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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Warrington,snowy,village,canalside crane,Stanney Lunt Bridge,waterways heritage,January,Cheshire,England,British industrial history,industrial revolution legacy,historic infrastructure,transport heritage,waterways England,canals and navigation,engineering heritage,maintenance and repair,historic machinery,landscape and industry,winter landscape,seasonal change,snow scene,calm,peaceful,reflection,travel England,UK tourism,heritage tourism,documentary photography,editorial background,industrial heritage,canal equipment,lockside machinery,hand operated crane,metal mechanism,gears and wheels,canal bank
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DGE743 - A historic canalside crane and associated barriers are shown beside the Bridgewater Canal at Stanney Lunt Bridge in the village of Grappenhall near Warrington, Cheshire, photographed during winter with light snow covering the canal bank and surrounding ground. The metal crane mechanism, with its visible gears and hand-operated components, stands as a reminder of the working life of Britain's inland waterways, when canals played a central role in the movement of goods and materials. Frost, snow and leafless trees emphasise the seasonal conditions and the quiet, paused atmosphere of the scene.
The Bridgewater Canal is one of the most historically significant waterways in England, closely associated with the Industrial Revolution and the development of inland transport. Structures such as this crane illustrate the practical engineering that supported canal operations, from loading and unloading cargo to routine maintenance. In winter, when activity is reduced and the landscape is subdued, these remnants of industrial infrastructure take on a reflective quality, highlighting the passage of time and the transition from commercial use to heritage and leisure.
The image reflects wider themes of British industrial heritage, conservation and the relationship between landscape and engineering. It is suitable for editorial use in heritage and education publications, travel features, documentary storytelling and material exploring the history of canals, transport and industry in England. The combination of winter snow, historic machinery and a tranquil canalside setting also makes the photograph adaptable for broader uses focusing on seasonal change, preservation and the enduring presence of industrial history within the modern countryside.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Warrington,snowy,village,St Wilfrids Church,Church Lane Grappenhall,parish church,Anglican church,Church of England,Cheshire village,winter,snow,sandstone church,British heritage,English countryside,winter landscape,seasonal weather,cold snap,snow scene,historic England,traditional England,spirituality,faith,history and heritage,architectural detail,cultural heritage,historic landmark,tourism UK,travel England,countryside church,winter travel,seasonal editorial,calm,peaceful,reflective,remembrance,WA4,WA4 2AQ
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DGE75X - St Wilfrid's Church, the historic Anglican parish church of Grappenhall, stands on Church Lane near Warrington in Cheshire, England, photographed during a cold winter period in January with a light covering of snow settled across the churchyard. The red sandstone church, largely dating from the medieval period and designated as a Grade I listed building, is shown surrounded by old gravestones, boundary walls and mature trees stripped of leaves by the winter season. Frost and snow accentuate the textures of the stonework and memorials, while clear blue skies and low winter sunlight create sharp contrast and a calm, crisp atmosphere.
The scene reflects the quiet, reflective character often associated with English village churches in winter, when activity is subdued and the landscape feels paused. The snow-covered churchyard evokes themes of time, memory and continuity, with gravestones marking generations of local history and community life. The absence of people enhances the sense of stillness and contemplation, making the image suitable for use in editorial contexts exploring spirituality, faith, remembrance and the passage of time.
Grappenhall is a historic Cheshire village now forming part of the wider Warrington area in North West England, and St Wilfrid's Church has long been a focal point for religious worship, local identity and cultural heritage. The photograph captures both the architectural significance of the building and its role within the rural English landscape, set against seasonal weather conditions typical of winter in Britain. As well as illustrating religious heritage, the image lends itself to wider themes including British history, traditional village life, the English countryside, seasonal change, climate and weather, and the enduring presence of historic landmarks within modern communities.
The combination of winter snow, historic architecture and tranquil rural setting makes the image suitable for travel features, heritage publications etc
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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.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city centre,Scotland,Edinburgh skyline,W Edinburgh,Edinburgh,United Kingdom,modern architecture,contemporary architecture,tourism,travel,winter,clear sky,urban landscape,Scotland destination,winter city break,landmark architecture,urban regeneration,St James Quarter development,hospitality industry,luxury travel,European city travel,city marketing,skyline landmark,contemporary Scottish architecture,travel editorial image,New Town Edinburgh,central Edinburgh,Princes Street area,luxury hotel,hotel exterior,distinctive roof feature,sculptural architecture,regeneration,mixed use development,offices and apartments,rooftops,distant hills
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM996D - A crisp winter cityscape of central Edinburgh, dominated by the distinctive sculptural Ribbon form crowning W Edinburgh within the St James Quarter development. The layered, spiralling roof feature rises above surrounding rooftops and mid-rise blocks, creating an instantly recognisable focal point in the skyline and a clear marker of the city's newer architecture within the wider historic urban fabric. Bright, low winter sunlight and a pale blue sky give the scene a clean, high-contrast look, with sharp detail across the buildings and the distant ridge line beyond the city.
The image reads as a modern Edinburgh story: regeneration and contemporary design sitting alongside older streets and long-established city views. The St James Quarter setting supports themes of retail and leisure, hospitality, luxury travel, and city-centre redevelopment, while the broader skyline context makes the picture useful for editorial coverage of Edinburgh tourism, winter city breaks, and Scotland's capital as a place of festivals, business travel, and year-round visitor economy. The composition also works well for architecture-led uses, with strong geometric layering, repeating window grids, and the singular ribbon-like crown providing a clear hero feature for headlines and destination pages.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city centre,Scotland,Our Dynamic Earth,Holyrood Road,EH8 8AS,Holyrood area,United Kingdom,planetarium,tourist attraction,sightseeing bus,double decker bus,red bus,bus stop,winter,travel,tourism,Scotland travel,winter city break,sustainable travel,public engagement with science,STEM learning,museum and attraction,architecture and landscape,transport and tourism,editorial travel image,destination marketing,cultural attractions,Scottish capital city,outdoor winter light,European city travel,modern architecture,tensile roof,canopy,mast supports,contemporary building,visitor centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM99BH - A wide, editorial winter view of Edinburgh's Dynamic Earth science centre and planetarium on Holyrood Road, photographed at the foot of Holyrood Park. The distinctive tensile white roof and mast supports form a sharp modern silhouette against the dark slope of Salisbury Crags, with crisp low-angle sunlight picking out the contours of the rock face and the building's curved canopy. In the foreground, a red open-top double-decker sightseeing bus pulls into the turning circle and bus stop, while a bundled-up pedestrian waits beside the pole. The cobbled roadway, hard shadows, and clear blue sky suggest cold, bright conditions typical of an Edinburgh winter morning or late afternoon.
The composition works as a clear piece of place storytelling: contemporary visitor transport framed by one of the city's most dramatic natural backdrops. Dynamic Earth sits beside major Edinburgh landmarks, including the Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, so the image can support coverage of city tourism, science learning, family attractions, school trips, and the wider Holyrood area's role in Scotland's cultural and civic life. The tour bus adds an immediate commercial cue about hop-on hop-off routes, sightseeing circuits, and seasonal city breaks, while the clean architecture and open space around the entrance convey accessibility and modern public engagement.
Text and signage are present in the scene, including the prominent Dynamic Earth building identity (partially obscured by the Alamy watermark) and bus stop information, which helps anchor the image for editorial use. The winter setting adds extra utility for stories about off-season tourism, low-emission travel choices, and how attractions operate year-round in northern European cities. Overall, it is a strong, recognisable Edinburgh location image combining transport, architecture, landscape, and travel mood in a single frame.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,city,centre,V&A Dundee,V&A Dundee building,River Tay Dundee,Scottish design museum,Tayside,harbour,harbourside,Scottish,culture,icon,iconic,design and environment,future of gardening,climate and design,sustainability themes,museum exhibitions UK,culture and ecology,post-industrial waterfront regeneration,design-led cities,public engagement with climate issues,architecture and landscape,modern Scotland identity,museum-led regeneration,V&A Dundee DD1 4EZ,1 Riverside Esplanade Dundee,Dundee Scotland UK,Kengo Kuma architecture,museum exterior,exhibition signage,design exhibition Scotland,cultural tourism Dundee,city landmark
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6EE - The exterior of V&A Dundee, Scotland's national design museum, photographed on the edge of the River Tay at 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ. The image shows the museum's distinctive layered concrete form alongside riverside water, with a freestanding sign promoting the Garden Futures exhibition visible in the foreground.
Designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, the V&A Dundee building is inspired by Scotland's coastal cliffs and geology, its dramatic horizontal layers projecting out over the river as a symbolic link between land and water. Since opening, the museum has become the centrepiece of Dundee's ambitious waterfront regeneration, repositioning the former industrial port city as a hub for design, culture and innovation.
The Garden Futures exhibition explores the past, present and future of gardens in the context of climate change, sustainability, food production and social wellbeing. By addressing themes such as environmental resilience, biodiversity and the relationship between people and nature, the exhibition reflects the V&A's broader role in connecting design with global challenges.
The juxtaposition of the contemporary museum architecture, the historic River Tay and exhibition signage creates a layered visual narrative linking design, environment and urban renewal. Photographed in clear daylight under blue skies, the image highlights both the sculptural quality of the building and its prominent riverside setting.
The photograph offers strong editorial value for themes including modern architecture, museum exhibitions, climate and design discourse, Scottish cultural identity and waterfront regeneration, making it suitable for travel features, architectural publications, environmental commentary and educational use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,flour mill Leith,food manufacturing Scotland,Milling,industrial milling,plant,grain,processing facility,food,manufacturing,Scotland,Leith docks,industry,ADM Milling Edinburgh EH6,Archer Daniels Midland,flour production,cereal processing,portside industry,industrial architecture,manufacturing plant exterior,supply chain food industry,bulk grain handling,silos and milling buildings,Scottish industry,working waterfront,logistics and storage,urban industrial landscape,documentary photography,urban,industrial,landscape,silos,milling,buildings,factory,EH6 6PQ,EH6
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJBN - The exterior of the ADM Milling facility at Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland. The site forms part of ADM's UK flour-milling operations, processing grain for use in bread, bakery products and other food manufacturing supply chains. Its location close to the docks at Leith reflects the historic importance of port access for bulk grain import, storage and distribution.
ADM Milling operates as a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland, one of the world's largest agricultural processors and commodity trading companies. The Leith mill represents the continuation of industrial food production in an area long associated with heavy industry, warehousing and maritime trade.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents modern industrial architecture and active food-processing infrastructure within an urban Scottish setting. It is suitable for editorial use relating to food production, agribusiness, industrial supply chains, port economies, and the ongoing role of manufacturing within UK cities.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh tram network,Newhaven extension,Edinburgh,tram,network,Ocean Terminal Edinburgh,Leith waterfront,new apartments Edinburgh,mixed-use development,regeneration area,sustainable transport,electric tram,street-running tram,housing development,waterfront regeneration,Scottish capital transport,city infrastructure,contemporary urban landscape,documentary photography,route,routes,award-winning,light,rail,award,awards,winner,winning,pay,tap in,tap out,new,flats,newbuild
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJD7 - An Edinburgh Trams service passes through the Ocean Terminal stop in Leith, showing a modern low-floor tram manufactured by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). The image captures the tram operating along the Newhaven extension, which reconnects the waterfront districts of north Edinburgh to the city's light-rail network.
The background of newly built apartment blocks highlights the close relationship between transport investment and urban regeneration in Leith, where former docklands and retail areas have been redeveloped for residential and mixed-use purposes. The tram line provides a fixed, electric public-transport link between the waterfront, the city centre and Edinburgh Airport, supporting lower-carbon travel and higher-density urban living.
Photographed in daylight during normal service, the image documents contemporary public transport operating within a changing urban environment. It is suitable for editorial use relating to sustainable transport, housing development, regeneration policy, and modern city infrastructure in Scotland.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,Shankill,Belfast mural,Long Kesh,prison,HMP Maze,reference,paramilitary,wall art,conflict,memorial,Crumb,Crumblin,compound,21-180289,21,18/02/1989,Loyalists,history,heritage,insignia,Loyalist,symbolism,urban,mural art,community,identity,post-conflict landscape,flags,Union Jack,Ulster Banner,BT13 2BN,BT13
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ33F - This image shows a large loyalist mural located in the Lower Shankill area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The mural includes references to Steve McCrea, Long Kesh prison (also known as the Maze Prison), and Compound 21, alongside symbols associated with the Red Hand Commando. It forms part of the long tradition of political and paramilitary wall murals found in working-class areas of Belfast.
The artwork incorporates portraits, prison imagery, insignia, and text referencing imprisonment during the period of conflict known as the Troubles. Unionist and loyalist flags are displayed above the building, reinforcing the political identity of the area. Adjacent text panels provide contextual or commemorative information, typical of memorial-style murals created after the peace process.
Such murals are a visible and contested element of Northern Ireland's post-conflict landscape. They function variously as memorials, political statements, community markers, and tourist points of interest, while also reflecting unresolved historical divisions and competing narratives of the conflict.
The photograph was taken in daylight under partly cloudy skies, with passers-by visible nearby, highlighting how these murals remain part of everyday urban life in Belfast decades after the end of large-scale violence.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,centre,NI,Northern Ireland,Irish,Ireland,UK,BT48,21,BT48 9EP,Londonderry,cleared,site,development,of,the,historic,republican,IRA,Bogside Derry,Bogside Inn site,cleared site Derry,vacant land Northern Ireland,urban regeneration site,Bogside estate,Derry Londonderry housing,former public house site,redevelopment land,inner city landscape,residential housing,terraced housing,social housing,cleared plot,demolition site,regeneration area,urban change,post conflict city,hillside housing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGHXAD - A wide view across the Bogside area of Derry / Londonderry, showing the cleared site of the former Bogside Inn, now an open and undeveloped plot within a dense residential neighbourhood. The empty ground contrasts with surrounding rows of terraced and social housing that climb the hillside beyond, highlighting patterns of demolition, change, and redevelopment within the inner city.
The Bogside is one of the most historically significant areas of Derry, closely associated with major events of the late twentieth century, including civil rights protests and the Troubles. Buildings such as the Bogside Inn formed part of the everyday social infrastructure of the area, and their removal reflects longer-term shifts in population, land use, and urban regeneration priorities.
Photographed in daylight under overcast skies, the image captures a transitional urban landscape where cleared land sits alongside established housing. The photograph is suitable for editorial and commercial uses illustrating urban regeneration, post-industrial and post-conflict cityscapes, housing policy, land reuse, and the physical legacy of social and political change in Northern Ireland.
Location: Bogside area, Derry / Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 (approximate district
exact site postcode not visible).
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,early summer barley,cereal crop,arable,farm,farming,price,prices,English,British,barley ears,barley heads,growing grain,UK agriculture,British farming,arable farming,crop field,rural Cheshire,English countryside,summer crops,food production,farming season,grain farming,farmland England,sustainable agriculture,countryside scene,rural landscape,crop growth stage,agriculture background,natural texture,rural,harvest,brew,brewing
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNYK - This image shows a barley field in early summer, with green ears of barley beginning to form as the crop develops toward maturity. The photograph was taken in Cheshire, England, a county known for its mix of arable farming and pastoral agriculture.
Barley is a key UK cereal crop, widely grown for food production, animal feed, and brewing, and its distinctive awns create a textured, wind-swept appearance during late spring and early summer. The soft light and shallow depth of field emphasise the density and vitality of the crop, conveying themes of seasonality, growth, and rural productivity.
The image is suitable for editorial and commercial use illustrating British agriculture, farming cycles, food supply, rural landscapes, sustainability, and countryside environments, as well as conceptual uses related to nature, harvest, and seasonal change.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,dog control signs,dog,pick up after your dog,good,manners,early,evening,open,responsible dog ownership,countryside access,public footpath rules,rural signage UK,dog fouling sign,leash requirement,farm gate,wooden gate,countryside path,rural England,landowner notice,dog walkers,outdoor recreation,animal control sign,agricultural landscape,village outskirts,evening light,golden hour countryside,access rights,safety notice,leads,on,leashes,countryside,farm,farmland,access,WA4 4SH,Grappenhall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNYX - This image shows countryside warning signs attached to a wooden farm gate, advising visitors to pick up after their dogs and to keep all dogs on leads. Such signs are commonly used across rural England to balance public access with farming, wildlife protection, and land management.
Dog control notices are particularly important near livestock, crops, and wildlife habitats, helping to reduce disturbance and maintain good relationships between landowners and walkers. The rural setting, with fencing, trees, and traditional brick houses in the background, places the scene firmly within the English countryside.
The warm evening light adds atmosphere while reinforcing themes of responsible access, rural etiquette, and countryside conservation. The image is suitable for editorial and commercial use covering dog ownership, countryside access, rural life, land management, public rights of way, and environmental responsibility.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,sunny,blue sky,Eberle Street has long been established as the heart of,has,long been,LGBT,multiple,night,bar,pubs,club,BCA Landscape identity,Landscape identity,Design Team,BCA Landscape,AMEY,L2,Eberle Street,L2 2AG,hex,hexagon,hexagons,makeover,gay,entertainment,culture,community,Garlands,nightclub,night club
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R6AJ08 - Eberle Street has long been established as the heart of the LGBT Community here in Liverpool, comprising of multiple night clubs, bars and the once world famous Garlands nightclub. As it stood, the street infrastructure was unloved with poor paving, lighting and cellar doors making for an environment that didn't appeal to pedestrians during the day, and created obstacles for the high footfall after dark.
BCA Landscape created a unique identity to the once undesirable street, through the use of a bespoke contemporary paving and matching lights, with subtle hints to Judy Garland's ?Yellow Brick Road' dotted along the route. The use of a strong geometric pattern draws people up the street and along the way can be found bespoke paving units which have key characters and elements of the ?Wizard of Oz', from the iconic red shoes to Toto and even the famous Emerald City.
?'Eberle Street is a hub of Liverpool's night time economy and LGBT community so its redesign required an imaginative approach that had the verve and style to celebrate its unique position and elevate it to a prominence it richly deserves. Once complete it will also greatly enhance the experience of the Commercial District and promote the north-south walking routes between the district and the rest of the city centre. As the nation recently saw with Granby Street's Turner Prize winning transformation, meaningful regeneration has to be led by those who live and work in that area and the input from the business community has been a key part of the entire process.'' ? Jim Gill, Chairman of the Commercial District BID,
which represents more than 850 businesses
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,government land,development land,access restriction,Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,WA4,UK government agency,housing development,land management,property boundary,rural edge,countryside sign,foliage and trees,evening light,golden hour,safety signage,civil notice,documentary photography,editorial image,UK landscape,0300-1234-500,UKhousing,SocialHousing,social housing,housing,development,building,site,sites
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JGY - This image shows a Homes England land notice photographed in Grappenhall, near Warrington in Cheshire. The sign clearly states Private Land. No public access or right of way and includes official contact details, identifying the land as being under the management of the UK government's housing and regeneration agency.
The sign is mounted at the edge of a vegetated area, with dense foliage behind it and the sun low in the sky, casting warm golden light across the scene. The sunset backdrop softens the otherwise formal and restrictive message, creating a visual contrast between natural landscape and regulatory control of land access.
Homes England is responsible for managing public land assets and supporting housing delivery and regeneration across England. Signs like this are commonly used to establish ownership boundaries, restrict unauthorised access, and manage liability on land that may be earmarked for future development or strategic use.
Photographed in evening light during golden hour, the image combines themes of land ownership, access rights, public versus private space, and the role of government agencies in land management. It is well suited to editorial use covering housing policy, planning and development, rural and suburban land use, property law, public access debates, and UK governance.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,necropolis,graves,graveyard,graveyards,grave,memorials,tourist,attraction,memorial,N6,N6 6PJ,tomb,tombstone,tomb stone,panorama,seated,on,bench,Highgate Cemetery,cemetery landscape,Victorian cemetery,historic burial ground,North London,London,UK,graveyard path,stone crosses,summer,wide panorama,cemetery walkway,seated people,friends sitting,quiet reflection,green space London
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R7A3XX - This image shows a wide, panoramic view within Highgate Cemetery in North London, with visitors seated beside historic graves along a gently curving path. Stone crosses and memorial monuments line the edge of the walkway, while mature trees and dense greenery frame the scene, reinforcing the cemetery's distinctive woodland character.
Highgate Cemetery is notable not only as a Victorian burial ground but also as a valued green space where remembrance, history, and everyday life intersect. The presence of people sitting quietly together reflects the cemetery's contemporary role as a place for reflection, conversation, and calm, as well as mourning.
The contrast between living visitors and historic memorials highlights the layered nature of the site, where nineteenth-century funerary art coexists with modern use. This balance between preservation and accessibility has helped shape Highgate's reputation as both a heritage landmark and a peaceful urban retreat.
Photographed in soft daylight, the image captures the relaxed, contemplative atmosphere that distinguishes Highgate Cemetery from more formal burial grounds. It is well suited for editorial use illustrating London green spaces, cemetery culture, heritage landscapes, and the human relationship with historic places of remembrance.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,necropolis,graves,graveyard,graveyards,grave,memorials,tourist,attraction,memorial,N6,N6 6PJ,tomb,tombstone,tomb stone,British actor and political activist,Highgate Cemetery,Victorian cemetery,historic burial ground,grave markers,headstones,cemetery landscape,overgrown graves,funerary monuments,North London,London,UK,graveyard scene,stone headstones,memorial stones,Victorian funerary art,cemetery vegetation,nature reclaiming graves,woodland cemetery,gothic atmosphere
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R7A41N - This photograph shows a section of Highgate Cemetery in North London, featuring a variety of Victorian grave markers and memorial headstones set among dense greenery. The graves range in style and age, with upright headstones, carved stone monuments, and crosses visible across the sloping, wooded landscape.
Highgate Cemetery is internationally recognised for its historic significance, atmospheric setting, and rich collection of nineteenth-century funerary art. Opened in 1839, it reflects Victorian attitudes to death, remembrance, religion, and social status, while its semi-wild management allows vegetation to grow freely around many memorials.
The presence of wild plants, shrubs, and mature trees softens the stonework and creates a distinctive balance between commemoration and nature. This interaction between human memory and natural growth has become one of Highgate Cemetery's defining characteristics, contributing to its romantic and slightly gothic reputation.
Photographed in natural daylight, the image captures the quiet, reflective atmosphere of the cemetery and its role as both a place of remembrance and a significant heritage landscape within London. It is well suited for editorial use illustrating Victorian burial practices, historic cemeteries, London heritage, and themes of mortality, memory, and time.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,England,UK,mobile phone mast,steel lattice tower,mobile network infrastructure,telecoms mast,radio mast,mobile communications,UK telecommunications,wireless technology,cellular antenna,microwave dish antenna,mobile phone antennas,4G mast,5G infrastructure,radio communications equipment,signal transmission,data backhaul,multi operator mast,rural telecommunications,infrastructure engineering,steel framework tower,telecoms engineering,digital communications,technology landscape,4G,5G,Steel,lattice,telecommunications,towers,rural,provision
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RA23AK - This image shows a tall steel lattice telecommunications tower supporting multiple antennas and microwave dishes, commonly used as part of the UK's mobile phone and wireless communications network. The self-supporting lattice structure allows for significant height and load-bearing capacity, making it suitable for hosting equipment from multiple operators and technologies.
Panel antennas mounted at various levels are used to provide mobile phone coverage, typically supporting a combination of 2G, 3G, 4G, and increasingly 5G services. The presence of circular microwave dish antennas indicates point-to-point radio links, which are used to transmit large volumes of data between sites, particularly in rural or semi-rural locations where fibre-optic connections may be limited or used as backup resilience.
Lattice masts of this type are a common feature of national telecommunications infrastructure and are often upgraded repeatedly over time as mobile technology evolves. Their open steel framework design offers durability, ease of maintenance, and flexibility for adding new equipment as network demand increases.
Photographed from ground level against a partly cloudy blue sky, the image emphasises the height, complexity, and industrial character of modern communications infrastructure. It is well suited for editorial use illustrating mobile network expansion, digital connectivity, telecommunications engineering, rural broadband provision, and the physical structures that underpin everyday wireless communication in the UK.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,iron man statue,naked male figure,life size sculpture,Crosby Beach,Merseyside coast,contemporary sculpture,standing figure,British art,Antony Gormley artwork,coastal art,seaside installation,intertidal zone,tidal landscape,North West England coast,Liverpool Bay,Sefton coastline,weathered surface,corrosion,texture,figurative sculpture,minimalist art,conceptual art,outdoor art,land art,environmental art,solitude,isolation,contemplation,horizon,sand,shoreline,editorial image
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3JR44 - This image shows one of the life-size cast iron figures from Another Place, the large-scale public art installation by British sculptor Antony Gormley, positioned on Crosby Beach along the Merseyside coastline near Formby. The solitary nude figure stands partially embedded in the sand, facing inland, its surface heavily weathered and rusted by prolonged exposure to sea air, tides, and changing weather conditions.
Another Place consists of one hundred individual iron figures spread across several kilometres of shoreline, aligned to the horizon and fixed at varying tidal levels. Over time, the sculptures interact directly with the natural environment, becoming submerged at high tide and re-emerging as the water recedes, reinforcing themes of time, vulnerability, and the relationship between the human body and the landscape.
This photograph was taken at sunset, under soft, fading light, which enhances the earthy tones and textured corrosion of the sculpture while lending a quiet, contemplative mood to the scene. The empty beach and low horizon emphasise isolation and stillness, common visual characteristics of the installation and key reasons for its enduring popularity with visitors and photographers.
The image is well suited to editorial use illustrating contemporary British art, public sculpture, coastal landscapes, environmental art, cultural tourism, and themes of solitude, humanity, and place along the North West England coast.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,3G,with,moody,angry,sky,behind,clouds,over,telecoms,telcommunications,danger,waves,EE,Vodafone,O2,site,equipment,network,coverage,antenna,aerial,aerials,radio,4G 5G network,broadband technology,digital connectivity,data transmission,steel lattice tower,radio mast,network coverage,technology landscape,critical infrastructure,communications equipment,silhouette,backlit structure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8Y9G - A mobile phone telecommunications mast photographed against a dramatic, cloud-filled sky, showing antenna arrays and communications equipment mounted on a steel lattice tower. The structure is silhouetted by backlighting from the sun breaking through the clouds, emphasising the contrast between engineered infrastructure and the natural environment.
Mobile phone masts form a critical part of modern digital infrastructure, supporting voice communication, mobile data, and internet connectivity across urban and rural areas. Such installations underpin 4G and 5G networks, enabling everyday activities including remote working, navigation, emergency services, and digital commerce.
Visually, the image highlights the vertical form and industrial geometry of the mast set against a shifting sky, creating a strong symbolic representation of technology embedded within the landscape. The combination of cloud texture and light suggests changing weather conditions, adding atmosphere and a sense of scale to the scene.
The photograph works as an editorial illustration of telecommunications, digital connectivity, infrastructure investment, and the expanding physical footprint of wireless networks in contemporary society.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55J8C - A dramatic winter sunset fills the sky with vivid bands of pink, red and violet cloud, fading into cooler blue tones higher up. Bare, leafless tree branches stretch across the frame in dark silhouette, creating a natural lattice that both frames the view and emphasises the depth of the skyline beyond. The branching forms suggest deciduous woodland in the dormant season, with no leaves visible and fine twigs sharply outlined against the light.
The sky appears heavily textured with broken cloud, catching the last low-angle sunlight and turning it into a fiery, glowing canopy. The contrast between warm colour near the horizon and cooler tones above gives the scene a strong sense of late-day transition, typical of short winter afternoons when the sun drops quickly and the light changes by the minute. The atmosphere looks crisp and clear enough to hold strong colour, but with enough moisture in the air to illuminate the cloud layers, suggesting calm, cold conditions following a change in weather, or the edge of a clearing front.
The silhouetted tree line in the distance adds scale and place without needing a specific landmark, making the image useful as an atmospheric seasonal background as well as a natural landscape study. The composition reads as quiet and still, with the stark winter branches contrasting against the richness of the sky, capturing a fleeting moment of colour that visitors and walkers often notice most in the colder months, when the trees are stripped back and the sky becomes the main event.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD23X4 - This panoramic image shows the beach and seafront at Filey on the North Yorkshire coast. The wide sandy shoreline curves gently away from the promenade, emphasising the scale and openness of Filey Bay. In the foreground and lower right of the image, a solitary man stands alone on the sand, providing a strong sense of scale against the expansive coastal landscape.
Above the beach, people gather along the stone promenade and near the seafront buildings, creating a contrast between social activity and solitude. The lone figure on the beach appears detached from the busier promenade above, introducing a quiet, reflective mood to the scene without overt action.
The photograph was taken in daylight under calm conditions, likely outside peak summer season, when Filey's beach often feels spacious and uncrowded. The combination of wide sand, gentle sea, and restrained human presence reflects the character of Filey as a traditional British seaside resort with a slower pace than larger coastal towns.
The image works well for editorial use illustrating British coastal life, seaside tourism, solitude, contemplation, and the relationship between people and open coastal environments.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JNA - This image shows the narrowboat Terbulance travelling along the Bridgewater Canal near the village of Lymm in Cheshire. The green-painted canal boat is captured moving slowly beneath a traditional brick bridge, with trees and vegetation lining the waterway and sunlight filtering through the leaves, creating a calm summer atmosphere.
The Bridgewater Canal is one of Britain's most historically significant waterways, often described as the first true canal of the Industrial Revolution. Today it is primarily used for leisure boating, walking, and cycling, offering a quieter alternative to modern transport and a strong connection to England's industrial and rural heritage.
Narrowboats such as Terbulance are designed for the narrow locks and channels of the UK canal system and are commonly used for holidays, long-term cruising, or as floating homes. The presence of the towpath, grassy banks, and low brick bridge reflects the enduring character of Britain's inland waterways, where historic infrastructure continues to support contemporary leisure use.
Photographed in daylight during summer, the image emphasises themes of slow travel, countryside recreation, and heritage transport. It is well suited to editorial use covering British canals, inland waterways, leisure boating, rural England, tourism, and the preservation and modern use of historic canal networks.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PP38 - This image shows the Clock Tower at Walton Hall and Gardens, a prominent historic feature within the public park at Walton, Warrington, Cheshire (WA4 6SN). Constructed in red brick with a metal cupola and clock faces on each side, the tower reflects Victorian park and estate architecture and acts as a recognisable local landmark.
Walton Hall and Gardens is a well-known green space serving the Warrington area, offering landscaped gardens, mature trees, and heritage buildings within the former grounds of Walton Hall. The clock tower stands out against a clear blue sky, framed by surrounding greenery, highlighting the park's role as both a recreational amenity and a site of local historical interest.
The image is suitable for editorial and commercial use illustrating British parks, heritage architecture, civic spaces, local landmarks, and leisure environments in north-west England.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T35T -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T35Y -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,Maize field,farming,farmed,field of maize,field of corn,cereal grain,cereal,grain,maize growing,British farming landscape,corn starch,crop,varieties,maize,field,Field of maize,Great Britain,farm,problem,corn oil,soil,friendly,British,English,fields,weed control,crop weed control,crop disease control,disease control,British Maize,cash craps,profitable crops,rotation crop,farmers field
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE7X - Maize from Spanish: ma??z after Taino: mahiz, also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits.
Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. In addition to being consumed directly by humans (often in the form of masa), maize is also used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup. The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn.[5] Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn are usually grown for human consumption as kernels, while field corn varieties are used for animal feed, various corn-based human food uses (including grinding into cornmeal or masa, pressing into corn oil, and fermentation and distillation into alcoholic beverages like bourbon whiskey), and as chemical feedstocks. Maize is also used in making ethanol and other biofuels.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGJJ -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2NW - Eastside City Park is a 6.75 acre (2.73 ha) urban park located in the Eastside district of Birmingham City Centre. Designed by architects Patel taylor with landscape architect Allain Provost, the park was opened to the public on 5 December 2012 at a cost of ?11.75 million. Lining the frontage of Millennium Point, the park provides 14,300 square metres of landscaped green space, 310 trees, a 110 metres (360 ft) canal water feature and a public square incorporating 21 jet fountains.
In 2004, discussions began with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), outlining the preliminary processes regarding the development of the site.
A May 2007 Big Lottery Fund request was filed for ?25million, but was rejected in October of the same year. Birmingham City Council later pledged ?5million to begin the project.
The Eastside City Park runs from the remaining portion of Park Street Gardens, northwards past the Masshouse development where and in an easterly direction along Curzon Street, past Curzon Street railway station and Millennium Point
the park terminates at the front of Birmingham City University's Parkside campus building.
The park was designed by Architects Patel Taylor with French Landscape Architect Allain Provost who gained commission for the project in 2006. Development of the park commenced in August 2011 by contractors Wates. The park partially opened to the public on 5 December 2012 and officially opened on 16 March 2013.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MHM683 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DA91GY -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H3TPKP -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GGWH6H - Maize also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits.
Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. However, little of this maize is consumed directly by humans: most is used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup. The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn.
Maize is widely cultivated throughout the world, and a greater weight of maize is produced each year than any other grain. In 2014, total world production was 1.04 billion tonnes, led by the United States with 35% of the total. China produced 21% of the global total.
In 2016, maize (corn) production was forecast to be over 15 billion bushels, an increase of 11% over 2014 American production. Based on conditions as of August 2016, the expected yield would be the highest ever for the United States. The area of harvested maize was forecast to be 87 million acres, an increase of 7% over 2015. Maize is especially popular in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Illinois
in the latter, it was named the state's official grain in 2017
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GGWH6P - Maize also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits.
Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. However, little of this maize is consumed directly by humans: most is used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup. The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn.
Maize is widely cultivated throughout the world, and a greater weight of maize is produced each year than any other grain. In 2014, total world production was 1.04 billion tonnes, led by the United States with 35% of the total. China produced 21% of the global total.
In 2016, maize (corn) production was forecast to be over 15 billion bushels, an increase of 11% over 2014 American production. Based on conditions as of August 2016, the expected yield would be the highest ever for the United States. The area of harvested maize was forecast to be 87 million acres, an increase of 7% over 2015. Maize is especially popular in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Illinois
in the latter, it was named the state's official grain in 2017
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GGWHCB - Maize also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits.
Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. However, little of this maize is consumed directly by humans: most is used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup. The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn.
Maize is widely cultivated throughout the world, and a greater weight of maize is produced each year than any other grain. In 2014, total world production was 1.04 billion tonnes, led by the United States with 35% of the total. China produced 21% of the global total.
In 2016, maize (corn) production was forecast to be over 15 billion bushels, an increase of 11% over 2014 American production. Based on conditions as of August 2016, the expected yield would be the highest ever for the United States. The area of harvested maize was forecast to be 87 million acres, an increase of 7% over 2015. Maize is especially popular in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Illinois
in the latter, it was named the state's official grain in 2017
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Keywords: Munich,Bavaria,Germany,at,night,Augustiner,Beer,Garten,architecture,attraction,augustiner,bavaria,beer,biergarten,brewery,building,center,city,citylife,cityscape,downtown,drink,europe,food,german,germany,hall,history,holiday,Augustiner Beer Garten,Augustiner Bier Garten,GoTonySmith,iconic,icon,keller,landmark,landscape,leisure,life,munich,night,old,outdoor,people,popular,restaurant,sight,tourism,tourist,town,tradition,travel,travelling,upper,urban,urbane,vacation,Augustiner-Keller,Arnulfstr. 52,80335,M?nchen,Germany,beer festival,beer garden,bier,blaukraut,bread,brezen,bright,building,buildings,buy images of,buy pictures of,center,centre,chicken,dirndl,dumplings,enjoyment,event,fairgrounds,festival,field,fun,funfair,garden,garten,germany,gotonysmith,happy,in,kndel,ksesptzle,lederhosen,meadow,munchen,munich,munich octoberfest,munich oktoberfest,october,octoberfest,oktoberfest,oktoberfest beer,pancake,pork,potato,pretzels,reiberdatschi,roast,rotkohl,sauerkraut,scenes,sennerhut,sunny,table,tables,tent,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYAX35 - The barley mow is a timber-framed public house that has been much altered. The front facing Market Place is in elaborate black-and-white work, including quatrefoils, standing on a red sandstone plinth. It is in three storeys, including two jettied gables, and two continuous rows of small-pane windows. Inside the public house is a mixture of original 17th-century and later panelling
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XDK - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /??k?r?t/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XE1 - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /??k?r?t/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XE4 - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /??k?r?t/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XFH - Leeds Kirkgate Market (pronounced /??k?r?t/) is a market in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on Vicar Lane. It is the largest covered market in Europe. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week
The markets are situated with their front facing onto Vicar Lane and the southern face onto Kirkgate. To the east is Leeds City bus station, while to the north is an open car park, which will become part of the Eastgate Quarters, should that development take place. To the south of the open market is the markets multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks (NCP). From across Vicar Lane, the markets are connected to Briggate via the Victoria Quarter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY7XX2 - Walsall College is a further education college in Walsall, West Midlands, England.
The college is the largest provider of qualifications for 14-19 year olds in the Borough of Walsall. In addition, Walsall College provides education and training for adults, delivered both at the college campuses and on-site at workplaces and community centres. Campuses of the college include the main Wisemore Campus, and the Green Lane campus which offers engineering and construction courses.
Courses offered by the college include GCSEs, NVQs, BTECs, Diplomas, Apprenticeships and Access courses. Walsall College's sixth form department, V6 is a vocational sixth form for young people focussing on vocational skills and qualification
however it does not offer A Levels or academic study.
Walsall College also offers its vocational courses through a series of academies, in partnership with businesses including Microsoft, Apple, Francesco Group and Roland DG. The academies include a gym, hair and beauty salon and restaurant. All facilities are staffed by students.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KN8 - AD 573 ? St Mungo passes through Annandale
AD 686 ? Abbot Adamnan of Iona at Annan Waterfoot
AD 1148 ? St Malachi, Bishop of Clairvaux, visits Bruce at Annan.
AD 1171 ? Church of Annan built by Robert Bruce near the site of the Town Hall.
AD 1187 ? William, Dean of the Valley of Annan, witnesses the charter.
AD 1196 ? Incumbent of Annan Ministers in plague.
AD 1223 ? Church transferred to See of Glasgow from Gwsborough.
AD 1265 ? Stipend increased by forty shillings, Robert the rector collects a hundred shillings.
AD 1213 ? Rector established in Annan by the Dean of Glasgow, succeeding Robert the Rector.
AD 1327 ? Robert, Rector of Annan.
AD 1335 ? Walter, Rector of Annan, translated to Dronnok (Dornock)
AD 1474 ? Gilbert Maxwell, Rector of Annan.
AD 1487 ? William Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1510 ? Sir Adam Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1535 ? John Tumour, Rector of Annan.
AD 1538 ? In recognition of the towns loyalty a Charter was granted to Annan by King James V.
AD 1560 ? The reformation. The Scottish church breaks its ties with Rome.
AD 1597 ? David Miller
AD 1605 ? James French MA
AD 1607 ? Simon Johnstone MA
AD 1609 ? Church built behind site of Town Hall
AD 1612 ? The town's Royal Burgh status was reaffirmed by King James VI
AD 1660 ? Wilaim Bailhie MA
AD 1664 ? Patrick Inglis
AD 1687 ? James Kinnear MA
AD 1696 ? Robert Colville MA
AD 1703 ? Thomas Howie
AD 1754 ? William Moncreiff
AD 1783 ? William Hardie Moncreiff
AD 1789 ? The present church is built
AD 1825 ? James Monilaws
AD 1871 ? James Alexander Crichton MA (1893 DD)
AD 1909 ? Rev Neil McCaig MA, BD
AD 1950 ? Rev G.L.Heatley, MA, BD
AD 1974 ? Rev W.B.Ferguson, BA, BD
AD 1987 ? Rev A. Frater, BA, BD
AD 1995 ? Rev S.D.Rogerson, BSc, BD
AD 1997 ? Rev D.J.Macpherson, BSc, BD
AD 2004 ? Rev H.D. Steele, L.Th.Dip,Min
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KN9 - AD 573 ? St Mungo passes through Annandale
AD 686 ? Abbot Adamnan of Iona at Annan Waterfoot
AD 1148 ? St Malachi, Bishop of Clairvaux, visits Bruce at Annan.
AD 1171 ? Church of Annan built by Robert Bruce near the site of the Town Hall.
AD 1187 ? William, Dean of the Valley of Annan, witnesses the charter.
AD 1196 ? Incumbent of Annan Ministers in plague.
AD 1223 ? Church transferred to See of Glasgow from Gwsborough.
AD 1265 ? Stipend increased by forty shillings, Robert the rector collects a hundred shillings.
AD 1213 ? Rector established in Annan by the Dean of Glasgow, succeeding Robert the Rector.
AD 1327 ? Robert, Rector of Annan.
AD 1335 ? Walter, Rector of Annan, translated to Dronnok (Dornock)
AD 1474 ? Gilbert Maxwell, Rector of Annan.
AD 1487 ? William Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1510 ? Sir Adam Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1535 ? John Tumour, Rector of Annan.
AD 1538 ? In recognition of the towns loyalty a Charter was granted to Annan by King James V.
AD 1560 ? The reformation. The Scottish church breaks its ties with Rome.
AD 1597 ? David Miller
AD 1605 ? James French MA
AD 1607 ? Simon Johnstone MA
AD 1609 ? Church built behind site of Town Hall
AD 1612 ? The town's Royal Burgh status was reaffirmed by King James VI
AD 1660 ? Wilaim Bailhie MA
AD 1664 ? Patrick Inglis
AD 1687 ? James Kinnear MA
AD 1696 ? Robert Colville MA
AD 1703 ? Thomas Howie
AD 1754 ? William Moncreiff
AD 1783 ? William Hardie Moncreiff
AD 1789 ? The present church is built
AD 1825 ? James Monilaws
AD 1871 ? James Alexander Crichton MA (1893 DD)
AD 1909 ? Rev Neil McCaig MA, BD
AD 1950 ? Rev G.L.Heatley, MA, BD
AD 1974 ? Rev W.B.Ferguson, BA, BD
AD 1987 ? Rev A. Frater, BA, BD
AD 1995 ? Rev S.D.Rogerson, BSc, BD
AD 1997 ? Rev D.J.Macpherson, BSc, BD
AD 2004 ? Rev H.D. Steele, L.Th.Dip,Min
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KNM - AD 573 ? St Mungo passes through Annandale
AD 686 ? Abbot Adamnan of Iona at Annan Waterfoot
AD 1148 ? St Malachi, Bishop of Clairvaux, visits Bruce at Annan.
AD 1171 ? Church of Annan built by Robert Bruce near the site of the Town Hall.
AD 1187 ? William, Dean of the Valley of Annan, witnesses the charter.
AD 1196 ? Incumbent of Annan Ministers in plague.
AD 1223 ? Church transferred to See of Glasgow from Gwsborough.
AD 1265 ? Stipend increased by forty shillings, Robert the rector collects a hundred shillings.
AD 1213 ? Rector established in Annan by the Dean of Glasgow, succeeding Robert the Rector.
AD 1327 ? Robert, Rector of Annan.
AD 1335 ? Walter, Rector of Annan, translated to Dronnok (Dornock)
AD 1474 ? Gilbert Maxwell, Rector of Annan.
AD 1487 ? William Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1510 ? Sir Adam Turnbull, Rector of Annan.
AD 1535 ? John Tumour, Rector of Annan.
AD 1538 ? In recognition of the towns loyalty a Charter was granted to Annan by King James V.
AD 1560 ? The reformation. The Scottish church breaks its ties with Rome.
AD 1597 ? David Miller
AD 1605 ? James French MA
AD 1607 ? Simon Johnstone MA
AD 1609 ? Church built behind site of Town Hall
AD 1612 ? The town's Royal Burgh status was reaffirmed by King James VI
AD 1660 ? Wilaim Bailhie MA
AD 1664 ? Patrick Inglis
AD 1687 ? James Kinnear MA
AD 1696 ? Robert Colville MA
AD 1703 ? Thomas Howie
AD 1754 ? William Moncreiff
AD 1783 ? William Hardie Moncreiff
AD 1789 ? The present church is built
AD 1825 ? James Monilaws
AD 1871 ? James Alexander Crichton MA (1893 DD)
AD 1909 ? Rev Neil McCaig MA, BD
AD 1950 ? Rev G.L.Heatley, MA, BD
AD 1974 ? Rev W.B.Ferguson, BA, BD
AD 1987 ? Rev A. Frater, BA, BD
AD 1995 ? Rev S.D.Rogerson, BSc, BD
AD 1997 ? Rev D.J.Macpherson, BSc, BD
AD 2004 ? Rev H.D. Steele, L.Th.Dip,Min
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ETRXC7 - Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100 year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world.[2]
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh,[3] the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotland and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ETRXCC - Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100 year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world.[2]
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh,[3] the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotland and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ETRXCK - Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100 year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world.[2]
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh,[3] the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotland and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ETRXCX - Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100 year-old history, giving it a claim to having been the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world.[2]
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh,[3] the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotland and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5PP - Postage stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps ? see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5TA - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5TC - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5TG - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5TK - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5TP - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5TX - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,line,of,coins,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,line of coins,Universal benefit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5W1 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5W3 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5WE - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5WX - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5XB - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5XM - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR62J - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR63J - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR644 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
Description
Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR64G - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR64K - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR64P - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR651 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNKY - This image shows two fallow deer stags resting beneath a mature tree in the parkland at Dunham Massey, near Altrincham in Greater Manchester (postcode WA14 4SJ). The animals are pictured lying on grass in shaded woodland during summer, with their distinctive palmate antlers clearly visible.
Dunham Massey is a historic deer park managed by the National Trust and is well known for its long-established population of fallow deer (Dama dama). The herd has inhabited the estate for centuries, forming a central part of the landscape's character and ecological heritage. During warmer months, deer are often seen resting in shaded areas to regulate body temperature and conserve energy.
The image captures a calm moment of animal behaviour in a managed but naturalistic parkland environment, highlighting the coexistence of wildlife conservation and public access on National Trust estates. The presence of mature trees, open grassland, and undisturbed animals reflects traditional English park design, where deer are integral to both biodiversity and historic landscape aesthetics.
Photographed in daylight, the image is well suited to editorial use covering British wildlife, deer behaviour, National Trust properties, conservation, countryside tourism, and heritage parkland landscapes in England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNM1 - These images show a historic sundial sculpture depicting a Moor figure at Dunham Massey, near Altrincham in Greater Manchester (postcode WA14 4SJ). The sculpture forms part of the estate's historic garden landscape and is accompanied by an interpretive plaque explaining its origins and symbolism.
According to the plaque, the sundial is in the style of one commissioned during the reign of King William III and represents Africa as one of the four continents recognised in European thought at the time. The figure is described as a Moor rather than an enslaved person and is believed to have been positioned at the site since before 1750.
Such figures, often referred to historically as Blackamoor sculptures, were common decorative elements in European gardens and interiors during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, they are understood within a broader historical and cultural context, prompting discussion about representation, colonial perspectives, and the values embedded in historic art and landscape design.
The sculpture is shown holding a metal sundial aloft, set against the backdrop of the red-brick mansion and formal grounds of Dunham Massey. The inclusion of the explanatory plaque reflects the National Trust's approach to interpreting historic objects transparently and responsibly.
Photographed in daylight, these images are well suited to editorial use covering historic estates, garden sculpture, heritage interpretation, National Trust properties, art history, and contemporary engagement with complex historical narratives.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNM7 - These images show a historic sundial sculpture depicting a Moor figure at Dunham Massey, near Altrincham in Greater Manchester (postcode WA14 4SJ). The sculpture forms part of the estate's historic garden landscape and is accompanied by an interpretive plaque explaining its origins and symbolism.
According to the plaque, the sundial is in the style of one commissioned during the reign of King William III and represents Africa as one of the four continents recognised in European thought at the time. The figure is described as a Moor rather than an enslaved person and is believed to have been positioned at the site since before 1750.
Such figures, often referred to historically as Blackamoor sculptures, were common decorative elements in European gardens and interiors during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, they are understood within a broader historical and cultural context, prompting discussion about representation, colonial perspectives, and the values embedded in historic art and landscape design.
The sculpture is shown holding a metal sundial aloft, set against the backdrop of the red-brick mansion and formal grounds of Dunham Massey. The inclusion of the explanatory plaque reflects the National Trust's approach to interpreting historic objects transparently and responsibly.
Photographed in daylight, these images are well suited to editorial use covering historic estates, garden sculpture, heritage interpretation, National Trust properties, art history, and contemporary engagement with complex historical narratives.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKA2 - This landmark building has been a distinctive feature of the Edinburgh skyline for more than 200 years.
It was built in 1806 as the Head Office of Bank of Scotland. Today it is also the registered office and Scottish Headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group.
In 1796, at the Bank of Scotland's 100th AGM, its directors decided to commission a purpose-built head office. It took some time to find a suitable location, due to the cramped nature of Edinburgh's Old Town. Eventually, in 1800, the site at the top of the Mound was purchased from Edinburgh Town Council. It cost ?3,500. Construction started soon after, to a design by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton. These were former pupils of the celebrated architect Robert Adam. Their building was a detached Georgian-style villa, topped by a shallow saucer dome. It was completed in August 1806.
The Challenge of the Mound
Straddling Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, the site posed grave challenges for the builders. Firstly, there was a steep drop of 16 metres from front to back. A more serious issue was instability: the 'earthen Mound' (as it was known) was a man-made hill, created from the earth excavated for the New Town. The site had also been a rubbish dump in the past, and contained vast quantities of household waste!
Consequently, there was a serious risk of slippage. To overcome this, a substantial retaining wall was constructed on the north side of the building.
By the 1850s, the building was proving unsatisfactory. It was now too small for the Bank's growing business. There had also been complaints that it looked stark and ugly when viewed from Princes Street. Indeed, the famous judge Lord Cockburn described it as a 'prominent deformity'. Seeking to resolve these issues, several architects were invited to submit plans for extending and improving the building.
The directors eventually selected David Bryce. His solution was to add full-height wings to the east and west, tied back to the original building.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKAC - This landmark building has been a distinctive feature of the Edinburgh skyline for more than 200 years.
It was built in 1806 as the Head Office of Bank of Scotland. Today it is also the registered office and Scottish Headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group.
In 1796, at the Bank of Scotland's 100th AGM, its directors decided to commission a purpose-built head office. It took some time to find a suitable location, due to the cramped nature of Edinburgh's Old Town. Eventually, in 1800, the site at the top of the Mound was purchased from Edinburgh Town Council. It cost ?3,500. Construction started soon after, to a design by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton. These were former pupils of the celebrated architect Robert Adam. Their building was a detached Georgian-style villa, topped by a shallow saucer dome. It was completed in August 1806.
The Challenge of the Mound
Straddling Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, the site posed grave challenges for the builders. Firstly, there was a steep drop of 16 metres from front to back. A more serious issue was instability: the 'earthen Mound' (as it was known) was a man-made hill, created from the earth excavated for the New Town. The site had also been a rubbish dump in the past, and contained vast quantities of household waste!
Consequently, there was a serious risk of slippage. To overcome this, a substantial retaining wall was constructed on the north side of the building.
By the 1850s, the building was proving unsatisfactory. It was now too small for the Bank's growing business. There had also been complaints that it looked stark and ugly when viewed from Princes Street. Indeed, the famous judge Lord Cockburn described it as a 'prominent deformity'. Seeking to resolve these issues, several architects were invited to submit plans for extending and improving the building.
The directors eventually selected David Bryce. His solution was to add full-height wings to the east and west, tied back to the original building.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKAR - This landmark building has been a distinctive feature of the Edinburgh skyline for more than 200 years.
It was built in 1806 as the Head Office of Bank of Scotland. Today it is also the registered office and Scottish Headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group.
In 1796, at the Bank of Scotland's 100th AGM, its directors decided to commission a purpose-built head office. It took some time to find a suitable location, due to the cramped nature of Edinburgh's Old Town. Eventually, in 1800, the site at the top of the Mound was purchased from Edinburgh Town Council. It cost ?3,500. Construction started soon after, to a design by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton. These were former pupils of the celebrated architect Robert Adam. Their building was a detached Georgian-style villa, topped by a shallow saucer dome. It was completed in August 1806.
The Challenge of the Mound
Straddling Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, the site posed grave challenges for the builders. Firstly, there was a steep drop of 16 metres from front to back. A more serious issue was instability: the 'earthen Mound' (as it was known) was a man-made hill, created from the earth excavated for the New Town. The site had also been a rubbish dump in the past, and contained vast quantities of household waste!
Consequently, there was a serious risk of slippage. To overcome this, a substantial retaining wall was constructed on the north side of the building.
By the 1850s, the building was proving unsatisfactory. It was now too small for the Bank's growing business. There had also been complaints that it looked stark and ugly when viewed from Princes Street. Indeed, the famous judge Lord Cockburn described it as a 'prominent deformity'. Seeking to resolve these issues, several architects were invited to submit plans for extending and improving the building.
The directors eventually selected David Bryce. His solution was to add full-height wings to the east and west, tied back to the original building.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKF8 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3A14 - A wide shot taking in much of the old town area looking south at night.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYYP8 - Panorama of the Warrington Wolves Halliwell Jones stadium, venue for the 2013 rugby world cup.
Two games will be played: New Zealand vs Samoa 27/10/2013
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDJPK3 - The Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library are two grade II* listed buildings on William Brown Street, Liverpool, England which now form part of the Liverpool Central Library.
Chairman of the William Brown Library and Museum Sir James Picton laid the foundation stone of the Picton Reading Room in 1875. It was designed by Cornelius Sherlock, and modelled after the British Museum Reading Room, and was the first electrically lit library in the UK.
It was completed in 1879. The front is semicircular with Corinthian columns, and the shape was chosen by the architect to cover the change in the axis of the row of buildings at this point. The Hornby Reading Room (named after Hugh Frederick Hornby) by Thomas Shelmerdine was added in 1906. It stands behind the older building and the interior is decorated in the Edwardian Imperial style
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB0FWF - Red plaque commemorating 1930s unemployed in Ardwick Manchester . Demonstration of unemployed marched from Ardwick Green , east of town
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA629K - Salford Quays, Manchester Ship Canal Dock side
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA626W - Scene from BBC Media City UK Salford Quays Manchester Lancashire England Great Britain
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA628R - Wide landscape of BBC Media City UK Salford Quays Manchester Lancashire England Great Britain
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HD76 - Leith Shore panorama at dusk, Edinburgh Scotland
Leith water is home to many bars and restaurants, the Scottish executive and others
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5266844649 - 'Mr Brownstone - 'Guns n' Roses' - Play this track here.
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Mr Brownstone is a track from the album 'Appetite for Destruction' from 1987. Legend has it that Slash &
Izzy Stradlin wrote the song after lamenting their heroin habits. The line 'I used to do a little, but a little wouldn't do, so the little got more and more. I just keep trying to get a little better, said a little better than before' encapsulates it all.
Mr Brownstone was GnR's first UK double A-side single, but was not released anywhere else in that form. The band was from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California originating in 1985. Led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose, Jr.), the band has released six studio albums so far &
an official live album while going through numerous line-up changes. As of 2010, Rose is the only consistent member of Guns N' Roses.
The debut album, 'Appetite for Destruction', has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide and even if you hate rock or metal music, in my opinion you should still probably have a copy. There was a long gap between early work and the much hyped 'Chinese Democracy' album.
On March 26, 2008, 'Dr Pepper' announced a plan to give everyone in America \u2013 except the band's former guitarists Slash and Buckethead \u2013 a free can of Dr Pepper if the band released Chinese Democracy before the end of 2008. Rose added, 'As some of Buckethead's performances are on our album, I'll share my Dr Pepper with him.'
With the announcement from Guns N' Roses regarding a release date in November, Tony Jacobs, Dr Pepper's Vice President of Marketing for Dr. Pepper, announced a free soda coupon campaign for 24 hours on Sunday, November 23, 2008. Due to 'heavy volume' on the server throughout the entire day it was impossible to submit for your free coupon. I cannot say I was gutted, I would rather drink 'Venos' than Dr Pepper myself!
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Castlerigg Stone Circle (alt. Keswick Carles, Carles, Carsles or Castle-rig) near Keswick in England is one of the most visually impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria, England UK.
Every year, thousands of people make the short journey from Keswick to the plateau of Castlerigg Fell and to Chestnut Hill, on which the monument stands. This plateau forms the raised centre of a natural amphitheatre created by the surrounding fells and from within the circle it is possible to see some of the highest peaks in Cumbria: Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Grasmoor and Blencathra.
The stones are of a local metamorphic slate, set in a flattened circle, measuring 32.6 m (107 ft) at its widest and 29.5 m (97 ft) at its narrowest. The heaviest stone has been estimated to weigh around 16 tons and the tallest stone measures approximately 2.3m high. There is a 3.3m wide gap in its northern edge, which may have been an entrance.
Within the circle, abutting its eastern quadrant, is a roughly rectangular setting of a further 10 stones. The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze-Age), making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain and possibly in Europe. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5 km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59WK8 - This photograph shows Dublin's iconic Ha'penny Bridge illuminated at night as it crosses the River Liffey in the heart of the Irish capital. Officially named the Liffey Bridge, the structure is universally known as the Ha'penny Bridge, a name derived from the halfpenny toll originally charged when the pedestrian bridge opened in 1816.
The image was taken during the evening, likely in the blue hour, when the deepening sky provides a dramatic backdrop to the warm artificial lighting along the bridge. Green and white illumination beneath the structure highlights its cast iron framework, while reflections shimmer across the calm surface of the River Liffey below, adding symmetry and atmosphere to the scene.
The Ha'penny Bridge connects the north and south sides of Dublin city centre and has long been a focal point for daily life, tourism, and cultural identity. Its elegant arches and decorative railings are among the most recognisable features of Dublin's streetscape, frequently photographed by visitors and locals alike.
Images such as this are widely used to represent Dublin as a vibrant European capital, illustrating themes of historic infrastructure, urban heritage, night-time city life, travel, and the enduring relationship between the city and the River Liffey
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF7D94 - Panorama of Euston tube Station, Euston Square, Camden, London, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4975207086 - 'History - 'Cast' - Play this track here.
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Cast are an English rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1992 by John Power (vocals, guitar) and Peter Wilkinson (backing vocals, bass) after Power left The La's and Wilkinson's former band Shack had split. Following early line-ups with different guitarists and drummers, Liam 'Skin' Tyson (guitar) and Keith O'Neill (drums) joined Cast in 1993.
Emerging from the Britpop movement of the mid-1990s, Cast signed to Polydor Records and their debut album All Change (1995) became the highest selling album for the label. Further commercial success continued with the albums Mother Nature Calls (1997) and Magic Hour (1999), however the band's fourth album Beetroot (2001) was far less successful which led to the band's split soon after.
Cast are set to reunite for a UK tour in November 2010, although I haven't got a ticket yet. The last time I saw them was at a V festival in warrington on a bill with Pulp and the excellent Elastica.
The 1995 album 'All Change' is probably the one to track down if you fancy hearing some more of this stuff.
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Melrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks, on the request of King David I of Scotland. It was headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Melrose. Today the abbey is maintained by Historic Scotland (open all year
entrance charge). The ruins of Melrose are widely considered among the most beautiful of religious houses in the United Kingdom, being especially notable for a wealth of well-preserved figure-sculpture, and its architecture is considered to be some of the finest in Scotland.
The east end of the abbey was completed in 1146. Other buildings in the complex were added over the next 50 years. The abbey was built in the form of a St. John's cross. A considerable portion of the abbey is now in ruins, though a structure dating from 1590 is maintained as a museum open to the public.
Alexander II and other Scottish kings and nobles are buried at the abbey. The embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce is also said to rest on the abbey's grounds, while the rest of his body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey. In 1812, a stone coffin that some speculated was that of Michael Scot the philosopher and 'wizard', was found in an aisle in the abbey's south chancel.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF21T8 - Astley Green Colliery Winding Gear Panorama where machinery has been preserved.
On the edge of Chat Moss, in an area once full of collieries, lies the picturesque village of Astley Green. In the heart of the village stands Astley Green Colliery Museum which, but for the foresight of Lancashire County Council and several leading figures within the community, would have suffered the same fate as the other collieries in the area, total demolition. It was the uniqueness of the 3,300 hp twin tandem compound steam winding engine that brought the demolition to a halt. As the result of the intervention, the museum houses Lancashire's only surviving headgear and engine house, both of which now have listed building status.
The museum occupies some fifteen acres of the Astley Green Colliery site. To the south lies the Bridgewater Canal and Astley Moss, an important mossland site. The low-lying landscape ensures that the museum's 98ft high lattice steel headgear can be seen for many miles, a fitting memorial to days now past.
Apart from the steam winding engine and headgear the museum houses many exhibits, not least of which is the collection of 28 colliery locomotives, the largest collection of its type in the United Kingdom.
The colliery began its life in 1908 to exploit coal reserves in the south Lancashire Coalfield. Had it not been for the increasing demand for coal, at that time, the project would not have been viable. The coal seams at Astley Green are very deep and overlain by 100 feet of wet and unstable ground. These factors made the sinking of the shaft a very expensive proposition. The novelty of many of the requirements tested the ingenuity of the engineers during the construction, so much so that a paper, on the sinking of the shaft, was presented to the Institute of Mining Engineers. The colliery had a lifespan of only 62 years, finally closing its gates in 1970.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4441314818 - 'Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair D\u00f9n \u00c8ideann, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life
Whole misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
They climbed every hill in the city, finished at Carlton, from a journey from Norfolk and within the big city of smoke and solitude..........
For anyone who has not experienced the many pleasures of Edinburgh city, Calton Hill is just to the east of the New Town in what North americans might call 'downtown'. There are several iconic monuments and buildings on the hill. The National Monument, Nelson's Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, the New Parliament House (the Royal High School), the Robert Burns Monument, the Political Martyrs' Monument and the Edinburgh City Observatory. Originally the Royal High School was earmarked for the site of the future Scottish Assembly. The new modern building is now at the foot of the hill at Holyrood.
The hill was owned by hill from Lord Balmerino until 1724 and what a view he must have had!
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HD83 - The three graces by night, Liverpool.
The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It is part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004.
The site encompasses a trio of landmarks, built on the site of the former George's Dock and referred to since at least 2000 as The Three Graces:
Royal Liver Building, built between 1908 and 1911 and designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas. It is a grade I listed building consisting of two clock towers, both crowned by mythical Liver Birds. The building is the headquarters of the Royal Liver Friendly Society.
Cunard Building, constructed between 1914 and 1916 and a grade II* listed building. It is the former headquarters of the Cunard Line shipping company.
Port of Liverpool Building, built from 1903 to 1907 and also grade II* listed. It is the former home of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.
Also on the site is the grade II listed Mersey Tunnel building, to the east of the Port of Liverpool building. It was built in the 1930s and contains offices and ventilator equipment for the Queensway Tunnel.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HG6TC7 - Robert Rob Roy MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
baptised 7 March 1671 ? died 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. The name Roy comes from Gaelic Ruadh meaning Red, and referred to his red hair. Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were Donald Glas MacGregor and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Macdonalds of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother. In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar (1671-1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James, Ranald, Coll and Robert (known as Robin Oig or Young Rob). They also adopted a cousin named Duncan.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HG6TCK - Robert Rob Roy MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
baptised 7 March 1671 ? died 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. The name Roy comes from Gaelic Ruadh meaning Red, and referred to his red hair. Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were Donald Glas MacGregor and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Macdonalds of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother. In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar (1671-1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James, Ranald, Coll and Robert (known as Robin Oig or Young Rob). They also adopted a cousin named Duncan.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3834522311 - 'Rare view of Cuillins from Broadford bay, Isle of Skye, Scottish Hebrides, UK.
Broadford (An t-\u00c0th Leathann in Scottish Gaelic), together with nearby Harrapool, is the second-largest settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, lying on the SW corner of Broadford Bay, on the A87 between Portree and the Skye Bridge. Overlooked by the eastern Cuillins, Broadford is in a beautiful tranquil area.
West of Broadford, on the lower slopes of Beinn na Caillich, is Goir a' Bhlair, 'the field of battle'. The battle concerned was apparently a decisive action by the Gaelic Clan Mackinnon against the Vikings.
Broadford was a cattle market until 1812, when Telford built the road from Portree to Kyleakin. Its said that veterans of the Napoleonic Wars settled during the first half of the 19th century. Writing in the middle of the 19th century, Alexander Smith said, 'If Portree is the London of Skye, Broadford is its Manchester.
There is a song by the rock band Jethro Tull called 'Broadford Bazaar' (on the remastered version of the Heavy Horses album) which is named after this town.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYAE1 - On the Road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland panorama landscape. A view from the B8083 Broadford to Torrin and Elgol road.
The nearby crofting and fishing village lies on the eastern shore of Loch Slapin, 5 miles (7 km) southwest of Broadford (An t-??th Leathann), on the road to Elgol (Ealaghol). There is a mixture of Victorian white-washed cottages and modern flat-pack houses. The village boasts good views of Blaven and Loch Slapin.
Torrin sits on Durness limestone. There is an abundance of trees and varied plant flora, including more than a dozen species of orchids. Much of the area is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.
There are five working crofts in Torrin with cattle and sheep. The common grazing extends north onto the surrounding red granite hills Beinn Dearg Mh?r (709m) and Beinn Dearg Bheag (584m) and beyond the head of Loch Slapin
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3835314474 - 'Heavy showers then sun going north towards Glencoe. A little break in the wet for some nice sunshine.
Rannoch Moor (Scottish Gaelic: M\u00f2inteach Raineach/Raithneach)is a large expanse of around 50 square miles (130 km\u00b2) of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in Perth and Kinross and Lochaber, Highland, partly northern Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Rannoch Moor is designated a National Heritage site.
It is notable for its wildlife, particularly famous for the sole British location for the Rannoch-rush, named after the moor. It was also frequently visited by Horace Donisthorpe, who collected many unusual species of ants on the moor and surrounding hilly ground. Today it is still one of the few remaining habitats for Formica exsecta, the 'narrow-headed ant', although recent surveys have failed to produce any sign of Formica pratensis, which Donisthorpe recorded in the area in the early part of the 20th century.
Peat deposits pose major difficulties to builders of roads and railways. When the West Highland Line was built across Rannoch Moor, its builders had to float the tracks on a mattress of tree roots, brushwood and thousands of tons of earth and ashes.
The very fast and furious A82 road crosses through Rannoch Moor on its way to Glen Coe and Fort William.
A shot of the Glasgow Merchant city here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3520381638/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3735036134 - 'Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
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Creamfields was held in this field earlier this year and possibly the churn of feet has disturbed lots of wild flower seeds. The result is the wheat battling it out with a carpet of blooms.
The polariser brought out the sky, later the afternoon the grey clouds and rain tracked in. A colourfull landscape of wild flowers fighting the planted agricultural barley crop.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAW31 - St Ives (Cornish: Porth Ia, meaning St Ia's cove) is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a popular seaside resort, notably achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011. St Ives was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1639. St Ives has become renowned for its number of artists. It was named best seaside town of 2007 by The Guardian newspaper
Pedn Olva Mine, a former copper mine, at Pedn Olva Point adit, operated in St Ives before 1911, when the engine house on Pedn Olva Point was demolished, now the site of the Pedn Olva Hotel.
The modern seaside resort developed as a result of the arrival of the St Ives Bay branch line from St Erth, part of the Great Western Railway in 1877. With it came a new generation of Victorian seaside holidaymakers. Much of the town was built during the latter part of the 19th century. The railway, which winds along the cliffs and bays, survived the Beeching cuts and has become a tourist attraction itself
From medieval times fishing was important at St Ives
it was one of the most important fishing ports on the north Cornish coast. The original pier's construction date is unknown but the first reference to St Ives having a pier was in 1478 in William Worcester's 'Itinerary'. The pier was re-built by John Smeaton between 1766 and 1770 after falling into disrepair. It was lengthened at a later date. The octagonal lookout with a cupola belongs to Smeaton's design
The first lifeboat was stationed in the town in 1840. In 1867 the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) built a boathouse at Porthgwidden beach. It proved to be a difficult site to launch from, and in 1867 it was replaced by a building in Fore Street.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAW3B - St Ives (Cornish: Porth Ia, meaning St Ia's cove) is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a popular seaside resort, notably achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011. St Ives was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1639. St Ives has become renowned for its number of artists. It was named best seaside town of 2007 by The Guardian newspaper
Pedn Olva Mine, a former copper mine, at Pedn Olva Point adit, operated in St Ives before 1911, when the engine house on Pedn Olva Point was demolished, now the site of the Pedn Olva Hotel.
The modern seaside resort developed as a result of the arrival of the St Ives Bay branch line from St Erth, part of the Great Western Railway in 1877. With it came a new generation of Victorian seaside holidaymakers. Much of the town was built during the latter part of the 19th century. The railway, which winds along the cliffs and bays, survived the Beeching cuts and has become a tourist attraction itself
From medieval times fishing was important at St Ives
it was one of the most important fishing ports on the north Cornish coast. The original pier's construction date is unknown but the first reference to St Ives having a pier was in 1478 in William Worcester's 'Itinerary'. The pier was re-built by John Smeaton between 1766 and 1770 after falling into disrepair. It was lengthened at a later date. The octagonal lookout with a cupola belongs to Smeaton's design
The first lifeboat was stationed in the town in 1840. In 1867 the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) built a boathouse at Porthgwidden beach. It proved to be a difficult site to launch from, and in 1867 it was replaced by a building in Fore Street.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BE34D8 - Alnwick Castle (/????nk/ (About this soundlisten)) is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building and as of 2012 received over 800,000 visitors per year when combined with adjacent attraction The Alnwick Garden
Alnwick Castle guards a road crossing the River Aln. Yves de Vescy, Baron of Alnwick, erected the first parts of the castle in about 1096.[5] Beatrix de Vesci, daughter of Yves de Vescy married Eustace Fitz John, Constable of Chestershire and Knaresborough. By his marriage to Beatrix de Vesci he gained the Baronies of Malton and Alnwick. The castle was first mentioned in 1136 when it was captured by King David I of Scotland. At this point it was described as very strong. It was besieged in 1172 and again in 1174 by William the Lion, King of Scotland and William was captured outside the walls during the Battle of Alnwick. Eustace de Vesci, lord of Alnwick, was accused of plotting with Robert Fitzwalter against King John in 1212 In response, John ordered the demolition of Alnwick Castle and Baynard's Castle (the latter was Fitzwalter's stronghold),[9] but his instructions were not carried out at Alnwick
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D96MND - The Great Northern Warehouse is the former railway goods warehouse of the Great Northern Railway in Manchester city centre, England. It has been redeveloped as a car park and leisure complex
The Great Northern Warehouse is the former railway goods warehouse of the Great Northern Railway in Manchester city centre, England. It has been redeveloped as a car park and leisure complex. The building is located at the junction of Deansgate and Peter Street in the city centre. It was granted Grade II* listed building status on 3 October 1974.
The warehouse is a hugely impressive block, of blue brick below (and) red brick with blue brick dressings above. It was built to be fireproof with a steel frame, and built on a rectangular plan, 267 feet long by 217 feet wide and five storeys high, with 27 windows on the east and west sides and 17 windows on the north and south ends. All four sides have friezes lettered in white brick reading Great Northern Railway Company's Goods Warehouse. The warehouse was built above the Manchester and Salford Junction Canal, and a dock beneath was constructed to allow goods to be transferred to and from canal barges via shafts and a complex system of haulage using hydraulic power.[2] It is a unique survival of a three-way railway goods exchange station, serving the railway, canal and road networks of the Manchester region.
The development is owned by Capital & Regional and as of March 2013 comprises an AMC cinema, a casino, a bowling alley, bars, a Lifestyle Fitness gym, and a multi-storey car park operated by National Car Parks.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJGY - National Museums Scotland was formed by Act of Parliament in 1985 , amalgamating the former National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland and The Royal Scottish Museum. The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Museum (so renamed in 1995), with collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.
The two connected buildings stand beside each other on Chambers Street, by the intersection with the George IV Bridge, in central Edinburgh. The museum is part of National Museums Scotland. Admission is free.
The two buildings retain distinctive characters: the Museum of Scotland is housed in a modern building opened in 1998, while the former Royal Museum building was begun in 1861, and partially opened in 1866, with a Victorian Romanesque Revival facade and a grand central hall of cast iron construction that rises the full height of the building. This building reopened on 29 July 2011 after a ?47 million project to restore and extend the building, and redesign the exhibitions (by Ralph Appelbaum).
The National Museum incorporates the collections of the former National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, and the Royal Museum. As well as the main national collections of Scottish archaeological finds and medieval objects, the museum contains artifacts from around the world, encompassing geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art. The 16 new galleries reopened in 2011 include 8,000 objects, 80 per cent of which were not formerly on display.
One of the more notable exhibits is the stuffed body of Dolly the sheep, the first successful clone of a mammal from an adult cell. Other highlights include Ancient Egyptian exhibitions, one of Elton John's extravagant suits and a large kinetic sculpture named the Millennium Clock.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ6BD - ScotRail passenger trains stand at the platforms inside Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow G1 3SL, one of the busiest and most architecturally significant railway stations in the UK. The image shows modern ScotRail rolling stock beneath the station's historic iron-and-glass roof, highlighting the contrast between Victorian engineering and contemporary rail operations.
ScotRail operates Scotland's domestic passenger rail services and, since 2022, has been run as a publicly owned railway under the control of the Scottish Government. The move marked a significant shift in UK transport policy, positioning Scotland as the first part of Great Britain in modern times to return a national rail operator to public ownership. The change followed ongoing debate over rail franchising, performance, value for money and public accountability.
Glasgow Central is a key hub within Scotland's rail network, handling long-distance intercity services as well as dense commuter traffic across the Central Belt. As such, it plays a vital role in daily mobility, economic activity and efforts to promote rail as a lower-carbon alternative to road and air travel.
Images like this are frequently used editorially to illustrate discussions around public ownership of infrastructure, transport reform, sustainable travel and the future of railways in the UK. The presence of multiple trains and platforms reinforces the scale and complexity of operating a national rail system as a public service.
Photographed in landscape format with clear station context, the image offers strong editorial value for coverage of Scottish transport policy, public services, rail nationalisation, commuting culture and contemporary railway operations.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJRX - Multi-lingual sign in Slateford Railway Station in Edinburgh Scotland UK
In preparation for Scottish Independence, signs in Gaelic
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5W4 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR637 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: ?
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HD7N - Dusk/night image of the Royal Liver Building on the Liverpool dock front at the Pier Head
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWXK - A dramatic panoramic view of Edinburgh Castle rising above the city from its commanding position on Castle Rock, photographed from the National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. The medieval fortress, one of Scotland's most iconic landmarks, dominates the skyline as dark, brooding storm clouds gather overhead, creating a moody and atmospheric scene.
The image captures the contrast between the rugged volcanic rock of Castle Rock, the historic stone fortifications of the castle, and the dense urban fabric of Edinburgh below, including domes, spires, and rooftops typical of Scotland's capital city. The lighting and cloud cover suggest unsettled weather, common to the Scottish climate, adding drama and a sense of scale to the cityscape.
Edinburgh Castle has played a central role in Scottish history for over a thousand years and is a major symbol of national identity, tourism, and heritage. The wider Old Town and New Town areas of Edinburgh are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites, recognised for their exceptional historic and architectural significance. This image is well suited for editorial use covering Scottish history, travel, tourism, culture, weather, urban landscapes, and European capital cities, as well as commercial projects requiring an instantly recognisable view of Edinburgh.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDKK - St Giles' Cathedral, more properly termed the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. Its distinctive crown steeple is a prominent feature of the city skyline, at about a third of the way down the Royal Mile which runs from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 14th century, though it was extensively restored in the 19th century, and is protected as a category A listed building.[1] Today it is sometimes regarded as the Mother Church of Presbyterianism. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Giles, who is the patron saint of Edinburgh, as well as of cripples and lepers, and was a very popular saint in the Middle Ages. It is the Church of Scotland parish church for part of Edinburgh's Old Town. The current Minister (since 1973) of St Giles' is the Very Reverend Dr Gilleasbuig Macmillan
he will retire on 30 September 2013.
St Giles' was only a cathedral in its formal sense (i.e. the seat of a bishop) for two periods during the 17th century (1635?1638 and 1661?1689), when episcopalianism, backed by the Crown, briefly gained ascendancy within the Kirk (see Bishops' Wars). In the mediaeval period, prior to the Reformation, Edinburgh had no cathedral as the royal burgh was part of the Diocese of St Andrews, under the Bishop of St Andrews whose episcopal seat was St Andrew's Cathedral.
For most of its post-Reformation history the Church of Scotland has not had bishops, dioceses, or cathedrals. As such, the use of the term cathedral today carries no practical meaning. The High Kirk title is older, being attested well before the building's brief period as a cathedral.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0N7R - Panorama of Stornoway harbour, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Manchester Ship Canal,high level railway bridge,Cheshire,dusk canal scene,blue hour canal,industrial heritage,calm water reflections,nightfall landscape,infrastructure,transport history,industrial Britain,regeneration,waterways,canals,railways,blue hour photography,night photography,public realm,sustainable travel,slow travel,editorial travel,northern England,inland waterway,canal bridge,rail infrastructure,Victorian engineering,steel bridge,urban industrial landscape,evening light,street lights reflection,towpath,riverside path,cycling route,walking trail,quiet water,long exposure,WA4
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEXEG5 - A tranquil dusk scene at the Manchester Ship Canal showing the high level railway bridge at Latchford in Warrington, Cheshire, reflected almost perfectly in the still water below. The bridge spans the canal as evening light fades into deep blue hour tones, while warm street lights and industrial lamps glow along the canal banks and towpath. The symmetry created by the reflection emphasises the scale and solidity of the historic structure, contrasting sharply with the calmness of the water.
This section of the Manchester Ship Canal forms part of one of Britain's most ambitious civil engineering projects, constructed to allow ocean-going vessels to reach inland industrial centres. The high level railway bridge, associated with the former Cheshire Lines Committee network, is a reminder of the dense transport infrastructure that once supported manufacturing, trade and movement across North West England. Today, the area has taken on a quieter role, serving pedestrians and cyclists using routes such as the Trans Pennine Trail, which runs alongside the canal.
The image captures the layered history of the location: heavy engineering repurposed within a modern landscape of leisure, sustainable travel and urban regeneration. The absence of visible movement on the water, combined with the soft glow of lights and deepening sky, conveys a sense of stillness and transition from working industrial corridor to reflective public space. Trees and vegetation along the canal edges soften the scene, framing the bridge and reinforcing the balance between engineered infrastructure and reclaimed landscape.
This photograph is well suited for editorial use covering British industrial heritage, canals and waterways, rail infrastructure, regeneration and sustainable travel routes, as well as commercial applications requiring atmospheric evening imagery of transport landmarks in Northern England.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Smithy Lane Great Budworth,Cheshire village,traditional English cottages,black and white timber framing,English village,heritage architecture,rural England,picturesque village,heritage,rural life,countryside living,British identity,history,architecture,tourism,travel,English countryside,traditional housing,cultural landscape,editorial travel,rural charm,timeless England,Great Budworth village,Cheshire England,United Kingdom,UK village,medieval architecture,Tudor style cottages,red brick and timber,cobbled lane,village lane,rural housing,historic homes,conservation village,countryside settlement,traditional craftsmanship,Northwich
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMWPW - A picturesque view of traditional timber framed cottages lining Smithy Lane in the historic village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. The row of houses features classic black and white half timbering combined with warm red brickwork, steeply pitched tiled roofs and prominent chimney stacks, all characteristic of vernacular English architecture found in long-established rural settlements. The narrow cobbled lane curves gently through the scene, reinforcing the sense of age and continuity within the village landscape.
Great Budworth is widely regarded as one of Cheshire's best preserved villages, with many buildings dating back several centuries. Smithy Lane retains a strong historic character, shaped by local materials, skilled craftsmanship and incremental development rather than modern planning. The cottages sit close to the roadway, reflecting a period when villages were designed around walking, horses and agricultural life rather than motor traffic. Mature trees, garden planting and soft natural light add to the calm, lived-in quality of the scene.
The image conveys themes of rural tradition, heritage conservation and village life in England. It evokes a slower pace of living and a strong connection between architecture and place, where buildings reflect both social history and the practical needs of earlier rural communities. Such streetscapes are increasingly valued for their cultural significance and as symbols of the English countryside.
This photograph is well suited for editorial use covering rural England, historic villages, heritage architecture, conservation areas and countryside living, as well as commercial applications relating to tourism, travel, housing, heritage publications and representations of traditional English village life.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,fallow deer,Dunham Massey,British deer,parkland wildlife,autumn deer,National Trust property,wildlife,nature,conservation,heritage landscapes,stately homes,National Trust,rural England,countryside,biodiversity,land management,seasons,autumn wildlife,animal behaviour,British mammals,editorial wildlife,environmental themes,Dama dama,deer close up,antlered deer,spotted coat,mammal wildlife,British wildlife,Cheshire countryside,managed deer herd,historic parkland,estate landscape,grassland habitat,alert animal,looking at camera,natural environment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF7D9W - A close portrait view of a male fallow deer, also known as a buck, photographed in Dunham Massey Deer Park on the Dunham Massey National Trust estate in Cheshire, England. The deer faces the camera directly, its branching antlers clearly visible and its distinctive spotted coat sharply defined against the soft greens and browns of the surrounding parkland. The animal's alert posture and open mouth suggest heightened awareness, typical of deer behaviour during the late summer and autumn months, particularly around the rutting season.
Dunham Massey is a historic stately home and landscaped deer park with a long tradition of managed fallow deer herds, reflecting centuries-old estate practices where deer were both a symbol of status and a managed natural resource. Today the estate balances heritage conservation with modern wildlife management, offering an important refuge for deer and other species within a carefully maintained historic landscape. The open grassland and scattered trees visible in the background are characteristic of English parkland design, intended to frame wildlife within a picturesque setting.
Fallow deer are one of the most recognisable deer species in the UK, identifiable by their palmate antlers and variable coat patterns. Their presence in historic estates such as Dunham Massey highlights the close relationship between British wildlife, land management and cultural heritage. The image conveys themes of nature, conservation, seasonal change and the coexistence of wildlife within designed landscapes.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use covering British wildlife, countryside heritage, National Trust properties, conservation and animal behaviour, as well as commercial applications requiring high-quality imagery of deer, stately home parklands and rural England.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Outer Hebrides,Scottish harbour,coastal town Scotland,rainbow Scotland,harbour reflection,boats in harbour,maritime Scotland,island life,over,weather,climate,rainbow,hope,changeable weather,maritime economy,fishing industry,island communities,travel,tourism,coastal landscapes,seascape photography,editorial travel,remote places,British islands,European islands,natural phenomena,Stornoway Bay,Western Isles,Na h-Eileanan Siar,Scotland,United Kingdom,UK islands,fishing boats,moored boats,working harbour,waterfront buildings,HS1 2RF
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0N73 - A wide panoramic view of Stornoway Harbour on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, showing a vivid rainbow arcing through heavy Atlantic cloud as sunlight breaks across the town and waterfront. The calm surface of the harbour reflects moored fishing boats, harbour structures and colourful shoreline buildings, creating a layered composition that contrasts tranquillity with the unsettled weather above. Dark storm clouds dominate the sky, while the rainbow introduces a moment of brightness and visual optimism typical of rapidly changing conditions in the Western Isles.
Stornoway is the largest town in the Outer Hebrides and functions as the main port, commercial centre and transport hub for Lewis and Harris. The harbour plays a central role in the local economy, supporting fishing, ferry services and maritime trade, and remains a focal point of daily island life. The presence of working boats alongside residential and commercial buildings highlights the close relationship between community and sea that defines the Hebridean experience.
Rainbows are a frequent but fleeting feature of the Hebridean climate, produced by fast-moving weather systems rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean. This image captures that distinctive combination of dramatic skies, calm water and sudden light that characterises coastal Scotland. The scene evokes themes of resilience, isolation, natural beauty and continuity in remote island communities.
This image is well suited for editorial use covering Scottish islands, coastal weather, maritime life, climate and environment, travel and tourism in the Outer Hebrides, as well as commercial applications requiring atmospheric coastal imagery with strong natural symbolism.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,historic windmill,wheat field,harvest time,summer harvest,countryside England,rural landscape,agriculture,farming,food production,sustainability,renewable energy history,rural life,heritage,tradition,British identity,countryside tourism,seasonal food,harvest season,climate and weather,landscape photography,editorial countryside,European agriculture,arable farming,cereal crop,golden wheat,summer countryside,blue sky,working landscape,historic building,agricultural heritage,wind power history,rural economy,countryside scene,traditional farming,seasonal agriculture,tourism,countryside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMX26 - A traditional British windmill rises above a field of ripe golden wheat at the height of summer harvest time, photographed in the English countryside under a clear blue sky. The white tower mill, with its sails fully extended, stands as a strong symbol of rural heritage and historic food production, contrasting with the dense, sunlit heads of wheat in the foreground. The scene captures the peak of the agricultural season, when cereal crops reach maturity and the landscape takes on its distinctive warm, amber tones.
Windmills such as this once played a vital role in rural communities, harnessing natural wind power to grind grain into flour and supporting local farming economies long before modern industrial milling. Today they remain enduring landmarks within the British countryside, representing craftsmanship, sustainability, and the long relationship between agriculture, energy, and food supply. The wheat field emphasises themes of arable farming, seasonal labour, and the cycles of planting and harvest that still define much of rural England.
The image conveys a strong sense of place and season, combining traditional architecture with working farmland at a moment of abundance. It is well suited for editorial use covering agriculture, rural life, British heritage, food production, sustainability, and seasonal change, as well as commercial applications requiring classic countryside imagery associated with farming, harvest, and the English rural landscape.
