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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,pano,interior,panoramic interior,Mainz church,Rhineland-Palatinate,altar,high altar,nave,sanctuary,ornate interior,ceiling frescoes,baroque architecture,rococo,decoration,decorated,pews,pulpit,religious,architecture,historic,tourism,tourist,ecclesiastical,landmark,heritage,sights,fresco artwork,stucco decoration,gilded religious art,church furnishings,devotional space,Catholic heritage,European architecture,landmark interior,visitor attraction,conservation,cultural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F8BCFG - A wide panoramic interior view of the magnificent Augustinerkirche (Augustinian Church) in the heart of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Built during the 18th century, the church is regarded as one of the finest examples of Baroque religious architecture in the city, with strong Rococo influences throughout its richly ornamented interior. The photograph captures the impressive nave, high altar, decorative side chapels, carved pulpit, polished stone floor and rows of traditional wooden pews beneath an elaborately painted vaulted ceiling filled with frescoes and intricate stucco work. Natural daylight streams through the tall arched windows, illuminating the gilded architectural details and creating a bright, welcoming atmosphere within this historic place of worship. Located in Mainz's historic Old Town, the church remains an active Catholic parish while also attracting visitors interested in German history, architecture, art and cultural heritage. The panoramic composition emphasises the scale, symmetry and craftsmanship of one of the city's most admired ecclesiastical interiors and reflects the artistic splendour of southern German Baroque design. This image is suitable for editorial use covering religion, heritage, architecture, tourism, European travel, historic churches and cultural landmarks.
Augustinerstraße 34, 55116 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_3750,Mainz Altstadt,panorama,Rhineland-Palatinate,Germany,historic,half-timbered,square,cobbles,architecture,heritage,tourism,travel,German,colourful,traditional,urban,street,landmark,European,culture,historic centre,cityscape,wide,Kirschgarten,Altstadt of Mainz,Rheinland-Pfalz,old,town,half-timbered houses,Fachwerkhäuser,history,city break,Rhine city,Rhine tourism,streetscape
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F8YR79 - Panoramic view across Kirschgarten, one of the most picturesque historic squares in the Altstadt or Old Town of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The cobbled pedestrian space is surrounded by an attractive ensemble of colourful traditional houses, including characteristic half-timbered Fachwerk buildings with exposed wooden beams, decorative façades and steeply pitched roofs. At the centre stands the red sandstone Kirschgartenbrunnen, also known as the Marienbrunnen or Virgin Mary's Fountain, an important visual landmark within this compact historic quarter. The fountain was donated to Mainz in 1932 and incorporates a tall sandstone column topped by a figure of the Madonna, while sculpted reliefs decorate the basin. Kirschgarten has been documented as a place name since the Middle Ages and forms part of the dense network of narrow streets, lanes and small squares that give Mainz Altstadt much of its distinctive character. The surrounding buildings demonstrate traditional Rhineland domestic architecture and contribute to one of the city's best-known postcard views. Mainz tourism highlights Kirschgarten for its romantic half-timbered houses, historic setting and fountain, making it a popular stop for visitors exploring the city on foot. The square lies only a short walk from Augustinerstraße and Mainz Cathedral and forms part of the historic centre's concentration of restaurants, cafés, shops and visitor attractions. This wide panoramic photograph emphasises the curved line of colourful façades enclosing the cobbled public space, together with the mixture of restored timber-frame and masonry buildings that survived or were reconstructed within the old quarter. The scene illustrates Mainz's appeal as a cultural and architectural destination on the Rhine, combining historic urban fabric with contemporary tourism and everyday city life in one of southwest Germany's most characterful old-town settings
Kirschgarten, 55116 Mainz-Altstadt, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,home crowd,British,Formula 1,fan,zone,entrance,stands,corner,yellow,supporter,area,Norris,fans,display,race weekend,brand,branding,05/07/2026,F1,spectator,attraction,British GP installation,motorsport,landmark,home driver,fandom,papaya yellow,crowd,Formula One,audience,Silverstone,racegoers,driver merchandise,culture,Grand Prix,British motorsport festival,grandstand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F078NF - 05 Jul 2026, this editorial motorsport image shows the large LN Lando Norris logo sculpture outside the Landostand26 area at Silverstone Circuit during the Formula One British Grand Prix weekend. The display features oversized metallic silver initials mounted on a black plinth, with distinctive fluorescent yellow Landostand branding and a patterned surround matching the wider Lando Norris fan area. Behind the installation, spectators in yellow and papaya-themed clothing sit and move around the busy grandstand zone, with the Silverstone circuit environment, fencing, open sky, white clouds and bright summer light visible around the scene.
The image captures the growth of driver-led fan culture at modern Formula 1 events. Rather than showing racing action, it records the branding, spectacle and crowd experience around one of the most recognisable British driver supporter areas at Silverstone. The LN logo creates a clear visual landmark and photo opportunity for fans, while the Landostand26 graphics link the scene to Lando Norris, McLaren support and the highly visible colour identity of his fanbase. The bright weather, packed seating and event infrastructure give the picture a strong sense of British Grand Prix atmosphere before or around the race-day action.
This image is suitable for editorial use around Lando Norris, McLaren supporters, Formula 1 fan engagement, British Grand Prix crowds, Silverstone spectator culture, sports branding, branded fan zones, driver merchandising, motorsport tourism, summer sporting events, premium grandstand experiences and the increasing entertainment focus of Grand Prix weekends. It also works for broader stories about Formula One's changing audience, home driver support at the British GP, the commercialisation of elite sport, social media-ready event installations and the way major venues create dedicated spaces for highly engaged fan communities. The visible Landostand26 design, the giant LN initials and the yellow crowd styling.
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, UK, NN12 8TN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,boat,lift,waterway,rotating,boat lift,Forth and Clyde,lifting canal boats,Scottish,landmark,Scotland,canal barge transport,worlds only,rotating boat lift,Millennium Link,modern engineering,tourism,iconic,visitor attraction,structure,waterways,21st century engineering,connecting two canals,boat transfer system,waterway regeneration,working mechanical sculpture,family day out Scotland,engineering tourism,canal boat holiday,Central Scotland attraction,industrial heritage tourism,sightseeing,innovative civil engineering,unique transport infrastructure,UK short break destination,Scottish canal network,rotating caissons,leisure boats
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3EYG7 - Wide view of the Falkirk Wheel at Tamfourhill, near Falkirk in central Scotland, showing the world's only rotating boat lift and its elevated aqueduct approach. The remarkable structure links the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, allowing canal boats and barges to move between waterways separated by a substantial change in height. Concrete supports, circular openings and the curved wheel mechanism create a distinctive piece of working architecture beneath an overcast Scottish sky.
Opened in 2002 as the centrepiece of the Millennium Link project, the Falkirk Wheel restored a navigable connection between the two historic canals for the first time in decades. The previous route had relied on a flight of eleven locks, which was dismantled during the twentieth century. The new lift replaced that lost connection with a bold modern engineering solution that raises or lowers vessels in balanced water-filled caissons.
The wheel completes a half-turn in about five minutes. Boats are lifted approximately 24 metres by the rotating mechanism before continuing through the upper basin, aqueduct, Rough Castle Tunnel and locks towards the Union Canal, which lies around 35 metres above the Forth and Clyde Canal. The balanced caissons use Archimedes' principle, with each carrying the same combined weight of water and vessel.
The Falkirk Wheel has become one of Scotland's best-known visitor attractions and an internationally recognised example of civil engineering, waterway regeneration and industrial heritage. Visitors can watch the mechanism operate, take a boat trip through the lift, explore the canal towpaths or combine a visit with the nearby Kelpies. The image is suitable for themes including canal tourism, Scottish landmarks, family days out, sustainable leisure travel, mechanical design, transport infrastructure and UK short breaks.
Lime Road, Tamfourhill, Falkirk, Scotland FK1 4RS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,FK2 7ZT,reflection,reflections,Falkirk Kelpies,horse,sculptures,steel,heads,iconic,Scottish,landmark,tourist,attraction,public art monument,equine,visitor,destination,canal side,monumental,artwork,head,dramatic storm clouds,reflection in puddle,giant steel sculptures,modern Scottish icon,family day out,UK short break,Central Belt tourism,travel photography,outdoor sculpture park,heritage and tourism,engineering meets art,horse inspired artwork,weekend trip Scotland,Falkirk attractions,Scottish folklore,mythical water horse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3F04F - Atmospheric view of the Kelpies at The Helix near Falkirk and Grangemouth in central Scotland. The pair of monumental horse head sculptures rise above the surrounding parkland under dark, dramatic clouds, while rainwater in the foreground creates a reflective pool that echoes their distinctive outline. The image captures both the scale of the artwork and the shifting Scottish weather, giving the famous landmark an impressive and moody presence.
Designed by sculptor Andy Scott and opened in 2013, the Kelpies stand around 30 metres high and are among Scotland's best-known contemporary public artworks. The sculptures are modelled on Clydesdale horses and were created to celebrate the strength, endurance and contribution of working horses to Scottish industry, agriculture, transport and canal history. Their name comes from the kelpie, the shape-shifting water spirit of Scottish folklore, linking myth with the waterways and wetland setting of The Helix.
Located between Falkirk and Grangemouth, beside the Forth and Clyde Canal, the Kelpies form the centrepiece of a wider regeneration and leisure landscape that includes paths, open green space and visitor facilities. Since opening, they have become a major Scottish tourist attraction, drawing visitors for sightseeing, photography, family days out and short breaks. The close-cropped composition, dark sky and water reflection emphasise the sculptures' steel-clad surfaces, muscular form and striking architectural character. The photograph works well for themes including Scottish tourism, iconic landmarks, public art, engineering-inspired design, horse sculpture, visitor attractions and atmospheric travel imagery. As one of the most recognisable sights in central Scotland, the Kelpies are regularly used to represent Falkirk, modern Scottish culture and successful post-industrial regeneration.
The Kelpies, Helix park, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 7ZT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9948,Red post box,South Queensferry,Forth Bridge,Scotland,UK,red,post,box,waterfront,bridge,Royal,Mail,postal,pillar,street,furniture,heritage,tourism,travel,shore,Forth,railway,landmark,British,Scottish,coast,service,Scotlands,bridges,town,views,Firth of Forth,Hawes,pier,day trip,day trips,coastal,scenery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3NDKP - . Red post box on the waterfront at South Queensferry with the Forth Bridge behind, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 27 June 2026. The recorded location is South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The bright pillar box provides a strong foreground contrast to the large red cantilever railway bridge and coastal setting. Suitable for editorial use on Royal Mail heritage, Scottish tourism, South Queensferry, postal services, historic street furniture and transport landmarks. In relation to manufactured object, historical context shows that everyday objects often become better historical evidence with age because packaging, typography, materials and branding change more rapidly than their basic function
Souvenirs, games and household items can therefore date consumer culture very precisely. For the story of bridge, it is useful to note that major crossings can reshape travel patterns and regional economies by reducing journey times and creating more reliable routes
Older bridges often continue to be alongside newer structures, producing layered transport landscapes. The historical setting for coastal access is that coastal safety information is shaped by local hazards such as currents, tides, mud, pollution or shipping, meaning signs can be important evidence of how a shoreline is managed. As of 2026, the position for manufactured object is that online resale, nostalgia and interest in vintage design have made many ordinary twentieth-century objects active collecting categories rather than disposable goods. For present-day bridge, 2026 is significant because large modern crossings also form part of debates about transport capacity, carbon, tolling and the long-term value of major infrastructure investment. Relevant long-tail terms include material culture, collectable, consumer object, vintage object, memorabilia, design history, retro, household object, product history, social history, civil engineering, transport infrastructure, and bridge architecture.
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9971,Queensferry Town Centre Project,Queensferry,Town,Centre,Project,Forth Bridge,South Queensferry,Scotland,UK,sign,waterfront,bridge,engineering,landmark,tourism,regeneration,civic,public,realm,shore,Forth,travel,heritage,infrastructure,Scottish,tourist,attraction,Scotlands,bridges,town,views,Firth of Forth,Hawes,pier,day trip,day trips,coastal,scenery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3NDME - . Queensferry Town Centre Project sign beside the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 27 June 2026. The recorded location is South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The image combines local regeneration or public-realm information with one of Scotland's best-known engineering landmarks and is suitable for editorial use on South Queensferry, civic investment, town-centre projects, tourism, transport heritage and the Firth of Forth waterfront. Within the history of engineering heritage, bridge construction combines engineering, navigation, geology and maintenance, while landmark structures frequently become symbols of the places they serve. In relation to street furniture, historical context shows that signs are functional pieces of graphic design that organise movement and communicate rules, names or destinations
Lettering, symbols, colours and materials can date public space as clearly as architecture, particularly when organisations rebrand or regulations evolution. Against the 2026 backdrop for engineering heritage, large modern crossings also form part of debates about transport capacity, carbon, tolling and the long-term value of major infrastructure investment. As of 2026, the position for street furniture is that digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity. Associated subject terminology includes civil engineering, transport infrastructure, bridge architecture, structural engineering, road bridge, rail bridge, estuary crossing, landmark bridge, transport link, bridge maintenance, major crossing, public information, wayfinding, and direction sign. Closely related image-search terms include street sign, notice, typography, public realm, visitor guidance, information sign, bilingual signage, accessibility sign, graphic communication, 255A9971, shore, travel, Scottish, and tourist.
South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9847,The Kelpies,close view,Falkirk,Scotland,UK,sculpture,horse head,public art,landmark,Andy Scott,steel,monument,tourism,outdoor,iconic,Helix,attraction,architecture,equine,art,travel,destination,heritage,visitor,skyline,dramatic,moody,sky,skies,tourist,attractions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F3NDMN - . Close view of The Kelpies sculpture at Falkirk, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 27 June 2026. The recorded location is The Helix, Falkirk, Scotland, UK. Closer view of one of The Kelpies sculptures at The Helix in Falkirk, Scotland, UK, showing the dramatic steel structure against a cloudy sky. The famous horse-head artwork by Andy Scott is suitable for editorial use on Scottish landmarks, public art, sculpture, tourism, architecture and the regeneration story of the Falkirk area. Looking at community art, the longer history is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. In 2026, community art remains relevant because contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. Associated keywords and synonyms include cultural identity, visual culture, memorial art, public realm, cultural landmark, 255A9847, horse head, monument, outdoor, iconic, equine, travel, destination, visitor, skyline, moody, and skies. The background to creative industries is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. Within the history of public art, monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can change the meaning of an apparently permanent object.
The Helix, Falkirk, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9763,Falkirk Wheel,Falkirk,Wheel,rotating boat lift,rotating,boat,lift,Forth,Clyde,Canal,Union,Scotland,UK,cloudy,summer,skies,engineering,canals,waterway,aqueduct,tourism,landmark,modern,structure,infrastructure,boats,navigation,heritage,regeneration,visitor,attraction,pano,panorama,wide
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGWJ - Falkirk Wheel rotating boat lift linking the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal at Falkirk, Scotland, UK, photographed beneath cloudy summer skies. The landmark engineering structure raises and lowers canal boats between two waterways at different levels using a balanced rotating mechanism, replacing the historic flight of locks that once connected the canals. Opened as part of the Millennium Link restoration of central Scotland's canal network, the Wheel became both working infrastructure and a major visitor attraction. Its sculptural arms, concrete supports, aqueduct and surrounding landscaped basin create one of the most recognisable modern engineering scenes in Scotland. This photograph can illustrate canal restoration, civil engineering, inland waterways, tourism, sustainable transport, industrial heritage, regeneration and modern Scottish landmarks, as well as the continuing recreational use of the Forth and Clyde and Union canals.
The Falkirk Wheel, Lime Road, Falkirk FK1 4RS, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,255A0040,V&A Dundee,interior,upper,level,timber,stairs,public,spaces,Dundee,Scotland,UK,elevated,perspective,museum,architecture,balconies,glass,visitors,design,cultural,tourism,modern,regeneration,landmark,Scottish,geometry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERK5WB - . V&A Dundee interior viewed from an upper level with timber stairs and public spaces in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 10 June 2026. The recorded location is V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK. The elevated perspective looks across and down through the museum's dramatic central circulation area, where layered timber cladding, angular balconies, glass balustrades and open voids create a complex contemporary interior. Visitors and furniture are visible below, giving a sense of scale and everyday use. The viewpoint emphasises the museum's sculptural internal geometry. V&A Dundee opened in 2018 as Scotland's first dedicated design museum and the first V&A museum outside London. Designed by Kengo Kuma and inspired by Scotland's east-coast cliffs, it became a centrepiece of Dundee's waterfront regeneration beside the restored RRS Discovery. In relation to heritage attraction, historical context shows that libraries, museums and archives developed as civic institutions for preserving knowledge, objects and local records
Reading rooms, catalogues and display cases reveal how public access to information changed before digitisation transformed research. For the story of property, it is useful to note that buildings are often the most durable evidence of former institutions and businesses
Brickwork, stonework, windows, entrances and signs can survive changes of ownership or use, allowing photography to document architectural style as well as the evolution of a street or district. As of 2026, the position for heritage attraction is that libraries and museums continue to operate as community hubs, visitor attractions and sources of digital access, while funding pressures encourage partnerships, volunteering and new uses for historic buildings. For present-day property, 2026 is significant because current planning debates place growing emphasis on housing delivery, retrofit, accessibility and the reuse of brownfield sites.
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,FC,tour,tourist,attraction,Liverpool football stadium,Premier League,clubs,club,entrance,football,sports,tourism,landmark,Merseyside,Walton Breck Road,L4 0TH,L4,English football heritage,supporter experience,international fan destination,matchday hospitality,club history,trophy exhibition,cultural tourism,sporting pilgrimage,football architecture,professional sport,visitor facilities,leisure attraction,ticket touts,Fenway Sports Group,FSG,1892 Holdings,1892,holdings,Jeff Bezos,Amit Bhatia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKP0DE - Liverpool FC's visitor entrance and Main Stand at Anfield in Liverpool, photographed in summer daylight beneath a blue sky with light cloud. The glazed frontage carries Liverpool FC branding and provides access for stadium tours, museum visitors, hospitality guests and supporters attending events at one of world football's best-known grounds. The broad canopy, red-brick exterior, open pedestrian space and people approaching the entrance create a clear view of the stadium as a year-round visitor destination and the home of Liverpool Football Club.
Anfield has been Liverpool FC's home since the club was founded in 1892. The stadium developed from a modest late nineteenth-century ground into a major football arena associated with domestic championships, European competition, famous players and generations of supporters. The expanded Main Stand opened in 2016, adding seating, hospitality areas and visitor facilities while retaining the stadium's close relationship with the surrounding Anfield neighbourhood.
The official LFC Stadium Tour gives visitors behind-the-scenes access to areas including the home dressing room, players' tunnel, press conference room, managerial dugout and the celebrated This Is Anfield sign. The LFC Museum presents more than 130 years of club history and displays major trophies, memorabilia and exhibitions covering the team's achievements and cultural impact. Together, the tour and museum make Anfield an important football tourism attraction for visitors.
The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Liverpool FC, Anfield stadium, football tourism, sports museums, stadium tours, visitor attractions, Premier League heritage, supporter culture, urban regeneration, hospitality, Merseyside tourism and the commercial development of major football grounds. It records the contemporary Main Stand entrance as a public-facing gateway connecting club history, matchday identity and Liverpool's visitor economy
Anfield Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, L4 0TH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Joey Jones,mural,The Turf,pub,bar,Wrexham,AFC,soccer,club,city,football,wall,art,gable end,Racecourse Ground,Cae Ras,Wrexham football legend,Welsh football heritage,Mold Road Wrexham,tourism,soccer fan destination,red and white mural,urban art,Wales,memorabilia,stadium side,British football culture,Wrexham city,landmark,celebrity,celebrities,owned,football club,portrait,clenched fist pose,Mr Wrexham tribute,Paul Curtis
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EG4BMH - A large mural celebrating former footballer Joey Jones covers the gable end of The Turf public house on Mold Road, immediately beside Wrexham AFC's Racecourse Ground, also known by its Welsh name Cae Ras, in Wrexham, North Wales. The striking artwork depicts Jones wearing a Wrexham football shirt and raising a clenched fist against a bold red background, accompanied by a panel reading Joey Jones, Mr Wrexham .
Created by mural artist Paul Curtis, the public artwork commemorates one of the best-known figures associated with Wrexham AFC. Jones played more than 100 matches for the club and became particularly admired by supporters for his commitment, enthusiasm and strong connection with the town. He also played for Liverpool FC, winning major honours including the European Cup, and represented Wales at international level.
The mural occupies a prominent position on the pub's end wall, making it visible to football supporters and visitors approaching the stadium. Its red, grey, black and white colour scheme reflects Wrexham AFC's identity and turns the otherwise plain building facade into a highly recognisable piece of football street art.
The Turf is closely linked with the history and matchday culture of Wrexham AFC because of its location immediately alongside the stadium. The pub and football club have gained a much wider international profile following the television series Welcome to Wrexham and the ownership of the club by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The mural has consequently become both a local sporting tribute and a popular visitor landmark for football tourists travelling to Wrexham.
Photographed beneath a bright blue sky, the painted gable illustrates the strong relationship between public art, local identity, traditional football pubs and the renewed international interest in Wrexham and its football heritage.
The Turf, Mold Road, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 2AH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,public art,Cheshire,street,art,town,centre,cultural,quarter,artwork,history,heritage,large,gable end,colourful,urban,landmark,North West,England,building,exterior,creative placemaking UK,arts centre architecture,local identity artwork,visitor attraction Warrington,street art photography,painted building facade,civic culture Cheshire,independent arts scene,visual storytelling mural,performing arts destination,historic town cultural quarter,English urban art,creative industries,theatre venue,Parr Hall neighbourhood,Cheshire tourist destination,townscape
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERK65H - Large and colourful public mural covers the brick gable end of the Pyramid Arts Centre in Warrington's Cultural Quarter, Cheshire, England. Photographed beneath a bright blue sky with scattered white cloud, the artwork creates a distinctive visual landmark within the town centre's principal arts and entertainment district.
The detailed mural brings together an imaginative mixture of people, animals, architecture, stage imagery and geometric forms. Figures appear to perform, create and interact across the composition, while painted theatrical curtains, musicians, dancers and stylised urban scenes reflect the building's association with drama, music, performance and community arts. The word PYRAMID is incorporated prominently into the design, identifying the cultural venue and connecting the artwork directly with its surroundings.
Painted across a tall Victorian-style brick elevation, the mural contrasts strongly with the traditional red-brick architecture and prominent chimney stacks of the building. Shades of turquoise, purple, red, pink, grey and cream combine to produce a busy visual narrative that rewards closer inspection. Its scale allows the picture to be seen from surrounding streets and helps announce the entrance to Warrington's established cultural district.
Pyramid Arts Centre stands near Parr Hall and Warrington Museum and Art Gallery around Palmyra Square. Together, these venues form the heart of Warrington's Cultural Quarter and provide exhibitions, theatre, live music, comedy, workshops and other creative activities. The exterior artwork therefore acts both as decorative street art and as a representation of the performing and visual arts available within the area.
The image records an example of large-scale civic artwork used to enliven a town-centre building, strengthen local identity and encourage cultural tourism. It also illustrates creative placemaking, architectural reuse and the contribution made by public art to the character of establi
Pyramid Arts Centre, Palmyra Square South, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, UK, WA1 1BL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9159,The Face of Wigan,Rick Kirby,sculpture,Wigan,Greater Manchester,England,UK,public,art,contemporary,metal,lattice,head,landmark,civic,identity,regeneration,2008,artist,town-centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EG4B5M - . The Face of Wigan sculpture by Rick Kirby in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 6 May 2026. The monumental head is constructed from a lattice of metallic strips, creating a transparent three-dimensional face that changes appearance as viewers move around it. Installed in 2008, the work has become a distinctive piece of public art and a recognisable local landmark. The close side view emphasises the layered construction and expressive facial profile and can illustrate stories about public art, place-making, regeneration, local identity and contemporary sculpture in British towns. The background to public art is that public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. Within the history of streetscape, town and neighbourhood images record the accumulation of ordinary change: road layouts, shop names, signage, public art and building uses
Their value increases when compared over decades because apparently minor details can become the clearest evidence of transformation. Current 2026 context around public art is that public art is closely connected with regeneration, tourism, identity and debate about representation
Murals and sculptures can become visitor landmarks while also prompting discussion about whose past is visible in public space. Against the 2026 backdrop for streetscape, current place-making policy increasingly emphasises distinctive local identity rather than generic development, so small landmarks and community businesses can become important parts of how an area is represented. Relevant alternative phrases include street art, artwork, urban culture, cultural identity, visual culture, community art, memorial art, creative industries, public realm, cultural landmark, local history, and place identity.
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Roman,gladiator,figure,often,nicknamed,Golden Balls,at,Bulldog,Forge,in,Ince,Wigan,359255A9071,Bulldog Forge,Greater Manchester,England,UK,gold,painted,landmark,sculpture,industrial,heritage,roadside,curiosity,statue,local,history,quirky,culture,public,art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD7TR - . Roman gladiator Golden Balls figure at Bulldog Forge in Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 6 May 2026. The recorded location is Bulldog Forge, Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The unusual gold-painted male figure stands with one arm raised and has become a distinctive local roadside landmark associated with the former industrial forge site. Often nicknamed Golden Balls, the muscular Roman-style figure provides a striking contrast with the industrial surroundings and has the character of vernacular public art rather than formal civic sculpture. The historical setting for factory is that industrial heritage links architecture and machinery with the people who worked in mines, potteries, foundries and factories
As production declined or modernised, many sites were demolished, adapted or preserved as museums and regeneration projects. Seen through consumer culture, the earlier context is that everyday objects often become better historical evidence with age because packaging, typography, materials and branding evolution more rapidly than their basic function
Souvenirs, games and household items can therefore date consumer culture very precisely. For place-making, the historical context is that town and neighbourhood photographs record the accumulation of ordinary change: road layouts, shop names, signage, public art and building uses
Their value increases when compared over decades because apparently minor details can become the clearest evidence of transformation. In the 2026 discussion of factory, industrial heritage is increasingly tied to regeneration, tourism, conservation and skills education, particularly in former manufacturing towns seeking new uses for historic sites. The 2026 relevance of consumer culture comes from the fact that sustainability and reuse also give older objects new relevance, encouraging repair, second-hand sales and appreciation of durable material culture.
Bulldog Forge, Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9005,Brownsfield Mill,now Avro,restored former cotton mill,Brownsfield,Mill,now,Avro,restored,former,cotton,England,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKY8H - Brownsfield Mill, now Avro, restored former cotton mill, photographed in England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Brownsfield Mill, now Avro, restored former cotton mill. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Albert Sq,Albert Square,John Bright,statue,Manchester,city,centre,255A8970,Greater Manchester,England,UK,statesman,reformer,politician,Victorian,history,public,sculpture,heritage,monument,landmark,political,reform,free,trade,civic,nineteenth-century,summer,blue,sky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EKD7HB - John Bright statue in Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The white stone figure stands on a tall pedestal against a deep blue sky, commemorating the nineteenth-century British statesman, reformer and prominent campaigner associated with Manchester and the Anti-Corn Law League. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of John Bright, Manchester history, political reform, public sculpture, Victorian Britain, statues, civic heritage and city-centre landmarks. Bright was closely connected with the campaign for free trade and parliamentary reform and became one of the best-known radical politicians of his era. The strong upward viewpoint and clear summer light emphasise the monument's form and create a useful heritage image for stories about political history, public memorials, nineteenth-century Manchester and notable figures commemorated in the city's civic spaces.
Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9400,Banca dItalia in Agrigento,Sicily,Banca,dItalia,Agrigento,Italy,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEE4W - Banca d'Italia in Agrigento, Sicily, photographed in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Banca d'Italia in Agrigento, Sicily. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_0030,St Wilfrids Sundial,Grappenhall,St,Wilfrids,Sundial,Warrington,Cheshire,England,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEEFF - St Wilfrid's Sundial, Grappenhall, photographed in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with St Wilfrid's Sundial, Grappenhall. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_0033,St Wilfrids Sundial,Grappenhall,St,Wilfrids,Sundial,Warrington,Cheshire,England,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEEFK - St Wilfrid's Sundial, Grappenhall, photographed in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with St Wilfrid's Sundial, Grappenhall. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,jobs,British,Broadcasting,Corporation,building,offices,cutting,licence,fee,local,radio,TV,media,news,journalism,trusted,broadcaster,urban,streetscape,civic,identity,Scouse,culture,Scousers,branding,communications,College Lane,hub,landmark,regional news,presenter,glass facade,region,regional,streetscene,city,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E8E1HK - Front elevation of BBC Radio Merseyside studios on Hanover Street, Liverpool city centre, with ˜Made of Liverpool' window branding and presenter posters across the glazed facade. Photographed in daylight in an urban streetscape, this image captures the local broadcasting base of the BBC's long established Merseyside radio service in public setting. The building is associated with BBC local radio, regional media, journalism, interviews, live music sessions, community storytelling and public service broadcasting for Liverpool and the wider Merseyside area. The bold ˜Made of Liverpool' slogan gives the picture strong civic identity, reflecting local pride, Scouse culture, creativity, music heritage and the city's media presence. The prominent glass frontage, steel framing, corner architecture and street level entrance make this useful for editorial, documentary and commercial themes around broadcasting, communications, local news, radio production, media buildings, cultural identity and central Liverpool. BBC Radio Merseyside broadcasts from studios on Hanover Street, making the site recognisable to listeners and those interested in regional broadcasting. People standing outside add scale and a natural everyday city feel, reinforcing themes of accessibility, public engagement and the visible presence of media organisations within the heart of the city. Useful search themes include BBC building, Liverpool media hub, local radio station, public broadcaster, modern office facade, city centre architecture, journalism in the North West, civic messaging, regional press, presenter advertising, glass office exterior, Liverpool streetscene and contemporary Britain. The weather appears bright but overcast, typical of a mild day in north west England, with soft light on the exterior and clear signage visible from the street. This is a strong editorial image for stories about local identity, the BBC in the regions, Liverpool culture, media employment and place branding.
BBC Radio Merseyside studios, Hanover Street, Liverpool, with ""˜Made of Liverpool' branding across th
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,silo,tank,painted,icon,decorated,detergent,washing,powder,soap,industrial,industry,heritage,manufacturing,history,railway,West Coast Main Line,WCML,closed,demolished,former,architecture,closure,brownfield,redevelopment,site,chemical,Crosfields,blue,white,Joseph Crosfield,soap-making,data centre,British,North West,landmark,demolition,programme
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E424C3 - Decorated silo tanks rise above the stock-photo/gotonysmith-Former.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>former Lever Brothers and Unilever detergent factory at Bank Quay in Warrington, a familiar industrial landmark for passengers arriving at Warrington Bank Quay railway station on the West Coast Main Line. The white silos, painted with blue Persil-style washing symbols, recall the town's long association with soap, detergents and chemical manufacturing. Warrington's Bank Quay area was central to British soap production, with Crosfields developing a major soap works and Lever Brothers later linked to the site before the growth of Unilever. The factory became strongly associated with household laundry brands including Persil and Surf, and for decades its large blue buildings and decorated storage tanks formed part of the everyday view from train platforms and passing rail services. Recent reports describe the former Unilever site at Bank Quay as around 130 years old, once at the heart of Warrington's historic soap-making industry, and now set for redevelopment as a major data centre following closure and demolition plans. The photograph is commercially useful for stories about industrial heritage, Warrington manufacturing, Lever Brothers, Unilever, Persil, detergent production, factory closure, brownfield redevelopment, railway views, data centre development and the changing use of prominent industrial sites. It can also illustrate the way brand imagery and functional infrastructure become local icons, remembered by commuters, visitors and residents even after production has ended. The silos' height, repeated cylindrical forms, ladders, platforms, weathered paint and blue decoration give the scene strong documentary value for industrial architecture, urban history, business change, chemical works, regeneration and the loss of traditional manufacturing employment. As a stock image, it records a distinctive Warrington landmark at the point where soap-making history, rail travel and post-industrial redevelopment meet.
Decorated silo tanks at the former Lever Brothers and Unilever Persil factory beside Warrington Bank
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city centre,Scotland,United Kingdom,viewing tower,observation tower,landmark,monument,Admiral Nelson,clock tower,Edinburgh skyline,tourist attraction,heritage site,winter,winter sunshine,blue sky,Edinburgh tourism,Scotland travel,iconic landmarks,city viewpoint,heritage tourism,architecture photography,Enlightenment Edinburgh,winter city photography,destination marketing,historic memorials,public park monuments,urban landscape,Calton Hill monument,Edinburgh viewpoint,panoramic views,city overlook,tower with cross,historic architecture,neoclassical skyline,Edinburgh city break,cultural heritage,memorial structure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM9960 - A crisp winter view of the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, photographed to emphasise the tall cylindrical tower rising above the rocky hillside and leafless branches. The structure reads as a classic city viewpoint and memorial landmark: a robust stone column with narrow vertical windows, topped by a small turret and a cross silhouetted against a deep blue sky. The base appears castellated and defensive in character, helping the tower feel both commemorative and functional, like a historic lookout as much as a monument.
The light is bright and cold-season clear, with clean contrast on the stonework and strong definition in the tower's circular bands and window surrounds. Vegetation at the bottom of frame suggests late autumn or winter, with bare limbs and muted greenery typical of Calton Hill's exposed slope. The uncluttered composition makes the image highly versatile for editorial layouts, as it presents an instantly recognisable Edinburgh icon without crowds or distractions.
Built as a memorial to Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson and linked to the Battle of Trafalgar, the monument was constructed in the early 19th century, with sources commonly giving a build period of 1807 to 1816. The tower is also associated with time signalling to ships in the Firth of Forth through its historic time ball tradition, reinforcing its practical maritime connections as well as its commemorative purpose.
Nelson Monument viewing tower on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, photographed in bright winter sun
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city centre,Scotland,Calton Hill,Edinburgh,EH7 5AA,United Kingdom,landmark,heritage site,stone building,tourist attraction,winter,winter sunshine,blue sky,travel,EH7,Edinburgh tourism,Scotland travel,heritage tourism,historic architecture,neoclassical landmark,Enlightenment Edinburgh,science history,visitor attraction,destination marketing,editorial background,European city break,winter city photography,iconic Edinburgh landmarks,William Henry Playfair,Edinburgh city skyline viewpoint,hilltop monument,astronomy,science heritage,historic Edinburgh,New Town Edinburgh,city break,history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM9966 - A crisp winter view of the Playfair Monument and the observatory dome at the City Observatory complex on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. The building is presented as a bold neoclassical composition: heavy stone blocks, a temple-like form, and rows of classical columns supporting a pediment on each end. Behind and between the two porticoes, the pale observatory dome rises above the roofline, giving a clear visual link to astronomy and scientific heritage. The sky is a deep, clean blue with bright cold-season light that sharpens the edges of the stonework and makes the architecture feel monumental and timeless.
The foreground includes rough winter vegetation and low grasses, which helps communicate the hilltop setting and the feel of an open public park rather than a busy street location. The overall atmosphere suggests a dry, cold day with excellent visibility, the kind of weather that draws visitors up Calton Hill for panoramic views and landmark photography. The image has strong editorial value because it captures an instantly recognisable Edinburgh heritage site, while remaining uncluttered by crowds.
This photograph suits themes such as Edinburgh tourism, Scotland travel, neoclassical architecture, historic observatories, and the city's long association with science and the Enlightenment. It also works well as a general location illustration for Calton Hill, conservation, and heritage-led destination marketing, particularly for winter city-break coverage where clear skies and crisp light are part of the story.
Playfair Monument with observatory dome at the City Observatory on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, photograp
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,UK,Victorian market hall,glass umbrella,iron and glass,town centre,parish church,clock tower,landmark,heritage architecture,street scene,sunshine,town centre regeneration,heritage tourism,high street,independent retailers,local food market,indoor market,British market town culture,community hub,placemaking,travel editorial,architecture photography,Greater Manchester culture,Stockport old town,historic England listed building,church and market juxtaposition,documentary,editorial illustration,Market/Underbanks conservation area,Underbank,old town,civic architecture,Grade II listed,shopping,traders
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DNNR1K - A wide town-centre view of Stockport Market Hall with the tower of St Mary's Church rising behind it, creating a strong landmark pairing in the Market Place area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. The market hall frontage shows a repeating rhythm of tall, arched glazed sections and painted structural framing, a distinctive Victorian civic style that reads clearly as an indoor market building. Behind and to the right, the stone church tower with its clock face provides vertical emphasis and instant place recognition, helping the image work as an establishing shot for Stockport town centre and its historic core.
The light is bright and crisp under a clear blue sky, with hard-edged shadows suggesting low winter sun. Leafless trees in the distance reinforce the season as winter or very early spring. The scene looks dry, with no obvious rain sheen on the road surface, and the clarity of the air suggests settled, cold weather rather than drizzle or mist. These conditions give the buildings strong contrast and definition, useful for editorial clients who need clean architectural detail.
Stockport's covered market hall is widely described as the glass umbrella , a reference to its iron, timber and glass construction and its historic role as a weatherproof trading space. It dates from the early 1860s and is Grade II listed, making it an important example of nineteenth-century market architecture and a key part of the town's heritage offer. St Mary's sits immediately opposite the market on Churchgate and is commonly presented as the town's oldest parish church, giving the location a layered civic identity that links commerce, worship, and public gathering in a compact, walkable centre.
The photograph supports multiple editorial angles: high street life, markets and independent traders, heritage-led regeneration, visitor economy, and northern English town centres adapting historic assets for modern use. The clean lines of the market roof and the recognisable church tower.
Stockport Market Hall and St Mary's Church tower beside Market Place, Stockport town centre, Greater
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,service,Manchester Central,trams,city,centre transport,historic,hotel,Edwardian,Greater Manchester,public transport,urban,public,transport,railway,heritage,yellow tram,landmark,sustainable travel,light rail network,public transport investment,city centre regeneration,adaptive reuse,business tourism,hotel accommodation,conference district,urban mobility,transport connectivity,architectural heritage,visitor economy,low-carbon travel,integrated transport,metropolitan infrastructure,city break destination,historic railway terminus,Edwardian Baroque,Charles Trubshaw,Midland Railway Company
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EM1WE6 - Landmark Midland Hotel overlooks a yellow Manchester Metrolink tram travelling towards Altrincham beside Manchester Central in the city centre. Photographed from an elevated position, the scene combines red-brick Edwardian architecture, modern offices, tram tracks, pedestrian space and a blue sky with scattered cloud. The image captures several layers of Manchester transport and urban history within a compact city-centre view.
The Midland Hotel was built between 1898 and 1903 for the Midland Railway Company and designed by architect Charles Trubshaw. Its elaborate red brick, terracotta and polished granite exterior is a major example of Edwardian Baroque architecture. The Grade II* listed hotel was positioned opposite Manchester Central railway station, allowing railway passengers arriving from London St Pancras and other destinations to stay close to the terminus. The building later became associated with Manchester hospitality, conferences, dining and landmark city-centre accommodation.
Manchester Central opened in 1880 as the northern terminus of the Cheshire Lines Committee railway. Passenger services ended in 1969, and the vast train shed was subsequently converted into the G-MEX exhibition centre before being renamed Manchester Central. The former railway approach now forms part of the Metrolink route towards Deansgate-Castlefield and Altrincham, creating a direct visual connection between historic heavy rail infrastructure and the modern light-rail network.
The tram shown is operating an Altrincham service through the Manchester Central area. This route formed part of the first phase of Metrolink, which opened in 1992 using converted railway alignments. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Manchester architecture, tram travel, public transport, railway heritage, adaptive reuse, city-centre regeneration, sustainable urban mobility, tourism, hotels, business travel and the changing transport landscape of Greater Manchester
16 Peter Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, M60 2DS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A0087,Samuel Beckett Bridge,River Liffey,Jeanie Johnston,Dublin Docklands,Dublin,Ireland,bridge,river,tall,ship,waterfront,modern,offices,architecture,engineering,regeneration,tourism,maritime,heritage,transport,infrastructure,cityscape,Calatrava,boat,development,Irish,landmark
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EM2JH7 - Samuel Beckett Bridge over the River Liffey with the Jeanie Johnston tall ship and Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland. The distinctive white cable-stayed bridge spans the river against a backdrop of modern offices and waterfront development, while a red passenger boat and the masts of the historic Jeanie Johnston add maritime detail to the scene. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the bridge has become one of the most recognisable contemporary landmarks in Dublin and forms an important road and pedestrian crossing through the Docklands. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of Dublin architecture, the River Liffey, Samuel Beckett Bridge, Docklands regeneration, Irish tourism, civil engineering, bridges, modern cityscapes, transport infrastructure, waterfront development, the Jeanie Johnston and maritime heritage. Bright daylight and calm water provide clear reflections and a strong sense of the regenerated riverside environment. The combination of historic ship, modern bridge and contemporary buildings neatly illustrates the mixture of heritage and redevelopment that characterises Dublin's eastern city centre.
Samuel Beckett Bridge, River Liffey, Dublin Docklands, Dublin, Ireland
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,5X8A1474,tower of Nikolaj Kunsthal,the former St Nicholas Church in central Copenhagen. It sits,on Nikolaj Plads.jp,tower,Nikolaj,Kunsthal,former,St,Nicholas,Church,central,Copenhagen,It,sits,Plads.jp,Denmark,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture,Plads,jp
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9AN65 - tower of Nikolaj Kunsthal, the former St Nicholas Church in central Copenhagen. It sits on Nikolaj Plads.jp, photographed in Copenhagen, Denmark. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with tower of Nikolaj Kunsthal, the former St Nicholas Church in central Copenhagen. It sits on Nikolaj Plads.jp. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,signage,Transport for London,Tfl,symbol,Newham,east,railway,iconic,British,public transport,nameplate,network,branding,red blue white,West Ham United,connection,FC,Hammers,football,identity,Irons supporters,travel,landmark,Manor Road,E15,transport,hub,close-up,metropolitan rail interchange,urban mobility infrastructure,heritage graphic design,Johnston typeface lettering,British icon,public sector wayfinding,sustainable city journeys,mass passenger transportation,Stratford regeneration corridor
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EY3DHC - Close-up view of the distinctive red, blue and white West Ham London Underground roundel mounted against a brick wall at West Ham station in the London Borough of Newham, east London. The bold Transport for London nameplate is one of the capital's most recognisable pieces of public transport design, combining the red circular symbol with a blue bar and white Johnston-style lettering.
West Ham is a major interchange in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3. It is served by the District, Hammersmith & City and Jubilee lines, as well as Docklands Light Railway and c2c National Rail services. The station provides links towards central London, Stratford, Canary Wharf, Barking, Upminster, Woolwich Arsenal and the Essex commuter corridor. Its multi-modal role makes it an important gateway for residents, workers, visitors and football supporters travelling through Newham.
The place name is strongly associated with West Ham United Football Club, commonly known as the Hammers or Irons. The club was historically based at the Boleyn Ground in nearby Upton Park before moving to London Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford in 2016. West Ham station is not the nearest stop to the club's current ground, but the name remains closely connected with east London football identity, local pride, matchday culture and the area's industrial heritage.
The photograph can illustrate London Underground branding, TfL wayfinding, railway architecture, urban transport infrastructure, public transit, station signage and metropolitan travel. It is also relevant to editorial coverage of Newham regeneration, east London communities, football tourism, supporter journeys, London Stadium events and the relationship between neighbourhood names and sporting institutions. The tight composition highlights the sign's enamel-like surface, metal edging, fixing bolts and contrasting brick background, creating a strong graphic image of British transport heritage and contemporary London mobility
West Ham Underground Station, Manor Road, West Ham, London, E15 3BN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,market,centre,civil,parish,in,Herefordshire,England,UK,HR9 5HD,HR9,aged 88,88 years,old,history,historic,landmark,heritage,outside,front,exterior,timber,framed,listed,building,timber framed,buildings,the,and,architecture,commemorating,1560,English,philanthropist,row,terrace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3EJ - John Kyrle (22 May 1637 “ 7 November 1724), known as the Man of Ross, was an English philanthropist, remembered for his time in Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire.
Born in the parish of Dymock, Gloucestershire, he was the son of Walter Kyrle, a barrister and MP. The family had lived at Ross for many generations
John Kyrle was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, matriculating in 1654
From his early twenties he adopted a frugal lifestyle and instead of utilising his wealth for himself, he sought to invest in the greater good of his locality and community that lived there.
In everything that concerned the welfare of the small town of Ross in which he lived he took a lively interest
in the education of the children and in improving and embellishing the town. He planted trees in and around the town, with two or three workmen to assist with the manual work. He delighted in mediating between those who had quarrelled and in preventing costly lawsuits between prominent townspeople. He was generous to the poor and spent all he had in good works.
The building is Late C16 or early C17. 3 storeys and cellar with large projecting wing at rear. North front of Nos 34 and 35 is timber framed with fairly close set studding. No 36 is cement rendered above 1st floor 2nd storey projects on mould bressummer with carved brackets. Enriched moulded beam and similar brackets under eaves which formerly supported a series of gables. 9 sash windows. On the front is a panel with the head of John Kyrle in relief and below Died November 7 1722, aged 88. Interior has original ceiling beams and panelling. Roof with double collar beam trusses, 2 C17 doors with the date 1689 and the arms of Kyrle in punctured decoration.
34 High Street, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR9 5HD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,market,centre,civil,parish,in,Herefordshire,England,UK,HR9 5HD,HR9,aged 88,88 years,old,history,historic,landmark,heritage,outside,front,exterior,timber,framed,listed,building,timber framed,buildings,the,and,architecture,commemorating,1560,English,philanthropist,row,terrace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3EP - John Kyrle (22 May 1637 “ 7 November 1724), known as the Man of Ross, was an English philanthropist, remembered for his time in Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire.
Born in the parish of Dymock, Gloucestershire, he was the son of Walter Kyrle, a barrister and MP. The family had lived at Ross for many generations
John Kyrle was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, matriculating in 1654
From his early twenties he adopted a frugal lifestyle and instead of utilising his wealth for himself, he sought to invest in the greater good of his locality and community that lived there.
In everything that concerned the welfare of the small town of Ross in which he lived he took a lively interest
in the education of the children and in improving and embellishing the town. He planted trees in and around the town, with two or three workmen to assist with the manual work. He delighted in mediating between those who had quarrelled and in preventing costly lawsuits between prominent townspeople. He was generous to the poor and spent all he had in good works.
The building is Late C16 or early C17. 3 storeys and cellar with large projecting wing at rear. North front of Nos 34 and 35 is timber framed with fairly close set studding. No 36 is cement rendered above 1st floor 2nd storey projects on mould bressummer with carved brackets. Enriched moulded beam and similar brackets under eaves which formerly supported a series of gables. 9 sash windows. On the front is a panel with the head of John Kyrle in relief and below Died November 7 1722, aged 88. Interior has original ceiling beams and panelling. Roof with double collar beam trusses, 2 C17 doors with the date 1689 and the arms of Kyrle in punctured decoration.
34 High Street, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR9 5HD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Northern Ireland,UK,23,2023,Dalts23,murals,painting,art,ice,hockey,landmark,street art,icon,team,success,successful,logo,Stena Line Belfast Giants,yellow,crane,in,background,professional,champions,Elite Ice Hockey League,EIHL,Odyssey,arena,mythical warrior,Finn McCool,refreshed,primary,M3,Queens Quay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9J0HW - . Belfast Giants graffiti from Dalts 23, riverside, Titanic Quarter, within sight of the H&W Harland & Wolff cranes Samson and Goliath & SSE Arena. Photographed on 24 June 2023. The recorded location is M3 Underpass, Queens Quay, Titanic Quarter, Belfast , Northern Ireland, UK, BT3 9DB. The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current champions for the 7th time in their history. They play their home games at the SSE Arena (formerly known as the Odyssey Arena). Since their inception in 2000, the Giants have won fourteen major honours, including seven British league championships, three British championships by winning the play-offs, and five Challenge Cups. The background to artwork is that street art and murals are especially valuable as temporary cultural evidence because they may be painted over or lost during redevelopment
Photographs preserve both the artwork and its relationship with the surrounding neighbourhood. Within the history of turnstile, cranes and construction access systems are symbols of large-scale building and industrial work
Dockside cranes originally served cargo handling, while building cranes and controlled turnstiles reflect the organisation and safety requirements of modern sites. In relation to passenger ferry, historical context shows that maritime gateways connect island and mainland economies, carrying residents, visitors, freight and vehicles while also supporting fishing, leisure craft and tourism
Older waterfront buildings often survive beside modern ferry infrastructure, making port landscapes unusually layered records of economic change. Current 2026 context around artwork is that public art is closely connected with regeneration, tourism, identity and debate about representation
Murals and sculptures can become visitor landmarks.
M3 Underpass, Queens Quay, Titanic Quarter, Belfast , Northern Ireland, UK, BT3 9DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,history,historic,heritage,Belfast,venue,theatres,historic theatre,building,Edwardian,architecture,listed,performing,arts,production,cultural,landmark,facade,front,entrance,door,doors,restored,BT2 7HR,BT2,city,urban,streetscape,arts and culture Northern Ireland,reflected light,bright blue sky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3B3 - This image shows the Grand Opera House on Great Victoria Street in Belfast city centre, one of Northern Ireland's most prominent cultural and architectural landmarks. The theatre's striking red brick and cream stone facade, with its ornate detailing, circular windows, and domed corner turrets, reflects the Edwardian baroque style popular in the early twentieth century.
The words GRAND OPERA HOUSE are clearly visible across the upper facade, confirming the building's identity. The modern glazed entrance contrasts with the historic exterior, illustrating sensitive adaptation to contemporary access and audience needs while retaining the building's original character.
The photograph appears to have been taken during summer, under clear blue skies, with strong sunlight creating highlights and subtle reflections across the curved frontage and decorative stonework. The reflected light enhances the texture of the brickwork and architectural detailing, giving the building a warm, vibrant appearance. Pedestrians and passing vehicles provide a sense of scale and everyday city life.
Opened in 1895, the Grand Opera House has long been a central venue for opera, theatre, comedy, dance, and touring productions, playing a key role in Belfast's cultural life. The image captures both the building's historic grandeur and its continuing presence as a working city-centre theatre within a modern urban environment.
Grand Opera House, Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT2 7HR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,2495X8A0669,Soviet statue - Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial in Budapest,in Hungarian A magyar-szovjet bartsg em,Soviet,statue,Hungarian-Soviet,Friendship,Memorial,Budapest,Hungarian,magyar-szovjet,bartsg,em,Hungary,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture,magyar,szovjet
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9AN1B - Soviet statue - Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial in Budapest, in Hungarian A magyar-szovjet bartsg em, photographed in Budapest, Hungary. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Soviet statue - Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial in Budapest, in Hungarian A magyar-szovjet bartsg em. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,5X8A0497,Lincoln Prison,Lincoln,Prison,Lincolnshire,England,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9AMWY - Lincoln Prison, photographed in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Lincoln Prison. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,5X8A0355,Lincoln Cathedral,Lincoln,Cathedral,Lincolnshire,England,heritage,historic,history,architecture,landmark,tourism,conservation,civic,culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E9AMWW - Lincoln Cathedral, photographed in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. The photograph provides a documentary record of architecture, heritage, monuments, civic history, religious buildings or preserved historic features and is suitable for editorial and travel use. The image clearly records the visible subject, signage, branding, architecture, object or activity associated with Lincoln Cathedral. It provides useful documentary context for news, features, travel, social history and contemporary editorial coverage. Details visible in the scene help identify the place or subject and show how it appears in everyday use, making the photograph useful for stories about local identity, economic and social change, public services, transport, leisure, heritage, tourism, community life and the built environment. The photograph can also support retrospective or comparative coverage where the survival, redevelopment, reuse or changing role of the location or object is relevant.
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,BCLM,the,tile,tiling,tiled,bar,pub,vaults,corner,of,&,West Midlands,Midlands,Midland,Tipton Rd,Dudley,DY1 4SQ,DY1,Banks,Bankss,wines and spirits,Elephant & Castle,landmark,recreation,recreated,Forging Ahead,traditional,history,brewer,brewing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGEC - . This location-specific image from Tipton Rd, Dudley , West Midlands, England, UK, DY1 4SQ in 2023 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents The Elephant and Castle tiled pub vaults, corner of Stafford Street & Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes architectural detailing, historic hostelry, documentary photography, social history, traditional materials, visual archive, public-house heritage, licensed hospitality, period building, heritage landmark, community drinking venue, heritage asset, period detail, and adaptive reuse. For current editorial use, adaptive reuse and planning control provide additional context, especially through the value of architectural landmarks to local identity. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and tourism, particularly through pressure on hospitality margins in a high-cost economy. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Tipton Rd, Dudley , West Midlands, England, UK, DY1 4SQ before conservation work alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes changing land use, archival record, food-and-drink business, pub interior heritage, before-and-after reference, local social venue, contemporary social history, and historic streetscape. The recorded references to vaults, Stafford, Wolverhampton, Elephant, and Cannock preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Tipton Rd, Dudley , West Midlands, England, UK, DY1 4SQ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The record includes details of everyday use before later change alters the scene. The frame retains evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference.
Tipton Rd, Dudley , West Midlands, England, UK, DY1 4SQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,pub,bar,36 Charles St,England,UK,M1 7DB,tavern,36,Ale,real,historic,history,landmark,Irish,Scottish,grade II,building,Lass-O-Gowrie,poem,corner,story,old,door,doorway,iconic,boozer,classic,pubs,bars,description,tiles,tile,gold,lettering,sign,name,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M69C9K - Sitting sweetly on the bank of the River Medlock, just up the road from Oxford Road, the Lass O' Gowrie is an ancient and venerable Irish (but originally Scottish) pub and Manchester landmark, appearing on maps as early as 1844, back when it stood next to the Garratt Cotton Mill. Back then it was surrounded by hardcore slums which are now modern housing for a modern Manchester.
Complete with original tilework and fittings, the Lass sees a cheerful and diverse crowd on Fridays and Saturdays. It's very popular for post-work drinks or as a staging post on your way to Canal Street or the Northern Quarter.
One of the Lass O' Gowrie's unique features is its balcony-based smoking area, built out over the river below (and well-secured with high walls, so don't worry about stumbling). There's something very special about this particular slice of the city, with the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel off to the north, the opposite balcony of Joshua Brooks just to your east, and the pleasant sounds of the River Medlock filling the evening.
What's on the tap? Well, first and foremost the answer is Guinness, and that's what we recommend to be in keeping with the theme. But you should also check out the various craft beers on the list, like Tollgate Brewery's Belmorado pale ale. Guest beers circulate through the tap month by month, so there's always something new to try. The Lass O' Gowrie can also offer a selection of jolly bar snacks for all you pork scratching aficionados out there.
Listing NGR: SJ8431397523 - As it's surrounded by exciting developments like Circle Square, the Lass O' Gowrie caters to a diverse crowd of students, professionals, and tourists, so whoever you are, you're bound to find a warm welcome in the pub's surprisingly large interior.
36 Charles St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 7DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,pub,bar,36 Charles St,England,UK,M1 7DB,tavern,36,Ale,real,historic,history,landmark,Irish,Scottish,grade II,building,Lass-O-Gowrie,name,mosaic,tile,tiles,tiled,new tiling,new,refit,pub sign,pubs,bars,letters,words,design,sign,signage,interior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M69C9T - Sitting sweetly on the bank of the River Medlock, just up the road from Oxford Road, the Lass O' Gowrie is an ancient and venerable Irish (but originally Scottish) pub and Manchester landmark, appearing on maps as early as 1844, back when it stood next to the Garratt Cotton Mill. Back then it was surrounded by hardcore slums which are now modern housing for a modern Manchester.
Complete with original tilework and fittings, the Lass sees a cheerful and diverse crowd on Fridays and Saturdays. It's very popular for post-work drinks or as a staging post on your way to Canal Street or the Northern Quarter.
One of the Lass O' Gowrie's unique features is its balcony-based smoking area, built out over the river below (and well-secured with high walls, so don't worry about stumbling). There's something very special about this particular slice of the city, with the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel off to the north, the opposite balcony of Joshua Brooks just to your east, and the pleasant sounds of the River Medlock filling the evening.
What's on the tap? Well, first and foremost the answer is Guinness, and that's what we recommend to be in keeping with the theme. But you should also check out the various craft beers on the list, like Tollgate Brewery's Belmorado pale ale. Guest beers circulate through the tap month by month, so there's always something new to try. The Lass O' Gowrie can also offer a selection of jolly bar snacks for all you pork scratching aficionados out there.
Listing NGR: SJ8431397523 - As it's surrounded by exciting developments like Circle Square, the Lass O' Gowrie caters to a diverse crowd of students, professionals, and tourists, so whoever you are, you're bound to find a warm welcome in the pub's surprisingly large interior.
36 Charles St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 7DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,M2 7DH,M2,city centre Manchester,city,centre,Royal Exchange,theatre,at,night,time,Theater,British,north west,landmark,venue,plays,productions,shopping centre,royal,stonework,commodities,Thomas Harrison,Runcorn Stone,doric,columns,classical,style,Edmund Buckley,Bradshaw Gass & Hope,Cottonopolis,69 Theatre Company,heritage,Theatre of the Year,illuminated,outside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3TTR - Thomas Harrison designed the new exchange of 1809 at the junction of Market Street and Exchange Street. Harrison designed the exchange in the Classical style. It had two storeys above a basement and was constructed in Runcorn stone. The cost, £20,000, was paid for in advance by 400 members who bought £50 shares and paid £30 each to buy the site. The semi-circular north façade had fluted Doric columns. The exchange room where business was conducted covered 812 square yards. The ground floor also contained the members' library with more than 15,000 books. The basement housed a newsroom lit by a dome and plate-glass windows, its ceiling was supported by a circle of Ionic pillars spaced 15 feet from the walls. The first-floor dining-room was accessed by a geometrical staircase. The exchange opened to celebrate of the birthday of George III in 1809. It also contained other anterooms and offices.
As the cotton trade continued to expand, larger premises were required and its extension was completed in 1849. The Exchange was run by a committee of notable Manchester industrialists. From 1855 to 1860 the committee was chaired by Edmund Buckley.
The second exchange was replaced by a third designed by Mills & Murgatroyd, constructed between 1867 and 1874. It was extended and modified by Bradshaw Gass & Hope between 1914 and 1931 to form the largest trading hall in England. The trading hall had three domes and was double the size of the current hall. The colonnade parallel to Cross Street marked its centre. On trading days merchants and brokers struck deals which supported the jobs of tens of thousands of textile workers in Manchester and the surrounding towns. Manchester's cotton dealers and manufacturers trading from the Royal Exchange earned the city the name, Cottonopolis
St Anns Square, city centre Manchester, England, UK, M2 7DH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gate,gates,crest,independent,co-educational,M3,England,UK,M3 1SB,of,Music,history,historic,heritage,stone,Chetham,educate,education,musical,talent,play,playing,instrument,instruments,ancient,old,oldest,arches,stonework,entrances,landmark,buildings,building
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYTBTB - . Made at Long Millgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1SB 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 image documents Chetham's School of Music, Chets, gateway, Long Millgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1SB. Further facets of the scene include urban regeneration, social history, urban fabric, historic townscape, archival record, fan tourism, commercial redevelopment, changing streetscape, public-realm investment, contemporary social history, historical comparison, tribute venue, architectural character, and public realm. The wider contemporary story combines housing pressure, adaptive reuse and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with night-time economy, music tourism and the enduring commercial appeal of Beatles imagery. Small period details of signage and branding at Long Millgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1SB may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The location also brings in local history, cultural nostalgia, changing land use, local music culture, mixed-use redevelopment, documentary photography, popular-music heritage, and community identity. References to gateway, Chetham's, Music, Manchester, and Chets give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within Long Millgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1SB, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects housing pressure and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space when considered against later change at Long Millgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1SB.
Long Millgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1SB
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,the,old,entrance,tourism,attraction,priest house,cafe,oddity,by the river,Stafford St,Audlem,Crewe,CW3 0AA,CW3,coffee,shop,café,priest hole,heritage,architectural,architecture,villages,17th,century,landmark,Audlum,priests,priest,history,painted,1950s
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP2RPT - . Recorded at Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The principal subject is The old priest house, opposite the church of Saint James the Great, Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK. The frame also records themes of faith heritage, religious heritage, church conservation, ecclesiastical decoration, Christian iconography, ecclesiastical art, contemporary social history, public realm, changing land use, heritage worship space, regional identity, before-and-after reference, cathedral interior, and religious artwork. Today's relevance is strengthened by church maintenance, energy costs and the continuing question of how places of worship combine active religious use with tourism and heritage. Future viewers can use this scene from Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The location also brings in historical comparison, everyday life, period detail, local character, documentary photography, place identity, stained-glass craftsmanship, and historic glazing. The combination of opposite, Audlem, James, house, and church anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes church maintenance and how places of worship combine active religious use with tourism and heritage within the real-world context of Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK. Another strand within the photograph is energy costs and the conservation challenge of fragile historic glass and stonework within the specific setting of Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK. The period view preserves part of the area's social history before later change alters the scene.
Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5TEX - St James' Church is in the village of Audlem in south Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The church dates from the late 13th century with additions in the 19th century. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Nantwich. Its benefice is combined with those of St John, Doddington, and St Chad, Wybunbury. The church stands in an elevated position in the centre of the village. History The church is not recorded in the Domesday Book and it is thought that the first building on the site was given by Thomas de Aldelim to the priory of St Thomas at Stafford in the reign of Edward I. After the dissolution of the monasteries the advowson was granted to the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. The church dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. In 1855“56 there were additions and alterations by Lynam and Rickman The church stands on a small mound in the centre of the village. It is built of red sandstone ashlar with a lead roof.[1] Its plan consists of a six-bay nave with an embattled clerestory, a tower at the northwest corner of the nave, a north aisle with a chapel at its east end, a narrower south aisle, a chancel and a south porch. The church is approached through the south porch by 26 steps arranged in a semicircle. The south wall contains a former priest's doorway which has been walled up and its steps removed. The tower has on its west face a two-light window, above which is a pair of windows and above these is a circular clock. The belfry windows have two lights and are louvred. The top is embattled with pinnacles at the four corners
Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK, CW3 0AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cotswold,Oxfordshire,England,UK,GL55 6AA,historic,history,stone,listed,building,town,parish,grand,early,tower,architecture,sunny,blue skies,heritage,olden,days,stonework,country,countryside,rural,village,villages,sights,attraction,architectural,landmarks,landmark,British,17th century,Harry and Megan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY8C - The grand early perpendicular Cotswold wool church, Church of St James, with its medieval altar frontals (c. 1500), cope (c. 1400), and 17th century monuments includes a monument to silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family. As well, the Grade I listed Church of St James includes a plaque to William Grevel, described as the flower of the wool merchants of all England. His home, the Grade I listed Grevel's House, was built c. 1380. It is not open to visitors. Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
Chipping Camden, Cotswolds, Cotswold, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL55 6AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cotswold,Oxfordshire,England,UK,GL55 6AA,historic,history,stone,listed,building,town,parish,grand,early,tower,architecture,sunny,blue skies,heritage,olden,days,stonework,country,countryside,rural,village,villages,sights,attraction,architectural,landmarks,landmark,British,17th century
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBY8D - The grand early perpendicular Cotswold wool church, Church of St James, with its medieval altar frontals (c. 1500), cope (c. 1400), and 17th century monuments includes a monument to silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family. As well, the Grade I listed Church of St James includes a plaque to William Grevel, described as the flower of the wool merchants of all England. His home, the Grade I listed Grevel's House, was built c. 1380. It is not open to visitors. Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
Chipping Camden, Cotswolds, Cotswold, Oxfordshire, England, UK, GL55 6AA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GL55 6AA,UK,Cotswold,Oxfordshire,England,tourist,tourism,attractions,stone,historic,district,English,Traditional,building,in,the,wool,town,sunny,blue skies,heritage,olden,days,stonework,country,countryside,rural,village,villages,sights,attraction,architectural,landmarks,landmark,British,17th century,Harry and Megan
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JNBYBW - Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. (Chipping is from Old English cēping, 'market', 'market-place'
the same element is found in other towns such as Chipping Norton, Chipping Sodbury and Chipping (now High) Wycombe.)
A wool trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants, most notably William Greville (d.1401). The High Street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried oolitic limestone known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture. Much of the town centre is a conservation area which has helped to preserve the original buildings. The town is an end point of the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile long-distance footpath.
Chipping Campden has hosted its own Olympic Games since 1612.
Chipping Campden, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK, GL55 6AT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Labour Party leader,incoming prime minister,UK,political,transition,new,British,Keir Starmer,successor,Labour,leadership,change,transfer of power,headquarters,London,tourist,landmark,City of Westminster,United Kingdom,politics,prime minister designate,governing Labour Party,leadership announcement,Whitehall SW1,central London,British democracy,national government,political power,government change,prime minister office,official residence,First Lord of the Treasury,editorial politics,former,Mayor of Greater Manchester,executive power,social media
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M0MBBC - Downing Street and Whitehall street signs are dramatically illuminated in contrasting warm orange and cool blue light at their famous junction in Westminster, central London, on 17 July 2026. Fixed to ornate Portland stonework, the signs identify the entrance to the highly secured street containing Number 10, the official office and residence associated with the United Kingdom prime minister. The coloured lighting and darkened edges give the familiar political landmark an atmospheric, theatrical appearance, making it suitable for illustrating leadership change, political uncertainty, a transfer of power and a new era in British government.
The image has editorial significance following the confirmation of Andy Burnham as leader of the governing Labour Party on 17 July 2026, replacing Keir Starmer. Burnham was the incoming prime minister and was due formally to take office on Monday 20 July after the constitutional process for appointing a new head of government. The former Mayor of Greater Manchester had returned to the House of Commons and secured the Labour leadership without a contested ballot after becoming the sole eligible candidate.
Downing Street has been closely identified with British executive power for almost three centuries. Number 10 is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, a post normally held by the prime minister, as well as the centre of the Prime Minister's Office. Whitehall is the wider government district running between Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square and contains major ministries and institutions.
The red, white and black lettering, SW1 postal markings, architectural Greek-key decoration and split-toned lighting create distinctive editorial image for coverage of Andy Burnham, the Labour leadership, Keir Starmer's departure, a new prime minister, Westminster politics, government transition, cabinet formation, constitutional change and the symbolic passage of power through the gates of Downing Street.
Downing Street, Whitehall, City of Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Merseyside,City Centre,scouse,pub,bars,portrait,pub sign,sign,Cain,Cains,brewing,1805-1863,1805,1863,Dr Duncan,real,ale,CAMRA,at,Liverpool,England,UK,L1 1HF,L1,William Henry Duncan,picture,Liverpool physician,Doctor Duncans,Liverpool Pubs,signs,historic,medical,physician,landmark,pubs,bar,Lane
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCW1YJ - Doctor Duncan's is named after William Henry Duncan, the UK's first Medical Health Officer. Duncan was born and raised in Liverpool before attending Edinburgh University where he qualified as a medical doctor. After moving back to his hometown Doctor Duncan was appointed as Medical Health Officer on 1 st January 1847, the first of this type of Senior Government role in Britain.
The pub, dating back to 1901, was built to house Pearl Insurance and is well known for its elaborately tiled interior. Now, in honour of its namesake, it houses an authentic Victorian pharmacy cabinet.
St John's Lane, Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK , L1 1HF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,City of London,St Andrew Undershaft,with,in background,UK,EC3A 8BN,contrast,contrasts,St Andrew Undershaft Church,church,Swiss Re Building,30 St Mary Axe,Norman Foster,Arup Group,contemporary architecture,landmark,skyline,people,workers,commuters,staff,illuminated,dusk,evening,night,nighttime,office,offices,working,busy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY96Y - . This documentary view of St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The principal point of reference is St Andrew Undershaft, with St Mary Axe/Gherkin, in background, at dusk,St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN. The setting also relates to changing land use, customer footfall, heritage asset, retail vacancy, commercial streetscape, bricks-and-mortar retail, everyday life, contemporary social history, conservation interest, built heritage, urban commerce, heritage landmark, high-street commerce, and architectural character. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with maintenance costs, historic townscape and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. In the mid-2020s, changing footfall and commercial rents keep the subject current, particularly through the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. For later comparison, the scene keeps a record of the combination of built form, activity and local identity within the setting of St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN. The subject sits alongside town-centre economy, cityscape history, changing streetscape, period detail, conservation architecture, consumer retail, before-and-after reference, and shopfront economy. References to Andrew, Gherkin, London, background, and Undershaft help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The period setting at St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is maintenance costs and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character when considered against later change at St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN.
St Mary Axe, London,England,UK, EC3A 8BN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,North West England,office,offices,hotel,Refuge Building,Oxford rd,Insurance,Victorian,Office,listed building,building,Grade II listed,listed,City Centre,Manchester,Principal Hotel,Refuge Friend in Deed Life Assurance and Sick Fund Friendly,central Manchester,M60 7HA,M60,Lancashire,Commerce,business,company,leisure,dining,rooms,hotels,Landmark,Landmark Hotel,insurance,window,windows,etched,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98NB - The Refuge Assurance Company Ltd. was a life insurance and pensions company based in England. It was founded by James Proctor and George Robins in Dukinfield, Cheshire in 1858. The company was originally known by the unwieldy name of the Refuge Friend in Deed Life Assurance and Sick Fund Friendly Society.
From 1895 until 1987, its head office was the magnificent Grade II* listed, Refuge Assurance Building on Oxford Street in central Manchester, now used as the Principal Hotel. In 1987, the company decided to move out of the city centre to new, purpose-built, offices in the grounds of Fulshaw Hall in Wilmslow, around 12 miles south of the old Refuge Building. In October 1996, the Refuge Assurance Company merged with United Friendly to form the United Assurance Group (UAG).
After disappointing performances following the merger, the United Assurance Group was first approached by Britannic Assurance in November 1999, and then by Royal London Mutual Insurance Society in February 2000. Following successful talks, Royal London took over UAG for £1.6 billion.
The Refuge Assurance Building, Manchester, on Oxford Road, was the company's head office between 1895 and 1987
Oxford St, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M60 7HA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,North West England,office,offices,hotel,Refuge Building,Oxford rd,Insurance,Victorian,Office,listed building,building,Grade II listed,listed,City Centre,Manchester,Principal Hotel,Refuge Friend in Deed Life Assurance and Sick Fund Friendly,central Manchester,M60 7HA,M60,Lancashire,Commerce,business,company,leisure,dining,rooms,hotels,Landmark,Landmark Hotel,insurance,Refuge Insurance,window,windows,etched
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98NH - The Refuge Assurance Company Ltd. was a life insurance and pensions company based in England. It was founded by James Proctor and George Robins in Dukinfield, Cheshire in 1858. The company was originally known by the unwieldy name of the Refuge Friend in Deed Life Assurance and Sick Fund Friendly Society.
From 1895 until 1987, its head office was the magnificent Grade II* listed, Refuge Assurance Building on Oxford Street in central Manchester, now used as the Principal Hotel. In 1987, the company decided to move out of the city centre to new, purpose-built, offices in the grounds of Fulshaw Hall in Wilmslow, around 12 miles south of the old Refuge Building. In October 1996, the Refuge Assurance Company merged with United Friendly to form the United Assurance Group (UAG).
After disappointing performances following the merger, the United Assurance Group was first approached by Britannic Assurance in November 1999, and then by Royal London Mutual Insurance Society in February 2000. Following successful talks, Royal London took over UAG for £1.6 billion.
The Refuge Assurance Building, Manchester, on Oxford Road, was the company's head office between 1895 and 1987
Oxford St, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M60 7HA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98NT - The Refuge Assurance Company Ltd. was a life insurance and pensions company based in England. It was founded by James Proctor and George Robins in Dukinfield, Cheshire in 1858. The company was originally known by the unwieldy name of the Refuge Friend in Deed Life Assurance and Sick Fund Friendly Society.
From 1895 until 1987, its head office was the magnificent Grade II* listed, Refuge Assurance Building on Oxford Street in central Manchester, now used as the Principal Hotel. In 1987, the company decided to move out of the city centre to new, purpose-built, offices in the grounds of Fulshaw Hall in Wilmslow, around 12 miles south of the old Refuge Building. In October 1996, the Refuge Assurance Company merged with United Friendly to form the United Assurance Group (UAG).
After disappointing performances following the merger, the United Assurance Group was first approached by Britannic Assurance in November 1999, and then by Royal London Mutual Insurance Society in February 2000. Following successful talks, Royal London took over UAG for £1.6 billion.
The Refuge Assurance Building, Manchester, on Oxford Road, was the company's head office between 1895 and 1987
Oxford St, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M60 7HA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG98RH - The Refuge Assurance Company Ltd. was a life insurance and pensions company based in England. It was founded by James Proctor and George Robins in Dukinfield, Cheshire in 1858. The company was originally known by the unwieldy name of the Refuge Friend in Deed Life Assurance and Sick Fund Friendly Society.
From 1895 until 1987, its head office was the magnificent Grade II* listed, Refuge Assurance Building on Oxford Street in central Manchester, now used as the Principal Hotel. In 1987, the company decided to move out of the city centre to new, purpose-built, offices in the grounds of Fulshaw Hall in Wilmslow, around 12 miles south of the old Refuge Building. In October 1996, the Refuge Assurance Company merged with United Friendly to form the United Assurance Group (UAG).
After disappointing performances following the merger, the United Assurance Group was first approached by Britannic Assurance in November 1999, and then by Royal London Mutual Insurance Society in February 2000. Following successful talks, Royal London took over UAG for £1.6 billion.
The Refuge Assurance Building, Manchester, on Oxford Road, was the company's head office between 1895 and 1987
Oxford St, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M60 7HA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Birmingham,brum,Jewellery,Quarter,shops,retail,B18 6JW,Warstone Ln,Assay Office,industrial,technology,Jewellery Industry,UK,history,historic,goldsmiths,city centre,Edwardian,cast-iron,clock tower,clocktower,green clock,Joseph Chamberlain,wife,Mary Crowninshield Endicott,roundabout,junction,Vyse Street,Frederick Street,landmark,Brummy landmarks,Birmingham Landmark,abolish,Plate Duties,tradesmen,timepiece
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTDB - The Jewellery Quarter is an area of central Birmingham, UK. Situated in the north western area of the Birmingham City Centre, there is a population of around 19,000 people in a 1.07-square-kilometre (264-acre) area.
The Jewellery Quarter is Europe's largest concentration of businesses involved in the jewellery trade, which produces 40% of all the jewellery made in the UK. The Chamberlain Clock is an Edwardian, cast-iron, clock tower in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England. It was erected in 1903 to mark Joseph Chamberlain's tour of South Africa between 26 December 1902 and 25 February 1903, after the end of the Second Boer War. The clock was unveiled during Chamberlain's lifetime, in January 1904 by Mary Crowninshield Endicott, Joseph Chamberlain's third wife.
Standing at the junction of Vyse and Frederick Streets with Warstone Lane, it is now a local landmark and symbol of the Quarter. Chamberlain had been a resident on Frederick Street and had also helped jewellers through his campaign work to abolish Plate Duties “ a tax affecting jewellery tradesmen of the time. The timepiece was originally powered by a clockwork winding handle. It was later adapted to electricity but fell into disrepair and lost its chime.
It was fully restored in 1989.
Warstone Lane, Birmingham, England, UK, B18 6JW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NM - Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Nicknamed the Showplace of the Nation, it is the headquarters for the Rockettes, the precision dance company.
Radio City Music Hall was built on a plot of land that was originally intended for a Metropolitan Opera House. The opera house plans were canceled in 1929, leading to the construction of Rockefeller Center.
Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. One of the more notable parts of the Music Hall is its large auditorium, which was the world's largest when the Hall first opened. The new complex included two theaters, the International Music Hall and the Center Theatre, as part of the Radio City portion of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of the two venues. It was largely successful until the 1970s, when declining patronage nearly drove the Music Hall to bankruptcy. Radio City Music Hall was designated a New York City Landmark in May 1978, and the Music Hall was restored and allowed to remain open. The hall was extensively renovated in 1999.
The Music Hall also contains a variety of art. Although Radio City Music Hall was initially intended to host stage shows, it hosted performances in a film-and-stage-spectacle format through the 1970s, and was the site of several movie premieres. It now primarily hosts concerts, including by leading pop and rock musicians, and live stage shows such as the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The Music Hall has also hosted televised events including the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the NFL Draft.
1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NP - Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Nicknamed the Showplace of the Nation, it is the headquarters for the Rockettes, the precision dance company.
Radio City Music Hall was built on a plot of land that was originally intended for a Metropolitan Opera House. The opera house plans were canceled in 1929, leading to the construction of Rockefeller Center.
Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. One of the more notable parts of the Music Hall is its large auditorium, which was the world's largest when the Hall first opened. The new complex included two theaters, the International Music Hall and the Center Theatre, as part of the Radio City portion of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of the two venues. It was largely successful until the 1970s, when declining patronage nearly drove the Music Hall to bankruptcy. Radio City Music Hall was designated a New York City Landmark in May 1978, and the Music Hall was restored and allowed to remain open. The hall was extensively renovated in 1999.
The Music Hall also contains a variety of art. Although Radio City Music Hall was initially intended to host stage shows, it hosted performances in a film-and-stage-spectacle format through the 1970s, and was the site of several movie premieres. It now primarily hosts concerts, including by leading pop and rock musicians, and live stage shows such as the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The Music Hall has also hosted televised events including the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the NFL Draft.
1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NY - Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Nicknamed the Showplace of the Nation, it is the headquarters for the Rockettes, the precision dance company.
Radio City Music Hall was built on a plot of land that was originally intended for a Metropolitan Opera House. The opera house plans were canceled in 1929, leading to the construction of Rockefeller Center.
Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. One of the more notable parts of the Music Hall is its large auditorium, which was the world's largest when the Hall first opened. The new complex included two theaters, the International Music Hall and the Center Theatre, as part of the Radio City portion of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of the two venues. It was largely successful until the 1970s, when declining patronage nearly drove the Music Hall to bankruptcy. Radio City Music Hall was designated a New York City Landmark in May 1978, and the Music Hall was restored and allowed to remain open. The hall was extensively renovated in 1999.
The Music Hall also contains a variety of art. Although Radio City Music Hall was initially intended to host stage shows, it hosted performances in a film-and-stage-spectacle format through the 1970s, and was the site of several movie premieres. It now primarily hosts concerts, including by leading pop and rock musicians, and live stage shows such as the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The Music Hall has also hosted televised events including the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the NFL Draft.
1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Big,Y,Yorkshire,Way,Art,artwork,England,UK,Doncaster South,Park,Ride,Park & Ride,Park And Ride,free parking,integrated travel,integrated,travel,Council,scheme,Doncaster Council,Chris Brammall,artist,Welcome to Yorkshire,Airport Link Road,Robin Hood Airport,link,road,rd,Bawtry Road,route of the Tour de Yorkshire,Gateway Feature,landmark,parking,gateway into Yorkshire,Ulverston,sculpture,BigY,Big Why
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYA - Standing at nearly nine metres in height and about the same in width, the iconic installation is based on the popular Welcome to Yorkshire 'Y' logo. It will be seen by millions of people arriving at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and marks the imminent completion of the Great Yorkshire Way airport link road.
Chris Brammall (artist) comments:
This piece is a modern symbol representing Yorkshire in the now, creating a landmark of significance with the capacity to capture a moment in time and form a lasting memory. This symbol will communicate on a visual and physical level and allow interaction, experience and memories to be formed.
Chris attended the official installation press launch on 26th April with Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive Welcome to Yorkshire and Ros Jones Mayor of Doncaster pictured above.
Located on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire, the gateway feature will be incorporated into local cycling routes encouraging people to interact with the new landmark. Parking and seating will also be provided for those who want to 'stop for a selfie' at the site.
The artwork was commissioned to Chris Brammall by Doncaster Council. Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said The simplicity of its design, scale and quality is a bold statement reflecting the importance of Great Yorkshire Way as the gateway into Yorkshire and driver of economic growth for the local and regional economy.
Most of the Chris Brammall team were involved in the fabrication of the sculpture in our workshop in Ulverston and the piece was fitted by a three man team - Phil, Paul and Duncan.
Bawtry Road, Rossington, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN11 0GT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYC - Standing at nearly nine metres in height and about the same in width, the iconic installation is based on the popular Welcome to Yorkshire 'Y' logo. It will be seen by millions of people arriving at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and marks the imminent completion of the Great Yorkshire Way airport link road.
Chris Brammall (artist) comments:
This piece is a modern symbol representing Yorkshire in the now, creating a landmark of significance with the capacity to capture a moment in time and form a lasting memory. This symbol will communicate on a visual and physical level and allow interaction, experience and memories to be formed.
Chris attended the official installation press launch on 26th April with Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive Welcome to Yorkshire and Ros Jones Mayor of Doncaster pictured above.
Located on the route of the Tour de Yorkshire, the gateway feature will be incorporated into local cycling routes encouraging people to interact with the new landmark. Parking and seating will also be provided for those who want to 'stop for a selfie' at the site.
The artwork was commissioned to Chris Brammall by Doncaster Council. Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said The simplicity of its design, scale and quality is a bold statement reflecting the importance of Great Yorkshire Way as the gateway into Yorkshire and driver of economic growth for the local and regional economy.
Most of the Chris Brammall team were involved in the fabrication of the sculpture in our workshop in Ulverston and the piece was fitted by a three man team - Phil, Paul and Duncan.
Bawtry Road, Rossington, South Yorkshire, England, UK, DN11 0GT
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Keywords: Central,Electricity,Generating,Board,CEGB,tower,generation,energy,security,powered,carbon,dirty,fuel,fueled,by,Widnes,SSE,Scottish,Southern,Energy,Central Electricity Generating Board,Fiddlers Ferry,Scottish and Southern Energy plc,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,problem,with,problem with,issue with,plant,NUM,union,rail,delivery,Powergen,PLC,burned,burning,fossil,fuels,imported,unreliable,generates,generating,waste,emissions,SCR,building,buildings,structure,dinosaur,landmark,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Coal fired,Coal powered,Powergen PLC,Fossil Fuels,Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway,imported coal,selective catalytic reduction,Dinosaur Landmark
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FKDW - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, in North West England, which is capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the north bank of the River Mersey between the towns of Widnes and Warrington. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts (MW). In a bid to combine efforts at the design and construction stages the Boiler and Turbo-generator plant were replicated at West Burton power station located between Retford and Gainsborough in North Nottinghamshire.
Since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the station has been operated by various companies. Since 2004, Scottish and Southern Energy plc have operated the station.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines.
Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GMACNN - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Castlegate,Aberdeen, Scotland, UK in 2016, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Castlegate, Mercat Cross Aberdeen City Centre, Scotland, at dusk. The frame also records themes of specialist retailer, retail property, small business, independent retail, commercial frontage, public realm, contemporary social history, bricks-and-mortar retail, archival record, street-level business, town-centre trading, place identity, specialist shop, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and independent business, particularly through the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around Castlegate,Aberdeen, Scotland, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes historical comparison, changing streetscape, local history, community identity, regional identity, shopfront economy, period detail, and before-and-after reference. Elements such as Cross, Aberdeen, Mercat, Castlegate, and Centre add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Castlegate,Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects consumer spending and how commercial property costs affect small retailers in a form that can be compared with future views of Castlegate,Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Its period value extends to store closures and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy within the real-world context of Castlegate,Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. The frame retains evidence of changing use for future local research.
Castlegate,Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: St Wilfrids Parish Church,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4,inside,interior,religious,art,memorial,historic,tourist,landmark,Anglican,GradeI,listed,grade,building,Architecture,My,spirit,hath,rejoice,in,God,my,Saviour,WA4 3EP,Lady Chapel,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,My spirit hath rejoice in God my Saviour
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY06ME - St Wilfrid's Church is in Church Lane, Grappenhall, a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The church is Norman in origin, built probably in the earlier part of the 12th century and completed about 1120. This was a small and simple church, consisting of a nave, chancel and, possibly, an apse. The foundations of this church were discovered during the 1873“74 restoration.
A chantry chapel was added by the Boydell family in 1334 in a position where the south aisle now stands. From 1529 the church was largely rebuilt in local sandstone. The old church was demolished and a new nave, chancel, north aisle and a west tower were built. In 1539 the south aisle was added, which incorporated the Boydell chapel. The south porch was added in 1641 and at this time the west wall was strengthened. In 1833 the roof of the nave was raised to form a clerestory and in the 1850s the south aisle was further extended, and a vestry was built. There was a more substantial restoration in 1873“74 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, which included the provision of new floors and roofs, at a cost of about £4,000
Church Lane, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GY085J - St Wilfrid's Church is in Church Lane, Grappenhall, a village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth
The church is Norman in origin, built probably in the earlier part of the 12th century and completed about 1120. This was a small and simple church, consisting of a nave, chancel and, possibly, an apse. The foundations of this church were discovered during the 1873“74 restoration.
A chantry chapel was added by the Boydell family in 1334 in a position where the south aisle now stands. From 1529 the church was largely rebuilt in local sandstone. The old church was demolished and a new nave, chancel, north aisle and a west tower were built. In 1539 the south aisle was added, which incorporated the Boydell chapel. The south porch was added in 1641 and at this time the west wall was strengthened. In 1833 the roof of the nave was raised to form a clerestory and in the 1850s the south aisle was further extended, and a vestry was built. There was a more substantial restoration in 1873“74 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, which included the provision of new floors and roofs, at a cost of about £4,000
Church Lane, Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA4 3EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,North West England,England,City Centre,UK,Great Britain,city,city centre,listed,building,The Royal Liver Building,Royal Liver Building,landmarks,landmark,city of Liverpool,UNESCO,World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City,clock,liver bird,liver birds,Royal Liver Group,Walter Aubrey Thomas,Three Graces,3 graces,clock tower,clock towers,Carl Bernard Bartels,Bella,Bertie,L3,L3 1HU,historic,centre,sunny,blue skies,blue sky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BG7KGY - The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's UNESCO-designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City.
Opened in 1911, the building is the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete, the Royal Liver Building stands at 98.2 m (322 ft) tall to the top of the spires, and 50.9 m (167 ft) to the main roof. Once one of the tallest buildings in the country, the Royal Liver Building is now only the joint-fifth tallest structure in the City of Liverpool.
Today the Royal Liver Building is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the city of Liverpool and is home to two fabled Liver Birds that watch over the city and the sea. Legend has it that were these two birds to fly away, then the city would cease to exist.
Atop each tower stand the mythical Liver Birds, designed by Carl Bernard Bartels. The birds are named Bella and Bertie, looking to the sea and inland, respectively
Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, England,Uk, L3 1HU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PNM - The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre Lighthouse, is a Grade II listed building situated on the north coast of Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre.
It was built in 1776 by a Trust of the Major, Recorder and Aldermen of Chester to warn ships entering between the Dee and the Mersey Estuary. It was replaced by a pile light and was decommissioned in 1844. It is now a privately owned property.
The lighthouse was listed on the property market in November 2011 by then owner James McAllister, along with two acres of land, for £100,000. It was eventually sold in April 2012 for £90,000 to a private couple who continue to own the property.
Paranormal activity - Two alleged incidents have been reported by Wales Online
Talacre , north coast of Wales, UK, CH8 9RD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43PNN - The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre Lighthouse, is a Grade II listed building situated on the north coast of Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre.
It was built in 1776 by a Trust of the Major, Recorder and Aldermen of Chester to warn ships entering between the Dee and the Mersey Estuary. It was replaced by a pile light and was decommissioned in 1844. It is now a privately owned property.
The lighthouse was listed on the property market in November 2011 by then owner James McAllister, along with two acres of land, for £100,000. It was eventually sold in April 2012 for £90,000 to a private couple who continue to own the property.
Paranormal activity - Two alleged incidents have been reported by Wales Online
Talacre , north coast of Wales, UK, CH8 9RD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H8FJ18 - . An on-location photograph from Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK in 2016, 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 Daresbury research lab & research centre, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Further facets of the scene include exam preparation, contemporary social history, visual archive, revision resource, changing land use, secondary education, social history, community identity, everyday life, academic testing, public realm, regional identity, school examination, and formal assessment. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with education standards, assessment pressure and the pressure placed on students by high-stakes assessment. The archival value lies partly in recording signage and branding around Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects local history, exam practice, archival record, local character, period detail, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, and historical comparison. The recorded references to Daresbury, centre, and research preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is education standards and the role of consistent qualifications in university and employment pathways as part of the longer story of Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The scene further reflects exam reform and the continuing importance of mathematics skills in science, technology and engineering when considered against later change at Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK.
Keckwick lane, Daresbury,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGCP - . This dated editorial view of Tipton Rd, Dudley , West Midlands, England, UK, DY1 4SQ in 2023 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is The Elephant and Castle tiled pub vaults, corner of Stafford Street & Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into food-and-drink business, community drinking venue, heritage asset, before-and-after reference, changing land use, documentary photography, visual archive, public realm, everyday life, contemporary social history, community identity, built heritage, regional identity, and conservation interest. Today's relevance is strengthened by embodied carbon, tourism and the continuing question of the value of architectural landmarks to local identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, hospitality costs and staffing pressure are closely linked to this subject, alongside how food, drink and heritage combine in destination pubs. The archival value lies partly in recording landscape treatment and surrounding development around Tipton Rd, Dudley , West Midlands, England, UK, DY1 4SQ before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside heritage landmark, historic hostelry, architectural character, licensed hospitality, hospitality economy, historic streetscape, public-house heritage, and urban fabric. Details involving corner, Castle, Cannock, Wolverhampton, and Stafford make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Tipton Rd, Dudley , West Midlands, England, UK, DY1 4SQ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The period view preserves details of everyday use before later change alters the scene. The view records evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference.
Tipton Rd, Dudley , West Midlands, England, UK, DY1 4SQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N56 - The KYOCERA Technology Suite - Manchester
State of the Art Showroom and Offices in Central Manchester
KYOCERA Document Solutions UK Ltd is delighted to have taken the 3,015 sq ft ground floor of 14 storey ˜Chancery Place', one of Manchester's most prestigious office buildings. Designed by award-winning architects to enhance the diverse architecture of the Upper King Street Conservation Area, Chancery Place is home to a range of blue-chip organisations and is part of the first phase of Manchester's ˜Project Digital Tomorrow'.
KYOCERA's ground floor location comprises a showroom, product demonstration suites, meeting rooms and the company's first Northern sales office. Add to that a mezzanine floor and KYOCERA have over 4,000 sq ft of space in Chancery Place overall.
Chancery Place, Upper King Street Conservation Area, Manchester, England UK M2 4DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2TE - The Parr Hall is the only surviving professional concert hall venue in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building
The Parr Hall and Pyramid Arts Centre are located in the Cultural quarter of Warrington town centre, in Palmyra Square.
Parr Hall was designed by the local architect William Owen in 1895.
Originally it was built for the people of Warrington by Joseph Parr. Warrington Musical Society gave the first concert.
The hall has hosted concerts and organ recitals from leading orchestras and cathedral organists over the years.
The Rolling Stones performed at the venue on 25 November 1963, The Moody Blues on 1 March 1965 and The Who on 22 March and 11 October 1965 and on 14 June 1965 The Yardbirds. The band James - having sold out concerts at much larger venues - played the Parr Hall on 20 December 1991 to record a promotional video. Other notable artist such as Feeder, The Courteeners, Beady Eye, Arctic Monkeys, and Shane Filan of Westlife have played at the venue, and Jools Holland is a regular performer.
Parr Hall Palmyra Square South Warrington,Cheshire,England, WA1 1BL
