. The 20172019 special counsel investigation established that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to favor his campaign. Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist and many as misogynistic
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,County Durham,England,UK,DL12,the,21,history,historic,heritage,bar,pub,pubs,bars,CAMRA,award,winner,winning,local,ale,ales,Dominic Cummings,DomCum,brewery,brewing,humour,lies,beerclip,handpumps,senior adviser to Boris Johnson,affair,affairs,Cummings & Goings,Mithril ales,Rotary,club,Railway Hotel,Mutiny Act
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWDK06 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,County Durham,England,UK,DL12,the,21,history,historic,heritage,bar,pub,pubs,bars,CAMRA,award,winner,winning,local,ale,Dominic Cummings,DomCum,Aldbrough St John,brewery,brewing,humour,lies,beerclip,beer clip,handpump,handpumps,senior adviser to Boris Johnson,affair,affairs,Covid19,Covid,Eye test,enquiry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RWDK09 - The Dominic Cummings scandal, or the Dominic Cummings affair, was a series of events involving the British political strategist Dominic Cummings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The events include at least one journey that Cummings, then-chief adviser of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and his family made from London to County Durham after the start of a national lockdown in March 2020 while they were experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.
Reports of the trip first emerged in May 2020 following investigations by the Daily Mirror and The Guardian. Questions arose about whether the conduct of Cummings and his wife was lawful and appropriate within the framework of government advice and guidance, given that the public were ordered to stay at home, that all non-essential travel was forbidden during the lockdown, and that infected persons had been instructed to self-isolate.
Cummings denied he had broken any rules in a press conference a few days later. Durham Constabulary investigated the trip, concluding there may have been a minor breach, but did not take any further action. The scandal led to criticism from Members of Parliament (MPs) within and outside the ruling Conservative Party, backlash in the media and from the public, and calls for Cummings to be sacked or resign. Prominent politicians in the government, including Johnson, rejected these and expressed support for Cummings. Polling suggested that support for the Conservative Party and confidence in the British government's pandemic response fell as a result of the scandal.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YJT - Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YK1 - Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,known as,by,artist,footy,match,Merseyside,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,at,the,L1 2TR,L1,church,garden,shake,shaking,hand,hands,Christmas,Xmas,truce,British,German,soldier,poppy,poppies,soccer,game,1914,December,remembrance,memorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RJ3YK7 - Christmas truce sculpture, known as All Together Now by Andy Edwards in the garden, depicting a British and German soldier commencing a football game at Christmas 1914
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,England,UK,town,centre,HG5,HG5 8AL,North Yorkshire,3,three,in,the,market,place,bellringer,fancy,dress,tourism,history,historic,heritage,criers,crier,up,costume,costumes,announcing,announces,speaker,public,speaking,men,man,hat,hats,hand,bells
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH8AG1 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,flour mill Leith,food manufacturing Scotland,Milling,industrial milling,plant,grain,processing facility,food,manufacturing,Scotland,Leith docks,industry,ADM Milling Edinburgh EH6,Archer Daniels Midland,flour production,cereal processing,portside industry,industrial architecture,manufacturing plant exterior,supply chain food industry,bulk grain handling,silos and milling buildings,Scottish industry,working waterfront,logistics and storage,urban industrial landscape,documentary photography,urban,industrial,landscape,silos,milling,buildings,factory,EH6 6PQ,EH6
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJBN - The exterior of the ADM Milling facility at Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland. The site forms part of ADM's UK flour-milling operations, processing grain for use in bread, bakery products and other food manufacturing supply chains. Its location close to the docks at Leith reflects the historic importance of port access for bulk grain import, storage and distribution.
ADM Milling operates as a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland, one of the world's largest agricultural processors and commodity trading companies. The Leith mill represents the continuation of industrial food production in an area long associated with heavy industry, warehousing and maritime trade.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents modern industrial architecture and active food-processing infrastructure within an urban Scottish setting. It is suitable for editorial use relating to food production, agribusiness, industrial supply chains, port economies, and the ongoing role of manufacturing within UK cities.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,small,store,retail,Northwich,colourful wooden sign,reuse,and,recycling,creative,retail sign,small business UK,business,on,a,wall,Tabley Street Northwich,CW9 5DP,hand painted sign,reclaimed wood sign,charity shop style,preloved goods,vintage retro shop,vinyl records for sale,house clearance items,furniture and clothing shop,independent retailer,high street decline,reuse economy,sustainable shopping,brick wall exterior,documentary photography,CW9
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJ65 - A brightly coloured, hand-painted wooden sign mounted on a brick wall outside Leon's Store on Tabley Street in Northwich, Cheshire. The sign lists a wide range of goods including used furniture, clothing, house clearances, pre-loved furnishings, vintage and retro items, toys, games and vinyl records, reflecting the eclectic nature of independent second-hand retail.
The informal, recycled appearance of the sign, with individual painted wooden slats in different colours, conveys a do-it-yourself aesthetic often associated with small independent shops and reuse-based businesses. Such retailers play an important role in town centres like Northwich, combining affordability, sustainability and local character at a time when many UK high streets face pressure from vacancy and chain-store dominance.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents everyday independent retail culture in a provincial English town. It is suitable for editorial use relating to high-street change, small businesses, sustainability, reuse economies, and contemporary British town-centre life. Visible Text (fully analysed)
LEONS STORE
Used furniture
Clothing
House clearances
Pre-loved furnishings
House bedding plants
Vintage retro
Vintage toys + games
Telephone number visible
VINYL
- All text appears hand-painted on individual wooden boards.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,reuse and recycling,circular economy,Cheshire,CW9,Tabley Street,CW9 5DP,second hand furniture,used clothing shop,vintage retro items,reuse economy,recycling culture,small independent business,community shop,thrift store UK,upcycling,ethical consumption,local retail,high street survival,brick,timber-framed,shop exterior,documentary,photography,Exterior of Leons Store,a secondhand and reuse-focused shop on Tabley Street in,Cheshire.,exterior,outside,sunny,hidden gem,reuse,recycle,simple
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJ6D - The exterior of Leon's Store, a small independent secondhand shop on Tabley Street in Northwich, Cheshire. The brick-built building houses a reuse-focused retailer offering a mix of pre-loved furniture, clothing, vintage items and household goods, reflecting the continued role of independent shops in supporting recycling and sustainable consumption.
Businesses like Leon's Store form part of the local reuse economy, extending the life of everyday items through resale rather than disposal. In towns such as Northwich, these shops provide affordable goods while contributing to waste reduction and circular-economy principles, often operating with minimal branding and a strong community presence.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents a modest but resilient example of independent high-street retail in a UK town. It is suitable for editorial use relating to sustainability, recycling, vintage retail, small businesses, and the changing nature of British high streets. Shops like Leon's Store play an outsized role in small towns, acting as quiet anchors of continuity at a time when many high streets are dominated by short-lived chains or empty units. By dealing in second-hand, pre-loved and vintage goods, they reconnect everyday shopping with older patterns of reuse and repair that once defined local economies, when objects were valued for their durability and story rather than their novelty. These shops keep money circulating locally, offer affordable alternatives in difficult economic times, and create informal social spaces where knowledge, memory and local history are exchanged alongside goods. At the same time, they sit squarely within modern green thinking, extending the life of furniture, clothing and household items, reducing waste and carbon costs, and embodying practical, everyday recycling rather than abstract environmental rhetoric.In doing so, they link past and present, showing how traditional ways of living lightly on resources are increasingly relevant
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,Knutsford Railway Station,rail,station,Knutsford,United Kingdom,Knutsford railway station,Knutsford station,Northern Rail,British railway,Northern trains,regional rail network,station entrance,red brick railway architecture,blue station signage,Network Rail infrastructure,pedestrian access ramp,urban greenery,shrubs and planting,accessibility ramp,handrails,transport hub,commuter travel,public transport UK,North West England railways,town centre station,Canute Place Knutsford,travel and transport,railway signage,daytime,overcast sky,local transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP38E - Knutsford Railway Station, located on Adams Hill in Knutsford, Cheshire, is shown here with its distinctive blue station signage and red brick buildings, framed by landscaped greenery and pedestrian access ramps. The station is operated by Northern and serves the town on the Mid-Cheshire Line, providing rail connections to destinations including Manchester, Altrincham, and Chester.
The image highlights everyday British railway infrastructure, including accessibility features such as handrails and ramps, alongside mature planting that softens the station approach. Knutsford is a historic Cheshire market town, and the station plays an important role in supporting local commuting, tourism, and regional travel across North West England.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use relating to UK public transport, regional rail services, accessibility in transport, commuter travel, and town-centre railway stations.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,signs,sign,humorous,pub,bar,pubs,bars,chalkboard,pavement,signage,marketing,humour,sarcastic,city,street sign,irony,promising,hospitality,sandwich board sign,chalk lettering,handwritten sign,street humour UK,warning,Irish,Ireland,novelty sign,social commentary,visible text sign,fun,funny
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3B7 - This image shows a chalkboard A-frame sign placed on a pedestrian pavement outside a bar, using humour and irony to attract attention. The sign initially advertises Free cocktails and topless bartenders in bold handwritten lettering, before undercutting the claim with the phrase false advertising at the bottom. The joke relies on deliberate misdirection, a familiar style of British pub and bar humour designed to stop passers-by and provoke a smile.
The sign is painted in contrasting white chalk on a dark background and framed by a turquoise-painted wooden A-board, giving it a casual, informal appearance typical of independent bars and pubs. The surrounding pavement and shopfronts suggest a busy urban street, likely in a town or city centre with foot traffic and nightlife activity.
Such novelty signage is commonly used as a low-cost marketing tactic within the hospitality sector, blending comedy, irony, and street-level advertising to engage potential customers. The image captures a light-hearted moment of everyday urban culture, reflecting how humour is often used in public spaces to cut through advertising fatigue and create a sense of personality for bars and pubs.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Coleraine Town Hall crest,town hall emblem,civic crest,municipal emblem,Northern Ireland heritage,County Londonderry,Derry,public building interior,heraldic symbol,local government,Coleraine history,red hand,Northern Ireland,Coleraine borough crest,Ulster town crest,heraldry,shield emblem,Latin motto,glass etching,frosted glass,door panel,municipal insignia,civic pride,historic town hall,public sector building,council heritage,symbolic imagery,red cross symbol,open book emblem,town seal,architectural detail,heritage interior,civic architecture,Northern Irish towns,UK local government
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAP36G - An interior view of the civic crest of Coleraine, etched into a circular glass panel within Coleraine Town Hall in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The design incorporates a heraldic shield featuring a red cross and an open book, surrounded by a Latin inscription referencing the historic plantation and development of the town in Ulster during the early seventeenth century.
The crest is rendered in frosted glass and mounted against a wooden doorway, reflecting traditional civic design used in town halls and municipal buildings across Northern Ireland and the wider United Kingdom. The Latin motto encircling the emblem emphasises Coleraine's historical status within the Kingdom of Ireland and its planned development during the Ulster Plantation period.
Photographed in natural indoor light, the image documents a surviving example of civic symbolism and local government heritage, illustrating how historic town halls preserve identity, authority, and continuity through heraldic imagery. The crest represents Coleraine's long municipal history and its role as an important administrative and cultural centre in the north of County Londonderry
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,NI,Northern Ireland,Irish,Ireland,UK,BT48,NE,North East,market,retail,shopping,Society Street Indoor Market,Society Street Derry,indoor market Derry,Derry market sign,welcome sign,handwritten sign,chalkboard sign,local market Northern Ireland,independent traders,city centre market,retail entrance,market entrance sign,small business,local economy,community space,creative lettering,decorative sign,pink rose,floral decoration,interior doorway,tourism Derry,daytime,close up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGHXAC - A close-up view of a decorative sign at the entrance to Society Street Indoor Market in Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The blackboard-style sign features hand-lettered text reading Welcome to Society St Indoor Market and is decorated with a bright pink artificial rose, adding a friendly and informal touch to the market entrance. The sign hangs above a doorway leading into the indoor market space.
Society Street Indoor Market is part of the city's independent retail and community trading scene, providing space for small businesses, artisans, and local traders within the city centre. Handwritten signage such as this reflects the informal, creative character often associated with indoor markets and independent retail environments, contrasting with more uniform high-street branding.
Photographed in daylight, the image highlights the personal, welcoming atmosphere of the market and is suitable for editorial and commercial uses relating to local markets, independent retail, small businesses, urban regeneration, tourism in Northern Ireland, and community-led commercial spaces.
Location: Society Street Indoor Market, Society Street, Derry / Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RCC5PM - This image shows the decorative hanging shop sign outside The Dolls Hospital on Toad Lane in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The sign, titled Toys & Dolls, features traditional illustrated artwork and text describing the business as master toymakers and purveyors of playthings, with references to antique and reproduction dolls and a dolls' hospital service.
Toad Lane is one of Rochdale's most historically significant streets and is closely associated with the town's commercial and cooperative heritage. Independent specialist retailers such as The Dolls Hospital contribute to the character of the area, offering niche craft skills and traditional services that contrast with modern chain retail.
The sign itself is suspended from a wrought iron bracket and designed in a deliberately old-fashioned style, evoking Victorian and Edwardian shop signage. Its weathered appearance and detailed illustration underline the shop's emphasis on heritage, craftsmanship, and the repair and restoration of dolls rather than mass-produced modern toys.
Photographed in clear daylight, the image highlights the role of traditional hanging signs in British town centres, where they remain an important visual marker of independent shops and specialist trades. This photograph is well suited for editorial use covering retail heritage, historic high streets, traditional craftsmanship, and the cultural character of northern English towns.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RADRX4 - A close view of a pub bar counter displaying three London-brewed ales on hand pumps: Five Points Pale, Kazbek from Redemption Brewing Company, and Young's London Original. A freshly poured pint of golden ale sits on the polished wooden bar, with the distinctive pump clips arranged behind it, representing a mix of independent and historic London breweries.
The scene captures the traditional presentation of cask-conditioned beer in an English pub, with hand-pulled pumps, branded clips, and a well-stocked back bar visible in the background. These beers reflect the diversity of London's brewing scene, combining long-established names such as Young's with newer independent breweries that have contributed to the city's modern craft-beer revival.
Photographed indoors under warm ambient lighting, the image documents everyday pub culture in England, illustrating themes of social life, hospitality, and British brewing heritage. It is suitable for use in editorial coverage relating to pubs, beer, London food and drink culture, and the contemporary UK brewing industry. Five Points Pale Five Points Brewing Company
Kazbek Redemption Brewing Company
Young's London Original Young's Brewery
(All pump-clip branding clearly visible on the bar)
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,L36,at,night,dusk,EV,electric,car,shop,store,VW,Liverpool,L36 3YD,handy,charge,your,chain,Lidl,Ltd,PodPoint,charger,in,using,use,with,a,the,Pod Point,green,eco,low carbon,station,shortfall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFF0 - Pod Point is a UK provider of electric vehicle charging station.[1][2] It provides charging units for home, business and public use. Since forming in 2009, Pod Point has manufactured and sold over 137,000 charging points. It has also developed one of the UK's largest public networks, connecting EV drivers with hundreds of charging stations nationwide at locations such as Tesco, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Center Parcs and Southern Rail.[3] Since 2014, when it signed a partnership with automaker Nissan, it also operates in Norway.
Pod Point operates the charge point Pod Point Network which is accessible via a smartphone app.
In 2018, Tesco, Volkswagen and Pod Point teamed up to install electric vehicle charging points in over 600 stores by 2022, to create the UK's largest retail EV charging network.
In 2018-2019, Pod Point launched its Electric Schools initiative. Up to thirty primary schools in highly polluted parts of the UK were given the opportunity to claim a free 7 kW Pod Point charging point and installation. The initiative was also launched to help inspire young learners on how EV technology will revolutionise the way we travel and use energy.
Pod Point also signed a deal with Mitie in 2019, the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company to install 800 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints at its offices and staff homes.
In February 2020, Pod Point was acquired by EDF Energy through a newly-formed joint venture with Legal and General Capital.
In August 2020, Pod Point launched a new video series on YouTube called 'Electric Insights'. Pod Point interviews key industry players about electrification, sustainability and renewables. Guests include, Graeme Cooper - National Grid, Natasha Robinson - Head of OZEV, The Met Office, DPD and Volkswagen Financial Services.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,new,boob,boobs,tits,breasts,augmentation,bar,pub,drinking glass,tip jar,tips jar,gratuities,bar staff tips,humour,funny sign,handwritten sign,bar counter,nightlife,hospitality industry,pub interior,alcohol bottles,bartender culture,tongue in cheek,cheeky humour,playful message,body positivity,cosmetic surgery reference,breast augmentation joke,fundraising humour,staff morale,bar work,hospitality work,casual workplace,customer interaction,tip culture,tipping,money for tips
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3JRC4 - This image shows a clear drinking glass placed on a pub bar counter, repurposed as a tip jar with a handwritten label reading Tips for my new boobs. The deliberately cheeky message uses humour and provocation to encourage customers to leave gratuities, reflecting the informal and often playful culture found in many bars and pubs.
Behind the glass, shelves stocked with spirits and bottles create a familiar hospitality backdrop, while the worn wooden bar surface suggests a well-used, lived-in drinking space. The message is written in marker pen on paper inside the glass, emphasising its improvised, personal nature rather than corporate branding.
The image speaks to wider themes around tipping culture, service industry pay, workplace humour, and body-positive or self-deprecating jokes commonly used by bar staff to engage customers. It also reflects contemporary attitudes to openness, banter, and informal fundraising within hospitality settings.
Photographed indoors under low bar lighting, the image is suitable for editorial use covering nightlife, pubs, hospitality work, tipping culture, humour in the workplace, and social interaction in bars.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,L1 7AZ,24,Liverpool,L1 9ER,by H.Coleman,quality,spyshop,in,Tailoring by hand,old,skills,finest,traditions,of,Liverpudlian,tailoring,1930,history,heritage,historical,historic,remnant,60s,1960s,1960,aging,terrace,terraces,trade,trades
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PKA5AF - Ladies & Gents Tailoring, Alterations & Repairs
Upholders of the finest traditions of Liverpudlian tailoring for over 90 years, specialising in handcrafted garments made to the highest standard using tools and techniques passed down through generations.
We are focused on staying true to the 200 year tradition of modern British tailoring and aim to provide a service and experience like no other in the city.
Commissioning a H. Coleman garment not only guarantees style and comfort in the finished product, but is also an opportunity for tailor and customer to build a friendly relationship. It is important to us to take the time to understand your lifestyle and make clothing that not only compliments your figuration but also reflects your personality.
Should you wish to visit us at our workshop, please contact us and you would be more than welcome.
More at https://hcolemantailoring.com/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEJ62 - Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time, daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typically by one hour) during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later clock time. The typical implementation of DST is to set clocks forward by one hour in either the late winter or spring (spring forward), and to set clocks back by one hour in the fall (fall back) to return to standard time. As a result, there is one 23-hour day in early spring and one 25-hour day in the middle of autumn.
The idea of aligning waking hours to daylight hours to conserve candles was first proposed in 1784 by U.S. polymath Benjamin Franklin. In a satirical letter to the editor of The Journal of Paris, Franklin suggested that waking up earlier in the summer would economize on candle usage
and calculated considerable savings
After synchronously resetting all clocks in a region to one hour ahead of standard time, individuals following a clock-based schedule will awaken an hour earlier than they would have otherwiseor rather an hour's worth of darkness earlier
they will begin and complete daily work routines an hour of daylight earlier: they will have available to them an extra hour of daylight after their workday activities. They will have one less hour of daylight at the start of the workday, making the policy less practical during winter.
Proponents of daylight saving time argue that most people prefer a greater increase in daylight hours after the typical nine to five workday. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the need for lighting and heating, but the actual effect on overall energy use is heavily disputed
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Surrey,SE,South East,town,centre,GU7,Indy,independent,and,&,store,records,Pound Lane,off,High St,GU7 1BX,record store day,record,LPs,LP,album,albums,red,exterior,to,sign,bargains,shelf,storage,merch,merchandise,rare,rarity,rarities,old
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PFAAHP - Situated in the centre of Godalming, Record Corner first opened its doors in 1958 selling new vinyl records to the music lovers of Surrey and beyond. Our purpose was, and remains today, to provide a musical haven for every listener, across all musical genres. We continue to pride ourselves on our ability to offer knowledge and expertise alongside a personal service to every customer - whether they be a classical buff, indie kid or head! We revel in sourcing the obscure, rare, old, as well as new, and as times change and new technologies emerge, so too has Record Corner adapted it's offering to remain at the forefront of music retail.
Over the course of the last year's national lock-downs, we devoted our time to giving the shop the refresh it deserved. With a new coat of paint, upgraded displays and tons of second-hand vinyl, we take great pride in what we have achieved during such difficult times. Perhaps the biggest change of all is our state-of-the-art coffee machine. Being located so close to larger coffee chains, we knew we had to stand out if we were to succeed. After spending time sampling local competition and hiring the best barista in town, we truly believe our coffee is the the most delicious you will find.
As restrictions are slowly being lifted and life is getting back to normal, we look forward to seeing more of our incredible customers coming through our door for a coffee and a browse. We couldn't be more excited about the future of Record Corner - we have so many plans and ideas to see us into the next 60 years that we would love you to be part of.
Record Corner (just off High Street at Lloyds Bank)
Pound Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1BX
Tel: +44 (0)1483 422006
Email: info@recordcorner.co.uk
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX2AD - More at https://www.maplesunscreening.co.uk/hubfs/Brochures/Case%20Studies/Maple%20Case%20Study-Time%20Square.pdf
The new car park, which was due to open
in December 2017, is a great example of
how architects and contractors can work in
partnership with Maple to transform typically
dull and utilitarian buildings into an integral and
aesthetically appealing part of the urban realm.
With its hexagon-featured golden façade, the
car park complements the other elements of
the £107m Time Square development.
The new car park is an integral and important
part of the Time Square project as it will
underpin and support the whole scheme, said
the leader of Warrington Borough Council, Terry
O'Neill.
Architect's ratings
Leach Rhodes Walker described us as excellent'
after the successful collaboration. Maple's
knowledge and craftsmanship was excellent
throughout, said LRW's lead project designer,
Ka Yin Man. From when we spoke to sales
about the commercials, to (dealing with) the
design and projects teams, the whole experience
was collaborative. In a post-project interview,
the architects' firm gave us top marks for design
services, project support, meeting deadlines
and the quality of the finished product. Added
Ka Yin: Maple were always helpful, and any
questions were dealt with promptly. Everyone
was very knowledgeable and accommodating.
The end result was even better than expected
The project was one of the first to use the new
dedicated prototype area at Maple's factory in
Stockport. The architects and contractors I & H
Brown Construction were able to view real-life
examples of the bespoke perforated panels and
golden hexagon cut-outs - at actual size. The
prototypes were powder-coated in the specified
colour, and fitted to the display framework using
actual fittings - meaning that any changes to the
design or specification could be made without
it having a major impact on timings or budget
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG7YAR - How does Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing work?
The dynamic-pricing system has been used in the United Kingdom for recent sales of tickets to Harry Styles, Coldplay, and Blackpink gigs.
A new Ticketmaster pricing system that alters the price of tickets based on demand is being criticised by fans and industry experts.
The dynamic-pricing system has been used in the United Kingdom for recent sales of tickets to Harry Styles, Coldplay, and Blackpink gigs.
It's regularly employed in the United States, where resale is a lot bigger, and touting is much more prevalent, reports the BBC.
Ticketmaster has now said that it is being used in order to try to stop touts, and to give more money back to artists.
Here's everything you need to know about the system, and how it works.
How does Ticketmaster's new demand-based pricing system work?
On the Ticketmaster page for Harry Styles's tour, a notice explains how its new demand-based system works.
It reads: These tickets vary in price driven by demand from fans, similar to airline tickets and hotel rooms.
We give fans an opportunity to safely buy official tickets for the events they love, right up to the date of the show.
This new pricing system means that Ticketmaster does not publicise ticket costs ahead of time, instead, they charge constantly, based on the demand for tickets
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD23P1 - This image shows a pavement A-board sign advertising Scoops dog ice cream from Marshfield Farm. The sign promotes ice cream specifically made for dogs, describing it as a frozen treat that gets tails wagging, and features playful illustrations and bold, hand-painted style lettering.
Dog ice cream products like this have become increasingly popular in the UK as part of the growth in pet-friendly cafés, tourist destinations, and retail businesses catering to dog owners. Such signage is commonly displayed outside cafés, ice cream parlours, and seaside or rural businesses where dogs are welcomed.
Marshfield Farm is a well-known UK ice cream producer, and its Scoops range reflects wider trends toward niche, novelty, and animal-friendly food products. The sign combines humour and clear messaging to attract attention from passing dog owners.
The photograph works well for editorial use illustrating pet culture, small business marketing, dog-friendly tourism, and everyday retail creativity in public spaces.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,APT,BREL,WCML,West Coast mainline,370006,Crewe,APT-P,Crewe Heritage Centre,driver,speedo,speedometer,dead mans handle,dead man handle,HST,high,speed,prototype,prototypes,inside,interior,seats,seating,drivers,driving,cab,compartment,dead mans,handle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2TRH - The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was a tilting high speed train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s, for use on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The WCML contained many curves, and the APT pioneered the concept of active tilting to address these, a feature that has since been copied on designs around the world. The experimental APT-E achieved a new British railway speed record on 10 August 1975 when it reached 152.3 miles per hour (245.1 km/h), only to be bested by the service prototype APT-P at 162.2 miles per hour (261.0 km/h) in December 1979, a record that stood until September 2006.
Development of the service prototypes dragged on, and by the late 1970s the design had been under construction for a decade and the trains were still not ready for service. The election of Margaret Thatcher brought matters to a head and she alluded to funding cuts for the project. Facing the possibility of cancellation, BR management decided to put the prototypes into service, with the first runs along the London-Glasgow route taking place in December 1981. The result was a media circus when every problem large or small received front-page coverage and the entire project derided as an example of BR's incompetence. The trains were withdrawn from service again by the end of the month, to the great amusement of the press.
In spite of the APT's troubled history, the design was highly influential and directly inspired other high speed trains such as the Pendolino. The considerable work on electrification that was carried out hand-in-hand with APT was put to good use with newer non-tilting designs like the British Rail Class 91. The APT's tilt system was returned to the WCML on the British Rail Class 390, based on the Fiat Ferroviaria tilting train design and built by Alstom.
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Keywords: Manchester,city,centre,Greater,England,UK,Northern Quarter,M1 1JF,M1,Akse_P19,Akse,P19,of,Ste_Wing,project,art,graffiti,street art,streetart,free,tattoo,hand,covering,covers,eye,Crew,paint,painted,painting,wall,gable-end,gable,end,people,figure,figures,portrait,portraits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD2N4 -
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Keywords: city,centre,Greater,England,UK,Northern Quarter,M1 1JF,Good advice,Fred Aldous,M1 postcode,NQ4,Fred Aldous Ltd,yellow,pink,bright,slogan,art,shop,handicrafts,Stevenson Square,Stevenson Sq,work,working,workers,union,action,strike,strikes,be,busy,lazy,working hard,hard work,days,off,pays
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD2N6 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,crime,punishment,Police,issue,and,professional,BDSM,handcuffs,hand cuffs,lock,arrest,for,sale,quickcuffs,serious,escape,cuffs,equipment,criminal,force,jail,metropolitan,locked,up,locking,key,submission,shackles,Fifty Shades of Grey,steel,pain,restraints,dominatrix,polis
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWB56B -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,Tokyo,Nagano,Honshu,Asia,asian,maker,Unique,15,jewels,15 Jewel,1956,1950,classic,fixoflex,fixo,flex,expanding,bracelet,silver,steel,stainless,Japanese,Kintarō Hattori,wristwatch,history,hand,winding,mechanical,jewel,patina,waffle,pattern,patterned,watch,industry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPDJPC - Seiko Holdings Corporation (セイコーホールディングス株式会社, Seikō Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Seiko (/ˈseɪkoʊ/ SAY-koh, Japanese: [seːkoː]), is a Japanese maker of watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors, jewelries, and optical products. Founded in 1881, it is known for introducing one of the world's first quartz wrist watches as well as the world's first quartz watch with a chronograph complication
Military watches produced for issue to or use by Japanese troops were manufactured by Seikosha, which by 1938 was capable of churning out 1.2 million timepieces per year. Due to its size and power, the company appears to have been the sole Japanese watch manufacturer with dedicated military contracts for wristwatch production during the war, though the scarcity of raw materials meant that much of the firm's production was likely relegated to on-board instruments for aircraft, ships, etc
In 1956, Seiko launched the Marvel, the first wristwatch to be designed and manufactured entirely in-house
In 1960, Seiko released the Grand Seiko, which aimed to be the most accurate wristwatch in the world
Seiko released the first chronograph watch in Japan in 1964 and the first diver's watch in Japan in 1965
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,Tokyo,Nagano,Honshu,Asia,asian,maker,Unique,15,jewels,15 Jewel,1956,1950,classic,fixoflex,fixo,flex,expanding,bracelet,silver,steel,stainless,Japanese,Kintarō Hattori,wristwatch,history,hand,winding,mechanical,jewel,patina,waffle,pattern,patterned,watch,industry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPDJPH - Seiko Holdings Corporation (セイコーホールディングス株式会社, Seikō Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Seiko (/ˈseɪkoʊ/ SAY-koh, Japanese: [seːkoː]), is a Japanese maker of watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors, jewelries, and optical products. Founded in 1881, it is known for introducing one of the world's first quartz wrist watches as well as the world's first quartz watch with a chronograph complication
Military watches produced for issue to or use by Japanese troops were manufactured by Seikosha, which by 1938 was capable of churning out 1.2 million timepieces per year. Due to its size and power, the company appears to have been the sole Japanese watch manufacturer with dedicated military contracts for wristwatch production during the war, though the scarcity of raw materials meant that much of the firm's production was likely relegated to on-board instruments for aircraft, ships, etc
In 1956, Seiko launched the Marvel, the first wristwatch to be designed and manufactured entirely in-house
In 1960, Seiko released the Grand Seiko, which aimed to be the most accurate wristwatch in the world
Seiko released the first chronograph watch in Japan in 1964 and the first diver's watch in Japan in 1965
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,sign,chalk,board,at,Park Road,Park Rd,Chester,Cheshire,England,UK,piss,lager,tasteless,louts,CAMRA,Real Ale,beer,bitter,ale,IPA,hand pulled,ales,had pull,handpull,traditional,British,English,eccentric,attraction,tourism,cask,Mike Mercer,1880,1880s,Ale trail,lager joke,anti lager joke
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMWGM2 - Close-up editorial image inside The Albion, a traditional real-ale pub on Park Street in Chester, showing a humorous blackboard drinks sign mocking lager culture from a cask-ale point of view. The chalked message advertises this week's lager with the deliberately crude punchline I can't believe it's not piss!!, using pub humour, beer snobbery and blunt northern wit to suggest that mass-produced lager lacks the flavour, character and authenticity of real ale. The scene captures the long-running cultural divide in British pubs between hand-pulled cask beer and colder, more industrial lager brands, with the joke implying that lager is so bland it may as well have been recycled from the toilets. The image is rich in pub atmosphere, with warm timber, traditional signage and a shallow depth of field that throws the background poster out of focus while keeping the joke board sharp. Useful themes include real ale, cask ale, CAMRA culture, pub banter, landlord humour, beer marketing, anti-lager sentiment, traditional pub interiors, humorous notices, chalkboard sign, British drinking culture, Chester pubs, Cheshire tourism, independent pubs, heritage hospitality, eccentric bar display, and consumer attitudes to taste and quality in beer. It works as a documentary photograph of pub culture, ale-house identity, and the performative rivalry between lager drinkers and cask-ale loyalists in England. The board also reflects the kind of knowingly exaggerated sarcasm often found in long-established free houses, where personality, conversation, and local character are part of the product as much as the drink itself. For picture researchers, editors and travel writers, the frame offers strong keywords around pub signs, beer jokes, UK leisure, food and drink tourism, old-school boozers, local humour, hand-written messages, and authentic Chester interiors rather than polished chain-pub branding.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,centre,England,UK,GL5,GL5 1AA,the,store,shop,local,craft,crafts,made,in,gift,Covent garden of the Cotswolds,independent,artisan,maker,artist,artists,community,planet,ecological,eco,save,independence,books,stained,glass,ceramics,gifts,handmade,incense,candles,MadeInStroud
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5PH -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Gloucestershire,centre,England,UK,GL5,GL5 1AA,the,store,shop,local,craft,crafts,made,in,gift,Covent garden of the Cotswolds,independent,artisan,maker,artist,artists,community,planet,ecological,eco,save,independence,books,stained,glass,ceramics,gifts,handmade,incense,candles,MadeInStroud
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5PK -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,GL55 6AA,centre,picturesque,tourist,trap,tourism,attraction,stone,Rosies Pig,Pearsons,Cider,co,HPA,bar,with,hand,pull,pulled,ale,beer,beers,handpull,at,the,8 bells,pub,Eight Bells,hanging,glasses,written,guide,to,real,CAMRA,tankard
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBYBY - Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,England,UK,GL55 6AA,centre,picturesque,tourist,trap,tourism,attraction,stone,black,cast,iron,hand,communal,history,historic,water,wells,supply,utility,utilities,old-fashioned,architectural,English,architecture,classic,traditional,water pump,pumps,High St,replica,rural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBYC0 - Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Havana,on,Cuban,Cuba,art,design,Bolivar,face,trade mark,cigars,smoking,Royal,Coronas,Corona,cigar,box,package,packaging,marketing,Fidel,Castro,government,works,factory,handmade,hand,made,heritage,past,antiques,relic,relics,curio,curios
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP9HTB -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,dining,shopping,Camden,Stable St,coal,retail,and,development,coaldropsyard,Handyside,visitors,customers,complex,central,Thomas Heatherwick,privately,owned,public space,building,history,buildings,shoppers,with,Wolf & Badger,Wolf,Badger,concept,store,brands,edie rose
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M108DB - Coal Drops Yard is a shopping complex and privately owned public space that forms part of the King's Cross Central development scheme in London, England. The development was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in October 2018
The two Victorian coal drops sheds were used to receive coal from South Yorkshire and trans-ship it to narrowboats on the Regents Canal and to horse-drawn carts
coal drops were redundant and fell into decay. They were used as warehouse units
one was gutted by fire in 1985 and another used by Bagley's nightclub, which closed in 2007. The night clubs complemented a vibrant night life of easy drug access, raves and prostitution.
The Regent's Canal was named in 1820 after the Prince Regent, who became George IV the same year. After his demise, the Kings Cross monument was raised at the junction of New Road and Battlebridge Road (Euston Road and York Way)
In 1986 the rave scene started in London. Disused warehouses were used to stage illegal raves, a form of partying fuelled by House music from Chicago and the illicit drug ecstasy. The scene developed and spawned several legal clubs such as The Clink, Shoom and Heaven and by the early-to-mid 1990s became centred on three bars in King's Cross. There was Billy Reilly's bar, 'Fabric' under the arches of the Coal Offices (which inspired a successor club, also called Fabric), 'The Cross' and 'Bagley's', which took over three floors at the southern end of the Eastern Coal Drops
Argent Group, the overall developer for the King's Cross Central site, appointed Thomas Heatherwick as architect for the redevelopment of the Coal Drop Yards as a retail park in 2014. Heatherwick worked in conjunction with engineers Arup, and the plans were approved in December 2015. BAM Nuttall undertook the construction work, which started in February 2016, following a two-year pre-construction phase to survey the condition of the Victorian era buildings and carry out demolition work as necessary.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,dining,shopping,Camden,Stable St,coal,retail,and,development,coaldropsyard,Handyside,visitors,customers,complex,central,Thomas Heatherwick,privately,owned,public space,building,history,buildings,shoppers,with,Wolf & Badger,Wolf,Badger,concept,store,brands,edie rose
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M108DG - Coal Drops Yard is a shopping complex and privately owned public space that forms part of the King's Cross Central development scheme in London, England. The development was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in October 2018
The two Victorian coal drops sheds were used to receive coal from South Yorkshire and trans-ship it to narrowboats on the Regents Canal and to horse-drawn carts
coal drops were redundant and fell into decay. They were used as warehouse units
one was gutted by fire in 1985 and another used by Bagley's nightclub, which closed in 2007. The night clubs complemented a vibrant night life of easy drug access, raves and prostitution.
The Regent's Canal was named in 1820 after the Prince Regent, who became George IV the same year. After his demise, the Kings Cross monument was raised at the junction of New Road and Battlebridge Road (Euston Road and York Way)
In 1986 the rave scene started in London. Disused warehouses were used to stage illegal raves, a form of partying fuelled by House music from Chicago and the illicit drug ecstasy. The scene developed and spawned several legal clubs such as The Clink, Shoom and Heaven and by the early-to-mid 1990s became centred on three bars in King's Cross. There was Billy Reilly's bar, 'Fabric' under the arches of the Coal Offices (which inspired a successor club, also called Fabric), 'The Cross' and 'Bagley's', which took over three floors at the southern end of the Eastern Coal Drops
Argent Group, the overall developer for the King's Cross Central site, appointed Thomas Heatherwick as architect for the redevelopment of the Coal Drop Yards as a retail park in 2014. Heatherwick worked in conjunction with engineers Arup, and the plans were approved in December 2015. BAM Nuttall undertook the construction work, which started in February 2016, following a two-year pre-construction phase to survey the condition of the Victorian era buildings and carry out demolition work as necessary.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,dining,shopping,Camden,Stable St,coal,retail,and,development,coaldropsyard,Handyside,visitors,customers,complex,central,Thomas Heatherwick,privately,owned,public space,building,history,buildings,shoppers,with,Everyman,screen,on the,canal,Regents,seats,deckchairs,seating,movie,films,green
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M108DN - Coal Drops Yard is a shopping complex and privately owned public space that forms part of the King's Cross Central development scheme in London, England. The development was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in October 2018
The two Victorian coal drops sheds were used to receive coal from South Yorkshire and trans-ship it to narrowboats on the Regents Canal and to horse-drawn carts
coal drops were redundant and fell into decay. They were used as warehouse units
one was gutted by fire in 1985 and another used by Bagley's nightclub, which closed in 2007. The night clubs complemented a vibrant night life of easy drug access, raves and prostitution.
The Regent's Canal was named in 1820 after the Prince Regent, who became George IV the same year. After his demise, the Kings Cross monument was raised at the junction of New Road and Battlebridge Road (Euston Road and York Way)
In 1986 the rave scene started in London. Disused warehouses were used to stage illegal raves, a form of partying fuelled by House music from Chicago and the illicit drug ecstasy. The scene developed and spawned several legal clubs such as The Clink, Shoom and Heaven and by the early-to-mid 1990s became centred on three bars in King's Cross. There was Billy Reilly's bar, 'Fabric' under the arches of the Coal Offices (which inspired a successor club, also called Fabric), 'The Cross' and 'Bagley's', which took over three floors at the southern end of the Eastern Coal Drops
Argent Group, the overall developer for the King's Cross Central site, appointed Thomas Heatherwick as architect for the redevelopment of the Coal Drop Yards as a retail park in 2014. Heatherwick worked in conjunction with engineers Arup, and the plans were approved in December 2015. BAM Nuttall undertook the construction work, which started in February 2016, following a two-year pre-construction phase to survey the condition of the Victorian era buildings and carry out demolition work as necessary.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,dining,shopping,Camden,Stable St,coal,retail,and,development,coaldropsyard,Handyside,visitors,customers,complex,central,Thomas Heatherwick,privately,owned,public space,building,history,buildings,shoppers,with,coaloffice,coal office,barge,barges,canal,narrowboat,waterway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M108HD - Coal Drops Yard is a shopping complex and privately owned public space that forms part of the King's Cross Central development scheme in London, England. The development was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and opened in October 2018
The two Victorian coal drops sheds were used to receive coal from South Yorkshire and trans-ship it to narrowboats on the Regents Canal and to horse-drawn carts
coal drops were redundant and fell into decay. They were used as warehouse units
one was gutted by fire in 1985 and another used by Bagley's nightclub, which closed in 2007. The night clubs complemented a vibrant night life of easy drug access, raves and prostitution.
The Regent's Canal was named in 1820 after the Prince Regent, who became George IV the same year. After his demise, the Kings Cross monument was raised at the junction of New Road and Battlebridge Road (Euston Road and York Way)
In 1986 the rave scene started in London. Disused warehouses were used to stage illegal raves, a form of partying fuelled by House music from Chicago and the illicit drug ecstasy. The scene developed and spawned several legal clubs such as The Clink, Shoom and Heaven and by the early-to-mid 1990s became centred on three bars in King's Cross. There was Billy Reilly's bar, 'Fabric' under the arches of the Coal Offices (which inspired a successor club, also called Fabric), 'The Cross' and 'Bagley's', which took over three floors at the southern end of the Eastern Coal Drops
Argent Group, the overall developer for the King's Cross Central site, appointed Thomas Heatherwick as architect for the redevelopment of the Coal Drop Yards as a retail park in 2014. Heatherwick worked in conjunction with engineers Arup, and the plans were approved in December 2015. BAM Nuttall undertook the construction work, which started in February 2016, following a two-year pre-construction phase to survey the condition of the Victorian era buildings and carry out demolition work as necessary.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,recycled,recycling,used,hung,outside,the,223,coloured,dyed,leather,clothes,clothing,NW1 7BU,223 Camden High Street,North London,fashion,secondhand,jacket,jackets,from,browse,browsing,biker,leathers,worn,Belstaff,Black Hills,BlackHills,shopping,London,suede,skin,animal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AW3 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,fashionable,footwear,clothes,chic,and,secondhand,212,NW1 8QR,NW1,stores,stalls,leather,T-Shirt,Bureau de Change,shopper,shoppers,crowd,crowded,British,second hand,vintage,pavement,display,displays,tourist,destination,tourism,attraction,clothing,Great Britain,colourful,shopfronts,shop fronts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AY0 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,fashion,trendy,busy,shops,fashionable,footwear,clothes,chic,and,secondhand,212,NW1 8QR,NW1,stores,stalls,leather,T-Shirt,shopper,crowd,British,second hand,vintage,pavement,display,displays,destination,tourism,colourful,shopfronts,Britain,retail,markets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AY2 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,fashion,trendy,busy,shops,fashionable,footwear,clothes,chic,and,secondhand,212,NW1 8QR,NW1,stores,stalls,leather,T-Shirt,shopper,crowd,British,second hand,vintage,pavement,display,displays,destination,tourism,colourful,shopfronts,Britain,retail,markets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AY5 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,city,centre,North West,Merseyside,Knowsley,unfiltered,unfined,Mersey,beers,beer,ale,CAMRA,Session IPA,Godiva,handpulled,draught,ales,on a bar,bar,pub,boozer,hand,pump,three handpumps,selection,of,local,nightlife,economy,food,drink,drinks,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPHHW -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,North West,Merseyside,L1,60,England,L1 9DW,bar,pubs,cosy,spirits,tap,taps,summer,wood,wooden,beers,ales,well stocked,great,hand pull,beer clips,beer mats,beer,towel,lights,lighting,tiffany shades,nightlife,economy,food,drink,drinks,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPHK5 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Silverstone,Towcester,Northamptonshire,England,UK,NN12 8T,NN12,racing,fans,fan,at,team,followers,follower,Silverstone Circuit,for,formula one,Formula1,the,F1,2022,Circuit,track,stand,sit,red bull,redbull,sits,sitting,Mobil,sponsor,sponsors,official,merch,merchandise
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG21Y3 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 4RT,WA4,clip,on,sample,ale,ales,ATVH,bar,bars,British,from,brewery,breweries,brewing,Rugby,player,Wolves,handpull,EBL Centre,Picow Farm Road,Runcorn,Warringtonian,Warrington Special Bitter,English Bitter,English,Pioneer,Bramling Cross,hops,hop,beer,clips
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JF24MT - WSB
Typical malty rich base, brewed with Pioneer & Bramling Cross hops giving the beer a crisp & refreshing bittering with aromas of blackcurrent and citrus. - 4T's Brewery, Unit 20 Manor Industrial Estate, Lower Wash Lane, Warrington, Cheshire.
The Taverns Terrific Tipples or 4T's first started brewing in June 2010, located in a garage on Rydal Avenue.
During May 2012 the brewery relocated to Unit 15 EBL Centre, Picow Farm Road, Runcorn and expanded to a 5BBL plant previously at Blue Ball.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,ale,ales,real ale,real,craft,serving,handle,wood,wooden,carrier,before,you,buy,with,a,full,of,beers,served,garden,bench,third,bar,pub,each,Warrington,names,name,Stretton Road,Appleton Thorn,Cheshire,WA4 4RT
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ523 - An editorial style photograph showing two wooden beer tasting paddles laid on an outdoor picnic bench, each carrying three small glasses of real ale, creating a six-beer tasting flight in a pub garden or brewery setting. The image captures the growing culture of beer sampling, craft beer discovery and real ale appreciation, with each paddle holding one-third pint measures that allow drinkers to compare colour, clarity, head retention and style before choosing a full pint. Visible handwritten labels on the wood identify beers including Acorn, Abbey, Holy and Onyx, adding authenticity and a sense of local pub or microbrewery character. The beers range from pale golden ale to darker stout or porter tones, making the photograph useful for themes linked to tasting boards, beer flights, cask ale, craft brewing, pub food and drink, hospitality, leisure and British drinking culture. This is a strong commercial and editorial image for articles about CAMRA-style ale appreciation, brewery taprooms, pub experiences, beer tourism, social drinking, outdoor hospitality and the presentation of drinks in attractive wooden serving paddles. The overhead viewpoint gives a clean, graphic composition, with the warm tones of the timber paddles and table contrasting against the cream and tan beer heads. Relevant search phrases include beer paddle, ale sampler, tasting flight, beer flight board, one third pint, craft ale selection, pub garden drinks, real ale tasting, brewery bar service, cask beer sampler, traditional ale, British pub culture, draught beer presentation, beer comparison, weekend leisure, summer drinking and independent brewery branding. The image also works well as a visual metaphor for consumer choice, variety, trial before purchase and the premiumisation of beer in pubs and bars, where tasting serves and curated paddle boards encourage experimentation with different brews and styles.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,hand,pull,pulled,pump,CAMRA,realale,dark,porter,stout,with,Onyx Stout,5%,stouts,sample,colour,black,coloured,English,boozer,slate,beer,clip,beerclip,style,brew,at,Appleton Thorn,Village,hall,drink,local,community,guest,ale
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ52B -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,house,Grappenhall,Team,WA4 3EH,WA4,village,Cheshire villages,Grappers,cricket mural,worlds smallest lady,ball,bowl,bowler,art,County,County League,Neil Fairbrother,Steve Tichard,Richard Green,Duncan Martindale,Steve Bramhall,world,worlds,smallest,small,lady,ladies,nail,varnish,hand,hands,holding,holds,arts,painting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCMKCK - Grappenhall Cricket Club, one of the premier Cheshire cricket clubs in the North-West. played its first game in 1881 on a ground in Bellhouse Lane. The club moved to its current home of Broad Lane in 1892 with a new clubhouse. There have been several new clubhouses built on the existing site with the most recent developments coming in the late 1980's with significant improvements to the facilities in 2011.
In the early days the club played a number of friendly matches. Grappers then played regular fixtures up to the 2nd World War. In 1939, before war broke out, Grappers were founder members of the North Cheshire League but the league was stopped at the start of the war and was never resumed. From the 1960's onwards GCC were members of the Manchester Association which was the prelude to the clubs most successful period.
The 70's & 80's the golden years
In 1981, after a couple of good seasons following promotion to the top division in the late 70's, the 1st XI won the top flight for the first time. One of Grappenhall's best teams, it included some famous Grappers names such as Duncan Martindale, Rick Houghton, Chris Ashton, Neil Titchard, Jim Green, Nick Sharp and a young Neil Fairbrother, only a few years before he headed off for big things with Lancashire and England.
In 1982, the 1st XI went one better, this time winning the league and cup double with the HC Cup Final being one of a number of appearances the club mate at Old Trafford in the 80's. The double was repeated in 1987 with another appearance at Old Trafford, this time with the team including another future Lancashire star and future Grappers captain in Steve Titchard. In the same season, the 2nd XI also tasted success by winning the Worthington Cup. There were a number of other cup successes for the club during this period for the different senior and junior teams, with many a memorable game taking place and the tales still being regaled today.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,house,Grappenhall,Team,WA4 3EH,WA4,village,Cheshire villages,cricket mural,worlds smallest lady,ball,bowl,bowler,art,County,County League,Neil Fairbrother,Steve Tichard,Richard Green,Duncan Martindale,Steve Bramhall,Gropenhale,world,worlds,smallest,small,lady,ladies,nail,varnish,hand,hands,holding,holds,arts,painting,Grappers,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCMKCT - Grappenhall Cricket Club, one of the premier Cheshire cricket clubs in the North-West. played its first game in 1881 on a ground in Bellhouse Lane. The club moved to its current home of Broad Lane in 1892 with a new clubhouse. There have been several new clubhouses built on the existing site with the most recent developments coming in the late 1980's with significant improvements to the facilities in 2011.
In the early days the club played a number of friendly matches. Grappers then played regular fixtures up to the 2nd World War. In 1939, before war broke out, Grappers were founder members of the North Cheshire League but the league was stopped at the start of the war and was never resumed. From the 1960's onwards GCC were members of the Manchester Association which was the prelude to the clubs most successful period.
The 70's & 80's the golden years
In 1981, after a couple of good seasons following promotion to the top division in the late 70's, the 1st XI won the top flight for the first time. One of Grappenhall's best teams, it included some famous Grappers names such as Duncan Martindale, Rick Houghton, Chris Ashton, Neil Titchard, Jim Green, Nick Sharp and a young Neil Fairbrother, only a few years before he headed off for big things with Lancashire and England.
In 1982, the 1st XI went one better, this time winning the league and cup double with the HC Cup Final being one of a number of appearances the club mate at Old Trafford in the 80's. The double was repeated in 1987 with another appearance at Old Trafford, this time with the team including another future Lancashire star and future Grappers captain in Steve Titchard. In the same season, the 2nd XI also tasted success by winning the Worthington Cup. There were a number of other cup successes for the club during this period for the different senior and junior teams, with many a memorable game taking place and the tales still being regaled today.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CBET91 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the United Kingdom and its related territories, denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: £
ISO 4217 currency code GBP [Great Britain pound]).
Sterling banknotes are official currency in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da Cunha in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. One pound is equivalent to 100 pence. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England has a monopoly of banknote issuance in England and Wales but, for historic reasons, three banks in Scotland and four banks in Northern Ireland are permitted to issue their own currency but the law requires that the issuing banks hold a sum of Bank of England banknotes (or gold) equivalent to the total value of notes issued. Versions of the pound sterling issued by Crown dependencies and other areas are regulated only by local governments and not the Bank of England.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ7X - History of Thorn Marine
The Bridgewater canal reach Stockton heath about 1772, the area around London Bridge and Thorn Marine developed over the next few years and became known as Stockton Quays, there was warehousing, an inn, toll house,Blacksmiths, stabling, barns, and bank riders cottages. one of these bank riders cottages became Thorn Marine.
A very successful packet boat service started up running from the London Bridge Inn to Manchester allowing the gentry to travel in style and comfort on the last part of there journey to Manchester, good were also shipped from the warehouse over the road, The boats were in them days pulled by horses, and unusually the horse for the packet boat were trotted along the towpath and were ridden by Bank riders who lived in what is now Thorn Marine.
The quays at thorn marine were also used by Caldwells to ship there tools spades, picks, etc for the gold rush in america and the First World War. The good were shipped to Liverpool where they were loaded onto sea going ships
During the First and second world wars the canal was also used to move munitions and men to Liverpool to be shipped across for the war effort.
Since we took over
We passed Thorn Marine in the spring of 1991 on our 25' Dawncraft Hammie on a two week trip around the Cheshire ring, we noticed it was looking a bit unloved and there was a for sale sign out side.
A few phone calls on our return home we discovered it was still for sale, but not with the agents anymore. After nearly 12 months of negotiations with the vendor and The Manchester ship Canal Company, we finally moved in on the 11th April 1992.
Over the next few years Margaret turned the business around from a fancy good shop back to a chandlery with help from Brian and Nigel when they were not working in their own careers. Brian decided in 1997 to stop paining and decorating and joined Margret working full time in the shop.
In 1997 we too delivery of Rambling Thorn our purpose built day boat
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T1 - The beginnings of Anchor Line Ltd can be seen in 1838 when two brothers, Nicol and Robert Handyside, established themselves in Glasgow, Scotland, as shipbrokers and merchants. They used chartered tonnage to trade with the Baltic and Russia. The business operated under the name N & R Handyside & Co, and in 1852 the name Anchor Line was used by them for the first time, but only as a by-line in an advertisement.
In the same year Thomas Henderson joined the business. The business bought its first ship from the builders in 1854. In June 1855, Thomas Henderson became a full partner and the firm was renamed Handysides & Henderson. This firm became D & W Henderson when shipbuilding commenced. That company went out of business in 1863, and the trade was taken over by the Anchor Line of Peninsular & Mediterranean Steam Packets.
In 1865, the Anchor Line opened its own office in New York under the name Henderson Brothers, and sold tickets through more than three thousand ticket agencies throughout North America. An office was also opened in Londonderry, Ireland. In 1869, Henderson Brothers opened offices at Liverpool, England, and Dundee, Scotland.
A service from Naples, Italy, to New York began. In November 1869, the Suez Canal opened and this made India as important to the Anchor Line as America now that the Far East was 4,000 miles closer. An Anchor vessel made the first British merchant ship journey, southbound through the canal, on the day following the opening.
In 1872, the Anchor Line and D & W Henderson jointly bought the shipyard of Tod & MacGregor, Meadowside, Partick, Glasgow, to build the hulls into which the engines from D & W Henderson's Finnieston works could be fitted. They opened a Manchester office in 1882.
In 1899, the name Anchor Line (Henderson Bros) Ltd came into being by the formation of a limited liability company. The Cunard Steamship Co Ltd bought the whole of the Ordinary shares of the Anchor Line (Henderson Bros) Ltd in 1911.
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The Grappenhall Beer Festival is usually held in May.
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Grappenhall Community Centre, Bell House Farm, Bell House Lane, Warrington WA4 2SG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNA6 - Miniature Record Player Wondergram', Camp Baird Industries Ltd., England, 1959.
The world of music in the palm of your hand was Camp Baird's Industries Limited's slogan when releasing the Wondergram in 1959. Small enough to fit into the user's hand, this record-playing device promised to incorporate the quality of a regular gramophone into a battery-operated portable record player that could be taken to the beach or on picnics.
Designed by Sergio Favaro, an Italian national who settled in Shrewsbury, England in 1958 and produced by Hartley Electromotives (later, Camp Baird) the portable record player played all standard-size records at two main speeds. Equipped with a low-consumption 6-volt battery, an amplifier, and weighing only two pounds, the Wondergram worked by placing the record on a small automatic spinning wheel which turned the disc. Though produced in England, the Wondergram found its largest market in North America where it was sold as the Emerson Wondergram.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNBJ - Obituary - Derek Watson, musician, author, actor, lecturer and book shop proprietor - read more at https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16969748.obituary---derek-watson-musician-author-actor-lecturer-book-shop-proprietor/
Born: November 6, 1948
Died: September 17, 2018
DEREK Watson, who has died aged 69 following a short illness, was a man of many parts and arts. Those who knew the Edinburgh-born renaissance man as an actor performing under the name Derwent Watson at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow may not have been aware that Watson began his relationship with the Citz as a musical director on Christmas shows, becoming forever known thereafter as Uncle Derek.
Similarly, the youngsters watching Uncle Derek will not have known of Watson's passion for Wagner and other composers he was an authority on, penning several biographies on them, and slipping little classical passages into his compositions for the Citz's festive fare un-noticed. Nor might those who heard Watson give lectures on Wagner and others be aware of his long-standing role as proprietor of a bookshop in West Linton where he lived for more than 20 years, with both he and the shop immortalised in a novel by Alexander McCall Smith.
In 1994, having been a resident in West Linton for a decade, he opened Linton Books. Once he had retired from the theatre, the shop provided him with an alternative stage, playing' the proprietor of the shop to entertain customers. Book signings by authors included Alexander McCall Smith, whose second novel in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, published in 2005, found the book's heroine Isabel Dalhousie visiting Derek in his capacity as bookseller. The shop itself featured during the unravelling of the story's mystery.
Being immortalised in such a way was the perfect compliment to Watson, who retained a curiosity for the finer things in life that went beyond his considerable intellect to draw out the fun beneath.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEFD - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers. Fender produces acoustic guitars, electric basses, bass amplifiers and public address equipment, but is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass, and the Jazz Bass. The company was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas Leo Fender in 1946. Its headquarters are in Scottsdale, Arizona.
FMIC is a privately held corporation, with Andy Mooney serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company filed for an initial public offering in March 2012, but this was withdrawn five months later. In addition to its Scottsdale headquarters, Fender has manufacturing facilities in Corona, California (US) and Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico).
As of July 10, 2012, the majority shareholders of Fender were the private equity firm of Weston Presidio (43%), Japanese music distributors Yamano Music (14%) and Kanda Shokai (13%) and Servco Pacific (5%). In December 2012, TPG Growth (the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG Capital) and Servco Pacific took control of the company after acquiring the shares held by Weston Presidio
Key products were the Jazzmaster and Stratocaster.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6X - J. B. Joyce & Co, clockmakers, were founded in Shropshire in England. The company claim to be the oldest clock manufacturer in the world, originally established in 1690, and have been part of the Smith of Derby Group since 1965. The claim is challenged by another English firm of clockmakers, Thwaites & Reed, who claim to have been in continuous manufacture since before 1740, with antecedents to 1610.
William Joyce began in the North Shropshire village of Cockshutt making longcase clocks. The family business was handed down from father to son and in 1790 moved to High Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. In 1834 Thomas Joyce made large clocks for local churches and public buildings. In 1849 the company copied the Big Ben escapement designed by Lord Grimthorpe. J. B. Joyce also installed synchronous electric clocks in a number of railway stations, including Liverpool's Lime Street Station, Aberystwyth in Wales, and Carnforth in Lancashire. In 1904 J. B. Joyce moved to Station Road, Whitchurch. John Edgar Howard Smith (19071983), a former managing director of Smith of Derby Group, designed the first and subsequent synchronous electric movements for J. B. Joyce, and their associated electro-mechanical bell striking units.
In 1964, Norman Joyce, the last member of the Joyce family, retired and sold the company to Smith of Derby. During the 1970s, many of the mechanical clocks were changed to use the electric motors made by the Smith parent company.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTK0 - Edinburgh College is opening what is claimed to be Scotland's first solar meadow.
The five-acre site, at the Midlothian campus in Dalkeith, features more than 2,500 photo-voltaic panels.
Its designed and installed by energy company SSE - would cut its fuel bills.
It will also help to train engineering students and to research the impact on electrical output of environmental factors such as the weather.
Professor Steve Tinsley oversaw the solar meadow project
But we have produced a fantastic project here, he said.
Up to this point, Scotland produces 500 kW of solar PV energy. With this project we have now trebled that.
Richard Chandler, SSE's head of Green Deal and Energy Solutions, said: The Solar Meadow will generate enough energy to power 170 homes.
It's also a fine example of how industry and education can work well together.
This project will bring benefits to the college, its students and the wider community as well as further strengthening Scotland's renewable energy resources.
Alana Beaton, from Inverness, who is studying electrical engineering at the college, said she was hoping the college would be able to use the project as an outdoor classroom to help her get a job in the industry.
Having the solar meadow available means that we're going to have hands-on experience with green energy, she said.
We know fossil fuels are slowly running out, so green energy is the way forward.
Myth busting
The site, at what used to be the former Jewel and Esk college until the merger which created Edinburgh College six months ago, is one of the most northerly solar power installations in Europe.
Research there will focus on the interplay between biodiversity and solar technology. To help that the entire site will be planted with wild grasses and flowers.
Professor Tinsley said: This is a significant research facility, and we've had conversations with various universities on how we use it, and attract funding for future projects.
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Keywords: How best to attract attention when handing out flyers,on the Edinburgh Royal Mile,for fringe show 'Here Be Improv!' ? Well you could tape yourself up to one of the poster cylinders? The funny folks of Durham Improvised Comedy Society,Shellshock! describe it as follows: Join the (dis)Order of Improvised Comedy in their quest to wondrous realms of hilarity. Interactive and dynamic, this family-friendly show brings a new medieval fantasy to life on a (k)nightly basis! The goodly knights,in the taking of this photograph. If you are on Twitter,do add a follow there and I will follow back in return mobile.twitter.com/HotpixUK Find the cast on twitter at @ShellShockImpro All images (c) Tony Smith - @HotpixUK - No images to be used w,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Hotpix,Tony Smith,HousingITguy,365,Project365,2nd 365,HotpixUK365,Tone Smith,Edinburgh Festival,August,2018
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4507812472 - 'How best to attract attention when handing out flyers, on the Edinburgh Royal Mile, for fringe show 'Here Be Improv!' ?
Well you could tape yourself up to one of the poster cylinders?
The funny folks of Durham Improvised Comedy Society, Shellshock! describe it as follows:
'Join the (dis)Order of Improvised Comedy in their quest to wondrous realms of hilarity. Interactive and dynamic, this family-friendly show brings a new medieval fantasy to life on a (k)nightly basis! The goodly knights and damsels in our audience are invited to shout out scene suggestions, which our bold, brave, and dashingly witty improvisers enact entirely off the cuff. Choose where our characters are, what adventurous task they must fulfil, or maybe roll a die to determine their fate. So make haste, good sir, fair dame, and brave squireling, for the quest is in your hands!'
Note that no squirrels were harmed, in the taking of this photograph.
If you are on Twitter, do add a follow there and I will follow back in return mobile.twitter.com/HotpixUK
Find the cast on twitter at @ShellShockImpro
Have a look at my archived photography, from ten years back at www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/
All images (c) Tony Smith - @HotpixUK - No images to be used without express permission',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D9466N - Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a Grade II listed public house in Nottingham which claims to have been established in 1189, although there is no documentation to verify this date. The building rests against Castle Rock, upon which Nottingham Castle is built, and is attached to several caves, carved out of the soft sandstone. These were reputedly originally used as a brewhouse for the castle, dating from the medieval period.
The earliest known reference to the name Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem was in 1799. Before being known by its current name, it is believed that the pub was named The Pilgrim and references to this name date back to 1751. The current name is believed to come from the belief that pilgrims or crusaders would stop at the inn on their journey to Jerusalem. Some elements of the pub's name are misunderstood in the modern day: Ye Olde is properly pronounced the old and trip refers to a stop on a journey, rather than the journey itself.
Locals often use a shortened version of the name, the Trip.
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is one of several pubs claiming to be the oldest in England others that claim to be the oldest include Ye Olde Salutation Inn and The Bell Inn, also in Nottingham
The pub claims that it was established in 1189 AD the year that Richard the Lionheart became king and Pope Gregory VIII called for a Third Crusade to the Holy Land
however, there is no documentation to verify this date. Evidence suggests that caves in the rock against which the pub is built were used as a brewhouse for Nottingham Castle, and may date from around the time the castle was built in 1067.
The oldest parts of the current building were likely constructed between 1650 and 1660, though a map by John Speed shows a previous building in existence in 1610. By 1751 the building was being used as an inn with the name The Pilgrim, and was shortly after that date purchased by William Standford
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJPE - Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, itself known as Covent Garden. The district is divided by the main thoroughfare of Long Acre, north of which is given over to independent shops centred on Neal's Yard and Seven Dials, while the south contains the central square with its street performers and most of the historical buildings, theatres and entertainment facilities, including the London Transport Museum and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
By 1654 a small open-air fruit-and-vegetable market had developed on the south side of the fashionable square. Gradually, both the market and the surrounding area fell into disrepute, as taverns, theatres, coffee-houses and brothels opened up. By the 18th century it had become notorious for its abundance of brothels. An Act of Parliament was drawn up to control the area, and Charles Fowler's neo-classical building was erected in 1830 to cover and help organise the market. The market grew and further buildings were added: the Floral Hall, Charter Market, and in 1904 the Jubilee Market. By the end of the 1960s traffic congestion was causing problems, and in 1974 the market relocated to the New Covent Garden Market about three miles (5 km) south-west at Nine Elms. The central building re-opened as a shopping centre in 1980 and is now a tourist location containing cafes, pubs, small shops, and a craft market called the Apple Market, along with another market held in the Jubilee Hall.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJPK - Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, itself known as Covent Garden. The district is divided by the main thoroughfare of Long Acre, north of which is given over to independent shops centred on Neal's Yard and Seven Dials, while the south contains the central square with its street performers and most of the historical buildings, theatres and entertainment facilities, including the London Transport Museum and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
By 1654 a small open-air fruit-and-vegetable market had developed on the south side of the fashionable square. Gradually, both the market and the surrounding area fell into disrepute, as taverns, theatres, coffee-houses and brothels opened up. By the 18th century it had become notorious for its abundance of brothels. An Act of Parliament was drawn up to control the area, and Charles Fowler's neo-classical building was erected in 1830 to cover and help organise the market. The market grew and further buildings were added: the Floral Hall, Charter Market, and in 1904 the Jubilee Market. By the end of the 1960s traffic congestion was causing problems, and in 1974 the market relocated to the New Covent Garden Market about three miles (5 km) south-west at Nine Elms. The central building re-opened as a shopping centre in 1980 and is now a tourist location containing cafes, pubs, small shops, and a craft market called the Apple Market, along with another market held in the Jubilee Hall.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJPW - Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, itself known as Covent Garden. The district is divided by the main thoroughfare of Long Acre, north of which is given over to independent shops centred on Neal's Yard and Seven Dials, while the south contains the central square with its street performers and most of the historical buildings, theatres and entertainment facilities, including the London Transport Museum and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
By 1654 a small open-air fruit-and-vegetable market had developed on the south side of the fashionable square. Gradually, both the market and the surrounding area fell into disrepute, as taverns, theatres, coffee-houses and brothels opened up. By the 18th century it had become notorious for its abundance of brothels. An Act of Parliament was drawn up to control the area, and Charles Fowler's neo-classical building was erected in 1830 to cover and help organise the market. The market grew and further buildings were added: the Floral Hall, Charter Market, and in 1904 the Jubilee Market. By the end of the 1960s traffic congestion was causing problems, and in 1974 the market relocated to the New Covent Garden Market about three miles (5 km) south-west at Nine Elms. The central building re-opened as a shopping centre in 1980 and is now a tourist location containing cafes, pubs, small shops, and a craft market called the Apple Market, along with another market held in the Jubilee Hall.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHBJW7 - Based in The London Fields area, Three Sods Brewery is a small independently owned Brewery and Tap Room. We Brew a range of Hop forward Pale Ales and IPAs as well as seasonal beers
This beer is a collaboration with the anti-fascist organisation Hope Not Hate. This creates a classic pale ale with a lot of body and citrus flavours
Three Sods Brewery has been brewing in the heart of East London since 2011. The three original sods Dave, Adam and Jordan came together through a mutual love of beer.
The name comes from prohibition-era Ireland when bootleggers of illegal Poitín would leave a sod of peat, painted white, outside their door so people knew where to find their booze.
The Sods family has grown considerably in recent years and has refused to sacrifice on quality. Our Head Brewer, Rich, and our Sales Director, Wilson, share the same passion we had when we set up Three Sods 9 years ago. Our Beers are in pubs all over the UK and we've recently launched our online shop and new Taproom in London Fields. Come and join us for a pint!
More at https://www.threesodsbrewery.com/about-us/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWT1B - Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
born 21 April 1926 has been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is also Head of the Commonwealth and the queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.[b]
Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales
Anne, Princess Royal
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
Elizabeth's many historic visits and meetings include a state visit to the Republic of Ireland and visits to or from five popes. She has seen major constitutional changes, such as devolution in the United Kingdom, Canadian patriation, and the decolonisation of Africa. She has also reigned through various wars and conflicts involving many of her realms. She is the world's oldest reigning monarch as well as Britain's longest-lived. In 2015, she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in world history. In October 2016, she became the longest currently reigning monarch and head of state following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
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The Shankill Protestant Boys Flute Bandor as they are more famously known nowThe SPBwere formed in the Shankill area in 1980. The reasons for forming the band were much more than simply establishing another flute bandthe Shankill had many at that time. The men behind the formation had other ideas. They wanted to promote and express their Protestant culture and also remember the brave Volunteers and Servicemen who had fought and died during two World Warsin particular during the Somme offensiveand to remember those in more recent times who perished during the conflict in the war against violent Republicanism.
Sadly many of those who served the band since their beginnings 33 years ago are no longer with useither passed away or in many instances murdered. However of the original founders around ten remain. Some, remarkably are still marching while others retain honorary membership. Gary LenaghanThe HuntersHarold Reynolds-The Young'sThe Freel'sJohn McQuadeDerek MawhinneyThe Finlay's were all there at the start and remain heavily involved today.
The SPB were the first flute band to receive and carry the colours of the 1st Battalion of the Ulster Volunteer Forcein 1982and to this day carry those colours with pride and dignity. It is a commonly known fact that these colours are carried on ALL occasionsat no time are they excludedand in the past this has caused some difficultieswith both the Police and indeed with certain sections of the Loyal Orders. At one stage during the Eighties the band came into conflict with the Scottish Orange Institution which forced the band off the road because of their refusal to parade without their beloved colours. Since then the SPB have not walked in Scotland with the Orange.
Around the same time and with the concept of the Supergrass system being implemented the band became heavily involved with Families For Legal Rights. For ma
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY1APK - Maize also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits.
Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. However, little of this maize is consumed directly by humans: most is used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup. The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn.
Maize is widely cultivated throughout the world, and a greater weight of maize is produced each year than any other grain. In 2014, total world production was 1.04 billion tonnes, led by the United States with 35% of the total. China produced 21% of the global total.
In 2016, maize (corn) production was forecast to be over 15 billion bushels, an increase of 11% over 2014 American production. Based on conditions as of August 2016, the expected yield would be the highest ever for the United States. The area of harvested maize was forecast to be 87 million acres, an increase of 7% over 2015. Maize is especially popular in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Illinois
in the latter, it was named the state's official grain in 2017
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy G9BJTJ - York railway station is the main-line railway station serving the city of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on Britain's East Coast Main Line (ECML), 188.5 miles (303 km) from London. Originally it was part of the North Eastern Railway.
Despite the small size of the city, York is one of the most important railway stations on the British railway network because of its role as a key railway junction approximately halfway between London, the capital of England, and Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is few miles north of the point where the Cross Country and TransPennine Express routes via Leeds leave/join the ECML connecting Scotland and the North East with southern England, the North West and the Midlands. The junction was historically a major site for rolling stock manufacture, maintenance and repair.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4K - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4N - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4P - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4T - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4W - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E4X - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E51 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E53 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E54 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E59 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ERA - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ERB - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7N5K - Television is an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973 and credited as highly influential and seminal.
Television was part of the 1970s New York rock scene, along with musical acts like the Patti Smith Group, The Ramones, Blondie, Richard Hell, and Talking Heads. Although they recorded in a raw manner similar to their contemporaries, minimalizing the use of studio techniques, sound effects and atypical instruments, Television's music was unique and technically proficient, defined by guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. The group's debut album, Marquee Moon, is often considered one of the defining releases of the punk era.
Lester Bangs heard in Television's music the influence of Quicksilver Messenger Service, noting a similarity between Verlaine's guitar playing and that of John Cipollina.[3] Tom Verlaine has downplayed the comparison, citing the Ventures as a more apt reference point. In 2004, Robert Christgau pointed to the debt that Television owed to the San Francisco scene of the late 1960s, directly comparing Verlaine's guitar playing to that of Jerry Garcia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64KH2 - This image shows a set of classic Avery mechanical weighing scales positioned on the counter of a traditional sweet shop, with rows of glass jars filled with assorted confectionery visible in the background. The polished metal scales, featuring an analogue dial and the Avery maker's badge, reflect a style of retail equipment that was once standard in British shops.
Avery scales were widely used throughout the twentieth century in grocery stores, sweet shops, and market stalls, valued for their accuracy, durability, and solid engineering. In sweet shops, such scales were essential for weighing loose confectionery sold by measure, reinforcing a hands-on, personalised retail experience.
The surrounding jars of sweets evoke the visual language of traditional confectionery retail, where colour, variety, and abundance played a key role in attracting customers. This form of display is strongly associated with childhood nostalgia and independent high-street shops, contrasting with modern pre-packaged retail formats.
Photographed at close range, the image emphasises texture, materials, and craftsmanship, highlighting the intersection of food retail, design, and everyday social history. It is well suited for editorial use covering British retail heritage, nostalgia, independent shops, traditional confectionery, and the evolution of weighing and measurement in commerce.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64KDA - This image shows a close-up of a weathered vintage sign advertising Escargots 60c, referring to snails, a traditional dish in French cuisine. The hand-painted lettering and decorative flourishes are rendered in warm tones of orange, green, and brown, set against a heavily worn background that shows cracking paint, surface abrasion, and age-related patina.
Signs such as this were commonly used in cafés, bistros, markets, and street food settings to advertise menu items and prices before standardised printed menus became widespread. The simple pricing and bold typography reflect a period when food was sold informally and visually, often catering to passing trade.
Escargots have long been associated with regional and national French gastronomy, symbolising traditional cooking methods and local culinary identity. The inclusion of the price in centimes suggests historical context, reinforcing the sign's value as an artefact of everyday food culture rather than formal advertising.
Photographed tightly to emphasise texture, lettering, and wear, the image works well as editorial material illustrating culinary heritage, vintage food marketing, typography, and the aesthetics of aged signage. It is particularly suited to features on French culture, gastronomy, retro design, and the material history of everyday commerce.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBJFCK - Image from mould room Longton Stoke-On-Trent Great Britain showing potteries heritage at the Gladstone Pottery Museum.
How teacup handles are made.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8AGF - English traditional ale hand drawn pumps on a bar in Wiltshire, South West England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYMCM - A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco leaves made to be smoked. They are produced in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made up of three distinct components: the filler, the binder leaf which holds the filler together, and a wrapper leaf, which is often the best leaf used. Often the cigar will have a band printed with the cigar manufacturer's logo. Modern cigars often come with 2 bands, especially Cuban Cigar bands, showing Limited Edition (Edición Limitada) bands displaying the year of production.
Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities primarily in Central America and the islands of the Caribbean, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, and Puerto Rico
it is also produced in the Eastern United States, the Mediterranean countries of Italy and Spain (in the Canary Islands), and in Indonesia and the Philippines of Southeast Asia.
The origins of cigar smoking are unknown. A Mayan ceramic pot from Guatemala dating back to the 10th century depicts people smoking tobacco leaves tied with a string.
Regular cigar smoking is known to carry serious health risks including increased risk of developing various types of cancer and cardiovascular illnesses.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DE9AMP - This is a un-conventional fountain which works as a mini-canal. Water flows from a large pool at one end, down a winding holder and is poured over a formation at the end. The structure is concrete, headed by a bronze moulding which includes marine life. The 'bowl' into which the water finally flows, also bronze, is raised and contains a large number of children's hand prints. Around the side are a number of photographs of Tim Parry and Jonathan Ball, printed on copper.
Sculptor - Stephen Broadbent
Inaugurated by / her royal highness / The Duchess of Kent and / accompanied by the families of / Jonathan Ball / and / Tim Parry / 14 Nov 1996 / The water of life made possible / by a donation from / his grace the Duke of Westminster / OBE TD.THEN HE SHOWED ME THE RIVER AND THE WATER OF LIFE SPARKLING LIKE CRYSTAL AS IT FLOWED FROM THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAME / IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OF THE CITY AND ON EITHER BANK OF THE RIVER / GREW THE TREE OF LIFE, BEARING TWELVE FRUITS, A DIFFERENT KIND FOR EACH MONTH / THE LEAVES OF THE TREE WERE FOR THE HEALING OF THE NATIONS, NOTHING THAT HAS CURSED MANKIND WILL EXIST ANY LONGER. Revelations, chapter 22, verse 43./ WARRINGTON REMEMBERS JONATHON BALL AGED 3, TIM PARRY AGED 12 AND ALL / WHO SUFFERED / AS INNOCENT VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST BOMB, BRIDGE STREET 20TH MARCH 1993
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8DYJY - Yellow Avery Hardell petrol pump gas calibrated in gallons at an old gas station
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7KWK - A longcase clock, also tall-case clock, floor clock, or grandfather clock, is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.82.4 metres (68 feet) tall.
The case often features elaborately carved ornamentation on the hood (or bonnet), which surrounds and frames the dial, or clock face. The English clockmaker William Clement is credited with the development of this form in 1670. Until the early 20th century, pendulum clocks were the world's most accurate timekeeping technology, and longcase clocks, due to their superior accuracy, served as time standards for households and businesses. Today they are kept mainly for their decorative and antique value.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7KWR - A longcase clock, also tall-case clock, floor clock, or grandfather clock, is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.82.4 metres (68 feet) tall.
The case often features elaborately carved ornamentation on the hood (or bonnet), which surrounds and frames the dial, or clock face. The English clockmaker William Clement is credited with the development of this form in 1670. Until the early 20th century, pendulum clocks were the world's most accurate timekeeping technology, and longcase clocks, due to their superior accuracy, served as time standards for households and businesses. Today they are kept mainly for their decorative and antique value.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5187472619 - 'Arts For Arts sake - '10cc' - Play this track here.
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'Art for Art's Sake' is a single from the 'How dare You!' album, by the British Pop/Rock band 10cc. It was released in 1975. The band were Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. They were all played multiple instruments and most of the band's albums were recorded at their own Strawberry Studios (North) in Stockport, England. I used to work about 2 minutes walk away from it. Eric Stewart engineered most releases.
Most of the band were from Manchester and grew up together as kids. They were originally rejected by The Beatles Apple label. Jonathan King signed the band to his UK Records label in July 1972 and dubbed them 10cc. By his own account, King chose the name after having a dream in which he was standing in front of the Hammersmith Odeon in London where the boarding read '10cc The Best Band in the World'.
A widely repeated claim, disputed by King and Godley, but confirmed in a 1988 interview by Creme, and also on the webpage of Gouldman's current lineup, is that the band name represented a volume of semen that was more than the average amount ejaculated by men, thus emphasising their potency or prowess.
The band had a canon of hits in teh mid 1970's. In February 1975 the band announced they had signed with Mercury Records for US$1 million. The catalyst for the deal was one song \u2013 'I'm Not in Love'.
A compilation album 'Changing Faces - The Very Best of 10cc and Godley &
Creme' is a good intro to the band.
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The Lowry is a combined theatre and gallery complex situated in Salford Quays, in Salford, England. It is named after the early 20th century painter, L. S. Lowry, known for this paintings of industrial scenes in North West England.
Designed by Michael Wilford and Buro Happold, (Wayfinding System and 'Artworks at the Lowry Gallery' by Reich + Petch) the building was completed in 1999 costing \u00a3120 million.
Funding was helped by \u00a321m of National Lottery grant. The aerofoil canopy at the entrance is clad with perforated steel and illuminated from the inside at night. It was officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.
When I was a lad the dock complex at the Pomona Salford Docks was very run down and a good place to be picked off by a .22 air rifle pellet. Today the showcase Lowry has been joined by The Imperial War Museum North a shopping complex and MediaCityUK. This is a 200 acre complex, whose The main tenant upon initial completion will be the BBC at its new 12,500m\u00b2 BBC Centre.
When completed, the development will have an unusual feature in that the streets will not bear any names, but will instead be identified by colours alone. The address of the BBC will, for example, be 'Blue'. The BBC have a long history in the city, BBC's very first regional TV studio was also in Manchester \u2013 Studio A at Dickenson Road \u2013 which it had bought from Mancunian Films in 1954. A place where Top of The Pops was originally filmed.
BBC North West will relocate to the site from its current premises in Oxford Road, Manchester.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5083885711 - 'Ace Of Spades - 'Mot\u00f6rhead' - Play this track here.
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Ace of Spades' is perhaps the best known song by the English band Mot\u00f6rhead. The 7' vinyl single was released in October 1980 as a preview to the album Ace of Spades and autumn tour. Bronze Records also released a 12' vinyl pressing in special Christmas picture sleeves, limited to 50,000 copies. The picture of the band in Santa outfits used on the cover was taken at the Aylesbury Fair, while the band were on tour.
Its a staple of their live shows and I have probably seen it played as encore three or four times. For the lyrics, Lemmy said he 'used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice - when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the one-arm bandits actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down'
In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at no 27 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, stating 'This song has an intro which wouldn't be out of place ushering in the end of the world'. In 2009 it was named both the 10th greatest hard rock and metal song of all time by VH1.
Up to this point the band consisted of the original trio of Lemmy on bass &
lead vocals, 'Fast' Eddie Clarke on lead guitar and Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor on drums.
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In April 2003, Saddam's whereabouts remained in question during the weeks following the fall of Baghdad and the conclusion of the major fighting of the 2003 Iraq war. Various sightings of Saddam were reported in the weeks following the war but none was authenticated. At various times Saddam released audio tapes promoting popular resistance to the U.S.-led occupation.
Saddam was placed at the top of the U.S. list of 'most-wanted Iraqis'. By July 2003, his sons Uday and Qusay and 14-year-old grandson Mustapha were killed in a three-hour gunfight with U.S. forces.
On the 14th December 2003, U.S. administrator in Iraq L. Paul Bremer announced that Saddam Hussein had been captured at a farmhouse in ad-Dawr near Tikrit. Bremer presented video footage of Saddam in custody. The enduring image of the capture however, was a tabloid photo of the ex-leader in his underpants. The release of the pictures is certainly a violation of the Geneva Convention.
'Pants' is a suitable metaphor for the shaky evidence that originally was used to justify the conflict, which has had devastating effects on the Iraqi people, hundreds of servicemans families and handed Al-Qaeda the perfect environment to recruit for more global jihad. Well done politicians.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8FBAD - An engine order telegraph or E.O.T., often also called a Chadburn, is a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed. In early vessels, from the 1800s until about 1950, the device usually consisted of a round dial about nine inches in diameter with a knob at the center attached to one or more handles, and an indicator pointer on the face of the dial. Modern E.O.T.s on vessels which still use them use electronic light and sound signals.
Traditional E.O.T.s required a pilot wanting to change speed to ring the telegraph on the bridge, moving the handle to a different position on the dial. This would ring a bell in the engine room and move their pointer to the position on the dial selected by the bridge. The engineers hear the bell and move their handle to the same position to signal their acknowledgment of the order, and adjust the engine speed accordingly. Such an order is called a bell, for example the order for a ship's maximum speed, flank speed, is called a flank bell.
For urgent orders requiring rapid acceleration, the handle is moved three times so that the engine room bell is rung three times. This is called a cavitate bell because the rapid acceleration of the ship's propeller will cause the water around it to cavitate, causing a lot of noise and wear on the propellers. Such noise is undesirable during conflicts because it can give away a vessel's position.
On most modern vessels the EOT acts as a direct throttle with no intervening engine room personnel.
This one has positions of Full Ahead, Half, Slow, Dead Slow, Stand By, Stop. Astern Finished with engines, dead slow, slow, half and full. German U-boats of World War II contained the dial position Alarmtauchen, the order for a crash dive.
Most seen these days are copies. Most do not include the CL of Chadburn Liverpool which was the place of manufacture, as in this specimen h
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Keywords: The Victorian industrial mill Owner,close to Manchester,Cheshire,England,United,Kingdom,gotonysmith,sepia,black,white,b/w,mono,glasses,hat,stick,in,hand,suit,jacket,cravat,NT,national,trust,Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire,England,is,one,of,the,best,preserved,textile,mills,of,the,Industrial,Revolution,and,is,now,a,museum,of,the,cotton,industry.,It,is,a,Grade,II,listed,building,and,is,now,in,the,care,of,the,National,Trust.,The,mill,was,founded,by,Samuel,Greg,(who,is,represented,here),in,1784,in,the,village,of,Styal,on,the,River,Bollin.,Its,original,iron,water,wheel,was,designed,by,Thomas,Hewes,and,built,between,1816,and,1820.,The,Hewes,wheel,finally,broke,in,1904.,After,that,the,River,Bollin,continued,to,power,the,mill,through,two,water,turbines.,Today,the,Mill,is,home,to,the,most,powerful,working,waterwheel,in,Europe,an,iron,water,wheel,which,was,originally,at,Glasshouses,Mill,at,Patley,Bridge.,This,wheel,was,designed,by,Sir,William,Fairbairn,the,Scottish,engineer,who,had,been,an,apprentice,of,Thomas,Hewes.,The,estate,surrou
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF23TD - Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It is a Grade II listed building and is now in the care of the National Trust.
The mill was founded by Samuel Greg (who is represented here), in 1784 in the village of Styal on the River Bollin. Its original iron water wheel was designed by Thomas Hewes and built between 1816 and 1820.
The Hewes wheel finally broke in 1904. After that the River Bollin continued to power the mill, through two water turbines. Today the Mill is home to the most powerful working waterwheel in Europe, an iron water wheel which was originally at Glasshouses Mill at Patley Bridge. This wheel was designed by Sir William Fairbairn, the Scottish engineer who had been an apprentice of Thomas Hewes.
The estate surrounding the mill, also developed by Greg, is the most complete and least altered factory colony of the Industrial Revolution. The estate and mill were donated to the National Trust in 1939 by Alexander Carlton Greg and are open to the public. The mill continued in commercial production until 1959.
The Greg family were Unitarians and built Norcliffe Chapel in Styal village. Their non-conformist religious beliefs provided the Gregs with important business contacts as many of the major Manchester Industrialists were Unitarian. Methodist workers at the mill later sought a place of worship, and the Gregs converted a grain store in Styal village into a Chapel for their use.
In Britain, a cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution.
Cotton mills, and the mechanisation of the spinning process, were instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. The requirement for water helped stimulate the construction of the canal system too.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4586833477 - 'The heart, boringly as we now know is purely a pump, moving blood around our bodies. It was always thought in early times to be the seat of love.
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Ai,' the traditional Chinese character for love (\u611b) consists of a heart (middle) inside of 'accept,' 'feel,' or 'perceive,' which shows a graceful emotion. It can also be interpreted as a hand offering ones heart to another hand.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4470128554 - 'Another lady smoker with a rollie. For whatever reason, maybe that rampent taxation on tabs etc, you seem to see much more of this these days. Most smokers are of course banished to the cold street, or outside of pubs these days in Britain. In fact the constituant countries of the UK almost shamefully fell over themselves to be the first to ban smokers in pubs and public places like theatres and bingo halls etc.
This has led to the sad decline and closure of well over one pub a week across the UK. I believe bad pubs should go to the wall much like bad plumbers. Although many good, well run and historically significant hostelries are unfortunately closing too. This worrying side effect has made the supermarkets richer. Even off-licence chains such as Threshers and Victoria Wine are unable to compete with cheap supermarket booze and that brought in by the van load from the continent.
You can help highlight the plight of the traditional boozer by investing in a 'Drink Beer and Carry On' T-Shirt from www.drinkbeerandcarryon.co.uk/ . Have a look at savetheboozer.blogspot.com/ and connect with your heritage. After all, when its gone, ITS GONE!
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4325867361 - '13:25 Wheres the hell that bus to Accra?
Here, a view of a broken time machine www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3809668752/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4181754581 - 'In true Porcupine Tree fashion they leave a countdown clock so you have time to get to the bar and back before the second half starts. Eight mins, ten seconds on the digital readout here.
Prog Rock for the 21st Century at the Manchester Academy 10th December 2009.
Before starting a US west coast style 'No camers, no recorders in the auditorium, grass up your neighbour' script was played. Shame on you Porcupine Tree.
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Keywords: BST,GMT,changing,clocks,time,falling,back,one,hour,pieces,putting,UK,england,britain,great,scotland,ireland,wales,british,summer,daylight,saving,fall,falls,face,head,faces,365days,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,B/W,black,white,mono,monochrome,clock,watch,hands,digits,numbers,mecanism,move,movement,partial,mixed,color,me,this photo rocks,horloge,reloj,orologio,Taktgeber,selctive,colour,colores,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,edinbrugh,hotpix!,tony smith photography,tdktony,tdk,tony,tdktonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4050906369 - 'Its GMT again, so many clocks to change. As its autumn, the clocks 'fall back' (geddit?).
Its worth remembering that BST is less than 100 years old (only coming into effect in 1916) and more worrying, the whole of Britain had different time zones (of local time) up until about 1840 (Truro being 20 mins behind Bristol - no change there then).
Ho Hum, soon be 28th March 2010.
And now it might be time for a kiss www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3812249017/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4957168619 - 'Love Will Tear Us Apart - 'Joy Division' - Play this track ob=av2n\' rel=\'nofollow\'>here.
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Joy Division were a Manchester post-punk band formed in 1976 in Salford, England. Originally named Warsaw. It consisted of Ian Curtis (vox), Barney or Bernard Sumner (Guitar/Keyboards/Occasional Bass), Peter Hook (Bass/Backing Vocals/Occasional guitar) and Steve Morris (Percussion).
I came across them first supporting JCC (John Cooper Clark) at the Manchester Free Trade Hall Monday 25th June 1979. That day is etched on my mind as it was a mind-blowing event for me, seeing Ian Curtis and the powerful presence he had on that stage. I dont think a band has had that effect on me since and I have seen probably thousands of live gigs.
I bought Joy Division's debut album, 'Unknown Pleasures' the day it was released, in its special textured cover, then promptly played it to death. The original LP release contained no track information on the labels, nor the traditional 'side one' and 'side two' designations. The ostensible 'side one' was labeled Outside and displayed a reproduction of the image on the album cover, while the other side was labeled Inside and displayed the same image with the colours reversed (black-on-white). Track information and album credits appeared on the inner sleeve only.
This single 'Love will tear us apart' appeared after teh release of the second album Closer. It debuted when the band supported Buzzcocks on their UK tour in September and October 1979. It is one of the few songs in which singer Ian Curtis played guitar (albeit somewhat minimally). The lyrics ostensibly reflect the problems in Ian Curtis's marriage to Deborah Curtis, as well as his general frame of mind in the time leading up to his suicide in May 1980. Deborah Curtis had the phrase 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' inscribed on Ian Curtis's memorial stone.
It appears on the Substance compilation album. It was first recorded for a John Peel session in November 1979, then re-recorded in January 1980 and March 1980. It is the latter version that appears on Substance. The January 1980 version originally appeared as the single's B-side.
In 1995, to publicise the release of Permanent, the track was reissued, complete with a new remix done by Arthur Baker and a new radio edit, also known as the Permanent Mix. On September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24), the single was again reissued, in its original configuration. This time, it was to publicise the Collector's Edition re-issues of the band's three albums. Although the single was now issued on the Warner label, it retained all the classic Factory packaging, down to the FAC 23 catalogue number.
It has been covered by the world and his wife, including U2, Arcade Fire, The Cure and others. On the video for the song, at the very beginning, the door that swings open and shut has the initials of the band members carved into it. The video was shot by the band themselves as they recorded the song.
It includes production errors with colour being 'browned out' at some points. Due to another production error the vocals as sung by Curtis during the video didn't come out as intended. The song as originally recorded in the video sounds much more like that in their Peel Session. Curtis re-recorded the vocals separately with the hint of melancholy that helps make it distinctive. The oddly-shaped guitar played by Ian Curtis is a Vox Phantom (Often wrongly believed to be the Vox Mark III).
To learn more about JD, track down the 'Substance' compilation and the book 'Touching From A Distance' by Deborah Curtis. The devout Joy Division fan Anton Corbijn film 'Control' is a great starting point for getting to know the bands history. Tell 'em I sent you :-)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3811373842 - 'A real welcome to Scotland in the year of the homecoming. Just needs a wee tot of the water of life (not provided).
Welcome table, room at the Wheatsheaf Inn and restaurant, Swinton Berwickshire, South East Scotland.
2009 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the national poet, so the year was designated as the year of the Homecoming. Funded by the Scottish Government at Holyrood, and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund it celebrated Scotland's culture and heritage, great Scottish minds and innovations, golf and whisky. Spring water and shortbread should have also been on the list to my reckoning too!
Some scottish sporting antiques www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3812249269/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3828202662 - 'Before recent renovations, sepia tinted and hand coloured.
I am not sure what the pub was named after. A 'Rams Head' in canal terms is the wooden rudder post on a butty usually decorated with rope work and sometimes with a horse's tail. Maybe this is the source as the Bridgewater canal is only a short stones throw away.
A similar shot more recently taken in winter www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4201081728/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3809054537 - 'One city I just love, great people, great times.
The hall shown here when taken as a night shot in all its glory.
After Belfast was awarded city status by Queen Victoria in 1888 this magnificent building was first planned. . There was much rapid expansion and thriving linen, rope-making, shipbuilding and engineering industries at the time.
Architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas supervised the start of construction in 1898 with completion in 1906 at a cost of approx \u00a3369,000.
Apparently Durban city hall in South Africa is a close replica of Belfast's City Hall
Later in the year when this originally taken (2004) just across from here in Donegal square, the Northern Bank Robbery took place 20th December.
A Belfast montage here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3828202972/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4139599110 - 'At the night shelter there is a fine line between helper and visitor.
Can you guess who is which? I guarantee you will be wrong.
First image in set www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4139427744/in/set-72157622...
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4139599456 - 'At the night shelter there is a fine line between helper and visitor.
Can you guess who is which? I guarantee you will be wrong.
First image in set www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4139427744/in/set-72157622...
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4139599656 - 'One of a selection of images taken of helpers and visitors at the Warrington Night Shelter back in 1995. These were taken on a 6x6 Mamiya with the purpose of breaking down barriers between how the homeless are viewed. Follow the link below to view the whole night shelter project.
At the night shelter there is a fine line between helper and visitor.
Can you guess who is which? I guarantee you will be wrong.
First image in set www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4139427744/in/set-72157622...
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDMH - Lady smoker holding a home-made roll up, smoking outside a building in England ,UK where a smoking ban in public places in force
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7G9 - Buzzcocks concert ticket for Manchester Apollo 25th May 2012 with Howard Devoto held in an hand
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEJCR - Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time, daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typically by one hour) during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later clock time. The typical implementation of DST is to set clocks forward by one hour in either the late winter or spring (spring forward), and to set clocks back by one hour in the fall (fall back) to return to standard time. As a result, there is one 23-hour day in early spring and one 25-hour day in the middle of autumn.
The idea of aligning waking hours to daylight hours to conserve candles was first proposed in 1784 by U.S. polymath Benjamin Franklin. In a satirical letter to the editor of The Journal of Paris, Franklin suggested that waking up earlier in the summer would economize on candle usage
and calculated considerable savings
After synchronously resetting all clocks in a region to one hour ahead of standard time, individuals following a clock-based schedule will awaken an hour earlier than they would have otherwiseor rather an hour's worth of darkness earlier
they will begin and complete daily work routines an hour of daylight earlier: they will have available to them an extra hour of daylight after their workday activities. They will have one less hour of daylight at the start of the workday, making the policy less practical during winter.
Proponents of daylight saving time argue that most people prefer a greater increase in daylight hours after the typical nine to five workday. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the need for lighting and heating, but the actual effect on overall energy use is heavily disputed
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGJW7H - The exterior of a Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care charity shop located on the High Street in Godalming, Surrey, England. The shopfront features large display windows showing second-hand clothing, household items, books, and bric-a-brac, with warm interior lighting visible from the street. Prominent signage across the fascia clearly identifies the charity and its role in providing hospice and palliative care services.
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care is a well-established regional charity supporting people with advanced illness, as well as their families and carers, across parts of Surrey and Hampshire. Charity shops such as this one play a vital role in funding hospice services, relying on donations, volunteers, and local community support.
The image captures a typical British high-street charity shop scene, reflecting the importance of voluntary sector retail in town centres and the everyday visibility of hospice fundraising within local communities. The photograph is suitable for editorial and commercial uses relating to UK charities, hospice care, community fundraising, volunteering, and the role of charity retail in sustaining healthcare services.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA3J - Candle making was developed independently in many places throughout history.
Dipped candles made from tallow were made by the Romans beginning about 1000 BCE. Evidence for candles made from whale fat in China dates back to the Qin Dynasty (221206 BCE). In India, wax from boiling cinnamon was used for temple candles.
Candles were primarily made from tallow and beeswax in ancient times[when?], but have been made from spermaceti (from sperm whales), purified animal fats (stearin), and paraffin wax in recent centuries
The manufacture of candles became an industrialised mass market in the mid 19th century. In 1834, Joseph Morgan, a pewterer from Manchester, England, patented a machine that revolutionised candle making. It allowed for continuous production of molded candles by using a cylinder with a moveable piston to eject candles as they solidified. This more efficient mechanized production produced about 1,500 candles per hour, (according to his patent, with three men and five boys [the machine] will manufacture two tons of candle in twelve hours). This allowed candles to become an easily affordable commodity for the masses
In 1848 James Young established the world's first oil refinery at the Alfreton Ironworks in Riddings, Derbyshire. Two paraffin wax candles were made from the naturally occurring paraffin wax present in the oil and these candles illuminated a lecture at the Royal Institution by Lyon Playfair. In the mid-1850s, James Young succeeded in distilling paraffin wax from coal and oil shales at Bathgate in West Lothian and developed a commercially viable method of production. The Paraffin wax was processed by distilling residue left after crude petroleum was refined.
By the late 19th century, Price's Candles, based in London was the largest candle manufacturer in the world
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCH4 - Barter Books is a second-hand bookshop located in the historic English market town of Alnwick, Northumberland owned and run by Stuart and Mary Manley. It has over 200,000 visitors a year, 40% of whom are from outside the area, and is one of the largest second-hand bookstores in Europe.[1] It is considered a local tourist attraction and has been described as the British Library of second-hand bookshops.
The bookshop is located within the Victorian Alnwick railway station, designed by William Bell and opened in 1887. It was in use until the closure of the Alnwick branch line in 1968. Barter Books was opened in 1991.
The shop is notable for its use of a barter system, whereby customers can exchange their books for credit against future purchases. Standard cash purchases are also available.
Barter Books has also been subject to crime on occasions. On the 3rd May 2007, a local newspaper, the Northumberland Gazette, reported that a book worth over £2,000 was returned to the book shop 5 years after it was stolen. It has also been subject to a scam which allowed thieves to take £200 in cash. However, the crime was dealt with in court.
Keep Calm and Carry On poster (1939)
Barter Books hit the headlines in 2000 when the owner discovered, in a box of old books bought at an auction, an old World War II poster from 1939. The slogan, Keep Calm and Carry On, and the simple design has turned it into an international phenomenon, and has been on the walls of places as diverse as Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street and the US Embassy in Belgium
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