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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,factory,sign,signs,prohibited,discrimination,no,smokes,tabs,old,work,offenders,will,be,subject,to,instant,dismissal,Leigh,UK,Lancashire,Lancs,inflammable,fire,risk,health,and,safety,rule,rules,policy,policies,danger,forbidden,do,not,smoke,rishi Sunak,ban
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R8T9GM - . Factory No smoking sign - beyond this point is strictly prohibited - offenders will be subject to instant dismissal, Leigh , UK. Photographed on 7 June 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Leigh , Lancs, England, UK, WN7, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include factory, sign, signs, prohibited, discrimination, smokes, tabs, old, work, offenders, will, subject, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. Industrial subject matter gives the image strong relevance to manufacturing, engineering, energy, utilities, machinery, skilled work and Britain's industrial heritage. The photograph can support stories about technological change, preservation, infrastructure, deindustrialisation, redevelopment and the reuse of former working sites for culture, housing, tourism or new commercial purposes. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Leigh , Lancs, England, UK, WN7
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R8T9JC - Leigh Spinners or Leigh Mill is an Art's and Heritage Centre consisting of over 60 independent businesses within the complex. https://www.leighspinnersmill.co.uk/
This includes Leigh Film Factory an independent cinema run by volunteers from Leigh Film Society. The building is Grade II* listed It is a former double cotton spinning mill and is located in Bedford, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.
Businesses
-Leigh Film Factory To provide an affordable, accessible and welcoming space where everyone can enjoy quality cinema experiences, whether for education, business or pleasure.
https://www.leighfilmfactory.com/
History
A product of the last generation of cotton mill building, Leigh Spinners was designed by Bolton architects Bradshaw, Gass & Hope for the Horrocks Company, and built in two phases. The east section comprising the six-storey mill, boiler house and chimney stack was built in 1913 and the matching west section was completed ten years later. One of the few double mills to be completed, it is one of the most complete still standing in Greater Manchester. Part of the factory is occupied by Leigh Spinners Ltd who have manufactured carpets since 1969 and since 2012, synthetic turf products for landscaping and sport.
The building is in poor condition and considered to be at risk by Historic England. A charity, the Leigh Building Preservation Trust was formed to restore the steam engine and engine house. In September 2013 the charity was awarded a £75,000 grant to restore the steam engine and repair the engine house by Waste Recycling Environmental Limited, a heritage fund that protects buildings of historical importance. The charity was able to turn the engine in 2018 for the first time in many years.
As at January 2019, the younger of the two mill buildings has had extensive roof repairs, allowing the Charity to advance the restoration of several floors. Sport England funding enabled the conversion of one floor to accommodate a Table Tennis Club,
Park Ln, Leigh, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 2LB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Lancashire,England,UK,WN1 1BH,town,centre,single,item,music,band,Leigh,Pete Shelley,Poster,for,the,Buzzcocks,United artists,UA,45,1975,Oh Shit,Steve Diggle,scene,Peter Campbell McNeish,Another Music in a Different Kitchen,album,Howard Devoto,Buzcocks,1970s,1978,1979,promo,ad,promotion,A&R
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF77X - Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, and pop punk. They achieved commercial success with singles that fused pop craftsmanship with rapid-fire punk energy. These singles were collected on Singles Going Steady, an acclaimed compilation album described by music journalist and critic, Ned Raggett, as a punk masterpiece.
Devoto and Shelley chose the name Buzzcocks after reading the headline, It's the Buzz, Cock!, in a review of the TV series Rock Follies in Time Out magazine. The buzz is the excitement of playing on stage
cock is northern English slang meaning friend. They thought it captured the excitement of the nascent punk scene, as well as having humorous sexual connotations following Pete Shelley's time working in a Bolton adult shop.
Devoto left the band in 1977, after which Pete Shelley became the principal singer-songwriter. After releasing three albums, as well as Singles Going Steady, the band broke up in 1981 following a dispute with their then-record label, but reunited in 1989, since releasing six more albums. Shelley died in 2018,[9] but the band has remained active. Steve Diggle, the guitarist and co-founder of the band, is now singer. They added a new guitarist Mani Perazzoli. They are still touring.
Their first UA Buzzcocks single, Orgasm Addict, was a playful examination of compulsive sexuality that was, and remains, uncommonly bold. The BBC refused to play the song, and the single did not sell well. Later, more ambiguous songs staked out a territory defined by Shelley's bisexuality and punk's aversion to serious examination of human sexuality. The next single, What Do I Get? reached the UK top 50 chart. Lipstick, the B-side to Promises, shared the same ascending progression of note
Wigan, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, WN1 1BH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lancs,Lancashire,Greater Manchester,England,UK,history,historic,heritage,canals,tourist,tourism,attraction,WN3 4EF,WN3,WN34EF,Worsley,Mesnes,Marus Bridge,Ashton,town,centre,Leigh,Haigh Hall,Westwood,green,signs,winter,walk,walks,path,cycle,route,routes,Makerfield,Makerfield by-election,Makerfield byelection
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH9WH8 - . Leeds and Liverpool canal tourist attractions fingerpost, Trencherfield Mill, Wigan, Lancashire, England, WN3 4EF. Photographed on 27 January 2023. The recorded location is Heritage Way , Wigan Pier Quarter, Wigan, WN3 4EF. Green signpost on the Leeds & Liverpool canal, Trencherfield Mill, Wigan, Lancashire, England, WN3 4EF. Wigan,town,centre, Worsley,Mesnes,Marus Bridge,Ashton,town,centre,Leigh,Haigh Hall,Westwood. Trencherfield Mill is one of Wigan's major surviving monuments to the Lancashire cotton industry. The present mill was built in 1907 and its monumental J&E Wood engine was built in Bolton in 1906-07, entering service when the mill opened in 1908. The horizontal twin-tandem, triple-expansion engine developed about 2,500hp and drove the spinning machinery through a vast rope race and 70-ton flywheel. Cotton production ceased in 1968
the engine was later preserved, restored and recognised with an Institution of Mechanical Engineers Engineering Heritage Award. The wider historical story is that canal infrastructure is a legacy of the Industrial Revolution, when navigable waterways linked mines, mills, factories and ports
The same lock chambers, bridges and towpaths now support leisure cruising, cycling, walking, wildlife corridors and redevelopment, while retaining evidence of their freight-carrying past. From a heritage perspective, public wording is part of the visual landscape
Direction signs, warning notices, painted advertisements and engraved plaques show how authorities and businesses communicated before digital screens and app-based information became widespread. The wider historical story is that farming and allotment imagery records the practical work behind food production, from ploughing and arable crops to small-scale vegetable growing
Allotments expanded strongly during periods of food shortage and continue to be an important part of British urban and suburban gardening culture.
Heritage Way , Wigan Pier Quarter, Wigan, WN3 4EF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,bus stop,bus,services,service,transport,destination,city,busstop,Bolton,Worsley,Leigh,Mount Skip,Wigan,Liverpool,historic,red,white,creme,East Lancs road,the,Bee,network,travel transportation,history,1970,1980,1970s,1980s,old,due,stops,here,alighting,only
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K857 - . An on-location photograph from Salford, England, UK in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Salford City Transport, bus stop, destinations, Queue this side, Bolton, Worsley, Leigh, Mount Skip, Wigan , Liverpool. The subject also carries associations with everyday life, conservation interest, architectural detailing, built heritage, local history, heritage asset, public realm, local character, visual archive, contemporary social history, changing land use, architectural character, changing streetscape, and traditional materials. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with energy retrofit, redevelopment pressure and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Salford, England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, historical comparison, regional identity, period building, adaptive reuse, urban fabric, conservation architecture, and place identity. Details involving Wigan, Queue, Transport, destinations, and Leigh make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Salford, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for energy retrofit and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition without losing the local specificity of Salford, England, UK. Another useful connection is adaptive reuse and how historic fabric can support regeneration rather than demolition in a form that can be compared with future views of Salford, England, UK. It also preserves a trace of local identity for future local research.
Salford, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06KJ - Initiated by The Pete Shelley Memorial Campaign, the new 200msq mural sits at the heart of the late punk rocker's hometown.
Huge new mural of punk rock singer and guitarist Pete Shelley has appeared in Leigh, Greater Manchester
Created in tribute to the late punk rock icon, it sits in the heart of the community where he was born and grew up and still has family today.
Based on the cover of The Buzzcocks' 1978 single Ever Fallen In Love and a portrait of Shelley, created by artist Chris Gabrin in the same year, it's been designed by artists Malcolm Garrett and Akse P19.
The latter is well known in the city for his photo-realistic portraits of pop culture icons, and his work is often seen popping up in prime locations across Manchester.
Situated close to Leigh Town Hall and the historic Turnpike Centre, the new mural is Akse's biggest yet “ sitting smack bang in the heart of Leigh. Initiated by The Pete Shelley Memorial Campaign, it has taken over three years of fundraising in order to complete the project.
At a whopping 200 meters squared, it's not an easy one to miss if you're in the area and has taken around a week to complete “ with the finishing touches, including a final coat of protective varnish, being applied by the street artist this afternoon.
Whilst the artwork has been unfolding over the past week, locals have had some fun trying to guess who it might be “ with Akse posting a range of updates to his social media showing the piece at various stages of completion
Pete was always incredibly proud of his northern roots, and we hope that the mural will help Pete's legacy live on and inspire more young artists and musicians to break down barriers and follow their dreams
10 Back Salford, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4AZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06NN - . Concrete artwork, Leigh Turnpike Centre Library - J C Prestwich and Sons architects, Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street WN7 1EB. Photographed on 13 July 2022. The recorded location is Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB. Looking at the subject's development, historic library buildings and everyday service scenes document changing ideas about public education and access to knowledge
Even small branches can play an important social role beyond book lending. Historically, public art can become part of the identity of a street or neighbourhood, recording political ideas, local history, humour, memory and evolving cultural tastes
Murals, sculpture and decorative art are especially valuable as documentary subjects because they may be altered, moved, weathered or removed. The historical context is that retail premises reveal the evolution of high streets and town centres: independent shops, markets, bakeries, butchers and larger chains respond continually to changing tastes, rents, competition and shopping habits
Photographs can preserve businesses and shopfronts that later disappear. For the 2026 context, libraries continue to evolve as community hubs offering digital access, study, events and support alongside books
Funding pressures and volunteer involvement remain important issues, making older photographs useful for examining changes in local public services. In 2026, contemporary interest in public art is closely linked to regeneration and cultural tourism. murals and sculpture continue to be used to express identity and animate public space, while redevelopment can make photographic records of earlier works increasingly valuable. Further editorial search language includes public library, library service, learning, information access, librarian, local services, digital inclusion, civic building, community library, reading, street art, visual culture, cultural identity, place-making, and community art.
Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Holland,portugal,The Netherlands,Banners for UEFA Womans Euro championship England 2022,in Leigh town centre,ready for Portugal vs Netherlands (Holland) after match party,NW England,red logo,logo,logos,Leigh,town,centre,womens soccer,teams,organisation,Fifa,management,hosts,host town,host towns,lionesses,lioness,gardens,library,square,Englands,banner,banners,promo,promotion,promotions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06NT - . Made at Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The principal subject is Banners for UEFA Womans Euro championship England 2022,in Leigh town centre, ready for Portugal vs Netherlands (Holland) after match party, NW England. The surrounding context encompasses customer footfall, place identity, public realm, documentary photography, high-street commerce, regional identity, visual archive, local character, commercial streetscape, street-level documentary, local history, shopping district, archival record, and bricks-and-mortar retail. Today's relevance is strengthened by town-centre regeneration, changing footfall and the continuing question of how consumer spending patterns reshape commercial streets. From a 2025-onward perspective, community use and commercial change are closely linked to this subject, alongside the relationship between public space and local social life. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB, details that may look very different after replacement signage. The photograph additionally reflects changing land use, contemporary city life, urban social history, retail chain, outdoor retail, changing streetscape, town-centre economy, and urban change. The combination of after, party, Portugal, championship, and Womans anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The period view preserves a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Holland,portugal,The Netherlands,summer,2022,UK,WN7,Football,gazebo,in,Leigh,town,centre,soccer,branded,brand,logo,womens,women,Euro,Euros,championship,champions,womens soccer,teams,organisation,Fifa,management,hosts,host town
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06PB - . Photographed at Leigh town centre, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The scene records England Football, gazebo, in Leigh town centre, summer 2022, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7. A broader reading of the photograph includes changing streetscape, community identity, city-centre activity, local history, contemporary city life, public-realm activation, contemporary social history, archival record, family recreation, street-level documentary, urban social history, social landscape, community life, and urban change. From a 2025-onward perspective, heatwaves and climate resilience are closely linked to this subject, alongside the importance of inclusive spaces that serve residents as well as visitors. The wider contemporary story combines transport, footfall and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. Future viewers can use this scene from Leigh town centre, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after changed technology. The photograph additionally reflects pedestrian square, local character, summer city life, interactive public realm, open-air leisure, historical comparison, regional identity, and seasonal outdoor activity. The recorded references to summer, Football, Leigh, Lancashire, and centre preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Leigh town centre, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is heatwaves and the importance of inclusive spaces that serve residents as well as visitors within the real-world context of Leigh town centre, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7.
Leigh town centre, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,happy,cloth,tote,town,Leigh,LGBTQ,Pride,celebration,festival,festivals,LBT,LBTQ,LBTQ+,ending,end,prejudice,prejudiced,artifact,bag,baggage,record,souvenir,souvenirs,live,life,is,too,short,be,positive,messages
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06PX - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Leigh Pride 2021 ,Homemade bag ,LGBTQ, prejudice Together We Can End It. The broader subject matter reaches into before-and-after reference, archival record, public realm, street-level documentary, urban social history, urban change, documentary photography, pedestrian environment, queer urban culture, local character, period detail, queer social space, everyday life, and everyday street life. Today's relevance is strengthened by gentrification, night-time economy and the continuing question of the loss of queer venues through rising rents and redevelopment. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and street safety are closely linked to this subject, alongside the relationship between public space and local social life. The image fixes equipment and working practice within Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The location also brings in local identity, nightlife heritage, social landscape, inclusive night-time venue, gay bar culture, contemporary social history, visual archive, and LGBTQ nightlife. Details involving Together, Leigh, prejudice, Pride, and Homemade make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects gentrification and the role of bars and clubs as both businesses and community spaces in a form that can be compared with future views of Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7.
Leigh town centre, Lancs, England, UK, WN7
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06PY - . This dated documentary view of 10 ,Back Salford, Leigh , Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AZ in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is Musical son of Leigh town, Pete Shelley mural, Ever Fallen in love, a Buzzcocks song, 1955-2018, Bengal St Car Park, 10 Back Salford, Leigh WN7 4AZ. The subject also carries associations with pedestrian environment, interactive public realm, informal play space, regional identity, everyday street life, everyday life, urban change, historical comparison, pedestrian square, contemporary social history, documentary photography, urban social history, community identity, and summer city life. Current relevance extends to city-centre footfall and family access, particularly through how well-designed public spaces encourage informal play and social activity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into transport and footfall, not least because of the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. As a dated visual record of 10 ,Back Salford, Leigh , Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AZ, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside urban gathering place, local history, local character, community life, street-level documentary, before-and-after reference, public-realm activation, and period detail. The combination of Buzzcocks, Bengal, Salford, mural, and Leigh anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 10 ,Back Salford, Leigh , Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AZ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The frame retains part of the area's social history for later comparison. The scene captures details of everyday use within the wider story of 10 ,Back Salford, Leigh , Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AZ.
10 ,Back Salford, Leigh , Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Frozen,Foods,food,dairy,product,products,foods,corner,shop,cornershop,off licence,LI Local,local,outside,front,signage,WN7,20,Railway Road,Leigh,UK,WN7 4AX,open,7,seven,days,a,week,all,shops,shelves
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06R0 - . This authentic period view of 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents LI Local, Leigh Local Convenience store, Booze, Diary Products, Confectioneries, Frozen Foods, 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX. The locality and subject together evoke local history, physical store, rail corridor, before-and-after reference, town-centre economy, documentary photography, archival record, changing streetscape, transport interchange, railway heritage, commercial frontage, passenger railway, public transport network, and changing land use. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into brand consolidation and online shopping, not least because of the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. Today's relevance is strengthened by reliability, station investment and the continuing question of the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity. Small period details of equipment and working practice at 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The surrounding story also includes high-street commerce, brand-led retail, rail transport, regional identity, contemporary social history, shopping district, rail mobility, and retail chain. The combination of Railway, Products, Booze, Foods, and Convenience anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The setting also helps illustrate brand consolidation and how physical shops adapt to online competition when considered against later change at 20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX.
20 Railway Rd, Leigh, England,UK, WN7 4AX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,centre,WN7,101,Leigh,UK,WN7 4AD,former,and,red,brick,lion,historic,listed,heritage,old,Victorian,NW,northern,powerhouse,towns,colleges,training,technical,college,schools,municipal colleges,empty,for,sale,rent,rental,development
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06R4 - . An identifiable period record of 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Former Free Library and Municipal College - 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD. Another layer of the photograph includes changing streetscape, architectural character, contemporary social history, heritage asset, rail corridor, rail transport, period building, passenger railway, rail infrastructure, public transport network, architectural detailing, rail mobility, period detail, and everyday life. Today's relevance is strengthened by redevelopment pressure, maintenance and the continuing question of keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. From a 2025-onward perspective, public ownership and reliability are closely linked to this subject, alongside the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation. As a dated visual record of 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes documentary photography, community identity, conservation architecture, changing land use, transport interchange, archival record, local character, and before-and-after reference. References to Manchester, College, Municipal, Lancs, and Railway give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Image 2JH06R4 also remains a dated record of 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD.
101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,centre,WN7,101,Leigh,UK,WN7 4AD,former,and,red,brick,lion,historic,listed,heritage,old,Victorian,NW,northern,powerhouse,towns,colleges,training,technical,college,schools,municipal colleges,empty,for,sale,rent,rental,development
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06R6 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The location is represented through Former Free Library and Municipal College - 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD. The broader subject matter reaches into place identity, period detail, public realm, heritage asset, urban fabric, period streetscape, architectural character, regional rail, social history, changing land use, contemporary social history, industrial railway heritage, freight wagon, and changing streetscape. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, local identity and the continuing question of the tension between conservation and redevelopment. From a 2025-onward perspective, regional connectivity and public ownership are closely linked to this subject, alongside the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity. The image fixes equipment and working practice within 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The surrounding story also includes transport interchange, passenger railway, rail infrastructure, local landmark, heritage landmark, regional identity, visual archive, and public transport network. Details involving Library, College, Greater, Railway, and Former make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For 101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The period view preserves details of everyday use for future local research.
101 Railway Rd, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 4AD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06T5 - . Recorded at 1, Ullswater St ,Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4DZ in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The location is represented through New Life Church, 1, Ullswater St ,Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4DZ. The setting additionally reflects archival record, everyday life, documentary photography, historic streetscape, community identity, local history, historic townscape, local identity, urban social history, pedestrian environment, architectural character, urban fabric, visual archive, and built heritage. Today's relevance is strengthened by energy retrofit, embodied carbon and the continuing question of keeping older structures useful without erasing their character. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and community use are closely linked to this subject, alongside the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around 1, Ullswater St ,Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4DZ before changing commercial priorities alters the character of the place. The location also brings in regional identity, contemporary city life, heritage landmark, period streetscape, city-centre activity, heritage asset, architectural detailing, and place identity. Elements such as Lancashire, Church, Leigh, and Ullswater add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of 1, Ullswater St ,Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4DZ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of energy retrofit and keeping older structures useful without erasing their character in a form that can be compared with future views of 1, Ullswater St ,Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4DZ.
1, Ullswater St ,Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4DZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06TD - The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (grid reference SD656003) is a Church of England parish church in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It is a member of the Salford & Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, diocese of Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Leigh was in the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry until 1541 when it was transferred to the Diocese of Chester. In 1847 Leigh became the only parish in the Hundred of West Derby to be part of the new Diocese of Manchester. Leigh has had its own deanery since 1933. Before that it was part of the deanery of Eccles and prior to that Warrington.
History
St. Mary's is in the centre of Leigh by the Civic Square, which was originally the market place, next to the library and opposite the town hall. The church was mentioned in documents in the 13th century but the date of its foundation is uncertain. The first church on the site, dedicated to St Peter, was described as the Church of Westleigh in Leigh. Its dedication was changed to St Mary the Virgin at the end of the 14th century. The church straddled the ancient boundary between the townships of Westleigh and Pennington, the nave and churchyard in Westleigh and the chancel in Pennington
St Mary's Way, Leigh, Lancs, England, UK, WN7 5EQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,WN7,Leigh,UK,WN7 4PG,bunting,flags,lloyds,branch,branches,closing,closure,finance,busy,summer,shopper,with,some,more,closures,retail,bank,banking,accounts,credit,mortgages,town centre,town,centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06Y5 - . An identifiable period record of 28-30 Ellesmere St, Spinning Gate, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. At the centre of the view is Leigh Town Centre, Lloyds Bank, 28-30 Ellesmere St, Spinning Gate, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG. The frame also records themes of commercial frontage, community identity, high-street commerce, contemporary social history, customer footfall, archival record, community life, contemporary city life, destination retail, town-centre economy, social landscape, urban social history, outdoor retail, and city-centre activity. The wider contemporary story combines changing footfall, business rates and the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with local identity, commercial change and the relationship between public space and local social life. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at 28-30 Ellesmere St, Spinning Gate, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The wider setting retains connections with commercial streetscape, changing streetscape, place identity, retail property, public realm, brand-led retail, physical store, and pedestrian environment. The combination of Leigh, Ellesmere, 28-30, Centre, and Spinning anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at 28-30 Ellesmere St, Spinning Gate, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image fixes period character for later comparison. It also preserves a trace of local identity within the wider story of 28-30 Ellesmere St, Spinning Gate, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG.
28-30 Ellesmere St, Spinning Gate, Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 4PG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,bus,buses,transport,links,infrastructire,town,centre,WN7,guided bus,Bus V1,Leigh,Tyldesley,Salford,Manchester Royal Infirmary,TFGM,Transport For greater Manchester,guided busway,busway,deregulated,deregulation,company,profit,branded,branding,guided,First,operated,Vantage bus,Say Yellow,Bee Network,fares,£2,two pound
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH070E - . This location-specific image from Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK, WN7 4LP in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The subject captured here is Leigh bus station Vantage V1 guided bus service to Manchester. at Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP. The setting additionally reflects social history, place identity, contemporary social history, rail mobility, rail corridor, public transport network, local history, social landscape, regional rail, changing land use, urban social history, station environment, visual archive, and city-centre activity. For current editorial use, public ownership and regional connectivity provide additional context, especially through the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation. Current relevance extends to public-realm change and transport, particularly through the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. For later comparison, the photograph preserves transport arrangements and footfall at Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP, details that may look very different after new ownership. The photograph additionally reflects trackside history, everyday life, archival record, documentary photography, rolling stock, period detail, local identity, and train operations. Details involving guided, Greater, station, service, and Vantage make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The record includes a point of historical comparison for future local research.
Leigh Bus Station, King Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WN7 4LP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wigan & Leigh Council,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,pawn shop,pawnbrokers,gold,money,cash,retail,store,Leigh,town,centre,Leigh town centre,Wigan,UK,cost of living,inflation,fuel poverty,poverty,pornbroker,pornbroking,pawnbroking,porn,unsecured,loan,loans,interest,high,rates,rings,watches,jewellery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH070F - . This location-specific image from Leigh town centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The defining feature is Pawn shop, pawnbrokers gold balls sign, Leigh town centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The broader subject matter reaches into before-and-after reference, visual archive, outdoor retail, town-centre economy, street-level documentary, documentary photography, place identity, customer footfall, consumer retail, townscape record, destination retail, local history, changing streetscape, and high-street commerce. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into business rates and town-centre regeneration, not least because of how consumer spending patterns reshape commercial streets. Today's relevance is strengthened by commercial change, regeneration and the continuing question of how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within Leigh town centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. Other useful contextual ideas include period detail, changing land use, public realm, pedestrian environment, bricks-and-mortar retail, shopping district, retail property, and brand-led retail. Details involving centre, Leigh, Manchester, balls, and pawnbrokers make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Leigh town centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene captures a local visual benchmark within the wider story of Leigh town centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Leigh town centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH070G - The Lilford Hotel in Bradshawgate was built in 1876 at a cost of 3,000 pounds. The Lilford Hotel originally included four cellars, nine ground floor rooms, 12 bedrooms, stabling and a coach house and could cater for 70 diners but only offered four beds and stabled six horses in 1890. Bed spaces were limited by the large billiards and reception rooms. It was also a popular venue with cyclists in Leigh including the Buffaloes cycling club. The original landlord was ejected in 1877 for licensing irregularities and paying 120 pounds rent per annum - five times the normal rents in those days, then in 1880 Joseph Jackson was landlord and in 1895 he built a brewery to the rear.
127 Bradshawgate, Leigh, England, UK, WN7 4ND
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH0714 - James Nelson Grundy (born 8 December 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh since 2019.
Early life
Grundy was born in Warrington, and raised on the family farm in Lowton, where he still resides. Grundy was also educated locally, having attended both Lowton St Mary's Primary School and Lowton High School.
Political career
Grundy was elected to represent the Lowton East ward on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council as a councillor in the 2008 local elections. He was elected to Parliament at the 2019 general election, taking the seat from Labour's Jo Platt. This made Grundy the first ever Conservative MP to represent the Leigh constituency since its creation.
Grundy's general election campaign pledges included respecting Leigh's vote to leave the EU in 2016
fighting for vital local transport infrastructure, such as the completion of the Atherleigh Way Bypass, and the re-opening of Golborne and Kenyon Junction stations
and securing investment for Leigh's town centres.
In 2020, Grundy put forward two bids to the Government's Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund, progressing his pledge to get Kenyon Junction and Golborne Station reopened, following their closure after the Beeching Report. The outcome of these bids was due to be announced in autumn 2020.
37-39 Lord Street, Leigh, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 1BY.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH071G - Butts Mill was built next to the Leigh branch of the Bridgewater Canal in 1905 to the designs of Stott and Sons, the six-storey mill has a steel frame faced with red brick and a flat roof. It has an ornate tower with a terracotta Arts and Crafts details and parapet and is topped by a copper dome and finial. The mill was used for carding on the lower three floors and spinning on the upper. The carding floors have large nine-light rectangular windows separated by narrow brick piers while the spinning floors have narrower windows and brick panels. The mill's hoist tower is a single window wide capped by the mill's name BUTTS in white tiles. It was designed as a double mill but only half was built.[29] The 150,000 mule spindles were supplied by Dobson & Barlow of Bolton and its 2500 hp engine was by Carels Frères of Ghent in Belgium.[30]
Ceased spinning in 1960, the mill was later sold to Ward and Goldstone.
Butts Street, Atherton, , Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 3AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Leeds and Liverpool canal,building,architecture,built,by,WN7,Leigh,UK,cotton,Cottonopolis,Bridgewater Canal Leigh branch,Atherton,1905,Stott and Sons of Oldham,RCHME,Greater Manchester Mills Project,red brick,and,terracotta facing,grade II,listed,1253426,history,historic,factory,factories,northern,powerhouse,spinners,spinning,weaving,weavers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH071H - Butts Mill was built next to the Leigh branch of the Bridgewater Canal in 1905 to the designs of Stott and Sons, the six-storey mill has a steel frame faced with red brick and a flat roof. It has an ornate tower with a terracotta Arts and Crafts details and parapet and is topped by a copper dome and finial. The mill was used for carding on the lower three floors and spinning on the upper. The carding floors have large nine-light rectangular windows separated by narrow brick piers while the spinning floors have narrower windows and brick panels. The mill's hoist tower is a single window wide capped by the mill's name BUTTS in white tiles. It was designed as a double mill but only half was built.[29] The 150,000 mule spindles were supplied by Dobson & Barlow of Bolton and its 2500 hp engine was by Carels Frères of Ghent in Belgium.[30]
Ceased spinning in 1960, the mill was later sold to Ward and Goldstone.
Butts Street, Atherton, , Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 3AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Leeds and Liverpool canal,building,architecture,built,by,WN7,Leigh,UK,cotton,Cottonopolis,Bridgewater Canal Leigh branch,Atherton,1905,Stott and Sons of Oldham,RCHME,Greater Manchester Mills Project,red brick,and,terracotta facing,grade II,listed,1253426,history,historic,factory,factories,northern,powerhouse,spinners,spinning,weaving,weavers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH071J - Butts Mill was built next to the Leigh branch of the Bridgewater Canal in 1905 to the designs of Stott and Sons, the six-storey mill has a steel frame faced with red brick and a flat roof. It has an ornate tower with a terracotta Arts and Crafts details and parapet and is topped by a copper dome and finial. The mill was used for carding on the lower three floors and spinning on the upper. The carding floors have large nine-light rectangular windows separated by narrow brick piers while the spinning floors have narrower windows and brick panels. The mill's hoist tower is a single window wide capped by the mill's name BUTTS in white tiles. It was designed as a double mill but only half was built.[29] The 150,000 mule spindles were supplied by Dobson & Barlow of Bolton and its 2500 hp engine was by Carels Frères of Ghent in Belgium.[30]
Ceased spinning in 1960, the mill was later sold to Ward and Goldstone.
Butts Street, Atherton, , Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 3AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Leeds and Liverpool canal,building,architecture,built,by,WN7,Leigh,UK,cotton,Cottonopolis,Bridgewater Canal Leigh branch,Atherton,1905,Stott and Sons of Oldham,RCHME,Greater Manchester Mills Project,red brick,and,terracotta facing,grade II,listed,1253426,relics,turn of,century,industry,Victorian,industrial,spinning,factory,system,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH071K - Butts Mill was built next to the Leigh branch of the Bridgewater Canal in 1905 to the designs of Stott and Sons, the six-storey mill has a steel frame faced with red brick and a flat roof. It has an ornate tower with a terracotta Arts and Crafts details and parapet and is topped by a copper dome and finial. The mill was used for carding on the lower three floors and spinning on the upper. The carding floors have large nine-light rectangular windows separated by narrow brick piers while the spinning floors have narrower windows and brick panels. The mill's hoist tower is a single window wide capped by the mill's name BUTTS in white tiles. It was designed as a double mill but only half was built.[29] The 150,000 mule spindles were supplied by Dobson & Barlow of Bolton and its 2500 hp engine was by Carels Frères of Ghent in Belgium.[30]
Ceased spinning in 1960, the mill was later sold to Ward and Goldstone.
Butts Street, Atherton, , Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 3AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Leeds and Liverpool canal,building,architecture,built,by,WN7,Leigh,UK,cotton,Cottonopolis,Bridgewater Canal Leigh branch,Atherton,1905,Stott and Sons of Oldham,RCHME,Greater Manchester Mills Project,red brick,and,terracotta facing,grade II,listed,1253426,history,historic,factory,factories,northern,powerhouse,spinners,spinning,weaving,weavers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH071M - Butts Mill was built next to the Leigh branch of the Bridgewater Canal in 1905 to the designs of Stott and Sons, the six-storey mill has a steel frame faced with red brick and a flat roof. It has an ornate tower with a terracotta Arts and Crafts details and parapet and is topped by a copper dome and finial. The mill was used for carding on the lower three floors and spinning on the upper. The carding floors have large nine-light rectangular windows separated by narrow brick piers while the spinning floors have narrower windows and brick panels. The mill's hoist tower is a single window wide capped by the mill's name BUTTS in white tiles. It was designed as a double mill but only half was built.[29] The 150,000 mule spindles were supplied by Dobson & Barlow of Bolton and its 2500 hp engine was by Carels Frères of Ghent in Belgium.[30]
Ceased spinning in 1960, the mill was later sold to Ward and Goldstone.
Butts Street, Atherton, , Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 3AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Leeds and Liverpool canal,building,architecture,built,by,WN7,Leigh,UK,cotton,Cottonopolis,Bridgewater Canal Leigh branch,Atherton,1905,Stott and Sons of Oldham,RCHME,Greater Manchester Mills Project,red brick,and,terracotta facing,grade II,listed,1253426,spinning,manufacture,industry,industrial,turn of,century,Victorian,relic,relics,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH071T - Butts Mill was built next to the Leigh branch of the Bridgewater Canal in 1905 to the designs of Stott and Sons, the six-storey mill has a steel frame faced with red brick and a flat roof. It has an ornate tower with a terracotta Arts and Crafts details and parapet and is topped by a copper dome and finial. The mill was used for carding on the lower three floors and spinning on the upper. The carding floors have large nine-light rectangular windows separated by narrow brick piers while the spinning floors have narrower windows and brick panels. The mill's hoist tower is a single window wide capped by the mill's name BUTTS in white tiles. It was designed as a double mill but only half was built.[29] The 150,000 mule spindles were supplied by Dobson & Barlow of Bolton and its 2500 hp engine was by Carels Frères of Ghent in Belgium.[30]
Ceased spinning in 1960, the mill was later sold to Ward and Goldstone.
Butts Street, Atherton, , Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 3AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Leeds and Liverpool canal,building,architecture,built,by,WN7,Leigh,UK,cotton,Cottonopolis,Bridgewater Canal Leigh branch,Atherton,1905,Stott and Sons of Oldham,RCHME,Greater Manchester Mills Project,red brick,and,terracotta facing,grade II,listed,1253426,spinning,manufacture,industry,industrial,turn of,century,Victorian,relic,relics,buildings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH071W - Butts Mill was built next to the Leigh branch of the Bridgewater Canal in 1905 to the designs of Stott and Sons, the six-storey mill has a steel frame faced with red brick and a flat roof. It has an ornate tower with a terracotta Arts and Crafts details and parapet and is topped by a copper dome and finial. The mill was used for carding on the lower three floors and spinning on the upper. The carding floors have large nine-light rectangular windows separated by narrow brick piers while the spinning floors have narrower windows and brick panels. The mill's hoist tower is a single window wide capped by the mill's name BUTTS in white tiles. It was designed as a double mill but only half was built.[29] The 150,000 mule spindles were supplied by Dobson & Barlow of Bolton and its 2500 hp engine was by Carels Frères of Ghent in Belgium.[30]
Ceased spinning in 1960, the mill was later sold to Ward and Goldstone.
Butts Street, Atherton, , Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 3AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,Lancs,Lancashire,Leeds and Liverpool canal,building,architecture,built,by,WN7,Leigh,UK,cotton,Cottonopolis,Bridgewater Canal Leigh branch,Atherton,1905,Stott and Sons of Oldham,RCHME,Greater Manchester Mills Project,red brick,and,terracotta facing,grade II,listed,1253426,Stott,builders,Butts Spinning,Ltd,Limited,textiles,textile
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH071X - Butts Mill was built next to the Leigh branch of the Bridgewater Canal in 1905 to the designs of Stott and Sons, the six-storey mill has a steel frame faced with red brick and a flat roof. It has an ornate tower with a terracotta Arts and Crafts details and parapet and is topped by a copper dome and finial. The mill was used for carding on the lower three floors and spinning on the upper. The carding floors have large nine-light rectangular windows separated by narrow brick piers while the spinning floors have narrower windows and brick panels. The mill's hoist tower is a single window wide capped by the mill's name BUTTS in white tiles. It was designed as a double mill but only half was built.[29] The 150,000 mule spindles were supplied by Dobson & Barlow of Bolton and its 2500 hp engine was by Carels Frères of Ghent in Belgium.[30]
Ceased spinning in 1960, the mill was later sold to Ward and Goldstone.
Butts Street, Atherton, , Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 3AD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,grade II listed,buildings,the,pubs,WN7,2,Leigh,Wigan,England,UK,WN7 1EG,pig,pigs,gems,classic,English,town,centre,architecture,summer,blue,sky,Flitch and Firkin,boozer,Atherton,old,brewery head office,history,historic,tourism,tourist,attraction,sunny,blue sky,blue skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPHP9 - Entry Name: Boar's Head Public House, more at https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101163139-boars-head-public-house-leigh-east-ward#.ZFwQAHbMJPY
Listing Date: 9 July 1975
Last Amended: 27 July 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1163139
English Heritage Legacy ID: 213503
Public house. Rebuilt 1900 AD on decorative cartouche. Red
brick with terracotta dressings and green slate roof. 4 x 5
bays with 2 storeys. Eclectic Baroque. Projecting plinth,
first and second floor bands separated by Ionic columns and
a coped parapet. Semi-circular-arched ground floor windows
with keystones archivolts and casements with etched glass.
Panelled doors in bay 3 with fanlight, columns and flat
pilasters which enclose arabesque-enriched spandrel panels.
Canted and bow oriel windows on the first floor with
terracotta mullions and transoms. The left corner is
articulated by an octagonal lead-covered cupola on columns
and scrolls. It is balanced by a gable to the right with
ball finials and a keyed oculus. The side elevations are
treated in a similar manner. The Church Street elevation
bears a boar's head peering through an arabesque surround in
the central gable. Tall clustered chimney stacks. The
building originally housed the brewery head offices. The
interior is remarkably complete and retains many original
features. Staircase with turned balusters and pulvinated
frieze to closed string. Original timber and cast-iron
fireplaces. Art Nouveau tiles. Plaster cornices. Original
bar fittings.
2 Market Place, Leigh, Wigan, England, UK, WN7 1EG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H04HF8 - . This location-specific image from High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The location is represented through Traffic Congestion,Jams on the M6 Motorway,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The frame also records themes of heritage-led regeneration, changing streetscape, adaptive reuse, social history, everyday life, mixed-use redevelopment, place-making, transport accessibility, public-realm investment, commercial redevelopment, local mobility, passenger information, historic townscape, and architectural character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into accessibility and decarbonisation, not least because of how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. Today's relevance is strengthened by town-centre regeneration, construction costs and the continuing question of how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. As a dated visual record of High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in archival record, bus route infrastructure, local bus network, visual archive, roadside transit, surface public transport, local history, and town-centre renewal. The recorded references to Motorway, Traffic, and Congestion preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is accessibility and the shift toward cleaner vehicles and integrated ticketing as part of the longer story of High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H04HK1 - . This scene at High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2016 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The scene records Traffic Congestion,Jams on the M6 Motorway,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The frame also records themes of visual archive, changing streetscape, place-making, local bus network, urban regeneration, community identity, adaptive reuse, historic townscape, regional identity, period detail, mixed-use redevelopment, public-transport wayfinding, public-realm investment, and changing land use. From a 2025-onward perspective, integrated transport and passenger information are closely linked to this subject, alongside how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. The wider contemporary story combines town-centre regeneration, adaptive reuse and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. For later comparison, the photograph preserves materials and architectural details at High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. The location also brings in architectural character, commercial redevelopment, town-centre renewal, passenger transport, period architecture, public realm, local history, and roadside transit. Details involving Traffic, Congestion, and Motorway make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes integrated transport and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare as part of the longer story of High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: United,Kingdom,road,chaos,Friday,Sunday,delay,wasted,time,driver,drivers,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,stuck,on,tarmac,stationary,still,pollution,carbon,climate,change,costs,dirty,technology,rising,fuel,Environment,not moving,Climate Change,Motoring Costs,Dirty technology,Fuel Costs,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,high,bridge,Leigh,waste,wasted,clogged,commute,commuters,commuting,congested,congestion,crawl,crawling,emissions,MOT,particulate,particulates,sulphur,NO,NOX,Nitrous,Oxide,gridlock,heavy,hgv,HGVs,lane,lines,lanes,queue,queues,snarlup,managed,smart,highway,patrol,express,expressway,M6motorway,fumes,accident,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of,From Bridge,From a bridge,High Leigh,Wasting Time,car tax,Managed Motorway,Smart Motorway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H04HR5 - . This dated editorial view of High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is Traffic Congestion,Jams on the M6 Motorway,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The subject also carries associations with visual archive, historical comparison, adaptive reuse, public realm, local history, built heritage, archival record, changing land use, surface public transport, mixed-use redevelopment, period architecture, public transport stop, community identity, and local bus network. Today's relevance is strengthened by local connectivity, bus funding and the continuing question of the importance of bus stops as the physical interface with public transport. From a 2025-onward perspective, public-realm investment and construction costs are closely linked to this subject, alongside how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. A second descriptive layer includes local character, place-making, bus route infrastructure, civic architecture, everyday life, urban fabric, historic townscape, and period detail. Details involving Motorway, Congestion, and Traffic make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of local connectivity and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface with public transport without losing the local specificity of High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: United,Kingdom,road,chaos,Friday,Sunday,delay,wasted,time,driver,drivers,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,stuck,on,tarmac,stationary,still,pollution,carbon,climate,change,costs,dirty,technology,rising,fuel,Environment,not moving,Climate Change,Motoring Costs,Dirty technology,Fuel Costs,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,different,unique,high,bridge,Leigh,waste,wasted,clogged,commute,commuters,commuting,congested,congestion,crawl,crawling,emissions,MOT,particulate,particulates,sulphur,NO,NOX,Nitrous,Oxide,gridlock,heavy,hgv,HGVs,lane,lines,lanes,queue,queues,snarlup,managed,smart,highway,patrol,express,expressway,M6motorway,fumes,accident,delay,delays,delayed.late,later,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,Photo of,From Bridge,From a bridge,High Leigh,Wasting Time,car tax,Managed Motorway,Smart Motorway
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H04HXN - . This dated editorial view of High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK in 2016 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The image documents Traffic Congestion,Jams on the M6 Motorway,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK. The image also relates to public realm, bus route infrastructure, heritage-led regeneration, street-side transport, passenger transport, local mobility, historical comparison, social history, commercial redevelopment, surface public transport, local bus network, passenger information, roadside transit, and local character. Current relevance extends to service frequency and local connectivity, particularly through how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into town-centre regeneration and construction costs, not least because of the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. Small period details of signage and branding at High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes public-transport wayfinding, everyday life, urban fabric, community identity, place identity, local history, place-making, and contemporary social history. The recorded references to Traffic, Congestion, and Motorway preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is service frequency and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare within the real-world context of High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The frame retains part of the area's social history for later comparison.
High Leigh, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: no,number,28,twenty,eight,twentyeight,integer,integers,numberwang,bus,leigh,warrington,birthwood,birchwood,red,WBC,station,transport,square,hipstamatic,iphone,ifone,via,Glazebury,via Glazebury,28A,borough,Warrington Borough Transport
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8721890964 - 'Twenty-eight is the number of days in the month of February, unless its a leap year.
28 is the atomic mass of silicon.
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The average human menstrual cycle is 28 days although no link has been established with the night lighting and the Moon. In the code for international direct dial phone calls, +28 is unassigned, which is a little spooky.
In Jewish tradition there is a 28 year solar cycle in which the sun returns to its place in Creation every 28 solar years. This is commemorated in April every 28 years with the recitation of Birkat Hachama, the blessing of the sun. In neo-Nazi circles, twenty-eight indicates Blood and Honour (28 = BH - B - second letter of the alphabet and H - the eight letter).
The 28 bus goes from Leigh Bus Station via Culcheth, Birchwood &
Padgate to Warrington. Don't get on the 28A if you want to go via Birchwood, but its 5 minutes faster (yay!).
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - tone@Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WN7,Wigan,Lancashire,England,UK,WN7 2LB,Leigh,cotton,art,arts,historic,venue,community,ring,spindles,Platt Brothers,now,a,heritage,centre,cinema,red,brick,traditional,factory,Cotonopolis,chimney,inscription,town,evening,factories,Leigh Film Society,Park Ln,Bradshaw Gass & Hope
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R8T9K2 - Leigh Spinners or Leigh Mill is an Art's and Heritage Centre consisting of over 60 independent businesses within the complex. https://www.leighspinnersmill.co.uk/
This includes Leigh Film Factory an independent cinema run by volunteers from Leigh Film Society. The building is Grade II* listed It is a former double cotton spinning mill and is located in Bedford, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.
Businesses
-Leigh Film Factory To provide an affordable, accessible and welcoming space where everyone can enjoy quality cinema experiences, whether for education, business or pleasure.
https://www.leighfilmfactory.com/
History
A product of the last generation of cotton mill building, Leigh Spinners was designed by Bolton architects Bradshaw, Gass & Hope for the Horrocks Company, and built in two phases. The east section comprising the six-storey mill, boiler house and chimney stack was built in 1913 and the matching west section was completed ten years later. One of the few double mills to be completed, it is one of the most complete still standing in Greater Manchester. Part of the factory is occupied by Leigh Spinners Ltd who have manufactured carpets since 1969 and since 2012, synthetic turf products for landscaping and sport.
The building is in poor condition and considered to be at risk by Historic England. A charity, the Leigh Building Preservation Trust was formed to restore the steam engine and engine house. In September 2013 the charity was awarded a £75,000 grant to restore the steam engine and repair the engine house by Waste Recycling Environmental Limited, a heritage fund that protects buildings of historical importance. The charity was able to turn the engine in 2018 for the first time in many years.
As at January 2019, the younger of the two mill buildings has had extensive roof repairs, allowing the Charity to advance the restoration of several floors. Sport England funding enabled the conversion of one floor to accommodate a Table Tennis Club,
Park Ln, Leigh, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, WN7 2LB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JH06NM - . Recorded at Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Banners for UEFA Womans Euro championship England 2022,in Leigh town centre, ready for Portugal vs Netherlands (Holland) after match party, NW England. The frame also records themes of local character, everyday life, brand-led retail, shopping district, urban change, commercial frontage, contemporary social history, urban social history, retail property, community life, customer footfall, period detail, destination retail, and physical store. Current relevance extends to store closures and business rates, particularly through how consumer spending patterns reshape commercial streets. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into local identity and street safety, not least because of how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. Future viewers can use this scene from Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are outdoor retail, contemporary city life, place identity, commercial streetscape, historical comparison, town-centre economy, local history, and townscape record. The recorded references to Banners, party, ready, match, and after preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The frame retains period character as part of Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB's history.
Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street , Leigh, England, UK, WN7 1EB
