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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,traffic,monument,sculpture,Sir John Steell statue,Arthur Wellesley,memorial,equestrian,bronze,Copenhagen war horse,public art,Scottish,street,humour,prank,historic,landmark,city centre,cone on statue tradition,playful civic irreverence,urban cultural identity,unconventional tourist attraction,custom,contemporary,folklore,social,commentary,listed,victorian,military,commemoration,debate,figure,reinterpreted,city sightseeing destination,leader,napoleonic wars,history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EX1RCY - Equestrian monument to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, stands outside General Register House at the east end of Princes Street in central Edinburgh. In this humorous contemporary scene, an orange-and-white road cone has been placed on the military leader's head, creating a striking contrast between the formal bronze sculpture, its rearing horse and the everyday object balanced above the figure.
Sir John Steell's monument depicts Wellington mounted on Copenhagen, his celebrated war horse. Commissioned in 1842, the bronze work was created during the 1840s and unveiled on 18 June 1852, the thirty-seventh anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. The sculpture is mounted on a substantial red Aberdeen granite pedestal and forms part of the historic setting of Register House. It is protected as a Category A listed monument.
Traffic cones placed on statues have become a familiar feature of Scottish urban humour, most famously associated with the Duke of Wellington outside Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art. The appearance of a cone on Edinburgh's Wellington creates an obvious visual echo of that better-known tradition, combining public art, irreverence and playful street culture. The intervention also prompts debate about civic identity, imitation, harmless mischief, vandalism, public safety and the treatment of historic monuments.
Pedestrians gather around the base while the classical stone façade of General Register House fills the background. Bright daylight reveals the bronze surface, architectural masonry, sash windows and decorative street lighting. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Edinburgh tourism, Scottish humour, public sculpture, heritage conservation, city-centre culture, traffic-cone pranks and changing attitudes towards monuments in public space
General Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,EFC,Everton,FC,football,club,blue,bues,255A9804,Goodison Park,No Ball Games,sign,Everton FC,Liverpool,England,UK,humour,irony,stadium,supporters,fans,heritage,culture,Merseyside,tourism,street,urban,neighbourhood,Goodison,Road,pink,branding,Goodison women,Everton women
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKNYNY - Goodison Park No Ball Games sign beside Everton FC's historic stadium in Liverpool, England, UK. The humorous juxtaposition shows a small street sign reading NO BALL GAMES beneath a huge pink stadium graphic welcoming visitors to GOODISON PARK, long synonymous with top-flight football. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Everton FC, Goodison Park, football culture, ironic signs, urban humour, stadium surroundings, supporter culture, Liverpool tourism, Merseyside sport and football heritage. The image works particularly well as a visual contradiction: a prohibition on ball games immediately outside one of England's most famous football grounds. The red-brick building, Goodison Road street sign and giant club-branded stadium panel provide strong geographical context and a clear sense of the close relationship between the ground and the surrounding residential neighbourhood.
Goodison Park, Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tiptoe,tip,toe,t-shirt,the,gay,village,LGBTQ,as folk,Manchester Pride,Canal St,slogan,T-shirt,grey,graphic,TShirt,Pride,merch,merchandise,identity,local,northern,humour,Manc,UK,gay rights,equality,diversity,inclusion,identity politics,northern England,Manc culture,regional,British,LGBTQ+ culture,fashion,gift shop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0BR - Grey T-shirt on a wooden hanger printed with the phrase The Mancunian Gay in bold white lettering inside a red rounded rectangle, a playful visual echo of the famous Manchester Mancunian Way name and a clear celebration of queer Mancunian identity. The photograph appears to show the shirt in an indoor retail, gallery, museum or cultural display setting, surrounded by bright graphic prints and poster-style artwork. The simple slogan, casual clothing and close framing make the image useful for stories about Manchester LGBTQ+ culture, queer visibility, Pride merchandise, local humour, regional identity, independent design, souvenir fashion, slogan T-shirts, inclusive city branding and the commercial language of place. The red, white and grey design is strong, readable and minimal, placing all attention on the wordplay and the relationship between being Mancunian and being gay. Manchester has one of the UK's best-known LGBTQ+ scenes, centred around Canal Street and the Gay Village, and the phrase works well for editorial use connected with Pride events, city breaks, LGBTQ+ tourism, social inclusion, community belonging, identity politics, fashion retail, graphic design and northern England culture. The visible surrounding prints add extra context of pop-cultural and queer-themed display, while the neutral indoor lighting and clean composition keep the focus on the garment rather than any person. The image can illustrate how humour, fashion and civic pride are used to express belonging in modern British cities, especially in places where local identity is strongly tied to music, nightlife, activism, sport, working-class wit and creative independence. It may also suit features about LGBTQ+ rights, inclusive retail, representation in public culture, Manchester souvenirs, Pride shopping, youth identity, student culture, design-led gifts and the way everyday clothing can turn a political or social message into a wearable statement.
Canal St, Manchester, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,town centre,Stockport mural,public art,cartoon character,mobile phone,smartphone,texting,defibrillator,AED,public access defibrillator,lifesaving equipment,community safety,emergency response,Stockport,England,United Kingdom,public health,emergency preparedness,defibrillator access,community infrastructure,street-level interventions,urban wellbeing,civic responsibility,modern Britain,public realm improvement,location background,editorial illustration,UK towns,Greater Manchester culture,brick arch,colourful mural,illustration style,character art,humour,Underbank,Troll,Hammo
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM97W8 - A bold, documentary street-level image of a colourful mural painted onto a brick arch in Stockport, paired with a highly visible wall-mounted public defibrillator (AED). The artwork features the Stockport Troll cartoon figure focused on a mobile phone, with exaggerated facial features and bright, graphic colours that read instantly as modern street art from artist Hammo. Behind the character, the mural includes a playful landscape backdrop with clouds, trees and geometric shapes, creating a lively contrast to the functional street setting of pavement, curb edge and a black bollard in the foreground.
On the left of the frame, the yellow defibrillator cabinet is fixed to the wall and clearly stands out against the painted bricks, anchoring the image in themes of public health and community safety. The juxtaposition is the story: everyday digital attention and public lifesaving readiness sharing the same small piece of public realm. A stickered vertical pole and the rough texture of the brick arch add authentic urban detail, suggesting a typical town-centre walking route or underpass where people pass close by.
This image is useful for editorial coverage of public access defibrillator programmes, first-aid awareness, emergency preparedness and community resilience, as well as broader storytelling about how cities blend functional infrastructure with culture-led public art. It also works as a contemporary Stockport identity image, combining local street creativity with visible civic safety equipment, and offers a strong visual metaphor for modern life in UK towns.
Underbank, Stockport, SK1
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,funny,humour,humor,sports education project,community education hub,Bury Market Hall area,urban regeneration UK,Greater Manchester town centre,civic development,community regeneration,education through sport,social mobility initiatives,town centre renewal,post-industrial towns UK,skills and aspiration,public investment in education,inclusive growth,civic pride,everyday urban Britain,Bury Market BL9 0SW,Bury Greater Manchester,Lancashire town centre,education and sport initiative,community learning project,market regeneration scheme,pedestrianised shopping area,everyday town life,social infrastructure,editorial image,daytime exterior,sunny,day,Greater Manchester,England,UK.,BL9,BL9 0SW
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6C1 - A street-level view of The Football University Programme building adjacent to Bury Market in Bury town centre, photographed at Bury BL9 0SW, Greater Manchester. The scene shows members of the public moving through the pedestrianised market area, with seating, shoppers and everyday activity visible in the foreground.
The Football University Programme is an educational initiative that uses football and sport as engagement tools to support learning, personal development and aspiration, particularly among young people who may be disengaged from traditional education routes. Its location close to Bury Market places it within a busy civic environment, reinforcing links between education, community life and town-centre regeneration.
Bury Market has long been a focal point of the town's economic and social activity, and recent regeneration efforts have sought to broaden its role beyond retail, incorporating leisure, education and community uses. Projects such as the Football University Programme are often cited in policy and media discussions as examples of place-based regeneration, where social infrastructure is embedded directly into everyday urban settings.
The image captures a cross-section of daily life in a northern English town centre, illustrating how education initiatives coexist with markets, cafés and public seating. Photographed in daylight with people of different ages visible, the scene offers strong editorial value for themes including community regeneration, education and sport, social inclusion, town-centre renewal and contemporary life in Greater Manchester.
People walking and socialising outside The Football University Programme building near Bury Market,
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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.
Humorous BBQ apron reading ""Prick With A Fork"" on display at a market stall in Bury Market, Bury BL9
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,statue,city,centre,celebrity,Heslington,famous,duck,campus,bronze,animal,public art,memorial,sculpture,student,mascot,internet,viral,social media,Indian,runner duck,mallard duck,wildlife,runner cross,long necked,BBC,Radio 1,Greg James,Radio One,fundraising,Students Union,folklore,humour,British,eccentricity,culture,Neil Mason,sculptor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8PTY0 - A bronze statue of Long Boi stands beside the lake near Derwent College at the University of York, commemorating the unusually tall stock-photo/gotonysmith-Campus.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>campus duck who became a student mascot, local celebrity and internet favourite. Long Boi was widely described as a mallard and Indian runner duck cross, known for his extraordinary height, long neck, friendly presence and regular appearances around the university's lakes and green spaces. The sculpture was created after a crowdfunding campaign led by the students' union, with the University of York saying £5,300 was raised and that the statue was unveiled by BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James on 26 September 2024. University publicity says the life-sized bronze was hand carved in clay by award-winning wildlife sculptor Neil Mason before being cast in bronze, and that it stands near the lake at Derwent College, one of Long Boi's favourite haunts. The image is commercially useful for stories about university life, campus culture, student humour, memorial sculpture, public art, crowdfunding, social media fame, animal mascots, British eccentricity and the emotional role of wildlife in shared places. It can also illustrate the University of York's distinctive lakeside campus, where ducks, geese and other waterfowl form part of the everyday student experience. The statue's plinth, plaque, bronze finish, lawns, college buildings and live geese in the background give the photograph strong documentary value as a real memorial rather than a generic animal sculpture. Long Boi's story is useful for features on internet culture, community affection, grief, silliness, public memory and how a much-loved animal can become part of an institution's identity. As a stock image, it records a quirky but meaningful piece of contemporary campus heritage, showing how humour, affection and student folklore can be given permanent form in bronze.
Bronze statue of Long Boi, the famous University of York campus duck, beside Derwent College lake on
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpicUK,HotpixUK,Frank Sidebottom,football programme,Timperley Bigshorts,novelty football,printed ephemera,retro collectible,comedy,comedian,shed show,red,black,town,FC,football club,alternative comedy,cult,culture,British,pop culture,music comedy crossover,collectible programme,signed memorabilia,vintage football ephemera,satirical football club,Umbro sponsorship,1990s design,fan collectible,outsider,art,Greater Manchester,humour,archival print,entertainment,history,heritage,autograph,pop ephemera
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4DM - Vintage stock-photo/gotonysmith-Frank.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Frank Sidebottom programme pages featuring Timperley Bigshorts FC branding, Umbro sponsorship styling and a signed dedication associated with cult comic character Frank Sidebottom, created by Chris Sievey. The image shows two printed pages with bold red and black vertical stripes, a Timperley Bigshorts FC badge and character illustration on one side, and a cut-out official match token number panel and voucher sheet instruction on the other. A handwritten message reading best regards Frank Sidebottom adds extra collectible and documentary interest, making the photograph useful for editorial stories about British alternative comedy, cult memorabilia, Chris Sievey, Manchester cultural history, novelty football culture and the crossover between music, comedy and graphic design. Frank Sidebottom became one of the most distinctive figures in late twentieth century British pop culture, closely associated with Greater Manchester, eccentric live performance, comic invention and DIY creativity. Timperley Bigshorts FC formed part of that extended humorous universe, blending spoof football imagery with fan culture, merchandise and printed ephemera in a way that now appeals strongly to collectors and cultural historians. The visible Umbro reference also places the design within the look and branding language of football kit culture and sponsorship aesthetics familiar from the late 1980s and 1990s. This image is commercially useful for picture buyers needing material on Frank Sidebottom collectibles, Chris Sievey archives, vintage printed memorabilia, signed entertainment ephemera, cult British humour, independent publishing and Manchester creative history. It also suits magazine features, newspaper retrospectives, books, documentaries, museum interpretation, fan archive projects and pieces exploring the afterlife of unusual pop culture objects. The graphic layout, readable text and autograph detail make it a strong stock image for themes of nostalgia & fandom
Vintage Frank Sidebottom Timperley Bigshorts FC and Umbro programme pages with match token panel and
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,ACC,drag queen,portrait,heritage,Scouse,humour,Merseyside,entertainment,entertainer,Joseph Venning,comedy,artwork,cultural icons,Stanley Street,sign,rainbow,street,art,British drag,performer,arena district,Kings Dock,queer representation,gay cultural history,television personality,working-class comedy,entertainment legacy,Pride tourism,urban placemaking,creative regeneration,contemporary painting,celebrity tribute,performing arts,nightlife identity,Royal Vauxhall Tavern,drag club circuit,female impersonation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKP0CF - Colourful section of the Liverpool Wall of Fame mural portrays Lily Savage, the sharp-tongued drag persona created and performed by Birkenhead-born entertainer Paul O'Grady. Painted across textured brickwork at the ACC Liverpool campus, the portrait shows Lily with her trademark towering platinum-blonde hairstyle, dramatic make-up, sparkling jewellery and leopard-print costume. Bold rainbow colours, the word Liverpool , a Stanley Street sign and references to Scouse humour surround the central figure, linking the artwork with the city region's comedy, nightlife, LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment history.
The mural was created by contemporary artist Joseph Venning and unveiled on Liverpool's waterfront in 2024. Developed by ACC Liverpool and local gallery dot-art, with support from Liverpool BID Company's Art & Culture Fund, the work stretches for more than 40 metres beside Exhibition Centre Liverpool and the Pullman Hotel. Its collage-inspired design celebrates people and places associated with Merseyside across music, sport, comedy, drama and visual art.
Paul O'Grady developed Lily Savage in the late 1970s before establishing the character through clubs, theatres, television and radio. Lily's outspoken working-class humour, glamorous appearance and fearless stage presence made her one of Britain's most recognisable drag characters. O'Grady later became a successful broadcaster, writer and animal-welfare campaigner in his own name, while Lily remained an important figure in British LGBTQ+ entertainment and popular culture.
This mural detail provides a vivid editorial image for Liverpool tourism, queer heritage, drag performance, public art, comedy, television history, cultural regeneration and waterfront placemaking. It also reflects the wider contribution of Merseyside performers to British entertainment and the use of large-scale street art to create an engaging welcome for visitors arriving at the arena, convention and exhibition district.
Kings Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, L3 4FP.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_9405,A Tarted Up Boozer,London,England,UK,neon,sign,pub,bar,boozer,red,glowing,window,nightlife,hospitality,drinking,British,urban,humour,interior,beer,alcohol,night,signage,culture,city,the,star,gin,palace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3F0YD - . A Tarted Up Boozer neon sign glowing in the window of a Hackney London pub, The Star England, UK. Photographed on 31 October 2023. The recorded location is London, England, UK. The humorous phrase and warm bar reflections make a strong nightlife and hospitality image, suitable for editorial use on British pub culture, drinking, bars, neon signage, urban nightlife, independent hospitality and contemporary pub interiors. For the story of real ale, it is useful to note that british pubs developed from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, music venues and landmarks
Names, brewery signs, etched glass, tiled interiors and changing fascias can preserve local history even when ownership or use changes. The historical setting for visitor guidance is that wayfinding developed from painted names and fingerposts into standardised road, rail and public-information systems
Local signs still retain distinctive typography or bilingual wording even within increasingly consistent national standards. Seen through visual communication, the earlier context is that popular print such as comics and manuals documents everyday reading habits rather than elite culture, making surviving issues useful evidence of humour, hobbies, advertising and consumer interests. For present-day real ale, 2026 is significant because pub survival continues to be a live issue as energy, staffing, taxation and changing drinking habits affect the licensed trade
Historic and contemporary pub images therefore have relevance to community assets, nightlife, independent brewing, high-street change and hospitality economics. In the 2026 discussion of visitor guidance, digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity. Closely connected keywords include public house, licensed premises, and hostelry.
London, England, UK
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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 - Taken on 14 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Rotary at The Old Well Inn, 21 The Bank, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8PH. The location is Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8PH. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. Barnard Castle is a historic Teesdale market town, with stone streets, independent shops and castle associations that support tourism, heritage trails and local retail photography. The Old Well Inn and Barnard Castle setting also carry modern cultural resonance because the town became widely discussed during the Dominic Cummings lockdown controversy. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Barney, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, The Bank, Old Well Inn, old well, at the Old Well, scandal, Durham Fusiliers Militia, blue plaque, County Durham, DL12, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes.
Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8PH
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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.
Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK, DL12 8PH
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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.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,central,historic,E17,Unit 12,Ravenswood Industrial Estate,Shernhall St,Walthamstow,UK,E17 9HQ,neon,orange,signs,cafes,at,The Rolling Scones,Gods,own,Junkyard,the,crown,fun,humour,name,names,electric,lightbulb signs,cold cathode,Hard Rock,café
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3Y9AN - . Neon sign at The Rolling Scones cafe, at Gods own Junkyard, Unit 12, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall St, Walthamstow, London E17 9HQ. Photographed on 21 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Unit 12, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall St, Walthamstow, London, E17 9HQ, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include London, central, historic, E17, Unit 12, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall St, Walthamstow, E17 9HQ, neon, orange, signs, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The housing context makes the image suitable for coverage of homes, neighbourhoods, residential estates, social and affordable housing, landlord investment, repairs, regeneration, planning and the lived environment. It can support reporting on housing condition, estate renewal, energy efficiency, building safety, development, tenure and the long-term transformation of residential areas. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. Industrial subject matter gives the image strong relevance to manufacturing, engineering, energy, utilities, machinery, skilled work and Britain's industrial heritage.
Unit 12, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall St, Walthamstow, London, E17 9HQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_6437,doctors and nurses,neon sign,fetish roleplay,medical,roleplay,NHS,reference,hospital,theme,adult,entertainment,neon,lighting,playful,sign,sexual,culture,nightlife,red,blue,pink,commercial,signage,humour,medical imagery,role,play,night,economy,London,urban,fetish
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FDX1TE - . A brightly coloured neon sign reading 'Let's Play Doctors & Nurses', using familiar medical roles as a playful adult-entertainment theme. Red, blue and pink illuminated lettering gives the image a theatrical nightlife appearance and creates an ironic contrast between health-service language and commercial sexual roleplay. The photograph can be used editorially for stories about neon signage, nightlife, adult entertainment, fetish culture, changing attitudes to sexuality, visual humour and the appropriation of medical imagery in popular culture The photograph records the subject as encountered in public, preserving details that may change as premises, branding or infrastructure are renewed Seen as urban visual culture, the lettering is as important as the business being advertised. Neon tubes, handwritten-style scripts and deliberately provocative wording create instant associations with nightlife, sexuality and entertainment, while also preserving a fragment of commercial design that may later become historical evidence of a changing district The image should retain value beyond its immediate date because it fixes a recognisable business, object or place within a specific phase of social and economic change The photograph has an additional documentary value because neon and specialist entertainment signage can disappear quickly when leases change, buildings are redeveloped or licensing conditions alter. Soho in particular has long mixed adult businesses with theatres, restaurants, clubs, shops and residential property, creating a streetscape where commercial identities can be unusually dense and short-lived The original file wording also identifies searchable details including Lets play doctors nurses NHS hospital fetish roleplay, which have been retained as metadata evidence where they accurately describe what is visible The dated streetscape detail also helps future researchers compare how the subject and its surroundings changed.
London, England, United Kingdom
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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.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Hungary,Europe,European,Váci u 40,1056,ice bar,fish market,fishmarket,sharks,teeth,entrance,blue,sea,azure,fun,funny,humour,safari,grill,grillhouse,Ice Bar Budapest,Nemzeti,Halsutode,fishes,markets,icebar,ice,bar,city,centre,tables,table,skeleton,backbone,eatery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH42 - . Shark teeth entrance - Fish restaurant Ice Bar, Budapest, Váci u 40, 1056 Hungary. Photographed on 27 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Budapest, 1056 Hungary, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Hungary, Europe, European, Váci u 40, ice bar, fish market, fishmarket, sharks, teeth, entrance, blue, sea, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The subject has strong relevance to British pub and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, brewing, cask ale, consumer leisure and the continuing role of pubs as social meeting places. It is suitable for coverage of the licensed trade, independent and managed pubs, brewery branding, CAMRA and real-ale culture, hospitality economics, changing drinking habits and the condition of the UK pub sector. Food and drink content broadens the image's relevance to eating out, grocery retail, hospitality, pricing, consumer choice, local food culture and the commercial presentation of meals, ingredients or products. It can illustrate changing tastes, inflation and cost-of-living pressures, food retail competition, traditional businesses and the everyday economics of buying food and drink where those themes are relevant. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Budapest, 1056 Hungary
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Keywords: Germany,city,centre,February,2023,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,uniform,uniforms,outfit,outfits,marching,marchers,on,parade,Sunday,fun,funny,history,walk,walking,Määnzer Fassenacht,Meenzer Fassenacht,D55126,55126,Rheinland-Pfalz,rhenish carnival tradition,political,literary,humor,humour,men,electoral,troops,guard,guards,oaths,oath,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6HR - Traditionally, carnival season in Mainz begins on November 11 at 11:11, and continues through Ash Wednesday. However, the event peaks in February or March in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
During the 19th century celebrants began using the carnival as an opportunity to mock the military forces occupying the city's fortress. The uniforms of the carnival guards are still reminders of the uniforms of the Austrian, Prussian, and French troops which were present in the town between 1792 and 1866. Others, like the Landsknecht uniform of the Weisenauer Burggrafengarde trace their lineage as far back as the middle-ages. Uniform parts of the electoral troops are also present. The guards, who spoof military habits and oaths, have a big role in the street carnival, making up large portions of the parades. The Mainzer Rosenmontagszug is highly renowned among the parades. It had been recorded since 1910 on film, and is often broadcast live nationwide. It is less formal than many parades, as celebrants can and often do join in to walk the parade route for a brief time. Marchers are often very informal about their roles, sometimes drinking beer as they ride parade floats.
Political commentary and caricature have become a notable part of the Mainz carnival, and especially of its parades. For example, floats during one parade in the late 1980s showed Uncle Sam and a Russian soldier climbing out of suits of armor, and portrayed Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in a bathtub.
The battle cry of the Mainz carnival, Helau, originates from Düsseldorf and was introduced in 1938 in Mainz
Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: Germany,city,centre,February,2023,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,uniform,uniforms,outfit,outfits,marching,marchers,on,parade,Sunday,fun,funny,history,walk,walking,Määnzer Fassenacht,Meenzer Fassenacht,D55126,55126,Rheinland-Pfalz,rhenish carnival tradition,political,literary,humor,humour,men,electoral,troops,guard,guards,oaths,oath,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6HY - Traditionally, carnival season in Mainz begins on November 11 at 11:11, and continues through Ash Wednesday. However, the event peaks in February or March in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
During the 19th century celebrants began using the carnival as an opportunity to mock the military forces occupying the city's fortress. The uniforms of the carnival guards are still reminders of the uniforms of the Austrian, Prussian, and French troops which were present in the town between 1792 and 1866. Others, like the Landsknecht uniform of the Weisenauer Burggrafengarde trace their lineage as far back as the middle-ages. Uniform parts of the electoral troops are also present. The guards, who spoof military habits and oaths, have a big role in the street carnival, making up large portions of the parades. The Mainzer Rosenmontagszug is highly renowned among the parades. It had been recorded since 1910 on film, and is often broadcast live nationwide. It is less formal than many parades, as celebrants can and often do join in to walk the parade route for a brief time. Marchers are often very informal about their roles, sometimes drinking beer as they ride parade floats.
Political commentary and caricature have become a notable part of the Mainz carnival, and especially of its parades. For example, floats during one parade in the late 1980s showed Uncle Sam and a Russian soldier climbing out of suits of armor, and portrayed Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in a bathtub.
The battle cry of the Mainz carnival, Helau, originates from Düsseldorf and was introduced in 1938 in Mainz
Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: Germany,city,centre,February,2023,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,uniform,uniforms,outfit,outfits,marching,marchers,on,parade,Sunday,fun,funny,history,walk,walking,Määnzer Fassenacht,Meenzer Fassenacht,D55126,55126,Rheinland-Pfalz,rhenish carnival tradition,political,literary,humor,humour,men,electoral,troops,guard,guards,oaths,oath
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6K7 - Traditionally, carnival season in Mainz begins on November 11 at 11:11, and continues through Ash Wednesday. However, the event peaks in February or March in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
During the 19th century celebrants began using the carnival as an opportunity to mock the military forces occupying the city's fortress. The uniforms of the carnival guards are still reminders of the uniforms of the Austrian, Prussian, and French troops which were present in the town between 1792 and 1866. Others, like the Landsknecht uniform of the Weisenauer Burggrafengarde trace their lineage as far back as the middle-ages. Uniform parts of the electoral troops are also present. The guards, who spoof military habits and oaths, have a big role in the street carnival, making up large portions of the parades. The Mainzer Rosenmontagszug is highly renowned among the parades. It had been recorded since 1910 on film, and is often broadcast live nationwide. It is less formal than many parades, as celebrants can and often do join in to walk the parade route for a brief time. Marchers are often very informal about their roles, sometimes drinking beer as they ride parade floats.
Political commentary and caricature have become a notable part of the Mainz carnival, and especially of its parades. For example, floats during one parade in the late 1980s showed Uncle Sam and a Russian soldier climbing out of suits of armor, and portrayed Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in a bathtub.
The battle cry of the Mainz carnival, Helau, originates from Düsseldorf and was introduced in 1938 in Mainz
Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: Germany,city,centre,February,2023,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,uniform,uniforms,outfit,outfits,marching,marchers,on,parade,Sunday,fun,funny,history,walk,walking,Määnzer Fassenacht,Meenzer Fassenacht,D55126,55126,Rheinland-Pfalz,rhenish carnival tradition,political,literary,humor,humour,men,electoral,troops,guard,guards,oaths,oath,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6KB - Traditionally, carnival season in Mainz begins on November 11 at 11:11, and continues through Ash Wednesday. However, the event peaks in February or March in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
During the 19th century celebrants began using the carnival as an opportunity to mock the military forces occupying the city's fortress. The uniforms of the carnival guards are still reminders of the uniforms of the Austrian, Prussian, and French troops which were present in the town between 1792 and 1866. Others, like the Landsknecht uniform of the Weisenauer Burggrafengarde trace their lineage as far back as the middle-ages. Uniform parts of the electoral troops are also present. The guards, who spoof military habits and oaths, have a big role in the street carnival, making up large portions of the parades. The Mainzer Rosenmontagszug is highly renowned among the parades. It had been recorded since 1910 on film, and is often broadcast live nationwide. It is less formal than many parades, as celebrants can and often do join in to walk the parade route for a brief time. Marchers are often very informal about their roles, sometimes drinking beer as they ride parade floats.
Political commentary and caricature have become a notable part of the Mainz carnival, and especially of its parades. For example, floats during one parade in the late 1980s showed Uncle Sam and a Russian soldier climbing out of suits of armor, and portrayed Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in a bathtub.
The battle cry of the Mainz carnival, Helau, originates from Düsseldorf and was introduced in 1938 in Mainz
Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,council,area,West Midlands,street,sign,signage,name,names,funny,humour,humorous,footpath,walkway,road sign,comedy,place,comedic,rudest,places,in,Britain,English,saucy,petition,streetname,offensive,amusing,laughable,Canal Street Manchester,rude,fruity,down,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGX8 - 2018 - The end for Bell End? Petition launched to stock-photo/gotonysmith-Change.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>change Black Country's saucy street name - more at https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2018/01/02/end-of-the-road-for-saucy-street-name/
But the infamous Bell End in Rowley Regis could soon be a thing of the past after a petition, signed already by 11 people, was launched to change its name.
UPDATE: Pro-Bell End petition overtakes campaign to change Black Country street name
An anonymous campaigner says residents of the saucily-named street have become a 'laughing stock', with children who live there bullied and teased at school.
A statement accompanying the change.org petition, entitled Bell End Road Name Change, says: As you may be aware, the term Bell End can be seen and used as a rude and/or a offensive word.
As well as this, it can affect people and children including children being bullied and teased at school and generally now become a laughing stock as seen very recently on Facebook and other social media sites and it's time for a change.
We want the local Sandwell Council to acknowledge our name change request to a new road name and at the very least to a similar name.
The petition suggests changing the street's name to Bell Road.
Bell End “ which leads onto Mincing Lane “ has become so well known over the years that people have travelled from outside the area to have their picture taken next to its street sign.
Rowley Regis councillor Barbara Price said she could understand residents' concerns and has vowed to meet with council bosses to discuss Bell End.
If some people find the name offensive and children are being teased about where they live then there is obviously an issue, she said.
I will be consulting with residents and speaking to the cabinet member in question to see if anything can be done.
But Bell End resident councillor Chris Tranter claims the name should not be changed. He said: I was born here and lived here for 40 years and it doesn't bother me. You get the odd giggle o
Mincing lane, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, UK, B65 9LX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGXW - 2018 - The end for Bell End? Petition launched to stock-photo/gotonysmith-Change.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>change Black Country's saucy street name - more at https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2018/01/02/end-of-the-road-for-saucy-street-name/
But the infamous Bell End in Rowley Regis could soon be a thing of the past after a petition, signed already by 11 people, was launched to change its name.
UPDATE: Pro-Bell End petition overtakes campaign to change Black Country street name
An anonymous campaigner says residents of the saucily-named street have become a 'laughing stock', with children who live there bullied and teased at school.
A statement accompanying the change.org petition, entitled Bell End Road Name Change, says: As you may be aware, the term Bell End can be seen and used as a rude and/or a offensive word.
As well as this, it can affect people and children including children being bullied and teased at school and generally now become a laughing stock as seen very recently on Facebook and other social media sites and it's time for a change.
We want the local Sandwell Council to acknowledge our name change request to a new road name and at the very least to a similar name.
The petition suggests changing the street's name to Bell Road.
Bell End “ which leads onto Mincing Lane “ has become so well known over the years that people have travelled from outside the area to have their picture taken next to its street sign.
Rowley Regis councillor Barbara Price said she could understand residents' concerns and has vowed to meet with council bosses to discuss Bell End.
If some people find the name offensive and children are being teased about where they live then there is obviously an issue, she said.
I will be consulting with residents and speaking to the cabinet member in question to see if anything can be done.
But Bell End resident councillor Chris Tranter claims the name should not be changed. He said: I was born here and lived here for 40 years and it doesn't bother me. You get the odd giggle o
Bell End, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, UK, B65 9LX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K4KYDT - . Photographed at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The principal subject is Slate sign, Dry Dogs Welcome, Children must be on a lead, at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK. Another layer of the photograph includes bricks-and-mortar retail, contemporary social history, high-street commerce, archival record, specialist shop, historic sign, before-and-after reference, public-facing signage, commercial frontage, regional identity, local character, changing streetscape, commercial ephemera, and street-level business. For current editorial use, commercial branding and public communication provide additional context, especially through the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment. Current relevance extends to independent business and business rates, particularly through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK, details that may look very different after different community use. The subject also sits alongside historical comparison, community identity, period detail, period lettering, everyday visual culture, wayfinding detail, printed message, and instructional wording. The combination of Yorkshire, Robin, coast, Children, and Slate anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The record includes period character for later comparison. The frame retains a trace of local identity within the wider story of Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK.
Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire coast, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,sign,signs,pointer,pointing,signpost,post,posts,for,and,village,villages,comedy,funny,bus stop,Hayfield,fat,overweight,obese,fatty,fatties,this,way,direction,WC,WCs,history,historic,fun,humour,joke,jokey,bottom,bottoms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRHD - . An on-location photograph from 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Charlesworth fingerpost sign posts for Broadbottom and Public Conveniences, 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop SK13 5EZ. The wider scene also brings together public realm, regional identity, historic townscape, changing streetscape, town-centre renewal, place identity, changing land use, public transport stop, public-transport wayfinding, local character, period detail, everyday life, surface public transport, and passenger transport. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with accessibility, bus funding and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commercial viability, construction costs and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The wider setting retains connections with adaptive reuse, local mobility, urban fabric, community identity, contemporary social history, commercial redevelopment, local bus network, and social history. Elements such as Public, Conveniences, fingerpost, Broadbottom, and Glossop add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. It also preserves details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,sign,signs,pointer,pointing,signpost,post,posts,for,and,village,villages,comedy,funny,Hayfield,bus stop,fat,overweight,obese,fatty,fatties,this,way,direction,WC,WCs,history,historic,fun,humour,joke,jokey,bottom,bottoms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRHE - . Made at 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The frame specifically shows Charlesworth fingerpost sign posts for Broadbottom and Public Conveniences, 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop SK13 5EZ. Other connected aspects include public-transport wayfinding, community identity, archival record, local character, civic architecture, mixed-use redevelopment, roadside transit, adaptive reuse, everyday life, local history, public-realm investment, period architecture, urban regeneration, and town-centre renewal. Today's relevance is strengthened by passenger information, reliability and the continuing question of the shift toward cleaner vehicles and integrated ticketing. From a 2025-onward perspective, planning and town-centre regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. Future viewers can use this scene from 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after refurbishment. The surrounding story also includes urban fabric, place-making, surface public transport, historic townscape, passenger transport, built heritage, local mobility, and period detail. References to Charlesworth, Conveniences, Public, fingerpost, and posts give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Image 2K1NRHE also remains a dated record of 1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ.
1 Glossop Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire,England, UK, SK13 5EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Derbys,HighPeak,large,huge,bristols,tits,breast,breasts,double-entendre,rude,bacon,greasy,spoon,cafe,breakfast,witty,humour,humourous,waggon,snap,snack,bar,Hyde,Hyde Road,Mottram,Londendale,Tameside,Greater Manchester,England,UK,SK14,A57,in,takeaway,tasty,diner,dogging
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1Y7NK - . An on-location photograph from Hyde Road, Mottram, Londendale, Tameside,Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6NG in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is Customers at Big Baps butty van, Hyde Road, Mottram, Londendale, Tameside,Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6NG. The surrounding context encompasses changing streetscape, visual archive, railway heritage, public realm, industrial railway, signal-box architecture, traditional hostelry, rail transport history, neighbourhood drinking venue, freight wagon, local social venue, rail infrastructure, everyday life, and historical comparison. From a 2025-onward perspective, rail reform and railway preservation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. The wider contemporary story combines staffing pressure, business rates and the pressure on customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Hyde Road, Mottram, Londendale, Tameside,Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6NG before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside night-time economy, food-and-drink business, local character, regional identity, customer-facing leisure, social history, hospitality trade, and community identity. Elements such as Londendale, butty, Greater, Manchester, and Mottram add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Hyde Road, Mottram, Londendale, Tameside,Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6NG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2K1Y7NK.
Hyde Road, Mottram, Londendale, Tameside,Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6NG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,Lancashire,England,UK,the,CodFather,Cod Father,mafia,reference,fish,chips,fried,food,FY1,FY1 6BH,finest,and,&,The,South Beach Hotel,south,funny,humour,humorous,joke,jokey,name,for,chip shop,Lancashires,interesting,cute,Blackpools,chippy,names,business,The Chippy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRM38K - . This authentic period view of 371 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6BH in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Comic fast food name, The Cod Father, finest fish and chips, 371 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6BH. The frame also records themes of consumer retail, customer-facing leisure, commercial frontage, destination shopping, community pub, licensed trade, bricks-and-mortar retail, pub heritage, local history, regional identity, food-and-drink business, local character, everyday life, and retail property. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into consumer spending and pub closures, not least because of how branded and independent hospitality compete for changing leisure spending. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial rents, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of how mixed retail, leisure and residential uses are reshaping high streets. Future viewers can use this scene from 371 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6BH to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after conservation work. Other useful contextual ideas include local enterprise, mixed-use town centre, licensed hospitality, documentary photography, public realm, contemporary social history, period detail, and hospitality economy. Elements such as chips, Lancs, Blackpool, Comic, and finest add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around 371 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6BH, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene captures a local visual benchmark before later change alters the scene. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
371 The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancs, England, UK, FY1 6BH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5TJ - . Photographed at 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The photograph centres on Stroud Waffles shop, 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL. The image also relates to town-centre economy, documentary photography, historical comparison, social history, changing streetscape, shopfront economy, local character, period detail, visual archive, retail property, archival record, contemporary social history, bricks-and-mortar retail, and local history. For current editorial use, commercial rents and business rates provide additional context, especially through the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. Future viewers can use this scene from 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The subject also sits alongside small business, local trading, public realm, street-level business, local enterprise, regional identity, changing land use, and commercial frontage. References to Stroud, Waffles, Gloucestershire, and Nelson give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate commercial rents and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding without losing the local specificity of 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL. The record includes a local visual benchmark as part of 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL's history. The frame retains a point of historical comparison for future local research.
3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5TN - . An on-location photograph from 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents Stroud Waffles shop, 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL. Further facets of the scene include archival record, commercial streetscape, before-and-after reference, public realm, independent retail, regional identity, historical comparison, local character, specialist retailer, changing streetscape, commercial frontage, documentary photography, everyday life, and place identity. For current editorial use, business rates and independent business provide additional context, especially through the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. For later comparison, the photograph preserves local activity and public use at 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL, details that may look very different after changed technology. The location also brings in town-centre economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, retail property, changing land use, local trading, high-street commerce, contemporary social history, and local enterprise. The combination of Stroud, Gloucestershire, Waffles, and Nelson anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of business rates and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses and branding when considered against later change at 3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL. The record includes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference. The frame retains evidence of changing use for later comparison.
3 Nelson St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL5 2HL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,covered,UK,WN7 4PG,muffins,sandwiches,sandwich,eatery,food,humour,humourous,comedy,clever,name,names,silly,stall,stalls,shop,indoor,hall,markethall,all,rolls,baps,simple,eats,eating,local,community,snacks,left out of,business rate cut
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06YM - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Gas St, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents All or Muffin, cafe at Leigh covered indoor market hall, Gas St, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG. The frame also records themes of destination retail, documentary photography, everyday life, commercial frontage, contemporary social history, local history, leisure spending, food-and-drink business, restaurant culture, changing land use, night-time economy, consumer retail, local dining scene, and physical store. Current relevance extends to changing footfall and online shopping, particularly through the speed at which branding and store formats change. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into hospitality costs and staffing pressure, not least because of the resilience of customer-facing businesses in a high-cost economy. As a dated visual record of Gas St, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include high-street commerce, archival record, casual dining, place identity, commercial hospitality, outdoor retail, shopping district, and visitor economy. Elements such as covered, Leigh, market, Muffin, and indoor add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Gas St, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is changing footfall and how physical shops adapt to online competition in a form that can be compared with future views of Gas St, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG.
Gas St, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,on,flowers,Let,lit,lighted,signage,red,Slade,good,time,times,optimism,attitude,optimistic,signs,sign,funny,humour,humorous,slogan,light,white,bright,great,fluffy,girly,camp,gay,rose,roses,petal,petals,drinking,eating,enjoy,enjoyment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T3C1 - . This authentic period view of England, Great Britain , UK in 2021 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Let The Good Times Roll, pink neon sign on flowers - optimistic. The frame also records themes of documentary photography, place-making, historical comparison, public realm, local history, adaptive reuse, architectural character, visual archive, public-realm investment, town-centre renewal, place identity, urban fabric, civic architecture, and everyday life. For current editorial use, town-centre regeneration and planning provide additional context, especially through how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The image fixes landscape treatment and surrounding development within England, Great Britain , UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are local character, contemporary social history, regional identity, changing streetscape, period detail, urban regeneration, archival record, and built heritage. Details involving Times, flowers, and optimistic make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For England, Great Britain , UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene further reflects town-centre regeneration and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space in a form that can be compared with future views of England, Great Britain , UK. Its period value extends to construction costs and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres within the real-world context of England, Great Britain , UK. The record includes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Wapping,London,Thames,England,UK,pub,bar,sign,Unattended,Children,to the,pub sign,SE16,Victorian,funny sign,humour,humorous,history,historic,building,buildings,workhouse,drinking,pubs,bars,signage,signs,fun,funny,joke,jokes,unattended,kids,offspring,public houses
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AXKD4C - . This location-based editorial photograph from 117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF in 2020 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The image documents Sign,Unattended Children,will be sold,to the local workhouse, Victorian pub sign. The frame also contains themes of pub trade, architectural detailing, conservation architecture, community identity, period streetscape, heritage landmark, cask-beer tradition, everyday life, licensed hospitality, place identity, licensed trade, conservation interest, real-ale culture, and historic townscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about consumer spending, beer duty and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits. The present-day relevance extends to redevelopment pressure and maintenance costs, while a wider concern is reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them. As a dated visual record, the scene fixes the relationship between the subject and its surroundings in the immediate surroundings of 117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF. The subject sits alongside architectural character, independent brewing, visual archive, local character, historic frontage, urban fabric, British brewing tradition, and cityscape history. Details involving Children, Unattended, local, Victorian, and workhouse give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. Around 117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of consumer spending and the tension between heritage drinking culture and changing consumer habits as part of the longer story of 117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF.
117 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK, SE16 4NF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,South East,named,fish chips,fish and chips,humour,joke,Cockney,killer,famous,Whitechapel High St,Aldgate,Shadwell,London,UK,E1,Aldgate London,South East England,Whitechapel Murders,murders,theme,themed,Victorian,serial killer,building,chippie,chippy,Michael Papastavrou,themed Whitechapel Murders restaurant.,restaurant,tourist attraction,The Ripper,Whitechapel Ripper,victims,The Chippy,obesity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9AD - A fish'n'chip shop in London's East End has had a traditional makeover and been turned into an historic memorial to the victims of Jack the Ripper”at the spot where the Victorian serial killer taunted police with a message chalked on a wall.
Scotland Yard historian Lindsay Siviter was invited by the Whitechapel Society to unveil a plaque on the wall of Happy Days restaurant in Goulston Street where the Ripper is known to have scrawled graffiti on the night of two of his killings on September 30, 1888.
The restaurant is part of an old block of flats, one of the few remaining buildings still surviving from that era.
It is built over what used to be the entrance to Wentworth Dwellings, where the Ripper dumped an apron belonging to one of his victims that night, before daubing his macabre message.
This doorway is special”its where Jack the Ripper is known to have been after the murders, Lindsay explained.
The restaurant refit by owner Michael Papastavrou includes a representation of the words the Ripper scrawled on the wall, in handwriting close to the style of the time, placed on the spot where the dwelling entrance once stood, now part of his chippie.
74 Whitechapel High St, Shadwell, London, England, UK, E1 7QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,humour,humorous,89,Perthshire,Scotland,UK,FK17 8BQ,named,name,rude,shop,store,retail,screw,it,screwing,screws,names,Callander,Callandar,retailer,small business,the,high St,bricks and mortar,ScrewIt,hardware,locks,nails,wood,shelves,parts,tools
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN92 - . This authentic period view of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ in 2019 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Screw It, comical hardware shop, 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ. A broader reading of the photograph includes everyday life, social history, specialist shop, commercial frontage, historical comparison, shopfront economy, street-level business, changing land use, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, visual archive, contemporary social history, independent retail, and specialist retailer. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre regeneration and business rates, not least because of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include changing streetscape, local history, customer footfall, regional identity, before-and-after reference, public realm, documentary photography, and community identity. Elements such as Callander, Perthshire, comical, hardware, and Screw add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for town-centre regeneration and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets as part of the longer story of 89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ. The scene captures a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Xmas,Christmas,real ale,real,ales,WA4,Cheshire,North West England,England,bar,pub,Cumbrian Way,wizard,on a bar,Parr Arms,Stockport,pumps,pint,beer,bitter,ale,brewers,CAMRA,pumps on a bar,bar pumps,handpull,handpulled,hand pulled,hand pulled real ale,festive,Robinsons Cumbiran Way,Hartleys,beverage,humour,pub fun
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTKB - Unicorn (4.2 per cent ABV)
A bitter available on draught or bottled.
Hartleys Cumbria Way (4.1 per cent ABV)
Brewed since 2001, this bitter takes its name from the Cumbria Way footpath linking the towns of Ulverston and Carlisle.
Hartley's XB (4.0 per cent ABV)
A cask-conditioned bitter.
Cwrw'r ddraig aur (4.1 per cent ABV)
Golden Dragon Ale, a bitter brewed for Robinsons' Welsh pubs.
Old Tom (8.5 per cent ABV)
A strong ale that has been brewed since 1899. Available bottled or on draught. Chocolate Tom and Ginger Tom are also available in bottle (6 per cent ABV).
Dizzy Blonde (3.8 per cent ABV)
A golden ale that has been available, following its stint as a seasonal ale, since 2012. Available bottled or on draught.
Double Hop (4.8 per cent ABV)
An India pale ale.
Unicorn Black (4.1 per cent ABV)
A bottled stout inspired by a 19th-century recipe.
Trooper (4.7 per cent ABV)
A premium bitter brewed since May 2013 to a recipe created by Bruce Dickinson, the singer of Iron Maiden.
Trooper Red 'N' Black Porter (5.8 per cent ABV)
A porter introduced in September 2016, available on draught (cask and keg) and bottled (6.8 per cent ABV).
Trooper Hallowed (6.0 per cent ABV)
A limited edition Belgium style beer introduced in July 2017, available in bottle.
Wizard (3.7 per cent ABV)
An amber bitter first brewed in 2015
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Strathclyde,UK,graffiti artwork,Central station,GB,United Kingdom,Duke,of,Wellington,graffiti,art,artwork,station,wood,wall,painting,classic,icon,Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington,Equestrian statue,of the,Duke of Wellington,Statue by Carlo Marochetti,Carlo Marochetti Statue,Carlo Marochetti,Statue,icons,Glasgow icons,city,centre,city centre,Glasgow City Council,Arthur Wellesley,Royal Exchange Square,hat,traffic cone hat,hats,humour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA15 - The equestrian Wellington Statue is a statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, located on Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located outside the Gallery of Modern Art near the end of Ingram Street. The statue was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city, claimed to represent the humour of the local population and believed to date back to the first half of the 1980s, if not before. The statue is a Category-A listed monument, and is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks. Due to minor damage and the potential for injury that the placing of cones involves, the practice has been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. In 2011 the Lonely Planet guide included the statue in its list of the top 10 most bizarre monuments on Earth.
Glasgow Central Station, Gordon St, Glasgow, Scotland
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,WC,loo,toilet,pan,Virgin toilet,Virgin down the toilet,number two,number one,engaged,flush,WCML,TOC,Train Operating Company,toilet engaged,carriage toilet,down the toilet,talking,talking toilet,Richard Branson,Branson,West Coast Main Line,Virgin Trains talking toilet,sign,sticker,train carriage,rail,railway,public convenience,public conveniences,information,blockages,blocking the toilet,toilet blocked,dirty,clean,humour,toilet seat,out of order
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PB6G53 - Virgin introduces talking train lavatories
Virgin Trains has turned to humour to tackle the vexed problem of blocked lavatories
In the heyday of British Rail, gentlemen were urged to lift the seat when using the lavatories,
Now rather more explicit instructions are being given to Passengers.htm Target=_Blank>passengers on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Trains services to the west midlands, north west England and Scotland.
After the lavatory door shuts passengers are greeted with a pre-recorded message.
It declares: Please don't flush nappies, sanitary towels, paper towels, gum, old phones, unpaid bills, junk mail, your ex's sweater, hopes, dreams or goldfish down this toilet.
Lavatories have already been adapted on the fleet of 20 Voyager trains and work is under way on its 56 tilting Pendolino trains.
At times there have been problems with lavatories being blocked by inappropriate items flushed down the bowl.
Passenger forums suggest that the issue of blocked lavatories is a major source of annoyance for the travelling public
This has prompted Virgin, which earlier this year was given an extension of its franchise on the West Coast Main Line, to act.
When lavatories get blocked it means trains have to be taken out of service, a spokesman said.
It is also a huge inconvenience to passengers especially on a long trip.
We wanted to do something which would grab people's attention and a talking toilet does get the message across.
They are being well received, but time will tell. We're trying to face a serious issue in a chummy, informal way.
The initiative was welcomed by Antony Smith, chief executive of the consumer watchdog, Passenger Focus.
It can be frustrating to find that toilets are out of order or blocked, so hopefully the announcements will help this happen less.
Anything that gets useful information across to passengers in a fun way is to be welcomed.
Preston, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,WC,loo,toilet,pan,Virgin toilet,Virgin down the toilet,number two,number one,engaged,flush,WCML,TOC,Train Operating Company,toilet engaged,carriage toilet,down the toilet,talking,talking toilet,Richard Branson,Branson,West Coast Main Line,Virgin Trains talking toilet,sign,sticker,train carriage,rail,railway,public convenience,information,blockages,toilet blocked,dirty,clean,humour,toilet seat,out of order,Channel tunnel,services
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PB6G55 - Virgin introduces talking train lavatories
Virgin Trains has turned to humour to tackle the vexed problem of blocked lavatories
In the heyday of British Rail, gentlemen were urged to lift the seat when using the lavatories,
Now rather more explicit instructions are being given to Passengers.htm Target=_Blank>passengers on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Trains services to the west midlands, north west England and Scotland.
After the lavatory door shuts passengers are greeted with a pre-recorded message.
It declares: Please don't flush nappies, sanitary towels, paper towels, gum, old phones, unpaid bills, junk mail, your ex's sweater, hopes, dreams or goldfish down this toilet.
Lavatories have already been adapted on the fleet of 20 Voyager trains and work is under way on its 56 tilting Pendolino trains.
At times there have been problems with lavatories being blocked by inappropriate items flushed down the bowl.
Passenger forums suggest that the issue of blocked lavatories is a major source of annoyance for the travelling public
This has prompted Virgin, which earlier this year was given an extension of its franchise on the West Coast Main Line, to act.
When lavatories get blocked it means trains have to be taken out of service, a spokesman said.
It is also a huge inconvenience to passengers especially on a long trip.
We wanted to do something which would grab people's attention and a talking toilet does get the message across.
They are being well received, but time will tell. We're trying to face a serious issue in a chummy, informal way.
The initiative was welcomed by Antony Smith, chief executive of the consumer watchdog, Passenger Focus.
It can be frustrating to find that toilets are out of order or blocked, so hopefully the announcements will help this happen less.
Anything that gets useful information across to passengers in a fun way is to be welcomed.
Preston, UK
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Blowjob,blow job,blow boss,Blowboss express hair & beauty salon,Cheshire,North West England,UK,Hairdresser,hairdresser,Salon,Hair Salon,express,Warrington Hair Salon,funny,shop shops,name,names,fun,humour,shop,shop name,shop names,blow,blowie,blowing,dry,blowdry,perm,perms,cheeky,salons,shops,hairdressers,pun,punning
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PAN56D - . A place-specific photograph shows the working environment around 9 Barbauld St, Warrington WA1 1EX, UK, as it appeared in 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Blowboss express hair & beauty salon, Rylands street, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Further features of the subject include commercial streetscape, town-centre trading, commercial frontage, city-centre economy, customer footfall, consumer spending, high-street commerce, retail vacancy, shopfront economy, chain-store economy, consumer retail, and shopping habits. The wider contemporary story of independent trading now includes brand consolidation alongside online shopping, while policy and investment increasingly consider adaptable commercial space. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of 9 Barbauld St, Warrington WA1 1EX, UK may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison. The surrounding context also touches on retail property, local trading, bricks-and-mortar retail, shopping district, retail decline and renewal, storefront culture. Other local associations include corny names for hairdressing shops, quirky shop names, funny salon names, quirky salon names, Hair and Beauty. A more expansive reading adds urban commerce, and independent retail. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, physical shops also connects with shifts in leisure spending, brand consolidation and efforts aimed at heritage-led regeneration. For future comparison, the scene preserves regional identity, patterns of everyday use, the condition of buildings, public-realm details, and local business activity at this precise location. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal the appearance of the built environment, local character, period design, public activity, and changes of use within the surrounding area.
9 Barbauld St, Warrington WA1 1EX, UK
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Keywords: Street,Rail,Mainline,art,sculpture,comedian,man,funny,humour,scouse,Funnyman,personality,OBE,Kenneth,Arthur,Landmark,Diddy,men,tickling,stick,music,hall,drama,actor,entertainer,comedy,bronze,Lime St,Liverpool Lime St,Kenneth Arthur Dodd,Diddy Men,Knotty Ash,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,alloy,metal,ash,face,close,up,closeup,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HKYM - Kenneth Arthur Ken Dodd, OBE (born 8 November 1927) is an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his trademark unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue tickling stick and his famous, upbeat greeting of How tickled I am!. He also created the world and characters of the Diddy Men, with 'diddy' being Liverpudlian slang for small.
He works mainly in the music hall tradition, although, in the past, has occasionally appeared in drama, including as Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on stage in Liverpool in 1971
on television in the cameo role of 'The Tollmaster' in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen
and as Yorick (in silent flashback) in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1996. In the 1960s his fame in the UK was such that he rivalled The Beatles as a household name, with his recording of Tears being the UK's third-best-selling single of the 1960s. His records have sold millions worldwide. As of 2016 he continues to tour with his comedy and music show.
Lime Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Keywords: Street,Rail,Mainline,art,sculpture,comedian,man,funny,humour,scouse,Funnyman,personality,OBE,Kenneth,Arthur,Landmark,Diddy,men,tickling,stick,music,hall,drama,actor,entertainer,comedy,bronze,Lime St,Liverpool Lime St,Kenneth Arthur Dodd,Diddy Men,Knotty Ash,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,alloy,metal,ash,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HM0F - Kenneth Arthur Ken Dodd, OBE (born 8 November 1927) is an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his trademark unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue tickling stick and his famous, upbeat greeting of How tickled I am!. He also created the world and characters of the Diddy Men, with 'diddy' being Liverpudlian slang for small.
He works mainly in the music hall tradition, although, in the past, has occasionally appeared in drama, including as Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on stage in Liverpool in 1971
on television in the cameo role of 'The Tollmaster' in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen
and as Yorick (in silent flashback) in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1996. In the 1960s his fame in the UK was such that he rivalled The Beatles as a household name, with his recording of Tears being the UK's third-best-selling single of the 1960s. His records have sold millions worldwide. As of 2016 he continues to tour with his comedy and music show.
Lime Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,statue,Glasgow,traffic cone,traffic,cone,horse,Arthur Wellesley,Royal Exchange,Square,Gallery,of,Modern Art,GoMA,landmark,icon,Glaswegian,humour,Scottish,city,centre,Scotland,public art,bronze,Carlo Marochetti,Victorian,sculpture,listed,monument,tourist,attraction,sightseeing,image,quirky,culture,urban,local,street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7XD - The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow city centre is shown with the famous orange traffic cone balanced on the rider's head, a mischievous local tradition that has become one of the best-known visual symbols of the city. The bronze monument stands outside the Gallery of Modern Art, commonly known as GoMA, in Royal Exchange Square, close to Buchanan Street, George Square and the busy retail and cultural heart of Glasgow. The sculpture depicts Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, on horseback and was created by Italian-born sculptor Carlo Marochetti, with the statue erected in 1844. Although intended as a formal Victorian memorial connected with Wellington's military reputation and the end of the Napoleonic Wars, its modern fame is now inseparable from the traffic cone, widely seen as an expression of Glaswegian humour, irreverence and civic character. The image shows the contrast clearly: a grand equestrian monument, neoclassical columns, museum frontage and heritage architecture, undercut by an everyday road cone turned into unofficial public art. The scene is valuable for editorial use about Glasgow tourism, Scottish culture, urban identity, public sculpture, listed monuments, heritage conservation, city branding, street humour, visitor attractions and the way communities reinterpret formal civic monuments. The traffic cone tradition is often dated to at least the 1980s and has survived repeated removal, becoming a near-permanent and much-loved feature for residents, students, tourists and photographers. The picture also works for stories about public art, alternative heritage, local protest, playful vandalism, council debates about conservation costs, travel features on unusual British landmarks and wider discussion of how statues gain new meanings over time. The overcast light, blue sky breaks, red-windowed buildings and GoMA exhibition banner add a strong urban context, placing the quirky monument firmly in the everyday streetscape of c
Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 3AG.
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Keywords: cats,feline,felines,sign,comfort,&,Convenience,of,the,cat,sign,signs,yellow,footprints,footprint,foot,print,paw,paws,joke,humour,laugh,laughing,humourous,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,cats rule,pet,pets,wit,saying
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCTM - . An on-location photograph from England, Great Britain , UK in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The image documents This house is owned and operated solely for the comfort & Convenience of the cat - cats rule. The surrounding context encompasses social history, street-level business, archival record, place identity, specialist retailer, historical comparison, community identity, regional identity, town-centre trading, before-and-after reference, small business, shopfront economy, contemporary social history, and visual archive. For current editorial use, footfall and business rates provide additional context, especially through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at England, Great Britain , UK, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. Other useful contextual ideas include local character, changing streetscape, public realm, bricks-and-mortar retail, documentary photography, commercial frontage, independent retail, and period detail. References to house, Convenience, operated, solely, and owned give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at England, Great Britain , UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is footfall and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets in a form that can be compared with future views of England, Great Britain , UK. The wider significance includes independent business and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the real-world context of England, Great Britain , UK. The record includes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: getting,into,the,Xmas,spirit,in,work,Santa,tree,braces,tie,ties,trees,jolly,chap,man,GoTonySmith,office,working,happy,offices,humour,WHG,wear,wearing,attire,neat,December,Dec,tinsel,mood,smile,smiling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MNR - . How to get festive in the office for Christmas. Photographed in England. The photograph was taken on 23 December 2014. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with How, get, festive, office, Christmas, hat, getting, Xmas, spirit and work, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
England
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Keywords: Accompanied by an adult! drumming,percussion,fun,funny,humour,humorous,humourous,laugh,in,a,pub,english,england,Walsall,West Midlands,GB,great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Gotonysmith,Black,Country,Black Country,Walsall Black Country,stupid,crazy,incident,warning,notice,for,all,drummers,band,bands,live,gig,gigs,groups
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8PRB - . Sign - Due To recent Incidents All Drummers Must be Accompanied by an adult!. Photographed at Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 01 December 2014. The image metadata records 1 person in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Sign, Due, recent, Incidents, All, Drummers, Must, drumming, Accompanied by an adult! drumming and percussion, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: Novelty,toys,plastic,wave,waves,waving,Mitte,Germany,Europe,QE2,Betty,QEII,blue,true,royal,insult,traitor,fun,humour,humorous,many,three,3,Royal,Wedding,cyan,blue,yellow,pink,Windsor,god,save,the,Kikkerland,in,box,Royal Wedding,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,dead,died,King Charles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0G6XB - This documentary stock photograph shows Many Queen Elizabeth of England Solar Powered toys, Mitte, Germany, Europe. The image records Berlin street or city detail, making it useful for editorial features on Berlin tourism, urban culture, German history and everyday city identity. Berlin is a city where ordinary street details often carry heavy layers of history, from Prussian and imperial architecture to the Weimar period, Nazi rule, wartime destruction, division, the DDR, reunification, tourism, gentrification and contemporary creative culture. The caption and visible subject detail provide a specific point of entry into that wider story rather than a generic German city view. Buyers could use the photograph for articles about Berlin travel, Cold War memory, street art, museum interpretation, urban nightlife, river sightseeing, architecture, souvenir culture, public transport, pedestrian design or the way history is repackaged in modern tourism. Search-friendly composite terms include Berlin Mitte street art, DDR surveillance display, Berlin Fernsehturm skyline, River Spree pleasure boat, Ampelmann crossing light, Berliner Dom interior, Berlin urban culture and German capital tourism. If the subject is graffiti, it can illustrate the city as a living wall of political humour, youth culture, commercial branding and layered paste-ups. If it is heritage or church architecture, it can support more formal travel, culture, history and education uses. If it is a boat, toy or street sign, it gives editors an accessible human-scale route into a large city story. The documentary style keeps the image credible for web, magazine, guidebook, education, museum, travel, urban policy, politics, design, consumer and social commentary use. Its strength for Alamy search is the mix of precise caption wording and broader Berlin themes, allowing it to be found for both narrow subject searches and wider editorial needs.
Mitte,Berlin, Germany
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Keywords: Novelty,toys,plastic,wave,waves,waving,Mitte,Germany,Europe,QE2,Betty,QEII,blue,true,royal,insult,traitor,fun,humour,humorous,shop,Royal,Wedding,cyan,blue,yellow,pink,Windsor,god,save,the,Kikkerland,in,box,window,Royal Wedding,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,dead,died,King Charles,coronation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F0G6XE - This documentary stock photograph shows Single Queen Elizabeth of England Solar Powered toy, Mitte, Germany, Europe. The image records Berlin street or city detail, making it useful for editorial features on Berlin tourism, urban culture, German history and everyday city identity. Berlin is a city where ordinary street details often carry heavy layers of history, from Prussian and imperial architecture to the Weimar period, Nazi rule, wartime destruction, division, the DDR, reunification, tourism, gentrification and contemporary creative culture. The caption and visible subject detail provide a specific point of entry into that wider story rather than a generic German city view. Buyers could use the photograph for articles about Berlin travel, Cold War memory, street art, museum interpretation, urban nightlife, river sightseeing, architecture, souvenir culture, public transport, pedestrian design or the way history is repackaged in modern tourism. Search-friendly composite terms include Berlin Mitte street art, DDR surveillance display, Berlin Fernsehturm skyline, River Spree pleasure boat, Ampelmann crossing light, Berliner Dom interior, Berlin urban culture and German capital tourism. If the subject is graffiti, it can illustrate the city as a living wall of political humour, youth culture, commercial branding and layered paste-ups. If it is heritage or church architecture, it can support more formal travel, culture, history and education uses. If it is a boat, toy or street sign, it gives editors an accessible human-scale route into a large city story. The documentary style keeps the image credible for web, magazine, guidebook, education, museum, travel, urban policy, politics, design, consumer and social commentary use. Its strength for Alamy search is the mix of precise caption wording and broader Berlin themes, allowing it to be found for both narrow subject searches and wider editorial needs.
Mitte,Berlin, Germany
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Keywords: george,osbourne,tory,boy,bullingham,club,tatton,south,manchester,shadow,chancellor,exchequer,secretary,treasury,mobberley,cheshire,uk,england,english,election,2010,adolf,hitler,new,world,order,defaced,painted,unrespected,humour,parliament,parliamentary,vandels,vandel,vandelised,civil,dissobedience,polling,poll,interesting,people,person,persons,persona,interesante,blue,sign,poster,capaign,campaign,politics,politic,politician,#cleggageddon,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4573001216 - 'I have seen those shots with cameroon (sic cameron shurely?) as Elvis, but I was amazed to see Mr George Osbourne defaced looking like Adolf Hitler of the would be new World order while driving home through the edges of knutsford. possibly a bit severe, I dont think Adolf had the wealth of George, however by the same ruling chances are the Conservatives will be making some severe cuts, not suggesting we invade Poland or anything as european as that.
George is heir to the Osborne baronetcy (of Ballentaylor in the County of Waterford, Ireland). This makes him a part of what is known in Ireland as the Ascendancy, the old Anglo-Irish aristocracy. His father, Sir Peter Osborne, 17th Baronet, is co-founder of the fabric and wallpapers designers, Osborne &
Little. Osborne's wealth is estimated at \u00a34.3m by the New Statesman www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/10/oxford-universit... . He is also reported to be next in line to inherit a substantial share of Osborne &
Little, his father's luxury wall\u00adpaper company, which is thought to be worth over \u00a31 billion. so he would fit well in one of Britains safest Tory seats here in Tatton. Hopefully he would look to the needs of his constituents lower down the social ladder, customers of Cheshire Peaks &
Plains Housing Trust, Contour Homes or Great Places Housing Group as well as the more affluent.
After achieving an upper 2nd class degree at Magdalen College at Oxford University and being a member of the Bullingdon Club, a private dining club of Oxford University students (which was 'infamous for riotous behaviour' and was open only to sons of aristocratic families and the wealthy. Osborne's friends David Cameron and Nat Rothschild were also members of the club), he tried to persue a career as a journalist, but then moved to a vacent position at Conservative Central Office. he cut his teeth on the Prime Minister's Questions team for the various Conservative incumbent leaders Hague, Howard and cameron. Indeed, Osbourne and Cameron are godfathers to each other's children, so this may make his position safer.
The graffitti is interesting as it suggests a Europe leaning overtone, one that tories would rarther hide under the carpet for the moment. How palitable would a referendum on leaving the EU? Marginal if that.
Having said that, its looking more like a hung or balanced parliament might be imminent. We in Britain could be heading for Cleggagedden, whatever that means. Personally, I would like the best of all worlds if possible. The best of the free market and the social conscience with a respect for the environment and each other. If I see that with proportional representation or a (well) 'hung parliament' then so it must be.
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Keywords: toilet,person,loo,WC,bog,house,boghouse,night,soil,nightsoil,men,boots,light,sun,shines,out,shit,crap,crapper,gary,glitter,brad,pitt,pit,poo,erotic,other,sex,sexy,little,pervy,spend,penny,selective,color,colour,black,white,b/w,monochrome,standard,thomas,taking,dump,downloading,download,pooing,bathroom,restroom,bath,room,rest,pooping,pain,paper,humour,humor,cool,people,portrait,image,selctive,colores,dark,disturbia,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,interesting,persons,persona,interesante,@hotpixuk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4349292119 - 'Time flies
Time crawls
Like an insect
Up and down the walls
The light pours out of me
The light pours out of me
The conspiracy
Of silence ought
To revolutionize
My thought
The light pours out of me
The light pours out of me
The cold light of day
Pours out of me
Leaving me black
And so healthy
The light pours out of me
The light pours out of me
It jerks out of me
Like blood
In this still life
Heart beats up love
The light pours out of me
The light pours out of me...
I remember when backpacking in Japan back 20 years ago, the rage was heated toilet seats. Thermostatically controlled mind.
Every Ryoken or house (but not temple) offering B&
B seemed to yank up the temperature to 30 degrees for gaijin (foreigners or outsiders), while others probably like me discreetly switched them off (together with stool analysis and a number of other innovations that have thankfully never left Japan). So think about how lucky you are when you next complain about that chilly bog seat.
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Keywords: Bah,Humbug,to,Christmas,Anti-Xmas,stamp,in,red,on,a,card,Christmas,joke,humor,humour,anti,Xmas,anti-Christmas,cards,pulling,out,tongue,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Bah,Humbug,to,Christmas,Anti-Xmas,stamp,in,red,on,a,card,Christmas,joke,humor,humour,anti,Xmas,anti-Christmas,cards,pulling,out,tongue,gotonysmith
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWDE - . Bah Humbug to Christmas Anti-Xmas stamp in red on a card. Photographed on 13 December 2009. Christmas. A joke to be shared with friends. The wider historical story is that christmas imagery ranges from religious observance to commercial decoration, seasonal entertainment and humour
Cards, shop displays, lights and novelty messages reveal how the festival has been represented in popular culture as well as how retail and public spaces respond to the winter season. As background, graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. In the present 2026 context, christmas remains a major retail and tourism period, while household energy costs, sustainable decorations and the pressure of seasonal spending often feature alongside more traditional festive themes. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide valuable material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. Looking at the subject's development, festive objects and decorations are part of a long tradition of Christmas visual culture, from greetings cards and church imagery to illuminated houses, fairs and satirical 'Bah Humbug' humour
Designs and typography can quickly become associated with a particular decade. The historical context is that seasonal photographs document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. Relevant alternative phrases include festive season, Christmas card, seasonal decoration, Christmas lights, festive humour, holiday tradition, and seasonal retail.
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Keywords: 320 Padgate Lane Christmas lights Dusk,Warrington Cheshire England,UK,super,crazy,interesting,grass,car,DIY,do,it,yourself,Homebase,jolly,fun,humour,humourous,gotonysmith,320 Padgate Lane Christmas lights Dusk,Warrington Cheshire.jpg,gotonysmith,Warringtonians,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Warrington,Cheshire,England,WA4,Xmas,decorated,lit,up,lights,decorations,home,house,expensive,display,displays,winter
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWAH - . 320 Padgate Lane Christmas lights Dusk, Warrington Cheshire England, UK super Xmas illuminations crazy interesting. Photographed on 12 December 2009. The recorded location is 320 Padgate Lane Christmas lights Dusk, Warrington Cheshire England, UK GB Great Britain. The historical context is that seasonal photographs document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. In the longer view, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental change and shifting patterns of use. The subject remains topical in 2026 because contemporary Christmas coverage frequently combines celebration with consumer spending, energy use, travel and sustainability
Older festive designs can also function as nostalgic or retro visual references. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that landscape imagery is increasingly used alongside discussion of climate, resilience, tourism and development
Older panoramas can show how skylines, waterfronts and vegetation have changed over a comparatively short period. Historically, christmas imagery ranges from religious observance to commercial decoration, seasonal entertainment and humour
Cards, shop displays, lights and novelty messages reveal how the festival has been represented in popular culture as well as how retail and public spaces respond to the winter season. In 2026, christmas remains a major retail and tourism period, while household energy costs, sustainable decorations and the pressure of seasonal spending often feature alongside more traditional festive themes. Other strongly related concepts include festive season, Christmas card, and seasonal decoration.
320 Padgate Lane Christmas lights Dusk, Warrington Cheshire England, UK GB Great Britain
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Keywords: Glasgow Airport Phone box plug Poster Red Telephone Scotland,England,UK,gotonysmith,tony,smith,plug,trailing,13,amp,surreal,london,telephone,box,BT,surrealist,joke,13amp,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,humour,electric,electrified,Glasgow Airport,Phone box,Poster,Red Telephone,icon,iconic,design,K2,Giles Gilbert Scott
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMX42 - . Glasgow Airport Phone box plug Poster Red Telephone Scotland, England, UK
13amp plug training from lower left. Photographed on 4 September 2009. The recorded location is Glasgow Airport, Glasgow, Strathclyde Scotland UK. A poster of a London red telephone box with a 13 amp British plug leading from it. The wider historical story is that everyday technology provides a compact history of design and changing behaviour
Rotary dials, thermionic valves, mechanical keypads, film cameras and early televisions were once ordinary equipment but now illustrate obsolete standards, manufacturing methods and patterns of work or communication. In the longer view, ephemeral design is especially useful to social historians because it was created for immediate use rather than posterity
A ticket, label or novelty card can reveal contemporary humour, branding, consumer habits and printing style in a compact object. As background, signs and notices are ephemeral pieces of design that can become significant historical evidence
Lettering, logos, warnings and directions record former businesses, regulations, transport systems and public messages that may disappear long before the surrounding building changes. In the present 2026 context, technology is dominated by connected devices, cloud services and rapid product cycles
Historic hardware therefore provides a useful counterpoint to contemporary debates about electronic waste, right-to-repair, data dependence and the speed with which once-common devices become obsolete. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. Other closely matched search terms include technology history, vintage technology, analogue, digital technology, and electronic equipment.
Glasgow Airport, Glasgow, Strathclyde Scotland UK
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Keywords: SeeYouJimmy,See,You,Jimmy,musical,hats,Scotland,Ginger,Tartan,Bagipe,stereotype,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,Edinburghe,red,hair,scot,sctotland,scotch,scottish,sterotype,ginge,minge,humour,comedy,fringe,festival,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3834521513 - 'Hats spotted on sale at WH Smith Annandale Services on the M74 motorway in Scotland, north of Gretna Green. They were flying off the shelves like hot cakes.
Those silly English coming up to the Edinburgh festival eh?
The signs leading up to the services proclaming 'Soft Verges' always make me smile. Even funnier in french.
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Keywords: HAMISRecorder,HAMIS,recorder,ActiveH,ActiveHRecorder,Christmas,satire,humour,mumor,funny,newspaper,MIS,Active,Management,Systems
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8351240052 - 'Its the time to be jolly, but that esteemed organ 'The HAMIS Recorder' will not be published this year.
Maybe some wag will take it over, I just don't know.
Back copiesof the spoof newspaper always available, just email me to grab any of those historic copies if you were a staff member of MIS Active Management Systems, during those exciting times.
Thanks to Tony Bourne, Faiz, Mark Pocock, Richard Chambers, Glen Lewis, Andy Bannaghan, Paul Johns, Nigel Maddock,Dave Staples, Graham Hall, Ellen Stubbs, Julian Heywood, Dave Evans, Glyn Fitzsimmons, Anthony arblaster, Souperman, Flesh Gordon and others for making it so easy to fill it up every Christmas!
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan,capped,by-election,Kier Starmer,slogan,Galloways,bakers,local bakery,public garden,shop,baker,piemaker,campaign,promise,promises,British election,humour,protest vote,spoof,manifesto,alternative,candidates,candidate,pie on a barm,voter disillusionment,political,comedy,cost of living,satire,northern food culture,food,campaign branding,election street scene,cartoon,town-centre campaigning,eccentric
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EME6JP - Bright red Count Binface campaign placard displayed in public gardens during the Makerfield by-election in Greater Manchester, England. The poster reads Vote Binface For Us and Wigan Kebabs capped at £2 , with a cartoon-style image of Count Binface beside the slogan. A Galloways Bakers shop is visible in the background, adding strong local context because Wigan and the wider borough are closely associated with pies, pasties, bread rolls and northern bakery culture. The joke refers to the Wigan kebab, a local food nickname commonly understood as a pie served on a barm, roll or bread cake, and turns that regional humour into a mock election promise. The image is useful for editorial coverage of Count Binface, satirical candidates, protest politics, comedy campaigning, local by-elections, voter disillusionment and the more eccentric side of British democracy. It also works for stories about political branding, election posters, street campaigning, humour in public life and the way candidates use recognisable local food references to connect with voters. The setting gives the image extra value: rather than a generic campaign portrait, it places the joke poster in a visible town-centre or neighbourhood garden scene, with shops, greenery and a bakery frontage behind it. For picture buyers, the combination of readable slogan, strong red colour, named candidate, local bakery background and specific Makerfield by-election context makes the image suitable for news, features, opinion pieces and light-hearted political analysis. It can illustrate how fringe and satirical candidates use absurd pledges to cut through a crowded election campaign, while still pointing to themes such as the cost of living, food prices, local identity and distrust of mainstream politics. Count Binface's £2 Wigan kebab pledge was reported as part of his Makerfield campaign, giving the image a topical hook as well as comic regional appeal.
Hindley, Makerfield constituancy, Greater Manchester
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Keywords: Buddy,Christ,is,a,parody,religious,icon,in,the,film,In,the,film,he,is,part,of,a,campaign,Wow!,to,renew,the,image,of,(and,interest,in),the,Catholic,Church.,Viewing,the,crucifix,image,as,wholly,depressing,the,Church,led,by,Cardinal,Glick,George,Carlin,decides,to,retire,it,catholics,gotonysmith,humour,humorous,humor,funny,fun,joke,jokes,taboo,taboos,religion,religion,religious,blasphemy,buddychrist,Jesus,Saviour,prophet,icon,iconic,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCHP - Buddy Christ is a parody religious icon in the film Dogma. In the film, he is part of a campaign (Catholicism Wow!) to renew the image of (and interest in) the Catholic Church.
Viewing the crucifix image as wholly depressing, the Church, led by Cardinal Glick (George Carlin) decides to retire it, and creates Buddy Christ as a more uplifting image of Jesus Christ. The icon consists of a statue of Jesus, smiling and winking while pointing at onlookers with one hand and giving the thumbs-up sign with the other hand. The Buddy Christ was later produced as an action figure and a bobblehead
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,welcome To,on a,male,mansplaining,comic,humour,humourous,bloke,sanctum,sactuary,sanctuary,safe,space,mental health,mens,the,den,caveman,Neanderthal,Neanderthals,boy,boys,zone,plaque,patriarchal,men,man,males,only,dominant,patriarchy,man the hunter,hanging,sign,signs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNAB - . This location-specific image from England, Great Britain , UK in 2019 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Welcome To The Man cave sign, on a red door. The image also relates to place identity, historical comparison, historic sign, community identity, commercial ephemera, street-level message, local history, everyday life, documentary photography, visual communication, material sign design, before-and-after reference, social history, and printed message. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with local history, street design and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at England, Great Britain , UK may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside visual archive, public information notice, instructional wording, wayfinding detail, contemporary social history, everyday visual culture, public-facing signage, and period lettering. The combination of Welcome anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around England, Great Britain , UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes local history and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change without losing the local specificity of England, Great Britain , UK. Another strand within the photograph is visual identity and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change in a form that can be compared with future views of England, Great Britain , UK. The setting also helps illustrate commercial branding and how signs can document commercial, social or regulatory change within the real-world context of England, Great Britain , UK.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Keywords: vintage,1988,1987,18p,Children,kids,childrens,book,books,paper,read,reading,illustration,magazine,magazines,pile,nostalgia,old,popular,publication,publications,UK,weekly,DC,Thomson,DCThomson,Dundee,humour,the,Beanoland,1988,12/03/1988,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCT2 - The Beano is a long running British children's comic, published by DC Thomson.
The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. In September 2009, The Beano's 3,500th issue was published. The Beano is currently edited by Craig Graham. Each issue is published on a Thursday, with the issue date being that of the following Saturday.
Its characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, The Numskulls, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz and Ball Boy. Earlier characters who have been phased out include Ivy the Terrible, Calamity James, The Three Bears and Pansy Potter. Some old characters, like Biffo the Bear, Lord Snooty, Baby Face Finlayson and Little Plum, have more recently made a return as funsize quarter-page strips.
England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,council,area,West Midlands,street,sign,signage,name,names,funny,humour,humorous,footpath,walkway,rude,strange,named,the,comedy,place,comedic,rudest,places,in,Britain,English,Bell Road,saucy,petition,streetname,offensive,amusing,laughable
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGR0 - 2018 - The end for Bell End? Petition launched to stock-photo/gotonysmith-Change.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>change Black Country's saucy street name - more at https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2018/01/02/end-of-the-road-for-saucy-street-name/
But the infamous Bell End in Rowley Regis could soon be a thing of the past after a petition, signed already by 11 people, was launched to change its name.
UPDATE: Pro-Bell End petition overtakes campaign to change Black Country street name
An anonymous campaigner says residents of the saucily-named street have become a 'laughing stock', with children who live there bullied and teased at school.
A statement accompanying the change.org petition, entitled Bell End Road Name Change, says: As you may be aware, the term Bell End can be seen and used as a rude and/or a offensive word.
As well as this, it can affect people and children including children being bullied and teased at school and generally now become a laughing stock as seen very recently on Facebook and other social media sites and it's time for a change.
We want the local Sandwell Council to acknowledge our name change request to a new road name and at the very least to a similar name.
The petition suggests changing the street's name to Bell Road.
Bell End “ which leads onto Mincing Lane “ has become so well known over the years that people have travelled from outside the area to have their picture taken next to its street sign.
Rowley Regis councillor Barbara Price said she could understand residents' concerns and has vowed to meet with council bosses to discuss Bell End.
If some people find the name offensive and children are being teased about where they live then there is obviously an issue, she said.
I will be consulting with residents and speaking to the cabinet member in question to see if anything can be done.
But Bell End resident councillor Chris Tranter claims the name should not be changed. He said: I was born here and lived here for 40 years and it doesn't bother me. You get the odd giggle o
Bell End, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, UK, B65 9LX
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Keywords: vintage,1988,1987,18p,Children,kids,book,books,paper,read,reading,illustration,magazines,pile,menace,nostalgia,old,popular,publication,publications,UK,weekly,DC,Thomson,DCThomson,Dundee,David Coupar Thomson,humour,Dennis,the,Beanoland,1987,22/08/1987,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,DC Thompson
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCT8 - The Beano is a long running British children's comic, published by DC Thomson.
The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. In September 2009, The Beano's 3,500th issue was published. The Beano is currently edited by Craig Graham. Each issue is published on a Thursday, with the issue date being that of the following Saturday.
Its characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, The Numskulls, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz and Ball Boy. Earlier characters who have been phased out include Ivy the Terrible, Calamity James, The Three Bears and Pansy Potter. Some old characters, like Biffo the Bear, Lord Snooty, Baby Face Finlayson and Little Plum, have more recently made a return as funsize quarter-page strips.
England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX0YG - The Beano (formerly The Beano Comic, also known as Beano) is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938,[1] and it became the world's longest-running comic issued weekly in 2018, publishing its 4000th issue in August 2019.[2] Popular and well-known comic strips and characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz, Lord Snooty and His Pals, Ivy the Terrible, General Jumbo, Jonah, and Biffo the Bear.
The Beano was planned as a pioneering children's magazine that contained mostly comic strips, in the style of American newspaper gag-a-days, as opposed to the more text story based Story papers that were immensely popular before the Second World War. In the present, its legacy is its misbehaving characters, escapist tales and anarchic humour with an audience of all ages. Beano is a multimedia franchise with spin-off books and Christmas annuals, a website, theme park rides, games, cartoon adaptations, and a production company.
Dundee (Meadowside). 2 Albert Square Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1DD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,regular,childrens,children,kid,kids,annual,75,years,anniversary,edition,book,strip,cartoon,cartoons,publisher,& co,ltd,icon,iconic,childhood,British,Scotland,Dundee,Scottish,famous,Lord Snooty,Bash Street Kids,colour,misbehaving,characters,anarchic,humour,funny,David Couper Thomson,DD1,annuals,Xmas
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX0NB - The Beano (formerly The Beano Comic, also known as Beano) is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938,[1] and it became the world's longest-running comic issued weekly in 2018, publishing its 4000th issue in August 2019.[2] Popular and well-known comic strips and characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz, Lord Snooty and His Pals, Ivy the Terrible, General Jumbo, Jonah, and Biffo the Bear.
The Beano was planned as a pioneering children's magazine that contained mostly comic strips, in the style of American newspaper gag-a-days, as opposed to the more text story based Story papers that were immensely popular before the Second World War. In the present, its legacy is its misbehaving characters, escapist tales and anarchic humour with an audience of all ages. Beano is a multimedia franchise with spin-off books and Christmas annuals, a website, theme park rides, games, cartoon adaptations, and a production company.
Dundee (Meadowside). 2 Albert Square Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1DD
